194: Chapter 194 That old man Huo is too wicked!
Pet Beasts are never just tools to be discarded after use; they are a Beast Tamer's family, partners, and comrades-in-arms.
Snatching Pet Beasts is an unforgivable crime throughout the entire Alliance, and every instance is treated as a textbook case.
As a youth, en own did not fear the Alliance's laws. This was no ordinary beast taming student; he must be dealt with severely!
"Do you think Chen Huaijin would be stupid enough to snatch it directly?" Huo Lingguan saw Yue Yun's surprise and explained with a faint smile.
"Chen Huaijin used the method of buying it openly. This way, he doesn't violate the beast taming law while still exerting pressure on Dynasty. He pesters them with purchase offers 24 hours a day; could you stand that?"
Yue Yun was completely speechless.
Offering to buy a Pet Beast naturally doesn't violate the beast taming law.
As long as the Beast Tamer and the Pet Beast peacefully dissolve their contract and the transaction doesn't involve forced buying or selling, it can be traded normally.
But Chen Huaijin's 24-hour purchase operation must have seriously affected Dynasty's normal Cultivation, right?
It was truly like a toad landing on one's foot—it doesn't bite, but it's purely disgusting!
No wonder Dynasty chose to leave the safe zone and head to the Mist Sea front lines to fight those bloodthirsty exotic beasts.
Yue Yun thought for a moment. "Ordinary Pet Beasts aren't worth Chen Huaijin's attention. Could it be that en own wants the Emperor Sword?"
Huo Lingguan nodded slightly, acknowledging his guess.
The Emperor Sword is indeed a powerful Pet Beast with the potential to help Dynasty dominate the Mist Sea front lines. No wonder that old fellow Chen Huaijin valued it so much that he even personally came forward to try and buy it.
Huo Lingguan patted Yue Yun's shoulder. "Aren't you going to the Mist Sea front lines soon?"
"Once you've accumulated enough merit at the old place on the front lines, you can ask that kid Dynasty for a chance to contract the Emperor Sword. As for whether you can actually contract it, that depends on your own ability."
Huo Lingguan turned to look at Driver Old Li, who looked like a dead dog, and then at the Shadow Leopard frozen in mid-air.
"These Black Gloves are useless staying with you. I'll take them and send them to Dynasty; I'm sure he'll be very grateful to you!"
Majestic Mental Energy vibrated, and the shadow frozen in mid-air surged again, forced by the pressure to condense into its original form.
A Shadow Leopard appeared, larger, more slender, and leaner than a normal leopard. Its dark gray body was covered in dark blue patterns that flowed slowly like water ripples, and all the black light and shadows around it were retracted.
Under the shroud of powerful Mental Energy, the Shadow Leopard looked like it was carrying a ten-thousand-pound burden, its tongue hanging out as it panted heavily.
Swish!
Huo Lingguan grabbed Driver Old Li and the Shadow Leopard by their necks with his hands, his burly physique's advantage on full display.
He didn't leave through the main door but walked to the balcony where clothes were hanging, stopped, and gave Yue Yun a mischievous grin.
"Kid, see you later!"
Before Yue Yun could react, Huo Lingguan jumped up, stepped on the balcony railing, and leaped out of the apartment building.
The space on his back suddenly tore open, and from the gap emerged wide, thick membrane wings edged with dark patterns, shimmering with an ominous luster under the light.
Thump!
The membrane wings, with a wingspan of nearly ten meters, flapped gently, stirring up a swirling air current that steadily supported Huo Lingguan.
Although the color was peculiar, Yue Yun, who often saw Dragon-type Pet Beasts, recognized at a glance that these were a pair of dragon wings.
A heart-palpitating Dragon Might spread out. All the Pet Beasts in the entire apartment building lay on the ground in fear, and some even trembled uncontrollably, losing bladder control from the terror of the Dragon Might.
Crouched on Yue Yun's shoulder, Miao Sang curled into a ball, looking like a fuzzy, moldy large orange.
Yue Yun couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle.
His straight back and knees bent involuntarily; if he hadn't reacted in time, he might have even fallen to his knees with a thud.
"What Pet Beast is this?" He looked at the wings behind Huo Lingguan, but his limited knowledge couldn't identify them.
Just a partial body released through a partial summon displayed enough power to suppress the area; it was hard to imagine how much power the main body possessed.
With such a powerful presence, it was likely the main combat Pet Beast of this Eight-Star Beast Tamer, Huo Lingguan!
Seeing Yue Yun easily shake off the influence of the Dragon Might and straighten his back after a moment, Huo Lingguan nodded in satisfaction.
"Kid, see you later!"
This time, Huo Lingguan didn't stay. His dragon wings flapped, whipping up a violent gale as he whistled away from the residential area on the wind.
After the Dragon Might dissipated, Yue Yun felt completely relaxed. He picked up Miao Sang from his shoulder and cradled him to comfort him, shaking his head slightly in the direction Huo Lingguan had disappeared: "This Old Man Huo is really wicked!"
The Dragon Might dissipated with Huo Lingguan's departure.
The Pet Beasts in the building regained their mobility and all began to roar like they were going mad.
One roar followed another, alarming all the residents in the building, who left their homes and entered the hallway.
With the support of their Beast Tamers, the Pet Beasts that had recovered sooner and detected Driver Old Li's presence no longer restrained themselves, swarming toward Yue Yun's home with a clear target.
"Xiao Yun?"
The old lady next door was dragged over by her Guard Dog. Seeing Yue Yun, she was both surprised and happy: "Xiao Yun, when did you get back? We were worried something happened to you during the college entrance exam!"
"Yeah, yeah!"
The other residents who had rushed over nodded one after another.
They had watched the Yue siblings grow up. While they weren't usually close, neighbors are always more familiar than outsiders, and they naturally knew Yue Yun had taken the Beast Taming College Entrance Examination.
He hadn't returned after the exam, and they heard there were student deaths; who wouldn't let their imagination run wild?
Facing the neighbors' flurry of comments, Yue Yun forced an awkward yet polite smile.
"This Old Man Huo is too wicked!"
That overwhelming Dragon Might wasn't aimed at him, but at the Pet Beasts in the entire building.
After Huo Lingguan's antics, the whole building knew Yue Yun was home and that he hadn't perished in the college entrance exam where students had died.
Yue Yun braced himself and explained.
He certainly couldn't mention the retaliation from the Chen family and Driver Old Li. Through Yue Yun's verbal beautification, he changed it to having uncovered an accomplice of those three bandits who had entered Jianghai City, who had sneaked in seeking revenge.
Mentioning this, everyone suddenly understood.
Last year, the Administration Bureau issued an announcement about three bandits with extremely strong anti-reconnaissance awareness entering the city, and Yue Yun was the person involved.
"No wonder the Pet Beasts have been barking these past few days!"
"Yeah, I thought my Pet Beast was sick."
"Exactly, sigh, so someone was hiding in here!"
"Our Pet Beasts are still the sharpest to have discovered this."
The residents stopped focusing on Yue Yun and the bandit and turned to discussing the recent restlessness of their respective Pet Beasts.
Some of these residents were Beast Tamers with contracted Pet Beasts, while others were just ordinary people with domestic pets.
Their situations were different, but their level of concern for their Pet Beasts was identical.
The focus of the conversation shifted.
Yue Yun was happy for this to happen. He immediately chimed in with a few words, praising their Pet Beasts' alertness, and then took the opportunity to slip away.