Chapter 257 - Leaving the Azure dragon city 8.

 Mo Yuxin saw that ripple and struck directly through it. The sword light split one fake body, then another, until the real beast finally launched at her in frustration. At the same time, Su Yubing sealed the heat shimmer around the salt flats with a thin curtain of frost, making the illusions much weaker. The fight lasted only a few moments before the mirage lion realized it could not win. Instead of killing it, they learned the beast had cubs hidden under a salt ridge farther east, and the spirit lamp crystal was only a problem because the caravan had unknowingly driven too close to its den. Once the lamp was moved, the lion calmed down. Madam He was so relieved she offered them three crates of tea at a ridiculous discount and insisted they take the best room at every inn for the rest of the route.