The three exchanged a glance and followed the group of spirit beasts in that direction.
The Radiant Umbrella was still hovering above, lighting the way for them.
As these spirit beasts moved, their fluffy fur seemed to glow, emitting a beautiful blue - white light.
Xian Shiyu stroked her chin thoughtfully, as if she had thought of something.
"I feel like I've seen them somewhere..."
"What?"
Shen Qing heard Xian Shiyu's soft murmur but didn't catch what she said, so she lowered her head and asked again.
But Xian Shiyu quickly waved her hand and shook her head, saying, "It's nothing, nothing."
Li Xian watched the surroundings warily and told Shen Qing, "Be careful. There might be a trick."
Shen Qing nodded and placed her hand on her storage bag, concentrating intently.
These spirit beasts walked on the snow as if it were flat ground. Although their limbs were thin and short, they were very strong.
"Maybe we should untie them. Since we've caught them, they shouldn't try to escape again."
Xian Shiyu hesitated. According to the customs of the Beast Taming Sect, if they caught a spirit beast, they had to tame it before they could remove the restraints.
If they couldn't tame it, they would release it. If it was ferocious and had harmful intentions, they would kill it.
But now Xian Shiyu didn't know the background of these spirit beasts. Releasing them rashly might lead to trouble.
So Xian Shiyu thought for a while and said to Shen Qing, "If sister trusts me, could you let me handle this?"
Shen Qing nodded. When it came to taming spirit beasts, it had to be done by a professional.
So Xian Shiyu walked up to the group of spirit beasts, picked and chose among them, and selected the weakest one. She put it in a special bag and held it in her arms.
When the other spirit beasts saw the little one being caught, they nervously let out growls.
Taking this opportunity, Xian Shiyu said to them, "Don't be nervous. I'm not here to harm you. It's just that we don't trust each other.
I'll untie the ropes on you later. Leave this little one with me for now. I promise that as long as you don't do anything bad to us, I won't hurt it either."
The spirit beasts helplessly looked at the largest one among them. That spirit beast thought for a while and let out two growls. Xian Shiyu knew that they had agreed.
Xian Shiyu nodded to Shen Qing. With just a spell, the ropes binding the spirit beasts fell off.
With a wave of her hand, the ropes automatically returned to her storage bag.
"You guys from the Beast Taming Sect really have a lot of magic treasures."
Xian Shiyu proudly patted her storage bag and said, "Before I left the mountain, my masters were so worried. They stuffed all kinds of things into my storage bags. Originally, they gave me more than ten, but I didn't need them, so I only brought three."
After the spirit beasts were untied, they still obediently led Shen Qing and the other two forward at the original speed.
While observing the surroundings, Shen Qing chatted with Xian Shiyu.
"If your master knew you were leaving the Beast Taming Sect when you went down the mountain, he wouldn't have let you go."
Xian Shiyu chuckled, "Only you and brother - in - law know about this. Please don't tell my master, or he might go to the Five - Element Dao Sect."
Shen Qing suddenly found it a bit funny, "I'm not familiar with your master. It's not easy for anyone to meet the Tiger - Roar Real Man."
Xian Shiyu's movements froze for a moment. She turned her head and asked blankly, "How do you know my master is the Tiger - Roar Real Man..."
Li Xian walked over and pointed at Xian Shiyu's storage bag, "It's hard not to notice such a big tiger's head."
Xian Shiyu covered her storage bag and said awkwardly, "Don't think that just because my master is the Tiger - Roar Real Man, you won't be sincere with me. In the sect, everyone flatters me because of my status..."
"Actually, I don't like this at all..."
As the little girl said this, her head drooped, looking very unhappy.
Shen Qing comforted her, "With this status, you're already luckier than many people in the cultivation world. They flatter you just to seek a better future for themselves. It's not a big deal. You just need to stay true to yourself."
Xian Shiyu nodded, then seemed to recall something unhappy, "Master... He's usually nice to us, but he's a bit old - fashioned. If he could be more flexible, my senior sister wouldn't..."
"What happened to your senior sister?"
Xian Shiyu bit her lower lip. After some hesitation, she pleaded with Shen Qing, "After this matter is settled, could I invite you and brother - in - law to visit the Beast Taming Sect?"
The two frowned and hesitated, "To be honest, after this is over, we still have to go to the Spiritual Spring Secret Realm and the Demon Cave you mentioned. It might not be convenient..."
Xian Shiyu got anxious, "I can take you to the Demon Cave you're going to. As long as we solve the problem, just come back with me to the Beast Taming Sect for a visit."
"Actually... I've known for a long time, Sister Shen Qing, you're the new genius of the Azure Cloud Sword Sect, and brother - in - law is Li Xian, the senior disciple under Yu Xuzi of the Five - Element Dao Sect, right?"
Shen Qing was a bit surprised. She thought Xian Shiyu was carefree and wouldn't notice these things, but unexpectedly, their identities were exposed.
Li Xian's face immediately turned cold, "What do you want to do?"
Seeing that the aura around Shen Qing and Li Xian had changed, Xian Shiyu quickly explained, "Don't misunderstand. I only remembered the news of the alliance between your two sects when I heard sister's self - introduction and brother - in - law talking so familiarly about the Five - Element Dao Sect."
"I thought that with your special identities, if you... you might be able to help my senior sister!"
Seeing the pure look in Xian Shiyu's eyes, the two no longer disguised their appearances and showed their true faces.
"Ah! You're so good - looking!"
Shen Qing tapped Xian Shiyu on the forehead, "I know you mean no harm, but it's not appropriate for us to just go to the Beast Taming Sect out of the blue to solve your problems."
Xian Shiyu lowered her head dejectedly and muttered, "Sister is right. It's just that I..."
Shen Qing saw the light in Xian Shiyu's eyes suddenly disappear. The corners of her mouth that had been raised all the time drooped, and she looked listless.
Her originally wavering heart softened even more. After looking at Li Xian for approval with her eyes, she said,
"However, we're friends. It's okay to visit a friend's sect as long as we bring gifts, right, husband?"
Li Xian was touched by Shen Qing's call of "husband". Naturally, he had no objections and quickly nodded.
"I'll follow whatever my wife says."
Seeing that both of them had agreed, Xian Shiyu happily jumped up, "Great!"
"But you have to tell us something about the Beast Taming Sect. We're just going for a visit. If your senior sister has any difficulties, we may not be able to help."
Xian Shiyu quickly thanked them, "It doesn't matter. You can just go for a visit!"
"Okay! In that case, we'll..."
Before she could finish her words, the spirit beasts led them to a flat ground.
Shen Qing, with her sharp eyes, noticed that there seemed to be a glowing formation on the ground covered with snow.