A cat that lingers beside a saint

Su Bai had no objections, so Wan Ling naturally had no objections either.

However, this should not make all spirits lower their guard.

On the contrary, Yu Qiushui didn't sense anything was wrong at all, and just kept asking the old man what he wanted to eat for dinner.

Upon arriving at the old man's house, Wanling carried Su Bai and looked around the house.

A large blue ox was tied up in the yard, and two little children were playing and frolicking on its back.

It seemed that they had noticed Wanling and Su Bai.

The big blue ox let out a low moo.

Moo...

Hearing the call of the blue ox, the two children stopped playing and looked curiously at Su Bai and Wan Ling standing not far away.

"Who are you? What are you doing in our house?"

The two children looked at each other and asked in unison.

Wanling took a deep look at the two children, then turned his gaze to the big blue ox.

The big blue ox's eyes gleamed with an unusual light, a look that shouldn't be on an animal that hadn't yet developed intelligence.

Wanling pondered for a moment, then looked at the old man who was chatting enthusiastically with Yu Qiushui.

Perhaps sensing Wanling's gaze, the old man turned to look at him and smiled gently.

At that moment, all the spirits understood.

At the same time, she also knew that her worries were completely unnecessary.

This is the southern part of this land. She had heard the Empress mention that there was an elder in the southern region, whom all spirits had to address as "Master".

This lord had a one-horned rhinoceros, which usually transformed into the appearance of a blue ox, and he was accompanied by two boys.

However, the unicorn and the two boys should both be in the Tushita Palace in Heaven.

However, in the eyes of all spirits, all three are real.

Clearly, the lord had put in a lot of effort to deceive them.

Once Wanling understood this, he was no longer so tense.

After putting Su Bai down, he turned and walked towards the direction where the old man was.

Since they are all masters, they should at least do something, otherwise, if word gets back to the Empress, she will say that the Empress is ill-mannered.

……

After being abandoned, Su Bai sat quietly in place.

It's not that he doesn't want to move, but that he's afraid to move.

He noticed that the big blue ox was staring intently at him. Although no sparks flew when their eyes met, he had a feeling that the ox had a problem with him.

This puzzled Su Bai a bit.

Since he appeared in this world, he has never come down the mountain, and he has never seen any cows in the mountains and forests. How did he provoke this cow?

Those eyes are wide open like bull's testicles, what are they trying to do?

Su Bai narrowed his eyes slightly, slowly stood up, and then circled around the area where the blue ox could move.

He first glanced at whether the cow rope was properly tied, and then glanced at the two children.

The two children clearly weren't paying attention to Su Bai. After playing for a while, they left the cow's back and ran out of the courtyard.

At this moment, only Su Bai and Qing Niu remained in the courtyard.

After confirming that the rope was securely tied, Su Bai smiled.

He took a cautious step forward and then called out to the blue ox.

At first, the green ox ignored Su Bai, stared at him for a while, and then lay down to rest.

Seeing this, Su Bai took another step forward, but before his foot touched the ground, the green ox suddenly opened its eyes.

Moo...

To others, this shout was just an ordinary call, but to Su Bai, it was not.

"Little thing, I advise you not to cause trouble in front of me, or I might just stomp you to death."

Upon hearing this, Su Bai was taken aback. He looked around before finally confirming that the voice was indeed coming from the Green Ox.

Su Bai hesitated slightly.

Is this cow... possessed by a spirit?

Having cultivated for many years, and being a cat himself, Su Bai possesses an extraordinary premonition of danger.

He was certain that the cow had definitely become a spirit.

However, being an animal himself, Su Bai naturally wouldn't act rashly. Besides, he wasn't even sure if he could beat him if they really started fighting.

"Ox, don't disturb the guests."

Inside the house, the old man's voice drifted out.

The green ox trembled slightly, and when it looked at Su Bai again, its eyes softened considerably.

"Little brat, if you find me a few oranges to eat, I might teach you some real skills."

tangerine?

Real skill?

Hearing this, Su Bai couldn't help but laugh.

"I have a master."

The green ox rolled its eyes and looked Su Bai up and down. "You're just a mere cultivator who has not yet become an immortal. I suppose your master isn't much better."

But as soon as this thought crossed his mind, Qingniu suddenly saw a flash of blue light from the small sword around Su Bai's neck.

This startled the blue ox so much that it stood up abruptly and then retreated repeatedly.

"Disciple was wrong, disciple shouldn't have had such thoughts, disciple is guilty, disciple is guilty!"

Although Qingniu didn't say those words aloud, his appearance surprised Su Bai.

Is this cow gone mad?

"Do you want to eat an orange?"

The blue ox shook its head repeatedly: "I won't eat anymore, I won't eat anymore."

"It's okay, I'll get you some if you want to eat."

"Really, no need. Old... Little Niu has already eaten and isn't very hungry now."

"So what kind of real skill are you talking about?"

Qingniu was speechless. If he had seen the sword around the cat's neck earlier, he certainly wouldn't have said anything.

But he never expected that the sword would end up on a cat.

He never expected that the old man had been secretly observing him all along.

Thinking of this, Qingniu had already contemplated suicide.

Of all people to mess with, you had to provoke this one.

You should know that after what happened back then, this old man was always on the verge of exploding. If he wasn't careful, the world might return to chaos.

Now, the Three Realms have finally enjoyed peace for so long, and no one dares to offend this lord.

The green ox took a deep breath, looked down at its hairless body, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I see that you are following the path of absorbing the essence of the sun and moon."

"This method is good, but it's a bit slow. Come over later and I'll demonstrate to you what it means to 'swallow the heavens and the earth.'"

As if he had thought of something, the Green Ox stared intently at Su Bai for a while, then raised its massive head slightly to look at the sky. After a moment of thought, it continued, "No, you probably want to pursue the path of cultivating both body and spirit."

"Some people have walked this path, but they all failed in the end. If one does not experience hardships and suffer setbacks early on, one's character will be difficult to temper."

"You must remember that while cultivating your life force, you must not forget to cultivate your character. Experience the world and walk through life. Cultivating your character and character is fundamental. If you only cultivate your life force, you will go astray. You must do both."

"I see that you seem to be resisting, which is not good. Do not resist, but face it with joy and accept it calmly, only then can you eliminate the three corpses."

Su Bai was somewhat confused by what Qingniu said.

None of these masters had ever mentioned it to him. He just felt that being quiet and free from desires in the mountains was quite good. As for the Three Corpses and such, he didn't think they were a big deal.