Running for Their Lives

The team that had originally been packed together quickly thinned out. As everyone scattered, the Weasel Rat Swarm fell into momentary confusion. Then some continued chasing Wei Yunting's group, while others pursued a team of mortal children. Only two or three Weasel Rat Beasts trailed behind the remaining teams, and the threat immediately dropped.

Wei Yunxi swept her divine sense over the mortal children's team that had received special attention. The girl who had gone to relieve herself with Wei Yunqing was unmistakably among them.

Then she looked at the Weasel Rat Beasts still relentlessly chasing after their own group and became certain that her guess was right. Wei Yunqing really was a scourge.

The little fatty could no longer run. He waved at Yunxi and said, "Yunxi, stop pulling me. I'm going to fall behind. You run first."

Wei Yunxi said loyally, "Brother Zonghao, I can't leave you behind alone!"

Then, seizing the right moment, she pulled the little fatty into a patch of Thorn Vines. At the same time, she tossed out the Isolation Formation Disk in her hand and dragged Wei Zonghao into the formation.

The moment Wei Zonghao entered the formation, he collapsed onto the ground and gasped for breath. Wei Yunxi was not much better off herself. However, while fleeing earlier, she had instinctively directed spiritual power into her legs and infused it with Wind Spiritual Power. That was the only reason she had managed to drag a little fatty along without being caught by the Weasel Rat Beasts.

She had chosen to fall behind now because she did not want to be implicated by Wei Yunqing. Who knew what treasure she had stolen from the Weasel Rat Beasts?

Once Wei Zonghao caught his breath, he sat up from the ground and looked at the few Weasel Rat Beasts pacing outside the formation. "Sister Yunxi, did we fall behind?"

"Mm. There was no other way. Most of the Weasel Rat Beasts were chasing us, and you couldn't run anymore, so I could only pull you aside to hide for a while."

"Thank you, Sister Yunxi. Here, have some dried meat. I nearly ran myself out of breath just now. Eat something and replenish your strength."

Wei Zonghao said this with rare generosity. He felt that this younger sister was worth befriending. Even in such danger, she had not abandoned him, and she had even used a precious formation disk to protect him. She was absolutely the kind of clan sibling his mother had said he could get close to.

Wei Yunxi did not stand on ceremony. She took the dried meat and ate two pieces. Only after the Weasel Rat Beasts outside had left did she say, "Those Weasel Rat Beasts have gone. Let's rest a little longer, then go catch up with Sister Yunting and the others!"

"Mm, we'll go after them once we've rested enough."

Wei Zonghao nodded.

"Brother Zonghao, why do you think those Weasel Rat Beasts were chasing us so relentlessly?"

"Yunxi, did you see clearly? Most of the Weasel Rat Beasts were chasing after us?"

The little fatty had been too busy running for his life to notice what was happening behind them.

Wei Yunxi immediately nodded. "I saw it clearly. Especially when Sister Yunting told everyone to split up and run, the most Weasel Rat Beasts were chasing us. Some were also chasing a mortal team, but the other teams only had two or three following them."

Wei Zonghao furrowed his little brows. "Earlier, I saw Wei Yunqing and a mortal girl go into the woods nearby to relieve themselves. Could it be that the two of them took something?"

Wei Yunxi raised her brows slightly, somewhat surprised. She had not expected anyone else to have noticed Wei Yunqing's actions. It seemed these little radishes were not so simple either.

That did not stop Yunxi from agreeing with him. "I saw them too, but I didn't dare say anything just now."

Hearing Yunxi's words, Wei Zonghao knew he had not been the only one to notice. At that moment, he flashed a row of little white teeth. "Come on, let's catch up and see if she caused this mess."

Wei Yunxi immediately nodded. After their strength had recovered, she put away the formation disk. The disk consumed her spirit stones, and every one used was one less, so she had to save whenever she could.

This time, the two held hands and slowly chased forward along the direction they had come from.

At this moment, Wei Yunting hated her troublemaking clan sister to the bone and shouted angrily, "Wei Yunqing, if you don't want to be eliminated, return that thing to the Weasel Rat Beasts! Otherwise, I won't care about you anymore!"

Although Wei Yunqing was unwilling, she ultimately placed the Weasel Rat Beast cub she had hidden in her sleeve onto the ground, then quickly left the spot.

There were quite a few Qi Refining third-layer Weasel Rat Beasts in the swarm. She was no match for them at all. If Wei Yunting stopped looking after her, it would only be a matter of time before she was eliminated.

After she put down the little Weasel Rat Beast, the Weasel Rats that had been pursuing them without respite finally stopped. The largest one went over and sniffed the little cub, and only after confirming that the tiny thing was unharmed did it pick the little fellow up in its mouth and return the way it had come, choosing not to press the attack relentlessly.

The Weasel Rat Beast swarm had already left its own territory. Staying outside it for too long would also be disadvantageous to them, as the beasts whose territory they had entered would regard it as a provocation.

Only then did Wei Yunting let out a breath of relief. However, she no longer had a pleasant expression for Wei Yunqing. She felt that this clan sister of hers was too short-sighted. This type of beast was only first rank and could at most advance to third rank. Other than running away, they had no great abilities. She had no idea why Wei Yunqing wanted to capture this Weasel Rat Beast.

If Wei Yunxi had been there, she probably could have guessed some of it. Since Wei Yunqing had lost her greatest Golden Finger, the Wooden Token Space, her Storage Pouch had remained flat and empty until now.

Concubine Du had also been forced into seclusion and had not had time to give her the cultivation resources she had prepared. With no confidence at all, Wei Yunqing had thought of catching this little Weasel Rat Beast that had practically delivered itself to her doorstep and trading it for spirit stones. It looked foolishly adorable as a child and was quite popular with little girls.

In the end, she had suffered a setback before even beginning and scattered the entire team. Wei Yunqing grumbled inwardly, but when she looked back and saw that Wei Yunxi was gone, her mood improved again.

"Rest where you are for a while."

Wei Yunting spoke after noticing that the Weasel Rat Beasts were no longer relentlessly pursuing them.

The remaining six finally stopped running. Once everyone had caught their breath, Wei Zonghan spoke bluntly. "Yunqing, do you even know what you came here for? Do you want all the Wei Family disciples to be eliminated and let the people from Kunyu City's other families laugh at us?"

Wei Zonghan was one of the first five disciples to enter the sect. He was the same age as Wei Yunting and was also at the Qi Refining third layer. However, he was a child of a collateral Wei Family branch, which was why Wei Yunting led the group this time. Still, he was tacitly recognized as the vice-captain, so his words were quite blunt.

Wei Yunqing's face reddened, and her eyes turned red around the rims. "Brother Zonghan, I didn't know that little Weasel Rat would lure the whole Weasel Rat Swarm over. When I went to relieve myself, it fell onto my head. Its eyes weren't even open, so I thought it was an abandoned cub. I only wanted to take it back and raise it. I know I was wrong!"

After saying that, she began wiping away tears. Wei Zonghan felt as though he had punched cotton and could only turn to look at Wei Yunting.

Wei Yunting also had some grievances with this younger sister, but the other girl had good Spiritual Root aptitude and cultivated quickly. She was one of the family's key talents, so Wei Yunting could not speak too harshly. She could only warn her sternly, "Yunqing, you are already a cultivator. You cannot act so willfully. Luckily, this time did not lead to a major disaster. You must take it as a warning."

"Sister Yunting, I'll remember it."

Wei Yunqing said pitifully.

At that moment, Wei Zongjin frowned. "Yunxi and Zonghao are missing!"