Chapter 305: Where's My Pay? (4/10, Autumn Subscription)

After some exploration, Fang Yue's martial force, combined with their hunting skills, finally managed to capture one injured adult 【Giant-Head Blood Hound】, one 【Giant-Head Blood Hound】 pup, and one corpse of a male adult 【Giant-Head Blood Hound】.

After Xu Pai's team offered a high price for the injured Giant-Head Blood Hound, Fang Yue let them have it in exchange for 50 black stones — this Xu Pai, unremarkable in appearance, was unexpectedly rich.

"Hahaha! Finally got ourselves a 【Giant-Head Blood Hound】, even though it's an adult and taming it will be far harder, it's still better than nothing. This trip was entirely thanks to Captain Ye's full assistance. In the future, if you come to 【Qun Shou Gu】, I will host you well!"

Qun Shou Gu — Fang Yue had never heard of it, guessing it was some sort of sect?

After escorting Xu Pai's group back to the village, in no time at all they had prepared everything, gathered the escorting martial artists, and were ready to leave Mo Cun.

"Captain Ye, this item is a 【Wolf Peace Stone】. Please pass it on to the Blood Hunter for me, and thank him for his selfless help. Also tell him that no matter what he becomes, he will always be the vice regimental commander of our hunting regiment — that will never change."

Ma Shou, the girl in Xu Pai's team, let out a gasp the moment she saw the 【Wolf Peace Stone】.

"Xu Pai, this thing can't just be given away…"

"It's fine! The Blood Hunter is our benefactor, giving it to him is no problem."

"…"

Ma Shou fell silent. Fang Yue took the stone, glanced at it twice, and couldn't see anything special about the thing either.

After watching them leave the village, Fang Yue took the pup himself and went to find the Blood Hunter at the medical hall.

The moment he stepped into the Blood Hunter's sickroom, the Blood Hunter's eyes went wide.

His whole body trembled with excitement as he slapped his thigh.

"A p-p-p-pup!!"

"Right, the 【Giant-Head Blood Hound pup】 you wanted."

While cooperating with Xu Pai's group, Fang Yue had killed many 【Giant Beasts Blood Hounds】. The materials and such were originally agreed to be tallied up and paid extra once back, but later, because they had captured an injured 【Giant-Head Blood Hound】 alive, Xu Pai simply paid a high price on the spot. Fang Yue didn't quibble over the materials either, but did ask for two big vats of Ghost Hunter Meat, which he had someone deliver to the escort team's inn.

As for the pup, naturally per the agreement, it was left for the Blood Hunter.

Mainly because a Giant-Head Blood Hound's strength was just so-so. It was of no real help to Fang Yue, and on top of that it needed taming and raising — by the time the pup grew up, it would take at least several years. With that much time, Fang Yue didn't know how many times he could have raised his realm and strength.

So either properly learn hunter skills and directly tame an adult Ghost Hunter as a pet to help in combat,

or just don't bother, kill it and trade it for materials.

Unless the pup's quality was good enough to make one willing to invest time and resources, otherwise forget it.

"Brother Ye! Brother Ye!!"

The Blood Hunter held the snarling 【Giant-Head Blood Hound】 pup in one arm, and excitedly grabbed Fang Yue's hand with the other.

"Brother Ye, if you need anything in the future, just call on me. I'll go through fire and water, no hesitation!!"

"Awoo! Awoo!" The pup in his arms was howling along.

The 【Giant-Head Blood Hound】 pup's appearance was about the same as an ordinary puppy, except its head was bigger than its body, looking rather deformed — really not cute at all.

Once it grew up and its body wasn't so misshapen, it would look a bit better.

After handing the 【Wolf Peace Stone】 over to the Blood Hunter as well, the Blood Hunter was immediately startled.

"A 【Wolf Peace Stone】 from 【Qun Shou Gu】?!"

Fang Yue was taken aback — he hadn't even mentioned Xu Pai's identity yet, and the Blood Hunter already knew?

"Brother Ye may not know, but 【Qun Shou Gu】 is a gathering place for high-level hunters. Only when one's hunting skills reach a certain height will one be noticed by 【Qun Shou Gu】 and sent a 【Wolf Peace Stone】 as a token, allowing entry into 【Qun Shou Gu】. I'm aware of Xu Pai's hunting ability — why does he hold a 【Wolf Peace Stone】?"

Fang Yue had no idea, but he still told the Blood Hunter everything about Xu Pai.

"Go to 【Qun Shou Gu】 to find him? So he's a person of 【Qun Shou Gu】?!"

The Blood Hunter was shocked.

In the hunter circle, 【Qun Shou Gu】 was a very special existence. Being able to enter 【Qun Shou Gu】 was the supreme honor for a hunter.

The Blood Hunter had thought he'd never have a chance to enter 【Qun Shou Gu】 in his lifetime, but never expected the opportunity to come so suddenly.

He gripped the 【Wolf Peace Stone】 tightly.

"Brother Ye, once I've raised this 【Giant-Head Blood Hound】 pup, I'll take it on a trip to 【Qun Shou Gu】 to glimpse its splendor. When the time comes, I'd still like to ask Brother Ye to escort me along the way."

After a pause, he handed the 【Wolf Peace Stone】 to Fang Yue: "If Brother Ye agrees, this item is yours, as a token."

Fang Yue rolled his eyes — by the time you raise that pup to adulthood, you'll probably be six feet under.

But he still accepted the 【Wolf Peace Stone】 and asked: "Besides serving as a token, what else is this thing good for?"

"Brother Ye is indeed sharp. Correct, besides being a token, this item has one basic function. It can soothe certain Ghost Hunters with wolf-type traits, being seen by wolf-type Ghost Hunters as a friendly kindred. But wolf-type Ghost Hunters aren't rare, yet normally they're hard to come across, so in practice its symbolic meaning as a token is greater than its actual use."

Well, sounds pretty useless.

After pocketing the 【Wolf Peace Stone】, Fang Yue asked about the Blood Hunter's injuries — the news was quite optimistic.

Under An Shenyi's focused treatment, the Blood Hunter could already get out of bed, meaning he could follow the escort team back to Gu Yue Cun.

On top of getting the Giant-Head Blood Hound pup, his mood was greatly lifted, the whole person was fired up, looking very spirited.

After chatting a few more words with the Blood Hunter, Fang Yue returned to the inn and learned that Hua Qiuqiu had come by and left something behind.

That was when the scene above of entering Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu to search for things happened.

"I've taken the box. Remember to eat more."

The moment she heard Fang Yue's words, Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu stiffened up and meekly acknowledged.

Fang Yue paid her no mind, first went to Qing Ya Ke Zhan and found Ni Dongmei in her room.

"Oh? You're back? That was pretty fast."

"You have the nerve to say that — I hadn't even gotten on the carriage and you ran off. Taking me with you would have killed you?"

"Let's not talk about that for now. Do you have any way to wake Tail up early? Since returning to the village she's been spacing out all the time, that's not a good sign."

Fang Yue:???

He glanced at Tail lying on the bed — sure enough, eyes vacant, completely offline.

Fang Yue didn't have Tail's real-world contact info. Spreading his hands in helplessness, he said: "What about that big gift you mentioned giving me?"

That's right — when Ni Dongmei had brought Tail back to the village earlier, she'd mentioned a big gift, placed under the pillow in her room.

Now, Fang Yue had come to collect the big gift.

"I knew you were coming for this."

Ni Dongmei said in a sour tone, pulling a small square box from the cabinet.

(End of chapter)