A Chance Encounter with Qian Renxue

Scarlet King saw that the juniors of the other Fierce Beasts had all gained benefits, and his figure vanished from everyone's sight in a flash.

"Kid, wait for me."

They had been through this once before, so they already knew what he was going to do and were not surprised.

When the Ten Thousand Demon King learned that Ning Bei was asking about that Immortal Herb to add to his juniors' foundations, he was very pleased.

"I don't know the herb's exact effects or name, but the stamen of that medicinal herb was blue-purple all over, while its roots and stem were green. After I took it, both the toxicity and vitality in my body underwent a qualitative leap."

Following the Ten Thousand Demon King's description, Ning Bei recalled the Immortal Herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. There did seem to be one that was not far off from the appearance he had described.

"I understand, senior. If I come across such an herb in the future, I'll pay attention to it."

"Mm, there's no need to go to great lengths searching the entire continent for it either. Reaching the hundred-thousand-year level is also that little fellow's fortune. You have to know, plant-type Soul Beasts above this level are very rare."

"I understand, senior."

He thought to himself that if the one by the spring was truly the Immortal Herb the Ten Thousand Demon King mentioned, then another super Soul Beast would join his team, one whose bloodline would be no inferior to the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear's.

As they talked, Scarlet King, who had just left, returned again, carrying a three-headed puppy in his hand.

"Human, this is an outstanding descendant of my Three-Headed Red Demon Mastiff clan. I'll entrust it to you to nurture as well. I hope you treat it well."

Good grief, was he starting to force one on him after seeing the benefits? I already have a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear on my team. When the time comes, should I use Puppy as an assault-type and have A Bao be a pure meat shield? Then why don't I just catch a turtle to raise?

"Senior, this..."

Seeing that Ning Bei seemed unwilling to accept, the hot-tempered Scarlet King instantly reddened with anger.

"Kid, are you looking down on my Three-Headed Red Demon Mastiff clan?"

Seeing this, Ning Bei hurriedly shook his head. Fine, he would take it. It was not as if having two assault-types was impossible. Why lose his temper? He was three hundred thousand years old and still not afraid of getting too angry and hurting himself.

"No, no. I mean, thank you for your trust, senior."

As he spoke, he summoned the Pill Pagoda and aimed it at the Puppy on the ground.

The little Three-Headed Red Demon Mastiff smelled the Alchemy Fragrance and immediately acted like a dog seeing that thing. Huffing and puffing, it ran over to the Pill Pagoda, its three tongues constantly licking it while whimpering nonstop. Ning Bei watched with a face full of disgust.

"It really looks like a dog. Oh? It's already a dog? Then never mind."

Whether it was because his clan's junior's reaction was too embarrassing or not, Scarlet King's complexion gradually approached the color of his hair. He hurriedly urged Ning Bei to put Puppy away and deal with it slowly after returning home.

Seeing that the beasts had nothing major left to do, Di Tian planned to send Ning Bei back.

"Kid, do you have any requests? You can bring them up now."

Ning Bei thought it over. For now, he did not really have anything he wanted. As for Soul Power, he could just cultivate steadily, so he shook his head at Di Tian.

"Not for now, senior."

Di Tian smiled and nodded. A tool who made few demands was welcome anywhere.

"Then I'll send you back. If anything comes up, you can use the scale to call me."

"Understood. Thank you, senior."

Ning Bei then put away the few little beasts, greeted the Fierce Beasts behind him, and entered the Space Rift together with Di Tian.

At the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, space was torn open, and Ning Bei and Di Tian appeared there.

"All right, I'll send you this far. Come find me again once you reach rank 70."

Ning Bei nodded, then summoned the Pill Pagoda, made two Primal Chaos Bone Forming Pills, placed them into a jade bottle, and handed it to Di Tian.

"Senior, if Her Excellency the Silver Dragon King wakes during this period, you can have her take them. The effect may be small, but it's better than nothing! We'll meet again next time."

Di Tian did not refuse either. He put away the jade bottle, nodded at Ning Bei, then waved one hand and disappeared from the spot.

Ning Bei stretched. Although his gains this time were not as great as last time, getting an extra rabbit and a Puppy was still pretty good.

After looking around and identifying the direction, Ning Bei planned to set off back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

This place was still about several hours away from the exit of the Star Dou Great Forest. Ning Bei did not dare be careless, so he summoned A Bao to guard in front of him, and the man and bear walked outward.

"Young Master, the one we chose for you this time is a ten-thousand-year Lightning Swordtooth Tiger. Snake Lance has already found that Soul Beast's location. We can go straight there."

"Mm, as quickly as possible. I can't leave the Heaven Dou Empire for too long. It will arouse Xue Ye's suspicion."

"Yes."

Pufferfish led Qian Renxue and prepared to head deeper into the forest.

This trip was to help Qian Renxue hunt for her Fifth Spirit Ring. Originally, with her cultivation, she could have obtained a spirit ring long ago, but there were simply too many trifling matters in the Heaven Dou Empire. Having just become Crown Prince, disappearing for several days at once was obviously very difficult.

Now that Qian Renxue was free of the Imperial Palace's restraints, she had returned to women's clothing. Her long golden hair hung down her back, and a faint smile rested on her delicate face. Clearly, she was in a rather good mood.

The identity of Crown Prince was truly a little too restrictive for a fake like her. Coming to the Star Dou Great Forest could be considered a way to relax.

Only, before they had gone far, a familiar figure appeared before the two of them.

Qian Renxue looked at the young man before her, and the two words "Ning Bei" nearly slipped out. Only when she thought of her current appearance did she immediately stop the words in her mouth.

Ning Bei, opposite them, also recognized the two of them: Little Angel and old pufferfish.

After thinking it over briefly, he figured the other party probably would not want to interact with him in her current identity, so he cupped his hands and said:

"This young lady, and senior, no need to mind me. Please continue. I'll be leaving now."

After saying that, he called to A Bao and prepared to leave.

Seeing that Ning Bei was planning to slip away, Qian Renxue could not help finding it amusing.

"I was still wondering how to deal with a nuisance like you. Now this has taken no effort at all."

She gave Spiky Porcupine Douluo beside her a look. He nodded, and his figure vanished from where he stood, appearing in front of Ning Bei.

Looking at that round, bulging figure, Ning Bei sighed helplessly.

"Sure enough, this won't end peacefully."

He turned back and glanced at the blond Little Angel.

"What is this young lady planning to do?"

"I hear the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's miracle elixirs are unrivaled under heaven. This young lady is very interested as well. I wonder if I might learn a thing or two."

Though she intended to kill Ning Bei, before that, she still wanted to coax the formulas for those elixirs out of him.

"Oh? You know me?"

Ning Bei looked at Qian Renxue with feigned surprise, while the Pill Pagoda silently appeared in his hand. Alchemy Fragrance instantly drifted outward.

A faint smile hung at the corner of Qian Renxue's mouth as she looked at Ning Bei's guarded expression.

"Ning Fengzhi's second son. It isn't strange that I've heard of you, is it? Well? Do you want to tell me the secret of the elixirs?"

"If I tell you, you'll let me go?"

The Beast Tide would still take some time to arrive, so Ning Bei planned to banter with her properly. As for Di Tian's dragon scale, in his view, the situation was not yet a dead end.

Listening to Ning Bei's words, Qian Renxue smiled playfully.

"Fine. If you tell me the formulas for the elixirs, I'll let you go. How about it?"

"Oh? Then how am I supposed to believe you won't trick me?"

"You don't have a choice, do you?"

While Ning Bei sparred verbally with Qian Renxue, he slowly let the Alchemy Fragrance cover Spiky Porcupine's body.