Just then, the treasure-hunting rat in Liu Xinghong's arms started squeaking.

His nose kept twitching.

Lu Yuan suddenly stopped in his tracks.

If someone else had said that, he probably wouldn't have paid any attention, or he might have just taken it as a joke.

However, it was treasure hunting expert Liu Xinghong who said this.

Lu Yuan naturally knew that Liu Xinghong had a treasure-hunting rat.

Moreover, it was Lu Yuan who had Bai Ling catch this treasure-hunting rat and give it to Liu Xinghong.

"What treasure?"

Faced with Lu Yuan's question, Liu Xinghong shook his head:

"I don't know exactly what it is, but it should be on the mountain ahead!"

Lu Yuan touched his chin.

Going into the mountains at midnight could be quite dangerous.

However, it is a shameful act to know there is treasure and not go looking for it!

"Gong Yuehan, Luo Qingcheng, and Liu Xinghong, come with me to take a look. The rest of you stay put!"

Lu Yuan was about to leave after he finished speaking.

At this moment, Luo Qingguo spoke up:

I want to go too!

Lu Yuan turned around and glared at him:

"That's an order!"

"If you want to stay on my team, you must obey orders completely!"

"If I need you to come over later, I will flash my flashlight three times. If you act without authorization, you will be expelled from the team."

"Did you understand?"

All team members immediately shouted: "Understood!"

This time, even Lin Feng, who had always been carefree and irresponsible, didn't dare to cause trouble.

Luo Qingguo wanted to retort, but was immediately stopped by Luo Qingcheng.

"Let's go!"

After Lu Yuan finished speaking, he took the lead and headed towards the target direction.

The night was too dark, but thankfully the stars provided some light.

As for the flashlight, Lu Yuan definitely wouldn't turn it on.

That thing could easily attract monster attacks; he's not that stupid.

"Captain, it's just ahead."

"The information from the treasure-hunting rat indicates a spirit fruit!"

Liu Xinghong immediately recounted the information he had received.

"Spiritual fruit? What are its uses?"

Lu Yuan muttered something to himself with suspicion.

At this moment, the divine image spirit, who hadn't spoken for a long time, finally spoke:

"Master, let me explain. There are many kinds of spiritual fruits."

"The most common ones are those that increase the various attributes of a Spirit Master, such as strength, speed, etc."

"Of course, pets can eat it too, and the effect is the same. Some rare spiritual fruits can even help you to suddenly comprehend a certain skill."

A word suddenly popped into Lu Yuan's mind: Enlightenment Fruit!

As they spoke, the four of them had already reached the mountainside.

At that moment, Lu Yuan heard sounds of fighting and roaring coming from not far away.

It must be two magical beasts fighting over ownership of the spirit fruit.

"Don't speak. It's probably magical beasts fighting over the spirit fruit. Let's observe the situation first!"

Lu Yuan habitually patted Bai Ling, who was perched on his shoulder, as a signal to wake it up and prepare for battle.

The latter had actually been awake for a while. Fighting meant food, which was Bai Ling's favorite!

"Roar! Bang! Bang!"

The fighting grew increasingly intense, and a monkey over three meters tall was seen battling a leopard.

Clearly, the monkey had the upper hand, because it actually had a machete in its hand, a large, bluish-green knife.

Lu Yuan found it somewhat strange.

In his mind, weren't monkeys all fond of weapons like sticks?

When did you start liking to carry a large machete like other people?

That's really bizarre.

"A divine image!"

Lu Yuan summoned the divine map, naturally to check the attributes of these two magical beasts.

Without wasting any words, the Divine Map Elf directly provided the attributes of the two monsters.

Name: Long-tailed monkey

Potential: Grade A

Current level: b

Skill:……

Name: Demonized Three-Eyed Leopard

Potential: Grade A

Current level: b

Skill:……

Lu Yuan immediately lost much of his interest!

His potential is too low, but that's relative to him.

Meanwhile, the other three looked very eager.

"Brother Yuan, I've got my eye on that three-eyed leopard, I want it!"

Luo Qingcheng's tone carried a hint of coquettishness.

Gong Yuehan pouted.

She was also a tiny bit jealous.

"Let's take a look first. Old Liu, where's the spirit fruit?"

Liu Xinghong pointed to a spot not far from where the two magical beasts were fighting, where there was a large rock.

"It should be behind that rock."

The two animals had been fighting back and forth for quite some time.

A large chunk of flesh was torn off the monkey's leg by the three-eyed leopard's claw.

The three-eyed leopard also had a cut on its forehead from the long-tailed monkey, and blood was sizzling out.

The three-eyed leopard glanced behind the large rock, then looked at the large knife in the long-tailed monkey's hand, which gleamed with a green and blue light.

Ultimately, I chose to leave.

"Now, Bai Ling..."

Before Lu Yuan could finish speaking, Bai Ling darted out and bit the three-eyed leopard.

Before the three-eyed leopard could react, the lark had its neck firmly gripped.

The long-tailed monkey was also confused, and then it saw several humans appear in front of it.

Monkeys are primates, second only to humans in intelligence, and have interacted with humans many times.

So I wasn't that scared!

"Aren't you afraid of me?"

Lu Yuan looked curiously at the long-tailed monkey not far away, which surprisingly did not choose to leave or run away.

"Squeak squeak squeak!"

The long-tailed monkey was saying something that Lu Yuan couldn't understand.

However, he wanted to try communicating with the long-tailed monkey:

"I don't understand what you're saying, and I don't know if you can understand me."

"What I'm saying is, you can choose to follow me, and this spiritual fruit is yours."

"You can also choose to leave. How about I share half of the spirit fruit with you?"

"You've seen it yourself, we're very powerful. If you come with me, I guarantee you'll eat and drink well from now on!"

At this moment, the long-tailed monkey fell into deep thought. It realized that there was no way it could defeat the group of people opposite it.

Most importantly, he won't reject humans in the future because there will be good food to eat.

"Squeak squeak squeak!"

Lu Yuan still didn't understand, but judging from the monkey's expression, it seemed to have agreed with his suggestion.

"You agree?"

The little monkey squeaked a few times, and then its body and mind began to shrink until it was about the same size as a lark.

Carrying a large machete that was over a meter long, he approached Lu Yuan.

"Divine illustration, can this living creature be included in the encyclopedia?"

Lu Yuan suddenly thought of this question.

This time, Shen Tu didn't directly answer Lu Yuan's question as he usually did; instead, he started teasing him:

"My master, you're so stupid!"

"Didn't I already say that I'm very powerful?"

"Besides, didn't you subdue the Unicorn Wolf King before? Have you forgotten?"

Lu Yuan was taken aback, then remembered that there was indeed such a thing.

He scratched his head awkwardly.

After further communication, the long-tailed monkey finally agreed to sign the contract.

In this way, Lu Yuan gained another pet with the potential to be an A-rank pet.

On the other side, the three-eyed leopard was on its last legs.

"Qingcheng, the Three-Eyed Leopard is now in your hands. Hurry up and complete the contract!"

"If we had waited any longer, we would have kicked the bucket!"

Luo Qingcheng quickly agreed and ran over to begin the contract ceremony.

End of chapter!