Chapter 60: The Pet Thief
"Boss Shang, thank you for your trust, this time we will definitely protect the prosperity of your mansion. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć info" In a wide hall, Bai Xiaofei said to a middle-aged man with a big belly.
Boss Shang showed a kind smile: "It's easy to say, since the young man took the initiative to come over to help, how could the old man not trust the three?" Butler, take the three young heroes to the east wing to rest. If the three young heroes have any orders, you must fully cooperate. ā
A middle-aged man dressed as a butler commanded, "Yes, sir." Three young heroes, please come with me. ā
During the day, after Bai Xiaofei negotiated the remuneration with Zhu Junzi, he took the task of [Pet Thief].
Then Zhu Junzi said goodbye and left, and Bai Xiaofei and the three began to discuss how to complete this task, and finally decided to check the information of the lost pet first, so as to deduce the pet thief's next move.
After a day of investigation, after returning to the inn, Bai Xiaofei said: "There are cases of lost pets every day, and this 'pet thief' has always committed crimes late at night, and I think tonight will be no exception." And according to my observations, these lost pets all have one thing in common - peculiarity. ā
The foodie agreed: "Yes, whether it is the white crow of Master Jin's family, the six-legged sheep of Master Wang's family, or the antlered horse of Zhao Yuanwai's family, they are not ordinary breeds, it seems that the vision of this 'pet thief' is really not bad." ā
Bai Xiaofei decided: "In this case, let's lurk near the next possible target first, and give him a guard." ā
So, several people set their sights on Shang Huairen, the owner of the porcelain shop.
The boss of the merchant has a dog named Wangcai, nothing else, but there is a strangely shaped sharp horn on his forehead, presumably the pet thief will not let it go no matter what.
That's why there was the conversation at the beginning, and after Bai Xiaofei and the others revealed the identity of the tasker, Boss Shang naturally cooperated in every possible way.
In the middle of the night, the bright moon hangs high, and everything is quiet.
Except for some servants who were keeping vigil and guarding the courtyard, most of the people in the Shang Mansion had already slept.
And in the garden outside the pet room of the Shang Mansion, there are still three figures lurking, it is Bai Xiaofei and others.
"Why haven't you come yet?" The foodie couldn't help but mumble.
"Who knows? Wait. Bai Xiaofei remained calm, lying on the ground with a dead grass in his mouth.
And the remnant spirit snow is sitting cross-legged on the side, cultivating internal strength. She's also a [Full Mode] player, so she doesn't need to go offline.
Bai Xiaofei proposed: "I said that instead of complaining, you might as well cultivate internal strength like Xiaoxue." ā
The foodie pouted: "Forget it, I can't calm down at all now, and I have to go crazy to cultivate internal strength!" ā
"Then you will study the Yellow Sand Sword Technique." Bai Xiaofei came up with another idea.
The foodie's eyes lit up: "Good idea." As he spoke, he took out the Yellow Sand Sword and began to study the martial arts moves in it.
Bai Xiaofei saw that the foodies finally stopped making noise, smiled slightly, and closed his eyes.
To outsiders, he seemed to be asleep, but in fact, he was silently perceiving the movements around him with the help of the wind between heaven and earth.
The night breeze blows slowly, blowing on people's faces, bringing a touch of coldness, but in Bai Xiaofei's perception, the wind flows slowly at a specific frequency, like a clear music, extremely harmonious.
But suddenly this harmony was broken.
"Here we are." Feeling the strangeness in the air, Bai Xiaofei perked up and immediately warned the foodies and remnant Lingxue on the side.
The two reacted immediately, and there was a hint of joy on their faces.
However, they also knew that it was not the time to make a move, so they quickly calmed down and waited for Bai Xiaofei's next instruction.
The three of them stared intently at the door of the pet room, wanting to see the true face of the pet thief, but there was no movement in front of the pet room for a long time, and no figure appeared in their sight.
However, in Bai Xiaofei's perception, he clearly "saw" a slowly moving "air".
The door opened suddenly, and the "air" entered the room without the slightest hindrance, and gradually approached the sleeping Wangcai, everything seemed so weird.
Soon, Wangcai and "air" moved towards the door.
Then, something even stranger happened: Bai Xiaofei and the others not only couldn't see the figure of the pet thief, but even Wangcai disappeared.
"What is this?" Bai Xiaofei frowned slightly, the methods of this pet thief are a little familiar.
A strange thought suddenly popped into his mind, but he couldn't believe it for a while.
He forcibly endured the strangeness in his heart, watched the "air" quickly leave the Shang Mansion, and then chased after the foodie and the remnant spirit snow.
Afraid of being discovered, Bai Xiaofei quietly activated the "Heavenly Wind Jue" to smooth the air flow brought by the three of them because of their movements. At this time, the three of them also entered a state of invisibility.
It's just that this stealth is different from stealth in the ordinary sense, their bodies can still be seen by the naked eye, but if you look closely, you can't sense the existence of people at all.
The "air" finally stopped in a hidden cave outside Cuizhu City, and at the same time, Bai Xiaofei and the three people who followed behind.
After a long time, in Bai Xiaofei's perception, the pet thief stopped his activities and seemed to have fallen asleep.
The trio waited a little longer to make sure the enemy was really asleep before they started.
A few people quietly entered the cave, and it was pitch black inside, and there was a lot of smell, it should be the pets who had been caught these days.
Bai Xiaofei followed the location of the pet thief in his memory and dived there.
"Wang! Woof! Woof! A sudden dog barking disrupted all of Bai Xiaofei's plans.
"Oops! Do it now! He immediately took out a few moonstones, which instantly illuminated the entire cave.
At the same time, he flew up and kicked a white shadow that pounced on him, and then he could see everything in the cave clearly.
The space of the cave is not small, it is two hundred square meters, and it is neatly divided into a dozen areas, each of which is quietly where a pet lies.
After the light of the moonstone appeared, the pets opened their hazy sleepy eyes one by one.
And not far away, a hideous big dog was grinning at Bai Xiaofei and the others, and on its fur, a footprint was clearly visible, obviously the white shadow that was kicked out by Bai Xiaofei just now.
Name: Darkmoon Hounds (Elite)
Level: 53
Grade: Mid-3rd Order
Attribute: Dark
Skills: Biting, Scouting, Howling Moon, Soul Eater
Introduction: The descendants of the Nine Demon Dogs, which are very rare.
Bai Xiaofei and the others ignored the Dark Moon Hound, and instead focused their attention on a thin figure in the center of the cave.
This person is about fifty or sixty years old, and his lean figure and two mustaches give people a rather obscene feeling.
"Who are you?" The pet thief had woken up the moment the Darkmoon Dog sent the alarm, and he said angrily to Bai Xiaofei and the others.
"It's not Zu Mao!" After Bai Xiaofei saw the true face of the pet thief, he quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
It turned out that when he saw the stealth methods of the pet thief in the Shang Mansion, he first thought of the ancestral fur beast, and the little guy didn't appear all day, so it was no wonder that he was suspicious.
At this time, hearing the pet thief's question, he sneered and said, "Hey! I would like to ask you who you are? Why did you do this thing of roosters and dogs in the middle of the night? ā
The pet thief revealed his murderous intentions: "You don't need to know who the old man is, since you're here, don't go back!" As he spoke, he used his finger as a whistle and let out a whistling,
As soon as the whistle fell, not only the previous Dark Moon Hound, but even a dozen rare birds and beasts lying on the ground also surrounded them.
This pet thief really has the ability to subdue all these pets.
"Be careful not to hurt these pets." Bai Xiaofei reminded.
The foodie and the remnant Lingxue nodded, indicating that they understood.
But when they got started with the beast, they found that things were not as simple as they imagined.
Bai Xiaofei had already used the [Qi Lookout Technique] to probe before, and most of these stolen pets were mortal beasts that had not entered the rank, and there were only a few first-order existences. But once they fought, they found that none of these pets' strength was weaker than the second-order.
Caught off guard, Bai Xiaofei and the foodie were both injured a little, but Remnant Lingxue was unharmed with her superior strength.
Just when the three of them were fighting the beasts, the pet thief suddenly disappeared, apparently using the method of stealth.
After he disappeared, a mocking expression appeared on his face, and he took out a dagger, and swaggered towards Bai Xiaofei.
"Ahh The pet thief looked incredulously at a sword mark on his chest, if he hadn't flashed quickly, the sword would have killed him.
It turned out that Bai Xiaofei did not relax his surveillance of the pet thief while fighting against the beast herd.
After he found out that the pet thief was invisible, he pretended not to know, and waited until the pet thief got close to him before he brazenly attacked him and hit him hard in one fell swoop.
The pet thief immediately understood that his stealth methods had been broken, and he didn't dare to entangle with Bai Xiaofei and the others anymore in panic, and immediately fled towards the entrance of the cave.
"Hey, Your Excellency, go slowly!" Bai Xiaofei swung his long sword, instantly forcing back several pets, and then stopped in front of the pet thief.
"Snack, Xiaoxue, these pets are handed over to you!"
"Good!" The two foodies responded at the same time.
There were many pets, but the only one who could pose a threat to them was the Darkmoon Hound, so these two alone were more than enough.
"Your Excellency, let's show your form, your trick is useless!" Bai Xiaofei "looked" at the pet thief and said lightly.
"Humph!" The pet thief snorted coldly, but he would not really give up his stealth state because of Bai Xiaofei's words.
"Okay, since you don't show up, then I'll hit you until you show up!" A cold light flashed in Bai Xiaofei's eyes, and a swift wind suddenly appeared.