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Wasn’t this Zhu Youhong too rude to girls? Not to mention, this Yang Lanzhi was a standard beauty! Could it be that this man hated women?
Linghu Shuiyue was tongue-tied! She was stunned for a while before saying, “Lanzhi guniang,* our Commander Zhu doesn’t like women. What if you let this Young Commander send you, if it’s the same way?”
[Guniang = (usually generic) miss, girl, lady]
Yang Lanzhi said, “Thank you, Young Commander Linghu! Young Commander Linghu already saved me the mouth of a tiger. I’m very grateful. How can I ask Young Commander Linghu to send me back? I’m a disciple of the Shenyao Sect. I live on the west side of Yunmu Peak.”
Wasn’t Yunmu Peak isolated? Linghu Shuiyue wasn’t very familiar with the geography here. She thought a bit to herself. This woman is a female disciple of Shenyao Sect and she dared to come here alone. So it shouldn’t be a problem for her to go back by herself.
So, Linghu Shuiyue nodded and said, “In that case, I will send you to the foot of Yunmu Peak because that tiger should be sent back up the mountains too.”
There was still half an hour until they departed. Although Linghu Shuiyue was reluctant to surrender her large spotted tiger, it was better to ride a horse than a tiger during wartime.
“Get on the tiger’s back!” Linghu Shuiyue said to Yang Lanzhi.
Yang Lanzhi was a little scared. “Can I really ride on its back? What if it suddenly turns violent and wants to bite people again?”
“For two hours, this tiger will be as well-behaved as a domestic cat. Don’t worry.” Linghu Shuiyue stroked the tiger’s back.
Yang Lanzhi hesitated, but she was eventually encouraged by Linghu Shuiyue’s eyes. She somewhat clumsily got onto the back of the tiger.
Linghu Shuiyue jumped up on the tiger after Yang Lanzhi got on and sat behind her. She said to the tiger, “Be good, little tiger. Let’s go! This Young Commander will only send Lanzhi guniang a short distance!”
Linghu Shuiyue wrapped her hands around Yang Lanzhi’s waist. They rode the tiger out of the tent and sent Yang Lanzhi to the foot of Yunmu Peak according to her directions.
This Yunmu Peak was next to Mount Fuan. The mountain peaks were connected and towered into the clouds. The dense trees were verdant. Animals roamed all over. The primitive aura was extremely dense.
In just ten minutes, Linghu Shuiyue and Yang Lanzhi rode the tiger to Yunmu Peak. Lin Baocong and Zhang Liangyu rode horses behind them.
“Yang guniang, I’ll send you only to here! I have to go back.” Linghu Shuiyue jumped off the horse and reached out to pull Yang guniang off.
Yang Lanzhi suddenly grinned at her. She didn’t immediately jump off the tiger and said, “Young Commander Linghu, you saved my life. I don’t know whether I can see you again in the future. Will you allow me to sit on this tiger’s back and play ‘Songjun’ for you?”
Linghu Shuiyue was amazed. She then saw a small bamboo flute hanging from Yang Lanzhi’s waist. She nodded and said, “Okay. You can play any song, but I have to go back. Farewell!”
Linghu Shuiyue cupped her hands and turned to leave.
Just as she turned and didn’t even get on her horse yet, a melodious tune sounded clearly and beautifully behind her.
She stiffened. She looked shocked. She shouted to herself, ‘This is bad!’ This wasn’t an ordinary song. It was a sound that summoned animals.
Sure enough, this tune played and animal sounds instantly resonated in the sky and echoed the tune.
Linghu Shuiyue looked up and saw……