Chapter 698: The Feeling of Leveling Up by Fighting Monsters
The strange person didn't know they'd been exposed. Seeing Zhao Ling'er step back, they thought the two of them had refused, and quickly pleaded, "You two young heroes, it's really not far. You only need to take me to the foot of the mountain."
There had been too much noise in the cave for Wang Yue to make a proper judgment. Now, he carefully listened to the person's breathing and realized it was very different from the Little Girl's. It sounded more like a man's.
Just as Wang Yue was about to question them, Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru ran over too. Li Xiaoyao said anxiously, "Brother Wang, Ling'er, a fox demon just ran out. Did you see it?"
Seeing the strange person's startled expression, Wang Yue guessed they'd mistaken him and Zhao Ling'er for someone else. He smiled and said, "We didn't see a fox demon, but we did see a man-demon."
Li Xiaoyao, Lin Yueru, and Zhao Ling'er all looked at Wang Yue suspiciously, unsure what he meant. A demon was a demon, but what was a man-demon? Was it a person or a demon?
But Zhao Ling'er trusted Wang Yue without question. She guessed that by "man-demon," he meant someone here might be a demon. It certainly couldn't be her, and Li Xiaoyao and Lin Yueru were definitely human, so that left only the little girl. Perhaps she was the man-demon.
Just as Wang Yue was about to make a move, a girl's cheerful voice rang out. "Southern Barbarian Mother! I finally found the Princess!"
The lively girl quickly ran to Wang Yue's side, trying to get around the tall man and throw herself at Zhao Ling'er. Wang Yue stopped her by pressing a hand against her