"Everyone, stop."
When they reached the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest, Zhao Wuji called the group to a halt. Eight pairs of eyes turned toward him, their faces tense.
"You've all heard the stories. The Star Dou Great Forest is nothing like the other places where spirit beasts gather."
"The spirit beasts here are extremely dangerous. Even out on the edge, you could run into thousand-year spirit beasts, or even ten-thousand-year spirit beasts."
"So once we enter the forest, no one is to attack a spirit beast without my orders."
"Also, the spirit beasts in the forest are beyond what any of you can handle. Unless absolutely necessary, I won't step in to help you deal with them. Make sure you understand that."
The group nodded to show they understood.
At Zhao Wuji's signal, O'Sullivan and Han San began chanting spells, conjuring a pile of sausages and chicken legs. Zhao Wuji then passed the food to the students who had been hungry.
At the same time, Yueyan Xiu thought for a moment, then looked at Luo Yao.
"Luo Yao, use your soul skill to scout the area around us. If anything unexpected happens, it'll buy us some time to deal with it."
Huohuo sensed the power of the spiritual connection between them and gave a faint smile.
"With my strength, even if he were here, I could get a suitable spirit ring for O'Sullivan myself."
O'Sullivan handed a sausage and a chicken leg to Luo Yao, but when he saw the way she looked at Huohuo, her expression turning strange for just an instant, he immediately snatched them back and tossed Luo Yao aside.
He'd been planning to get close to Luo Yao and build a rapport with her, but now all those plans were ruined.
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