Chapter 118 This precious sword truly loves you...
When Elder Xiyuan heard that Yun Tianjiao wanted to take a wild black leopard as a spirit pet, he was so anxious that he almost jumped up. "This is absolutely not allowed! If you take it in, you will be tainted by its scent, and it will be very difficult for you to form a bond with a higher-grade spirit beast in the future."
"It's enough with this; we don't need any other spirit beasts," Yun Tianjiao said nonchalantly, then casually ruffled the black panther's head. "If it weren't for it, I probably would have perished at Wuwang Cliff. I believe in fate. Right now, it has no spiritual power, so I'll find a way to help it develop intelligence and feed it pills to help it do so."
Elder Xiyuan was heartbroken, "Alas, if your innate talent is lacking, no matter how many rare and precious materials you expend, it will all be a waste!"
Yun Tianjiao stopped arguing, bid farewell to Elder Xiyuan, and continued riding the black leopard up the mountain.
As the black panther turned around, he narrowed his eyes and glanced at Elder Xiyuan, his gaze icy and cold, carrying a hint of warning.
Elder Xiyuan felt a chill run down his spine and was secretly amazed. With his cultivation level, ordinary spirit beasts would not dare to act recklessly in front of him, but he never expected that such a beast without any spiritual power could disturb his divine sense.
He secretly extended a wisp of spiritual energy, trying to probe the black panther's background, but he couldn't detect anything unusual; it was clearly just an ordinary black panther.
Could it be that he was just overthinking things?
As Yun Tianjiao approached his residence, he saw a tiny figure waving at him from afar on the hillside.
"Eldest sister! Eldest sister!"
Yun Tianjiao was overjoyed, "Silan, you're awake!"
"I woke up not long after my elder sister did," Si Ran said as she ran over, her two buns swaying.
But at that moment, something unexpected happened. The sword she carried on her back trembled violently and suddenly unsheathed itself, slashing towards the black panther.
Silky cried out in surprise and quickly grabbed the hilt of her knife, scolding, "What's wrong with you? Come back here!"
Yun Tianjiao quickly jumped off the black panther's back and stood in front of it, looking wary. "Silan, what's with this knife of yours?"
"I don't know! I didn't want to bring it with me, but it insisted on coming along. And not only that, it started hacking and slashing randomly."
Si Ran was also puzzled. She had put in a lot of effort to subdue the rampaging knife and was about to sheath it when Yun Tianjiao suddenly said, "Wait, let me see the knife."
"Oh, then be careful, elder sister. I'm afraid it might go berserk again and hurt you." Yu Siran carefully handed the knife to Yun Tianjiao.
Yun Tianjiao took it, and fortunately, the knife became very obedient in her hands. She examined it carefully and was slightly surprised.
I recognized it just now, and sure enough, it's her demon-slaying sword!
So the previous owner of this knife was Yu Siran?
Suppressing his surprise and doubt, Yun Tianjiao handed the knife back to Yu Siran, "Where did this knife come from? I've never seen you use it before?"
According to Yu Sishu's memory, Yu Siran didn't have this knife before she went out to hunt demons this year.
"I made it myself! Eldest sister, guess what I used as the main ingredient?" She said, while frantically fiddling with her little bun.
Yun Tianjiao's eyes widened slightly. "You're not using your own hair, are you?"
"I used my own hair!" Yu Siran exclaimed excitedly. "Surprised, right? Father said I was being silly, but guess what? I actually forged it! And it's a pretty good-grade treasured sword!"
Yun Tianjiao was naturally aware of the power of the Ghost-Slaying Blade. Since Yu Siran called him her elder sister before entering Zhu Jing's memories, then Yu Siran must be the future Immortal Lord Zhu Jing. If Zhu Jing was formed from a fragment of the Heavenly Pillar, then her hair would undoubtedly be the most precious refining material.
Having witnessed the wickedness of human nature in the Three Realms, Yun Tianjiao couldn't help but feel a little worried. He patted Yu Siran's head and solemnly said, "Silan, you must never use your own body to refine magical treasures again. And you must never tell anyone else about the materials used to refine this sword, understand?"
Yu Siran looked at her elder sister with a blank expression. Although she did not know her elder sister's intention, she had always liked her elder sister the most and listened to her the most since she was a child. She immediately nodded obediently.
They were almost at the gate of her residence. Yun Tianjiao stopped riding the black panther, and Yu Siran's demon-slaying blade stopped raging. The two sisters walked into the courtyard together and happened to run into Yu Lanshan and Liu Ruqing who were coming out.
"Father! Mother!"
When Yu Lanshan saw Yun Tianjiao, he pretended to be angry, puffed out his beard and glared at her, saying, "Your injury hasn't fully healed yet, where have you been?" Then his gaze fell on the black leopard next to Yun Tianjiao.
“I’m going to pick up my leopard. I’m afraid the people at the livestock shed will kill it as an ordinary wild animal,” Yun Tianjiao said.
"But it's just an ordinary wild beast." Yu Lanshan seemed to realize something, and suddenly his eyes widened in disbelief. "You don't mean you want to tame it as a spirit beast, do you?!"
That's exactly what I was thinking.
However, unlike Elder Xiyuan, Yu Lanshan was only surprised for a moment before quickly agreeing with his eldest daughter's idea, "Alright, at worst we can get more rare and precious materials to feed it. The spirit beast's innate qualities are not important, what's important is its loyalty to its master. Since it saved your life, you two are destined to be together. Keep it by your side and train it well."
Liu Ruqing took Yun Tianjiao's hand, looked him up and down, her eyes full of heartache, "Silk bundle, does it still hurt?"
Yun Tianjiao's eyes stung, and she almost shed tears.
At this moment, she seemed to finally remember her life as Yu Sishu, the daughter of the sect leader of the Xuanxiao Sect. She had doting parents, a sister who loved and respected her, and so many fellow disciples.
But all of this ultimately became a mirage on her nineteenth birthday, thanks to the curse that had plagued her all along.
"Mother, I'm fine. Look, I'm perfectly alright!" She then looked at Yu Siran, "And you? Let me see if you're injured?"
Yu Siran stuck out her tongue and laughed, "Elder sister, I'm different from you. I wasn't injured. I just fainted because I ran out of spiritual energy. I'm fine now!"
Liu Ruqing laughed and cried at the same time, "You two living ancestors, you scared your father and mother to death..."
Compared to Yu Lanshan, Liu Ruqing seemed to dislike the black panther, complaining, "We took such a big risk to enter Wuwang Cliff, risked half our lives, and in the end, all we got was this thing. It's really not worth it."
Black Panther seemed to understand Liu Ruqing's words, and with a droopy expression, he hid behind Yun Tianjiao, wishing he could hide himself completely.
Yun Tianjiao couldn't bear to see her Zhiwei being so disliked by her own mother, so she immediately said, "Mother, if you say that, it will be sad."
"What can a beast that hasn't even developed intelligence understand?" Liu Ruqing vented her anger at her daughter's injury on the black leopard. Seeing her daughter so protective, she scolded, "Alright, alright, let's not talk about it anymore. Come on, our family hasn't been together for a long time. Let's eat first."
Yu Lanshan hurriedly added, "But before eating, Sishu, you have to drink your medicine first. Yu'er just cooled it down for you and then you ran off. Now it's probably completely cold, and we'll have to trouble that girl to heat it up for you again. Tell me what you're doing..."
As Yun Tianjiao listened to the Yu couple's nagging, she couldn't help but smile. She felt that the atmosphere of this immortal sect was even more intense than when she was a princess in the mortal world, and her heart felt completely filled.
Because of the injuries to their two beloved daughters, the couple had already neglected many sect affairs. So after finishing their meal, seeing that Yu Siran and Yu Sishu were alright, they went about their own business.
The servants serving in Yun Tianjiao's courtyard were somewhat troubled, unsure of where to settle the black leopard, and all went to ask Yu'er for her opinion.
"Sister Fish, how about we build a nest in the yard?"
"But we don't know if this black panther will bite. Let's put it in a cage and keep it there!"
"Or we could set aside a separate room for it, specifically as a spirit beast enclosure..."
Yu'er remained calm and listened to everyone's suggestions in silence until everyone looked at her and waited for her to make a decision. Then she cleared her throat softly and said, "Let's not rush to settle things. The young lady may have other plans."
Other arrangements?
Everyone glanced at the sky; it was almost dark, and if they didn't start working soon, it would be too late to build a nest or a cage. They couldn't very well have the black leopard sleep in the young lady's room, could they?
Yu Siran hadn't seen her sister for more than half a year, so she was especially clingy today. She didn't go back to her own courtyard to rest until it was completely dark.
Just as she was about to leave, her sword pulled her back, preventing her from leaving the courtyard.
Yu Siran was puzzled. "Elder sister, this knife seems to particularly like you. Otherwise, I'd like to give it to you."
Yun Tianjiao was also puzzled. This Ghost-Slaying Blade had been with her for so long, and it had always been much like an ordinary weapon; she had never seen it display such a strong sense of self-awareness. Could it be that being in the immortal sect had awakened the blade's spirit?
"Then try untying it and putting it here?" Yun Tianjiao said.
Yu Siran immediately took off the knife, and sure enough, the precious knife flew to Yun Tianjiao's side in a flash, and even eagerly rubbed the hilt into Yun Tianjiao's palm.
Yun Tianjiao: "..."
When did this knife turn into such a dog-like creature?
Yu Siran grinned, revealing her pearly white teeth. "Elder sister, look! This knife really loves you. It's yours now. I'll find a chance to forge another one later!"
Yu Siran's favorite person since childhood has been her older sister. Even if a knife was made from her own hair, or even from her inner core, she would give it to her sister without hesitation as long as it was suitable for her.
Before Yun Tianjiao could refuse, Yu Siran dropped the Ghost-Slaying Blade and ran away.
She had no choice but to take the knife back into the house and prepare to wash up and rest.
Yu'er had already prepared hot water for her bath in advance, and the bathtub was separated from the bedroom by only a screen.
Black Panther had been lying obediently by Yun Tianjiao's bedside. When it saw Yun Tianjiao walk behind the screen, its ears twitched. It silently got up and took cat-like steps to follow and see what was going on.
Unexpectedly, the demon-slaying sword on the table suddenly unsheathed, its gleaming blade positioned horizontally in front of the black panther.
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