Lin Yinping's exquisite face turned deathly pale in an instant. Anguish filled her heart. The Sacred Cauldron and the sacred beast had both been seized in the blink of an eye. How was she supposed to explain this to her people?
In her panic, she could not help unleashing a torrent of abuse at Xiao Yu:
"Shameless thief! What did you do to the sacred beast? Let him out at once!"
"Hehe, fairies, I offered to trade with you in good faith earlier, but you wanted to rob me instead. Now that I've robbed you in return, surely collecting a little interest isn't unreasonable!" Xiao Yu clasped his hands behind his back and spoke casually as he looked at Lin Yinping and the beautiful woman, who had now drawn together.
Meanwhile, his avatar returned to Xiao Yu's side without a word.
"Fine, I'm willing to trade with you. Please return the sacred beast to me, Fellow Daoist." After her face alternated between red and white several times, Lin Yinping spoke through gritted teeth.
"Holy Maiden..." The beautiful woman beside her opened her mouth to say something.
But Lin Yinping waved a hand, signaling for her to wait. She knew how far to go.
Comparatively speaking, the Heavenly Tempest Sacred Beast was more important to the Tuoba People. He was their hope for their tribe's resurgence.
Most importantly, now that they had lost the sacred beast, if anything happened to him, they would have no way to answer to the mighty being in the Upper Realm. Each time they summoned the sacred beast, his true body in the Upper Realm could sense it to some extent. Once he learned of their mistake, the Tuoba People would be the ones to suffer.
Their earlier battle had made it clear that she and