Wang Yuanyu looked at the green-furred Azure Ox spirit beast and burst out laughing, "Excellent, Deacon Jing Yuan, you've helped me capture a spirit beast to be my mount. When we return home, I will report to my father to reward you!"
"Now, release this beast and have it kill Qin Ning for me."
"Understood!"
Jing Yuan's face was also filled with pride.
He didn't know why Ye Yuanyuan was with Qin Ning, so he didn't dare to act freely.
But this was a newly captured spirit beast, which could be used to probe the relationship between Qin Ning and Ye Yuanyuan.
"Ahhh..."
No sooner had Wang Yuanyu finished speaking than a sharp blade scratched his skin, causing blood to gush out.
Jing Yuan immediately said, "Beast, if you don't obey my command, I will kill you. Go kill that bastard!"
This Azure Ox spirit beast had reached the fourth level of the Spirit Sea Realm. Its species was unknown, but it was certainly extraordinary.
He had spent a lot of effort to capture this beast, even sacrificing two guards.
The Azure Ox was 1.8 meters tall, with a large body. One look was enough to tell it was still immature.
However, the descendants of large families often preferred small spirit beasts as mounts, as they were easier to train later.
At this moment, the Azure Ox's eyes were brimming with tears, as if it had been bullied. It looked towards Qin Ning, pawing its hooves.
"Moooo..."
The Azure Ox cried out and charged forward in an instant.
Seeing this, Ye Yuanyuan immediately stepped forward.
"Step back!"
Qin Ning, however, gave a cold command.
Step back?
"But this Azure Ox is at least in the Spirit Sea Realm, you..."
"I told you to step back!"
Qin Ning's voice grew even colder.
"I don't like to repeat my commands."
Ye Yuanyuan felt very wronged. She was worried about Qin Ning's safety, yet she was disliked.
As the eldest young lady of the Ye family, when had she ever suffered such injustice?
"Excellent, he doesn't know what's good for him," seeing this scene, Jing Yuan's heart was filled with excitement.
He had experienced the patience of this beast. With a cultivation of the fourth level of the Spirit Martial Realm, he couldn't subdue it alone.
For Qin Ning to want to experience its methods himself was no different from suicide.
"Moooo..."
The Azure Ox accelerated to its maximum, instantly closing the distance to less than 100 meters from Qin Ning. A few seconds later, it was in front of Qin Ning.
At that moment, Qin Ning stepped forward, looked at the Azure Ox, and suddenly spread his arms.
This scene left everyone dumbfounded.
What was this guy trying to do?
This was a Spirit Sea Realm spirit beast, yet he didn't resist, but instead welcomed it, making a... hugging gesture?
"Moooo..."
The Azure Ox's front legs suddenly spread out, and then it kicked directly into Qin Ning's chest.
Ye Yuanyuan could no longer be patient at this moment and hurriedly stepped forward, her dense spiritual energy condensing into a punch.
But a second later, Ye Yuanyuan was stunned.
The Azure Ox had placed its two front legs on Qin Ning's shoulders.
Then Qin Ning fell to the ground with a thud, the Azure Ox's front legs on his chest, its large tongue licking his face.
"Stop licking!"
Qin Ning suddenly spoke, "If you dare to lick me, I'll tear off your hide and make clothes out of it."
"Moooo..."
The Azure Ox was as obedient as a child, letting out a whimper.
Then heat radiated from its body, and it affectionately rubbed against Qin Ning's chest.
"Xiao Qing, why did you not obey the commands of your 18th generation ancestors and leave the deep valley on your own?"
Qin Ning's voice carried a tone of admonishment.
"Moooo..."
Hearing this, the Azure Ox let out a soft cry, feeling even more wronged.
"Don't change the subject like that. Weren't you caught because you snuck out to play? Now you dare to act spoiled with me, saying you're wronged... I came here, turned the entire deep valley upside down, and couldn't find you..."
Hearing this, the Azure Ox rubbed against Qin Ning even more intimately, looking as if it would rather die than admit it.
At that moment, everyone was completely petrified.
Especially Jing Yuan and his group; they had expended so much effort and suffered terrible injuries just to capture this strange Azure Ox. Yet now it was as docile as... as a little dog with Qin Ning?
Isn't this utterly ridiculous?
"Alright, alright, they bullied you, didn't they?" Qin Ning spoke up.
The Azure Ox nodded, looking extremely wronged.
"It's okay, it's okay!"
Qin Ning stood up, patted its head, and said with a smile, "I'll help you get your dignity back!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Ning looked at Ye Yuan Yuan and calmly said, "Yuan Yuan, kill that guy, what's his name... Jing Yuan, yes, kill him!"
Hearing this, Ye Yuan Yuan was suddenly astonished.
"What's wrong? Are you not listening to my command?"
Ye Yuan Yuan gritted her teeth. Just now he wouldn't let her act, and now he was ordering her.
But even so, Ye Yuan Yuan still stepped forward and charged towards Jing Yuan.
"Ye Yuan Yuan, what are you doing?"
At this moment, Jing Yuan also shouted, "You dare to listen to a brat's words? Do you want to start a war between the Ye and Wang families?"
"Kill!" Qin Ning didn't care about starting a war or not.
He looked at Xiao Qing and muttered, "Those who bully my Xiao Qing deserve to die, don't they?"
"Moooo..."
The Azure Ox happily responded.
Ye Yuan Yuan was already at the third level of the Spirit Sea Realm, her strength soaring. Furthermore, her Nine Revolutions Spirit Exquisite Body had also been awakened, which could be said to be a qualitative change.
If she wanted to fight Jing Yuan, who was at the fourth level of the Spirit Sea Realm, she would be no weaker.
Meanwhile, the stone figures had surrounded the remaining people, killing everyone regardless of who they were.
Qin Ning sat on a stone, looking at Xiao Qing, extremely happy.
Xiao Qing was a spirit beast.
Its original name was Azure Kui Ox. This level of spirit beast carried a part of the divine beast Kui Ox's heritage. When it matured, it would become extremely powerful.
That year, Qin Ning stayed here and captured an Azure Kui Ox, performing a series of seal techniques called the Cycle of Life and Reincarnation Seal. This seal technique accompanied that Azure Kui Ox for its entire life, and even passed down to its descendants.