amaotonovel Chapter 63 Let it go free
Chapter 63 Let it go free
After leaving the auction, Song Chaofeng felt relieved. His worries hadn't come true. He tugged at Tao Tao's sleeve, leaned close, and whispered, "So you were confident all along. Why didn't you tell me? You made me so worried."
Tao Tao really didn't know where to begin when it came to this. After all, she had never mentioned the advanced puppet to anyone, and she had never thought of bidding on anything other than the Heavenly Origin Pill before. The Thunder Beast was just an accident.
She touched her nose, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "I wasn't sure before, so I didn't discuss it with you. But I didn't expect Ayan to make a move; he actually took..."
Before Tao Tao could even utter the words "my own scales," he immediately shut his mouth. After all, Bai Yan's identity couldn't be exposed.
"Are those really dragon scales?" This was what Song Chaofeng cared about most. Those were dragon scales, something only found in legends. Bai Yan had actually brought them out like this. Who wouldn't be curious?
Of course, in Song Chaofeng's view, it was definitely not a real dragon scale, but it was quite valuable, otherwise Bai Yan would not have been willing to part with it.
Tao Tao nodded seriously, "Yes."
"No, really? You're not kidding, are you?"
"Ayan would never lie to me. If he says it's true, then it is!"
Tao Tao has always trusted Bai Yan implicitly and would never believe that he would lie to her.
Seeing how much Tao Tao trusted Bai Yan, Song Chaofeng felt somewhat helpless, simply assuming that she was too naive and therefore didn't delve into certain matters.
However, since the matter has been resolved, he has no reason to be overly suspicious of what his senior did. Anyway, the senior wouldn't explain to him, and if he were to offend him, that would be terrible.
"If you believe me, that's fine. But what do you plan to do with this Thunder Beast? I heard it's a high-level demon beast with great potential for cultivation. Since you went through so much trouble to acquire it, you must already know what to do."
"Of course, we should release them back into the wild."
Tao Tao smiled faintly. This was what she wanted to do most right now, and she couldn't care about anything else. The little beast was still uneasy and kept sending her telepathic messages, afraid that she would break her promise.
"What?" Upon hearing this, Song Chaofeng's eyes widened in disbelief as he stared at her. "You're going to release it? That's a high-level Thunder Beast! Although it's still a cub, raising it would definitely be a great help to you. You're actually going to release it?"
"Yes, I promised it." After saying this, Tao Tao smiled and patted the pet bag, reassuring the Thunder Beast and promising to take it to the wild to release it.
Song Chaofeng didn't understand what she was saying, but he didn't ask any further questions. Anyway, Tao Tao always did things this way; as long as she felt it was okay, that was fine.
In order to release the Thunder Beast as soon as possible, Tao Tao went directly to a mountain forest where no one was around, which would also ensure the Thunder Beast's safety.
Song Chaofeng and Bai Yan did not approach, but stopped a short distance away, because Tao Tao said that the Thunder Beast was timid and that too many people would frighten it.
After glancing around, Tao Tao patted the pet bag with a cheerful smile. A small blue animal darted out and landed on the open ground in front of her. It was cautiously observing its surroundings. There were some bloodstains on its furry ears, probably from previous injuries.
"Alright, you're free now." Tao Tao squatted down and rubbed the Thunder Beast's head. At first, the Thunder Beast was a little timid, but Tao Tao's palm was inexplicably warm, which made it less afraid. In addition, Tao Tao was a demon beast, so it naturally felt a sense of familiarity with her, which made the Thunder Beast respond to her and rub against her palm.
"Waaaaah..."
"No need to thank me. I promised you, so of course I'll let you leave."
"Woooo..."
Tears welled up in the Thunder Beast's glassy eyes. Its pitiful appearance made it even more endearing, and Tao Tao couldn't help but feel sorry for it.
Perhaps to thank Tao Tao, the Thunder Beast clapped its two little paws in front of its chest and immediately spat out a small, glowing bead.
Despite its small size, the bead seemed to emit faint lightning, giving off a sense of inexplicable danger.
"I don't want this. Take it back quickly. Without the inner core, it will take you many years to transform into human form, which is very important for demon beasts."
Tao Tao shook her head and refused, not wanting such an expensive gift, but the Thunder Beast insisted on giving her its inner core. After all, if Tao Tao hadn't saved it, it didn't know what would have happened to it. It was grateful, but had nothing else to offer, so it could only express its gratitude with its inner core.
"Waaaaah..."
"No, no, I don't want it, and I don't need it. I'm a demon beast just like you, and I have one too," the sleeve patted its chest reassuringly.
"You treacherous villain, how dare you try to steal my son's inner core!"
Just then, the air suddenly became turbulent, and dark clouds filled the sky, instantly enveloping the entire mountain forest. The surroundings were plunged into darkness, and lightning flashed and thunder roared in the clouds. Several bolts of lightning struck down, instantly splitting the ground open with a very deep gash.
"Woo..." The Thunder Beast also began to rampage. It buried its head in Tao Tao's arms, looked around in terror, and made a low growl. But the lightning continued, even more unrestrained than before.
Lightning began to strike Tao Tao, and several places around her were already damaged. Fortunately, she reacted quickly and dodged it. However, the lightning was terrifying. If she had been struck by it, she would have certainly died given her current physical condition.
"Release my son at once!"
Suddenly, lightning gathered in mid-air, tearing a hole in the air. The surroundings were dark, but the hole was exceptionally bright. As the lightning continued to intertwine and release, a blue magic circle appeared there, and a humanoid figure wrapped in blue lightning gradually emerged in the center of the magic circle.
As soon as this person appeared, another bolt of lightning struck, heading straight for the sleeve. It was so fast that even Tao Tao, who was known for his speed, was a step slower than it.
As the lightning struck, Song Chaofeng, who was hiding in the shadows, was terrified and cried out, "Tao Tao!"
Tao Tao didn't care about anything else. He hugged the Thunder Beast tightly and took out the shield from his storage bracelet to block in front of him, even though he knew it was futile and might only provide temporary protection.
"Bang!" The shield she had just taken out shattered before it could even block the lightning. The lightning was already close at hand. Tao Tao was covered in cold sweat. Compared to the previous crisis, this one was truly the most deadly. She felt like she was going to die here.
"Woo!" Suddenly, the Thunder Beast in Tao Tao's arms howled, and the inner core it spat out emitted a dazzling light, gradually producing tiny lightning bolts, which then continued to expand, as if it were protesting against the lightning that was striking it.
At the same time, its two ears and tail stood up, and its fur was covered with a layer of blue electricity, making a crackling sound.
"You're actually going to protect a human?"