The Beast King's Little Wife

Huo Yinya was quite excited that Xiao Bing shared similar interests with him.

In his eyes, Xiao Bing was like his... lover. He really liked that feeling of having a wife.

He cherished the days with Xiao Bing and was extremely willing to take care of her. Even when she didn't want to speak or move, in his world, Xiao Bing was enough.

However, some things are not so simple that he can get what he wants just because he is satisfied or likes them.

On this day, we traveled to another mountain, Guilin Mountain, which is famous for its abundant ice blue flowers.

Ice blue flowers are so delicious when cooked, and their essence can also be extracted and used as a special fragrance, so many people come to pick them when they are in full bloom.

Huo Yinya had made an appointment with several of her junior brothers and sisters long ago to pick these flowers together when they returned to the sect.

"Xiao Bing, after we pick these ice blue flowers, we can return to our sect. This time, I may have to go into seclusion for a while. But don't be afraid, after I improve my cultivation, I will take you out to play again."

Xiao Bing isn't an unreasonable person; once you explain things to her, she won't hold a grudge.

Huo Yinya stroked Xiao Bing's tiny, delicate hand, which was so soft that he didn't want to let go, and walked forward with a silly grin.

"Big brother."

In the distance, Xue Shimei, who had been eagerly waiting, and several other junior brothers and sisters were already waiting for his arrival.

"Oh, Junior Sister Xue, you've all arrived."

Huo Yinya greeted his junior brothers and sisters with a smile.

Xueqing looked at the basket on his back with complicated emotions. "Senior Brother, why did you do this to yourself!"

"Hehe, everyone has their own choices. I like Xiaobing and I'm willing to be with her."

"you?"

Xueqing never expected that in just three years, this corpse-like existence would fill the eyes of her handsome and promising senior brother.

"Junior Sister Xue, you don't understand. When you fall in love with someone, you will know that as long as she is by your side, that is enough."

Xueqing turned away with a hint of bitterness and left in despair.

How could she not understand?

In her early years, she always stayed by someone's side, but that person treated her like a shadow.

Not far away, a pair of eyes had taken it all in. They were staring intently at the basket Huo Yinya was carrying, secretly annoyed…

"Senior Brother, I've picked quite a few Ice Blue Flowers. Would you like to cook us a nice dish? It's been so long since I've had your cooking, Senior Brother. I really miss it."

"That's right, Senior Brother. You don't know how many people who used to live around you have moved away now. When they mention your food, haha, they both love and hate it. They love it because if they go, they can still get a feast of your home-cooked dishes. But what they hate is that when people are cultivating, you always accidentally let them smell the aroma and lose their focus. And then, their original cultivation... becomes a tragedy!"

Someone joked playfully, and Huo Yinya just chuckled in response.

"It was an unintentional mistake, an unintentional mistake. It wasn't my intention at all. Alright, if you like it, I'll make an Ice Blue Spirit Dish."

The cooking of Ice Blue Spirit Vegetables isn't about stir-frying or anything else. Instead, it's about stir-frying with crushed ice, using the pure, icy aura to infuse it with various spiritual flavors. Then, some appropriate side dishes are added, and the Ice Blue Vegetable is considered a success. This dish has always been renowned in the cultivation world because it not only makes one feel completely refreshed, but more importantly, it perfectly rivals all the beautiful things in the Ice Crystal World.

Someone once commented that this dish itself is the most perfect garnish.

The crushed ice is stir-fried, and various flavors are forcibly injected into it during the process. Any more would be unbalanced.

Even the slightest difference would ruin the color.

That's why, although ice blue vegetables are delicious, very few people can cook them properly. However, Huo Yinya is one of the few who does it exceptionally well…

Flawless, ice-blue flowers were piled up to one side. Each one radiated a crystal-clear light.

Using ice-attribute magic, Huo Yinya began to cleanse the ice-blue flowers one by one.

Outside, Xiao Bing was placed on a deck chair with a pretty parasol.

These are some things that Huo Yinya carefully crafted for her after he left home.

A ray of sunlight slanted across her wrist, that section of her wrist, so white and translucent, it was breathtaking.

Looking at her like this, An Shuili sighed softly and secretly crushed a talisman...

"Roar……"

"twitter……"

"Oh no! A monster is attacking!"

"How could there be monsters here!"

The iced blue vegetable was at a crucial moment when this unexpected event suddenly occurred, which was truly beyond anyone's expectations.

The scene was instantly chaotic.

"No... Xiao Bing..."

To Huo Yinya's despair, he was pushed aside by the crowd.

Not far away, Little Ice was surrounded and attacked by a group of sharp-edged skeleton beasts.

Seeing the menacing skeleton beasts and the crows in the sky about to attack Xiao Bing, Huo Yinya let out a desperate scream, slapped the person in front of her aside, and pounced away.

"Senior Brother is back. These shadow crows are not to be trifled with. And those skeleton beasts are even more terrifying."

Skeleton Beasts are creatures that spontaneously evolved from skeletons left on the battlefield after the disappearance of the alien races and the insectoid race.

I don't know how these things came about. They're a mixture of skeletons from different races and humans, and eventually they evolved into these skeletal beasts.

If both were highly skilled in their previous lives, their combined magical attacks would be extremely powerful. These creatures are impervious to swords and blades, and fire cannot extinguish them. They attack in massive waves.

To date, no one has found a way to defeat these skeleton beasts.

The powerful beings above could only watch helplessly as they grew stronger.

This mutated skeleton beast has become the most troublesome existence for all races so far.

However, generally speaking, these skeleton beasts don't attack humans in many places. Groups of skeleton beasts usually only survive near battlefields.

When did so many skeletons appear here?

However, no one provided an answer. When the skeleton beasts and the shadow crows attacked together, everyone was fleeing.

All those present were thinking about was getting out of there as quickly as possible. Only the person placed under the parasol remained asleep, showing no signs of waking.

"Gah..."

The raven is a companion animal to this group of skeleton beasts.

Wherever there are skeleton beasts, there will be shadow crows.

The ravens have always been extremely powerful attackers. With them around, the skeleton beasts can move and fly.

When these two attacks combine, they often find themselves at a disadvantage against humans.

Just then, a raven's beak was about to peck at the girl's face.

"quack……"

But in just a moment, the raven squawked, turned around, flapped its wings, and fled from that place.

The skeletal beast that followed the attack, which was originally imposing, became fearful and hesitant as it approached the girl.

Finally, it seemed to have made a decision, let out a howl, turned around, and ran away.

The fleeing people had expected a fierce battle.

But when he turned around, he saw Huo Yinya standing blankly beside the girl's recliner. In the distance, the skeleton beast and the shadow crows were retreating.

"this?"

Xue Daoshi and Junior Brother Qing and the others looked surprised and slowly turned around together.

"Senior Brother, why did those skeleton beasts suddenly retreat?"

Huo Yinya was also quite distracted.

He didn't know what happened either; those crows and skeleton beasts just retreated without warning.

Thinking back to how the crows and skeleton beasts looked at Xiao Bing with such horror and fright, he felt uneasy. When asked, he instinctively shook his head.

"I don't know either. Maybe there's something strange about this flock of crows."

"Oh, thank goodness, as long as everyone is alright."

Junior Brother Qing muttered softly, then stepped forward and patted Huo Yinya on the shoulder, "Hurry up and pack your things, I don't think anyone's in the mood to cook anymore."

Huo Yinya glanced at the people present with a complicated expression, turned around, carefully put the girl into the basket on his back, packed up his belongings, and then strode away.

"Hey, Senior Brother, wait for us!"

Someone called out from behind.

"You guys go back, I'll go home alone."

Today's attack by the skeleton beasts and the shadow crows was too unexpected and sudden.

However, this place, and its environment, should theoretically not have any raven skeletons or similar creatures.

Ironically, even in the most illogical circumstances, these things still exist. This makes him suspect that this group of Shadow Raven Skeleton Beasts was likely lured here intentionally.

They were all his junior fellow students, and he was extremely reluctant to think about such things.

However, this matter inevitably raises suspicions.

Because she felt uncomfortable, Huo Yinya did not want to return to the sect with her junior brothers and sisters.

"Xiao Qing, what's wrong with Senior Brother?"

After Huo Yinya left, Amo, who was close to him, stared intently at Xiao Qing and asked her questions. Xiao Qing's expression turned slightly pale. But she quickly regained her composure and said, "How would I know? Ever since Senior Brother came into contact with that half-dead woman, his behavior has become increasingly strange."

Amo looked at him meaningfully, "I heard that these skeleton beasts can actually form contracts with humans. Although forming a contract with a skeleton beast can improve one's cultivation, on the surface, it doesn't seem to have too many problems. However, as the saying goes, there is no such thing as a free lunch. Some things are better left unsaid."

Xiao Qing was a little angry. "What do you mean, Amo? It's one thing for Senior Brother to act strangely today, but now you're acting weird too. It's like someone in our group is making a pact with that skeleton beast."

After saying that, Xiaoqing left angrily.

After glancing at the group with a complicated expression, Xue Shimei pursed her lips and followed suit.

Half a day later, Xiao Qing, who had originally left, ran into Xue Shimei again.

Junior Sister Xue simply greeted them cheerfully, and the two of them set off together towards their sect...