My ancestors were spiritual plant growers, so it's not surprising that I hunt demons every day,

At Cui Ying's command, Zhu Chaoyun immediately grabbed his Cold Light Crossbow and leaped out like lightning.

The two hurried through the forest and soon caught up with the five-colored deer.

After running around haphazardly for about two miles, the creature finally let out a mournful cry and knelt down on the ground.

When Zhu Chaoyun caught up, it was struggling to stand up, preparing to continue its escape.

"Pfft."

Without hesitation, Zhu Chaoyun raised his hand and fired an arrow.

The arrow pierced the five-colored deer's head, causing it to collapse to the ground, unable to support its weight.

"Whoo~"

Zhu Chaoyun breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and looked at Cui Ying who had arrived late, and asked curiously, "Master, why didn't you chase after Ta Xue today?"

If Ta Xue had helped him, he wouldn't have had to chase after her so hard.

Cui Ying shook her head, smiled, and didn't say anything.

Zhu Chaoyun, watching Ta Xue stroll leisurely behind them as if taking a leisurely walk, slapped his forehead and laughed in sudden realization:

"Well, even when beating a dog, you have to consider its owner. Whoever raises this spirit pet will be the one it protects. I'm just not that lucky."

"I, Zhu Chaoyun, am born to be a hard worker, hehe."

Zhu Chaoyun sighed, resignedly walked over, and prepared to carry the five-colored deer, but he always felt that something in the distance was watching him.

He felt a tightness in his back and instinctively turned his head to look, but found nothing.

He looked at the quiet forest and suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

Zhu Chaoyun swallowed hard. "Master, I have a feeling that something is following us all the way here. It's too unsafe here. Let's leave as soon as possible."

In fact, Cui Ying had already noticed the abnormality around her when the five-colored deer appeared.

This is also the real reason why she asked Zhu Chaoyun to deal with the Five-Colored Deer.

Cui Ying raised an eyebrow, quite pleased with Zhu Chaoyun's unintentional display of keen insight.

"Ah."

She looked up, staring in a certain direction, and nodded.

"Your feeling is right. Look to your left, there's a beautiful, naked little vixen who's been following us all the way, and she's giving you the eye right now."

"Where?! Where is that naked fairy?! Let me capture her!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Chaoyun hurriedly looked up.

But there were no beautiful female demons around, only a white-furred fox with a big tail.

He was craning his neck, squinting his narrow eyes, and staring intently in this direction.

"Hiss... There really is a little devil!"

Zhu Chaoyun met his gaze and couldn't help but swallow.

Looking at it again, even its hands and feet started to become unresponsive.

He was terrified and quickly bit his tongue, taking a few steps back in great fear: "Damn, this vixen is really evil!"

He grabbed Cui Ying's sleeve, his face pale, and hid behind the girl, somewhat frightened, and said:

"Master, the fox spirit has spotted us! Should we fight or run?!"

Cui Ying found Zhu Chaoyun's conflicted expression of both fear and apprehension amusing.

But she remained motionless, squinting as she stared at the fox.

Fox spirits are small in size but possess extremely high intelligence.

But fox spirits are more famous for their innate allure and their beautiful, lustrous fur.

Many cultivators who want to hunt down the demon fox are after its fur.

However, these cultivators often unknowingly fall victim to the fox clan's seductive arts during their hunts. Those whose Dao hearts are not strong enough will be trapped within, dying without ever knowing why.

But who is Cui Ying?

How could a mere fourth-level Qi Refining fox bewitch her?

While the fox spirit was using her charm, Cui Ying's lips twitched slightly. She channeled her magic, and several crystal-clear ice spikes appeared and disappeared, their chilling aura causing Zhu Chaoyun behind her to shiver and close her eyes even tighter.

"You can't see me~ You can't see me."

The fox demon opposite, whose eyes gleamed with an eerie light, suddenly realized something and immediately turned into a blur and ran away.

"Chase!"

After hastily uttering a single word, Cui Ying chased after him without a second thought.

Without his protective umbrella, Zhu Chaoyun felt his hands were empty. He seemed to have just woken up from a dream. He didn't care about the five-colored deer on the ground and gritted his teeth to chase after it.

Despite being only a hundred feet apart, Cui Ying, who had been following closely, became increasingly alarmed.

The complicated mountain path and the dense bushes made her swift steps slower and slower, and the distance between her and the fox demon grew farther and farther.

Several times she wanted to stop and cast a spell to forcibly kill the demon, but in the end she gave up the idea.

Fox pelts are expensive, but a live fox is even more valuable.

As the fox demon's shadow grew thinner and thinner, Cui Ying seemed to see a large handful of glittering spirit stones leaving her.

But suddenly, the fox demon that was fleeing in the distance was pinned to the ground by a huge figure that suddenly appeared and bit its neck tightly.

"Squeak~ Squeak"

The fox demon, which had been pounced on and knocked to the ground, let out a shrill cry, which startled Cui Ying awake.

Zhu Chaoyun caught up, panting heavily. Before she could even catch her breath, she raised her trembling hand and cried out in terror:

"What...what is that?!"

Cui Ying nodded silently, becoming fully alert.

No wonder I encountered a pack of demon wolves on the outskirts when I came to Phoenix Mountain last time.

It's not surprising that there was a Gale Tiger here.

The white giant tiger lying on the fox demon's body should be the same fox demon that Mother Wang had mentioned many times, the one that had injured people in the vicinity.

Perhaps it was at a critical moment when it was about to break through, and it could not control the demonic energy in its body. As soon as it appeared, the demonic energy in the forest in front of it soared into the sky. In just a short while, the demonic fox under its feet did not struggle for long before it became still.

Tigers are among the top hunters in the mountains and forests, and they are the most ferocious and domineering of all other beasts of the same level.

Once prey is targeted by them, there is absolutely no chance of survival.

Not to mention, they also inadvertently ruined someone else's good thing.

This swift tiger could easily let them leave; her name, Cui Ying, should be written backwards.

Sure enough, the Gale Tiger dropped the fox corpse at its feet and looked at the location of the two people.

Seeing that the two were not as annoying as those ants who would run away in terror or turn tail and run away at the sight of him, Gale Tiger's scarlet, bloodthirsty eyes flashed, and then a sense of curiosity arose.

"Aww∽"

But soon, as if it remembered something, it roared at the two of them, its voice shaking the surrounding area and carrying a chilling sonic wave that swept towards them.

Zhu Chaoyun covered her ears in great pain, her heart filled with nothing but fear.

He tugged at Cui Ying's sleeve with difficulty, and this time he was truly moved to tears:

“Sister Cui Ying∽Master∽Let’s go.”

Cui Ying frowned, but didn't turn around. She remained fixed on the tiger demon, her gaze unwavering.

"You go first, I'll cover your retreat."

However, she didn't forget her spirit pet: "Ta Xue, take Brother Chao Yun away!"

Zhu Chaoyun hesitated, but faced with the Crimson Flame Tiger, which was several times stronger than him, and the undeniable Cui Ying, his eyes reddened, he pursed his lips and remained silent for a moment before slowly retreating.

Upon realizing that Zhu Chaoyun and Taxue had left, Cui Ying did not hesitate and launched the first attack.

"Whizzing."

As countless ice spikes roared out, Cui Ying once again formed hand seals.

However, the enormous figure of the Gale Tiger was nowhere to be seen.