Genius Beast Tamer

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"Are you sure? You really can give me a hangover?...Woof woof (followed by barks of different syllables, which only he could understand)."

Seeing Zi Tong barking like a madman, Xiao Bai rolled her eyes and reminded her, "Everyone knows you're a dog, there's no need to bark to prove your identity, right? What are you barking about? We can't understand you! Please speak human language, thank you for your cooperation!"

Zi Tong scratched his head awkwardly and laughed, "Sorry, I just habitually use dog language when I'm excited." He looked at Han Xingyu expectantly and said, "Little friend, what's your solution for a hangover? Tell me quickly!"

Han Xingyu proudly said, "I am a famous little divine doctor, Brother Qinglang has already told you."

Zi Tong nodded, puzzled, and said, "But you are a divine healer in the eyes of mortals, and you may not be able to help us beasts."

Han Xingyu retorted, "Humans have far more acupoints than animals, and they are far more complex. Veterinarians may not be able to cure humans, but this divine healer can cure both humans and animals!" He added in his mind: Even demons, I can easily cure. How could a mere monster be a challenge for this young master?

Zi Tong became somewhat skeptical, muttering, "But I'm not sick, I just want to get drunk."

"Hey! You dare doubt what I say!" Han Xingyu said unhappily, "I know of an acupoint that, when I insert a golden needle, will make someone feel as if they're drunk!"

Zi Tong's eyes gleamed with golden light as she anxiously asked, "Where? Where's that acupoint? Quickly, help me apply it!"

"What's in it for me?" Han Xingyu put on airs, raising an eyebrow and grinning mischievously, "This young master is very busy; you can't get me to come without some benefits!"

Blue Wolf sighed, "Alas, Brother Purple Eyes has fallen for his trick. It seems his fate will be similar to mine!"

Han Tianci spat out, "The name 'Black-Hearted Divine Doctor' is surprisingly fitting for him!"

Han Wuxie looked at Zi Tong and Han Xingyu with amusement, without saying a word, but inwardly he found it amusing: It seems that Xingyu is going to take away his subordinates again!

Little White looked at Purple Eyes with pity, thinking to itself: Luckily, my master is gentle enough! It seems that this stinky dog ​​is going to have a terrible future. Falling into the hands of this little devil, it will surely meet a bad end!

Zi Tong looked at the pitying expressions on everyone's faces, puzzled. A bad feeling crept into her heart, but she couldn't resist the temptation to get drunk. She asked nonchalantly, "Whatever you want!"

"Hehe!" Han Xingyu chuckled triumphantly, about to make her request, when Zi Tong suddenly seemed to realize something and exclaimed, "Wait!"

Han Xingyu asked in confusion, "What's wrong? Don't you want to get drunk?"

Zi Tong frowned and said, "I can agree to anything except a contract! I've been bound by a contract before, although..." He lowered his eyes, somewhat saddened, and said, "She's gone, and the contract mark has disappeared automatically, but I won't acknowledge any other master, I won't be bound by any other person. In my heart... there's only... her..."

Xiao Bai's eyes darted around, and he asked, "Your master is dead? Is that why you drink all day? Could it be that you've fallen in love with your master, and therefore can't accept the reality of the short lifespan of mortals?"

Zi Tong frowned slightly, but her gaze fell on Han Wuxie, and she said softly, "You really are a clever rabbit! But for us beasts, the smarter we are, the harder we suffer. I advise you not to be too clever. If you're too clever, you'll quickly adapt to human life and slowly start to mistake yourself for a human! We are ultimately just beasts. Falling in love with your master is the beginning of a mistake!"

He tilted his head back and took another sip of wine, then sighed, "As someone who's been there, I advise you: don't fall in love with your master!"

"What love?! I don't understand human love!"

Little White pouted and continued, "Because of the contract, I have a strong affection for my master, but it's more of a mix of admiration and awe, plus a desire to be close to her. I'll never understand the complexities of human love! I've heard old rabbits tell stories about human love before, and I thought they were incredibly stupid. They just like people and dislike them, always causing so many misunderstandings and getting manipulated by those around them—they have no brains at all! Old rabbits say that people in love are blind, which is why they become stupid. I don't want to become a stupid rabbit! My feelings for my master are simply master-servant affection, unlike you, you stinky dog, who doesn't understand your place, falls in love with your master, and ends up so pathetic and depraved!"

Zi Tong gave a self-deprecating laugh and shook her head, saying, "Some things are beyond our control. I hope you'll always be a clever rabbit, as you say, and not become as foolish as me!"

After saying that, he gulped down several more mouthfuls of wine, emptying the flask. He slapped the bottom of the flask a few times, finishing it all, and looked at Han Xingyu, saying, "Judging from your somewhat dejected look, I suppose you wanted to make a contract with me before? Think about other requests. A contract? I will absolutely not agree to it! Even if I can't get drunk, I'd rather drink more wine, be half-drunk and half-awake, than make a contract with anyone else!"

"He's got quite a stubborn temper!" Han Xingyu suddenly became very serious. If before he only wanted to recruit him as a henchman because he saw how powerful he was, he didn't have much of a heart to cherish talent. But now, because of the other party's loyalty to his former master, he was genuinely interested in this purple-eyed man and sincerely wanted to keep him.

Han Xingyu's eyes shone with admiration as she said, "No wonder they say dogs are the most loyal; they'll protect their masters even if they die! The more loyal you are, the less I can let go of this valuable subordinate!"

"I told you, I won't make a contract!" Zi Tong said somewhat displeased, because the wine was gone, and he seemed to have no interest in lingering there any longer.

Seeing that the other party was about to leave, Han Xingyu quickly said, "Being my subordinate doesn't mean you have to sign a contract!"

Zi Tong paused, then said in a low voice, "You humans love playing these word games! I have no interest!" With that, he turned to leave.

Han Xingyu blocked his path and said, "Even if you don't want to be my subordinate, if you want me to perform acupuncture on you, you'll still have to follow me, won't you? Since you're going to follow me, you might as well listen to my orders. I won't let you do anything excessive! You just need to follow us and protect us on a daily basis. If there are other things, I'll ask you if you're willing. If you're not willing, I won't force you. Is that alright?"

Zi Tong hesitated slightly, then looked into Han Xingyu's sincere gaze and reluctantly nodded, saying, "I can consider it, but I need to test first whether you can really get me drunk!"

"Of course!" Han Xingyu didn't waste any more words. She took out the golden needles and worked quickly. Before Zi Tong could react, she was already dizzy and fell to the ground.

Qinglang stepped forward worriedly, but Han Xingyu waved his hand and said, "It's nothing, he's just asleep. Because high-level demon beasts may have difficulty dreaming, he drank alcohol to get drunk, because only when drunk will he dream of his deceased master. The acupuncture points I used are actually points that cause dizziness and unconsciousness. For him, it just met his needs. This kind of sleep is very light, and it's easy for him to have dreams. It depends on whether he thinks about his deceased master all day long. These dreams are mostly dreams of what you think about during the day."

Qinglang arranged for Zitong to stay in an empty room in Han Wuxie's courtyard. When Zitong woke up, she was extremely grateful to Han Xingyu, because just as Han Xingyu had guessed, Zitong missed her master so much that she dreamed about him at night.

Zi Tong then followed Han Xingyu, and Han Xingyu kept his promise, performing acupuncture on his acupoints every night before bed.

Before I knew it, more than a month had passed in these mountains.

The air here is very fresh, which is also conducive to spiritual practice.

The perseverance of Han Tianci and Han Xingyu in their arduous training earned the admiration of even the assassins in the mountains who were much older than them.

The assassin organization led by Qinglang launched wave after wave of assassination attempts against the Wu Kingdom's palace within the past month, but every wave of low-ranking warriors sent to scout ahead met their demise.

The news spread that the Blue Wolf assassin organization had rejected the assassination mission given to them by the Emperor of Wu, and instead decided to kill the Emperor himself. Suddenly, many people came seeking their services, offering money to Blue Wolf to kill the Emperor of Wu, which made Blue Wolf a fortune.

According to the assassin intelligence network, these people's true identities were revealed to be ministers of the King of Wu.

Because the Emperor of Wu forcibly destroyed their daughter's innocence, and because they had been powerless to resist before, they had been suppressing their anger. Now, upon learning of the actions of the Green Wolf assassin organization, their anger erupted. These people united to provide financial assistance to the assassin organization, with no other purpose than to kill this dog emperor, Sun Hao, and vowed not to give up until they did.

These ministers were able to amass large sums of money because some of them managed the national treasury and others the military treasury. In the end, they actually used money from the Wu Kingdom's national treasury and military treasury to pay assassin organizations to kill the emperor! It's as if Sun Hao used his own money to hire someone to kill him!

Everyone was busy this past month, but Xiaobai was the only one with the most free time.

Han Wuxie and her brothers were busy practicing their cultivation, so they had no time to play the zither or pay attention to him. He didn't dare to disturb Han Wuxie either. At first, he clung to Han Wuxie while she was cultivating, thinking that if he acted cute towards her, she would keep him company. Who would have thought that Han Wuxie, whose cultivation was disturbed, was a completely different person from usual, ferocious and terrifying. She beat him up severely and even made a strict rule that if he dared to disturb her cultivation in the future, she would roast him. Xiao Bai was so scared that he never dared to approach Han Wuxie while she was cultivating again.

"How boring!" Little White sighed. He had come to find his fellow beast, Purple Eyes, but Purple Eyes was busy dreaming about his deceased master and had no time to pay attention to him except for snoring.

"Heh." A cold laugh came from behind.

It was as if a cold arrow had pierced Xiaobai's back, and Xiaobai froze, too afraid to move.

Looking at Xiaobai, who was trembling slightly with his back to him, Hua Qianye smiled wickedly and said coldly, "Is this how you treat the boss?"

Xiao Bai slowly turned around, a very forced smile on her face.

Feeling frustrated: This guy's been missing for a month, and no matter how much his owner called to the ring, he wouldn't come out. What's gotten into him today? He actually came looking for me. Is he just bored and looking for me to vent his frustrations on?

"Boss," Xiaobai called out affectionately.

"Isn't this boring?" Hua Qianye narrowed her eyes, a strong sense of amusement in them.

Although it was boring, Xiao Bai didn't dare to say it was boring in front of this guy. If he did, it would definitely not end well!

Xiao Bai scratched his head, feigning ignorance, and said, "I'm not bored at all! There are so many people in these mountains!"

"Hehe, is that so?" A glint of blue light flashed in Hua Qianye's blue eyes.

Xiao Bai sniffed and smelled a burnt smell. He belatedly looked at his clothes behind him and was shocked to find them on fire.

Xiao Bai jumped high and ran all the way, constantly patting the burning clothes around his butt. Looking at Hua Qianye's eerie smile, even a fool would know that this guy was behind it. Otherwise, how could his clothes catch fire?

The fire was strange; no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't put it out. He cried out, "Boss! Please stop messing with me! I won't lie to you anymore! It's so stuffy in these mountains. My master only knows how to cultivate and completely ignores me! I'm so bored!"

Hua Qianye snapped his fingers, and the flames on Xiaobai's body instantly disappeared. Xiaobai breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Since you're bored, come with me." A blue flower appeared in Hua Qianye's palm, and before Xiaobai could answer, it enveloped him and flew away.

Amidst the flowers, it felt like another world. Little White sat in the same spot, asking疑惑地问道, "Boss, where are you taking me?"

"To the Wu Kingdom's palace," Hua Qianye replied calmly.

"To the Wu Kingdom's palace?" Xiao Bai exclaimed in surprise, "Why are we going there? I heard it's very far!"

"Go kill the Emperor," Hua Qianye said calmly. "It's very close; this flower is very fast."

"Kill the Emperor?" Little White curled her lip and said, "Isn't that Green Wolf's job?"

"He's too weak, we can't kill him." Hua Qianye said calmly, "I went to the Wu Kingdom's palace a few days ago and saw that tiger. It was indeed a magical beast, and it had already reached the seventh level."

"Wow! A level seven magical beast! That's definitely not something the Blue Wolf can handle!"

Hua Qianye showed no respect for Xiaobai, saying directly, "So, I'll take you to practice. You're too weak and need training."

"Pfft! Boss, are you kidding me! I'm only level four, and I just advanced a month ago! The opponent is a level seven magical beast! Level seven!" Little White shook his head firmly and said, "I'm not going! I can't kill that magical beast. It's like a rabbit walking into a tiger's den, just sending myself to eat!"

"Heh heh." Hua Qianye chuckled sinisterly, his eyes gleaming with a threatening light.

Before Hua Qianye could even speak, Xiaobai already knew what the other was going to say. It was clearly something she had to do whether she wanted to or not!

Xiao Bai said with a frustrated look, "Boss, I'll go, I'll go, okay? Please, stop smiling at me like that! It's creepy and scary!"

Seeing that the other party was honest, Hua Qianye put aside his airs and said calmly, "Although the level seven magical beast is three levels higher than you, you have grasped the combat techniques of the ancient ferocious beast from her music, so you can put up a fight. I'm letting you try it out so that you can learn those techniques in real combat. I will watch you fight, and if there is any danger, I will intervene in time."

Xiao Bai excitedly stepped forward to hug Hua Qianye, but forgot that the other party was a spirit and missed.

He lay sprawled on the ground, refusing to get up, and cried out gratefully, "Boss, you're a true brother! I knew you wouldn't let your little brother go and deliver vegetables! I've been really troubled these past few days. Although I've learned those combat techniques, without practice, I can't fully grasp them! That stinky dog ​​only sleeps and dreams; he's never willing to be a sparring partner. I never expected you to think of me like that! Boss, you're so great! I never made a mistake in choosing you! You're not only powerful, but you also take such good care of your little brother. With you protecting me, I feel like I'm getting closer and closer to becoming a celestial beast! Waaaaaah..."

Although she knew this little rabbit was slippery and that these were mostly flattery, who doesn't like to hear nice things? Hua Qianye said calmly, "Behave yourself. I won't help you unless your life is in danger. You should be prepared to be seriously injured."

Xiao Bai laughed heartily, "A few injuries are nothing, as long as I don't die! I'm really looking forward to the thrill of a good fight; I've been so bored in the mountains for a month!"

……

The Siberian tiger has a massive body with yellow and black stripes, a cat-like face with long whiskers, and a gaping maw full of sharp teeth.

With powerful limbs and sharp claws, it stomped its feet, leaving deep claw marks in the ground.

Two tiger eyes revealed a fierce, green light as they glared menacingly at the uninvited guest before them.

Hua Qianye looked at Xiaobai calmly, pointed at the tiger and said, "It can't see me. Its only target is you. It didn't attack you rashly. Obviously, it just wants to guard this palace and not let anyone in. It will only make a move if anyone enters."

Xiao Bai frowned slightly, looking at the tiger in front of him, which had been corrupted and was twice the size of an ordinary Siberian tiger. He was somewhat intimidated, after all, the other party was three levels higher than him.

Seeing that Xiaobai seemed to be backing down, Hua Qianye gently pushed Xiaobai's body closer to the tiger, seemingly exceeding the tiger's guarded territory. The tiger rushed over in a rage, looking like it wanted to devour Xiaobai alive, its fierce appearance terrifying.

The tiger's claws came at powerfully, but Little White nimbly jumped away.

Without pausing, the tiger missed with one claw, then pounced again with swift and powerful movements with the other. Little White leaped away from its attacks with incredible speed, just like its original form—an agile and cunning rabbit.

The tiger went berserk. This time, instead of repeatedly missing with one claw and then switching to the other, it lunged forward with its entire body after missing with one. Little White hadn't expected this seemingly mindless tiger to suddenly change its tactics. Unable to dodge in time, the tiger's claws grazed his left cheek, instantly leaving a red line on his snow-white skin. Bright red blood slowly dripped down, staining his white collar.

"Damn it!" Xiaobai cursed through gritted teeth.

With a flick of his wrist, a short knife slid out from his sleeve. The tiger's reaction was almost uncanny; it lunged forward with tremendous force, but the knife missed its mark. Due to the excessive force, the momentum caused Xiaobai to plunge the knife into the ground. When he tried to pull out the short knife, the tiger gave him no chance to continue attacking, roaring as it pounced on him.

Little White scrambled backward on all fours, looking like it had just escaped a disaster. It patted its chest and said, "Luckily I reacted quickly! Otherwise, that claw of yours wouldn't just have scratched my face, it would have skinned me alive!"

"Roar!" A proud tiger roar shook the ground.

Although magical beasts are in animal form and not as intelligent as demonic beasts or spirit beasts, they are not like lifeless corpses without any senses. Given the tiger's nature as the king of beasts, watching a rabbit that should have been easily caught escape from its claws time and time again fueled its rage.

"Ah!" Little White screamed and spat out a mouthful of blood. Although his agility allowed him to escape the tiger's claws time and time again, the opponent was, after all, a level seven magical beast. The difference in level was undeniable. Its roar carried a huge soul pressure, making Little White feel as if his internal organs were about to be twisted together. The intense pressure gradually instilled a sense of fear in his mind, a kind of worship and fear of a level four beast towards a level seven beast.

Seeing the situation was turning against him, Hua Qianye looked at him with disappointment, but still advised, "Rabbit, don't keep thinking about how the opponent is a level seven magical beast and put pressure on yourself! It's just your opponent now, someone you must defeat! Level doesn't matter!"

Xiao Bai's eyes reddened, and he lowered his head weakly, shaking it violently. "No, boss, I can't do it! Save me! Its pressure is too strong. My legs won't obey me and they're trembling uncontrollably. I can't fight it anymore. I can't do it. I can't beat it!"

Hua Qianye sighed, his voice low and serious: "Think about the battles between those ancient ferocious beasts in the music you've heard. Compared to those enormous beasts, what is this tiger? You've even learned the fighting techniques of those ancient killers, why don't you use them?"

"I can't use it! Under its oppressive aura, I can't move. I can't use any moves at all!" Xiaobai looked at the tiger's claws getting closer and closer in despair.

With a flick of her sleeve, Hua Qianye unleashed a hurricane that protected Xiaobai within it. The tiger's claws gripped the hurricane, sending it flying dozens of miles away.

The palace guards frowned. "Your Majesty, there's quite a commotion outside. We'll go check it out."

Holding the beauty in his arms, Sun Hao waved his hand calmly and said, "They must be people sent by the Green Wolf assassin organization again. It's just in time for my Siberian tiger to eat; let it have its fill! Don't worry, they're no match for my Siberian tiger!"

"But... isn't the commotion outside a bit too loud?" The guard was still a little worried.

"Enough! Don't annoy me. I trust my Siberian tiger. Even if the Blue Wolf comes in person, it will only be his meal!"

The guard trembled slightly. Having served the Emperor for many years, he naturally understood the meaning of the Emperor's words, "Don't annoy me." If he annoyed the Emperor, then no matter how much the Siberian tiger ate that day, there would be a bowl of midnight snack for him!

Inside the barrier set up by Hua Qianye, Xiaobai watched as the fierce tiger repeatedly attacked the barrier, only to be repelled by a layer of hurricane outside the barrier time and time again. It seemed that the fear gradually disappeared.

Seeing that Xiaobai had calmed down, Hua Qianye said in a low voice, "I'll count to three and then remove the barrier! You'd better make your move quickly. If the barrier is removed and you haven't made a move, and instead get attacked by this tiger, I won't save you anymore! If you can't even use a single move in front of a mindless, extremely stupid tiger, then there's no point in living! I don't need such a useless underling, and she doesn't need such a useless guardian beast like you!"

"one!"

"two!"

"Three!" As Hua Qianye counted to three, he raised his arm and removed the barrier.

At the same moment, the tiger's claws slammed heavily onto Xiaobai's shoulder, tearing his clothes open and revealing his fair skin. Several jagged gashes spread outwards, blood gushing out. But then, the short knife in Xiaobai's hand gleamed in the sunlight, blood slowly dripping from its blade. Clearly, he had just truly clashed with the tiger for the first time, and with incredible speed. This claw strike had not been in vain; the tiger had also been wounded.

The tiger looked at the wound on the other's shoulder, a smug smile spreading across its ferocious and terrifying face. It was completely unaware that it too was injured.

Hua Qianye, standing to the side, smiled with satisfaction. Although even the fierce tiger in the midst of the battle had not noticed the opponent making a move, Hua Qianye could see clearly that the moment he removed the barrier, Xiaobai had already gripped the short sword tightly.

Xiao Bai stood still, not because he was terrified by the tiger's attack, but because he had accurately calculated that the tiger's attack would only hit his shoulder, causing at most a superficial wound. Xiao Bai's seemingly simple white clothes had many faintly visible runes, which were equivalent to a high-grade spirit armor in the cultivation world. They blocked the tiger's huge attack, causing only a superficial wound.

When the tiger's attack succeeds, it is the most excited and triumphant moment, but also the most careless, because it has been repeatedly repelled by the barrier and the hurricane.

Using the attack techniques he had gleaned from the music, Xiao Bai swiftly extended his short knife. In fact, Xiao Bai hadn't used any force; rather, it was the momentum from the tiger's attack on Xiao Bai, as it retracted its claws, that grazed the blade of the short knife. However, the tiger was unaware that its own strength at that moment was so great that it was enough to have one of its claws pulled off by the momentum.

A faint breeze blew by, yet even this slight wind terrified the tiger, causing it to howl in terror. Its claws snapped off at the wrist, and blood spurted like a fountain from the wound. (This is like thin paper; it may seem harmless, but if your fingertips quickly brush against its edge, it will inevitably chafe. The tiger's attack was successful, and the force and speed with which it retracted its claws were remarkably high. Xiao Bai merely positioned the blade at the angle the tiger used to retract its claws; without unleashing a powerful attack, it had already gained a significant advantage. A minor shoulder wound in exchange for a claw from the tiger—a profitable trade!)

Xiao Bai adjusted his breathing, keeping an eye on the tiger's movements while quickly glancing at Hua Qianye. He noticed a satisfied smile on Hua Qianye's face, and a surge of excitement flashed through his heart. To receive a satisfied smile meant he had gained Hua Qianye's approval. Was he now considered an excellent underling and an excellent guardian beast?

The injury on his shoulder was a little sore and numb. Xiao Bai was too lazy to even look at the wound. He just secretly mocked himself. Being someone's underling wasn't something to be proud of, so why was he so eager to gain this guy's approval?

The tiger roared madly and rammed its head into Little White.

Xiao Bai squinted at a thick tree not far away. He dodged the tiger's attacks time and time again, guiding the tiger to attack the tree.

As it approached the tree, Little White lightly tapped its toes on the ground and easily hopped onto the tree.

No matter how fierce a tiger is, or even if it becomes a monster, it is not born knowing how to climb trees.

The tiger roared and pounced on the tree. Its head was extremely hard, and Xiaobai could clearly hear the "bang" sound when its forehead hit the tree trunk.

The tiger seemed completely unconcerned, its head slamming into the tree trunk as if it felt no pain at all. Its bloodshot eyes seemed to be fixed only on the prey in the tree. Fortunately, the tree was thick and strong. Although the mad tiger was incredibly strong, it couldn't do anything to Little White. All it could do was stupidly ram into it and roar!

While perched in the tree, Little White wasted no time, quickly calculating its next move.

He touched his waist and frowned slightly. He had left in such a hurry that he hadn't brought any other weapons besides the short knife he kept close to his body.

Xiao Bai casually used his short knife to cut off a tree branch, sharpening it into a pointed weapon. He knew he wouldn't stand a chance in close combat with a tiger, so he used the branch as a weapon.

The hand hurled a sharpened branch, heading straight for the tiger's nose. The speed wasn't very fast, but the tiger's foolish act of crashing into the tree trunk was as if it were running into the branch flying towards it. Seeing something flying towards it, the tiger instinctively tilted its head to dodge. Unexpectedly, another branch flew towards it, and the tiger kept flying out of the branch, just like when they first started fighting, the tiger kept pouncing on it. This time, it was like an eye for an eye.

Although the tiger was agile, it eventually made a mistake in the relentless attack. The branches came silently one after another, and with a "thud," the sharp tip of a branch hit the tiger's right eye, instantly rupturing its eyeball.

"Aow!" The piercing wail almost shattered Little White's eardrums as it was climbing down the tree.

Little White no longer hides in the tree. Now that the tiger has lost its mind, and with one eye and one claw missing, the difference in their levels no longer exists.

The stench from the tiger's mouth was already close at hand, and its remaining single eye was fixed on Xiaobai's throat. Xiaobai was not alarmed at all. When the tiger pounced wildly, he moved with lightning speed and dodged to the side. The tiger reacted just as quickly. Without turning its head, it suddenly whipped its hips and swung its tail. If it had been hit, Xiaobai would have surely had its bones shattered.

Xiao Bai already knew the tiger's moves. In the previous battle, he had figured out the order of the tiger's attacks. He bent over and rolled to dodge, but suddenly felt a numbness all over his body. Although it was only for a moment, Xiao Bai's movements were already a beat too slow.

"Ugh!" He groaned, feeling a burning sensation on his back as if he had been struck by a steel whip, when in fact he had been hit by a tiger's tail.

Xiao Bai couldn't stand up for a moment. The smell of blood suddenly became stronger. He looked back and saw the tiger roaring more and more fiercely, closing in step by step.

Xiao Bai was no longer as calm as before. His white hair was stained with blood and scattered on his forehead. His white clothes were covered with mud from rolling and dodging. His handsome face was still fair, but it had become paler.

"Damn it! The tiger's claws must have been coated with anesthetic, and it's taking effect now!" Xiao Bai cursed angrily, his movements gradually slowing down. Because his shoulder, which had been scratched by the tiger, was throbbing with pain and numbness, he had already guessed that he had been drugged.

It's easy to imagine what the consequences would be for someone who moves slowly when facing a mad tiger that is blind and roaring in a frenzy.

Xiao Bai gritted his teeth inwardly. He remembered that Hua Qianye had said he wouldn't save him this time. He wailed inwardly: If I'm allowed to live, I'll find the person who poisoned me and make him wish he were dead!

The tiger's front legs were slightly bent, its waist tucked in and its shoulders lowered, poised to pounce. Its fangs gleamed coldly, clearly indicating that this pounce would be fatal.

Looking at the tiger that was only ten steps away from him, Xiao Bai suddenly felt a surge of determination to take this crippled tiger down with him, even if it meant his own death.

With his strong willpower, he prevented his body from being numbed by the anesthesia. The body is controlled by the brain, and when the strongest willpower is unleashed, even a person on the verge of death can have a powerful moment of renewed energy, let alone the will of a spirit beast that possesses power beyond that of humans.

He didn't know where the strength came from, but he easily dodged the tiger's pounce. Taking advantage of the tiger's body sinking as it pounced on him, he circled around to the back and pounced on it when it was off guard. He fearlessly climbed onto the tiger's back, controlled the tiger's head with his arm strength and skill, and with a flick of his wrist, the blade was cold and the short knife was thrust out quickly.

With a muffled thud, the tiger's mournful howl sent chills down one's spine.

Blood spurted out and splashed into Xiaobai's eyes, but he didn't blink and still firmly controlled the dying tiger.

The tiger used its last bit of strength, its claws scratching several deep holes in the ground beside it. With its final roar, it was extremely fierce, but after the roar, it finally breathed its last, its body gradually stiffening.

Hearing the mournful roar of the tiger, Sun Hao finally ordered his guards to come out and take a look. The guards who came out were so frightened by the sight of the pitiful tiger that none of them dared to utter a sound.

Xiao Bai stared blankly at the stiff tiger corpse, still reeling from the reality of having personally killed a magical beast three levels higher than himself. He turned to Hua Qianye, bewildered, and asked, "Boss, am I dreaming?"

Hua Qianye waved her hand without hesitation, and the palm formed by the wind slammed hard on Xiaobai's head.

"Ouch!" Little White winced, clutching its head in pain, but instead of blaming Hua Qianye, it collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted, and laughed loudly, "Hahaha, it's true! I actually killed a magical beast three levels higher than me! I'm amazing!"

Hua Qianye rolled her eyes and said indifferently, "I'll leave these guards to you. I'm going in to see that emperor."

Xiao Bai quickly stood up. Although he was almost exhausted from the battle with the tiger, he still wanted to meet the tiger's owner. The tiger had a contract mark on its forehead and was able to contract a level seven magical beast. It must be no ordinary person. How could he miss the boss's good show? Maybe he could learn a lot of new tricks!

The guards trembled all over, but they still blocked Xiaobai's way. They couldn't see Hua Qianye, they could only see Xiaobai who wanted to rush into the palace.

"Heh heh, you guys have some nerve! You actually dared to stop me, aren't you afraid I'll make you suffer like that stupid tiger?"

Upon hearing this, the guards could no longer stand still. They all softened, squatted on the ground, and dared not stop them any longer.

"Tch, I thought you guys were so bold! A few threats and you're back down!" Xiaobai rolled her eyes at them disdainfully and quickly caught up with Hua Qianye ahead.

But what he didn't know was that when he quickly caught up with Hua Qianye, there was an unremarkable-looking square-faced man among the guards whose eyes revealed a strange light.

Unbeknownst to the surrounding guards, the square-faced man's body transformed into countless small black bats. The bats turned into streaks of black light, flew away, and disappeared into the distance.

As the guard disappeared, Hua Qianye seemed to sense something was amiss, stopped in her tracks, and looked behind her.

Xiao Bai caught up and asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"

Hua Qianye frowned and said in a deep voice, "I sense a demonic aura."

"Demonic energy?" Xiao Bai asked, puzzled. "That demonic beast is dead. I didn't smell any demonic energy. Maybe my level is too low. Could the demonic energy you sensed be coming from the palace? Since there's a demonic beast here, its owner might be a demon cultivator!"

Hua Qianye frowned and didn't say anything more, but instead pushed open the door of the main hall.

Xiao Bai assumed he had tacitly agreed with her words and didn't notice anything unusual. Instead, her attention was diverted by the scene in the palace, and she stared in astonishment at the palace.

The palace was magnificent. On the throne sat a lewd man, sleeping with a girl of about fourteen or fifteen years old. Around the throne were sixteen beautiful girls of about fifteen or sixteen years old, each of them disheveled.

Xiao Bai swallowed hard, exclaiming incredulously, "Boss, this guy couldn't have slept with so many people at once, could he? I never imagined that mortals could be even more ferocious than us beasts!"

Hua Qianye looked at the lewd man with disgust and said in a low voice, "This lump of mud on the throne has no demonic energy, but it belongs to the owner of that demonic beast. This matter seems to be getting more and more complicated."

"No way? This sleazy guy is the master of that magical beast?" Xiaobai wrinkled his nose, puzzled. "There really is no demonic energy, but how can he control a level seven magical beast without demonic energy?"

"It seems that what I just felt wasn't an illusion," Hua Qianye said in a low voice.

"Just now?" Little White asked blankly, "Just now, Boss sensed demonic energy. If it wasn't the master of this demonic beast, then who could it be?"

Hua Qianye narrowed her eyes slightly, her gaze turning cold. "No matter who it is, I won't let them get away with hurting her!"

Xiao Bai was stunned. He clearly sensed the terrifying killing intent emanating from Hua Qianye and muttered to himself: This guy seems to care a lot about his master! But why doesn't he come out when his master calls him out?

In the blink of an eye, Hua Qianye was already standing in front of the lewd man.

The lewd man seemed to feel the cold and woke up. He could only see Xiaobai who had barged into the palace, but not Hua Qianye. He was about to scold Xiaobai when he heard a cold, bloodthirsty voice very close to him: "Who gave you the magical beast?"

Sun Hao looked around and saw no guards. He remembered hearing the Siberian tiger's mournful howl before he went to sleep, and then he sent guards out to check. Now the guards hadn't returned, and instead, someone who shouldn't have been there had appeared in the hall. He hadn't been able to stop the Siberian tiger, nor had the guards. So, what was he now...?

Sensing danger, he hurriedly shouted, "Help! Help! Ugh..." But before he could finish shouting, Sun Hao felt someone grab his neck.

The woman in his arms was awakened and looked at the white-robed man who appeared in the hall with horror, and also looked at Sun Hao with extreme fear. It was clear that she had not become Sun Hao's woman willingly. The look in her eyes when she looked at Sun Hao was filled with extreme fear, even more so than when she looked at Xiao Bai.

Hua Qianye flicked his sleeve, and fine blue powder appeared in it. The woman only woke up for a moment before falling back asleep. The blue powder flew into the noses of all the women under the throne, and they continued to sleep peacefully.

Although he couldn't see anyone, Sun Hao knew very well that there was an unseen demon beside him, a demon that was choking him, and he was powerless to resist.

"Cough... You... no matter who you are... whatever you want... I will grant your wish... spare me..." Sun Hao managed to utter a slurred sound from the tip of his nose, his words incoherent.

Hua Qianye said coldly, "From the moment you sent people to kill the extraterrestrials, you no longer had the right to live."

"Ugh...you...can't...kill me...someone will avenge me...you can't kill me..."

"Someone will avenge you?" Hua Qianye sneered. "I originally thought that if you told me who gave you the magical beast, I would be merciful and give you a complete corpse, so you could die more comfortably. Unfortunately, you refused to answer. The person you mentioned who will avenge you might be the one I want to know. In that case, I'm even more determined to kill you. Only by killing you will he come looking for revenge, won't he?"

"Great hero... have mercy... I don't know who they are... but they value me highly... please... don't kill me..."

"You really don't know who they are?"

"I don't know... I really don't know..." Sun Hao's forehead was covered in cold sweat.

Hua Qianye chuckled playfully, "You don't know who they are, so why would they take a liking to you? Whether you answer or not doesn't really matter! Let's talk about something else, like how to play. I really enjoy playing games. Should we cut off a few pieces of your flesh and release a few ants? Should we skin you and draw plum blossoms or peonies instead?..."

Xiao Bai trembled to the side. This guy really had some skills; he could come up with all sorts of cruel torture methods!

Sun Hao was so frightened that his legs trembled and he lost control of his bladder on the spot. He thought he was a tyrant and cruel enough in the past, but now, listening to the other party's playful voice, he felt ashamed of himself.

"Great...hero...I'll talk...I'll talk..."

Hua Qianye narrowed her eyes slightly, controlling the wind to hold Sun Hao tightly, but she stopped using the wind to choke him, allowing him to speak properly.

"Ahem." Sun Hao cleared his throat. Although the puddle of urine on his leg made him feel embarrassed, he was, after all, the ruler of a country and had seen many big scenes. He quickly regained his composure.

He recounted the truth: "I wasn't originally destined for the throne. Then a man in black appeared, gave me a tiger, and helped me kill my rivals, thus securing my place on the throne. He wanted me to unify the Nine Provinces. I didn't know his true purpose, but since someone was helping me, I naturally accepted all the benefits that were advantageous to me. I had a subordinate who had studied some Taoist magic, and he told me that my Siberian tiger was a demonic beast. Later, the man in black reappeared. I inquired about his identity, and he told me he was a demon cultivator. I wanted to ask more, but he forbade me to ask anything else, saying that knowing too much wouldn't benefit me. All I had to do was sit on this throne, waiting for war at any time, ready to become the overlord of the Nine Provinces. As long as I obediently followed his orders, he would give me women, money, status, everything I wanted."

Hua Qianye said calmly, "Very well, although what you said is as good as nothing, your attitude is good, so I will give you a complete corpse."

"What!" Sun Hao hadn't expected that his confession would be met with such a nonchalant response. Before he could even put up a fight, the wind transformed into a sharp blade, gently slicing across his neck, as tender as a spring breeze, yet instantly suffocating him.

Hua Qianye looked at Sun Hao's corpse and murmured softly, "If you wanted to kill her, you had to die. Letting you die so comfortably, I really feel a little sorry for her."

With a grave expression, Xiao Bai asked worriedly, "Boss, are demon cultivators from the cultivation continent? If we kill this emperor now, won't we get into big trouble?"

---Aside---

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