Not only Du Chao, but also the other guests around him looked at Lu Yuan with suspicion.
The customers, especially those who had just bought pet cubs from the store, looked extremely angry.
They spent a fortune buying these cubs, only to discover they have a fatal problem?!
This is a big deal!
Instantly.
The store was filled with various voices of doubt, and everyone was clamoring for Lu Yuan to give an explanation.
There must be some misunderstanding here!
Faced with everyone's accusations, Zheng Meng quickly stepped forward to explain, summoning the seven-colored bird from the space.
"Look everyone! My Seven-Colored Bird was bred by the shopkeeper. It's been almost a week since we signed the contract, and there haven't been any problems! Besides, our Divine Beast Pavilion has been selling pet cubs for quite some time now. If there were any problems, they would have been exposed long ago. Why haven't any of the customers who bought from us before complained?"
"Hmph! Who knows what your Divine Beast Pavilion was like before? Everyone came here because of the rumors, who cares about what happened before!" Du Chao said with a face full of disdain. "Anyway, I bought Yunmao from your store, and now that such a serious problem has occurred, you have to give everyone an explanation!"
After hearing Du Chao's words, the guests, who had been somewhat hesitant, became excited again.
"That's right! You're an employee of this store, you're all in cahoots, and what you say is completely unbelievable!"
"You have to explain what happened to Yunmao!"
"If you don't give me an explanation, you can forget about keeping this shop open!"
Seeing that no one was listening to her explanation, Zheng Meng was so anxious that tears were about to come out.
That's enough.
Lu Yuan patted her on the shoulder.
"Manager..."
Zheng Meng looked at him with teary eyes, her face full of grievance.
"No matter how much you explain, it's useless. Nobody cares how many bowls of noodles you ate."
Lu Yuan spoke indifferently, as if he were looking at something that had nothing to do with him. Then Zheng Meng looked at him, suddenly lifted her foot and walked towards Yunmao, who was lying inside the testing machine, her life hanging in the balance, and gently took her out.
"Meow……"
Feeling Lu Yuan's embrace, Yunmao let out a barely audible meow, then its head lolled to the side and it fainted.
Lu Yuan lowered his head, his eyes darkening slightly.
"Although Cloud Cat itself isn't very strong, it was still my first tamed beast, and then I encountered this situation. You're simply inhuman! I have to expose the true face of your Divine Beast Pavilion to everyone, so that no more people can be deceived like I was!"
Seeing Lu Yuan holding Yunmao with his head down and not saying anything, Du Chao thought he was scared, so he raised his voice.
"Everyone, take a good look! This is what happens if you buy a pet cub contract from the Divine Beast Pavilion. It's a fraudulent shop, and you absolutely cannot buy anything here!"
The crowd was immediately stirred up by Du Chao's remarks.
"I always felt there was something wrong with this shop. Every single one of the cubs possesses the bloodline of a divine beast, and they're all named after divine beasts I've never even heard of before. How is that possible?!"
"That's right! This Divine Beast Pavilion is a rip-off, and the manager is a fraud! Get our money back right now!"
"Refund! Refund!"
Seeing the situation spiraling out of control, Zheng Meng was frantic.
Just then.
Lu Yuan, who had been keeping his head down and silent, suddenly raised his head and looked straight at Du Chao.
"How did you form a contract with this cloud cat?"
Staring at him with Lu Yuan's icy gaze, Du Chao couldn't help but shiver and avoid eye contact.
"Just like a normal beast taming contract! What else could it be?"
Lu Yuan squinted. "This cloud cat was indeed bred by me, but I remember that the person who came to buy the cloud cat and form a contract a couple of days ago was not you."
Upon hearing this, everyone present exchanged bewildered glances.
What's the meaning?
Could it be that someone else actually entered into a contract with Yunmao?
But how did they manage to do that?
As is well known, a beast taming contract cannot be easily dissolved unless either the beast tamer or the beast master dies, at which point the contract will automatically become invalid.
If Du Chao is not the owner of the cloud cat, then where is the true beast tamer who made a contract with the cloud cat?
Seeing that the people around him were wavering, Du Chao's expression hardened.
"The contract is my proof, I am the owner of Yunmao! Don't try to divert everyone's attention with fabricated stories without evidence. You must give an explanation for the problems that have occurred with Yunmao!"
He thought Lu Yuan would look troubled and keep pressing the contract, but to his surprise, Lu Yuan suddenly curled up the corner of his mouth and chuckled.
"Want an explanation? Fine! I'll tell you what happened right now."
As he finished speaking, Lu Yuan's smiling expression suddenly turned sharp.
"The reason why Yunmao is in critical condition is because he was poisoned!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a chorus of exclamations arose from the surrounding area.
"poison?!"
Everyone looked at Lu Yuan with confusion, even Zheng Meng looked very surprised.
How did the store manager know that Yunmao was infected with malware?
Lu Yuan didn't explain further, but instead released Xiao Yi directly from the space.
"Eee?"
Facing the crowd gathered around, Xiao Yi grabbed Lu Yuan's hand, looking wary.
"Don't worry about them." Lu Yuan rubbed Xiao Yi's head and handed the cloud cat in his arms to her. "Xiao Yi, remove the poison from this cloud cat."
Xiao Yi then noticed that Lu Yuan was holding a dying kitten in his arms, and quickly mobilized her inner spiritual power to unleash a skill on the cloud cat.
A faint golden light enveloped the cloud cat, and a continuous stream of spiritual energy flowed from Xiao Yi's hand to the cloud cat's body.
Just a few minutes later, Yunmao, who had been so weak that she had fallen into a coma, opened her eyes.
"Meow!"
Once awake, the cloud cat nestled in Lu Yuan's arms, as if it knew he had saved it, and affectionately nuzzled its head against him.
Its adorable and lifelike appearance makes it hard to believe that it was on the verge of death just a moment ago.
Everyone stared wide-eyed at the incredible scene before them.
What just happened?
They only blinked twice, how did the cloud cat come to life?!
Faced with the shocked crowd, Lu Yuan didn't say much, but looked straight at Du Chao.
"The reason why Cloud Cat was in imminent danger was not because of any so-called forced alteration of its bloodline, but because someone fed it a specially concocted poison. This poison is undetectable by ordinary means, and even an autopsy after death would not reveal it."
As Lu Yuan spoke each word clearly, Du Chao's face grew increasingly pale, and even fine beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead.
Lu Yuan gave him no time to catch his breath and continued to press him for answers:
"As the owner of the Cloud Cat, you are bound by a contract, yet you completely ignored the Cloud Cat's cries for help and instead blamed everything on the Divine Beast Pavilion."
"What exactly is their purpose?!"
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