Beast Taming Begins with Inheriting a Legacy.

Inside the room, the fake Lin Zhixuan looked at Li Rui, who jumped in through the window, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes: "Who are you?"

Li Rui, with a cold face, raised his hand and snapped his fingers lightly.

The next second, Zhenlin Zhixuan, who was tied to the pillar, was enveloped by a dark shadow. In the blink of an eye, he broke free of the ropes and was quickly taken away from the spot.

The deformed monster on the fake Lin Zhixuan's face wriggled and gradually condensed into a beam of light carrying a strong sense of destruction, which shot towards the Soul Reaper!

Destruction Ray

"Bang!"

In an instant, smoke and dust billowed, accompanied by thunderous roars.

A transparent protective shield shimmered with a faint light, blocking Li Rui and the Soul Reaper. Both of them were unharmed, and the attack of the Destruction Ray was even completely absorbed by the [Reflection Barrier], with little aftershock damage to the abandoned building.

Li Rui raised his hand and conjured a summoning circle.

In an instant, the temperature in the room plummeted, and a graceful figure, as elegant as ice and snow, leaped out, landing on ice and leaving a trail of lotus blossoms with every step.

Li Rui: "Freeze Ray".

Fake Lin Zhixuan's expression changed: "Shapeshifter..."

Suddenly, the shapeshifter jumped off Lin Zhixuan and fled rapidly toward the window.

Lin Zhixuan stared wide-eyed as he watched helplessly as he was struck by the freezing ray. His entire body was frozen into an ice sculpture in just a few seconds, unable to move an inch.

Upon seeing this, Li Rui subconsciously frowned.

He had seen beast tamers abandon their pets and run away, but examples of pets voluntarily abandoning their beast tamers and running away were extremely rare.

but……

Li Rui looked at the unfamiliar face inside the ice sculpture, took out his phone, and sent a message:

The shapeshifter escaped; intercept it.

After finishing all that, Li Rui finally had time to check on Lin Zhixuan, the victim in this incident: "How are you? Are you injured?"

The ropes binding Lin Zhixuan had all been cut. He reached up and ripped the tape off his mouth, then spat out the rag inside, coughing several times: "Cough cough cough..."

"I...I'm alright, thank you for saving me. You are...?"

Li Rui showed his identification: "I am Li Rui from the Hundred Flowers Dojo, here to investigate the whereabouts of the mysterious shapeshifter in Liuyun City."

"Lin Zhixuan, can you tell me in detail why you were kidnapped? Who is the person who kidnapped you?" As he spoke, Li Rui turned his head and glanced at the ice sculpture not far away.

Outside, Gu Ling shrank back, her heart pounding wildly.

I don't know if it was just her imagination.

The man named "Li Rui" just now seemed to have glanced in her direction.

"That man kidnapped me a few days ago and has been keeping me locked up here ever since. He comes over every now and then to ask me about my interpersonal relationships, and then gives me some water and bread to fill my stomach..."

Lin Zhixuan's face was pale. The torment he had endured these past few days had left him feeling weak and his voice was broken and intermittent.

Apart from some abrasions on his palms and a few broken fingers on his right hand, there were no other injuries.

"I don't know who he is. I was walking alone at night when he knocked me unconscious from behind. When I woke up, I was here..."

Gu Ling didn't intend to listen any further and gave Xian Jiu a look.

Xian Jiu nodded slightly, then used her telekinesis to levitate Gu Ling and slowly move her away.

But before they could take more than a few steps, a dark shadow appeared on the cement floor in front of them.

The next second, a pet beast with only one eye showing and a dark purple body stared at Gu Ling.

"Hook~" The soul-reaper made a sound.

Gu Ling's expression froze.

Oh no...

We really have been discovered! That wasn't just my imagination!

……

the other side.

Li Rui received a message from the outside investigator:

[The shapeshifter has been captured.]

[However... there's also a chubby little green pet.]

Li Rui was not surprised that the shapeshifter had been captured.

The shapeshifter isn't good at fighting. It just used Hyper Beam, which clearly shows it has exhausted all its strength and can't retaliate.

But... why are there extra "things"?

With that thought, Li Rui strode towards the door and spoke in a cold voice:

"Speak."

"Who are you, and what is your purpose in coming here?" Li Rui stared at Gu Ling with a scrutinizing gaze.

...He/She is probably not an adult yet, probably a high school student.

...The creature in his arms was a Thunder Seal Cat. Thunder Seal Cats were not native to Nanfu Province, but were introduced from abroad. The city closest to Liuyun City, and the city that had introduced and bred Thunder Seal Cats for many years, was Hailan City.

By this time, Gu Ling had accepted the dramatic and awkward situation. She stood up, holding Xian Jiu, and calmly asked, "Could you show me the Hundred Flowers Dojo's credentials first?"

Upon hearing this, a hint of surprise flashed across Li Rui's eyes.

The little girl was quite wary.

"Here." Li Rui took out his ID, revealing the exclusive seal of the Hundred Flowers Dojo inside.

After confirming that he was indeed from the Hundred Flowers Martial Arts Academy, Gu Ling honestly confessed: "My name is Gu Ling, and I am a second-year high school student at Nanping No. 1 Middle School in Hailan City."

"Gu Ling..." Li Rui felt that the name was somewhat familiar.

Gu Ling looked a little embarrassed: "The reason I came here was all a misunderstanding. My pet insisted on playing some kind of game of tracking suspects, so..."

Xian Jiu was very well-behaved and quietly nestled in Gu Ling's arms, covering her ears with her two little paws, pretending that nothing had happened and that she knew nothing.

"Is that chubby little green guy outside also your contracted pet?"

"Yes." Gu Ling nodded, but was secretly surprised.

The mischievous kid hasn't made a sound yet; could he have been caught too?

Now that it was clear that it was all a misunderstanding, Li Rui had the investigators outside bring in both pets.

Both the shapeshifter and the mischievous imp were wearing pet suppressors, and they were high-level suppressors at that. With the mischievous imp's current strength level, it was completely unable to use any skills, and it couldn't even float. It could only be picked up by the investigator.

After the pet's suppressor was removed, the mischievous little ghost pitifully pounced on Gu Ling, "Hehehe~" Beastmaster~ Ghost is suffering the torment of not being a ghost~

Gu Ling's lips twitched. The mischievous boy didn't have any injuries, unlike the shapeshifter, who had fallen into a coma.

However, Gu Ling still reached out and patted the mischievous boy's head, comforting him, "Don't be afraid, everything's alright now."

"...I'll leave the rest of the finishing work to you. I have to go now."

"Yes, Mr. Li."

"..."

After briefly arranging the remaining tasks, Li Rui led Gu Ling and Lin Zhixuan away from the abandoned building.

"Please keep this matter quiet. The identity of the 'fake Lin Zhixuan,' his intention in disguising his identity, and whether he has any accomplices are still unknown."

"Therefore, for your safety, let's pretend we don't know anything about this."

Lin Zhixuan nodded repeatedly: "Okay, okay..."

Gu Ling nodded in agreement.