Chapter 24: Primordial Qi Species: Sleep Bug
"Wow! We’re really flying!"
Tightly gripping the body of the Red Leopard, Big Girl exclaimed excitedly.
The scarlet leopard soared through the clouds, the fire cloud beneath its feet blazing, crossing more than ten meters in the blink of an eye.
Considering Big Girl’s mortal body, Xiluo didn’t fly too high, nor move too fast.
Even so, the rapidly changing scenery around her still thrilled Big Girl to the point of forgetting to breathe for a moment.
It was Li Boyang in the backpack.
Having traveled by high-speed train and plane in his previous life, he was surprised, but not as overwhelmed as Big Girl.
Because Xiluo’s current speed was at most comparable to an ordinary car in his past life.
According to Li Boyang’s mental calculation, Xiluo could reach the Mountain God Temple in under twenty minutes given the distance of just over ten kilometers.
However, reality proved that Li Boyang’s thinking was somewhat too simplistic.
Through the insight of the Celestial Eye, ten kilometers didn’t seem like a far distance.
But when Li Boyang personally came near the Mountain God Temple, he realized why Xiluo took such care.
Because ordinary people simply couldn’t find the road to the Mountain God Temple.
In the eyes of ordinary people, a not-so-dense mist shrouded the area around the Mountain God Temple.
While the mist didn’t serve much purpose, it could mislead outsiders’ direction at crucial moments.
If it weren’t for Xiluo leading the way, even knowing there was a Feilai Peak in the mountain with a Mountain God Temple on top, they wouldn’t find it.
[An Enchanting Array?]
With a hint of surprise, Li Boyang’s voice resonated in the hearts of Xiluo and Big Girl.
This was when the brilliance of the Spiritual Rhinoceros Horn became evident.
The communication via the Spiritual Rhinoceros Horn reached directly to the mind, unaffected by external wind speed, accurately and clearly conveying the holder’s thoughts.
This was a special form of communication beyond language and text.
Even though Xiluo had never heard of an "Enchanting Array," she could directly understand Li Boyang’s meaning.
"Enchanting Array?"
"That’s quite an interesting term."
"But it’s not an enchanting array; it’s caused by the unique terrain and climate of Feilai Peak."
"Part of the reason my sister chose to build the Mountain God Temple on Feilai Peak was because of these mists."
Taking advantage of flying high, Xiluo ignored the complex terrain and mists, quickly entering Feilai Peak’s domain.
[No wonder this Mountain God Temple is so close to the village yet remains undiscovered.]
Thinking this, Li Boyang looked down with a complicated expression at the various Protective Talismans and Peace Talismans on his body.
All these talismans were painstakingly sought by Chen Yun.
Just like the red hat on his head, these talismans were expressions of motherly love.
So even knowing these talismans were ineffective, Li Boyang carefully treasured them.
[I’ll protect you all, no matter the means.]
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It wasn’t until he set foot on Feilai Peak that Li Boyang realized he had somewhat underestimated this mountain.
Xiluo did not land directly near the Mountain God Temple.
Instead, she landed halfway up the mountain some distance from the temple.
This was an obvious man-made path, and it seemed to have been maintained regularly.
From a distance, the green stone steps spiraled and wound from the foot of the mountain up to the Mountain God Temple.
Swoosh!
When Xiluo leaped down from midair, the flames at her feet quickly ignited the nearby underbrush.
It was then that Li Boyang understood why she landed here.
Because there seemed to be more weeds here than elsewhere, they needed to be cleared in advance.
Otherwise, the winding stone steps would be buried under weeds and vines, rendering the path up the mountain invisible.
"Fire! Such beautiful fire!"
Still clinging to Xiluo’s back, Big Girl laughed at the spiritual flames.
After all, the fire serpents only burned weeds and vines, leaving other things untouched.
This magical sight inevitably excited Big Girl.
[Hmm? What’s that?]
Just then, Li Boyang suddenly noticed a bug flying out from the fire serpents.
For some reason, that bug looked familiar, like he had seen it somewhere before.
𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
"That’s a Sleep Bug."
Walking lightly on the stone steps, Xiluo’s voice was noticeably more cheerful.
"The last few times I visited your house, I used these Sleep Bugs to put your parents to sleep."
With Xiluo’s reminder, Li Boyang immediately remembered.
He initially thought it was one of Xiluo’s magical skills, but it turned out to be the work of those little bugs.
[These bugs can put people into a deep sleep?]
Curiously, Li Boyang scrutinized the buzzing bug.
"Yeah! If you like, I’ll give you a couple later."
Seeing Xiluo’s rare generosity, Li Boyang was about to respond when she added.
"Anyway, these things are almost overrunning the place, it’s fine if you want to raise a whole nest."
Li Boyang clearly heard a trace of anticipation and schadenfreude in Xiluo’s words.
[Is raising Sleep Bugs troublesome?]
Though Li Boyang had no experience raising pets, he had heard it could be troublesome.
"No, these Sleep Bugs are actually easy to raise..."
"Just find a place rich in Primordial Qi that’s warm and damp, plant some grass, and they’ll soon multiply."
"They don’t bite and even drive away nearby mosquitoes, keeping some at home is very convenient."
Suspiciously glancing at Xiluo, Li Boyang wanted to say more, but saw that the fearless Big Girl had already reached out to catch the Sleep Bug.
The next moment, the startled Sleep Bug flew towards Big Girl’s ear.
"Ah!"
Seeing this, Big Girl was unexpectedly startled and wanted to dodge.
Fortunately, with quick reflexes, Li Boyang reached out from the backpack and caught the panicked Sleep Bug.
Seeing this, Xiluo could no longer hide her smile and continued explaining.
"Of course, these Sleep Bugs are very timid, at the slightest rustle they fly into an animal’s ear..."
"And they emit a special scent..."
"Any living thing that smells it falls into a deep sleep."
"This Feilai Peak is so quiet partly due to these Sleep Bugs."
With a face full of black lines, Li Boyang finally understood where Xiluo’s trace of expectation came from.
[Do you really want to see me make a fool of myself?]
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