Chapter 297: Chapter 297: Cannot Stay Long

The White Tiger pounced the moment it appeared, scaring the green-haired, buzz-cut man into immediately transforming into… hmm, a green-haired honey badger?

Though, his beast form was five or six times larger than a normal honey badger.

The tiger and the honey badger quickly started fighting, and the stone building couldn’t possibly withstand such abuse.

Jiang Qin, afraid the little mouse would be scared to death, had already led her out of the stone building.

Sure enough, the moment the stone building collapsed, she felt she’d truly had the foresight.

Because when she manifested the White Tiger, it had charged in from the main entrance, so everyone assumed it was their ally.

The small black dragon poked its head out of Jiang Qin’s pocket.

Seeing the White Tiger displaying its might, unilaterally beating up the green-haired honey badger, its heart soured with jealousy.

’First a monkey, now a tiger. Has she gotten a few new partners?’

’If this keeps up, he probably won’t even make it to number 99!’

’When they’re buried, the distance between their graves will be so far you’d need a Flying Car to cross it!’

’No way. Number five and number six are gone, but he has to at least fight for number seven!’

The White Tiger pinned the honey badger under its paw, not letting go no matter how desperately it struggled.

Jiang Qin approached and asked, “So, sir, will you choose to be beaten into submission, or choose to die?”

Her eyes were calm as she spoke.

As calm as if she were looking at a dead man.

But… if it was the type to submit, it wouldn’t be a honey badger.

So the green-haired honey badger opened its mouth and spat defiantly, “Pah! What kind of hero sucker punches someone? If you’ve got guts, have this White Tiger Beastman fight me outside the city!”

Jiang Qin looked at him like he was an idiot. “That wasn’t a sucker punch. It was a preemptive strike.”

“Excuses! You’re scared, aren’t you?

Damned tiger, let me go! We’ll go outside the city and have a fair fight!”

“Say you submit, and I’ll have the White Tiger let you go.”

“Seriously? You’re a massive, ferocious tiger, and you’re actually taking orders from a little brat? What a disgrace to all males!

And another thing, can’t you talk? You let someone else do all the talking for you!”

Not wanting to arouse suspicion, Jiang Qin simply made the White Tiger open its mouth and say, “Too lazy to talk.”

That dismissive remark drove the honey badger mad with rage.

This was contempt!!!

But it was pinned down and couldn’t get up, no matter how much it struggled.

Just then, the Law Enforcement Team from Baofeng City finally arrived.

Unlike the official Federation Law Enforcement Teams, they had no uniform attire, no neat hairstyles, and even their walk was a chaotic mess.

The captain in the lead looked completely impatient. “You Beastmen are a real pain, causing trouble in the city all day long.

So, who’s paying for this building?”

Jiang Qin quickly pointed at the honey badger and said, “He is!”

The honey badger didn’t want to pay, but of course, he didn’t want to die either. So, in the end, he paid.

The White Tiger glared menacingly at the surrounding crowd, intimidating them, before leaping away and heading out of the city.

Once it reached a hidden spot outside the city, it vanished.

This left the people who had followed it completely stunned.

“Huh? Where’d that tiger beast go?”

“I don’t know. It was gone in a flash.”

“Forget it, let’s go back. His companion is still in the city anyway.”

“Yeah.”

Both were members of the Law Enforcement Team. Their captain had just sent them out to feel out the White Tiger.

After all, it was a powerful new Beastman, so Baofeng City naturally wanted to probe its intentions.

Can’t have it turning out to be a spy sent by an enemy power.

***

With the White Tiger no longer suppressing him, the green-haired honey badger reverted to his human form and sullenly handed a card to the Law Enforcement Team’s captain.

The stone building had collapsed, so it was no longer habitable. Jiang Qin had no choice but to find a new temporary residence.

Bai Ruo remained hidden under her sand-colored robes, not even daring to glance at anyone just now.

“Let’s go.”

However, the honey badger seemed to have latched onto them, following close behind.

“Hey, little brat! This old man just spent tens of thousands of Star Coins because of you. Can’t you just send me the song?

You know how it is. In this godforsaken place, if you want to listen to a song, someone has to transfer it to you. There’s no network at all.

Worst comes to worst, I’ll pay you Star Coins for it, okay?”

Jiang Qin ignored him. Bai Ruo didn’t dare make a peep, simply following obediently behind her with her head down.

But the green-haired, buzz-cut man followed them relentlessly.

“Keep following us and I’ll have the White Tiger beat you up again.”

“That’s great! I didn’t get a good fight in earlier. This is the perfect chance for a rematch. I’ll show that White Tiger what I’m made of!

But I still have to ask, why won’t you fight me? You’re not too weak, are you?”

A trace of annoyance appeared on Jiang Qin’s face.

She was usually very composed, but this was the first time she’d ever found someone’s incessant chatter so repulsive.

’Yes, even more repulsive than the Jiang Family.’

They finally arrived in front of a new stone building.

Jiang Qin turned and warned, “Stop following us. You don’t want to pay another few tens of thousands of Star Coins, do you?

Even if you’re rich, how many times can you afford to do that?”

“That’s not it! I just want the song. Why not just sell it to me?”

“And I already told you, I don’t have it!”

The green-haired, buzz-cut man scratched his hair in frustration, then had a sudden realization. “Oh, I get it! You’re the ones who played it, aren’t you?

Not bad. A person of culture, even knows how to play an instrument.”

He sized up Jiang Qin and Bai Ruo, guessing, “Is it you? Or is it this female Half-beastman?”

“It’s probably the female. Even though she’s a Half-beastman, she’s actually pretty good-looking.”

’I must have a really good temper,’ Jiang Qin thought. ’And having to constantly find a rational way for the Alien Beast to appear is so restrictive.’

“Are you leaving or not? If you don’t go now, I’m going to get physical!”

“Such a big temper for a little brat… I—”

SLAM—

Jiang Qin slammed the iron door of the stone building shut.

’This door can only keep out a gentleman, not a scoundrel.’

’After all, in this rundown city, no one seems to care if you barge into someone else’s home.’

’She didn’t get it. If that was the case, why did people even bother renting? You could just lie down on the ground, what’s the difference!’

’The rent was quite expensive, after all.’

…

Sensing Jiang Qin’s anger, Long Hao finally struggled out of her pocket.

He slowly crawled out and said in a casual tone, “Why get angry over someone like that? Just wait, I’ll go turn him into mincemeat and throw him to the Alien Beasts in the wild.”

Jiang Qin quickly grabbed his tail and lifted him up. “Look at the state you’re in. You’d better behave.”

When Bai Ruo saw Long Hao, she didn’t dare make a sound, just pretended to be blind, mute, and deaf.

Jiang Qin, however, quite wanted to protect her for a while longer.

It was mainly because she was too beautiful, too adorable. The thought of a girl like her being bullied by someone like the green-haired buzz-cut man made Jiang Qin angry.

“We can’t stay in Baofeng City for long. There are no rules here at all. It’s not even as good as Red Leaf City.

So I plan to take you to the next city to see what it’s like. What do you think?”

Besides, she needed to take Long Hao to another city to buy potions anyway.

Of course, Bai Ruo had no objections. She nodded repeatedly and said gratefully, “I will listen to you, milady. Thank you, milady.”

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