22: Rescue Sanhua

At this moment, in that Forest, three hunters were using a beast-catching net to trap the Three-Flower Cat inside.

The three men were all fierce and appeared very experienced; the Cultivation Realm they exuded was incomparable to the hunters from before.

Wei Xun, who was hiding in the nearby Forest, did not dare to get too close, instead concealing his Qi and observing from afar with his Spirit Seeking Eyes.

These three humans had many Spiritual Qi light spots on them, indicating they were Cultivators among humans, not ordinary Mortals.

“It seems it’s around here!”

“Those idiotic hunters said there were many Yao Beasts in this Forest, but after two days, we’ve only caught this one Yao Beast!”

“If Yao Beasts were that easy to catch, I would have been rich long ago!”

Wei Xun, hearing this from afar, could also tell that these three men specialized in this line of work.

“The tiger we killed yesterday was so big, I thought it was a Yao Beast!” At this moment, a man with a distinct Scar on his face said, “But it was a Spirit Beast; we dug for a long time but couldn’t find a demon core!”

“That’s not bad either; that tiger hide is so big, we can sell it for a good price back home!” Another Goatee man took out a small gourd from his waist, opened it, and took two sips of wine.

“This demon cat is on alert in this Forest, so it must have companions nearby!” At this point, the remaining Black-faced Man said, “Why don’t we ask him to lead us to his lair? Maybe we can find Yao Beasts there.”

Wei Xun, hearing this from afar, slightly furrowed his brow.

The tiger they spoke of should be the giant tiger he had encountered before in the nearby Forest; although it was only in the Spirit Beast Realm, its aura was profound, so he had never dared to provoke it.

He hadn't expected it had already met with misfortune.

The other two, upon hearing the Black-faced Man’s words, also felt it made sense.

So, the Goatee among them walked over to the Three-Flower Cat with a small knife and threatened, “Little kitty, speak up! Where are your companions hiding?”

“I won’t say!” But the Three-Flower Cat had no intention of betraying Wei Xun; instead, it turned its head away, unwilling to answer.

“You can’t refuse to speak!” The Goatee was ruthless; as he spoke, he plunged a knife into the Three-Flower Cat’s front paw, directly nailing its front paw to the ground.

“Ah!” The Three-Flower Cat let out a tragic cry, wanting to struggle but unable to move.

“Speak quickly!” The Goatee’s tone was sinister, “Was that Bear that just ran over with you?”

“No!” The Three-Flower Cat was in so much pain that its whole body began to tremble.

“No?” The Goatee laughed, “He brought over such a big fish, clearly to feed you. They all say that once these wild beasts in the barren mountains awaken their spiritual intelligence, they tend to form gangs. I didn’t believe it before, but now it seems to be true!”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about!” The Three-Flower Cat still refused to reveal anything.

However, seeing this situation, the Goatee pulled out another small knife from his waist, and as he spoke, he pierced the Three-Flower Cat’s other paw, nailing it to the ground as well.

Hearing the Three-Flower Cat’s tragic cries from afar, Wei Xun was already furious, wanting to rush up and fight those people to the death.

But he was stopped by the black snake coiled around his waist: “Boss, these three men’s Cultivation is not low; don’t be impulsive.”

“Hmph!” Wei Xun suppressed the anger in his heart, took a deep breath, and calmed down: “These three bastards, I must dismember them into ten thousand pieces to vent my hatred!”

“Boss, you don’t like to eat people!” Si Niang, however, spoke seductively into Wei Xun’s ear, “You don’t know the deliciousness of human flesh, especially those who have Cultivated like them; they are even greater tonics.”

Wei Xun immediately understood Si Niang’s words; she was advising Wei Xun not to chop their bodies into pieces, but to let her eat them, which would be more worthwhile.

“Alright, I’ll let you eat all three of them later; I won’t fight you for them!” After saying this, Wei Xun took Si Niang and re-submerged underground, devising a plan in his mind to rescue the Three-Flower Cat.

Although the three men in the Forest were all on alert, they did not discover Wei Xun lurking nearby.

Coupled with the approaching nightfall, the surrounding Forest grew dim, which also affected their vision.

The Goatee was still threatening the Three-Flower Cat, pulling out a new small knife in his hand: “You have a tough mouth, but I wonder if you can stay tough to the end!”

“I told you, I really don’t have any companions!” The Three-Flower Cat’s voice became weak; its two front paws, nailed to the ground, had already lost all sensation, and blood flowed everywhere. At this moment, she had no strength left to struggle.

“Then what about that Black Bear just now?” The Goatee dangled the small knife in front of the Three-Flower Cat’s eyes.

“I don’t know…” The Three-Flower Cat’s voice was weak; it seemed that if it took another stab, it would likely be in danger.

“Since you won’t speak, there’s no use in keeping you alive. Why not just dig out your demon core!” The Goatee finished speaking and was about to stab the knife in his hand through the Three-Flower Cat’s body.

But at this very moment, a whooshing sound came from the hidden Forest nearby.

Hearing this sound, all three humans became alert.

The next second, countless flying needles flew out from the Forest, shooting directly at the Goatee.

Seeing this, the Goatee immediately rolled to dodge, and at the same time, threw a flying knife from under his robe in the direction from which the flying needles came.

However, the flying knife clearly missed, with no reaction whatsoever.

“Be careful!” Scarface immediately drew the long knife from his waist and became alert: “It seems this demon cat’s companion has come to save it.”

“Good, saves us the trouble of finding them!” The Black-faced Man picked up the axe stuck in the ground and looked around, his expression serious.

But the next second, a burst of black mist suddenly erupted from the ground where they stood, instantly engulfing the Forest.

“Underground!” The Black-faced Man reacted quickly; after noticing the anomaly underground, he raised his axe and chopped down fiercely, but it was also a futile strike.

“Disperse!” As soon as the black mist enveloped the three, Scarface pushed out a palm, and the powerful palm wind directly dispersed the black mist.

Originally, Wei Xun had planned to take advantage of the black mist to rescue the Three-Flower Cat, but he didn’t expect these three people to react so quickly. Wei Xun had no choice but to hide back underground and look for another opportunity.

“He can use the Earth Escape Technique, be careful!” Scarface looked at the ground, raised the long knife in his hand, and carefully observed the situation underground.

But at this moment, Snake Si Niang, hiding in the distant Forest, opened her snake mouth again and shot out countless flying needles.

Facing the surprise attack, the three men could only continuously dodge.

While they were dodging, Wei Xun leaped out from underground, and at the same time, pushed out with both palms, releasing double the black mist to envelop the Forest once more.

“This trick again!” Scarface, seeing this, dodged the flying needles and simultaneously pushed out another palm towards the black mist, wanting to disperse it.

But what he didn’t expect was that as soon as he pushed out this palm, a bolt of lightning shot out from the black mist, heading straight for his forehead.

“Huh?” Seeing this, Scarface had no choice but to retract the palm he had just extended and flip in the air again to dodge the lightning.

After Scarface landed and pushed out another palm to disperse the black mist, he found that the Three-Flower Cat, which had been nailed to the ground, had disappeared.