Ye Fan closed his eyes, focused all his attention, and began sensing targets in that direction to whom he could transmit his thoughts.
Those living beings appeared precisely in Ye Fan's mind, as though picked up by radar.
There were many different kinds, but most were scattered here and there. He could not locate the wolf pack.
Ye Fan considered where the problem lay.
This range... wasn't enough.
Just then, he heard movement behind him.
He was about to turn around when two little hands appeared at once, one above the other, covering his eyes and mouth.
A cute voice sounded right beside his ear.
"Ye Fan, guess who your Sister Xiao Wu is?"
Ye Fan did not answer. He slapped Xiao Wu's hands away and hurriedly wiped his mouth twice.
"Hey! Did you wash your hands after going to the bathroom? Covering my mouth the moment you get here-is that your idea of manners?"
Though he knew Xiao Wu had not actually done any of that.
Still, if he was putting on an act, he had to see it through.
The disgust on Ye Fan's face made it look as though Xiao Wu's hands were covered in something foul.
Xiao Wu paid no mind to his disgusted words.
"Tch, Sister Xiao Wu was sharing a little good fortune with you. Just count your blessings."
Then she folded her arms, looking smug.
"Let me tell you, Sister Xiao Wu happened to find a rabbit burrow while going to the bathroom! There was a four-hundred-year-old hopping rabbit inside, and I've already absorbed my first soul ring!"
"Heh... congratulations, then. You were gone for two hours. I almost thought you were constipated."
Already knowing how things had turned out, Ye Fan gave a couple of hollow chuckles, his smile never reaching his eyes.
Then he looked her over.
Xiao Wu thought he was checking whether she was hurt. Warmth filled her heart, and she obligingly turned around.
But then Ye Fan said quietly, "Since you've already finished absorbing it, why didn't you bring the rabbit meat back for dinner?"
Xiao Wu froze for a moment, then wondered whether she had misheard.
"What! Bunnies are so cute! How could you eat bunnies!?"
Xiao Wu stood behind Ye Fan with her hands on her hips, not the least bit embarrassed, her face full of anger.
Did this bastard really love eating bunnies that much?
Was he always sneaking off to eat them behind my back?!
At that, Ye Fan spread his hands.
"You already killed it, so why not bring it back for dinner? Isn't leaving it there a waste? You might as well bring it back and make an offering to the temple of your stomach.
"Once you've put every part of it to use, at least it will have died for a worthy cause."
Perfectly reasonable.
"I-!"
Ye Fan's words left Xiao Wu speechless for a moment.
From an ordinary person's perspective, she really should not have abandoned that soul beast.
The problem was that she had not killed a soul beast at all!
"Never mind that! Sister Xiao Wu was worried about wearing you out, having to carry such a huuuge rabbit! Would you still be able to look for a soul ring? You probably wouldn't even be able to catch a rabbit!"
The more Xiao Wu spoke, the more convinced she became, practically wearing the words "righteously justified" on her face.
Ye Fan: "..."
The corners of his mouth twitched twice. He put away his bow and arrows and slung them over his back, deciding not to argue with this hooligan rabbit.
"Let's go. I just found signs of a large group of soul beasts moving around. Let's take a look over there."
Seeing that Ye Fan had no intention of continuing the argument, Xiao Wu assumed the air of a victor and nimbly swung down from the tree.
The two lightened their footsteps and hurried toward the direction Ye Fan had sensed.
The farther they went in the direction Ye Fan led them, the louder the commotion ahead became.
A foul, unnatural wind also blew straight into their faces.
Xiao Wu hid behind Ye Fan, pinching her nose tightly as she said in a muffled voice, "Ye Fan, don't you think something's wrong...?"
This wind stinks!
It's even worse than the fart Yu Xiaogang let out yesterday!
It kept her from identifying the soul beasts by their scent.
That alone showed how strange this wind was.
Unlike Xiao Wu, although Ye Fan was also somewhat disgusted, he looked rather pleased.
The stink was exactly right!
It meant they had found the right direction!
The farther he went, the more living beings he could sense, and the more densely they were gathered.
Most of those living beings were fleeing outward.
The rest had gathered into an encircling formation.
The two soon reached the battlefield.
They had only just found a patch of grass to hide in when a Gale Demon Wolf crashed into a nearby tree, trailing a gust of stench.
With a look of disgust, Xiao Wu pulled Ye Fan to another spot before taking a proper look.
A pack of tall Gale Demon Wolves had surrounded their prey, but they dared not approach.
And at the center of the Gale Demon Wolves' encirclement were two humans!
Yu Xiaogang and Tang San stood back-to-back, looking as though they faced a formidable enemy.
Meanwhile, Luo Sanpao stood in front of them, battling the wolf pack!
With his plump body, he could still knock a few wolves flying, but he would soon be swatted back!
His body was covered in wounds, yet he still bared his teeth at the wolves.
Ultimately, most of these were soul beasts less than a hundred years old. They posed about as much danger as ordinary wild beasts, except for a little wind attribute that made them slightly faster.
Otherwise, Luo Sanpao would have been torn to pieces long ago.
"...They really are in a sorry state."
Ye Fan spoke in a lowered voice.
After seeing the situation ahead, Xiao Wu was somewhat puzzled.
"Don't tell me those two were who you were looking for?"
She remembered that Ye Fan did not seem particularly fond of Yu Xiaogang, either.
Could it be... for Tang San!?
The thought startled Xiao Wu.
It was not as though she had never heard of two male beasts falling for each other...
But I can't accept that!
While her imagination ran wild, Ye Fan slowly spoke.
"I was only looking for soul beasts. As for those two... this is just a coincidence."
At the same time, he transmitted his thoughts to Xiao Wu.
[Hmph, of course Tang San and Yu Xiaogang were exactly who I was looking for. After all... the first person to set his sights on Xiao Wu was Tang San's Titled Douluo father!
Without him, none of the things that followed would have happened.
In this life, I can't beat him for now, but his son can forget about growing stronger so easily!]
What!?
Xiao Wu's body abruptly stiffened.
The shadow that had troubled her for so long finally began to take shape.
Tang San was the reason someone would set their sights on me!?
That bastard! So he was the one who brought disaster down on Sister Xiao Wu!
At that thought, Xiao Wu gritted her teeth and looked at Tang San, a vicious gleam flashing in her eyes.
"Ye Fan, what are you going to do? Sister Xiao Wu will follow your lead!"
Better yet, make sure those two stay here forever!
"No rush. Even if we're going to save them, I can't let you go over there. It's too dangerous."
As he spoke, Ye Fan reached out and stroked Xiao Wu's head to soothe her. Only then did she quiet down.
Anyone who did not know better might have thought she was eager to rush out and save them.
Besides...
Even without him and Xiao Wu, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San could escape.
Ye Fan had not forgotten that Yu Xiaogang had a hypnotic fart technique.
It was a very powerful form of crowd control.
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