By the time the three demons finally found Big Mao in the courtyard of The Shaolin Temple, the sky had already grown dark.
The three demons were anxious in their hearts, begging Big Mao to hurry and rescue the Flood Dragon.
After hearing this, Big Mao didn't seem to care much, slowly and leisurely walking up the mountain.
The three demons wished they could pick Big Mao up and run.
But they could only think about it; they fundamentally didn't have the guts.
Having finally reached the top of the mountain, the three demons were almost going crazy with anxiety.
They were terrified that by this moment, the Flood Dragon had already been eaten into that Expert's stomach.
Coincidentally.
Quinn Ye was currently in the courtyard eating dinner.
Two dishes of vegetables and a bowl of soup.
That was Quinn Ye's dinner.
Seeing Big Mao return with three small animals following behind, Quinn Ye couldn't help but be amused.
"Big Mao, are these three little guys lackeys you took in?"
"Woof woof!"
Big Mao barked twice, seemingly telling Quinn Ye that these three guys weren't even qualified to be his lackeys.
The three demons were trembling with fear, shivering all over.
Big Mao trotted over to the table and took a glance at that bowl of soup.
Then he turned his head and looked at the three demons.
"Your Lord Flood Dragon has already been fully stewed."
Ah?
The three demons were greatly shocked, as if struck by lightning.
Lord Flood Dragon has truly been stewed?
They wanted to step forward and look, but were afraid of Quinn Ye.
Coincidentally, Quinn Ye spat a bone out of his mouth.
"This Loach and Tofu Soup is truly rich in umami."
As he spoke, he picked up the soup bowl and took a gulp with a glug-glug sound.
Hearing these words, the three demons instantly fell into despair.
Lord Flood Dragon is truly dead!
And even made into a dish of soup.
Too miserable!
Wuwuwu!
The three demons instantly started crying.
They were incomparably regretful.
If they had known it would turn out like this, they shouldn't have gone to rescue Lord Flood Dragon.
Now look what happened.
Lord Flood Dragon came out with them.
In the end, in less than a day, he died so miserably.
"Woof woof!"
Big Mao barked twice at Quinn Ye again.
Quinn Ye smiled faintly.
"Don't worry, I won't leave you without a bite."
Quinn Ye walked into the kitchen, brought out another bowl of soup, and placed it in front of Big Mao.
Big Mao didn't drink it, but instead turned to look at the three demons.
"This bowl of soup, are you going to drink it or not?"
The three demons: "???"
Seeing the three demons dazed, Big Mao asked again: "This bowl of soup contains the entire essence of the Flood Dragon, do you want to drink it?"
The three demons looked at each other in dismay.
All of them became furious.
After all, we were once subordinates of Lord Flood Dragon, loyal to him our entire lives.
Now that Lord Flood Dragon is dead, you actually want us to drink the soup stewed from his body?
This is simply an insult to us.
We three demons also have backbone and dignity.
Even if we die here, even if we jump off this mountain, we will absolutely not drink the soup stewed from Lord Flood Dragon.
Absolutely not!
But... it truly smells a bit fragrant.
Moreover, this soup is rich in Flood Dragon essence.
For demonic beasts like the three of them, this was absolutely a massive tonic.
But the three demons still persisted.
Absolutely won't drink!
Won't drink even if beaten to death!
Woof!!!
Big Mao bared his teeth at them.
Taking one look at this stance.
The three demons instantly panicked.
"We will drink it right now!"
The three demons immediately started drinking the soup.
Originally, the three demons drank it harboring grief and indignation.
But the result after taking a sip.
Oho!
It's actually really good.
Not to mention the delicious and fresh flavor, what shocked the three demons the most was the Flood Dragon essence contained within this soup.
It was truly too rich.
Rolling waves of essence surged into the bodies of the three demons.
Causing the physical constitutions of the three demons to rapidly undergo a transformation.
The three demons were greatly shocked, and even more so, greatly overjoyed.
This single bowl of soup was enough to equal a hundred years of their cultivation.
For a moment, the three demons forgot everything else, caring only about drinking the soup.
Seeing this, Quinn Ye couldn't help but smile.
"Big Mao, you're quite generous today, giving your own soup to your three little lackeys to drink."
Big Mao wagged his tail, his face full of disdain.
A mere bowl of Flood Dragon Soup.
He fundamentally didn't even put it in his eyes.
Just treat it as a reward for the three demons.
Very quickly.
The bowl of soup hit the bottom.
The three demons all drank until they were thoroughly satisfied, even feeling a bit like they hadn't had enough.
At this moment, the three demons completely tossed the tragic death of Lord Flood Dragon to the back of their minds.
Only immersing themselves in the wonderful feeling brought by the Flood Dragon Soup.
"So comfortable! So comfortable!"
"I feel as if there's a power inside my body continuously growing stronger!"
"Is this the aura of a dragon?"
...
Although the three demons were all Heaven Reaching Realm demonic beasts capable of shape-shifting, their own Demon Race bloodlines were actually very average.
But the Purple Cloud Flood Dragon was a true Flood Dragon.
Although not a lofty living being like a True Dragon, to the three demons, it was still unattainably high.
It is no exaggeration to say that after drinking this bowl of Flood Dragon Soup, the three demons all gained a sliver of Flood Dragon power within their bodies.
To the three demons with low-tier bloodlines, this could be considered a massive fortuitous encounter.
The three demons originally had no extravagant hopes of stepping into the Spirit Refining Realm in this lifetime.
But now with this fortuitous encounter.
As long as they cultivated bitterly for another hundred years, they would have a chance to touch upon the Spirit Refining Realm.
And all of this.
Was brought about by this single bowl of Flood Dragon Soup.
After finishing the soup, the three demons looked at each other in dismay.
"Are we being a bit too unauthentic?"
"Uh, well, since Lord Flood Dragon is already dead anyway, we'll just inherit Lord Flood Dragon's dying wish and work hard to expand the Demon Race, that's all."
"That's right, Lord Flood Dragon will always live on in our hearts!"
...
Quinn Ye naturally couldn't hear the whispering amongst the demonic beasts.
Towards these three little animals, Quinn Ye wasn't repulsed either.
Anyway, after Finn Guo left, this place seemed a bit desolate.
Having a few more small animals here was quite nice.
Quinn Ye finished eating dinner.
The three demons still hadn't left.
It wasn't that they didn't want to leave; it was truly that Big Mao hadn't let them go, so they fundamentally didn't dare to leave.
"Big Mao, are these three lackeys of yours going to stay?"
Quinn Ye asked curiously.
Big Mao stuck out his tongue and nodded his head.
Quinn Ye was amused.
"Alright then."
Quinn Ye went back into the house and found two ropes.
One was tied around the ox demon's neck.
The other was tied around the monkey demon's neck.
As for the little fox, Quinn Ye felt tying it up would be useless anyway.
"Once this young calf grows a bit bigger, it can help plow the fields."
Quinn Ye patted the ox demon's head, saying cheerfully.
The ox demon felt incomparably aggrieved in its heart.
I am a Heaven Reaching Realm demonic beast for crying out loud, and you actually want me to plow the fields for you?
Isn't this putting fine timber to petty use?
"This monkey, I can actually train a bit. If I can't make a living in the future, performing street monkey shows can earn me a bite to eat."
Quinn Ye muttered.
The monkey demon almost fainted directly.
Quinn Ye then looked at the fox demon.
And picked the fox demon up.
The fox demon shivered all over.
"Oho, it's actually a female fox."
Quinn Ye rejoiced.
"Once I go catch a male fox to bring back, they can give birth to a few fox cubs, and then catch more foxes to bring back for breeding."
"When the time comes, maybe I can start a fox breeding farm."
Hearing these words, the fox demon was almost scared to death alive.
Is he treating me like a breeding sow?
I am a fox demon for crying out loud.
How can I be treated like this?