"I was thinking of a bear that's bigger than you, but not one of the especially large ones."
Yang Qi first thought of a leopard or a black bear.
Although neither had been seen in Cangshan for a long time, they had been present in the past.
"It's not a leopard, nor a bear."
Caiyun shook her head, a hint of confusion and a deeper wariness in her eyes.
"I've never seen that kind of beast."
"But when I was a cub, far, far away from the mountain, I once caught a similar scent. It was faint, but terrifying."
"Yesterday, on the edge of my territory, I smelled that scent again. Though it was still faint, I recognized it immediately."
"This beast was never in the mountains before. It must be new."
'A terrifying scent remembered since she was a cub?'
'A new, unknown, powerful predator?'
Yang Qi's expression turned serious.
As one of the top predators in this forest, Caiyun's perception and judgment wouldn't be wrong.
"Okay, thank you for telling me."
