Dragon Tamer
Chapter 971 - Chapter 971 Chapter 975 Guessed Correctly

Chapter 971: Chapter 975: Guessed Correctly Chapter 971: Chapter 975: Guessed Correctly “There’s no need,” Zhu Minglang said. “Even if this was indeed hunted by the Xuanlong, all we’ve done is use these three corpses to establish its hunting range. Yet, in the last two days, no matter how hard we try, it’s impossible for us to find it within this range.”

It had taken them thirteen days to find just an activity range.

The range was vast, and unless the Xuanlong was not one to change locations, they might have continued depleting resources to seek more precise clues. However, Mr. Jinli had already said that the Xuanlong definitely changes places every month, so continuing the pursuit would just be a waste of time.

Cai You looked at Zhu Minglang, silent, watching him with a slight sense of grievance.

“Well, we can’t give up on the last two days. Come on, I’ll help you clean up,” Zhu Minglang said.

“Yes, yes!” Cai You nodded.

It took half a day to completely remove all the poison.

Only then did Zhu Minglang dare to touch the wound on the corpse. The wounds needed to be pried open, and he had to feel with his hands the angle and depth of the bite. Most importantly, he needed to determine if the tearing and biting marks inside the wound matched those made by a Xuanlong’s Dragon Teeth.

“How strange,” Zhu Minglang said.

“What’s wrong?” Cai You quickly asked.

“Deep within the wound, there indeed are sword-like teeth marks. It can be confirmed that this was killed by the Xuanlong,” Zhu Minglang said.

“Then we do have some gains!” Cai You’s face lit up with a smile.

“But why would it eat only half and then not finish?” Zhu Minglang asked.

Zhu Minglang had initially not been puzzled by the poisoned corpse, because the Xuanlong had a large appetite, and this beast’s body was not enough for a single meal for it.

“Could it be that it didn’t like the meat of this beast?” Cai You asked.

Zhu Minglang shook his head and said, “If it didn’t like it, it would have been like that Ancestor Mammoth at the start–nibbling on it a bit, realizing it didn’t taste right, and then discarding it, not half-eaten like this.”

“Maybe there’s danger lurking nearby,” Cai You suggested.

Zhu Minglang stroked his chin, staring at the half-eaten corpse, when a flash of insight struck him, “Could it be that it discovered the Sacred Beast was poisoned halfway through eating it?”

“That’s possible!” Cai You nodded earnestly.

Zhu Minglang then inspected the poisonous moss more carefully.

Initially, Zhu Minglang thought the corpse had been dumped where the toxic moss grew because that prevented scavengers from disturbing it and kept it from being decomposed by smaller organisms. But now, thinking it over, something seemed off.

It must have been the Sacred Beast that was poisoned first.

The Xuanlong had found the Sacred Beast and then hunted it.

After killing it, halfway through its meal, the Xuanlong discovered the Sacred Beast was poisoned and hastily discarded it.

The poison in the Sacred Beast’s blood, flesh, and body fluids seeped into the ground, which then sprouted a great amount of toxic moss. The moss kept the small creatures that depended on the corpse for survival at bay, which is why the half-eaten body was preserved for so long!

“That means, if the Xuanlong ate the poisoned Sacred Beast Meat, then the Xuanlong might have been poisoned as well… I understand now; no wonder we haven’t found any fresh prey it has hunted these past few days. It was poisoned, and during these two weeks we’ve been searching for it, it hasn’t been hunting at all!” Zhu Minglang exclaimed.

“Right, if it’s poisoned, it can only recuperate in its Dragon Cavern,” Cai You said.

“Moreover, if it is poisoned, it means it’ll have to delay moving homes–we have more than enough time to find it!” A gleam suddenly shone in Zhu Minglang’s eyes!

Cai You heard these words and suddenly understood, her cheeks blossoming with a joyous smile.

“Our God, we will definitely find it,” Cai You said.

“Thanks to your perseverance…” Zhu Minglang said.

“Being able to help you is Cai You’s greatest honor!” Hearing Zhu Minglang’s praise, Cai You’s smile grew even brighter on her cheeks.

Zhu Minglang looked at that beautiful and radiant smile and suddenly remembered the desperation she felt when she was stranded on the shore of Dragon Tail Mountain.

Xuanmu was right to make Cai You forget that period of hatred; she was indeed a good girl, full of enthusiasm for life, unwilling to give up even the slightest hope.

Let’s forget the pain for now, once I become stronger, I will fight for you!

“We can look for it in places where this Washing Heart Grass grows, there may be traces of Xuanlong as it needs this herb to detoxify,” Zhu Minglang suggested.

“Yes, this Washing Heart Grass usually grows under Suspended Rocks, it needs the essence of the rocks in rain to grow,” Cai You explained.

“The more severe the growing conditions, the better; we can even stake out the area,” Zhu Minglang nodded.

Cai You’s persistence was critical, not only did it narrow down the range of Xuanlong’s activities, but it also gave Zhu Minglang a very clear direction and clue.

With this direction and clue, there was a high chance of finding Xuanlong!

…

As long as the habitat of Washing Heart Grass is known, locating all the areas with it isn’t difficult, especially since Zhu Minglang has so many dragons to divide and conquer the task, quickly finding all the spots where Washing Heart Grass grows.

After spending four days, they identified six locations; they might have missed some Washing Heart Grass areas, but this poison apparently required a considerable amount of the grass juice to detoxify, and the process was slow; otherwise, Cai You wouldn’t have spent an entire night and still not have cleaned it up completely.

“Look, this has been harvested, it must be Xuanlong, it’s constantly searching for Washing Heart Grass to detoxify!” Cai You said excitedly.

Zhu Minglang walked into the cave and saw a piece of Suspended Rock at the entrance, like an umbrella canopy, and beneath was a patch of rock soil forming a shallow pit, where a clump of Washing Heart Grass was growing, but it had been trampled over.

Zhu Minglang’s gaze swept over and spotted a thin, shiny fragment lying beneath the Suspended Rock, likely shed by Xuanlong while picking the Washing Heart Grass, since the rocks here were jagged and the cave was narrow.

“Mr. Jinli, look at this scale, is it Xuanlong’s? We don’t want to find it only to discover it’s an extremely ordinary dragon,” Zhu Minglang stated.

“I wasn’t entirely sure before, but seeing this scale, I can guarantee with my life it’s definitely Xuanlong!” Mr. Jinli proclaimed.

What?

He wasn’t entirely sure before!

He and Cai You had been working hard for half a month, all because Mr. Jinli said it was Xuanlong, and now this guy wasn’t even sure from the start!!

That’s so unreliable!!

“There are four dragon species with this tooth-shaped scale: Xuanlong, Sword Tiger Dragon, Azure Dragon, Kirin Dragon. Even if it’s not Xuanlong, apart from Sword Tiger Dragon which is slightly weaker, the other two species are also very powerful,” Mr. Jinli said.

There was a one in four chance it was Xuanlong.

Mr. Jinli’s certainty and demeanor at the beginning were the biggest motivation for Zhu Minglang in these days of hard work examining corpses and checking feces, and yet this guy had been deceiving him from the start!!

Luckily, he guessed right, otherwise Little Gold Dragon’s main course tonight won’t have to rely on catfish anymore.

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