It was no wonder that those two dared to scheme against him. It turned out that they had someone backing them up. However, they had schemed against the wrong person. If it had been an ordinary cultivator who had just been recruited, he would have been bullied by them.
Now that the three of them had to work, and each of them was responsible for a part of the job, they naturally had nothing to do with each other.
Since the batch of cubs that had been sent over had always been Xiao Lingyu's responsibility, it was only natural that those cubs would be under Xiao Lingyu's care. That strange cub was naturally no exception.
In Xiao Lingyu's opinion, he had already taken his revenge. Although he did not get rid of those two annoying fellows as he wished, at least he did not have to work so hard every day.
As long as the two of them did not provoke him again, Xiao Lingyu would not take revenge on them.
However, Xiao Lingyu also knew that the two of them would not give up so easily. When they were not at a disadvantage, they still wanted to scheme against him. Now that they had suffered a great loss, how could they not get back at him?
Xiao Lingyu did not care about what the two of them thought. In the face of absolute strength, any schemes and tricks would be futile. His strength was far greater than the two of them. If they really provoked him, even if they had hundreds of schemes, they would only die. At worst, Xiao Lingyu would have to give up on this temporary residence.
Perhaps it was because they had just made a big mistake, but Miao Yan and Jia Gang had been very obedient. Every time they finished feeding the cubs, they would silently return to their houses, looking as if they were sincerely trying to correct their mistakes.
Xiao Lingyu would not take the initiative to look for trouble. Right now, his focus was all on the strange cub. Moreover, he insisted that after every feeding, the strange cub's strength would increase by one-third.
More than a year had passed, and the strange cub's size was still the same. However, its strength had reached the middle Earth Demon stage. Other than the scales on its tail becoming more solid, there was not much change on the surface.
Among the more than three thousand young beasts, those that had reached the Middle Earth Demon Realm were already among the best. If they took a step further and reached the Late Earth Demon Realm, they would be taken away by the hunchbacked old man in charge and locked up in the row of tall cells or caves.
Xiao Lingyu naturally did not want such a miraculous cub to be taken away. She wanted to keep it by her side. However, this cub had already been registered when it came in. If she hid it away, it would definitely arouse suspicion.
Xiao Lingyu reckoned that he didn't have the strength to forcefully take this cub away. Although the Eastern Pole Devil Sect was a third-rate sect on the Blood Moon Continent, they probably didn't lack True Demon experts.
After thinking about it, Xiao Lingyu thought of a solution based on the previous incident.
"If this cub dies, its name will be removed, and I can hide it in the spirit beast pouch," Xiao Lingyu muttered to herself after pondering for a while.
Of course, she wouldn't let this strange cub really die. Instead, she wanted to create the illusion that the cub had already died.
In the Imperial Beast Hall, every demonic beast or cub that died would be registered. Under normal circumstances, the hunchbacked old man in charge would register it. Sometimes, the experts of the Eastern Pole Devil Sect would also personally check it.
For example, if some cub that had been chosen by the experts of the Eastern Pole Devil Sect suddenly died, the Imperial Beast Hall naturally wouldn't easily deal with it. At the very least, they would have to give a heads up to those experts who had chosen the cub.
Xiao Lingyu was also a member of the Imperial Beast Hall. He had been responsible for taking care of these cub for many years. Therefore, he knew which cub in this valley had been reserved. Because these reserved cub needed to be carefully taken care of, the hunchbacked old man in charge would explain it one by one.
This cub wasn't chosen by any expert of the Devil Sect. After all, it looked more like a pet and didn't have much fighting strength. Few experts of the Devil World were willing to divert their attention to raising a pet.
It was precisely because no one wanted it that Xiao Lingyu could let it "die" and then hide it. If an expert of the Devil Sect took a fancy to it, things would become very troublesome.
The accidental death of a cub was actually not common in the Eastern Pole Devil Sect's Imperial Beast Hall. This was because these cub were carefully taken care of. Their vitality was also very tenacious. They wouldn't die easily.
If there wasn't a good reason for this strange cub to die, Xiao Lingyu, as the disciple of the Imperial Beast Hall who was taking care of this cub, would definitely attract trouble. He didn't have any backing in the Eastern Pole Devil Sect. When things came to a head, there might not be anyone who would speak up for him. Therefore, an ordinary accidental death wasn't suitable.
After thinking for a long time, Xiao Lingyu felt that it would be more appropriate to let those bad-tempered cub in the valley riot once more. At that time, he could let the other cub "kill" this strange cub. He could also frame Miao Yan and Jia Gang once more.
After carefully planning for a while, Xiao Lingyu chose a time when the hunchbacked old steward wasn't in the valley. He used his thoughts to touch a few bad-tempered cub that Miao Yan was in charge of feeding.
After those few cub's souls were touched, they immediately went berserk. However, this caused the other bad-tempered cub to go berserk as well. Suddenly, the entire valley shook like thunder. The cub's angry roars and heavy running sounds intertwined together.
Miao Yan and Jia Gang, who were in the middle of feeding the cub, turned pale with fright. However, they didn't exert their strength to suppress these violent cub. Instead, they first hid at the side of the house and took out a round bead. Then, they silently watched the chaotic situation in the valley.
Xiao Lingyu followed his plan. While pretending to suppress those cub's, he influenced those violent cub's to run towards the strange cub's location. In an instant, the place where the strange cub lived became a scene of smoke and dust. Dozens of crazed cub's were trampling there and attacking each other.
What surprised Xiao Lingyu was that the situation here was so critical, but Miao Yan and Jia Gang didn't have any intention of coming over to suppress it. They just coldly watched in front of the house as if they were watching a show.
In less than a hundred breaths of time after the cub's riot, the hunchbacked old steward didn't return. Instead, a very young and handsome Devil Sect cultivator entered the valley. Then, with his Heavenly Demon Stage aura, he intimidated all the violent cub's and controlled the situation.
This young cultivator was none other than Fang Yu, who had met Xiao Lingyu once in the Hall of Fame and was despised by Jiang Kui.
"Don't tell me their backer is this villain?" Xiao Lingyu frowned slightly.
Although Fang Yu's arrival was very timely and sudden, Xiao Lingyu's goal was still accomplished. The strange cub had already "died" under his control, and there wasn't even a corpse left.
It was also because of Fang Yu's arrival that Xiao Lingyu felt that it was too sudden. Just now, when the strange cub calmly dodged the trampling of dozens of violent cub's, he controlled a violent cub and swallowed the strange cub into its mouth.
At that time, Miao Yan and Jia Gang's attention was also focused on that scene, so they saw that scene clearly.
In fact, the strange cub wasn't swallowed by the violent cub. At that time, Xiao Lingyu used his powerful soul power to trap the strange cub, causing it to be unable to move for a moment. The moment the strange cub entered the violent cub's mouth, Xiao Lingyu used his mind to store the strange cub into his spirit beast pouch.
It was also because Xiao Lingyu's soul realm was too high that he completed the process in a flash. Not to mention Miao Yan and Jia Gang, even Fang Yu, who was in the Heavenly Demon Stage, couldn't see clearly and only thought that the strange cub had been swallowed.
"Senior Fang, thank goodness you came in time. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to avoid being punished by the sect this time."
"Senior Fang's cultivation is really high. You were able to control the situation in just a moment. The two of us are full of admiration!"
After the disturbance subsided, Miao Yan and Jia Gang came forward and respectfully flattered him.
"Don't be long-winded. See if there's any damage to these cub's." Fang Yu was also a person who liked to flatter other masters, so naturally, he liked it more when others flattered him. However, on the surface, he still had the appearance of an indifferent master.
"Yes, yes, yes!"
After Miao Yan and Jia Gang nodded, they checked the cub's food.
After a while, Miao Yan and Jia Gang responded at the same time, "Only a few suffered some minor injuries. It's not a big deal."
"What about your side?" Fang Yu looked at Xiao Lingyu again.
"Senior Fang, a Seven Star Magic Armor Rat is missing." Xiao Lingyu was still polite.
"Is it dead or missing?" Fang Yu asked knowingly.
"This junior isn't sure. Just now, this junior seemed to have seen the Seven Star Magic Armor Rat being swallowed by a Sword Spike Demon Lizard. "Xiao Lingyu replied with an uncertain look.
"Did the two of you see it?" Fang Yu asked Miao Yan and Jia Gang again. As he spoke, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was winking.
Miao Yan and Jia Gang were very smart people, so they naturally understood Fang Yu's meaning. They immediately shook their heads and said that they didn't see the Sword Spike Demon Lizard swallowing the Seven Star Magic Armor Rat just now.
"This is your Imperial Beast Hall's matter, so I shouldn't ask. However, since I encountered this matter, and I just took action, I have to stay and wait for Senior Brother Zhang to come back and ask. I'll send him a message now."
Fang Yu seemed to be reasonable as he took out a bead and sent a message.
In less than an hour, the hunchbacked old man rushed back and called everyone to his room.
"These cub's are very interesting. They always choose to riot when I'm not in the hall. It seems that I'd better not leave this valley easily in the future."
After the hunchbacked old man sat down, he didn't invite the other cultivators to sit. Instead, he said meaningfully.
"Sir, there must be a trap in the cub's riot. Someone must be secretly controlling it. Otherwise, why would they always choose to riot when you're not in the valley?" Miao Yan immediately said.
"Do you have evidence?" The hunchbacked old man asked directly.
"This …" Miao Yan was immediately speechless.
"Don't talk nonsense if you don't have evidence. I don't know how you take care of those cub's. If Junior Brother Fang Yu didn't come today, who knows how many cub's would have died." The hunchbacked old man said with a little anger.
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