Xiao Xiao took a deep breath.
"Whoo~"
The Shan Beast was rarely clever for once.
It knew Xiao Xiao was helping it.
The Shan Beast tried hard to press its body downward.
It wanted to free itself from the manhole cover's grip.
But the Shan Beast was wedged too tightly. Even with Xiao Xiao and the Shan Beast working together, they couldn't move its body down even a fraction.
Xiao Xiao thought for a moment.
"Gu Diao."
The enormous monster appeared, nearly filling the space in the underground passage.
Gu Diao grabbed the Shan Beast's claws.
The Shan Beast shuddered.
The sensation was completely different...
Cold and hard...
Goosebumps covered the Shan Beast's entire body.
It went stiff all over.
"Ree!"
Gu Diao let out a long cry.
"Plop!"
After a faint sound, the Shan Beast was like a radish...
pulled right out of the manhole cover.
The Shan Beast fell to the ground.
After a long while, the Shan Beast finally climbed to its feet, slowly.
It turned its head and looked around.
There were no other creatures besides the human it had grown quite familiar with.
The Shan Beast looked bewildered.
Huh...
Just now...
Who had pulled it down?
It hadn't felt much tugging at all.
It was completely different from before...
It had just felt like its face had hit the ground.
The Shan Beast raised a paw and rubbed its face.
It hurt a little.
"Let's go."
Xiao Xiao smiled.
"Your friend should be here."
Friend!
As soon as it heard that its friend was here, the Shan Beast immediately forgot its confusion.
It struggled to follow the human walking ahead.
Xiao Xiao didn't know how long they'd been walking.
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