Three months later.
At the entrance to the small town, a group gathered.
"Yun'er, Jing'er, and Little Fire and Little White, be careful on the road."
Taishu Feng and Murong Jingyun looked at the youths before them and carefully reminded them. In the blink of an eye, the time had come for both sons to set out at last.
"Father, Mother, Jing and I will be careful," Taishu Yun said with a nod.
"Don't worry, Uncle and Auntie. I'll protect Big Brother and Second Brother."
A youth spoke up. He looked somewhat unfamiliar, about as tall as Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing, with golden-red hair and similarly golden-red eyes—eyes unlike those of a human.
This was Little Fire's current appearance. Judging by his aura, he had already reached the fifth order and taken human form.
Once ferocious beasts cultivated to the fifth order, they could not only speak, but also choose to transform. They could shed their true bodies and become human. Once they chose transformation, they had to undergo the Transformation Lightning Tribulation. After surviving it, they could freely shift between their true bodies and human forms.
"Little Fire is so dependable. Then I'll have to trouble you, Little Fire."
Murong Jingyun looked at them gently. Though Little Fire was a ferocious beast, in her eyes he was just like Taishu Yun and Taishu Jing—a child. Seeing Little Fire in his current form made her feel as though she had gained another son. Little White was the same, except Little White still preferred to remain in her true form.
"Little White, I'm entrusting Jing'er to you. Keep a close eye on him, all right?"
Murong Jingyun smilingly reminded Little White, then winked at Taishu Jing with a hint of mischief.
"Mm."
Little White, lying on Taishu Jing's shoulder, nodded.