"You... just tell me what you want...!" His gaze made the One-Horned Tiger-Lion Beast's scalp prickle, and the beast hurriedly urged him to speak. Then, after a pause, the beast added, "But don't even think about making me your mount!"
"I'm not interested in a mount!" Li Xiaoya said with a shrug. Clearly, the cultivator who had tethered the One-Horned Tiger-Lion Beast here had bullied the beast into terror... He inwardly breathed a sigh of relief. It looked as though his plan would most likely succeed... With that thought, he said gravely, "I have two conditions!"
"Please state them, fellow Daoist!" The One-Horned Tiger-Lion Beast tried hard to suppress the anxiety welling up inside, but spoke with utmost courtesy. Then, seemingly remembering something, the beast hurriedly asked, "Do you want me to help you find Great Immortal Haocang's treasures?"
"Great Immortal Haocang?" Li Xiaoya echoed, momentarily taken aback. Suddenly understanding, he quickly asked, "Great Immortal Haocang was the master of these Primordial Ruins?"
"Yes!" the One-Horned Tiger-Lion Beast replied firmly, a trace of fear flashing through the beast's eyes. Clearly, Great Immortal Haocang had left quite an impression...
"Oh!" Seeing this, Li Xiaoya did not rush to ask more questions. Instead, he continued, "My first condition is this: while I'm in these Primordial Ruins, you must follow all my instructions and help me find treasures and deal with anyone else who comes here!" Seeing the One-Horned Tiger-Lion Beast hesitate, he did not press for an answer, but added, "Of course, this only applies while I'm in the Primordial Ruins. Once I leave, I naturally won't ask you to do anything else..."
Li Xiaoya had worked out this condition with the Five-Element Rainbow Ganoderma. Although he hoped to make the One-Horned Tiger-Lion Beast his permanent subordinate, the beast was already in