Stone-Slab Ear Mouse

Owl returned to Sa's hiding place, his heart heavy with worry.

Owl suddenly saw Sa gripping a stick, cautiously watching a mouse in a burrow not far away.

The mouse had sleek fur and a pair of large ears. The moment Owl saw it, his eyes lit up, and he could not help smiling.

An Ear Mouse. Its huge ears caught the wind and could hear the faintest sounds within a hundred li. They were usually exceedingly difficult to catch; only by knowing where their nest was could one have the slightest chance of catching one.

He had not expected the resting spot he had chosen on a whim to be blocking an Ear Mouse's burrow.

Clearly, the Ear Mouse feared Sa and did not dare leave its burrow, while Sa was also afraid of the Ear Mouse. She clutched her stick and did not dare move, afraid it might suddenly charge over and attack her.

The two cowards feared each other, and neither dared make the first move.

Owl drew his dagger and fixed his eyes on the Ear Mouse. Its attention was entirely on Sa, and it had not noticed Owl approaching from another angle.

A flash of blade-light swept past. By the time the Ear Mouse reacted, the dagger was already too close. It tried to shrink back into the burrow, but after retreating only slightly, the dagger plunged into its head.

Killed in one blow!

Owl immediately rushed forward and dragged the Ear Mouse out. Sure enough, it was already dead as a doornail. Only its hind legs still twitched on instinct, kicking again and again.

"Owl, you're back." Seeing Owl, Sa finally let out a breath of relief. Her legs went weak, and she simply sat down on the ground. Clearly, her standoff with the