I can understand what the furry creatures are saying, and I've become the number one beast tame

Chapter 266 What are they chattering about?
[Chirp!]
What's this, raw or cooked? What's this, monster meat or spirit animal meat? What are you chattering about?
The chirping little creature clearly couldn't understand the difference between raw and cooked, nor could it comprehend the difference between demon beast meat and spirit animal meat.

It only wants to eat meat.

[Chirp!] Meat! Meat! Meat!
Feed it meat!
Seeing that it hadn't made a choice yet and was just chirping incessantly, Nanran guessed that the little guy probably didn't quite understand the distinctions.

After thinking for a moment, she took out a strip of meat from her spatial storage.

"Will this one be okay?"

[Chirp!] What is that?! It smells so good! So fragrant!
The chirping little guy immediately forgot about biting Nan Ran's trouser leg.

It jumped up, snatched the strip of meat from Nan Ran's hand, and excitedly started gnawing on it.

Crunch crunch, mmm mmm, yum yum, so delicious!

The little guy, chirping and chattering, finished the palm-sized strip of meat in no time.

Then she tugged at Nan Ran's trouser leg again, stretching out her short, chubby little paws: [Chirp!] I want more!

Nanran understood this without needing to guess.

She took out two more strips of meat and handed them to the chirping little guy.

Seeing the little thing finish one after another, like a bottomless pit that never knows when it will get full, staring at her longingly, Nan Ran suddenly felt a headache coming on.

"This is the last one..."

Unexpectedly, just as Nan Ran took out the meat strips and before she could even hand them over, the little guy, who was chirping, couldn't wait any longer and snatched the meat strips away, stuffing them into his mouth without hesitation.

"What are you doing!"

The sudden shout made Nan Ran turn around, stunned for a moment.

She blinked, looking at the woman walking quickly towards her, completely bewildered.

"Who are you?"
Before she could even voice her questions, Nan Ran was met with a barrage of accusations: "Why did you ruin my homework? Who sent you? What are your intentions?!"

"what?"

What is it? Homework?

Why is it that each word sounds familiar, but when put together, it's incredibly difficult to understand?

"What did you feed my homework?!" the woman demanded anxiously. As she spoke, she stepped forward and reached out to snatch the half-eaten meat strip from the chirping little creature's hand.

Seeing this, the chirping little guy quickly stuffed the last half of the meat strip into his mouth.

Seeing this, the woman became even more anxious.

She cried as she reached out and tried to poke the throat of the chirping little creature.

"Spit it out, hurry up and spit it out..."

Nan Ran wanted to say that it was just ordinary meat strips, not poisonous.

Before she could even speak, the woman, who had failed to clear her throat, suddenly stood up, holding the chirping little one, and glared fiercely at Nan Ran: "I don't care who instructed you or who's behind you! I will pursue this matter to the end, to the death!"

Nan Ran: ...

Even if we take a step back and assume the worst, this place should be in her yard, on her hilltop, on her territory, right?
Even if someone is to be held accountable, it should be her who holds the person and the beast responsible for trespassing!

The woman was clearly in a hurry, and without waiting for Nan Ran to argue with her, she picked up the chirping little guy and ran away quickly.

Nan Ran: ...

She now strongly suspects that this presumptuous guy who took over the role of hostage is in cahoots with that chirping little thing to scam her out of her meat strips!
"Junior Sister Nanran?"

Seeing Nan Ran walking towards her from afar, Hui Yao immediately jogged forward to greet him, taking a few steps forward. She was both delighted and surprised: "Why did you decide to come here?"

Looking at the crowd gathered in circles not far away, Nan Ran couldn't help but wonder, "What's going on here?"

She came after that presumptuous guy and that swindler who tried to extort money from her.

At this moment, besides Huiyao, she also saw some other familiar faces.

Shi Qing, Ye Zhi, and Luo Manyi were also there.

"What are you doing?" Nan Ran asked again, but her voice was much softer.

Huiyao glanced at the crowd lining up to hand in their homework and explained with a light laugh.

"Today is the day for outer disciples to hand in their assignments."

"You could also consider it a mini-test every month."

"After entering the outer sect, each disciple will be assigned to receive a basic demon beast."

“Every three months, the sect will set aside three days to check on the progress of each cultivated demon beast.”

"This is used to record grades."

"If you fail three times in a row, you will be disqualified from being an outer disciple and become an auditor."

"Of course, disciples who have already contracted with beast pets do not need to undergo regular assessments and have their scores recorded."

"With a contracted beast pet, you can be exempted from this course."

This is why no one notified Nanran.

Previously, she had already formed a contract with the Flame Lion.

In the subject of raising monsters, she has already achieved a perfect score, far ahead of the competition.

Not to mention, Nan also contracted with the Frostbeast!

"Why did you suddenly come here, Junior Sister?" Huiyao asked, somewhat puzzled.

Logically speaking, Nan Ran shouldn't need to take this course, so they naturally didn't inform her.

Moreover, according to Ye Zhi, Junior Sister Nan Ran has already secured a spot in the special training team.

There's no need for them to participate in the learning and assessment of these outer sect courses.

Nan Ran gave a soft "hmm," gestured towards the crowd with her lip, and said she was chasing after a demonic beast that was trying to scam her way out of a fight...

She briefly explained the whole story to Huiyao.

"...I suppose she was so angry because she was worried that my feeding would damage her homework and cause her to fail the test?"

Nan Ran felt relieved after hearing Hui Yao's explanation.

After all, I've heard plenty of stories in my past life about agricultural students working hard for four years only to have their thesis materials eaten, burned, or uprooted when it came time for their graduation defense.

It seems that the woman was genuinely worried about her homework being destroyed, and in her haste, she lost her temper without fully understanding the situation.

Following Nan Ran's gaze and description, Hui Yao quickly identified the person: "You mean Feng Chun?"

"what?"

Nan Ran blinked, looking completely bewildered.

She doesn't recognize her!
Huiyao belatedly realized what was happening and explained with a smile, "Fengchun was promoted to the outer sect two periods earlier than us."

Today happens to be her third monthly exam.

"I heard that she was unlucky and the monster she received was a mud horse beast, which is extremely difficult to raise."

"Her scores in the previous two monthly assessments were both poor. If she scores poor again this time, she will be stripped of her status as an outer disciple."

"Even so, she shouldn't have scolded you without even knowing the facts!"

Huiyao had a sullen face, clearly intending to go to Fengchun to demand an explanation.

Nan Ran meant the same thing.

She understood the reason and was indeed less angry, but she still needed to explain the reasons to her!
Just then, a series of exclamations suddenly erupted from the crowd.

"Springtime—Excellent Results!"

"My God! Feng Chun actually managed to breed the Mud Horse Beast!"

"I've heard that mud horse beasts are particularly difficult to raise, and even inner disciples find them very troublesome."

"But the Mud Horse Beast is also a very strong breeding beast. Once it is successfully bred, it is equivalent to getting a mid-level beast for free!" The beasts used by outer disciples to complete the training course for breeding beasts are usually cubs of low-level beasts.

High-defense intermediate-level demonic beasts like the Mud Horse Beast are so difficult to cultivate that almost no one succeeds in raising them, and they wouldn't be used as coursework for outer disciples.

"I'm so envious! Feng Chun is so lucky!"

At this moment, everyone looked at Feng Chun with envy.

Before, when they knew that Feng Chun had been assigned to the Mud Horse Beast, these people were all sighing, feeling sorry, relieved, and even gloating.

Feng Chun kept a straight face, ignoring the compliments or sarcastic remarks from the crowd.

At this moment, all she wanted was to know what had happened.

She had already given up hope and was prepared for the assessment results to be poor, which would lead to her being eliminated and becoming an auditor.

But now, the Mud Horse Beast has actually advanced?

Her performance evaluation score also improved from poor to excellent.

This is really incredible.

Obviously...

She used the same methods she had learned in class to breed the mud horse.

But all the spiritual medicines and herbs fed to them, without exception, seemed to sink into the sea without any effect.

How did it suddenly upgrade?
After confirming that the assessment elder had not misread the situation and that the Mud Horse Beast had indeed advanced and that she had indeed achieved an excellent score, Feng Chun stumbled away from the crowd.

Just as she was feeling lost and unsure of what to do, she suddenly spotted Nanran outside the crowd.

"It's you?"

For some reason, a very absurd idea suddenly came to Fengchun's mind.

Could it be that the mud horse beast was able to advance because of the woman feeding it?
"Excuse me, what did you feed the mud horse beast today?" Feng Chun pursed her lips, suppressing the absurd expectation in her heart.

She shouldn't have asked that.

But in my heart, that absurd hope could never be shaken off.

What if?
Although she achieved an excellent score in this assessment and successfully advanced, she will still be eliminated if she cannot achieve an excellent score next time.

Giving someone hope and then letting them despair is far more agonizing than directly confronting despair.

Originally, she had prepared herself to be eliminated and become an auditor.

But now——

Who would be willing to give up such a hard-won opportunity?
Thinking it over, Feng Chun's attitude became even more upright and friendly, and she bowed deeply: "I'm so sorry about what happened this morning. I thought you were..."

Feng Chun paused slightly, without saying why.

"Now I know that I misunderstood you back then. I don't ask you to forgive my rashness, but I still hope that you can give me a chance to make amends."

Nan Ran: ...

She has a quirk: she responds better to gentle persuasion than force.

When Feng Chun suddenly spoke softly and gently, it made her, who already had little temper, even more unsure of where to vent it.

"Can I treat you to a meal?" Fengchun asked tentatively.

Huiyao whispered from the side, "It's better to resolve conflicts than to let them fester. Why don't you sit down and have a good talk?"

She said in an even lower voice, "Feng Chun has a stepbrother in the inner sect who holds a high position. The reason she was assigned to the Mud Horse Beast is because of that stepbrother."

That's why I subconsciously assumed that Nan Ran was someone sent by my stepbrother.

“However, if you don’t want to cause trouble, it’s fine to refuse,” Huiyao added.

[Chirp!] Human!

!

Nan Ran looked at the beast, which had previously only made "chirp chirp chirp" sounds but had no idea what it was chirping about, with some shock.

It's better to call it a little chirping toy.

However, she seemed to have grasped a little bit of the logic behind naming monsters in this world.

The Mud Horse Beast—its appearance is very similar to a running wild horse, but it is grayish in color and looks like it is covered in mud.

Therefore, it was named Mud Horse Beast.

[Chirp!] Meat! Eat meat!

Feeling somewhat embarrassed, Feng Chun stopped the mud horse beast that was chirping at Nan Ran: "Sorry, it—"

She wanted to find a reason to explain why the mud horse suddenly started barking at people.

But no matter how much I thought about it, I couldn't come up with a solution.

Instead, they became even more embarrassed.

“It wasn’t like this before, it…” Feng Chun felt that the Mud Horse Beast was like a naughty child, wanting to pounce on Nan Ran, and no matter how much she said that the Mud Horse Beast used to be well-behaved, it seemed very pale and powerless.

[Chirp chirp chirp] So much meat! So much meat!
Nan Ran was quite able to understand.

A carnivore that has been forced to eat weeds and dew for who knows how long, is bound to get excited when it suddenly gets to eat meat.

It's just human nature.

"It's nothing." Nan Ran chuckled lightly, not really bothered.

Feng Chun was even more distressed.

Huiyao still has to wait for the assessment results. With so many people, especially the new students, it will take them at least two hours to get their results.

Nan Ran thought about it and then agreed to go out to eat with Feng Chun.

I am very grateful for the spring.

[Chirp!] Meat! I want to eat meat!

Along the way, the mud horse kept chirping, and people they encountered couldn't help but look at them, making Fengchun blush deeply.

"I'm so sorry, it... it really wasn't like this before..."

Fengchun wondered what was wrong with the mud horse beast today.

Normally, even if Mud Horse Beast didn't particularly like the nutritious food she prepared, it would at most protest a couple of times.

Most of the time, it's still quite quiet.

Nan Ran carefully considered her words: "It's hungry and wants to eat meat."

"what?"

Feng Chun was stunned.

Mud Horse Beast, eats meat?

"This chirping little thing is a carnivorous monster."

"Only by consuming enough monster meat can it meet its daily energy needs."

In other words, if you feed a tiger carrots and cabbage every day, the tiger might not starve to death for a while, but it will definitely become emaciated and malnourished.

They weren't as robust and powerful as those tigers that eat meat every day, and they didn't look so imposing.

Feng Chun's mouth was slightly open, and it took her a while to find her voice: "So, the way I fed the mud horse beast before was wrong?"

Nan Ran nodded.

It should be said that no one in the entire Beast Taming Sect has ever properly fed a Mud Horse Beast.

That's why such an easy-to-raise intermediate-level demon beast was placed at the table of beginner-level demon beasts.

"So, what you fed the Mud Horse Beast before was—" monster meat?"