Chapter 27

Zhu Lingwu listened and couldn't help but shake his head. Indeed, it was as he had expected. As for what exactly those adventurers had encountered, he was too lazy to care much about it.

Adventuring for profit was the fate of these adventurers. Nine out of ten never returned. Since they had decided to go on an adventure, they naturally had to be prepared to die.

But he was still a bit curious about this little white fox. After all, in his original world, there were many legends about fox spirits. So, could this little white fox be cultivated into a fox spirit in the future?

Oh, right, he should first see whether this little white fox was male or female. If it was male, it wouldn't be very interesting.

But there was no need to ask anyone about this now. Soon, Zhu Lingwu would be able to see for himself and verify it.

So, Zhu Lingwu didn't ask much. He just quickened his steps and followed the shopkeeper through several doors, arriving at a room with runes drawn all around it.

These runes were both for protecting this important storage room and for preventing the spirit beasts, or even demon beasts, inside from escaping.

There were also dedicated guards here, at least at the fifth or sixth level of martial arts. When they saw the shopkeeper leading someone over, they all bowed to Zhu Lingwu.

Zhu Lingwu just waved his hand at them and then turned to instruct his followers to stay outside. He only took Liang Cai with him and the shopkeeper into the storage room.

The storage room had a slight smell of blood and decay. It was now empty except for three iron cages, none of which were very large, about one meter in length and width.

The iron used to make the cages was not ordinary steel but contained cold essence iron, making it at least a hundred times stronger than ordinary steel. Even if some demon beasts were locked inside, they might not be able to escape.

Currently, the cages held two little black bears and a little white fox.

The two black bears were rather clumsy, with black fur that faintly shimmered. They were about two years old, with round, plump bodies, about eighty inches long. They had wide, round heads, large, round ears, small eyes, and a bit of white fur around their mouths and noses.

These two little black bears didn't seem too frightened. In their cages, there were food boxes containing a mix of berries, tender leaves, rotten meat, and honey, which they were eating with great relish.

The adventurers who went to the Ten Thousand Demon Ridge to capture spirit beasts were very experienced. They mostly took advantage of the demons leaving their dens to secretly drug and steal these spirit beasts that hadn't yet become demons.

So, these two little black bears, with their limited intelligence, hadn't realized they had been captured. Their attention was clearly on the delicious food in the food boxes, which was much better than what they usually ate.

When they heard Zhu Lingwu and the others enter, the two little black bears only lifted their heads and glanced with their small eyes before continuing to eat.

"These two spirit bears seem quite young. Can we draw blood from them?"

Zhu Lingwu asked casually and then looked at the little white fox in the other cage.

The little white fox was much more frightened. It was curled up, trembling slightly, and hadn't touched the rabbit and bird meat in its food box.

Its white fur trembled slightly, and when it heard Zhu Lingwu and the others, it couldn't help but peek with its black, shining eyes.

When Zhu Lingwu first saw the little white fox, he didn't find it particularly special.

Its fur had a lustrous sheen, almost as if it were emitting a faint light, but this was a common external characteristic of spirit beasts, and it was an important criterion for many adventurers to distinguish spirit beasts from ordinary wild animals.

Its body was pure white, with occasional guard hairs, making its fur look fluffy. Its tail was hidden under its belly, covering its limbs and paws, making it look less than half a meter long, occupying only a third of the iron cage.

Its face was slightly plump, with a sharp snout, round ears drooping, and black eyes that shimmered due to special crystalline points. This might be why foxes often seem cunning, but it was actually a special attribute of their eyes.

But now, everyone seemed to feel the委屈, pitiful, and helpless weakness on the little white fox's face, making them want to pick it up and comfort it.

The little white fox seemed to have realized that Zhu Lingwu was the one in charge among these humans, so it fixed its eyes on him, trying to look as pitiful as possible.

Normally, a child would be moved by such a pitiful and beautiful fox. If they got close enough, it might find a way to escape.

Unfortunately, Zhu Lingwu was the owner of a livestock farm in his world, so he wasn't unfamiliar with foxes and other animals. Now, seeing this little white fox, he only thought its fur was beautiful.

"Master, these two little black bears are about two years old. We can draw blood from them, but not too much for now. However, they grow quickly, and in a year, they will be very useful!"

The shopkeeper pointed to the two little black bears and introduced them to Zhu Lingwu one by one. These two little black bears were likely from the same litter.

For a child like Zhu Lingwu, the essence blood from these two little black bears would indeed be enough. Unfortunately, with his ability to draw blood and transform it into essence, even if he drank all the essence blood from the two black bears, he wouldn't feel anything special.

Of course, that would also be wasteful. His body couldn't retain the innate spirit energy provided by the two black bears, and it would eventually dissipate.

Hearing the shopkeeper's words, the two little black bears looked up at the humans again but quickly returned to their eating, clearly not realizing that they would have to give blood to Zhu Lingwu every day. They only knew that the food in front of them tasted good.

"Alright, since that's the case, there's no rush. We can raise them for a while! Here's what I want: continue placing orders for spirit beasts, and also order a few fierce beasts for my training. As for these, they are good, so send them to the county office! Oh, right, will this cause any trouble? Will it attract any demons? Especially this little white fox!"

Zhu Lingwu tilted his head and thought for a moment. This was the best he could do for now. Then he asked the shopkeeper.

He wasn't too worried about the two little black bears. Even if they were born from demon bears, the adventurers wouldn't have dared to raid the demon bear's den if the demon bear was a high-level one.

Otherwise, even if the adventurers had the courage, they wouldn't dare to do such a thing. If a high-level demon beast released its demon powers, the adventurers would be powerless.

But the origin of this little white fox made Zhu Lingwu a bit worried. If the fox demon came to Tongshan County out of spite, it could cause a lot of trouble...