Chapter 62: The Cave of the High Master

"Oh! Isn't this Young Master Xiao? What, your old man is about to kick the bucket again?" As Xu Feng and the others were preparing to avoid the Ling family, the recently healed Ling Yong laughed loudly at Xiao Lin, though the occasional flash of cruelty in his eyes revealed his hatred. But this was normal; anyone who had been beaten so badly would naturally hate their attacker.

"Ling Yong! If you dare to insult my father one more time, you'll be the one lying down and leaving today." Xiao Lin was furious; he couldn't stand anyone insulting his father like this.

"Who will be lying down and leaving is yet to be seen!" Ling Yong snorted, rubbing his palm and eager to fight. He was still bitter about being beaten so badly by Xiao Lin last time. If it weren't for that servant's technique, he wouldn't have been in such a predicament.

Seeing that Xiao Lin couldn't bear Ling Yong's provocation, Xu Feng sighed and stepped forward to hold him back, saying, "Young Master! We have more important things to deal with. There will be plenty of time to deal with him later!"

Thinking of his father's condition, Xiao Lin glared at Ling Yong and then grunted, barely suppressing his urge to fight.

Seeing that Xiao Lin had held back, Ling Yong was about to mock him when he heard Ling Bo pull him aside and remind him, "Young Master! We still have a mission."

Ling Yong was taken aback and reluctantly held back, his gaze dark as he looked at Xiao Lin and Xu Feng. He grunted and then led the Ling family servants away. Ling Bo, seeing Ling Yong leave, turned to Xiao Lin and the others and said coldly, "I hope you can continue to act so recklessly!"

With that, Ling Bo left with a look of disdain, disappearing from Xu Feng's sight.

Seeing that Ling Bo and the others had left so easily, Xu Feng was taken aback. He wasn't happy about their departure; instead, he was even more worried. When something unusual happens, there must be a reason! These people are definitely up to something!

Seeing that Xiao Lin and Sun Bo both looked worried, Xu Feng smiled and comforted them, "No matter what their plan is, we can handle it. With our group, we don't have to fear them."

"Right! What you said makes sense! Young Master, let's hurry and find the spirit beast to help the master obtain the spirit crystal." Sun Bo said solemnly, and the group began to move forward.

On the other side, the recently departed Ling Yong couldn't help but complain, "Ling Bo, why didn't you let me vent my anger?"

"Young Master! Why rush? Once the master reaches the Spirit Realm, will the Xiao family still have a place to stand in this town? Then you can do whatever you want." Ling Bo laughed, "Young Master, just bear with it for now. Let's get what we need first."

"That's true, but when will Father reach the Spirit Realm? Every time I think about the humiliation from last time, I can't bear it." Ling Yong said, gritting his teeth.

"Almost! The master is making all sorts of preparations. After all, the heavenly thunder is no joke. Without a foolproof plan, he won't dare to enter the Spirit Realm lightly." Ling Bo said, "Our goal this time is still to get the things from that cave."

"Ling Bo! Is the information you got really true? If it's false, won't we have come here for nothing?" Ling Yong asked skeptically.

"Ha ha! This is information the master told me! He said there is a cave where a high master passed away, which may contain techniques and treasures of the Earth Rank or higher. I don't think the master would lie about this." Ling Bo explained, "Besides, even if there's nothing, we can still cause trouble for the Xiao family. Heh heh, if they can't kill the spirit beast, this trip won't be in vain."

Hearing Ling Bo's words, Ling Yong's eyes lit up, and he nodded, "Then let's hurry and find it. If we find it early, we'll have time to cause them trouble."

"Young Master is right! That's why I stopped you from fighting with them. After all, if the Xiao family also joins in to compete for the cave, it will be very troublesome." Ling Bo said.

Both groups were wary of each other and hurried on their way.

Xiao Yilin seemed to be the only one who was idle on the journey. She acted as if she were on a tour, showing interest in everything and dragging Xu Feng to comment on everything. Along the way, Xu Feng was busy explaining various things to Xiao Yilin.

Xu Feng's excellent patience made Sun Bo look at him with admiration. He found it hard to understand how a young man in his restless years could be so patient with Xiao Yilin. Sun Bo thought that even he would find it unbearable if Xiao Yilin kept asking endless, childish questions.

But Xu Feng showed no sign of impatience. He was extremely responsible in doing various things for Xiao Yilin, as if he had no temper at all. If Xu Feng really had no temper, Sun Bo wouldn't believe it. The person who could beat Li Wei and Li Hexuan so badly couldn't possibly have no temper.

So, it seemed that Xu Feng really doted on Xiao Yilin. Sun Bo thought this was why the servant had been chosen by Xiao Yilin as her companion.

As they walked, Sun Bo had killed quite a few fierce beasts, but they hadn't seen any spirit beasts, which made everyone quite frustrated.

After spending a whole day in the deep mountains, not knowing how far they had traveled, when everyone was feeling tired, Xiao Yilin suddenly pointed in a direction and said, "What a cute deer!"

Xu Feng and the others looked in the direction she pointed. At a distance, there was a colorful animal that looked like a deer.

"Spirit Color Deer!" Sun Bo looked at the deer and exclaimed with joy, "Miss, bringing you along was indeed a stroke of luck. We found the Spirit Color Deer."

"Spirit Color Deer?" Xiao Yilin asked, not understanding.

"The Spirit Color Deer is the least threatening of all spirit beasts but has the highest chance of producing a spirit crystal. It's one of the spirit beasts that non-spirit realm martial artists most hope to encounter." Sun Bo explained happily.

Perhaps afraid that the Spirit Color Deer would leave, Sun Bo instructed the servants, "Surround it from both sides, don't alarm it. After surrounding it, use bows and arrows to attack. Injure it first!"

"Be careful! Although the Spirit Color Deer is one of the weakest spirit beasts, it's not something a physical martial artist can easily handle. Even a tenth-rank physical martial artist is no match for it. So use bows and arrows, don't engage it directly."

Sun Bo's explanation made the servants more cautious. A tenth-rank physical martial artist couldn't handle the spirit beast, so they were even more vulnerable.

"Ah! You're going to kill it? It's so cute!" Xiao Yilin pouted, showing her dissatisfaction.

Sun Bo and Xiao Lin's lips twitched slightly, pretending not to hear Xiao Yilin's words. If they didn't kill it, why did they come here? To sightsee in the deep mountains like you?

"Xu Feng! Protect Yilin!" Xiao Yilin shouted at Xu Feng, then picked up a bow and arrow and crept towards the Spirit Color Deer.

Xu Feng had shot arrows before and knew how terrible his archery skills were, but he dared to try again. Hearing Xiao Lin's words, he readily agreed, "Young Master, don't worry! I'll take good care of Miss."

Xiao Lin, not sure if he heard Xu Feng's words, crept forward with Sun Bo.

"Xu Feng! Can't they kill another spirit beast? This one is so beautiful." Xiao Yilin pouted.

"Miss! This one is the least dangerous! Killing other spirit beasts might result in the death of someone from our Xiao family. Killing this one has the lowest risk. Do you want people to die or the spirit beast to die?" Xu Feng smiled and asked Xiao Yilin.