The Legendary Master’s Wife - Chap 138

Chapter 138 : Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep

Everyone was dumbstruck by his words.

Without needing them to say anything, You XiaoMo felt the impulse to give himself a tight slap across the mouth.

It was just that he felt that the atmosphere just now was too fitting. Furthermore, he could roughly guess Ling Xiao’s intention. That was why he blurted out those words.

The first to recover was Ling Xiao. He couldn’t stop himself from bursting into laughter. Although he was already used to You XiaoMo blurting out peculiar words on and off, it still amused him every time.

‘Break yourselves free from slavery and sing songs of freedom’, this phrase was very unique indeed. It pretty much carried the same meaning as what he wanted to say.

“I will give you all some time to think it over. Let me know your answer when you’re done.” Ling Xiao pulled You XiaoMo back to his side, straightening his sleeves as he spoke. He didn’t give them any further explanation but he knew that the five of them understood what he meant. If they didn’t understand, he would have no need for these people.

“I am willing to be loyal to great lord forever.” After being momentarily stunned, the manager revealed an elated expression, making his decision without the least bit of hesitation. Only a fool would not accept the meat pie that fell from heaven.

“We are also willing to pledge our lives to great lord.” The three black-clothed men and the other black-clothed man crawled up from the ground to chime in. Just like the manager, the four of them were elated. This piece of meat pie was not of ordinary size.

Then, the five of them started to swear an oath but was stopped by Ling Xiao.

He felt that playthings like oaths were not strong enough. He had more faith in himself. So what he meant was that if the five people truly wanted to follow him, they would let him do something to their souls. As long as they stayed true to him forever, nothing would happen to them.

The five people looked at each other but they soon agreed not long after because if they didn’t, they were only left with death.

But that was only one of the reasons. In their eyes, Tang Hun was only a Spiritual level practitioner. There was no way he could be compared to an Imperial level fighter. In their eyes, an Imperial level fighter was equivalent to the Tian Xin Sect and the Qing Cheng Sect. The reason why these first class powers were so big and powerful was because they had an Imperial level fighter at the helm.

So rather than following Tang Hun that only treated them as underlings, it would be better to follow this man here. Maybe they could even carve out a territory for themselves together with him. Thinking that the Master they followed might very possibly establish a force like the Tian Xin Sect and the Qing Cheng Sect, the five men immediately got very excited.

What they didn’t know is that Ling Xiao simply had no intention of establishing a strong power like the Tian Xin Sect. Someone as indifferent as him was bound to have no sense of responsibility. The reason why he let them replace Tang Hun in HunJi City was actually for another reason.

After finishing discussing the matter, Ling Xiao let the five of them leave.

Returning back to the real world, You XiaoMo looked at Ling Xiao with uncertainty, “Ling-shixiong, are you going to HunJi City again?”

Ling Xiao looked at him who finished speaking but still looked as if he had more to say. He couldn’t help stretching out his hand and giving his cheek a pinch, saying softly, “What’s the matter? Can it be that my Xiao Shidi cannot bear to see me go?”

“Who can’t bear to see you go!” You XiaoMo rolled his eyes at him as he muttered softly.

Of course Ling Xiao heard him but because he was not saying what he really meant, Ling Xiao only paused before saying, “I don’t have much interest in setting up a force, but it would good to get some connections. This would make it more convenient for any discreet inquiries we need. Also, when you become a mid-level or high level mage, you can let them help you find where the magic herbs or magic herb seeds are. This way it’s much easier than you running here and there.”

You XiaoMo was stunned. He didn’t think that Ling Xiao would actually include that into consideration. Suddenly, he felt very touched but Ling Xiao suddenly finished what he was saying. He continued, “When that time comes, you can refine magic pills for me.”

You XiaoMo, “…”

He decided to take back his feelings of being touched.

“Ling-shixiong, when do you plan to set out? Didn’t the Grand Master forbid you from going out as you wish?” You XiaoMo was silent for a while before asking.

Although his understanding of Ling Xiao was not as deep as he imagined it to be, he could guess that based on Ling Xiao’s free, easy and unprincipled nature, this type of person wouldn’t take the pains to set up a force. This kind of feeling was similar to the just for fun nature of those in the 21st century. Most probably, it was only a passing interest.

Ling Xiao said, “The traitor Pu Chan has already been caught. Tang Fan no longer restricts my freedom. I can leave the Tian Xin Sect at any time.”

You XiaoMo exclaimed ‘oh’, yet his eyes darted around.

One look at his expression and Ling Xiao understood what he was thinking. He smiled while saying, “Xiao Shidi, are you thinking that you want to come with me?”

You XiaoMo didn’t feel awkward at being discovered, “Actually, I don’t have to go. It’s just that if you have some free time and if it’s convenient, you can buy some rabbit meat, mutton or the like and bring it back for me.”

He knows his own weight. If he goes, he would give Ling Xiao more trouble.

“Little PiQiu?” The corner of Ling Xiao’s mouth twitched as amusement flashed across his eyes, as if he was thinking of something funny.

He didn’t expect that he would guess it so easily. You XiaoMo didn’t hide it any more, laughing while speaking, “Little PiQiu is a carnivore. These few days it polished off all the meat I kept in the dimension. So I was thinking of going down the mountain to buy some more.”

The dimension was able to preserve the freshness of food. So You XiaoMo bought quite a lot the last time he went down the mountain. But because he prefered vegetarian food, he didn’t eat too much meat. So he also didn’t buy a lot of it.

“Xiao Shidi…” Ling Xiao looked at him jokingly, unable to keep a straight face.

“What is it?” You XiaoMo shrank into himself. He felt that this smile was somewhat unusual. Also, it seemed as if he rarely smiled like this.

“Do you know what demon beasts usually like to eat?” Ling Xiao grinned as he asked.

“It can’t be that they don’t eat meat?” You XiaoMo asked, feeling all embarrassed.

Ling Xiao drew out his words, “Of course they eat meat. But it’s not the same as what you said…”

Rabbit meat and mutton, these types were food for normal people and cannot be considered for demon beasts, they could only be regarded as normal animals. the biggest difference between pigs, dogs, cows, sheep and demon beasts was that they didn’t have cultivation abilities. One could only get full by eating them. So for a mid-level demon beasts like the level eight Blue-Blooded Wolf, what they ate was not normal meat.

Demon beasts also had natural enemies and their enemies were also their food source. The natural enemy of the Blue-Blooded Wolf was the Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep.

The Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep were also level eight demon beasts, just like the Blue-Blooded Wolf. But there was a major difference between them and the Blue-Blooded Wolf. That was that the Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep were herbivores, all they ate were magic herbs. So wherever they were found was also where magic herbs were. This was something that all mages knew!

“So…you mean that we have to catch a few Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep for Little PiQiu to eat?” You XiaoMo swallowed as he spoke with difficulty.

He had read about the Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep in the scrolls and knew it was a type of herd animal. Their nature was gentle but that was on the premise that no one provoked them. If they were provoked, the eyes of the Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep would turn bright red and the horns on their head would also glow red. Then they would start to go crazy and attack any outsiders no matter if they were mages or demon beasts.

The exception to this was the Blue-Blooded Wolf because, like what was just described, demon beasts were very sensitive to their own natural enemies. Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep were no exception. As soon as they came across Blue-Blooded Wolves, they would automatically transform into rage mode and launch attacks on the Blue-Blooded Wolves.

But this type of action had a huge drawback. That was that they didn’t distinguish between friend and foe.

The rage blurred their awareness, making them attack friend and foe indiscriminately. That was why very few mages would choose them to be their bonded demon beast. So, most of them would treat them as something edible and as a special food that could increase their power.

“The meat of the Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep is not only very nutritious for Little PiQiu. It can also accelerate its growth to maturity, especially the mature Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep. Because they grow up by eating magic herbs, their meat is very delicious and full of spiritual energy. So, even practitioners love to eat it.” Ling Xiao said as he suddenly appeared to be savoring the aftertaste. In fact, this was his real motive.

You XiaoMo pouted. One look at his expression and he knew that he had eaten it before. But was it really that delicious? He knew that this Ling Xiao was very picky in many aspects, so something that was praised by him should be very good.

As a modern person who had eaten lamb hot pot, he didn’t have any qualms over eating sheep. But if one asked him to eat wolf meat, that would be absolutely impossible.

“Ling-shixiong, I heard that the Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep are only found in the MoRi forest. But that MoRi forest seems to be very far from the Tian Xin Sect. Does that mean we have to make a special trip all the way there?” You XiaoMo asked after thinking about it.

“No need. When the time comes, we can just get those five to inquire about auctions selling the meat of the Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep.” said Ling Xiao.

Because the whole body of the Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep was precious, many practitioners would gang up to enter the MoRi forest to hunt the Thousand Spirit Earth Sheep. Just a little bit of asking was enough to find out where they could be found.

Ling Xiao was a man of his word and five days later, he took a trip down the mountain.

But because their every actions were now under the watch of others, in order not to attract attention, he didn’t bring You XiaoMo along.

A few days later, he sent word bearing good news.