Watch out! Something's wrong with this guard.

Lu Yunshi suddenly smiled and walked to the little rock tiger whose eyes were still closed.

"Big brother really likes your kindness; it's a very pure quality. So big brother hopes you can keep this kindness, but sometimes... it's better not to be so kind."

Seeing Lu Yunshi standing in front of the little tiger with his arms crossed, Long Lingling opened her mouth, hesitated for a while, and then spoke.

"Big brother, are you going to... kill it?"

"Who knows? If you don't cut the weeds at the root, they'll grow back in the spring breeze. That saying is so true, it applies to everyone. But before that, I want to know... are you afraid of it?" Lu Yunshi answered irrelevantly, grabbing the little tiger in one go, making Long Lingling's heart tighten.

Long Lingling looked at the little tiger carefully for a moment, and after two seconds she slowly walked forward. She didn't quite understand what Lu Yunshi meant by asking her this question, but she simply followed her heart and gave an answer.

"Don't worry, it's actually quite cute. So these monsters can be cute too?"

"Of course, most of the cubs are cute, except..." Lu Yunshi said, pursing his lips and not continuing. Instead, he threw the little rock tiger into Long Lingling's arms, making Long Lingling panic, afraid that she would drop the little rock tiger on the ground.

"Forget it, I can see you don't have the heart to do it. And since you're not afraid, then take good care of it. You'll have another mount in the future. As for revenge, don't worry about it. This little guy doesn't know anything. Right now, you have such a strong scent of its parents on you, it will actually be more affectionate towards you."

As if in response to Lu Yunshi's words, the little rock tiger, which had been awakened by Lu Yunshi's rough actions, twitched its eyelids slightly and squeezed its little head into Long Lingling's broad chest twice, making onlookers quite envious.

Pshaw, what are you envious of? This is over eight... no, over three hundred years old, so it's still something to be envious of.

With his filthy thoughts in mind, Lu Yunshi stood in front of Bai Lingsui.

"Lingling, since the little tiger has already given it to you, and it seems your friend is gone too, then big brother will accept this lark's ear."

Long Lingling, who was carefully holding the little rock tiger, was startled when she heard this. It took her five seconds to analyze Lu Yunshi's words before she nodded blankly.

"Oh, sure."

"Hehe!" Lu Yunshi smiled slightly, and after getting permission, he put the Hundred-Ling Spike into his pocket. "Let's go, let's find something for the little tiger to eat, and I'll take you to meet a pretty older sister while we're at it."

"Big sister?" Long Lingling quickly followed, walking behind Lu Yunshi. "Is she the person big brother likes?"

"Well...that's right."

She refines pills for him, teaches him combat skills, and is even willing to provide him with equipment in the future. Even disregarding her looks, it would be hard for Lu Yunshi not to fall for such a wealthy woman.

"Oh, I see." Long Lingling pouted after hearing this and poked the little tiger's mouth with her finger. "If big brother likes him, he must be a very good person."

"Very well, you'll understand once you meet them."

About an hour and a half later, Lu Yunshi brought Long Lingling to a mountaintop. Shangguan Yue was sitting on a rock with her eyes closed in meditation. After the two approached, Shangguan Yue slowly opened her eyes, turned around and smiled.

"You're here? How was your practice?"

"Not bad." Lu Yunshi shrugged. "As for swordsmanship, it's more than enough to deal with those wild beasts. However, fighting with them these days has indeed made my sword movements more fluid than before."

"As for other aspects..." Lu Yunshi snorted lightly. "Sister Shangguan, if you're doing this on purpose, you must know that there are two late-stage Body Tempering demonic beasts around Bai Ling Sui."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yue stepped forward and gently tapped Lu Yunshi's head. "With your abilities, as long as you can control a certain amount of your will, not to mention killing them, it's absolutely no problem for you to control them and find an opportunity to steal the Hundred Spirits' Spikes. And I believe you definitely have that ability."

"I think Sister Shangguan trusts me too much." Lu Yunshi sighed helplessly and turned his gaze to Long Lingling behind him.

"If it weren't for this little sister Lingling, I would really be dead."

"Who is this little sister?" Shangguan Yue asked, feigning confusion, looking at Long Lingling.

"I...I'm Long Lingling, a student at the academy. You must be...Teacher Shangguan?" Long Lingling looked at Shangguan Yue with a face full of surprise. The person her older brother liked was actually Shangguan Yue?

Good heavens! Good heavens! Good heavens!

"Yes, it is. You seem quite surprised." Shangguan Yue nodded slightly, her mood as gentle as a warm breeze.

"By the way, Sister Shangguan, could you get something for this little guy to eat? Lingling just picked him up as a pet, but I don't have any food on me," Lu Yunshi suddenly remembered something and pointed at the little rock tiger.

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yue thought for a moment, then took out some items from her storage ring. Lu Yunshi took them and handed them to Long Lingling.

"Lingling, take these things and go over there first. I'm going to break through here. After I break through, we'll go back together."

Lost in her thoughts, Long Lingling subconsciously took the food from the little rock tiger and then walked in the direction Lu Yunshi indicated.

"This girl is good. You did the right thing by helping her." Shangguan Yue said with a smile as she watched Long Lingling's back. She was not unaware of what was happening in the mountains and often paid attention to Lu Yunshi's movements, so she naturally knew about some of the things Lu Yunshi had done.

"Although you've been a bit lazy in your cultivation, it's all for the sake of others, so I won't say anything about it this time."

"Sister Shangguan, you should still praise me, okay? Does being a hero mean you can't be praised? This is really discouraging." Lu Yunshi was like a deflated balloon.

"Moreover, the purpose of this cultivation was mainly to identify spiritual herbs and to gain a certain degree of control over one's own will, and I have accomplished both of these."

Upon hearing this, Shangguan Yue gave Lu Yunshi a reproachful look. "Your nose is practically pointing to the sky. If you want me to praise you, wait until you break through. Let's start now. I can see you can't wait. You don't even want to go back to the academy before breaking through."

"Haha, I really can't wait any longer. After all, I've been stuck here for quite a while now, so every second counts." Lu Yunshi scratched his head, then his expression became serious again.

"Sister Shangguan, there's something I'd like to ask you for a favor. I wonder if you could help me with that?"

"Is it very important?" Shangguan Yue asked.

Lu Yunshi nodded. "It's about this breakthrough, and even more so about my future cultivation. I think the only person I can ask for help with in this regard is you, Sister Shangguan."

Upon hearing the last sentence, Shangguan Yue's lips curled up slightly.

"Then tell us about it."