Mei Ruifeng called.
"I've arranged for you to study at home."
Li Cunxu: "Thank you, Teacher Feng."
Mei Ruifeng: "Remember what you promised earlier."
Li Cunxu: "Don't worry, I'll keep my word."
Mei Ruifeng: "Also, try to come to school less, or better yet, don't come at all. The Principal isn't too fond of you."
Li Cunxu: "Got it."
Li Cunxu had no intention of going to school anyway.
The ten Fragrant Milk Cows from Yellow Crown Ranch had arrived, albeit a bit late.
"Hurry up and get down."
The delivery guy waved the Herding Whip to drive the ten Fragrant Milk Cows down.
Li Cunxu thought to himself, perhaps I should get a Herding Whip too.
The Herding Whip, woven from the hair of high-level Pet Beasts, has a suppressive effect on lower-level Pet Beasts.
It can also serve as a practical weapon in Beast Taming battles.
In official Beast Taming battles, each Beast Tamer is allowed to bring one weapon.
Next, the delivery guy drove two Warmth Sheep off the truck.
"Hey, stop. You made a mistake. I didn't order any Warmth Sheep."
The delivery guy replied, "No mistake here. These two Warmth Sheep are a gift from the boss."
Over the past few days, Lin Jiusan had been verifying the truth of the Evil Dragon Curse Li Cunxu mentioned. After confirming it was true, he sent the gift along with the ten Fragrant Milk Cows.
Li Cunxu clicked his tongue and said, "Your boss is too generous!"
The wool of Warmth Sheep provides excellent warmth during cold winters, and their milk can keep you warm all day. Therefore, an adult Warmth Sheep can sell for over 500,000.
Two Warmth Sheep would fetch over a million.
He herded the cows and sheep to graze on the grass.
In just two or three days, the Black Iron Pasture Li Cunxu had planted had sprouted, showing signs of lush greenery.
The rapid growth characteristics of Black Iron Pasture, the fertile soil of the Pastoral Plains, Xiao Ruan's Growth Aura, and Li Cunxu's Bountiful Ranch—all four buffs combined—made it no surprise that the Black Iron Pasture was growing quickly.
"Xiao Ruan, have the Earth Slimes start gnawing at the ground to dig a hole."
It would take the Earth Slimes a long time to eat through the ground, so Li Cunxu wasn't in a hurry.
Seven days later, heavy rain poured down on the Pastoral Plains once again.
Dark clouds blotted out the sky, and the torrential rain seemed like it would flood the entire Pastoral Plains.
Inside the wooden house, the lights were bright. Li Cunxu sat in a wicker chair, a half-drunk cup of Warmth Sheep Milk beside him.
The Warmth Sheep had arrived at his ranch. Perhaps due to the unfamiliarity of the new environment, they didn't produce milk for the first few days. But after adapting, they started producing milk.
Warmth Sheep Milk isn't really suitable for this season. Drinking it in summer can make you feel hot for several days. Winter is the best season for it.
Li Cunxu didn't waste the freshly produced Warmth Sheep Milk; he sold it to food ingredient suppliers.
Warmth Sheep Milk can be used as an ingredient in Spirit Food.
What made Li Cunxu happy was that the Fragrant Milk Cows were showing signs of producing milk.
"It's time to head out."
Li Cunxu finished the remaining half cup of Warmth Sheep Milk, put on his raincoat, grabbed a shovel, and stepped into the rain.
The warmth from the Warmth Sheep Milk dispelled the chill and dampness of the rain.
Mech Hunter, also wearing a raincoat, asked, "Are you going to tame some Slimes?"
"No, you stay home and take care of the Fragrant Milk Cows and Warmth Sheep."
If the Fragrant Milk Cows and Warmth Sheep were lost, Li Cunxu would be heartbroken.
Moreover, the Slimes that had grown stronger through participating in the Slime Melee didn't need the assistance of the Mech Hunter to subdue wild Slimes.
"Xiao Ruan, give them the order to go out and capture Slimes. Even if the rain stops, they don't need to return; they should continue to expand outward."
Xiao Ruan issued the command to the group of Slimes, and they scattered like an army charging into the depths of the grassland.
Li Cunxu, holding a shovel, ventured into the rainy grassland.
He was still a bit worried about his sister and planned to dig her up to check on her.
He had been restless these past few days, plagued by nightmares of his sister's tragic death.
Especially last night's nightmare was the most horrifying; he dreamt that his sister extended a skeletal hand from the ground, struggling to climb out, crawling to Li Cunxu's feet, and accusing him of his misdeeds.
She said she was so cold and lonely underground.
All of this was his fault.
Digging open the burial site, Li Cunxu was filled with doubt and unease.
His sister was gone.
Continuing to dig deeper, he found his sister's clothes and a stuffed teddy bear.
"My sister's clothes are here, but she's not?"
"What's going on?"
Digging further down, he found five soft, pinkish flesh balls.
Five flesh balls, one large and four small.
Li Cunxu had a premonition that these round flesh balls were his sister.
"Sister?"
Li Cunxu called out softly, and the five flesh balls trembled in response.
"So, you've hidden your sister here, no wonder I couldn't find her."
"But, speaking of which, your sister is quite peculiar, actually turning into flesh balls."
Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice came from behind.
Li Cunxu turned around to see a figure cloaked in black, with eyes glowing a sinister red, standing behind him, looking down at him.
Li Cunxu staggered back a few steps, exclaiming in shock, "It's you, the mysterious person who nearly killed me and took a Spirit Restriction Nail from my sister."
"Why are you here?"
The mysterious person murmured, "So you were aware of my presence, no wonder you moved your sister's location. It's a pity your knowledge is too shallow to understand the methods of the strong."
"But, it's strange, didn't I kill you back then? How did you come back to life? Could it be that you have a life-saving artifact?"
Suddenly, the shock on Li Cunxu's face disappeared, replaced by a playful glint in his eyes and a strange smile.
"So it really is you."
"Strong? You're not. I've been waiting for you."
The mysterious person grew wary.
Li Cunxu raised his right hand, shaping it like a gun, and made a "bang" sound at the mysterious person.
It was a false alarm; nothing happened.
The sound of the gunshot from his mouth amused the mysterious person.
"Haha, you've gone mad from fear, how easily frightened!"
The mysterious person thought Li Cunxu had been scared out of his wits.
Just as the mysterious person was distracted by Li Cunxu's antics, suddenly, a loud gunshot echoed across the vast grassland, like a thunderclap in a rainless sky, reverberating throughout the world.
Half of the mysterious person's chest was blown away, and then the Mech Hunter descended from the sky, landing behind the mysterious person. A flash of silver blade light, and the Nepalese hunting knife severed his head.
Even with only his head remaining, the mysterious person stubbornly clung to life, attempting to summon a Pet Beast to counterattack.
The Mech Hunter acted swiftly, applying a Hunter Cage to the head, interrupting the summoning and sealing his Beast Taming Space.
The mysterious man looked at the Mech Hunter in disbelief and said, "How can you be here? Aren't you supposed to be guarding the Ranch?"
Li Cunxu was momentarily stunned. How could he still speak when only his head remained?
Oh! This is a supernatural world, so it's normal.
Li Cunxu smiled and said, "I was just fooling you. I didn't expect you to be so gullible, believing it so easily."
The mysterious man was taken aback and exclaimed, "Did you see through my invisibility and deliberately set up a trap for me?"
Of course, he saw through your invisibility!
For the past few days, you've been wandering around in front of the Mech Hunter. How could he not notice you?
The Mech Hunter is a robot and a hunter, equipped with scent sensors and highly sensitive to smells. The mysterious man's attempt to conceal his aura was clearly inadequate, and the Mech Hunter detected him.
Since the mysterious man was too close to Li Cunxu, the Mech Hunter didn't act immediately upon discovering him but subtly reminded Li Cunxu that an invisible person had entered the Ranch.
Subsequently, Li Cunxu had nightmares for several consecutive nights, missing his sister. Li Cunxu immediately understood the invisible man's intention: to make him miss and worry about his sister through nightmares, thereby luring her out.
So he decided to play along and set up this ambush.
Li Cunxu took off his shirt, wrapped five lumps of flesh inside it, then stuffed seventy-one Spirit Restriction Nails into his bag, picked up the mud-smeared bear cub, and put it in his pocket before climbing out of the pit.
"Those nightmares I've been having these past few days were caused by your Pet Beast, weren't they?"
Li Cunxu moved closer to get a clear look at the mysterious man's face—his pale complexion and bewitching red eyes.
"No, I misspoke. It's not a Pet Beast; it must be a Blood Beast. A follower of the Blood God Sect, hello there."
Some people believe that humans cannot withstand the invasion of the four Evil Gods and would rather submit to survive. Thus, these people became traitors, accepting the transformation by the four Evil Gods and embracing their embrace.
The mysterious man before them was a follower of the Blood God Sect who had embraced the Scarlet Blood God.
Followers of the Blood God Sect, also known as 'Blood Fiends,' possess astonishing vitality. As long as the blood in their bodies doesn't dry up and their heads aren't shattered, they can tenaciously survive.
If the mysterious man's head were placed back on his neck and given sufficient blood, he would fully recover in a few days.
(End of Chapter)