Chapter 24 is unreliable, second update

  The sky had gradually darkened, and Zhuge Mingyue looked at her clothes, which were all stained with dark red, and smiled helplessly. She didn't have any spare clothes on hand. If she went back like this, it would definitely attract attention. Fortunately, the sky was getting darker now, and by the time she returned to the city, it should be completely black, so she wouldn't be seen. She propped herself up, looked at the thorny bird still guarding her side, and smiled: "Thank you, little guy, you gave me such a big gift. Don't fly around randomly in the future, or you won't have such good luck again if you get caught. Okay, you can go now."

  The thorny bird apparently understood her words, chirping happily and nodding its head, reluctantly circling around Zhuge Mingyue a few times before turning around and diving into that mysterious forest.

  Zhuge Mingyue's body was weak, and she slowly walked forward. At this moment, her body suddenly felt warm and cozy, a surge of energy rushed up, rushing to her limbs, feeling indescribably comfortable. And Zhuge Mingyue also found that her spiritual power had become much stronger at this moment.

  What is this? Zhuge Mingyue was stunned. This was the power shared with her through the Blood Oath!

  "Don't summon me unless it's a matter of life and death, my true body is damaged and needs to rest." With that brief statement, there was no longer any sound, not even mentioning that he had shared some power with Zhuge Mingyue.

  Zhuge Mingyue was taken aback for a moment, then immediately understood. The brutal war three thousand years ago must have severely injured the wolf's vital energy. It is worth noting that at that time, the one who summoned him with the ancient summoning array was a powerful summoner of a strong country. That brutal war, as recorded in history, was a time when the sun and moon lost their light, shocking heaven and earth. In addition to the most powerful summoners at the time, there were countless powerful archers and swordsmen. Although the wolf killed them all, it must have also suffered damage itself.

  Wu Hou finished speaking and fell silent, Zhe Ge Ming Yue carefully examined her spiritual power, suddenly a burst of wild joy. She clearly felt that her spiritual power had risen to another level. Upgraded? Was it really upgraded?

  Zhuge Mingyue thought for a moment, closed her eyes, concentrated and began to chant the incantation, summoning her demonic pet.

  Soon, the air had a ripple. A majestic and noble magic pet with a hidden killing intent appeared in front of Zhuge Mingyue. Its amber eyes flashed with disdain for everything in the world and calmness, like the coldest killer in the world.

  "Wind Leopard?" Zhuge Mingyue stared at the demon pet's sleek and beautiful body, its agile and powerful limbs, and blurted out. It was actually a Wind Leopard! A high-level demon pet known for its speed and strength, the Wind Leopard! So... Zhuge Mingyue came back to her senses, she had actually leveled up to become a high-level summoner! From an elementary summoner, she directly became a high-level summoner, skipping intermediate level altogether!

  The wind leopard walked elegantly to the front of Zhuge Mingyue, slightly bowed its head, knelt down on one leg, and paid respects to Zhuge Mingyue. Zhuge Mingyue stepped forward, stretched out his hand, stroked the wind leopard's head, and a smile appeared on his face.

  Suddenly, the smile on Zhuge Mingyue's face froze. She thought of Fei Yu Tong!

  Due to the close spiritual connection between summoners and their magical pets, most summoners can only have one magical pet. Whether the magical pet dies unnaturally or is released from its contract, it will cause huge mental trauma to the summoner, making them unable to become a summoner again. Only when they advance to a higher level of summoner can they cut off their spiritual connection with their original magical pet and choose a more powerful one.

  Zhuge Mingyue was promoted to intermediate summoner and summoned the Wind Leopard, which also meant that she had no connection with Xiaowu (the parrot) anymore. In front of Zhuge Mingyue's eyes, the image of Xiaowu desperately reciting incantations to cast healing spells on itself appeared. Although she hadn't summoned Xiaowu many times, Zhuge Mingyue suddenly realized that she had unknowingly developed deep feelings for Xiaowu.

  Zhuge Mingyue felt a little down and regretful in her heart. Feng Bao stretched out his head and gently rubbed against Zhuge Mingyue, who stroked Feng Bao's head. After thinking for a moment, she couldn't help but recite the incantation again, even though it might not be useful at all.

  But soon there was a stir in the air.

  "Hey, master, why are you summoning me in such a hurry? I was still sleeping." The parrot appeared before him, shaking its fluffy and vibrant feathers.

  Zhuge Mingyue stared blankly at the fat parrot, making sure she wasn't seeing things, then looked at the wind leopard beside it and confirmed again that she wasn't mistaken. Both magical pets were there!

  "Huh, Feng Bao, Master, you can summon the Wind Leopard? Come on, little leopard, from now on follow me and I won't treat you unfairly." The fat parrot flapped its wings and flew onto the Wind Leopard's head.

  The leopard knocked him down with one swipe of its paw.

  Zhuge Mingyue caught the parrot in one swift motion and hugged it tightly in her arms.

  "Master? Master? What's wrong? You're being so proactive, I'm going to be shy. If anyone should be proactive, it's me." The parrot was held in Zhuge Mingyue's arms, chirping away.

  "Idiot!" Zhuge Mingyue's heart was excited, but her mouth was smiling and scolding the fat parrot's poor mouth. In her heart, she was delighted, great, this fat bird is still here, still here.

  "Master, this big cat is too arrogant. What's so great about it? It actually dares to lay a hand on me. Big cat, what are you capable of? Are you as handsome as I am? Do you have feathers as beautiful as mine? Do you have an elegant temperament like mine? Most importantly, can you fly? I can! And another thing, I can talk, can you? You mute!" The parrot squawked loudly at the wind leopard.

  "You're the mute!" a low voice suddenly emerged.

  Zhuge Mingyue was stunned, and the parrot was also stunned.

  Who is speaking?

  "You, you, can you talk? Isn't the Wind Leopard supposed to be unable to speak?" The fat parrot stared at the Wind Leopard and stuttered out a question.

  "Who told you I'm an ordinary Wind Leopard?" The Wind Leopard shook his robust body, and the next moment, his body gradually revealed beautiful patterns like auspicious clouds.

  "Clouded leopard!" The fat parrot's eyes widened in shock, staring at the clouded leopard in front of it, utterly astonished. Clouded leopard, that was the king of leopards!

  The cloud-patterned leopard looked at the fat parrot in surprise, let out a pleased hum, shook its body, and those beautiful cloud patterns disappeared, reverting to the ordinary appearance of a wind leopard.

  "Do you have a name?" Zhuge Mingyue came back to her senses, and in her heart she couldn't help but think that today was truly a lucky day. First it was the ancient divine beast Xū Hǒu, then it was the Wind Leopard King, Cloud Patterned Wind Leopard.

  "No. Master, can you help me get one? A handsome one." Yunwen Fengbao added, "Not handsome is not allowed."

  Zhuge Mingyue's mouth twitched slightly, and he suddenly felt that the demon pet he had summoned was a bit unreliable.

  "Awesome, isn't it?" said Zhuge Mingyue.

  "Ah, handsome!" The wind leopard shook its tail and nodded in satisfaction.

  Zhuge Mingyue looked up at the sky and saw that it was getting darker: "Let's go, back to the city."

  Zhuge Mingyue summoned Feng Bao back. Mo Chong is not a ride, they have their own pride. If Tang Tu wants to make Feng Bao his mount, it may cause dissatisfaction with Feng Bao. That would be a loss. However, Zhuge Mingyue really wants to experience the speed of Feng Bao at some point. Let's wait for Feng Bao to agree first. Zhuge Mingyue also wanted to summon Fei Yu back, but Fei Yu refused, saying it wanted to stay outside, so Zhuge Mingyue gave up.

  Zhuge Mingyue hastened her pace, accompanied by the parrot, as they rushed towards the outer perimeter. Upon reaching the outskirts of the mountain range, she suddenly caught a whiff of a faintly sweet blood scent. The crisp morning air made this subtle smell stand out all the more. Not far ahead, the sound of clashing weapons and a pained cry echoed through the air, a voice that seemed vaguely familiar.

  Zhuge Mingyue quietly leaned over and hid behind a large tree to take a peek, and indeed it was an acquaintance.

  On a small patch of empty land, four masked men in black clothes were holding knives and swords, surrounding Lin Yuhans group in the middle. Not far away, several similarly dressed black-clothed men lay on the ground, lifeless.

  Lin Yuhans face was deathly pale as he sat on the ground, his right leg stretched out with a shocking wound that ran from the top of his thigh down to his knee, bleeding profusely. His palm pressed tightly against the wound, trying to stop the bleeding. Beside him was Wu Tingying, her face also pale and discolored.

  Outside, several male guards fell to the side, it was unknown whether they were dead or alive, but they were definitely unable to continue fighting. In Lin Yuhans team, the only person still standing was Qin Juan. This female swordsman hunched over, propping herself up with her long sword in front of Lin Yuhans body, the sword tip inserted into the ground, the sword body already bent, barely supporting her weight. Fresh blood dripped down from the wound on her waist, Qin Juans face was pale and twisted, her whole body constantly trembling. Facing the four black-clad men, Qin Juans expression was firm and determined, perhaps if she waited a little longer, she would fall to the ground without them having to lift a hand, but she did not have any intention of retreating.

  Digression

  Felt your enthusiasm. So I'll add more ~ haha

  By the way, thank you for your diamond flowers and rewards. The number of that reward is really nice to look at, 888 all the way.

  Finally, a gossip question, have you guys seen that thing TVB filmed, "Palace Scheme"? It's about the story of Zhong Wuyan.

  Zhong Wuyan, also known as Zhong Lichun and Zhong Wuyan, was the wife of Qi Xuanwang. She is one of the four great ugly women and talented women in ancient China. According to legend, she was a woman from the Wu Yan village during the Warring States period. Extremely ugly, she remained unmarried until the age of 40, when she requested an audience with King Xuan of Qi and presented him with four points on the dangers facing the state of Qi. Her words were accepted by the king, who made her his queen. She then dismantled the Gradual Terrace, abolished female music, dismissed flatterers, promoted straightforward speech, selected soldiers and horses, and filled up the treasury, bringing great peace to the state of Qi.

  Sometimes when I speak, sometimes my hands itch, and I really want to write some fan fiction.