Beast Taming Immortal Clan

Chapter 186 Snatching the Child from the Tiger's Mouth [Please Subscribe]

There was actually a second-tier high-grade demonic beast, the Winged Tiger, hidden inside the tiger's den!

This discovery left Qian Wenlong, who had just stumbled upon it, utterly shocked.

The last time he came here was half a year ago. At that time, he had not yet seen the winged tiger. He had just fought a big battle with the golden sword tiger, and in the end, both of them were injured.

After he returned and recovered from his injuries, he thought it over and over and felt that he could not snatch the food from the tiger's mouth by himself alone. So he recently informed the Great Protector Guan Cheng of the news.

Now that six months have passed, it's not surprising that Jin Jianhu's injuries have healed.

But what's with this winged tiger?

How did it end up in the Golden Sword Tiger's lair?

Qian Wenlong's mind was full of questions, but the winged tiger did not give him the time or opportunity to find the answers.

With a flap of its wings, two orbs of azure light surged from them, merging into a zure gale that swept towards Qian Wenlong.

Seeing this, Qian Wenlong didn't have time to think and hurriedly summoned a yellow round umbrella magic weapon to block in front of him.

However, the fierce wind instantly dispersed the protective aura emanating from the yellow umbrella, sending Qian Wenlong flying along with the umbrella.

Before Qian Wenlong could land and regain his footing, the winged tiger flapped its wings and pounced on him again.

Fortunately, he was a battle-hardened mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator, and he hurriedly activated his yellow round umbrella magic weapon to block the winged tiger's sharp claws.

Tear!

The umbrella, made of some unknown animal hide, along with its inner spirit metal ribs, was torn apart by the winged tiger's claw on the spot.

A rather exquisite second-tier low-grade defensive magic artifact has been destroyed!

Qian Wenlong, the owner of the magical artifact, couldn't care less about the loss of the artifact at this moment.

Taking advantage of the magic weapon blocking the winged tiger's strike, he hurriedly dodged and retreated swiftly.

As he retreated, he reached out and patted his storage bag at his waist, instantly summoning a golden battle axe that slashed at the pursuing winged tiger.

The winged tiger sensed danger instinctively and didn't dare to use its claws to directly block the golden battle axe. Instead, it instantly abandoned the pursuit and dodged.

After forcing the winged tiger to retreat, Qian Wenlong finally gained a chance to catch his breath.

With a slight exertion of his internal energy, he instantly unleashed the second level of the "Dragon Transformation Secret Technique," his hands transforming into pale golden dragon claws, and a layer of slightly illusory pale golden dragon scales appearing on his body.

A golden light flashed in his eyes, as if he had gained immense courage and encouragement. Qian Wenlong let out a low growl and immediately engaged in fierce combat with the winged tiger that pounced on him again.

He knew perfectly well that he had no chance of escaping from a flying beast like the winged tiger; he simply couldn't outrun it.

So now we have no choice but to give it our all!

Meanwhile, Zhou Chun also quickly discovered the presence of the winged tiger.

He was also greatly surprised by the sudden appearance of this strange beast among tigers.

Clearly, the appearance of this winged tiger was a completely unexpected factor.

If Qian Wenlong had known about the existence of the Winged Tiger beforehand, he would never have suggested that he lure the Golden Sword Tiger away.

Under normal circumstances, when faced with such unexpected factors, the task can only be temporarily suspended, and a new plan must be devised later.

However, Qian Wenlong is currently stuck with the Winged Tiger and cannot escape, so Zhou Chun obviously cannot run away alone.

After all, Guan Cheng knew his strength. If he didn't save Qian Wenlong and ran away on his own, he wouldn't be able to explain himself when he got back.

Zhou Chun then stopped holding back and unleashed a fierce attack with the help of the Silver Lightning Python.

Lightning burst forth in the sky, and several streaks of silver-white lightning struck the Golden Sword Tiger in succession, tearing its skin and flesh apart while paralyzing it.

At this moment, Zhou Chun used "Flying Dragon Grab" to fiercely grab its head!

The sharp claws came crashing down, and the Golden Sword Tiger's eyes widened in shock.

Golden light emanated from its head, radiating a layer of golden light in an attempt to defend against the claw attacks.

However, the claw light emitted by the Crimson Gold Flying Claw easily tore through the golden light, sweeping past its head.

This combing-like motion directly tore the Golden Sword Tiger's scalp, leaving a long, bloody claw mark on its head, and even tearing cracks into its skull!

Roar! ! !

A roar filled with pain emanated from the mouth of the Golden Sword Tiger.

The intense pain forced it to quickly recover from the paralysis.

Blood gushed from its head, quickly staining half of its head red, making it look even more ferocious, like a blood tiger from hell!

However, the things it did were vastly different from its current image.

It opened its mouth and spat out a golden light bullet that blasted towards Zhou Chun.

It then turned and fled towards the winged tiger.

It is said that wounded wild animals are the most dangerous.

In reality, unless a wounded wild animal is cornered, it will usually choose to flee for its life.

After all, they're afraid of dying too!

Zhou Chun, of course, would not let Jin Jianhu escape, and immediately ordered the Silver Lightning Python to launch a long-range lightning bombardment.

But just as the silvery-white lightning struck, it was blocked by a suddenly appearing cyan wind shield.

It turned out that after hearing the roar of the injured Golden Sword Tiger, the Winged Tiger's side quickly came to its rescue.

At this moment, Zhou Chun turned to look at Qian Wenlong, only to find that the man was covered in blood in many places and looked no better than Jin Jianhu.

In contrast, the winged tiger only had a few small wounds on its body, seemingly inflicted by Qian Wenlong's sharp claws.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun immediately shouted, "Instructor Qian, something's wrong! Let's get out of here first!"

"That's exactly what I was thinking. I would like to ask Instructor Zhou to help me out."

Qian Wenlong nodded repeatedly, of course he couldn't have been happier.

While the two were communicating, the Winged Tiger and the Golden Sword Tiger were also exchanging low growls.

Then, the winged tiger glared fiercely at Qian Wenlong and immediately pounced on Zhou Chun.

On the other hand, Jin Jianhu fled towards the tiger's den, guarded the outside of the den, and stopped the bleeding from his wound.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chun's expression shifted slightly, as if he were deep in thought.

Qian Wenlong was overjoyed and immediately shouted, "Instructor Zhou, hold on first. I'll treat my injuries and then come to help."

Without waiting for Zhou Chun's reply, he turned and left the battlefield.

I'll fucking swear!

Zhou Chun was so angry that he cursed loudly.

Then, he transformed the "Golden Cauldron Mystic Light" into a giant golden sword and slashed at the winged tiger that was rushing towards him, while he himself quickly turned around and fled.

If he were to use the secret technique of "Ancestral Revival," he wouldn't be afraid of the Winged Tiger, but then his identity would be impossible to conceal.

Without using this secret technique, he and the Silver Lightning Python alone would not be able to defeat the Winged Tiger, a second-tier high-grade demonic beast.

But the winged tiger seemed to have identified him, relentlessly chasing and attacking him.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun was also extremely frustrated.

Of course, he couldn't outrun the winged tiger!

At this point, he discovered that the Winged Tiger was relentless, so he could only fight and flee with the Silver Lightning Python.

Fortunately, the Dragon Scale Shield magic weapon bestowed by Jinlong Hall Master Li Tianxing had extremely strong defensive power. With the protection of this magic weapon, plus the double protection of his own "Golden Cauldron Profound Light" and "Five Elements Spirit Armor Technique", Zhou Chun was able to temporarily withstand the fierce attack of the Winged Tiger.

Seeing that its fierce attack on Zhou Chun was not going well, the Winged Tiger quickly shifted its target and pounced on the Silver Lightning Python that had been interfering with it.

"You wretched beast!"

Zhou Chun's expression darkened, and he hurriedly used "Flying Dragon Steal" to launch a fierce attack on the winged tiger.

At the same time, Bai Bai's body was also flashing with lightning. He instantly activated the "Lightning Flash" spell, shooting out like a silver-white lightning bolt and landing behind Zhou Chun.

Immediately afterwards, Zhou Chun made hand seals and cast a spell, unleashing another beast-taming secret technique he had cultivated, "Beast Spirit Battle Armor".

But then, a golden and silver aura flashed on Bai Bai's body, and soon, a golden and silver aura armor appeared on top of the silver-white dragon scales.

This "Beast Spirit Battle Armor" technique greatly enhances the defense of demonic beasts, but it also consumes a lot of resources, so Zhou Chun rarely uses it.

At this time, because the winged tiger was really troublesome, he was worried about Bai Bai's safety and had no choice but to use this technique to enhance its defense.

"Damn it! If my other magical artifacts and the Golden-Armored Rock Turtle weren't away, I would have skinned you alive and torn your tendons apart today!"

Feeling the dwindling magical power within him, Zhou Chun was filled with resentment.

If he weren't restrained, with his current strength and resources, why would he really be afraid of this winged tiger?

Despite his anger, he could only continue fighting and retreating with the Winged Tiger, trying to distance himself from Qian Wenlong as much as possible.

If he were truly forced to resort to the "Ancestral Revival" secret technique for the sake of his own life, he would have no choice but to do so.

However, just as Zhou Chun and the Winged Tiger had been fighting and retreating for about seventy or eighty miles, a roar full of shock and anger suddenly rang out from the tiger's den.

Upon hearing the tiger's roar, the winged tiger, which had been chasing Zhou Chun, suddenly froze.

Then it let out a roar of extreme fear and anger, and immediately flapped its wings violently to rush back.

What's going on?

Zhou Chun looked on with a puzzled expression as he watched this scene.

After gazing at the departing winged tiger for a while, he finally shook his head, abandoned the idea of ​​going back to find out why, and quickly left the place.

After flying for two or three hundred miles, Zhou Chun finally found a place to land again. He then had the Silver Lightning Python protect him and sat down to meditate and recover his magical power.

It was half a day later when he had fully restored his magical power.

By this time it was completely dark, and Zhou Chun's mental and physical condition was not very good, so he took another nap.

The next morning, after being awakened by the silver lightning python Bai Bai, Zhou Chun put away his beloved pet and flew straight to the rendezvous point that Qian Wenlong had agreed to meet him before he escaped.

When he arrived at the location, he did not see Qian Wenlong, nor did he find any clues such as letters he had left behind.

"What is Qian Wenlong up to? Did he sneak back to the branch altar first?"

On a mountain peak, Zhou Chun released his divine sense to explore every part of the peak several times, and his expression immediately turned ugly.

He may not pursue Qian Wenlong's previous behavior, but this kind of standing him up should not be tolerated!

After searching the mountain peak several times without finding any trace of Qian Wenlong, Zhou Chun decided not to waste his energy any longer and immediately left the mountain peak, heading towards the tiger's den.

He was still very curious about the sudden departure of the winged tiger yesterday and wanted to know the reason.

But when he returned to the vicinity of the tiger's den, his expression suddenly changed.

Because there was still a lot of Qian Wenlong's aura left in the Tiger's Den, and there were also many traces of the fierce battle.

Could it be that the reason why the Winged Tiger turned back halfway yesterday was because Qian Wenlong launched a surprise attack?

Zhou Chun recalled the roar Jin Jianhu had made back then and immediately came to this guess.

He soon discovered that the two tiger demons no longer had any presence in the tiger's den, as if they had moved away.

Upon discovering this, Zhou Chun immediately spread out his divine sense and began to investigate the situation on the mountain with all his might.

A little while later, he determined from some scraps of flesh and bones he had collected on the ground that Qian Wenlong had indeed been murdered.

He then discovered digging marks outside the tiger's den, and found a golden battle axe buried in a pit. This was Qian Wenlong's magic weapon, and some teeth marks remained on it.

Clearly, either the Golden Sword Tiger or the Winged Tiger attempted to destroy this magical artifact, but found it difficult to completely destroy, so they buried it.

"Looks like this guy really did die in the tiger's mouth!"

Shaking his head, Zhou Chun put away the golden battle axe and the scraps of meat and bones he had found, so that he could report back to the Great Protector Guan Cheng later.

Then he walked into the tiger's den.

The tiger's den, located inside the mountain, is large, but not deep.

Zhou Chun took out a piece of "sunlight stone" for illumination and soon made a discovery.

Deep within the tiger's den, in a corner, lay many animal hides, with tiger fur scattered on them, clearly a place where the tiger demon often slept.

Zhou Chun, with his sharp eyes, easily spotted some unusual wet marks and bloodstains on the animal hides, as well as some fine hairs.

"It seems I was right yesterday; that winged tiger had recently given birth, which is why its aura was so abnormal!"

"Even though he was severely injured, Golden Sword Tiger stayed outside the tiger's den, undoubtedly to protect his newborn cubs!"

"It seems Qian Wenlong also remembered Jin Jianhu's unusual behavior, which is why he returned hoping to take advantage of the situation!"

"If these speculations are true, then the Blood Spirit Grass must have been eaten by the Winged Tiger to quickly recover from its weakness after giving birth!"

Zhou Chun's eyes gleamed, and he quickly deduced many things based on the clues he had discovered.

Then he couldn't help but have some thoughts.

It's important to know that the winged tiger, a mythical beast among tigers, has a unique characteristic: like the wolf and bear beasts it once hunted, it can mate with any tiger demon to produce offspring, and the offspring will most likely also be winged tigers.

The winged tiger, a mythical beast among tigers, is undoubtedly an excellent mount for transportation.

It possesses both formidable combat capabilities and an exceptional appearance, along with outstanding speed.

Although Zhou Chun's Silver Lightning Python can now fly, it does so entirely by consuming mana, making it unsuitable as a long-distance travel mount.

Needless to say, the Golden Armored Rock Turtle's enormous size requires a tremendous amount of magical energy to fly.

So at this moment, he couldn't help but have designs on the cubs born to the winged tiger.

If you can obtain a winged tiger cub, you only need to raise it for a few years, or even wait for it to advance to the second tier, and you will have a very good mount.

"It's worth a try!"

Zhou Chun quickly made a decision after a moment's thought.

He quickly left the tiger's den and began searching the surrounding area for any trace of the Golden Sword Tiger.

As expected, Jin Jianhu, who was severely injured yesterday, still managed to get off the ground.

Because less than a day had passed, the lingering scent had not yet dissipated.

Zhou Chun followed the scent all the way, and after chasing for about three or four hundred miles, he finally found the lair of the two tiger demons again.

This time, the two tiger demons moved their lair to a valley with towering ancient trees. This place was not particularly rich in spiritual energy, but it was quiet and secluded, making it suitable for recuperation.

Zhou Chun, who had tracked them down, was quickly discovered by the alert Winged Tiger.

Roar!

With a roar filled with shock and anger, the winged tiger quickly came into Zhou Chun's sight.

In the blink of an eye, streaks of azure wind blades shot toward him through the air.

"Well done!"

With a low shout, Zhou Chun immediately erected a protective shield of profound light to block the wind blade attacks. Then, he released the Silver Lightning Python Bai Bai and directly unleashed the secret technique "Ancestral Revival".

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With a dragon's roar, Lei Jiao Bai Bai reappeared.

Soon, the azure tiger and the silver dragon began to fight fiercely in mid-air.

After transforming into a thunder dragon, Bai Bai's combat power doubled and surged, becoming no less powerful than the winged tiger after giving birth.

A dragon and a tiger engaged in a fierce battle in mid-air, their forces of wind and thunder clashing and clashing in a spectacular display.

After observing for a while and confirming that the silver dragon Bai Bai would be alright for the time being, Zhou Chun ignored the dragon-tiger fight in the sky and rushed straight towards the tiger's den.

Roar!

Upon noticing Zhou Chun's movements, the winged tiger roared angrily and immediately abandoned Bai Bai to pounce on him.

But Bai Bai was prepared, so why would he give it a chance?

A silver lightning dragon flashed through the air and instantly pounced on the winged tiger, causing it to explode and emit plumes of blue smoke.

Just as it finally recovered from its paralyzed state, Lei Jiao Bai Bai, carrying several lightning orbs, rammed into it, delivering another powerful blow.

Rumble!

Zhou Chun heard the thunderous explosion behind him, but didn't turn around.

After being tested in actual combat, he now has great confidence in Lei Jiao Bai Bai's strength and does not believe that a winged tiger that is not at its peak can do anything to it before the transformation ends.

What he needs to do now is to snatch the winged tiger cub before Lei Jiao Bai Bai's transformation ends.

After speeding forward for some distance, Zhou Chun sensed and spotted Jin Jianhu.

At this moment, Jin Jianhu's condition was extremely bad.

Although the wound on his head that Zhou Chun tore open yesterday had stopped bleeding, a new, gruesome wound had appeared on his right foreleg, which looked like it had been cleaved by Qian Wenlong's golden battle axe.

Both wounds caused it to lose a lot of blood and damaged its tendons and bones.

Facing Zhou Chun's attack, although it still managed to stand up and roar at him, its weakness as a sick tiger was impossible to conceal.

Zhou Chun didn't waste any more words with it and immediately unleashed "Flying Dragon Strike" to attack it.

At his peak yesterday, Golden Sword Tiger was able to barely withstand the attack of "Flying Dragon Steal".

But now it was extremely weak. After only a few moves with Zhou Chun, it was hit in the injured leg by a claw, which almost dislocated the entire leg.

Once this leg can no longer provide support, how much fighting power can the three-legged tiger still exert?

In less than two hundred breaths, Jin Jianhu was lying in a pool of blood.

Zhou Chun did not kill it.

Although the corpse of a mid-grade second-tier demon beast could be worth a lot of money, Zhou Chun wasn't short of that.

He still has a conscience.

Since they intend to take the tiger cubs born to the Golden Sword Tiger and the Winged Tiger as spirit pets, they will not kill them.

After taking down the Golden Sword Tiger, Zhou Chun rushed into their newly established tiger den.

Inside a newly dug cave, two fluffy tiger cubs, whose eyes were not yet fully open, were fast asleep, completely undisturbed by the deafening noise outside.

What surprised Zhou Chun was that this tiger cub had one winged tiger and one golden sword tiger, which corresponded perfectly to the bloodlines of its parents.

"That's even better. I'll take one tiger cub and leave one behind, so you can have something to remember them by!"

He nodded slightly, then immediately stepped forward, grabbed the two cubs by the scruff of their necks, and lifted them up.

Meow! Meow!

The two tiger cubs, startled awake from their deep sleep, immediately began to bark in Zhou Chun's arms.

With their fate choked by the scruff of their necks, they dared not struggle much.

Zhou Chun quickly carried the two tiger cubs out of the tiger's den.

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Outside the tiger's den, upon seeing Zhou Chun carrying his cubs out, the Golden Sword Tiger, lying in a pool of blood, immediately let out a mournful howl, its eyes filled with tears. Its gaze was pleading, as if begging him not to harm its two cubs.

"Don't worry, I won't hurt them!"

Zhou Chun said something indifferently, and without caring whether Jin Jianhu understood or not, he immediately picked up the two tiger cubs and flew towards the winged tiger.

At this moment, the Winged Tiger and the Thunder Dragon were locked in a fierce battle and arrived near the Tiger's Den.

When the winged tiger saw Zhou Chun carrying out two tiger cubs, it roared angrily at him.

But Zhou Chun stopped the Thunder Dragon for a moment, and then threw the Golden Sword Tiger cub he was holding in his right hand away.

Meow!

The tiger cubs, flying in mid-air without weight, cried out in panic, but were quickly caught by their mother, the winged tiger, who flew in at breakneck speed.

At this moment, Zhou Chun said in a deep voice to the winged tiger, "I will spare your lives, and I will take one of your children with me."

After saying that, he picked up the winged tiger cub with both hands and turned to leave.

At the same time, Lei Jiao Bai Bai, surrounded by orbs of lightning, flew behind Zhou Chun to cover their retreat.

Upon seeing this, the winged tiger immediately wanted to give chase.

But as soon as it made a move, a bolt of silver lightning struck down in front of it.

Lei Jiao Bai's cold gaze was fixed on it and the tiger cub in its mouth.

This is a warning!

The winged tiger quickly understood its opponent's meaning.

If it continues to chase, it fears it will not only fail to rescue the tiger cub that Zhou Chun took away, but the tiger cub it is carrying in its mouth will also die.

So, despite its reluctance, it could only land on the ground, put down the tiger cub it was carrying in its mouth, and let out a roar full of grief and indignation in the direction Zhou Chun had left.

Meow!

The little tiger cub in Zhou Chun's arms seemed to sense something and started scratching and barking wildly in his arms.

But as Zhou Chun flew further away and the roar of the winged tiger gradually faded away, it also gradually stopped struggling, as if it had accepted its fate.

After flying for dozens of miles, Zhou Chun finally put the weakened Silver Lightning Python into his spirit beast bag, then picked up the little tiger cub and found a quiet place to stay.

The little tiger cub hasn't fully opened its eyes yet and hasn't developed any independent consciousness, so this is the best time to form a contract.

Zhou Chun stayed in a mountain forest for two days. During this time, he fed the tiger cubs with honey he collected in the mountains mixed with other animal milk. Soon, the tiger cubs got used to his scent and no longer resisted him.

Then he set up the "Soul Control Blood Array" and successfully established a contractual relationship with the little tiger cub.

After establishing a spiritual connection, the little tiger cub became even more dependent on Zhou Chun.

Zhou Chun treated it like a child, making a swaddle out of animal hide and carrying it around in his arms or on his back, never leaving its side for a moment.

Two more days passed before Zhou Chun returned to the Golden Dragon branch altar alone.

At this point, five or six days had passed since he and Qian Wenlong went out on their mission, which was more than double the two or three days they had initially estimated.

On the branch altar side, Grand Protector Guan Cheng was also very anxious. He specifically instructed the cultivators guarding the mountain gate to bring the two of them to see him as soon as they returned.

Upon returning to the branch altar and learning of this matter, Zhou Chun hurriedly went to Guan Cheng's cave to pay his respects.

"Why are you the only one who came back? Where's Qian Wenlong? What are you carrying on your back?"

Inside Guan Cheng's cave, as soon as Zhou Chun saw him, before he could even bow, he was met with three questions in quick succession.

Seeing this, Zhou Chun hurriedly bowed and replied, "Your Excellency, the information regarding this mission was seriously flawed, which not only caused us to fail to complete the mission, but also resulted in Instructor Qian losing his life due to underestimating the enemy and acting rashly!"

"Qian Wenlong is dead?"

Guan Cheng's already gloomy face turned even uglier upon hearing this news.

Jinlong Hall was already short-handed, and Qian Wenlong was a relatively capable instructor. His death is undoubtedly a great loss to the branch.

That's not the key point. The key point is that Qian Wenlong is dead, but Zhou Chun, who is suspected of being an undercover agent, has returned alive.

This situation inevitably led Guan Cheng to certain associations.

His eyes immediately turned cold as he stared at Zhou Chun and said, "Speak, what exactly happened to you, and how did Qian Wenlong die?"

Zhou Chun naturally sensed the coldness in his gaze, but fortunately, there was no need to hide much this time.

Therefore, he quickly recounted his experience and his speculation about the whereabouts of the Blood Spirit Grass.

However, he described the "Ancestral Revival" secret technique as a "Beast Blood Frenzy" beast-taming secret technique that would greatly deplete the lifespan and vitality of spirit pets, and he changed the story of letting go of the two tiger demons to forcibly taking the tiger cubs and running away.

This "Beast Blood Frenzy Technique" is also a widely circulated secret technique for taming beasts. It can stimulate the life potential of spirit pets, unleashing even greater strength, but it will also leave the spirit pets very weak afterward.

Frequent use of this secret technique will not only greatly reduce the lifespan of your spirit pet, but will also completely eliminate the possibility of it evolving into a higher-level monster.

In contrast, the "Ancestral Revival" technique is much more sophisticated. Apart from the unavoidable aftereffects, its impact on the lifespan of spirit pets is extremely minor and can be ignored.

After recounting his mission experience, Zhou Chun raised his hand and patted the storage bag at his waist, taking out the Qian Wenlong relics he had collected.

"Your Excellency, please look! These are the belongings of Instructor Qian that I have found!"

The golden battle axe branded with teeth marks, along with shredded and chewed pieces of flesh and bone, were the last few things Qian Wenlong left behind in the world.

Guan Cheng looked at these items, then at the winged tiger cub sleeping soundly on Zhou Chun's back, and remained silent for a moment.

With preconceived notions, he didn't completely believe Zhou Chun's statement.

However, he also knew that he had no way of discerning the truth from Zhou Chun's words.

Sending people to investigate further would likely yield nothing.

That's a brilliant tactic!

Guan Cheng stared intently at Zhou Chun, his voice low and somber, and said, "So, in this mission, Instructor Qian sacrificed himself, and we didn't bring back the Blood Spirit Grass. The only gain, the Winged Tiger cub, has become your contracted spirit pet. How do you think this should be settled?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun immediately knelt down on one knee and begged for forgiveness, saying, "This subordinate has failed in his duties; please punish me, Protector!"

"Since the Qian Sect Leader was sacrificed due to incorrect information, I, the Protector, cannot blame you for this."

"But even if you fail to complete the mission and obtain the Blood Spirit Grass, you should still bring this winged tiger cub back to me as a substitute. That would not only be without fault, but would actually be a meritorious act!"

"But now you've privately entered into a contract with this winged tiger cub, which is tantamount to embezzling public property. According to the church's rules, how should this crime be punished?"

As Guan Cheng spoke, his tone carried a hint of murderous intent.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Chun's heart sank, and he could only grit his teeth and reply, "Reporting to the Protector, according to the rules of the sect, if a sect leader is found to have embezzled public property, he shall be fined double the amount, receive one hundred lashes, and be sentenced to ten years of hard labor!"

"The Blood Spirit Grass is less than a thousand years old. I'll just charge it five thousand spirit coins, but double the fine, and that'll be ten thousand spirit coins!"

"Although our sect is currently short-staffed, given your abilities, Instructor Zhou, ten years of hard labor would undoubtedly be a waste of your talents. How about I convert it to one hundred lashes of poison?"

After Guan Cheng finished speaking, he looked at Zhou Chun with a half-smile.

(End of this chapter)