Reborn As A Phoenix With Beast Taming System
Chapter 63: First Legendary Beast!

Chapter 63: 63: First Legendary Beast!

Ash, however, pretended to not hear anything from the mysterious existence and simply lifted it up, he focused his senses until he perceived its true nature. He almost fainted from amazement once he saw a magnificent two tailed snake-type beast inside the small prison!

Afterward, the Heavenly Beast Taming System was able to identify it without fail.

[Congratulations! You have found your first Legendary Beast!]

[Name: Bai Suzhen]

[Species: White Jade Snake]

[Gender: Female]

[Rarity: Legendary]

[Rank: Sealed]

[Bond: None]

[Potential Evolution Rank: Heavenly Empress Beast]

Ash, however, was still wearing his poker face once he finished identifying it. ’Who would’ve thought that a legendary beast would be imprisoned in this small space?’

Afterward, he spoke with his Mind Voice even though he wasn’t sure whether his Mind Voice could reach the Legendary Beast or not.

"Stay put. I will get you out of here." Once he said that, the White Jade Snake quieted down.

On the other hand, Zhu Yan was still waiting patiently for Ash to speak. "Is there something the matter, Young Lord?"

"Ah, it’s nothing, really." Ash said dejectedly. "I’m just disappointed. I thought that there was something special with stone. As it turns out, this piece of stone was just a petrified cow’s dung!"

"A-are you certain, young lord? Perhaps, it’s a petrified dung from a powerful beast?" Zhu Yan coaxed the young lord before his disappointment turned into a rage.

"No, Senior Zhu Yan. I’m certain that this piece of rock is actually a petrified dung! Are you doubting my Appraisal art?!"

"N-no, young lord! My utmost apologies!"

Ash immediately turned to Wu Puhua who was nodding his head back and forth whilst fighting the drowsiness.

"Hey! Wake up!" Ash slammed Wu Puhua’s table so hard until his handprint left a mark on the wood.

"Wooaaah! What the fuck!" Wu Puhua yelped, he jumped out of his chair due to the sudden burst of energy.

"Look here! What do you think this is?" Ash put the piece of rock before Wu Puhua’s face.

"A piece of rock?"

"Mother– It’s a piece of shit! A petrified piece of shit! Are you fucking kidding me?! I am a Jade Grade Appraiser! And you’re telling me to appraise this piece of shit! You think I am a blind, huh?!"

Wu Puhua was utterly terrified. The wrath of a disciple would be equal with the wrath of his Master. Since the three Inner Disciples were addressing him with the Young Lord, the young man’s social status was much higher than those three!

Now, Wu Puhua regretted his decision to put a Concealment Formation Array in this room since nobody would come to rescue him even if he screamed to the top of his lungs.

"P-Please, have mercy! I only carry orders from the higher ups! I don’t even know about that rock! I am sorry!"

"Who sent you to sell these items?!"

"It’s Elder Wu Jiangsu! He is the head of the Treasure Hall of Mount Wu Sect!"

"Hmph! You are lucky that you were still my client on the record! If not, I’d gut your bowels upside down!"

On the other hand, Zhu Yan and the other two Inner Disciples had already brandished their swords, in case of a brutal brawl.

"What should we do to him, Young Lord?"

"Hmph! We will let him live, for now. Let’s leave. Our business here is done." Ash opted to kick the door open to further convince the others that he was genuinely pissed.

Before he left the room, Ash turned back, grabbing Wu Puhua by his collar. "I will expect the reimbursement money for this humiliation by tomorrow midday at this very same room."

"Of course! Of course! H-how much do you want?" Wu Puhua was already pissing his pants. At this time, he began to think that Wu Jiangsu had set him up by mixing that piece of shit amongst the high-rank items.

"For the sake of our future business endeavours. 1,000 Tael of Gold Coins should be enough to cover the damage."

"Forget it! I will pay it right now! Please, don’t kill me!" Wu Puhua produced a medium sized money pouch from his storage ring, and he gave it to him without further thought. And there goes all of his money for accommodation and foods.

"Nah, you’re good." Ash smiled like a saint. But, he actually laughed so hard in his mind. ’Thanks for the free money, bitch!’

"I will see you again at the auction house!" Ash and his entourages left the room with a playful smile etched on the edge of their faces. Little did they know, Ash successfully smuggled the imprisoned White Jade Snake into his Storage Ring.

To his surprise, the main lobby was already crowded by fellow merchants and cultivators who wants to know the result of the Appraisal Ceremony.

However, Ash was not in the mood to mingling with strangers. The crowd soon parted away as he walked in the middle, heading straight to his carriage.

"Shall we return to Lady Yunxian’s annex first?" Zhu Yan asked from the driver seat.

"En, let’s do just that. I need to calm my nerves after that utter humiliation. Wu Jiangsu, I will surely gut him someday!"

While driving the young lord back to the annex, Zhu Yan didn’t expect that Xiao Hûo could be very explosive when it comes to his dignity and credibility. It’s also very understandable since trustworthiness was the main commodity of this line of business. One slight mistake, his head would rolled down from the bed by next morning.

’His career might end abruptly right there if he failed to identify the last item."

****

Before long, the carriage entered the courtyard and was welcomed by Yunxian herself. She told the other three to rest at the guesthouse which was situated just beside the main annex building and rest there for the night. And they did so without further questions.

"Welcome back, young lord! You return sooner than I expected," said Yunxian as he walked out of the carriage.

"En. Things went really well until it didn’t."

"What happened?"

"Meh, it’s not something that we should talk about." Ash was looking behind her shoulders, trying to find Tang Yigao’s presence but to no avail. "Where is Master Yigao?"

"Oh, right, I almost forgot. He opted to return to Tang Sect to prepare himself for the journey to find the Queen of Arachnids as well as checking up on Meilan."

"I see..."

"Ah! He also left a message for you! He said, "You must visit Tang Sect once you finish your business in this city." After that, he just simply left an hour ago."

Ash looked up to the starry sky, following Yunxian’s hand direction. "Meilan is the one who is dying in her dead bed yet Master Yigao is the one who races against time."

"Indeed, young lord."

"Please forgive me for being indelicate, why don’t you return to Tang Sect and see your daughter?"

Yunxian hugged herself, grabbing her upper arm. "I-I can’t do that. The vow that I took 18 years ago forbade me to see her."

Ash shook his head a couple of times. There’s nothing he can do about it since he’s just an outsider. However, as the Grand Disciple of Tang Yigao, he has some authority and he could probably do something to help Yunxian to reunite with her daughter.

"It’s getting chilly. Please head inside, Miss Yunxian."

"But, what about you? Where are you staying tonight?!"

"Hm, I can always find an inn. If I can’t get a room, I’m fine to sleep wherever."

"Why don’t you sleep here? I still have plenty of room."