To take action personally?
Probably not. People in positions of power would never want to get their hands dirty.
Wait, why did I use the word "dirty"?
Just then, he suddenly heard a rustling sound and instinctively turned around: "Xiao Xi, did you hear anything?"
"No?" Ji Xiaoxi looked blank.
"Oh." Zu'an started to rethink again. Shi Kun was unwilling to take action himself, and now that Xue'er had come in again, she was bound to make a move. However, after what happened last time, she wasn't afraid to experience the feeling of pregnancy and childbirth again.
It seems she wasn't the only one.
rustling sound~
Just then, another sound came from the grass, which even Ji Xiaoxi heard. The two of them turned around warily, and their expressions changed at the same time, because some golden-haired strange rats appeared in the grass.
If it were just a few, it wouldn't be a big problem, but when you look around and see them densely packed, with tiny eyes staring intently at you, it's truly terrifying.
"How much is this?" Zuan swallowed hard.
"There are at least several hundred, and if you can't see clearly at the back, it's not impossible to have over a thousand." Ji Xiaoxi was also a little flustered; girls are generally more afraid of these things.
Suddenly, a strangely shaped golden rat jumped out, squeaking at one of its obviously huge companions, while pointing in the direction the two were. Although it was impossible to understand what it was saying, it was clear that it was making a vehement accusation.
"Doesn't this look a little familiar?" Zuan's gaze fell on the bald patch of skin on the back of its head.
"It looks like the same one from just now." Ji Xiaoxi swallowed hard; her nervousness was palpable.
The largest golden-haired monster rat let out a few piercing cries, and the other golden-haired monster rats all arched their bodies.
Zu An's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly grabbed Ji Xiaoxi's hand and ran away.
What a joke! Maybe you can handle a few spikes, but hundreds or thousands of them are no less than a rain of arrows from an army. No matter how you dodge and weave, you'll be turned into a hedgehog in no time.
As soon as they left, the area within a radius of several dozen feet where they had just stood was completely covered by sharp spikes.
Seeing that they had dodged, the golden-haired monster rats became enraged and chased after them, squeaking as they went. Wherever they passed, the waist-high weeds all fell down, and from a distance, it looked as if a wave was chasing the two of them.
"It's all my fault. If I hadn't been so soft-hearted and released one, things wouldn't have turned out like this." Ji Xiaoxi's tone was full of apology.
“It has nothing to do with you. Nobody expected there to be so many of these things,” Zuan reminded him. “Don’t talk, or you’ll lose your breath.”
The two ran for a while longer, but the golden-haired monster rats continued to chase them tirelessly. Although they could not catch up with them, they could not shake them off either.
"So what do we do now?" Ji Xiaoxi couldn't help but ask.
"You used to be able to go deep into Dragon Hidden Mountain without any problems, so how come these dead rats are still chasing you like this?" Zu An asked curiously.
“I forgot to take out the medicine while we were chatting. It’s too late to take it out now. They’ve already seen us. They won’t be scared by the smell alone,” Ji Xiaoxi replied. She didn’t actually finish her sentence. She had a way to make the rats ignore her, but how could she bear to put Zu’an in danger alone? So she continued to run after him.
Zuan: "..."
He couldn't blame the other party either, after all, who could have predicted that they would encounter such a dangerous situation on the outskirts of the secret realm? Speaking of which, he wondered if the other groups would be as unlucky as them.
Sigh, heading west is definitely not a good idea.
Noticing Ji Xiaoxi's worried expression, he comforted her, "Don't worry, maybe they'll get tired after running for a while and stop chasing us."
To be honest, there was no real grudge between them. It was just that one of the golden-haired monster rats had been plucked bald, but it hadn't been killed. Unless this guy was the son of the Rat King, it was hard to understand why they would keep chasing him.
However, after running for an hour, Zu An's heart sank. The swarm of rats behind him showed no sign of stopping, and he already felt his breathing becoming disordered.
"Auntie, I...I can't run anymore." Ji Xiaoxi was exhausted.
“There’s a valley ahead. With that barrier and space to hide, we can slowly deal with these dead rats.” Zuan’s eyes suddenly lit up as he noticed a quiet valley in the distance.
You have to understand that in the plains there is no cover at all. Facing countless swarms of rats from all directions, no matter how strong you are, they can swarm you and instantly devour you until only bones remain. All you can do is run away.
But it's different in the valley. With all sorts of obstacles, you can slowly outmaneuver the swarm of rats, since a single monster rat isn't that strong.
The valley looks close, but it's truly a case of "looking at the mountain makes your horse run itself to death."
At first, Zu'an grabbed Ji Xiaoxi's hand and ran with her. Later, Ji Xiaoxi almost fell several times, so he simply picked her up. Fortunately, she was petite, so it didn't take much effort to hold her in his arms.
Held in his arms, Ji Xiaoxi's face flushed instantly. She had never been so intimate with a man before, and could only keep reassuring herself that Brother Zu was only doing this to save her, and that he was different from other men...
Finally, Zuan reached the valley. A chilling aura rushed towards him. He had been running for so long and was originally very hot, but this aura made him feel cold.
"What's going on?" Zuan was taken aback, but he didn't have time to think about the reason. He was looking around for a place to hide.
Just then, Ji Xiaoxi's excited voice came from beside him: "Auntie, look! Those strange rats haven't followed us."
Zuan turned around in confusion and noticed that the group of golden-haired monster rats were standing a few feet away from the edge of the canyon, pacing back and forth at the entrance, looking restless but not daring to move forward.
"Could there be something terrifying in the valley that they fear?" A thought popped into my head.
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