Chapter 136 World Four [22]
On the eleventh day of the first lunar month, Wen Ruyue, holding Jing Ke's hand, successfully ended her retreat and came out from the back mountain.
In order to prevent any ignorant person from confessing his love to his Taoist partner, Jing Ke left a lot of marks on Wen Ruyue's neck and behind her ears, which could not be completely covered even if she wore a turtleneck sweater.
In order to be able to touch the tail and ears every day, Wen Ruyue chose the latter between stopping and indulging, and never looked back.
"So, you are Senior Baihu?" After seeing the white-haired beauty, Zhu Qiuyu even lowered his voice, fearing that he would disturb the other party.
"You can call me senior sister." Jing Ke said, implying that she and Wen Ruyue were already bound together.
"Senior Sister Jing?" Zhu Qiuyu's head turned in the right direction for once, and he called out the right name.
"Yeah." Jing Ke nodded modestly. In order to assert her sovereignty, she even bit Wen Ruyue's ear in front of Zhu Qiuyu.
Zhu Qiuyu couldn't help but exclaim inwardly, "Wow!" It was better to digest this internally than to let Senior Sister be with another man. Seeing beauties clinging to each other was truly a delight to the eyes!
If I adopt a spiritual beast with potential right now, will I be able to live a happy life like my senior sister one day in the future?
Zhu Qiuyu couldn't help but let his thoughts wander for a while, but after hearing his senior sister start talking about serious matters, he quickly cleared his mind and got into the state.
After the Chinese New Year, the first task Wen Ruyue accepted was the investigation task of the special task force. Considering that Wen Ruyue was the youngest in the special task force, she was assigned a relatively familiar place for her first task, which was Dongzhou City.
Wen Ruyue knew both Director Hao of Dongzhou City and Captain Cheng of the First Action Team. All she needed to do was to connect with Director Hao and take Captain Cheng to investigate in places where spiritual power fluctuations were more frequent.
"There may be danger during the investigation. Fluctuations in spiritual power mean that there are monsters randomly using spells, or there is a secret realm nearby." Wen Ruyue pulled her little tiger and junior sister to a meeting.
"Including Captain Cheng, there are only four of us in total. We can easily deal with any monsters at the Foundation Establishment stage, so don't be too nervous, but don't be too relaxed either." Wen Ruyue said as she looked at Zhu Qiu, her gaze lingering for a moment on her eager face.
"Junior sister, if it's a monster in the initial stage of foundation building, I will let you deal with it first. If you meet a strong enemy, don't try to be brave." Wen Ruyue gave additional instructions.
"Don't worry, Senior Sister. I have learned a lot from the mistakes I made in the ancient tomb last time. I know very well my own capabilities. If necessary, I will call on you to save me," said Zhu Qiuyu.
Zhu Qiuyu has been saved by her senior sister more than once or twice, so she is confident when she speaks.
"You can also call me and I will save you." Jing Ke added, "You are also my junior sister."
"Hehe, okay Senior Sister Jing, when the time comes I will ask for help from Senior Sister or you, Senior Sister Jing, based on the distance." Zhu Qiuyu had a very bright smile on her face.
The eldest sister, the mythical beast White Tiger, and the family, it would be so safe to go on a mission with such reliable people!
"Okay." Jing Ke nodded, very satisfied with the admiring look in Zhu Qiuyu's eyes when she looked at him.
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After the small task meeting, there are two days of free preparation time.
Wen Ruyue checked her storage bag as usual, and after realizing that the special ingredients provided by the Beast Taming Sect were running out, she called Yu Sijin and placed an additional order for ingredients worth one hundred spirit stones.
"No problem. I haven't left home yet. I'll deliver the goods to your door in three hours." Yu Sijin agreed immediately after hearing this.
"Thank you for troubling Senior Sister Yu." Wen Ruyue thanked her.
"Haha, you're welcome. I have a small, unwelcome request, and I wonder if Junior Sister Wen can agree to it." Yu Sijin said in a very frank tone, "We are all very curious about the mythical beasts. If possible, we would like to exchange food for the hair dropped by the mythical beasts."
"You don't need too much, just a handful of hair the size of your little finger. As long as it's the loose hair that has fallen naturally in the last two days, there's no need to pluck it intentionally," Yu Sijin added.
"Okay, then we'll meet in three hours." Wen Ruyue made the decision after thinking for less than three seconds.
Although Jing Ke is a divine beast, this does not affect her hair loss at all.
It was just a little finger-sized piece of hair, and Wen Ruyue thought that it would be enough to comb the hair of her little tiger only once.
"Oh, do you want to use my hair for research?" After hearing that his fallen hair could be exchanged for food, Jing Ke also became interested and his tail was wagging.
"Do you want the hair of a tiger cub or an adult one?" Jing Ke didn't object. After all, naturally fallen hair was of no use to her.
"It's an adult, right? Let me comb your hair for you. This is a comb that I commissioned a weapon refiner to make specially for you." Wen Ruyue said as she took out an extra large comb from her storage bag. The comb was about forty centimeters long and required both hands to use.
"Okay." Jing Ke would not refuse her Taoist partner's service. She lay on the carpet in the middle of the yard and directly turned into an adult white tiger with a body length of more than four meters.
Combing the hair of a kitten that is less than half a meter long is a completely different experience from combing the hair of a tiger that is more than four meters long.
Wen Ruyue first stood and combed the hair on Jing Ke's chin and neck while he lowered his head. When she had combed it six or seven times, she heard a purring sound. She looked up and saw that Jing Ke was so comfortable that his eyes were dazed.
It seems that when I have free time, I should also consider being nicer to the big tiger, and not just hold the little tiger in my arms when I sleep.
After combing the neck, Wen Ruyue asked Jing Ke to lie down and started from the relatively soft abdomen, combing the hair while lying on her side, so that she could do the work and enjoy it at the same time.
Jing Ke has thick fur in the big tiger state. If she is in battle, her fur can even become an extremely strong defense.
Even when relaxed, Jing Ke's fur was still incredibly soft and smooth. Some loose hair was unavoidable, but there were no tangles, making combing Wen Ruyue's job incredibly easy.
After finishing combing the hair on the soft belly, Wen Ruyue couldn't help but bury herself in it to enjoy it, and messed up the neat hair again.
Jing Ke didn't mind. Instead, he used his tail to hold Wen Ruyue so that she could have more fun.
In this way, the man and the tiger combed each other's fur and were affectionate with each other until Yu Sijin sent a message saying that she had arrived at the door of the base, and then they stopped.
Jing Ke felt great after being combed, and when she saw the sun, she simply lay down to bask in it. Wen Ruyue, after a simple cleaning and combing, looked at the loose hair that she had to hold with both hands.
If all of them are given away, will the people of the Beast Taming Sect think that Jing Ke’s fur is worthless?
Wen Ruyue couldn't help but think about it for a while, and finally kept the hair combed from Jing Ke's abdomen and put the remaining hair into an anti-static cloth bag.
It is difficult to estimate how many hairs are inside, but in terms of weight, including the cloth bag, it is almost 50 grams, far exceeding the so-called handful of hair as thick as a little finger.
Yu Sijin was also very happy when she saw the bag of divine beast hair. Not only did she give Wen Ruyue the food materials that were agreed to be worth one hundred spirit stones, she also gave her an extra bag of dried meat that she made.
"Senior Sister Yu, does the white tiger's hair have any additional uses?" Wen Ruyue asked with a little curiosity.
Wen Ruyue had also asked Jing Ke this question, but Jing Ke said that his hair had no use after it fell off, and the traces of spiritual power attached to it would disappear in seven days at most.
"It may have little effect on ordinary people, but there are many spiritual beasts in our sect's base. The hair that has just fallen off the beasts has a natural deterrent effect on them." Yu Sijin told the truth.
"The elders want to see if they can replicate the scent of a beast by studying the hair shed by divine beasts. If they succeed, they can mass-produce it to become an inner disciple."
Yu Sijin said, "If we can really research it, we will pay the patent fee to the beast, and we will give a 20% profit share."
Wen Ruyue nodded thoughtfully, "Okay, then I wish you success in your research in advance."
"By the way, where is your sacred beast? Do you mind if I meet her and take a photo with her?" Yu Sijin asked expectantly.
Wen Ruyue naturally would not refuse such a reasonable request. After bringing Yu Sijin to her yard, a big tiger lying in the middle with its belly exposed appeared in their sight.
After smelling a not-so-familiar scent, Jing Ke, who was lying in the sun, quickly turned around and locked onto Yu Sijin with his sharp amber pupils.
The moment she was stared at, a sense of crisis suddenly rushed from her spine to the back of her head, making Yu Sijin couldn't help but tense her body.
It turned out to be Yu Sijin who provided food for him. Jing Ke recognized this acquaintance whom he had met several times. His eyes returned from sharp to lazy and he lay on the ground again.
"Jing Ke, Senior Sister Yu wants to take a photo with you." Wen Ruyue said.
"Okay, do you need me to stand up?" Jing Ke asked, wagging his tail left and right.
"No, no, this is fine. I'll just stand here." Yu Sijin said, and ran to Jing Ke's side, keeping a safe distance of one meter from her.
"Junior Sister Wen, just take a picture like this." Yu Sijin didn't even think about touching it.
Although the sense of crisis just now only lasted for a brief moment, it was enough for Yu Sijin to clearly recognize a fact.
The beast in front of him was not a tamed spirit beast from his own sect's base, whose head he could touch at will, but the ancient mythical beast White Tiger, which was currently ranked first in strength!
"Okay." Wen Ruyue pointed the camera at Yu Sijin and took a step back to make sure she could capture both the man and the tiger in the picture.
After taking a quick look at the photo on the phone, Yu Sijin quickly left, as if someone was chasing her from behind, without even turning her head.
Only after leaving Lingxiao Sect's territory did Yu Sijin have time to carefully examine the photos in the album. After making sure that there was nothing wrong with her image, she immediately posted the photos in the sect's group chat.
Furry Saigao;【Picture】
Cats are the cutest babies: Wow, is this the mythical white tiger? It looks so tall and mighty, I feel like it can kill me with just one claw.
Xiao Sanhua: It seems that the eldest sister has a good relationship with the divine beast. Not only can they take photos together at close range, but the divine beast's eyes are also so gentle.
Dogs are the best: Senior Sister, do you think we have a chance to take a photo with this mythical beast?
Maorongrongsaigao: Just a reminder, the white tiger’s gentle eyes are not looking at me, but at the person who is taking pictures with my phone.
Maorongrongsaigao: If you can establish a good relationship with Junior Sister Wen, taking photos with the mythical beasts won't be a problem, but it's best not to enter their relatively private places at will.
Xiao Sanhua: What does this mean, Senior Sister? Is the beast really that fierce?
Furry Saigao: It's not fierce, it's awe-inspiring without even getting angry! That's a full-grown divine beast!
Yu Sijin was giving scientific advice to her naive junior sisters and brothers in the group, and she couldn't help but think of her previous experience.
Thinking that such a tall and mighty divine beast actually allowed Wen Ruyue to call her Xiaobai, Yu Sijin did not feel that the divine beast had distanced itself from her because of this. She just wanted to make a banner with the word "admiration" and send it to Wen Ruyue.
Is this the confidence that comes from being favored by a divine beast? You can actually do whatever you want with it!
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After completing the preparations, Wen Ruyue set off with her little tiger and junior sister.
Zhu Qiuyu did not hold a position in the Special Management Bureau, and he did not have enough points accumulated from completing tasks, so he did not have permission to fly with a sword. The three of them needed to drive to Dongzhou City.
The driver was naturally Zhu Qiuyu. It was not her first time traveling back and forth between the two places. She arrived in Dongzhou City smoothly in less than four hours.
The moment Director Hao saw the white-haired beauty, he recognized her as the mythical white tiger and extended a warm welcome to her.
"Due to the holidays in the past month, the frequency of spiritual fluctuations and monster appearances has been relatively high, but there have been no serious injuries." Director Hao said, handing three copies of the information to Wen Ruyue and the other two.
"I've already marked the areas that require focused inspection. The spiritual energy fluctuations in these three areas are very regular. This could be a precursor to the emergence of a secret realm, or it could be that an unregistered great demon is cultivating."
Director Hao held a five-minute meeting, using three minutes to describe and emphasize the key points of the task, one minute to decide on the time arrangement, and the last minute to provide humanitarian care, giving the three people some talismans and magical tools that might be useful.
Wen Ruyue still had a lot of similar things in stock in her storage bag, so she just took a little of each and gave the rest to Zhu Qiuyu.
"Thank you, Senior Sister!" Zhu Qiuyu accepted it quickly.
"Senior Sister, shall we set off now? Or should we rest here for a while?" Zhu Qiuyu asked.
The three of them set out at eight in the morning and arrived in Dongzhou City at twelve o'clock. Excluding the one hour they had just met and had lunch, it was just after one o'clock now. In theory, they had enough time to go to one of the places and start the exploration mission.
"No rush. I contacted Captain Cheng before leaving. You can get familiar with her today and practice your practical combat skills at the same time." Wen Ruyue said, making clear arrangements for her junior sister.
"By the way, when you practice, you can't use the magic sword you got in the secret realm. Use the weapon you used before." Wen Ruyue added.
Zhu Qiuyu was a little stunned by the news and cautiously probed, "Senior Sister, is it the battle-hardened Captain Cheng?"
"Yes, it's the one who rescued you from the ancient tomb with me." Wen Ruyue answered patiently, "Don't worry too much. Captain Cheng is quite gentle with his own people. He will not hurt the skin but the bones."
"Big Sister..." Zhu Qiuyu couldn't help but wail, "But I just broke through the Foundation Establishment Stage."
"Your physical condition has also improved a lot. If you have a positive attitude, you won't have any problem defeating your opponent, but you can definitely hold on for half an hour." Wen Ruyue said calmly and ruthlessly.
Ignoring the pitiful look from his junior sister, he made a decision, "You should have a good discussion with Captain Cheng this afternoon and tomorrow. We will set off on time at nine o'clock the day after tomorrow."
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Director Hao, who is in charge of Dongzhou City, is a Jindan cultivator, and the captain is in the late foundation-building stage. It is considered a relatively strong branch of the Special Management Bureau.
After setting off as scheduled, Wen Ruyue and his team spent seven days completing the inspection of the first two abnormal locations and registered a bamboo green snake that was forced to end hibernation due to human activities.
While educating the Bamboo Leaf Green about the law, Captain Cheng also recommended an undeveloped area for it to rest and catch up on its sleep.
No one knew whether Bamboo Leaf Green was willing to cooperate at first, but after Jing Ke glanced at it lightly, it accepted five spirit stones as compensation, and then packed up and moved away quickly.
At the second location, no abnormalities were found after three days of exploration at the end of each mission. We could only record the situation and then conduct regular inspections every three months.
The last location is a bit special. It is not in the deep mountains and forests nor in a semi-developed scenic area, but in a key university in Dongzhou City.
During the winter break at Dongzhou University, Captain Cheng also visited the site, spending three days there before leaving with nothing to show for it.
After communicating with the school leaders, Wen Ruyue and the other two were given temporary passes. Because Jing Ke didn't want to change her hair color, she turned into a kitten in Wen Ruyue's arms.
Dongzhou University covers a large area. The total number of faculty, staff and students in the school exceeds 10,000, and various people from the society visit from time to time.
The trio walking around the school with the special tablet did not attract much attention. At most, the photos of Wen Ruyue they secretly took were put on the confession wall of a certain department, and a bunch of people were asking for her contact information below.
After walking around the school, the problematic area was narrowed down to the girls' dormitory of the School of Arts.
The dormitory in question was built at the beginning of this century and has been in use for almost twenty years. It is not the oldest dormitory in Beijing, but some of the walls still show signs of time.
"If the problem occurs in the girls' dormitory, could it be caused by a ghost? There are many rumors about girls' dormitories in universities." Zhu Qiuyu couldn't help but let out some imagination.
"Captain Cheng, have any accidents happened to students at Dongzhou University recently?" Wen Ruyue asked.
Captain Cheng shook his head. "According to the information provided by the school, there haven't been any serious incidents in the past year. If there were any accidents, they were likely just students slipping and breaking bones, or using high-powered electrical appliances that tripped the circuit breaker."
Wen Ruyue nodded and touched the kitten in her arms.
Jing Ke nuzzled Wen Ruyue's wrist and lazily told her what he had sensed: "There's an unclean smell here, but it's probably not someone powerful. His cultivation level won't exceed the Foundation Establishment stage."
"Senior Sister, let me talk to the dormitory manager. If there really is a problem in the dormitory, the dormitory manager will definitely know what happened better than the school leaders." Zhu Qiuyu said.
Noticing people around her looking at her with curious eyes, Zhu Qiuyu lowered her voice and said, "Senior Sister, they say family disgrace shouldn't be aired in public. If it weren't for something particularly malicious, the school leaders would have made a big deal out of it and wouldn't have easily told anyone about it."
"Okay, then you can learn more about it. We'll wait for you in the nearby cafeteria." Wen Ruyue did not refuse.
Zhu Qiuyu was not only the youngest of the three, but also the most intensive online surfer. Not to mention, she was also an online shop owner, so her social skills were impeccable.
"OK, I will be back with the information that Senior Sister needs in two hours at most." Zhu Qiuyu said confidently.
When he saw the dormitory manager appear at the window, Zhu Qiuyu took out a pair of glasses from somewhere and put them on. After taking out his cell phone to look at it, he went over to talk to her and ask for news.
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