A Whole Nest

"Chirp?!"

The Dull Hair stared with its tiny, beady eyes, expressing its dissatisfaction, as if to say, "Am I that kind of bird?!"

"Oh."

Lin Fan chuckled and said, "Do you think I don't know what's going on? Three of the spiritual herbs in my yard have gone missing recently. Where did they go?"

"Didn't you steal it yourself?"

Chirp!...

The Dull Hair shook its head repeatedly, as if to say no.

But seeing Lin Fan's affirmative gaze, he could only hang his head and admit defeat.

"Alright, go ahead!"

Lin Fan laughed and scolded.

The Dull Hair nodded, and then shot into the sky.

The tablet computer, enveloped by its Demon Power, followed closely beside it, but also flew away in an instant.

"Your bird... is so intelligent!"

The Seventh Vice Minister were amazed, while Liu Gang looked utterly dejected.

It has a spirit, that's troublesome!

According to the novel, the more spiritual a Spirit Beast is, the more powerful it is. Doesn't that mean it would be very difficult for me to surpass it?

This is outrageous! Not even a bird...

Lin Fan was speechless upon hearing this.

"Seventh Vice Minister, why do I feel there's something ambiguous about what you're saying?"

"Really? Hahaha..."

"Well, let's watch the live stream instead."

The tablet was taken away by the guy with the Dull Hair. The Seventh Vice Minister took out his mobile phone, which could locate the tablet and also watch the internal live broadcast.

Upon seeing this, I was immediately startled again.

"Such speed!"

"They must have flown over a hundred miles already?!"

He was utterly astonished.

"What's wrong with that?"

Lin Fan remained calm. "Birds are naturally fast, let alone Spirit Bird?"

"No wonder you didn't go there yourself..."

The Seventh Vice Minister exclaimed, "Now it seems that even if it's just the Dull Hair) that goes, it's a sure thing, right?"

"It's stable, definitely stable, we'll just have to wait and see."

Lin Fan nodded.

Lazy? Not at all. It's just that this little guy, Dull Hair, has been training for a while now, Lin Fan wants to see what he's capable of.

Besides, he felt that Dull Hair was fully capable of handling this matter, so why should he make the trip himself?

It must be quite tiring.

In the live broadcast, the pursuit and interception by the staff of the Resident Happiness Living Department continued, and the Second Vice Minister frequently issued commands and adjusted tactics.

But the weasel was too slippery, and they never managed to catch it.

The good news is that, so far, it still hasn't eaten the Spirit Rice; it's still carrying it around...

About ten minutes later.

Liu Gang took out his phone and turned on the live stream.

The Seventh Vice Minister switched his phone to location services and exclaimed in shock, "My God, they're already nearby?!"

"That's so fast!"

"Wait, I need to give you a heads-up."

He even posted a message during the internal live stream. "Second brother, remind them to be careful, our reinforcements are arriving soon, don't let them get caught in the crossfire!"

"Reinforcements?"

At headquarters, the Minister were taken aback, exchanging bewildered glances. "What reinforcements?"

"I don't know, where did reinforcements come from in such a short time?"

"Could it be Lin Fan?!" The Minister's eyes lit up.

"Yes, it must be him. No one else could be this fast, right?"

They were filled with anticipation. At the same time, the Second Vice Minister immediately issued an order, "Attention all units, our reinforcements are about to arrive. You are responsible for assisting and guarding the perimeter. Under no circumstances should the weasel escape!"

"If it eats the Spirit Rice at the last moment, immediately cut it open, take it out, wash it clean, and it might still be usable."

Everyone: "..."

The Resident Happiness Living Department at the scene were bewildered as they chased after the suspect.

"Reinforcements?!"

"Where did you come from?"

"I don't know, but it's always good to have reinforcements. These things run way too fast, they're really hard to catch!"

"It's mainly because it's small!!!"

They did not back down and pursued the suspects carefully, but after a minute or two, they had not found even a single person.

Where were the promised reinforcements?!

This puzzled them.

But at that moment, a streak of blue light flashed across the sky and swooped down...

"What is that?!"

Someone noticed and exclaimed in surprise.

"Damn it, it's a bird!"

"It's so fast, much faster than that weasel."

"Oh no! Stop him! If he catches that weasel, it'll be dangerous. It can fly, and it's very fast!"

"Judging from the direction it's heading, it's going for the weasel, right?"

"Holy crap, how did we attract another flying creature?"

"Wait, what's that next to it?!"

"It looks like a... tablet?!"

This discovery left everyone on the scene dumbfounded. A bird, incredibly fast, also wanted to steal the Spirit Rice —and that was bad enough.

result...

And he's even carrying a tablet computer?!

So even animals are this "trendy" now, knowing how to use tablets and even bringing them along when they go out "hunting"?!

They didn't have time to think much, because the Dull Hair) was moving too fast.

From the moment they spotted him, he disappeared into the woods ahead, all within a couple of seconds.

Inside the woods.

The Dull Hair, which had been circling in the sky for a while, had already spotted the weasel's trail with ease.

It's like an instinct...

It's like an eagle catching a mouse.

The Dull Hair isn't an eagle, and this weasel that's become a spirit is much stronger than a mouse, but... the Dull Hair has no intention of becoming stronger!

Relaxed and comfortable.

Although the weasel was fast, it didn't have time to dodge. It only felt the sound of something cutting through the air, and then felt a sharp pain in its head.

Then...

That was the end of it.

Its head was sliced in two by the Wind Blade blasted out by the Dull Hair at close range. Then, it used its Demon Power to wrap the Spirit Rice and soared into the sky.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, it transformed into a streak of light and headed towards Green Mountain Town.

"Ah?!"

"It got the Spirit Rice!"

"They've run away! Chase them!"

"How are we supposed to chase them? The sky is so vast, and we can't fly. What are we supposed to do?!"

"Damn, it's gone!"

The Resident Happiness Living Department panicked. Many people were chasing after them, but how could they possibly catch up?

They were anxious and kept reporting back, but they didn't give up the search either. But how could they possibly catch up?

Seeing their extremely anxious and angry expressions, Liu Gang was speechless for a moment, and couldn't help but send a comment.

Liu Gang: What are you doing? The mission is over!

The staff on site were obviously not watching the live stream; they were the ones broadcasting it themselves. Why would they be watching a live stream?

However, the Second Vice Minister and others at headquarters were all taken aback.

They were extremely anxious just now; the Minister had even contacted fighter jets to scramble and give chase.

result...

The Second Vice Minister tried to ask in return, "Is the mission over?"

Liu Gang: It's over! That bird was our reinforcement; wasn't it carrying our department's equipment?

Second Vice Minister: "..."

The Minister and others. "..."

You're insane!

It's moving so fast, how could we possibly see it clearly?

You should have said so earlier if it was reinforcements! You made us worry like this!

The group was extremely frustrated. The Second Vice Minister, speechless, immediately contacted everyone present and announced the mission was over.

The live stream was interrupted.

Everyone present was speechless with shock...

"That scared me to death!"

"I thought the mission had failed, but it turned out to be a success?!"

"When did we get such ' Spirit Beast ' as reinforcements? Could it be that the legendary Beast Taming Sect has emerged?!"

"Hey, I almost forgot, let me tell you, I've actually seen this bird before. Our captain was even taught a lesson by this bird..."

"Wow, is that so? Tell me in detail!"

"I've never seen anything like this before! Tell me..."

A group of people walked away slowly, arms around each other's shoulders.

Who says men don't listen to gossip?

They just don't like hearing gossip that doesn't interest them.

"Fine."

Seeing that the Dull Hair had successfully completed the task, the Seventh Vice Minister breathed a sigh of relief, "Luckily, the weasel didn't eat it, otherwise it would have been such a waste."

"Indeed."

Lin Fan nodded in agreement.

Spirit Rice...

Before being cultivated on a large scale, this stuff was all 'wild'. Since it was wild, each variety of Spirit Rice actually had different effects.

Given the 'hunger-suppressing' property of this kind of Spirit Rice, even if other Spirit Rice is found, it's not guaranteed that it will be available again. If the weasel eats and digests it early, it's hard to say whether we can still find Spirit Rice with this property.

"But... why doesn't it eat? Have you thought about that?"

The Seventh Vice Minister were taken aback. "Why?"

I have a guess.

Lin Fan said it was a guess, but in reality, he had already secretly used the Heaven and Earth Grand Deduction Art.

The Karma of a weasel is not significant, so it easily broke the sphere of light and revealed the truth.

As for calling it a guess, it's simply because I don't want to explain too much.

"What guess?"

When pressed for answers, Lin Fan slowly explained.

"These spirits actually know very well that the safest thing is to eat it. The reason they don't eat it is often because they don't intend to eat it themselves."

"Considering that it had been running in the same direction all along, I would venture to guess that it has a partner or a child or something, and that the other person has not become a spirit or monster. So it hopes to use enlightenment to help the other person also transform into a spirit or monster!"

"Of course, this is just my guess."

"..."

The Seventh Vice Minister glanced at the man, but didn't expose him. Instead, he went along with his words and said, "That makes sense. Now, guess where its partner or child is?"

Tsk, that's what smart people are like, they can't hide it from you!

The guy chuckled, "Go in the direction it ran just now, about three to five kilometers away, there's a cornfield. Maybe you can find a den of weasels or something there?"

"Hmm... if properly nurtured, it might be of some use."

Those weasels are just ordinary weasel pups now, but after all, their 'ancestors' were spirits, and it was at the beginning of their revival.

This is enough to prove that their bloodline is not bad, and they are more likely to develop intelligence and become spirits.

Therefore, it still has some value in cultivating talent.

Upon hearing this, the Seventh Vice Minister immediately contacted the Second Vice Minister and ordered someone to search for him.

As a result... the message came back at the same time as the Dull Hair).

In a cornfield about 4,000 meters away, a nest of baby weasels was found!