It can talk

"Alright, I'm going to see Mother now. You go play on your own," Qin Ming said with a smile.

"Where would I find the time to play!" Qin晴 patted the Rapier at her waist and said, "I'm going to practice martial arts. Sooner or later, I will become a Martial Emperor, achieve eternal youth, and soar freely through the sky."

Qin Ming was slightly taken aback; he hadn't expected her to still remember the things he had told his sister in the past.

"Look at me, I'm already at the fifth level of the Martial Ancestor realm. I'll reach the Martial Spirit realm soon," Qin Qing puffed out her chest proudly.

Qin Ming sized her up carefully and clicked his tongue, saying, "Not bad, fifth level of the Martial Ancestor realm already. It seems you haven't been slacking off during this time."

"What about you?" Qin Qing asked. "Are you still a Great Martial Master, or have you advanced to the Martial Ancestor realm?"

Qin Ming gave a low chuckle and released his Aura. "Sorry, I'm already a Martial Spirit."

"What, you're already a Martial Spirit?" Qin Qing's eyes widened in disbelief, her previous pride vanishing instantly. "How did you Cultivate so fast?"

"Squeak squeak…" Sensing Qin Ming's Aura, Ban Lan let out a cry and crawled out from Qin Ming's sleeve.

"A rat, there's a rat!" Seeing Ban Lan, Qin Qing jumped up and cried out in panic.

Qin Ming patted Ban Lan's head and said, "This rat is different from the rats you've seen before. This is a Demonic Beast rat."

"Really?" Qin Qing leaned in and stared closely at Ban Lan. "Its eyes are full of spirit; it really is different from normal rats. However, it's covered in spots—it's ugly to death!"

"You're the ugly one!" Ban Lan protested. "The more spots we Ban Lan Rats have, the more noble we are. You have no idea how many female rats like me!"

Hearing Ban Lan speak, Qin Qing was startled. She pointed at Ban Lan and stammered, "It… it… it's speaking! Brother, listen, it just spoke!"

"I heard it," Qin Ming said, amused. "Ban Lan could always speak. Didn't you know that Martial Emperor-level Demonic Beasts can speak?"

"It's a Martial Emperor Demonic Beast?" Qin Qing asked in disbelief. "Can Martial Emperor Demonic Beasts really speak? I thought that was just something storytellers made up."

Qin Ming shook his head and said, "Ban Lan isn't a Martial Emperor Demonic Beast; it's just a bit special."

"Also, I'm telling you clearly now: Martial Emperor Demonic Beasts can not only speak, but their level of intelligence is no lower than a human's."

"The current Ban Lan is very smart."

Qin Qing still looked at Ban Lan in disbelief, marvelling, "So Demonic Beasts really can speak. How does it do it?"

"You can speak, so why can't I?" Ban Lan climbed onto Qin Ming's shoulder, arms akimbo with a proud look. "I'm much smarter than you. I can learn human languages, but can you learn the language of Demonic Beasts?"

"I really can't." Hearing Ban Lan say this, Qin Qing thought about it; she really didn't know how to speak the language of Demonic Beasts. She couldn't even understand it, so how could she learn it?

"Wait, do Demonic Beasts have a language?" Qin Qing asked suddenly. Encountering a Demonic Beast that could communicate made her quite curious.

The corners of Ban Lan's mouth curled up as it said, "Why wouldn't Demonic Beasts have a language? You humans have one, so why can't we Demonic Beasts?"

"Alright." Qin Ming picked up Ban Lan and put it back into his sleeve, saying to his sister, "Demonic Beasts at the Emperor level and above possess high intelligence. If you encounter an Emperor level Demonic Beast in the future, treat them like humans."

"Some of these Emperor level Demonic Beasts are even more cunning than humans. Whatever you do, don't fall for their tricks."