Chapter 160: At the Foot of Beast King Peak
At the old place in Nanxiang Town, in the pavilion, Mo Juren arrived first and waited there.

As expected, Honglian Sanren came with Hu Pinggu and his wife. When she saw Mo Juren, she took the lead to greet him, saluted happily, and said with a smile,

"Fellow Daoist Zhang, nice to meet you again. Honglian is here to pay her respects."

Mo Juren greeted the three of them one by one.
"Fellow Daoist Honglian, Sister Hu, and Brother Xiong. I'm so sorry. I was so busy practicing that I didn't have time to visit Tianshui Village. Sister Hu won't blame me, right?"

Hu Pinggu smiled before she spoke.
"Haha, how could I blame you, Brother Zhang? There is someone who misses Brother Zhang so much that he wants to wait in front of the door of Brother Zhang's cave, looking forward to it."

After saying that, he looked at Honglian Sanren, and her face turned red with embarrassment.

However, Honglian Sanren had no intention of avoiding the question. He still looked at Mo Juren steadily, as if expecting his response.

Mo Juren could only smile bitterly and bow,

"I have failed to meet Daoist Fellow Honglian's invitations many times. It is indeed my fault. I would like to apologize here. Please forgive me, Daoist Fellow Honglian?"

But Hu Pinggu said,
"Why are you still being so polite, fellow Taoist? Since both of you call me Sister Hu, Honglian will be everyone's sister from now on. This will make us feel closer, right, Brother Zhang?"

Mo Juren smiled bitterly and shook his head, so he had to follow Hu Pinggu's wishes and said,

"Okay. So, Brother Xiong, Sister Hu, and Sister Honglian, if everything is ok, then let's set off, shall we?"

So Hu Pinggu and his wife took the lead, followed closely by Mo Juren and Honglian Sanren, and they headed northwest towards Qingzhou like two pairs of Taoist lovers.

Honglian Sanren walked side by side with Mo Juren, and seemed to be very devoted. He always stayed by Mo Juren's side appropriately and never left his side.

If Mo Juren looked at her, she would respond with a smile on her face, looking very friendly.

During the break, Hu Pinggu found an opportunity to quietly ask Mo Juren,
"Sister, I'm very curious about how you did it, brother. I think Sister Honglian is completely obsessed with you."

"Her current state is very different from her previous temperament, just like... a young girl in love."

"If you keep going like this, I'm going to start to suspect that you're using some kind of evil magic to charm her."

Mo Juren smiled bitterly and said,

"Sister Hu misunderstood. I was also very curious about why she suddenly appeared in front of me. I didn't know her at all before."

"I would like to ask you, Sister Hu, what exactly is this Red Lotus?"

Hu Pinggu laughed secretly and said,

"This sister Honglian can be described in four words: very mysterious, good character, very strong, and not short of spirit stones."

Hu Pinggu rolled her eyes and said,

"But I see that Brother Zhang doesn't seem to be very enthusiastic about Sister Honglian. Could it be that he dislikes her ordinary appearance?"

Mo Juren denied it.

"How could that be? I'm not a playboy. My appearance is only secondary..."

Hu Pinggu rolled her eyes at him and smiled,

"Yes, yes, Brother Zhang, you are so handsome and talented, you must have no shortage of women. I know everything..."

"Anyway, as long as the cultivation can be improved, it is said that after the foundation is established, the appearance can also be changed." "Since my sister Honglian is willing to pay for it, I advise Brother Zhang to obey her."

"It would be nice to take her in as a Taoist partner, just like me and your big brother Xiong, practicing together, hehe..."

Mo Juren could only smile bitterly and shake his head.

After leaving Lanzhou and entering Qingzhou, the terrain immediately became complicated and the road was no longer so flat, but there were relatively fewer mortals in Qingzhou.

The four of them traveled quickly through the mountains without having to avoid a large number of mortals. Instead, their speed increased a lot. After a few days, they arrived at the Yunwu Mountains where the Spirit Beast Mountain was located.

Hu Pinggu said,
"Entering the Yunwu Mountains is equivalent to entering the territory of the Spiritual Beast Mountain. It is said that the entire Yunwu Mountains are monitored from time to time by powerful people from the Spiritual Beast Mountain, and disciples from the sect also conduct regular inspections."

"So when they come here, those robbery cultivators will be much more low-key, making the market in Spirit Beast Mountain safer and attracting many independent cultivators to come from far and wide to trade."

"Also, the demon beasts and spirit beasts in the Spirit Beast Mountain may all be raised by their sects. After entering the mountain, do not kill these beasts at will to avoid offending the Spirit Beast Mountain."

These are the experiences they have gained over the years. Mo Juren nodded to show that he knew. Then Hu Pinggu said,
"I know a shortcut with very few monsters. Follow me."

The four of them entered the Yunwu Mountains together, and after avoiding many dangerous places, they came to a high mountain called Beast King Peak.

The Lingshou Mountain Market, where they were going, was located at the foot of the Beast King Peak.

The Beast King Peak is the main peak of the Yunwu Mountains and is also the gate to the Spirit Beast Mountain.

From afar, the mountain looks like the head of a lion, lying among the mountains, stretching across with great majesty, and rising high into the sky.

Streams of clouds slowly flowed down from the top of the mountain, forming a large white jade belt on the mountainside, which looked like some kind of fairyland.

Since the entire Yunwu Mountain Range is a rugged place with common deep valleys and cliffs, and it is vast and deep, with many monsters, no mortals can get through except for these immortal cultivators.

It is precisely for this reason that from the moment we entered the mountain all the way to the Beast King Peak, we did not see any of the formations that were specifically used to cover the entrances of the Tainan Mountain Market.

And as they got closer to the foot of the mountain, they met more and more monks.

Most of the monks traveled in groups like Mo Juren and his group, using magic to move forward. Even if they met them, they would not stop, and they had nothing to do with each other, and each went their own way.

When they saw the gate of Lingshou Mountain was within sight, two huge two-headed strange birds suddenly flew in front of them, flapping their huge wings that were several feet wide, and flew towards them fiercely from the sky.

These two-headed strange birds look extremely ferocious, with iron-gray hard feathers all over their bodies, a pair of claws as sharp as sickles, long hairless necks, two bird heads shaped like vultures, sharp beaks and teeth, and four small eyes with a fierce green light.

The four of them hurriedly stopped and looked up, only to see that there was a person standing on each of the two strange birds. They were actually the mounts of two masters!
"This is... a two-headed duck! Brother Zhang, Sister Hu, this is a vicious bird that belongs exclusively to the Yan family, the most powerful immortal cultivation family in Yue State! Don't be careless..."

Honglian was the first to notice the strange birds. She recognized them at a glance and hurriedly told Mo Juren the origin of the double-headed ducks.

Two two-headed ducks flew close to the four people, suddenly spread their wings and glided in the air and stopped, then slowly landed on the ground. Then two young monks with exquisite clothes and similar faces jumped off from their backs.

The two people, a boy and a girl, were both about 12 or 13 years old. The boy had delicate features and the girl was lively and lovely. But at a glance, they both looked like serious immortal cultivators, and their cultivation level seemed to be at the seventh or eighth level.

Although they were young, they were not shy at all. The boy bowed to the four of them and spoke first.

"I am the elder brother Yan Yu, and she is the younger sister Yan Ling. We are from Yan Ling Fort in Gu Yu Mountain. May I ask if you are independent cultivators who came to Ling Shou Mountain to trade?"

Not only was he not overbearing when speaking, but he was quite polite. He also introduced himself first, giving people the feeling that he was the upbringing of a disciple from an aristocratic family.

(End of this chapter)