Chapter 10 Refusal of Transaction

  The wolf pack was protecting Celine, although they knew there was danger, and they also knew that this danger was unprecedented, and they knew they had to leave quickly or find a place to hide. Ice and fire! Chinese 151+ novel updates faster than rockets, dare you not believe it? But Celine still didn't think about it, all the wolf packs seemed to be intentionally protecting her.

  "Hehe, it seems this is a grand feast prepared just for me." Qilin sat on a large tree that had fallen at some unknown time, with Xiao Bai's tall figure standing straight beside her. In front of them were over a hundred adult wolves, and the ones she had brought out only accounted for a little more than a tenth of the total number. The rest were from the nearby pack. Qilin supported her chin with one hand, observing that these suddenly appearing wolves didn't seem to have any intention of attacking, but rather seemed to be protecting her. She also took stock of her situation and roughly understood her predicament - she was surrounded on all sides, and it was only a matter of time before those people found her.

  Xiaobai secretly took a look at Qilin, who was sitting on a big tree, biting a dog's tail grass in her mouth, with a thoughtful expression. The up-and-down movement of the dog's tail grass did ease the tense atmosphere a bit. Xiaobai also lay down on the ground, after all, every time they encountered danger before, Qilin would always come up with a perfect solution. This time must be the same too.

  The other wolves looked at Xiaobai and then sat down one by one, starting to do their own things.

  At this time, a hundred paces away from Qilin, the top of a large tree had a man in blue clothes with a slight smile at the corner of his mouth and a continuous smile in his eyes, staring at Qilin who was thinking a hundred paces away. Although she was deep in thought, it was because that one dog tail grass broke all the tension.

  This girl is quite interesting.

  The smile on his face grew several degrees more intense.

  "Slap"

  Qilin slapped her face with both hands, startling the pack of wolves beside her and also startling the man in blue. They all stared at Qilin to see what was going on.

  Qilin suddenly sat up, her dark eyes sparkling as she glanced at Xiaobai, smiled brightly and patted Xiaobai's head. She said "Ara, I'm hungry."

  Awoo? Xiao Bai tilted his head and looked at Qi Lin, blinking his eyes, his ears perked up and moved a few times. The surrounding wolves also looked at each other, but didn't know what to do.

  "Haha, I'm so hungry, can't think of anything else, my brain is getting dull too." Qilin stretched her waist and walked forward, it was already afternoon, the humidity in the air indicated that tonight would be a starry night.

  The stars are so numerous, oh, the stars are so numerous

  Qilin looked up at the sky, the dark clouds had dissipated, revealing a clear and bright blue. Qilin slightly furrowed her brow, then shook her head vigorously, waiting for the humiliating memory in her mind to completely fade away. She jumped up and down again, startling Xiaobai, who thought she was going crazy from hunger, tilting his head to ponder whether he should take any measures.

  "Alright, everyone, let's go find some food. I'll take a look around." Qilin looked around and found that they had already reached the middle of the mountain. Great, there was plenty of food here, especially wild chickens, which were not only abundant but also delicious. "Xiaobai, same old routine, go catch some mountain chickens, we'll roast them for dinner."

  "Ao wu" received the command, Xiao Bai raised his head and let out a loud howl, then rubbed against Qilin's body and walked forward to make a few wolf calls at everyone.

  Zi Lin ignored their wolf language, anyway it was just an order. She randomly chose a direction to walk in, actually she had thought about it before, but really couldn't think of anything, even if there were wolves helping her, the other side were ancient hunters, even if they were all three-legged cat masters, they were still better than her, a woman who couldn't do anything. Moreover, there was such a rich reward, gold, mansion, and pure natural pollution-free land, these were what every modern woman pursued in their lifetime. She had worked hard for so long but couldn't even afford to buy a car, and was still living in the company's dormitory.

  If she had surrendered herself, would she have received the same treatment? Moreover, she didn't do anything wrong and was still wanted.

  "Is it really necessary to be so cruel?" Qilin casually grasped a rattan rod and, with a habitual flick, the rod snapped and fell to the ground. However, when she raised her head, she saw something the size of a fist rapidly falling towards her, and before she could see what it was, her forehead had become the target.

  "Hmm"

  The pain from being hit by a hard object came immediately, and Qilin covered her forehead and squatted down. Is this really the rhythm of death? Isn't it just about venting with a few strips of rattan? Do you have to be so serious?

  "I'm going to die." Qilin cursed and searched around on the grass, finding the "culprit" - a blue oval-shaped fruit that she had never seen before. It looked delicious though, so she decided to consider it as compensation. Just as she was about to eat it, Xiao Bai came over.

  Looking at the pheasant in Xiao Bai's mouth, Qi Lin smiled brightly, and the gloom just now disappeared. She rubbed her belly with a craving expression, ran over to hug Xiao Bai's neck, and said happily "Xiao Bai, you're the best, you're still more reliable."

  "Wah!"

  Xiaobai looked back and moved his body. Only then did Qilin discover that almost every wolf had prey, although not all were mountain chickens, but they were all delicious after being roasted. They were all staring at her, Qilin scratched her head and laughed dryly "Haha, you guys are so fierce, hehe, but I've also found my own prey."

  Qilin swung the fruit in her hand, why did it feel like a rural girl and a rich lady?

  Like a real idiot.

  Zi Lin thought so, and the man also thought so.

  "It seems he doesn't know martial arts." The man said, dragging his chin. If he knew martial arts, he wouldn't have made such a stupid mistake, and he wouldn't have failed to notice him even when he was so close. The man looked at the not-so-distant place where the birds were leaving their nest, it seemed that Kong Qing had found Qin Xiao already. However, with Kong Qing's temperament, she definitely couldn't handle Qin Xiao, they had to hurry up.

  Xiaobai turned back sensitively, unfortunately, there was no one in that suspicious place, but just now he clearly felt something unusual. Was it because he had been too sensitive lately?

  Shaking her head and leaving, she followed behind Qilin, well, let's eat first.

  Waiting for Xiaobai to leave, the man finally poked his head out from behind the big tree, a very agile wolf.

  On the other hand, Kong Qing chased after Qin Xiao for a long time, but still couldn't catch up. Qin Xiao also made full use of the geographical environment here. If Kong Qing hadn't been practicing his lightness skill during this period of leaving, he wouldn't have been able to catch up at all.

  "Hey, Qin Xiao, did you really become an idiot just because you're under the emperor's feet? You only know how to tuck your tail and run away."

  "You've grown quite a bit, especially in terms of physical strength, but your brain is still the same as before." Qin Xiao was constantly changing direction, yet he was equally astonished by Kong Qing's rapid growth in agility.

  "Heh heh, as long as they're opponents, can't you just think of killing them off? While you guys are wasting time thinking, I've already chopped down countless people."

  How childish, Qin Xiao coldly snorted, suddenly seeing a wisp of blue smoke rising in front, thinking that must be the work of the demon girl. With a great enemy at hand, she could still cook with a gentle stream of smoke, it seems she's not simple after all.

  The sound of two people chasing each other had already reached the blue-clothed man's ears, it seemed they had arrived, but now was not the time. He still couldn't let Qin Xiao get his hands on them. The blue-clothed man glanced at Qi Lin who was roasting mountain chicken and that pack of wolves, did he have to take action? Clearly he wanted to watch a bit longer.

  "What a pity."

  "Ah-woo!" Xiao Bai was certain she had heard it clearly this time. There really was someone over there, and this time she definitely wouldn't be mistaken.

  "Xiao Bai, what's wrong?" Qilin pulled down a chicken leg from the mountain rooster and stuffed it into her mouth, handing the rest to Xiao Bai. However, she found Xiao Bai's reaction very strange. After swallowing a few bites of chicken, she wiped her mouth and looked in the direction Xiao Bai was staring at. Everything seemed normal there, but Qilin also trusted Xiao Bai's instincts. There was danger lurking somewhere.

  "Whoosh"

  A gentle breeze blew in, lifting Qilin's long hair, as well as the fallen leaves on the ground.

  That's fallen leaves, no, it's not fallen leaves.

  That is a person.

  Like a person who comes with the gentle breeze. Silently falling to the ground like leaves, yet the blue shirt is spotless, whiter than snow.

  Qilin was taken aback by the sudden appearance of the man. She had watched martial arts TV shows and knew what it meant to have light kung fu skills, and she also knew that men in white clothes were always the Prince Charming in girls' hearts. However, she never thought that today she would see light kung fu with her own eyes, and also see how a blue-shirted man could knock down a white-shirted man.

  Clean, too clean, just like the current sky, dominated by a clear azure. The man in front of me is this scene. The only difference is that those ink-colored eyes are filled with too many things.

  The two of them stared at each other like this, and the wolf pack all vigilantly glared at the man, but none dared to attack.

  "I say, Your Excellency won't be...?" Qilin took out the token from her waist and waved it, continuing to say "It says 'Hunter' on this, but if it's a Hunter, it's a bit too clean."

  Qilin sized up the man, who was full of aristocratic aura from head to toe, and must not be a hunter. If so, then he should be the leader.

  "Well, how about it? Are you going to kill me and go back to take credit, or are you going to catch me alive?" Qilin walked up to Xiaobai's front, stroking Xiaobai's head, carefully pondering the man's eyes. He didn't seem to want to catch her, nor did he seem to want to kill her, but rather like someone negotiating a deal with her. If it was a negotiation, she had no bargaining chips.

  The man had a faint smile at the corner of his mouth, and from a distance, he thought Qilin was interesting. Unexpectedly, upon closer inspection, although she wasn't the most beautiful woman he had ever seen, her black pupils were extremely bright, and her simple attire was quite peculiar, just like a child raised by wolves, yet she could speak human language.

  Men's silence is gold, but this guy doesn't speak or attack, does he want to laugh at her? Qilin only felt uncomfortable being stared at, lowered her head and glanced around her body, although it was very strange, if she were in the 21st century, this would be normal, but she absolutely wouldn't dress like this.

  "If you don't speak up, then leave." Qilin also didn't want to stay any longer and turned around to leave.

  "Not bad, you know how to use movement to control stillness and turn things around. I like that."

  This sentence made Qilin turn around in surprise, a noble and aristocratic person, who was actually a prince, really had face. The prince came to catch her personally. But what did the sentence "this king likes" mean?

  "What you said is right, I was sent to capture you." The man caught a drifting leaf and placed it on the tip of his nose, his voice clear and natural. "But what I came to capture was a demoness, you're just an ordinary person."

  "So you want to let me go?" Don't be ridiculous. Qilin looked at the man with disdain, but found her fingers feeling a bit numb, as if they had been anesthetized. Curious, she looked at her hand and saw that it was where the juice of that strange fruit had gotten on when she picked it up just now, how strange.

  "I won't catch you, nor will I let you go."

  "Are you trying to make a deal with me?"

  "Very good, I like intelligent women." The man's smile at the corner of his mouth became more pronounced as he gazed directly at Zilin.

  Qilin felt uneasy being stared at, but that aura made her think of the man from that night, could it be him?

  "What deal? I'm just a weak woman who has ended up in this place, what qualifications do I have to make a deal with the prince?" Qi Lin looked at the man calmly on the surface, but her heart was full of twists and turns. Was it that man? The aura was so similar.

  "A pack of wolves surrounds you, yet does not attack you; instead it protects you. This is your capital."

  It turns out that it was seen on this point, and indeed, I had heard long ago that if one controls the hundred beasts, one can rival a nation of thousands of troops and horses. More importantly, animals are very simple, they have attacking power but no intelligence, as long as they get what they want, they will not betray.

  "I refuse." Zilin didn't want to die, but neither did she want to take advantage of this pack of wolves who would die for her and treated her like family.

  But just as Qilin finished saying this, she felt a chill coming straight at her, finally gathering into a concentrated icy sensation on the back of her neck. By the time she reacted, the man was already behind her, his long hair falling onto the back of her neck, making her feel ticklish and uncomfortable all over. But because he was so close, it also allowed Qilin to fully sense the man's breath, and confirm one thing.

  This person is not the same as the one from that night.

  However, knowing this, Qilin's heart was somewhat disappointed. Why was she disappointed? She didn't know.

  Feeling Julie's slight sigh, the man was somewhat strange, could it be that he just wanted to refuse like this?

  "I've said I won't capture you, nor will I let you go. But I can also kill you. Without this transaction, I wouldn't have any losses and could even take credit for it. However, if you listen to me, you'll be able to live, and I'll be able to keep these wolves safe. It's beneficial and harmless to you."

  Yes. But she didn't want to, so she stayed here and didn't leave, not entirely because of this group of wolves, but because she understood that a transmigrated girl who got involved with people would inevitably get entangled with emperors, and that would lead to unavoidable struggles for benefits and power. And struggles for benefits and power were what she had always wanted to avoid. This simple life, although a bit hard, was fulfilling.

  What's more, this guy is a prince.

  What else can be done besides fighting for power in order to make a deal?