Just as Ji Mo was about to make a move, Yao Weiwei appeared.
She hadn't deliberately gone missing these past few days. Instead, she had used the two hundred thousand taels of gold notes obtained from Ying Tianbao to purchase a large quantity of supplies and returned to the territory of the Howling Moon Silver Wolf tribe.
With the emergence of the new Human King, Luo Li, the human race's fortune had greatly increased, and many human forces, filled with ambition, were expanding everywhere.
The Howling Moon Silver Wolf tribe, being weak, had their living territory constantly encroached upon by humans, placing them in a very difficult situation.
This was precisely why Yao Weiwei had abandoned her pride and shamelessly taken the gold notes from Ying Tianbao.
With the supplies bought with two hundred thousand taels of gold, it was enough for the Howling Moon Silver Wolf tribe to recuperate for some time.
After resolving her tribe's predicament, Yao Weiwei returned to Tianshui City. Upon learning of Ying Tianbao's disappearance, she immediately went to find Ji Mo.
"Ying Tianbao's disappearance truly has nothing to do with me. That night, I explained myself clearly to him. Between him and me, it was just a misunderstanding, and there could be no emotional entanglement."
Yao Weiwei explained her whereabouts over the past few days and what had happened with Ying Tianbao that night.
She had already made it clear to Ying Tianbao that there was no possibility between them, and it was all a misunderstanding.
When she parted ways with Ying Tianbao, he was perfectly fine. As for why he disappeared afterward, she genuinely had no idea.
"So, you're saying goodbye after the deed is done? No, to be precise, it's like pulling up your pants and denying everything."
Ji Mo looked at Yao Weiwei with utter disdain.
Sneaking into a man's room in the middle of the night, having a romantic encounter, and then turning her back on him.
In his mind, he immediately pictured Yao Weiwei as a heartless woman who played with men's emotions.
After all, that night, he had personally witnessed them in the same room, with Ying Tianbao wearing only a pair of shorts.
Now she claimed there were no emotional entanglements between them; who was she trying to fool?
"You can't say anything good from your dog's mouth. That night, I just went into the wrong room; I didn't specifically go to meet Ying Tianbao. Also, who is denying everything after the deed is done? If you continue to spout nonsense and tarnish my reputation, I'll fight you!"
Yao Weiwei was so angry that she let out a cute but ferocious roar, her tail standing on end.
If she hadn't known how terrifying Ji Mo was, she might have pounced on him and bitten him fiercely.
The Howling Moon Silver Wolf tribe was devoted in their affections and unwavering in their love, having only one partner in life, inseparable and bound by life and death.
Now, being labeled as a heartless woman who played with emotions by Ji Mo, Yao Weiwei could not tolerate it. As the Saintess of the Howling Moon Silver Wolf tribe, her purity could not be defiled.
"I think you're the real dog."
Seeing Yao Weiwei's ears, tail, and her flailing demeanor, Ji Mo suspected she was a dog demon that had achieved sentience.
"I am a wolf, a descendant of the Moon God, the noble and sacred Howling Moon Silver Wolf."
Yao Weiwei was so angry that she directly revealed her true form.
Instantly.
A snow-white, spotlessly clean Howling Moon Silver Wolf with a crescent moon rune between its brows appeared before Ji Mo.
Her fur was fluffy, and she exuded a faint moonlight, appearing mysterious and noble.
"Husky!"
Ji Mo looked at the beast before him, which resembled a husky, his eyes shining. "You still say you're not a dog? You're clearly a pure white husky."
This was his first time seeing a demon transform, and he found it magical.
At the same time, seeing a familiar species, he felt an indescribable sense of familiarity.
What Howling Moon Silver Wolf? Wasn't it just a pure white husky whose fur glowed, with a crescent moon on its head?
Although it was several times more beautiful than a husky in appearance, it still looked like a dog.
"Awooo..."
Yao Weiwei was so angry that she bared her fangs at Ji Mo, almost losing control.
Although she didn't know what a husky was, she knew that "husky" was not a good descriptor.
For the sake of her reputation, Yao Weiwei finally told Ji Mo the truth of that night.
That night, she had actually gone to teach Ji Mo a lesson, not to meet Ying Tianbao.
Although telling the truth might offend Ji Mo, she had no choice but to speak the truth to avoid being branded as someone who "denied everything after the deed was done."
"I can't believe you had insomnia in the middle of the night and wanted to beat me up to vent your anger. How malicious. You really are a dog; only dogs hold grudges and seek revenge for the slightest offense."
Ji Mo was dumbfounded. He never expected the truth to be so melodramatic.
There was no cross-species romance between humans and demons as he had imagined, only a farce caused by this petty, grudge-holding husky wanting revenge.
In the end, the misunderstanding was cleared, and Ji Mo believed that Yao Weiwei was not the culprit who abducted Ying Tianbao.
After all, Yao Weiwei was the Saintess of the Howling Moon Silver Wolf tribe. Her every word and action could affect the safety of the entire tribe, so she wouldn't do such a thing.
Most importantly, Yao Weiwei was only at the Demon Venerable cultivation level, too weak to be the culprit.
Ji Mo said, "Since you're a dog, your sense of smell must be very keen. Can you help me find Ying Tianbao's whereabouts?"
Last time, when Ah Li was captured by Zhan Zhiming, he relied on that pig Tian Peng to find Ah Li's location.
Now, perhaps he could rely on Yao Weiwei to find Ying Tianbao.
After all, dogs had a keen sense of smell, so finding someone shouldn't be a problem.
"I'll say it again, I'm not a dog."
Yao Weiwei's fur bristled, baring her white fangs and yelping.
But after a moment, she showed a pleading expression.
This was because Ji Mo had said, "I won't let you help for nothing. You should know Ying Tianbao's identity; he is the Ninth Prince of the Great Qin Empire, and his family has gold mines. If you save his life, a reward of tens of millions of taels of gold is likely."
Tens of millions of taels of gold!
Yao Weiwei's bright eyes immediately reflected dollar signs.
If she could obtain such a large sum of money, her entire tribe would never have to worry about survival again.
This money was enough for her to take any risk.
"Woof woof woof..."
Instantly, the proud Saintess of the Howling Moon Silver Wolf tribe unyieldingly began to bark like a dog.
Wolves and dogs were not strangers, so there was nothing to be ashamed of. For the sake of gold, everything was negotiable.
"As expected, money is the most powerful force in the world!"
Ji Mo sighed, looking at the furry husky before him, almost unable to resist reaching out to pet it.
But considering that she was the demoness his good brother Ying Tianbao liked, he had to refrain.
Next.
The man and the wolf headed to Ying Tianbao's room.
Yao Weiwei needed to first ascertain Ying Tianbao's scent to find him.
Entering Ying Tianbao's room, Yao Weiwei once again smelled the peculiar scent that had caused her to lose her cultivation that night.
The scent was intoxicating, but strangely, this time she didn't feel anything unusual, and her cultivation was not affected.
She finally found the source of the scent: a sachet.
A sachet made of inferior materials and roughly crafted.
But what was shocking was that this sachet emitted a five-colored radiant glow, characteristic of legendary treasures.
"Legendary treasure!"
Yao Weiwei could hardly believe her eyes.
Using the most ordinary raw materials to create a legendary item.
The one who made this sachet was perhaps...
A divine craftsman!