Chapter 161 The Twin Children of the Yan Family

Facing the inquiries from the two members of the Yan family, the two female cultivators, Hu Pinggu and Honglian Sanren, knew that the Yan family was powerful and did not respond lightly.

Mo Juren, however, was like an experienced man, and had a good impression of Yan Yu, so he returned the gift first, and then said,

"Yes, we are all independent cultivators from other places. I wonder what the two young Taoist friends are doing here?"

Compared with Yan Yu's polite attitude, the girl Yan Ling is completely different.

Ever since she came down from the two-headed duck, she activated her divine eye technique, and magical light flickered in her big black eyes.

While Yan Yu was talking, she stared at Mo Juren and the others from head to toe.

When Mo Juren was talking to Yan Yu, she suddenly interrupted him with a sharp voice that was unique to little girls and said to Yan Yu,
"One is at the eighth level of Qi Refining, and three are at the ninth level. They are just so-so. Brother, they don't look like disciples of any sect or from a cultivation family! Just ask them directly!"

Mo Juren was shocked when he heard this. This little girl didn't seem to have a very high level of cultivation, but she could see through the cultivation of the four of them at a glance. She must have some secret skill.

Yan Yu said quickly,
"Please forgive my rudeness... The truth is, we came here to ask you if you have any poisonous items on you? For example, poisonous herbs or poisonous pills? We will buy them first."

Facing Yan Yu's question, Hu Pinggu and Honglian Sanren looked at each other and shook their heads. Xiong Dali also denied it with an "ah ah".

Only Mo Juren had not spoken yet, so the two siblings looked at him inquiringly.

There are quite a few poisonous substances on Mo Juren's body, including mutated Linggu flowers, dragon bone flowers and other poisonous plants, as well as poisons such as fragrant silk and tomb poison sand, and each of them is extremely toxic.

However, without figuring out what the two men wanted to do with the poison, the cautious Mo Juren did not intend to sell it to them rashly.

But he didn't intend to lie to the two little boys, so he answered in another way.

"In my cave, there are a few chicken bone flowers that are about to bloom, but unfortunately, I didn't bring them with me..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a hint of disappointment flashed in the boy Yan Yu's eyes.

The girl Yan Ling opened her tightly clenched right hand and said to Yan Yu,
"Brother, the Listening Heart Bugs haven't moved. They probably aren't lying. Let's continue looking for the Hawk Cave. If we go too late, even if there is the Poison Mist Grass, it might have already matured and dissipated."

I saw that he was holding a strange blue insect in his hand, and his belly was glowing.

After Yan Yu saw the state of the spirit insect, he hugged the four people again.

"Sorry to bother you all, we will leave now."

Then he and Yan Ling called out to their respective two-headed ducks to bow their heads, and the two of them jumped onto the backs of the birds. The big bird let out a strange cry, spread its wings, fanned up a gust of wind, took off from the ground, and carried them away.

Mo Juren then breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he did not say no directly, otherwise he would have been exposed by the girl on the spot, which would have been very embarrassing.

So he asked,

"The bug that the little girl is holding seems to be called a 'Heart-Listening Bug'. Have you heard of it?"

Honglian Sanren replied,

"Brother Zhang, I've never heard of this Listening Heart Bug, but from what the girl said, it should be some kind of spiritual bug that can tell whether the person they're talking to is lying."

Hu Pinggu also said,

"As the largest family of immortal cultivators in Yue Country, I never thought that the two children of the Yan family would have such means and character. It really makes people have to admire them. I just don't know what purpose they have for finding this poisonous thing."

Mo Juren felt that the boy Yan Yu's attitude was okay and likable, but Yan Ling was arrogant, selfish, and looked down on others, which made it difficult for him to have a good impression of her. With such an attitude, even if she was anxious to buy it, Mo Juren was reluctant to sell it to her.

But Mo Juren was somewhat interested in the two strange birds they were riding, because their size was similar to the shape of his own cloud-winged bird after absorbing the beast blood mist.

If I could ride on the cloud-winged bird like them, wouldn't I be able to realize my wish of flying into the sky in advance?
From now on, you can roam freely in the world. How free it will be!

Then Mo Juren said again,
"But the pair of two-headed ducks they are riding are really majestic, don't you think, Sister Honglian?"

Seeing Mo Juren asking him a question, Honglian Sanren said with some joy,

"Of course. This double-headed duck is a rare spiritual bird that belongs only to the Yan family, and is the signature spiritual beast. It is the only one of its kind in the entire Yue Kingdom. It is said that even the Spiritual Beast Mountain, which is based on raising and controlling animals, does not have this species."

Mo Juren listened to Honglian Sanren's clear and logical explanation and asked another question,
"Then I wonder which one is more powerful, this double-headed duck or Hong Jin's flying tiger?"

Honglian thought about it seriously and said,

"Of course the two-headed duck is better. I heard that this strange bird can grow and advance, and its strength will continue to increase. However, the two heads of these two siblings seem to be only immature first-level bodies."

"It is rumored that there is a fourth-level two-headed duck in Yanling Castle. It can be regarded as a great monster comparable to those in the late stage of foundation building."

Mo Juren nodded repeatedly and sighed,
"The Yan family, which is known as the number one immortal cultivation family, is indeed extraordinary. They should have a unique method to control those two-headed ducks, right? Otherwise, how could those two boys control such a large strange bird?"

Xiong Dali, who had been silent all this time, also hummed as if he was about to answer when he heard Mo Juren's question.
Hu Pinggu chuckled and said,

"Speaking of the art of taming beasts, your big brother Xiong has a lot to say. These two two-headed ducks must have been stamped with the 'beast seal' by the Yan family in advance, otherwise how could those two kids control them."

"Beast Seal, what is that?" Mo Juren asked curiously.

"The beast seal is the most commonly used method to control monster beasts. Generally, you put the seal you refine into the monster beast's spiritual consciousness. If it doesn't obey, you can seal it and punish it. Over time, it will be tamed and obey your orders."

Honglian Sanren said,

“But once the beast mark is applied, it will be difficult for this monster to grow. The high-level two-headed ducks of the Yan family that can evolve should have some other special control methods.”

Aunt Hu Ping said,

"As for the other method, it is to let the demon beasts and birds voluntarily sign a 'Spiritual Contract' with you."

"But that would take a lot of time. You would have to get along with the monsters for many years and gain their complete trust."

"After all, once the 'Spiritual Contract' is signed, if the master dies, it will suffer a severe setback, and it may even be destroyed together."

Mo Juren was thinking, if he wanted to insert some beast seal or spiritual contract into the body of the cloud-winged bird, the little guy would probably resist, right? After all, it seemed to have many complaints when it was put into the spirit beast bag.

But the little guy is still sleeping, so there is no point in thinking too much now. It is more important to focus on your own business.

So Mo Juren turned to ask Hu Pinggu,

"Sister Hu, is the Spiritual Beast Mountain Market just ahead? Do I need to send some kind of communication note to get in?"

Hu Pinggu replied,
"No need. The Spiritual Beast Mountain Market is undefended and open to all cultivators. As long as you reach the foot of the Beast King Peak, you can enter and exit freely."

(End of this chapter)