Yuezheng Yan returned to find the Big Goose indeed waiting for him, and his heart settled.
In the Xuanling Sect, beasts were divided into four categories: ordinary, Spiritual Beasts (possessing Spirit Wisdom and capable of cultivation), Immortal Beasts (which could speak human language), and Divine Beasts (which could take human form).
The Big Goose belonged to the category of Spiritual Beasts, with its Cultivation Level at the mid-phase of Foundation Establishment, serving as a mount that had a higher Cultivation Level than both Lu Xingyan and Yuezheng Yan.
As a Spiritual Beast, it couldn't speak, but Yuezheng Yan was still worried that the recent events had scared it–and that might give Lu Xingyan a hint if she noticed anything off about it.
Riding on the Big Goose back to the Spiritual Meal Hall, Yuezheng Yan even went so far as to buy a Spiritual Meal for it.
This gesture brightened up the Big Goose, who had been sulking about being used as a mount on short notice.