"I have to say that buying the Starplucking Mouse was a wise decision!"
The corners of Lv Yuankai's lips curled up, revealing a rather proud smile. He immediately said, "Although the price of forty divine crystals is very high, as long as I gradually gain its trust, it'll be able to do many things for me in the future."
Thinking of this, the smile on his face deepened, "Now, I just need to ask the guards outside his cave abode to leave. Qin Yi, this is my final test for you. I hope you won't disappoint me. "
…
A moment later, in Qin Yi's cave abode, the Illusory Cloud Hound suddenly said, "Qin Yi, Lv Yuankai has left! Not only him, but even the guards outside have all left! "
It was obvious that the Illusory Cloud Hound was still a little emotional. After all, they had waited for such a long time, and the other party had finally left. This meant that their operation was a success. Lv Yuankai's suspicions about them had been dispelled.
However, Qin Yi did not seem excited at all when he heard the news.
"What's wrong? Don't tell me this is not good news? "
The Illusory Cloud Hound was puzzled. After all, this was a symbol of their victory. Why did Qin Yi not seem happy at all?
"This is, of course, good news."
Qin Yi chuckled. "However, it's not good enough for us to get carried away."
"What do you mean?"
Although the Illusory Cloud Hound had a keen sense of smell, it had not truly integrated itself into the lives of human cultivators. Hence, it did not understand the schemes and schemes of humans.
Qin Yi smiled and said, "Lv Yuankai's departure proves that our previous strategy is indeed effective. From this point of view, this is indeed good news to be happy about. However, this only means that our battle with Lv Yuankai has entered a new stage. Only after this stage can we be considered to have truly achieved victory. "
"Do you mean … that he purposely made us lower our guard?"
Although the Illusory Cloud Divine Hound wasn't very good at scheming, its reaction speed and thinking ability were outstanding.
"That's right. He wants us to let down our guard and make us reveal our flaws. Then, he'll wait for the rabbit to come to him and reel in the net."
Qin Yi chuckled and said, "If my guess is correct, he is currently observing us from a place that won't arouse our suspicion. Either that, or they left something else behind to monitor us from a close distance. If it were me, I would probably choose the latter. That's because he knows that it's quite difficult for him to observe us through my restrictions. "
"You're right!"
As soon as Qin Yi finished speaking, the Sky Thieving Mole spoke, "I've already sensed it. There's a creature with a very similar bloodline to mine that's active underground. If my guess is correct, this should be a creature that has inherited our bloodline and is preparing to monitor us. "
With that, it turned into a ray of golden light and shot out from between Qin Yi's eyebrows. Then, it rapidly burrowed underground.
A moment later, two rats crawled out from the tunnel that the Sky Thieving Mole had dug.
As expected, the other rat looked quite similar to the Sky Thieving Mole. However, its body was much more bloated. It was obvious that it was not as agile as the Sky Thieving Mole.
"What species are you? Tell me!"
The Sky Thieving Mole, who had always been rather cautious, finally revealed its domineering side this time.
The Star Plucking Rat that it had just caught and tossed up didn't even have the time to get angry before it suddenly revealed an extremely terrified expression. It looked like a rat that had seen a cat.
"You … could you be … our ancestor, Lord Sky Thieving Mole?"
At this moment, the Star Plucking Rat finally understood why its covert movements had been seen through before it had even succeeded.
The person standing in front of it was actually their ancestor, the source of its bloodline.
"Lord Ancestor!"
The Star Plucking Rat, who had always been rather arrogant and had never communicated with Lv Yuankai, finally spoke in human language. It was rather emotional as well. "My name is Star Plucking Rat. I'm your bloodline descendant!"
"Hmph!"
The Sky Thieving Mole snorted coldly and said disdainfully, "Since you know my name, you should know how powerful my Sky Thieving Mole race was back then, and how powerful we were!"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
The Star Plucking Rat actually revealed an extremely human-like side. Its bean-sized eyes were filled with flattery and ingratiation. "Legend has it that our ancestors were able to steal the sky and change the sun. They were very capable! Even those big shots back then were rather fearful of our ancestors and didn't dare to provoke them! "
"Since you know about our glorious deeds back then, why don't you learn from your ancestors and work hard to practice your abilities?"
The Sky Thieving Mole's tone was rather solemn, as if he was an elder teaching a junior. However, there was deep disappointment in his words. "Look at you now. Instead of using your innate abilities to sneak in openly, you're actually learning how to dig holes like an ordinary rat? Are you trying to ruin the reputation of my Sky Thieving Mole race by doing this? "
The Star Plucking Rat immediately became frightened. "Lord Ancestor, you can't blame us for this! Although we're your descendants, we're no longer the Sky Thieving Mole race. The bloodline that has been passed down to us is already rather thin. If we didn't have the ability to dig holes, I'm afraid that with our strength, it would be almost impossible for us to truly come and go without a trace! "
The Sky Thieving Mole snorted coldly. "Don't look for excuses here. Innate abilities and bloodline only determine your starting point. As for abilities, can't you practice them yourself? Which one of us Sky Thieving Mole race was born with the ability to steal the sky and change the sun? Wasn't it because of our hard work and hard training that we managed to leave our illustrious reputation in the myriad of worlds? "
The Star Plucking Rat nodded repeatedly. "Yes, yes, yes! The ancestor's teachings are correct! However, there's one thing I don't understand … Why would an ancient big shot like you appear here? And why are you so close to this human in front of me? "
His words stunned the Sky Thieving Mole for a moment. Then, he suddenly said angrily, "Are you questioning me?"
After saying that, he actually used his claws to ruthlessly knock on the other party's head!
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