One zero, explore secrets

  Xiao Yao suppressed the anger that was about to erupt from her heart and calmly asked, "What's so interesting?"

  "Heh heh," the leopard mysteriously smiled twice. It was a straightforward beast that didn't notice anything unusual about her transmission and proudly said: "Keep it secret for now, you'll know when you get there. Hurry up, don't make me wait another five days!"

  Just as the leopard was about to "lose" contact, Xiao Yao had to remind him: "You haven't told us where you are now."

  "Us?" The leopard was taken aback, "Who else?"

  "The little sparrow you abandoned." Xiao Yao was so angry that she couldn't help but fly over and strangle it to death.

  "Huh, you've already run into it?" The leopard said with a tone of sudden realization, "Well, that saves me the trouble of going back to look for it."

  "Cut the crap, where are you now?" Xiao Yao didn't want to talk to it anymore, lest she got so angry that she vomited blood. Some accounts still had to be settled in person.

  "Did you just see a beam of light?" Leopard replied.

  "Yes."

  "Fly north along the beam of light for five million miles, and you will find yourself in a forest with several small hills nearby. The arrangement is quite peculiar, forming a natural array. Once you arrive, you will be able to see Laozi."

  Xiao Yao didn't say another word, and led Xiao Yun to fly north. After about an hour, they finally saw the place that Baozi had mentioned. They found it soon after, and under a small hill, they saw Baozi bullying Kong Shou.

  "Too slow!" The leopard's tone was disdainful as soon as he saw Xiao Yao: "I don't know how many empty beasts I've driven away, and you're just arriving now."

  Xiao Yao glanced at the beast corpses on the ground and the leopard's eyes, which still had a bloodthirsty glint. She walked forward and slapped its forehead several times with great force, stunning its soul and causing it to feel dizzy for an instant. Before it could react, Xiao Yao grabbed its neck and lifted it up, shaking it repeatedly: "Why did you abandon Little Yun? Why didn't you answer me just now?"

  After a series of actions, the leopard was instantly subdued. Half a day later, it squeezed out a few words from its teeth, "Allow... just allow... you don't come back to old man, then... not allowed... old man... doesn't come back to you?!"

  Xiao Yao was indignant, "When have I ever not responded to you?"

  "Let... go of Lao Tzu's... neck and talk."

  The leopard's face was completely red and speechless. Only then did Xiao Yao loosen her grip, switching to grab its tail instead.

  As soon as the collar on his neck disappeared, the leopard shouted: "Hmph! I sent you a message so many times five or six days ago, which time did you respond to me?! It's fortunate that I waited for you in the original place for five days! Now that my lord has magnanimously chosen not to blame you, you actually dare to be the first to accuse others!"

  Xiao Yao narrowed her eyes, as if verifying the truth of its words: "Five or six days ago? I was in the midst of breaking through the Forgetful Realm's array, how could I have heard your transmission? You were already quarreling with me about this before?"

  Leopard's dead duck mouth is hard: "Not together, who knows you're in the forgotten realm? Just a broken array and forgot the forgotten realm, idle you!"

  Listening to this child's tantrum, Xiao Yao couldn't help but feel both annoyed and amused. "Even if this is a misunderstanding, how do you explain what happened to the little bird? I clearly remember telling you two to take care of each other, so why did you leave it behind by itself? You should know that this island is no less than purgatory for shape-shifting beasts in their fake forms. If it wasn't lucky enough to run into me halfway through, by the time you remembered to go look for it, I'm afraid all that would be left would be a pile of animal bones and feathers."

  "Little brother, you just got into danger?!" The leopard temporarily forgot that he was being held upside down by his tail and stared at the small gyrfalcon who had been following Xiao Yao, only to see the latter nodding gloomily. The leopard seemed to think for a moment before nodding seriously, "En, after all, you're just too weak. But don't worry, since you're following me, I'll make sure to train you well. With time, you'll definitely become a qualified little brother under my wing! Just like my first little brother, you might not have seen him, although he's a bit dull, but he never needs me to worry about him. How should I put it, this is the first time I've had such a weak little brother, don't worry, from now on, I'll take care of you more."

  Xiao Yao's face turned black, and she thought to herself: "Does this guy still want to worry about the divine beast? He should first worry about how to get rid of the divine beast's curse himself." As soon as Yang Tuo was mentioned, her heart couldn't help but feel a wave of melancholy, and her anger towards the leopard cub turned into pity: "This poor kid, he doesn't even know how he's being unlucky."

  As for Xiao Lie, he blinked his eyes and almost shed two lines of clear tears. His chest was extremely stuffy: damn it! Can I compare with you perverts? Even the fire spirit in the master's hand is a freak who can get pregnant, unfortunately being the only normal-powered demon beast in the team, is it his fault?!

  Since Leopard has already made a guarantee, Xiao Yao also didn't pursue its mistakes anymore. She let go and said: "Didn't you ask me to come over and see something interesting? Where is it now?"

  After she said that, the leopard finally remembered its original intention and growled at her: "What are you making a fuss about! You almost made me forget what I was doing. Come with me quickly."

  The leopard led Xiao Yao and Xiao Jun to the back of a small hill, pointing to an ordinary protrusion: "There is a setting with a ban, which is a secret entrance to a cave mansion."

  Xiao Yao was taken aback and subconsciously asked: "How did you find out?"

  "Leopard replied: 'I passed by here earlier and found that this place is a natural formation, I thought it was interesting so I came down to take a look, didn't expect to find this, guess what's inside?'"

  Xiao Yao's delicate eyebrows furrowed, "Have you gone in and taken a look?"

  "None of your business," said Leopard with a sneer. "If I went in, would I still need you to come over? It's boring for one person to explore the strange."

  This is also true, Baozi was never very interested in fighting and killing for secret treasures. But such a secretive and restricted cave...

  Xiao Yao asked again: "Can you see the year and month of this seal?"

  The leopard nodded and said: "This seal has been around for some years, but it doesn't seem like it's been a long time since it was last activated. It looks like it's being used frequently, which is why I think it's interesting."

  Xiao Yao's face suddenly sank, and she often had a feeling that there might be someone in this cave at the moment!

  "Get away from here!" Xiao Yao ordered, standing at the entrance of someone else's cave, and if there was anyone inside, they might have already discovered them.

  The leopard, however, didn't think much of it and sneered, "How small-minded you are. Don't worry, this unnamed island originally has restrictions on divine consciousness, and I haven't touched any forbidden areas, even if there's someone inside, they won't discover us standing at the entrance."

  After hearing this, Xiao Yao let out a sigh of relief, but still didn't put her mind at ease: "It's better to keep a distance and observe secretly."

  Just then, the seal suddenly showed a slight vibration.

  Xiao Yao didn't say another word, and put the small hawk into her pet bag. With a swift pull, she grabbed the leopard and opened its lightning wings, instantly fleeing far away.

  But with a front and back footwork, the hidden stone cave opens.

  It's shrinking...