Nonsense! How could my adopted son be a villain?

However, this thing is too fierce, and how to tame it is a problem.

Xu Lingguang doesn't dare to get off its back now.

He squinted and pondered, noticing that the thing kept glancing back furtively as it walked forward, its red eyes darting around suspiciously, clearly still up to no good. So he immediately poked it again: "What are you looking at? Behave yourself!"

The beast was stabbed again, let out a growl, and dared not move its eyes around anymore, looking much more docile than before.

Xu Lingguang looked down at it, thinking that this thing was too cunning and that he would probably have to beat it until it was scared before it would behave.

If it really doesn't want to be used as a means of transportation, it's such a big animal, killing it and eating it wouldn't be a loss.

Thinking this, Xu Lingguang tapped the beast's head to signal it to stop after it carried him to a nearly dried-up shallow stream.

The beast obediently lay down on the ground, limbs bent, head touching the ground to make it easier for him to get down.

Xu Lingguang jumped off his back, holding the two broken horns in his hands.

He broke off this corner with great effort.

It has a sharp end, is thinner at the front and thicker at the back, and is just the right size to hold in one hand, making it very suitable as a weapon.

Xu Lingguang said, "Wait for me here."

After saying that, he walked towards the stream with an unguarded look on his face.

The wild beast obediently lay still in place.

Xu Lingguang did not dare to let his guard down. This thing was very smart and was on guard against him, waiting for him to lower his guard before making a move.

Coincidentally, he was waiting too.

He walked easily to the stream, casually placed the broken horn on the water's edge, bent down, and scooped up water with both hands to drink.

The stream water was clean and cool, and Xu Lingguang drank it, which relieved his fatigue and thirst.

There was complete silence behind me; there was no sound at all.

His Adam's apple bobbed as he finished a handful of water and eagerly scooped up another handful.

The beast behind them charged at that moment with lightning speed.

Xu Lingguang had been waiting for this moment—

He swiftly grabbed the broken horn beside him, and as if he had eyes in the back of his head, he precisely inserted the broken horn into the beast's right eye.

The beast was in pain and lost control of its body. The momentum caused by the huge impact propelled it forward, and half of its horn pierced its eye socket, splattering red blood onto Xu Lingguang.

He released his grip and moved further away, coldly watching the beast writhe on the ground in agony.

When he was almost completely exhausted and lying on the ground panting, Xu Lingguang held the broken horn, nudged it with his toe, and muttered, "It would have been better if it had behaved earlier."

The beast seemed to be traumatized; its body trembled, and it whimpered softly, clutching its head with its two front paws.

It sounds so pitiful.

However, Xu Lingguang felt no pity. If he hadn't reacted quickly, he probably wouldn't even have bones left by now.

And then he remembered what it was.

It is 玃 (jue) like.

Yuan Jiu mentioned in his notes: "Three hundred and eighty li to the southwest is a mountain called Gaotu. There is a beast there. It looks like a deer with a white tail, horse's feet, human hands, and four horns. It is called Jue Ru."

This thing is a spirit beast that only exists in the Mountain and Sea Realm.

However, according to Yuan Jiu, Jue Ru is not very powerful. In the Mountain and Sea Realm, it is a low-level species that anyone passing by can kick.

However, perhaps because of her low combat skills, Jue Ru is very cautious and cunning.

Yuan Jiu mentioned Jue Ru in his notes because Jue Ru is smarter than most wild animals.

Although they cannot transform into human form, their intelligence is not much lower than that of humans.

While many beasts simply charge recklessly based on instinct, Jue Ru has already learned to use traps and schemes.

They usually hunt by ambush and like to play dead to lure prey.

Once a wild animal is lured close to the carcass, it will be unexpectedly bitten through the neck.

Humans once attempted to tame the Jue Ru and discovered that the Jue Ru could be tamed.

The Jue resembles a deer and is adept at running and jumping, possessing incredible speed. Moreover, they are cunning and ruthless, with sharp horns and claws. Although they are insignificant in the Mountain and Sea Realm, they can be quite effective when tamed and used in cooperation with human cultivators.

Xu Lingguang recalled the contents of the journal, poking Jue Ru with the broken horn in his hand: "Do you still want to live?"

Jue Ru was probably traumatized by the broken horn. Xu Lingguang only poked it lightly, but it trembled like a leaf and whimpered even louder.

Seeing it trembling, Xu Lingguang softened his tone and asked again.

Jue Ru seemed to understand this time. It struggled to get up on its hind legs and put its head on the ground in a gesture of submission.

Seeing this, Xu Lingguang said, "Then you wait here. I'll come and treat your wound after I've had some water."

He had just taken a sip of water to lure Jue Ru into the trap, but it didn't quench his thirst at all.

With the threat gone, Xu Lingguang drank his fill of water, then started a fire to roast the Seven-Ring Fire Refining Snake to fill his stomach. After meditating and recovering, he began to treat the wound on Jue Ru's eyes.

Jue Ru suffered a great injustice and is now more docile than a domestic dog.

When Xu Lingguang was drinking water, he discovered that several kinds of medicinal herbs were growing near the stream, including one that was very effective against external injuries.

He gathered the medicinal herbs, crushed them with a stone, and beckoned to Jue Ru: "Come here."

Jue Ru stepped forward cautiously, her right eye, with its single horn protruding from it, still dripping blood.

"I'll pull the horn out first, then I'll apply medicine. If you don't want to die, don't struggle or resist, understand?"

Jue Ru snorted and nodded.

Xu Lingguang breathed a sigh of relief; it was easier if he could understand human speech.

He gripped the broken corner and pulled it out quickly and decisively.

Jue let out a shrill cry of pain, its front paws pawing anxiously at the ground, but it actually did not resist.

Xu Lingguang cleaned the wound simply, applied the crushed herbs to the wound, covered it with large, thick leaves, and then used grass stems as ropes to secure it.

He showed no mercy when he struck; Jue Ru's injured eye is definitely beyond saving.

However, once the medicine is applied, the external injury will heal quickly, and the injury will not worsen to the point of endangering the patient's life.

Jue Ru clearly understood this as well. After her injuries were treated, she regained much of her energy. She bent down on the ground and carefully nudged Xu Lingguang with her two remaining horns, signaling him to come up.

Xu Lingguang glanced at the sky; the sun had already sunk in the west, and night was about to fall.

He thought for a moment and then decided not to go any further, saying instead, "Let's rest here tonight."

There are many medicinal herbs growing along the stream, and he can collect some to take with him in case of need.

Since Jue Ru wasn't needed, Xu Lingguang let it rest by itself while he gathered a large bunch of wild grass, using some to start a fire and the rest to weave baskets for carrying things.

Time flows much faster here than outside.

Xu Lingguang wove two grass baskets and hung them on Jue Ru's body, one on each side. After gathering enough herbs, the sky was already beginning to lighten.

Instead of rushing on his way, he sat down to meditate and regulate his breathing, adjusting himself to his optimal state.

Once the sun had risen above the horizon, he patted Jue Ru, who was lying beside him, climbed on top of her, gripped her two hard horns, and said, "Go east, to the woods over there."