Nonsense! How could my adopted son be a villain?

"It's a bit strange."

Xu Lingguang also found it a bit strange. He hadn't seen Amei like this when Qin Long took them to the Spirit Pet Garden before.

He couldn't help but glance at Qin Long a few more times, and saw Qin Long sitting crookedly by the roadside, holding his injured arm and groaning. His eyes were red, but he still forced a smile and said, "Amei was just joking with me. She probably didn't control herself for a moment."

Dongyang Li frowned and said, "I think it's not that it didn't control its strength; it really wanted to bite to death."

Qin Long paused, his expression darkening slightly. He lowered his head and remained silent, looking somewhat dejected.

Dongyang Li wanted to say something, but Chai Feng patted his arm, so he shut up. The two comforted him for a few more minutes and then walked towards Xu Lingguang.

Seeing Amei squatting at the foot of Lanjian, Dongyang Li frowned and stared at him from left to right.

Amei ignored him, her head drooping. Her puffed-up fur deflated and collapsed, making her look even more like a tattered rag ball.

Dongyang Li mustered his courage and quickly reached out to poke it, but Amei didn't move.

Dongyang Li crossed his arms, narrowed his eyes slightly, pondered for a moment, nudged Chai Feng with his elbow, and then gave Xu Lingguang a look, mouthing, "What do you guys think?"

Chai Feng deliberately avoided the others and used a communication talisman to communicate with them: "I feel like something's not right."

Xu Lingguang had the same feeling and replied with a communication talisman: "Amei bit Dongyang Li before. She was quite angry at the time, but you could tell she held back."

Otherwise, if Dongyang Li had been bitten, it wouldn't have resulted in just a minor cut and some bleeding.

Dongyang Li felt the same way, and there was something else that was also strange. He added, "Don't you think Qin Long's expression and demeanor were a bit exaggerated to the point of being deliberate during this meeting? And now that I think back, he was already acting strangely the day the incident happened at the Ten Thousand Beasts Manor."

Apart from Chai Feng, they weren't really close to Qin Long.

Because of the little incident at the Spirit Beast Garden, their impression of Qin Long was that he was a rich young master who loved his pets dearly and whose behavior was somewhat flamboyant. They couldn't tell whether his cultivation level was high or not, but he certainly didn't seem very reliable.

Therefore, on the day the incident occurred at the Beast Manor, they did not suspect Qin Long's unreliable behavior.

But after thinking about it carefully today, Dongyang Li realized that Qin Long's reaction was a bit strange.

His biological father was in a coma and his life was uncertain. Fengling City was also under lockdown. As the young master of Wanshou Manor, he still had the leisure to go see the spirit pets and even changed his clothes.

Later, upon discovering that Fengling City had been invaded by the Fanhua Vine, he abandoned them and stubbornly returned to Wanshou Manor, still citing the reason of seeing the spirit pets.

This at least shows that there is something he cares about very much in the Spirit Pet Garden.

All three of them turned their gazes toward Amei.

If we're talking about something special in the Spirit Pet Garden, it has to be Amei.

However, when Qin Long first took them to the Spirit Pet Garden, he treated every spirit pet equally, which made them overlook Amei's special qualities.

Xu Lingguang then thought of another suspicious point: "Speaking of which, it seems we have never met the master of the Ten Thousand Beasts Manor."

After the incident at Wan Shou Manor, the manor lord never showed his face, and all the information about the situation came from Qin Long.

Chai Feng said, "Qin Long just said that his father is hiding in a secret room."

Dongyang Li snapped his fingers: "While Qin Long is injured, why don't we go to the Ten Thousand Beasts Manor and look for him? If we can find his father, maybe the problem will be solved."

Chai Feng nodded in agreement and said to Xu Lingguang, "Dongyang and I will go and investigate. You stay here and keep him calm for now."

This is a good idea. Xu Lingguang took out some self-defense and life-saving pills from his storage bag and gave them to them: "Then be careful. If things don't go well, come back first. Don't take any risks."

"Don't worry, we know what we're doing."

Dongyang Li accepted the pills and then deliberately said loudly, "Chai Feng and I will go scout out the surrounding area and find a place to stay for tonight. You stay here and look after Qin Long."

Xu Lingguang nodded: "Okay, come back soon. If there's no suitable place, you can make do here for the night."

After the three finished speaking, they each went their separate ways.

Xu Lingguang feigned concern and went to check on Qin Long's injuries.

Qin Long's severed arm has begun to heal, but his face is still pale due to blood loss and pain.

He glanced at Chai Feng and Dong Yangli's retreating figures and said, "It's getting late, why don't we rest here instead of looking for a new place?"

Xu Lingguang said nonchalantly, "It's good to check if there are any threats nearby, and then set up a few defensive arrays just in case. You don't know how unlucky we were on the way here. We encountered quite a few cultivators who had lost their minds. If it weren't for Yu Yun and the others, we probably wouldn't have been able to deal with them on our own."

"The terrain here is open, so if you're unlucky enough to get surrounded, it'll be troublesome."

"makes sense."

Qin Long glanced at the three people not far away, his gaze lingering on Lan Jian for a moment, as if curious: "Is that silver-haired cultivator also your friend? He doesn't look very friendly."

Xu Lingguang glanced back and casually said, "We're not really friends. We met once before and traveled together. Given the situation in Fengling City, it's always safer to have more people around."

After thinking for a moment, Qin Long realized he didn't know Chong Xue's background, so he lowered his voice and made up a story: "Don't be fooled by his otherworldly appearance. He's just a pretty face, a pampered young master from a noble family. He's very picky when he's out and about, afraid of getting dirty or tired, and his cultivation is mediocre. But since we've met, we couldn't just leave him to die, so we brought him along. He has a rather eccentric temper, and Dongyang Li doesn't like him. You'd better avoid provoking him to prevent unnecessary trouble."

Xu Lingguang made up a bunch of random ideas, thinking that if Qin Long really had some problems, this would lower his guard.

However, he felt a little guilty after speaking, and secretly glanced at Chongxue, who was standing alone to the side. Seeing that Chongxue was facing away from him and seemed to be looking into the distance and not paying attention to them, he felt a little relieved and continued to talk to Qinlong, thinking that he might be able to get some information out of him.

Upon hearing this, Qin Long indeed stopped paying attention to Chong Xue and instead inquired about Yu Jun and Nie Yuqin.

Xu Lingguang couldn't tell the truth in this situation, so he mixed up the truth with falsehoods and made up a bunch of lies.

Qin Long didn't know whether he truly believed it or not, but at least he didn't press the matter further.

Seeing that he looked tired, Xu Lingguang told him to rest well and took the opportunity to slip away.

As soon as he left, Lan Jian strolled over, looked down at him with a half-smile: "Pretty face? Spoiled brat? Eccentric temperament?"