If this strange cub were to cultivate on its own, then its growth rate would definitely not be very fast. However, with Xiao Lingyu's help every ten days or so to increase its cultivation by a third, its progress could be said to be very fast.
After two full years, the strange cub was already half a foot long, and its cultivation had soared to the frightening early stage of the Earth Demon Realm. It could already walk freely in the valley, and its current speed far exceeded that of an ordinary early stage Earth Demon Realm cultivator.
The strange cub also became more and more reliant on Xiao Lingyu. If it didn't see Xiao Lingyu every few days, it would search the valley for him. Perhaps it was because it was too familiar with Xiao Lingyu's aura, so it could easily find Xiao Lingyu's location.
In these years of raising the young beasts, Xiao Lingyu also discovered that even though many of the magical beasts were relatively docile, most of them were more irritable. Although they could move freely in captivity, they could only be confined to this small valley, which caused those irritable magical beasts to often flip out.
If one or two young magical beasts went crazy, or if they were not strong enough, an Earth Demon Realm cultivator could easily deal with them. However, if many young magical beasts went crazy, and some of them were quite strong, then it would be difficult for an Earth Demon Realm cultivator to control the situation. However, this kind of situation rarely happened, and even if it did happen, the hunchbacked old man in charge would be able to suppress it.
But one day, the hunchbacked old man in charge of the Imperial Beast Hall had something to do and left the valley. Those hot-tempered young beasts all chose this time to fly into a rage. They ran around the valley, roared, or attacked other young beasts.
Originally, with Xiao Lingyu's strength, he could easily control the situation, but after all, he was a cultivator who had just ascended, so he couldn't appear too strong. He could only take care of the strange cub while pretending to control the situation.
Xiao Lingyu, who had not yet reached the early stage of the Earth Demon Realm, naturally couldn't control the situation. The commotion in the valley also caused Miao Yan and Jia Gang, who had been in seclusion, to come out.
The two of them were very familiar with this situation. In the past, they had encountered it before. Every time, the Lord Steward had personally stepped forward to suppress it. Today, however, they could only rely on their own abilities.
Although the task of raising the cubs fell on Xiao Lingyu's shoulders, Xiao Lingyu was not the only one in charge of the other matters. Hence, Miao Yan and Jia Gang did not dare to sit back and do nothing about this situation. If these hot-tempered cubs continued to rage, the consequences would be unimaginable.
After being stunned for a moment, Miao Yan and Jia Gang rushed into the depths of the valley and started casting spells to subdue those violent young beasts.
When Xiao Lingyu saw how nervous the two of them were, she suddenly had an idea. She could not help but sneer.
What Miao Yan and Jia Gang did not expect was that no matter how hard they tried, they were unable to control those irritable cubs. Even if they managed to calm them down, it would not take long for them to become irritable again.
Furthermore, those cubs with slightly stronger cultivation would even attack them.
As a result, the two of them gradually lost their patience and began to cast spells to directly imprison those irritable cubs. At the same time, they also launched attacks on those cubs who dared to attack them. The situation became even more out of control.
The imprisoned cubs were still struggling with all their might, looking as if they would risk their lives to regain their freedom. On the other hand, those cubs with slightly stronger cultivation seemed to have gone mad as they attacked the two of them without any regard for their lives.
Miao Yan and Jia Gang were very familiar with these cubs. Not only did they know their temperament and what they liked to eat, but they also knew what kind of magical powers they had. Hence, although they were in a very sorry state, they were not in much danger.
However, Miao Yan and Jia Gang both felt that the cubs' rebellion this time was very different from the ones in the past. They could not help but think of Xiao Lingyu. However, when they saw that Xiao Lingyu was also in an extremely sorry state and was dodging left and right, they did not think too much about it. After all, these cubs' rebellion was not something that a cultivator who had just ascended could control.
In fact, the cubs' rebellion in the beginning had nothing to do with Xiao Lingyu. It was only because they had been trapped for too long. However, after Miao Yan and Jia Gang came out, Xiao Lingyu used her powerful soul cultivation to continuously shake the cubs' souls, making it difficult for them to calm down.
However, Miao Yan and Jia Gang's cultivation levels were too low. They could not detect Xiao Lingyu's soul fluctuations at all and could not discern the truth.
The two of them were besieged by the cubs and gradually became anxious. Their counterattacks became sharper and sharper. Many of the cubs who were not strong enough suffered serious injuries.
Although they were anxious, the two of them still had a sense of propriety in their attacks. They only severely injured the cubs and made them lose the ability to fight. They did not dare to really kill the cubs.
If they were injured, they could still be saved. It would just waste some medicinal herbs. Moreover, most magical beasts had strong self-recovery abilities. Not only was there no harm to these cubs, it was even a good thing for them to be injured.
However, Miao Yan and Jia Gang did not expect that after one of their counterattacks, they would be shocked to find that the two cubs they attacked fell to the ground and died with a stomp of their hooves.
Just as the two of them were surprised, many more cubs besieged them. After they came back to their senses, they hurriedly defended themselves again. However, a few more cubs died under their counterattacks.
The two of them were just surprised earlier. Now, they were terrified and horrified.
It was not a big deal that they had injured the irascible cubs. Neither the steward of the Imperial Beast Hall nor the experts of the sect would look into it. However, if the cubs died in their hands, it was different.
If they were injured, they could still be nursed back to health. However, if they died, there was no way to save them.
These cubs were indeed the treasures of the East Pole Demon Sect. The two of them had destroyed the sect's treasures. One could imagine how serious the consequences would be.
It just so happened that the hunchbacked old man in charge rushed back to the valley. The scene of Miao Yan and Jia Gang killing the cubs was witnessed by him.
"Are you two courting death?!"
The hunchbacked old man in charge was so angry that his whole body trembled. After an angry roar, he released his aura of a late-stage Heavenly Demon and rushed into the group of irascible cubs.
Perhaps because the hunchbacked old man's aura was too strong, all the magical beasts obediently prostrated themselves and gradually calmed down.
"Humph! The three of you, follow me! "
After suppressing the irascible cubs, the hunchbacked old man in charge walked to his house with a gloomy face.
Xiao Lingyu and the other two followed him with different thoughts in their minds. Since it was an act and a scheme, Xiao Lingyu naturally wouldn't be very calm and collected. He made himself look very anxious and nervous.
As for Jia Gang and Miao Yan, after entering the house, they knelt on the ground with a plop. They kowtowed and begged, "Lord Steward, the two of us didn't do it on purpose. Those cubs attacked the two of us like crazy. We only blocked them and didn't think of killing them … We beg you to be lenient."
"You still dare to beg for mercy? You should be very clear about what these young beasts mean to our Eastern Pole Devil Sect … Moreover, these young beasts are numbered and have been registered in the sect. Do you think that the sect won't send someone to investigate when so many of them have disappeared for no reason? I can spare you, but the sect may not spare us. "The hunchbacked old man's aura was still a little chaotic. It was obvious that he was very angry.
"In the past, the two of us could easily suppress those cubs when they went berserk. However, this time, we couldn't suppress them no matter how hard we tried. Someone must be behind this. Please investigate, Lord," Miao Yan argued.
"Someone is behind this? Then do you know who it is? "The hunchbacked old man stared at Miao Yan and asked.
"At that time, Senior Brother Jia and I were in seclusion. We came out because we sensed something unusual in the valley. At that time, only Xiao Lingyu was in the valley. He must have been dissatisfied with your punishment, Lord, so he caused trouble to take revenge," Miao Yan said with certainty.
In fact, Miao Yan wasn't sure. However, since things had come to this point, he could only shirk the responsibility.
"Xiao Lingyu, Miao Yan said that you did it on purpose. What do you say?" The hunchbacked old man asked Xiao Lingyu.
"That's pure venomous slander. This kid just ascended to the Demon Realm not long ago. How could he control those cubs that are stronger than me?" Xiao Lingyu flatly denied.
"Xiao Lingyu doesn't admit it. Miao Yan, you still have something to say. If you don't have evidence, don't frame your fellow disciples," the hunchbacked old man said coldly to Miao Yan, just like he said to Xiao Lingyu last time.
Naturally, Miao Yan didn't have any evidence, so he could only lower his head, not knowing how to respond.
"I saw the two of you killing the cubs with my own eyes. This crime is not light, so I can't punish you. I can only report it to the sect and let the sect decide."
After saying this, the hunchbacked old man directly sealed Miao Yan and Jia Gang's cultivation. Then, he said to Xiao Lingyu, "Those cubs have just been pacified. Some of them are injured. Take care of them. Don't let them suffer any more losses."
"Understood!" Xiao Lingyu replied without batting an eyelid.
Then, the hunchbacked old man left. It seemed that he was going to report what happened in the Imperial Beast Hall today to the sect.
Although they couldn't be sure if Xiao Lingyu was behind it, Miao Yan and Jia Gang were currently glaring at Xiao Lingyu with resentment. If their eyes could kill, Xiao Lingyu would have died thousands of times by now.
Xiao Lingyu just smiled faintly at them and left.
Xiao Lingyu also had the herbs to treat the injured cubs in his storage bag, so it wasn't difficult to treat them.
Not long after, Jia Gang and Miao Yan were taken away. However, Xiao Lingyu was depressed to find that even though the two of them were taken away, he still had to continue to be responsible for feeding all the cubs. He still had to be busy day and night.
However, what Xiao Lingyu didn't expect was that Miao Yan and Jia Gang actually returned to the valley less than a month after leaving the Imperial Beast Hall.
The three of them were once again invited to the front of the hunchbacked old man. The old man said, "The two of you have made a big mistake. Since the sect has considered that you have always done your best, we'll forgive you this time. However, you have to be more diligent in the future to repay the sect's kindness. How about this? In the future, the three of you will each feed a portion of the cubs that you are more familiar with. Work together and don't make any mistakes! "
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