"You Yue, how do you have the bitter-sweet smelling grass?" Wei Zi Qi asked in surprise.
"I harvested it the last time when I had nothing better to do." Sima You Yue explained, "Since we have the bitter-sweet smelling grass, what should we do next?"
"We should set the bitter-sweet smelling grass on fire and the gas that it releases will drift over there. At that time, the knockout drug will be remedied." Wei Zi Qi explained.
"Will this work?" Fatty Qu asked.
"We'll know whether or not it works by testing it out." Sima You Yue lit the bitter-sweet smelling grass in her hands on fire.
Although the bitter-sweet smelling grass had the word 'bitter' in its name, the gas that it produced actually carried an almost indiscernible smell. The smell extended out from her hands, stealthily drifting over to where the camp was.
"Boohoo…"
When they smelled the fragrance, because those few spirit beasts who had just been caught were not under the effects of the knockout medicine for a long period of time, they were not deeply affected by it. When they smelled the fragrance of that bitter-sweet smelling grass, they began to exhibit some signs of aggression.
"What's wrong with this guy?" When they saw the reactions of those spirit beasts, Hao You Cai remarked, "Master Mu, there shouldn't be any issues with the things you gave us, right?"
"There won't be."Master Mu ascertained, "Didn't those previous beasts all turn out fine?"
He just said those words when two men dashed over anxiously towards the campsite, saying agitatedly, "Boss, the Spirit Beasts inside appear not to be in good condition, it looks like the effect of the knockout medicine is beginning to wear off."
"How can this be?! The knockout medicine I have should last a month before wearing off." Master Mu said with confidence.
"Haha, it must be that you've done too many bad things that the knockout medicine no longer works!" Qing Wu Ya laughed loudly.
"You're talking nonsense!" Hao You Yue immediately threw a punch at Qing Wu Ya's face, directly sending him flying.
"This guy knows what we've done and will be a liability if we leave him on this earth." Master Mu looked icily at Qing Wu Ya.
"Master Mu is right, come, let's send the young commander on a journey." Hao You Cai said.
"Yes, Boss!" Two of the men responded as they took out their double edged swords, preparing to kill Qing Wu Ya.
"Stop!"
The voice that resounded throughout the area caused the two men to pause, then they suddenly had the impression that a person flashed in front of them before they had been sent flying.
Qing Wu Ya had initially closed his eyes and waited to die, regretting that he had come here all alone. However, the pain that he had expected did not come. After that, he heard the cry of the two men and opened his eyes to see a distinct silhouette standing in front of him.
"Little Sister Bei Gong?" Qing Wu Ya said with disbelief.
"Big Brother Qing, are you okay?" Sima You Yue and Ouyang Fei came out from their hiding place, looking at Qing Wu Ya and asked.
Qing Wu Ya nodded his head, saying, "I'm fine. What are you guys doing here?"
"We happened to pass by and saw that they were going to kill you." Sima You Yue said.
They initially thought that these people were from some great clans since they had been sent flying at their hands, but they never expected that it would be three brats who still stank of their mother's milk.
"You three are so young, but you actually learnt how to be busybodies. So, if you lose your lives, you shouldn't blame anyone." Hao You Cai coldly said.
Sima You Yue and the other three had bumped into and ruined their plans, furthermore, they were acquainted with Qing Wu Ya, so they would definitely not allow them to leave this place.
"Another three have come to meet their deaths!" Great Teacher Mu furrowed his eyebrows, saying, "We can't let others find out about our plans. Since they are together, we should send them on the same journey."
These heartless words were said, showing that these few lives were worth less than ants to them.
"You want to kill us, but that really depends on whether or not you all have the ability!" Sima You Yue smiled and said.
"Haha, what kind of ability would we need to deal with the three of you?" Hao You Yue guffawed loudly and said, "Any two men of ours would be able to take care of you! Ah Cao, Ah Cai, two of you go."
"Yes, Boss." These two large burly men walked out from the group and smiled coldly towards Sima You Yue and the rest as they drew closer. "Kids, if you want to blame anything, blame it on yourselves for being busybodies and for finding out about our plans. Throughout the times, dead men are the best at keeping their mouths shut."
"Ah Cao, why are you still speaking so much rubbish to them. Aren't you going to make a move!" Hao You Cai urged.
Sima You Yue and Ouyang Fei exchanged glances and watched Ah Cao and Ah Cai who were coming closer. The two of them took action at the same time, running towards them and sending them flying when they were off guard.
Ouyang Fei took a step back, not rushing to meet the person that he had sent flying, shooting a glance at Sima You Yue instead.
He had always been training his own body, so his body could handle more than a double edged sword master. It wasn't a big deal to send a Spirit Master flying. What really surprised him was that Sima You Yue would actually be so strong that he could actually send an adult flying.
It appears that it was not that his body was very agile; his strength was what shocked a person.
"Damn your mother!"
Ah Cao and Ah Cai felt it as they were sent flying by those two children and felt that they had lost face in front of their teammates. Especially since Master Mu was still standing there watching.
However, they thought that it was because they were overconfident that allowed these two brats to take advantage of gaps in their defenses. So, the two of them crawled back up from the ground to charge towards Sima You Yue and the rest.
"Run!" Sima You Yue shouted loudly as she began to run away from the camp site.
She had just finished speaking when she realised that Ouyang Fei was already one step ahead of her.
"Damn!"
Although this was something that they had discussed beforehand, she never expected that Ouyang Fei would move so quickly.
The two of them had already fully explored the entire place. They had not run far, and instead, were just going around in circles around the campsite. Ah Cao and Ah Cai were panting heavily from chasing them but were completely unable to catch up.
"Quickly chase after them, we can't let them get away!" Master Mu shouted.
"Quickly, quickly chase! If we let them get away, I'll definitely have your heads!" Hao You Yue also threatened.
As a result, a few more people joined the group to chase after them.
Qing Wu Ya saw that everyone's attention had been drawn by Sima You Yue and the rest. However, if he wanted to escape, he would definitely be noticed.
He walked beside Bei Gong Tang and whispered, "Little Sister Bei Gong, in a moment, I will draw their attention, and you must take advantage of the situation to run away quickly."
"My mission is to protect you, not to run away!" Bei Gong Tang cooly said, "We just have to press on for a little longer and it will be fine."
Qing Wu Ya saw that Bei Gong Tang appeared completely at ease and thought about how there were still two more people that were not present. He guessed that they had some kind of plan and no longer urged her to leave.
A few more people started to chase them and although Sima You Yue and Ouyang Fei's abilities were not bad, it was hard for a pair of fists to fight against four, especially since their side had so many people. The two of them were eventually pressured to come together as those mercenaries formed a group, encircling the two of them in the centre.
"Brats, where can you can run to now?!" Ah Cao never thought that they would actually spend so much time to surround these two people in the centre. These two people were just like mudfish, every time they were about to catch them they would always manage to escape.
"Run?" Sima You Yue looked at the people who were encircling them and shook her head, saying, "Right now, the ones who should run are not us, but you all."
"Haha, right now, you are about to go meet Yama the King of Hell, but you are actually still trying to scare us…"
"Roar-"
Ah Cai had not even finished speaking when a roar came from inside the tent. After that, Spirit Beasts started to roar, one after the other, scaring all those who were at the campsite.
"Chirp-"
The bird that had been kidnapped together with Little Roar cried out as well. Its call was too piercing, forcing the men to cover their ears.
"Master Mu, what's wrong with these Spirit Beasts" The Mercenaries had been frightened by the current situation so Hao You Cai had come beside Master Mu to ask in a trembling voice.
"It looks like the Spirit Beasts are going to wake up!"
When Master Mu finished speaking, he walked towards the tent where the Spirit Beasts were kept. Even before he pulled open the door curtain, a hoard of transformed Spirit Beasts ran out.
"Roar!"
The Spirit Beasts shouted as their recovered the strength in their bodies, as they crammed the entire camp, one by one.
"Outrageous humans, you actually dared to use this kind of despicable knockout medicine on us in this way? Accept your fates!"
The Saint Beast that had recovered its strength looked at the mercenaries as they charged towards the people in the group.
Sima You Yue did not know when she arrived beside the basket that shut Little Roar inside but she threw it open and Little Roar immediately pounced on her.
"Boohoo, Yue Yue, I thought that I would never get to see you again!"
Little Roar wailed in Sima You Yue's embrace, however, she could not see even a single teardrop.
"Enough, stop pretending." Sima You Yue lifted Little Roar's neck, saying, "Didn't you say that you were going to probe the situation? How did you end up getting caught in this place?"
"Eh- um- oh no, my friend is going to go on a rampage, I have to and give it support!" Little Roar's pupils spun. When he saw that the bird that was with him had recovered its strength, his body nimbly twisted and threw off Sima You Yue's strong grip and flew, landing on the back of that bird.
"Big Roc, you are a giant legendary bird, yet these few men dared to catch you! Let them have a taste of your power!" Little Roar shouted as he sat on the body of the Four Winged Roc.
The men from the group of mercenaries were all completely panic-stricken. All these Spirit Beasts were brought back by them when they were in a daze; under normal circumstances, even a few of them would be impossible to defeat. Now that there were so many, furthermore, each and every single one of these Spirit Beasts were glaring hatefully at them, they would most definitely get torn apart.
Hao You Cai watched helplessly as the Spirit Beasts emerged on by one, transforming in front of their very eyes. With fear and trembling, they pulled on Great Master Su's clothes, saying, "Great Master Su, didn't you say that this Knockout medicine would at least last one to two months, why is it that they're all waking up now?"
Great Master Su no longer had the awe-inspiring authority that he had just now. Looking at the three-metre long spirit beasts, he gulped. When he heard what Hao You Cai said, he replied, "How would I know!"
"Boss, this is definitely the work of those few brats!" Ah Cai pointed to Sima You Yue and said when he called what he had said to him.
"Haha, you all guessed it right!" Wei Zi Qi and the others came out from inside the tent, holding bitter-sweet smelling grass in his hands.
"Bitter-sweet smelling grass!" Great Master Su recognised what Wei Zi Qi was holding in his hand at a glance, "Bitter-sweet smelling grass is able to nullify all knockout medicines. No wonder our knockout drug would stop working!"
"Humph! As a Beast Tamer Master from the Beast Tamer Master Guild, you actually would ignore the contract that humans have with the spirit beasts, using knockout medicine to kidnap these Spirit Beasts!" Wei Zi Qi yelled.
"Since you know that I am someone from the Beast Tamer Master Guild, you should also know that I am doing things on behalf of the Beast Tamer Master Guild but you actually dared to cause trouble!" Great Master Su heard what Wei Zi Qi had said and replied him while sizing him up. Listening carefully to what he said, it he was not an average person.
"Beast Tamer Master Guild? Who knows whether or not the Beast Tamer Master Guild would be willing to be your protective umbrella when they find out what kind of shady business you've been done! I'm afraid that Wei Heng won't let you all off!" Wei Zi Qi smiled coldly.
"How are you, how do you know Wei Heng?" When Great Master Mu heard the name Wei Heng, he started to feel guilty.
There was nobody in the Beast Tamer Master Guild who did not know of the vice president of the Guild. However, he always stayed indoors without coming out, so rarely appeared outside and very few people knew him. Hearing Wei Zi Qi talk about Wei Heng at this moment revealed clearly that his identity was definitely not simple!
"Wei Heng is my Great Uncle, I am a member of the Wei Clan!" Wei Zi Qi said proudly.
"A member of Wei Clan!" Great Master Su's eyes were open wide in shock. He had almost killed a member of the Wei Clan!
"Zi Qi, why are you wasting words on him. These Spirit Beasts are almost all completely recovered. If we don't leave this place, we'll also be implicated." Fatty Qu reminded him from the side.
The Spirit Beasts who had just awakened from their stupor were extremely irritable. What they wanted most now, towards the humans who had plotted towards their capture, to let them feel their wrath! Now that they were able to see the humans who had hurt them, they were unable to hold back.
"Roar-"
The Spirit Beasts roared towards them before charging towards the mercenaries. Wei Zi Qi and the others had already left far away long ago, rushing quickly to an ancient tree far away.
"You were already here but you didn't call out to us!" Fatty Qu saw that Sima You Yue and the other four were already sitting down on the branches of the large tree and complained.
"We saw that you all were talking to them so happily that we didn't want to disturb you." Bei Gong Tang jested in a rare expression of humor.
"You all did it on purpose!" Fatty Qu sat on the branches as he complained in a small voice.
"Those Spirit Beasts have all become so irritable, how come Little Roar is unaffected?" Wei Zi Qi asked when he observed Little Roar, who was hopping and jumping while giving commands, on the back on that Four Winged Roc.
Sima You Yue shrugged, saying, "I don't know either. Whoa! Those Spirit Beasts are truly malicious!"
Everyone looked towards the direction that Sima You Yue was looking in and saw a Black Leopard just happen to split Ah Mo in half, filling the entire compound with blood.
"The bitter-sweet smelling grass by itself would already make the Spirit Beasts violent. Adding on to that the fact that they have enmity with them, having hatred in their hearts, it's natural that their hands would be so heavy!" Ouyang Fe said with an unchanging face.
Sima You Yue and Bei Gong Tang didn't have that much feelings towards the scene that was taking place. Those men had tried to kill them to silence them earlier, and even violated the contract, so it could be considered their own fault for having this kind of outcome.
Fatty Qu and Wei Zi Qi had never seen such a bloodbath, so seeing that the whole ground was flowing with blood caused them to involuntarily turn their heads away.
Although that group of mercenaries had about thirty over men, when compared to those twenty over Spirit Beasts, they paled in comparison in battle strength. Those few men had been wiped out by those Spirit Beasts very quickly.
The Spirit Beasts who were relatively weaker would come and fight together after killing off the men.
"Little Roar!" Sima You Yue suddenly shouted.
Little Roar glanced at her then cleared his throat, suddenly lifting his head to roar.
"Roar-"
It was strange even as one said it, the Spirit Beasts, who had initially been incomparably rash and ready to battle, all completely quieted down, creeping on the ground, completely different from how it was just now.
Sima You Yue jumped down from the branch and directly walked over to where Little Roar and the rest were, leaving behind the few of them who stared at her while completely stunned.
"Little Brother Sima You Yue, what Spirit Beast is that?" Qing Wu Ya asked while staring blankly.
"We have never seen one that looks like it." Fatty Qu said.
"However, even if we saw one before, we wouldn't necessarily be able to recognise it. Being able to cause the other Spirit Beasts to acquiesce to it is not something that just any ordinary Spirit Beast can do." Wei Zi Qi shook his head while saying.
"In any case, it's a damn awesome Spirit Beast!" Fatty Qu said with pride, as if Little Roar was his own contracted Spirit Beast.
"Revolting!" Ouyang Fei walked past Fatty Qu and could not help but roll his eyes at him.
Sima You Yue came to the campsite from earlier, where the corpses were all strewn about on the ground. She looked at Little Roar's friend, the Four Winged Roc and realised that its eyes still contained the scarlet aftereffects.
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