"Squeak..."
To his surprise, the moment he reached in, the big mouse bristled and bared its teeth at him, tightly shielding the little mouse behind it.
The little mouse clung to the big mouse's back, refusing to come out no matter what.
"Well, they're afraid of the owner; we're just responsible for feeding them."
The boy was a little embarrassed by the situation. He was afraid of being bitten and didn't dare to fight back, so he closed the cage and disappeared in an instant.
"He's not just going to abandon us like this, is he?"
Upon seeing this, everyone in the room exchanged bewildered glances.
This manor owner is really something, entrusting such an important task to a child. It's incredibly reckless and a complete waste of their time.
"We've arrived. Sorry to have kept you waiting."
Just as everyone was still wondering what was going on, the boy quickly returned, carrying a small bowl in his hand. "This time there won't be any problems. The mother beast loves to drink milk. Just distract her."
Everyone: "..."
Are you sure this is a reliable approach?
"Squeak squeak squeak..."
However, just as the crowd began to question, the boy had already successfully caught the small beast in his hand.
The mother animal, who was originally extremely protective of her cubs, suddenly ignored them, letting the cubs scratch at the edge of the cage with their claws, making a "clucking" sound, but she seemed not to hear it and continued to drink her milk.
In the end, the little animal just looked at its mother, its face full of despair, as it was pulled out of the cage.
Witnessing this scene, Chunhu Siqiong, sitting on Jun Feijue's shoulder, couldn't help but slightly twitch the corners of her mouth.
Is this the legendary "Forgot Your Child Milk"?
"Um, is it good?"
At this moment, Jun Feijue, who had been silent all along, suddenly swallowed hard, his eyes shining.
"Well…"
Upon hearing this, Junran paused for a moment, then looked at the boy and said, "Do you still have milk here? We'd like to buy some to take with us."
"Yes, there are plenty, as many as you want."
The boy was naturally delighted to be able to make an extra deal.
After agreeing, he took out two silver rings, one large and one small. He locked the small one on the little beast's leg and gave the large one to Ma Shixin.
"This is a beast-tethering ring. It's used to prevent low-level magical beasts that can't recognize a master from escaping."
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, the boy took it upon himself to explain, "However, this only works on low-level magical beasts with low intelligence; it cannot control high-level magical beasts."
"It's already quite good that it can have such an effect."
Upon hearing this, everyone was amazed. This was the first time they had ever heard of such a thing. It truly shows that where there is a need, there will be creation.
After retrieving the rat and successfully obtaining enough milk, the group continued their journey.
As for Jun Feijue, he absolutely loved milk, a novel and delicious beverage, and drank it almost like water.
Seeing how much she enjoyed her drink, everyone in the group was tempted to have a drink too. If they weren't too old to be so embarrassed, they would have liked to ask for a drink as well.
With Benxiao by their side, the group finally arrived before nightfall, covering a distance of one hundred li.
Before the accident, Corpse Mountain was bustling with merchants trading poisons due to the existence of Corpse City. As a result, there were many inns at the foot of the mountain.
But now, it is desolate and lifeless, with nine out of ten houses empty and the landscape barren.
"Is this the Corpse-Hound Mountain?"
The group walked through the empty streets. By now, it was already dark, and layers of white mist were floating all around. They could faintly hear the chirping of insects and the cawing of crows, creating an eerie and sinister atmosphere.
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