Rebirth of the Prime Dragon Master
Chapter 764 The Poisonous Ethereal Spirit Pill

The guests that were gathered at the first-floor hall of the Magical Beast House along with those who had just entered the gate heard the loud cry as well. With their attention caught, they all started flocking towards the third floor. Rocky found himself trapped in the sea of people that were making their way towards the third floor. He couldn't summon his spiritual power without causing a scene in front of so many witnesses. Thus, he decided to blend into the crowd for now.

The third-floor auction house was full to the brim with countless people.

From the front of the dense crowd came a voice that scolded, "You, the Magical Beast House, dare to auction the poisonous pill that killed my spirit-manipulated beast! How dare you! My beast had cost me ten thousand taels of silver coins, and yet it was poisoned by that pill. If I don't get any valid explanation, I'll make sure that the Magical Beast House will be nothing more than rubble and ruin before the day ends!"

"My dear guest, please. Quell your anger. Allow me to investigate first and then I will be able to answer your question,” replied Willie, the Magical Beast House's steward.

“Since I'm already here, I might as well get to the bottom of what's going on, ' Rocky thought to himself. As he squeezed his way through the crowd, he finally made it to the front where the stage was located. Before him laid the dead body of a spirit-manipulated beast, its mouth covered with white foam and with purple splotches all over its skin. It looked as though it had been poisoned. Beside the spirit-manipulated beast's carcass hovered a tall, thin, and aggressive-looking spirit manipulator who was flanked on either side by two other spirit manipulators. After assessing them, Rocky got the impression that they wouldn't be a threat.

"What pill did this gentleman buy?" Willie immediately inquired with the staff that led the auction. "It's the Ethereal Spirit Pill of our Magical Beast House." The staff immediately took out the last Ethereal Spirit Pill from a box and handed it to Willie.

"We only hand out three Ethereal Spirit Pills per month. We sold one just a few days ago. Nothing's wrong with the pills we've sold!" Willie exclaimed with a confused expression as he gazed at the Ethereal Spirit Pill in his hand.

"Butler Willie, you're not implying that I was the one who poisoned my beast, are you? I can call on many witnesses in this room who saw my spirit-manipulated beast foam at the mouth and drop dead all because of your shitty pill!" the man yelled in anger.

Many of those witnesses nodded their heads in agreement, proving that the furious man was telling the truth.

Willie's face darkened as he saw this. This would jeopardize the Magical Beast House's reputation if it got out of hand. He needed to investigate the matter as fast as he could. The compensation was not a big deal, but what mattered was the Magical Beast House's reputation.

"Alright. I'll call our beast curers to come and have a look. If what you say is true, then we will provide you with an answer,” Willie said as calmly as possible. Now he needed to figure out how to calm down the other guests as well.

He sent for a servant to summon Harry and other beast curers of the Xiao Clan as well as inform Mary.

Soon, Harry and the other beast curers rushed to the auction house on the third floor.

"Master Harry, you're finally here.” Willie hurried towards the group of beast curers and gave them all the details of what had just happened

The beast curers were left confused. The Ethereal Spirit Pills were made exclusively by the Xiao Clan with a confidential refining process that produced nothing less than high quality. What went wrong with this pill? How could they have produced a pill that poisoned a spirit-manipulated beast?

Harry and the other beast curers began to examine the beast body to come up with a diagnosis. After a thorough examination, they concluded that although the beast appeared to have been poisoned, there was no evidence of a reaction to the poison within its body. This meant that the beast wasn't actually poisoned but only shared similar symptoms. In the end, there was no clear cause of its death.

This was a first for Harry and the other beast curers, and they were at a loss for words. This led them to doubt the quality of the Ethereal Spirit Pill they sold.

The enraged man from earlier then approached them and said, "Don't dawdle. If none of you are capable of figuring out what happened to my beast, then tell the Xiao Clan Chief I'd like him to explain this to me in person.”

"Sir, our Chief has been out for days. He hasn't returned yet,” Willie answered quickly.

"Then your Chief is a coward!" sneered one of the two men standing behind the angry client. "Brother, don't talk nonsense with them. We have so many witnesses. If the Magical Beast House doesn't give us a reasonable explanation, then we'll have no problem spreading this news to the entire Barren City tomorrow," the other man said.

This made Willie livid with rage. All he could do was hope that any second now, Mary would come to help them.

At this moment, someone shouted from outside the auction house, "Miss Xiao is here!"

Upon hearing this, Willie felt a momentary relief. However, when a young woman appeared as the crowd dispersed, Willie could feel the knot in his stomach tying itself up again.

"Miss Juey? What are you doing here? Where's Miss Mary?" Willie asked her immediately.

"She went to purchase goods and hasn't come back yet. I heard that there was something wrong with the auction house, so I came here first," replied Juey.

“We're doomed!" Willie thought. Both the Xiao Clan Chief and the young master were gone while Mary went to purchase goods. Even if Juey was here, she didn't possess any Beast Curing Skills at all. She couldn't provide the help they needed.

"What happened?" Juey asked.

"Miss Juey, even if I did tell you every detail, you wouldn't be able to help. I'm afraid only Miss Mary could solve a problem as huge as this one.” Willie shook his head as he realized the direness of the situation they were in. He never thought of how his words might have made Juey felt.

"Alright," replied Juey, who didn't seem to be irritated.

At that moment, the three men noticed Juey. They approached her and asked, "Isn't the Xiao Clan famous for their Beast Curing Skill? Being the Xiao Clan Chief's daughter, you surely must know what the hell is going on.”

"I'm truly sorry, sir. I can't answer that. I don't possess any Beast Curing Skill," Juey apologized as she gestured with the shake of her hands.

"You don't know the Beast Curing Skill? The daughter of the Xiao Clan Chief doesn't know the Beast Curing Skill? Unbelievable! Surely, as a representative of the Xiao Clan, you plan to fool us and then present me with some form of compensation for my loss, right?" The man raised his voice. It appeared he was trying to cause a scene.

The onlookers took notice and began to murmur among themselves. Was the pill truly the cause of the beast's death?

Rocky, who had been quietly lurking in the background, turned towards the pill that Willie still clutched in his hand. After a few moments, he finally guessed what was going on.