Chapter 283

Looking at the floor tile in Yun Zhongzi's hand, which bore his own paw print, Xiao Tian couldn't help but recall Yun Zhongzi's earlier words about turning him into dog meat cubes.

Dog meat cubes blanched, stir-fried over high heat, then seasoned—perfect!

Xiao Tian swallowed a fearful tear.

"Uncle, with only this paw print, how else should we investigate?"

Yang Jian planted his three-pointed double-edged blade into the ground, asking curiously.

Yun Zhongzi stood with hands behind his back, wearing an expression of profound mystery.

Seeing Yang Jian's face full of thirst for knowledge, he then nodded and smiled: "This poor Daoist has decided to conduct a thorough investigation, examining every single dog demon, wolf demon, and similar demon race beings throughout the Three Realms."

As long as one matches, he will surely capture it!

Leniency through confession, severity through resistance.

Yang Jian was somewhat speechless.

, conducting a thorough investigation—this is still using the most foolish method? Uncle made it so mysterious; he thought it must be some brilliant idea. Before the results even come out, he'd already be exhausted to death.

Becoming a demon like dogs or wolves isn't exactly rare—his family's two deficiencies have also become demons, right? "How effective is it now?"

Yang Jian asked.

"This poor Daoist has already examined all the wolf demons near Zhongnan Mountain."

After saying that, Yun Zhongzi sighed: "Only unfortunate, there is no match."

If there were a match, it would be strange—who steals something and doesn't run? "Uncle, have you considered another possibility?"

"What possibility?"

"What if the thief knows transformation techniques, steals the item, casually changes form, deliberately leaves traces to mislead—wouldn't this evidence still be useless?"

Yang Jian voiced his opinion.

After all, it's his own uncle—he can't just watch him continue down this path.

Yun Zhongzi slapped his forehead, suddenly realizing: "Exactly!

How could I not have thought of that?"

Transformation techniques aren't easy to learn, but there are plenty of people in the Three Realms who know them—this undoubtedly expands the scope of the patrol!

Yun Zhongzi wore a sorrowful face, pacing back and forth in his cave dwelling.

"The thief's heart is truly corrupt."

Yun Zhongzi sighed.

Yang Jian shrugged and said nothing—if one's heart weren't corrupt, they wouldn't steal.

"Eh?"

Suddenly, Yun Zhongzi's eyes lit up.

With just that movement, he saw Xiao Tian hiding behind Yang Jian, pretending not to exist.

"Protégé? You brought your dog too?"

"Yes, the weather's nice—I brought him out for a walk."

Yang Jian said casually.

Normally, if Yang Jian spoke like that, Xiao Tian would have retorted without hesitation—but today, facing Yun Zhongzi, he was so frightened he nearly wet himself, let alone talking back.

He had no choice but to tuck his tail and pretend to be an obedient dog.

"Woof, Xiao Tian greets Yun Zhongzi, Senior."

He bowed with both paws drawn together.

"Hmm."

Yun Zhongzi stroked his beard and nodded: "Get up."

Though his words were kind, his eyes stared unblinkingly at Xiao Tian's two paws.

Yun Zhongzi has recently developed some magical obstruction—seeing dogs and wolves makes him want to press down on a paw!

Seeing Yun Zhongzi's expression, Yang Jian already knew what he intended to do.

"Your Xiao Tian has grown quite large."

Yun Zhongzi observed him for a moment, quite curious.

"Yes!

Recently, he underwent a bloodline return to ancestry."

Yang Jian explained.

Yun Zhongzi nodded: "Indeed, he possesses fortune."

Bloodline return to ancestry is rare to encounter, but when it occurs, it is fortune itself.

After another careful observation, Yun Zhongzi sighed and murmured softly: "It seems not—his paws have grown considerably larger."

However, Yun Zhongzi's heart also relaxed at once—if they had matched, it would truly be awkward to resolve.

After all, Yang Jian's status and importance are now clearly laid out—if things went wrong, he might not be able to recover his dignity.

He did not doubt Yang Jian's intent—after all, he is the most outstanding disciple among the Third Generation of the Chan Sect, steady in temperament.

But Yang Jian's dog looks somewhat base and servile, and today he also appears somewhat timid, vastly different from the carefree demeanor seen during the Fèngshén era.

This inevitably aroused suspicion.

However, the paw print left by the thief is much smaller compared to Xiao Tian's—perhaps he just saw him get angry, so he felt a little afraid.

Though doing so is indeed too abrupt and somewhat disrespectful to the protégé's dignity,

yet this thief is truly too arrogant—I cannot swallow this anger; I would rather mistakenly kill than let one escape.

Xiao Tian, like Yun Zhongzi, secretly breathed a sigh of relief—his dog's life could be considered saved.

Having survived the disaster, Xiao Tian's legs felt a little weak, and his heart overflowed with joy over his wise decision.

When he was treasure hunting, he was afraid his size was too big and he would easily bump into things, so he made himself smaller.

After the bloodline returned to ancestry, he could switch freely, but in front of Yang Jian, he always appeared in the form after returning to ancestry.

The footprints left are his original size!

He, Xiao Tianquan, is awesome!

If it weren't for the inappropriate occasion, Xiao Tianquan could excitedly jump up.

Without Boss Chen, even if he obtained that golden skeleton, he could not perform the bloodline return to ancestry; today he will definitely expose himself.

Don't even mention dog meat cubes; look at this old man's angry vigor—he might have stewed and eaten the dog meat soup completely.

One sentence, Boss Chen is awesome!

There's nothing Boss Chen can't do!

Yun Zhongzi's eyelid twitched. Is it an illusion? How does he feel this Xiao Tianquan is no longer timid but instead started showing off? "That... Formation Address, when will you have time to help me repair my three-pointed two-edged blade?"

Yang Jian opened his mouth to ask again.

He was not angry at Yun Zhongzi's behavior—such things happening are only natural for people, and moreover, he was quite fortunate not to be Xiao Tian.

After all, he knows what Xiao Tian and Tian Peng that thing formed—a treasure-seeking squad specialized in searching for magical treasures in the Three Realms.

Xiao Tian can find treasures; Tian Peng is beat-resistant.

However, with their cultivation level, they fundamentally lack the ability to steal things from the Formation Address's cave dwelling.

Yang Jian elegantly ignored Xiong Dao Ren; that stinking bear, upon meeting, just flattered him, leaving Yang Jian not even thinking.

But precisely because of Xiong Dao Ren, Tian Peng and they were able to succeed; the profound heaven battle armor's heaven-defying level is fundamentally unimaginable.

"Just leave it aside for now, it's only these two days."

Yun Zhongzi spoke in a deep voice.

Anyway, today he has no mood to do anything regarding magical treasures.

Easy to trigger scene emotion; then give himself a good or bad breath, the fist in his sleeve tightly gripped, Yun Zhongzi's heart filled with resentment to the extreme.

One day, he will surely catch the thief!

"That... Formation Address, I'll take my leave first?"

Yang Jian clasped his hands, probing.

The Formation Address clearly is in a bad mood; it's better not to disturb.

"Go, go."

Yun Zhongzi waved his hand, still sunk into seclusion.

"I never thought even the Formation Address's cave dwelling of such a Prepared Saint great ability would be stolen."

After leaving the cave dwelling, Yang Jian shook his head and sighed.

Originally, he thought his cultivation as a Great Luo Golden Immortal already counted as strong, but today's event gave him a real lesson.

The waters of the Three Realms are too deep; Great Luo is merely a surface strong one; not becoming a saint ultimately ants—this saying indeed makes sense.

"What exactly is the grade of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian as magical treasures?"

Xiao Tianquan asked pretentiously.

This matter concerns the grade of his magical treasure and the number of meals; he must pay attention.

"You won't even not know this?"

After hearing Xiao Tianquan's words, Yang Jian had a speechless expression.

Xiao Tianquan is not without having experienced the Shen Feng Da Jie; how could he not know the bottom-card magical treasures before the Tongtian Saint Person?