Chapter 265

Chapter 265: Three-Eyed Leopard Hua
“It’s Hua Tu! The most annoying Three-Eyed Leopard!”

Xiao You blurted out the leopard’s identity and then bared its teeth at Hua Tu in a show of fierceness.

“It’s him! Last time he yanked my tail!”

“He also scared me with his three eyes!”

The other little foxes puffed up in anger and complained to Yu Zhao about Hua Tu’s crimes.

The place where the Three-Eyed Leopards lived was not far from Qingqiu Mountain.

Because of that, the Three-Eyed Leopards and the Nine-Tailed Foxes often ran into each other.

Under the restraint of the chieftain and the elders, both sides kept a relatively peaceful relationship, but small frictions were bound to happen.

Hua Tu was a Three-Eyed Leopard that often caused those frictions. It took joy in bullying little foxes.

It would lie in ambush in places where little foxes liked to appear. When a little fox came by, it would jump out to give them a scare.

Or it would set traps in the forest, catch a little fox, mess up its fur with its thick paws, and then run off without a trace.

By constantly making trouble like this, it had successfully become the demonic beast the little foxes hated most.

Hua Tu had thick skin and did not care at all about the little foxes’ words. It tilted its head and studied Yu Zhao, and a crack between its brows faintly showed.

“You smell like the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan Chief. What is your relationship with her?”

Yu Zhao did not answer it. Instead, she gently rubbed Xiao You’s head, then turned and walked deeper into the pine forest.

“Bleh, bleh, bleh!”

The little foxes stuck out their tongues at Hua Tu in pride, then hopped away after her.

Hua Tu bent down, ready to chase after them to get a clear answer, but its companion stopped it.

“Roar!”

Hearing the warning sound from its companion’s throat, Hua Tu unwillingly scratched its claws against the ground and gave up its plan.

But in its heart it told itself: [A powerful mountain leopard will not let go of any suspicious target.]

When it went back, it would lie in ambush near Qingqiu Mountain and find out exactly who that arrogant fox demon was.

The feeling she gave it was far too strange!

…

On the other side.

Yu Zhao walked out of the pine forest and finally felt the oppressive feeling of being watched leave her body.

She slowly let out a breath and looked back with lingering fear.

In that instant when she had met Hua Tu’s eyes, she had almost thought her identity had been exposed.

The less you do, the fewer mistakes you make.

So Yu Zhao chose to answer Hua Tu’s question by acting like she had not heard it at all.

Since they had not chased after her, it meant she had managed to get through this for the moment. Next, she just had to try her best not to run into them again.

“Yu Zhao, look, someone over there is staring at you!”

Xiao You’s sharp voice exploded by Yu Zhao’s ear.

Yu Zhao rubbed its small head hard in annoyance, then followed the direction it pointed.

At that look, her brows tightened.

She saw a young woman tied up with vines and thrown by the side of the road. Next to her sat a bear demon with a human body and a bear’s head.

When Yu Zhao turned her face over, Lin Shuang’s eyes flew wide open.

It really was her!

Yu Zhao of the Five Elements Dao Sect!

The first place winner of this Cultivation World Grand Tournament’s individual competition!

A wave of wild joy surged up in Lin Shuang’s heart.

Was she saved?

But when she saw Yu Zhao dressed up as a Demon Race young woman, surrounded by a group of foxes and many demonic beasts gathering around, Lin Shuang realized that saving her would not be easy for Yu Zhao. Yu Zhao would have to take on great risk.

Her lips moved twice, but in the end she pressed them tightly together and lowered her head in silence.

Her change in expression did not escape Yu Zhao’s eyes.

Yu Zhao walked toward her.

Hearing the deliberate footsteps, Lin Shuang looked up in surprise.

Yu Zhao gave her a barely noticeable smile and ran her fingers down Xiao You’s spine.

Xiao You squinted its eyes in comfort, then raised its head proudly and asked the bear demon: “What do you want to trade for?”

The bear demon was sitting on a fallen tree trunk, bored and rubbing his hands together. When he heard the question, he happily lifted his head and asked in a deep, muffled voice: “What can you use to trade?”

Xiao You looked at Yu Zhao.

Yu Zhao thought for a moment, then took out a Glowing Shell Pearl from her storage pouch that looked almost the same as the one from before.

The bear demon shook his head: “I don’t like that thing.”

Yu Zhao then took out some dried small fish.

The bear demon still shook his head.

Xiao You got angry: “You don’t want this, and you don’t want that, then what do you want?”

The bear demon scratched his head: “I don’t know either.”

“You don’t know? Then why are you sitting here! Are you just playing with foxes for fun?!”

Xiao You and the other little foxes glared at him in annoyance.

The bear demon looked a bit at a loss: “I just came to join the fun. I’m not trading anymore. I will leave now.”

He stood up as he spoke and grabbed the vines, ready to walk away.

How could Yu Zhao just watch him take someone away?

At the same time that she signaled Xiao You to help stall the bear demon’s steps, she tried to recall what the bear demon liked.

Just as Lin Shuang was almost in despair, Yu Zhao took out a small clay jar.

When she removed the sealed lid, a rich sweet scent spread out.

As soon as the bear demon smelled the sweetness in the air, he could no longer move his feet. His mouth began to water like crazy.

So fragrant, so fragrant!

Not to mention a bear demon who loved sweets, even Xiao You could barely fight the temptation and almost dove headfirst into the jar.

Yu Zhao was very satisfied.

The small jar was filled with Yin Flower Honey that she had collected in the Marsh Forest.

With guidance from Mo Ci and the others from Hundred Flowers Valley, she had added a lot of flower petals into it, making the fragrance even richer and more dominant.

Even so, the Yin Flower Honey she had made herself was still far from the Yin Flower Honey produced in Hundred Flowers Valley.

Later, when she parted ways with Mo Ci and the others, each of them had given her a small jar of Yin Flower Honey. Her own homemade Yin Flower Honey had been left unused, and now it was finally useful.

Yu Zhao shook the little jar in her hand, and the bear demon’s head swayed back and forth with it. Saliva poured from the corner of his mouth.

Yu Zhao pointed at Lin Shuang with her chin.

The bear demon immediately shoved the vines into Yu Zhao’s hand.

After getting Yu Zhao’s promise, he carefully took the little jar from her, took a long, delighted sniff, and ran off in high spirits.

Yu Zhao did not untie the vines right away. Instead, she spoke softly to Lin Shuang: “Come with me.”

Lin Shuang also knew how serious the situation was. She nodded hard and obediently followed behind Yu Zhao.

Yu Zhao led Lin Shuang and the little foxes to a relatively quiet place. Then she sent the little foxes off to stand guard for her. After making sure there were no other demonic beasts nearby, she removed the restriction ward on the vines for Lin Shuang.

“Daoist Friend Lin.”

It was not only that Lin Shuang knew Yu Zhao. Yu Zhao also knew Lin Shuang’s name.

Lin Shuang had also taken part in the Cultivation World Grand Tournament’s individual competition.

Yu Zhao had not fought her, but she had watched Lin Shuang’s matches with others. Her performance had been quite good, leaving a fairly deep impression.

Of course, the reason Yu Zhao had decided to meddle in someone else’s business was not that she knew Lin Shuang, but because of how Lin Shuang had acted after recognizing her.

“Fellow Daoist Yu, no, Senior Yu! I will never forget this life saving grace! Please accept my bow!”

The first thing Lin Shuang did after regaining her freedom was kneel and give Yu Zhao a formal bow.

Yu Zhao stopped her: “There is no need for that. This place is dangerous. You should leave as soon as possible.”