Chapter Thirty-Five: The Unlucky Fire Rhinoceros
At the sound of Leng Ruo Xue's voice, the frail figure standing in the center of the courtyard turned around.
"Xuě er." Since waking up, she had been silent and cold as ice, but seeing her beloved little sister, she finally spoke.
"Brother." Leng Ruoxue hugged the emaciated Leng Ruohan, her heart aching as she cried out. That damned person had reduced her stunningly handsome brother to almost nothing but skin and bones, his face gaunt and worn out. Hmph, no matter who was responsible for reducing her brother to this state, she would not let them off scot-free.
"Xu?r." Lěng Ruò Hán also tightly hugged Lěng Ruò Xu?, tears streaming down his eyes.
"Xue Er, Lie Ta is dead." Leng Ruo Han said sorrowfully.
Leng Ruo Xue knew that Lie was her brother's contract spirit beast, and Lie's death would definitely make her brother very sad. Alas, at this moment, she really wished that her brother and Lie's feelings weren't so deep, but now it's too late to say anything. Who let the Leng family people be so particular about spirit beasts, treating them like family members?!
"Brother, Lie Wu won't want to see you like this." said Leng Ruo Xue, she knew that in her brother's heart, losing his partner who was as close as family was more painful than losing his spiritual power and becoming a useless person.
"It's all for saving me, I'm just too useless." Leng Ruo Han said self-reproachingly.
"Brother, tell Xue Er what's going on?" asked Leng Ruo Xue.
"Xue Er, do you believe your brother?" asked Leng Ruo Han, who had just woken up. Ming An had told him the school's explanation, but he was still immersed in his sorrow over losing Lie and didn't bother to defend himself.
"Of course I believe my brother," said Leng Ruoxue. She didn't believe her own brother who loved and cared for her, so why would she believe an outsider?
"As long as Xue'er believes in her brother, it's all right." Leng Ruohan said reassuringly.
"Brother, aren't you going to say something to Xue Er?" asked Leng Ruo Xue.
"Xu'er, things have come to this point, just let it go. As long as Xu'er believes in her brother, that's enough." Leng Ruo Han said, although he also wanted to reveal the truth of the matter, but he didn't want to make his master difficult, nor did he hope that because of a few troublemakers, his academy's reputation would be damaged.
"Xu'er listens to her brother." Leng Ruoxue cooed, she knew that her brother had concerns, so she would rather suffer herself, but she didn't, humph, in the past? It's not that easy, bullying the Cold family, how can it be so easily settled, do they think the Cold family is easy to bully?
"Brother, it's getting late, you should get some rest. Snow will come visit you again tomorrow." said Leng Ruo Xue.
"Alright, brother will sleep now, tomorrow wait for Xue Er to come." Leng Ruo Han said, he didn't want to let Xue Er worry.
Leng Ruo Xue watched as her brother fell asleep on the bed before leaving with Ye Chen.
"Xue Er, are you really going to let this matter pass like this?" Ye Chen asked with some curiosity.
"What about you?" asked Leng Ruo Xue.
"No matter what you want to do, don't leave me behind, I must be counted in." Ye Chen said, he didn't believe that this little woman who protected her brother would let go of those people who wronged her brother and made her brother take the blame.
"Alright, no problem." Leng Ruoxue said very generously. Someone was willing to be a free bodyguard, why would she refuse?
"Come on." Leng Ruo Xue sat on Yu's back and said to Ye Chen.
"Where are you going?" Ye Chen asked with some curiosity.
"Misty Forest." Her lips, as pale and delicate as cherry blossoms, whispered out the four words.
The Misty Forest is one of the many medium-sized forests in Dongchi Country, and it can't be compared to the Mystic Forest in terms of area, number of spiritual beasts, variety, or level. The Misty Forest is also much safer than the Mystic Forest, and it's close to Fengdu, so Fengtian Academy often uses the Misty Forest as a training ground for new students. And she had learned from Ming'an that her brother had an accident in the Misty Forest.
"Are we going hunting in the Misty Forest so late?" Ye Chen teased.
"Yes, hunting." Lan Ruoye said calmly.
Less than half an hour later, Yu brought them to the entrance of the Misty Forest.
"Feathers, go find a spiritual beast and ask it where the Fire Rhinoceros's territory is?" Leng Ruoxue said directly to Feathers.
"Yes, master." The sharp-eyed eagle's gaze swept around and spotted an owl hiding in a tree.
"Where is the territory of Huoxi?" Yu flew directly in front of that owl and asked.
"The little...little beast will take you." The over one meter tall cat owl said with a quiver.
"This...this is it." said the timid owl.
"Thanks, that's your pay." Leng Ruoxue tossed a Spiritual Fruit to the timid cat owl.
The owl opened its mouth and received the Lingguo, nodded in thanks, and quickly flew away.
"Feathers, go catch me a Fire Rhinoceros." Ling Ruoxue instructed, the Fire Rhinoceroses were probably all asleep, she had to lure them out.
"Yes." After flying a circle in the high sky, Feathers dived down and flew up again. This time, on his two sharp claws, there was an additional plump, fiery red rhinoceros.
Huoxi, a fire-attribute rhinoceros, although most are mid-level spiritual beasts, there are also a small number of high-level spiritual beasts above level 7. The Huoxi caught by Yuexie is a level 7 spiritual beast.
"What... what kind of people are you?" Huo Xi stuttered.
"Don't be afraid, we just want to have a chat with you." said Leng Ruoxue with a smile.
"I... I don't have much to talk about with humans." Huo Xi said, trembling with fear. How could it not be afraid? Next to it was a sacred beast staring at it intensely, wooo...
"Xue Er, I'm hungry. Let's roast and eat it. It looks like there's a lot of meat on it, the flavor should be good." Ye Chen said, sizing up the fallen Huo Xī (Fire Rhinoceros).
"Hmm, I've heard that rhinoceros meat is quite delicious, and I haven't had it before!" Leng Ruoxue said in a cooperative tone.
"It's not just that, the Fire Rhinoceros' skin is also very valuable, and its horn isn't bad either. They're all great materials for crafting equipment." Ye Chen said, evaluating the Fire Rhinoceros from head to toe.
"One might not be enough to eat, right? Why don't we catch a few more? Take them back for Grandpa and the others to try too." said Leng Ruo Xue.
"Master, I'm going to catch it," Yu said and flew up again.
In less than half an hour, Yu caught over ten fire rhinos, and each one was a 7th-grade spiritual beast.
"Feathers, well done." Cold-as-snow praised, her beast was indeed clever, knowing to catch high-level ones, only opened-minded spiritual beasts were interesting.
"Xue Er, which one shall we roast?" Ye Chen said with some anticipation.
"You've made up your mind." Leng Ruoxue said, and then lit a fire.
"These... these... are all quite fat, which one to choose?" Ye Chen muttered to himself as he circled around the fire deer.
And those captured fire rhinos all shrank their heads, afraid of being chosen by this despicable man.
"Since they're all fine, just pick one randomly." suggested Leng Ruoxue.
"This one will do, the fattest one inside." Ye Chen pointed at a fire rhinoceros that weighed over 200 pounds and kicked it out with one foot.
The fat fire rhinoceros was kicked and rolled like a ball to Leng Ruoxue's feet.
"Let's just shed some blood first." Cold-as-Snow held a sharp dagger in her hand, tracing it across the body of Fatty Fire Rhino.
"Waaah... don't eat me, my meat is smelly and doesn't taste good." Fatty Huo Rhinoceros sobbed and choked out.
"Where's the knife? It's fine like this." Leng Ruoxue thought for half a day and finally decided on the position of the knife, which was Fei Huoxi's buttocks. She raised the dagger in her hand and stabbed it down fiercely.
"Ah!" A shrill cry suddenly echoed through the entire forest.
"Who dares to bully our Huo Xi tribe!" A loud roar came from afar.
