Chen Yang left from under the tree, and Wu Damao, who was commanding in the forest, was grinning from ear to ear. He ingratiatingly approached Gu Xuanyu, buttering him up, "Young Master Gu, you are truly effective at this, instantly scaring Chen Yang away. If it were just me here, I wouldn't be sure what he might do."

Gu Xuanyu also noticed that Chen Yang had left.

Though he knew Chen Yang's departure wasn't really due to his intimidation.

Given his understanding of Chen Yang, he knew Chen Yang wouldn't be afraid of such threats.

But hearing such flattery from Wu Damao, he was still quite pleased.

"Haha, with me here, whatever he might try to do, I can deal with it. You guys focus on the excavation, if you help me find it, you'll be well rewarded," Gu Xuanyu replied smugly to Wu Damao.

Wu Damao nodded vigorously: "Yes, yes, Young Master Gu, rest assured, I'll have them speed up the progress, no mistakes will happen."

"Mm."

Gu Xuanyu put away his smile and nodded seriously, then said no more.

...

Meanwhile, Chen Yang followed Wang Cai all the way to the pheasant farm.

Truthfully, Chen Yang had no idea why Wang Cai brought him here.

He came along merely because he thought Wang Cai usually was quite reliable, so he followed.

Woof woof.

Wang Cai arrived at the pheasant farm, squatting under the iron gate, seemingly signaling for Chen Yang to open it.

Chen Yang thought for a moment and took out the key to open the gate.

After opening it, before he could speak, Wang Cai continued inside.

Chen Yang saw this and, not saying anything, quietly followed it into the pheasant farm.

Before long, they reached the center of the farm with Wang Cai.

Wang Cai finally stopped near some bushes.

Upon seeing this, Chen Yang also stopped, taking a look around.

At a glance, he immediately noticed that at a pile of weeds in the farm, between two large stones, a new hole had been dug for some unknown reason.

The entrance was piled with fresh dirt.

Just as Chen Yang was wondering why Wang Cai brought him to see this, the hole suddenly showed signs of movement.

Handfuls of dirt were being thrown out from within the hole by something.

After a few handfuls, a weasel, golden from head to toe except for the fur, indistinguishable from an ordinary weasel, emerged from the hole.

Upon seeing this weasel, Chen Yang immediately recognized it.

Wasn't this the one Brother Diao had been trying unsuccessfully to capture a few days ago?

Completely golden-yellow, with such a distinctive mark, Chen Yang could spot it at once.

"Golden Rat Wolf!"

Chen Yang's heart skipped a beat, surprised it had shown up here.

No wonder Wu Damao had been excavating in the forest all day without spotting it.

Turns out it hadn't been in the forest at all, but instead came to nest at his pheasant farm.

No wonder Gu Xuanyu was so determined to find this creature.

With such a high-intelligence spirit beast, it's surely very valuable.

After his shock, Chen Yang felt quite joyful.

If it were still in the forest, he wouldn't have any ideas.

But now that it's at his farm, it's definitely a must-capture.

Chen Yang was excited but knew this creature was very sensitive and quick to react, so he restrained his emotions to avoid making noise.

He even slowed his breathing considerably.

After the Golden Rat Wolf emerged, it first removed all the fresh dirt it had dug up at the hole's entrance.

Then it glanced around, found nothing amiss, and quickly reentered the hole, continuing to dig.

Seeing it tunnel back in, Chen Yang resumed his normal breathing pace and without hesitation took Wang Cai to the hole's entrance.

This little creature must have just found out its old nest had been raided, so decisively, it dug a new one at Chen Yang's farm.

Judging by the time spent so far, the hole likely wasn't dug deep, and there shouldn't be a second exit.

If that's the case, he only needs to stay at this entrance, waiting for it to come out again to push dirt, then he can capture it.

Chen Yang planned accordingly and did just that.

Standing by the entrance waiting.

But after waiting for nearly twenty minutes, still no signs of movement from the hole.

This made Chen Yang a bit anxious.

"This creature is that sensitive? Can it sense me at the hole?"

Chen Yang pondered, then decided he couldn't just wait like this any longer.

If it really detected him, leading to digging another exit somewhere else, it would be troublesome.

"Wang Cai, watch here for me, grab it when it comes out!"

Chen Yang instructed Wang Cai.

Woof woof!

Wang Cai barked twice in agreement, along with Hei Yun, both crouched down at the entrance ready to catch.

With Wang Cai's watch arranged, Chen Yang swiftly gathered some dry grass and other materials that smoke easily from around the area.

He planned to use the simplest method against this little creature.

Once Chen Yang collected enough dry grass, he returned to the hole's entrance.

At the moment, both Wang Cai and Hei Yun were still vigilantly guarding.

Obviously, the little creature hadn't come out yet.

So Chen Yang had Wang Cai and Hei Yun retreat to the sides, and he fashioned the dry grass into a torch and began smoking the entrance.

Smoking is the best method for dealing with burrowing small animals.

Although it's a spirit beast, it still must breathe.

Chen Yang smoked the entrance, and soon there was movement in the hole.

Listening to the sounds inside, Chen Yang was a hundred and twenty percent focused.

Wang Cai and Hei Yun were equally alert, barking while staring at the entrance.

After roughly two minutes, a golden flash swiftly darted out of the entrance.

Chen Yang had long prepared.

Though the little creature was fast, Chen Yang was faster.

As soon as it darted out, he raised his hand and caught it.

Squeak squeak squeak…

Capturing it triggered frantic struggling from the creature.

With four tiny paws and a sharp set of teeth, it tried to bite his hand.

But Chen Yang grabbed it by the back, no matter how much it struggled or fought, it couldn't escape, nor reach Chen Yang to bite.

Chen Yang held it without rushing any further actions.

Maintaining his grip firmly, motionless.

Only once it wearied from struggling did he tentatively touch it with his other hand.

Seeing it completely fatigued and out of resistance, Chen Yang took two domestication pills from his pocket and fed them to it.

"Eat this, and you can be free."

Chen Yang smiled slightly, pried open its mouth, and fed the pills.

After a few minutes, Chen Yang tentatively set it onto the ground.

The pills had a potent effect.

After taking them, Chen Yang released it on the ground, yet it didn't flee immediately.

Instead, it seemed to develop an affinity with Chen Yang, testing his scent with its twitching nose.

Chen Yang was delighted at the sight.

Another spirit beast recovered from the Gu Family!

Even though he didn't know what was special about this creature, a spirit beast is a spirit beast.

Making the Gu Family uncomfortable was more than enough.

"If Gu Xuanyu learns this little fellow is now mine, he'll probably explode with rage."

Chen Yang couldn't help but smile smugly.

Recalling Gu Xuanyu still frantically searching for this creature, he felt a peculiar amusement.

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