Hong Qing Shan looked at the woman in front of him wearing a purple cloak, and his mind was somewhat confused.

  Whether it's her appearance, or that gaze, or temperament, they're all so similar! Just like the beloved 'Little Cat' from my past life. If Li Kun, whom I saved back then, looked just like 'Little Cat' in her girlhood years, the woman before me now is almost identical to Little Cat after she grew up!

  The most important thing is temperament!

  The little cat and Qing Shan are the same, having gone through hellish killer training, fighting between life and death. The weak girl 'Li Kun' didn't have the temperament of a little cat. But...the woman in front of her was very similar to the little cat's temperament.

  There is also a coldness in his temperament.

  "Are you, Xiao Juan?" Teng Qing Shan said with some surprise and uncertainty.

  The woman who lifted the veil heard Teng Qing Shan's words, and her face suddenly showed a look of surprise: "Teng big brother, it's really you!" This purple-robed woman was none other than Li Kun, whom Teng Qing Shan had rescued back then! Earlier, when she saw the wheel gun in Teng Qing Shan's hand, she had some doubts about the identity of the person in front of her.

  Moreover, being in the vast prairie, Teng Qing Shan did not think anyone could recognize him. Furthermore, the prairie was no longer within the jurisdiction of the Nine States' forces. No one was pursuing him either. With his strength having increased significantly, even if a strong cultivator with a Heaven and Earth Furnace wanted to deal with him, Teng Qing Shan would not be afraid!

  And besides, after half a year of hard work on the prairie, sleeping under the sky and using the earth as a bed, one naturally becomes somewhat untidy.

  The clothes are all tattered, the beard has grown out, and this makeup is not something that can be maintained for a year or two with just one application. After a long time, the painted makeup is almost gone.

  In fact, if it were a close relative who came, they would definitely be able to recognize Teng Qing Shan at a glance.

  However... if it weren't for familiar faces, they still wouldn't be recognizable. After all, Teng Qing Shan's physique had changed, and after half a year of living on the grasslands, his skin was dark and dirty, with a messy beard covering his face. Who could easily recognize him?

  But ——

  Li Kun has always remembered Teng Qing Shan, and his appearance is still vivid in her mind.

  From the appearance of Teng Qing Shan's big beard, she vaguely recognized the young and handsome Teng Qing Shan from back then! Plus that one Wheel Turning Gun.

  So she lifted her veil!

  If it were someone else, seeing her appearance would be no more than seeing a beautiful stranger. But if it's really Ceng Qing Shan, then he should recognize her.

  "Can you recognize me?" Ting Qing Shan was surprised to look at his own body, touched the beard on his face, and even in such a disheveled state, he was recognized. Suddenly seeing the reincarnation gun in his hand, he smiled and said, "Xiao Juan, it turns out that this reincarnation gun revealed my identity."

  Teng Qing Shan smiled as he unwrapped the package on his body, opened the box, disassembled the Wheel of Reincarnation gun and put it back in the box.

  "Heng big brother, is that the Kuayue divine axe inside?" Li Kun looked at the axe in the box with surprise.

  "Alright." Teng Qing Shan tied up the package again and slung it over his back.

  Li Kun's eyes had a hint of a smile: "Teng big brother, actually you don't need to hide the Wheel Gun... On the vast grasslands, no one will come after your life. Even if someone knows you're Teng Qing Shan, it doesn't matter."

  "Let people know, it's always a trouble." Teng Qing Shan said with a smile.

  This little girl knew her identity, but Teng Qing Shan didn't mind. When he first met Xiao Jin, Teng Qing Shan was quite concerned about this little girl... perhaps it was because she looked exactly like his wife from his previous life, which made Teng Qing Shan feel that way.

  But anyway, Teng Qing Shan had to admit... facing Xiao Jin, he only had good feelings in his heart!

  "This year, Xiaojun has become a strong internal force user. Last year she was thirteen years old, just at the stage of rapid growth. With rich internal energy and sufficient energy, her body grew rapidly. Now she is half a head taller than last year." Teng Qing Shan sighed silently.

  Just at this time ——

  "A loud roar came from beside."

  Teng Qing Shan turned his head around and saw that the red-pupil Snow Lion beast, which looked like a small mountain, was staring at him intently.

  "Hmph, what's this? You think you can take action just because I've put away the Wheel of Reincarnation Gun?" Teng Qing Shan smiled as he looked at the Red Pupil Snow Lion Beast in front of him. "If it weren't for Xiao Yu's face, I would have taken care of you today!" Teng Qing Shan clenched his fist.

  All have flowing light flashing.

  "Roar~~~roar~~~" Li Kun also shouted a few times at this red-pupiled Snow Lion Beast.

  The Crimson Eyed Snow Lion Beast remained silent.

  "Xiao Jin, this Red Pupil Snow Lion Beast is really interesting. When I was chasing and killing it, all the way, it deliberately pretended to want a bloody fight with me. But suddenly it ran away!" Teng Qing Shan laughed as he looked at the Red Pupil Snow Lion Beast, "I only understand now, it was intentionally delaying time, letting you bring helpers to come and rescue it."

  Li Kun looked at the Red Pupil Snow Lion Beast: "Red Pupil, too wild and not very obedient. Not like Da Hei and Da Bai, so obedient."

  "Big Black, Big White?" Teng Qing Shan laughed, "You have a strong ability in naming."

  Li Kun's face turned red as she listened: "Teng big brother, don't tease me."

  Looking at Li Kun's red face, Teng Qing Shan seemed to see the little cat who was affectionate with him back then, and a thread of tenderness naturally arose in his heart.

  "Big Brother Teng?" Li Kun saw that Teng Qing Shan's eyes were not right.

  "Oh." Teng Qing Shan sighed inwardly, recalling the Li Kun from last year who was still a little girl. But now... she was almost a living doll in front of him, stirring up emotions that had long been buried deep within his heart.

  "Xiao Jin, how did you subdue these three demonic beasts?" Teng Qing Shan changed the subject.

  Facing Xiaojun, Teng Qingshan could only warn himself in his heart: "She is Xiaojun, not Xiaomao."

  Li Kun wrinkled her nose and smiled: "Of course it's not me who subdued him! With my little strength, I would be torn to pieces by one of their claws. Actually... how should I put it."

  "Start from the beginning!" Teng Qing Shan was still very concerned about Li Kun who had become an orphan.

  Li Kun nodded and said, "When you, Tun Da Ge, went to the Barbarian Lands, and I was in the city, I met my master! My master even said that I'm a martial arts prodigy. She gave me a cup of 'Snow Lotus Water', which almost completely opened up my meridians, and I also gained a thick internal energy."

  "What is 'Snow Lotus Water'?" Teng Qing Shan had never heard of such a treasure. He had thought it was "Jade Essence".

  Li Jun continued: "Later, my master took me and caught all the thieves who killed my family. Those thieves... Li Jun gritted her teeth, with a fierce look in her eyes, 'I personally killed them all!'"

  Teng Qing Shan looked at Li Kun in surprise.

  To kill?

  It sounds easy, but if you haven't killed anyone before, the first time is very difficult. Li Kun was a weak and gentle girl who had never killed anyone in the past. And to kill a group of bandits for the first time, some people might even have a complete change of heart!

  "Xiao Juan, aren't you afraid?" asked Teng Qing Shan.

  "A bit, I was very scared at that time and couldn't sleep well." Li Kun shook his head immediately, "But I figured it out early on, they were all doomed to die! Of course, they should be killed!"

  Teng Qing Shan sighed silently, a young girl whose entire family was killed at a young age, then single-handedly slaughtered each of the unresisting culprits. The impact and influence this experience had on her mind was absolutely no less than that of an assassin's hellish training.

  No wonder Li Kun's temperament has also become somewhat cold nowadays.

  Temperament is elusive, but it's actually related to a person's experiences, knowledge, and personality!

  *****

  Teng Qing Shan and Li Kun sat together on the grass. The three congenital gold dan level demonic beasts stood aside, especially the red-pupil snow lion beast, which occasionally gave Teng Qing Shan a fierce glance.

  "After returning with Master, I will seriously practice whip methods!"

  Hong Qingshan also noticed that Li Kun had a purple cloak tied around his waist, and on the belt was coiled a long whip of dark green color.

  Suddenly, Qing Shan woke up with enlightenment.

  The man looked at the woman's waist and immediately raised his head, as if he was being very rude.

  Li Jun's face was still slightly red as she said, "However, after you got into trouble, Big Brother Teng, the news spread all over the world. I was worried too." Li Jun looked at Teng Qing Shan, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but smile - at least this little girl hadn't forgotten about him in her sorrow.

  Li Kun helplessly said: "I wanted to help you, Teng big brother, but I had no idea where you were. At that time, I met my Shifu's senior sister. She said... your disguise skills are extremely high, nobody can find you. At the time, I also believed her, and while practicing whip techniques, I also learned 'beast language' from her."

  "Animal language?"

  Teng Qing Shan looked at Li Kun with suspicion, "Your master's senior sister, is she the Beast King 'Wu Hou'?"

  "Yes, he is my uncle's teacher." Li Kun nodded and said.

  Hong Qing Shan's heart suddenly surged with a huge wave, the legendary beast king 'Wu Hou' didn't have a master, but... Wu Hou actually had a junior sister! How could it be possible that he didn't have a lineage?

  "Xiao Jin, it's said that Wu Hou has no master, but you...!" Teng Qing Shan exclaimed in surprise.

  Li Kun showed a hint of a smile and said in a low voice, "Of course Master Shibo has a master! It's my Master Ancestor. This is a big secret, absolutely can't be spread outside. Teng Big Brother... you mustn't spread it out. If others find out, I'll be in trouble."

  Hong Qingshan nodded slightly.

  "I was learning 'beast language' from Master Shi at that time, and it's a talent that many people don't have in their lifetime. But... I learned very quickly. In just one month, I mastered the beast language of birds! Master Shi was extremely surprised and praised me, saying I was the most talented person he had ever seen learning beast language." Li Kun showed a hint of a smile.

  "Shibo has only one disciple! Because learning the Beast Language is really extremely difficult for others. Shibo is over a hundred years old, and he only has one disciple. That's my senior fellow apprentice Wan."

  "But I've studied for only two months and I'm already much better at Beast Speech than he is. He's been studying for over a decade." Li Kun said confidently.

  "After that, I followed Master Shi's orders and came to this northern grassland from the nine states. My task is twofold: first, to take good care of these three innate golden elixir-level demon beasts; second, to find a way to tame a group of demon beasts and make them understand human language!" Li Kun said, "Just like the Snow Eagle Sect, just like the Shooting Sun Mountain. After all, it's impossible for every expert in a sect to understand beast language. Therefore, we can only tame demon beasts to make them understand human language. This way, the experts within the sect can easily control them."

  "But it's hard to make them understand human language, even Master Shi couldn't do it... However, Master Shi said I have the best talent, better than him." Li Kun smiled, "So, I just leisurely stayed in the vast grassland."

  Hong Qingshan was shocked beyond words.

  Making the demon beast understand human language? This is a hundred times more difficult than learning the beast's language.

  "Someone!" Teng Qing Shan's sixth sense was sharp and he turned his head to look west.

  On the vast and endless grassland, a blurry blood-red shadow was seen rushing over from afar.

  "Blood Dragon Horse 'Chi Feng Beast'?" Teng Qing's eyebrows furrowed.

  "The horse's hooves came to a stop, raised high in the air. Teng Qing Shan looked up at the back of the Chi Feng beast and saw the short-haired, slightly chubby man sitting tall on the horse, wearing a purple robe and a golden mask, his clear and cold gaze falling on Teng Qing Shan, scrutinizing him!"

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