Yunxi rotated her wrist, reeling in the Red Rope tied around Yuan Liu's wrist and stopping him from dragging her away. The next moment, Menglan Jun appeared at Yunxi's side. Yuan Liu's fur instantly stood on end, and the other Six-Armed Apes subconsciously clenched their fists, seemingly ready to charge at any moment.
Yunxi immediately called out:
"Everyone, don't be rash. This is the helper I invited. He can help us rescue the Three-tailed Red Squirrels."
After hearing Yunxi's explanation, the Six-Armed Apes finally halted. Yuan Liu's hackles were still raised as he lowered his voice and said to Yunxi:
"Ranxi, how did you invite... him? He..."
Menglan Jun smiled as he retorted:
"What about me? Did I kill you, or hurt your kin? You were the one who came snooping around on my turf. I haven't even asked what you were trying to do!"
Yuan Liu was shot back at, yet he was not angry in the slightest. Instead, he somewhat timidly ducked behind Yunxi and said weakly:
"I was just curious. I wanted to see the legend of the Mengxia Mountain Range."
Yunxi was rather speechless. With her slight build, there was no way she could hide Yuan Liu. He was merely deceiving himself, but fortunately, he knew how to speak, and Menglan Jun's expression improved considerably.
So she immediately smoothed things over.
"Lanjun, it was all a misunderstanding before. Don't be angry. Yuan Liu only wanted to satisfy his curiosity, and he didn't do anything harmful to your descendants. You already let him witness how formidable you are, so let this matter pass. We still have serious business ahead of us, and we can't delay for too long."
Menglan Jun raised his handsome brows and gave a soft snort.
"I wouldn't lower myself to argue with this