RITAAB 60.1

Chapter 60 【o(*￣︶￣*)o】PART 1

 

Liu Zhongyuan suddenly felt a chill down his spine. It seemed like a sign that someone was plotting against him. His gaze fell on Xia Liansheng, but Xia Liansheng was currently having his meal and didn’t notice him.

 

Oh well, regardless of who is trying to plot against me, they won’t succeed. My strength speaks for itself!

 

Qin Jiulin was diligently eating his meal, completely ignoring Xia Liansheng sitting across from him. Meow, he’s really focused on his food!

 

However, Xia Liansheng would always glance at Qin Jiulin while eating, but Qin Jiulin pretended not to notice. During the meal, there was only a little conversation between Xie Sihan, Cheng Tianxiang, and Qi Yu, making the atmosphere quite awkward and quiet.

 

Fortunately, meals don’t take too long. Liu Zhongyuan put down his chopsticks. “Let’s go, let’s head out.”

 

The six of them walked out together. Of course, to others, their group of six was quite noticeable. Anyone who knew them would naturally look their way as they passed by.

 

They walked all the way to the outer barrier, and once they were outside, they all transformed into their beast forms. Except for Xie Sihan and Cheng Tianxiang, who were girls, they had agreed beforehand to let the girls go ahead while they followed behind.

 

After the others had transformed into their beast forms, Liu Zhongyuan neatly packed their clothes. Then, with his back turned to them, he took off his own clothes and stored them away. After transforming into his beast form, he hung the bag containing his clothes securely on a sharp scale spike on his body.

 

Xia Liansheng, on the other hand, had to carry his clothes in his mouth. After all, those two girls wouldn’t help him carry his clothes. It would be a different story during missions, as they could help each other out, but not now…

 

He thought it would be better to keep his clothes to himself, just in case Cheng Tianxiang and Xie Sihan intentionally lost his clothes. If that happened, he wouldn’t be able to transform into his human form and talk to Qin Jiulin during their journey.

 

Once Qin Jiulin transformed into a giant tiger, he sat beside Liu Zhongyuan. Xie Sihan and Cheng Tianxiang were in front of them, occasionally glancing back at them.

 

“Liu Captain’s beast form is really powerful. Who could possibly beat him in a one-on-one fight?”

 

Xie Sihan replied, “Indeed… If it’s a solo fight, he’s the strongest in the world, right?”

 

Cheng Tianxiang added, “Not just that, unless it’s an overwhelming enemy, Liu Captain is truly fearless. I heard he’s even a venomous snake! That means he’s immune to poison!”

 

Xie Sihan then looked at Qin Jiulin who was on the side. “Mr. Qin’s beast form is also quite impressive. It looks so cool with those black and red stripes! It’s really handsome…”

 

Cheng Tianxiang, on the other hand, approached Qi Yu, “Hey, little brother, can I touch your feathers?”

 

Qi Yu rolled his eyes internally, but after thinking for a moment, he extended his wings. There were plenty of feathers to touch, but they couldn’t be plucked!

 

Cheng Tianxiang cautiously touched the pure white feathers. “Wow, they feel so nice!”

 

After the two girls had a brief argument, the four guys, including Liu Zhongyuan, left first. Once they were out of sight, the girls packed up their clothes and transformed into their beast forms. Cheng Tianxiang hung the bag with their clothes on her leg, making sure it wouldn’t fall off.

 

A large gray wolf and a soaring wild goose sped ahead and soon caught up with Liu Zhongyuan and the others, who had intentionally slowed down to wait for them.

 

Xia Liansheng, in his black panther form, had tried several times to approach the giant tiger and walk alongside him, but each time he was stopped by the tail of the giant snake. After several occurrences, even Xia Liansheng, despite his foolishness, realized what was going on.

 

Liu Zhongyuan was doing this on purpose! The way they interacted seemed like that of a couple, but all the signs indicated that Qin Jiulin was using Liu Zhongyuan to keep him at a distance. They didn’t have any intimate relationship at all. Every time they held hands, it was always initiated by Liu Zhongyuan, with Qin Jiulin never responding.

 

Hmph, what difference does it make if they try to stop him now? They’ll have to leave obediently later anyway.

 

Since Liu Zhongyuan was hindering him, Xia Liansheng had no choice but to keep his distance for now, to avoid being struck by Liu Zhongyuan’s seemingly extraordinary snake tail.

 

That was no joke.

 

Qin Jiulin, of course, also noticed Xia Liansheng and Liu Zhongyuan’s subtle interactions, but he pretended not to see.

 

Although it was indeed possible to kill Xia Liansheng now to eliminate any future troubles, it would definitely not be done silently. Xia Liansheng was also a beastman beast, and it would be difficult to kill him if they wanted to.

 

Moreover, it was currently the time to use people. A beastman beast like Xia Liansheng was significant to the entire Mo City, especially since Gao Siyang valued every beastman beast now.

 

If they took action now, it would surely be exposed and leave a bad impression on Gao Siyang, possibly resulting in punishment. After all, they would be considered as killing their own kind.

 

Perhaps due to power considerations, they wouldn’t be driven away, but they certainly wouldn’t be treated kindly if they stayed in Mo.

 

Qin Jiulin had already decided on the timing to take action. It would be when the military completely took over Mo and everything was back on track, with no problems even if Mo City lost one beastman beast.

 

There was something very strange. In his previous life, his death could be attributed to Qi Yu being killed by Duan Qiufeng and Qi Jinglan. After Qi Jinglan consumed Qi Yu’s heart, which contained the core of a beastman beast, she became an ordinary beastman beast.

 

That’s why Xia Liansheng did the same thing, but now it seemed different.

 

Xia Liansheng knew about this from the beginning, so how did he know? In this life, nothing had happened, and if he broke up with Xia Liansheng, he could be with Qin Jiuzhen directly, without any obstacles.

 

But he remained as devoted to himself as ever, so Xia Liansheng not only knew about this from the start but was also confident that he would soon possess the core of a beastman beast in the near future.

 

Qin Jiulin had been pondering over this matter all along. Did Xia Liansheng, like himself, reincarnate and return to the past?

 

So, did he come back to kill him? And he wanted him to fall in love with him, pretending to be someone else for so many years, and finally succeeded in winning his heart?

 

The more Qin Jiulin thought about it, the more impossible it seemed. After all, the look of hatred towards someone cannot be concealed, nor can the look of wanting to kill someone. He himself had failed to conceal it several times, but he quickly adjusted his emotions and made sure others didn’t notice.

 

Forget it, Qin Jiulin secretly glanced at Xia Liansheng, who couldn’t get close to him due to Liu Zhongyuan’s presence. Anyway, if he wanted to achieve his goal, he would eventually reveal his true intentions. He just needed to wait.

 

When they had been walking in the mountains for about an hour, the snowy owls flying in the sky emitted a few calls, indicating that there were many prey animals ahead of them.

 

Liu Zhongyuan and the others stopped their steps, and everyone waited for a while. After all, this time they were here to compete, even if it was just for fun, it was better not to skip the necessary process.

 

Everyone transformed into their human forms and put on their clothes. Before long, Xie Sihan and Chéng Tiānxiāng walked over from a distance. Of course, they couldn’t be with them.

 

Liu Zhongyuan said, “Very well, everyone is here. In that case, let’s begin. Xia Liansheng and I will compete, and the rest of you can divide yourselves up.”

 

Xie Sihan looked at Qin Jiulin, who seemed eager to try, as if he wanted to compete with him. But Qin Jiulin smiled and shook his head. Xie Sihan raised an eyebrow and looked at Chéng Tiānxiāng beside him. Was he going to compete with her instead?

 

Qin Jiulin found it amusing and shook his head. How could he possibly compete in hunting with Chéng Tiānxiāng, who had almost no hunting abilities?

 

Qin Jiulin said, “Let Chéng Tiānxiāng go with Qi Yu to have some fun. As for us, let the two captains be the referees and catch some prey along the way. This time, we’re just here to have fun, no need to be serious.”

 

Xie Sihan thought about it and agreed, “That’s fine. Being a referee is not a bad idea. Let’s be referees then.”

 

Now, Xia Liansheng’s plan had failed. He had originally planned to have a good chat with Qin Jiulin when Liu Zhongyuan left, but now it seemed that he didn’t have the opportunity.

 

Xia Liansheng’s gaze fell on Qin Jiulin, but Qin Jiulin continued to ignore him, as always.

 

Everyone knew that beastman beasts were very sensitive to their surroundings. They could sense even the slightest movement or gaze from such a close distance.

 

So Xia Liansheng knew that Qin Jiulin was deliberately ignoring him. It seemed that the rumors about him and Qin Jiuzhen had a significant impact on Qin Jiulin.

 

Liu Zhongyuan suddenly appeared in the middle of the two, “Hey, Captain Xia, do you have any objections to what I just said? Why haven’t you been saying anything?”

 

Xia Liansheng’s gaze finally fell on Liu Zhongyuan, “Of course I have no objections. When do we start?”

 

Liu Zhongyuan said, “Wow, since Captain Xia is so eager, let’s start now. Qi Yu said that there are many prey animals about a kilometer ahead. The final result of our competition will be based on the degree of reversion of the captured animals and the quantity. How about that?”

 

Xia Liansheng responded, “Sounds good. I have no objections.”

 

Liu Zhongyuan added, “Well then, let’s go. I’ll go ahead. Captain Xia, you better be fast.”

 

With that, Liu Zhongyuan immediately transformed into his animal form and soon disappeared into the forest ahead. Cheng Tianxiang also left with Qi Yu to have some fun outside.

 

Xie Sihan looked at Xia Liansheng, “Captain, why are you still here? Captain Liu has already left. If you delay any longer, the other side will have the advantage.”

 

Xia Liansheng didn’t even spare a glance at Xie Sihan, but instead said, “Could you go a little farther? I have something I want to discuss with Jiuzhen alone.”

 

Xie Sihan was momentarily stunned, but quickly realized what was going on. She sneered inwardly, it seemed that Xia Liansheng still couldn’t forget about Qin Jiuzhen. Is it really so honorable to be juggling two relationships?

 

Qin Jiuzhen finally gave Xia Liansheng a look, but before he could say anything, Xie Sihan interjected, “Captain Xia, if you don’t hurry, what will you do if you lose later?”