Chapter 87: The Azure Luan Hatches

Ling Huer sat by the spirit spring, holding a fishing rod.

Qin Yangjun had thought the girl couldn’t handle a task that required patience, but to his surprise, she was actually quite skilled.

In less than half an hour, she had caught two fish.

At this rate, fishing wouldn’t delay them much.

So Qin Yangjun stepped aside and pulled out his communication token again.

“Ah Ling, how is it?”

“Young master, I found those demon beasts.”

“The beasts are secondary. The main thing is the nest, its location.”

“Oh, okay. I’ll look more carefully.”

After a while, a pile of spirit fish had accumulated by Ling Huer’s side.

At Ling Huer’s urging, Qin Yangjun started a fire.

Even if she hadn’t said anything, he would have begun, because if she kept fishing, the spring might run out of fish entirely.

A short time later, as the two were eating roasted fish, a loud crash echoed through the valley.

Qin Yangjun’s spirits lifted.

It had come.

But for some reason, when he tried to use the communication token, Ah Ling didn’t respond.

Something had happened?

Ling Huer also looked up sharply toward the direction of the sound.

Then Qin Yangjun abruptly stood up.

“This Biluo Valley borders the Huangling Great Forest, where demon beasts run rampant, including many deep-seated demon clans. Judging by that commotion, something must have gone wrong.”

After Qin Yangjun spoke, Ling Huer asked tentatively, “Should we go take a look?”

Ling Huer had a natural chivalrous heart, so Qin Yangjun wasn’t surprised she’d say that. In fact, he had expected it.

But there was Ah Ling to consider.

“Let’s go.”

Qin Yangjun waved his hand, extinguishing the fire.

The two moved swiftly, charging deep into Biluo Valley. About the time it takes an incense stick to burn, they reached the area where the noise had originated.

From a distance, Qin Yangjun could already hear sounds of battle, mixed with intense fluctuations of spiritual power.

As they slowed down, a gale-force wind swept through, cutting down all the trees in front of them with devastating force.

Qin Yangjun acted quickly, grabbing Ling Huer’s arm just in time, or she would have been thrown back by the blast.

With the trees felled, their view opened up, and Qin Yangjun immediately spotted Ah Ling.

Also present was a massive white ape battling her. Each of the ape’s strikes shook the ground, and bursts of spiritual power erupted from its fists.

But Ah Ling moved nimbly, easily dodging the ape’s attacks.

Though Ah Ling seemed to handle it with ease, her attacks left no mark on the ape.

The battle seemed locked in a stalemate of attack and dodge.

Seeing the white ape, Ling Huer’s expression froze slightly.

“A Rocksteel King Ape, and at the Void Grotto Realm.”

The Rocksteel King Ape was not only a king beast; its defense was the strongest among apes.

Even a typical Mahayana cultivator would struggle against this ape.

Seeing that Ah Ling was unharmed, Qin Yangjun relaxed a bit, but that wasn’t the main issue now.

In the story, this Rocksteel King Ape hadn’t appeared.

Even inside the egg, the Azure Luan could command king beasts.

In the original tale, the strongest demon beast that came to steal the Wenyang Azure Luan egg was only at the peak of the Golden Core realm.

She did that to avoid attracting the attention of Yuqian experts, but now the strongest of Azure Luan’s subordinates, this Rocksteel King Ape, had arrived here.

Something had definitely gone wrong.

Thinking this, Qin Yangjun scanned the nearby mountain peak and spotted a cave in a hidden corner.

Spiritual power faintly circled the cave entrance. That should be where the Azure Luan egg was.

Qin Yangjun immediately sent a telepathic message to Ah Ling.

“Ah Ling?”

Ah Ling, still in battle, paused for a moment, dodged another attack, and slid across the ground.

She extended her spiritual sense and found Qin Yangjun and Ling Huer.

“Young master, you’re here. Sorry, the communication token you gave me was destroyed in the fight.”

“That’s fine. Can you hold it off?”

Although the plot had deviated, it was still manageable.

The Rocksteel King Ape’s defense was strong, but its speed was somewhat lacking.

Both Ah Ling and the ape were at the Void Grotto Realm. Given Ah Ling’s agility and the illusions from her bloodline awakening, the ape shouldn’t be able to do much to her for a while.

“No problem, young master. This stupid monkey can’t hit me.”

“Alright, be careful. Stall it if you can, but don’t push yourself, understand?”

“Okay, young master.”

Receiving Ah Ling’s confirmation, Qin Yangjun looked toward the cave.

It wasn’t far away. The ape was busy fighting Ah Ling, so it probably wouldn’t notice them.

He then turned to Ling Huer.

“Ling Huer, do you see that cave?”

Hearing this, Ling Huer was startled. She followed his gaze and saw the cave, its entrance radiating light that clearly indicated treasure inside. She immediately understood his intention.

And that surprised her greatly.

“Ah… shouldn’t we call for reinforcements?”

A wild king beast at the Void Grotto Realm had appeared in Biluo Valley. Shouldn’t they report it and have an expert come suppress it?

It was said that Qin Yangjun was cunning and deep, but even she could think of this.

Why hadn’t he?

A sense of dissonance rose within her.

“Ah Ling is very strong; this ape can’t do anything to her. Besides, she should have already sent word. We can’t help here. Aren’t you curious what’s inside?”

Qin Yangjun knew he sounded a bit reckless, but the commotion was bound to attract Yu Lingyue and the others, who were hunting demon beasts nearby.

Once the protagonist arrived, who knew what would happen? So better to act first.

“Curious, but…”

Ling Huer’s sense of discord grew stronger.

Before she could finish, Qin Yangjun grabbed her hand and pulled her toward the cave.

They reached the entrance smoothly. The light there was even brighter, and a vast, powerful aura pulsed outward.

The Azure Luan was about to hatch.

Birds had the instinct to imprint on the first living thing they saw. So Qin Yangjun’s method for Ling Huer to tame the Azure Luan was simple: let it see her when it hatched.

There was another reason.

In the story, Yu Lingyue had tamed the Azure Luan this way.

With that thought, Qin Yangjun didn’t hesitate. He gathered his strength and threw Ling Huer directly into the cave.

In the next moment, light exploded from the cave entrance, and a warm new life was born.

“Ah, ! Qin Yangjun, have you lost your mind…”

Ling Huer scrambled up from the ground in pain, but when she raised her head,

She saw a pair of crimson eyes, pure and innocent, so captivating that she froze.

“Could this be…”

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