Demon Hunter: I have a red gourd

Chapter 10 Absurd Reasons

"If it's the favorite dragon of the lord's youngest daughter, why bother hunting it?"

Ivan had long heard of the absurdity of the nobles in this world, but he did not expect that it would be so absurd.

A little girl holds a ferocious monster as a pet?

Have all the rich started doing this?

"This story begins three days ago."

"That was the third time in one day that the lord's little daughter saw her beloved 'pet' grab a peasant and fly into the sky. She wasn't afraid at all, but instead clapped her hands and laughed happily."

"We originally thought she was just watching, just a child. But unexpectedly, the next day, the young lady suddenly started to worry that her lovely 'Big Horn' was not eating enough."

"After all, those farmers look so thin, and that beast looks so big. It must have consumed a lot of energy flying so high."

"So, she decided to feed it herself."

"Feeding?" Ivan felt his temple throbbing. "Could the food she feeds be human?"

"I have to say, the lady did have this idea at first, because she saw her pet catch humans three times in a row that day, so she thought it liked this kind of food."

"But after searching the nearby territories, we couldn't find any peasants who were even slightly plump. The ones with a bit of flesh were all in the lord's own mansion. Plus, our constant efforts to dissuade her finally made her give up the idea."

"In the end, she chose a few fat little lambs. To be honest, we were all relieved when we heard the news." The young man smiled bitterly.

"But what I didn't expect was that the young lady actually wanted us guards to escort her and personally go to the place where the scissor-tailed dragon often appeared to feed it."

"We tried to dissuade her again and again, telling her it was too dangerous and that the beast was no ordinary dog, but she wouldn't listen. She insisted on watching her 'big horn' take her gift away before she would go home in peace."

"We placed the tied-up sheep in the open space where the beast often appeared, and then we protected the young lady and hid in the woods nearby."

Ivan sneered, "Let me guess, in the end, your eldest daughter didn't listen to your advice and jumped out, right?"

"That's right." The young man spat, his tone hinting at anger. "When that beast flew down from the sky and enjoyed his meal."

"Rather than being frightened, the young lady screamed with excitement and even rushed out to touch her 'big horns'."

The young man rubbed his face, as if trying to erase the shadow of that night. "We were so scared that we quickly stopped her. But you know, she wouldn't listen. Instead, she started kicking and screaming, even picking up nearby branches and rocks to throw at us, yelling that we were bad people and wouldn't let her get close to her good friend."

"And then?" Ivan's voice was still cold, but there was a hint of curiosity that was hard to conceal in his tone.

"And then? The beast, probably attracted by her screaming, raised its head and looked in our direction." The young man's face turned slightly pale. "At that moment, I thought we were dead. Its eyes were so cold, like it was looking at prey."

"Fortunately, the beast seemed more interested in the sheep. He looked at us for a while before continuing to enjoy the young lady's 'gift'."

"But your lady," Ivan raised an eyebrow, "wouldn't give up so easily, would she?" "You're right," the young man said wearily. "Just when we were all so frightened by that beast's gaze that we couldn't move, she took the opportunity to slip out from behind the bushes. When we found her, she was already standing in the open space, only ten steps away from the beast."

"Excellent, excellent." Ivan clapped his hands. "Your lord's little daughter is truly courageous. She dared to get so close to a monster that would make many people go weak at the sight of it. Is this what ignorance brings?"

"That's not all!" the young man gritted his teeth. "Maybe because she was too small, the beast didn't even see her as a threat. It didn't even glance at her and continued to eat its sheep."

"The young lady ignored our shouts and continued to approach the beast step by step. Finally, she reached out and touched its head."

"This seemed to have angered the beast. It roared, spread its wings, grabbed the young lady by the collar, and lifted her into the air."

"We all panicked and drew our weapons to save her, but no one dared to actually do anything. The young lady is in its hands. If we anger it, won't she be dead?"

"So you watched helplessly as the Scissortail Dragon took your young lady away? I say, you're not asking me to rescue your young lady, are you? The Scissortail Dragon isn't a giant dragon, and it doesn't have the habit of plundering princesses. Your young lady will most likely be treated as food by it."

"No, we did save her." The young man's voice deepened. "I saw the situation was truly dire, so I decisively drew my bow and shot an arrow, which hit the beast right on the wing."

"I don't know if I hurt the beast, but it was obviously very angry. It dropped the lady in its hands and rushed towards us."

"We quickly swung our weapons to fight it, but we lost seven of our brothers."

"Our swords also left several wounds on the beast. Perhaps realizing there was nothing to gain from continuing the fight, the beast turned around, grabbed the sheep on the ground, and flew away."

"What about your lady? Is she okay?"

"It's okay, just a few scrapes."

"What a shame." Ivan shook his head. "If there's nothing wrong, why did you ask me to hunt that Scissortail Dragon? Isn't it your young lady's pet?"

The young man didn't object, seemingly agreeing with Ivan. "It was the lord. When the lord saw his daughter injured, he got angry at us guards."

"He angrily accused us of not being able to stop a beast and causing his own precious daughter to be injured, without caring at all about the seven brothers we lost."

"He also ordered us to find the beast as quickly as possible and bring back its head to redeem itself. He won't allow a creature that hurt his daughter to continue living in this world. If that's not possible, then we must bring back its own head."

"What a loving father and daughter." Ivan sneered, "Where's your daughter? How could she agree to her father killing her pet?"

"The lady agrees." This time the young man's voice was filled with uncontrollable anger, and his teeth seemed to be bitten to pieces.

"The young lady said that when she touched the beast this time, it felt like rough rock, not at all the furry feeling she had imagined. So, she no longer likes this pet."

"Haha, what a ridiculous commission."

(End of this chapter)