Chapter 74: Hidden Master
Wei Shuan pointed to the rocky beach not far away.
"When I saw it a few days ago, it was lying on the rocky beach, with the spirit beast egg at its feet. I can't mistake a nine-tailed crested bird egg. It was eating at the time, and when it spotted me, the Hidden Beast grabbed the spirit beast egg and scurried into the river."
Ji Qingling asked him, "Brother Wei, how did that monster get injured?"
"For some reason its wings were broken in half."
"Broken in half?"
Wei Shuan nodded. "I had been observing it before it was discovered, and it was indeed found that half of its left wing was broken. So I think even if it is not in the lake, it must be nearby."
Most injured monsters would look for places with water to heal their wounds, so everyone divided into several teams and began to search around.
Soon they discovered traces of spiritual herbs that had been eaten in the nearby woods.
It might be the stealth beast.
But that guy was really good at hiding. They spent a whole day but couldn't find any trace of him.
Zhou Yan kept walking around the lake. There was nothing unusual on the calm lake surface. A light breeze blew up layers of ripples.
Do we really have to go down to the lake and try it? Ji Qingling and the others also came back, and it was already dark.
They plan to camp here tonight and continue tomorrow.
Ji Qingling was a little curious, "If this stealth beast remains invisible and it is injured, can its magic keep it invisible?"
Wei Shuan shook his head. "This stealth beast's magic power is not strong, so even on normal days it can't remain invisible all the time. Not to mention it's injured now."
"Could it be that he has already left here?"
"The Nine-Tailed Phoenix Crown Bird was killed by Daoist Master Yunhua in Dongshan before. If the Hidden Beast came from Dongshan after being injured, then it may not be able to continue from here."
Guan Ping saw that it was getting dark, "Let's go into the water and try tomorrow."
On the second day, Ji Qingling and others stood on the shore, eager to try.
Guan Ping didn't understand why Junior Sister Ji insisted on going down with him. "Junior Sister Ji, after you go down, pay attention to changing your breathing and don't use up your spiritual power."
Ji Qingling nodded, "I know, I know."
Apart from the last time in the small lake outside the gate, I had never been in the water anywhere else, so I was very curious about what was down there.
There is no reason to take advantage of others when doing a mission. She thinks her swimming ability is the best in the team now.
After several people went into the water, as agreed beforehand, Guan Ping, who had the highest level of cultivation, and his other teammate went to the deep water to search.
Ji Qingling and another person were searching nearby, while the others were on guard on the shore.
There is nothing special in the lake, just fish, water plants and so on.
Because the Stealth Beasts could hide their breath and become invisible, they were unable to detect the third-level monsters even with their spiritual sense.
The two had to separate and start searching using a dragnet method.
Ji Qingling carefully observed the water flow around him. Invisibility does not mean disappearance. As long as it is in the water, the water flow around it will definitely be different.
After searching for a long time, she finally found it next to a giant water plant, where the water flow did not seem to be passing through the water plant.
There is something! She moved over quietly, and before her hand touched the water grass, she first encountered the hidden beast they had been looking for!
The moment the stealth beast was touched, it immediately turned from transparent to black and rushed far away.
Maybe he didn't have enough magic power, so during the escape, he was sometimes invisible and sometimes revealed his true form.
The two claws in front of its round body held their target this time - the eggs of the nine-tailed crested bird!
He threw a spell toward the water, and a golden spell flashed on the surface of the lake.
Zhou Yan and others on the shore saw the signal and chased in that direction.
Even if Ji Qingling used the magic talisman underwater, it would be impossible for him to catch up with the third-level monster.
When the others arrived, the stealth beast had disappeared again.
Just when everyone thought they needed to go into the water to search again, Ji Qingling waved to them.
Pointing to a certain direction on the shore, he whispered, "Shh~ Over there!"
This time everyone also detected the breath of the hidden beast.
Maybe he was too badly injured to breathe.
With a few light body techniques, everyone reached their destination.
Looking at the scene in front of them, everyone was a little surprised.
This is?
Did the Hidden Beast give birth to a cub?
The hidden beast with broken wings lay there dying, using its claws to try to pull the spirit beast egg into the cub's mouth.
It’s a pity that the little one is the same as the big one, breathing out more than breathing in, so I’m afraid it won’t survive.
Guan Ping stepped forward, picked up the egg and handed it to Zhou Yan.
The hidden beast finally gave up struggling, and a "gu~gu~" sound came from its mouth.
Wei Shuan bravely stepped forward to check.
"This is the big Hidden Beast stealing the eggs for this little one!"
Zhou Yan was a little curious, "Junior Brother Wei, why is it so bold to steal the sixth-level monster egg?"
"Look at this little one. It is born with insufficient energy and should not be able to survive. Maybe the big one sensed the deficiency of the little beast and stole the egg before giving birth to it, trying to give its child a glimmer of life. After all, this monster egg is really a great tonic for them."
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Wei Shuan pointed at the egg in Zhou Yan's hand.
After hearing this, Zhou Yan felt that she could no longer hold the egg in her hand, and she began to sympathize with the two hidden beasts.
"Ah? So it steals eggs for its babies?"
Zhou Yan sniffed and placed the egg next to the little beast. "Forget it. Its mother broke one of its wings for it. I don't want this egg anymore!"
What! We have worked so hard to find the monster egg, and now we just want to throw it away?
Guan Ping was really shocked by Zhou Yan's actions.
"Junior Sister Zhou?"
Zhou Yan didn't look at the egg again. She took out a bag of spirit stones from her storage bag and handed it to Guan Ping.
"Brother Guan, this is the reward we agreed on earlier."
"You?"
Zhou Yan smiled, "Nothing, I was originally planning to give this egg as a gift, but now it is more useful to this little beast, so I can find something else to give as a gift. I asked you to help me find this egg, and now that I have found it, I must give you your reward."
Zhou Yan squatted down, moved the little animal into the mother's arms, and placed the egg next to them.
He stood up and clapped his hands, "Okay, let's go back."
She was the first to turn around and walk back the way she had come.
Wei Shuan called out to her, "Senior Sister Zhou!"
"What?"
"It's no use. They can't survive. No matter how big or small they are, they can't survive."
Zhou Yan stood there, the smile on her face slowly fading away.
Wei Shuan continued, "The big one will die soon. Even if the little beast eats the egg, it won't survive. You should take the egg away."
"Are you sure?"
Wei Shuan was helpless, "Then we'll just wait here, it won't take even an incense stick of time."
"Just wait!"
Zhou Yan walked over angrily and squatted beside the stealth beast.
He turned to Wei Shuan and shouted, "Is there no medicine for them to eat?"
"without."
This time Wei Shuan's voice was a little weak. He felt that Zhou Yan's inexplicable anger was directed at him.
Ji Qingling did not leave. She also squatted beside Zhou Yan, "Life and death are determined by fate. This is its destiny."
After a long while, Zhou Yan said in a low voice, "No one's fate is to die!"
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