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Chapter 1216: Chapter 57: The Strongest White Tiger and Godly Land

Shi Yu.

On Monday morning, the sky was overcast. Even though spring had arrived, the cold in the south felt like elemental damage; even wearing thick socks, one could still feel the chill and discomfort seeping up from the soles of their feet.

Although the “Rising Sun Yang Gang” group from the Management Bureau wasn’t exactly roughing it… being on a monitoring mission naturally meant they couldn’t stray too far from the target.

On the rooftop of the building opposite Zhao Le’s home.

Bu Bugao was curled up next to Wang Hu, exhausted after a night of vigil—he tightened his clothes and leaned closer to Wang Hu’s back.

Upon touching the big guy’s body, he felt a warm current flow through him.

He couldn’t bear it any longer.

“Wang Hu, I’m going to nap for a bit. Wake me up if anything happens.”

“Okay.”

Wang Hu replied simply, then lifted his head to look at the gloomy sky—stretching out his hand, fine raindrops landed in his palm.

The dripping water carried a hint of excitement, and the air seemed to echo with a faint tremor… Wang Hu frowned slightly, then suddenly stood up, his dull gaze brightening in an instant.

Just as Bu Bugao had closed his eyes, he suddenly lost the support behind him, instinctively opening his eyes to see Wang Hu slightly bent at the knees, then leaping… soaring into the sky!

“Wang Hu? Where are you going!”

Bu Bugao was startled awake but saw Wang Hu’s figure shrinking in the distance.

…

Swish——!

The pet hospital was only three stories tall, the shortest building in the area… a silhouette was descending slowly, landing precisely on the hospital’s rooftop.

Long Xiruo landed, covering her mouth with her hand as she yawned—she had swiftly traveled around the Divine Land, setting up a Spiritual Energy Seal, which was quite exhausting.

Of course, the fatigue was mental—technically, the Godly Land dragon had limitless stamina.

“I’ll take a bath and then sleep for a while…” Long Xiruo muttered as she rubbed her shoulders, rotating her arms a few times.

The light rain had already soaked her hair, leaving it damp and uncomfortable.

But as Long Xiruo took a step, she seemed to sense something, raising her head in confusion—seeing a figure above, diving straight towards the pet hospital’s rooftop.

Long Xiruo frowned, and at the same time, the figure had already landed on the rooftop.

Landing gracefully without causing the building to tremble, the visitor’s control over power was clearly well-honed… Seeing the newcomer’s face, Long Xiruo’s mouth opened slightly.

Though missing an arm, the burly physique and aura of the Sky Spirit Clan were unmistakable.

Huang Baifu?

The Godly Land dragon paused upon recognizing this fellow’s background—she’d heard that during the midpoint of the Mount Tai incident, Huang Baifu and the Hundred Calamities group were trapped in the Penglai Treasury, escaping later, yet Huang Baifu remained missing.

Even after the Mount Tai incident settled, Huang Baifu had not returned to the White Tiger Clan. The clan seemed to be in chaos now.

Initially, Huang Baifu wasn’t the designated White Tiger successor; he was simply a semi-demon born of the previous White Tiger and a human woman—not many knew this, even within the Management Bureau, only a few high-ups knew this secret.

During his childhood, Huang Baifu was neglected, with the previous White Tiger reluctant to fulfill even his parental duty, treating Huang Baifu as nothing more than a byproduct of his own desires.

Huang Baifu’s human mother hung herself in despair after giving birth to him.

Since then, Huang Baifu vanished within the White Tiger Clan’s Secret Realm, only to abruptly emerge decades ago, consecutively challenging young talents within the clan, eventually destroying the previous White Tiger on a significant clan day.

To this day, the previous White Tiger’s corpse still hangs on a peak in the White Tiger Sanctuary—a peak that was his mother’s resting place.

Afterward, Huang Baifu suppressed the entire White Tiger Clan through absolute force. Moreover, he swiftly swept through the other three branches of the Sky Spirit Clan, once hailed as the strongest White Tiger in history.

Despite Huang Baifu’s reputation being poor, his monstrous strength earned him the title of a Different Kind capable of rivaling the Godly Land dragon among demonkind.

Of course, this was flattery; Huang Baifu didn’t really swell with pride thinking he could challenge the dragon.

Long Xiruo herself had no interest in proving anything by intentionally seeking a fight with Huang Baifu.

The Godly Land dragon and Huang Baifu met briefly at a few Penglai conferences, just exchanging greetings.

Then the Mount Tai incident began, since then Huang Baifu hasn’t appeared, the White Tiger Clan is leaderless, and the lineage of the previous White Tiger, including Huang Baifu’s half-brother, is currently gathering Huang Baifu’s forces under the guise of legitimacy…

Recalling the details about Huang Baifu, Long Xiruo measured up to the now one-armed Huang Baifu, noting the scars seemingly healed, not fresh wounds.

Back at the Penglai Treasury, Long Xiruo had been quite close to Huang Baifu, yet never really got to meet him then.

Was this arm lost in the Penglai Treasury?

Yet thinking of those terrifying mass-produced Gaia within the treasury, Long Xiruo shivered slightly—even though she could only harness part of the True Dragon’s power through Gui Qianyi’s Divine Pearl without receiving continual support from the land’s power.

Still, back then, along with half of the Xuanyuan God-Slaying Sword, she couldn’t seize much advantage against the self-styled treasury steward Gaia, even falling into dire straits.

If it wasn’t for later…

Thinking back to subsequent events, Long Xiruo grew irritated—why does everything lead back to this, for God’s sake!

…

“When did you come out?”

Long Xiruo approached Huang Baifu, “Why aren’t you returning to your headquarters, and instead visiting me here? I hear your brother is expanding considerably…”

Listening to Long Xiruo’s inquiries, Huang Baifu… Wang Hu’s eyes flickered with confusion.

Long Xiruo frowned, sensing that Huang Baifu was different from what she remembered… maybe he had become somewhat foolish?

“You… You know me?” Wang Hu paused for a moment before saying.

Long Xiruo blinked… Few could lie before the Godly Land dragon. Instantly, Long Xiruo considered the possibility, then asked incredulously, “Did you lose your memory?”

“I’ve truly forgotten about the past.” Wang Hu didn’t hide… his current personality was straightforward.

Long Xiruo paused, then asked, “Why did you think of coming to find me?”

Since there’s an ailment, naturally it should be cured, demons from the demon world seeking treatment is normal—but with amnesia, how did Huang Baifu think to find her?

Wang Hu spoke slowly, “I felt a strong aura… then my body moved, leading me here. You are very powerful; instinct tells me I might not be able to defeat you… yet, I still want to try.”

Even if you’ve forgotten, does your instinct to be fearless and fight still affect your actions…

Long Xiruo shook her head and waved her hand, saying, “Let’s skip the fight, I’m not in the mood recently. Besides, I’m afraid you’ll have psychological shadows… Follow me, I’ll show you how you forgot.”

Wang Hu moved, without warning, and flew forward with a kick.

Long Xiruo was instantly furious, reaching out to grab, “Damn it, you’re being crazy here, trying to wreck my hospital?!”

The kick didn’t land, and Wang Hu’s body was immediately grabbed in mid-air by an invisible hand.

Wang Hu struggled a few times but couldn’t break free. At this moment, his forehead veins bulged, and a hotter power inside his body awoke from its slumber, slightly expanding the invisible hand!

Long Xiruo frowned, snorted coldly, “If you turn into the White Tiger here, I’ll dare to pull out your Tiger Whip for the wine… Seal!”

The immense True Dragon’s power gathered from all directions, instantly breaking Wang Hu’s internal fiery power… This power cooled immediately and once again fell asleep within Wang Hu.

Only then did Long Xiruo snort and loosen her grip, and Wang Hu fell headlong to the ground, his face slightly pale.

“I really can’t beat you.” Wang Hu said as he slowly stood up, then turned and left.

This left the Godly Land True Dragon completely bewildered—did this guy come all the way just to fight?

No, this guy is suffering from forgetfulness now!

“Wait!” Long Xiruo immediately called out.

“?”

Long Xiruo sighed and said, “I feel a bit uneasy about you now, I want to see if I can…”

Before she finished speaking, a figure quickly flipped over the pet hospital’s rooftop wall, rushing up, “Wang Hu! Why are you running… I’m exhausted!”

Bu Bugao was gasping heavily, running a few steps to Wang Hu’s side—and he was holding a stick in his hand.

The stick was connected to a long steel cable, and one end had a steel claw still hanging on the railing.

Wang… Hu?

Long Xiruo couldn’t help but frown again.

Bu Bugao just then noticed another gorgeous woman here and instinctively asked, “Who are you?”

…

“Really, really sorry!! I’m so sorry!!”

In Long Xiruo’s office, Bu Bugao was sweating coldly, and if not for wanting to avoid too much disgrace, he might have kneeled and cried.

He knew Wang Hu liked to spar with powerful monsters—but he didn’t expect this big fool to find the True Dragon’s house!

This is one of the Management Bureau’s top advisors, although she doesn’t manage, if she dislikes someone, just a word and what future does this person have at the Bureau…

“You said he was called Wang Hu, a South China Tiger turned spirit… your support logistics partner?”

“Yes, yes, Lord Long! This, this is Wang Hu’s credentials!”

Looking at the credentials Bu Bugao handed over… Long Xiruo’s face became a bit strange—the credentials were genuine, not forged.

Then the question arises, although Huang Baifu rarely interacts in human society, given his danger, the Bureau must have files on Huang Baifu, it would be ridiculous if not.

How did this guy pass inspection… is the HR department all idiots?

No… the HR department.

Long Xiruo immediately began searching through her drawers—finally finding a thick stack of documents at the bottom.

She opened the documents and suddenly squinted her eyes.

On the documents, it mentioned the HR assistant manager, Huang Mutian.

And this Huang Mutian, others might not know, but Long Xiruo knew his identity well—Huang Mutian was the uncle of Huang Baifu’s half-brother.

“Indeed…” Long Xiruo suddenly chuckled coldly.

Trying to cover up Huang Baifu’s forgetfulness so his brother can seize power… Truly messed up, demons have learned human contention.

However… has the strongest White Tiger become a Bureau member?

Is it Heavenly Will, or by chance?

Looking at the lumber-like Huang… Wang Hu next to Bu Bugao, Long Xiruo squinted again.

“I’ll pretend this didn’t happen.” Long Xiruo said as she put the documents down, indifferently, “Since your support is new and unaware, I won’t hold it.”

“Lord Long is magnanimous!” Bu Bugao was overjoyed.

Seeing this guy seemingly ready with more flattery, Long Xiruo waved her hand in time, “Alright, if there’s nothing else, leave, I don’t like disruptions.”

Bu Bugao said, “Understood! But… Lord Long! I have one more request.”

“What is it?”

Bu Bugao glanced at Wang Hu then scratched his head, “My buddy seems to have memory loss… Lord Long, can you treat him?”

Long Xiruo paused, her insight into human nature allowed her to guess Bu Bugao’s intentions after he slightly mentioned his encounters with Wang Hu.

Long Xiruo pondered, “Since Wang Hu is forgetful, his character is like a blank sheet of paper, easy for you to monitor… once he remembers, perhaps he’ll leave you, does it not matter?”

“Well…”

Bu Bugao hesitated and finally shook his head, “It is a bit regrettable, but… well, I have parents, if one day I forgot them, it would be so tragic. Similarly, if Wang Hu forgot all this, wouldn’t it be pitiful? Whether a demon or not, he has the right to these memories, right?”

Hearing Bu Bugao’s words, Long Xiruo couldn’t help but give him another glance… an agent who sympathizes with demons?

Meanwhile, Wang Hu also looked at Bu Bugao instinctively, “Bu…”

“It’s alright, alright!” Bu Bugao was carefree, smiling, “If you regain your memory, I’m sure you won’t forget me! Then you won’t be so foolish, and our mission will be smoother! We’re a team!”

“I won’t forget you.” Wang Hu nodded, still brief, “Absolutely!”

Watching them, Long Xiruo’s mouth subtly curled up…

To treat Huang Baifu, she really didn’t want to proceed now.