After some friendly persuasion, the Weasel Merchant sniffed back his bloody mucus and finally believed that Su Xiao and the others were good people. Seeing this, Baja withdrew the metal-sharp eagle claws that could tear through his skull at any moment, which had been pressed against his neck. The Soul Crystal greatsword, more than twice his body length, also gradually dissipated.
"Tell me, why did you run when you saw us?"
Baja's words made the Weasel Merchant's eyes redden. He glared hatefully at Baja and snarled, "You... you killed my only friend."
"Friend?"
Baja was puzzled. After coming to this world, they shouldn't have killed any intelligent beings. They had only killed a small outdoor boss. Then he thought of something.
"Oh~ I know. Don't tell me—let me guess. When you were traveling through the wilderness, you encountered some kind of monster attack, and then that ferocious beast, the Ancient Ape, happened to eat the monster that was about to swallow you? Is that what happened? Am I right?"
"No... that's not it! We've been friends since we were little."
The Weasel Merchant stubbornly refused to admit it.
"Oh? Is that really so? Normally speaking, even when a ferocious beast was young, it should have ignored you."
Baja deliberately made one eye look big and the other small, switching on his sarcastic mode.
"No... it isn't!"
The Weasel Merchant was so angry that the fur on his back stood up.
"Ho ho ho~ I hit the nail on the head. Let me tell you another fact. The Ancient Ape didn't eat you entirely because of your unique body odor. Didn't you also willingly bring it food? How pitiful. You weren't even qualified to be eaten, let alone become its friend. What exactly were you imagining?"
After hearing Baja's words, the