Chapter 61: Gold Coins Rolling In, Haha!

  Zhuge Mingyue heard this and her first reaction was anger, afterwards she realized why she had reacted that way.

  "This earring is important to me and I won't give it away." Zhuge Mingyue calmed down her emotions and refused faintly.

  "This earring is really beautiful, I wonder where Miss Zhuge bought it?" Liu Yu still wouldn't give up, she had never seen such a beautiful ruby before. She had to admit that her taste was good, but she greatly underestimated the value of this earring. She thought that as the illegitimate daughter of the Zhuge family, Zhuge Mingyue's clothing and accessories were at most those of an ordinary young lady, and no matter how precious the Zhuge family's jewelry was, it could be bought.

  "It was a gift from someone else." Zhuge Mingyue said lightly. What a subtle mood is this? As if someone had been eyeing her treasured possession?

  "Who could have sent it?" Liu Yu still asked relentlessly, such a beautiful earring, she had never seen before. Loving beauty was a woman's nature, and she especially liked those beautiful jewels, so she wouldn't let go. "Why is there only one earring? Did the person only send you one?"

  "There's only one." Zhuge Mingyue's face sank, and he stood up directly. "Lin Shaozhu, I have something to do today, so I'll take my leave first. Let's talk another day." After saying that, without waiting for Lin Yuhans' response, he left straight away.

  Liu Yu was taken aback, looking at Zhuge Mingyue's back, and coldly snorted, thinking to himself that he was indeed a worthless thing.

  Lin Yuhans' eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she gave a cold glance at Liu Yu beside her. Superficial and foolish woman! It seems that another day I'll have to find Zhuge Mingyue to explain things properly, she must be unhappy today.

  Zhuge Mingyue walked alone on the street, touching the earrings on her ears, and the beautiful heterochromatic eyes that took her breath away appeared before her. Jun Qianyao...

  Back at the Summoner Association, Zhuge Mingyue returned to her bedroom, washed up and lay on the bed but couldn't fall asleep for a long time, until late at night she fell into a deep sleep.

  However, on the second day, early in the morning, Zhuge Mingyue was woken up by Cang Wuya's knocking on the door.

  "What's going on? Master, you're disturbing my peaceful sleep early in the morning." Zhuge Mingyue rubbed her eyes and sat up, feeling very annoyed.

  "Get up and practice!" Cang Wu's tone was urgent.

  "I'm going to sleep, I didn't sleep well last night." Zhuge Mingyue refused to get out of bed and lay down again.

  "Are you getting up or not?" Cang Wu shouted from outside the door.

  "Let's get up later, I'll sleep for a while first." Zhuge Mingyue pulled over the quilt and prepared to continue sleeping with her head covered.

  "Hurry up and get out! Get out!" Cang Wu Ya was kicking the door from outside.

  Zhuge Mingyue completely ignored it and continued sleeping.

  In a daze, the door suddenly made a loud noise. Instantly, smoke and dust filled the air, and debris flew everywhere. Zhuge Mingyue was startled, wrapped in her quilt, she poked out her head to see Xing Lanzhou standing at the door with a sinister smile on his face. Xing Lanzhou's current hairstyle was a buzz cut, probably because his hair had been blown off during the last experiment and couldn't be restored, so it had been cut off.

  "Master, what are you two doing?" Zhuge Mingyue glared at them with a burst of anger.

  "You should have learned alchemy with me today." Xing Linzhou said, standing at the door with his hands on his hips.

  "Get out! She should have learned multi-summoning with me today, now she's already promoted to Grand Summoner and can summon another magical pet!" Cang Wu Ya said angrily with his hands on his hips.

  "Didn't she learn multi-summoning yesterday? Today it's my turn to teach her alchemy." Xing Linzhou grew even angrier, his whiskers trembling with rage.

  "Learn Multiple Summoning!"

  "Learn Alchemy!"

  "Multiple Summoning!"

  "Alchemist!"

  "You old thing, I'll strangle you to death!"

  "You're an old stubborn thing, I'm going to fight you!"

  Zhuge Mingyue stared blankly at the two old men rolling around in a heap at the door. The two of them were engaged in close combat. Xing Linzhou grabbed Cong Wuyan's hair, but he himself was bald, so Cong Wuyan couldn't get a grip on him. Instead, Cong Wuyan grabbed Xing Linzhou's ears and pulled hard.

  These two people who were considered "out of this world" by others are now rolling around on the ground in a heap.

  Zhuge Mingyue yawned and covered herself with the quilt, ready to continue sleeping.

  The two of them stopped in their tracks and shouted at Zhuge Mingyue in unison: "Get up for me immediately!"

  ……

  A moment later, Zhuge Mingyue yawned and sat down in front of the two.

  "In the morning, I learned multiple summoning, and in the afternoon, I practiced alchemy." Cang Wuyue said with some pride. Xing Linzhou snorted coldly beside him, clearly disdainful.

  Huh? Made up already? So fast, impossible!

  "I won at rock-paper-scissors." Cang Wu Ya almost jumped up and twisted his waist, that triumphant look was extremely annoying.

  "If you have the ability, you will win tomorrow too." Xing Linzhou said with a sarcastic tone beside him.

  "We'll talk about tomorrow's matters tomorrow, anyway I won today." The look of a petty person who has achieved his goal.

  Xing Linzhou was furious, but there was nothing he could do, so he sat on the side, sulking and waiting.

  "Alright, good apprentice, let's learn about multiple summoning." Cang Wuji cleared his throat and began to instruct.

  Zhuge Mingyue followed the teachings of Cangwu Jiao to concentrate her mind and enter a strange meditative state. Multiple summoning techniques involve using this special meditation method to isolate different regions of spiritual space, and then use complex summoning incantations to establish spiritual resonance with different magical creatures, thereby completing multiple summonings.

  It wasn't until then that Zhuge Mingyue realized that it was because she possessed the divine beast Huohou as her main magic pet that a small, independent spiritual space had automatically been generated, allowing her to easily summon both Yunwen Fengbao and Fei Yuanyu at the same time.

  But now, wanting to divide out a new spiritual space and summon different magical pets is not that easy, requiring extremely strong spiritual power and extremely precise spiritual control ability, which is not easily accomplished.

  After practicing for a while, Zhuge Mingyue felt somewhat fatigued and her mind was in disarray. She withdrew from meditation and opened her eyes.

  "How did it stop?" asked Cang Wu Ye, staring intently at Zhuge Mingyue.

  "Tired, take a rest." Zhuge Mingyue stretched and said.

  "Meditation can be tiring? Ah, Mingyue, you need to work harder if you want to master the multiple summoning technique anytime soon!" Cang Wuyue said with a serious tone. His eyes were still fixed on Xing Lanzhou who was dozing off at the side, he had to hurry up and teach Zhuge Mingyue the multiple summoning technique.

  "You say you're not tired, then summon one for me to see, I'm almost mentally split, do you know?" Zhuge Mingyue said with a bad tone.

  "If I could, wouldn't I have shown you already? Why wait until now?" Cang Wu said with a huff.

  "What, you don't know either?!" Zhuge Mingyue's eyes widened in surprise. She had never even dreamed that Cang Wuyue would speak so confidently, only to find out he didn't know himself!

  "Heh heh! As the president of the Summoner's Association, I'm naturally focused on association matters, so I don't have time to practice." Cang Wu Ya suddenly realized he had misspoken and smiled awkwardly.

  "Oh, good disciple, so you didn't know that your master can't even perform multiple summoning techniques?" Xing Lingzhou immediately chimed in, adding fuel to the fire. "I thought you knew. This old man has been studying for a long time, but he doesn't have the talent himself. Now that he sees you have it, of course, he won't let you go. Alas, he can't even do it himself, yet he wants to teach others." Xing Lingzhou's words were laced with sarcastic sighs.

  With a loud shout, he yelled at Xing Linzhou: "Get out of here now! This afternoon is your time."

  Xing Linzhou hummed and slowly walked out.

  As Xing Linzhou walked out, Cang Wuyue turned her head and put on a smile: "Good apprentice, although I didn't learn it myself, according to historical records, there really have been successful summoners. Otherwise, where did this notebook come from? Believe me, you will definitely become an extremely powerful multi-summoner."

  "Good disciple, actually multiple summoning is the dream of every summoner. As a summoner, who doesn't hope to become stronger? Who can bear to give up those magical pets that have been with them through thick and thin, and summon new ones to replace them? This notebook is a treasure left to us by our predecessors after they spent countless effort, I don't expect to make it shine, but at least I hope to pass it down forever." Cang Wu said with emotion, holding the notebook.

  "What Master said makes sense." Zhuge Mingyue nodded, and what Cang Wuyue said was actually not wrong at all. No summoner is willing to give up their contracted beasts, but if they want to keep moving forward, they have to painfully abandon their previous contracted beasts. She didn't want to give up either Fatuous Parrot or any of the Storm Riders, so she must learn multiple summoning techniques.

  After studying hard for a whole morning, it was noon when Zhuge Mingyue opened her eyes.

  "How?" asked Cang Wuji excitedly.

  "I've got a bit of a feeling." Zhuge Mingyue blinked.

  "Great, great, that's wonderful. What would you like to eat for lunch?" Cang Wu Ye was overjoyed and repeatedly said "great".

  "Spicy beef tenderloin, steamed four delights, snowflake hoof flower, braised lion's head..." Zhuge Mingyue said bluntly.

  "I'll go arrange it now." Cang Wu Ya walked out of the door with a smile, "We'll continue later... Ah... I forgot about that old thing..." Cang Wu Ya was originally smiling and saying they would continue in the afternoon, but as soon as he walked out the door, he saw Xing Lin Zhou standing outside, his mood greatly dampened.

  A sumptuous lunch was laid out before her, but Zhuge Mingyue ignored the two old men who were fighting over a piece of braised lion's head, and she was eating beef strips, but her mind was thinking about something.

  At this moment, a flapping sound suddenly came from the window, and then a small white eagle flew in like a meteor and landed directly on Zhuge Mingyue's desk.

  What is this?

  Zhuge Mingyue was taken aback. This snow-white gyrfalcon, seemed to be Jun Qianyao's pet? Or perhaps a demonic pet?

  At that moment, the snow-white gyrfalcon jumped two steps forward and stretched out its right claw for Zhuge Mingyue to see.

  Zhuge Mingyue saw that there seemed to be a small cylinder tied above, and the little eagle hawk waved its right claw again, indicating that Zhuge Mingyue should quickly untie it. Zhuge Mingyue came back to his senses, untied the small cylinder, and poured out a roll of paper from inside. Unfolding it to take a look, there was a row of characters dancing with dragons and phoenixes: Merging with all things, embracing all things.

  What does this mean?

  Zhuge Mingyue looked at the small eagle, the small eagle had completed its task and also tilted its head to look at Zhuge Mingyue, then looked at the dishes in front of Zhuge Mingyue.

  Zhuge Mingyue smiled: "As a thank you for delivering the message, would you like to have dinner?"

  That little eagle nodded lightly, as if it had understood what Zhuge Mingyue said.

  The gaze of the little eagle moved to the braised lion's head on that plate, and then Zhuge Mingyue picked up her chopsticks and directly took the last piece of braised lion's head over. The two who were fighting for the braised lion's head had already stood up, with their chopsticks as swords, engaging in a fierce battle. As soon as they saw that the last piece was gone, they stopped, turned around, and looked at Zhuge Mingyue with resentment.

  "Huh? Isn't this Xue Ying?!" Cang Wu said in surprise, "How did you end up here?"

  "Yes, this little guy can fly thousands of miles a day without any problem. However, the Snow Eagle is born with pride and won't easily acknowledge an owner." Xing Linzhou also curiously said. These two were just fiercely fighting, to the point where they didn't even notice the Snow Eagle flying in.

  The Snow Eagle ignored the two old men and elegantly pecked at the braised lion's head, after finishing eating, it let out a soft cry to Zhuge Mingyue, then flapped its wings and flew away quickly.

  "Is that what you raised?" Cang Wuyue asked with wide eyes, his face having a scallion thread on it, which was poked there by Xing Lanzhou's chopsticks.

  "Not like that." Xing Linzhou furrowed his brow and shook his head, the solemn expression on his face ruined by the cabbage leaf on his forehead, which had been tossed there by Cang Wujiang.

  "No, a friend's raising them." Zhuge Mingyue looked at the two in front of her with poor images and couldn't help but mock, "How old are you two exactly?"

  "I'm eighty-seven years and seven months and three days old, a whole day older than this old thing!" Cang Wu said proudly with his chest out.

  "What a big fart of a day! It's just past midnight, only half an hour in, and you're already telling lies without blushing, you shameless old man!" Xing Linzhou was furious.

  "Half an hour is also older than you!" Cang Wu Ya burst out laughing.

  "I'm going to make you vomit up everything you just ate today!" Xing Linzhou's hair stood on end.

  Afraid of you?

  Who cares about this? These two don't look like they're over 80, but rather like 8-year-old kids. Zhuge Mingyue twitched the corner of her mouth as she saw the two people tangled up again, shook her head, elegantly wiped her mouth, and calmly ignored the two who were hugging each other and fighting back and forth, directly returning to her bedroom instead. It's nap time, can't be late.

  Back in her bedroom, the door had already been repaired. Zhuge Mingyue closed the door and sat cross-legged on the bed, unfolding the note to take another look.

  Merging with all things, embracing all things...

  Zhuge Mingyue stared at the paper, feeling something flash by. She slowly closed her eyes and entered a meditative state, but this time it was exceptionally clear. It seemed as if there was a spark in her mind that kept flashing by, so clear yet so difficult to grasp. Zhuge Mingyue knew that what lay before her now was not an insurmountable chasm, but just a paper lantern, fragile and easily broken. But how could she break it?

  "Merging with all things, embracing all things" Zhuge Mingyue opened her eyes and gazed at the handsome characters, feeling an unprecedented sense of peace in her heart, no longer having the anxiety of the past. Zhuge Mingyue smiled faintly and looked out the window.

  At some point, fine rain like strands of silver fell from the sky, bringing wave after wave of refreshing and cool breeze, gathering on the clean road surface into shallow streams.

  The brook babbles along, carrying away the dust of the earth. A few withered leaves float on the brook and drift far away, gradually disappearing into the distance. The fine rain like silver threads, slowly flowing power, moistens everything in the world, and wraps up everything in the world.

  In an instant, the wind stopped and the rain ceased. The sky was as clear and transparent as if it had been washed clean, a brilliant blue that seemed to glow from within. The creek water soaked into the ground, but everything before one's eyes was so bright, so sparkling, everywhere filled with the refreshing moisture of the rain.

  Is this melting into all things and yet embracing all things?

  The last layer of dark clouds in Zhuge Mingyue's heart dispersed, and she re-entered a state of meditation.

  Her spirit seemed boundless and endless, as if everything between heaven and earth had entered her spiritual world at this moment. She seemed to "see" the lush vitality of the green grass, and "saw" the vast expanse of the land...

  It was unknown how much time had passed when Zhuge Mingyue suddenly opened her eyes and began to rapidly chant an incantation.

  The intense spiritual fluctuations caused the two old men who were still bickering to suddenly stop, and then they quickly ran towards Zhuge Mingyue's house.

  This intense spiritual fluctuation definitely came from Zhuge Mingyue's house.

  Cang Wu Ya was extremely excited. Could it be that Zhuge Mingyue had already grasped the profound meaning of multiple summoning? Was he currently summoning a new demonic pet?

  When the two rushed to the door, they saw that the house was full of colorful lights, making it almost impossible to open their eyes. The whole house was filled with a dazzling array of colors, and it was impossible to see what was inside.

  Cang Wuyue wanted to call out to Zhuge Mingyue, but was afraid of disturbing him at a critical moment when he was summoning something, so he could only anxiously peer inside from the doorway.

  It wasn't until much later that the light in the house gradually dimmed. Cang Wuyue and Xing Lanzhou hastily walked in, only to see Zhuge Mingyue standing off against a woman. The woman wore a black lace long dress, with a devilish figure that was both concave and convex, a pair of nearly transparent wings on her back, and a seductive face with a lethal allure, but she looked at Zhuge Mingyue with an icy expression.

  Yixi tribe?! Cang Wu's jaw is about to dislocate! This, this, this is the new demonic pet summoned by Zhuge Mingyue?! It's actually a Yixi tribe member! The Yixi tribe is rarely summoned, and on the entire continent, there are only a handful of people who have a Yixi as a demonic pet. But that's not the key point, the key point is that with Zhuge Mingyue's current Earth-level standards, it's impossible for her to summon a Yixi tribe member as a demonic pet! To know that the Yixi tribe can only be summoned by Soul-level or higher summoners!

  Xing Linzhou was also stunned. The Night Charm clan? So seductive, but, seems to be injured?

  "You're injured." Zhuge Mingyue said with certainty as she looked at the demon pet she had just summoned.

  She narrowed her beautiful eyes, staring at the person in front of her who had summoned her, with complex emotions in her heart. She was both angry and annoyed, yet also unwilling to admit it, and a hint of gratitude. If it weren't for the person in front of her summoning her at this time, she would have definitely died already. However, this didn't mean that she would acknowledge such a weak person as qualified to be her master!

  Zhuge Mingyue looked at the silent and unmoving Ye Gui's shoulder wound, which was still bleeding. However, Ye Gui seemed oblivious to it, only staring at Zhuge Mingyue. Immediately, Zhuge Mingyue summoned Fei Yu Tong, who, upon seeing Ye Gui about to say something, was grabbed by the neck by Zhuge Mingyue: "Treat her immediately, and if you have any extra words, I'll pluck your feathers right off!" After saying this, Zhuge Mingyue forcefully tugged on Fei Yu Tong's tail feathers, causing him to twist his body in pain. His small eyes blinked pitifully, indicating that he wouldn't speak out of turn, and only then did Zhuge Mingyue release him. Then, he began chanting an incantation, and beams of white light shot onto Ye Gui's shoulder. The wound on Ye Gui's shoulder healed at a visible rate.

  Astonishment flashed across Ye Mei's eyes. This human was actually able to summon a demonic pet, and this demonic pet even knew healing techniques.

  "Thanks." The Night Demon only uttered one word, then his body slightly trembled, and like a normal person's body suddenly shrinking at this moment, it became the size of a palm. He flapped his wings and flew onto Zhuge Mingyue's shoulder, sitting down, "From now on, don't summon me back again."

  "Oh, beauty, won't you and I be the same, staying here won't consume our life force. I also want to be outside all day, but the master doesn't allow it. I'm telling you, the master is good in every way, just a bit fierce, I even doubt if she can get married in the future...... Ahhh!" The parrot's words hadn't finished yet when it was slapped by Zhuge Mingyue and rolled around on the bed several times.

  "Idiot." Yexi sat on Zhuge Mingyue's shoulder, looking at the obese parrot lying on the bed with disdain.

  "Good disciple, you've mastered multi-summoning!" Cang Wuji rushed in with tears streaming down his face.

  Xing Linzhou twitched at the corner of his mouth. Zhuge Mingyue had already learned multiple summonings, and alchemy must not fall behind.

  "Ah, I've learned." Zhuge Mingyue stood up and nodded.

  "Night Demon, you actually summoned a Night Demon." Cang Wu Jia looked at the miniaturized Night Demon on Zhuge Mingyue's shoulder with excitement, his eyes wide with wonder. The shrunken Night Demon was small and delicate, exceptionally cute, so cute that it could melt people's hearts. However, what did Night Demon's disdainful gaze mean?

  "What's your name?" Zhuge Mingyue slightly nodded her head and asked the Ye Mei sitting on her shoulder.

  "Hmph!" Ye Mei let out a cold snort and turned her head away, ignoring Zhuge Mingyue's question.

  "What's with your attitude? My master is asking you a question! Don't think that just because you're pretty, I won't dare to flap my wings and kill you!" The parrot, seeing Ye Wei's haughty expression, jumped up in anger, chirping loudly as it perched on Zhu Ge Mingyue's head, glaring furiously at Ye Wei. Pretty women are not good people, hmm, except for the master! Earlier when Ye Wei scolded him as an idiot, he had heard it loud and clear.

  The enchantress turned her head, suddenly opening her cherry lips lightly, and a heavenly singing voice flowed out of her mouth, like a dream, stirring people's hearts.

  "Not good!" Cang Wuyue's face changed, and he covered his own ears. He also said to Xing Lianzhou, "Old thing, if you don't want to lose face, hurry up and cover your ears."

  Xing Linzhou also quickly covered his own ears and refused to listen to Ye Mei's singing.

  You two old men still aren't ashamed enough? Zhuge Mingyue silently cursed in her heart.

  At this time, Zhuge Mingyue was surprised to find that the parrot on her head flew up with a thud, bumped into the table, fell down, and hugged the table leg, drooling: "Chestnut cake, oh, beauty, your chest is so soft..."

  Zhuge Mingyue's face turned black, and the parrot had an illusion. It was hugging the table leg and pecking at it, while also kissing it. However, its pecks and kisses were just one action - a strong beak strike. Listening to the knocking sound, Zhuge Mingyue felt pain for it. He wanted to grab the parrot to stop it from pecking, but after hearing what was behind it, he pretended not to know it. How embarrassing!

  Now she understands that Ye Char's singing can confuse people's minds and make them hallucinate.

  The enchanting singing stopped, and Cang Wuyue and Xing Lanzhou finally put down their hands covering their ears.

  "Well done, young apprentice! You're really something. You can actually summon a Night Charm." Cang Wu's extremely pleased tone made Xing Linzhou feel rather displeased.

  "Come and learn alchemy with me, and memorize twenty formulas for me this afternoon." Xing Linzhou was so angry that his teeth itched when he saw Cang Wuyue's complacent look.

  Zhuge Mingyue didn't say a word, she just turned her head and quietly looked at the Night Demon on her shoulder. The Night Demon was also looking at her. Their eyes met, and the Night Demon let out a proud hum, then turned its head away. It wouldn't acknowledge such a weak person as its master unless she proved herself worthy of being its master, only then would it tell her its name!

  ……

  In the late afternoon, Zhuge Mingyue and two energetic old men finally memorized the formula, took a leave of absence, summoned the hurricane, and were about to ride the hurricane to Tianfeng Academy.

  After the hurricane, he saw the night demon on Zhuge Mingyue's shoulder, and then looked at the fat parrot perched on Zhuge Mingyue's head, which was yawning. The amber eyes dimmed in that moment. He carried Zhuge Mingyue silently to the Tianfeng Academy, this time surprisingly not mentioning wanting to eat chicken legs.

  And Ye Mei was leaning back, staring at the hurricane, shocked. This master of hers seemed to be indeed different from others. He could actually summon three magical pets at the same time, one being the Wind Leopard King and another a fat bird.

  Zhuge Mingyue noticed the hurricane's silence, and the hurricane's emotions were low. Zhuge Mingyue thought for a moment and understood, but she didn't say it out loud. Instead, she went all the way to Tianfeng College, where she didn't go back to her dormitory, but instead went straight to find Wen Yi.

  Wen Yi was in the office looking at the documents in his hand, saw Zhuge Mingyue arrive, smiled and stood up. When he saw Ye Xuan on Zhuge Mingyue's shoulder, he was shocked.

  "Mingyue, you... how could it be..." Wen Yi looked at Zhuge Mingyue in surprise.

  "Yes, teacher. I'm now a Terra Summoner and have learned Multi-Summoning. There are some things I'd like to ask you." Zhuge Mingyue nodded, dispelling Wen Yi's doubts.

  "Multiple summoning? Can it really be done?" Wen Yiyu was both surprised and envious. Multiple summoning, in fact, is extremely heaven-defying. If one person has many powerful magical pets to help fight, how shocking would that be? "What do you want from me, speak up."

  Wen Yi sat down, gesturing for Zhuge Mingyue to sit as well. Wen Yi was surprised that Zhuge Mingyue could summon Ye Wei at the Earth level, but then he thought about how Zhuge Mingyue's magical pet was the Wind Leopard King and now a disciple of Cang Wuji, so it wasn't surprising after all.

  "Teacher, I remember you said that your Familiar hasn't changed. Because there's a deep emotional bond." Zhuge Mingyue sat down and got straight to the point, "However, a Familiar's abilities are limited and can't keep up with your progress. What should be done? Can they help them improve their own abilities?" This was what Zhuge Mingyue had been worried about earlier. She noticed Huifeng's low spirits. Huifeng also noticed her growth, and when he saw Ye Xuan, his eyes dimmed.

  Wen Yi was taken aback, then burst out laughing: "I was just thinking of finding you in a few days to talk about this matter. Because Wan Qi Chen is always doting on his Jiaotu beast, shouting that he won't change it later. So I plan to discuss this with you, since you're here, let's go and call Wan Qi Chen, I'll tell you."

  Zhuge Mingyue heard this and had a plan, so she stood up with joy.

  Sitting on Zhuge Mingyue's shoulder, the Night Demon was somewhat unexpected. For humans, weren't magical pets just tools for them to fight with? Once they're not strong enough, they'd immediately be replaced by new ones. Weren't these the words spoken by people within their own clan? How did it seem that Zhuge Mingyue actually had deep feelings towards her own magical pet and was thinking of helping it grow? This was the first time she'd ever heard of such a thing. Although she was surprised in her heart, her expression remained unchanged, still raising her chin and coldly watching everything unfold.

  Wen Yi called everyone to find Wan Qi Chen, and they arrived at a vacant lot behind the classroom. Of course, it was not class time now, so Ling Fei Yang, Xue Zi Hao, and Duan Mu Xuan also came. Zhuge Ming Yue has been very busy lately, but seeing that she had already advanced to become a Grand Summoner, everyone was happy for her, yet they all made up their minds to work harder and catch up with Zhuge Ming Yue's pace. Especially Ling Fei Yang, who felt even more determined in his heart - as Zhuge Ming Yue's Guardian, how could he fall behind? Wan Qi Chen and Xue Zi Hao had already advanced to become High-Level Summoners and High-Level Archers, while Duan Mu Xuan was about to become a Mid-Level Archer. However, seeing Zhuge Ming Yue's growth made them feel that they were still too slow, too slow. They must work harder and quickly improve themselves.

  As for the Night Demon who had always been perched on Zhuge Mingyue's shoulder, people marveled at her beauty, but didn't find it particularly surprising anymore. Whatever happened to Zhuge Mingyue seemed not to be unusual anymore.

  "Sister, are you going back to town tonight?" Du Mu Xuan asked in a low voice.

  "I'm not going back, I haven't gone back recently. Those two old men have driven me to death." Zhuge Mingyue's head was about to explode, and the rivalry between those two had affected her, it was truly unbearable.

  "Congratulations, Mingyue, you've been promoted." Ling Feiyang smiled slightly, feeling a little downhearted. As Zhuge Mingyue's guardian, he couldn't be by her side during this period of time. And yet, Zhuge Mingyue grew rapidly during this time, always giving him the feeling that he was being left behind.

  Just as Zhuge Mingyue was about to say something, Wen Yi spoke up instead.

  "Summon your demonic pets." Wen Yi said to Zhuge Mingyue and Wan Qi Chen.

  While they were chanting, Wen Yi also started chanting. Everyone was actually very curious about what kind of magical pet Wen Yi had. Although Wen Yi trained them in a devilish way normally, they had never seen Wen Yi summon his magical pet before.

  There was no wind or cloud, no flying sand or walking stone. Wen Yi's speed was much faster than Zhuge Mingyue and the others, and he was the first to complete the summoning. A large cat with an exceptionally fat body appeared before his eyes, its golden fur shining brightly, its head about the same size as a small tiger cub. However, looking at its narrowed eyes and pouting butt, it was clearly a cat rather than a tiger.

  "Dragon Cat!" Zhuge Mingyue and the others were stunned at the same time. This chubby and cute big cat, isn't it just the kind of dragon cat that some famous ladies like to raise at home for fun? Although this guy has a "dragon" in his name, except for being a bit bigger and cuter, he can't be compared to a real dragon at all, basically having no combat power. Even saying it's a cat is flattering it, because it's too lazy to even catch mice. Of course, with its exaggerated body shape, it would be an insult to make it dig mouse holes.

  "Stop staring and start attacking. No matter how you attack, just defeat me." Wen Yi said calmly, ignoring the surprise of the two people. Zhuge Mingyue and Wan Qi Chen also completed their summoning. The Earth Armor Beast crouched in front of Wan Qi Chen, and as Wan Qi Chen advanced to a higher level, its strength increased significantly, its body grew a bit larger, and its hard black armor glistened with a faint cold light. Zhuge Mingyue's Cloud Pattern Wind Leopard was still mysterious as before, spreading out layers of illusory cloud shadows around her body.

  "Teacher, you're not joking, are you?" Wan Xi Chen wanted to laugh, but felt embarrassed and could only hold it in, finding it very difficult to bear.

  "Attack if you're going to attack, don't waste words." Wen Yi glared at him.

  "Alright then, don't blame me later." Wan Xi Chen muttered under his breath and gave the order to launch an attack on the Earth Fiend Beast.

  "Whoa......" The armored beast charged at the dragon cat, but as soon as it touched that fat body, it let out a miserable cry and retreated, never daring to charge again.

  On that hard, thick armor, a dense array of holes appeared, and on the outside of Long Mao's plump body, a layer of silver light flickered vaguely, like sharp steel spears. Under the cover of these steel spears, Long Mao now looked like an enlarged version of a giant porcupine, with sharp quills all over its body that inspired fear at a glance. Although Fat Cat's eyes were still so lazy and its movements were still so silly and harmless, Zhuge Mingyue and Wan Qi Chen no longer dared to underestimate it in the slightest.

  "What kind of summoning technique is this?" Both were shocked beyond measure, as the summoner's level increased, they could add some auxiliary skills to the magic pet, such as enhanced strength, speed boost, defense enhancement and other spells, thereby enhancing the combat effectiveness of the magic pet. However, a powerful auxiliary summoning technique like this, neither of them had ever heard of it before. Even the thick armor of the Earthshaker Beast couldn't withstand the sharp spikes of the Dragon Cat, how strong would such a summoning technique be?

  Wan Xi Chen secretly felt relieved, fortunately earlier he wanted to give the teacher some face and didn't order the Jia Beast to go all out, so those sharp thorns only pierced through the surface of the Jia Beast's thick armor and didn't penetrate deep into its flesh. Otherwise, the Jia Beast would be bleeding profusely by now.

  "Continue!" said Wen Yi.

  Zhuge Mingyue's expression turned serious, and after a moment of thought, he gave the order to attack Whirlwind. However, this time its target was not Longmao, but rather Wen Yi behind it. Anyway, as long as they defeated him using any method, that would be fine. Zhuge Mingyue thought, after defeating him, he must ask what kind of summoning technique this was.

  The greatest advantage of the hurricane is its speed, Zhuge Mingyue believes that even if this dragon cat's defense is as strong as a giant hedgehog, it can't be faster than the hurricane in terms of speed. As long as you bypass it and directly attack the summoner behind it, wouldn't that work?

  But just as the cloud-patterned leopard was about to crash into Wen Yi, a light spot on Long Mao's body suddenly flashed, and then a clear and cold light ring fell from the sky, covering Wen Yi's head and appearing a layer of semi-transparent ice crystal-like thorns outside his body.

  Although the Wind Leopard's semi-transparent sharp thorns were no match for the Dragon Cat, its body strength was far inferior to the Earth Armor Beast's sturdy thick armor, so it didn't dare to crash head-on. Upon discovering this, it immediately stopped its forward momentum and retreated using its speed advantage and agile physique. It licked its tongue, unwillingly gazing at Wen Yi in front of it, but no matter how hard it looked, it couldn't find an opening, resulting in a temporary stalemate.

  "Alright, let's just drop it." Wen Yitian said with a calm smile.

  "What's going on? Isn't the summoner's auxiliary spell supposed to only be cast on magical pets?" Zhuge Mingyue and Wan Qi Chen recalled their magical pets, both feeling bewildered. They had never heard of a summoner being able to cast an auxiliary spell on themselves before, so it was no wonder they were bewildered.

  "Could it be the inherited skill of a magical pet?" The two thought of this and their eyes lit up. In ancient times, the struggle for survival was much more cruel than it is now, and many magical pets were born with strong survival skills. As time passed, these magical pets' descendants no longer faced such cruel struggles for survival, and their skills gradually degenerated. Only a very small number of magical pets could stimulate this kind of ancient skill hidden in their blood under abnormal circumstances. Unlike ordinary magical pet skills, this kind of abnormal ancient skill can also directly affect the summoner's body.

  I don't know how Wen Yi is so lucky, he can actually summon such a mutated magical pet. The mutation rate of this kind is one in ten thousand or even one in millions! While admiring, Zhuge Mingyue and Wan Qi Chen also felt that something was off. The ancient skills that the magical pets comprehend after mutation are usually related to their own species. Crawling-type magical pets will never be able to comprehend flying-type magical pet skills, this is common sense. And Long Mao, how can it possess such defensive skills? But I've never heard of any ancestors of cats and tigers growing a body full of sharp thorns.

  Looking at Zhuge Mingyue and Wan Xi Chen's puzzled expressions, Wen Yi remained silent until the two were almost bursting with frustration. Only then did Wen Yi speak up: "Don't bother thinking about it anymore, what you saw earlier was an ancient skill called Crystal Thorn Armor, but it wasn't a natural talent of the Dragon Cat itself. Instead, I extracted it from a mutated boar and attached it to its body." Extracted from a magical beast? Magical beasts aren't magical pets, Zhuge Mingyue and the others were confused - how could a magical beast's skill appear on a magical pet?

  "Is that possible?" Wan Xi Chen's mind was blown, if he was confused earlier, then after listening to Wen Yi's explanation, he became even more perplexed. Having grown up and studied summoning techniques for so many years, it was the first time he had heard that a magical beast's innate skill could be attached to another magical pet. Magical beasts and pets were fundamentally unrelated, okay? Pets were summoned from the pet space, while magical beasts lived in their own space. For example, Snow Eagle, or Wen Yi's mention of the Boar King.

  "Others can't, but I did it. If you want to, you can also achieve it," said Wen Yi.

  "Wen Laoshi, what should I do?" asked Wan Xichen excitedly. He was extremely reluctant to part with his little team, but he was well aware that as his powers grew stronger, he would eventually have to abandon the Earth Elemental Beast. Now seeing Wen Yat's ability to enhance the magical pet's power, he was overjoyed.

  "It's extremely difficult. It may also be dangerous, are you guys going to try it too?" Wen Yi wasn't pouring cold water on them, because transferring a magical beast's skills to a magical pet was indeed not an easy task. Even Wen Yi himself had only succeeded once, and that was by taking a huge risk. He had gambled everything he had at the time, and succeeded. Because back then, he had too much to lose, and had no choice but to gamble.

  "It must be!" was Wan Xi Zhen's ironclad response.

  "It's worth trying." Zhuge Mingyue didn't hesitate either.

  Wen Yi smiled, and in fact, he didn't need to ask, he already knew that these two would definitely go try. So Wen Yi carefully taught the two the method of extracting and adding the magic beast inheritance skills, which not only required strong spiritual power but also had extremely complex incantations, with high requirements for spiritual power fusion, just a slight mistake in the incantation or an unexpected event during the process of spiritual power fusion would cause the summoner to suffer from spiritual backlash, resulting in mental collapse. So it was said that they were taking a great risk. As for Zhuge Mingyue's current spiritual power, there should be no problem, the key is Wan Qi Chen.

  So Wen Yi repeatedly emphasized and reminded Wan Qi Chen that if he wasn't absolutely sure, he shouldn't try it at all.

  The skill of the dragon cat is in the White Ice Plain, which is a vast place and not just a plain. There are lakes, high mountains, forests, and of course, great snowy mountains. In the depths of the White Ice Plain, there are rare magical beasts that appear from time to time. Although Wen Yi told them the location, he suggested that they find an experienced mercenary group, pay a certain amount of money, and let the mercenaries take them in. Because the climate of the White Ice Plain is harsh and the environment is treacherous, it's very dangerous to venture in without experience.

  "When are we going?" Wan Xichen was the most anxious.

  "Master, can we set out soon?" There's still some time before the holiday, and it seems a bit late to wait until then.

  "Go ahead, I hope you succeed. For the upcoming Chen Long tournament, I hope you can participate." Wen Yi understood that the people in front of him had excellent qualifications but lacked actual combat experience. The White Ice Plain was dangerous, but danger and opportunity were always proportional. "You all must take care of yourselves, if there's danger, don't be reckless. If this time isn't successful, there will be another chance next time. Remember, nothing is more important than being alive. Only by staying alive can you have the opportunity to try again."

  "Yes, understood." The crowd nodded. Xue Zihao adjusted his bowstring, as Wan Qi Chen's guardian, he naturally followed. Zhuge Mingyue looked at Ling Feiyang, who flicked his hair and said with a pretentious air: "As Mingyue's guardian and a noble swordsman, I must fulfill my duty, even if it means sacrificing my life."

  "Cut." Wan Xi Chen's voice was filled with disdain. Ling Fei Yang lightly coughed, and grasped the giant sword "Po Jun" on his back. Wan Xi Chen immediately looked up at the sky, gazing upwards as if flowers were about to fall from above.

  After bidding farewell to Wen Yi, a group of people went to the cafeteria for lunch. After finishing their meal, they sat in a row by the lake in the college and began to discuss.

  "The White Ice Plain is too dangerous, so let's not go." Xue Zihao was the first to object to Duanmu Xun going. In his eyes, Duanmu Xun would always be a child. He didn't want to take Duanmu Xun to suffer in such a harsh environment as the White Ice Plain.

  "No! I'm going!" Du Mu Xuan stood up excitedly, clenching his fists tightly. "I have to go! I must go! I don't want to be left behind by you guys, I also want to grow up. I don't want to become a burden to you guys! I can hold on, I will protect myself well. If I'm unable to protect myself, I absolutely won't become a burden to you guys." By the end of his speech, his tone had turned somewhat ruthless.

  Xue Zihao was stunned, the first time he heard Duanmu Xun say such a resolute thing. He naturally understood what Duanmu Xun meant. A chill and heartache surged up. Looking at Duanmu Xun's stubborn face, Xue Zihao didn't know what to say anymore.

  "Alright, take Xuanxuan with you." Zhuge Mingyue looked at Duansheng Xuan's stubborn eyes and nodded with a smile. "However, Xuanxuan, remember, don't say those words. Even if we encounter danger, we won't abandon you, and you can't give up on yourself either, understand? You are now one of us, an indispensable member."

  Du Mu Xuan looked at Zhuge Mingyue with an overjoyed expression, and Zhuge Mingyue rubbed Du Mu Xuan's head: "Remember, neither of us will give up on you, and you're not allowed to give up on yourself either, no matter what the situation is."

  "Mmm!" Du Mu Xuan's eyes were moist, but her heart was warm. She nodded vigorously in response.

  Sitting on Zhuge Mingyue's shoulder, the Night Demon silently watched all of this, and a strange emotion surged up in her heart. Why did these human emotions make her feel like there was something subtle stirring within her?

  "Bai Bing Ping Yuan, Bai Bing Ping Yuan, ah..." Zhuge Mingyue suddenly burst out laughing. The treasure map obtained from Luo Hua's body marked a location that was none other than the heart of the White Ice Plain itself. What a coincidence! Maybe this time they would find something good.

  "What's so funny?" Ling Feiyang asked in confusion.

  "Map, map. The location is right in the heart of the White Ice Plain." Zhuge Mingyue said excitedly. She had kept the map and the Star Pattern Jade Pendant well, thinking that one day she would have the chance to go to the White Ice Plain and see what was so special about the place marked on the map that made Luo Xiao and Xue Feng remember it so fondly.

  "It is." Ling Feiyang also remembered that map. Indeed, it was in the White Ice Plain, and this time they could take the opportunity to find the treasure.

  "Treasure, treasure!" Wan Xi Chen's eyes lit up, and Xue Zi Hao also became excited. Actually, whether the treasure was good or not was secondary, what they enjoyed most was the freshness and thrill of searching for the treasure.

  "The road to White Ice Prairie is indeed very difficult, just as Teacher Wen said. There are also forests and swamps, and for us who don't know the way, it's really very dangerous. Let's listen to Teacher's advice and go to the Mercenary Guild to find a mercenary group that's going to White Ice Prairie, pay them some money, and have them take us with them." Ling Feiyang said.

  "How many mercenaries are there in the White Ice Plain?" asked Wan Xi Chen.

  "Not a few, because that place is considered a treasure trove." Ling Feiyang said, "Another day when we're ready, let's go directly to the Mercenary Guild Union."

  "En, then I'll go find Lao Touzi tomorrow to report. Zhuge Mingyue also wanted to quickly enhance the strength of the hurricane."

  "Good." Ling Feiyang nodded.

  ……

  Cang Wuyue and Xing Linzhou initially disagreed with Zhuge Mingyue's decision, as they felt that the White Ice Plain was too dangerous. However, Zhuge Mingyue patiently explained to them that if they didn't learn these skills, then the so-called Demon Pet Army would be meaningless. The strength of the Demon Pet Gate was too disparate, and it wasn't a good thing. In the end, Cang Wuyue relented first, and Xing Linzhou didn't want to fall behind, so he also agreed. However, both of them kept reminding each other in hushed tones.

  Then, he decided to take Zhuge Mingyue to see someone before letting her go.

  "Who is going to see?" Zhuge Mingyue was puzzled.

  "You'll know when you see it." The two of them were being mysterious and refused to tell Zhuge Mingyue. Instead, they had someone prepare the horse carriage and set off immediately.

  The horse carriage continued eastward until it finally stopped in front of a mansion.

  "Wait here for a moment." Cang Wuyue and Xing Lanzhou got off the carriage, letting Zhuge Mingyue stand at the door to wait.

  "Oh." Zhuge Mingyue couldn't figure out what kind of tricks these two were up to, so she could only stand at the door and wait.

  After the two went in, there was no movement for a long time.

  "What's going on? Where have those two old men gone?" Zhuge Mingyue looked at the gate in confusion, but there were no guards and it was wide open.

  Just as Zhuge Mingyue decided to summon the parrot to ask the two old men where they had gone, a voice sounded in her ear.

  "Are you Zhuge Mingyue, the disciple of Cang Hui and Xing Dashi?" a somewhat calm but slightly stiff voice sounded.

  Zhuge Mingyue turned her head and saw a young man carrying a giant sword on his back, looking at her with a calm face.

  "Yes, who is it?" asked Zhuge Mingyue.

  "I am Chang Sun Ning Hao, a disciple of Mr. Qing." Chang Sun Ning Hao looked calmly at Zhuge Mingyue and then said, "Shall we begin?"

  "What?" Zhuge Mingyue was taken aback, what did this person mean?

  "Let's do this!" Long Sun Ning Hao said resolutely.

  "Why?" Zhuge Mingyue thought it was truly inexplicable.

  "Miss Zhuge Mingyue, your two masters said, please go all out. Don't lose their face." Suddenly, a person ran out of the mansion's gate, threw down this sentence, and quickly retreated.

  Zhuge Mingyue twitched the corner of her mouth. What were these two old men trying to do? The person in front of her was called Changsun Ninghao, who claimed to be a disciple of Mr. Qing... Wait! Mr. Qing, the protector of the country and the sword master Qingyunzhou? Was Mr. Qing an acquaintance of her two masters? Were they competing with Mr. Qing over whose disciples were more powerful?

  Just thinking about it made Zhuge Mingyue feel powerless. How could her masters be so unreliable? And this Mr. Qing, was he also unreliable?

  "Can we start now?" Long Sun Ning's handsome face was expressionless.

  "Hmm." Zhuge Mingyue nodded helplessly. Yexi looked at the two of them, flapped her wings and flew directly to the rooftop.

  The two of them locked eyes, unaware that three pairs of eyes in the dark were also closely watching them.

  Looking at the Long Sun Ninghao in front of her, Zhuge Mingyue suddenly had a strange feeling. The person in front of her was a swordsman? As a summoner, how could she spar with him alone?

  "I am a summoner, and I am a swordsman." Long Sun Ninghao's voice was cold and flat, but it was frank and majestic. At this moment, he seemed to have no secrets on his body, nor did he need any secrets, just so open and honest, with an unwavering determination.

  No matter how strong he is, no matter what the outcome of victory or defeat is, that one body of bright and unyielding heroic spirit is enough to make people's hearts feel reverence. Zhuge Mingyue knew that she had encountered her strongest opponent yet.

  "This foolish child seems to have grown stronger again, I wonder if my precious disciple will be in danger, sigh!" In the dark, Xing Linzhou's face was filled with worry. It was well-known that Chang Sun Ninghao was a martial arts fanatic, he was obsessed with summoning techniques and swordsmanship, and he was a rare dual cultivator! Therefore, with his extraordinary talent, he became the disciple of Qing Yunzhou, the national guardian swordsman.

  "The disciple of the old monster may or may not be in danger, but my disciple is definitely fine." Cang Wu Ya took the opportunity to mock Xing Lin Zhou a few sentences, gaining an advantage in words, but quietly cast his gaze towards Qing Mr. The old monster was what they called Qing Yun Zhou.

  "Don't worry, it's hard to predict the outcome, with me around nothing will happen." Mr. Qing said calmly without even turning his head, as if he had seen the worries in the hearts of the two old men.

  For Long Sun Ning Hao, he was not unfamiliar with the obsession of summoning and swordsmanship, which made him strong today, but also limited his future development. As for Zhuge Mingyue, although he didn't know much about her, he saw that this seemingly simple girl actually had hidden sharpness and killing intent everywhere. One was open and honest, while the other was hiding sharpness, just like the strongest shield meeting the sharpest spear, who would win or lose was really hard to predict. He had seen Zhuge Mingyue before, but no one knew about it. He saw Zhuge Mingyue's ghostly figure walking in the night, and Zhuge Mingyue didn't know that after practicing ancient body techniques, she had secretly tested her speed and breath control on the rooftops of the capital at night, where she was discovered by Qingyun State.

  Later, Qingyun State found out that this girl was actually a disciple of Cang Wu Ya and Xing Lin Zhou, which is why today's events unfolded.

  Under the gaze of several pairs of worried or expectant eyes, Zhangsun Ninghao began to recite the incantation in a low voice, while Zhuge Mingyue across from him remained calm, with only her eyes shining brightly like the brightest star in the night sky.

  "Is she casting a spell? It turns out that Chang Hui had already taught her the silent incantation." Long Sun Ninghao's heart was clear, but his heart sea did not have a single ripple. Intoxicated with summoning techniques and sword techniques, it seemed that his heart could no longer hold any emotions, no jealousy, no sorrow, not even joy, only an unyielding determination like ancient giant stones.

  A clear sky, with wispy clouds floating about, lingering for a long time without dispersing. At this moment, thousands of holy and pure rays of light descended from the heavens, casting a golden edge on those auspicious clouds. The two people almost simultaneously completed their summoning.

  Cang Wuyue and Xing Linzhou's hanging hearts simultaneously put down, as long as Mingyue can summon the demon pet, that is Yunwen Fengbao, the king of wind leopards, not to mention peers, even one or two levels higher demon pets may not be its opponent. The two looked at Mr. Qing, but saw a mysterious smile on his mouth.

  "What is this?" Xing Linzhou's mouth was agape like a duck egg, unable to close.

  "Glory to the Lion King, Crazy Lion King!" Cang Wuyue habitually pulled out a Chicken Claw Wind and squeezed out a wry smile with difficulty. No wonder that old pervert in Qingyun Prefecture smiled so mysteriously, it turned out that Long Sun Ninghao had promoted again and summoned such a demonic pet, the outcome was indeed unpredictable.

  The lion roared and the leopard howled, two magical beasts that were both kings of the beast world appeared at the same time, letting out a loud roar as they pounced towards each other under the spiritual guidance of the summoner. However, Zhuge Mingyue didn't even glance at them, still locking her mind firmly onto her opponent. Don't forget, apart from being a summoner, Changsun Ninghao was also a swordsman who had gone mad for martial arts. And Changsun Ninghao didn't dare to be careless either, as he sensed a dangerous aura emanating from Zhuge Mingyue's body.

  Underfoot movement, Zhuge Mingyue's figure instantly turned into a long rainbow towards Long Sun Ninghui, her figure was vague and fleeting, light as the wind, swift as lightning. Except for Qing Gongzi who could see her movements clearly, Cang Wuya and Xing Linzhou could only see a blurry shadow that was hard to grasp. Cang Wuya and Xing Linzhou were stunned, their apprentice actually had such skills, how did they not know?

  "Clang!" Long Sun Ninghao's backhand drew a heavy sword, and the seemingly clumsy sword sweep precisely blocked Zhuge Mingyue's dagger. The two simultaneously shook, although no signs of energy flow were felt from Zhuge Mingyue's body, but the power transmitted by the dagger had an explosive force that made Long Sun's wrist slightly numb, while Zhuge Mingyue couldn't find any weakness in his opponent's exquisite and precise sword intent.

  In the midst of a series of crisp, metallic sounds, Changsun and Zhuge Mingyue launched a fierce counterattack, their two figures entwining together like clouds in the sky that constantly merged and separated. Except for the solid sword aura and the sharp tip of the dagger that flashed with murderous intent, neither Cang Wuji nor Xing Lanzhou could tell who was who.

  Two people cast their eyes on the magical pets. One is known as the Speed King, famous for his speed, and the other is the Lion King of Light, infamous for his ferocity. Who is stronger?

  Two beasts, the kings of the wild, roared and pounced on each other. The radiant light from the Lion King's body suddenly shot out in a thousand directions, illuminating the Clouded Leopard's rapidly moving figure with crystal clarity.

  Suddenly, the two beasts paused at the same time and stopped, their bodies half-leaning forward, staring at each other and letting out waves of strange and eerie howls.

  "What? What are these two doing? Are they just exchanging pleasantries?" Xing Linzhou asked in puzzlement.

  The person next to Cang Wu Ye heard his words and was so angry that he wanted to slap him on the head, how dare he think of such a thing!

  However, the behavior of these two magical pets is a bit strange.

  The two magical pets glared at each other for a moment, then turned their heads to look at their masters who were fighting with all their might. After that, they let out loud roars and charged towards each other.

  A hurricane-like claw strike, transformed into a thousand phantoms, the Radiant Lion King blocked with one swipe, then raised its head and charged forward fiercely. The Cloud Patterned Wind Leopard dodged swiftly, before biting down. The Radiant Lion King's mane shook violently as it opened its massive jaws to counterattack. You retreat, I advance; you advance, I retreat. We bite and gnaw at each other, the two beast kings clashing in a spectacular display.

  Cang Wu Jia and Xing Ling Zhou, who were secretly watching the battle, looked at each other's expressions and felt more and more strange. The more they looked, the more confused their eyes became. They couldn't help but feel that something was off. These two, fighting, seemed to be taking turns? So polite, you go first, I'll go next? What's going on?

  "It's no wonder it's the king of beasts, even when fighting, it fights with such courtesy." Xing Linzhou suddenly came up with this sentence.

  "What a polite fart, they're clearly just pretending to fight!" Cang Wu Ya's nose was almost crooked with anger. This wasn't the way the King of Wild Lions and the Wind Leopard fought, these two magical beasts were just going through the motions. Having seen the shameless appearance of the Wind Leopard, he didn't expect that even the famous King of Wild Lions would be a hypocrite, disobeying its master's orders while pretending to obey. As a summoner, Cang Wu Ya felt ashamed for them. The discordant feeling from before now had an explanation - these two magical beasts knew each other!

  "Fake fight?!" Xing Linzhou suddenly came to his senses, took a closer look, and indeed, the two shameless guys were fighting vigorously, but their movements were getting slower and weaker. Guangming Lion King accidentally let Yunwen Wind Leopard lightly bite his neck, let out a dissatisfied roar, and Yunwen Wind Leopard quickly appeased him by licking his neck a few times. Then, the two magical beasts continued to exchange blows, advancing and retreating in a dance-like manner.

  "Long time no see, buddy."

  "Really, little brother, I didn't expect to see you here."

  "Do you still remember that fat rabbit on the hill?"

  "Remember, it's so greasy! Oh no, you didn't mention it before, now that you did, my saliva..."

  "Next time we go there together. Let's catch that fat rabbit."

  "Let's go."

  The two demonic pets chatted more and more intimately, until finally, the two guys simply stopped, found a corner, sat down with their butts up, and leisurely swung their tails while watching Zhuge Mingyue and Changsun Ninghui fight desperately, looking as relaxed as possible.

  Xing Linzhou's eyeballs were about to drop out, and he almost burst out laughing, but fearing it would affect his precious apprentice, he could only use his hand to pinch his neck and hold back, struggling to hold back, very hard.

  While the Cyan Void had already started convulsing with rage, so shameless, too shameless! What kind of demonic pet is this?! The masters are fighting to the death, and they still have the mood to watch a show! Summoner battles have always been about the demonic pets fighting, while the masters watch. This time it's completely reversed, reversed!

  The battle between Zhuge Mingyue and Changsun Ninghao also entered its final stage. After a clear and crisp sound of metal clashing, the two figures flew out simultaneously, their heavy sword and dagger trembling and emitting a series of buzzing sounds.

  The two sides were evenly matched, and neither was able to gain even a slight advantage.

  The two of them paused for a moment, subconsciously looking at their own contracted beasts, and then petrified.

  Mr. Qing, who had been concentrating on the two of them, also turned his head around, and for a rare moment, a flustered expression appeared on his normally calm face.

  "Hurricane, what are you doing!" Zhuge Mingyue shouted in anger. It's always the summoner who watches the demonic pets fight, when has it ever been the other way around? In this instant, she almost had the urge to burn Hurricane on the spot. And look at him being affectionate with that lion, is that even right?!

  Chang Sun Ning Hao didn't say anything, but the flames in his eyes had already begun to scorch Guangming Lion King's body.

  "Ah, master, you're also a draw, we are too, what a coincidence." Whirlwind jumped up like its butt was on fire, wagging its tail and running to the front of Zhuge Mingyue. "Just now I really used all my might, but there's nothing I can do, the opponent is just too strong!" Whirlwind said with a lie, without showing any sign of blushing.

  Xing Linzhou curled up his mouth corners. Is this the Wind Leopard King? So flattering, and it can even wag its tail, heavens!

  The Guangming Lion King saw the fire-spewing gaze of Zhang Sun Ninghao, and his heart panicked. He whispered a sentence, "My master is about to go berserk, I'll slip away first, and come back to find me when you're free." As he spoke, his figure flashed and slipped away.

  The hurricane nodded and said to Zhuge Mingyue, "I'm going back too, master. Today's opponent was really strong, I'm exhausted."

  Zhuge Mingyue's face sank: "I'll take you back next time." After that, she directly summoned the hurricane back.

  Zhuge Mingyue turned her head to look at Changsun Ninghao, and Changsun Ninghao was also looking at her.

  The two of them fell silent, suddenly having a kind of tacit understanding that their own demonic pets were idiots.

  The fireworks of friendship burst forth in a strange way between the two...

  Cang Wuyue and Xing Linzhou rushed out at this time, both of them had a smile on their faces: "Very good, well-behaved disciple, didn't lose face."

  Behind them was an old man wearing a simple long gown that had been washed until it was spotless, but his entire body exuded an air of elegance and refinement. This person was probably Qingyunzhou.

  "Come, meet Qing Lao Tou." Cang Wu Jia smiled and beckoned to Zhuge Mingyue.

  "I've met Qing Gong." Zhuge Mingyue had a deep respect for this Guardian Swordsmen in her heart. She had heard many stories about him. He was extremely powerful and had been guarding the Danling Kingdom, it wasn't an exaggeration to call him the guardian deity of Danling Kingdom. With him around, those people from neighboring countries didn't dare to have any ideas.

  "You're doing well." Qingyun State smiled slightly, "I heard you're going to the White Ice Plain?"

  "Yes." Zhuge Mingyue nodded.

  "Then be careful on your way." Qingyunzhou smiled warmly.

  "Yes, thank you, Mr. Qing." Zhuge Mingyue looked at the respectful attitude of Qing Yunzhou and saw that the two old men beside him were speechless with tears streaming down their faces. Why was it that his beloved disciple was so respectful to others, but had such an attitude towards them? These two people did not even reflect on whether they had the self-awareness to be masters.

  "Next time, we'll fight again." Long Sun Ninghao's calm voice came through.

  "Good." Zhuge Mingyue smiled brightly and responded accordingly.

  Yè Mèi finished watching the commotion and flew down from the rooftop to sit on Zhūgě Míng Yuè's shoulder, still not saying a word.

  Two days later, Zhuge Mingyue and the others all packed up and then headed to the Mercenary Guild together.

  There is no solemnity of the Swordsmen Association, no elegance of the Archers Association, and no antiquity of the Summoner Association. The Mercenary Guild, located in the western suburbs of the capital, looks no different from an ordinary residence from the outside. The house made of large bluestones gives a sense of solidity and coarseness. Inside the guild, it is as simple and unadorned as its exterior, with even the wooden tables and chairs giving a sense of sturdiness.

  Not yet entering the guild, a burst of cheers and applause came from inside. Pushing open the door, two tall mercenaries were seen fighting for some reason, punching and kicking each other. The mercenaries who had come to receive their missions were surrounding them, shouting and cheering loudly. No wonder the guild was built so sturdy, if it wasn't sturdy enough, it would have been demolished by these guys long ago.

  Zhuge Mingyue and his group walked into the Mercenary Guild, immediately drawing people's attention. Looking at their attire, they should be young masters and ladies from wealthy families coming to commission a task. Such things happened frequently, so no one paid much attention, continuing to watch the two mercenaries fighting.

  "Hello, do you have any tasks that need to be entrusted?" A stylish and sexy female clerk came forward with a professional smile on her face, seemingly oblivious to the fight behind her. No way, the Mercenary Guild was ultimately a profit-driven organization, and its members were not nobles either. It was more likely for chickens to learn how to swim than for them to learn elegance. She had seen this kind of scene many times before.

  "Excuse me, is there a mercenary group going to the White Ice Plain? We want to go with them. We have something to take care of there," said Zhuge Mingyue.

  "Are you going to the White Ice Plains?" The female clerk was somewhat surprised, although mercenary groups did indeed sometimes bring nobles to more dangerous places for money. However, this group of people in front of her didn't seem very old. The youngest little girl couldn't be over ten years old, could she?

  "Are you, recently went to the White Ice Plain's mercenary group?" Zhuge Mingyue asked again as she saw her still in a daze.

  "Oh, yes, yes." The female clerk finally reacted and shouted to the crowd, "Qi Dagezi, come over, someone wants to go with you to Bai Bingping Plain, there's business."

  A middle-aged man who was placing a bet turned his head, stood up, pulled his half-open short shirt, grabbed the silver wine bottle and took a swig of strong liquor, then wiped the wine from his mustache and walked over with a swagger, puffing on his cigarette.

  "He is the deputy commander of the Lihuo Mercenary Group, named Qi Jian Shan. We all call him Old Qi. Their mercenary group will be heading to the White Ice Plain in three days." The female clerk explained in a low voice.

  "Want to go to White Ice Prairie?" Qi Jian Shan walked over and asked with narrowed eyes.

  "Yes." said Zhuge Mingyue.

  "Bai Bing Ping Yuan..." Qi Jian Shan looked at Zhuge Mingyue, then at the few people behind her, and burst out laughing loudly, "Alright, pay us 1 million gold coins, and we'll take you there!"

  The boisterous crowd fell silent for a moment before erupting into a burst of thunderous laughter.

  Zhuge Mingyue's face turned cold, and Qi Jian Mountain in front of her was clearly mocking them. One million gold coins, to say such a price...

  "You don't want to bring it, then don't bring it. Saying something like that, what's the point? Men speaking in such a roundabout and sarcastic way!" Zhuge Mingyue sneered, "Are you a man?"

  Na Qi Jian Shan didn't expect Zhuge Ming Yue to speak so directly, with a poisonous tongue. He was stunned for a moment before suddenly bursting out: "How the hell am I not a man? Do you know what White Ice Plain is? That place, your foot can step on human skulls at any time, and you may sleep one night and never wake up again. White Ice Plain is not a place for pampered young masters like you to go. We also have no interest in bringing such burdens. No matter how much money we spend, it's impossible to sacrifice our brothers for you. If you want to travel, you can go to Purple Mirror Lake, the scenery is good."

  "We are mercenaries, not babysitters. If you can't take care of yourselves, you'd best give up on this idea now. That's not a place for the likes of you." The surrounding voices chimed in agreement.

  "A few little kids also want to go to White Ice Prairie, and they don't even understand what kind of place that is."

  "Children from wealthy families are spoiled from a young age and don't know the height of the sky or the thickness of the earth."

  "If you want to die, just go ahead, how dare you drag us down with you, idiot."

  ……

  Although the union was in an uproar, these heartless sarcastic remarks reached the ears of Zhuge Mingyue and a few others.

  What Wan Qichen wanted to refute, Zhuge Mingyue stopped him. The ridicule of these mercenaries was not pleasant to hear, but it also made her understand one thing: the White Ice Plain was far more dangerous than she had imagined. No one would be willing to accept a group of untrustworthy companions who needed care, because that would be making fun of their own lives; if Zhuge Mingyue were in their shoes, she would make the same choice.

  "Isn't there any other mercenary group going to White Ice Prairie?" Zhuge Mingyue asked the female clerk.

  "There are, but I'm afraid no mercenary group would accept you." The woman said with a bitter smile and shook her head.

  "Cut it out, you're all blind." Wan Qi Chen said in a huff, "If they won't accept us, then fine. Ming Yue, let's form our own mercenary group!"

  "This idea isn't bad." Zhuge Mingyue smiled and said. Although going to the White Ice Plain was very dangerous, this trip was inevitable. Moreover, they would always have to learn to grow up...

  "Are you sure?" the female clerk asked, just now thinking that they were just having fun wanting to go to White Ice Plain, hearing her meaning, it turned out that they had made up their minds and must go.

  "Alright." Zhuge Mingyue nodded slightly.

  "Alright." Seeing Zhuge Mingyue make up her mind, the female clerk led a few people to the front of the office desk.

  "Please fill in your surname, occupation, and the name of your mercenary group here. After paying a registration fee of 10 gold coins, you'll be all set." The female clerk handed over a registration form to Zhuge Mingyue.

  "What is the name of our mercenary group?" Zhuge Mingyue asked as she turned her head back.

  "How's Iron Blood? Isn't it cool?" Wan Xi Chen nodded his head with satisfaction.

  "How tacky!" Several people retorted in unison. Wan Qi Chen, hurt, squatted down to one side and drew circles.

  "Dragon and rose, quite mysterious, isn't it?" Ling Feiyang's smile was elegant, his eyes were enchanting.

  "Vulgarity!" This time, several people's refutations were even more sharp. Ling Feiyang also retreated in defeat and squatted beside Wan Qichen to draw circles with him.

  The gold coins rolled in, and Zhuge Mingyue thought for a moment before filling in the name of the mercenary group on the first line of the registration form.

  "Ah, Bright Moon, this, this name!" Xue Zi Hao exclaimed when he saw the name of the mercenary group.

  "The pen is in whose hand, who is the master." Zhuge Mingyue chuckled, "Ah, anyway, it's just for fun. Isn't this name good? Golden coins are rolling in, how auspicious!"

  Everyone fell silent, Xue Zihao and Duanmu Xun also retreated in defeat, squatting down to draw circles on the ground.

  Thus, their mercenary corps was born.

  Gold coins rolled in, mercenaries arrived.

  No one had expected that this temporarily established mercenary group would become the first mercenary group on the continent in the future. At that time, everyone's resentful eyes looked at Zhuge Mingyue. They were all blaming, why didn't they take a more impressive name at the beginning?!

  After finishing these, Zhuge Mingyue and others started to check if there were any tasks that could be taken on the way. However, they are currently the lowest E-class mercenary group, and the tasks they can take are not many, of course, all are E-class tasks, which are some small things, and there is no good reward. The most important thing is that there is no task to go to the White Ice Plain. Thinking about it, it's also true that such a dangerous place may have tasks that an E-class mercenary group can take?

  "Is there an unlimited task?" Ling Feiyang asked casually.

  The female clerk suddenly remembered something and said, "Right, there is indeed an unlimited task, but it's an A-level task. Do you want to try?"

  "Let me see." Zhuge Mingyue's A-level mission meant a generous reward. Of course, it also meant greater difficulty and higher risk.

  Mission location: White Ice Plains.

  Task level: A-level

  Mission content: Find the Star Crystal, a crystal stone with patterns of sun, moon and stars inside, extremely precious. (Attached to the text is a detailed drawing of the crystal stone, clearly showing its dimensions. A large-scale map is also drawn.)

  Reward: 100,000 gold coins

  Zhuge Mingyue was dazzled by those round numbers for a moment before seeing the note at the bottom:

  So far, one A-level mercenary group and four B-level mercenary groups have taken on the task, but none of them succeeded, all ended in a miserable defeat. Please be extremely cautious, colleagues, and act within your capabilities.

  The signature is the mercenary guild of the mainland of Canglan, Danling National Guild, but the time was a year ago.

  "This mission was actually issued ten years ago, but since no one has completed it, according to the guild's regulations, it has been changed to an unlimited task, and anyone can try. However, I want to remind you that even A-level and B-level mercenary groups have failed to complete this task, so you'd better be careful." The female clerk said kindly, handing over several mercenary handbooks and mercenary badges to the few people.

  "Ah, thank you." Zhuge Mingyue nodded and took on the task. Anyway, their mercenary group was just for fun, so even if they failed, it didn't matter, and taking on the task wasn't a big deal either. After filling out the task registration form, several people left the guild together.

  The mercenaries in the hall looked at Zhuge Mingyue and his group with idiotic eyes as they left, but when a small and delicate Night Demon crawled out of Zhuge Mingyue's bag, everyone who saw it was stunned.

  "Is that, Night Demon?"

  "Are you dizzy?"

  "I also saw it, I'm also dizzy?"

  "Huh? I'm also dizzy?"

  "Are you dizzy?"

  Watching Zhuge Mingyue and their figures disappear into the distance, the guild erupted.

  Qijianshan stared blankly at the door, he had a feeling that he would regret the decision he made today!

  Digression

  I've been really tired lately, so I haven't been able to reply to messages one by one. So I'll rest for a bit and then respond. Thanks for finding those quotes for me, thanks! *hugs* (╭(╯3╰)╮

  Also thank you to relatives who sent flowers and diamonds, I have seen them all.