Qian Renxue nestled against Little Jiu, and her fear of the dense swarm of spiders eased considerably. But then she realized that the two of them were sitting far too close.
Qian Renxue's face reddened slightly, and she gave a light cough.
"Move away from this Crown Prince! I'm not even a beauty, so why are you sitting so close?"
Little Jiu replied seriously, "You're my captive! What if you run away? You'd better behave yourself!"
Qian Renxue blinked. That actually sounded rather reasonable! Then I'll... behave?
Ning Fengzhi's mouth twitched violently beside them. Do you really think we're blind? You call this being a captive?
The white-furred giant wolf beside Little Jiu let out a howl and bared its fangs viciously at Qian Renxue, as if saying: Ninth Brother, don't worry, I'm watching him! If he dares run, I'll bite him to death!
But that flattery landed squarely on the wrong hoof. Little Jiu slapped the giant wolf on the head, pressing it flat onto the ground.
Then the giant wolf discovered miserably that Little Jiu had actually wrapped an arm around Qian Renxue and climbed onto its back with her. Little Jiu then swung himself onto the wolf's back as well.
The giant wolf screamed inwardly: I'm the Moonwind Wolf Emperor, not a dog! If you don't believe me, I'll bark for you—awoo, awoo~~
But when it sensed Little Jiu's chilling killing intent, along with the terrifying aura he carried after the Sky Azure Bull Python's sacrifice, it happily began wagging its tail. Its face seemed to say, Is my back comfortable? Isn't my fur super nice to touch? I love having people ride me!
Seeing the giant wolf that had been baring its teeth a moment ago instantly turn into a big dog, Qian Renxue found it