"Xiao Wu, how could you..."
"Say something like that!"
After hearing Xiao Wu's words, Da Ming's bull eyes filled with unease.
"What's wrong with that? There's nothing I can't say."
Xiao Wu took it as perfectly natural. "I had Er Ming cooperate so I could deal with that hateful man and ask where those beans came from.
"Da Ming, you have no idea how bizarre that man is. I watched his cultivation shoot up in leaps and bounds. He'd only just hunted a Cave Demon Spider for a soul ring, and in the blink of an eye, he was already level fifty and hunting a Huo Yun Rhino for his fifth soul ring."
"I've spent so many years among humans, but I've never seen anyone like him."
Da Ming sucked in a breath...
So that was what had happened!
After hearing Xiao Wu out, Da Ming's eyes filled with disbelief.
It defied all reason!
"It seems there's something strange behind this that goes beyond our understanding."
"We're setting out to find that fool Er Ming. Right now, this instant!"
Da Ming made his decision immediately.
"All right, let's go." Xiao Wu's eyes lit up. Of course she wouldn't refuse Da Ming's suggestion.
But then.
She saw that even after saying that, Da Ming remained motionless for a long time.
"Da Ming, what's wrong?"
Xiao Wu asked in confusion, a bad feeling already stirring in her heart.
She felt that something might have gone wrong.
Sure enough.
Da Ming's next answer confirmed her fears. "Er Ming's presence is already gone from the Star Dou Great Forest..."
"In other words, they've... most likely left."
Da Ming's voice grew strained.
"What!"
"They've already left? What do we do now?"
A flicker of panic flashed through Xiao Wu's eyes.
This time, she hadn't gotten