Li Dalong stopped the two women and had all three of them conceal their auras first. Then he cast an Invisibility Technique, and they carefully followed behind the Moonshadow Fox, not daring to get too close for fear of disturbing it.
They discovered that the herb this fox was searching for was a rare immortal herb called Earth Root Grass. Its leaves were very small but crystal clear, making them easy to spot in sunlight. One of its characteristics was that it needed to absorb sunlight to grow. The closer it was to noon, the more transparent its leaves became, but its main medicinal benefits lay in its roots and rhizomes.
When the Moonshadow Fox spotted the grass roots, a delighted expression was clearly visible on its face, and its bright eyes filled with excitement. It sniffed the air, looked around warily, then lowered its head and began digging.
Seeing that the Moonshadow Fox had found a stalk of Earth Root Grass, Li Dalong prepared to snatch it away. But when Ye Wuxia saw that he was actually going to attack such an adorable Moonshadow Fox, she refused to stand for it.
She hurriedly caught Li Dalong's hand and transmitted her voice to him through Divine Sense. "How could you bring yourself to hurt such an adorable little animal? Just let it go!"
Li Dalong had been gathering Immortal Power, preparing to strike the Moonshadow Fox with his sword, when Ye Wuxia suddenly interrupted him. Hearing this outpouring of her overflowing sympathy, he felt as though a hundred crows had flown through his head, leaving his face covered in black lines.
While he and Ye Wuxia were exchanging looks, the Moonshadow Fox had already dug up the Earth Root Grass and cunningly swallowed it at once.
Li Dalong and the