As a lord, I was forced to farm

Chapter 920 Fu Bao's Beastly Deeds
Two young men were sitting there. The blue-collar beastman coughed twice and pointed to a young man who looked to be in his twenties, saying, "Ahem, this is the son of our Beast Guild Master. The cub I mentioned is being temporarily kept by our young master."

Out of Jiang Ran's sight, the blue-collar guard gave the young man a wink, and the latter immediately looked displeased, adopting the air of a young guild leader, "Why aren't you properly entertaining your guests? What are you doing here?"

The blue-collar beast guard said in a humble voice, "This is a very important customer of our Wangji Beast Shop. He just bought a lot of spirit beasts from us. I was thinking that we had a batch of promising young beasts that we didn't bring to this gathering, so I brought this gentleman to see them."

The young man's expression softened a bit, and he nodded generously, "Our brothel prioritizes its distinguished guests. Since you're here, there's no harm in taking a look."

Jiang Ran watched as the two of them, acting like they were performing a charade, mysteriously opened the cage covered with a red cloth. Inside were dozens of listless spirit beast cubs that would die within days of being sold. She couldn't help but raise her long eyebrows.

It turned out that he thought Zhou Yixiao was easy to fool because he had pointed out a bald-feathered icebird to her, and wanted to sell her the dying cub.

The blue-collar beast protector was still trying to convince them, "Don't let their unassuming appearance fool you. These are only a few days old; they don't even have fur yet. But look how energetic and lively they are! If you take them home and care for them carefully for a month or two, you'll discover their extraordinary nature… I see you and your friends have bought quite a few spirit beasts from us. Since the guild leader is here, we're willing to give you a discount—100,000 spirit crystals each… However, this price is confidential, so please keep it a secret…"

Jiang Ran didn't want to listen to the beast swindlers any longer. She took a step forward, feeling there was no need to continue looking at spirit beasts at Wang's Beast Shop. Just then, a hoarse, indignant voice suddenly came from the side, "You beast swindlers with no conscience! You cheat and deceive, selling sick spirit beasts that have been injected with drugs to ignorant customers!"

The blue-collar beast guard's expression changed. Jiang Ran turned her head and saw that the person who spoke was a small beast shop a few meters away from Wang Ji Beast Guard. It was called a shop, but apart from a few spirit beasts, there was only a wooden sign that read "Fu Bao Beast Shop". The words on the sign were crooked and distorted. Jiang Ran dared to say that even three-year-old Jiang Xiaowen's handwriting was better than that.

Compared to Wang Ji's Beast Shop, this small shop seemed rather shabby. Inside, there was only a young man in his twenties who had been speaking loudly earlier, and an old woman who looked to be in her seventies.

The two men looked honest and simple. The shop had a small number of spirit beasts, and the types were limited. The location was also poor, not only in a corner but also not far from Wang's Beast Shop. There were no customers in the shop, making it seem very deserted.

Jiang Ran's gaze swept over the spirit beasts in their shop, and with a step, she walked directly towards the direction of Fubao Beast Shop.

Over there, the young man was still cursing the Blue Collar Beast Shop people. The shop assistants of Wang's Beast Shop were already annoyed, and when they saw Jiang Ran walking towards Fu Bao Beast Shop, they immediately became anxious. "Sir, don't listen to this old woman and her grandson's nonsense. They are just envious of our good business and are deliberately smearing us. Look at the spirit beasts in their shop. They are all listless and have wounds all over their bodies. They dare to put such spirit beasts on the market. It's simply outrageous!"

"Go away."

Jiang Ran gave the blue-collar animal protection officer a cold look.

That single glance seemed to freeze the air instantly, as if ice had suddenly solidified in his eyes. The three blue-collar beastmen were so frightened that they stood frozen in place, forgetting even to breathe.

Only when the person was far away and the chill dissipated did the group stagger backward, and it took them a while to realize that their backs were soaked with cold sweat.

When Jiang Ran arrived at Fu Bao Animal Shop, the young man was still cursing and swearing. Only after the old woman, who had difficulty walking, earnestly persuaded him did the young man's voice quiet down. The old woman's voice was hoarse, "Why are you getting involved? You always have too much to say. When you're out and about, it's better to avoid trouble."

"Grandma, I just can't stand it..." When Jiang Ran came in front of them, the two of them were slightly stunned and stood there at a loss.

"Thank you both for speaking up for me. Otherwise, I'm afraid I would have been ripped off by that guy from Wang's Beast Shop today," Jiang Ran said.

The young man's eyes lit up, and he said to Jiang Ran, "You need to be careful. Don't be fooled by how energetic those young beasts are now; they've actually been fed drugs that boost their spiritual energy. Once the effects wear off, those young beasts might be gone. If you buy them and take the dead beasts to Wang's Beast Shop, what will they do if they deny it?"

While this Golden Gathering may offer the chance to find spirit beasts at much lower prices than before, the low prices also come with drawbacks. These beast shops are all from outside and will only be there for a month, or even less. They'll only be there for a day, sell off most of their spirit beasts, and then leave. Therefore, there is almost no guarantee of the quality of these spirit beasts.

Jiang Ran saw that Wang Ji Beast Guild was such a large-scale operation that it was probably a powerful force with a solid foundation in other places. It shouldn't have done something to damage its reputation. But she guessed that due to the special nature of the Golden Gathering, a few of its members had some improper thoughts.

Jiang Ran naturally noticed that the young beasts were sick and had been given medicine with significant side effects. She smiled slightly and asked, "I see that you two are also buying and selling spirit beasts. What's your name?"

The young man immediately introduced himself, "My name is Xue Yan, and this is my grandmother, Xue Yinghui. I'm here with my grandmother to sell spirit beasts in Mingxiao City."

Jiang Ran's gaze naturally fell on the spirit beasts they had brought.

The old woman seemed a little awkward, and an embarrassed look flashed across her wrinkled face.

The reason was simple: after a long journey, they encountered a monster attack along the way. These spirit beasts were exhausted and injured, and looked far worse than the spirit beasts in Wangji Beast Shop.

Occasionally, passersby would notice their auspicious animal display, but without exception, they would frown and walk away upon seeing the spirit beasts in their shop.

Young Xue Yan was a little anxious and stammered, "Actually, our spirit beasts are fine. They just suffered some external injuries. We've already applied medicine to them, and they'll be fine in a few days..."

Perhaps feeling uneasy about selling an injured spirit beast to a customer, Xue Yan's face grew redder and his voice lower, a far cry from the righteous and vigorous tone he had displayed when reprimanding the shop assistant at Wangji Beast Shop.

"Ah."

Jiang Ran uttered a single, concise yet powerful syllable from her throat, which calmed Xue Yan down, and he looked at her with some anticipation.