After transmigrating into the book, I became the little sun of the crazy villain.

Yun Zhao comforted him, "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I will protect you."

Qi Yan then realized that Yun Zhao was afraid because he thought he was about to enter the Southern Forest.

“I’m not afraid,” he snorted. “I should be the one protecting you.”

He was about to say something when a deafening roar suddenly came from not far away, sounding like a beast was running towards them.

Qi Yan frowned. "It's a Golden Core stage demon beast. If a fight breaks out later, stay far away!"

Yun Zhao glanced ahead and saw several ancient trees that had been knocked down by the unknown monster. She nodded hurriedly, "I understand!"

After saying that, she let go of Qi Yan's hand, grabbed the little boy, and ran behind a tree to hide, trying not to cause trouble for Qi Yan and the others.

Qi Yan: "..."

There's no need to hide now.

The monster quickly arrived before them; it was a golden lion engulfed in flames.

As the one with the highest cultivation level among them, Bai Lingxiao said in a deep voice, "Everyone be careful, I can't see through its cultivation level!"

Upon seeing people, the Fiery Golden Lion immediately roared and pounced on Gu Dinghan, the weakest among them, with a powerful kick.

Gu Dinghan hurriedly dodged, cursing, "This monster is really clever, always picking on the weak!"

"So you're a pushover?"

Meng Wenchang snorted, "Why aren't you going over there to help?"

The Fiery Golden Lion, having failed to pounce on Gu Dinghan, quickly switched targets and attacked Qi Yan. Bai Lingxiao rushed to help.

After Meng Wenchang finished speaking, he rushed forward and stood next to Bai Lingxiao, fighting alongside her.

Gu Dinghan touched the tip of his nose. Why did he feel that Meng Wenchang was treating him like dirt lately? What had he done to offend him?

However, now is not the time to think about that. Gu Dinghan summoned his natal spirit sword and went to help.

Yun Zhao and Xiao Tong squatted behind the tree to watch the battle. She said calmly, "This lion has really kicked a hornet's nest. Although A Yan and the other three are not as powerful as it individually, three heads are better than one. They can wear it down with a war of attrition."

The child asked in confusion, "Senior sister, who is Zhuge Liang?"

Yun Zhao hesitated, then changed the subject, "That's not important. Let's watch how they fight and learn from them."

These two Foundation Establishment stage weaklings can only watch the battle at this time. If they join the battle, they will only be food for the enemy and cause trouble for their own side.

But as he looked around, Yun Zhao suddenly realized something was wrong.

"Little Tong," Yun Zhao asked doubtfully, "were they holding back?"

For example, Qi Yan's move just now could have severely injured the Flaming Golden Lion's hind leg, but it only scratched a cut on its leg.

And then there's Gu Dinghan, who has already stopped and still has time to take out a water pouch from his storage bag to drink water.

The child observed for a moment and said, "Indeed, they probably want this Fiery Golden Lion to be their sparring partner."

"Although there are many monsters in the Southern Forest, you can only encounter monsters with this level of cultivation in the inner part of the forest."

"But with so many of us, including four Golden Core cultivators, most high-level demonic beasts wouldn't dare to come out and provoke us."

Now that they've finally caught a Golden Core stage demon beast that sprang out on its own, they're going to have a good practice session with it.

“Also,” Yun Zhao frowned, “the Fiery Golden Lion seems to have some concerns; it seems to be protecting something.”

Back in his original world, Yun Zhao's favorite thing to watch was Animal World, the kind with funny explanations.

While having fun, you can also learn a lot about animals.

Although monsters are somewhat different from ordinary animals, they are generally the same.

Using the knowledge she had gleaned from the Encyclopedia of Monsters, Yun Zhao kept her eyes fixed on the belly of the Flaming Golden Lion.

She said uncertainly, "Little boy, look, isn't the belly of the Fiery Golden Lion...?"

"Senior Sister Zhaozhao," Xiaotong suddenly said, "Someone's here!"

She gestured for Yun Zhao to look at the bushes in the southeast direction. Yun Zhao looked over without showing any emotion, and indeed, there were many people there, probably no fewer than ten.

Yun Zhao's face was tense as he said in a low voice, "I don't know if those people are friends or foes, and I don't know if Ayan and the others have noticed anything."

Xiao Tong withdrew his gaze from those people and whispered, "Senior Sister Zhao Zhao, they used a high-level concealment artifact. I'm quite perceptive about these things, that's how I noticed it."

"Moreover," the child sensed carefully, "among that group of people, there should be no fewer than three Golden Core cultivators, and perhaps even one Nascent Soul cultivator!"

Yun Zhao understood; it seemed that Qi Yan and the others hadn't noticed.

Whether the enemy was friend or foe was unknown, but Yun Zhao felt that they could not continue fighting the Flaming Golden Lion.

Otherwise, if the Fiery Golden Lion is defeated, Qi Yan and the others will exhaust their spiritual power, resulting in a lose-lose situation, which would only benefit others.

Yun Zhao pondered for a moment, then whispered something to the child. The child nodded, and the two of them suddenly jumped out.

The boy channeled his spiritual power, and the wooden vines wrapped around Qi Yan and the four others, as well as the Fiery Golden Lion. He didn't intend to imprison them, but could only delay them by a second.

In that split second, Yun Zhao shouted, "Stop! Stop it! Don't fight anymore!"

Upon hearing this, Qi Yan and the other three, along with the Flaming Golden Lion, instinctively broke free from the vines, but all trembled and looked at Yun Zhao at the same time.

No.

What happened?

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yun Zhao ran to them and said with great sorrow, "Please stop fighting!"

"Let's sit down and talk this over. There must be some misunderstanding, okay?"

Gu Dinghan was dumbfounded. "Zhaozhao, are you crazy?"

Bai Lingxiao and Meng Wenchang both shared the same "old man on the subway looking at his phone" expression.

Qi Yan sniffed lightly and said to the Fiery Golden Lion, "Let's stop fighting and talk over there?"

The Fiery Golden Lion let out a low roar, watching them warily until it sensed the presence of a fellow creature, at which point the wariness in its eyes slowly faded.

It roared, and Yun Zhao tentatively asked, "You agree?"

The Fiery Golden Lion nodded.

Although there is a language barrier between cultivators and demonic beasts, demonic beasts can understand human speech.

Yun Zhao and Qi Yan exchanged a glance, and Qi Yan took out a pill and handed it to the Flaming Golden Lion.

It sniffed it briefly and then ate it.

Meng Wenchang asked in surprise, "It trusts us that much?"

Aren't demonic beasts very hostile towards cultivators?

When did this level of trust begin?

Yun Zhao blatantly lied, "Perhaps because we looked like good people, you didn't go all out when you fought it."

Gu Dinghan was a little slow to process what was happening, and he blurted out, "We're not..."

It's not that I don't want to kill him, it's just that I want the Flaming Golden Lion to be my sparring partner, so I can practice on him before killing him.

Meng Wenchang suddenly pinched his arm, while Bai Lingxiao coughed softly.

Gu Dinghan winced in pain, then realized what Yun Zhao meant and awkwardly shut his mouth.

Seeing the six people and the lion shake hands and make peace, the people behind the bushes became restless.

One of the young men clenched his fists in frustration, gritted his teeth, and tried to stand up.

"Young master," the old man behind him pressed him down, "don't be impulsive!"

He Yongrui said anxiously, "What if they shake hands and make peace? We've waited all this time for nothing!"