"Hahaha, Teacher, you actually believe in a mythical story like that." Itachi laughed loudly.
Li shrugged. In truth, she understood that even after saying this, Itachi probably would not believe her. After all, it had gone far beyond everything in his worldview.
But then Itachi laughed. "Even if there are summoned beasts, are you afraid of them, Teacher?"
"I'm not afraid." Li gently shook her head. "But you need to understand that not many people come in to hunt during this season. Under these circumstances, coming in here is basically like throwing a slab of meat into a tiger's cage. If we're unlucky, those summoned beasts will probably come wave after wave. Ordinary summoned beasts are basically like vultures—easy enough to kill, but still incredibly annoying. If we use up too much chakra, things will become difficult to handle afterward. Don't you think?"
Itachi nodded and said nothing more. He turned to enter the tent and sleep. The two of them had already eaten something in town earlier, and at least he felt that he would not need to eat anything tonight.
"Wait. Do that set of movements once first. Otherwise, I don't think you'll be able to endure it," Li reminded him softly.
Itachi understood that Li was right. He could already feel himself beginning to lose the battle against the cold.
When Itachi entered the tent, he found that Li was already lying down and appeared to have fallen asleep.
Looking at Li's sleeping face, Itachi knew that she was not actually asleep, so he asked, "Teacher, I still want to ask—what was that thing you used? Why can it ward off summoned beasts?"
"Don't be so curious. I'm afraid you won't want to sleep after I tell you," Li responded directly.
Itachi noticed that Li was using