"Liang Laosan, how did you end up like this?" Elder Zhou asked. However, he wasn't slow in his actions as he took out a pill and fed it to Liang Laosan.
Elder Zhou's pill was clearly special. It was slightly larger than the average pill and there seemed to be something moving within it.
After consuming the pill, Liang Laosan's complexion visibly improved. He was even able to sit up.
"Elder Zhou, I was ambushed this time. We're both members of the Demonic Appraisal Association so you can't just stand by and watch," Liang Laosan gritted his teeth as he regained his strength. "Calm down.
Don't rush. Where's your pet beast? "Elder Zhou asked.
"I'm dead. Fortunately, I used a substitution spell and had my pet beast take on that strange flame for me. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to return." Liang Laosan seemed to have recalled something as fear crept onto his face.
Then, Liang Laosan recounted the entire incident in detail.
"A few days ago, I passed by Maple City and saw a lion beast with a decent bloodline. I didn't plan to do anything back then so I asked it a few questions. I didn't expect the lion beast's owner to be so unreasonable so I secretly planted a blood contract insect on it …"
Following Liang Laosan's explanation, Elder Zhou finally understood what had happened.
"Logically speaking, most people shouldn't have been able to detect our blood contract insect. Also, you were so close to successfully controlling that lion beast but all your efforts went to waste at the crucial moment?" Elder Zhou asked.
Liang Laosan nodded. "That's right. This morning, I suddenly felt something amiss with the blood contract insect so I quickly cast a spell to figure out what was going on. However, to my surprise, a flame suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Fortunately, I used my pet beast's blood when I cast the spell. The flame ignited directly from my pet beast's body and couldn't be extinguished no matter what I did. I even suffered a backlash from it, which is why I ended up in this state. "
Having said that, Liang Laosan cupped his fists at Elder Zhou. "Elder Zhou, I'm afraid that someone is deliberately targeting us. After all, we've been doing this for so many years but no one has ever been able to break our blood contract insect spell."
"Yes, I know what's at stake here." Elder Zhou reached out and touched Liang Laosan's body, but the latter didn't know what was going on. The next moment, Elder Zhou quickly poked Liang Laosan's body a few times with his finger. Liang Laosan's expression changed, and he felt an unbearable heat all over his body.
"Bear with it. You still have a fire in your body. If you don't take care of it, you won't live for more than three days." Elder Zhou's words scared Liang Laosan. The latter immediately gritted his teeth and endured it.
A moment later, Elder Zhou took a small knife and sliced it between Liang Laosan's brows. Then, he used a spell to up his body up.
A few drops of blood shot out and ignited in the air. The heat caused even Elder Zhou to hastily retreat. Liang Laosan's luck wasn't good. His beard and eyebrows were all burnt off.
"Liang Laosan up," Liang said in up up. Liang up Laosan up up in up in up in the pain.
The burn had ruined Liang Laosan's appearance. He used to look like a scholar, but now, his eyebrows and beard were all burned away. His face was bald and all that was left was a ferocious look.
Hearing Liang Laosan's wails, Elder Zhou said, "What are you screaming for? You're lucky you made it back in time so I can help you get rid of this fire. If you came back any later, hmph, even the reincarnation of a deity would have killed you."
Then, Elder Zhou saw Liang Laosan's vicious and resentful expression and said, "I know you want to take revenge, but you have to think about it carefully. Just as you said, the other party is an expert. I've never seen such a Fire Magical Art before."
In other words, Elder Zhou was trying to persuade Liang Laosan to admit defeat.
The Demonic Appraisal Association was secretive and secretive, so they were naturally looked down upon by the righteous path. However, they had their own way of doing things.
To put it simply, if they could afford to offend someone, they wouldn't be merciful. If they couldn't afford to offend someone, they would submit to the circumstances and admit defeat.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have survived until now.
"Don't go out for the time being. Stay on the island and recuperate. After all, your pet beast is dead. Fortunately, demonic appraisers can form blood contracts with other pet beasts immediately. Find a pet beast in the beast pen at the back and recover your strength as soon as possible. In two days, we have a big deal to make in Reed City."
Elder Zhou's words carried a warning. Liang Laosan knew Elder Zhou's style of doing things. If he really went to Maple City to cause trouble for that person, Liang Laosan might really come after him.
Although he couldn't take it lying down, he had no choice but to do so now.
Otherwise, he would end up in a terrible state.
'It's fine. Just because I can't get my revenge now doesn't mean I can't in the future. Just you wait, that punk from Maple City. I'll get my revenge sooner or later, 'Liang Laosan thought.
"Elder Zhou, what's the big deal in Reed City?" Liang Laosan suddenly asked.
Elder Zhou laughed and said only two words.
"The Qiao family!"
…
Escort Zhang rushed back to Reed City in the afternoon. He hadn't rested for a single moment along the way. After his mountain lion evolved, his physique had improved as well. Hence, despite the hasty journey, he didn't feel tired at all. More than anything else, he was excited and happy. With a Rank 3 pet beast, his life would surely change drastically from now on.
This time, he hurried back to explain the situation with the convoy to the Qiao family. This was arranged by Appraiser Lin so he had to take it seriously.
Hence, Escort Zhang didn't even return to the escort agency or his home. Instead, he headed straight for the Qiao family.
The Qiao family was one of the wealthiest families in Reed City.
Their mansion was the largest in Reed City. Due to the fact that the Qiao family had been in business for three generations, everyone in the city, young and old, knew of the Qiao family. Many even relied on the Qiao family's business to make a living.
However, the Qiao family was currently shrouded in worry.
The current head of the family was Qiao Feigong. Although this head of the family wasn't the kind of person who could expand their territory, he still had no problems with harvests. Over the years, he had managed the Qiao family's business in an orderly manner. Many people in the city envied the Qiao family for their large family business.
However, a large family had its troubles too.
Qiao Feigong was currently experiencing such a problem.
Inside an inner hall, Qiao Feigong stared at the portraits of his ancestors on the wall in silence.
Behind him were several core members of the Qiao family. One of them was his younger brother, another was his uncle, and the others were his nephews.
"A storm is brewing," Qiao Feigong said.
Everyone else was frowning in worry as well.
Just a few days ago, the Qiao family had been robbed. It was normal for a prominent family to have a thief's records, but this time, things were different.
The intruder wasn't some petty thief.
Moreover, the intruder was heading straight for the Qiao family's most restricted area, the Ancestor House.
Most members of the Qiao family only knew about the Ancestor House. It was the small courtyard where the Qiao family's ancestors resided. It was located in the deepest part of the Qiao family's mansion. The current Qiao family mansion was expanded from this Ancestor House to its current size.
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