There was a formal beast tamer in the village.
This was extremely important for the village's safety.
Although there were no powerful Phantom Beasts around Holy Dragon Village,
every now and then, one or two Silver Rank or even Bronze Rank Phantom Beasts would wander in.
All they could do was flee to safety.
They only dared to return after the Phantom Beast had left.
Even ordinary people with somewhat greater strength found it difficult to deal with Iron Rank Phantom Beasts.
When facing high-level Bronze Rank Phantom Beasts or above, they might be completely helpless.
Their village was a long way from any human city.
They had no means of learning how to control Phantom Beasts.
So after Chen Xuan restored the dojo, they began sending their children to him to learn.
"Xiao Xuan, you have to stand up for us!"
"Our cattle and sheep are all gone. I suspect the neighboring village did it!"
When the crowd saw Chen Xuan, it was as though they had found their backbone.
With a formal beast tamer around,
they had much more confidence when confronting others.
"Everyone, don't panic yet. The cattle may not have been stolen!"
"They might have run off after encountering danger!"
"Or perhaps they were taken by another Phantom Beast..."
Chen Xuan stopped the villagers who were about to rush to the neighboring village.
After hearing Chen Xuan's words,
the crowd gradually calmed down.
"That's right! Xiao Xuan is right!"
"Maybe they ran away after encountering danger!"
"As expected of an experienced beast tamer. He analyzed the situation differently at a glance!"
After hearing Chen Xuan's words,
they thought it over carefully and found that he did make sense.
Holy Dragon Village was surrounded by mountains.
There might be some dangerous Phantom Beasts lurking nearby,
and it was entirely possible that their cattle and sheep had run away after encountering danger.
"All right, everyone, take me to look at your cattle sheds first!"
Seeing that everyone had quieted down, Chen Xuan breathed a sigh of relief.
It seemed the villagers were quite reasonable after all.
"All right. My house is closer, so let's go there first!"
Thus, the group marched toward the cattle shed at the middle-aged man's home.
After a while!
Chen Xuan had already visited several families' cattle sheds.
"Everyone, it seems I've discovered the thief!"
A mysterious yet confident smile appeared on Chen Xuan's face.
"The thief? Where?"
"Find him quickly! I'll make him plow ten acres of land for me!"
"Exactly! He can take care of my few acres of sweet potato fields too!"
"That's right, my..."
Hearing Chen Xuan mention a thief, the crowd grew furious.
"Follow me!"
Hearing their angry shouts, Chen Xuan did not stop them. He merely smiled faintly.
He led everyone toward the outskirts of the village.
Along the way,
only Chen Xuan noticed a smooth trail on the ground.
There was a layer of mucus on its surface.
"It should be some kind of frog-type Phantom Beast!"
Looking at the trail,
Chen Xuan murmured inwardly.
"All right, we're here!"
"The thief is right here!"
After a while, Chen Xuan brought everyone to the edge of an abandoned muddy field.
"The thief? Where is it?"
"Xiao Xuan, you aren't making fun of us, are you?"
"Exactly. Am I blind? I don't see anything at all!"
"Could it be the Emperor's Thief? Only clever people can see it?"
The crowd grew puzzled.
"Melody Butterfly!"
Hearing everyone's questions,
Chen Xuan smiled.
A flash of light suddenly swept past.
A beautiful butterfly glowing with five-colored light fluttered through the air.
"A Phantom Beast—Melody Butterfly!"
"I've heard of it. It's a rare Phantom Beast found in the mountains!"
"I never thought Xiao Xuan had subdued one. Looks like he already has considerable strength!"
Although the villagers were not formal beast tamers, they could still recognize some Phantom Beasts.
"Melody Butterfly is said to reach at least Silver Rank after adulthood. Could Xiao Xuan already be a Silver Rank beast tamer?"
The crowd was stunned!
"Not only that. Since Melody Butterfly is a sound-wave-type Phantom Beast, it's extremely difficult to subdue. I never thought Xiao Xuan would actually subdue one!"
"As expected of the heir to Holy Dragon Dojo. He truly is a promising young man!"
"But what is Xiao Xuan summoning Melody Butterfly for?"
The crowd sighed with emotion!
"Melody Butterfly, sound-wave attack!"
Just as they were wondering what Chen Xuan intended to do,
Chen Xuan ordered Melody Butterfly to launch an attack.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
The sound-wave attack continuously surged toward the muddy field.
The entire field began to tremble.
"Croak!"
Suddenly, a thunderous croak rang out as mud burst into the air.
A huge figure appeared before everyone.
It was a frog as enormous as a small house.
Even crouching, it stood five or six meters tall.
Its eyes were huge, and it looked at the crowd somewhat timidly.
Field King Frog
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