Jin Bao'er originally wanted to refuse, but to her surprise, Fox Seven readily agreed, constantly claiming she saw what she shouldn't have and therefore had to be responsible...
He had completely latched onto her! Oh... or perhaps he latched onto Jin Lingdang and Fen Bei!
Finally, led by Fox Seven, they left the fox tribe through another dimensional opening...
Jin Bao'er was a bit speechless, but when she met Fox Seven's dark, glistening eyes, she sighed.
"You can follow me, but I won't form a contract with you! You can leave anytime."
Fox Seven was overjoyed! His little head nodded furiously like a rattle drum!
The moment they stepped out of the dimensional barrier, the rift behind them closed. Looking back, there was no fox tribe to be seen, just an ordinary forest...
Honestly, this dimensional barrier was quite interesting! But it was a special spell of the fox tribe, so she couldn't very well ask about it.
The little fox led the way, with Jin Bao'er following behind! She had originally intended to fly away... but the little fox said that there were many barriers set up by various races in this forest. If she accidentally entered another race's territory, she would be hunted as an outsider.
So, she chose to walk out! Anyway, she wasn't in a hurry anymore...
Besides, she didn't want to meddle in the affairs of the demon beasts. She was a cultivator, and they surely wouldn't want her to interfere!
The fox and the human moved forward at high speed. Due to the presence of various barriers, the range of their divine sense was greatly limited, and she couldn't tell which direction led out of the forest...
And the direction Fox Seven was leading them was towards the other end of the forest! This meant they had to traverse the entire forest to get out... Ahead lay the bear tribe's territory!
Unconsciously, a whole day passed. The sky darkened again. Jin Bao'er absolutely didn't expect this forest to be so vast! They had walked for half a day and hadn't even covered half the distance!
For now, it was best to find a place to spend the night.
Inside a spacious cave with many passages...
Jin Bao'er ran errands and meditated, resting while cultivating. The little fox, meanwhile, was bonding with the two little ones, holding them and refusing to let go.
Only when the two little ones entered their cultivation and stopped paying attention to him did he idly chat with Jin Bao'er...
He talked about his birth, then about his parents' loving relationship, then about the fox tribe leader's affair with someone, and then about his fourth grandmother having another litter of twenty-odd cubs...
Jin Bao'er remained silent. He didn't dare to bring up the gossip about Elder Hu Yu, so he finally steered the conversation to the disappearance of the Beast King.
This time, Jin Bao'er opened her eyes!
"The Beast King is missing?"
Seeing that someone was finally paying attention to him, Fox Seven quickly sat up and blurted out everything he knew.
On the other side of the cave, a man in black, upon hearing this, twitched his ear...
The man had noticed them from the moment they entered the cave, but he had no intention of coming out to greet them. A hint of sarcasm flashed in his eyes...
He thought he would never be able to return. When he heard Jin Bao'er say she would let him go, he didn't believe it at first. Later, when Jin Bao'er went into seclusion, he also fell into a deep sleep, having long given up hope!
After all, humans were always shameless and despicable, weren't they?
But shortly after Jin Bao'er emerged, she actually released him, without any hint of greed or calculation!
Ironically, the place she released him from was the wilderness he thought he'd never return to...
He thought, this was good! Better to die on his own land than to be killed by human cultivators and have his beast core dug out.
Now, he had encountered that woman again...
Fox Seven was not guarded about anything, as he had never even seen the Beast King, let alone respected him.
It turned out that hundreds of years ago, the Beast King, as the sole Heavenly Dao Emperor of the demon beast race! His strength was astonishing, dominating the entire demon beast lineage! Everyone feared him!
Until the Beast King's son went missing, and the scent of human cultivators lurking in the forest was detected, the simple demon beasts didn't doubt who was responsible! The Beast King was furious, and immediately charged out of the forest to the cultivators' territory, following the trail of the person who left!
He never returned after that! And with his cultivation, there were few opponents in the upper realm! Only humans wished him dead! The demon beasts all speculated whether the cultivators were preparing to attack the demon beast race, causing panic among them!
Now, the demon beasts in the entire forest were divided. The tiger tribe, relying on its immense strength, oppressed the lower-tier demon beasts in various ways. It was difficult for each tribe to protect itself! At this time, the tiger tribe leader wanted to become the Beast King... Some tribes pledged allegiance to the tiger tribe, some remained neutral, and a small portion firmly disagreed.
The fox tribe was among those who disagreed!
And this was the reason for today's danger. Fortunately, Jin Bao'er broke the balance at that time, otherwise, the fox tribe might have really agreed to submit!
Hearing this, a cold glint flashed in the man's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by pain! Finally, it subsided...
Jin Bao'er's expression also became complex! No wonder the fox tribe leader so shamelessly foisted Fox Seven onto her – it was to protect this little grandson who possessed the bloodline of an ancient divine beast.
"But it has always been the strong who rule among demon beasts! If the tiger tribe has the strength to suppress you, what's wrong with them wanting to be the Beast King?"
She retorted! She didn't have much sense of fairness and justice in her heart! Cold-blooded as she was, she only believed in her own strength and the results she saw! If other beast tribes were not strong enough, and the tiger tribe was truly capable, wasn't it normal for them to want to be the Beast King?
Fox Seven was stunned, and the indignation on his face faltered. He had lived for so many years, and under the influence of his grandfather and tribesmen, he firmly believed that the tiger tribe's ambition was too great and that they were despicable and shameless. But Jin Bao'er's words... he couldn't refute them!
Seeing Fox Seven lost and helpless, Jin Bao'er had no intention of comforting him, but she still spoke her mind.
"However, since it is the Beast King, there should also be dignity and the benevolence of a king. The tiger tribe threatening the fox tribe leader with the lives of the fox tribe's descendants at every turn! It is indeed not the behavior of a king! Becoming king... is indeed inappropriate."
Fox Seven's eyes lit up! His gaze towards Jin Bao'er grew more admiring.
"Yes, yes, yes! That's exactly what I mean!"
Jin Bao'er subconsciously wanted to laugh, but then she suddenly paused... She had recently noticed that everything she did seemed to be in pursuit of fairness and justice! The same was true last time when she killed those Heavenly Dao powerhouses of the Luo Xian Sect. Those few people she let go didn't deserve to die...
She didn't dislike this change, but she took it to heart! The Great Dao is impartial... is this what it means?
On the other side, the man in black's eyes snapped open, his gaze filled with even more complexity. He muttered subconsciously.
"Benevolence of a king..."
He had been the Beast King for thousands of years, always arrogant and overbearing, wild and reckless. Under his leadership, the demon beast race, while not bullied, wasn't much better off!
Recalling his impulsiveness and rashness in the past, wasn't his current situation retribution?! If he had been able to calmly consider things back then, perhaps his child wouldn't have died, and he wouldn't have been suppressed to his current cultivation level... his beast core was even shattered!