As a spiritual plant master, Tang Ru knew several spells that could tie up others. Although he couldn't trap Zhao Jiao and the barbarian, he could stop them for a while, giving her time to escape.

Along the way, Tang Ru's true energy was quickly exhausted by chasing and fleeing. She didn't care whether it would hurt her foundation or not, and tried her best to squeeze out the true energy in her dantian. During this journey of running for her life, her braids were untied, her clothes fell off, her shoes fell off, and she looked very embarrassed.

This made Zhao Jiao, who was angry and annoyed behind him, feel that she was already at the end of her strength, and was just a little bit away from catching this slippery little mouse. He had already thought about how to deal with her. It was not enough to torture her in every way, he also wanted to extract her consciousness and make her into a puppet, making her unable to live or die.

Zhao Jiao's mind was full of ideas on how to vent his anger, so he didn't realize that they had already come from one beast's territory to another. It was the barbarian cultivator next to him who said to him, "Master Dong, beware of a trick."

Zhao Jiao said angrily, "What kind of deception could it be? Both you and I have higher cultivation than her. How can we face others if a mere Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator scares us away today!"

At this time, something fell from Tang Ru who was running in front. Zhao Jiao looked closely and found it was a storage bag. He sneered and said to the person next to him: "See, she can't even use the spell to tie people up, and threw out the storage bag to tempt us."

Of course, Zhao Jiao would not fall for such an obvious trick, and the barbarians around him said nothing more.

This barbarian cultivator was Li Xianshi, who was now in an employment relationship with Zhao Jiao. He was on the blacklist of Zhishitang and could not leave Gengsheng Small Heaven Realm. If Zhao Jiao had not said that he had a way to take him away from Gengsheng, he would not have associated with them. He gave the necessary warnings, but the other party did not listen, and Li Xianshi did not force it.

Tang Ru pretended to be embarrassed not to confuse the two men, but to get rid of the traces of a cultivator on his body. It is true that cat beasts are very loving to their cubs, but cat beasts also have the ability to distinguish. Clothing, hairstyle and even storage bags are all flaws.

Tang Ru hated Zhao Jiao very much. She was not only cruel to her enemies, but also to herself. If the cat beast accidentally found out that she was not a real human child, Tang Ru would be killed.

"Awooo——" A beast roared, and the faces of the three people changed. Zhao Jiao and the other two were suspicious, while Tang Ru was ecstatic. She immediately started shouting and screaming, using her voice to attract the cat beast.

Zhao Jiao finally realized that he was tricked by Tang Ru, and he immediately laughed out of anger: "Hey, are you trying to divert the blame? Let's see if the beast will buy it!"

Facts proved that the cat beast was still very willing to accept the offer. Tang Ru was in a mess, without any energy fluctuations. He didn't look like a cultivator at all, but just a weak child in danger. This aroused the cat beast's nature of caring for its cubs. It directly passed Tang Ru and pounced on Zhao Jiao and the others behind.

Zhao Jiao was incredulous, and while cursing at the fool, he started fighting with the cat beast. The cat beast's strengths were attack and speed, and Zhao Jiao's strengths were completely unattainable, and he was at a disadvantage in the first encounter.

After fighting for a while, Zhao Jiao became anxious. He realized that Master Li had no intention of attacking. Zhao Jiao said angrily: "Li Muye! Why don't you attack? What are you waiting for?!"

Li Muye watched coldly. He never fought against fierce beasts without prior preparation. He and Zhao Jiao had agreed to cooperate and only help the other party to appease the fierce beast, but there was no prior agreement to obey his orders and fight the murderer. What's more, he had warned the other party that there was a trick in advance, but Zhao Jiao was stubborn and didn't listen. Now that he was in danger, Li Muye would not help him.

Li Muye turned away his gaze indifferently and looked in the direction of Tang Ru. Perhaps relieved, Tang Ru fell to the ground exhausted, and the heavy snow quickly covered her body. However, with the nature of a cat beast, Tang Ru would not be in any danger, so he lost this time.

Li Muye claimed to be a beast tamer, but this was the first time he was one step behind in the field he was confident in. This did not make him angry, but rather very interesting. Tang Ru's identity as a barbarian helped her, otherwise Li Muye would not have given up so easily.

Zhao Jiao's body was covered with bloody scratches from the cat beast, and the smell of blood stimulated the cat beast to attack more fiercely. Li Muye took one last look at him and left quietly.

However, Zhao Jiao was no match for the cat beast, and after fighting for a while he ran away, but he ran into Shen Yongqing and was caught red-handed.

The leader and his men took the children back to Jincheng first, while Chen Xiao and Xi Yunting rushed to meet Shen Yongqing. After interrogating Zhao Jiao, they learned that Tang Ru had really led him to the cat beast's territory, and the current situation was unclear.

Tong Nuonuo looked serious: "This is a bit bad."

Chen Xiao asked in confusion: "Why is it so bad? Wouldn't the cat beast be good at taking care of the cubs? Ah Rou has the intelligence of an adult, so he won't suffer any loss."

Tong Nuonuo said: "You only know one side of the story. Cat beasts are very protective of their cubs. They are the most protective of their nests among all the fierce beasts. Other fierce beasts will let their cubs become independent when they grow up, but cat beasts are different. They will raise their cubs until they become adults."

Chen Xiao blinked and said hesitantly, "You mean... the cat beast won't let her leave the nest until she grows up, and Ah Rou may not be able to escape?"

Tong Nuonuo nodded with a sad face: "Yes, this plan is only good for a while, and it will be difficult later. In order to prevent the cat beast from discovering that she is a practitioner, she can't meditate and practice. She is still injured, and she has no true energy in this weather. She will be frozen to death."

Someone picked up Tang Ru's storage bag, so they all knew that Tang Ru had no food except clothes. Therefore, she could only rely on the cat beast.

Just when her companions were worried about Tang Ru, she woke up in the cat beast's cave. This was a dry and ventilated cave, with no peculiar smell except the smell of hay and soil. The cat beast was a very clean beast, eating, drinking, defecating and urinating outside. On weekdays, it also liked to clean its fur. Its fur, which had grown a little longer for the winter, was shiny and slippery, and it was also very warm.

Don't ask Tang Ru how she knew that. She was lying in the cat's soft fur at the moment, feeling warm all over.

Tang Ru moved his hands and feet slightly, and immediately woke up the cat beast. In the dim light, the cat beast's eyes looked quite scary. Tang Ru relaxed his limbs, knowing that he couldn't be alert or on guard at this moment.

"Woo~~~" The cat beast let out a low cry in its throat, arched its head, and used its claws to hook Tang Ru into its arms. It was obvious that it liked this two-legged beast cub. Tang Ru was very grateful for the cat beast's blue eyes, but she had no intention of letting the cat beast support her, and just wanted to get away as soon as possible.

The snow outside had stopped, and the sun and stars were hanging high in the sky. Tang Ru judged from the sky that it was already the next day or even longer. She was worried about the other companions and wanted to leave here. Tang Ru raised her hands to hold the cat beast's big paw, and tried to move it away, crawling outside. The cat beast watched her the whole time, thinking that she was just being naughty. When Tang Ru crawled away, the cat beast stretched out its neck, opened its mouth, bit Tang Ru's collar, and brought her back.

Tang Ru paused for a moment, then moved her claws and tried to crawl out. The cat beast was just playing a game with her, patiently bringing Tang Ru back again and again. Finally, Tang Ru was so tired that she was panting. The cat beast raised its big claws and pulled her into its belly fur, letting out a low cry in its throat.

Tang Ru was wrapped in warm fur and closed his eyes involuntarily. Take a break, wait for her to get up and fight again...

Tang Ru was working hard in the nest, while Chen Xiao and others were also trying to find a solution outside. Shen Yongqing had completed the biggest goal of this time, and the only thing left was to take care of Shen Yanxing's friends. Tang Ru was trapped in the nest of the cat beast, so he asked the leader to take some people to suppress the evil cultivators and go back, while he and a few Jindan stage cultivators stayed behind to find a solution together.

Shen Yongqing was also a cultivator with many years of experience. He suggested, "Why don't we make a feint to the east and attack in the west? Let some people lure the cat beast away, and the rest of us rush into the nest to rescue Fellow Daoist Tang."

Xi Yunting said, "This method is inappropriate. Cats with cubs are different from normal times. They will not leave their nests too far, and the pursuit time and radius are much shorter than usual. In addition, cats are very vigilant during this period, and will check on the cubs as soon as they return."

Chen Xiao was impressed. Maoshou is a role model for nannies, even if they are biological children. After sighing, Chen Xiao frowned and asked, "What is Maoshou's staple food?"

Xi Yunting said: "Cat beasts are carnivorous, just like most fierce beasts."

Chen Xiao paused and said, "Hey Ah Rou, isn't that also raw food?"

Tong Nuonuo said: "Don't worry about that. Ah Rou is easy to feed and can eat fresh meat. Their village has a special custom of eating the freshest prey meat during celebrations. The dwarves give themselves names and only register their official names when they go out for training. From the fact that she named herself Ah Rou, you should know that it will be no problem for the cat beast to feed her."

According to Tang Ru, the official name on her name list was misheard by the Zhishitang employee who registered her. Otherwise, she should be called Tang Rou... When Tong Nuonuo heard this story, she just thought that the employee did a good job. The name Tang Rou was too indecent and did not match the image of Tang Ru, a delicate girl.

Shen Yongqing's proposal was not adopted because they were worried about alerting the cat beast. In the end, they decided to wait for the cat beast to go out hunting, and then take the opportunity to break into the nest and rescue Tang Ru.

However, when they finally saw the opportunity and took advantage of the cat's departure to quickly approach the nest while hiding, they were seen by another pair of eyes.

The owner of these eyes was usually threatened by the cat beast, and was a favorite dish on the cat beast's menu. Logically speaking, even if he didn't support someone sneaking into the cat beast's nest, he shouldn't make trouble. But Chen Xiao and his friends offended them even more, and kept screaming when they appeared.

"Squeak-squeak--" accompanied by the falling snow, a group of black-tailed bat monkeys appeared.

When Chen Xiao and his companions went to pick the white spirit fruit, they killed the demon cultivator bat monkey king. After a few months, the tribe has already elected a new bat monkey king. The bat monkeys are very vengeful, and they will immediately call their companions when they see a familiar face. The new bat monkey king even intends to retaliate against them to establish his prestige.

The group of black-tailed bat monkeys near the nest are both food reserves and natural sentinels. As soon as the black-tailed bat monkeys scream, the cat beasts rush back quickly.

Chen Xiao and his team's rescue attempt was a complete failure. They retreated while fighting with the bat monkeys. In order to avoid alerting the cat beasts, they had to pretend that their target was the bat monkeys. It took a lot of struggle to get away. It was very painful.