The Emperor of the Three Realms

chapter 197

Three more days passed. During these three days, Jiang Chen sensed at least twenty to thirty spirit beasts walking south in haste.    

This was only what he could feel and did not even include those far away in the distance.    

“Something big must have happened in the south. However, our chances increase with the departure of this spirit beast. According to my judgment, there must be female spirit beings in the breastfeeding period among them. If I feel it properly, there must be a spirit animal baby in front. What remains to be seen is when this woman can find her!”    

Jiang Chen was not as optimistic as Dan Fei. No matter how he urged her, she did not speed up or slow down his pace, continuing to walk on her own tempo.    

On the afternoon of the sixth day, Dan Fei finally found something.    

“Jiang Chen, I'll bet that there is a spirit animal baby in the valley ahead.”    

"Are you sure?"    

Dan Fei's tone of voice was slightly agitated, “I'm sure. I have done years of research in this field. I know how to determine if there is a baby spirit animal.”    

Jiang Chen's nose twitched slightly as he nodded, “Indeed there are some traces of the unique scent of the child suckling in the air. However, how do you know that it is not the spirit animal that happens to be feeding its children that pass by here?”    

“There is a difference between just passing and staying for a long time.”    

“If any spirit animal passes by, then there will only be one trace of scent. However, staying for a long period of time will result in a more even distribution. This is just one of the points. Look at the surrounding spirit herbs and these flowers and grasses, all of them have the teeth marks of young spirit animals that have bitten them.”    

“In addition, baby spirit animals have a unique aroma. It is also different from the scent of a mother.”    

Dan Fei lightly clenched her feminine hands, saying excitedly, “Jiang Chen, I can guarantee that there is a spirit animal baby here. I finally saw hope of success this time!”    

“Do not get your head dizzy because of success!” Jiang Chen doused it with a bucket of metaphorical cold water in time. “Even if there is a spirit animal baby here, how can you make sure that the mother has left? How can you promise that no other friend here is protecting them?”    

“Remember, the violent nature that arises in any spirit animal when it comes to knowing that its children are threatened is very difficult to overcome. We need to win through intelligence and not through firefighting with fire.”    

Finally, the two of them discussed for a while and decided that Jiang Chen should do some reconnaissance first, determine the general location of the baby spirit beast and then steal it afterwards.    

The Psychic Chief Divine Art that Jiang Chen practiced naturally had a way of drawing the aura of the body into the seven senses and then sending it out.    

There was another cave within the mountain valley.    

Strange rocks adorn the rather steep terrain around the outside of the cave. However, this was not a big deal for practitioners.    

After Jiang Chen observed the incident for a while, he used his Psychic Head to sense something. A little bit of earnestness crawled his heart.    

“Indeed there are spirit animal babies present, and there are four!” numbers    

Jiang Chen's heartbeat quickened unnoticed, immediately after, he then sensed another powerful presence.    

“Gawat, there are guards there. I know it's not that easy stealing a baby spirit animal.” Jiang Chen muttered inwardly but was in no hurry to make a move.    

He returned to where Dan Fei was waiting and outlined the situation.    

“Four babies? That much?” Dan Fei's eyes twinkled.    

“Don't be happy first. Other than the four infant animals, there were still other spirit beasts that were equivalent to human third level spirit realm practitioners. Do you think you can handle it?”    

“Yah..” Dan Fei's slender eyebrows slightly fused together. This is a strange problem. “Since the other spirit beasts have gone south, why has this spirit beast not gone yet?”    

“You asked me, but who should I ask?”    

Dan Fei was silent for a moment, “Situations like this are also within the scope of my plan. Given the protection of adult spirit beasts, we need to find a way to get them out. We will lure the tiger out of the mountains, or in other words, we will persuade him to leave a favorable place and then steal the baby spirit animal.”    

“Fishing enemies out is something easier said than done.” Jiang Chen smiled. “If we do not carry it out correctly, we can bear the consequences with our own lives.”    

“Don't talk about shit like that!” Dan Fei said lightly. “Jiang Chen, I have a medicine made by Lordmaster himself that can put spirit beasts to sleep and lose their attacking ability for a short time. If we can make the guardian spirit animal sleep in a short time, we will not lose the chance.”    

“How long can this be maintained?” Jiang Chen asked.    

“About fifteen minutes!” Dan Fei thought for a while before answering.    

"Fifteen minutes? That's too short. We won't get far in fifteen minutes. The spirit creatures will easily find us by sensing and following the presence of the babies.”    

Dan Fei smiled. “Don't worry, I have a way to hide the existence of spirit beast babies if we get it, so that the adults can't follow us through their presence.”    

Jiang Chen still shook his head. He understood that old master Ye Chonglou might have the ability to do so, but there was no absolute thing in world affairs. Of course, one could cover up the existence of spirit beast babies, but how far would they be able to reach it within fifteen minutes? Once the spirit beasts harnessed the power around them and all of them were directly involved in the carpet bombing style quest, it would still be very easy to find both.    

Although fifteen minutes is not a short time, they may not be able to do it.    

“Jiang Chen, are you male or not? Didn't you say that wealth comes from danger and risk? We only took greater risks to obtain the four spirit beasts. If we can do that, no matter how many prey they hunt, we will definitely stay in first position after we leave.”    

The pile and mountain core of ordinary beings was still less convincing than the spirit beast core.    

Ten spirit beast cores were still less valuable than one living spirit beast.    

Who knew that you were the one who killed him if the spirit beast died? Who knew that it wasn't spirit rank beings who died of natural causes at the end of a long life?    

It's different if you're alive. As everyone knows, it might not be difficult to kill spirit beasts, but it would be extremely difficult to capture spirit beasts alive.    

“No need to chat on. Your plan is too risky, I don't approve of it. Unless you destroy me, I absolutely do not approve of this plan.”    

“Then do you have a better plan?” Dan Fei laughed coldly. “Jiang Chen, although you know a little about the way of spirit animals, but Lordmaster and I have been doing research for many years in this field. We are obviously much more professional and knowledgeable than you. Don't forget that you are the assistant I hired. I'm the one who should have made the decision!”    

“Heh heh, I disagree even if you say a thousand or ten thousand words. You won't be able to carry out this risky plan if I don't nod my head.    

Jiang Chen was truly the one who kept his promise. Even though Dan Fei was a bit far away from him, he would get up and follow her as soon as her body left his gaze.    

Dan Fei was so angry that she stepped on her foot. “Jiang Chen, if... if you are very afraid, then you come back first.”    

“It's a little late to tell me to leave now, isn't it? Anyway, the lordmaster will tear me apart if anything happens to you.”    

Dan Fei's fine brows united with a click sound and she could only sulk by herself.    

With the coming of night, Dan Fei's anger showed no signs of abating. Jiang Chen paid no heed to his little fury and sat down cross-legged, entering a meditative state.    

Ever since he entered the labyrinth world, Jiang Chen passed by every day in a state of high alert. As he sensed the mysteriousness of the labyrinth realm, the strength of his heart increased rapidly.    

In particular, with this general situation, the secret art of the Psychic Heart had risen to the third level.    

Dan Fei wrapped herself in a blanket as if she had fallen asleep but after two hours, her star-bright eyes suddenly opened slightly. His eyelashes slightly fluttered as he looked towards Jiang Chen.    

His jade hand under the blanket was holding a small jade bottle. He lightly opened the lid and took out a white powder continuously.    

This white powder slowly spread with the scent of flowers and ordinary grass.    

After a while, Dan Fei wriggled out of the blanket and stepped in front of Jiang Chen, pushing her head lightly twice. A proud smile was seen on the curves of her lips. “Cursed boy, let's see how you're gonna stop me now? You're still a bit far from competing with your sister.”    

He threw the blanket at Jiang Chen, "When I get back, maybe you're still sound asleep!"    

Dan Fei was very proud of herself as her slender legs stepped forward, heading towards the cave.    

After taking two steps, a mischievous idea suddenly flashed through his mind. He smiled strangely and returned to where Jiang Chen was. Grabbing a piece of charcoal that had been partially burned, he drew a sweep to the left and right of Jiang Chen's lips, giving him a whisker.    

“Heh heh, the look is not complete.” He added three more strokes and one scratch down as he muttered to himself, writing a large character ⁇ (The first character of the phrase ⁇ , which can be translated into “son of ab*tch”.).    

After which, he threw away the charcoal piece randomly and cleaned his jade hand. “Alright Jiang Chen, you'll see how your brother got the spirit animal baby! Save yourself the effort to stand out in front of me and act as if you are everything!    

Dan Fei was just like Jiang Chen had said. When it comes to baby spirit animal – she will turn into a crazy woman.    

It had to be said, even though Dan Fei was a woman, she had guts. Although he had not managed to catch the spirit animal baby in the two times he had experienced trials in the labyrinth realm, it had developed a brave side of him.    

He soon reached the edge of the cave.    

A long and thin bamboo pipe appeared in his hand like magic. There is a gap at the top of the bamboo pipe – mechanism that can be triggered manually.    

Dan Fei poured a bottle of “Mind” Charm Powder into a bamboo pipe. He then took another bottle and poured it over as well, as if afraid that it would not be enough.    

He closed the gap again after pouring the powder. Pulling the pipe with his right hand, he extended it a few centimeters. All powders are now spread evenly across the front of the pipe.    

Dan Fei put the pipe into her mouth and slipped into the cave step by step.    

He also knew that even though his guard was asleep, his spirit energy would not be withdrawn completely. Of course, it is still relatively vigilant.    

Hence, he was extremely cautious and did not dare to let his guard down in the slightest.    

Bamboo pipes dangled from the lips of cherries as he crawled, step by step, into the cave.    

"Reproof!!" A loud roar suddenly echoed within the cave before a wind of blood and gore struck him directly. It was an adult spirit beast that came out of the cave.    

Whooshing sound.    

Dan Fei's small mouth breathed out as the breath filled with the scent of orchids sent powder coming out of the bamboo pipe. It formed a powder-shaped arc as it shot towards the spirit beast pouncing on it.    

As he made this dangerous and risky move, Dan Fei's body rolled over, hiding in the lower ground by the side and avoiding the devastating blows of the spirit beasts.    

Bam!    

The claws of the spirit beast had gouged out a deep hole in the place where he stood.    

The spirit beast was about to pounce down while roaring, but the medicinal effects of the powder came into effect at that moment. The spirit creature wavers because it cannot stand and then falls.