Willie hated lies, especially the ones that were so ridiculous. Yet here he was, having to deal with such from the man who had shown up at his doorstep. "Butler Willie, have you finished? In my opinion, you don't have to pretend. Apparently, the Magical Beast House sold me a sick beast," the black-bearded man beat the gang and shouted impatiently. The man looked like someone who knew he was lying through his teeth. A fraud, trying to hustle the Magical Beast House out a healthy beast they had sold him. And the swindler was gutsy into the bargain. Even if he knew Willie could sniff out his lies, the ego would not let him apologize.
"Sir, don't worry. We'll finish in a minute. Go to the mansion and ask Master Harry to come here." Willie hesitated, before calling out with a worried face.
Soon, a young man in a green robe and square face walked in. He looked simple and honest, and his every move was steady.
"Master Harry, the customer bought this baby Heaven Prestigious Tiger from us the day before yesterday, but it fell ill, after only two days. Do you know what might have happened?" Willie asked.
The young man was Harry, a disciple of Raef. Raef usually accepted many disciples for training. But they only learned basic skills then left to start their own life. Some used the skills acquired under him, for sustenance, by treating beasts. Only a small number of disciples still stayed here to work for the Xiao Clan. Harry was one of those who stayed on. With his excellent work ethic, he put in extra effort, every day to study the art of Beast Curing Skill. As a result, Raef grew fond of him. Now he was the first beast tamer in the Magical Beast House.
"Okay." Harry nodded and went to check on the Heaven Prestigious Tiger.
"Master Harry is one of our promising disciples from the Xiao Clan who has also inherited many of our chief. He is the most skilled beast curer of our Magical Beast House. I'm sure he can tell what's wrong with your spirit-manipulated beast," Willie said to the man with a black beard on purpose, giving him a hint.
"Oh, really? Then let me see how powerful he is." Willie had intimidated the man into some semblance of sanity. But inside, the man was on pins and needles, especially from the time Harry came in.
Meanwhile, someone else was watching the man's exaggerated mannerisms. What the black-bearded man had done did not escape the eyes of Rocky.
"Did this guy do it on purpose? To scam the Magical Beast House..." murmured Rocky.
At first, Harry performed basic Beast Evaluation Skill on the baby Heaven Prestigious Tiger. He determined its aptitude and checked if there was anything wrong. Then he began to assess its body, but after several tests, he found nothing out of place.
'Are you the number one beast curer in the Magical Beast House? You are just so ordinary.' Shaking his head, Rocky laughed in his heart.
"Master Harry, what do you think?" looking at the black-bearded man who was sitting cross-legged on the chair, Willie asked in a low voice.
"It's strange that I can't find a single sign of illness on the Heaven Prestigious Tiger, nor any injury on it. Maybe, it could be something to do with internal injuries. But how did that happen?" Harry glanced at the man and walked to the other side of the room.
Willie immediately followed him.
"Master Harry, has this spirit-manipulated beast been intentionally harmed?" Willie whispered. From experience, Willie was used to this kind of thing in Magical Beast House. Often, some crafty individuals would buy a spirit-manipulated beast, only to harm it and return it with the aim of extortion. So when he heard Harry say that the baby Heaven Prestigious Tiger had nothing wrong with it, he understood. The black-bearded man must have done something fishy, hoping to claim a huge sum of money in compensation. He wanted to swindle the Magical Beast House.
No matter how smart these guys were, the beast curers of the Xiao Clan would still be able to see through their schemes. Otherwise, the Magical Beast House wouldn't have earned its famous reputation.
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