Beast Taming: I gained the talent of a spirit pet

In the evening, Gu Yuan was covered in sweat after finishing his training.

He took a bath, changed his clothes, and left the courtyard, preparing to return to Gu Family Village.

After leaving Chang Gong Lane, Gu Yuan's expression shifted as he hadn't walked far. He glanced behind him from the corner of his eye, a faint smile appearing on his lips.

“Interesting, someone is actually following me. Who is it? Someone from the Qian Mansion or the Green Bamboo Gang?”

Knowing he was being followed, Gu Yuan didn't pay any attention. He continued walking forward as if he hadn't noticed anything.

He didn't stop until he was outside the North Liang City gate and had walked some distance, where the surroundings gradually became deserted.

Because ahead on the road, a person was standing there.

This person was wearing a brocade robe, had a prosperous appearance, and was not tall, but his face was round and full of color. He squinted his eyes, naturally exuding a festive air.

It was Wu, the steward of the Qian Mansion!

“Oh, it's Steward Wu!”

Gu Yuan pretended to be surprised: “Why are you here, sir?”

“Young Master Gu, you've really made this old man search for you for a while.”

Steward Wu sized Gu Yuan up and down. He looked like he was smiling, but in Gu Yuan's eyes, it felt like a forced smile, as if he had ill intentions.

In fact, that was indeed the case.

Since the last time he saw Gu Yuan, Steward Wu had already resolved to eliminate him completely!

Afterward, he began to arrange for people to keep an eye on Gu Yuan, planning to take action when the opportunity arose. He had also made proper arrangements for some possible situations that might arise later.

But who knew that Gu Yuan would accept a mission from Jade Cauldron Tower and leave North Liang County directly with the caravan, rendering all his preparations useless. This made him so depressed that he almost vomited blood.

It wasn't until yesterday that the informant stationed outside Jade Cauldron Tower discovered Gu Yuan's踪跡.

Learning that Gu Yuan had returned after completing his mission, Steward Wu decisively decided to continue the plan!

Not only that, but he even planned to take action himself!

“Looks like you've been waiting here specifically for me for a while. What's the matter, sir? Are you planning to eliminate me completely and silence me?”

Gu Yuan picked at his ear with his little finger, flicked his nail in front of his eyes, and adopted a nonchalant attitude.

Seeing this, Steward Wu narrowed his eyes, vaguely feeling that something was wrong.

Why did this kid seem to have nothing to fear, and his attitude was also very different from last time?

He didn't rush to take action, but his mind raced, becoming somewhat suspicious. He said, “That's right, I am indeed waiting for you here specifically.”

“Waiting for me to do what? You're not planning to eliminate me completely and silence me, are you?”

Gu Yuan smiled playfully.

“Oh? What makes you say that, Young Master Gu? This old man has never had such thoughts.”

After Gu Yuan spoke his mind, Steward Wu's expression remained unchanged, but his heart tightened, and he had a bad feeling.

“Alright, enough nonsense.”

Gu Yuan didn't mean to explain, but waved his hand instead: “Steward Wu, you and I are both sensible people, let's just speak directly.”

He asked with some curiosity: “I'm very curious, does your young master Qian know that you've come to kill me this time?”

The smile finally disappeared from Steward Wu's face, and his usually cheerful face now had a hint of coldness, his eyes gloomy.

He was, after all, an old fox, and he knew very well that Gu Yuan knew his purpose. Seeing Gu Yuan's calm and unhurried appearance, what that meant was self-evident.

He was just a little puzzled in his heart. Knowing that he was here to kill him, he was still not flustered at all. Where did this kid get his confidence?

Moreover, in order to deal with Gu Yuan this time, he was quite cautious. Not only did he decide to take action himself, but he even hired a martial artist at a high price.

But now, the person he arranged had not taken action yet.

“Is Steward Wu wondering why the person you sent hasn't taken action?”

As if seeing through Steward Wu's thoughts, Gu Yuan grinned, revealing his snow-white teeth:

“It's very simple. By the time you were talking to me, he had already been taken care of by my little brother!”

Steward Wu didn't speak, because he had already seen a scene that he would never forget in his life—a grotesquely large, iron-green centipede was dragging a person out of the roadside bushes.

This person was burly and had a fierce appearance, somewhat like a thug. He could definitely scare children into silence.

But at this time, this man was bleeding from all seven orifices, his body was stiff, and he was no longer breathing.

“What? A demonic insect! You can actually control demonic creatures! This… this… this is impossible!”

Seeing the huge centipede, Steward Wu's pupils shrank, appearing extremely shocked.

After being silent for a long while, he said in a hoarse voice: “Alright, this old man underestimated you! Today, I've lost, but…”

As he spoke, seeing Gu Yuan listening attentively, his eyes sharpened, and he flicked out more than a dozen flying needles. Each one was swift, swishing towards all parts of Gu Yuan's body.

Even the tips of these flying needles faintly gleamed with a dark light, clearly poisoned!

After launching the poison needles, Steward Wu didn't even look at the result and turned to run.

A mere mud leg, a lowly commoner from the countryside, actually had the ability to control demonic creatures. This matter greatly exceeded his expectations!

What he was thinking about now was no longer how to eliminate Gu Yuan completely, but to leave here first!

As for how to solve the follow-up, that was no longer something he could decide.

Leaving here and reporting this matter to the master was Steward Wu's only thought now!

“Want to run?”

Gu Yuan snorted lightly, and with a “clang,” his long sword was drawn. He either pointed, whittled, chopped, or stabbed, deflecting all the flying needles, and then used the Flowing Serpent Step to pounce and kill without panic.

Steward Wu had only taken two steps when he felt a heaviness on his leg, along with a burst of intense pain.

The pain made his movements falter, and he couldn't help but stop.

Only then did Steward Wu realize that a huge black rat, as big as a cat, was hugging his leg and tearing at it wildly!

This rat's claws were as sharp as knives, hooking tightly onto his leg like curved hooks, tearing out bloody gashes that revealed bone.

Especially those two dark green incisors, which were even more incomparably sharp, tearing off chunks of flesh, were simply exceptionally ferocious!

“Ah!!!”

Even Steward Wu, with his deep scheming mind, couldn't help but be shocked and horrified at this time. He struck out with a palm, sending the strange rat flying away.

However, this strange rat's fur was exceptionally tough. At the moment of contact, it felt to him as if he had struck a piece of iron wrapped in a thick layer of cowhide!

The strange rat landed on the ground unscathed, only shaking its head and squeaking twice.

But Steward Wu was blocked by this, and coupled with the chunks of flesh torn from his leg, his steps were inevitably unsteady, and it was too late to run.

Gu Yuan's figure was as slippery as a snake, and he caught up in a few steps.

Puchi!

A flash of sword light, and Steward Wu only felt a chill in his legs. He looked down and found that his legs and body had separated, and large amounts of blood gushed out.

He screamed miserably and fell to the ground.