LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 39: Flight Encounter
Chapter 39: Flight Encounter
"Xian'er, let's go, let Xiaolan take us for a flight."
Su Yun lifted Xiao Yixian high, leaped up, and landed on the broad back of Xiaolan.
Without putting Xiao Yixian down, Su Yun sat steadily on the eagle's back.
Holding Xiao Yixian in his arms, his palm resting on her slender waist, he felt a great sense of warmth and softness.
A blush crossed Xiao Yixian's cheeks as Su Yun's hand rested on her waist, and the heat from the young man's body emanated from behind her.
Xiao Yixian reached out to lift Su Yun's hands, placing them on her abdomen. Her delicate hands overlapped on top, and she leaned slightly back against Su Yun's sturdy body.
Su Yun felt Xiao Yixian's movements, tightened his arms slightly, and leaned his head down, gently resting it near the girl's ear.
"Are you seated securely?"
The girl's face turned slightly red, and she nodded.
"Xiaolan."
Xiaolan spread its wide wings and soared high into the sky. In no time, they were high above.
Xiaolan didn't fly very fast, seemingly aware that its two riders were not in a hurry.
A gentle breeze blew Xiao Yixian's black hair, brushing against Su Yun's face like a lover's gentle caress.
Xiao Yixian couldn't help but spread her arms, closing her eyes, feeling the breath of the wind.
Xiaolan flew quite far, unlike before when it just circled above the house.
Clearly, after its transformation, it wanted to experience different scenery.
However, Su Yun wasn't concerned. Today, even if they encountered a fourth-rank flying monster, they could still retreat safely.
The flight speed of the Purple Cloud Wings was extremely terrifying. He had used it several times before in the Demon Beast Mountain Range.
If he didn't care about the consumption of fighting energy and operated at full power, he could achieve a speed comparable to a fifth-rank monster beast, the Black Flame Purple Cloud Eagle.
Xiaolan flew for a while, heading towards the Demon Beast Mountain Range, but it circled around the outskirts instead of flying deep inside.
The interior was still too dangerous. If they encountered a group of flying monsters, it would still be troublesome.
Just as they were enjoying the beauty of the blue sky, an arrow appeared within Su Yun's perception.
At the same time, Xiaolan also noticed it and slightly changed its flight direction. The arrow brushed past less than a foot away from its body.
"Ah!"
Xiao Yixian exclaimed, witnessing this dangerous moment.
Su Yun's brows furrowed, a hint of coldness flashing in his heart.
Probably someone mistook Xiaolan for a wild monster and wanted to hunt it.
Su Yun stood up, placing Xiao Yixian on the eagle's back, asking her to hold onto Xiaolan's feathers tightly. After ensuring her safety, he leaned over the eagle's back to look down.
His soul power was strong, which also enhanced his vision.
Although he couldn't see the archer's face clearly, he could make out the general physical characteristics.
Su Yun looked closely and saw a tall, burly man with a black eye patch, a one-eyed man.
Generally, if it were a family or a power, they would come to the Demon Beast Mountain Range in groups.
A lone person was usually a mercenary who considered themselves strong.
Xiaolan had already flown very high, yet this person could shoot so accurately, obviously skilled in archery.
A one-eyed, highly skilled archer, perhaps even trained in archery combat skills, was a formidable mercenary.
These characteristics were enough.
A cold smile appeared on Su Yun's lips.
This was the outskirts of the Demon Beast Mountain Range. If he used the Purple Cloud Wings to go after that man now and scared him into hiding in a nearby cave or jungle.
With the complexity of the Demon Beast Mountain Range's terrain, it would be like finding a needle in a haystack.
Moreover, with the man's archery skills, if Su Yun left and he shot Xiaolan, Xiao Yixian would be in danger.
He could only settle the score later.
This was when the advantage of having a power base became apparent.
If he were alone searching in this area, it would take an unknown amount of time.
But mobilizing the forces in Wutan City would be a completely different story.
After this incident, Su Yun and Xiao Yixian no longer felt like staying out, so they had Xiaolan turn around and head back.
Meanwhile, on the ground, the man holding the bow and arrow didn't look too pleased.
Damn it! It wasn't a wild monster after all.
He felt somewhat uneasy.
He had seen Su Yun when he briefly appeared earlier. Although he hadn't seen his face clearly, he knew it was a human standing on the Blue Eagle.
The man touched the bow and arrow in his hand, the abundant fighting energy within him providing some sense of security.
He was a mercenary active near Wutan City, known in the area for his strength as a Dou Shi and a mysterious low-grade archery combat skill he had acquired by chance.
The man ran into a nearby jungle, looking up at the Blue Eagle in the sky, his gaze fierce.
If the Blue Eagle attacked him for revenge, he would immediately draw his bow and shoot, hoping to bring down the eagle and ideally kill the person on its back.
Since he had already offended them, he might as well go all the way!
The man's eyes were filled with ruthlessness.
However, things didn't go as he expected.
Watching the Blue Eagle fly away, he felt a bit uneasy.
Then he started to reassure himself.
He had been around this area for many years and had never heard of anyone taming a Blue Eagle.
It must be just a passerby.
Thinking this, the man breathed a sigh of relief.
A strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. Since it wasn't someone from Wutan City, it wouldn't be easy to track him down.
On the other side, Su Yun and Xiao Yixian returned home.
"That was so dangerous just now."
Xiao Yixian's face showed a trace of fear. No wonder Brother didn't let me and Xiaolan fly to other places.
It's too dangerous outside; Brother's arms are the safest place.
Xiao Yixian threw herself into Su Yun's arms again.
Su Yun instinctively embraced Xiao Yixian, stroking her little head and patting her back.
Thinking she was still scared from what had just happened.
"It's okay now, Xian'er, don't be afraid, Brother will protect you."
Xiao Yixian's delicate, boneless hands hugged Su Yun's waist, her little head resting against his chest.
After comforting Xiao Yixian for a while, she finally let go and returned to her room.
Su Yun, disguised as Han Li, instructed Xiao Yixian to be careful at home and then hurried to the Xiao family.
A gentleman takes revenge ten years later, a villain seeks revenge from morning till night!
Su Yun's thoughts raced.
This matter should not be publicized. If he made a big deal in Wutan City and issued a wanted notice for this person.
If the man heard about it and fled to another city, it would be troublesome.
Mercenaries live by the sword and are unlike those big and small families.
They have assets in the area and won't abandon their hard-earned territory unless absolutely necessary.
But mercenaries are lone wolves, with no attachments, free to come and go as they please.
It would be best to capture him before he realizes what's happening.
(End of Chapter)
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