I Come to Teach You Cultivation-Chapter 101 - 13: So He’s Just a Brute? (3/5)

By the time the dust stirred by the earthquake gradually settled, the figure of Xiao Yue had already disappeared.

Along with Xiao Yue, Li Jingshu and Human-faced Spider Xiaogui had also vanished.

"Where is that person?"

"And where did Big Girl go?"

The old village chief, having finally managed to get back on his feet, immediately took in the scene.

"That guy just wanted to escape and even took Big Girl as a hostage to flee."

Furious, Li Yu punched the ground, hating himself for the earlier misjudgment.

After all, he had never anticipated that Xiao Yue, who seemed poised to unleash a powerful attack, was simply creating chaos as a distraction to escape.

"I’ll immediately go after them!"

After a brief moment of regret, Li Yu quickly addressed the old village chief.

"Chase them?"

"Do you know how to track them down?"

Frowning slightly, the elderly village chief kicked Li Yu on the rear and scolded him in disapproval.

"You’re a father now, yet still so reckless. What example are you setting for the children?"

Seeing Li Yu looking back in confusion, the old village chief shook his head in disappointment and gave him another kick.

"Do you see those red little bugs?"

"Follow them. They should be able to lead you to Big Girl."

Following the direction of the old village chief’s pointing finger,

Li Yu finally noticed that the red Sleep Bugs, which had been part of the attack earlier, hadn’t left.

Moreover, the Sleep Bugs seemed to be flying with intent in the air, possibly guiding Li Yu.

Although these bugs were cultivated by Li Boyang, their true master was Li Jingshu.

Having grown by absorbing Li Jingshu’s Essence Qi since childhood,

these Sleep Bugs had long formed a mystical bond with her.

"Rest assured! I will definitely bring Big Girl back."

Without questioning how the old village chief knew about the connection between the bugs and Li Jingshu,

Li Yu solemnly slung his bow and arrows over his shoulder and dashed in the direction the Sleep Bugs indicated.

The process was smooth and spontaneous, fully demonstrating Li Yu’s trust in the old village chief.

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"Ugh... Let me go!"

"Where... ugh... are you taking me?"

Li Jingshu, clamped under Xiao Yue’s arm, struggled fiercely.

The tiny tiger teeth bit sharply into Xiao Yue’s arm.

Unfortunately, Li Jingshu’s struggle only left a faint white mark on Xiao Yue’s arm.

With the Butterfly Knife confiscated, Li Jingshu was merely a particularly strong-headed girl to Xiao Yue.

"Stop struggling. Your strength might be great, but it’s surely no match for mine."

Xiao Yue, covering two to three meters in a step, sprinted effortlessly through the forest, ignoring Li Jingshu’s bites.

"Little Brother and the Big Cat won’t let you go!"

Seeing this, Li Jingshu released her bite but didn’t give up struggling.

"Once Little Brother returns, you’re finished!"

Xiao Yue’s eyes flickered upon hearing Li Jingshu’s words, slowing his steps slightly.

"Little Brother?"

"Is there another Witch in your village besides you?"

Having captured Li Jingshu, Xiao Yue was basically sure that she was a potential Witch.

Even though she hadn’t displayed any supernatural or bizarre abilities,

such formidable physical prowess couldn’t belong to an ordinary mountain person of flesh and blood.

"Witch?"

"No, Little Brother isn’t Xiao’e; he’s much more formidable than Xiao’e!"

Li Jingshu’s words sent another shiver through Xiao Yue’s heart.

He faintly sensed he might have stirred up something substantial.

A small, unnoticed mountain village inexplicably harbored three Witches—or at least three with the potential to become Witches.

This evidently wasn’t due to chance, but a testament to the favor of the Gods.

"The Big Cat you speak of, is it indeed a God of this place?"

Although not holding much hope, Xiao Yue couldn’t help but ask.

A Witch with innate enlightenment is different from one recognized and nurtured by the Gods.

In Xiao Yue’s kingdom, some extraordinarily gifted Witches are directly known as offspring of the Gods, a symbol of a Fang Kingdom’s birth and rise.

"God?"

"Of course, the Big Cat is the mightiest Mountain God in this Hundred Lands Mountain Range!"

Her eyes rolling with cunningness, Li Jingshu, who wasn’t originally dim-witted, naturally heard the hesitation in Xiao Yue’s words.

"Are you saying your village really doesn’t know the whereabouts of that fox?"

A village protected by Gods could never be an ordinary mountain settlement; Xiao Yue was absolutely convinced of this.

By the same logic, if this village genuinely enjoyed divine protection, they certainly wouldn’t shelter that fox.

"What fox are you even talking about?"

Perhaps certain she couldn’t break free, or simply out of curiosity...

Li Jingshu gradually stopped struggling, and instead, asked in a candid tone.

"I know all the foxes within a few dozen kilometers, but I’ve never brought any foxes to the village."

"Because Little Brother told me, mountain folks and Spirit Monsters cannot understand each other yet. Bringing foxes to the village would only cause conflict."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yue fell into silence.

At this moment, Xiao Yue was almost certain he had targeted the wrong person and had indeed caused a significant fiasco.

The "Little Brother" mentioned by this strong-willed girl was undoubtedly the progeny of a God, hence possessing such advanced and cross-species insight.

In Xiao Yue’s memory, even in the Great Xia, only elderly Witches would speak such words.

"What a grave misunderstanding..."

Sighing softly, Xiao Yue voluntarily stopped running.

"Tell me, if I take you back now, will it clear up the misunderstanding between us?"

As he spoke, Xiao Yue suddenly shifted his gaze to the Human-faced Spider he held in his other hand.

"And you, little creature, since you can speak, why didn’t you clarify from the beginning?"

"Most importantly, why is your deepest longing for this village?"

"For normal creatures, their deepest longing should be for their homeland and mother, shouldn’t it?"

While impulsive, Xiao Yue still possessed basic observational and judgment skills.

From the old village chief and Li Yu’s behavior, it was apparent they didn’t recognize this Human-faced Spider.

Conversely, it was Li Jingshu, who immediately called out "Xiaogui" by name, who seemed to be the reason for the Human-faced Spider’s deep attachment and longing.

"I’m sorry; all of this is my fault."

Xiaogui didn’t even acknowledge Xiao Yue and only whispered apologies to Li Jingshu, full of regret.

"If I hadn’t faltered, you wouldn’t have ended up like this..."

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