Watch out! Something's wrong with this guard.

After learning that the young master Zhang in front of him was from the so-called Zhang family of Lingnan, Lu Yunshi remained silent for several seconds. In Zhang Quan's eyes, this behavior was undoubtedly a sign that he was frightened by the power behind him.

Lu Yunshi knew that he was just a lowly guard. Zhang Quan, regardless of his background, had some influence, but he really couldn't have any strong feelings about the so-called Zhang family of Lingnan, after all, he had already seen stronger families.

The strongest person in this family, Zhang Quan's father, was only a late-stage Gathering Sea cultivator, a local tyrant. Compared to a cultivator of that level, Lu Yunshi was completely incomparable. However, Lu Yunshi's allegiance was not ordinary.

Lu Yunshi was a frog at the bottom of a well, but the opening of his well was very large, and the sky he saw was also very large.

"Wow... I didn't expect it to be Young Master Zhang." After a moment of silence, Lu Yunshi still said this insincerely, just to make the young master in front of him happy.

Let's figure out why Lu Yunxi came here first.

In Lu Yunxi's eyes, she was the only one who came to the academy with her.

In other words, the little one is unaware of the superior-subordinate relationship between the old blacksmith and Lu Yunshi. If the young lady finds out about this, she will probably be angry again.

Although the old blacksmith's private contact with Lu Yunshi didn't have any particularly grand purpose, it was simply to report to an old father about his daughter's recent situation.

But Lu Yunxi wouldn't think that way.

More importantly, Lu Yunshi doesn't really want to face an angry Lu Yunxi right now.

So after dealing with Zhang Quan briefly, Lu Yunshi turned his attention to Lu Yunxi and asked softly.

"Miss Lu, what brings you here today?"

'Looking at me with such anticipation, do you think I came here for you?'

Lu Yunxi sneered inwardly, having misinterpreted all of Lu Yunshi's behavior. However, she was also quite surprised to meet Lu Yunshi today.

Seeing Lu Yunxi's cold expression, Senior Sister Li immediately laughed.

"I brought my junior sister here. I've been here once before and thought the owner's skills were quite good, so we came here to buy some magical items for self-defense."

Hearing this, Lu Yunshi breathed a sigh of relief, then appropriately showed a puzzled expression.

"Self-defense?"

The fact that Lu Yunxi could utter those two words suggests that she might be up to something. Otherwise, given her abilities, an average student wouldn't really need any magical artifacts for self-defense.

"Yes, we're planning to visit Tiger's Mouth Abyss. I heard that a Purple Cloud Vine is about to sprout there, but there's also a late-stage Nascent Soul Iron Flame Rhinoceros nearby. Coincidentally, this Iron Flame Rhinoceros is also the target of a mission within the academy. So we plan to buy some things, then try to encounter the Iron Flame Rhinoceros. While completing the mission, we can also get a Purple Cloud Vine, which will give us some confidence if we want to break through in the future." Senior Sister Li nodded and casually shared all the information she knew.

"Tiger's Mouth Abyss!?" Lu Yunshi was taken aback upon hearing this. "That place is quite dangerous."

"It is quite dangerous, but our purpose for this trip is only to stay on the outskirts. If we don't go deep, it should be fine," Senior Sister Li explained with a smile.

Even so, Lu Yunshi still frowned deeply.

Near the Holy Academy City is a large mountain range called Gathering Beast Mountain, where Lao Ba obtained the Earth Dragon Ginseng.

The existence of the Beast Gathering Mountain was entirely created by the academy.

Lu Yunshi knew that the academy had planted many seeds of spiritual herbs and monsters in this area. The purpose of this place was to enable students to be self-reliant to a certain extent, collecting herbs for cultivation while also fighting monsters to improve their combat power.

However, since it is only used for training, it is natural that there would not be any powerful demonic beasts inside. Demonic beasts in the Nascent Soul Realm are already quite rare.

Tiger's Mouth Abyss is different. Although it is also near the academy, it is many times more dangerous. It is teeming with monsters, and they are extremely wild. Monsters of the same level in Tiger's Mouth Abyss are at least 30% stronger than those in the academy's designated areas.

In addition, Lu Yunshi heard that deep within Tiger's Mouth Abyss, there seemed to be a powerful demon that would devour people without any scruples.

A demon beast that can be called a great demon must have a strength of at least the Hunyuan Realm.

Although Lu Yunshi didn't know why the academy would allow the great demons to live nearby, even though the five major races had signed a peace treaty, the existence of the great demons was still dangerous, especially those demon beasts that did not obey the demon race.

Even disregarding the existence of the powerful demon, Tiger's Mouth Abyss itself is dangerous enough.

"That place is certainly dangerous, but with me following along, and Miss Lu here, a mere late-stage Nascent Soul demon beast is nothing more than a matter of some effort." Young Master Zhang raised his head, his nostrils flaring upwards.

Lu Yunshi completely ignored the young master's boastful act, his gaze fixed on Lu Yunxi, and said with a hint of warning, "Miss Lu, is it really necessary to go to such a dangerous place?"

Already annoyed by Lu Yunshi's neglect, Zhang Quan seized the opportunity when Lu Yunshi said such a thing and immediately retorted sarcastically.

"Tsk, junior brother, you're so scared just from hearing a name. How could you wander so far on the main road? With your courage, I really don't know how you think you're worthy of Miss Lu."

Lu Yunxi finally looked Lu Yunshi in the eye for once, and finally spoke her first words after their meeting.

"If I insist on going, what do you want? To come with me and protect me?"

"Protect?" Zhang Quan seemed to find it amusing. "Miss Lu, with this coward's abilities, how could he be qualified to protect you? If Miss Lu is truly afraid, you might as well come to me. With me by your side, I will definitely not let anything happen to you."

Lu Yunxi didn't say anything, but stared straight at Lu Yunshi. Li Shijie, who was watching from the side, felt excited. She felt that there must be something between the two of them.

Lu Yunxi's feelings for Lu Yunshi are clearly different from others. She doesn't know if it's love or hate, but there's definitely a story behind it.

Ugh!

Lu Yunshi sighed inwardly. He was finding it increasingly difficult to guess what his young lady was thinking.

Often, he simply found the other person's ideas strange and odd, and their inconsistent attitudes were even more baffling.

But at least for now, Lu Yunshi knows what the other party wants.

"Of course, even if it's dangerous, I will protect you with my life, Miss Lu."

"So please, please let me go with you, even if it's just to broaden my horizons."

"Hey! You really don't know what's good for you. With your current physical training strength, you can't even guarantee you'll survive in the Beast Gathering Mountain. How dare you go to Tiger's Mouth Abyss? Don't risk your life for unrealistic fantasies."