Longevity with a Turtle

Chapter 105: Chapter 97: Spirit Pet Fur Ball

”Little Black, can you sense what kind of Demon Beast it is?” Chen Jianghe frowned. Sitting on the turtle shell, he cautiously looked around but couldn’t detect any Demon Beast’s aura.

”It’s a Water Element. Its aura is very strong, no weaker than mine, and its bloodline pressure is similar to mine as well.”

Little Black moved rapidly through the water. In less than a Hundred Breaths, he swam out of the canyon.

Suddenly, Little Black stopped. He surfaced, turned around, and a look of confusion appeared in his Doudou eyes.

”Little Black, why did you stop running?” Chen Jianghe asked, puzzled.

He couldn’t sense the Demon Beast’s aura, but if it were a Late-Stage Tier one Water Element Demonic Beast, the two of them would definitely have a hard time dealing with it. Little Black had also mentioned that its bloodline was similar to his. He really didn’t want to confront such a ferocious Demon Beast; one careless mistake could cost him his lifespan. Therefore, a swift escape was the best option.

”I think we’ve been tricked.” Little Black sensed that the aura wasn’t pursuing them. Instead, after rapidly approaching at first, it was now moving away at an even faster speed. Clearly, the other party was bluffing.

”Sit tight!”

”Don’t be impulsive. It might be a trap,” Chen Jianghe warned as he felt Little Black suddenly swim back. The turtle was moving even faster now—a full thirty percent faster than when they were fleeing.

Little Black was obviously furious. Although Chen Jianghe didn’t know why his pet was so angry, he didn’t have time to overthink it; he had to stabilize Little Black’s emotions first.

”Little Black, what’s going on?” Chen Jianghe asked again.

Little Black didn’t answer, merely focusing on increasing his speed.

Fifty breaths later, they returned to the spot they had fled from, but Little Black still didn’t slow down.

”Master, Spirit Stone.” As he shot through the water, Little Black extended his long turtle head, turning toward Chen Jianghe and opening his large mouth. His meaning couldn’t have been more obvious.

Knowing Little Black’s cowardly nature, Chen Jianghe knew the turtle would never act rashly or put himself in danger. He took out two Spirit Stones and tossed them into Little Black’s mouth.

CRUNCH!

Little Black’s speed increased by another notch, cutting a beautiful arc through the long river in the canyon.

PTOO!

Little Black thrust his turtle head forward and forcefully spat out a Water Arrow, shooting it straight at the cliff on one side of the river.

BOOM!

The blast carved out a cave one zhang Fang Yuan and three zhang deep, sending large chunks of rock tumbling into the river.

Suddenly, a white shadow darted out from the rubble, leaping into the water and quickly disappearing into the currents. Little Black widened his mouth into a grin. Carrying Chen Jianghe on his back, he plunged fiercely to the riverbed. His speed didn’t drop; instead, it increased. Clearly, Little Black was even faster at the bottom of the river.

Ten breaths later.

Chen Jianghe’s eyes widened. He finally got a clear look at the white shadow’s appearance. It was small, only about three feet long. It was completely snow-white and fluffy, without a single stray colored hair on its body.

”Mountain Furred Beast!” Chen Jianghe blurted out.

He didn’t know if this was the same one from the auction, but the Mountain Furred Beast before him lacked that violent aura. Clearly, it wasn’t a wild Demon Beast that had grown up in nature.

”Little Black, this is a Mountain Furred Beast, and it doesn’t have the violent aura of a Demon Beast. Could it be someone else’s Spirit Beast, used as bait to fish for us?” Chen Jianghe suddenly thought of this possibility and hurriedly sent a voice transmission to Little Black.

If it wasn’t the same Mountain Furred Beast that escaped from the auction, then they really might be getting baited. A Mountain Furred Beast possessed a Third-Grade Lower-Class Bloodline. Although they existed deep in the mountains, the one in front of them was obviously not wild. That meant it was likely someone’s Spirit Pet.

”No, I can sense that it has no Cultivator’s aura on it.”

Chen Jianghe was already well aware of Little Black’s keen sense of smell, so hearing this made him heave a sigh of relief. However, he still took out a Water Escape Talisman and an Amulet, keeping them ready at all times. If anything felt off, he would immediately use the High-Grade Spirit Talisman.

PTOO!

A Water Arrow spat out by Little Black struck the Mountain Furred Beast. A trace of red appeared on its white fur, dyeing the river waters. Its speed suddenly stagnated before it began to flee even more desperately. But in that split second of hesitation, Little Black had already caught up. His large mouth acted like a repeating crossbow, instantly shooting out three Water Arrows.

PTOO! PTOO! PTOO!

The Mountain Furred Beast came to a sudden halt, its Magical Power condensing into a Water Shield.

BOOM!

The Water Shield shattered, and one of the Water Arrows pierced clean through the Mountain Furred Beast’s leg, bringing with it a spurt of blood.

”Mid-Stage Tier One. I was almost fooled by you. Your bloodline is inferior to mine, yet you dare bluff me?” Little Black arrived in front of the Mountain Furred Beast. He stretched out his short little claws and pinned it into the muddy riverbed. With his Doudou eyes filled with anger from the humiliation, he opened his mouth, preparing to spit out another Water Arrow.

”Wait a minute!” Chen Jianghe hurriedly stopped Little Black. He was now certain that this was the very same Mountain Furred Beast from the auction. Although he didn’t know why the aura it emitted was Late-Stage Tier one, upon sensing it up close, its Cultivation was indeed at Mid-Stage Tier One.

”Why are you stopping me?” Little Black looked at Chen Jianghe in confusion. ”I have a feeling that eating it will be very nourishing.”

”You want to eat it?” Chen Jianghe looked down at the Mountain Furred Beast trapped beneath Little Black’s claws. The beast’s large, watery eyes were filled with mist, revealing its absolute terror. When it saw Chen Jianghe looking its way, it gave him an undeniable look of plea for help.

”Two thousand, one hundred and fifty Spirit Stones, and you want to eat it?” Chen Jianghe quickly shook his head.

What a joke. Even though that price of two thousand, one hundred and fifty Spirit Stones included the auction’s premium markup, simply taking the Mountain Furred Beast to the Marketplace would fetch at least one thousand, five hundred Spirit Stones.

One thousand, five hundred Spirit Stones!

That was enough to purchase a High-Grade Spiritual Artifact with a Special Attribute, a Defensive Spiritual Artifact, and a set of Body Refining Techniques.

”Little Black, you can’t eat this Mountain Furred Beast,” Chen Jianghe said. ”We have to keep it. I have a use for it.”