A World Worth Protecting

Wang Baole cleared his throat, and with his arms behind his back, he glanced at the surroundings. He wanted to say something, but after noticing that the donkey had made the feet of the furniture wet through licking, leaving a puddle of its saliva on the floor, a feeling of expecting better from someone arose in his heart.

As Jin Duoming was descending from the second floor, Wang Baole kicked the donkey while Jin Duoming wasn’t paying attention. He then raised his head to look at Jin Duoming, smiling while nodding.

“Yeah, it’s a little shabby indeed,” Wang Baole said approvingly. The donkey he just kicked immediately straightened its ears, looking innocently at Wang Baole. Its eyes uncontrollably drifted towards the table at the side.

Noticing the donkey’s behavior, Wang Baole was speechless as he thought about how stupid it was. It would definitely be an embarrassment to him if he were to bring the donkey out in public in the future. However, after considering that Jin Duoming had thoughts of purchasing it, Wang Baole was relieved. When he turned to look at Jin Duoming, his smile became even more exuberant.

Right now, Jin Duoming was approaching. Hearing Wang Baole’s words, he raised his eyebrows. He was being courteous previously. In reality, he had put great thought and effort into everything in this mansion. The cost of designing it was astonishing, and that was especially so for the sofa, which was his favorite.

He was extremely annoyed, but based on his understanding of Wang Baole, he knew that Wang Baole was someone who he couldn’t speak sense with. However, he still wanted to educate Wang Baole, and therefore pointed to the sofa with a smile.

“Indeed, they’re nothing impressive. However, this sofa should narrowly make the cut. It is made from the skin of a Core Formation Beast King and nourished by the Spirit blood of Core Formation cultivators for many years. It’s interior is not made of wood but the Beast King’s bones. Therefore, this sofa can be considered the embodiment of the Beast King. Cultivating while sitting on it gets the job done with half the effort!”

After giving a simple description of it, Jin Duoming smiled when he noticed Wang Baole gasping. He stopped talking about his house. Instead, his gaze fell on the donkey beside Wang Baole.

With just a look at it, Jin Duoming’s eyes lit up. The donkey really did appear pretty good, especially after Wang Baole had neatened it up, as if trying to package it. Its black fur glistened, and its straight, upright ears made it look vulnerable, while its wide eyes revealed a look of innocence and curiosity towards the world. That made the donkey doubly attractive.

Therefore, with just a single look at it, Jin Duoming concluded that the little donkey was definitely an extraordinary creature. Feelings of affection grew in his heart, such that he frowned and looked towards Wang Baole when he noticed that the confused-looking donkey was being tied by a thick rope.

“Fellow Daoist Wang, why did you tie this creature up? Quickly loosen it since you’re already here. This creature seems to harbor some spirituality and looks to be relatively young. If you don’t treat it nicely, it might view humans as enemies. Furthermore, creatures at this age like to mimic their owners. It seems like you’re not a suitable owner for this creature.” Jin Duoming was a little unhappy. After all, to him, it was obvious that Wang Baole was mistreating the donkey.

Hearing those words, Wang Baole immediately began to feel some anger sprouting within him. However, after reminding himself that Jin Duoming was a tycoon, he felt that it was unnecessary to hold grudges with a rich tycoon whom he was going to do business with. In keeping with his principles as a responsible seller, he gave Jin Duoming a reminder.

“Let me say this first. This donkey is a glutton. If it eats anything here after I release it, it’s not my concern!” Wang Baole felt that he should make things clear beforehand. Otherwise, if Jin Duoming demanded him to pay for any losses, he wouldn’t be able to afford it.

Upon hearing Wang Baole’s words, Jin Duoming laughed. He spoke calmly, with a tinge of arrogance in his eyes.

“It’s just some food, isn’t it? I, Jin Duoming, don’t have much, but I have loads of pills and food! If it wants to eat it, let it be. Charge it all to me. Besides, I’ve decided that I want this creature!”

“Let’s negotiate the price later on. Don’t worry, I, Jin Duoming, would never retract my words when I say that I want to buy something. As for the price… You’ll definitely be satisfied with it.” As Jin Duoming spoke, his eyes stayed on the donkey. The more he looked at it, the fonder he was of it.

Wang Baole felt relieved after hearing what Jin Duoming said. He quickly removed the ropes tied around the donkey and spoke delightedly after patting its head several times.

“Alright, this is your new home from now on.”

The donkey, which was loosened from the ropes, seemed a little afraid. It looked at Wang Baole, then at Jin Duoming, moving backwards a few steps with a look of fear on its face. As Jin Duoming watched its reaction, he felt a pain in his heart before looking at Wang Baole unhappily.

Wang Baole cleared his throat and was about to discuss the selling price for the donkey with Jin Duoming when the donkey’s eyes suddenly lit up upon realizing what was happening. It suddenly grew bold, its eyes shining bright as it retreated and approached a pill placed on an ancient shelf. It opened its mouth, instantly breaking apart the protective covering of the pill with its teeth, before swallowing it whole, together with the pill bottle.

Seeing what was happening, Wang Baole had wanted to scold the donkey sternly, but even before he uttered a word, Jin Duoming, who was standing at the side, began to praise the little donkey.

“How impressive is this little creature! It moves so quickly, and disregards the protective covering! Go on, eat whatever you like here!” Jin Duoming behaved as if he had just found a treasure. He switched off all the protective covering of the ancient shelf, exposing all the pill bottles. The donkey seemed to be in disbelief as it looked at the pills, and then at Jin Duoming, hyperventilating. In its memory since birth, it was beaten every single time it ate something. However, this was the only exception where it could let loose and eat whatever it desired.

This made the donkey extremely agitated. It dashed towards the shelf. With a loud crunch, it swallowed yet another pill bottle. Wang Baole decided to kindly remind Jin Duoming when he saw what was happening.

“It can really eat…”

As Jin Duoming listened, he slanted his head and looked at Wang Baole, smiling arrogantly.

“So, let it eat then!”

Listening to the words coming out of this tycoon’s mouth, Wang Baole felt breathless. For some unknown reason, when he looked at the donkey munching on the pill bottles, he grew anxious.

With Jin Duoming’s encouragement, and upon realizing that for the first time, Wang Baole wasn’t trying to control it, the donkey grew extremely exhilarated. It screamed in joy, its squeals reverberating in all directions. In its delight, it picked up speed and began sweeping through the first floor of Jin Duoming’s mansion.

It swallowed all the pill bottles. The donkey didn’t pass up the Dharmic treasures hung on the wall either. After finding the taste acceptable after a few mouthfuls, it swallowed a few pieces of Dharmic treasures.

Even though the items didn’t belong to him, Wang Baole grew increasingly mortified as he looked on. He hurriedly spoke.

“Jin Duoming, we have an agreement. You wanted this donkey, so don’t you regret it later on.”

Jin Duoming, who was pleasantly surprised as he looked at the donkey tearing apart a fourth-grade Numinous Treasure with its teeth and eating it, simply waved it off.

“Relax, will you? I’ll give you a Dharmic Armament in exchange for the donkey!”

Wang Baole felt relieved hearing Jin Duoming’s words. He thought silently in his heart that he had struck gold with this deal. At the same time, Jin Duoming, who had his back facing Wang Baole, also carried a look of delight in his eyes as he thought about how worth it the deal was for himself.

Wang Baole has always been sharp. However, he still made a loss this time. This shows the power of knowledge!

In reality, he had heard about how the donkey ate everything in its sight while it was in Dao Mountain Mist Academy. However, he didn’t consider that an issue, as he thought it was nothing out of the ordinary. That was because according to the news attained by Trilunaris Corporation, young ferocious beasts, especially those who were just born, would be undergoing their first cultivation spurt!

He was clear that young beasts at this critical stage would need large amounts of nutrients and Spirit Qi. The more they took in, the higher the level of cultivation they could reach during this first spurt!

However, there was a limit as well. Once the beast was satiated, it wouldn’t continue eating.

With that thought, Jin Duoming’s smile grew even wider. The donkey was like a tornado, eating all the pills on the ancient shelf, and even began licking the furniture as if it was famished. Jin Duoming waved his hand, and the wall on his right receded into the ground, revealing a large storage room, where bottles of pills and pieces of Numinous Treasures were present in piles.

Wang Baole’s jaw dropped. The donkey shrilled in happiness and immediately dashed into the storage room, eating like there was no tomorrow. Jin Duoming spoke arrogantly with his hands behind his back.

“There are more here. Actually, I also want to know how much this donkey can eat.”

Looking at the donkey screaming in delight as it ravaged the space, Wang Baole blinked several times. He had a gut feeling that something bad would happen and cleared his throat.

“Brother Jin, let’s not bother about the donkey. How about we negotiate the price for it?”

Jin Duoming laughed when he heard those words. He looked at the donkey with satisfaction and fondness, before heading up to the second floor with Wang Baole. They sat there, discussing the price. Wang Baole symbolically negotiated the price, but eventually set it as a seventh-grade Dharmic Armament, together with some cultivation materials.

Both parties were satisfied and were about to seal the deal when suddenly, a loud boom emerged from the first floor. At the same time, a few guards and female servants rushed in, exclaiming in disbelief.

“Heavens!”

“What happened here?”

“Was there a burglar?”