Cute Beast Food Garden

The day of the interrogation is getting closer and closer. In order to help Master Zhao, Boss Lan and everyone in the restaurant, I have thought of many ways.But after surviving in this busy circle, they finally learned that there is only one way to help Master Zhao keep Xiaobao: buy Xiaobao from the animal hall with money, and then go to the government to handle paperwork, so that Master Zhao "legal" "Adopted Xiaobao.

However, Qi Yan learned from the animal hall that ordinary pterosaurs are extremely expensive, not to mention that the treasure dragon is a very rare branch of pterosaurs.Not to mention Master Zhao, even if all the remaining income of him and Si Dongmo and Boss Lan's own personal savings were used, it would still not be enough to buy Xiaobao.

Therefore, the way of collecting money to "redeem" Xiaobao is not going to work.

One day before the opening of the hall, Qi Yan and Si Dongmo visited Master Zhao in the yamen.Although the old man was detained, the environment in the yamen is not bad.Since he stayed with Xiaobao for food and lodging, he was more refreshed, and he talked and laughed with them casually for a while.

Qi Yan brought some delicious food to Master Zhao and Xiaobao, and told the old man about the possible verdict in the next day's trial.He was very careful with his wording, and explained to the old man clearly the ownership of Little Treasure and the reason why the zoo had the right to take back Little Treasure.

In order not to irritate the master and make him sad, Qi Yan left some leeway in his words, but Master Zhao finally felt something.

"Tomorrow's lawsuit... the old man may be sentenced to return Xiaobao to the animal house, right?"

Qi Yan looked at the old man's thin and haggard face, and nodded in embarrassment.

"In the past few days, we have thought of some ways, such as proving that the zoo abused Xiaobao when it was raised, and made it almost starve to death, so as to ask the government to re-examine the ownership and sales qualification of Xiaobaolong by the zoo.

But on the one hand, it is difficult to collect evidence for this matter. On the other hand, the beast hall can be opened on such a large scale. There are still a lot of documents for selling exotic animals.The animal house must have a backer in the government to support it, and the government and businessmen are in collusion.Starting from this aspect, the probability of success in the lawsuit is also very low. "

The old man squatted on the simple straw mat and remained silent for a while.

Next to him, Xiao Bao had no idea what had happened.After playing with Si Dongmo for a while, it sat obediently beside the old man, holding a beef biscuit it loved most in its little paw, stuffing it in its mouth and chewing it happily.

Inadvertently realizing that Master Zhao was in a low mood, Xiaobao put down the remaining half of the biscuit in his hand and slowly crawled into the old man's arms.It stuck to his body crookedly as usual, whining in a low voice, blinking its big eyes, as if asking him why he was unhappy.

The old man looked at it lovingly.He stroked the big head of the young dragon, and scratched its fluffy neck.Under the gentle touch, Xiao Bao narrowed his eyes in comfort, leaned lazily on the old man's lap, stretched his limbs casually, and waved his paws into small fists in the air.

For the next time, the old man didn't say a word.He held Xiao Bao in his arms, fed it bit by bit, and gave it sweet rice milk, with no expression on his face.Qi Yan and Si Dongmo sat across from him, seeing the silent old man holding the innocent young dragon and eating slowly, they looked at each other, feeling a little uneasy.

After a meal, the yamen servants outside the door came to urge them, banging on the railing with sticks.Qi Yan had no choice but to stand up, and the old man also put Xiaobao on the bed next to him, and collected the food boxes and bowls for them.

"I know that you have tried your best. Thank you. Please also thank Boss Lan and the guys in the restaurant on my behalf."

The old man spoke suddenly, his tone was dry, and a thin layer of tears covered his cloudy gray eyes.

"Well, old man, you don't have to be polite."

Master Zhao looked at Si Dongmo again.

At this moment and here, the young man who feels the most remorse is this young man—he originally followed the old man to the mountain in order to take the opportunity to catch the hunter who poisoned Xiaobao, teach him a lesson, threaten him, and it will be over, and he did not intend to alarm government.However, people are not as good as heaven, and what Si Dongmo caught in the mountains was actually a man from the Demon Kingdom. This time, a trivial incident has turned into a major incident involving the security of the Zhu country, and the government had to be implicated. It exposed the fact that the old man was secretly raising the little treasure dragon.

The old man walked towards Si Dongmo, holding the man's arm with his thin hands.

"Young man, you don't have to blame yourself." Master Zhao patted his wrist solemnly, "You did nothing wrong. If a Moguo person is allowed to wander around Maozhu Mountain, this dangerous villain can poison a small dragon today Tomorrow, you can poison a large living person to death, and you are not sure how to do evil afterwards. For the people in the mountains, it is an uncertain disaster. You must not feel guilty."

Si Dongmo bit his lip, his eyes shone brightly.He didn't expect that at this time, not only did the old man not blame himself, but he was also thinking about himself. The eyes of a dignified man immediately turned red.He gritted his teeth, grimaced, and nodded.

Master Zhao slowly turned to the bed, saw the young dragon crawling carefreely on it, and heaved a long sigh.

"To tell you the truth, from the time when I took Xiaobao home to feed me, I thought that such a day would come." The old man sighed leisurely, "I worry day and night, and often have nightmares. Missing, never to be found again..."

He stared fixedly at the back of Xiaobao playing freely between the beds.After a long time, the yamen servants outside came to urge again, Master Zhao turned around slowly, and said to the two young people: "I am fine, you can go back at ease, don't worry."

"That's good. Master Zhao, let's take our leave first."

Qi Yan and Si Dongmo walked out of the government office under the leadership of the yamen servants.On the way back, the two of them had their own concerns, and walked with their heads lowered in a sullen manner.

"Qi Yan."

"Ok?"

The man turned his face and said to him: "I saw Master Zhao today. When he was eating with Xiaobao in his arms, he acted like he was taking care of his own son. He pretended to be fine, but if the yamen really ordered him to Returning Xiaobao to the animal house, will he be heartbroken and lose his mind?"

His thoughts were exactly what Qi Yan was worried about.Master Zhao is alone, and the existence of Xiaobao is his good partner in his lonely life, and it is also the spiritual comfort for him to survive alone in the world.Last time when Xiaobao was poisoned, the old man was worried that he would be like that. If Xiaolong were to be taken away from him this time, the blow to him would be even greater.Qi Yan didn't know if the old man could bear such a parting this time.

They walked back to the restaurant in silence.After listening to Qi Yan's narration, Boss Lan shook his head and said helplessly: "I made a special trip to the yamen today to visit Mr. Su. He told me that he was the one who captured the devil. Halfway through, officials were suddenly sent from the county magistrate's office to forcefully intervene in the case.

The official was very tough, entangled with Mr. Su and the others for a long time, and suddenly took the right to hear the case into his own hands, took away all the captured demons and all the evidence, and opened the court on his own.Therefore, Mr. Su can't intervene in Zhenbaolong's affairs now. "

Qi Yan recalled the scene he ran into in the yamen, and said: "I have seen before that Mr. Su and the magistrate of this county, Mr. Qin, have a very bad relationship. Mr. Su is an official of the imperial court, and was specially sent by the emperor to inspect the local area. The affairs of the Ministry of Criminal Affairs. But in the end, it is "a strong dragon does not suppress a local snake". Master Qin has a large number of people in this county, and his connections are intricate. He wanted to intervene."

"Exactly." Boss Lan nodded and said, "Master Su also told me that the animal house that Zhen Baolong once stayed in was not simple. This animal house in Luoxia Town has a very deep background. It is the only one in Hongye County. It has almost monopolized the exotic beast selling business here, and also sells many kinds of rare exotic beasts. It is extremely labor-intensive to handle the documents related to these rare animals in the museum, not to mention the frequent and huge transactions. All important affairs need to be guaranteed by strong connections in the government."

Qi Yan frowned, "The 'backer' of this beast house, could it be..."

Boss Lan's face darkened, "It's the county magistrate's mansion, Lord Qin."

Listening to the back and forth analysis of the two of them, Si Dongmo also recalled it at this time: "So, behind this beast house is backed by Lord Qin's county magistrate's mansion, and the officials who opened the trial are handed down by Lord Qin." The people below, so they will definitely award the little treasure dragon to the animal hall in tomorrow's lawsuit, right?"

"It can be understood in this way."

Qi Yan recalled the time when he and Si Dongmo's family went to visit the zoo.He saw with his own eyes that the animal house was luxuriously decorated, covering a vast area, with layers of layers and twists and turns.There are countless rooms in the museum, and countless strange and strange beasts are kept for exhibition and sale. The food and lodging of some rare and exotic animals are even more luxurious than ordinary people in the town.In addition, there are countless thugs and alien animal catchers supported in the animal hall, and the government has to be run up and down, so the expenses must be huge.

However, the expenses are huge, and the profits earned are even more astonishing.The Beast Hall is another economic pillar of Luoxia Town besides the food street, and the exotic animal trade done inside must be very profitable. Even the price of a small Jumbo Dragon is astronomical for the common people. There is so much oil and water in the entire Alien Beast. Trading business that people can't imagine.

As the highest manager of Hongye County, Lord Qin must have provided a lot of convenience for the beasts in the animal hall in private. Trading, thus getting rich rewards, collusion between the government and businessmen, to achieve "mutual benefit and win-win".

From this point of view, the Beast House is rich and powerful, and Master Zhao's hope of keeping Xiaobao is really slim.The scene of the old man holding the young dragon and feeding him kept flashing in Qi Yan's mind. He couldn't help covering his forehead, feeling a sharp pain between his brows.

"Qi Yan, are you okay?"

Feeling that the aura was exhausted in his body, Qi Yan took a few weak breaths: "I'm too busy and tired these days, my strength is exhausted, and I may return to my original shape again."

While speaking, the boy's body really began to emit a faint light.Si Dongmo quickly opened his arms, and accurately caught the fiery red bird that had fallen to the ground in his palm.

"Oh... I've grown up again!"

Indeed, when she first met Si Dongmo, the little red bird was less than ten centimeters tall.But now, Si Dongmo looked at a big furry dumpling standing in his palm, and measured it with his other hand.

Now the bird is close to six inches tall, and...

"It's gotten a lot heavier again!" The man exclaimed, pinched the bird's fat body again, and commented frankly: "It's gained a lot of weight, it's plump, and it's more comfortable to pinch."

"..."

The bird stared at its big light blue eyes, and was so angry that it swelled into a fur ball.However, the bewildered man looked at it carefully, thoughtfully, and made two gestures on its body.

"Oh, I see!" Si Dongmo nodded suddenly, "I said why it became so much heavier - in fact, the little bird's slender legs didn't grow longer at all, but the body grew fatter! "

"Gurgling!"

The little bird screamed viciously, kicked its short legs, and threw its whole body towards the man's face.

"Tuk Tuk Tuk!"

The small sharp beak pecked at the man's forehead as swiftly as a woodpecker. The bird's anger value soared all the way, and its feathers stood on end in anger.It flapped its wings in the air like a burning fireball.

"Ah, ah, I was wrong!" The man hugged his head, chasing and playing with the little bird.On the side, Boss Lan looked at this rare happy scene leisurely, showing a long-lost smile.

"Let's go and eat. You two have to go to the court to testify early tomorrow, right?"

Boss Lan pointed to the back room, "At this point, the food should be ready. Today, Chef Lu, the number one chef of the restaurant, cooks himself and made a new dish called 'Salted Egg Yolk Tofu', which you have never tasted before. , Come eat and have a look."

The nose smelled a unique aroma of egg yolk, and the bird and the man stopped fighting.

"Goo-"

"Hey, whose belly is rumbling?"

The bird stood angrily on top of the man's head without saying a word.Si Dongmo chuckled, "It's me, it's me... I'm hungry, I'm very sorry."

Boss Lan saw out of the corner of his eye that Xiaoniao's belly bulged just now.But since someone is willing to take the initiative to take the blame, he doesn't point it out.The two walked towards the back room talking and laughing one by one.They still have headaches to deal with tomorrow.

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The next day, Luoxia Town was cloudless and sunny.Qi Yan, Si Dongmo and Ah Jin went to the courtroom of the Yamen as witnesses of Master Zhao, waiting for the court's verdict.After they and the animal house had presented their testimonies, the government unsurprisingly convicted Master Zhao of "stealing other people's property" and forced him to return the little treasure dragon to the animal house.

However, because the old man voluntarily "confessed" and expressed his willingness to return the "stolen goods", and took good care of the young dragon during the adoption period, the merits were paid off, and no prison or monetary punishment was imposed.

After the verdict was pronounced, Qi Yan and others looked at Master Zhao, only to see him bowing his head silently, confessing to his "stealing crime".He knelt on the spot, holding the young dragon's little paw tightly in his thin palm.

The ignorant little treasure didn't know what he was about to face. He felt extremely uncomfortable standing in the courtroom for a long time, and couldn't help flicking his tail anxiously. Grinding restlessly, let out a low humming sound.

"quiet!"

Hearing the young dragon's restless noise, the judge in charge of the judgment slammed the table.The sudden knock frightened Xiaobao immediately, and he looked at him with a pair of big green eyes in horror, then turned around and got into the old man's arms, sobbing.

"Hey, Xiaobao is not afraid. The official is scaring you."

Master Zhao coaxed it in a low voice for a while, and Xiaobao calmed down, wiped his red eyes from crying with his little paw, and looked at the officials in the court tremblingly.

After the judge shook his head and read a lot of laws and regulations, he slammed the hammer again, repeated the final verdict, and threw a verdict in front of Master Zhao.

Master Zhao picked up the verdict, and someone brought him red clay.He stumbled through the words on it, then stretched out his right hand under the impatient urging of the yamen servant, and tremblingly pressed a handprint on the document.

Little Treasure was lying in his arms, watching the scene of him imprinting his hands intently, his big eyes blinking curiously.It knows nothing of the judgment that will determine its own fate.Witnessing the old man's handprint, Xiao Bao also imitated his movements, stretched out his little paws and gestured a few times, and seemed to find it quite amusing.

As soon as the verdict was signed, the government servants guarding the hall immediately went to execute the verdict.Two tall and strong yamen servants came to Master Zhao's side, quickly pulled his arms away, and pulled the young dragon out of his arms.

"Aw, ow?"

Little Treasure didn't know why, watching the two expressionless men pull himself out of the old man's arms, he yelled at Master Zhao in a panic: "Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

Master Zhao just lowered his head, not daring to look into its eyes, and wishing he could cover his ears so as not to hear the young dragon's frightened howls.The old man's skinny hands were clenched tightly, and he tried his best to straighten his face, biting his teeth so that his lips were split, trying not to let his expression collapse and lose control.

Seeing that the old man refused to look at him no matter what, Xiaobao was stunned.It screamed a few times without giving up, seeing the yamen servant hugging him and walking farther and farther, while Master Zhao, who used to love him, stood still in place, motionless. The young dragon finally understood what had happened and panicked.

"Aww!"

With a loud cry, Xiao Bao suddenly swung his front paws, and slapped the Yamen servant who was holding him on the face.While the yamen servant was screaming in pain, it jumped out of the man's strong arms and ran towards Master Zhao desperately.

"Aww! Aww!"

The young dragon landed on its hind legs and ran towards the old man unsteadily.Yamen servants rushed to stop them with sticks.But Xiaobao moved very nimbly, he dodged and ran away from the yamen servants in a hurry, tripped several yamen servants one after another with a clever force, and bit one of them's arm.

The judge who had not left the court heard the noise, and turned around to see the young dragon running around in the hall and throwing the yamen servant to the ground.He was so angry that he slapped the table and shouted angrily: "Bold and stubborn, dare to mess around in the courtroom, hurry up and let me take it down!"

With a huff, the servants in the hall got the order, and all waved their sticks to surround the young dragon.Seeing a person hitting Xiao Bao's head with a stick, Qi Yan shouted anxiously, "Be careful, Xiao Bao!"

Hearing the sound, the young dragon turned his head in the opposite direction, and the stick he swung missed.Qi Yan just breathed a sigh of relief, but was pushed violently by the yamen guard who was guarding him, and reprimanded him in a bad tone: "Are you planning to rebel? Be honest and shut up!"

Qi Yan couldn't resist him, so he could only stay where he was.The young dragon ran and fled indiscriminately in the yard, but was finally outnumbered by the opponent's numbers, and was cornered by the yamen servants wielding sticks.

"Aww!" Xiaobao looked at the tall and tall yamen servants surrounded in front of him, and yelled at the old man in despair.However, as soon as the words fell, there was a loud bang, and it had already been hit hard on the back.The young dragon stumbled forward a few steps, and was about to spread its wings folded behind its back, when it received two more severe blows.

"Woooo..." Xiaobao was in so much pain that he fell forward to the ground.Its light green body curled up into a shrimp shape, its two paws covered its cheeks in fear, and wept intermittently.

Tears welled up from the young dragon's big eyes, but it didn't arouse the slightest pity from the servants. Countless sticks fell on it one after another, beating it all over with bruises.The young dragon was finally knocked down to the ground by a brutal stick, tied tightly with ropes, and even its mouth was stuffed with towels.

"Little Treasure—!"

Master Zhao couldn't stand it any longer, and let out a painful roar.

"Little Treasure! No! Please, Master Guan, don't hit it anymore..."

Master Zhao wailed, wept bitterly, fell on the ground and kowtowed to the yamen servants.Seeing this scene, Qi Yan was very worried. He clenched his fists so tightly that his fingernails sank into his flesh.

Master Zhao's crying and begging for mercy aroused the dissatisfaction of the yamen servants. They pushed the old man hard to vent their anger when they were tripped by the young dragon.

"Hmph, you mere grassroots, how dare you act presumptuously in the yamen! Teach this old man a lesson!"

The servants kicked and beat the old man recklessly, and Qi Yan and the others were blocked by sticks and could not get close, but this chaotic scene made the two men of the nearby animal house watch with great interest.They also sneered furiously: "Oh, my lord has been sentenced, this old man is still determined to play tricks, and taught this little kid to be a little dragon!"

Watching the helpless old man being pushed to the ground and beaten, Zhen Baolong, whose mouth was sealed, finally came to his senses in pain and tears.When it exerted all of its strength suddenly, its aura surged, and the rope that bound it burst apart violently, and a dull and long cry erupted from its throat.

"Aww—!"

Qi Yan froze for a moment, his keen senses made him look up at the sky.I saw that the clear sky that was still cloudless just now changed suddenly, and the dark clouds surged, converging into a huge black vortex above the official mansion, bottomless!

The yamen servants in the government were also attracted by this bizarre celestial phenomenon, and they looked at the sky one after another.Qi Yan gasped in shock, and couldn't help but look at Zhen Baolong who was roaring towards the sky.He faintly felt that there was some kind of secret connection between the suddenly formed dark cloud and Xiaobao's painful wailing.

"Aww—"

With a frenzied howling, a few bolts of lightning shot out from the thick swirl of clouds instantly, reflecting the pitch-black sky brightly!The electric light galloped in the black clouds, and suddenly there was a monster wind above the official mansion, and the lightning flashed and thundered!Countless flashes of lightning flew past above the government office gates, lighting up the dark sky strangely and palely.

The wind was blowing, Qi Yan couldn't help wrapping his thin clothes tightly around his body, shrinking his neck.

"Hahaha!"

At this moment, a tall and strong figure walked in from the entrance of the government compound.Qi Yan took a closer look and found that the man was Lord Qin.I saw the middle-aged official with one hand behind his back, and the other lazily stroked the beard on his chin. He looked greedily at the roaring Zhen Baolong, and laughed loudly: "Okay, okay! Today's official Sure enough, this trip was worthwhile, to see the divine power of Zhenbao's pterosaur awaken for a moment!"

The clerk from the nearby animal hall immediately came forward and smiled obsequiously at him: "Master Qin, you came just in time, this treasure dragon just happened to awaken the power of dragon due to emotional excitement, and the shop is going to present it as a gift to you. Master Qin!"

The power of the little treasure dragon exploded, and the aura in its body surged and swelled, violently shaking the servants who surrounded it, and the shackles on its body were also shattered.The young dragon held up his small fist and roared at the people surrounding him. The dragon's power was so powerful that the ground of the Yamen trembled violently.

Seeing this, Lord Qin not only didn't get angry or panicked, but nodded with satisfaction, "Okay! It's indeed a treasure among dragons, and it has awakened its divine power when it was a young dragon. This kind of high-class alien treasure is just right to be a treasure of the dragon. The official's portable mount!"

"That's that, Lord Qin, you have a noble status, only rare pterosaurs are worthy of your status..."

The staff of the animal hall were busy and showed their hospitality.Master Qin looked at the frenzied young dragon who couldn't control himself in the distance, and strode over without fear.

"Come on, please bring out the dragon rope!"

His entourage produced a coil of rope.When the young dragon was roaring and rampaging in the courtroom, two of Master Qin's subordinates quietly leaned over with the dragon rope, and surrounded Xiaobao from front to back.

"Ow!"

Little Treasure, whose mind had already fallen into madness, saw someone in front of him, and immediately rushed towards him wagging his tail.Taking advantage of distraction, the person standing behind it threw the rope vigorously, and wrapped the knotted rope around the little dragon's neck precisely.

"Hi!"

The man holding the rope snorted and pulled back hard.The young dragon was staring closely at the person in front of him at this time, and was caught off guard by the dragon rope around his neck, his fat body shook suddenly, and then he fell backwards to the ground.

There was a muffled pop, and the back of the young dragon's head hit the ground heavily, and he fell unconscious immediately.Its body twitched twice, and then lay on the ground like a puddle of mud, never moving again.

"Capture successful!"

The man holding the rope didn't say much, and dragged the fainted young dragon forward.Seeing the little dragon slumped on the ground like a ball of ooze, allowing the strong man to drag it forward, Si Dongmo finally broke free from the obstruction of the yamen servant, and ran towards the direction where the old man fell to the ground.

"Crack!"

The young dragon fell into a coma, but the wind, rain, thunder, and lightning caused by the divine power of the dragon that it erupted did not disappear, but intensified over the Yamen.A few more flashes of lightning flashed, dark clouds rolled up, and heavy rain fell towards the earth in an instant.

"Huh, huh, huh..." The rain was very heavy, and it came on fiercely, like splashing water, and the water mist immediately spread.Si Dongmo's eyes instantly blurred.He rushed forward with all his strength and helped Master Zhao up from the ground.Afterwards, Qi Yan and Ah Jin also escaped from the obstruction of the yamen servants, and rushed towards this side in a hurry.

"Master Zhao was injured, let's help him back to the restaurant to find medicine!"

Si Dongmo picked up the thin old man, Qi Yan covered his head with the backpack he carried with him, Ah Jin helped behind him, and the three of them led the old man and hurried out of the yamen.

"Aw... woo!"

Under the heavy rain, Xiaolong woke up in a daze.It squinted its big light-colored eyes, but only saw the scene of Master Zhao being taken away in a hurry.The old man who sheltered it from the wind and rain in the past was already dying at this time, sleeping powerlessly on the shoulders of others, his old and thin back looked extremely weak in the storm.

It stared straight at the man's back, watching him go further and further away.Master Qin and the men of the animal hall were talking and laughing proudly, and it whimpered softly, knowing nothing...

Si Dongmo was running in the rain with the old man on his back, when he suddenly heard the old man on his back angrily say "Xiao, Xiaobao...", he couldn't help but stop, and looked back.

Seeing the old man trying to turn his head away, Qi Yan took a few steps forward and persuaded in a low voice: "Master Zhao, I saw just now that Xiaobao is fine and has been put into the carriage by Master Qin's men. It should be taken away at this moment." It's already on its way to his house."

Master Zhao was taken aback for a moment.He tried his best to turn his head and looked in the direction of the yamen for a moment, but he only saw the empty street and the gray rain and fog.The old man looked at the blank space in front of him, and was in a daze for a long time.It wasn't until Qi Yan and the others became worried that he let out a long breath, as if he finally understood the fact - his little treasure had been taken away by Master Qin and would never come back.