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

Chapter 69: Secrets from Years Ago and Meng Tianxiang's Request

In less than four minutes, the waiter quickly brought over two cups of black tea.

A steaming cup of Earl Grey tea, and a cup of iced tea with ice cubes.

Xue Youyou was about to take her glass of iced tea when Meng Tianxiang intercepted it halfway.

What does it mean?

Xue Youyou looked at Meng Tianxiang and raised her eyebrows.

Meng Tianxiang took a sip of the iced tea that Xue Youyou had ordered, and then smiled slightly and said, "Young people need to change things up every now and then, just think of it as a toast with me."

Upon hearing this, Xue Youyou's eyes twitched. She thought to herself, "Who would drink with an old man like you?" But she still lowered her head and took a sip of the Earl Grey tea that Meng Tianxiang had offered.

To be honest, this was the first time she had ever drunk black tea other than iced black tea.

Hmm... somewhat to Xue Youyou's surprise, the taste is sweet and refreshing, not as bitter as she had imagined. The taste is indeed quite good, at least better than bubble tea.

After observing Xue Youyou's reaction, Meng Tianxiang smiled faintly and said, "Not bad, right?"

"It's barely acceptable," Xue Youyou replied with a smack of her lips.

Then, after putting down the black tea, he looked up at Meng Tianxiang again and saw that she looked calm and composed, like a kind elder. He suddenly realized that the topic between the two of them had been veered off course.

She pursed her lips, and Xue Youyou's eyes suddenly sharpened: "Can I interpret this behavior as you evading the challenge I've issued?"

Despite Xue Youyou's provocation, Meng Tianxiang remained calm and composed, smiling lightly as she said, "If I were you, I wouldn't recklessly provoke an ultimate beast tamer."

"And if I may be frank, based on the strength you've shown tonight, unless I let Hai go, you have absolutely no chance of winning against me."

Meng Tianxiang's words revealed absolute confidence, the pride of being an ultimate beast tamer.

However, Xue Youyou chuckled upon hearing this: "Is that so? But I don't really believe you."

"For some reason, a voice inside me tells me that you're bluffing?"

That brat!

Meng Tianxiang's face darkened, and she glared fiercely at Xue Youyou.

However, although Xue Youyou did not back down verbally, she did not insist on the battle anymore. After all, the other party was Meng Yanqing's grandmother. Since the other party was unwilling to accept the challenge, she would not force a pet battle.

Xue asked softly, "Since you didn't come to fight, what brings you out for tea so late at night?"

"What do you mean by 'coming to accept the challenge'...?" Meng Tianxiang's lips twitched slightly, expressing strong dissatisfaction with Xue Youyou's wording.

After two consecutive encounters, she realized that Xue Youyou was a master of words; not only was she talented and skilled, but her tongue was even more formidable.

Meng Tianxiang abandoned her idea of ​​verbally taking advantage of Xue Youyou and replied in a low voice, "I'm here to tell you two things, and to ask you for a favor."

Upon hearing this, Xue Youyou's heart stirred, wondering if either of these two matters was related to Meng Yanqing: "Please speak."

"Hmm." Meng Tianxiang nodded slightly and said, "The first thing is what you want to know: where did that bottle of divine beast essence come from?"

Upon hearing this, Guanghan Zhan in the pet space immediately perked up his ears.

"In fact, this bottle of divine beast essence came from a branch base of the Moon Worship Cult; you can consider it stolen goods."

As she spoke, Meng Tianxiang's voice became sorrowful.

"The Moon Worship Cult?" Xue Youyou was slightly taken aback. She had been in this world for almost three weeks, and this was the first time she had heard this term.

Guanghan Zhan urged through the internal voice chat, "Quickly ask her what the Moon Worship Cult is!"

Xue Youyou rolled her eyes at Guanghan Zhan and said, "Don't rush, I was just about to ask."

Then, Xue Youyou asked Meng Tianxiang, "Lord Qingming, may I ask what the origin of this Moon Worship Sect is?"

Meng Tianxiang took a sip of iced tea, slightly suppressing the sadness in her heart. Then her expression turned serious, and she looked at Xue Youyou with utmost seriousness: "This is the second thing I want to talk about."

"About ten years ago, a strange thing happened in Yue Lanzhou—for a week straight, powerful and renowned beast tamers mysteriously disappeared, causing great panic at the time."

"Upon receiving the news, our Pet Alliance immediately dispatched three five-person investigation teams composed of elite beast tamers to various locations in Yue Lanzhou to conduct investigations."

"And guess what? After a month of investigation, all fifteen elite beast tamers from these three teams disappeared without a trace."

"The situation escalated rapidly, and the Alliance was furious. An emergency meeting was convened, and after discussion, the position of 'Alliance Hunting Envoy' was quickly established. The top beast tamers among the younger generation were selected to take on this difficult task."

"They did not disappoint. In less than a week, they found out that the mysterious organization behind this heinous incident was called the 'Moon Worship Cult'."

"Through interrogation of a captured Moon Worship Cult cadre, it was learned that the Moon Worship Cult's top combat force consists of the cult leader, four holy maidens, and hundreds of cadres. In addition, there are countless elite members and ordinary followers. Its influence has been deeply rooted in Yue Lanzhou for many years."

"After another month of investigation, the patrol envoys finally located the base of one of the Moon Worship Cult's branches. After discussion, they decided to join forces to destroy the stronghold."

"Who knew that the other side seemed to have learned of the alliance's surprise attack plan in advance and had already laid a trap in the branch hall - although the leader did not show up in person, all four saintesses were present, and a large number of cadres and elite members were on high alert."

"After a fierce and brutal battle, our forces suffered heavy casualties, with only two patrol envoys escaping alive. The rest, including Yan Qing's mother, perished in the battle."

When she got to the sad part, Meng Tianxiang couldn't help but shed tears. Realizing she had lost her composure, she quickly wiped the moisture from the corners of her eyes with her sleeve.

Seeing this, Xue Youyou was deeply moved. She had never imagined that an ultimate Beast Tamer would shed tears over the death of her daughter. She couldn't help but ask softly, "And then what happened?"

After calming herself down, Meng Tianxiang continued, "The alliance was severely weakened after this battle. Ultimately, a vote at the meeting decided to halt all investigations and operations to eradicate the Moon Worship Cult and to seal all related files and documents."

Xue Youyou was slightly puzzled after hearing this: "Aren't there still the four lords of your alliance? Are you just giving up already?"

Meng Tianxiang did not answer Xue Youyou's question directly, but instead asked indirectly, "Over the years, I have been secretly investigating and have discovered that the Moon Worship Cult is more intelligent and terrifying than I imagined. Every year, they secretly support a group of promising and clean-background commoner students, giving these young students a lot of resources to raise pet beasts. Such covert efforts to win people's hearts have continued for at least forty years."

Having said all that, Xue Youyou naturally understood Meng Tianxiang's meaning.

Xue Youyou suddenly realized, "You mean, the Alliance has actually been infiltrated by the Moon Worship Cult long ago."

Meng Tianxiang nodded with satisfaction, then dropped a bombshell: "Including your academy's former top student, Lin Yueyao, she was chosen by the Moon Worship Sect and is now an elite member of the sect."

"Huh?" Xue Youyou opened her mouth slightly, looking shocked.

Meng Tianxiang sighed, "Just think about it, it's been a scheme for at least forty years. I believe that not only the Pet Beast Alliance, but also many important decision-making positions in various cities of Yue Lanzhou are probably held by people from the Moon Worship Cult. What a terrifying network this is."

This secret had been hidden in her heart for years, and she was really feeling suffocated by it. Today, being able to tell Xue Youyou the truth was a great relief.

However, Xue Youyou laughed unkindly after hearing this: "If things continue like this, won't your alliance be peacefully evolved by the Moon Worship Cult?"

Looking at Xue Youyou, who seemed somewhat gloating, Meng Tianxiang rolled her eyes and said irritably, "That's why I wanted to ask you for a favor. Besides, if you're looking for the essence of the divine beast Taiyin energy, you can't avoid the Baiyue Sect. At least we have a common enemy, don't we?"

To Meng Tianxiang's surprise, Xue Youyou readily agreed as soon as she finished speaking.

"Can."

Not only did he agree, but he didn't make any demands or even ask what favors he needed from her.

When did this girl become so charitable?

Meng Tianxiang frowned slightly; this didn't fit her stereotypical impression of Xue Youyou.

Weird!

Meng Tianxiang asked suspiciously, "I haven't even told you what I need your help with, and you already agreed?"

Xue Youyou chuckled and said, "Any kind of help is fine, as long as you can do me a small favor too."

Immediately afterwards, Xue lowered her voice and said a few words to Meng Tianxiang.

Meng Tianxiang's expression became quite interesting after hearing this. She never expected Xue Youyou to ask her, an ultimate beast tamer, to do such a thing.

However, compared to the favor she needed from Xue Youyou, it was indeed just a small favor, so she readily agreed...