Xie Mingchi's eyes lit up, he coughed softly, and nodded reservedly, "Okay."
Hua Shi suppressed her smile and stood up.
Suddenly, there seemed to be a commotion in the woods across the stream, and the branches and leaves swayed...
“Squeak—!”
“Squeak…!!”
A strange yet familiar cry suddenly reached my ears.
Xie Mingchi stood up suddenly, stood in front of her, and looked in the direction of the movement. His relaxed face suddenly frowned.
"That's the cry of the mountain spirit." He whispered.
Hua Shi's breathing paused slightly, and he suddenly remembered the mountain elves he met in the mountains last time.
After a rustling sound in the treetops, accompanied by cries, five or six mountain elves with black hair all over their bodies crawled out of the forest.
The familiar three arms and legs, the long, full hair, the short body, the small head, and the big, bulging eyes...
Although this was not the first time he had seen it, Hua Shi still subconsciously swallowed his dry throat.
Xie Mingchi, who was standing in front of her, had already pulled out a sharp dagger hidden in his waist and was blocking it skillfully and vigilantly.
It seems that I am ready to fight with him...
“Squeak, squeak, squeak…!”
After a few chaotic calls, the mountain elves seemed to be holding something in their mouths. They crossed the shallow stream and ran straight towards the two of them.
Hua Shi heard the creaking sound of Xie Mingchi's clenched fists. When she looked up again, she saw that the veins on the back of his hand, which was holding the dagger, were bulging and he was exerting great force.
“Squeak, squeak, squeak!!”
Several mountain elves waded through the stream and climbed up the shore using three hands and feet. They had a pair of bulging eyes with round pupils, which looked very scary at first glance.
But Hua Shi's eyes fell on the crabs in their mouths?
It looks like a crab, with a gray-black shell, eight legs, and it moves...
Seeing that several mountain elves were getting closer, Xie Mingchi held the dagger and was about to attack the mountain elf that was running the fastest and closest.
"Wait a moment…!"
Hua Shi reached out and grabbed his arm.
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