Brother, how come you're a witch?

This battle was completely without any suspense.

The glutinous cat, which had entered its own panting form, displayed combat power that was even stronger than Su Yan's full-strength bond infusion.

Xu Qinglan and her blue duck were merely acquaintances with virtually no bond, and were quickly defeated by the cat's frenzied attacks.

"Old Wu!"

The glutinous cat stood tall in the center of the field, turned around and shouted a joyful cry of victory to Su Yan.

But it noticed that even though it had won, Su Yan's expression wasn't very pleasant.

broken......

Su Yan rubbed his forehead.

Xu Qinglan was clearly a competitive person, and she didn't like him much to begin with. Now that he had won, it would be even more difficult to carry out the work afterward.

"Hahaha, Elder Xu... no, you're no longer surnamed Xu at this point."

Chen Yixing stood with his hands on his hips and burst into laughter, his beard twitching with each laugh.

"Now you know how profound the art of beast taming is, right? Not everything can be crushed with spiritual power. You're just a brute swordsman who's only slightly smarter than a body cultivator!"

"Elder Chen, I am also a sword cultivator..."

Su Yan quickly said, firmly stating that he and Xu Qinglan were on the same side.

"You are different from them."

Chen Yixing looked at Su Yan with eyes full of admiration:

"I'm serious, look at Xu... that guy's expression, haha, it seems you're going to have a hard time getting along in the Xuanqing Sect's sword cultivator circle from now on. Why don't you take this opportunity to formally join my Spirit Beast Peak?"

"Elder Chen, I am truly focused on cultivating the sword." Su Yan waved his hands repeatedly.

"Even the renowned Mad Wave Sword Immortal has been defeated by you, which shows that you have reached the required level and can now switch to Beast Taming."

Chen Yixing finally got his moment of triumph and started talking nonsense.

"Just lucky."

Su Yan awkwardly clasped his hands in a fist salute, really wanting to cover his mouth.

"snort."

Xu Qinglan crossed her arms, her face ashen, her beautiful eyes coldly fixed on the reclining blue duck:

"...I'll take it to get its wound treated."

She bent down to pick up the duck, and without waiting for Chen Yixing to speak, she turned and left.

Chen Yixing clapped his hands with a smile:

"Unable to accept failure, they are still too young and have a bad mentality."

Su Yan's eyes twitched, feeling that this old guy had no right to say such a thing.

Saving the world is fraught with difficulties. Liu Baishuang has Ye Jingqiu hindering her, while Xu Qinglan has Chen Yixing drawing hatred towards her. Gaining the complete trust of this master and disciple seems like an impossible task.

"Elder Chen, please don't come to me with this kind of thing next time."

Su Yan sighed, shook his head, then, feeling he couldn't afford to lose out, asked:

"I came here today not entirely because I read the letter, but also because I have a question I would like to ask."

"Oh? Go ahead." Chen Yixing was in a great mood and readily agreed.

"It's about aquatic monsters. What kind of fish are in Guanyu Valley? What kinds of monsters are among them? Do they have any migratory habits?"

Su Yan rattled off all the questions in one breath.

"Guanyu Valley? You're not planning to fish secretly, are you?"

Chen Yixing glanced at Su Yan:

"You'd better be careful not to get caught."

Su Yan smiled but remained silent.

"Hehe, it's no harm in telling you. Back then, my disciples and I were stationed in Guanyu Valley and studied the monsters there for a period of time."

Chen Yixing's face showed a look of reminiscence, and a hint of sadness flashed in his eyes as he said:

"At the time, there was a research question: whether the Bloodfang White Wolf could catch fish... One of my disciples conducted several in-depth investigations into the fish in the valley as a result."

"The fish population in Guanyu Valley is large and stable, with almost no migration habits. The shallow waters are mostly inhabited by common fish, while aquatic monsters are found in the middle and deeper waters."

"Aquatic and terrestrial monsters do not interfere with each other in the valley. They only occasionally encounter each other when hunting shallow-water fish, but there is almost no conflict because there are too many fish in the water and there is no competition."

"besides......"

The findings of the investigation were presented one by one by Chen Yixing.

Su Yan only listened to what he wanted to know.

It seems the fish wouldn't have left on their own, yet they simply vanished, along with the aquatic monsters that preyed on them in the deeper waters.

"Elder Chen, if I want to track the fish, is there any simple way?" Su Yan suddenly asked.

"Tsk, you little rascal, you really were planning to sneak off to fish, weren't you?"

Chen Yixing chuckled and pointed to the fat cat on the ground:

"The Tuanzi Cat can help you with this. In ancient times, when mortals went to sea, they would bring cats with them to prevent ship rats from stealing their food. They would catch fish at sea to feed them. Over time, some of these cats developed a special sense of fish. The ancestors of the Tuanzi Cat clan were like that."

"Old Wu~"

When the glutinous cat heard that it was being talked about, it proudly puffed out its chest.

What's with this stupid cat thing...?

Su Yan sighed and bent down to pat its head:

"Elder Chen, could you lend it to me temporarily?"

"I would gladly give it to you; it only shines so brightly in your hands," Chen Yixing said.

"Never mind, never mind."

Su Yan quickly refused.

He's been surrounded by so many strange creatures lately that he even thinks Ye Jingqiu could barely be considered one.

"Whatever you say."

Chen Yixing did not insist:

"That's enough for today. I was planning to do a few more sets of data, but judging from that guy's expression, it seems like we won't be able to. Can you come back tomorrow?"

"I might not be available. The selection meeting is coming up soon, and I have to make a final push," Su Yan said, declining.

"If you can help me publish my paper, I'll easily get you a Foundation Establishment Pill myself," Chen Yixing said, offering a tempting offer.

Su Yan's heart stirred; he really wanted it, but he didn't say anything definitively at this moment. He just smiled and nodded, then picked up the dumpling cat and walked out.

Chen Yixing saw him to the door, and he walked a little further before suddenly stopping.

Under a tree beside the long steps leading down the mountain, stood a figure dressed in a light blue fairy dress.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, her silhouette was hazy. The wind blew through the branches, and green leaves fell. Her long hair, loosely draped behind her and only tied at the ends, also swayed gently in the wind.

"Xu... um, greetings, Elder."

Su Yan greeted him.

Xu Qinglan turned her head, her slightly turned body outlining a voluptuous curve in Su Yan's gaze, like the silhouette of a distant, tilted mountain.

Her beautiful eyes stared coldly at Su Yan, her red lips moving slightly:

"Just call me Qinglan."

"...?"

"Until I reclaim my surname, just call me Qinglan." She emphasized and repeated it.

"Elder Qinglan?"

Su Yan's eye twitched.

Although Xu Qinglan is competitive and has a good temperament due to his youth and potential, he is quite good at keeping his promises.

"snort."

Xu Qinglan sneered:

"Will you come again tomorrow?"

"That's...right."

Su Yan initially wanted to say he wouldn't come, but then he thought that winning a game wasn't so bad. As long as he lost well tomorrow, he would still have a chance to improve, so he nodded.

"very good."

Xu Qinglan turned around, glared at him, and said:

"If I win tomorrow, I'll be surnamed Xu again; if you lose, you won't be surnamed Su anymore."