It is true that whoever gives milk is the mother. The lamb seemed to have identified its new wet nurse and followed Chen Xiao unswervingly, still letting him manipulate it obediently.
Even when Chen Xiao gave it a bath with warm water, it didn't resist.
At night, the lamb curled up beside Chen Xiao, sleeping soundly on his cloak. During the day, after eating, he would run and jump around Chen Xiao, completely changing his pitiful image.
Chen Xiao felt that it was inconvenient to call the lamb "Little Lamb" because the lamb's outward-facing eyes were too distinct, so he gave it a nickname "Xiao Ba".
Chen Xiao fed it every four or five hours according to the experience of taking care of cubs he learned from TV. After eating the powder of training rations for two days, he didn't know if it was Chen Xiao's illusion, but he always felt that Xiao Ba seemed to have grown up a little bit.
Chen Xiao followed Liu Lang as usual. The two of them squatted in the grass that was half a person's height, quietly waiting for the golden jade sculpture to appear.
Xiao Ba was playing alone in the grass nearby.
The grass here is still lush, and the sheep that had wandered away have returned to the surrounding area again.
Even though its kind appeared, Xiao Ba had no intention of going back, as if it had forgotten its mother. It would only look back from time to time to confirm Chen Xiao's location, proving that it had not completely gotten rid of the influence.
"Look, that's the golden jade sculpture."
With Liu Lang's reminder, Chen Xiao looked far away and saw clearly a moving black dot.
Chen Xiao frowned and whispered, "It's too far away. There's no way to capture it."
Liu Lang said softly, "Don't be anxious. Wait until the golden jade eagle determines its hunting range, then we will approach. When it pounces down, we can take action."
Chen Xiao said "hmm" and waited patiently.
At this time, Liu Lang embarrassedly gave him a warning shot, "I have only heard of people catching golden jade carvings before, but this is my first time actually trying it, so it is very likely that I will not succeed right away."
Chen Xiao quickly said: "I understand, I am mentally prepared for this."
Liu Lang's willingness to help has saved him a lot of detours, which makes Chen Xiao very grateful. He is not a person who does not know how to be grateful, so of course he will not demand success in one go.
The small dots moving in the sky began to circle in a small range.
Liu Lang gestured to Chen Xiao, "Let's go! It has identified its target!"
After saying this, Liu Lang rushed out first. He kept his body low, trying to avoid getting close to the wild sheep's route, so as not to alert them.
Chen Xiao rushed out, then thought for a moment, quickly turned around and picked up Xiao Ba, holding its body with his arms and supporting its belly with his arms.
Chen Xiao rushed out at once, frightened by the speed. Xiao Ba's eyes widened, and the lips of his little mouth were blown up.
Liu Lang's speed was based on his own physical fitness and the skills he had cultivated over many years. Without the support of his true energy, he was quickly caught up by Chen Xiao.
After running for about two or three minutes, they came within the range where the golden jade sculpture was hovering.
The golden jade eagle's target was only the wild sheep. Although it could see two people approaching quickly from its bird's eye view, it was not alert.
The golden jade eagle had chosen a perfect target position and the best time to hunt had arrived. It swooped down without hesitation, as fast and agile as a bomber.
Chen Xiao looked up and saw the Golden Jade Eagle swooping down. He knew they had no chance this time as the distance was a bit far. By the time they arrived, the Golden Jade Eagle had already caught its prey and flew away.
Chen Xiao was a little disappointed, but not discouraged. After all, this was only the first attempt.
Liu Lang was also annoyed. He thought that the timing of the attack was too late. He lacked experience and should not have taken action after the golden jade eagle determined the hunting range.
Just as the two people were reflecting on their own, the golden jade eagle's dive had come to an end. It flapped its wings and stretched out its two strong eagle claws to grab the frightened sheep on the ground.
But at this moment, a clump of unusually tall grass beside them suddenly revealed its camouflage, and a cultivator quickly rushed out.
The man's movements were quick, accurate, and ruthless. He reached out with both hands to hold the ribs of the golden jade sculpture that had flown low.
The golden jade eagle screamed, braked suddenly, turned awkwardly, and barely avoided the man's attack. This time the hunting was frustrated and it was also attacked by surprise. The golden jade eagle had a bad premonition and immediately flapped its wings to change direction, trying to fly higher.
Unfortunately, when the man saw that he failed in his first attempt, he immediately took out a net and threw it out. The net quickly expanded and quickly covered the golden jade sculpture.
The golden jade sculpture was caught in the net and fell down. The man quickly ran to the place where the golden jade sculpture fell and tied the net tightly.
"Hahaha, I've finally waited for you. Now let's see how you can escape!" the man said loudly with joy.
Neither Chen Xiao nor Liu Lang realized that there was another person here. Seeing that he had successfully caught the golden jade sculpture, they couldn't help but stand up.
The man obviously knew that two people were hiding nearby. He turned to them and said, "My two Taoist friends, are you here to capture the golden jade carving as well? Sorry, I got there first!"
As he spoke loudly, he stared at the two men closely, preventing them from being unwilling to give in and trying to snatch the things away.
Chen Xiao and Liu Lang had no intention of doing that at all. Liu Lang even stepped forward to congratulate the other party and started chatting with the man. Seeing that the two were not going to fight, the man was in a good mood and talked a lot with Liu Lang.
One was deliberately asking for advice, the other was trying to show off, and soon they were chatting enthusiastically.
It turned out that this person, like Chen Xiao, was suffering from the lack of a suitable spell to fly in the air, and could not afford a flying magic weapon. So he also wanted to use soul beasts as a substitute first, and then change the method when the conditions were better in the future.
He didn't like the small white phoenix, nor did he like the elegant black crane. Instead, he had a special liking for the mighty golden jade carvings.
He arrived a month earlier than the other two and tried no less than ten times before he successfully captured a white jade sculpture.
Liu Lang asked him for advice, and the man generously taught him everything he knew. In the end, he even agreed to exchange the prop disguised as grass with Liu Lang, because Liu Lang introduced him to the aboriginals who could train white jade carving, which he urgently needed.
When the two were talking, Chen Xiao was listening beside them. While listening, he was also observing the gold and jade carvings in the net. It was a rare opportunity to have such close contact, so Chen Xiao certainly had to seize it.
This golden jade sculpture was quite large, about 1.4 meters tall when standing. When it swooped down just now, Chen Xiao saw that its wings were also quite wide.
Even if you don't contract to become a soul beast, just sitting on its back can probably carry you flying.
The golden jade eagle was unruly. Even though it was covered by the net, it struggled hard without giving up and made clear chirping sounds from its mouth.
This golden jade eagle was covered with brown-grey feathers, except for the black tips of its wings. At first glance, it looked no different from the eagle that had lived in its previous life, the biggest difference being its beak.
The base of its beak is golden yellow, which gradually changes into the color of jade. The whole beak looks like gold but not jade, so it is no wonder that it is called a golden jade sculpture.
The more Chen Xiao looked at this handsome bird of prey, the more he liked it, and he was looking forward to catching his own soul beast as soon as possible.
In order to avoid any more trouble, the man planned to bring the golden jade sculpture back to the Taizhen gathering point as soon as possible. After giving Liu Lang the camouflage props, he planned to set off.
When he left, he stared at Chen Xiao holding the lamb in one hand with a strange look for a few times, then patted his head as if he had suddenly realized something, and said to Liu Lang: "Your method is still the best. You know to keep a bait nearby. This is indeed easier to trap the golden jade eagle. I wish you success soon!"
Chen Xiao knew that there was a big misunderstanding, but it was difficult to explain, so he could only twitch his lips.
The immortal cultivator kindly told them that the golden jade eagle here had been captured, and no other would come to occupy it for the time being. Not far from this place was the territory of another golden jade eagle.
He suggested that they try their luck there. Liu Lang accepted his suggestion and said that they would go there immediately.
The camouflage props left behind by the man were extremely well made. Apart from being a little taller than the surrounding grass, they were truly lifelike.
It's just that because it doesn't have the smell of real grass and it's hard to chew, the sheep don't come to eat it.
After Liu Lang marveled at it, Chen Xiao put it into the storage box.
At this moment, a sharp eagle cry was heard from afar. Chen Xiao and Liu Lang looked at each other, and both looked in the direction where the sound came from.
Then a golden jade eagle seemed to break free from its shackles, struggling to flap its wings and fly higher and higher. Accompanied by the clear, sharp and penetrating cry of an eagle, it was the sound of magic colliding and exploding during the battle.
Liu Lang's expression suddenly changed, and he said in a low and hurried voice: "Something's going on!"
Chen Xiao watched the movement over there cautiously. He asked Liu Lang: "What should we do? Should we go over and take a look?"
He definitely doesn't have as much experience in fighting as Liu Lang, so in this situation it would be safer to follow Liu Lang's ideas.
Liu Lang said solemnly, "Wait a minute. If they see someone who wants to snatch the golden jade sculpture, they probably won't let it go. It's most likely a personal grudge. Without knowing the inside story, it's best for us not to intervene."
Another reason was that he was already a useless man with no fighting power. He was not clear about Chen Xiao's power and could not rashly take risks with the safety of the two.
Liu Lang's conservative opinion was correct, and soon a faint fishy smell drifted in the air with the wind.
When Chen Xiao smelled this smell at the same time, Liu Lang's face changed and he said in a lost voice: "Evil cultivator!"
"What? Evil cultivator?!" Chen Xiao was shocked.
Liu Lang was already anxious, "It must be the evil cultivators! Oh no, they must be the evil cultivators who attacked the righteous way many times in the wetlands! They must have come here to commit evil because the righteous cultivators were on guard against them and no longer went to the wetlands!"
Chen Xiao's expression tensed up, and he said hastily: "We can't stay here for long! So many people didn't make it back alive, the two of us are definitely no match for them!"
Without his reminder, Liu Lang was also thinking about how to escape.
However, the sound of fighting was getting closer and closer. He didn't know whether it was because the fighters accidentally moved towards this side, or whether the cultivator just now wanted to divert the trouble, or wanted to seek help.
No matter what the reason was, Liu Lang couldn't let Chen Xiao take risks. At that time, he was the one who suggested Chen Xiao come here to catch the golden jade carving. He couldn't let Chen Xiao get into trouble because of this, otherwise he would never be at peace for the rest of his life!
Liu Lang said decisively: "It's too late, quickly take out the bushes and find a place to hide!"
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