The sunlight shone on Lin Xiao, making him feel warm and comfortable.
The sunshine is so comforting, much better than the bitter cold.
Standing in the sunlight, Lin Xiao felt only comfort.
With a third-stage Battle Qi and level 20 Soul Power, Lin Xiao didn’t know exactly how strong he was, but he could easily defeat the three-thousand-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion back then.
Currently, I still have the ability to cultivate battle qi and energy.
I have a considerable amount of energy stored in the ring, enough to sustain my cultivation for a period of time.
Ice Emperor appeared in tiny form, sitting on Lin Xiao’s shoulder, and asked, “Little Xiao, have you decided what kind of soul beast you want for your second soul ring?”
“There are quite a few soul beasts in this Star Dou Great Forest.”
Lin Xiao nodded: “A dark-attribute dragon-type soul beast will do.”
Lin Xiao’s goal was clear: dragons, powerful dragons.
“Are you crazy?
Aren’t you afraid that Di Tian will cause you trouble?”
Hyotei was a little surprised.
Did this guy want to die?
He was looking for Ryu.
Was he really not afraid of Di Tian?
No, with Grandpa Medicine and Old Man Yi around, what’s there for this guy to be afraid of?
If you’re not happy, then let’s fight!
“No, you have Grandpa Medicine.
Come on, I’ll take you to hunt dragons.”
Hyotei suddenly felt emboldened.
What was there to be afraid of?
Don’t back down!
Lin Xiao sighed and rubbed his forehead: “Don’t rush, come with me to a place first.”
This little scorpion is so combative, daring to provoke Di Tian.
Hyotei nodded and left with Lin Xiao.
In half a day, Lin Xiao arrived at the place where he had made the promise with the auspicious beast.
“Lin Xiao, be careful, there’s a powerful aura here.”
Upon arriving here, Hyotei sensed danger.
“Don’t worry, we’re here to see them.”
As soon as Lin Xiao finished speaking, a small golden-haired beast jumped out, grinning at Lin Xiao:
“Lin Xiao, you lied to me!
How long has it been since you finally arrived?!”
Lin Xiao looked in the direction of the sound, and there it was – a mythical beast!
“Mythical beast, you can talk now?”
Lin Xiao was a little confused.
Wasn’t she unable to speak back then?
“I’ve always been able to talk, don’t change the subject, you liar, why are you only showing up now!”
The mythical beast bared its teeth, clearly displeased with Lin Xiao’s breach of contract.
“You call yourself a friend?
Hmph, you bad human.”
Lin Xiao scratched his head awkwardly: “Then why didn’t you speak back then?
“I didn’t lie to you.
Didn’t I tell you before that if I didn’t show up after three months, then the cooperation would be postponed?”
The mythical beast was taken aback, then spoke towards a dense forest behind it, “Was that what Lin Xiao said back then?”
The Red King poked out three heads and nodded subconsciously, but quickly shook his head: “No, that cunning kid didn’t say.”
Lin Xiao: “??”
Alright, alright, so you’re going to play like this?
You Cerberus, you just wait.
The auspicious beast, with an arrogant expression, turned to look at Lin Xiao.
Helpless, Lin Xiao took out a pill he had refined and threw it directly into the mouth of the auspicious beast.
The beast chewed it subconsciously, and a warm current flowed into its body.
Delicious, delicious.
“Lin Xiao, is there any more?
I want more.”
The auspicious beast’s eyes lit up, and it no longer dwelled on Lin Xiao’s previous breach of contract.
Lin Xiao smiled and took out five pills, all of which he had refined himself, the low-grade kind, just to give them away casually.
The auspicious beast, nestled in his arms, ate another one: “I forgive you.
Hmph.”
Lin Xiao affectionately patted her head: “You still haven’t said why you didn’t speak back then?”
“It’s funny.
I find it funny that you asked me what I meant by asking the Red King.”
The auspicious beast chuckled, happily munching on the pills Lin Xiao had given it.
Lin Xiao was speechless for a moment.
Fine, you’re the eldest brother, you’re in charge.
“Hey Lin Xiao, could I try some of your pills too?” Seeing the auspicious beast enjoying them, the Crimson King wanted to give them a try as well.
Lin Xiao wasn’t stingy; he tossed one to the Crimson King.
The Crimson King immediately sensed the energy of the pill; it was very weak to him, but he couldn’t resist how delicious it was.
No wonder the mythical beasts like it; it’s delicious and energizing—what a great snack!
The auspicious beast pulled out a huge pile of medicinal herbs: “Choose one, just use the one you just used to exchange for it.”
“This also contains that energy, so you won’t need the one inside your body.”
The auspicious beast pointed to the medicinal herbs in front of it and said happily.
Hyotei stared wide-eyed at the medicinal herbs in front of him.
Good heavens, Lin Xiao actually knew the Three-Eyed Golden Lion!
Ice Emperor also attracted the attention of the auspicious beast and the Crimson King.
The Crimson King did not think the other party was very strong, nor did he recognize a little scorpion.
However, the beast keenly sensed that Ice Emperor was unusual, but she immediately suggested that she would ask Lin Xiao later.
Lin Xiao looked at the medicinal herbs in front of him, then his gaze fell on the Imperial Beast: “Auspicious Beast, this time, I want to exchange them for something else.”
“How about I give you thirty pills and fifty energy crystals?”
The mythical beast looked at Lin Xiao in surprise.
Was this guy really that generous?
But she quickly realized that what the other party was exchanging was definitely not ordinary: “Lin Xiao, what do you want to exchange?”
“Just a small piece is fine.”
Lin Xiao had barely finished speaking when the Crimson King interrupted him: “No, it’s impossible to give it to you.”
“You should choose another one.”
Before the auspicious beast could express its opinion, Lin Xiao’s gaze fell upon her.
The auspicious beast pondered for a moment, then looked at Lin Xiao: “What do you need the Gold of Life for?”
She neither refused nor agreed.
Lin Xiao calmly said, “Save them!”
Two very simple words.
The auspicious beast hesitated.
The other party was meant to save people, and it was also the other party’s friend.
Should it give it to them?
Before he could agree, Lin Xiao continued, “Auspicious Beast, even if you don’t give it to me now, there’s a thief stealing the Gold of Life from beneath the Lake of Life.”
“Instead of letting it be stolen, how about exchanging it with me?
I only want a small piece.”
“What?
Lin, are you kidding?
How could someone steal something right under our noses?”
The Crimson King found it utterly unbelievable; if he himself didn’t know, how could a human possibly know?
“Lin Xiao, can I trust you?” The auspicious beast seemed to trust Lin Xiao somewhat, its gaze fixed earnestly on him.
“If what you said is true, I can do you a favor and consider it as you helping us recover our losses.
I can make the decision to exchange with you, but your previous condition will have to be doubled.”
The auspicious beast smiled slyly and seized the opportunity to make its demands.
She was already conflicted, but now she had an excuse and benefits—a win-win situation.
I need to do this favor now so I can continue cooperating with this bad guy later; he definitely has something good on him.
The auspicious beast thought to itself that it wanted to take this opportunity to do someone a favor, so that it could better trick Lin Xiao later.
Another point is that the excuse needs to be good, to help us recover our losses.
That would be great.
Of course, more importantly, it’s because of Hyotei on Lin Xiao’s shoulder.
The auspicious beast could sense that something was amiss, and based on this, she was happy to exchange with Lin Xiao.
The Red King initially wanted to stop them, but then he thought that if what the other party said was true, they could trade some, since the other party had also helped them.
Humans can be without personality, but as soul beasts, they cannot be without beastly nature!
It felt that although it had no brain, it had many heads.
They know a thing or two about human nature and worldly affairs.
Besides, the auspicious beast didn’t suffer any loss, and neither did we.
Of course, this is all on the premise that it’s all true.
Lin Xiao nodded.
It wasn’t a difficult task.
Sixty pills were all he needed.
He had refined quite a few over the past few days.
One hundred battle qi crystals wouldn’t be hard either, since he had battle qi in his ring anyway.
By exchanging these for gold to save lives, I would definitely make a killing.
The auspicious beast also felt that it had done someone a favor and made a huge profit, which would allow it to better trick this guy in the future.