Chapter Thirty-Eight: New Mission

  Back to the mountain stronghold.

  As soon as they entered the backyard, the pets all shouted in unison at the top of their lungs: Master, we're back!

  Leng Ruo Xue and Yao Jiao walked out of the room, smiling brightly as they looked at the crowd in front of them, as well as the excited beasts, and knew that their mission had been accomplished.

  Master! The various beasts have all found their positions and are now stuck onto Leng Ruoxue's body.

  You naughty kids, have you gotten me into trouble with Master? Cold Snow lightly laughed and teased.

  Master, we're so cute, how could we possibly cause you trouble?! Yoru said with great grievance, waa... Master is really too mean, how can he think that of us?!

  Haha! Leng Ruo Xue gently stroked the soft fur of the little black fox, and couldn't help but laugh with joy.

  Master of the elder, hello. At this time, the White Tiger couldn't help but speak out, uh! It had to let the master of the elder notice its existence.

  Where did this white tiger come from? Cold as snow, Ming Zhi knew the way of inquiry.

  Master, he is my new little brother. Bai Xu said lazily.

  "What about those two bears? Leng Ruoxue looked at the two giant bears standing behind Old Man Jiu with a hint of curiosity and asked."

  Hehe, little girl, they are my apprentices! The old man's face is full of proud and pleased expressions.

  Yes, he was deceived by two corns. The old man said with a bit of sarcasm, okay, he admitted that he was jealous! This dead old man is really lucky!

  Uh! Cold sweat dripped from her forehead as she hadn't expected that bears in this world also liked to eat corn. Were the preferences of animals all connected?

  By the way, where are the two stewards? Leng Ruo Xue swept her eyes across the crowd again, but didn't see the figures of the two stewards, and couldn't help but ask curiously.

  Miss, we're over here! The two stewards carrying the peacock were panting with exhaustion, and when they saw Leng Ruoxue, they hastily put down their heavy load and ran to her side.

  Housekeeper, what are you carrying? Leng Ruo Xue couldn't help but ask. Earlier, she had only taken a casual glance and hadn't really made out what it was, but it seemed to be some kind of bird.

  Hehe, Master, that's my little brother. Feng Zhan said with a smile.

  "Huh? Why did you also take in a younger brother? Leng Ruo Xue was somewhat puzzled, Feng Zhan's subordinates weren't few, what's the point of taking in another younger brother?"

  The kitten has been collected, of course I couldn't fall behind it. Feng Zhan's reasonable way.

  You dead bird, Master, I apply to duel this dead bird one on one! Bai Xu said gritting his teeth.

  Not allowed, you must be as close as brothers and united against outsiders, absolutely cannot kill each other, but normal sparring is okay. Leng Ruoxue glanced at Feng Zhan with a slightly smug expression and said with an evil smile.

  Master, then I'll apply to spar with this dead bird. Bai Xue hastily said, originally, he was quite disappointed when he heard Leng Ruo Xue say no, but unexpectedly, it turned out that he could actually spar with this dead bird! Heh heh! Then why be polite, anyway, whether it's a one-on-one or sparring, as long as he can teach this dead bird a lesson, it's fine!

  "En, alright." Leng Ruoxue smiled and said with a smile.

  Master, this little kitten's strength is above mine, it's unfair to me... Feng Zhan made a bitter face and said pitifully.

  Feng Zhan, you have to believe in yourself! Moreover, exchanging blows with an opponent stronger than oneself is extremely beneficial. Leng Ruo Xue comforted with a light smile.

  That's right, heh heh! Dead bird, let's have a fight! Bai Xue sneered and directly pounced on Feng Zhan...

  I don't want to. Feng Zhan flapped her small wings and flew away directly.

  Hmph! Does he think I don't have wings? Bai Xue displayed his own Wind-style Mystical Technique, a pair of small, azure-colored wings appeared on either side of his waist. They fluttered lightly twice before chasing after Feng Zhan's direction...

  The boss is so fierce, and he actually grew wings. The white tiger looked silly, looking at the pair of wings that White Xu was chasing after the little red bird in the sky, feeling very envious!

  Xue Er, they won't really come, will they? Leng Qing Tian looked at the two small beasts that were already entwined together and asked with a hint of concern.

  Don't worry, Grandpa, they know their limits. Leng Ruoxue comforted him.

  That's good. Leng Qing Tian felt relieved, he didn't want to see them both get hurt after all!

  Huh? Where am I? The peacock, who had just woken up, asked dizzily, somewhat unclear about the situation. Ugh! Who knocked it out? Its head still hurts now!

  This is our residence. Leng Ru Xue was very kind and explained to that peacock.

  "Ugh! Who the hell brought me here?!" The peacock, slowly regaining consciousness, shouted furiously.

  Shh, keep your voice down, the one in the sky is dizzy. Its temper isn't very good either. The White Tiger walked to the Peacock's side and reminded it softly, while also taking a glance at the sky.

  Uh! The peacock raised its head, looked curiously at the sky, but found a flying cat and a small red bird that could spit fire fighting in the air. At this moment, they were fighting fiercely, only to see feathers, cat hair flying all over the sky, like snowflakes falling down one after another. As for the other beasts, they were busy picking up their fallen hair and handing it over to the woman who had just spoken to him!

  See? That little kitten is my boss, and the red bird is yours. They're both very fierce, so we'd better behave ourselves. White Tiger said with great caution.

  What's with this "old big"? The peacock is puzzled. It has always been alone, when did it recognize an "old big", and how come it doesn't have any impression of it at all?

  Little Peacock, since Feng Zhan has taken you in, from now on you're also one of my beasts. As one of my beasts, unity is a must, got it? Leng Ruo Xue couldn't help but chuckle at the conversation between the two beasts and opened her mouth to say something.

  Uh-huh! The peacock was dizzy and confused, and in a daze, it had sold itself out. Even after a long time, it still couldn't figure out how it had agreed to that!

  Good boy. Cold as snow gently stroked the peacock's feathers twice, praising him.

  Don't touch people casually, they might feel shy. The peacock lowered its head, feeling a bit embarrassed. You're my little brother, after all! From now on, follow the big boss and there will be meat to eat! Bai Xu said with some pride.

  Yes. Cheng Wu's forehead was dripping with two drops of cold sweat, thinking to himself, what a stinky little cat, I reckon he'll have to follow this cat's owner from now on!

  "Hey, big guy, you're thanking the wrong person! That medicine belongs to my master, not this dead cat!" Feng Zhan said with some dissatisfaction. "Hmph! It's just that it can't stand seeing this dead cat being so smug, and deliberately wants to tear down its pedestal!"

  Uh! Got it. Cheng Wu steeled himself and said so, actually, he certainly knew that cats couldn't refine elixirs, but he couldn't say it out loud.

  Dead bird, whatever belongs to the master is mine! Bai Xue shouted in a somewhat infuriated tone.

  No quarreling allowed, let's focus on the task at hand. Seeing that these two restless little rascals seemed to be about to start another argument, Leng Qing Tian hastily intervened.

  Yes, Master Grandfather. Bai Xue and Feng Zhan were extremely obedient in their response, compared to the tense and vigilant appearance of just now, it was like two different people!

  "Housekeeper, tell Cheng Wu about our arrangements," Leng Qing Tian instructed.

  Yes. The housekeeper should have said so, and then he told Cheng Wu about Leng Ruo Xue's orders and plans once again.

  Cheng Wu fell silent for a while after listening...

  After a long time, he jumped up excitedly and laughed: Haha! Is this true? It's really great.

  Of course it's true, don't doubt Master Bai Xue's words.

  Uh! I didn't mean that, what I meant to say is that this idea is good, but the difficulty of success is very high. Cheng Wu said with some concern, over the years, there have always been people who want to replace the five major forces and change the status quo of Wanshan City, however, no one has ever succeeded, otherwise, Wanshan City would not be what it is today.

  Hmph! Just because others can't do it doesn't mean my master can't either. Bai Xue said confidently, with their help, the master will definitely succeed.

  It's just that my master will definitely succeed. Feng Zhan also agreed, and in matters related to the master, their reactions have always been consistent.

  "Ah, of course." Cheng Wu hastily agreed, "The beasts that protect the master can't be provoked!" Although he hadn't seen the owners of these beasts before, his admiration for them was already as vast as a boundless river. He was really curious - what kind of master could raise such extraordinary beasts?

  Now that you know our plan, let's set off! Leng Qingtian said.

  Yes. Cheng Wu was excited, although the difficulty of this plan was extremely high, but since they were so confident, how could he possibly let go of this opportunity? After all, this was also his wish for many years!

  Let's continue our journey! With a loud shout from Leng Qingtian, the troops continued to complete their tasks for today...

  The day passed quickly and after they finished all their tasks, they collectively returned to the mountain stronghold.

  At this time, Leng Ruo Xue who was cultivating in space, after hearing the voice of her beast, brought out the demon with her and arrived at the courtyard.

  Master! The beasts saw Leng Ruoxue and rushed up to her!

  While Cheng Wu and the others who had just joined today were all looking at Leng Ruo Xue with some curiosity, sizing her up from head to toe. They were all very curious about what kind of person their master was, that they could be so loved by the beasts. But when they saw her, they found that Leng Ruo Xue was quite different from what they had imagined. The Leng Ruo Xue in front of them was really too ordinary! Ah, of course, that was just their subtle thoughts!

  So, are you disappointed with how I am now? asked Snow, her voice as cold and clear as ice.

  Uh, no, it's just that you're a bit different from what we imagined. Cheng Wu said honestly, he really didn't expect that Leng Ruo Xue would be so ugly! So, all the prepared words were not used at all!

  Haha, it's just a habit, appearance can't represent anything! Leng Ruo Xue said with a faint smile.

  "En, I'm Cheng Wu. Cheng Wu nodded, that's right! As a cultivator, strength is the most important thing, and appearance comes second!"

  Cold as snow! Welcome to join you! Leng Ruoxue said with a faint smile.

  After Leng Ruo Xue finished speaking, everyone else also began their self-introductions.

  After everyone had finished introducing themselves, Leng Ruo Xue finally spoke up: "Cheng Wu, tomorrow you will lead a team and split up with the steward to take action. We must complete our goal within a month and bring all of our target forces under our control!"

  Yes, I guarantee to complete the task. Cheng Wu is so excited! Didn't expect that just after joining, he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility, haha!

  "Alright, you guys follow our plan to gather those scattered forces. As for me, I'll be in seclusion preparing for a breakthrough. If it's not something important, don't disturb me." Leng Ruo Xue thought for a moment before speaking up.

  If there's anything you don't dare to take charge of, just discuss it with Grandfather and the others, and make your own decision. Cold Ruo Xue glanced at Cold Qing Tian and the others before continuing, her unspoken implication being that if there was something they couldn't resolve, they should go find Wu for help, as she believed Grandfather and the others would understand.

  Yes. The crowd responded in unison.

  Alright, you all go back and rest early, also, be careful, don't leak the news! Leng Ruoxue reminded for the last time.

  Everyone nodded in unison and responded, then they all left Cold Snow's residence very sensibly.

  Xue Er, why are you going into seclusion now? Leng Qing Tian asked somewhat puzzled after the major steward and others left. He thought Xue Er would wait until things were done before starting her seclusion!

  I've been feeling the signs of a breakthrough these past few days, so I want to make an effort and charge forward to see if I can break through smoothly! Leng Ruoxue explained, this time her closed-door training shouldn't take too long.

  Oh, then you go into seclusion first! After things are settled here, we'll go into seclusion. Leng Qing Tian Dao, since Xue Er has already had a premonition, it shouldn't take long to break through. If Xue Er can advance to become a Great Mystic Master, that would be a good thing for them! This way, their overall strength will become even stronger!

  Yes, Grandfather, if you want to enter the space, just call Qing Jue's name and it will be fine. If there is anything that cannot be solved, find Wu Shang Liang! Leng Ruo Xue reminded with some concern.

  Heh heh, don't worry, young lady, just focus on your cultivation. We'll take care of things outside. Old Man Zhao hastily said.

  "Hmm." Cold-as-snow nodded slightly, then brought all the people and beasts present into the ring.

  Grandfather, we're going into seclusion. Cold-as-Snow said, then directly pulled the demon child into the cultivation room within the Purple Bamboo Hut...

  In the following days, Leng Ruo Xue and Yao Jie closed themselves in their ring, while Leng Qing Tian and others continued to expand their power outside...

  Half a month later.

  In the yard behind the mountain, people gathered together, bustling and extraordinary.

  Everyone eats and drinks freely, don't be polite! The old man warmly greeted the crowd and generously took out a lot of food.

  Haha, we won't be polite. Cheng Wu laughed heartily and said with joy, I really didn't expect their task to go so smoothly, completing the task given by Leng Ruo Xue in just half a month.

  In fact, all of this was thanks to everyone's concerted efforts. After they recovered N powers, it became much easier for them to gather other powers. Many people had been living in Wanshan City for a long time and were under the pressure of the five major powers for a long time. When they learned about their ideas, those people almost effortlessly surrendered to them. Now, almost all scattered forces are under their control. Therefore, within just half a month, they have become the sixth largest force in Wanshan City!

  After completing the task given by Leng Ruoxue, everyone else also relaxed temporarily, and today was a celebration banquet specially held for them by Old Man Jiu and others!

  Good, this is what a real man should be like! The old man exclaimed excitedly, his emotions extremely agitated!

  Everyone should drink a little less, this wine is easy to get drunk. Leng Qing Tian looked at the excited crowd and couldn't help but remind them that these wines were brewed from the spiritual fruits in Xue Er's space, not ordinary fruit wines, and the alcohol content was also higher.

  Old man, everyone is so happy today, don't be a wet blanket! As soon as he heard that drinking would be restricted, the old man immediately started grumbling in discontent.

  Don't worry about getting drunk to death, just drink your fill! At that time, I won't care about you. Leng Qing Tian shook his head with some helplessness and said.

  I know, I know, I have a measure of it. The old man repeatedly assured, his mouth already reeking of wine!

  Hehe, don't worry, Old Master! I'll keep an eye on them. The steward hastily assured him.

  Yeah, although today is a celebration banquet, but the safety of the mountain stronghold must also be taken into account. Leng Qingtian reminded them that fortunately their actions were very secretive and didn't leak any news, otherwise they wouldn't dare to hold such a celebration banquet, let alone drink alcohol.

  Yes, I've already made arrangements. And I won't be drinking. The steward hastily said that after more than half a month of getting along with Leng Qingtian and the others, he had even more respect for them now. Although they might not be as strong as him in terms of ability, but in terms of character and conduct, these old men's experience was something he couldn't compare to. He had already deeply felt this!

  That's good. Hearing the butler say so, Leng Qingtian felt at ease.

  That old man can really make a ruckus. The old man sitting next to Leng Tian couldn't help but speak up.

  Hehe, he's always been like that! Leng Qing Tian said with some helplessness. The old man's personality was lively and playful, sometimes just like a little kid, unless it was when he was refining equipment, otherwise, don't even think about him being able to stay still.

  Alas! I've finished eating, I'll go rest first. The old man said, then got up and returned to his own room.

  Before long, Leng Qingtian and Lin Liang also returned to their rooms to rest, while the lively scene in the courtyard continued until deep into the night...

  Digression

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