Chapter 26: The Beastmaster Association Is Also on the Mountain!
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
What relationship?
Yu Guang blinked and thought for a moment. Could it be that he meant the relationship between beastmasters and subdued beasts? That Cui Anyu couldn't help but hate him to death?
"We're just classmates," Yu Guang replied calmly.
"Heh." Han Nan chuckled lightly and shook his head, refusing to believe Yu Guang's answer.
Up until now, he still did not have a good impression of Yu Guang. At least after seeing Cui Anyu's ice skill with his own eyes, he was more inclined to think that all of this was done by Cui Anyu. After all, Yu Guang had always been hiding behind her.
"Fine, fine, fine. Whatever you say," Han Nan said lazily, not wanting to waste any more time with Yu Guang.
Cui Anyu stood at the edge of the pit. While waiting for her call to be answered, she was listening to the two men's conversation. Like Han Nan, she also had some doubts, but they were more serious than Han Nan's.
In her opinion, Yu Guang's body was shrouded in a mysterious halo, luring her to explore. She had no choice but to focus her attention on Yu Guang.
"Awakened Home, Early Winter, please speak." Xie heji's voice sounded on the other side of the phone.
"Chief, we found two subdued men on Guotong Mountain, but we have yet to confirm their identities," Cui Anyu reported.
When Xie Heji heard this, his tone carried a hint of surprise. "Since they've been subdued, you must have already fought with them. You should be able to confirm their skill level, right? Do you still need our help to confirm?"
"We didn't fight them." Cui Anyu took another look at Yu Guang. "When we arrived, they were covered in ice and thrown into a deep pit. Yu Guang said it was him who did it."
"Yu Guang? That beastmaster without a subdued beast?" Xie Heji was momentarily stunned.
He had run the Awakened Home for more than ten years and had seen all kinds of talented awakened and beastmasters, but he had never seen someone like Yu Guang! Two vicious fugitives who had killed five people in a row were subdued by a student who had just awakened his beastmaster talent?
No matter what, he didn't want to believe this.
"Early Winter, are you sure? This is no joking matter!" Xie Heji warned.
"I trust Yu Guang. He's not a liar," Cui Anyu said seriously.
This situation was as unbelievable as a demon beast speaking in human language. Xie Heji didn't know how to respond at the moment. After thinking for a long time, he replied, "Stay where you are and don't move. I'll send someone to pick you up immediately."
"Okay!"
Cui Anyu hung up the phone. Lucia rushed over and asked, "What did the chief say?"
"He said not to run around. He has already sent someone to look for us." Cui Anyu repeated.
When Old Fan and Fatty Qiu heard that the night watchmen were coming, they were so excited that they couldn't control themselves. Their eyes, who were the only thing they could move, were shaking crazily and about to pop out of their sockets.
Right at that moment, a strange sound came from the other side of the forest. Rustling leaves fluttered in the wind, like green snowflakes.
The four people's expressions changed, and they turned around in unison, ready for battle.
This time, Han Nan didn't attack right away. Instead, he asked sternly, "Who's there? Come out!"
A rustling sound continued to approach them. A muscular man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, with a scar on his right eyebrow, came out from behind the tree. There were five or six people following behind him. They were all wearing dark green camouflage uniforms, with the words "Beastmaster Association" printed on their armbands in red.
The newcomers were stunned when they saw Yu Guang and the others. They sized them up, and when they realized that they were still students, they went up to ask, "Where are you students from? Did you get lost in the mountains?"
"You're from the Beastmaster Association?" Cui Anyu, as the team leader, was the first to speak up.
"You guys are quite vigilant." The muscular man chuckled and took out a mottled silver medal from his chest pocket. It was also engraved with the words "Beastmaster Association," and on the back was a dragon emblem.
The dragon emblem was lifelike, as if it would break through the silver medal and soar into the sky in the next second. Cui Anyu had heard from her teacher during class that the dragon emblem was the Beastmaster Association's symbol. The dragon emblem was carved by a respected beastmaster using his skill, so it couldn't be easily imitated.
Seeing this, the four of them gradually relaxed their tense muscles.
Cui Anyu said, "We're the night watchmen of the Awakened Home. We've been ordered to capture fugitives."
"I see." The burly man noticed the two people frozen into ice sculptures. He seemed to have heard of such a thing before. "Your Awakened Home is really strict. They even let out half-grown children to carry out missions."
"What did you just say?" Lucia said angrily. She had a bad temper, so when she heard that the man seemed to be mocking the Awakened Home, she bristled immediately.
"Hahaha! I'm sorry, I'm sorry," the man said with a hearty laugh. "That was a bit too much. I didn't mean anything by it. My name is Ke Zhen, the captain of the Beastmaster Association's patrol team. Just treat it as friendly banter."
"Tsk." Lucia pouted and turned away, ignoring the man.
"Hahaha, the little girl has a personality, but I advise you to leave this place as soon as possible." Ke Zhen stopped smiling after a few laughs, his dark face carrying a gloomy warning.
Cui Anyu and the other two gulped at the pressure he released, blinking their eyes, not knowing what to do.
At this moment, Yu Guang stepped forward and stood in front of the three. "The chief, Xie Heji, asked us to wait here, so we can't leave."
"Chief?" Ke Zhen raised his eyebrows. When Xie Heji's name was mentioned, his tough attitude softened a lot. "Then just stay there and don't cause any more trouble."
Yu Guang saw that they came on a mission, so he couldn't chase them away. However, he wasn't curious about it. He just gave the three of them a look and gathered the ice sculptures under a tree, looking like a primary school student waiting for his parents to come and pick him up.
Yu Guang supported his chin as he watched the Beastmasters Association's people disperse, looking around for something. The bushes on the tree, as well as the huge pit that Yu Guang had dug, weren't spared. One of them jumped in, and after confirming that there was really nothing down there, he climbed up again.
"We didn't find anything at two o'clock!"
"We didn't find anything at five o'clock!"
"We didn't find anything at nine o'clock either..."
As the situation in each direction was summarized, Ke Zhen's face turned even more ashen.
At this moment, Yu Guang felt someone poking him. He turned his head to look, and Han Nan's small eyes were staring intently at the movements of the Beastmaster Association. He whispered, "Yu Guang, what do you think they're looking for? Aren't you familiar with this area? Analyze it."
"You want to know? Why don't you ask them yourself?" Yu Guang said.
Han Nan rolled his eyes at him, as if thinking, "Would I even need to ask you if that's the case?"
Yu Guang saw through his thoughts and continued, "The Beastmaster Association and the Awakened Home perform the same functions. They give each other face, so it's fine for you to take the initiative to ask."
"Really?" Han Nan was skeptical.
He looked like he didn't want to know more, but his chubby hands pulled up all the grass around him, as if he was a girl who didn't dare to confess.
Lucia shot him a disdainful glance. "Useless thing. I'll do it myself!"
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