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Chapters 261-270

Chapter 261: A chowhound appears

Compared to other squirrels, the one on Jun Yixie's shoulder was much smaller. It was around the size of a fist and as round and chubby as a ball. Its most distinctive trait was its body of soft fur, white without a speck of dust. Most squirrels were timid creatures, but this one was extremely bold. When it sensed Jun Yixie looking its way, it didn't even hide, but completely ignored him beyond a sideways glance. Then it continued eating with gusto. Despite the fact that it was simply a unique animal, Jun Yixie still felt like he was being looked down on.

Of course, his main focus was still on Han Yunxi. This was the Poison Sect's Lotus Mountain, so it was inevitable that they'd run into some strange creatures. He was about to grab the squirrel and toss it aside when his actions enraged the creature. It actually swiped a claw at his hand! Because Jun Yixie didn't expect this, he didn't evade the squirrel. Three bloody gashes appeared on the back on his hand, making for a ghastly sight. The squirrel rose up on its haunches, its two stocky claws resting against its chest. All the fur on its body stood on end like a hedgehog as it bared its teeth and glared at him.

He was a little chowhound who loved to feast on poisons. The one thing he loathed was anyone interrupting his delicious meals! Although he was angry, he still couldn't resist the allure of the beautiful flavors he'd tasted just then. This fellow's shoulder had a poison that was too scrumptious, enough to make him want to take the whole thing back to his den for a leisurely feast. When he saw that Jun Yixie didn't move, the white squirrel assumed that he'd been frightened by its powerful aura. Thus, he refocused his efforts on the wound in his shoulder.

It hadn't been poisoned? It liked to eat poisons?

Suspicion crept into Jun Yixie's eyes. Carefully, he reached out a hand to catch the creature, but the white squirrel suddenly scurried away from his hand before baring its fangs and claws to jump at his face. Jun Yixie hastily beat it aside. Meanwhile, Han Yunxi took the chance to struggle out of his grip and run towards the white-robed man. The white squirrel ended up on top of Jun Yixie's head and used all four of its claws to ravage his hair.

Couldn't he eat a good meal of poison in peace? So annoying!

"Beat it!" Jun Yixie had never been attacked on his head before. He was irritated as well, and did his best to slap the squirrel off, but it evaded all his attacks while continuing to mess with him. Its quick leaps made it impossible for Jun Yixie to touch him. Han Yunxi could only watch on in confusion. Where in the world had this animal come from? It was so intelligent. Had it come to their rescue?

"Leave, hurry!" the white-robed man couldn't hold on for much longer.

Han Yunxi couldn't be bothered with details as she hastily helped him up and fled deeper into the forest. Half of Jun Yixie's attention was still on them, so he started chasing them as soon as they ran, ignoring the white squirrel. But the white squirrel was even faster than him. It jumped off his head and starting making chittering noises as it chased wildly after Han Yunxi.

What was this? So it hadn't come to save them after all?

Both the white squirrel and Jun Yixie were giving chase, with the animal leading the two. Han Yunxi used all her strength to support the white-robed man, but she couldn't run far without any lightness techniques. Soon enough, the white squirrel caught up. Han Yunxi stopped and prepared to use its needles when the animal pounced at her. She closed her eyes, but it didn't attack her face. Instead, it landed on her medical pouch and furiously dug its way inside, leaving its chubby butt to stick out from the opening.

This...

Han Yunxi couldn't be bothered to figure it out. She grabbed hold of the squirrel's fat tail and pulled it out, before tossing him directly at Jun Yixie and running away. Whether or not this animal was here to save them, it should help them stop Jun Yixie first! Jun Yixie caught the squirrel in its hands, but it simply leaped up and attacked its face again. Jun Yixie dodged out of the way as the squirrel went back to chasing Han Yunxi. Instead of pouncing directly this time, it climbed up the side of her leg. Unfortunately, she caught it again. Since she was running for her life, she didn't give a second thought to the little animal beyond the fact that it could slow down Jun Yixie. When the white squirrel tried to burrow into her medical pouch again, Han Yunxi tried her old trick again and grabbed it by the tail. Perhaps she'd used too much strength this time, but the squirrel gave a tragic chitter as soon as she pulled it up. Again, Han Yunxi threw him at Jun Yixie to buy more time.