“Chirp, chirp~ Mommy~”
Little Guo, seeing the Fire Luan flying from afar, was overjoyed.
Tears flowed from its round eyes, and its happy little wings flapped continuously.
The Fire Luan naturally noticed Li Zhuo and Little Guo.
Although his appearance had changed, the fluctuations in his magical power were very familiar.
The Fire Luan knew.
The unfamiliar Human Race in front of it was its benefactor.
It immediately flew down.
First, it bowed to Li Zhuo, then spewed a mouthful of scorching True Fire at Zhou Rui’s corpse.
Completely burning it to ashes.
Only then did it look at its child.
Little Guo could no longer contain its excitement, flapping its wings and flying to the Fire Luan’s side.
It rubbed its small head against the soft down on its mother’s neck.
It felt extremely happy.
The Fire Luan also had tears in its eyes, using its long beak to preen Little Guo’s feathers.
Li Zhuo did not disturb them, but instead took the Little Squirrel to the Fire Luan’s nest.
He planned to check on the two newly hatched Fire Luans.
“Uh…”
Unlike the lively and energetic scene he had imagined.
Because of the Bewildering Incense Burner, these two little ones were sleeping soundly in the bird's nest.
One had a tiny snot bubble, and the other smacked its little mouth.
They looked incredibly cute.
Li Zhuo chuckled as he looked at the two little Fire Luans.
Then.
He picked up a small wooden stick and poked one of the little Fire Luans.
The little Fire Luan frowned, pushed the stick away with its tiny wing, and continued to sleep soundly.
Li Zhuo was even more amused.
He then poked the snot bubble of the other Fire Luan.
Pop!
The snot bubble burst, startling the little Fire Luan.
Its body twitched, but it still didn't wake up.
“Haha~”
Li Zhuo laughed non-stop.
He was about to continue teasing the two little birds with the stick when he suddenly heard the sound of flapping wings.
Li Zhuo immediately dropped the stick and sat up straight.
Maintaining the appearance of an otherworldly master.
This posture made the Little Squirrel on his shoulder disdainful.
The Fire Luan brought Little Guo to the nest and landed in front of Li Zhuo.
“Thank you, Master, your great kindness to the Fire Luan Race is truly…”
Clearly.
The Fire Luan had already noticed Little Guo’s changes.
While surprised by Li Zhuo's divine methods, it also felt immense trepidation.
As a Spirit Beast, the Fire Luan's thoughts were very simple, and it possessed the most unadorned values.
It understood the principle of repaying kindness.
But the kindness Li Zhuo had bestowed upon the Fire Luan Race was too great.
It simply didn't know how to repay him.
Li Zhuo smiled and shook his head, stopping the Fire Luan’s words.
“It’s enough for you to guard the Safe Zone for me~”
How could it be enough?
The Fire Luan thought so, but it didn't refute Li Zhuo.
It merely secretly decided that the Fire Luan Race would guard the vast sky for its benefactor.
Calming its excited heart, the Fire Luan gently flapped its wings.
The two little Fire Luans finally woke up.
Their eyes were dazed for a moment before they cleared.
They chirped non-stop around the Fire Luan.
At the same time.
They curiously observed Li Zhuo, the Squirrel, and Little Guo.
After the Fire Luan’s introduction.
The two little ones timidly came before Li Zhuo and respectfully called out, “Master~”
Li Zhuo naturally responded with a smile.
Unfortunately, he had no welcome gift in his hand, so he could only pull out a few Spirit Stones from his Storage Pouch and give them to the two little ones.
“Cultivate well, and become as powerful as your mother in the future~”
“Chirp, chirp~ Yes!”
After meeting Li Zhuo, the two little ones curiously observed Little Guo.
Little Guo chirped twice, immediately breaking the little ones’ shyness.
The three little birds chirped non-stop, flapping up and down together.
They were extremely happy.
The Fire Luan watched this scene with a smile, as if something suddenly occurred to it.
It brought over the Green Mantis, opened its mouth, and spewed.
It was a burst of scorching True Fire, making the mantis sizzle.
In just a moment, a meaty aroma wafted out.
The Fire Luan handed the roasted Green Mantis to Li Zhuo, its eyes full of expectation.
Feeling the Fire Luan’s good intentions, Li Zhuo was somewhat amused and exasperated.
Looking down at the roasted mantis, Li Zhuo clicked his tongue.
The Little Squirrel, however, happily jumped down from his shoulder.
It extended its small paw, grabbed a leg of the Green Mantis, and tore.
It was a large piece of steaming hot meat.
The Little Squirrel had already adapted to delicious food, and at this moment, drooling, it took a big bite.
Then…
Its tiny face turned the same color as the mantis.
Green, green.
The Little Squirrel looked at Li Zhuo as if asking for help, but he only smiled at it.
Gulp~
Forcing down a mouthful of mantis meat despite its discomfort, the Little Squirrel squeezed out a smile: “What is Little Guo playing?”
The Fire Luan turned its head, somewhat puzzled, but saw that Little Guo was just flapping with the other two little Fire Luans.
There was nothing unusual.
Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey!
While the Fire Luan was looking away, the Little Squirrel quickly threw away the mantis leg and spat out the mantis meat.
Then it smoothed its little tongue.
Only then did it return to normal.
Li Zhuo, meanwhile, smilingly refused the mantis meat, saying that such good stuff should be given to the children.
After saying that.
He didn't wait for the Fire Luan to object, directly calling the three little birds over.
He let them share the Green Mantis.
The little birds were naturally not polite, each eating with great relish.
After resolving the matter of the Green Mantis, Li Zhuo suddenly asked, “You said there were two Spirit Beasts fighting, one Green Mantis has already submitted, what about the other Lie Fen Butterfly?”
The Fire Luan pointed to the place of battle in the distance and replied, “Reporting to Master, the Lie Fen Butterfly was very fierce and did not surrender; it seems to have been killed by the Green Mantis.”
“Seems…”
Li Zhuo murmured, then said, “Let’s go take a look.”
The Fire Luan naturally nodded, carrying Li Zhuo to the battle site.
There were indeed many traces of battle here, and a pool of green blood.
In the center of the blood, there was a palm-sized Butterfly.
Li Zhuo reached out and felt it; this Butterfly still had a trace of vitality.
“Spirit Beasts indeed have more tenacious life force.”
He sighed.
Li Zhuo held the Lie Fen Butterfly in both hands and returned to the bird's nest.
He rummaged through his Storage Pouch and Storage Ring, and indeed found a small bottle of healing Spirit Liquid.
Opening the jade bottle and sniffing, Li Zhuo nodded.
Although the grade of this Spirit Liquid was low, it could barely keep the Lie Fen Butterfly alive.
“Are you going to save this Spirit Beast?” The Fire Luan asked, puzzled.
Li Zhuo smiled and said, “Although it is weak, its disposition is good.”
Besides that, there were other reasons.
Although Li Zhuo was no longer completely ignorant of the situation in Wanshou Mountain.
He only had a general understanding of the territories of various Spirit Beasts.
He couldn't understand the specific actions of those powerful Spirit Beasts.
And his followers were either very conspicuous or unreliable, making it difficult to gather information.
This Butterfly was small and intelligent.
It was very suitable for this task.
Therefore.
Li Zhuo wanted to heal the Lie Fen Butterfly and use it as his scout.
At this moment.
Li Zhuo had already managed to keep the Lie Fen Butterfly alive with the help of the Spirit Liquid.
Then he stayed in the Fire Luan's territory for another half a day.
—He understood the territories of the surrounding great Spirit Beasts, and also let Little Guo play to its heart's content for half a day.
Only then did he bid farewell and leave.
Safely returning to the Safe Zone, Li Zhuo began to check his gains.
A Storage Ring, a Storage Pouch, and a Lie Fen Butterfly.
This trip could be considered quite fruitful.
Looking at the various treasures in the two Storage Magical Artifacts.
Li Zhuo sighed, “Indeed, murder and arson bring wealth…”
