Hua Shi pulled Xie Mingchi and whispered, "Wait a moment."
Xie Mingchi was slightly stunned: "?"
Hua Shi said, "They don't seem to be planning to attack. Let's not attack them yet. It won't do us any good out here in the wilderness."
Xie Mingchi's arms were tense, and then they relaxed a little, but his eyes were still fixed on the mountain elves that were gradually approaching, and his gaze did not move away at all.
“Squeak…”
Several mountain elves that waded across the stream let out bursts of excited cries.
Watch carefully when you spend time.
The fastest mountain elf, with a crab in its mouth and three pairs of hands, two of which were also holding crabs, approached the two.
Hua Shi could clearly feel the tense muscles under the hand that was pulling Xie Mingchi.
Just as the mountain spirit approached their feet, Xie Mingchi's tensed hands began to move...
Unexpectedly, the mountain spirit just put the crab in its mouth and hands directly in front of Hua Shi, and then slowly retreated.
Xie Mingchi frowned and looked stunned.
“Squeak…”
“Squeak—!”
After the first one, there was the second one, and about five or six mountain elves followed behind them, piling all the crabs in their mouths and hands in front of the two of them.
"This is?"
Xie Mingchi hesitated for a moment and spoke in confusion.
The mountain spirit's sudden expression of kindness was beyond his expectations.
Whether before or now, in his memory, the monsters and beasts in the mountains and forests were all very ferocious and brutal, and he had never seen a mountain monster show kindness to humans.
It's good enough that they didn't attack proactively, let alone like now...
“Squeak…”
The mountain spirit's slightly excited cry sounded in my ears again.
Xie Mingchi was stunned for a moment, then came to his senses. This time he clearly realized that these mountain elves were obviously trying to please Hua Shi, who was not far from him...?
That look, the gentle cry, and the pairs of eyes were all directed towards Hua Shi...
After confirming again and again that the mountain spirit had no intention of attacking the two of them, Xie Mingchi's tense mood relaxed a little, and then he turned to look at Hua Shi with some confusion.
"They seem to like you very much?"
Xie Mingchi said in a low voice.
Hua Shi also breathed a sigh of relief. She remembered the several mountain spirits she met in the mountains last time. Perhaps it was because of the water in the spring, most of the wild beasts and spirits she met in the mountains were very friendly to her, and even showed signs of getting close to her.
Hua Shi whispered as if explaining, "I've encountered them in the mountains before, and they didn't attack me last time, so they probably don't have any bad intentions."
Xie Mingchi looked at the stones under his feet and saw river crabs piled up by the mountain elves, crawling around on the pebbles.
It was obvious that these river crabs had been caught not long ago and were still alive. He also seemed to remember that mountain elves, with their sharp teeth, preferred to eat these crustaceans.
But looking at their current posture, it seems that they are going to give all these river crabs to Ah Shi...
Xie Mingchi looked up at the front, where he saw several mountain elves not far away.
They chirped and danced with their hands, gesturing towards the flowers. You could see with your own eyes how excited they were...
But these guys are really ugly, with crooked noses, big eyes, slanted mouths, and long, hard black hair from head to toe. They look like the legendary female ghosts.
Although these mountain elves all expressed good intentions, Xie Mingchi still did not completely let down his guard.
The reason why mountain spirits are called mountain spirits is that they can move freely in the mountains, understand human nature, and are very cunning.
Despite its short stature, the sharp claws hidden in its three limbs could easily slit the neck of its prey. He had seen mountain spirits hunting in the mountains before. They were swift, using trees to navigate, and in the blink of an eye, they slashed the neck of a wild deer, with ferocious and swift movements.
“Squeak…”
“Squeak…”
The mountain spirit danced and gestured towards the flowers, and its chirping sounds continued to ring out.
Hua Shi didn't think as much as Xie Mingchi did. She had only heard some rumors about mountain elves from afar. However, the mountain elves had not shown any malice the first or second time. This time, they caught so many crabs from somewhere and put them all at her feet, openly expressing their affection.
Hua Shi's vigilance relaxed a little. She looked carefully at the mountain elf not far away, who was gesturing and pointing at her from time to time, then at the crabs on the ground, and making shrill cries from his mouth.
“…Is it for me?” she asked tentatively.
She didn't know whether these mountain elves could understand her, but judging from the way they gestured, they were very smart.
Sure enough, as soon as Hua Shi’s words came out, the mountain elves who were raising their hands and jumping around became even more excited.
Hua Shi coughed lightly, "Thank...thank you."
Seeing that Hua Shi had no intention of retreating in fear, the clever mountain elves became bolder. One of them, facing Xie Mingchi's aggressive gaze, quickly moved closer to Hua Shi.
Xie Mingchi felt even more doubtful, and his dark eyes were filled with confusion.
Seeing that Hua Shi did not retreat, the mountain spirit used his hands and feet to crawl forward two quick steps until he was less than an arm's length away from Hua Shi. Then he suddenly stretched out his left and right hands and grabbed the corner of Hua Shi's clothes.
Its movements were so fast that in the blink of an eye, Xie Mingchi, who was in shock, didn't even have time to reach out to block it before it grabbed the corner of Hua Shi's clothes.
Xie Mingchi stared and was about to reach out to push away the mountain spirit that was sticking to him, but Hua Shi blocked him with one hand.
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