Hearing the sudden, faint cry, a hint of surprise and doubt flashed in Su Han's eyes.
Tian Ling'er, however, seemed not to have heard the faint cry and continued walking quickly with her head down.
Su Han paused for a moment, stopped walking, and tilted his head to listen.
The sound came faintly again, carrying a hint of panic.
After confirming there was indeed a cry, Su Han couldn't help but grip the hilt of his Ni Lin Sword, a hint of pleasant surprise flashing in his eyes.
"Could it be... good things come in pairs?!"
Thinking this, Su Han quickly said to Tian Ling'er, "Ling'er, wait a moment."
Hearing this, Tian Ling'er stopped, turned around, still with a blush on her face, and lowered her head, not daring to look at Su Han.
She asked somewhat hesitantly, "Wh-What is it?"
Su Han raised his hand and pointed in the direction of the sound, "There seems to be some movement over there."
"Movement?"
Hearing Su Han's words, Tian Ling'er tilted her head in confusion and listened intently.
Soon, Tian Ling'er frowned slightly, "Don't mention it, something really does seem to be crying."
Receiving Tian Ling'er's confirmation, Su Han reached out and placed his hand on Tian Ling'er's shoulder.
Tian Ling'er instantly recoiled as if shocked, quickly stepping back a few paces with her short legs, "Su Han, wh-what are you doing?"
Su Han looked at Tian Ling'er, who was like a kitten whose tail had been stepped on, and chuckled, "What are you thinking?"
"I want to go see what's happening over there, so I need you to take me."
"Oh."
Hearing Su Han's words, Tian Ling'er breathed a sigh of relief, then waved her hand, and the red sash reappeared.
Su Han naturally stepped onto the red sash and, with practiced ease, grabbed Tian Ling'er's shoulder.
Tian Ling'er felt the warmth of the large hand on her arm and pursed her lips.
Immediately, she manipulated the incantation in her hand, and the red sash soared into the sky.
Before long, the two arrived at the place where the sound was coming from.
They saw it in the bamboo forest not far away.
A small, grey, young monkey was fiercely fighting with a huge greenish-blue python.
The python's body was as thick as a tree trunk, and its scales gleamed with a cold light in the sunlight filtering through the gaps in the leaves.
It constantly twisted its body, opening its massive maw, and pounced towards the little monkey.
The little monkey was agile, leaping and jumping to evade the python's attacks, while also grabbing a bamboo stick to counterattack.
But the size difference between the two was vast; one was just a juvenile, while the other was already an adult.
Therefore, the little monkey was still at a disadvantage.
At this moment, its fur was somewhat disheveled, and its eyes revealed anxiety and defiance.
Tian Ling'er's eyes widened, and she looked at the scene before her with a face full of surprise, "Back Mountain, there's actually such a huge python?"
After speaking.
She then looked at the little monkey with disheveled fur.
"Su Han, that little monkey is so pitiful," her voice was full of concern, "Why don't we help it?"
At this moment, Su Han seemed not to have heard Tian Ling'er's words, and a hint of pleasant surprise flashed in his eyes.
"It really is you... Little Grey!"
Su Han hadn't expected that Little Grey, the Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey he had been thinking about since arriving at Da Zhu Peak, would appear before him so suddenly and in this manner.
"My luck today is really good!"
"As long as I subdue Little Grey, this trip to Da Zhu Peak can already be said to be completely perfect..."
Thinking this in his heart, Su Han had a smile on his face.
He then turned to Tian Ling'er, who was a bit worried and preparing to act, and shook his head, "Don't worry, I will help it."
"But now is not the time to act."
"Oh."
Hearing Su Han's words, Tian Ling'er nodded and stopped the incantation in her hand.
She didn't ask too much about what Su Han meant by 'now is not the time to act'; she trusted Su Han.
And just as the two were talking.
The giant python had already launched another attack.
Its massive body, like a moving small mountain, was full of oppressive force.
Its cold snake eyes stared fixedly at Little Grey, constantly twisting its body, opening its massive maw, and revealing sharp venomous fangs.
The next second.
Just as Little Grey thought the giant python was going to attack with its fangs, the giant python suddenly whipped its tail, striking towards Little Grey like a bolt of lightning.
Seeing this, Little Grey instantly fell into a panic and quickly jumped to dodge.
But the strong wind brought by the giant python's tail still made Little Grey's body unsteady.
The giant python pursued its advantage, quickly slithering over, opening its huge mouth in an attempt to swallow Little Grey in one gulp.
Little Grey agilely weaved through the gaps in the giant python's attacks, but gradually began to feel overwhelmed.
Its fur was soaked with sweat, and its breathing became rapid.
The giant python attacked again, this time faster and stronger.
Little Grey desperately dodged, but was still struck by the giant python's tail, and its body flew out like a kite with a broken string.
At this moment, Little Grey fell heavily to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.
It struggled to stand up, but its body wouldn't obey.
Looking at the giant python getting closer, despair appeared in Little Grey's eyes.
Su Han saw this scene and knew the time was almost right.
"If I act now, I will definitely gain Little Grey's favorability, and combined with the Beast Taming Proficiency talent, I won't worry about Little Grey not recognizing me as its master!"
Thinking this in his heart.
The next second, Su Han fiercely drew his Ni Lin Sword from its sheath.
"Swish—!"
A sound of air being torn apart rang out.
Su Han clearly stood rooted to the spot, not taking a single step forward, but the body of his Ni Lin Sword, wrapped in bloody lightning, suddenly transformed into countless fragments and extended forward.
It extended for dozens of meters, brazenly severing the head of the giant python not far away, before finally stopping its spread.
Little Grey in the distance looked at the giant python's head that had suddenly fallen in front of it, a hint of surprise and doubt flashed in its eyes, and then it turned its head to look in Su Han's direction.
When it saw that it was Su Han who had saved it, it quickly chirped a few times at Su Han, seemingly thanking him.
At this moment, Tian Ling'er, standing beside Su Han, was full of surprise in her eyes, looking at the Ni Lin Sword in Su Han's hand in disbelief.
"Su... Su Han, what kind of weapon is this?"
"Where did it come from?"
"I clearly remember that before you came up the mountain, you were carrying an ordinary fine steel longsword. How did it turn into this black sword now?"
"And how is this sword so strange?"
"The sword body is clearly shattered, yet it can still attack others?"
Hearing this, Su Han gently waved the sword hilt in his hand.
The next second, the fragments that the Ni Lin Sword's body had turned into flew back, transforming once again into an ink-black longsword, which Su Han inserted back into the scabbard at his waist.
Then, he smiled at Tian Ling'er, who was full of curiosity and surprise, and said, "This is what I gained earlier below the canyon."
After speaking.
Su Han jumped off the red sash and walked to Little Grey, looking at the vertical line on its brow, which looked like black fuzz.
Then he said with a smile, "Little fellow, the Back Mountain of Da Zhu Peak is so dangerous. If it weren't for me, you might have just been eaten."
"Since that's the case, how about you follow me from now on?"
As he spoke, Su Han silently said to the system in his heart, "system, check Little Grey's entry."
The entry for the Spirit Venerable Water Kirin of Qingyun Sect was incredibly powerful, the entity with the most golden entries Su Han had ever seen, bar none.
Therefore, Su Han was extremely curious about Little Grey's entry.
"Although Little Grey is still young now, its inherent talent should exist, right?"
The next second, a light blue virtual panel, visible only to Su Han, appeared before him.
"Hiss! As expected of an ancient spirit beast, a Three-Eyed Spirit Monkey!"
Looking at Little Grey's entry, Su Han's pupils contracted sharply, and his eyes were full of shock.