The stone exploded the instant the two left.
That huge rock instantly turned into countless tiny specks of dust.
Pu Pu was startled by the sudden explosion, staring blankly in that direction. She clung tightly to Xu Yuehuai, her hands trembling as she stammered, "Sister... what... what happened?"
The dust hadn't settled yet, obscuring what was hidden beneath it. Xu Yuehuai's expression was serious, her lips pressed tightly together. "Don't be afraid, stay here, I'll go take a look."
The two were only six or seven meters away from where they had been before. Pu Pu worriedly tugged at Xu Yuehuai's sleeve, "No! Let's go back, okay? I'll go back and find Brother Pingping to come and see. He's very capable. Don't go over there."
Xu Yuehuai patted Pu Pu's head and smiled gently, "Don't worry, your older sister is very capable."
Xu Yuehuai walked over there, using her spiritual power to disperse the dense dust as she went.
The thing gradually came into view; it was an ugly-looking rat.
Xu Yuehuai squatted down, casually picked up a stick from the side, and poked the round thing.
The little creature had gray fur all over its body, which looked fine and soft, and its body was only the size of a palm.
Xu Yuehuai couldn't understand how such a small thing could unleash such strong energy.
"A rat?" Xu Yuehuai's voice carried a hint of doubt.
The little creature turned its head, its two round eyes wide, and said, "You're the mouse! Your whole family are mice!"
In the short time that followed, Pu Pu had already come over. Looking at the adorable pet in front of her, Pu Pu wanted to reach out and touch it, but before she could, Xu Yuehuai grabbed her wrist. "Be careful, this might not be a good thing."
"You! You woman! How awful! How dare you speak of me, a spirit pet, like this! I would rather die than be humiliated!" The little creature's somewhat childish voice came through, sounding like that of a seven or eight-year-old child.
Pu Pu was immediately drawn to him, exclaiming, "You're so cute!"
"Over here! The commotion just now came from ahead. The spirit pet is probably nearby. Everyone, search around, and don't let someone else get there first!"
"Hurry up, the spirit pet's aura is getting stronger. Brothers, keep a close eye on it and don't miss any important information."
Footsteps approached from not far away, accompanied by a murmur of conversation.
Xu Yuehuai sensed something was wrong and wanted to take Pupu away first, but in the blink of an eye, Ying Ziping emerged from a clump of grass, "What are you doing...?"
He waved his fan casually, and upon seeing the object on the ground, he immediately cast a spell to create a barrier around himself, isolating himself from information from the outside world.
"How did you find this little thing? This is, a white tiger cub, right?" Ying Ziping didn't seem embarrassed at all, talking to himself as if they were old friends.
Xu Yuehua narrowed her eyes, looking at the man in front of her, a dangerous glint flashing in her eyes. She hadn't noticed him coming at all.
This person's strength is definitely not...
Before Xu Yuehuai could continue guessing Ying Ziping's identity, Pu Pu, who was standing to the side, became excited.
"Brother Pingping! What are you doing here?" Pu Pu stood up happily and looked at Ying Ziping.
She and Ying Ziping hadn't seen each other for a while.
Ying Ziping gently tapped Pu Pu's head with his fan, saying in a doting tone, "You little rascal, the depths of the forest are so dangerous, how dare you bring a new friend here? What if you run into some bad guys?"
Xu Yuehuai raised an eyebrow. So this was the Pingping brother that Pu Pu had mentioned. That nickname sounded rather rustic.
"I said I'm still here! How can you ignore my existence like this!" The little gray ball jumped on the ground in dissatisfaction.
Even before it was born, it knew its identity was extraordinary. The people in front of it should be just like the group that was looking for it, overjoyed at its arrival, and then fighting together to see who would ultimately capture it.
Outside the barrier, several burly men searched the surrounding area twice but found no trace. "Boss, there's no trace of spirit beasts around here anymore. Could it be that we've gone in the wrong direction?"
The burly man, addressed as "Boss," stood there for a few moments, his brow furrowed as he pondered something. "Impossible! My spell couldn't possibly be wrong; it must be somewhere around here!"
"But... there's not a trace of spirit beasts here..."
The burly man looked around and noticed that there were obvious traces of spiritual energy impact around the place where Xu Yuehuai and the others had been. "Look here, the traces shown by that spirit beast are still here. How could we have made a mistake!"
"The only explanation is that we're too late." The burly man's face was not good. This was the most valuable information their sect had recently obtained. If they couldn't bring this spirit beast back, they would lose all their influence in the town's forest area, and it would be uncertain whether anyone would join their sect in the future.
Xu Yuehuai remained silent, quietly watching the people searching outside the barrier, and then glanced at the spirit beast.
Taking advantage of the moment when no one around was paying attention, he grabbed it, raised his hand and threw it out. The whole movement was smooth and effortless, and the spirit beast was thrown out of the barrier.
"Hey! Woman!" The spirit beast was startled, its voice cracking.
The sound didn't make Xu Yuehuai turn around, but instead attracted the burly men. The men looked at the spirit beast that had fallen to the ground, covered in dust and dirt, looking much more disheveled than before.
"Boss! What's going on? We've checked this place several times, and there's no spirit beast here. How did this spirit beast suddenly appear here?" A rather thin man pointed at the gray blob on the ground and hid behind the strongest man in fear.
There were five people in their group. The man standing at the front, who was also called the leader, looked at the things on the ground with a serious expression and then glanced at the place where the spirit beast had appeared.
"Who was the woman you were just talking about?" The burly man knew that the spirit beast in front of him was a high-level spirit beast that had evolved the ability to speak.
"An ugly woman! Not only did she throw me out, but she also called me a rat! How despicable! How despicable!" The spirit beast stood up from the ground, its four legs on the ground, glaring angrily at the direction of the barrier, as if it was about to rush into the barrier and fight Xu Yuehuai.
Pu Pu and Ying Ziping were both confused as to why Xu Yuehuai had thrown the spirit beast out. "What kind of behavior is this, Miss Xu?"
Xu Yuehuai clapped her hands and said indifferently, "Why keep this kind of harmful thing if we don't throw it out? We can't eat it anyway."
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