Wei Ye and the others noticed Shen Mo's brief absence but tactfully refrained from asking questions. Every cultivator had secrets they were reluctant to share and found it distasteful for others to pry. Therefore, being overly curious could easily bring trouble upon oneself! Only Clam Girl Ming Yu, who was unaware of these unspoken rules, kept pestering Shen Mo with questions.
"I have some little critters to feed," Shen Mo explained, then he called out the Spirit Storage Rat to distract Ming Yu. He believed that both the Spirit Storage Rat and Ming Yu were demonic beasts and thus naturally closer to each other.
However, for some reason, Clam Girl Ming Yu displayed a look of disgust at the sight of the Spirit Storage Rat and almost killed it with a single slap.
"SQUEAK!"
The Spirit Storage Rat turned into a blazing red afterimage and quickly hid behind Shen Mo. Its small, green, bean-like eyes stared at Shen Mo with a look of grievance, appearing quite wronged.
