"It's strange. The Order 1 demon hunters of the Huafu district, I either know them all or at least have an impression of them, but I've never seen this old man. Also, can this guy still fight at his age?"
Wen Wen then asked Zhu Qipei, "Excuse me, who is this elder gentleman?"
Zhu Qipei replied without looking up, "That old man is Feng Bei. He's an undead nearly two hundred years old and has already retired from the Hunter Association. It's normal you don't recognize him."
"Feng Bei… the legendary Beast Master Feng Bei, I can't believe I'm seeing him in person!"
Wen Wen's eyes lit up. The beast master manual he bought was written by this old man?
So, Wen Wen immediately walked up to the elder, nudged the monkey aside, and extended his hand, saying, "Hello, hello, it's an honor to meet you. I'm the wandering hunter Gui Tan, and I'm your fan."
Master Feng Bei smiled politely. He hadn't worked for the association for almost a century, and he didn't expect anyone to still remember his glorious deeds during his demon hunting days.
Wen Wen sat opposite him and said with slight excitement, "I've studied your Beast Master Manual carefully. It's simply a divine work and has benefited me greatly. However, I still have some doubts that I need you to resolve."
"I recently captured a monster, an unreasonable madman, and I want him to work for me. I've tried everything in your manual, but the monster still refuses to submit…"
Master Feng Bei's expression froze. He hadn't expected Wen Wen to know him through the Beast Master Manual.
That thing was less of his work and more of his dark history. The knowledge within it was not problematic, but the descriptions of certain knowledge fully exposed his peculiar fetishes from his wild youth, which led people to consider him a pervert for a long time. Su Dan Novel Network
He had printed a total of twenty copies of the Beast Master Manual back then. Over the years, he had recovered and destroyed nineteen of them. He had lost track of the last copy and thought it was gone, never expecting it to be in Wen Wen's hands.
After thinking for a while, Feng Bei said to Wen Wen, "Mr. Wen, would you be willing to sell me that Beast Master Manual? I can pay you double the price you bought it for in Hunter Coins. As people get old, they want to collect their past belongings…"
Hearing this good news, Wen Wen immediately took out the Beast Master Manual and set a rather inflated price.
Feng Bei's eyes lit up when he saw the cover. After smoothly paying the money, he took the Beast Master Manual, and a wild force erupted from his hands, crushing the manual into fine particles.
"Finally, not a single copy of this misguided evil book remains," the nearly two-hundred-year-old Master Feng Bei finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if he had been reborn.
The feeling of being treated as a pervert was unspeakable. A couple of years ago, when he visited his great-great-great-granddaughter, she had hidden her pet cat first…
"What are you doing? This is precious knowledge left by Master Feng Bei! I can sell it to you, but you can't insult it!" Wen Wen was furious as he watched the book turn into powder.
Feng Bei stroked his beard and said with a Buddhist-like detachment, "Young man, don't be impatient. I am Master Feng Bei. If you wish to learn the way of beast taming, I can teach you."
Wen Wen fell silent for a moment, then smiled, "Fortunately, I sold you a photocopy. Otherwise, I might face divine retribution for selling it to you. I've decided to find a group of young people to pass on this secret manual to them; promoting and developing it is the best form of protection."
Feng Bei's hand trembled, and he pulled off a few strands of his beard. He, who was usually as strong as an ox, suddenly felt as if he were about to die on the spot.
"Alright, you two stop arguing about trivial matters and let's discuss the plan of action." Zhu Qipei finally finished wiping his great axe, which gleamed with an imposing cold light.
Wen Wen nodded, his expression becoming serious. "Speaking of which, I've wanted to ask for a while. That Dr. Feng is an Order 1 super-ability user. Wouldn't the two of you be enough to hunt him? Why did you call me here?"
Feng Bei replied, "If it were just my elder brother, then the two of us, along with Pig Head, would be enough. But the problem is, my elder brother always hangs out with my teacher. Honestly, with just the three of us, I still feel it's not quite enough."
Wen Wen's eyes narrowed. Dr. Feng was actually Feng Bei's elder brother. It was true that the surname 'Feng' was quite rare, but that Dr. Feng should also be over two hundred years old, yet in photos, he appeared to be less than thirty.
Among human super-ability users, unless they were 'True Self' level powerhouses, or certain True Order powerhouses who had acquired 'True Self' characteristics, their lifespan would at most be two to three times that of ordinary people.
After all, they were still human, not monsters. They only revealed their monstrous forms when they were in an assimilation state.
Of course, some abilities related to longevity were exceptions. Wen Wen suspected that Chu Wei, if nothing unexpected happened, would live forever…
And who were Dr. Feng and Master Feng Bei's teacher? To be their teacher, one had to be older than these two. Perhaps it was a former escapee from the containment facility!
Feng Bei sighed and said, "Rao and I are biological brothers. More than 170 years ago, during a time of war, Rao and I 'accidentally' awakened our super-abilities and were taken as disciples by a mysterious man."
"Under that man's tutelage, I began to study the way of beast taming, while Rao delved into plants… Initially, I thought our teacher was some reclusive master, wanting us to protect the country and its people in times of chaos…"
"But when we were about to break through to the assimilation realm, he revealed his true intentions. He wasn't cultivating two students, but two vessels that could withstand specific residual spirits, allowing his dead companions to return to reality!"
"It was then that I realized he was not human at all, but a terrifying monster, a monster that had lived for an unknown number of years!"
"I was lucky enough to win the residual spirit amidst the interference and gained control of my body, while Rao's consciousness became dominated by the residual spirit that was the source of his abilities…"
"Later, when I worked at the association, I was constantly searching for Rao's whereabouts, wanting to kill him and free him from his suffering. But he often acted with my teacher, giving me no opportunity to strike."
Wen Wen nodded. If what Feng Bei said was true, that experience must have been very difficult. Then he looked at Zhu Qipei and asked, "Then why do you, Old Zhu, insist on killing this Dr. Feng?"
Zhu Qipei snorted, "The first time I met him, he said he could use plants to create a real female pig-headed person, so I paid him and received a perfect female pig-headed person.
"But the next day when I woke up, I found a strange plant by my bedside, and the parts of my body that had come into contact with the vine were also becoming plant-like. If I hadn't met the beast master old man, I wouldn't have had the chance to buy a doll from you again."
Wen Wen wiped away a cold sweat. The reason for their enmity was indeed very fitting for Zhu Qipei.
However, if Wen Wen had encountered such a situation himself, he would have pursued Dr. Feng to the ends of the earth and pulverized him.