Library of Heaven's Path 2: Eternal Fate of the Heavens

"..."

The corner of Steward Liao's mouth twitched, and he almost spat out a mouthful of old blood on the spot.

He had just finished boasting about his beast taming techniques, how formidable they were, and was about to give a demonstration, only to have his face slapped in front of everyone...

This wasn't the unpredictably miraculous beast taming method he'd spoken of, but more like an unpredictably miraculous method of death!

His eyelids twitched, and just as he was about to explode, he saw Yun'er Miss Yu with an equally puzzled look: "Steward Liao, is this... using one's head to hit the wall also a method of subduing?

She really didn't understand.

Having heard Steward Liao and her father make oaths, she even thought the convulsion just now was part of the process...

Feeling like he was stabbed in the heart again, and by the young lady no less, Steward Liao couldn't even bring himself to lose face and dare not speak the truth, only managing to reveal an almost tearful expression: "This... to report to Miss, just now it was a failure of subduing the beast!"

"What do you mean?"

Yu Xiaoyu's eyes widened.

Seeing that the other party was determined to rub his face into the ground, Steward Liao could only answer awkwardly: "In beast taming there are successes and, naturally, failures too. If we have to blame something, we can only blame this Cangbai Eagle for being too unyielding, preferring death over submission as a human's pet. I did everything I could..."

As he said this, Steward Liao turned around and clasped his fist to Yu Longqing with a face full of shame: "City Lord, it is the underskilled beast taming of your humble servant, unable to offer proper guidance, that has led the city lord to miss out on the desired beast pet..."

The city lord's beast taming was naturally led by him. Nobody had expected that after all the trouble and effort, it would all be for nothing.

"You're not to blame, it's just that there wasn't a destiny between me and that Cangbai Eagle! You're right; in the matter of beast taming, there are successes and failures alike, and one must not worry about temporary gains or losses, we'll just strive for success next time!"

Yu Longqing shook his head.

Having struggled for over half a month, he nearly lost his life, and at the last moment, the eagle still chose to kill itself by hitting the wall...

Although he felt depressed inside, he also couldn't say much more.

After all, the other party had shared all his knowledge without holding back anything; if someone was to blame, it could only be his own bad luck.

After listening to the dialogue between the two, Yu Xiaoyu finally understood what had happened and looked doubtfully at Zhang Xuan not far away: "Didn't you say that you tamed Suxiang in just half a day? Why did my father spend half a month and still end up with it hitting the wall?"

This question would have been better left unasked; hearing it, both Yu Longqing and Steward Liao wished they could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

"Miss, please be careful with your words... A mere thousand-li horse cannot be compared with a Cangbai Eagle…" Steward Liao urgently explained.

Zhang Xuan smiled slightly: "Perhaps I was just luckier!"

The truth was, his had also died... He just had a spirit awakening technique.

"Then... could you help to tame it for my father?"

Yu Xiaoyu was still unwilling to give up the opportunity.

"This..."

Zhang Xuan hesitated for a moment before saying, "If this Cangbai Eagle hadn't died, it would indeed be worth a try, but now..."

"Worth a try?"

Before he could finish, Steward Liao's cold voice interrupted him: "Such big talk, completely ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth! Having suffered for so many days, the Cangbai Eagle wouldn't even submit in the face of death but chose to demonstrate its resolve by dying; this has already shown its attitude, it will absolutely never accept taming! Not to mention someone like you who loves to boast, even a powerful expert who holds the Beast Taming Fate would not be able to succeed..."

"Steward Liao, do you doubt that I can do it?" Zhang Xuan raised an eyebrow.

If the other party had doubted him once or twice, he would have stayed low-key and let it pass, but to repeatedly do so – even a clay Buddha has a temper.

"Indeed, if you can tame it under these circumstances, I, Liao Shiquan, am willing to take you as my master!" Steward Liao snorted coldly.

"There's no need to take me as your master; I'm currently lacking some cultivation technique manuals that I can practice. As long as you can promise me access to the City Lord Residence's Book Collection Vault to read for two hours, what difficulty would there be in helping you tame it!"

Zhang Xuan said with a thought.

He noticed numerous flaws in the Hong Mountain Pool-Seeking Method on his way there and had thought about whether he could take advantage of the situation to profit from the Book Collection Vault. The other party had just given him the perfect excuse.

As for the eagle at hand, if it was dead, he'd awaken its spirit; if alive, he'd tame it... In any case, he had already positioned himself for an invincible situation.

What to do next, if a hawk flew away and vanished, you couldn't really blame me, could you!

"Read a book for two hours?"

He hadn't expected such a request, and Steward Liao's face was full of confusion.

Since it was a public Book Collection Vault, it generally wouldn't involve particularly secretive secret manuals, but it still contained the essence of the City Lord Residence, not open for just anyone to observe.

This matter wasn't within his authority to decide; only the city lord could make the call.

Understanding his implication, Yu Longqing furrowed his brows and was about to speak when he saw his daughter look over: "That's right, Xue'er offered you the Hong Mountain Pool-Seeking Method, but you didn't take it. If you want to practice, you indeed need the cultivation method… "

"Xiaoyu, what is this about?"

Seeing that his daughter seemed to understand, Yu Longqing asked.

"Oh, it's like this!"

Yu Xiaoyu explained, "Actually… Zhang Xuan is Yun'er's coachman, who has never practiced before. This time, he accompanied us to Baiyan Academy and, seeing so many Origin warriors, might have been somewhat moved and wished to learn how to open a Source Pool…"

"He's never practiced before?"

Yu Longqing looked carefully at Zhang Xuan and indeed saw he was weak and frail. Not only was there no Origin qi within his body, but it also seemed like he had suffered internal injuries. After pondering for a moment, he asked, "Do you really have a way to subdue this Cangbai Eagle?"

"If this fellow isn't dead... I do have some methods!" Zhang Xuan nodded.

Steward Liao didn't expect the city lord to actually ask the other party and showed a trace of unwillingness, his tone filled with disdain and scorn, "The city lord couldn't truly believe that this fellow, who couldn't even find the Source Pool, could help us subdue the Cangbai Eagle!"

"It doesn't hurt to try!"

Yu Longqing waved his hand, "Hmm, go invite Doctor Li over!"

Although he felt suffocated, Steward Liao still nodded and walked out.

Who could blame him for his failure? The city lord had run out of patience and trusting someone else's lies was understandable.

But a lie was still a lie. It was just a little guy with no cultivation, talking big. Wait until later when he couldn't subdue the creature; the city lord would naturally come to believe once more in his own strength.

After he left, Yu Longqing, Zhang Xuan, and the others all looked simultaneously at the Cangbai Eagle on the ground.

Though a lot of blood had flowed from its head, it was still a Primordial Beast, extremely resilient. Seeing it still twitching up to now, it should not have died. If it received timely rescue, there was still a chance.

Before long, an old man carrying a medicine box followed behind Steward Liao and came forward, likely the Doctor Li the city lord had mentioned.

Without wasting words, the man approached the Cangbai Eagle, examined it for a while, took out a pill, dissolved it into liquid medicine, and poured it down.

Not much time had passed when the Cangbai Eagle slowly opened its eyes and looked at Yu Longqing again, its eyes full of caution and anger, evidently feeling greatly humiliated by the previous taming attempt.

This was when Yu Longqing finally breathed a sigh of relief and turned to Zhang Xuan, "If you're going to tame it, do you require any items? I'll have them prepared immediately!"

"No need for that. I need absolute silence for beast taming, to facilitate communication with it. If you don't mind… could you all please leave the room?"

Zhang Xuan pondered for a moment and then said.

The Beast Pummeling Taming Method, he still didn't know if it would work; he better get everyone out first. Otherwise, if they saw it, he would feel somewhat embarrassed.

"Alright!"

After hesitating, Yu Longqing ultimately nodded and led Yu Xiaoyu and Steward Liao out.

Soon, only Zhang Xuan and the Cangbai Eagle remained in the room.

"Chirp?"

The Cangbai Eagle had thought that upon waking, Yu Longqing would continue to torment it. It hadn't expected him to turn and leave, its eyes showing a trace of confusion. However, this confusion did not last long, as it saw the nearby youth warming up energetically and, immediately, approached with a ferocious expression.

"Chirp ah, chirp ah…"

Covering its chest with its wings, the nervous screech of the Cangbai Eagle suddenly rang out, reminiscent of an owl's dreadful hoot, piercing through the night.