His thoughts shifted, and his heart ached as he looked at the young female still crying before him:
"Don’t worry. Although Li City is a border city of the Ye Country, we are more than capable of protecting a young female. You can rest easy and live here in Li City."
"From now on, you are one of us, a person of Li City and the Ye Country. Those the K Empire cannot protect, we, the Ye Country, will protect!"
The crowd before the city gate listened, their blood boiling as they shouted enthusiastically:
"That’s right! Our Ye Country is much stronger than their K Empire!"
"The Ye Country welcomes you!"
"From now on, the Ye Country is your home!"
"Right! It’s better not to go back to that K Empire anyway!"
"Our Ye Country’s warriors can protect you! From now on, you’re one of us!"
Xiao Ya hadn’t expected to enter the city so smoothly. They hadn’t even glanced at what she was hiding in the basket on her back.
What’s more, the guards had thoughtfully arranged a place for her to stay.
The place wasn’t large, but it was near the City Lord Mansion in a relatively bustling area. They even gave her some Crystal Beads and told her to buy some daily necessities at the market.
She stood in the room and checked her surroundings. Once she confirmed there was no one in front of or behind the house, she gently lifted the hidden fox out of the basket and placed it on the bed.
Looking at the unconscious fox on the bed, she saw its breathing was shallow and its aura was incredibly faint.
She couldn’t help but worry.
She had gone through hell and high water to bring him to the Ye Country.
’I can’t let him die.’
So, after covering the fox with the bedding, Xiao Ya immediately headed to the market.
「Meanwhile, in Luoxi Town.」
Ever since Xiao Ya had secretly taken the fox, the entire Luoxi Town had been thrown into chaos by the next morning.
Everyone was gripped by panic.
After all, they had tortured the fox for a full day. If it was rescued and survived...
...then there would be no way for them, the people of Luoxi Town, to live.
The fox would surely take brutal revenge on them. Luoxi Town might even face total annihilation once again.
So, on the second day, the townspeople scoured all the surrounding hills. They searched the entire area for a whole day but found no trace of the fox.
It wasn’t until someone discovered that Xiao Ya, the only young female in town who had just come of age, was missing.
Only then did everyone realize it was Xiao Ya who had saved the fox.
"Town Chief, I told you that girl was an ungrateful wretch! We never should have saved her back then!"
"That’s right! People from the Rabbit Clan are the most devious. We raised her for so many years, and to think she’d repay our kindness with hatred!"
"She must have been the one who saved the fox. What do we do now, Town Chief?"
"If that fox wakes up and Xiao Ya tells him how we tortured him, he’ll definitely wipe us all out!"
Listening to everyone’s panicked chatter, Muto was at his wit’s end.
Who would have thought the little girl he’d practically raised himself would rescue their sworn enemy?
Years ago, when Xiao Ya was just a little rabbit, she had been abandoned on a mountain outside Luoxi Town. Muto, who happened to be out hunting, found her and brought her back to be raised in the town.
She was, in a way, raised by the entire community.
He had originally thought that when the girl grew up, she could marry his son and become his Female Master.
But he never expected something like this to happen.
He took a deep breath:
"Everyone, calm down. Even if she did take the fox, how far could a weak young female get? She definitely couldn’t have escaped far."
"Besides, the idea that she could save that fox is just wishful thinking!"
"After all, we’re the ones who crippled his limbs. We know better than anyone how severe his injuries are. His spiritual power can never recover. Even an S Class Healing Doctor might not be able to save him. And I doubt he has the good fortune to ever meet an S Class Healing Doctor anyway!"
Hearing this, the crowd’s fear subsided a little.
They could finally comfort themselves and breathe a sigh of relief.
But in the next second...
"What did you do to him?"
A cold shout materialized out of thin air, carrying an invisible pressure and power that slammed directly into Muto.
Muto couldn’t react in time. He was about to strike back and defend himself, but his feeble spiritual power was no match for this force.
He was sent flying in an instant.
THUD!
Muto crashed heavily onto the ground.
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