39: Share half when you meet

Tomorrow was Monday, and Lin Chen needed to go to Jiangcheng Beast Taming University to complete the enrollment procedures. If he didn't want to waste a few more days, he had to finish exploring the back mountain this afternoon.

Leaving the Mountain Guard Dog and the Blazing Flame Hound to watch the house, Lin Chen carried the Fragrant Flower Rabbit and brought the Little Spirit Sparrow and a Gray Bean Pigeon, re-entering the back mountain under Bai Sitong's protection.

"Coo coo~~~ Coo coo~~~" The Gray Bean Pigeon called out ahead, guiding the two deeper into the back mountain.

"Don't be nervous. With the Fierce Wind Vermilion Sparrow here, no one can hurt you!" Lin Chen comforted the Gray Bean Pigeon ahead.

Bai Sitong looked around, curiously taking in the surrounding scenery, and took a few deep breaths.

"The air in your back mountain is quite fresh, and the spiritual energy is abundant!"

"Abundant spiritual energy? Speaking of which, since you travel in the wilderness year-round, for a small mountain the size of this back mountain, are there many patches of demon spirit grass inside?" Lin Chen asked after thinking for a moment.

demon spirit grass only grows in places with dense spiritual energy, so the density of the demon spirit grass can largely reflect the concentration of spiritual energy in an area.

"Patches of demon spirit grass? I haven't paid much attention, but there should be seven or eight patches, right?" Bai Sitong said after recalling carefully.

"Look!" Lin Chen suddenly stopped, raising his chin to indicate the front, where there was a patch of demon spirit grass that he had only cleaned out a few days ago.

"This... You aren't saying that there are a lot of patches of demon spirit grass on the back mountain, are you?" Bai Sitong looked surprised.

"I don't have a huge concept of it, but if you say a single mountain only has seven or eight patches of demon spirit grass, then the back mountain should have quite a few more!" Lin Chen nodded with a serious expression.

He continued walking deeper with Bai Sitong, and before long, they encountered another patch of demon spirit grass that he had finished collecting.

When the two reached the third patch of demon spirit grass, Bai Sitong's expression gradually grew serious. She realized what Lin Chen meant by "quite a few more."

How is this just "quite a few more"? They had already encountered three growth sites of demon spirit grass just on a random path at the foot of the mountain. How many would there be if they walked through the entire back mountain? Dozens of areas? This was already several times the normal density found in the wild!

"Either there really is a spirit stone mine inside your back mountain, or some rare heavenly treasure is about to appear. Neither option will be easy to deal with." Bai Sitong said, rubbing her aching head.

Now, she actually hoped it was a spirit stone mine. If it truly was some rare heavenly treasure, it would inevitably attract many powerful High-Star Spirit Beast, and even the Six-Star Fierce Wind Vermilion Sparrow might not be able to hold the line.

Lin Chen nodded and said nothing more. The two quickly passed the cliff tree where the Gray Bean Pigeon had previously built its nest and continued deeper into the back mountain. The patches of demon spirit grass they encountered became increasingly numerous, giving Lin Chen the impulse to catch more Walking Grass and bring them back.

"Hiss~~~" The two suddenly stopped, their eyes vigilantly sweeping the bushes ahead. A faint "hissing" sound came through, and a pair of bloodthirsty eyes hidden in the darkness sent shivers down their spines.

"sound!" The Fragrant Flower Rabbit trembled all over, shrinking and shivering in Lin Chen's arms, while Bai Sitong stepped forward, shielding Lin Chen behind her.

"Chirp~~~" The Fierce Wind Vermilion Sparrow cried out, flying up from Bai Sitong's shoulder, revealing its five-meter-long true form. It opened its mouth and blasted a ball of fierce flames towards the bushes ahead.

"Bang!" The fierce flames exploded, and a huge black shadow shot out from the bushes, trying to evade the descending fire. However, the difference in strength was too great; in just an instant, a section of its tail was burned off.

"Is that a Black Scaled Python? Its gallbladder is excellent medicinal material!" Bai Sitong's eyes lit up. The Beast Taming imprint on her brow glowed, and a humanoid Spirit Beast holding an iron rod and wrapped entirely in flames rushed out.

"Squeak! Squeak!" The Spirit Beast shouted as he charged toward the Black Scaled Python. The iron rod in his hand was wrapped in fierce flames, and he smashed it down head-on.

"Blazing Flame Monkey, control your flames! We are in the wilderness!" Bai Sitong immediately shouted.

"Bang!" The iron rod smashed down in front of the Black Scaled Python, instantly causing shattered rocks to fly and flames to scatter, leaving a large scorched pit.

The Blazing Flame Monkey did not stop. The flames retracted, and he pivoted on the iron rod, kicking the Black Scaled Python's massive snake head. The body, dozens of times larger than the Blazing Flame Monkey, was forcefully sent flying.

"What an amazing Blazing Flame Monkey!" Lin Chen watched the Blazing Flame Monkey with shining eyes. Wasn't this clearly the Monkey King? How could one word like "handsome" describe the way he wielded that rod?

"sound sound!" The Fragrant Flower Rabbit also looked at the Blazing Flame Monkey with admiration. Compared to the unreachable Fierce Wind Vermilion Sparrow, the handsome Blazing Flame Monkey brought it greater shock.

"Of course! This Blazing Flame Monkey was not easy to contract!" Bai Sitong turned her head, a barely concealed smile on her lips.

The Blazing Flame Monkey and the Blazing Flame Hound were similar and were currently both Four-Star level. The Black Scaled Python before them was perfect for him to practice with. As for the Fierce Wind Vermilion Sparrow, after he Absorbed the surrounding flames, he hovered in the air, ready to intervene.

"Impressive. I didn't expect you could acquire so many rare Spirit Beasts. I underestimated you!" Lin Chen said, glancing sideways.

Whether it was the Blazing Flame Monkey or the Blazing Flame Hound, both were difficult to purchase on the market and rare to encounter in the wild, yet Bai Sitong had contracted them both. It seemed his aunt's position within the Spirit Beast Alliance was much higher than he had imagined.

"Hmph! Do you think I ran around in secret realms all these years for nothing? Tell me what Spirit Beast you want, and maybe if I'm in a good mood, I'll get it for you another day!" Bai Sitong said proudly.

"How about a Divine Dragon?"

"Get lost!"

Lin Chen pouted. He really thought she had heaven-defying abilities! Turns out she was only so-so!

Bai Sitong glared back at him irritably. That was definitely exclusive to the super-rich. Where was she supposed to get him one? She might have connections, but she didn't have the money!

"Bang!" Another roar sounded ahead. The Black Scaled Python's barrel-sized body was once again smashed away by the Blazing Flame Monkey. Despite being a Four-Star Spirit Beast, it didn't have the slightest power to resist.

Its massive body directly broke the large tree behind it. The Black Scaled Python slumped onto the ground, only twitching slightly.

"Squeak! Squeak!" The Blazing Flame Monkey came to his senses and excitedly called out toward Bai Sitong.

"Alright, alright. You can eat half of this Black Scaled Python, but remember to save the gallbladder." Bai Sitong laughed exasperatedly. This monkey was good in every way—except for being a glutton!

"Squeak! Squeak!" Having received Bai Sitong's promise, the Blazing Flame Monkey excitedly jumped up and down, even running forward to hoist the Black Scaled Python out. Afraid it wasn't completely dead, he smashed it with another rod strike.

"Stop it, you're going to smash it to pieces. Do you still want to eat it or not? Give it to me first. When we get back, I'll have my little nephew process it for you. If it doesn't taste good, you can hit him!" Bai Sitong said, putting away the Black Scaled Python, which was essentially dead.

"You sure know how to sell out your nephew!" Lin Chen pouted, then looked at the Blazing Flame Monkey and held out his hand, "Half for meeting, I'm the chef, and I have to process it for you. Isn't splitting it in half fair?"

Blazing Flame Monkey: "???"

Don't you want to ask if the iron rod in my hand agrees?