NOVPUBChapter 466: Chapter 464: Investigating the Killer in Beast Forest
Chapter 466: Chapter 464: Investigating the Killer in Beast Forest
You Hao emerged from the Dragon Grave, covered in dust and ash.
He sniffed the lingering scent of a fox in the air and scoffed, “Hmph! Qing Linghuan, show yourself!”
After a long wait, with no sign of Qing Linghuan, You Hao said, “Come out now, and I’ll give you something nice!”
Still no response, You Hao sniffed the air again, “Qing Linghuan—”
Seeing that the fox still did not appear, You Hao sneered with contempt, “All schemes but no courage, a cowardly fox!”
…
Qing Linghuan sneezed, “Definitely that old bird cursing me! Just wait till I get back, I’ll kill him!”
Sally looked up at the dim sky and was reminded by Xiaomei about the serious air pollution caused by toxic gas.
Hearing Qing Linghuan’s words, she was speechless, “Are you still fighting with You Hao?”
Rubbing his nose, Qing Linghuan replied, “Actually, we used to fight as kids. But as we grew up, we went our separate ways.”
Sally teased, “Oh? Now you’re sharing a mate, how does that feel?”
Qing Linghuan asserted firmly, “That’s impossible, I will kill him sooner or later.”
“…” Sally was almost growing calluses from hearing that too often; the more loudly one shouts about it, the less likely it’s going to happen. Just like Uncle Zulu, never a bad word said about him, and yet he met with sudden misfortune.
“What Xiaomei means is that the Insect Poison System has become a widespread pestilence here. Not just her, several pest control systems are carrying out a comprehensive pest elimination mission here. But the queen insect has not been found yet, we just need to find and eliminate the queen to complete the mission.”
“Okay, let’s get started,” Qing Linghuan said, rubbing his hands together eagerly.
Sally transformed into a little mouse, “I’m counting on you, let’s go!”
…
Primordial Beast Forest—
“Son, slow down a bit.”
Pei Xuan, transformed into the massive Golden-eyed Black Panther Beast, casually strolled behind Xiaohao.
Suddenly, Xiaohao stopped, then after discerning the direction, he quickened his pace.
Pei Xuan continued to follow him at an unhurried pace.
Out of the blue, he heard Xiaohao call out, “Uncle Wen—”
Pei Xuan teleported over immediately.
Not far off, Welly was searching for something.
That he hadn’t noticed Welly earlier than Xiaohao proved that his cultivation base was indeed less than his son’s.
“Welly, are you also taking a stroll in Beast Forest?”
Pei Xuan resumed his human form, wearing a black, tailored robe, and approached the Asura King, who always looked too beautiful to be real.
Welly breathed a sigh of relief, “Good thing you’re here to help. I’ve been wandering around here for half a day without a clue.”
“You’re looking for something?” asked Pei Xuan.
“Yanyan went on a mission, you know about that, right?”
“Her cultivation is doing missions, upgrading the Offspring System; it’s quite normal.”
“Hmm. Before she left, she sent me a message saying that Zulu is dead and asked me to find out who killed Zulu. The place should be around here. It’s lucky it hasn’t rained the past few days, or all evidence would be washed away.”
“Hold on, who did you say is dead?” Pei Xuan’s expression suddenly turned grave.
Off to the side, Xiaohao also perked up his ears!
The tail that had been wagging cheerfully stopped moving.
“You don’t know?” Welly was taken aback, then glanced at Xiaohao.
Pei Xuan replied, “We’ve just come back from visiting the northern part of Beast Forest and haven’t had time to return to the Beast Emperor Capital.”
“I also came directly from the Asura Realm. The fourth God War is upon us, and I’ve spent these days dealing with matters of the God War in the Asura Realm.”
“When did it happen?” Pei Xuan asked.
“Two days ago,” Welly replied, then pinched a strand of blue-gray rabbit fur, “Is this Zulu’s? Found it on the treetops over there.”
“It’s his,” Pei Xuan immediately called over Xiaohao, “Your nose is sharp, sniff around and see if there’s any distinct scent.”
Xiaohao began sniffing around on the ground right away.
Eventually, he stopped at where the Black Python died, “The scent of blood here is so strong.”
Pei Xuan walked over and distinguished it, “It seems like the Black Python’s, I’ve severely wounded it once before in the Beast Forest.”
“Could the Black Python have killed Uncle Zulu?” Xiaohao sniffed again, “But there’s no scent of Uncle Zulu.”
“It must have been your Uncle Zulu who killed it. With such a strong scent, it’s nine times out of ten dead,” Pei Xuan looked at Welly, “Did Yanyan mention any clues?”
“No,” Welly squatted on the ground, raising a hand to summon a Demon Beast.
Xiaohao’s fur bristled all over immediately, but seeing that the Demon Beast knelt down very tamely on the ground, waiting for Welly’s orders, he didn’t pounce to kill it right away.
“Check to see if there are any traces left by other Demon Beasts nearby,” Welly ordered the Demon Beast.
Demon Clan is more sensitive to the traces left by Demon Beasts.
The Demon Beast ran off quickly, searching around for something… and suddenly stopped, bringing over a half-eaten wild fruit nibbled by a Demon Beast and handed it to Welly.
Welly had the Demon Beast return to the Dark Continent, then used that half-eaten wild fruit to start summoning Demon Beasts.
Moments later, a Profound Rank Demon Beast with a sheep’s head and horse’s body appeared, its mouth still clutching half an arm of a Beastman!
Xiaohao was about to pounce and kill the Demon Beast right away.
Barely stopped by Pei Xuan, “Wait till your Uncle Wen finishes questioning, then it’s not too late to kill.”
Xiaohao then held back.
Welly inquired the sheep-headed Demon Beast, “Something happened here two days ago, do you know about it?”
The sheep-headed Demon Beast looked at Xiaohao and Pei Xuan warily, and was also instinctively afraid of them, even that small cub, “Lord Demon King, if I tell you, could you spare my life?”
“Alright, I promise I’ll spare you,” Welly promptly replied.
Only then did the sheep-headed Demon Beast respond, “Two days ago, a Spiritual Beast Black Python was killed by a Beastman from the Rabbit Clan. That Rabbit Clan Beastman said that his wife was pregnant and needed fresh meat, which is why he killed the Black Python, hoping it would be reborn as soon as possible. I intended to take advantage of the situation and eat him, but seeing that he had a conscience, I let him go.”
“It’s probably because you couldn’t eat him, he is Spirit Rank after all.”
“No, no.”
“What happened afterward?” Welly continued to ask.
“I don’t know, but a Hedgehog Beast told me, later, a female Beastman was here crying, calling out in such a miserable way.”
Welly and Pei Xuan both fell silent.
Xiaohao arched his body, ready to attack at any moment!
Welly’s gaze slightly narrowed, his expression calm showing no emotion, “Anything else?”
The sheep-headed Demon Beast thought for a moment, “Nothing else. That female Beastman left after a while and took the Black Python’s corpse with her. The Hedgehog Beast originally wanted to pick up what was left, but in the end, nothing was left.”
Xiaohao finally couldn’t restrain his hunting instincts, leapt forward and bit into the sheep-headed Demon Beast, bursts of Purple Gold Lightning quickly turned the sheep-headed Demon Beast into ashes… A Crystal Stone fell to the ground.
“Xiaohao! Your Uncle Wen promised to spare him,” Pei Xuan said, palm to his forehead.
Welly waved his hand, smiling, “I promised to spare him, not Xiaohao. He did his killing. And we’re done questioning anyway.”
Xiaohao carried the Crystal Stone to Welly, “I’m sorry Uncle Wen, I couldn’t control myself, this is for you.”
“Uncle Wen doesn’t need it, you take it and play with it,” Welly patted Xiaohao’s round and plump head gently.
Pei Xuan said, “That female Beastman should be Yanyan.”
