Magical Beast Mountain Range, a mountain path.
A man and a woman were walking forward, embracing each other.
“Are you scared?”
Ye Shu glanced at Lin Qingxue.
At this moment, she was clinging tightly to his arm, her large eyes darting left and right.
At the slightest rustle of grass, she looked ready to dive into his arms and hide.
From the moment the sound of the explosion rang out, Ye Shu had noticed that Lin Qingxue was extremely terrified.
“That…
that…”
Lin Qingxue blushed and whispered, “Could you hold me…
I feel like it’s very dangerous here.
Should we find another way?”
“Even I’m not afraid, so what are you afraid of?”
Ye Shu was speechless.
He was clearly the one being hunted, right?
Anyone who didn’t know better would think Lin Qingxue was the one being pursued.
“I’m not scared!”
Lin Qingxue said stubbornly, though her eyes were fixed on the direction of the explosion and her ears were perked up.
Was she supposed to tell Ye Shu the truth?
In her previous life, out of jealousy over the ambiguous relationship between Sect Master Feng Mengli and Ye Shu, she had secretly drugged Ye Shu’s grilled fish.
To her shock, it turned out to be an Aphrodisiac, leaving her stomping her feet in frustration.
Later, she was discovered by Sect Master Feng Mengli…
who nearly hacked her to death.
If Ye Shu hadn’t stopped her, she would have definitely died.
Seriously!
Even after that, she and Sect Master Feng Mengli remained at odds, each wishing the other would just disappear.
In this life, she didn’t know if the other woman had been reborn as well.
But seeing this commotion happening three months early, it was highly likely she had been reborn and was looking for her lover ahead of schedule.
In that case, she…
was the love rival in Sect Master Feng Mengli’s eyes!
And a love rival who hadn’t grown powerful yet!
Facing a reborn Sect Master Feng Mengli, her fate would likely have only one outcome…
being hacked to death.
So she had to cling tightly to Ye Shu.
Only by relying on her relationship with him could she hope to survive when facing Sect Master Feng Mengli.
At this point, Lin Qingxue hadn’t realized something.
Sect Master Feng Mengli might very well be here to kill Ye Shu.
In her eyes, the reborn Sect Master Feng Mengli was still most likely Ye Shu’s confidante.
But even if she realized it, it wouldn’t matter.
Because after Sect Master Feng Mengli hacked Ye Shu to death, the second person she would kill would be the culprit who ruined her purity!
Lin Qingxue’s eyes suddenly darted around as she spoke, “Let me ask you, did you hear that explosion?”
“I heard it.
What about it?” Ye Shu nodded.
“I’m telling you, there’s a very, very bad woman over there.
Whatever you do, don’t go near her.
She brushes her teeth without washing her face, washes her face without brushing her teeth, eats rice without dishes, eats dishes without rice, and even likes to steal candy from children.
In short, she’s a very, very bad woman.”
Lin Qingxue bluffed with a straight face.
She had to ruthlessly blacken Sect Master Feng Mengli’s image before Ye Shu met her to increase her own survival rate.
“And she has a grudge against me—the kind where she wants to kill me!”
“But she’s a Face-con, so she’ll definitely fall in love with you at first sight.
You have to protect me, okay?”
“Otherwise…
otherwise, no one will be your sparring partner anymore!”
Lin Qingxue waved her little fist, speaking with conviction as she made up nonsense with a straight face.
Hearing this, Ye Shu’s mouth twitched.
Love at first sight?
More like a sword to the throat.
However, he didn’t say much.
Instead, he held his breath, pulled Lin Qingxue into his arms with one hand, and whispered, “Don’t speak.”
“What’s wrong?” Lin Qingxue was startled.
Ye Shu didn’t answer.
He simply crept forward.
Ahead was a patch of low shrubs, and from not far away came clearer growls, like a wild beast trying to intimidate something out of fear.
At the same time, there was the sound of a somewhat immature beast’s roar.
Lin Qingxue also instinctively held her breath and observed quietly.
It was only then that she noticed Ye Shu hadn’t followed the route from her previous life to find Sect Master Feng Mengli at all.
Instead, he had taken a completely different path.
He wasn’t looking for Sect Master Feng Mengli; what was he doing here?
Pushing aside the shrubs, the view suddenly opened up.
In front of a natural grotto, several silver-white furred wolf beasts were tensing their backs and baring their fangs, letting out low growls toward the cave.
In front of the cave was a creature that looked like a lion cub.
However, its fur was purple, sleek and shiny, shimmering in the sunlight.
At the end of its long tail was a purple crystal that looked like a star, emitting a faint glow.
Currently, it was crouched on all fours, one paw scratching the ground uneasily.
Its fur was standing on end as it let out adorable but fierce little growls at the Silver-backed Wind Wolves.
Despite being just a cub, it actually managed to intimidate the pack of wolves.
“This is…
the Purple Crystal Lion King’s nest?”
Xiao Bai’s eyes suddenly widened as she asked curiously, “What are you doing here?
Shouldn’t you be looking for Sect Master Feng Mengli?”
“Why would I go looking for her?”
Ye Shu gave her a speechless look.
“Whether Sect Master Feng Mengli is truly luring me or just pretending, she must use her true body to draw away the Purple Crystal Lion King, who is at the same rank as her.”
“So at this very moment, the safest place is actually the Purple Crystal Lion King’s nest.
Besides, there shouldn’t be any fortuitous encounter more valuable than the belongings of a Fifth Rank Demonic Beast, right?”
“You…”
Xiao Bai was shocked by him.
That made so much sense that she couldn’t argue.
Ye Shu’s gaze was deep.
After confirming that only the Little Beast and a few Silver-backed Wind Wolves were around and there were no other threats, he flipped his right hand, and the xiongyuan sword, which had been gathering power for a long time, instantly slashed out.
*Slash!*
Three moon-white sword lights tore through the air.
Without even a single cry of pain, the heads of the three Silver-backed Wind Wolves flew high into the air, blood gushing out like pillars.
“Fortunately, I reached the Ninth Level in three days; otherwise, dealing with these beasts would have been a bit troublesome,” Ye Shu murmured softly as he stepped out from the bushes.
A Second Rank Demonic Beast is comparable to a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.
If he hadn’t reached the Ninth Level in three days, if he hadn’t trained by sparring with Lin Qingxue, and if he hadn’t obtained the xiongyuan sword…
Even with a sneak attack, it wouldn’t have been this effortless.
“Wu?”
Seeing the wolves fall, the purple-furred Little Beast first tilted its head in confusion, then saw Ye Shu walking out from the bushes, and a flash of alertness immediately crossed its eyes.
“Wu…”
The Little Beast let out a warning growl.
“Is this…
the Purple Crystal Lion King’s nest?”
Lin Qingxue also crawled out from the bushes.
She curiously looked at the Little Beast, which was baring its two canine teeth, and was instantly melted by its adorable, fierce appearance.
“So cute!” Lin Qingxue exclaimed.
She instinctively wanted to reach out and pet the Little Beast’s head, but someone beat her to it.
“What is this thing?
Male or female?”
Ye Shu grabbed the purple-furred Little Beast by the scruff of its neck, lifting it high and curiously inspecting it up and down.
The Little Beast’s limbs kicked helplessly in the air.
Damned human!
When Papa comes back, he’ll definitely show you!
“Eeee???!!!”
Suddenly, the Little Beast’s body stiffened.
Because Ye Shu was curiously prying its legs apart, seemingly studying the little fellow’s gender.
“Wu wu wu!”
The Little Beast shamefully used its two small paws to protect its vital parts, but it still couldn’t stop Ye Shu’s curiosity.
Today, he really had to see if this thing was male or female.
*Swipe~*
“Eeee!!!!”
“Ohohohohohohohohohoho!!!”
The Little Beast suddenly let out a sharp cry, its eyes rolled back, its tongue lolled out, and its body went limp.
Ye Shu smacked his lips and said calmly under the shocked gazes of Lin Qingxue and Xiao Bai:
“Based on my experience, this is a female beast.”