Yang Huai saw this and said,
"Fine. But from now on, you absolutely cannot cry and fuss or chatter on endlessly. You have to play dumb—the more muddled, the better. Otherwise, even I won't be able to save you!"
At those words, the Silver Fox froze. Then it rolled over on the ground, paws in the air, looking like an ordinary little fox.
"Like this?"
"Right, exactly like that!"
Yang Huai nodded.
Just then, a guileless voice came from behind the neighboring beast pen.
"Big brother of the human race, save me too! I'm a good bear as well!"
Yang Huai looked up at the sound, and the corner of his mouth twitched. A tremendously large figure stood beside the beast pen, its eyes fixed on him with a pleading look.
"You..."
Helplessness flickered in Yang Huai's eyes.
The giant bear hurriedly said,
"I am a Mountain Giant Bear, a surviving breed of heaven and earth, born with spiritual intelligence and innate purity. I am also willing to swear that I have never eaten a human, and that I will never slaughter humans without cause in the future—unless someone provokes me first!"
Its expression was full of sincerity. Then it added,
"I didn't mean to hurt you before, either. I only fought back because you people wanted my life!"
"If you can save me, I'm willing to give you the most precious treasure in my cave!"
Beside it, the Silver Fox chimed in as well.
"I can vouch for it. It's just a big lazy bum that sleeps all day long. It won't easily harm anyone else!"
Seeing this, Yang Huai said helplessly,
"You... your price is far too high. I'm afraid I can't save you or take you out!"
The Mountain Giant Bear quickly said,
"I can change my