Xia Mian vaguely felt that things seemed to be heading in an uncontrollable direction.
Since she arrived in this magical Mystical World, she and Lu Zechuan had never been apart!
Now, suddenly not seeing Lu Zechuan’s figure, Xia Mian felt inexplicably flustered.
Lu Zechuan has never left quietly before, and this situation is very similar to the day Xia Weizhang and Gu Zhi went missing.
Xia Mian forced herself to calm down, and just as she didn’t know which direction to go to search for Lu Zechuan, the Little Black Cat walked toward her with a saucy stride.
"Meow~~" The Little Black Cat meowed loudly, trying to attract Xia Mian’s attention.
Xia Mian’s gaze was indeed drawn to the Little Black Cat.
"What do you want to say?" Xia Mian frowned. Although she could tame beasts, she couldn’t understand their speech, and now this Little Black Cat obviously had something to say to her.
Unfortunately, they spoke different languages, not on the same wavelength at all.
"Meow~~~~" The Little Black Cat paced back and forth, its eyes like black gemstones fixed on Xia Mian.
Suddenly, Xia Mian had a flash of intuition, "You want to bond with me?"
The Little Black Cat immediately meowed even more excitedly.
Xia Mian, concerned about Lu Zechuan’s safety, didn’t hesitate much and agreed to the Little Black Cat’s request.
After all, if an Exotic Beast bonds with its owner, they can communicate psychically, meaning she could perceive what the Little Black Cat was thinking!
"Alright, I’ll bond with you!" Xia Mian extended her hand, and a white halo emerged from her palm.
The Little Black Cat was overjoyed, opening its mouth to release a yellow energy sphere.
The white halo and yellow energy sphere instantly fused together, indistinguishable from each other.
"I am the master, you are the servant. We are bonded, sharing honor and disgrace, advancing and retreating together!" Xia Mian’s voice slowly poured from her lips, merging into the fused light sphere.
Although the Little Black Cat was somewhat dissatisfied with this master-servant bond, getting Xia Mian to bond with it was a huge gain, so it didn’t dare to voice any objections.
Once bonded, the Little Black Cat’s thoughts instantly flooded into Xia Mian’s mind.
"Follow me, I can sense his location!" The voice of the Little Black Cat resonated in her mind, not the cute, soft voice Xia Mian naively imagined, but rather a high-cold, domineering tone, like an arrogant teenager.
Xia Mian glanced at the Little Black Cat in confusion, "A male?"
The Little Black Cat’s face showed a hint of annoyance but didn’t stoop to Xia Mian’s level.
Male! Of course, male! Otherwise, why would he look so disdainful when he saw that idiot Song Ke?
"Where is Lu Zechuan?" Xia Mian didn’t dwell too much on whether the Little Black Cat was male or female; finding Lu Zechuan was the pressing matter at hand.
"Follow me!" The Little Black Cat’s voice echoed in her mind again, and the next moment, the Little Black Cat darted out of the Jufang Pavilion like a black lightning bolt.
Xia Mian followed closely, the Little Black Cat agilely leaping along the walls and rooftops on either side of the Gubei Town streets, its movements fluid and smooth.
After running for a couple of streets with the Little Black Cat, its figure finally came to a halt.
In front of the Little Black Cat was a dense forest.
The forest was lush and green, with intertwined vines, its deep green leaves blocking out a large portion of sunlight, casting shadows within.
The Little Black Cat stood at the forest’s edge, meowing into the interior.
Xia Mian stood beside the Little Black Cat, "He’s in there?"
"Yes, I sense he’s inside." The Little Black Cat’s voice echoed in her mind again.
Some of the worry on Xia Mian’s face eased.
Lu Zechuan is the Young Master of the Wood Clan, and his control over the Wood Element has become increasingly exquisite. If those people lured him here, who would suffer more truly remains uncertain!
Xia Mian took a deep breath, closing her eyes.
If Lu Zechuan was indeed here, she should be able to sense him at such a close distance.
Ten minutes after Xia Mian’s Divine Sense spread out, her eyes suddenly opened.
Indeed, Lu Zechuan was in this forest!
Xia Mian could no longer care for much else and rushed into the forest.
The moment she entered the forest, the light dimmed slightly.
Though it should be midwinter in the current world, it was sunlit here, as if she had entered a tropical rainforest.
The trees towered above her, with tangled branches on which giant pythons craned their heads, flicking their tongues, seemingly ready to devour at any time.
Fortunately, the moment Xia Mian entered the forest, she used the Beast Taming Skill to make these poisonous creatures and beasts scatter away.
Otherwise, she might not have made it far before being endlessly entangled by these creatures.
Closer, and even closer.
Xia Mian could clearly sense Lu Zechuan’s presence right in front of her!
Behind her, the Little Black Cat ran faster and faster, resembling a shrunken black panther.
In its ceaseless sprint, even black streaks of light flashed across its body.
Its size also seemed to grow significantly at a rate visible to the naked eye.
Xia Mian stopped in a clearing deep within the forest.
There, she saw the man she was so anxious about.
Lu Zechuan stood with his back to her, stepping on a man draped in black veils beneath him.
Surrounding this man were many others lying about, disheveled.
"It seems you people won’t shed tears without seeing the coffin!" Lu Zechuan’s voice carried a trace of cruel bloodthirstiness, drifting lightly into the ears of all those lying on the ground.
Not far away, under an ancient tree, a woman leaned against the trunk, wasting away weakly, surrounded by numerous already battered men.
"If you kill my man, even if I die, I’ll still avenge him!" The woman’s voice was fierce, her gaze venomously fixed on Lu Zechuan.
If it weren’t for Song Yi messing up their plans, she would have already let Xia Mian taste the pain of losing a man!
Not far behind the woman, Song Yi lounged lazily on a branch, spitting out a blade of dog’s tail grass, "You’ve got a ton of men. What’s one more or less to you!"
"You bastard!" The woman’s eyes were bloodshot, "Song Yi, you bastard! You double-crossed us and offended our Corpse Refiner Alliance. You’ll face our retaliation!"
Song Yi was not at all intimidated by the woman’s words; instead, he jumped down from the tree with a rogue demeanor, "Retaliation? Great! Then I’ll wipe out your entire Corpse Refiner Alliance!"
The Beast Clan isn’t scared easily, and besides, he’s one of the finest of the Beast Clan. His contracted Exotic Beasts could form a Mutant Beast Army!
Corpse Refiners? Ha, as long as he doesn’t get ambushed by these guys, their attempts to deal with him are nothing but wishful thinking!
"Song Yi!" The woman gritted her teeth, leaning against the tree to stand up.
"I’ll refine you right now!" The woman’s voice burst with anger as a flame shot out from her hand.