Chapter 211 - Two Spirit Animals (1/2)

“Sister, run, I’ll hold him off!” Zhuo Fan shouted. He threw himself at Li Jingtian to hold him back.

Li Jingtian barked, “Young master, what are you doing? Don’t force my hand!”

“I don’t care! You are not allowed to harm sister!” Zhuo Fan shouted, his eyes filled with resolve.

Xue Qingjian and Qiu Yanhai were moved. They looked in each other’s eyes and nodded.

Xue Qingjian opened the vial and gave a pill to Qiu Yanhai, “I don’t know if the pill will be of much help, but we cannot let the boy’s efforts be in vain!”

“He-he-he, old hag, that pretty boy must’ve got under your aged but still pretty skin.” Qiu Yanhai grinned.

Xue Qingjian snapped to hide her blush, “Old fart, you’re still a wise ass despite being an antique. Hurry up and take the pill so we can live through this!”

Xue Qingjian stroked the ring on her finger and muttered, “Sweetie, come out and protect me!”

Shriek~

With a cry, a twenty meter long white falcon appeared overhead. It flew in circles above, releasing a cold wind that blew to form a barrier around her.

“5th level spiritual beast, Snow Falcon!” Zhuo Fan and Li Jingtian cried.

The shock was far from over, as Qiu Yanhai also shook his hand with a smile.

A roar echoed in everyones ears as a scarlet tiger with flaming wings came out of his ring.

The scarlet tiger circled Qiu Yanhai, it’s ten meter long tail flicked at a fifty meter tall cliff, rendering it into rubble. Its fiery eyes staring daggers into Li Jingtian.

“5th level spiritual beast, Earthcore Flame Tiger!”

Li Jingtian’s eyes trembled, as did his heart. He was in ever more awe of Zhuo Fan. It all went just as he said. This old pair may have fought each other till they went senile, but still had kept a hidden card to deal with him.

He didn’t see such spirit animals the last time they fought, thus making them the couple’s last card.

Zhuo Fan was also wide eyed, rather from excitement than fear. The more the old monsters had up their sleeve, the more he felt they were worth the effort.

“Young master, step aside! I have to settle them here and now!”

“No!”

Li Jingtian roared, but Zhuo Fan still held him tight. Irritated, Li Jingtian slapped Zhuo Fan, “Then you only have yourself to blame for what comes next!”

Despite the fierce palm attack, Zhuo Fan showed no fear. Xue Qingjian’s eyes jumped but only shouted, “Kid, we will avenge you!”

Xue Qingjian and Qiu Yanhai swallowed a pill each without an ounce of hesitation. They sat cross-legged to absorb it as the two 5th level spiritual beasts stood guard.

Creak!

Li Jingtian’s deadly palm grounded to a halt. Zhuo Fan snickered, easily slapping the palm away.

Pa!

Zhuo Fan straightened and eyed Li Jingtian with a wicked smile, “All that’s left is for them to absorb the pill!”

“Ha-ha-ha, Steward Zhuo truly works in mysterious ways. You’re far more cunning than that Unwonted Contriver. Those two actually took the so-called pills. They used to be so cautious about everything, only to fail in the end!” Li Jingtian laughed.

The two spiritual beasts were stunned. Their masters called them out to stand guard, but why was it that this old guy was taking his sweet time, with not even a measly intention to attack?

Zhuo Fan snickered, “Elder Li, easy on the flattery. There’s nothing mysterious about my skills. I only guided them to this outcome. The more dangerous the moment, the easier it is for a cautious man to let his guard down. If he can see a thread of hope, he will grab it without fail. A bitter pill to swallow is quite the fitting description, don’t you think? All I did was set up the stage for this peril to unfold and make them swallow a pill they had no knowledge off!”

Li Jingtian’s eyes shined in admiration. [He is mighty in the pen and the sword. His methods are convoluted and impossible to see through them. He is the genius of the millennium!]

“By the way…” Zhuo Fan eyed Li Jingtian puzzled, “Elder Li, you said Regent Estate wanted to subdue this pair and even sent ten Radiant Stage experts. But didn’t Unwonted Contriver Leng Wuchang pull any tricks?”

“Ha-ha-ha, of course he did. Only he lacked your Bloodworms. So his only plan was to surround the two with Regent Estate’s forces. But it backfired instead, and the matter was dropped. The Estate Lord at the time wanted to force the pair into submission, but was forced to forget about this when they were just too stubborn and had no way to make them capitulate!”