As she finished speaking, a glimmer of hope flashed in her eyes.
Hearing this, Chu Jing's expression didn't change, though she did raise an eyebrow slightly.
"Alright, I can agree to that. I'll let you go this time. But if I run into you again... I won't be so accommodating."
Hearing Chu Jing personally agree not to pursue the matter, the female beast immediately perked up.
She scrambled up from the ground and, without a second thought, turned and sprinted away.
But just as she took her first step, a familiar figure abruptly appeared a short distance ahead of her—it was Chu Jing, who had never truly left.
At that very moment, she was standing in the shadow of an old tree, the smile on her face growing ever more sinister.
The female beast froze, her face a mask of astonishment.
She took a step back and demanded in a trembling voice:
"You... why are you still here? Didn't you say you'd let me go?"
