At that moment, Su Yuexian was like an enraged black mother cat, every hair standing on end as she pounced.
But Pattern Hunter dodged aside in a flash and burst into laughter.
"Not bad. Your luck is surprisingly good."
"But the Flowing Cloud Flying Squirrel is mine now. We'll use it to settle the matter of you losing contact for several days."
Yet Su Yuexian's face remained twisted as she flashed forward again, attacking Pattern Hunter. "I said, give it back!"
Bang!
Pattern Hunter suddenly raised a leg and viciously smashed it into Su Yuexian's lower abdomen. She cried out and flew backward, crashing to the ground.
Then Pattern Hunter flashed forward, seized Su Yuexian by the hair, and yanked her head up.
"Substitute, don't refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit."
"I'll give the Flowing Cloud Flying Squirrel to the young master. Perhaps I might even put in a good word for you before him."
Her neck was pulled taut as her head tilted upward. Her entire body trembled violently as she said, "Give the Flowing Cloud Flying Squirrel... back to me."
As far as she was concerned, she did not care in the slightest about any young master. She only wanted the Flowing Cloud Flying Squirrel back.
Pattern Hunter chuckled darkly. "Do you know why your codename is Substitute? Because you're merely a replacement for the person the young master truly wants. Ever since you arrived, has he ever given you so much as a proper glance?"
"Now that I have a chance to say something good about you, don't let it slip away."
With that, Pattern Hunter forcefully threw Su Yuexian's head down.
Leisurely carrying the Flowing Cloud Flying Squirrel, he turned to leave. But at that very instant, his gaze froze. At the entrance to