Shen Bing resisted the urge to smash his phone, his thoughts racing. Since the system had issued the quest, surely there had to be a way to complete it.
He decided to test the waters first. "Little boy, while traveling through the Immortal Realm just now, I passed through a land of ice and snow and saw an Immortal Deer. I heard he was the Old Immortal's mount. He seemed to be having a quarrel with the Old Immortal and refused to go home, so I came to ask about it. Before the Old Immortal left to hear the sermon, did he leave any instructions about this?"
The boy's eyes lit up, and he flashed a toothy grin. "You saw Deer Brother, Reverend? That's wonderful! Before Master left, he said that if someone found Deer Brother but Deer Brother refused to come home, they could take this treasure to capture him. He would definitely come back then."
With that, the boy skipped back into the house.
Shen Bing was delighted. There really was always a way out. The system was quite considerate after all.
Soon, the boy came back out carrying something.
"This is the gourd from Master's walking stick. It isn't as powerful as Lord Lao's Purple-Gold Gourd, but Master placed a restriction on Deer Brother, so this gourd will catch him every time. When you see Deer Brother, just point the opening at him and slap each side of the gourd three times. That will suck Deer Brother inside," the boy explained.
Shen Bing grumbled inwardly. These gods all have such twisted tastes. Once you've brought out the Magic Treasure, why not just suck him straight in? Why slap it three times on each side?
*Isn't that a waste of time? If you ran into someone quick enough,