The Pastoral Life of a Cultivation Master

Chapter 3059 Testing the Summoning of Beasts Again
With a "click," the horn was embedded in the original position of the beast's head, and then the surrounding scales wrapped around it, stabilizing the horn and restoring it to its previous state.

Zhou Zixing and Qian Ying were also very surprised to see this, not expecting the unicorn fusion into the beast's head so quickly. When they saw the unicorn move, they immediately tried to stop it.

Unexpectedly, before the two could even lift their legs and step forward, the unicorn had already fused together. The series of movements was incredibly fast, which really surprised the two of them.

The injured beast, though its eyes were crimson, wore a helpless expression. It was, after all, quite speechless about the single horn on its head. This horn could be detached through control, but once detached, it would automatically fuse back together with the horn whenever it came near it.

This has been the case for thousands of years. In the past, when cultivators wanted to cross the lake, they would simply take what they needed, and then it would approach the unicorn and retrieve it.

However, the two old men in front of him were not people he knew, nor did they have permission to pass, so naturally they would not easily hand over the unicorn.

However, having no other choice, after being thoroughly disciplined by the two old men, it had to bow its head and offer up its single horn. But the two old men couldn't be unreasonable; after using the horn, they took it back and placed it beside it again—wasn't that giving it the opportunity to reclaim its fusion?
It was helpless, but it couldn't speak, and could only look innocently at the two old men.

"Damn it! You took the horn without my permission! You're asking for death!" Qian Ying said, drawing his innate short sword and preparing to cut more flesh from the horned beast's wound, to show it why the flowers are so red!

"Wait, wait, Elder Qian, please wait a moment!" After saying this to Qian Ying, Zhou Zixing took out his innate short sword and attacked the unicorn beast, whose eyes showed fear.

Upon seeing this, the hornless beast beside it roared and struggled forward, trying to protect the unicorn.

Zhou Zixing quickly stepped forward, pulled back the somewhat furious Qian Ying, and said, "Elder Qian, don't be anxious. I feel that the unicorn's behavior just now seems to be out of necessity."

"What do you mean by 'unavoidable'? Does this horn automatically revert to its original shape if it's not used?" Qian Ying said, recalling the scene from earlier, and felt that her guess might be true.

“By letting this beast release its horn again, we can deduce whether the scene just now was automatically restored or if the beast was being clever,” Zhou Zixing said.

“Okay!” Qian Ying immediately nodded in agreement.

He then stepped forward, kicked the injured unicorn, and gestured to the beast to release its horn.

Seeing that Qian Ying had given up his attack, the two beasts breathed a slight sigh of relief. The man's actions had just left them both terrified. Although their defenses were strong, their internal organs were nearly ripped apart, and the pain was almost unbearable.

Therefore, I don't want to continue to endure that kind of painful attack.

Seeing the people before them using a combination of words and gestures, the two strange beasts finally understood what they meant. However, they felt a bit contemptuous. Although these two old men were slightly stronger than them, they couldn't communicate telepathically. If they could, they would naturally understand instantly.

Ah, I miss the monks of the past.

The unicorn obediently lowered its head and demonstrated the release of its horn once more. However, after releasing the horn, Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing did not move, but watched to see if the horn would revert back to its original state.

This puzzled the beast. What was going on with these two? Why weren't they using their horns to open the passage?
The two naturally wouldn't explain the strange beast's bewilderment, nor could they explain it. Instead, they watched the unicorn and the strange beast, wondering if they would merge together again.

In addition, after telling Qian Ying, Zhou Zixing turned around and looked at the recessed area of ​​the building. He found that the button had reappeared. Considering that the unicorn could automatically restore itself, it meant that although the building did not show its full appearance, it should be a bridge across the lake.

The button summons a unicorn beast, which then uses its horn to pull out a bridge and cross the lake. After a while, the horn should automatically return to the beast's head, and the bridge will sink into the lake.

After Zhou Zixing returned, he told Qian Ying about his discovery.

At that moment, the unicorn's head suddenly lowered again, and the horn seemed to be sucked onto the unicorn's head, moving instantly. The base of the horn aligned with the gap in the unicorn's head and began to merge into the unicorn's head.

Seeing this process, Zhou Zixing became even more certain that his speculation was correct.

"How about we send those two beasts back to the lake, and then try the summoning button again?" After thinking for a moment, Qian Ying thought that Zhou Zixing's deduction should be correct. If it was proven that the button could summon the beasts back at any time, then they could go back to the canyon, bring everyone over, and then summon the beasts.

Zhou Zixing shook his head and said, "Elder Qian, all of this is just our speculation. What if these two beasts go back and never reappear? How about we send one back and leave the one without a horn behind?"

“No, that won’t work. We won’t be able to detect the button’s correct function. After all, if we leave this beast behind, the unicorn might not leave either.” Qian Ying thought for a moment and then said, “If these two beasts don’t come back, then we’ll build a raft to cross the lake. Both beasts are already injured, so the two of us will personally protect the people crossing the lake and prevent the beasts from attacking.”

“That works too, let’s give it a try?” Zhou Zixing nodded and said. If they really couldn’t summon it, then he would have to do the trouble of personally protecting every martial artist who crossed the lake. After discussing it, the two of them spoke and gestured to the beasts again. It was unclear whether the beasts understood what they were saying or what they were gesturing, but both beasts nodded quickly, indicating that they understood every word they said.

In truth, the two strange beasts were helpless. Although they couldn't understand what they were hearing, they decided to behave themselves for the sake of their lives.

Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing were unsure whether the two strange beasts had understood them, so they could only step aside and clear the path towards the lake.

Upon seeing them, the two strange beasts became excited. After taking two steps, they stopped and turned back to look at Qian Ying and Zhou Zixing.

"Alright, let's go." Qian Ying waved her hand in acknowledgment.

The two strange beasts seemed to understand Qian Ying's meaning, so they nodded, slowly crawled into the lake, swam happily for a while, looked back at the two of them for a moment, and then gradually disappeared into the lake.

"Elder Qian, when do you plan to summon the unicorn beast?" Zhou Zixing asked, turning his head after seeing that both beasts had disappeared.

Qian Ying thought for a moment and said, "It's only noon now, and the two beasts are still quite injured. Besides, if we want to return to the canyon, we won't be able to pass through the hive area until evening. So let's summon the unicorn beasts in the late afternoon."

“Okay.” Zhou Zixing nodded in agreement.

After they reached an agreement, the two sat down by the lake and each meditated to recover their strength.

Qian Ying's innate power wasn't depleted much; he only used about half during the battle. However, Zhou Zixing's innate power was significantly depleted, almost completely exhausted. If he didn't recover quickly, he might not be able to defeat another strange beast, and he might even be in danger.

Time passed as the two meditated intently. Of course, while meditating by the lake, they couldn't be completely absorbed; one half was recovering their strength, and the other half was keeping an eye on their surroundings. Furthermore, neither of them agreed to act as the other's protector; their relationship was one of cooperation, yet each maintained their own vigilance.

In this environment, if Qian Ying were to strike and send Zhou Zixing to his death while he was meditating, it would be an incredibly easy task. Zhou Zixing naturally understood this, and Qian Ying understood as well.

Qian Ying recovered his strength much faster than Zhou Zixing, since he had consumed far less energy earlier.

Seeing that Zhou Zixing was still meditating and recovering, he flashed to the front of the building and carefully examined the recess and the button, trying to see if there was any difference between the situation and what he had seen the night before.

Then, he returned to the spot where the defense had shattered, hoping to restore it. After all, he and Zhou Zixing needed to return to the canyon that night, and having the defense intact would make the journey back easier.

Without a defensive structure, the return journey might be rather chaotic.

After all, although the Red Bees rest at night, the strange beasts like the One-Line Red are still running around everywhere. If there are too many of them, it will be quite difficult for them to return.

Unfortunately, the defense was damaged too severely to be repaired. Reconstructing it was beyond their capabilities.

Firstly, this place is too far from the bush path, and it also involves passing through the beehive area, making it impossible to gather materials. Secondly, neither he nor Zhou Zixing are capable of doing this kind of hard labor.

Thinking about it, I'll just have to rely on my own strength to tough it out tonight.

"Elder Qian, do you want to repair this defensive structure?" Just as Qian Ying was observing the shattered defensive structure, Zhou Zixing finished his recovery and came to Qian Ying to ask.

He naturally saw Qian Ying's actions.

“Yes, after all, we plan to send it back to the canyon tonight. If the defensive structure can be repaired, it will be much easier. But the defensive structure is completely beyond repair. If we go back tonight, we can only tough it out,” Qian Ying said.

After sighing, the two returned to the back of the strange building and stood before the recessed hole.

“Now, it’s time to test whether this button will summon that unicorn,” Qian Ying said.

(End of this chapter)