Meanwhile, Lin Jin was instructing the fox cubs and the great white ape in their cultivation.
Although Lin Jin couldn't cultivate the monster cultivation method himself, the Museum of Deadly Beasts had a near-perfect explanation. Hence, even if he didn't know anything, he could still teach them.
Several of the little foxes had made progress, including the previously injured Little Nine. These little foxes had completely mastered the first part of the Ferocious Beast Energy Refining Art.
What surprised everyone was the great white ape.
Compared to the fox cubs, the great white ape was a faster learner. In just two days, he had finished cultivating the first part of the Beast Energy Formation.
Now, the great white ape was no longer a pet beast but a monster.
A Rank 3 monster.
Lin Jin didn't continue teaching him the energy formation. Instead, like the fox cubs, Lin Jin taught them how to read, learn etiquette, and teach them morals.
This was an essential part of Lin Jin's' education '.
If he only taught them cultivation, beasts would still be beasts, and monsters would still be monsters.
Hence, for the past few days, Lin Jin would bring several books that had nothing to do with cultivation to teach the monsters how to read. Among them, Shang'er was obviously the smartest. She had no problem learning how to read and write. Aside from cultivation, she would spend all day reading the novels Lin Jin brought her, engrossed in them.
With Shang'er taking the lead, the fox cubs and the great white ape followed suit. They weren't as literate as Shang'er so they would sometimes pester her to read them.
Before Lin Jin left, he wrote down the 'transformation technique' in a booklet and handed it to Shang'er so she could teach the great white ape.
To the great white ape, transformation was the first skill he had to master. Only by mastering the technique could he change his size so that he wouldn't be so obvious.
Moreover, transformation didn't only allow him to change his size but also his appearance.
At the initial stage of this technique, he could change his size and appearance. If he continued cultivating it, he would be able to cultivate the 'transfiguration technique'. When that happened, he would be able to take on a human form just like Shang'er.
However, this wasn't something that could be accomplished in a short period of time.
Even Little Five, who had been cultivating transformation for many days, was only at the beginner level. Transfiguration was still a long way off.
Transformation could be cultivated after cultivating the first part of the Beast Energy Formation. Along the way, Lin Jin wondered if he could let Xiao Huo cultivate it as well.
However, he knew that was impossible.
Demonic beasts could cultivate ferocious beast cultivation techniques, but ferocious beasts could not cultivate ferocious beast cultivation techniques.
It was just like how the Blood Pact Technique could be used on ferocious beasts, but not on demonic beasts.
The difference between the two was like heaven and earth.
By the time Lin Jin returned to Maple City, it was already past midnight. To his surprise, there were a few people standing in front of his house. Upon closer inspection, it was the Zu family's second elder, Zu Xuande.
Zu Xuande was an old man. After waiting in the night wind for almost an entire night, his face was ghastly pale, and he was on the verge of collapsing.
However, the old man was extremely stubborn. No matter how the others tried to dissuade him, he wouldn't budge. He was adamant on waiting for Lin Jin's return.
Upon seeing Zu Xuande, Lin Jin knew what he was up to.
One was that the Third Elder of the Zu Family was unable to speak, and the other was the Blood Pact with the two-headed snake.
These two incidents were indeed Lin Jin's doing.
When the Third Elder was being rude, Lin Jin used the coiled wire needle to silently seal an acupoint on his throat. With that, the Third Elder couldn't make a sound. However, this wasn't an illness and most people wouldn't be able to see through the intricacies of the coiled wire needle. Hence, they couldn't cure him.
To put it bluntly, unless there was a second person who knew the pulse-seeking technique and the coiled wire needle, Lin Jin was the only one who could cure the Third Elder.
As for the two-headed snake, it was the same. Lin Jin used acupuncture to stimulate an acupoint on the two-headed snake so that no one could form a blood pact with it.
Hence, Lin Jin predicted that the Zu family would come begging for his help sooner or later.
However, he didn't expect them to come so soon. He thought they could hold on for a few more days.
Upon seeing Lin Jin return, Zu Xuande immediately rushed over in excitement. However, his legs were numb and he couldn't even walk properly.
"Appraiser Lin, we were in the wrong. Please have mercy on us!"
Zu Xuande went over and saluted.
One of the Zu family members said, "Our second elder has been here since midnight and he's been waiting for you."
Zu Xuande glared at that person and the latter dared not say another word.
Then, Zu Xuande said, "Appraiser Lin, I'm old and muddle-headed. Please be magnanimous and don't lower yourself to the same level as an old man like me."
Lin Jin smiled.
He mused, 'If I didn't have some skills, you wouldn't have come here to apologize.
What were you doing earlier? '
"Mr. Zu, it's a cold night. You should go back and rest."
Having said that, Lin Jin was about to enter the yard.
Zu Xuande hurriedly said, "Appraiser Lin, I …"
Lin Jin waved his hand without turning back. "I'm sleepy. If there's anything else, let's talk in the morning."
Just like that, he entered the yard, ignoring Zu Xuande and the others.
The youths of the Zu family were naturally hot-blooded and angry. After all, Zu Xuande was an old man and an elder. He had already taken the initiative to apologize but Lin Jin was still so heartless.
At that instant, they felt the urge to curse.
Zu Xuande immediately stopped.
"Hasn't our Zu Clan suffered enough?"
The youths were immediately silenced, not daring to say another word.
"We were the ones who were rude in the first place. Let's go. We'll come back in the morning."
Having said that, Zu Xuande left without losing his temper.
Inside the yard, Lin Jin was a little surprised, musing that Zu Xuande was a shrewd man. Lin Jin didn't care if the man was sincere or not, but it was impossible for Zu Xuande to ask for his help just because he apologized.
'Lin Jin, I have a temper too. '
Come to think of it, Lin Jin could ignore Third Elder, but he still had to help Zu Can's brother form a blood contract with the two-headed snake.
After all, Zu Can was his friend.
Goldy leaped down from the wall and clucked at Lin Jin, probably asking for credit for guarding the yard.
In the beast pen, the Umbra Wolf had fully recovered and was ready to evolve. Moreover, the Beast Energy Training Technique had also improved. Even though it was only at Rank 1, it would not be at a disadvantage if it encountered a Rank 2 beast.
The deer's condition was stable, but it would take time for it to fully recover.
Now, Lin Jin was sure that Wu Chenwei was the deer's previous blood contract owner. He was the one who injured it so badly.
"What grudge? What grudge!"
Lin Jin grumbled.
He returned to his room to sleep. But just as he laid down, Xiao Huo let out a low growl in the yard. The groggy Lin Jin immediately woke up.
Seeing flames surging outside the house, Lin Jin shuddered and immediately got up to rush out.
There were more than ten torches in the yard, on the roof, and in the beast pen. Even if Lin Jin was fast enough, the roofs and beast pens of the neighboring houses were all set ablaze.
The fire was about to start.
How could he let that happen?
Lin Jin quickly put out the fire. Fortunately, it wasn't too big at first. After a few basins of water, it was finally put out.
"This is arson!"
Lin Jin's expression darkened. Xiao Huo had been watching over him, but Goldy and the shadow wolf were nowhere to be seen.
Lin Jin suddenly heard a commotion outside. He opened the door to see the shadow wolf returning with a person in its mouth. Not too far away, cries of pain could be heard.
Walking over to the alley, Lin Jin saw three people lying on the ground. Their legs and arms were bleeding while Goldy was glaring at them.
Needless to say, these were the arsonists. The shadow wolf and Goldy split up and caught four of them.
Especially on Goldy's side. All three of them were heavily injured with several bloody holes on their bodies, all caused by Goldy's pecking.
Lin Jin splashed them with cold water. After questioning them, he found out that these were notorious ruffians in the city. Lin Jin didn't even need to interrogate them. Scared out of their wits, they confessed.
They claimed that they had been paid to set the fire here. They were very experienced too, using torches soaked in kerosene to light them up and tossing them into the yard from outside. It was definitely a surprise attack. After getting what they wanted, they immediately ran. Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible to catch them. However, these ruffians had no idea that Lin Jin's yard was filled with beasts. They only managed to take a few steps before they were dealt with by the shadow wolf and Goldy.
"Who ordered this?" Lin Jin interrogated with a dark expression.
The ruffians didn't have any tough bones so they immediately confessed.
"Wu Chenwei, this son of a b * tch is asking for it!" Lin Jin was infuriated at this. How could this b * stard be so despicable? Needless to say, it must be because of what happened two days ago.
But the problem was, Lu Xiaoyun was the one who twisted his wrist and Jia Qian was the one who reprimanded him. Why did this b * stard come and burn his house?
Lin Jin felt like things weren't that simple.
To put it bluntly, this was murder. If Lin Jin was the one who did it, he would be able to escape. But what about someone else? They were in such a deep sleep that they wouldn't even know they were being burned to death.
Was this necessary?
He asked the ruffians again, but they really didn't know. One of them suddenly thought of something and hurriedly said, "Sir, we were wrong. I remember now. That Wu guy said that the main purpose was to burn the beast pen."
Burn the beast pen?
There was a loud crack as if a bolt of lightning had struck.
Lin Jin immediately understood.
Wu Chenwei's target wasn't Lin Jin but the deer.
Why would this gigolo want to kill the deer?
What happened today was enough to report to the authorities. Arson was a serious crime and it would be enough to make these ruffians suffer. As for whether they could bring down Wu Chenwei, the mastermind, that would depend on the authorities' abilities.
Lin Jin called for the officers and handed the ruffians over.
The officers were dumbfounded. The ruffians were all severely injured. To put it bluntly, if they were unlucky, they probably wouldn't live to see the sun rise.
However, the officers knew that Lin Jin was a beast appraiser with a high status so they didn't dare to make things difficult for him. After clarifying the situation, they left with their men and headed straight for the medical hall. If they stayed any longer, the ruffians would die.
Lin Jin obviously wouldn't wait for the authorities to 'uphold justice' for him. He had to take action when it was time.
The sky was getting brighter and it was no longer possible to sleep so Lin Jin brought the deer to the Shi Manor.
As the Shi family's son-in-law, Wu Chenwei was obviously here to look for him.
'Didn't he want to kill the deer? '
Lin Jin decided to bring the deer over and give him a surprise.
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