In their previous life, they had died protecting her. In this life, too, they had protected her all the way to the Cultivation Realm.
As long as Shadow One and the others were there, Xue Fuyao was not alone. She truly did not want to return to that feeling of having no one behind her.
With the Treasure-Seeking Mouse's help, Xue Fuyao could certainly be said to have reaped a rich harvest. All kinds of spirit plants, spirit medicines, and rare Spirit Fruits poured into her pockets as though they cost nothing. Of course, among them were quite a few treasures guarded by powerful Monster Beasts.
Whenever she encountered such a situation, Xue Fuyao would first assess the difference in strength between herself and the Monster Beast. If she could beat it, she fought. If she could not, she played dirty and schemed it to death. If even that could not resolve the problem, she could only settle for the next best thing: snatch the treasure and run.
Although these Monster Beasts possessed intelligence, they only interacted with other Monster Beasts and had always been straightforward. They knew nothing of plots or schemes, so luring them away was still very easy for Xue Fuyao.
Roar!!
At that moment, deep in the mountain forest, two Monster Beasts of roughly the same size were glaring furiously at each other, looking as though they wanted nothing more than to swallow each other alive and flay each other raw.
Powerful pressure surrounded the two Monster Beasts. The other Monster Beasts nearby had long since fled without a trace, while some of the weaker ones had been knocked unconscious or killed outright by that roar.
These Monster Beasts did not know why the two mighty beasts, who had once kept to themselves like well