Chapter 258 Encountering Enemies (1/2)

”You came to cause trouble, didn't you? You knew how hard it was to find that thing and you just let it go? I…” Mu Shaoai was so pissed off that he punched a nearby tree, causing its leaves to rustle in protest.

”That's enough, Junior Brother Shaoai. It's just one creature. There might be more nearby,” Yu Yifeng said.

”More? Go and find one then!” Mu Shaoai yelled, kicking a nearby tree. He roared in anger, ”I'm teamed up with a bunch of idiots! We can all forget about entering the Violet Illusory Land this time!”

Zhou Li and Qingyu were confused. It wasn't easy for them to catch that Illusory Moon Beast, so why did Xiao Chen let go of it? They couldn't seem to find a logical explanation for it.

Xiao Chen continued to smile until he finally said, ”Let's rest here for now. I'll take you somewhere later.”

The fact was that he had left a Divine Sense mark on that creature earlier. He would find it without fail as long as it didn't run more than thirty miles away from him.

Cultivators these days were incapable of manifesting their Divine Sense unless they had profound cultivation. No wonder Yu Yifeng and the rest couldn't understand what he did earlier.

Fifteen minutes later, Xiao Chen made a lazy stretch. He glanced at the mountain range that extended forever into the northwest and said, ”Let's go. It's time.” He was sure that there was a nest of Illusory Moon Beasts nearby. That creature must have returned home after suffering a fright.

Still livid, Mu Shaoai merely scoffed.

They followed him for a good fifteen minutes on a rugged path filled with stones and brambles until Mu Shaoai finally lost his patience. ”Where exactly are you taking us?”

”I'm not forcing you to come. You can leave any time if you want to,” Xiao Chen replied indifferently.

”You!” Fury shot through Mu Shaoai's brain. How could he leave when the group was following Xiao Chen? Roaming the Forest of Illusory Moon on his own would put him in great danger.

Their journey continued for a little longer until Xiao Chen signaled them to be quiet. ”Keep your voice down from here on.” He could sense that the Illusory Moon Beast was nearby. He spotted at a rock cave shrouded by greenery and whispered, ”Follow me quietly.”

Everyone advanced in utter silence. Xiao Chen swept the cave with his Divine Sense when they were close and sure enough, he discovered nearly twenty Illusory Moon Beasts. He immediately cast a spell, sneakily placing a Barrier near the cave entrance. Then, he led the group to cautiously approach the entrance.

Careful as they were, the creatures inside still discovered them when they were close. Just as the twenty or so Illusory Moon Beasts were about to charge out, Xiao Chen dashed to the entrance with Immortal-override Steps and sealed it.

The creatures were so shocked that they rapidly retreated and gathered into a group. The others also caught up to Xiao Chen by then. When they saw this scene, they thought they were dreaming. It was that unbelievable.

”Dear God! Junior Brother Xiao, how did you know there's a rabbit nest here?” Qingyu exclaimed in surprise.

Yu Yifeng had never seen so many Illusory Moon Beasts in the same place either. He was similarly dumbfounded.

Zhou Li laughed heartily. ”Junior Brother Xiao is truly a god among men. He knows there's a rabbit nest here with just a quick calculation!”

Frowning, Mu Shaoai scoffed. ”He's just lucky.”

Xiao Chen smiled and said nothing.

Inside the cave, the twenty or so Illusory Moon Beasts were so frightened that they were shaking all over and screeching nonstop. They kept shaking their heads and swinging their claws back and forth.

Yu Yifeng smiled at them. ”Rest assured we won't hurt you, little ones. You just have to spit out your Heart of Illusory Moon.”

As if they could understand him, the creatures exchanged glances and nodded at him. Li Muxue chuckled and walked over to them. ”They're really intelligent, aren't they?”

”The Illusory Moon Beasts are creatures with the greatest spiritual nature in the Forest of Illusory Moon. They don't attack and we won't harm them when retrieving the Hearts of Illusory Moon either. Before long, they'll grow another Heart.”

Qingyu walked over as well. While speaking, she tucked an Illusory Moon Beast into her embrace and gave it a gentle squeeze. She said softly, ”Be good, little rabbit. We won't hurt you.”

A grinning Zhou Li got interested as well. With a laugh, he said, ”Junior Sister Qingyu, hug me too. Or give me the rabbit. Either works.”

Qingyu whipped her head around to glare at him. ”Don't try and flirt with me, you hooligan!”