Chapter 164: Common Sense
The following morning, Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue left the Bai family residence.
This time around, they did not hitch their cart on the bullock. Instead, they rode on the bullock’s back and stored the cart in Jiang Yue’s storage ring.
"Senior Niu, I didn’t expect you can change your body size." Jiang Yue said in admiration.
Initially, he and Yu Nianzhen still wanted to hitch the cart so that they could travel more comfortably.
However, the bullock directly stopped them and enlarged itself.
Rather than the normal size of an adult cow, it was now two metres long and a metre wide.
With this size, the two young men could comfortably settle on its back to travel.
"Demonic beasts can freely change their body size." Senior Niu replied as he trotted alongside carts and demon horses that were leaving the city.
"Two people are following about one hundred metres back." The bullock warned.
"They should be the city lord’s people." Yu Nianzhen said.
He had also noticed the two that were stalking them. However, he didn’t feel any malicious intent from them, and he concluded they were following to ensure they left Fengying city.
"There is no need to care about them." Jiang Yue also agreed with Yu Nianzhen’s observation.
Since the two people did not mean to harm them, there was no need to provoke a confrontation.
"Alright, be careful." Senior Niu warned and then went silent.
Soon after, the two young men riding a bullock left Fengying city, and the observers didn’t continue to follow.
When they saw that, the two young men sighed in relief and their bodies relaxed.
Yu Nianzhen removed a map from his storage ring and beckoned Jiang Yue to look at it together.
"Monarch butterflies are class one demonic beasts. Their lair should be within this range." Yu Nianzhen circled a large area on the map.
This map was a common item sold to people who wanted to go to the beast mountain near Fengying city.
While making plans, Yu Nianzhen had bought it and several information packets related to the beast mountain and surrounding areas.
In this way, they wouldn’t have to search blindly.
"The area is too large." Jiang Yue frowned.
Although class one demonic beasts lived in the periphery, the circled area was too large and would take a long time to investigate.
Most importantly, monarch butterflies were migratory demonic beasts.
If the two investigated step by step, it would take a long time before they caught up with the butterflies.
"We can make a Venn diagram." Yu Nianzhen said.
When Jiang Yue heard that, his lips twitched slightly.
He vaguely remembered what a Venn diagram was, but he had never been good at discrete maths.
He considered Venn diagrams and such to be unrelated to ’normal’ living.
Unexpectedly, a day came when he needed to create a Venn diagram to catch a monster.
"A Venn diagram is just right for this situation." He encouraged.
Yu Nianzhen looked at the person and was very amused.
However, he didn’t say anything. Instead, he circled a region within the original big circle on the map.
"This area is the lair of red-eyed spiders. The red-eyed spiders like to eat monarch butterflies. It’s unlikely for the butterflies to have their lair in that region." Yu Nianzhen explained.
"I agree."
"This area has a lot of birds and is also unsuitable." He circled another area.
In this way, the two discussed and circled a few more areas according to the information they bought in Fengying city.
When they finished, the beast mountain map looked like a proper Venn diagram.
It had many intercepting circles and markings.
"We have narrowed it down to four likely places." Yu Nianzhen said and frowned.
He wished they could narrow it down a little more, but he couldn’t think of other variables that could be factored in.
"Four areas are not too bad. We can slowly check them out." Jiang Yue said.
"Alright."
"Senior Niu, please take us to the sage bush in the south." Yu Nianzhen said and put the map away.
When it heard that, the bullock sighed, and a snort of disdain was transmitted to the minds of the two young men.
"I am a demonic beast." The bullock said.
Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue looked at each other in confusion before it occurred to them.
When it did, both boys felt extremely stupid.
They had spent a long time studying the map and figuring things out, but they didn’t need to do this from the beginning.
Since senior Niu was a high-realm demonic beast, he could easily find the lair of the monarch butterflies.
"Senior Niu, why didn’t you say anything?" Jiang Yue asked.
He was very aggrieved when he thought he had spent the last several hours creating Venn diagrams and racking his brain to think of variables.
"It’s good for young people to exercise their minds." The bullock said and sounded very amused.
He initially wanted to say something, but he began to enjoy listening to their theories, so he kept his mouth shut.
’It seems they are still heavily influenced by their knowledge from their past life.’ He thought.
However, he didn’t rush to correct them.
After all, life was a learning process.
The more they lived, the more knowledge they would accumulate and eventually, they would gain the Cangxing world’s common sense.
"Senior Niu, do you already know where the butterflies are?" Yu Nianzhen asked.
The bullock went silent, and the two felt a wave of consciousness pass through them.
A moment later, the bullock transmitted the location to their minds.
"They are in the buttonbush groove in the east."
Yu Nianzhen frowned when he heard that.
He remembered the buttonbush groove because it was one of the places they had eliminated.
"Mortal butterflies would not dare to live in a place with so many predators, but monarch butterflies are demonic beasts. They like blood and often hunt other beasts. Don’t underestimate them." The bullock advised, and the two realised their mistake.
’We still have a long way to go.’ Yu Nianzhen lamented.
"I will let you off at the edge of the forest. You will make your own way to the groove."
"Thank you for your consideration, senior." Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue said.
"It’s good if you understand." The bullock said in approval.
Although he could take them to the groove, he didn’t want to.
If he took them, none of the demonic beasts would dare to approach them. However, such smooth sailing was detrimental to the boys’ mentality.
After thinking about it, he decided to let them off at the periphery. That way, they could gain experience as they made their way to the buttonbush groove.
He didn’t know if they would learn anything but the experience could only be beneficial and not detrimental.
When they arrived at the forest’s periphery on the east side, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen jumped off the bullock’s back.
"I will wait for you here." The bullock said.
"Senior, will it be okay for you to wait here?" Jiang Yue asked.
The most powerful demonic beast in the beast mountain was only class three. This kind of monster did not attract high-realm cultivators to hunt, but there was no shortage of powerful cultivators who accompanied the younger generation to experience the mountains.
Because of this, Jiang Yue was worried that the bullock would be in danger if it waited in such an open place.
However, the bullock did not take this threat seriously.
"We have an animal raising bag, and senior can enter it to wait." Jiang Yue said, but the bullock could not hide its disgust.
It hated being confined, and the thought of an animal-raising bag made it very dissatisfied.
However, it didn’t dwell on its dissatisfaction and instead dismissed the idea.
"Your animal-raising bag can’t contain me."
It looked at the bag hung on Jiang Yue’s belt and snorted in disdain.
’They underestimate me too much if they think a class three bag can contain me."
"Don’t worry about me, worry more about yourself." It said, and before the two could react, they were enveloped in a water bubble.
The water was clear like rainwater and its temperature perfectly matched their body temperature.
"Senior..." Jiang Yue called in surprise.
He hadn’t seen how the bullock made its move, and this situation reinforced the belief that its level was higher than they could fathom.
"When you find the lair of the monarch butterflies, remember to always stare at it. Blue monarch butterflies have a short lifespan. If you don’t stare properly, you will miss their life and death."
"Boy Yue, remember to contract one as soon as you find it. Don’t waste any time."
"Boy Yu, remember to keep an eye on him. Don’t let him get lost in the butterfly’s illusions when making the contract."
"Thank you for the advice, senior." The two said gratefully.
"Hurry, but don’t rush. Don’t take unnecessary risks."
After saying that, the two were flung into the distance and landed in a circle of iron wolves.
