Other than Lin Jin, no one else had noticed the eye in the sky earlier. Lin Jin had no intention of telling anyone about it either.
So what if he did?
Although these eyes were mysterious, Lin Jin could more or less guess what they were. This leopard demon was under the control of the three Grassy Continent natives, so the person who placed the slave seal on it might have something to do with these natives.
Looking at the leopard again, Lin Jin pondered for a moment before asking about its background.
The leopard now regarded Lin Jin as an immortal master and respected him immensely. Since Lin Jin had broken its slave seal, it owed him a new lease of life so the leopard answered everything Lin Jin asked.
Lin Jin learned about the leopard's background, including the three Grassy Continent natives.
They were from Grassy Continent's Westward Country.
Westward Country was a premium country in the Grassy Continent. Its scale and strength far surpassed that of Jade Dragon Kingdom. King Yan was one of the thirteen kings of Westward Country.
Westward Country's structure was different from Jade Dragon Kingdom's. Since ancient times, there had been thirteen kings. Of course, some of them held actual power while others merely held it in name only, relying on the wealth their ancestors had accumulated to flaunt their prowess.
King Yan was one such person.
He was only a marginalized king in Westward Country. But even so, his status and influence were incomparable to the average Westward Country citizen.
For example, this King Yan owned a large territory that was at least two to three times the size of Maple City's territories.
Westward Country's territory was sparsely populated with many mountains and treacherous lands.
King Yan didn't dare to fight with other kings but he was extremely cruel and tyrannical to the people in his territory. He was especially lustful and collected high taxes, most of which were used to build his palace. Just his harem alone had hundreds of concubines.
He came out this time because of Tilly.
"Tilly?" Lin Jin glanced at the western beauty who was approaching him and knew that she was Tilly.
Indeed, a slender and virtuous woman was a gentleman's dream. But the problem was, Westward Country was at least several thousand miles away from Jade Dragon Kingdom. It was Lin Jin's first time seeing someone travel so far just to find a woman.
Women in the Western Region were wild, just like Tilly. She did not like to be included in Prince Cheng's harem as a plaything. She actually escaped all the way. Fortunately, she was quite capable. Otherwise, she would have been caught before she could even get out of the Western Region.
"Hello, Mister!" Tilly bowed with the Central Continent's etiquette, looking very gentle.
Lin Jin nodded and continued questioning the leopard monster, Lin Bao.
The forest leopard's name was given by itself. As for why it chose the surname 'Lin', it was because after it gained intelligence, it knew that it was born in the mountains.
Therefore, it took Lin as its surname and Leopard as its name.
Sixty years ago, Lin Bao met an expert in the Western Region and was subdued within three moves. Then, the expert planted a slave seal on him and gave him to Prince Cheng's father. In this way, Lin Bao had been a servant of Prince Cheng's Mansion for fifty years.
For the past fifty years, it had been completely used as a tool, and because of this, it had accumulated a lot of killing intent and anger.
Of course, this was all aimed at Prince Cheng's family.
Given Prince Cheng's tyrannical personality, he was extremely harsh on his servants, let alone a monster like Lin Bao. For the past fifty years, Lin Bao had been tormented by this father and son pair. Unfortunately, with the slave seal, Lin Bao couldn't resist.
Now that the slave seal had been broken, while Lin Bao was elated, he also harbored thoughts of revenge.
However, this was a monster that had cultivated for more than a hundred years so it was still cautious. Even if it wanted to seek revenge, it couldn't do it in front of this immortal.
"Don't call me 'immortal' either. I'm not an immortal." Lin Jin glanced at Lin Bao. The creature's gratitude was sincere as it was still kneeling. Lin Jin immediately said, "Stop kneeling. Get up."
Only then did Lin Bao dare to get up. "Then I'll call you Mister too."
After hearing Tilly call him that earlier, Lin Bao imitated her.
Just then, a cursing voice came from the distant forest. It was Prince Cheng.
The creature must have fainted from the fall and the first thing it did when it woke up was to curse.
As the saying went, a leopard's nature was hard to change.
Upon hearing this voice, Lin Bao's eyes reddened. Lin Jin also learned from Lin Bao how Prince Cheng had treated him. He was treated inhumanely.
As the saying went, 'where there's a cause, there's an effect'. Even if Lin Bao wanted to kill Prince Cheng right now, Lin Jin wouldn't stop him.
He could only say that Prince Cheng brought this upon himself.
Right now, Lin Bao was restraining himself. But to everyone's surprise, Tilly immediately flew over upon hearing the voice.
Lin Jin could tell that although Tilly was a woman, she was decisive in her actions. Prince Cheng was restrained by his needles so he couldn't unleash his full strength. Before he could even react, Tilly had beheaded him with a scimitar in her hand.
That scimitar was of excellent quality and it didn't stain the creature's blood. Tilly's movements were nimble as well. There was the shadow of a ferocious beast around her that looked like a spirit magpie.
It was no wonder why she was so agile.
It seemed like Prince Cheng had done all sorts of evil and there were many people who wanted him dead.
After Prince Cheng fell to the ground, a mass of blood emitted from his body before coalescing into a giant king snake. This king snake was obviously Prince Cheng's pet beast. Due to the death of its owner, it broke out of its body uncontrollably.
This king snake was quite capable. It opened its mouth and bit at Tilly with a putrid stench. It was so fast that even Tilly couldn't react in time.
However, the king snake didn't succeed. Lin Jin had seen it when it manifested its blood aura and he knew about the side effects of the Beastmaster Scroll.
Once the owner of the blood contract died or was gravely injured, the pet beast might break out of the owner's body. It would be fine if the owner was dead, but if the pet beast was only gravely injured and survived, death was certain.
However, there were pet beasts who would protect their owners. Sometimes, fatal injuries could be miraculously healed.
Now, it all depended on the pet beast.
Lin Jin had even heard of some pet beasts' unique abilities. Even if their owner's brain was severed, it could be reattached for a short period of time. Of course, such pet beasts were rare and once used, it was equivalent to exchanging one's life for another.
Similarly, it all depended on the pet beast's willingness.
This king snake definitely didn't like that King Yan or else it wouldn't have blown up its body.
Lin Jin immediately used his beast deterrence and even opened the Visitation Hall's door just in case. Only then did he manage to subdue the king snake.
By now, Lin Jin was quite adept at using this method. His attacks never missed their mark.
However, Zuo Wentang and the others had never seen someone subduing a pet beast from afar. Their jaws dropped in shock.
Zuo Wentang could be considered to have seen the world. But today, he finally realized that he was truly a frog at the bottom of a well. This Brother Lin was too amazing. With such remarkable abilities, it was no wonder that even the Emperor would make a special promotion.
Before this, Zuo Wentang didn't understand Lin Jin's uniqueness. But today, he finally understood.
Moreover, Lin Jin had saved his life. Although Zuo Wentang was a scheming man, he knew how to repay kindness. He now truly saw Lin Jin as his own brother.
Tilly knew that she had been too impulsive earlier and she also knew that she had just escaped death.
She quickly ran back to Lin Jin with a pale face.
"Thank you, Sir. You've saved my life again." This time, Tilly bowed deeply at Lin Jin. Unlike before, she was bowing with deep reverence.
Subduing a Rank 3 western king snake from afar was something she had never heard of before, much less seen.
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