Chapter 30 Understanding Animal Language

"Nan Ran!"

Hua Shen was so angry that if his eyes could spit fire, Nan Ran would have been burned to ashes by now.

"I'm here, Elder Hua Shen."

Nan Ran had an honest look on his face, was smiling, and seemed very easy to talk to.

"Just interrupt Qu Tao's hand that nearly took my life just now."

Nan Ran said innocently, "Elder Hua Shen, my request isn't excessive, is it?"

"If you make excuses again, I'll start to doubt your motives!"

Hua Shen was almost amused by her scoundrel appearance: "What motive do I have to be suspicious of?"

"You tell me, I want to listen."

He had a stern face, as if saying, "I'd like to see what you can come up with."

"There's a folk saying that goes like this!"

Nan Ran chuckled, baring his white teeth: "Disharmony between children is usually due to the lack of moral integrity of the elders!"

"Elder Hua Shen is an elder of the outer sect and is responsible for teaching us about beast taming. So, it shouldn't be too much to call you teacher, right?"

"As the saying goes, once a teacher, always a father. If he's a father, then he must be an old man, right? Qu Tao and I are both outer disciples, like children. So why am I at odds with him..."

It’s because you have no morals!

Although Nan Ran didn't say it explicitly, Hua Shen understood what she was scolding.

"If Elder Hua Shen insists on favoring Qu Tao, the instigator of this, and would rather confuse right and wrong than not protect him, and force me to swallow my anger, then I can accept it..."

Nan Ran said words of concession, but every word was like a needle, piercing Hua Shen and forcing him to make a decision.

It's just a broken arm. After a month or two of rest, it should be mostly recovered. It shouldn't be a big deal.

Hua Shen made a decision almost immediately.

He looked at the red-haired woman next to him and asked softly, "Shi Song, what do you see?"

The red-haired woman Shi Song rolled her eyes at him: "The little girl is asking you, not asking me."

"What's more, you are the Acting Peak Master of Yunwu Peak. It is your responsibility as the Acting Peak Master to determine the punishment for the mistakes made by Yunwu Peak's disciples!"

Hua Shen stared at Shi Song, feeling pain, surprise and disbelief as if "I was kind enough to tip you off, but you reported me for soliciting and accepting bribes on the spot." But it was too late to regret.

Shi Song rolled his eyes even wider this time.

"Why are you always looking at me? Is there a Fengling Sect Rule on my face?"

Hua Shen: ...

He said angrily: "In that case! Then-"

Hua Shen was about to agree to Nan Ran's conditions when Shi Song suddenly interrupted.

"But I do have something to say..."

Hua Shen was interrupted unexpectedly and became even more annoyed.

Just now he asked her if she had any opinions, and she said it was none of her business! She babbled a lot and gave him a good lecture!

Now that he was about to pronounce the verdict, she had something else to say.

This woman must have done it on purpose!

Deliberately wanting him to lose face in front of the new disciples!!

Hua Shen's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

But no one cares.

"I want to ask the little girl a question. After I ask, it won't be too late to talk about breaking her arm or leg."

Nan Ran still has a good impression of Shi Song.

At the beginning, Qu Tao confused right and wrong and accused Shi Song of evil in front of her, but Shi Song didn't believe it at all.

Later, when he saw the flaming lion roaring at her, he came to save her without thinking.

It can be seen that Shi Song is a very reasonable and principled person.

"I wonder what to call this... beautiful sister?"

Nan Ran changed into a sweet-talking mode and showed some intimacy towards people.

It was completely different from the attitude he used when dealing with Hua Shen, where two of the three sentences were so choking that the other was enough to make one choke.

Such obvious double standards made Hua Shen, who was already unhappy, look even uglier.

"I'm Shi Song, one of the five elders of Yunwu Peak. I'm mainly responsible for teaching the basics of beast taming."

The red-haired woman smiled and said, "Just call me Elder Song."

"Disciple greets Elder Shi Song."

Nan Ran recalled the etiquette of the Beast Taming Sect's disciples from the few memories of the original owner, and called people in a proper manner.

Hua Shen: ...

Different treatment, right?

"I wonder what Elder Song wants to ask?" Nan Ran was a little curious.

"I want to know how you concluded that the Frost Beast would die if it ate the Moonfall Grass, which is why it disliked Qu Tao and turned to protect you?"

Based on Shuangmi Beast's previous reaction, Shi Song was almost certain that what Nan Ran said was true.

only……

Shi Song frowned lightly, but didn't say anything.

She suspected that Nan Ran could understand what the monsters were saying and even communicate with them without any obstacles.

But this conjecture is really too unbelievable!

After the beastmaster forms a contract with the monster, they can indeed communicate with each other's minds.

But that is only limited to the fact that the contracted monster can understand the master's simple intentions and instructions, such as attack, guard, and practice together.

Of course, if the beastmaster’s cultivation level is high enough and he becomes the legendary god-level beastmaster, he can also understand what the monster beasts mean.

Alternatively, a demon beast could cultivate to the heavenly level and become a legendary being. After being able to speak human language, it could also communicate with the beastmaster and people other than the beastmaster by learning human language.

Then there are some monsters that are gifted with supernatural powers and can understand human language and communicate with ghosts and gods.

But this kind of monster is usually rare.

Even she had never seen it.

At least, the Flame Lion and Frost Beast are not included in this.

Neither of them is even above the heavenly level.

Not to mention Nan Ran's cultivation level, he is not even an entry-level beastmaster.

"What?"

Hua Shen was extremely surprised after hearing Shi Song's words: "Will you die if you eat Moon-Falling Grass?"

He frowned: "How is this possible?"

"Moonfall Grass is an excellent spiritual object used to assist monster beasts in their advancement. This is one of the reasons why the sect placed it at the sect contribution exchange point."

"If eating it would kill you, the sect would have discovered it long ago. How could it be possible..."

Hua Shen was halfway through his words when Shi Song glared at him.

Shi Song interrupted him: "It's the Frost Beast that will die if it eats the Moonfall Grass, not the Demon Beast."

"Of course, we can't rule out the possibility that other monsters might end up doing the same as the Frost Beast if eaten."

She looked at Nan Ran again and said, "That's why I asked you, little girl, how did you determine that the Frost Beast would die after eating the Moonfall Grass."

Shi Song was more inclined to believe that the previous sect leader had left some magic weapon for Nan Ran.

Or maybe it's because it's a pure spirit.

But I have never heard that pure spiritual beings have the innate ability to communicate with monsters.

Nan Ran didn’t understand the twists and turns involved, and had no idea about Shi Song’s inner entanglement and confusion.

She confessed honestly: "I heard it!"

"That's what Shimoyamon said."

"I'm reporting to Yunwu Peak. As soon as I came in, I heard Shuangmi Beast and Qu Tao arguing."

Nan Ran was still very angry when he thought of this unexpected disaster.

"I heard Shuangmi Beast say it couldn't eat Moonfall Grass, but Qu Tao insisted it eat it, so I kindly reminded it."

Who would have thought that my kindness would be taken for granted!

(End of this chapter)