CHAPTER 649: CHAPTER 106: THE BADASS DARK BEAST

What?

Glancing at the group of toads before her, and then at the dagger swinging towards her nose, Yue Jinghua understood.

It seemed she had encountered a bullying incident.

The departure wasn’t smooth; even before setting off, she faced harassment, and this Southern Expedition wouldn’t be peaceful.

The group surrounding Yue Jinghua was undoubtedly composed of Cheng Ying’s suitors.

"Tch, Yue Jinghua, you think this is a picnic? And you even brought such a small little colt," the bored nobles of the Imperial City mocked upon seeing the Dark Beast behind Yue Jinghua.

It’s no wonder others mocked. Due to the urgent war situation this Southern Expedition, Long Jiuzun did not have time to coordinate warships. Except for the Dragon Rider Team, others were required to prepare more than two Flying Profound Beasts to travel day and night.

Those present were the nobles of the Imperial City, and each family bred a large number of strange beasts.

Thus, the drill field became a temporary Linglong Stables, inhabited by all kinds of fierce birds and beasts.

The newly contracted Sub-Asian Dragons were baring their teeth and claws, but only Yue Jinghua’s Golden Unicorn looked small and underdeveloped, clearly outshone by the others.

Cheng Ying was usually indifferent to others, cold even to Long Jiuzun, but she was unusually kind towards Yue Jinghua.

If it were Long Jiuzun who was treated differently, it could be understandable, but the person in question was someone without money, power, or even notable cultivation—a declining household.

This crowd was accustomed to having their way in the Imperial City, and yearning for more led them to find fault with Yue Jinghua without cause, aiming to give her a hard time.

Indeed, shortly after Yue Minzhi had left, Yue Jinghua found herself completely surrounded.

Among these people, the highest in cultivation was the third son of the Minister of Rites. His cultivation reached Dark Earth Great Success, and he wielded a dagger forged from meteorite iron, sharp enough to slice through metal.

Their behavior did not attract much attention, but Ji Yun and Qing Zizhu noticed it from the sidelines.

"Are those fools out of their minds, daring to provoke that calamity?" Ji Yun muttered upon seeing the group recklessly surrounding Yue Jinghua.

He had apparently forgotten who had provoked Yue Jinghua at the Sky Port in the first place.

Yue Jinghua’s notoriety wasn’t particularly significant in the circles of the Imperial City; she was only somewhat known around the Underground Beast Fighting Arena and Linlan Street, and only those like Ji Yun and the Yanyue Chamber of Commerce, who had dealt with her, knew how formidable she was.

"It’s strange, why would Yue Jinghua bring such a small colt on the expedition? No wonder those arrogant fools harassed her," every time Qing Zizhu remembered that incident where Yue Jinghua killed Ming Lang in Linlan Street, he shuddered.

He decided, during this Southern Expedition, he must avoid any dealings with Yue Jinghua at all costs.

"God knows. Let’s go ahead and meet up; it’ll be even more exciting if someone ends up dead, and then Jiuzun will step in," Ji Yun’s heart still held disdain for Yue Jinghua, foreseeing inevitable disputes between them during this expedition with Long Jiuzun present.

"Ah! What are you doing?" Before Ji Yun and Qing Zizhu could finish speaking, a scream rang out.

On the drill field, both Dragon Knights and others were drawn to the terrifying scream.

On the drill field, those noble youths were dumbfounded.

The Hanging-eyed Eagle Tiger that had earlier blocked Yue Jinghua’s path suddenly flew out, its huge body soaring through the air.

Before the Hanging-eyed Eagle Tiger hit the ground, a streak of golden light shot through the air like a sharp arrow, and a small, horse-sized golden Profound Beast leaped up.

Its graceful figure, with fur shining brighter than gold under the sunlight, the Dark Beast pierced through the throat of the Hanging-eyed Eagle Tiger with its few-inch-long unicorn horn, causing a fountain of blood to spurt out.

After striking successfully, the golden Dark Beast elegantly shook its head, its fur glaringly bright, then swaggered back to its master’s side, tail swaying and head held high.

Its demeanor, much like its overly dramatic master, was strikingly alike.

The Sixth-level Eagle Tiger, lively just a moment ago, now lay dead on the ground, its blood spraying around like red jade beads.

The group that had threatened Yue Jinghua trembled with fear, their leader barely able to grasp the dagger in his hand.

"What’s going on?" After hearing the clamor, Long Jiuzun pushed through the crowd and strode over.

Seeing the dead Hanging-eyed Eagle Tiger lying stiff on the ground and the frightened dandies, pale as dead, and looking at Cheng Ying with her hopeful eyes nearby, he already knew what had happened.

"Yue Jinghua, why did you allow your Dark Beast to attack viciously?" Long Jiuzun sternly rebuked Yue Jinghua.

"Young General Long, which eye of yours saw me allowing the Dark Beast to attack viciously? From start to finish, I stood right here, without even moving a toe. Don’t believe me? You can ask Young Master Ji and Young Master Qing, they saw everything," Yue Jinghua glanced with disdain at the two who were eagerly waiting for more trouble.

The two glanced at the Eagle Tiger with a new hole in its throat and felt a chill soar up their throats, their heads nodding subconsciously like pecking chickens.

Long Jiuzun furrowed his brows, then looked again at the Dark Beast beside Yue Jinghua, holding its head high in defiance.

What in the world is this creature? A Sixth-level Eagle Tiger, known for its speed, and yet it was accurately pierced by it.

"Young General Long, this is not Young Master Yue’s fault. Just now I saw Young Master Xi trying to show Young Master Yue his family’s treasure dagger, but Young Master Yue’s Dark Beast mistakenly thought Young Master Xi meant harm to Young Master Yue, and that’s why it reacted in fright," Cheng Ying said with a smile as she came over and bent down to inspect the Eagle Tiger’s wounds. Upon close inspection, she realized that the Eagle Tiger had already died.

Good... what a monstrous Dark Beast.

In the Eastern Continent, there are hardly any people who recognize Unicorns anymore.

Nobody connected the horse-shaped Dark Beast beside Yue Jinghua with the rarely seen Holy Beast, the Unicorn, on the continent.

With Cheng Ying’s assistance, the farce also came to an uneventful end.

This seemingly trivial farce let everyone in the Southern Expedition Army witness the power of the small golden colt beside Yue Jinghua.

In just a moment, everyone started to steer clear of Yue Jinghua, fearing that a single startle might result in their throats being pierced.

It was at this moment that the Dark Beasts on the training field all shrank away, and a thunderous dragon roar came from the sky.

Dozens of Flying Dragons, like dozens of high-speed dive bombers, appeared in the sky above the training field, carrying Dragon Knights clad in black armor.

The leader, majestic and wearing Knight Armor, was none other than Little Jinuo.

Long Jiuzun’s brows furrowed deeply as he looked at the dispirited Dark Beasts and the Southern Expedition Army, obviously shaken by the Dragon Knights, and his anger flared.

All he did was draw up a breath of Dark Energy, and with a "Heh--" sound,

The entire training field— the Dark Energy surged like the Furious Sea hitting waves, and like a morning bell suddenly struck, an invisible shockwave spread out, clearing the minds of everyone, including the fatigued Dark Beasts under the influence of the Sub-Asian Dragon’s Dragon Power.

The Dragon Battle Empire’s Southern and Northern Expedition Army, even before deploying, had already begun to compete covertly.