After checking Little Gray's injuries, the little girl heaved a sigh of relief. When she looked at Xu Chunniang again, her gaze abruptly turned cold, devoid of any innocence or naivety.
"You actually dared to hurt Little Gray!"
Xu Chunniang smiled, but her eyes were as cold as knife blades.
"What wouldn't I dare? It's just a puppet beast. If it blocks my path, I'll burn it to ashes with a single fire!"
Her words stoked the little girl's fury until it blazed sky-high. She wished she could immediately unleash thunderous methods and avenge Little Gray.
The puppet wolf also hunched its body again, glaring at her with deadly intensity.
However, she never fought a battle she was not sure of winning.
Moreover, in a few days, the Yellow Sand Demon King would lead his troops to attack Dark Night City. It was highly inappropriate to waste her strength at such a time.
The little girl suppressed the fury in her heart. After closing her eyes briefly, she looked over coldly.
"You may leave."
Yet Xu Chunniang had no intention of leaving just like that. She stared appreciatively at the puppet wolf beside the little girl.
"I wonder if Commander Lord would be willing to part with it and give this puppet wolf to me?"
The little girl was so angry that she laughed. As if soothing it, she stroked Little Gray's back, her gaze growing even colder. "Dream on!"
"How stingy."
Xu Chunniang's smile deepened, as though she did not care in the least about being refused. "I see there are many other puppets in Commander Lord's courtyard. How about I just pick a few?"
"I spared your life, yet you've taken an inch and demanded a mile?"
The little girl smiled, her tone carrying a profound undertone. "Since