Chapter 2164 — A New Name
The Blossom Guardian · Page 2 of 2
The Wind-Thunder Violet-Lightning Beast was not like General Mighty and the Heavenly Thunder Pig. General Mighty was a known quantity—it had risked its life to protect Gu Mengyao back then, which showed its loyalty plainly. And the Heavenly Thunder Pig was Zhang Lifeng's personal spirit beast; since Zhang Lifeng had died and Wei Zhao had inherited his mantle, the Heavenly Thunder Pig had come along with him, and there was no chance it would betray him and go elsewhere.
"I'll observe you for a while first, see what your character is like, whether you truly submit to me—then I'll consider whether to raise your strength, and by how much!" Wei Zhao said, glancing at the Wind-Thunder Violet-Lightning Beast.
"Roooar, roooar!" The Wind-Thunder Violet-Lightning Beast nodded hurriedly. It understood too that Wei Zhao could not possibly raise its strength right now; everything had its process. General Mighty and the Heavenly Thunder Pig had presumably followed Wei Zhao for a long time already, while it had only just arrived. If it did not prove itself, how could Wei Zhao treat it well?
So it was in no hurry. With its intelligence, it could fully grasp that Wei Zhao surely did not trust it yet. To win his trust, it must first get on good terms with General Mighty and the Heavenly Thunder Pig, learn Wei Zhao's temperament through them—and only then could it get Wei Zhao to help it level up.
"General Mighty, take it to the back courtyard and let it settle in for now," Wei Zhao instructed General Mighty. In the villa's back courtyard, Wei Zhao had built a dwelling for the spirit beasts; at present General Mighty and the Heavenly Thunder Pig both lived there. Adding the Wind-Thunder Violet-Lightning Beast, there was still room, though it would be a bit crowded. Wei Zhao planned to expand it when he had time, but for now he would let them make do.
"Woof, woof!" General Mighty barked twice in acknowledgment and led the Wind-Thunder Violet-Lightning Beast and the Heavenly Thunder Pig back to the rear courtyard.
"Yaoyao, Xiaoshu, let's head back too," Wei Zhao said.
"Mm." Gu Mengyao had a thousand things she wanted to ask Wei Zhao about this trip—whether he had run into trouble—but the words reached her lips and would not come out. She gave a faint smile, turned, and walked into the villa.
Shen Yushu, for her part, clung to Wei Zhao without letup: "Arrow-Brand Brother, besides that Little Wind, is there anything else you want to give Xiaoshu?"
"Xiaoshu, Yaoyao, this time I did indeed bring back two things for you." As he spoke, Wei Zhao opened the leather case and took out the Poison-Avoiding Pearl and the Antidote Pill. "This is the Poison-Avoiding Pearl—it can serve as a poison test. Most poisons can be detected with it: just place it in food suspected of being poisoned, and it will change color. The more toxic the poison, the deeper the color!"
"Ah, this thing is fun—now we won't have to worry about someone poisoning me and Sister Yaoyao." Shen Yushu took the Poison-Avoiding Pearl and toyed with it with great interest.
"The other is the Antidote Pill. This one Antidote Pill can counter most poisons—unless it is some highly unnatural toxin, it will neutralize any poison with ease!" Wei Zhao said. "The Poison-Avoiding Pearl is useful, certainly, but if you run into something like that Seven-Herb Death Powder we encountered in the dining hall before, it is of no use—because none of the seven herbs is poisonous on its own; only mixed together do they become toxic. Unless you mix them together first and then test with the Pearl, you could never detect the poison. And in that kind of situation, the Antidote Pill shows its worth: if you accidentally ingest the poison, you can use this to cure it."