Yang Qing and the others took several looks at the gray mass rushing toward them before they finally made it out. It was a countless horde of rabbits.
"Are you sure these are our helpers?" Yang Qing asked Jiangli.
"Whether they'll help us is hard to say, but they're natural enemies of the Forest Spirits. That much is true."
Jiangli smiled faintly, then suddenly seemed to remember something and added, "When they actually get here, remember to climb up into the trees and stay there."
"These four-legged creatures have vicious teeth. Even a lump of iron standing in front of them would be swallowed into their bellies."
Jiangli seemed rather indifferent when speaking of those four-legged creatures.
That made Yang Qing curious.
Doesn't Jiangli have four legs too?
Is it so dismissive just because they're rabbits?
Still, this was the first time in his life he had heard of rabbits that shunned grass and gnawed on lumps of iron.
Their teeth really must have been formidable.
"Want to know how these fellows deal with those little creatures? Get up the trees quickly, or it'll be too late."
Jiangli shouted to Yang Qing.
All of them hurried up the trees.
Fortunately, these trees were quite large, with sturdy branches that easily accommodated several people each.
Once Yang Qing sat down, he looked below and saw that the rabbits had already surrounded the Forest Spirits, which had been slowly descending.
Immediately afterward, the soul flames that had nearly gone out blazed with dazzling light once more.
This light was different from what Yang Qing and the others had seen before. Previously, they had seen a ball of fire.
Now, it was a ring of light.
Looking closer, they saw that the rings had completely enveloped the little insects, as though the insects