The Whale in the Mountains
Chapter 107 Tempering the Qilin Eyes
Overcoming fear wasn't the most important thing; survival was.
Ma Xiaoyao carefully slid down, inch by inch. Strangely enough, he felt exceptionally relaxed, as if he were simply walking.
Suddenly, something occurred to him.
The agility of the ape… he was almost certain that this was the benefit of practicing the Five Animal Frolics.
Now Ma Xiaoyao finally understood why Old Winebag wasn't worried about his safety at all. He climbed on this long vine as nimbly as an ape. Unless he was reckless, there was no danger at all!
Realizing this, the tension in Ma Xiaoyao's heart immediately lessened. As the tension subsided, he became more relaxed, his movements became more agile, and his speed increased.
He didn't know until he tried; it turned out to be such a simple thing. Ma Xiaoyao was delighted and quickly moved down the vine. He wanted to pick the Yingzui Fruit (Eagle Beak Fruit) as soon as possible and subdue Old Winebag.
After climbing down about two hundred meters, Ma Xiaoyao finally saw the huge eagle's nest built on the cliff. Even more gratifying was that next to the eagle's nest, there was indeed a large tree growing diagonally.
"Oh yeah! It turns out there really is a yingqi tree (eagle perch tree) in this world!" Ma Xiaoyao shouted excitedly, but the excitement didn't last long.
Ma Xiaoyao had 5.1 vision in both eyes, so his eyesight was perfect. If he wasn't mistaken, this so-called yingqi tree was just an old pine tree!
And there was only this one tree next to the eagle's nest. Ma Xiaoyao couldn't help frowning.
"Never mind, I'll go over and take a look first!" Ma Xiaoyao made up his mind. After all, the eagle's nest wasn't far away, only a hundred meters or so.
Perhaps for normal people, even professional climbers, a hundred meters wasn't a short distance, but for Ma Xiaoyao, it was nothing.
He saw him moving back and forth between different long vines, climbing on the jagged cliffs, as if walking on flat ground.
Ma Xiaoyao didn't even take a minute to cover the distance of more than a hundred meters, and he arrived near the eagle's nest.
Fortunately, the owner of the eagle's nest seemed to have gone out to forage, so there was nothing in the eagle's nest except some weeds, gravel, and thorns.
Unfortunately, the tree next to the eagle's nest was indeed just an ordinary old pine tree, not an yingqi tree at all.
Ma Xiaoyao was desperate. He clung to the long vine, his expression dazed, and looked at the old pine tree in front of him.
"Where's the yingqi tree you promised? Where's the Yingzui Fruit you promised? Damn it, you old liar! I really thought you were some kind of expert!" Ma Xiaoyao hung in mid-air and cursed Old Winebag severely.
After cursing, Ma Xiaoyao felt relieved. In any case, Ma Xiaoyao's experience could be considered worthwhile. Maybe he could become a mountaineer in the future!
Just as Ma Xiaoyao was about to return to the top of the cliff, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind: Since my naked eyes can't see Old Winebag, could the Yingzui Fruit be the same, an unowned object, so I can't see it at all?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt his idea made sense. Ma Xiaoyao decided to verify it himself.
He set his sights on a protruding rock next to the eagle's nest. It wasn't too big or too small, just enough to accommodate his feet. So he used a little force on his waist, and the long vine swayed. Seizing the opportunity, Ma Xiaoyao landed his feet on the rock, then grabbed the long vine with one hand and took out his mobile phone with the other.
After taking out his mobile phone, Ma Xiaoyao skillfully operated it with one hand, aiming the camera at the old pine tree.
"Sure enough, I'm indeed a genius!" Ma Xiaoyao looked excited because there was indeed a strange fruit hanging on the old pine tree.
Yes, there was only one fruit on the whole tree. The shape was a bit like a pear, but the skin was a bit like an apple, red and luscious. Just looking at it made people drool.
"This must be the Yingzui Fruit!"
A flash of light passed, and Ma Xiaoyao collected the Yingzui Fruit into his mobile phone.
"Congratulations, Master, for obtaining the item Yingzui Fruit!" Xiao You sent a congratulatory message.
Ma Xiaoyao couldn't wait to open 'My Items', and sure enough, the Yingzui Fruit was lying obediently in the first grid.
"It's done, it's done!" Ma Xiaoyao's excitement was beyond words.
Originally, he thought he would never be able to do it, but in the end, he finally did it. This was a special and profound sense of accomplishment.
After obtaining the Yingzui Fruit, Ma Xiaoyao was about to put away his mobile phone, but accidentally clicked the scan button again, turning on the camera mode. In a very casual glance, Ma Xiaoyao suddenly noticed that there seemed to be something else in the eagle's nest.
An bird egg, more precisely an eagle egg, was lying quietly in the eagle's nest at this moment.
Ma Xiaoyao remembered that the eagle's nest was empty just now, so this eagle egg must also be an unowned object.
Adhering to the principle of 'it's foolish not to take advantage of a good deal', Ma Xiaoyao naturally put this egg into his pocket.
Afterwards, Ma Xiaoyao checked it, and the egg was already in 'My Items'.
After clicking on it, a note appeared on the screen about the egg: Mountain Eagle Egg (Hatching). Other than that, there were no other options.
It seemed that this bird egg was hatching. He wondered what would hatch from it in the future.
Ma Xiaoyao returned to the ground contentedly. Old Winebag immediately asked expectantly, "Did you get it?"
"Of course!" Ma Xiaoyao looked proud.
But now there was a problem. He didn't know how to give the 'Yingzui Fruit' to Old Winebag because after clicking on the 'Yingzui Fruit' in 'My Items', there were only two options: use and discard. There was no gifting function.
After Ma Xiaoyao expressed his doubts, Old Winebag said indifferently: "You can give it to me after I follow you!"
Old Winebag's words had already made his attitude clear, that he agreed to follow Ma Xiaoyao.
Ma Xiaoyao was excited. After working for a night and most of the day, he was finally about to succeed. He pointed the camera at Old Winebag and clicked the 'Subdue' option.
After a flash of white light, Old Winebag disappeared out of thin air, and another grid lit up in the Hundred Ghost Illustrations.
Next to the Snow Enchantress, the portrait of Hua Tuo Gui (Hua Tuo Ghost) lit up.
Just as Ma Xiaoyao was about to check to see what abilities Old Winebag had, he suddenly heard a faint voice in the distance.
"Help, is anyone there? Help us!"