"Let's go. Leave him be."
Though the crowd had surrounded the Thin Daoist, Cheng Xinzhan did not linger. Seeing Shi Yiniang still gazing longingly at the spirit beasts with powder marks on their foreheads, he took hold of her and hurried away.
Shi Yiniang looked at Cheng Xinzhan holding her sleeve, joy rising in her heart, and promptly forgot about those quarry.
"Everyone, a wise man bends with the times. Why not look at those two? Now those are clever people."
Seeing Cheng Xinzhan and Xiao Shiniang leave after just a glance, the Thin Daoist pointed in the direction they had gone and spoke with a smile.
Naturally, no one listened. Someone took the lead, and dozens of people attacked one after another, joining forces against the Thin Daoist.
Ignoring the commotion behind them, Cheng Xinzhan waited until they were a little farther away before saying,
"I saw a Wood Essence in that herd just now."
Xiao Shiniang started. "Really?!"
Cheng Xinzhan nodded. The spirit beasts had all been crowded together, sparing him the trouble of searching them one by one.
His Nine Yang Returning-Form Golden-Pill Eyes had been bestowed by his ancestral master and were especially adept at revealing true origins. When he activated his spirit eyes, he saw a little spotted deer among the herd with an azure radiance inside it. There was no blood or vital energy, only the essence of yi wood. It was undoubtedly a Wood Essence.
The two immediately caught up with the herd. Sure enough, the Wood Essence was still mingling among them.
"That spotted deer."
Shi Yiniang followed Cheng Xinzhan's pointing finger. She could see no difference between that little deer and the surrounding spirit beasts, and merely asked,
"How do we catch it, then? Generally speaking, all Wood Essences know Wood