Spirit butterflies were flying around everyone, taking a sip here and there quite indifferently. Except for the Feiyunyan flying above the canopy of the tree, the other spiritual beasts shrunk and nestled on their masters.
From a distance, the four people and the spirit beast looked like a wild spectacle.
"call out!"
The head and neck of the golden python suddenly stabbed out, pecked into the water, and took out a gray-yellow swamp snake more than half a meter long.
The python did not release poison, nor did it swallow it directly. Instead, it happily bit off the prey's neck and threw it to An Jinglan rather than its own owner very intelligently.
An Jinglan took it silently, not planning to cook or process the internal organs here, but just wanted to put the prey away directly.
This was entirely the golden python's own action. It was still watching and waiting eagerly, even turning its head in the direction of An Jinglan, so Ji Xuan didn't come over on purpose.
However, Spirit Butterfly felt the movement here, flew over and pecked on the snake's body, trying to suck blood from the wound.
Seeing this, An Jinglan no longer put away the gray snake, but let the spiritual butterfly eat.
"Wait." An Jia also raised his hand to signal to stop.
Jiang Nian looked at the second senior sister in surprise. She actually spoke loudly to warn, instead of being silent and judging the situation by herself, and then reported to An Jingbai in a low voice.
Anjia also connected her spiritual consciousness with the golden python. Information captured by the snake's senses that was completely different from that of humans flooded into her mind. After filtering by herself, she obtained a piece of information using the snake's processing method:
"There is a crocodile in the water in front. He is practicing Qi Dzogchen and is in a latent state. It is not clear whether he has regarded us as prey."
Ji Xuan carefully sensed the direction An Jiayi was observing, and there was indeed a monster hiding in the water. It turned out to be a crocodile.
For monsters and humans with the same cultivation level, the monsters tend to have stronger combat power. Although there are many of them, this crocodile has a higher cultivation level.
"Senior sister." An Jiayi forced herself to shout this disrespectful title, "Shall we take a detour?"
"Junior sister, make your own decision." An Jingbai said, turning his head to talk to Ji Xuan for a few casual words, without giving An Jiayi a chance to ask further, intending to cultivate the humanity of his guard.
An Jia also had no motivation to continue interrupting his master's conversation when the other party was clearly avoiding him.
If there was a fight, the movement might attract other enemies. Anjia also closed her eyes and extended her senses with the help of the golden python.
The smell, temperature, and spiritual density felt by snakes were transmitted to her brain, and the amount of information exploded, but she could barely handle it with her endurance.
Not long after, Anjia also opened his eyes, wondering whether he was making a decision or reporting the results: "We can't go around. Unless we go deep into the swamp, new enemies will definitely be alerted in other directions."
When the golden python stopped here, it should have made a similar judgment based on the instinct of the beast.
An Jia also awkwardly called out again: "Senior sister..."
"You decide for yourself." An Jingbai emphasized that she could be very patient with those in need, "We will follow your arrangements."
An Jia also shut up and tried to mobilize his mind, which had been corroded by the master-servant mentality. He tried to regard the other people as secret guards and the current situation as a scene where the secret guards were on a mission.
It's not that she doesn't know how to command a battle, but she can't do such a thing as "order her master". The expressionless pause shows that her mental construction is obviously very difficult.
Ji Xuan thought of An Jingbai's approach just now and asked her to be sincere when communicating with An Jiayi, and boldly tried to reduce An Jiayi's burden.
"Second Senior Sister." Ji Xuan called, while paying attention to the reactions of the others. If the An family's royal family felt offended, she was prepared to shut up in due course. Now three against one, there is no chance of getting mixed up in the muddy waters of their internal education.
"The second senior sister has the highest combat power and I have the highest cultivation level. It is better for the two of us to launch the attack. The senior sister will choose the opportunity to make a sneak attack and continue to protect the younger junior brother here."
An Jingbai cooperated: "I have no problem."
Ji Xuan continued: "Second Senior Sister, how do we deal with this crocodile? This beast has rough skin and thick flesh, and is full of sharp teeth. It is not easy to kill."
After getting rid of An Jingbai, An Jiayi's thoughts suddenly became much clearer: "I will take the lead in attacking later, fighting it from the front, and try to attack its eyes, waist and abdomen or the fixation of the scales on its back. Please also invite junior sister Wander around, fix its position, limit its movement space, and pay more attention to its snout and tail."
Ji Xuan responded: "Okay, just do as the senior sister said."
The two looked at each other, and An Jia also reported the crocodile's location to Ji Xuan, then jumped into the air and swung the sickle, accurately hitting the crocodile's eye.
There are many trees in the Crescent Swamp, and what An Jia wears on his waist this time is an enhanced sickle that is convenient for clearing roads.
The golden python hovers around one person and one beast, which is better than having no place to attack.
Ji Xuan dodged a few times on the intersecting tree roots, went around behind the crocodile, and pinched out several flames and hit the crocodile's tail. Spirit butterflies fluttered in the air, waiting for opportunities to move.
Other spiritual beasts were not adapted to fighting in the swamp. The swallow was still high up and the little yellow couldn't move among the trees. Ji Xuan did not order them to join the battlefield.
"Try to replenish their spiritual power or heal their wounds during the battle." An Jingbai said to An Jinglan in a corner outside the field, "Didn't you learn a spell before that increases the strength of other people's attacks? You can try it.”
An Jinglan awkwardly approached her sister on the rugged tree roots, hugged An Jingbai's arm, and responded timidly as if she had finally found her backbone.
An Jingbai held her brother's hand nonchalantly and whispered encouragement. Her two spiritual beasts and An Jiayi's giant rock turtle stopped beside the two of them in normal size to guard them.
The crocodile's attack was not very organized, but it was very fast. It opened its mouth wide and bit An Jiayi quickly, but the latter dodged it with his keen insight and flying figure.
When the crocodile jumped upwards, the relatively soft scales on its waist and abdomen were exposed, and An Jiayi's sickles landed on the same position one after another. When he falls back into the water, he gets hit in the eye again.
Ji Xuan is not very good at using weapons. She is not as capable as An Jiayi, and her angle is not good. The crocodile on this side has no obvious weaknesses.
Choosing left and right, she tried to aim at the crocodile's four sharp claws. While controlling the crocodile not to leave the fixed range and stabilizing the situation, she hit it with flames and fireballs one after another.
The accuracy is limited, and half of them are missed.
After entangled for a while, the crocodile suddenly changed the target of its attack. After falling into the water, it immediately bounced up and bit unexpectedly at another enemy in trouble behind it - Ji Xuan. With a lightning speed, Senhan opened his fangs and launched a surprise attack.
Ji Xuan didn't expect it. While jumping behind him, he reflexively formed several water mirrors and ice mirrors to block him.
