Some sharp-eyed onlookers noticed that although the demon beast moved swiftly and had a strange coloring, its shape looked very familiar. Only after someone quick on the draw attacked it and slowed it down did they get a clear look. Wasn't that a Lion Owl?
Ye Chuqi soothed Xiao Nuo and finally stopped outside the Adventurers' Camp. The commotion had drawn quite a crowd nearby, but it was when Ye Chuqi jumped off Xiao Nuo's back that everyone was truly astonished. The surrounding chatter instantly grew louder and more chaotic, nearly rising into a deafening uproar.
"Sorry, I was just passing through. I didn't mean to startle you."
Someone in the crowd immediately sneered. "What's that supposed to mean, startle us? Are you saying we were scared? Which eye of yours saw us looking scared?"
Ye Chuqi rubbed Xiao Nuo's claw with a smile and said in all seriousness, "Both of them." As she spoke, she even blinked earnestly, her bright black eyes gleaming with vitality.
Ye Chuqi hadn't intended to make an issue of the attack on Xiao Nuo. After all, it was only a misunderstanding. Even outside a beast tide, everyone would be nervous if a demon beast suddenly approached. Most people, however, would take a careful look to see whether it was a wild demon beast or someone's beast companion, for fear of injuring it by mistake. In circumstances like these, an accidental injury could easily spark a conflict between the two sides.
Yet someone had attacked outright without a second thought. Had he done it deliberately, or was he simply an idiot?
Ye Chuqi glanced at him and confirmed it: he really was an idiot. Attacking recklessly was bad enough, but now he was openly provoking her. Indeed, the person arguing with her was the very