I was terrified! Raising a colossal star beast in the Beast Taming World

Chapter 178 Qingqiu

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Xue Youyou calmly crossed her arms, her gaze sweeping over everyone present, and slowly said, "I remember Yan Qing mentioning before that the Pet Beast Alliance explicitly prohibits gambling in public. If that's the case, why do these gambling dens still exist?"

Lu Yuan opened her mouth, as if wanting to explain something: "That's because..."

Before she could finish speaking, Xue Youyou interrupted, her tone calm but hitting the nail on the head: "That's because it's a violation of regulations, isn't it?"

Having said that, everyone present subtly changed their expressions, and they probably all vaguely guessed what Xue Youyou meant.

Xue Youyou glanced around and said calmly, "Since it's illegal business and the alliance hasn't taken any action to rectify it, then let's go and 'get' the money back ourselves."

She deliberately emphasized the word "want," conveying an unquestionable tone.

Upon hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and for a moment no one responded.

Immediately, Xue Youyou instructed, "Luo Yan, have the Truth Machine find out where that dealer is located."

Luo Yan paused for a moment, then immediately replied, "Yes."

However, just as Luo Yan was about to activate the Truth Machine to conduct the investigation, Lu Yuan spoke first, her expression somewhat complicated, saying, "No...no need, I know that..."

All eyes turned to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan met Xue Youyou's gaze and carefully chose her words, "Uh... it is indeed against the rules, but there's a reason why the alliance hasn't done anything about it. Youyou, you don't know this, but the person behind this investment software called 'Big Onion Duck' was sent from an organization called 'Qingqiu' in the upper-level state."

Upon hearing this, Xue Youyou frowned slightly: "A higher-level state?"

This was the first time she had ever heard this title.

Everyone looked at Lu Yuan with curiosity, waiting for her to explain further.

Lu Yuan nodded and continued, "That's right... That's why they dare to do this kind of illegal business so brazenly. As long as it's not too outrageous, the alliance usually turns a blind eye."

Xue Youyou raised an eyebrow slightly and asked with interest, "Are the beast tamers in the upper-level states very powerful?"

Lu Yuan nodded quickly and said without hesitation, "Of course, otherwise how could it be called a superior state? It's all earned through force."

Xue Youyou remained noncommittal, then asked, "Then you should know the location of this company, which is the Qingqiu branch, right?"

Lu Yuan said, "Of course, they are now openly and legitimately based in the City of Ten Thousand Beasts. You can think of them as a neutral force that only does business, and they've been around for a century. To be honest, if it weren't for the prestigious name of Qingqiu, I wouldn't have dared to bet so much as 10 billion at once."

Xue Youyou murmured softly.

According to Lu Yuan, in the current Yue Lan Prefecture, besides the Pet Beast Alliance and the Moon Worship Cult, there is also a powerful force from the higher-level prefecture, Qing Qiu, which even the Alliance is unwilling to easily provoke.

It's more complicated than I imagined.

But so what?

Even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake.

Indeed, Xue Youyou now regards Yue Lanzhou as her birthplace and considers herself a part of it.

Seeing Xue Youyou suddenly fall silent, Lu Yuan felt uneasy and cautiously probed, "What do you mean?"

From a rational perspective, it's perfectly normal for Xue Youyou to hesitate when faced with an extraterrestrial force that even the Alliance is unwilling to easily confront. But deep down, Lu Yuan still secretly hoped that Xue Youyou could save her.

After all, everything Xue Youyou has done since she appeared is not something a normal person could do.

She wasn't saying all this to discourage Xue Youyou, but simply to tell her that the Qingqiu branch had a very strong presence and background, so that she would have a better understanding of the situation.

Everyone looked at Xue Youyou, waiting for her final decision.

A few seconds later, Xue Youyou raised her head, calmly glanced at everyone, and said in a composed tone her final decision: "Then let's go have some fun together after dark."

hiss--!

Although they had a vague premonition, everyone present still gasped in unison.

After a moment of silence, Luo Yan spoke first, expressing her concerns and gently reminding, "Are we really going? Putting aside whether their actions violated the alliance's rules, from the most basic moral perspective, the dean is essentially the one who lost the bet... It's not really reasonable for us to ask for this money back."

"I think it's absolutely impossible for them to return the money to the dean willingly."

Everyone present could tell that Luo Yan had been quite tactful in her words. In reality, unless the other party was completely out of their mind, there was absolutely no way they would hand over 10 billion so easily.

After all, from their perspective, they also took on equal risks to earn this money.

However, Xue Youyou chuckled softly upon hearing this: "How is that unreasonable?"

"Luo Yan, we can say that this matter is both in accordance with heavenly justice and human law."

Luo Yan was taken aback, and asked with a puzzled look, "What do you mean? How is it both in accordance with natural law and human law?"

Xue Youyou smiled and explained slowly, "What you call 'accepting the consequences of a bet' is nothing more than petty virtue. You should know that Qingqiu has already harmed countless people like Dean Lu by engaging in this kind of business. It's like an invisible maggot, slowly consuming the entire Yue Lanzhou. From this perspective, our actions against it are naturally in accordance with the will of Heaven."

"As for human laws, there's no need to even mention them. The very act of setting up such a gambling den violates the Alliance's laws."

These words immediately lifted everyone's spirits.

Xue Youyou's words were like a beacon in everyone's hearts, making them realize that it was indeed true. Now they had a legitimate reason to speak out and were full of confidence.

However, after a moment's hesitation, Luo Yan pressed on, "That's true, but what if the other party insists on not returning the money?"

Xue Youyou's gaze slowly swept across everyone's faces, finally landing on Lu Yuan. Her tone was calm as water, yet matter-of-fact: "If the other party does not agree, then I can only uphold the Way of Heaven, enforce the law, and rid the people of this scourge."

As soon as the words were spoken, everyone's body trembled.