Nonsense! How could my adopted son be a villain?

Xu Lingguang touched his face, becoming even more doubtful of his words.

Although he had taken the shapeshifting pill, his current appearance was exactly the same as his modern self. After all, it was too difficult for him to imagine another person's face out of thin air, so he simply used his modern appearance.

His original appearance was quite similar to the original owner's, except that his eyes were rounder and the corners of his eyes were upturned; while the original owner's eyes were downturned, his lips were thinner, and his cheeks were gaunt, which made him look gloomy when he wasn't smiling.

However, after Xu Lingguang arrived, he couldn't bear to mistreat himself. He fed and drank well every day, and he gained some weight and his face became a little fleshy. He also always had a smile on his face, so the lingering gloom disappeared.

He also thought he was reasonably good-looking, but no matter what, he wasn't as outrageous as Dongyang Li described.

Xu Lingguang pursed his lips and said, "Then you didn't see what he looks like."

I feel that regardless of gender, anyone standing next to him would feel inferior.

Xu Lingguang shook his head to dispel the terrible feeling, and pulled Dongyang Li, saying, "Let's not talk about this anymore, it's getting more and more absurd. Let's go look at somewhere else."

Seeing that he was trying to avoid him, Dongyang Li had no choice but to stop and take him to other places to stroll around.

The three spent a day exploring Li Huo City, and set off for Feng Ling City early the next morning.

As the flying boat passed over Xiaoxu Mountain, Dongyang Li pointed to the continuous rows of red-roofed buildings between the mountains below and said with great enthusiasm, "That's Jiuzhuan Manor down there, and the mountain peak to the northwest is Zhaoye Peak, the source of our Earth Fire Vein. You can come and visit us next time you have time; there's no scenery like Xiaoxu Mountain and Lihuo City anywhere else."

The Xiaoxu Mountain area is rich in red fire rock. The red fire rock with higher purity is used to forge magical artifacts, while the red fire rock with lower purity is used as building material. As a result, the buildings in the entire Li Huo City, including the Jiuzhuan Manor, are mainly in shades of red. When viewed from above, the shades of red have a very unique vitality.

Xu Lingguang and Mu Yun, two people who had never seen much of the world, lay by the airship and watched for a long time.

However, after passing Li Huo City and Xiao Xu Mountain, there's not much scenery to see.

It's either a continuous mountain range or a vast, boundless river.

Shangyang is a vast and sparsely populated land. Xu Lingguang estimated that this place was much, much larger than the world he originally lived in. Five hundred kilometers is a distance across the north and south in the modern world. Although there are high-speed trains and airplanes, it is really not close.

But in this world, it's just the distance between one city and another.

According to Dongyang Li, the capital city of Fufeng is even further away.

The flying boat traveled for four days and three nights without rest, finally arriving at Fengling City on the evening of the fourth day.

Fengling City is comparable in size to Lihuo City, and due to the Spirit Pet Exchange Conference, it attracts a large number of cultivators. Moreover, not only cultivators, but also many different kinds and sizes of spirit pets come along with them.

When queuing to enter the city, Xu Lingguang not only had to be squeezed by people, but also by spirit pets.

Mu Yun, who was hiding in Xu Lingguang's arms, had already taken the Transformation Pill and now looked like a very ordinary white-haired spirit rat. He quietly poked his little head out of Xu Lingguang's arms and looked around curiously.

Unfortunately, a black spirit cat was perched on the shoulder of a cultivator in the next group. It had probably caught a whiff of Mu Yun's scent, and turned around to stare menacingly at the emerging Mu Yun, its emerald green eyes wide open and unblinking.

Mu Yun was instinctively a little scared, but she also felt that it was just a spirit cat and she couldn't be too embarrassed, so she mustered up her courage, leaned out half of her body, looked at the spirit cat, and bared her teeth at it provocatively.

Provoked, the civet let out a sharp cry and arched its body, assuming an attack posture.

Mu Yun was startled and quickly burrowed into Xu Lingguang's clothes.

Why are the cats outside so scary!

It's even more ferocious than the Yellow Emperor!

That scared the mouse to death!

Xu Lingguang patted him reassuringly, glanced at the spirit cat that had leisurely squatted back down to lick its paws, and chuckled as he poked Mu Yun's little head: "Now you know fear?"

Mu Yun snorted twice, clearly unconvinced, but this time he didn't dare to show his face and cause trouble again.

They entered the city without incident, and the three of them first went to find an inn to stay in.

However, due to the pet exchange event, there were too many people in Fengling City, and all three inns they inquired at were already full.

Chai Feng thought for a moment and said, "I'll ask my friends at Wan Shou Zhuang if they have any ideas."

Dongyang Li was a person who was never in a hurry, and said, "Then you go and ask, Brother Guan and I will go for a stroll first, since we still have plenty of time."

As soon as she finished speaking, she grabbed Xu Lingguang and ran into the crowd like a rabbit released from its cage.

Xu Lingguang looked around and found that Fengling City and Lihuo City were completely different. In modern terms, Lihuo City's pillar industry was manufacturing, and there were all kinds of weapon-refining shops everywhere. The cultivators who went to Lihuo City were also looking for suitable magic weapons, so they all exuded a fierce aura and looked very unapproachable.

Fengling City is completely different. Backed by the Ten Thousand Beasts Manor, their main business should be the breeding and sale of spirit pets.

The cultivators who were attracted to the area almost all had a spirit pet. The smaller ones were held in their arms or perched on their shoulders, while the larger ones, such as spirit tigers and spirit elephants, followed them around or were ridden on. In short, it was like a large zoo.

The streets were filled with the sounds of people and various spirit pets, making it very lively.

The Spirit Pet Exchange Fair, hosted by the Beast Manor, was actually not scheduled to officially begin for another two days. However, many people arrived early, and independent cultivators, sensing a business opportunity, set up stalls on-site to promote their bred spirit pets, so the city was already bustling with activity.

Xu Lingguang strolled through the stalls one by one, ignoring the large spirit pet stalls and focusing on the stalls selling small spirit pets, paying attention to whether they sold spirit rats.

Although he knew that the treasure-hunting rat couldn't just be sold at a small stall, he thought it was better to be safe than sorry.

What if the human cultivator who kidnapped Uncle Muyun didn't know his identity?

Therefore, no possibility should be overlooked.

He secretly asked Muyun, "Does your uncle have any distinctive features? Like his fur color or markings?"

If there are obvious features, it's easier to find.

Mu Yun tilted her head and thought for a moment, then waved her short little paws and said, "Uncle is handsome, dashing, and debonair..."

Hearing him rattle off a string of words, Xu Lingguang quickly stopped him: "Wait, isn't your uncle a rat?" He gestured: "Is he different from you?"

Are all the adjectives used to describe Muyun to praise people?

Mu Yun puffed out her cheeks and said, "But my uncle has already grown up."

Xu Lingguang realized what was happening: "Your uncle can transform into human form? He was kidnapped while in human form?"

Mu Yun nodded hesitantly, actually he wasn't quite sure either.

Even what he just mentioned was taught to him by his uncle.

Xu Lingguang: "..."

Shouldn't they come to the Pet Exchange Association to look for this person? They should post a missing person notice, right?

He pinched the bridge of his nose and asked without much expectation, "So, what are some easily recognizable features of your uncle in human form?"

Mu Yun chewed on her paw and thought for a moment, then said, "Yes! He has a red mole between his eyebrows. He said it's called a beauty mark! Only beautiful women have it!"

Xu Lingguang: "..."

Your uncle is quite narcissistic, huh?

He sighed, his gaze casually sweeping across the crowd before suddenly stopping. He pulled Mu Yun out of his clothes and said, "Wait, it can't be such a coincidence, can it? Look at that man with the red mole between his eyebrows, is he your uncle?"