"The shack was blown away, and several chickens flew out. If we don't rebuild it today, all the livestock we've raised will run away. It seems we can only send that guy away tomorrow..."
"Don't, bro. I'll send him. I can do it."
Xia Xia interrupted Xia Ji. The spiritual cat was still in her room. Yang Bei had to be sent away today.
"You? No way. You're just a girl. What if something happens to you?"
After some thought, Xia Ji still thought it wasn't a good idea.
Rejected by her brother, Xia Xia anxiously tugged at Xia Ji's clothes. Standing on tiptoe, she whispered in his ear about the spiritual cat still being in her room.
After hearing this, Xia Ji looked troubled. After much deliberation, he couldn't bear to let the ancestor suffer such great grievances, so he nodded in agreement.
Getting her brother's permission, Xia Xia happily twirled around and skipped back to her room to get her things. She thought she could pick more herbs on the way back from sending Yang Bei away.
After breakfast, Xia Xia set off with Yang Bei on her back with a medicine basket. Along the way, neither of them said a word. They didn't notice Lei, who was silently following behind to protect Xia Xia.
Yang Bei thought Lei was still in the small hut. His eyes darted around as he tried every means to stay there.
Rustle! There was a rustling sound from the bushes. Yang Bei suddenly turned around and caught a glimpse of a flash of golden light.
Greed and ecstasy flashed across his face.
He carefully stole a glance at Xia Xia beside him and came up with a plan.
He imperceptibly slowed down his steps, deliberately letting Xia Xia walk in front. Taking advantage of the blind spot of vision, Yang Bei quickly took out the anesthesia gun from his coat pocket. Hidden by his long sleeves, he quietly loaded the ammunition and looked for an opportunity.
Just as they passed by a relatively steep hillside, Yang Bei saw the opportunity. He let out a cry of pain, pretending to sprain his ankle, and pounced on Xia Xia.
Xia Xia was hit right on. The impact made her slip and tilt to the right.
Just as Xia Xia was about to fall into the valley, Lei suddenly rushed out and grabbed the collar of her clothes with its mouth. Seeing Lei's figure, Yang Bei was overjoyed. He took out the prepared anesthesia gun and fired three shots at Lei without hesitation.
Yang Bei came prepared. The anesthesia bullets were filled with the highest - concentration anesthetic available on the market. The amount was enough to knock out two elephants.
Lei felt its eyelids getting heavier and heavier. Its body gradually became weak and out of control. The only support for Xia Xia was the collar of her clothes, and her whole body was hanging in the air, swaying in the wind.
With great willpower, Lei gritted its teeth and used all its strength to take heavy steps backward.
One step, two steps, three steps...
Finally, it pulled Xia Xia up.
The spiritual cat gently let go of its mouth and placed Xia Xia on a flat place. Seeing Xia Xia still in shock, it let out a sigh of relief.
Yang Bei's legs were not fully recovered yet. After all, it takes a hundred days to recover from a bone injury.
Even though he fell on purpose just now, it still affected his injured ankle a little. Seeing that the spiritual beast was lying on the ground without any movement except breathing, he showed a smug smile.
He struggled to get up from the ground and limped towards Lei.
"Little girl, thank you. If it weren't for your brother, I thought my trip would be in vain."
Yang Bei walked up to Xia Xia and sneered maliciously.
Hearing this, Xia Xia suddenly realized that this man was not a tourist who accidentally got injured while traveling in the mountains, but someone who came specifically for the big cat.
"Hey, I've caught a spiritual beast. It's right here in the valley. Yeah, that's right. You guys come here according to the location. Bring more people. This guy is quite big."
Yang Bei used the wireless intercom to talk to the people outside, completely ignoring Xia Xia.
Hearing their conversation, Xia Xia knew that Yang Bei might have quite a few accomplices. She tried to calm down and quietly felt for the medicine hoe at her waist, wondering if she could knock Yang Bei down and rescue Lei before his accomplices arrived.
"Why do you want to catch the big cat? What is a spiritual beast?"
Xia Xia pretended to be curious and asked Yang Bei, trying to make him relax his vigilance.
"Of course it's for money. What do you care so much for, little girl? I don't want to kill anyone. If you're smart, go home quickly."
Yang Bei took out a cigarette and lit it, glaring at her fiercely.
"How much money can it be worth?"
Xia Xia showed an eager expression and asked nervously.
"What? This spiritual beast is my own find. Do you want a share of the money?"
"No, no. Can you describe it to me? Maybe I've seen others. If I tell you the information, can you give me some money?"
"Those that look strange and beautiful, or have human physical characteristics, or can talk, all count. If you've seen any others, tell me, little girl. I'll give you 10,000 yuan for each piece of information. If we really catch it, I'll give you 100,000 yuan."
After some thought, Yang Bei was tempted. Thinking that a little girl like Xia Xia couldn't cause any trouble, he described it roughly.
100,000 yuan.
It was an astonishing figure to Xia Xia, and she also felt it was an insult.
100,000 yuan was indeed a sum of money that she and her brother couldn't earn in a long time. But using money to measure the value of a spiritual beast was too short - sighted.
But Xia Xia knew that the most important thing now was to keep Yang Bei calm. She quickly pretended to be excited and said, "100,000 yuan!? So much? Is that enough for me to live a good life outside the valley? I seem to really know a place where there are animals like you described. How about I take you there?"
"Really?"
Yang Bei was skeptical.
"Really."
Xia Xia quickly nodded firmly.
She thought Yang Bei was going to be deceived, but she didn't know that it was all an act by Yang Bei.
The next second, Yang Bei suddenly showed his true colors. He pointed the gun at Xia Xia and pulled the trigger without hesitation.
The anesthesia bullet penetrated the skin, and the drug took effect very quickly. In just a moment, Xia Xia felt short of breath and dizzy.
Watching the girl's body twist in pain, Yang Bei casually picked up a stone and walked up to Xia Xia.
He aimed at her skull and smashed it hard.
With just one blow, Xia Xia stopped breathing, but he didn't stop. Instead, he raised his arm again and smashed it hard.
He didn't stop until the girl's face was bloody and unrecognizable, and her skull was shattered.
"Humph, you thought I couldn't see through your little tricks? If you had been obedient, I might have spared your life. But if you try to deceive me, then go to hell!"
Yang Bei threw Xia Xia's body into the valley.
She became a ghost and always followed Yang Bei.
After that, she saw Yang Bei trying to sell Lei to a woman. There were many animals locked up behind the woman.
Xia Xia could tell that they were all spiritual beasts.
However, because of Lei's special abilities, the woman thought the spiritual cat was useless and didn't take it.
Yang Bei was furious. After a big fight with the woman, he took the spiritual cat home.
After that, Lei was locked up here.
Yang Bei took advantage of Lei's characteristics and found many girlfriends, each more excellent than the last.
There should be something on him that attracted women. Coupled with the characteristics of Lei's flesh, he almost got whatever he wanted.
He was really good at being a gigolo.