When Winter Wolf saw Lu Xingshi take out the Death of the God of Winter and Ice, the witch artifact, it immediately moved away from him, wariness showing in its expression.
Its first thought was that Lu Xingshi was planning to use it as a sacrifice to strengthen the witch artifact. Why else would he bring it out for no reason?
"Don't be afraid. I'm not going to do anything to you..." Lu Xingshi casually tossed the witch artifact at its feet. He had also realized that what he had done did look rather like killing the donkey after it had finished turning the millstone.
But Winter Wolf did not know that the millstone had not even been fully turned yet. How could Lu Xingshi possibly do something like killing the donkey?
Seeing Lu Xingshi do this, Winter Wolf also sighed in relief. "Don't do things that are so easy for wolves to misunderstand next time."
"What is there to misunderstand? I just wanted to show you this thing and see whether you could give me some advice." Lu Xingshi spoke with complete conviction.
He was not lying at all. That really had been his intention.
Winter Wolf was rather speechless at Lu Xingshi's words. He made it sound so casual, but this witch artifact was not something one could simply bring out like that.
Good thing he had thrown it away in time. Otherwise, Winter Wolf would definitely have attacked immediately.
"Fine. What did you ask me here for?" Lu Xingshi asked.
Winter Wolf had been the one to contact him through the people delivering food. Otherwise, he would not have come.
They were allies, after all. Since Winter Wolf had proactively contacted him, something major must have happened.
"Do you remember that crippled woman you asked me to