Chapter 184: Captured

Yang Shi chuckled, and a trace of mockery flashed in his eyes.

“How?” He asked, looking at several people with teasing eyes.

Seeing this, the people looked at each other with helpless eyes.

[Second brother, what should we do?] A female cultivator asked.

[Second brother, should we message the family?] A male cultivator asked.

However, the second brother frowned but didn’t answer.

The second brother was Bai Tian, the other male was Bai Tao, and the female was Bai Ling.

The three were the children of the fourth son of the Bai family.

They were siblings from the same father, hence their relationship was very close.

At this time, Bai Tian couldn’t help but hesitate.

He and his siblings discovered Yang Shi while training on the mountain.

Although the beast looked like an ordinary black snake, the three were children from a beast-taming family.

They found the snake was special as soon as they saw it.

However, the snake had a contract.

At first, Bai Tian, Bai Tao, and Bai Ling tried to seduce the little snake, but it didn’t know what was best for it.

No matter what they said, the little snake didn’t agree and didn’t take them seriously.

In the end, the three used some tricks and trapped the little snake, intending to strip its beast contract and forcibly contract it.

Unfortunately, nothing went as planned.

After capturing the snake, they immediately initiated the stripping ritual.

However, the contract couldn’t be stripped no matter what they tried.

This was the first time that such a thing happened to them, and they didn’t know what to do.

[We can’t message the family.] Bai Ling said, looking at her two brothers with solemn eyes.

Their mother was the first wife of the fourth son.

However, their father loved his second wife and by extension, her children.

If they messaged their father to let him know they had found a unique beast, he would surely rush to the East Sun Monster Mountain to help them.

However, the beast would likely be given to the children of the second wife.

Knowing this, Bai Ling didn’t want to inform her father about the little snake.

[What can we do if we don’t inform the family? It’s been nine days since we started the stripping ritual, but nothing has worked.] Bai Tao frowned.

He also didn’t want to inform his father.

However, informing the family was better than letting the beast go.

Even if they didn’t get the contract, they would get many cultivation resources and opportunities.

[There is another way.] Bai Tian suddenly said, his eyes narrowed into slits.

[What way?] Bai Tao asked.

[We can kill the contract master. The contract will break after the owner dies.]

[Second brother, your idea is good, but who is the contract master? Where are they?] Bai Ling frowned, looking at her brother with a helpless expression.

[Also, killing the contract master may not be a good idea for the time being. First, we don’t know what kind of contract he has with the beast. If it’s an equal contract, the snake will be heavily injured when the master dies, but if it’s a slave contract, the snake will die. I don’t think we should take this risk until we know more about the contract.]

[I agree.]

[I am also worried about this.] Bai Tian said and quickly continued.

[The equal contract is the safest option, but even then, the snake may lose its talent due to injuries. Stripping the contract is the best option, but…]

[We can negotiate with the owner.] Bai Tao suddenly said.

[Our Bai clan is one of the biggest families in the Tianqi continent. Which casual cultivator doesn’t want to join our family? Even if they don’t want to join, can’t we give them resources in exchange for the snake?]

[You are assuming the owner is a casual cultivator.] Bai Ling said.

[What if the owner is a child from a big family? Although our Bai family is a big clan, we can’t afford to randomly offend the other big families.]

[This doesn’t work, and that doesn’t work. Sister, what do you think we should do?] Bai Tao asked, looking at Bai Ling with eager eyes.

However, Bai Ling didn’t have any good ideas.

Although she was good at analysing the situation, she couldn’t think of a solution.

[Shall we contact mother?] Bai Tao asked, but Bai Ling rolled her eyes before she spoke.

[Mother always listens to father. She will immediately tell father after she learns the truth. At that time, we may not even get anything when Father comes.]

After that, the three fell silent, trying to think of a solution.

Seeing their thoughtful expressions, Yang Shi chuckled.

He was captured because of his carelessness.

However, Yang Shi was a primordial beast.

Although it wasn’t invincible, it was a special existence, and the heavens protected it in some ways.

First, forcibly contracting it or stripping its contract was absolutely impossible.

Back then, Shen Xu contracted it before it hatched, but even then, it was only possible because the embryonic Yang Shi didn’t resist.

If it resisted, Shen Xu would have been unable to contract it.

In the same way, no one could strip its contract without its agreement.

Because of this, the three Bai children did their best but couldn’t do anything to it.

Other than the contract, Yang Shi was a ten-headed world-swallowing python and could eat anything.

When it found itself in a net, it automatically wanted to eat the net.

However, after thinking about it, it decided to play along.

After all, the three people looked rich.

If he robbed them, wouldn’t he get a lot of spirit stones and treasures?

Thinking about this, Yang Shi laughed.

’Will my master and Lord Zhen praise me?’ He wondered and turned to the three.

“Don’t beast tamers care about fate? Why are you trying to force a contract that doesn’t belong to you?” He asked, but Bai Tian sneered in disdain.

“Fate?”

For the Bai family, beasts weren’t companions or relatives.

They were just tools!

What kind of fate did one need to consider when choosing a tool?

After all, most tools couldn’t be kept for life.

When one broke, it would be replaced with a new and better tool.

Considering that, what was the point of getting attached to a tool?

Although the Bai family didn’t say more, Yang Shi understood everything from their complexions.

’What a narrow-minded perception. These kinds of cultivators will never amount to anything.’ He thought and completely lost interest in playing with the three.

’It’s been fifteen years. I wonder how my master and Lord Zhen are doing?’

While thinking, Yang Shi began nibbling on the net.

The net was a peak-grade level four weapon.

At a glance, it looked no different from ordinary level-four weapons.

However, it was refined with monster bones, blood, skin, and tendons.

As a result, the innate characteristics of the monster materials served to suppress the monsters trapped in the net.

Unfortunately, Yang Shi’s bloodline was too high.

Although his cultivation was only level four, the carefully chosen monster materials couldn’t suppress his strength.

“Second brother…” Bai Ling suddenly called, looking at Yang Shi with a horrified expression.

“It’s eating the net. It will be out soon.”

Hearing this, Bai Tian frowned.

The level four net was the treasure he paid a high price to obtain.

Seeing it in tatters, Bai Tian felt a pain in his heart.

“Hurry up and stop it.” He shouted, and the three simultaneously attacked.

Unfortunately, the three were beast tamers.

Their combat effectiveness was related to beasts, hence their personal attacks were barely at the peak of level three.

“How weak?” Yang Shi sneered, opened its mouth and unleashed three ice cones.

The Bai children didn’t dare to be careless when they saw this.

Although the net was in the way, the three instinctively sensed the cones were very powerful.

Soon after, each released their contract beast.

Bai Ling had a fox, Bai Tian had a wolf, and Bai Tao had a lion.

Bai Tian’s lion was in the late stage of level four, while Bai Ling’s and Bai Tao’s contract beast were both in the early stage.

Facing the little snake, three beasts should have had an overwhelming advantage.

However, beast warfare wasn’t so straightforward.

Although the three beasts had higher cultivation than Yang Shi, their bloodline was incomparably lower.

As a result, they couldn’t overcome the bloodline suppression for long enough to attack the little snake.

Seeing this, Bai Tian and his siblings looked at the little snake with burning eyes.

They had instinctively known the little snake had a high bloodline, but knowing was one thing, and confirming was another.

Seeing how their beasts were suppressed, the three became more eager to get Yang Shi.

However, they didn’t consider whether they were worthy.

After suspecting the little snake’s bloodline, they should have guessed that such a beast would never bow to just anyone.

Since it had a master, could its master be an ordinary person?

Unfortunately, by the time they considered this matter, they had already hit the iron plate.

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