kingnovel Chapter 496 Jiang Luo asks his sister and brother-in-law to take care of the spirit beast
Chapter 496 Jiang Luo asks his sister and brother-in-law to take care of the spirit beast
Jiang Luo, Fan Wujiu, Huo Yancheng and Xia Kucao sat around a gold and jade mahjong table. The breeze blew gently in the flower fields, and flower petals drifted down in the wind, as if adding a bit of poetry to the game of mahjong. There was also a faint fragrance wafting in, which made people feel relaxed and happy.
Jiang Luo touched the warm jade mahjong in his hand, and couldn't help but feel a lot of emotions in his heart.
Before he was eighteen, he had never imagined that one day he would be playing mahjong with several god-like figures beside such a sacred field. Now, thinking back, the life before the age of eighteen seemed like a lifetime ago.
In the two years since he turned eighteen, he has experienced things that others may never experience in their entire lives.
Of course, it has been more than two years. He has spent more than a hundred years in the Nine-story Torrent Tower. These hundred years of loneliness were the key to his calmness.
Huo Yancheng saw through his thoughts and joked with a smile: "What are you thinking about, Xiaoluo? Are you thinking about me or Lu Qing?"
Fan Wujiu replied coldly: "Don't go too far, you are deliberately ignoring me in front of me, aren't you?"
Huo Yancheng still smiled gently and said, "Don't you want to think too much?"
Fan Wujiu snorted coldly, "You speak in a tea-like manner every day. I don't know how many meanings are hidden in each sentence. I must think about it several times."
Xia Ku Cao hissed and said speechlessly, "Alright, alright, stop arguing. You two are the same person. What is there to argue about? Let's get started! I haven't touched this set of mahjong for a long time. I have to enjoy it today."
The game began, and the four players each drew a card with skillful movements.
Although Jiang Luo seldom played mahjong, in this atmosphere, he gradually got into the state and began to enjoy this unique game.
After a few rounds, Jiang Luo discovered that Fan Wujiu was just as he said, a man who never regretted his moves, and played cards decisively and without any delay.
Huo Yancheng, on the other hand, seemed much calmer, with every step carefully considered and a steady style of play.
Xia Kucao is a veteran with superb card skills. He makes jokes from time to time, and the atmosphere is relaxed and pleasant.
But after one round, Jiang Luo did not lose. Instead, Xia Kucao began to protest: "Hey, hey, hey, I say you two are going too far! I can't stand it anymore. Do you have to be so obvious?"
Huo Yancheng and Fan Wujiu glanced at Jiang Luo with doting eyes.
Jiang Luo said, "Okay, okay, you two should play with all your heart. The purpose of playing mahjong is excitement. If you both let me win, then what's the point of fighting?"
In the next few games, there were winners and losers. Jiang Luo finally found the fun of the game, and the four of them all enjoyed it very much.
Just when several people were fighting fiercely, the golden spirit flower in the center of the flower field suddenly emitted a more dazzling light, attracting everyone's attention.
Prunella Vulgaris put down the cards in his hand, squinted his eyes and looked at the Golden Spirit Flower, muttering: "Strange, why would the Golden Spirit Flower move at this time?"
Lu Qing also frowned, his eyes solemn: "Something is wrong, the spiritual energy fluctuations of the Golden Spirit Flower are a little abnormal, it seems that something is approaching."
Jiang Luo's heart tightened, and he asked, "Could it be that those sleeping spirits have awakened?"
Lu Qing shook his head: "It's hard to say now, but we must be careful."
At this moment, the flowers in the flower field suddenly began to shake violently, as if an invisible force was stirring this spiritual field. Then, the ground began to vibrate slightly, and a strange smell filled the air.
Prunella Vulgaris stood up, looking serious: "Oh no, something is coming out!"
Fan Wujiu and Huo Yancheng also immediately became alert. The two quickly merged into one and restored Lu Qing's complete form. Lu Qing stood beside Jiang Luo and whispered, "Xiao Luo, no matter what happens later, don't leave my side."
Jiang Luo nodded, thinking that Lu Qing was making a fuss out of nothing. As the Ghost Emperor, there was nothing he couldn't deal with.
A moment later, a crack suddenly appeared in the ground in the middle of the flower field, and a golden light shot up from the ground, accompanied by a low roar, as if something was waking up.
Xia Kucao's face changed and he exclaimed, "Oh no! It's the Golden Spirit Beast! It actually woke up at this time!"
A trace of solemnity flashed across Lu Qing's eyes: "The Golden Spirit Beast is the guardian of the Golden Spirit Flower. It will only wake up when the spiritual energy is extremely abundant. It seems that the speed of spiritual energy recovery is faster than we expected."
Jiang Luo clenched his fists and asked, "So what should we do with it now?"
Lu Qing said in a deep voice: "Although the Golden Spirit Beast is powerful, it is not invincible. We need to work together to seal it temporarily, otherwise once it leaves Nanchun Mountain, it may cause great damage to the mortal world. Although the Golden Spirit Beast is a spiritual beast and not a demon beast, its lethality is not small before it is trained."
Prunella Vulgaris nodded: "Yes, the power of the Golden Spirit Beast is extraordinary. We must act as soon as possible."
Lu Qing turned to look at Jiang Luo and said, "Xiao Luo, stand behind me, I will deal with it!"
Jiang Luo was happy to be a hands-off shopkeeper and responded, "Okay, then you should be careful. After all, it is an ancient spiritual beast."
At this moment, the ground shook violently again, and the figure of the golden spirit beast gradually emerged from the ground. It was golden all over, shaped like a unicorn, and radiated dazzling light all over its body, as if it was condensed from pure spiritual energy.
The golden spirit beast roared towards the sky, the sound was deafening, and the flowers in the flower field withered under the impact of this force, and the petals flew everywhere.
Lu Qing and Xia Kucao looked at each other and attacked at the same time.
Lu Qing formed seals with his hands, and a powerful spiritual power barrier instantly unfolded, isolating the roar of the golden spirit beast outside.
Xia Kucao took out an ancient talisman from his sleeve and muttered something. The talisman turned into a golden light and flew straight towards the golden spirit beast.
The golden spirit beast felt threatened, roared, and swung its huge claws to shatter the golden light. Its power was far beyond everyone's expectations, and the joint attack of Lu Qing and Xia Kucao failed to cause any damage to it.
Jiang Luo stood behind Lu Qing, feeling extremely anxious. He knew that if things continued like this, the Golden Spirit Beast would most likely break through their defenses and rush out of Nanchun Mountain.
At this moment, Jiang Luo suddenly thought of something and whispered to Lu Qing: "Lu Qing, Golden Spirit Flower! Since the Golden Spirit Beast is the guardian of the Golden Spirit Flower, it must have a special sensitivity to the Golden Spirit Flower. Can we use the Golden Spirit Flower to contain it?"
A trace of appreciation flashed in Lu Qing's eyes: "Xiao Luo, you are right! The Golden Spirit Flower is the source of power for the Golden Spirit Beast. If we can control the Golden Spirit Flower, perhaps we can suppress it temporarily."
Prunella Vulgaris also nodded in agreement: "Yes, the Golden Spirit Flower is the key!"
Lu Qing made a quick decision: "Prunella Vulgaris, you continue to restrain the golden spirit beast, I will go pick the golden spirit flowers!"
Prunella Vulgaris responded, "Okay, be careful!"
Lu Qing flashed and instantly appeared next to the Golden Spirit Flower. He carefully stretched out his hand, ready to pick the Golden Spirit Flower.
However, just as his fingers were about to touch the petals, the golden spirit beast suddenly let out a deafening roar and rushed towards Lu Qing.
Seeing this, Jiang Luo's heart tightened and he rushed out without hesitation. He formed seals with his hands and the spiritual power in his body burst out instantly. A powerful spiritual power directly hit the golden spirit beast.
Lu Qing also quickly picked the Golden Spirit Flower. The Golden Spirit Beast lost the sensitivity of the Golden Spirit Flower and its strength instantly weakened a lot.
Xia Kucao seized the opportunity and once again offered the talisman. A ray of golden light temporarily sealed the golden spirit beast in place.
Lu Qing walked towards Jiang Luo and asked with concern: "Xiao Luo, are you okay?"
Jiang Luo looked relaxed: "Of course I'm fine, don't make such a fuss in the future, I'm the Ghost Emperor. Little golden spirit beast, take it down."
Lu Qing couldn't help but hook his nose and chuckled, "Okay, okay, my Lord Ghost Emperor."
Xia Ku Cao came over, looked at Jiang Luo, then looked at Lu Qing, and said, "Okay, the Golden Spirit Beast is sealed for the time being, but we still have to find a special place to keep it. Is there any good place?"
Jiang Luo thought for a moment and said, "I do have an idea, but I don't know if it's feasible."
Everyone looked at him and asked in unison: "Hmm? What's your idea?"
Jiang Luo said: "Sister and brother-in-law are practicing in Nanchun Mountain. They have plenty of time. Although sister and brother-in-law lived a thousand years ago, their etiquette cultivation is the best among them. Isn't it very appropriate for them to teach and tame these spirit beasts?"
The other two's eyes lit up, and Xia Kucao nodded in agreement: "This is a good idea, and the Nine-Layered Torrent Tower is a very strong seal. As long as the spirit beasts are divided into zones, they will not break through the confinement and harm your sister and brother-in-law. Let them be the trainers of the spirit beasts, that would be great!"
Jiang Luo smiled and said, "That's great. My sister has always liked small animals. This little golden beast looks like a cub. They will definitely like it!"
Lu Qing said: "Well, what are we waiting for? Let's send this golden spirit beast to them first!"
Jiang Luo nodded, and the three of them carried the sealed golden spirit beast and took it back to the seal of the Nine-story Torrent Tower in the Ten-Li Spring Cherry Garden.
As soon as the four of them entered, they saw Jinghuang and Chengyuan playing chess under the spring cherry tree. The old elm tree spirit next to them was making tea for them. There were also some little goblins that were accidentally sealed in and were watching curiously not far away. It was obvious that they were getting along very harmoniously.
When she saw them coming in, Jing Huang said in surprise: "Brother? Why did you come back so soon? Uh...what is this?"
The sealed golden spirit beast had returned to its cub form. It yawned at Jing Huang and whimpered twice, its voice full of grievance.
Jing Huang's eyes lit up immediately, and she said happily: "Wow, what a cute puppy! Where did it come from?"
Jiang Luo looked embarrassed and explained, "Sister, this is not a puppy, it's a golden spirit beast. Although it... uh, looks a bit like a golden hair. But when it grows up, it will grow horns, a bit like a Qilin but without scales, only golden hair. The spiritual energy outside has revived, and many such spirit beasts will awaken. But we don't have time to educate them, for fear that they will run out and cause trouble to the world. If they hurt people, the little spirit beasts may also be executed. Now the world emphasizes equality of all beings, and spirit beasts must be well educated before they can live in peace with humans. Sister, are you interested in being their enlightenment teacher?"
When Jing Huang heard this, she immediately said happily: "Of course I do! It's so cute! I thought you were worried that Cheng Yuan and I would be lonely, so you sent us a puppy. Don't worry, Xiao Luo, your brother-in-law and I have plenty of time, we can teach them slowly. Oh, by the way, Xiao Luo, can they transform into human form?"
Jiang Luo nodded: "Yes, but it's still a cub now, it's not time for it to transform. When it's three or five years old, it should be able to transform, right?"
Cheng Yuan also came over curiously and said, "They are indeed very cute! Don't worry, Jing Huang and I can teach them well. In the past, when I was in the sect... ahem, I was the Wen Zun of the disciples, and I was the one who taught them how to behave and cultivate themselves."
Jiang Luo knew that Cheng Yuan's master was a terrible person, as he was the chief disciple when Zhuo Erqun was still the famous master.
Seeing that they were willing to take on the responsibility of educating the spirit beast, everyone was very happy and kept the little spirit beast.
It might be a problem of aura. Jiang Luo and the others had just come down from the battlefield. The little spirit beast attacked them when it saw them, but it did not attack Jing Huang.
Even after the seal was released, Jing Huang went forward and picked it up, and it just hummed and accepted it.
The cub form of the golden spirit beast is a half-grown golden retriever, weighing a few kilograms, and is very cute and adorable.
Jiang Luo and the other two planned a spirit beast garden for them in Chunying Garden, and only said that if the spirit beasts were disobedient, they would be locked up. Jing Huang agreed verbally, but she kept holding the little spirit beast in her arms and couldn't let it go. She must have already treated this little spirit beast as a pet.
Jiang Luo was helpless, knowing that his sister was kind by nature and would be able to raise the little spirit beast well, so he said goodbye to his sister and brother-in-law.
After leaving the Nine-Layered Torrent Tower's barrier, Jiang Luo said with some worry, "It seems that we have to go back early! With the spiritual energy recovering to this point, I'm afraid it won't be long before spiritual beasts will plague the world. As cultivators, we'd better go back early to prepare for it."