Chapter 146 Su Yuyao's Second Exploration of the Four Small Peaks, Openly Seizing the Mysterious Pool
Because she hadn't hunted, Su Yuyao was relatively clean when she returned.
She jumped off Ruixue and cautiously approached Bai'er, "Bai'er, was Weiming good today?"
"So obedient! You listen to me so well!" Bai Er looked Su Yuyao up and down, then sniffed her. "There's no smell of blood, but there's a hint of sweat. I have to wipe you down tonight!"
"Hehe, I know! I'm going to eat something first, I still have to discuss something with Dad!" Seeing that Bai Er was no longer angry, Su Yuyao was relieved and turned around to nudge Ruixue, signaling Ruixue to coax Bai Er.
Before Ruixue could transform into human form, she pounced at Bai'er's feet, wagged her tail, and lay down, letting Bai'er hold Weiming and let her sit on his lap to rest.
"Ningbao!" Sahan sat by the campfire, warming strong liquor, and called to Su Yuyao, "Come here! Father has something to ask you!"
Su Yuyao skipped over, quietly picked up the wine jar, glanced at Bai Er and Wei Ming in Bai Er's arms in the distance, and secretly took a sip.
Sa Han laughed loudly as he watched Su Yuyao hiding from Wei Ming while drinking, "You! You're even afraid of your own brother!"
Mrs. Sa, who was grilling meat nearby, laughed and said, "She's not afraid of Weiming! She's afraid of making Weiming cry and then having to coax him!"
"Mother understands me best!" Su Yuyao threw herself into Madam Sa's arms and sniffed the scent of her breast milk.
"Ningbao! What did you figure out at Buda Peak today?" Sahan asked curiously.
"Aside from that road being rather suspicious, I haven't noticed anything else."
Where does that road lead?
Su Yuyao snuggled out of Madam Sa's arms and said, "Ruixue said that the end of that road is a pool of water! That's very strange! If it leads to the north side of the Immortal Mountain, it might be because they want to gain the initiative, so they opened up a new road; if it leads to a cave, they might be secretly training troops and building vehicles; even if it leads to a certain branch, it would make sense! I never expected that the end would be a pool of water!"
"A pool of water?" Sahan thought in surprise. "Could soldiers possibly crawl out of a pool of water?!"
"A pool of water? Soldiers crawling out?" Su Yuyao suddenly thought of a familiar scene: in the flood in the canyon, that hand... that severed fin...
No way?! Su Yuyao thought of something extremely terrifying!
If troops could be transported from that pool, what would be their primary objective? It would undoubtedly be to attack the Immortal Mountain! Who would want the Immortal Mountain destroyed? Certainly not Yi Mu! The Immortal Mountain was a dowry gift from Master Xuan Yi to Yi Mu, and he swore that Yi Mu would live as long as the Immortal Mountain! Whether this is true or not, Yi Mu would never do anything to harm the Immortal Mountain!
Then there's only one possibility: the target isn't the Immortal Mountain, but Xuanfeng! Would Qinggan really have such audacity? If he did, why would he be so foolish as to make it so obvious?
Oh! That's right! Nobody knows that troops can be transported by water, just like nobody knows that Yu Ji Lei is spying on them! As long as the reason isn't known, no matter how obvious his actions are, nobody will notice!
Could it be... that Qinggan and Chaoxi are accomplices?! If they are accomplices, where do they meet? And what is their motive for becoming accomplices?
"Ningbao!" Madam Sa looked at Su Yuyao, whose brows were furrowed, and asked with some concern, "Is the matter very difficult?"
Su Yuyao snapped out of her reverie, looked at Madam Sa, and said with a smile, "It's nothing complicated, it's just... I want to go to Buda Peak again tomorrow!"
“No problem! Dad will go with you!” Sahan readily agreed.
Night fell silent!
Even the last sparks in the campfire slowly closed their eyes.
After confirming with Su Yuyao several times that there was no need to lull her to sleep, Madam Sa felt relieved and carried Weiming back to the snow cave with Sa Han.
Bai Er prepared hot water for Su Yuyao to wipe her body, only to find that Su Yuyao was already fast asleep in bed!
She sighed softly and used a warm towel to wipe Su Yuyao's hands and feet clean.
The next morning, as Bai'er was helping Su Yuyao change her clothes, Su Yuyao called out in a whiny voice, "Hey! Bai'er! Can you alter my undergarment again? It's feeling a bit stuffy!"
Bai Er looked at the bulging bellyband that Su Yuyao had stretched out, "Miss! You drink and eat meat every day! How can you not gain weight?!"
"I'm still eating slowly!" Su Yuyao muttered, putting on her fur coat indignantly. "It's all fresh meat, it smells so good when it's grilled, but you're just watching me and not letting me eat much!"
Bai Er was at a loss with Su Yuyao and said helplessly, "Go ahead! I'll alter your undergarment!"
Su Yuyao and Sa Hanyi led the wolf pack to the vicinity of Buda Peak again, either burrowing into the bushes or splashing around in the pool, making Ying Chong bite his cheek in frustration!
"Commander Sa!" Ying Chong said with a forced smile, suppressing his anger, "What brings you here today?"
"Oh! Yingchong!" Su Yuyao walked out of the grass carrying her shoes, shook the mud off her feet, and then held the shoes up in front of Yingchong and banged them hard.
Ying Chong used his wide sleeve to cover the tip of his nose, trying to hide his sniffling.
"Oh! Sorry! Sorry!" Su Yuyao put on her shoes and straightened her belt, saying, "It's nothing, just letting the brothers have a good run! This wolf pack, you have to run as fast as you can on the grassland!"
Ying Chong was already suppressing his anger at Su Yuyao's rudeness, and upon hearing Su Yuyao's excuse, his blood boiled even more. "Commander Sa! These are a pack of snow wolves! Do they need to run around on the grassland?!"
"Why wouldn't they need that?!" Su Yuyao loosened her waistband. "Snow wolves need to adapt to different environments! That's how they broaden their horizons!"
Ying Chong said angrily, "Snow wolves should stay on the snow mountain! Each realm and region should follow its own path! Why cross the line?!"
"Oh?! You also know this principle?" Su Yuyao walked towards Ying Chong with her hands behind her back, and said with a sneer, "Although this place is like spring all year round, it is still the territory of the Snow Mountain. What's wrong with me, as the commander, coming to inspect it? Why are you overstepping your bounds and meddling in other people's business?"
"Huh? This old man..." Ying Chong was taken aback by Su Yuyao's retort and didn't know how to refute it.
"I'm asking you, is this lawn on the land deed of your temple?" Su Yuyao asked.
"this……"
"I'll ask you again! Since this meadow isn't on your land deed, why are you staring at us here?"
"I don't have..."
"Remember! You're just the King of the Unreached Peak Hall! Don't overstep your bounds!" Su Yuyao glared fiercely at Ying Chong.
Seeing Su Yuyao's fierce expression, Ying Chong didn't know how to refute her and could only leave in a huff.
Sa Han walked up behind Su Yuyao and asked softly, "Ningbao, how do you know this grassland isn't his?"
“Dad, judging by this old man’s style, if this grassland were his, he would have kicked us out long ago! The fact that he can only get angry while we’ve been making such a fuss means that this isn’t his land!”
Su Yuyao looked at the road ahead. "Ruixue! Come with me to take a look ahead!"
"Awoo!" Ruixue ran out of the grass, covered in mud!
Su Yuyao didn't mind the dirt and jumped up, saying, "Dad! You stay here and watch! I'll go check!"
“Okay! Ruixue, take good care of Ningbao!” Sahan replied readily.
"Awooo—!"
As Sahan watched Su Yuyao ride away on Ruixue, he seemed to see his younger self in her, and a joyful emotion welled up in his heart!
At that time, he was full of reckless energy. He rode his father-in-law to hunt and fight for territory. With his fearless and vigorous spirit, he seized the Xuanhuang Ancient Path, thus leading the entire wolf clan and becoming the leader of all living beings in all realms!
However, Sahan, who had once been a force to be reckoned with, was actually somewhat intimidated when he saw Su Yuyao. This Ningbao! Luckily, she's my daughter. If she were my opponent, then... I wouldn't stand a chance!
Su Yuyao rode Ruixue forward, vaguely sensing eyes watching her from the hillside beside her. She couldn't tell if they were from other branches or Yingchong, but she wasn't worried.
Hmph! Come on, follow me! I was worried you wouldn't!
Su Yuyao squeezed Ruixue's belly tightly, and Ruixue understood, quickening her pace. In no time, they reached the pool at the end.
The pool is very large; if it weren't at the foot of the mountain, it could even be called a lake.
Su Yuyao squatted by the pool and looked into the water. It was dark and bottomless.
She stood up again and looked at the other side of the pond; it was still grass!
Su Yuyao turned to Ruixue and asked, "Ruixue! Did you go around to check last time?"
"Aww..." Ruixue groaned and shook her head.
Su Yuyao looked at the tall grass, which was more than a meter high, and asked with a smile, "Ruixue, do you dare to go?"
"Aww!" Ruixue bent down and cried out.
"Let's go! Let's take a look around!" Su Yuyao mounted Ruixue and rushed into the bushes.
The grass here is exceptionally tall, completely obscuring Ruixue's towering figure.
Ruixue was very fast; in the blink of an eye, she had reached the other side of the pool.
"Ruixue! Slow down! The grass here is too tall! We can't see the road clearly, and it would be troublesome if we fell into a pit or ditch!" Su Yuyao reminded her softly.
“Oh!” Ruixue responded softly.
The sound of sand and gravel rolling down.
"Ouch—!" Ruixue's body suddenly fell forward.
Oh no! Su Yuyao jumped down quickly, grabbing Ruixue's tail with one hand and pulling on the weeds with the other.
Ruixue continued to glide forward, "Aww—! Oh—!"
"Ruixue! Don't struggle!" Su Yuyao used all her strength to wrap Ruixue's tail around her arm, but her right hand, which was holding onto the weeds, was already cut and bleeding.
She circulated her qi in her feet, gritted her teeth, quickly turned around, wrapped the weeds around her waist, and used the momentum to pull Ruixue back.
Ruixue retreated into the bushes and hurriedly nudged Su Yuyao towards safety with her mouth.
"I'm fine!" Su Yuyao sat on the ground to recover.
She found a few more strands of weeds, tied them tightly around her waist, lay down on the ground, and carefully crawled towards where Ruixue had slid down.
Knowing what Su Yuyao was thinking, Ruixue used her mouth to hold Su Yuyao's trouser leg tightly.
"Ruixue! You idiot! If I fall, all you'll be able to keep are my pants!" Su Yuyao shouted angrily.
Ruixue spat out Su Yuyao's trouser leg, shaking her head helplessly, unsure where to pick it up.
Su Yuyao sighed, kicked off her shoes, and said, "Open your mouth!"
Ruixue obediently opened her mouth, "Mmm!"
Su Yuyao unceremoniously shoved her foot into Ruixue's mouth, "Suck it! Don't bite me!"
Ruixue carefully used her tongue to cushion Su Yuyao's ankle and gently took Su Yuyao's chubby toes into her mouth.
Su Yuyao pushed aside the layers of weeds, and suddenly a blast of cold air hit her face!
Is this... a cliff?!
Su Yuyao looked down at the frozen cliff face, below which were all sorts of icicles!
That was close! If I had fallen, I would have either died from the fall or been impaled!
She looked into the distance and saw a continuous forest of ice pillars. What kind of place was this? There was no such place on Xuanfeng's sand table!
She roughly determined the direction; this was indeed the direction leading to the north side of the Immortal Mountain, and the endless peaks beside it stretched into the distance along this forest of ice pillars.
Although this forest is impassable, perhaps this Qiongfeng Peak can bypass Chengma Peak and lead to the north side of the Immortal Mountain.
It seems I should explore this inexhaustible peak...
As Su Yuyao was still pondering, she felt her body being pulled back little by little.
"Hey? Hey! Ruixue! I haven't finished reading yet!" Su Yuyao was dragged back by Ruixue with great reluctance.
With drool dripping down her face, Ruixue quickly pulled Su Yuyao back to a safe place, spat on Su Yuyao's feet, squatted on the ground, and kept dry heaving.
Su Yuyao disgustedly untied the weeds around her waist and walked towards the pond, saying, "It stinks! Stinky dog! It's made my feet smell bad!"
The water in the pool was neither cold nor warm, and there were no waves or ripples.
Su Yuyao's feet felt absolutely no resistance from the water inside, as if... this was another space...
Su Yuyao pulled her foot back in surprise, the saliva still on it!
She pulled up some more weeds and threw them in; the weeds floated down and sank.
She thought for a moment longer, then called out, "Ruixue! Come here!"
Ruixue walked over, licking her lips.
"Pee!" Su Yuyao pointed at the puddle and said, "Pee in here!"
"Huh?" Ruixue turned and left.
"Stop right there!" Su Yuyao stepped on Ruixue's tail with her bare feet. "Ruixue, there's something wrong with this pool! Pee in here, and I'll see if it's really water!"
Ruixue plopped down and looked back at Su Yuyao with a disdainful expression.
Su Yuyao blushed and said, "You're not going to make me pee, are you?!"
Ruixue remained unmoved.
"Just pee a little, let me see! Don't waste time!" Without saying a word, Su Yuyao reached out and scooped up Ruixue's belly.
"Miss Ningbao!" Ruixue couldn't bear it any longer and knelt on the ground in human form. "Could you...could you...let go?!"
Su Yuyao gripped Ruixue's belt and said, "Then hurry up!"
Ruixue gritted her teeth, stood up, walked to the edge of the pool, and looked at Su Yuyao squatting at her feet. "Um... please don't look up!"
"Okay!" Su Yuyao looked down at the pool. "Ruixue, look how strange the pool is! It doesn't reflect any image!"
A stream of slightly yellow, warm water flows into the pool.
Su Yuyao stared intently at the pale yellow urine and was surprised to find that the urine was slowly being sucked into the bottom of the pool in a spiral motion.
What exactly is this? Could it really be a passageway for transporting troops?
If it really is a passageway, was it created by Qinggan? Or was it already there?
If it already existed, why would Xuanfeng let Qinggan occupy this place? If it was created later, how could Qinggan have created this passage?
Most importantly, this thing has always been under Qinggan's control!
Or... should we just blow it up?
No, that tiny Qi hole exploded like that when it was lit. What if this one explodes and alerts the entire snow mountain?
"Commander Sa?" Ying Chong's voice suddenly appeared behind Su Yuyao.
Su Yuyao turned around abruptly and saw that Ruixue had already fallen to the ground at some point.
Ying Chong, grinning mischievously, moved closer to Su Yuyao. "Sa Ningbao! No! Su Yuyao! You're really too reckless!"
"Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar!" Ying Chong's ferocious smile gradually grew larger, and the mouth covered by his beard slowly swallowed up Su Yuyao.
Su Yuyao gripped the crescent blade and suddenly released her Qi field, instantly shattering Ying Chong in front of her. In the blink of an eye, Ying Chong transformed into countless ice spikes that pierced towards her.
Su Yuyao drew her sword and tried to slash, but she couldn't move her arm no matter what she did...
"Ningbao! Ningbao!" Sa Hanyi's voice rang in Su Yuyao's ears.
Su Yuyao's vision was slowly fading, and after a brief period of darkness, Sa Hanyi's worried face appeared. "Ningbao! You're awake!"
"Huh? I... I'm awake?" Su Yuyao then realized that she was lying on the grass.
She sat up abruptly, but a wave of dizziness caused her to fall back down.
"Hey! Slow down!" Sa Han gently picked up Su Yuyao.
"How did I end up lying here?" Su Yuyao asked in confusion.
“We heard Ruixue’s howling and rushed over. When we got there, we found you lying in the grass!” Sahan said softly.
"Father! Put me down!" Su Yuyao jumped down from Sa Hanyi's arms and looked at Ruixue. "Ruixue, what happened?!"
Ruixue said with lingering fear, "Miss Ningbao! Just now, I was carrying you through the grass, and I accidentally fell off the cliff over there. After you pulled me up, you fainted!"
"Me? I fainted?" Su Yuyao looked at Ruixue in surprise. "Didn't you hold my foot in your mouth and help me see the cliff over there?"
"Huh?" Ruixue shook her head in confusion. "No!"
"So...you didn't pee in that puddle?"
"Huh?" Ruixue was even more confused and blushed. "No..."
Su Yuyao pushed aside the people around her and walked towards the pool, only to be surprised to find that it was just an ordinary pool! She put her hand in, and it really was water?!
She looked at her confused reflection in the water. How could this be? What happened? Could it be... a dream?
"Chief Sa! Oh dear! What happened?" Ying Chong rushed over and said to Sa Han, "I just heard the wolf howling, but I didn't understand what it meant. Then I saw you all running here, and that's when I realized something had happened!"
Sahan stared at Yingchong expressionlessly, his anxious look was simply too much!
"Ying Chong!" Su Yuyao stood up, looked at Ying Chong with a cold smile, and asked, "We're all standing here perfectly fine, how did you come to the conclusion that something happened?"
A hint of surprise flashed across Ying Chong's eyes, then he suddenly burst into laughter, "Oh dear! It's alright! It's alright! I thought something terrible had happened when I saw all the wolf clan members running this way!"
Su Yuyao walked up to Ying Chong with a smile, looked into his eyes, and couldn't see anything at all!
"Yingchong! Is this pool yours?!" Su Yuyao asked.
"Oh, of course not!" Ying Chong replied with a forced smile.
"No?" Su Yuyao looked Yingchong up and down and asked, "Which peak does it belong to?"
"This pool has been here since the day the immortal mountain existed! It doesn't belong to any peak!"
"Ah! I see!" Su Yuyao turned to look at the pool. "In that case, I'll take this pool!"
"W-what?!" Ying Chong looked up in disbelief. "You? You want it?!"
"Yes!" Su Yuyao said loudly, hands on her hips, "I want it! From now on, only I can come here to play! I don't care who from your gang wants to come here, from now on, you all stay away!"
"Commander Sa! This is inappropriate! What's the difference between this and outright robbery?!" Ying Chong said, barely able to contain his anger.
"Watch your mouth! What do you mean I robbed you?! This is mine!" Su Yuyao shoved Ying Chong aside and said to Sa Han, "Dad! Let's go! Let's go back and have some barbecue!"
Sahan gave Yingchong a disdainful smile and shouted, "Brothers!"
"Awooo—! Howl—!" The wolf pack gradually gathered.
Sahan glanced around and arrogantly shouted, "Let's turn back! Return to the manor!"
"Awooo! Woo-woo—!"
"Yingchong! Listen to me! I'll be back tomorrow!"
Su Yuyao's words made Ying Chong's nostrils twitch even more violently. He glared in the direction the wolf pack had left and muttered, "Mayflies!"
"Yes!" The man who had stopped the wolf clan stepped forward and replied, "Lord Yingchong! What are your orders?"
"Send a message to Young Master Fu! Tell him... close up shop, we're going to unleash the dogs!"
"Yes!" Mayfly accepted the order and withdrew.
Ying Chong turned to look at the pool, then took out several talismans from his pocket, gently twisted them with his hand, and with a flash of fire, they turned into ashes and fell into the pool...
Su Yuyao, if you come again, it won't be so easy for you to go back...
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