This Sword Cultivator is Somewhat Dependable

Lu Qingshan raised his left hand, and Spiritual Power surged out from his Dantian, turning into a mass of Spiritual Light that enveloped the Zouyu, covering it and supporting its massive body, bringing it down from the cliff,

Throughout this process, the Zouyu kept its eyes tightly shut, not daring to look down.

It wasn't until they returned to the ground that the Zouyu felt solid earth beneath its feet and happily stood up; even without making any deliberate noise, the sheer size of its body made quite the impression.

The Zouyu walked up to Lu Qingshan, towering above him, but asked in a muffled voice, "What's your name?"

"Lu Qingshan."

The Zouyu happened to be one of the Spirit Beasts Lu Qingshan knew.

So, upon recognizing the origin of this "ferocious beast," he understood that Sang Ku's claim of an extremely fierce Demon Beast occupying their Gloomy Poison Crystal mine was entirely based on their natural assumption due to the Zouyu's fearsome appearance.

It was also for this reason; seeing Sang Ku's readiness to lay down his life, he couldn't help feeling a sense of irony. Enjoy more content from My Virtual Library Empire

"Lu Qingshan, thank you for bringing me down from above." After confirming Lu Qingshan's name, the Zouyu nodded its big head, word by word, very sincerely expressed its gratitude.

"What's the situation with you?" Lu Qingshan asked curiously.

"I..." The Zouyu hesitated for a moment, but eventually pointed honestly towards the slick, little tree poking out from the cliff above, confessing, "There were so many bright red fruits growing on that tree, I didn't think much and just jumped up there to eat them...."

Western Rat King cocked his head to observe the Zouyu and pressed, "Even the leaves you've plucked bare, so why didn't you come down, what were you doing up there?"

"I... I..." Faced with Western Rat King's question, the Zouyu suddenly began to stutter, its fierce-looking face blushing with embarrassment.

Seeing the Zouyu's reaction and recalling its earlier behavior, Western Rat King suddenly understood and clicked his tongue, "Big fella, don't tell me you're afraid of heights and that's why you didn't dare to come down?"

"I...." The Zouyu puffed up its cheeks, huffing and puffing through its nose, frustrated with nowhere to vent, and eventually turned its head away, grumpily.

"Hey, don't be embarrassed." Western Rat King, having figured out the Zouyu's temperament, became bolder and jumped from Lu Qingshan's shoulder onto the Zouyu's head, tugging at its fur, and said nonchalantly, "So you're afraid of heights? Everyone is afraid of something, I, Rat Sovereign, am afraid of water too!"

"Really? You're not lying to me?" Stunned by Western Rat King's words, a light sparked in the Zouyu's eyes, feeling a kindred spirit, as it strained to look at Western Rat King clearly.

Because Western Rat King was on its head, the Zouyu's effort to do so resulted in it rolling its eyes upward.

"Why would I lie to you." The Western Rat King gave the Zouyu's big head a comforting pat.

"I'm not afraid of water...." the Zouyu muttered.

"Exactly, everyone's afraid of something, no shame in that." Western Rat King asked again, "My name is Western Rat King, big guy, what's your name?"

"Name?" The Zouyu showed an extremely human-like embarrassed expression, thought for a moment, then shook its head and said, "I don't have a name."

But that shake of its head nearly jostled Western Rat King off.

The mouse demon hurried to hold onto the Zouyu's head fur, complaining, "Be careful with your movements, you almost dropped your Rat Sovereign."

"Sorry about that..." Zou Yu sincerely apologized.

"It's not good to be without a name," King Rat said again, "Where are your dad and mom, why didn't they give you a name?"

"I've been alone ever since I can remember; I've never met my dad and mom, and I don't know where they've gone," Zou Yu cheerily said without a care.

"I see," King Rat thought for a bit, then slyly said, "How about I give you a name? The Rat Lord has read plenty of poetry; not only am I good at naming, but I'm also quite the poet!"

Hearing King Rat say this, Zou Yu didn't doubt him and immediately showed an excited and expectant look, "Really? Can you?"

"Of course, I can, would the Rat Lord lie to you?" King Rat patted his chest and guaranteed with boundless pride: "Come, let me think... I'll give you a name that is as splendid as my own, a resounding title."

After thinking it over, King Rat suddenly excitedly patted Zou Yu on the forehead and murmured, "Got it, you're so big, but your courage is so small, why not call you Big Fool?"

"Big Fool?" Zou Yu was somewhat puzzled.

"That's because you're uneducated, isn't it? You don't understand! The meaning of a name should embody great expectations," King Rat earnestly lectured, "You're faint-hearted, you even fear jumping down from such a small cliff.

As for the character 'Fool,' you might not recognize it, but let me tell you, it's quite meaningful. It's made up of the word for 'dare' and 'heart,' with 'dare' above 'heart,' implying that the intention of this name is to hope that you can be a bit braver inside."

"How is it, not bad, right!" King Rat was smug and turned to Lu Qingshan for approval, "Lu Qingshan, what do you think?"

Lu Qingshan pursed his lips and rendered speechless for a moment, ".....Not bad, good name."

After listening to King Rat's explanation and seeing Lu Qingshan's affirmation, Zou Yu immediately began bouncing around foolishly, loudly chattering, "Big Fool, Big Fool, I'll be called Big Fool from now on!"

Caught off-guard, King Rat was immediately flung away by Zou Yu's big gesture, but the agile King Rat turned into a "smooth descent of the wild goose" in mid-air, stabilizing his form.

"This foolish thing," King Rat, holding his forehead and looking at the overly excited Zou Yu, was at a loss for words.

"Quit it now, don't forget we still have a mission, finding Mimi is urgent," Lu Qingshan shook his head and said to King Rat.

"It's like finding a needle in a haystack, looking for a little deer, how difficult!" King Rat said listlessly.

"Are you looking for someone?" The overly excited Zou Yu, or rather Big Fool, had heard the conversation between Lu Qingshan and King Rat, and immediately stopped celebrating.

Using his bell-sized eyes, he stared at Lu Qingshan and blinked curiously, asking, "Maybe I could be of some help?"

"We want to find a little deer." Lu Qingshan chuckled, without much hope, so he didn't go into too much detail.

But to his surprise, upon hearing this, Big Fool showed a thoughtful expression, then started to gesture uncertainly, saying, "The little deer you're looking for, does it have two golden horns, all shiny, very pretty?"

Lu Qingshan was startled, then overjoyed, "You've seen Mimi? Where did you see her?"

Big Fool nodded, stuck out his tongue to lick his tail that was as long as his body, and seriously recollected for a moment, "Almost many, many days ago, I saw a little deer with a group of people in gray turbans, looking very much like her. I found it odd at the time."

Big Fool pointed to Sang Ku next to him, then pointed east, "I ran into them in that direction, but it's very, very far from here."