Except for a white patch on its chest in the shape of an inverted human character, the little bear's whole body is shiny black. Sometimes it hides in a big tree and makes soft calls, sometimes it wanders around the wall, standing up like a person and walking back and forth unsteadily, not running to the burrow for half a day, as if it has found something suspicious.

  "Adults are a group of pikachus..."

  After hearing the little bear's soft cry, Dog-headed Orlando quickly woke up. Originally, he was about to say something, but seeing Yang Ling wink at him, he immediately understood that he had already discovered Pika Bear's whereabouts. He tightly closed his mouth to avoid startling the hesitant little bear.

  Looking at the increasingly bright sky, smelling the wine fragrance coming from the cellar, observing for a while and seeing no movement, the little bear finally took action. On the surface, it looked clumsy, but it moved like a rabbit, extremely fast, and quickly rushed to the entrance of the cellar. After hesitating for a moment, it burst in, and soon, excited cries and the sound of smashing wine jars came from inside.

  Haha, it's indeed a little bear dog causing trouble!

  By ambushing in the cellar, Yang Ling finally confirmed that Xiaogouxiong was the mastermind behind the repeated disturbances, the thief who stole wine and was hated by everyone.

  Or is this a tame little bear dog, sent on purpose to make trouble?

  After a moment of contemplation, Yang Ling's heart stirred. Although Shangri-La was close to the forest, it was still a place where people came and went, and generally speaking, there were rarely any wild beasts that would come out to cause trouble. Moreover, the little bear was agile in its movements, had an extremely keen sense of smell, and was reluctant to be caught, possessing a certain level of intelligence, as if it had received some kind of training.

  "Shall we, sir, immediately surround the cellar and catch the little fellow?" After brushing away the snowflakes on his forehead, Orlando became restless and pulled out a sharp javelin from behind his back.

  "That's right, catch it alive!"

  Seeing the little bear stumbling out of the cellar, Yang Ling understood that the best time to strike had arrived. No longer hesitating, he summoned a few hornet beasts and directed them to fiercely pounce on it.

  Gudong...

  As soon as the horned beast appeared, the little guy understood that things were not good and knew that if he wasn't careful, he would be caught in a trap. While shouting, he dodged to the left and right, avoiding several of the horned beast's poisonous stingers, then darted towards the nearby wall like lightning.

  "Hey hey, where do you think you're going?"

  After a cold hum, Yang Ling summoned hundreds of horned beasts with one breath, directing them to pursue relentlessly, and he also followed closely behind. Orlando followed closely behind, and in the distance, Alice and Yuna, who had been lying in ambush, were startled awake and quickly caught up.

  The little bear's speed is very fast. However, no matter how fast it is, it can't compare with the speed of the cheetah!

  Hundreds of hornets, swarming up instantly after a moment, can tear the little bear to pieces. But in order to uncover the mastermind behind the scenes, Yang Ling only instructed the hornet army to closely follow and did not take immediate action.

  Gudong... Gudong...

  Looking back at the dense swarm of hornets, watching their rapid speed, Little Bear was frightened and ran for his life with all his might. Although he couldn't keep up with the hornets' speed, he far surpassed that of ordinary warriors, no wonder old butler Mulberry repeatedly failed.

  After advancing to the Earth Witch, Yang Ling's speed has reached another level. When sprinting at full speed, even the strongest Angle Horned Beast can't catch up, let alone the little bear. Holding a sharp dagger, he effortlessly ran and commanded the actions of the Angle Horned Beasts while on the move.

  As an excellent Dog Head Warrior, Orlando was far inferior to the lightning-fast Angle Worm Beast, but with his unyielding will, he managed to keep up from a distance.

  Orlando can't keep up, let alone Alice and Tenshō Yuna. Fortunately, they are clever enough to turn back and find a few war horses to ride and catch up.

  The most pitiful one was the two-headed man-eating monster. Although its speed wasn't slow, it couldn't catch up no matter how hard it tried. Due to its heavy body, it couldn't ride a warhorse either. Despite being much faster than Alice and Euna, it ended up falling behind in the end, leaving it crying out in frustration.

  The little bear's speed was very fast, and soon it rushed into the Tras Forest without looking back. To save energy, Yang Ling simply summoned the unicorn, flipped over and rode on it, slowly catching up.

  Gudong...

  After circling around in the dense forest for a few rounds, Little Bear originally wanted to shake everyone off, but unexpectedly, Yang Ling and Jiao Feng Beast still closely followed. Having no choice, it could only continue running forward.

  The horned beast's speed was fast, but it wasn't good at long-distance running. Seeing the little bear continue to run forward, Yang Ling would occasionally pick up the exhausted horned beast and summon another one to catch up. Taking turns, they gradually consumed the little bear's physical strength and willpower.

  The little bear's speed got slower and slower, until finally it could only move forward one step at a time. Perhaps it had stepped on sharp rocks, and its not-so-sturdy paws oozed out thin streaks of blood; after running a few steps, it would cry out in pain.

  Is it possible that this is just a wild little bear and there's no one behind it?

  As the little bear ran slower and farther away from Weisen Town, Yang Ling couldn't help but become more and more suspicious. Sure enough, after turning over a mountain pass, he soon understood that he hadn't guessed wrong.

  Behind the mountain, there is a secret cave. The entrance of the cave is blocked by a bush and can't be seen if not observed carefully. Inside the cave, a large bear dog lies still with its eyes closed, a deep wound visible to the bone on its chest, and dry bloodstains all over the ground. It seems that it has been dead for a long time.

  Gurgle, gurgle...

  The little guy, exhausted and weak, hid behind the big dog bear as soon as he entered the cave, staring at Yang Ling in terror. Perhaps due to hunger or wanting to replenish his strength, he instinctively sucked on the big dog bear's cold, dry **. It seemed that he was still just a newborn, completely unaware that his mother had died long ago.

  Apart from the little guy, there were several other small bears in the cave that looked almost identical, but they had all frozen into ice blocks and died long ago.

  From the outside to the inside of the cave, apart from the obvious bloodstains, there were also deep claw marks. Combining this with the deep wound on the big dog bear's chest, Yang Ling didn't need to think much to vaguely understand what had happened.

  ******

  After giving birth to a litter of cubs, the big bear went out hunting, but unfortunately encountered a formidable enemy and received a fatal blow. Although he crawled back to his den with his teeth clenched, he could no longer stop the bleeding and soon lay motionless and dead, leaving behind a litter of wailing cubs.

  Perhaps born a bit stronger, the little guy didn't wait to die like its brothers and sisters, but instead followed the scent of wine all the way to the cellar in Shangri-La. Having just been born, it had no attacking power and couldn't hunt for food at all. Although the wine wasn't enough to satisfy its hunger, it was enough to keep it alive.

  Before long, Alice and Euna arrived one after another. Looking at the large dog bear lying motionless on the ground, then looking at the several small ones that had died beside it, they quickly understood what was going on.

  "Ibiris, tonight we can finally have a meal of roasted bear meat, it was worth chasing for so long!"

  After panting a few mouthfuls of rough air, the two-headed flesh-eating demon Blasga took big strides forward, ready to strangle the exhausted little dog bear to death. Unexpectedly, just a few steps later, he was firmly blocked by Alice.

  "Yang, this little bear is too pitiful, let's take it back with us!"

  Looking at the pitiful little bear, Alice's eyes turned red. She stepped closer to it step by step, then gently picked it up and stroked its shiny black fur.

  "Adult, this is a Pika bear. When it grows up, it will be incredibly strong and fast, with an extremely keen sense of smell!" Seeing Yang Ling furrow his brow, Orlando continued: "I heard that some indigenous tribes specifically domesticate these Pika bears for hunting. If trained well, they're even more useful than ordinary hunting dogs!"

  "Right, the little bear is cute and can hunt, Yang brother, take it back?" After taking out a large pancake from the package on the war horse's back, Alice said while tearing it into pieces with force, feeding the hungry little guy bit by bit.

  Perhaps it was unbearable hunger, or perhaps it felt that Alice had no malice, the little bear excitedly devoured its food. Shaking its head and calling out 'gulu gulu', it looked silly and cute. After watching for a while, Yuna couldn't help but walk over to hug it, stroking its soft fur.

  Just born for a short time and already running so fast, what will happen when growing up?

  Looking at the clumsy little bear on the surface, Yang Ling nodded in satisfaction. As Orlando said, as long as he was carefully trained, the little guy would definitely be a born hunter when he grew up. Even if he couldn't catch any magical beasts, at least he could protect Alice who had no Dou Qi and wouldn't use magic.

  As a spirit priestess, Sophia is weak and fragile, but she still has the ability to use natural magic. After going to the forest spirits' headquarters, if she's lucky enough to become a moon maiden priestess, she'll likely have stronger attack power and defensive capabilities.

  But Alice was different, having no aura and unable to use magic.

  Domesticating a powerful demon beast to be her personal bodyguard isn't a bad idea either. The little guy may have just been born and doesn't have any attack power, but it has great potential.

  After repeatedly confirming that the little guy wouldn't hurt anyone, Yang Ling didn't say anything else and let Alice hold it in her arms. He ordered Orlando to bury the mother bear and the frozen little bear, then led everyone back to Visen Town.

  Along the way, everyone was chatting and laughing, occasionally teasing the silly little guy. Only the two-headed man-eating devil occasionally muttered a few words, still resentful about not being able to eat bear paws for dinner, thinking of the fragrant bear paws, his saliva almost flowed out.