Chapter 20: Too Losing to Believe: Those with a lot of hair basically have a heart...
"You just asked me if I don't like furry spirit animals. Are you furry?"
Duan Zhou watched Chen Wei keep walking forward, and realized belatedly that there seemed to be some ambiguity in his answer. If it were someone else, Duan Zhou would definitely not bother to explain and let the other person think whatever he wanted.
But the danger...
Chen Wei is not a human, but a spirit beast. Duan Zhou decides to make an exception for Shen Wei.
Listening to the questions from the people around him, Chen Wei stood there obediently. He was a little hesitant about whether to say that he was furry, but when he thought of Duan Zhou's disgust for furry people, he lowered his eyes slightly, thought again and again, and shook his head with difficulty.
"Then why are you unhappy?" Duan Zhou raised his eyebrows, and said with a slight smile on his lips: "A hairless spiritual beast is countless times more beautiful than a hairy spiritual beast. Whether it's the scales on its body or the fangs, they are much more beautiful."
Chen Wei nodded, thinking that the description of Duan Zhou was a bit like a snake, so he said: "Furless spiritual beasts, such as snakes or turtles, are also very beautiful when they stand up. Furry ones are also beautiful, such as white tigers and birds..."
What he said was very pertinent, and it made no difference whether he said it or not.
Just listening to him talking like this, Duan Zhou glanced at Chen Wei's handsome face and couldn't help but take a few more glances. Then he said to himself, "I don't know what the prototype is, but it's actually... quite good-looking."
As they were talking, the two of them had already walked to the front of the City Lord's Mansion, and the servant in front of the door immediately stopped them and asked, "What are you two doing here?"
As he spoke, he looked Chen Wei and Duan Zhou up and down. Although the two young men in front of him were dressed in ordinary clothes, their demeanor was extraordinary. The servant, who was usually a bit snobbish, did not dare to speak nonsense and just waited for the two to answer.
"We posted the notice and are here to capture the evil spirit beast." Duan Zhou gently shook the paper in his hand. He looked a little cold, with an indescribable chill between his eyebrows. The servant shuddered subconsciously, took the notice, and asked hurriedly: "This is a wolf, a very powerful spirit beast, the two of you..."
Seeing that the two men in front of him were so young, yet they dared to say that they could catch this vicious and bold spirit beast, he suddenly felt that these two people were bragging.
"It's a small matter." Duan Zhou said, "Go and report it."
His eyes were a little narrow, revealing a hint of inhuman coldness. The servant felt as if something was staring at him from behind. His scalp was numb. He quickly turned around and ran towards the mansion to report. After he was far away from the two people outside the door, the sunlight shone on his body, and the cold feeling dissipated a little.
"It's strange, why do these two monks give people such a weird feeling..." He shook his head and said as he walked.
Outside the City Lord's Mansion, Chen Wei casually observed it. This City Lord's Mansion was indeed quite imposing, and it felt somewhat out of tune with the surrounding street scenes. He subconsciously twitched his nose slightly, sniffed the smell, and then whispered: "I smell a kind of..."
He suddenly paused, looked towards the gate, and said, "It seems we have caught up with their meal time."
As soon as Shen Wei finished speaking, the gate of the City Lord's Mansion opened directly, and the servant came out and said with a smile: "Please come in, both of you."
Chen Wei and Duan Zhou looked at each other, and then they stepped into the gate of the City Lord's Mansion one after the other. They followed the servant, walked through the pavilions and towers, and headed towards the backyard. Chen Wei smiled and asked, "There are so many masters in the City Lord's Mansion, why can't they catch a spirit beast?"
"You two don't know, this spirit beast is very cunning, has a ferocious face, and is very strong. Although there are many cultivators in the palace, they cannot predict where the spirit beast will appear. By the time they rush to it, the spirit beast has often run away." The servant sighed and said, "The palace has suffered a lot of losses, and the city lord is also very worried."
Shen Wei nodded.
He looked around casually. The city lord's mansion was elegant. There were not many servants, but they all knew the rules. When they saw the servant leading the two to the city lord's residence, they knew that these were also two monks who came, so they all lowered their heads and walked past.
Seeing the reactions of the servants in the City Lord's Mansion, Chen Wei roughly guessed that there were probably quite a few cultivators who had come recently, and most of them had returned empty-handed.
The city lord was in the back garden. After the servant led Chen Wei and Duan Zhou in, he backed away. The city lord stood up and smiled at Chen Wei and Duan Zhou, saying, "Please take a seat, two immortal masters."
After Chen Wei and Duan Zhou sat down, the city lord said, "I believe that the Immortal Master also came here after reading the notice, and he is very clear about the situation in the notice."
Shen Wei nodded and replied, "I know."
"This spirit beast appeared a month ago. This is the fourth time it has come to my house. Each time it comes to a different place. Last time it went to the warehouse." The city lord paused, and then continued: "The warehouse suffered heavy losses. It's not that there was any theft, but many things were destroyed, especially the golden nanmu shelf, which was dismantled beyond recognition. This evil beast is really abominable, and it is too cunning and its whereabouts are elusive."
"Are you sure it's a wolf? I see there's a wolf drawn on your notice." Duan Zhou interrupted the city lord and asked.
"Confirmed." The city lord nodded very solemnly and said, "More than one servant has seen its appearance and said that it looks like a wolf, so it must be a wolf."
Although it was called a back garden, Shen Wei couldn't tell it was a back garden at all, because the grass roots had been pulled up, and the whole back garden looked like a battle had taken place. But after all, the owner was in front of him, so Shen Wei couldn't ask. The city lord seemed to see what Shen Wei was thinking at a glance, so he stood up and said, "Please follow me, both of you."
Walking in from the back garden, you will find the storehouse of the City Lord's Mansion. The gate is very grand, but there is a huge hole on the side of the door. This hole is so eye-catching that the City Lord smiled helplessly and said, "This is what the evil beast did."
Duan Zhou walked over and pinched out a small tuft of hair from the gap in the broken wooden board.
Shen Wei: ...
It can be seen that the fur of the spirit beast was caught in the gap of the door panel when it was escaping.
"It rushed in and out from here?" Shen Wei found it a little unbelievable.
The city lord shook his head upon hearing this, pointed to another part of the warehouse, and said, "See that wall over there? There is a hole underneath, which was dug out by this thing. But when it was being chased, it panicked and didn't know where to go, and it actually knocked a servant away and escaped. The servant is still lying on the bed resting."
It was obvious that the spirit beast was very strong as it could break the door like this. However, it was nothing compared to the scene inside the warehouse. The entire warehouse was dismantled and only the beams were left, with the rest scattered on the ground. The city lord was obviously very indifferent.
This time, without waiting for Chen Wei to ask, the city lord said in a very calm tone: "It's okay, I've been upset before, and I'm not upset now, no need to comfort me."
Chen Wei was a little shocked, what a huge property loss this must be. He felt a little sympathy for the city lord, half squatted down and looked around, there were indeed claw marks and tooth marks left by spirit beasts, but most of those who could walk in the human world in animal form should not be able to completely transform.
Thinking about it this way, the power of this spirit beast should not be very strong. Why did so many cultivators return empty-handed?
The two looked at each other and felt that something was a little wrong.
The city lord was busy with affairs, and before he could say a few words to Shen Wei and the others, a servant came to report that something happened again on the land under construction outside the city. The city lord's face changed slightly. He had been troubled by this spirit beast recently, so he simply threw the matter to Shen Wei and the others, and even said directly: "As long as you two catch this evil beast, this city lord will directly add another fifty taels!"
Fifty taels plus fifty taels equals one hundred taels!
For two poor cultivators who had no money, this one hundred taels was simply a gift from heaven and was too tempting.
If it was the former Duan Zhou, he might not have taken the one hundred taels seriously, but the current Duan Zhou touched his empty waist and glanced at the honest and gentle Chen Wei standing beside him.
Although he kept reminding himself that since he could become the leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect, Shen Wei must not be a simple spirit beast and must be very cunning, but facing Shen Wei's sincere eyes, Duan Zhou always forgot his self-vigilance.
Actually, maybe, possibly... Chen Wei, apart from being a bit of a scumbag, doesn't have any bad intentions.
"Brother Duan? What are you thinking about?" Chen Wei saw the city lord leave, turned around and saw Duan Zhou seemed to be still thinking about something, looking a little absent-minded, so he stepped forward and said with a smile: "Brother Duan, don't worry, if there is no spiritual beast in human form, it will be easier to deal with. Then we can persuade them to surrender first, and then fight if that doesn't work."
The thought of fighting gave Shen Wei a headache, he didn't want to fight at all.
"It is said that spiritual beasts are aggressive. It seems that there is some discrepancy between you and the rumors." Duan Zhou said.
"Rumors?" Shen Wei subconsciously raised his eyebrows slightly, his eyes full of smiles, and asked in surprise: "What am I like in the rumors? Do I like to fight everywhere?"
"You like to circle the land, occupy territory, and fight. However, what you are best at is not fighting alone, but forming gangs and fighting in full force." Duan Zhou leaned aside with his sword in his arms. He was just a fake human swordsman, but actually a dragon. As a spiritual beast, he naturally did some research on the famous leader of the Ten Thousand Beasts Sect. Although there were many versions of the rumors, these were basically the same.
Under the leadership of Sect Master Shen, the Wanshou Sect always fought in groups and rarely fought alone.
Chen Wei was silent for a moment after hearing this. He pondered over the original owner's memories. Among those fragmented memories, there were only a few sporadic memories of fighting. It was indeed as Duan Zhou said, if a group fight is possible, then group fight, if not, then fight one-on-one.
Most of the time it's a melee, and when it comes to fighting, no one cares who's who, just take a bite first and then talk it over.
"I am really more and more curious about your true form." Duan Zhou approached Chen Wei. He lowered his eyes and looked at the white-robed monk in front of him. There was a hint of coldness in his eyes. He said, "Can you reveal a little bit?"
“…” Shen Wei was also very curious about what his original form was.
Before Chen Wei could think of a way to avoid the topic, a servant appeared outside the door and led them to the yard next to the warehouse. There were four or five monks living there. When Chen Wei and his friends went in, these monks all turned their heads and looked at them, their movements were in unison.
"Spiritual beast?" Chen Wei saw through the true colors of these cultivators at a glance.
Duan Zhou, who was standing by, naturally noticed it as well and subconsciously raised his eyebrows. He had originally thought that the cultivators who lived here and captured spiritual beasts should all be human cultivators, but he didn't expect that there were actually spiritual beasts here.
"Sect Master Shen?" The leading spirit beast immediately stood up. He took two steps at a time and passed Shen Wei directly. He held Duan Zhou's hand and said, "Sect Master Shen, how are you?"
Chen Wei stood aside, stretched out his hand and then silently took it back.
Duan Zhou calmly withdrew his hand, took a step back, and said, "Brother, you are wrong."
The spirit beast let out a soft "ah", as if a little surprised, then moved closer to Duan Zhou and sniffed with its nose, then looked at Chen Wei, sniffed again, and said, "Wow! How come you two smell each other? Did you sleep together last night?"
Don't try to hide anything from the spiritual beasts, as they have the strongest sense of smell.
Especially canine spirit animals.
"Ahem, yes..." Duan Zhou's face was calm, his neck was slightly red, and the area behind his ears was red. He instantly prepared a lot of words to explain the matter, but before he could say anything, Chen Wei had already lightly revealed the matter.
"We are hiding from the rain together." Chen Wei said with a smile: "Are you also here to capture the spirit beast and collect the bounty?"
Hearing this, several spirit beasts looked at each other. The leading one nodded hesitantly, then shook his head. In the confused eyes of Shen Wei, he finally nodded firmly and said, "Yes!"
He answered with full energy, and Chen Wei couldn't help laughing when he saw this. Duan Zhou, who was standing beside him, looked at Chen Wei's smile, and the corners of his lips slightly lowered without any expression, and the smile in his eyes disappeared completely.
Chen Wei was already annoyed because he had an "enemy" in his heart, and now Sect Master Shen seemed to be very appreciative of other spirit beasts. Duan Zhou felt a little bit of inexplicable dissatisfaction in his heart.
"What is your original form?" Shen Wei asked.
"I—" When the spirit beast was about to speak, the spirit beast next to him immediately ran up, covered his mouth with one hand, and said hurriedly: "Did you forget? Big brother said that we can't tell others that we are wolves. It's too embarrassing."
Shen Wei: ...
Broken Boat: ...
"The wolf... is very good, very pretty, and furry." Chen Wei paused and said with a smile, "It feels very comfortable to touch, with furry ears and a fluffy tail."
"Have you forgotten?" Duan Zhou raised his hand and placed it on Chen Wei's shoulder. He lifted his eyelids and looked at the five furry creatures that had transformed into human forms. He raised the corners of his lips slightly and whispered word by word, "The spirit beast that was causing destruction everywhere was also a wolf."
Shen Wei lowered his voice and said, “I remember.”
“So don’t let the fact that others have fur hide their intelligence. Furry spirit animals have the most wisdom.” Duan Zhou reminded, “For example, foxes.”
The white fox far away on Baihu Peak shook its fur and felt a little cold for some reason.
It would never have imagined that thousands of miles away, a dragon with whom it had no grudge against was harassing it behind its back.
"Oh." It sighed and licked its fur. It was another day of missing the warm embrace of its master.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
