Chapter 183 An Encounter with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion: How to Foole Her?
Soon after, Jiang Nian rested his head on Qian Renxue's lap. Hu Liena stood awkwardly to the side, rubbing her hands and hanging her head.
Although he wanted to get up, the little golden lion kept pressing against his chest, and any attempt to struggle would result in a pinch.
So Jiang Nian gave in.
"Na'er, don't stand there, sit down with me," Qian Renxue said softly with a smile, her slender, white fingers lifting a strand of hair behind her ear, revealing her perfect jawline. Her entire demeanor was elegant and dignified.
"Okay, Sister Xiaoxue," Hu Liena nodded like a goose, carefully sitting down beside her, her eyes clearing considerably.
Jiang Nian couldn't help but sigh, truly, there's someone for everyone.
To be honest, these laps are quite comfortable to rest on.
Qian Renxue stroked the boy's hair, gave a soft hum, and tapped her head.
"I'll be taking the first Angel Exam soon, so I probably won't be able to spend much time with you."
Hu Liena's eyes lit up instantly, her ears perked up, and she pursed her lips to eavesdrop.
"Oh, I see..." Jiang Nian gazed at the white clouds in the sky, wondering if she was going to fly ten thousand meters into the air.
He was familiar with the nine tests for the little golden retriever; if things went smoothly, it would take three or four years, or about five years if things slowed down.
Jiang Nian narrowed his eyes, sorting out his thoughts, and listened quietly to Qian Renxue's words.
They had sat from day to night, and finally decided to leave.
Putting everything else aside, it was certainly comfortable to rest his head on her lap.
Watching Qian Renxue and Hu Liena descend the mountain, Jiang Nian stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the distant, brilliant starry sky, and slowly exhaled.
Only two spirit rings remained.
Light and dark attributes—he wasn't sure if the Star Dou Great Forest even had the former for ten thousand years.
As for the latter… well, there really is one.
But that's a demigod, the strongest soul beast on the continent right now.
Even Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu combined might not be able to defeat it.
Not to mention, it has many ferocious beasts around it.
Jiang Nian sat on the steps, staring blankly at the moonlight, seemingly lost in thought.
Behind him, a pair of emerald green vertical pupils stared.
"Squeak?"
Little White looked at the girl in green with some fear. Although it didn't want to be touched, it couldn't resist at all.
"Your master is thinking about something. Let's go, don't disturb him." Qingyu stroked its head and smiled, then turned and disappeared into the moonlight.
Little White stood at the boundary between the moonlight and shadow, glanced at them a few times, and finally followed Sister Qingyu away.
Early spring, all things revive.
Various plants in the forest grew eagerly, swaying their leaves, trying to win more sunlight for themselves.
A long-haired young man in a white robe stepped into the area, followed by a veiled woman. Surprisingly, a small white mouse lay quietly on the woman's shoulder, looking both honest and adorable.
Jiang Nian had been searching for spirit beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest for a month.
Finding a 100,000-year-old one was incredibly difficult.
If the spirit rings of the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape weren't unsuitable for him, he would have already taken his sword and attacked.
"Little White, I've raised you for so many years, why can't you even find a 100,000-year-old light-attribute spirit beast? Even if that's impossible, finding a dark-attribute one shouldn't be difficult, right?"
"Squeak..." Little White squealed somewhat aggrievedly, indicating that while its nose was very sensitive, it was only useful for finding herbs!
Finding soul beasts was something Jiang Nian wasn't really good at. He didn't expect it to be of much use; he was just a little annoyed and wanted to relieve some stress.
"Squeak!"
"Hmm?" Jiang Nian looked ahead; there seemed to be a soul beast that terrified Xiao Bai.
Could it be a 100,000-year-old one?
Hopefully, its attributes matched his own; otherwise, he wouldn't bother.
Thump thump thump~
The entire earth trembled violently.
An 8,000-year-old deer-type soul beast was running towards them in fear.
Behind it was a group of chasing soul beasts, led by a soul beast over three meters long and eight feet tall at the shoulder.
Its entire body was covered in a layer of brilliant golden fur, semi-transparent like crystal, beneath which seemed to be dense golden scales. Unlike other soul beasts, it had three eyes; the vertical pupil on its forehead emitted an eerie red light, while its pupils were golden.
Overall, it resembled a lion, with four claws like a dragon.
The aura emanating from its body made even a 100,000-year-old soul beast like Qing Yu feel extremely wary.
Needless to say, Xiao Bai trembled with fear, too terrified to look up at the person.
Jiang Nian took back his earlier words.
Xiao Bai was still somewhat useful; he either didn't look for anything, or he found the best for himself.
A hundred-thousand-year-old Bright Soul Beast was nowhere near as good as this one.
However, if he took this guy away, Di Tian would immediately launch a war between humans and Soul Beasts.
In this era, humans would undoubtedly be defeated in a confrontation with them.
"Tsk!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion glanced curiously at the human in the distance, sensing that the mysterious aura emanating from this person was similar to its own.
It was intimately familiar with the power of destiny.
"Oh no, there's another human? And this woman seems to have dragon blood flowing through her veins?"
A man with fiery red hair in the shadows instantly became alert, his gaze fixed on Jiang Nian, seemingly sensing an unusual power emanating from him.
That power of destiny seemed even stronger than that of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion?!
Humans actually possessed such beings?!
Jiang Nian knew that ferocious beasts were definitely watching him from the shadows, and he didn't plan to make enemies of Di Tian and his beasts for the time being.
After all, without breaking through to the Soul Douluo or Title Douluo level, his chances of winning were almost zero.
After hesitating for a moment, he immobilized the deer-type soul beast.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion bit its neck, its three eyes blinking, seemingly curious as to why Jiang Nian was making a move. However, as the little princess of the entire soul beast world, it still had its pride.
It could hunt soul beasts on its own; why would it need human help?
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion roared, and its underlings all turned to look at Jiang Nian.
Just as they were about to attack, they sensed the power emanating from Qing Yu and retreated.
"Don't attack, we have no hostility," Jiang Nian said softly, his body radiating a mysterious aura.
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion was startled; it felt as if it had encountered a kindred spirit.
The power of their destinies was intertwined, a power that both embraced and repelled.
The Crimson King watched the scene unfold with a strange expression, wondering why his young mistress had taken a liking to this human.
Logically, they should have been fighting by now.
What was the reason?
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion glanced at Jiang Nian again, its red vertical pupil flashing a light that quickly disappeared.
It turned around, taking a few steps before turning back to look, seemingly trying to memorize his appearance.
A moment later, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and its minions strode away, and no battle ensued.
(End of Chapter)