"Thank you for your trouble," Ye Fan said, taking out a piece of silver weighing about an ounce and tucking it into the waiter's hand.
"Guest, you are too kind!"
The waiter's face immediately bloomed into the brightest smile.
At the same time, his right hand deftly took Ye Fan's silver.
He felt very guilty at the moment.
How could he have thought that the distinguished guest was terrifying? It was a disservice to his professional integrity!
I was wrong!
I must correct myself!
After dinner, everyone retired for the night.
A thousand miles south of the small town.
Under the cover of night, a group of cultivators crept towards the outside of the mountain.
The leading cultivator held an egg about a foot long in his hand.
The egg looked peculiar, half red and half blue.
He was in a very good mood.
This time, stealing the young Thunderfire Beast went smoothly, with no casualties.
They were about to leave the scope of Wuying Mountain.
Suddenly.
"Despicable humans! Let go of my child!"
A roar mixed with terrifying pressure instantly swept over them!
The next moment, a demon beast over thirty feet tall blocked their path.
The Thunderfire Beast looked similar to an eagle, but it had four claws beneath its wings.
Its wings were half scarlet red, faintly emitting flames.
The other half was pale blue, with blue arcs of electricity constantly flashing on it.
"Despicable humans, you all deserve to die!" the Thunderfire Beast roared, preparing to unleash lightning and fire.
"If you dare to act rashly, we will kill your child right now!" The leader of the cultivators immediately placed his hand on the top of the giant egg.
"You!" The Thunderfire Beast's aura weakened instantly.
It was furious.
These despicable humans had infiltrated its cave during its post-childbirth weakness, knocked it out, and stolen its child.
And now, they were threatening its child's life!
Damn them!
They all deserved to die!
The leader of the cultivators felt smug.
Although they were no match for the Thunderfire Beast in a direct confrontation, now that it was hesitant, they had leverage!
However, things did not develop as he had imagined.
"The bloodline of the Thunderfire Beast shall not be defiled! You shall all die!"
The Thunderfire Beast roared, and flames and lightning poured towards them.
The leader of the cultivators thought this Thunderfire Beast had gone mad!
It would rather sacrifice its child to kill them?!
"Form the formation! Quick, form the formation!"
Of course, he would not destroy the egg in his hand, so he had to face the onslaught.
Although the Thunderfire Beast was ferocious, raising its cub from a young age would undoubtedly enhance his own strength considerably.
The leader handed the egg to another cultivator and, with a few high-level fighters, engaged the Thunderfire Beast in a desperate battle.
Their goal was not to defeat the Thunderfire Beast, but to distract it and buy time for the others to set up the formation.
Although the great formation would not trap the Thunderfire Beast for long, it would be enough for them to escape successfully.
Two hours later.
After leaving behind more than a dozen corpses, they finally escaped successfully.
After escaping, the leader took out a device and rubbed it against the giant egg.
It was a magical artifact that could imitate the aura of a demon beast and release the imitated aura.
Every time they fled a certain distance, they would leave a trace of the giant egg's aura around them.
However, the intensity of the aura they left behind gradually decreased. By the time they passed a small town, the aura was already very faint.
"Go!" After doing this, they flew off in another direction.
The Thunderfire Beast's egg had already been completely masked by another magical artifact.
Even if the Thunderfire Beast broke free from the formation later, it would only be misled in the wrong direction.
By the time the Thunderfire Beast realized it had been tricked, they would already be long gone!
It was already past two in the morning.
In the wilderness, a strange procession slowly moved towards the small town.
Five young cultivators carried a coffin, with two spiritual beasts, less than a foot long, perched on top.
They were followed by three other spiritual beasts.
A white horse, a crane, and a peacock...
"Brother Ha, are we really going to find Master?" the little fox leaned against Erha, instinctively shrinking its neck. "I'm a little scared..."
"We've played for several days, Master must be worried."
Erha nuzzled the little fox's head with its chin.
"Little fox sister, don't be afraid. We're just going to report that we're safe. Brother Ha will take you to play again later."
"Huh?" Speaking of which, Erha suddenly looked ahead with a puzzled expression.
Because it saw a group of two-legged beasts walking towards them.
And it looked like they were injured!
"Everyone, put in some effort. We'll be back at the sect by dawn!" the leader encouraged the cultivators.
He was finally relieved.
There had been no movement along the way, and he was sure he would return to the sect before the Thunderfire Beast.
Even if the Thunderfire Beast found their sect later, he wouldn't have to panic.
He would be happy to let the Thunderfire Beast experience their sect's mountain-protecting formation!
However, the priority was to return to the sect for treatment as soon as possible.
Although he had suppressed his injuries with elixirs, the effect was already minimal.
If he delayed any further, there was a high chance of permanent damage.
Suddenly, he saw a strange procession approaching.
Five cultivators carrying a coffin, with two young beasts perched on it, followed by three adult spiritual beasts.
In the quiet early morning, it looked incredibly eerie...
If it were in the past, he might have considered capturing these spiritual beasts. However, they were in a hurry now and did not want any unnecessary trouble.
But soon, he realized something was wrong!
Wait!
That little fox on the coffin, why does it look so much like a Nine-tailed Spirit Fox?!
Ten seconds later, the two groups met.
The leader of the cultivators stared intently at the little fox on the coffin, his body trembling uncontrollably!
It was indeed the legendary Nine-tailed Spirit Fox!
Holy crap!
They had struck gold!
The young Thunderfire Beast was indeed valuable, but compared to a legendary being like the Nine-tailed Spirit Fox, it was worthless!
No, it wasn't even in the same league!
His heart began to pound, and his breathing became heavy!
"Calm down, calm down!" the leader of the cultivators desperately told himself. "The appearance of a Nine-tailed Spirit Fox is too unusual. It's not advisable to act rashly before understanding the situation!"
As he stared at the little fox, Erha was also staring at them.
Erha tilted its dog head, its gaze intensely focused.
"Brother Ha, these people have such terrifying eyes..." the little fox burrowed deeper into Erha's embrace.
Unfortunately, Erha and it were about the same size, so its attempts to burrow were somewhat futile...
"Little fox sister, don't be afraid." Erha nodded happily. "I've observed them. These are all allies!"
Encountering allies on the way made Erha's mood considerably better.
However, these allies were not in good condition, and they all looked injured.
And they seemed to be severely injured!
"Brother Ha, these people are seriously injured," the crane observed. "Their injuries are fundamental. If they don't receive immediate treatment, it will be dangerous!"
Erha's expression immediately turned serious!
Its young shoulders suddenly felt burdened, as if bearing a heavy load!
That load was called responsibility!
How could it stand by and watch injured allies? The most pressing matter was to treat these allies immediately!
This time, Erha didn't even need to give an order. The group of five immediately placed the coffin on the ground.
They were now very clear about their duties.
When someone was injured, it meant they had work to do!