"Whether it can be stopped isn't up to you to decide, is it?" Jiu Ming stood up, treating the imposing aura the man had revealed as nothing at all. Hearing Jiu Ming's words, the white fox behind him nodded fiercely.
Rather than leave with some inexplicable stranger of unknown origin, it would rather stay by Jiu Ming's side. It might dislike him, but he at least felt dependable...
"Is that so?" The man's smile faded, replaced by a solemn expression. The white fox's eyes darted, and it decisively abandoned Jiu Ming where he stood before bolting far away on its own.
Before the big yellow dog could figure out what was happening, a sudden chill seized its heart. The white fox had fixed its eyes on it, and seeing the fierce, hostile look now in those eyes, the big yellow dog almost whimpered.
If those two started fighting later, the white fox would definitely beat it senseless, wouldn't it?!
It wasn't some top-tier Exotic Beast with combat power off the charts. Even against the weakened white fox, who would win was still unknown. The key was that the white fox had a thick thigh to cling to behind it, while it... If it accidentally hurt the fox, uh... it looked like death would be on the agenda again.
"Alright, no more joking around." The man's stern expression suddenly vanished, and a faint smile returned to his face. "Well, actually, I came at a fox's request—to take it back." The man pointed at the white fox in the distance. That gesture made the fox's heart tremble, and an intense sense that disaster was imminent surged through it. Something terrible seemed about to happen. Under that pressure, the white fox immediately put on a pitiful expression, blinking at Jiu Ming with pleading