Beast Taming: Starting From Zero

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At that moment, the little Steel Falcon suddenly flew toward the window.

As it exited, it seemed to miscalculate, and its wing collided with the window, producing a loud bang.

The noise caught Claire’s attention. He turned his head just in time to see the little Steel Falcon’s figure.

This is... Claire frowned deeply and was about to give chase, but his gaze swept past the window and landed on the black-haired, black-eyed girl inside.

By the time he came back to his senses, the little Steel Falcon was already gone.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang couldn’t help but have a thought flash through her mind: Damn, did this little Steel Falcon crash into the window on purpose?

After witnessing its scheming nature, every action of the little Steel Falcon now seemed suspicious.

Yet when it stuffed the feathers into her pocket, she didn’t even notice a thing.

Could it be that it saw someone outside and wanted to get their attention, so it deliberately made a noise?

"Miss Qiao? Miss Qiao?"

Claire’s voice pulled her back to reality.

Qiao Sang looked at the man outside and gathered her thoughts.

"What’s wrong?"

"Miss Qiao, I wanted to ask, was there a little Steel Falcon here just now?" Claire asked respectfully.

Case solved. The little Steel Falcon had deliberately made a noise to draw this man's attention. It wanted Ashley’s efforts to be in vain, and Claire was a key figure in this. But why did it think Claire would pay attention to it...?

Qiao Sang’s mind drifted.

Unless Claire was already aware of a wild Steel Falcon intruding.

He was the steward of the estate, so he must have received reports about it. With so many surveillance cameras here, he likely knew the intruding beast was the little Steel Falcon.

So, the Steel Falcon was certain he would notice it, not because he recognized it, but because it was a wanted wild beast!

Qiao Sang suddenly understood.

"Miss Qiao?" Claire called again.

Qiao Sang snapped back to reality and responded with a calm "Mhm."

Claire remained polite.

"Miss Qiao, do you know which direction that little Steel Falcon flew?"

Qiao Sang was silent for two seconds before smiling slightly.

"If I’m not mistaken, it probably went to find Ashley."

A chance meeting was fate, she didn’t mind helping the little Steel Falcon.

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Ashley returned to her room in high spirits.

But the next second, her face darkened.

Where was the little Steel Falcon?

Hadn’t they agreed that it would wait for her here?!

Meanwhile, outside the room, the little Steel Falcon perched on a tree, peering through the window at the scene inside.

After staring for a full minute, its ears twitched, it heard the footsteps of a human male in leather shoes approaching.

"Gang!"

The little Steel Falcon instantly switched to a happy expression, flapping its wings as it flew into the room through the window.

"Where did you go?" Ashley turned her head and immediately adjusted her expression, pretending to be concerned.

"Wild beasts aren’t allowed here. If you wander around, you’ll get caught."

"Gang."

Such a pretender.

The little Steel Falcon put on a guilty look.

"As long as you understand." Ashley patted its head.

She couldn’t directly understand the language of beast companions, but she could infer their meaning through body language and expressions. That was why she could communicate with wild beasts and act as a fake beast tamer.

Suddenly, there was a knock at the door.

Ashley didn’t panic. She whispered, "Hide first."

"Gang."

Like hell it would listen to her.

The little Steel Falcon nodded obediently, quickly darting behind the curtain.

Ashley opened the door with a surprised expression.

"Mr. Claire?"

Claire stepped inside, scanning the room before turning his cold gaze on Ashley.

"Are you aware that a wild little Steel Falcon has intruded today?"

Ashley’s heart tensed, but she feigned concern.

"I heard about it tonight. Why? Did something happen?"

"Have you seen it?" Claire pressed.

"No." Ashley shook her head.

Claire’s voice grew colder.

"What did Miss Qiao come to see you about today?"

Something was off. Claire never acted like this. Had that Qiao Sang told him something? But that didn’t make sense, if she had, why would she send Claire away earlier?

Ashley was just about to respond when-

A sudden gust lifted the curtain into a dramatic arc.

Claire turned his head and saw the very Steel Falcon the entire estate had been searching for.

"Gang..."

The little Steel Falcon wore a bewildered expression.

Ashley’s face changed.

Her plan had been to stabilize the little Steel Falcon and hand it over when the police arrived. That way, she’d get the bounty and earn a good reputation within the estate.

But now the police weren’t here yet, and Claire had found the Steel Falcon first, completely ruining her plan.

If Claire captured it, the 200,000 bounty wouldn’t necessarily go to her. At best, she’d be credited for providing information.

And worse, she had just denied seeing it. When the police arrived, they would contact her first, exposing her lie in front of Claire.

Damn it! Why did Claire have to show up now?!

No, she had to find a way to make the little Steel Falcon escape from Claire. Even if it didn’t get away, she couldn’t let him realize they knew each other.

Ashley made up her mind. She was about to put on a shocked expression and speak-

"Gang..."

At that moment, the little Steel Falcon flew over, hiding behind Ashley, clinging to her leg with its wings, and peeking out timidly.

No one would believe they weren’t familiar.

Ashley: !!!

"ASHLEY!" Claire’s eyes burned with fury.

At this moment, he fully believed what Miss Qiao had told him.

"Mr. Claire, I have no idea why it’s in my room." Ashley changed her expression slightly.

"You know how wild beasts are naturally drawn to me."

She was confident that Claire wouldn’t bother listening to the little Steel Falcon or summoning a translation beast.

Compared to wild beasts, he was more likely to believe her. She was sure of that.

A sharp ringtone suddenly blared.

No way. Could her luck be this bad?

Ashley cursed internally.

"You’re not answering?" Claire’s tone was ice cold.

"It’s an unknown number." Ashley glanced at the screen and reached for her phone to silence it.

But Claire was faster. He grabbed the phone, answered, and put it on speaker.

A young man’s voice came through:

"Hello? Is this Miss Ashley? We’re the police who just received your report. We’ve arrived. Is the little Steel Falcon still with you? We’re at the front gate of the Fayswort Estate. Can you bring it out now?

Ashley froze.

Claire might not know the Steel Falcon’s full story, but the police certainly did. And just now, the Steel Falcon had acted so close to her, if the police and Claire compared notes, he would surely put two and two together...

"Gang..."

With things this obvious, even a half-wit human would figure it out.

As Ashley panicked, the little Steel Falcon suddenly put on a hurt expression, spread its wings, and darted toward the window.

Ashley hesitated for a second, then felt a surge of relief.

This situation was bad, but if the Steel Falcon escaped, things wouldn’t be completely lost.

After all the effort it took to reach here, it must really like her. It would come back to her eventually.

Even if she got kicked out by Claire for lying, she would still get her 200,000 in the end.

Claire snorted.

"Trying to run?"

He put down the phone and began forming a hand seal.

"Mr. Claire!" Ashley grabbed his hand to stop him.

Claire paused, but only for a moment before shaking her off and continuing.

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The little Steel Falcon flapped its wings, heading toward an area without surveillance.

Suddenly, it spotted a familiar figure under the eaves.

"Need help?" Qiao Sang looked up and smiled.

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