"Did... did they see what the Thunder Beast looked like?" Yan Qinglian's voice trembled as well.
Xiao Hua smiled. "Zhan Yu did mention a blurry shadow. It was too fast to see clearly, but there seemed to be a pair of wings."
"As expected..." Xiangyang was overjoyed, his hands trembling again. "As expected..."
Xiangyang repeated "as expected" for quite some time, yet failed to say anything more.
"Junior Brother Xiao, where did this Thunder Beast appear?" Yan Qinglian had steadied her emotions by now and asked in a deep voice.
"Yanlin Mountain Marsh!" Xiao Hua answered without hesitation.
"Good, then we'll go to Yanlin Mountain Marsh right now!" Yan Qinglian declared decisively.
"Ah?" Xiao Hua was startled. "We're not going to see the sea anymore? That breathtaking seascape?"
"Haha, of course not!" Xiangyang laughed loudly. "Compared with your senior brother's lifespan, the beauty of that seascape can no longer catch your sister-in-law's eye!"
"Senior Brother!" Xiao Hua was instantly delighted and asked in surprise, "What does this Thunder Beast have to do with your lifespan?"
"Of course it has something to do with it—everything to do with it!" Xiangyang said with a smile. "The greatest hope I had for this excursion was to encounter a Thunder Beast! Only the Thunder Beast's Inner Core can restore my lifespan. Of course, a creature like the Thunder Beast exists only in legends. Even Golden Core stage and Nascent Soul stage seniors covet it. I merely held onto a sliver of hope and dared not indulge in fantasies, so I never explained it to you. But... this truly delights me! I had only just left the mountain, yet I already came across it. I wonder whether this is my good fortune or Junior Brother's?"
Seeing Yan Qinglian weep tears of joy, Xiao Hua's eyes