These are a group of ugly beasts.
Their bodies are grey-brown, their appearance is pitted, and they are covered with mucus that is disgusting at the sight. Their eyes are large, but without any luster that belongs to living things, they are cold and numb.
"Quack! Quack!"
This group of "toads" croaked and screamed, passing by the edge of the Talisman Road as if no one else was around, as if they were unaware of the existence of other things.
Zhao Yuanba watched this scene quietly, watching these "ugly" creatures disappear into the depths of the forest without disturbing or blocking them.
After a while, he recovered:
"It's actually Ran Yi, but I haven't seen these guys for a long time."
"Brother Zhao, those who just passed by?" Jiang Yan obviously did not recognize Ran Yi in Zhao Yuanba's mouth, so he took the initiative to ask.
"This is a beneficial beast."
Zhao Yuanba withdrew his gaze and explained seriously:
"Ran Yi is essentially a strange beast, just like those beasts that can absorb the essence of heaven and earth.
"But they mainly feed on weird things and have almost no need for other flesh and blood creatures. For us, they are considered beneficial beasts. When we encounter them in daily life, we will not provoke them if we can, and we will not kill them if we can."
Is this considered a protected animal from another world? Jiang Yan sighed in his heart, thought about it again, and asked affirmatively:
"Does Ran Yi have the ability to explore strange locations?"
This is inferred based on what Zhao Yuanba said before. A species that feeds on weird things must have a unique skill to find its prey, so that it will not starve to death.
"right!"
At this time, Miao Xiaohong took over and answered the question on Zhao Yuanba's behalf.
Then he added:
"But this ability is not very strong. Only when the weirdness shows more obvious traces can they find the target.
"However, there are too many weird things in this world. They can be found everywhere. Ran Yi can find food just by wandering around..."
In other words, Ran Yi's ability to find the specific location of strange things is not very strong, and he is even very good at it. He even talks about nothing. Now he is not starving to death and can still survive. There is simply too much food, so there is almost no need to search.
Jiang Yan discerned what Miao Xiaohong wanted to express, and immediately stopped thinking about keeping such a pet, and sighed:
"What a shame."
"What's the pity?" Miao Xiaohong glanced at Jiang Yan:
"You may not know that in Nanyan City, many forces are more or less raising some Ran Yi... Of course, not because of Ran Yi's poor exploration ability, but because they encounter food, no matter how many people there are. Strong, the instinct to eat like crazy.
"Think about it, if there is really a weird attack, releasing such a bunch of cannon fodder that is not afraid of life and death will always create an opportunity to escape."
"this……"
Listening to Miao Xiaohong's words, Jiang Yan nodded subconsciously:
"It is indeed a beneficial beast."
During this exchange, Aokido's team continued to march in the wilderness. As the sun set, they stopped at a low hill with no obvious features.
This is a stone mountain with sparse trees and lifeless trees. In the low-lying area next to this hill, there is a deep pool, which is blue and looks very clear.
"Let's take turns watching the wind and go wash up."
Jiang Yan pinched his nose and could not control his gaze towards the lower reaches of the deep pool.
That's a stream.
"no problem."
Zhao Yuanba and Miao Xiaohong could no longer stand the "aura" emanating from their bodies, so they directly agreed to Jiang Yan's suggestion without thinking about it.
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Night falls.
Darkness came from all directions.
After dinner, the White Crane Chamber of Commerce group stayed in their respective carriages, rested early, and prepared to wash away the fatigue from a day's travels.
“It’s so quiet, it really doesn’t feel like a wilderness.
"Where are those ferocious monsters? Where are those malicious beasts? Why aren't there any?"
Jiang Yan stood on a large stone platform outside the team and looked around, hoping to find some abnormalities, but in the end he found nothing.
"Ah? What did you say? Are you talking to me?"
Beside him, Mu Yingxue, who was slender and holding a long bow in her hand, suddenly turned her head and looked at Jiang Yan with wide eyes.
As the "masters" supporting Aoki Hall, it was naturally impossible for the ten of them to do nothing. Under Chu Pingqing's instructions, this night patrol needed to be divided into two groups of five people to guard the two directions.
This time, Jiang Yan was not with Zhao Yuanba and Miao Xiaohong, and he needed to be on duty for the first half of the night.
Because of what happened in the morning, he has been considered by other people in Baihe Hall as a man with a unique "smell", and no one is willing to form a team with him to complete the mission.
Under such circumstances, Mu Yingxue thought about the "friendship" between the two before, and her "helping heart" emerged, and she took the initiative to invite Jiang Yan without hesitation.
"I mean……"
Jiang Yan faced the mountain wind and raised his voice slightly so that the other party could hear:
"It's so peaceful here, not at all what I thought it would be."
"Then what do you want?" Mu Yingxue's eyes flashed and she asked enthusiastically.
"Of course..." Jiang Yan chuckled:
"Of course I was attacked by something dangerous. I was unable to resist, so I had to rely on the help of a certain chivalrous woman next to me."
"Hmph..."
Knowing that Jiang Yan was teasing her, Mu Yingxue didn't care. She protested loudly and clenched her fist, as if to hit someone:
"If you are in danger, I can't save you.
"Although I have good talents, high strength, and practice high-grade skills, I am still in the real elixir realm. No matter how powerful I am, I can't break through the boundaries of the big realm, and I can't cross the level.
"So, don't think like that, don't think about encountering accidents, be careful of bad luck coming just like that."
"Uh..." Jiang Yan was stunned. He didn't expect Mu Yingxue to react like this. This almost refreshed his understanding of this woman:
"This isn't like you."
"How come it doesn't look like it?"
Mu Yingxue asked angrily:
"Do I look like the kind of person who likes 'chaos'?"
You are not like that, you are that kind of person, there is no chaos, why do you draw your sword to help when you see an injustice on the road... Jiang Yan muttered in his heart, but did not speak, just looked at her with a smile.
"I am passionate about helping the 'lesser' people."
Mu Yingxue closed her eyes and sighed:
"But I hope nothing like that happens here, that no one is in danger and no one needs help."
She is really a woman with a gentle heart... Jiang Yan sighed with emotion. Without talking to her about these somewhat serious topics, he changed his tone and asked inquiringly:
"I remember that among the ten people who came to Lieyun City, you should not be missing."
"I need to contribute recently, so I begged Hall Master Yin to replace someone and participate in this mission."
Mu Yingxue took a breath and her tone became calmer:
"You may not know that I come from a not-so-big family in Nanyan City. In order to train me, the family spent a lot of resources. Now that I have achieved success in martial arts, I have to give back.
"Well, as long as you do more work in the Chamber of Commerce and accumulate more contributions, you can exchange for some profitable business channels, and even in some aspects, you can even let the powerful people of the Chamber of Commerce take action."
"Can it still be like this?" Jiang Yan was stunned.
"yes."
Mu Yingxue pursed her lips:
"Although our leader is stingy and stingy, he still has humanity. He cares about his subordinates and is willing to take care of us in many aspects."
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PS: Thanks to Liu Feng Wushuang for the reward.
