Beast Tamer: I'm invincible because I can see the evolution path!

Chapter 216 From the Shadows! Being ugly doesn't affect its practicality!

"Cough cough."

Upon hearing this, the old man's face showed a somewhat embarrassed expression.

He awkwardly touched his messy beard: "This isn't...this isn't..."

No matter what, the first to suspect will definitely be outsiders!

Who would want to doubt their own people?

Qiao Bai: "I understand."

Hearing Qiao Bai's words, before the old man could even show a relieved smile.

Qiao Bai continued, "It's been quite a while since Wanmu City was locked down, so have you found out anything?"

"Or are you just going to keep people locked up like this indefinitely?"

The old man and Qiao Bai exchanged a glance.

There was no ill intent from those who came.

But it is quite obvious.

This matter deserves a fair explanation and appropriate treatment.

In the end, the old man was the one who took a step back first.

"You're right. We've been investigating those visiting professors and scholars for several days now, but we haven't found anything."

There's nothing there.

Dala Zhaxi's tone was heavy.

Qiao Bai could understand his feelings.

An investigation was conducted.

But nothing was found.

There are only two possibilities.

One possibility is that the person who committed the crime was very good at hiding it, and must have done thorough investigation and made complete preparations beforehand.

We couldn't detect it before.

Further investigation still yielded no results.

Alternatively, the perpetrators might not be outsiders at all, but rather local residents of Manmoku City.

From the perspective of bloodline, customs, and habits.

Manmoku City still retains its ethnic culture to some extent.

The impact of their own people committing crimes will be more severe than imagined.

But according to Qiao Bai, it doesn't seem to have much to do with him.

Let them handle their own affairs.

After the communication.

Qiao Bai met Zhou Xinran and the others without any problems.

"Qiao Bai?!"

Hearing the door open, I initially thought it was those people from Wanmu City coming to ask me some random questions again.

He turned his head impatiently toward the door.

Then Zhou Xinran saw the person who had never expected to appear here.

Others: "?"

kindness?

Qiao Bai?

This name sounds kind of familiar!

Then look at the person at the door.

It looks kind of familiar?

Then everyone realized what was happening.

They didn't just think he looked familiar; they genuinely knew him.

They matched Qiao Bai's name with his appearance.

"you……"

Qiao Bai walked in, interrupting Zhou Xinran's words.

He proactively explained the current situation in Wanmu City.

"...That's about it." Qiao Bai omitted the part about Jianmu and the divine tree, without going into details.

I've said everything else I could.

Including why they were temporarily detained.

Everyone: "..."

"No, what does their losing stuff have to do with us?"

"It was probably... stolen by a despicable outsider?"

"Me too... speechless! Seriously speechless!"

"That wreath does sound quite important, and if that's the case, I can understand their nervousness, but that doesn't mean I have to accept it."

Everyone chimed in with their own comments.

Zhou Xinran suddenly said, "This matter really has nothing to do with our people, right?"

The room fell silent instantly.

The crowd, who had just been indignantly complaining, suddenly fell silent.

How should I put this?

They made a solemn promise that everyone would.

But whether it's real or not is hard to tell.

"Anyway, thank you." After throwing out such a bombshell that made everyone suspicious of each other, Zhou Xinran looked at Qiao Bai.

She said gratefully to Qiao Bai.

Qiao Bai shook his head: "It's nothing."

The discovery of Jianmu alone is quite worthwhile.

Zhou Xinran, however, did not think so.

Just because Qiao Bai knows where she is doesn't mean he's obligated to find her.

Zhou Xinran moved closer to Qiao Bai and whispered, "Does this mean we can't get out of here if we don't find anyone?"

"It's not that bad."

Qiao Bai, who was treated like his own child by Jianmu, spoke with great confidence.

"However, it would be best to find out who stole the wreath."

Considering that the wreath originated from the Jianmu tree, Qiao Bai felt that he should take this matter seriously.

Zhou Xinran nodded: "Of course, and I also suspect this..."

Zhou Xinran paused for a moment and glanced at Qiao Bai.

Qiao Bai: "?"

Why are you looking at him?

Before Qiao Bai could ask, he heard Zhou Xinran lower her voice again and whisper.

"Furthermore, I suspect this matter is related to the previous leak of your research findings."

By the end, Zhou Xinran's voice was almost a whisper.

Only Qiao Bai, who was next to Zhou Xinran, could hear it.

Qiao Bai: "..."

amount.

Qiao Bai opened his mouth, as if to explain something.

Then I realized—this is really hard to explain.

Who knows?

Although there was no sign of his research findings being leaked from within, most of the information seemed to be a compilation and speculation of snippets of information found online.

But who knows?

Who knows if the theft of the Jianmu flower wreath was due to someone, or perhaps a foreign force, eyeing something with special beast-taming power.

"Let's investigate first. If possible, we can help out too," Qiao Bai said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Xinran stared at Qiao Bai with a strange look.

Qiao Bai: "?"

"Okay." Zhou Xinran nodded.

They didn't ask Qiao Bai how he managed to gain the trust of the locals in Wanmu City.

Anyway, they can try to find a way to investigate together.

When these pet professors and scholars reappeared in the square, both tourists and locals showed expressions of surprise.

kindness?

Hmm?

"Goodness."

The young man who had been taught a lesson by the older woman earlier walked up to Qiao Bai's side.

He nudged Qiao Bai's shoulder with his own.

"I thought you were really gone and would never come back, but I never expected..."

As he spoke, the young man's gaze shifted from Qiao Bai to Zhou Xinran, who was standing next to Qiao Bai.

Unexpectedly, Qiao Bai didn't just come back alone.

They also brought back the pet professors who seemed to have been imprisoned before.

"How did you even do that?!"

Qiao Bai smiled: "They're quite easy to talk to."

The young man gave Qiao Bai a look that seemed to say, "Do you think I believe that?"

Qiao Bai smiled without saying a word.

Seeing this, the young man scratched his head and didn't ask any further questions.

Qiao Bai casually found a place to sit down.

Zhou Xinran sat down next to Qiao Bai, and the young man and the middle-aged woman also gathered around.

The group chatted idly, making small talk.

Just then.

Qiao Bai vaguely sensed that a gaze was fixed on him.

"ah."

"It seems I was right after all."

Qiao Bai said with a smile.

Zhou Xinran: "?"

"You guessed what?"

I originally thought it would drag on for several more days.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Zhou Xinran and the other outsider professors were released, the real mastermind couldn't hold back any longer.

Qiao Bai even wanted to ask.

No?

How did someone like this manage to hide until now without being discovered?

You really don't doubt your own people at all, do you?

Qiao Bai was speechless.

Fortunately, the old man wasn't really a vegetarian.

After learning that Qiao Bai had communicated with the Divine Tree and that the Divine Tree was very angry about their lost wreath, they realized that Qiao Bai had communicated with the Divine Tree.

This was interpreted as a sign that they did not value the wreaths.

The old man, Dala Zhaxi, immediately abandoned those unnecessary worries and showed kindness to his own people.

check.

We must get to the bottom of this.

Put the wreath back in its place!

We absolutely must not let the Divine Tree unleash its wrath!

So...

"We've caught him," the old man said solemnly, stroking his beard.

Qiao Bai was a little speechless: "You guys are pretty fast, aren't you?"

"Why did it take so long before?"

Qiao Bai was truly speechless.

Seeing Qiao Bai's impolite manner, Aza and the other young people immediately wanted to reprimand him.

But the old man stopped him.

"No."

"He's right, we were indeed far too...incompetent this time."

Upon hearing this, Aza and the others showed expressions of resentment.

Because of the old man's obstruction, they couldn't direct their anger at Qiao Bai.

So everyone turned their attention to the guy who stole the flower wreath.

"Damn it! I never expected it to be you, Lama!"

"Lama is usually a kind person. When the wreath went missing, it was this kid who reminded me that it might be related to those outsiders... I..."

"Who would have thought this guy was deliberately leading us this way!"

The more I talk, the angrier I get!

Qiao Bai also glanced at it.

The man named Lama was a middle-aged man.

It looks a bit dark.

With its head bowed, its features were obscured.

He appeared to be a man of few words.

At first glance, he does seem like the kind of reliable, kind-hearted person.

Seeing that they were talking more and more, Qiao Bai waved his hand, somewhat impatiently: "I have no interest in the reasons for stealing the flower wreath, and I can't be bothered to listen to people kneeling, crying, and repenting."

Lama: "..."

Upon hearing Qiao Bai's voice, Lama immediately remembered how he had been exposed.

He looked up angrily and glared fiercely at Qiao Bai.

Qiao Bai ignored it.

Were you scared?

impossible.

"Wreath?"

"Once that's settled, we can leave."

It hasn't even been 24 hours yet. If we hurry enough, we might not even need to bother the alliance.

"This..." Upon hearing Qiao Bai's question, the old man's expression gradually became troubled.

Qiao Bai: "?"

Qiao Bai also considered a certain possibility.

"Really?" Qiao Bai said in surprise, "That wreath must have been preserved for many years, how could it be destroyed so easily?"

Qiao Bai didn't quite believe it.

But the old man wore a bitter expression: "I don't believe it either, but... but... sigh!"

As he spoke, the old man pushed a square, not-too-large, antique wooden box in front of Qiao Bai.

I looked down.

Inside were pieces of something broken into various colors, like glass.

wreath.

Qiao Bai looked somewhat surprised.

It looks like an ordinary flower wreath in the photo.

But why does the actual object look more like some kind of glass or crystal?

"Lord Divine Tree..." Dala Zhaxi said, a bitter taste rising in his mouth.

Chopper didn't say anything.

What would Jianmu think if he saw this shattered wreath?

He didn't know either.

Qiao Bai was about to return the wooden box when he realized he couldn't push it.

Qiao Bai: "?"

Qiao Bai suddenly came to his senses and looked at Dalazaxi in front of him with a shocked gaze.

no?!

What are you trying to do, old man!

Qiao Bai asked this question with a terrified look in his eyes.

"This beast tamer..."

"Stop!" Qiao Bai reached out and abruptly interrupted the old man before he could finish speaking.

Qiao Bai rubbed his arms, his face full of disgust: "Don't call me that, it never means anything good!"

Although, but.

Qiao Bai hadn't forgotten that this old fox had initially planned to scheme against him.

Old Fox... ah no, upon hearing Qiao Bai say this, the old man's face showed a slightly embarrassed expression.

A little bit.

"I apologize to you for my previous behavior." Dalazaxi's expression was extremely sincere.

"Regarding the wreath, I still want to ask you..." Dalazaxi didn't finish his sentence, looking at Qiao Bai with a pleading gaze.

The atmosphere in the room gradually became strange.

Aza and the other young people wanted to say something, but seeing how sincere Dalazaxi, the clan leader, was to Qiao Bai, they didn't dare to do anything.

Zhou Xinran frowned.

"If there's any danger..."

"It's nothing." Qiao Bai shook his head.

Looking at the wreath in the wooden box, Qiao Bai thought for a moment and nodded in agreement to help them communicate with Jianmu about this matter.

"I'll give it a try, but I can't guarantee anything."

"Thank you so much!"

……

The communication process was much simpler than Qiao Bai had imagined.

Jianmu, who already treated Qiao Bai like his own child, wanted nothing more than to spoil Qiao Bai rotten.

Qiao Bai came to find Him with a shattered wreath.

Explain the truth of the matter.

It's basically a story about jealousy.

He was jealous that younger people were more capable than him.

He was jealous that younger people were given more important positions than him.

Bewitched.

They did this kind of thing.

Jianmu shook its branches: "Oh."

I don't really care.

"So what should we do with this?" Qiao Bai held up the wooden box containing the tattered fragments of a wreath and asked Jianmu.

Jianmu: "Do you want it?"

Qiao Bai: "?"

"What would I do with this? It's useless."

"Why is it no longer working?"

Qiao Bai was taken aback by Jianmu's question.

and many more?

What does this mean?

Qiao Bai understood for a moment, and looked at Jianmu with some surprise.

"You mean... even though this thing is broken like this, it's still useful?" Qiao Bai didn't understand, and he was surprised.

But Jianmu nodded matter-of-factly: "Naturally, this is formed from the condensation of my power."

"The shape was just something I did on a whim."

"Changes in shape do not affect its function."

Qiao Bai: "..."

This explanation... is damn reasonably reasonable.

"Okay, I'll take it back to them later." Qiao Bai put away the wooden box.

He hadn't forgotten the old man's heartbroken expression when he saw the wreath.

Although Wanmu City acted unethically in this matter.

But this doesn't mean that Qiao Bai harbors deep hatred for Wanmu City.

This method of controlling beasts through the use of bloodlines is still quite useful.

With that, Qiao Bai prepared to leave: "Remember to resume normal entry and exit."

(End of this chapter)