Dragon Tamer - Chapter 315:
Chapter 315: Chapter 317: The Grand Omen Beast
Zhu Minglang had not expected that this tiny Cat Demon could actually entangle with the Ice Morning White Dragon in such a way, he had thought it was a Little Demon Spirit that could be easily crushed to death!
“Mr. Jinli, what exactly is a Sinful Beast?” Zhu Minglang retreated to a distance, asking in confusion.
“There are several kinds of Omen Beasts that bring misfortune to people in this world, Aberrant Beasts, Sinful Beasts, Greedy Beasts, Disaster Beasts, Affliction Beasts, Disaster Beasts…”
“Aberrant Beasts, signify that people who come in contact with them tend to become chronic liars, cunning and deceitful, it is the least harmful Ancient Beast. Its appearance is like a rabbit.”
“Sinful Beasts, those who associate with them for a long time will develop sinful thoughts in their hearts, and carry out actions that go against their conscience, causing a loss of humanity. They take the shape of a cat.”
“Greedy Beasts, those who come into contact will become extremely greedy and selfish, as if possessed they strenuously use all means to obtain everything they desire, often twisted and insane. Its appearance is like a mouse.”
“Disaster Beasts, are a kind of Omen Beast that bring misfortune to people, ranging from stepping in cow dung when going out, to having a meteor fall and crush the entire family. Its appearance is like a crow.”
“Because their appearance closely resembles common animals such as rabbits, cats, mice, and birds, these Omen Beasts often hide among the common folk, living alongside humans.”
Zhu Minglang had never heard of such folklores before.
But remembering the little Chang’e, Zhu Minglang realized that there might be many unknown creatures in this world, which seem to have a close connection to the behaviors of people!
“So you’re saying, the reason Miss Xiangguo continues to harm others, committing dehumanizing acts, is because she has been in contact with this Sinful Beast, the flower cat, for too long?” Zhu Minglang said.
“One can understand it as a kind of mental bewitchment and seduction,” Yin Ling Shi Zhirou seemed to have heard rumors of the Omen Beasts.
Zhu Minglang nodded, which means that Lady Xiangguo already had such thoughts, it was just the influence of this Sinful Beast, that gave her the courage to keep implementing them!
“The small omens have appeared, the great omens are not far away, it seems like the appearance of the Fiend Star Dragon is indeed true,” Mr. Jinli began to ponder in earnest.
“Mr. Jinli, what are small omens and what are great omens?” Zhu Minglang asked.
“A small omen,” he said, “is naturally this kind of minor bad omen in folklore, usually only one Omen Beast will appear in a certain area, and the impact on the populace is actually very limited, and it is also difficult to detect that these small Omen Beasts are to blame.”
“But if two, or more than two appear at the same time, it signals that a great Omen Beast is about to emerge. A great Omen Beast, the impact isn’t just about these small problems like murder and crime, it could likely cause a cataclysmic calamity, wars with rivers of blood, disasters of annihilating force, rampant and spreading plagues, when that time comes, it will surely result in dead bodies strewn across fields, crows blotting out the sky, truly a world where all living things suffer and everything withers away!”
Mr. Jinli seldom expressed such a serious and solemn demeanor.
His words made Zhu Minglang recall the incidents mentioned by Li Xinghua.
Ice disasters, mouse plagues, insect calamities…
If all these are just small omens affecting the common folk, then according to Mr. Jinli’s words, the great ominous sign of a world where all living things suffer and everything withers would certainly soon befall this land!
“One beast represents one omen, if you can find and kill this Omen Beast and offer it to the heavens before these disastrous omens occur, you can avoid them! The Fiend Star Dragon is very likely the great Omen Beast of this extremely fierce heavenly omen!” Mr. Jinli said.
At this moment, Zhu Minglang also felt incredibly shocked, for there was such a frightening portent behind the Fiend Star Dragon!
“Is it something that’s definitely going to happen, or is it an unavoidable disaster that the common folk and royalty conveniently attribute to these strange beasts?” Zhu Minglang inquired of Mr. Jinli.
“I’m not sure, for that kind of thing, you would need to ask your second wife; she is a Prophet, she must have seen many fragmented signs,” Mr. Jinli said.
“Cough cough, it’s my sister-in-law,” Zhu Minglang said with an embarrassed face.
“If you count the Aberrant Beast of your fourth wife Nan Yuso that is also on this land, then these small omens appearing this time are quite terrifying,” Mr. Jinli still maintained a seriously contemplative look.
Madame Si…
Zhu Minglang’s face had turned somewhat black.
Does this mean Nan Lingsha is Madame San?
Mr. Jinli did have a keen eye. Not only did he perfectly distinguish between them, but he also knew the order of their ages.
Mr. Jinli insisted on taking Li Xinghua under his responsibility, which Zhu Minglang was willing to accept, but Nan Lingsha and Nan Yuso were both immaculately untouched by him, both in body and soul!
“What should we do with this Sinful Beast? Should we dispose of it directly or…” Zhu Minglang asked.
“Let’s capture it alive first. Since Lady Xiangguo is beyond help, killing it or not makes no difference,” Mr. Jinli said.
Zhu Minglang nodded and instructed Bai Qi to go easy on the Sinful Beast.
Bai Qi didn’t use the Azure Dragon Mystics, yet the flowery cat Sinful Beast still couldn’t withstand the attack of the Ice Morning White Dragon.
No matter how you look at it, Bai Qi’s strength now approached that of a Holy Spirit with ten thousand years of cultivation base. This Sinful Beast’s training was insufficient, or it wouldn’t have been so easily captured by Zhu Minglang.
After capturing the Sinful Beast alive and having Bai Qi freeze and seal its powers, the beast quickly turned into an ordinary flowery cat, unable to escape or resist.
Having handed the flowery cat over to Yin Ling Shi Zhirou, Zhu Minglang had no intention of lingering in Yao Country any longer.
“Big brother, what about Lady Xiangguo? She has done so many bad things…” asked the young Yin Spirit Necromancer.
“Did you see the yin spirit of Lady Xiangguo’s lover?” Zhu Minglang retorted.
“No. She didn’t say where she drowned.”
“That young butler was probably her lover. The poison didn’t kill the previous butler, so they conspired to drown him. Using the excuse of burying a cat, they took the opportunity to bury the previous butler under the pagoda tree as well,” Zhu Minglang said.
Although there was a moment when Zhu Minglang thought that Lady Xiangguo was truly unaware, upon closer consideration, it was more likely that she was pretending, simply not wanting these two outsiders to know too much.
“That’s right, that butler’s yin spirit did have wet hair!” Yin Spirit Necromancer girl Zhirou suddenly realized.
After leaving Yao Country, they returned to Runyu City.
Li Xinghua and Nan Lingsha had already returned to the city. They saw Zhirou holding a bound flowery cat…
“This is a Sinful Beast. What did you find? Did you manage to locate an Omen Beast?” Zhu Minglang inquired.
“Mm, we have driven it away,” Li Xinghua nodded.
“Driven away is good enough, wasn’t it supposed to be killed?” Zhu Minglang asked, puzzled.
Li Xinghua was just about to answer when Yao Junshi came running in a panic, as if something major had happened.
“This is bad! Just now, Slaughter Country declared war on Yao Country!” Yao Junshi said to catch his breath, continuing, “Slaughter Country’s royal power has been insulted. The word is that Lady Yao Xiangguo, who was supposed to marry into the royal court of Slaughter Country, committed adultery with a butler.”
