Cultivating Farmland in a Fluffy S-Rank Game – CH52

Chapter 52: Big Cat

Bean Village.

The old village chief woke up with a strange unease.

It was clearly a quiet early winter night.

The old man sat on the edge of the bed, his hand pressing the warm cotton quilt that Chu Jiu had given him, wondering if he had overlooked something.

Had he forgotten to turn over any of the fields before winter?

Had he forgotten to cover the large vats of soy sauce?

Had he not noticed if any of the wooden houses were drafty?

…No, that wasn’t it.

The old man suddenly supported himself on the bedside and stood up, the wrinkles on his face twitching repeatedly:

This low, almost inaudible rustling sound, this long-absent putrid smell…

It was a demon!

It was a demonic beast riot!

Demons had broken into the village!

The old man stood rooted to the spot and shouted with unprecedented volume: “A’Man!”

“Light the torches!”

“Go door to door and tell everyone, demonic beast riot! Get to the cellar!”

As for the old village chief himself, he picked up a long spear that had been unused for a long time, dragged his crippled leg, and walked step by step towards the edge of the village.

*

When the old village chief arrived near the road sign, Old Du, Old Zhao, and a few others who still had some strength were already there.

They waved torches and rakes in their hands, built a line of fire with dry grass, grunted, and confronted the giant spider in front of them.

Of course, they knew that these meager tools could not stop the demons.

But they also knew that the older villagers who were less mobile, and the frightened children, needed time to hide in the cellars, needed time to conceal themselves.

The only thing they could do now was to delay as much as possible.

As for what would happen after that…

They could only pray that after the riot ended and the demons dispersed, there would still be people like their old village chief who would come to the demon-trampled Bean Village and rescue the children from the cellars.

“You damn thing!” Old Du threw a beeswax-coated torch at the spider.

The spider did not retreat; instead, its long legs moved even faster.

Old Du, his eyes red, picked up stones from the ground, throwing them forward while roaring hoarsely:

“I’m going to build a house in the spring!”

“I just finished insulating the beehives!”

“We finally started living better, finally had hope for the future, you damn monsters!!”

His lips trembled, tears welled up in his eyes but didn’t fall.

But his actions seemed to amuse the spider.

The monster, whose legs were fully three meters long, clicked its pedipalps beside its mouthparts, and a black stinger suddenly shot out from its mouth, aiming at Old Du—

“Get out of the way!”

A clear, youthful voice exploded in the air!

In an instant, a black shield-like object fell straight down, just in front of the spider!

The venom that the monster spat out in the air, the venom that would have turned Old Du into a corpse, all landed on this black “shield”!

This venom, strong enough to corrode metal, didn’t even leave a mark on the “shield”!

The spider’s pedipalps collided frantically, adjusting the angle of its mouthparts, aiming at the air—

“Swish!”

A large barrel of brown liquid fell from the sky, firmly enveloping the giant spider!

This giant creature, which had just been baring its fangs and claws, instantly became completely immobile!

Several old people looked up at the sky, trembling—

They were all familiar with that voice.

But that small dot flying in the air, what was that?

A… winged… hamster?

The hamster flapped its wings vigorously and shouted, “Village Chief! It’s me, it’s Chu Jiu!”

“Don’t worry about what I look like now, let’s drive away the demons together, let’s save the village together!”

All the old village chief’s words were stuck in his throat; he didn’t know whether “this hamster is Chu Jiu” or “we can save the village” was more unbelievable.

Just then, a female voice came from behind the old village chief: “Village Chief! We’re here to help too!”

Turning his head, he saw it was Irene, leading Cheng Yue and Lin Wen, along with a few other young women, carrying farm tools from their homes.

The little hamster continued in the air: “Great! Everyone listen to me—”

The little hamster didn’t give anyone time to hesitate or think.

It grabbed the backpack that Chu Jiu usually used, took out a set of bows and arrows from it, and threw them directly to Old Du: “Grandpa Du, you used to be a hunter, use this set!”

It then dropped several [Bug Catching Nets]: “This can block flying demons!”

It threw down a [Super-sized Bug Catching Net with Sticky Mud]: “Spread this net out! This can bind large demons!”

Whether it was because people in desperate situations would grasp at any hope, or because they really believed that this hamster was Chu Jiu, the village chief quickly came back to his senses: “Everyone, do as Chu Jiu says!”

“Old Zhao! You and I go to the front to lay the net!”

“Irene, you spread out and use the bug catching nets to block the flying ones!”

“Old Du, you retreat and shoot anything that slips through the net!”

The people present quickly sprang into action.

The little hamster called out again, “You guard this place well! I’m going to the wasteland in front!”

As soon as the words fell, the little hamster’s golden figure disappeared into the air.

*

Chu Jiu suddenly closed his eyes, forcefully thinking of the scene of the Pioneer’s Hut, and when he opened them again:

Good, he had indeed arrived above the Pioneer’s Hut!

This was what the little hamster called “unrestricted movement by space”; as long as he tried hard to think of the scene of that place, he could instantly teleport there. It was indeed very convenient.

Moreover, as the little hamster had said, there were no restrictions on using the items in his backpack or even urgently activating quick crafting to make new props.

The only problem was that his spirit energy value was being consumed every second.

According to this rate of consumption, his three-digit spirit energy value would last at most an hour.

Fortunately, it was said that this kind of “large-scale demonic beast riot” wouldn’t last too long. An hour should be enough to withstand this wave of demons.

He could then just teleport back to the carriage.

Thinking this, Chu Jiu subconsciously patted his chubby cheeks with his short arms, anxiously looking down:

Ah! Great!

The spirit beasts were all safe and sound!

Previously, when leaving Sea Moon City, Little Can had seen his worry about theRawr Rawr Rabbits and had said, “The Rawr Rawr Rabbits are fine,” “Even if demons attack, they can handle it.” Now, looking at them, it was indeed so!

The three spirit beasts looked full of energy and were busily fighting monsters!

Actually, these demons that ran out of the Forgotten Forest, even the most aggressive ones like Bloodhide Wolves or Venomous Spiders, weren’t very intelligent.

After this group of demons was blocked by the Pioneer’s Hut’s defense perimeter, they were like flies that couldn’t recognize glass in front of them. They didn’t know they could “go around” but instead kept charging forward and crashing, determined to break through this invisible wall in front of them.

As a result, the three little ones standing within the defense perimeter undoubtedly held the “geographical advantage,” and each one flipped over a large number of monsters!

Chu Jiu knew that it was thanks to the three little ones’ battle in the Pioneer’s Hut area that they had managed to withstand this wave of attacks, greatly reducing the number of demons that attacked Bean Village!

Chu Jiu was so moved he wanted to cry, but he somewhat clumsily flapped his wings, flew down a little, and shouted loudly, “I’m back! I’ll fight the demons with you!”

When the three little ones saw the little hamster, they shouted without any hesitation, “You’re back!” “Chu Jiu’s back!” “Where’s Little Can? Let it come fight too!”

At this moment, Chu Jiu didn’t have time to think about why the little guys could recognize him at a glance. He only said, “Let’s change formation!”

Having said that, he rushed down, first spreading [Sticky Mud] on the demons’ inevitable path, then inserting the [Black Shield] made of spliced [Shieldskin Fish Bones that can serve as substitutes for bricks and stones] into the ground like a screen, signaling Kakaba to stand behind this incredibly sturdy shield.

“Kakaba, just stand here and sing or play with mud!”

Kakaba was stunned for a moment but still obediently ran over.

He then threw the [Simple Megaphone] temporarily made of bamboo strips and bones into the Rawr Rawr Rabbit’s paws: “Rawr Rawr Rabbit, go to that tree over there and roar at the demons with all your might!”

He then stuffed dozens of bamboo tube explosives into Glup-Glup’s hands: “Glup glup, light the fuse and throw them into the demons’ mouths!”

As for himself, being a winged, flying little hamster, of course, he had to put on a gas mask and hover above the demons, spraying [Laughing Potion that makes you laugh harder than crying] on their heads and pouring [Intolerably Itchy Poison] all over their bodies.

Hmph, if these props can’t deal with high-level grotesque bugs, can’t they deal with you demons that ran out of the Forgotten Forest?

It must be said that the formation Chu Jiu set up was remarkably effective.

The Rawr Rawr Rabbit’s voice was already “as loud as a bell,” and with the amplification effect, it became “earth-shattering.”

Those demons that were originally charging out in one go instinctively felt fear under this sonic attack.

Even though they were demons, they retained the most basic instinct to seek advantage and avoid harm, naturally avoiding opponents much stronger than themselves.

Thus, the number of demons pouring out of the forest visibly decreased.

And most of those who ignored the sonic barrier and ran out of the forest had their movements restricted by the [Sticky Mud].

Even when the remaining demons stepped on the bodies of other demons to avoid the mud traps and finally approached the [Black Shield], they all lost their fighting spirit one by one, collapsing on the spot or even yawning!

This was a special effect of Kakaba’s passive skill [Emotional Stability]—

Around Kakaba, those demons in a state of rage or fury would briefly lose their hostility and instead enter a lazy state of “Ah, what a nice day today, I just want to lie down and take a nap.”

These demons were ultimately either fed bamboo tube explosives by Glup-Glup or sprayed with potions and toxins all over by the little hamster.

As a result, ninety-nine percent of the demons that poured out of the Forgotten Forest were controlled by Chu Jiu and the others around the “Pioneer’s Hut.”

Even if a few were lucky enough to slip through the net, they would run straight into the [Super-sized Bug Catching Net with Sticky Mud] when breaking through Bean Village’s defense line, and then be shot through with an arrow by Old Du.

Gradually, the monster offensive weakened.

At this point, twenty minutes had passed since the little hamster returned to Bean Village.

The little hamster raised his little paw and laboriously wiped his forehead: Phew, smooth sailing!

At this rate, we can win!

*

The little hamster in a state of excitement would definitely not have thought about the current state of his “other body.”

Inside the carriage, Chu Jiu leaned against the carriage wall, his eyes tightly closed, his face pale, with only his lips trembling non-stop, uttering unclear words:

“Rawr Rawr Rabbit go over there…”

“Kakaba stand there…”

“Good, Glup-Glup’s explosives follow up…”

Douglas and the dwarf beastman, who were originally guarding Chu Jiu, could only move outside to help at this moment because the carriage had already entered the area with the most demons, so that Reg could focus on dealing with the monsters.

Only his Little Can remained in the carriage, anxiously lying on his shoulder, constantly pressing his cat face against his face.

However, Little Can knew very well that “cuddling” was useless at this time.

What Chu Jiu needed was other, more powerful and stronger support.

What else could he do?!

How could he help him?!

Could he really only watch from the side?!

Little Can let out an almost painful whimper.

*

Near the Pioneer’s Hut.

It seemed that these demons had already died down.

For a full five minutes, no new demons appeared at the edge of the forest.

The little hamster flying in the air glanced at his spirit energy value: only 30 points left, enough for about 10 more minutes.

Ten minutes, if all went well, should be enough for him to teleport back to the carriage, avoiding the situation the little hamster had warned about: “If the spirit energy runs out before it comes back, everyone will die.”

…Wait, I am the little hamster now.

Chu Jiu thought somewhat dizzily.

Just as he relaxed slightly due to excessive fatigue, Kakaba suddenly raised his head: “There’s something underground!”

Underground?!

The little hamster flew lower and looked intently:

Indeed! The ground behind Kakaba did have ripple-like undulations!

“Glup glup!” As soon as Chu Jiu finished speaking, Glup-Glup flew over. Without Chu Jiu’s instructions, the little sapling inserted its tendrils into the soil and stirred it up, preparing to catch the underground demons!

However, with a “swish,” a long brown shadow burst out of the ground, barely sliding past Glup-Glup’s tendrils!

Glup-Glup pursed his lips: “Too… too slippery… can’t catch it…”

Too slippery to catch?

The little hamster looked again at the long shadow that moved swiftly like a snake and burrowed into the ground like an earthworm, and a picture book card suddenly popped up in front of his eyes:

[Voracious Earthworm Dragon: Possesses super slippery skin, extremely difficult to catch!

Not only are they difficult to catch, but they are also extremely ferocious and have a great appetite, swallowing all obstacles in their path!

In addition, they mostly bury themselves very deep. If you find one Voracious Earthworm Dragon on the surface, there are probably hundreds of them ten meters underground.

In short, they are difficult demons to deal with.

Common in the Sunny Plateau, occasionally seen in the Sanctuary Valley.]

The fur on the little hamster stood on end:

Why would a demon from the Sunny Plateau appear here?!

Could it be that after the demons in the Forgotten Forest were dealt with, they were replaced by demons from the Sunny Plateau?!

Why exactly is this happening? Why did such a large-scale riot suddenly occur?!

However, there was no time to analyze the reasons at this moment.

The little hamster slapped his head hard, thinking about how to deal with these swarms of “Voracious Earthworm Dragons.”

All the current countermeasures were used to repel or control “ground” and “air” demons, and they couldn’t harm the demons deeply buried in the soil in the slightest.

If he used the trick for dealing with shieldskin fish, coating the bamboo tube explosives with honey to make them eat it—no, there were too many of them. Even if all the explosives were used up, there was no way to blow up “hundreds” of Voracious Earthworm Dragons!

What else could he do?!

Looking at the undulating patterns on the ground, at the slippery, elongated bodies that occasionally emerged, Chu Jiu’s little paws clenched and unclenched, clenched and unclenched.

Ah, this thing clearly looks very similar to the Gratitude Earthworm…

Earthworm!

Farming!

In an instant, an extremely bold idea suddenly sprang into Chu Jiu’s mind.

“Rawr Rawr Rabbit!” he shouted loudly, “When you reclaim wasteland for farming, can you clear away any debris and turn over any rubbish?!”

He had witnessed how the Rawr Rawr Rabbit reclaimed wasteland:

Sweeping across the ground like a tornado, it could even turn over tree roots buried dozens of meters underground, quickly cutting them up and throwing them aside.

Such power was definitely the effect of a special skill bonus.

The little rabbit, who was holding the loudspeaker and continuously roaring at the forest, paused for a moment, turned its head, and still facing the loudspeaker, shouted loudly, “Roar roar roar yes oh! Can turn over any rubbish and throw it aside!”

The sound was so loud that Chu Jiu was blown back several meters.

The little hamster finally stabilized his body, stopped in mid-air to rub his ears, his little eyes shining brightly: He had an idea!

The system currently only allowed the cultivation of one field and one woodland. Chu Jiu quickly switched to the background, opened the existing “Field” and “Woodland,” and selected [Close].

[After closing, unharvested crops will not be harvestable, and the demons invested therein will need to be recaptured. Confirm closure?]

Confirm.

[Closed. Host can reclaim.]

Chu Jiu immediately selected the large area of land in front of him as “Field.”

“Rawr Rawr Rabbit, come reclaim the wasteland!” Chu Jiu clicked on “Task Assignment”!

The Rawr Rawr Rabbit, having received the task, immediately turned into a small white whirlwind and landed on this “to be reclaimed field” at a speed invisible to the naked eye.

“Rawr rawr rawr rawr turning over the soil weeding throwing away rubbish!” the Rawr Rawr Rabbit shouted, spinning and tumbling rapidly in the field.

In an instant, all the “rubbish in the soil” was dug out and then processed according to the “nature of the rubbish.”

Non-recyclable inorganic matter was all thrown aside. For example, large and small stones.

Recyclable organic matter was finely chopped into powder, kept for future use as fertilizer. For example, grass roots and tree roots, and also—

Those large clumps of intertwined “Voracious Earthworm Dragons”!

“Rawr rawr rawr rawr you wet garbage don’t mess up my field! Turn into fertilizer for me! Rawr rawr rawr rawr!”

The Rawr Rawr Rabbit declared angrily while crushing everything at an unimaginable speed.

Looking at the scene before him, Chu Jiu clenched his fist hard: It could work!

These special skills of the spirit beasts could be used in different ways!

With the fastest speed, using [Sharpened Wood] and [Sharp Beast Teeth], following the recipe he had learned from the ?Hunter’s Notes?, he created a [Very Crude Animal Trap].

He threw this trap towards the edge of the forest and shouted loudly to Glurulu, “Glurulu, do you see that ugly trap? Go ‘modify’ it!”

Glup-Glup immediately waved its leaves and flew over, countless tendrils moving up and down: “Too ugly! Too ugly! Not useful at all! Let me modify you to be more useful, Glup glup!”

This was Glup-Glup’s innate skill: Rational Modification.

The current crude trap was simply a toy for demons like Bloodhide Wolves and wouldn’t have any interception effect.

But after being modified by Glurulu, it would definitely slow down the speed of the nightmare creatures. Chu Jiu was certain.

At this time, the Rawr Rawr Rabbit had already finished plowing one field. Chu Jiu planned to reclaim another one to “exterminate” the earthworm dragons.

However, he received a prompt as soon as he switched to the background:

[Danger! Spirit energy value is about to run out! Spirit energy value is about to run out!]

Ah, how could he stop at this time!

Chu Jiu glanced at his remaining 279 stamina points and immediately activated the newly acquired active skill [Spirit Body Swap].

In an instant, his stamina points became 2, and his spirit energy value became 279.

The pitiful 2 stamina points caused Chu Jiu, who had been flying in the air, to “thud” and fall to the ground, unable to even flap his wings.

Fortunately, Kakaba saw Chu Jiu fall and quickly ran over to let the little hamster ride on his back.

Chu Jiu shook his head to clear his mind and operated the background again.

After repeatedly [Closing] and [Reclaiming] three fields, these slippery and difficult-to-catch demons hidden in the ground had all become first-class good fertilizer!

At the same time, Glup-Glup also completed the modification of the [Animal Trap]—

The previous trap was just a few wooden frames with some protruding spikes. But now, a long “barrier strip” five or six meters wide, seven or eight meters deep, with sharp spikes at the bottom, stood out at the edge of the forest!

Such a barrier strip was enough to deter most land animals.

Chu Jiu breathed a sigh of relief and at the same time noticed that the Rawr Rawr Rabbit’s status prompt had an extra pale little face: [Extremely Tired] [Spirit Energy Value Extremely Low].

And the Rawr Rawr Rabbit in reality, although it hadn’t said a word about being tired, stood blankly in place, motionless, no longer as energetic and loud as before.

Chu Jiu frowned.

This method still consumed too much.

What if another wave of such troublesome demons came before the riot ended…?

No, he still had to try his best to find out the cause of this anomaly and end this riot as soon as possible!

Chu Jiu lay on Kakaba’s back and asked somewhat laboriously what had happened tonight.

Glup-Glup landed beside Chu Jiu, its tendrils pointing to several tightly wrapped large packages next to the hut, saying that initially, someone had come to steal honey and had been caught and tied up by them. After that, the demonic beast riot had occurred.

Someone stole honey? And then there was a riot?

Chu Jiu: “Hang them up and ask them what they came for.”

Glup-Glup immediately flicked out a long tendril, tore off the roots covering the face and mouth of one of them, and easily lifted the person up, sending them in front of Chu Jiu.

However, this person seemed to have been scared out of his mind. No matter what Chu Jiu asked, he could only squeak and babble, unable to say a complete sentence.

From a long string of discordant shouts, Chu Jiu only barely made out two words: bury, row.

Bury? Row?

Completely incomprehensible.

At this moment, Kakaba raised his head: “Dang dang dang I’ll go ask the Bee Bees! They are also demons, maybe they can sense something!”

Good idea.

After communicating with the Bloodthirsty Bees, Kakaba gestured:

“The Bee Bees said they can feel that the power that used to block the outer perimeter of the village, that restricted them from entering, is gone!”

“Not only that, but a very strange aura has replaced this power!”

“This aura is sweeter than nectar, as if it’s luring them; it also makes them very irritable, making them want to attack the ‘outsiders’ around them, especially two-legged beasts like humans.”

“Hmm, if the beehives we built for them weren’t sturdy and comfortable enough, and if we hadn’t left them enough honey to eat, they said they might have run to the village too.”

The power that restricted the demons from entering is gone?

Wasn’t that power coming from the “road sign”?

Road sign? “Sign”?! Could it be that someone tampered with the road sign!

A thought flashed through Chu Jiu’s mind, and he immediately told Glup-Glup, “Guard this place no matter what happens.” Then, with Kakaba carrying him and the smartest Bloodthirsty Bee following behind, he rushed towards the road sign.

*

The old village chief and the others were still defending the edge of the village in their previous formation.

Everyone had suffered some external injuries.

Among them, the old village chief was the most severely wounded, with a large gash on his right arm that Irene had bandaged urgently.

But the old village chief’s spirits were exceptionally high:

He knew very well that compared to their achievements, this little injury was nothing!

In the past half hour, they had dealt with two Bloodhide Wolves, tied up a giant spider, and even blocked three Seven-mouthed Birds with bug-catching nets!

They were just ordinary people without abilities, and they were all weak old people, women, and children!

Relying on Chu Jiu’s magical props, they had actually held back the demons!

Not only the old village chief, but everyone else was also in high spirits, staring intently ahead, ready to meet the demons at any time.

At this moment, they heard “dang dang dang” and “buzz buzz buzz” sounds coming from the front—

A miniature pig-like furry quadruped ran over, with a giant bee chasing behind it!

Everyone recognized the miniature pig: it was Chu Jiu’s pet capybara!

But what was that giant bee?!

Old Du almost drew his bow and arrow, but Cheng Yue had good eyesight: “That’s Chu Jiu on the capybara—he’s gesturing to us, telling us not to shoot!”

*

Chu Jiu had Kakaba run all the way to the bottom of the road sign.

The Bloodthirsty Bee that came with them began to dance frantically around the road sign. Kakaba said, “The Bee Bee says that strange aura is strongest here! Right under the road sign!”

Chu Jiu immediately took out the [Special Shovel] made of shieldskin fishbone plates, but due to his small size and low stamina, he couldn’t even hold the shovel properly.

Irene rushed over and picked up the shovel: “You want to dig something? Right under the road sign?”

Chu Jiu nodded.

Irene: “I’ll do it!”

Old Zhao and Lin Wen came to help when they saw this.

They all knew that the road sign couldn’t be moved casually on ordinary days, let alone dig next to it.

But they also knew that Chu Jiu must have his reasons for doing so.

After digging a few times, Irene dug out a black wooden box.

The box had lost its lid, and it was empty inside.

The few of them exchanged glances, all indicating that they had never seen this box before.

Chu Jiu was still lying down, whispering, “Keep digging… the things in the box… dig them out…”

His intuition told him that whatever was in the box was greatly related to this sudden change.

Maybe as long as it was dug out and destroyed, this riot could be completely stopped.

He glanced at the remaining time for [Spirit Body Swap]: 4 minutes left.

It should be enough.

The others continued to dig as instructed.

As they dug, Chu Jiu felt increasingly uneasy.

It was as if something was draining the little strength he had left.

The system also issued a warning: [Spirit energy value rapidly decreasing! Spirit energy value rapidly decreasing!]

The speed of spirit energy consumption was several times faster than just now!

No, he had to go back—

As soon as this thought flashed through his mind, the system screamed sharply again:

[Spirit Body Swap has expired]

?! Impossible, there were clearly 3 minutes left!

[Current spirit energy: 1 point]

[Instant teleportation is no longer possible]

?!

Before he could think any further, Chu Jiu’s vision went black, and he completely fainted.

The people who were digging heard the capybara let out a very urgent cry.

Looking back, they saw the little hamster’s whole body turn grayish, lying face down on the capybara’s back, motionless.

*

Inside the carriage.

After saying the words “the things in the box… have to be dug out,” two streams of blood flowed from Chu Jiu’s nostrils, his body trembled violently, and then he stopped moving.

His eyelids no longer twitched, and his lips no longer moved.

Little Can looked up at the boy. His body was as cold as Chu Jiu’s, and he couldn’t even let out a whimper.

No, no, it shouldn’t be like this…

I was clearly by his side, how could I be unable to do anything!

It shouldn’t be like this!

Outside the carriage.

“We’ve passed the demon zone! You drive, and the dwarf beastman and I will go back to take care of Chu Jiu!” Douglas shouted to Reg.

Just as the few of them were about to change places, they suddenly heard a faint roar coming from the back of the carriage—

It was the unique growl of a wild beast.

Reg’s expression changed drastically. He turned around and pushed open the carriage door, only to see a black quadruped resembling a large cat carrying Chu Jiu on its back.

“Demon!” Reg was about to throw a fireball, but he found the big cat slightly raised its head and glanced over here.

That gaze sent a chill down their spines, making them completely unable to move for a moment.

The big cat let out another low growl and gently tapped the carriage wall with a paw.

A line of words appeared on the wall: [I will not harm Chu Jiu.]

Douglas and Reg stood frozen in place, forgetting even to breathe: This demon, this big cat, what exactly was it…?

Only the dwarf beastman’s expression calmed down: “You, Chu Jiu’s, little cat.”

The big cat tapped down another paw: [When passing through Emerald Town, do not reveal any news about “Bean Village encountering demons,” just act as usual.]

The big cat no longer looked at the others, but only wrapped Chu Jiu’s arms around its neck, while using its mouth to hold Chu Jiu’s wrists. With a low whistle in its throat, it leaped up and soared into the night sky.

Carrying Chu Jiu, its black figure merged into the vast night like a swift wind, leaving behind a clear silhouette only when it passed the bright full moon.