Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 173 A Friend Who Is Convinced

The matriarch of the Ye family was a very elegant old lady who looked at Lin Manman with the same gentle gaze she would give a younger generation.

The Zhou and Pei families are equally distinguished: one owns the largest martial arts arena in the entire capital, and the other excels in forging.

Both of the old patriarchs exuded a fierce aura and were extremely robust.

The current heads of the Tong and Mei families are both women in their forties. The head of the Tong family appears to be very low-key, while the head of the Mei family is extremely shrewd.

The head of the Lu family was in his thirties, slightly overweight, and always had a kind smile on his face.

The head of the Fu family... While Lin Manman was observing him, the other party was staring at Fu Mingyuan, who was sitting in the corner.

Fu Mingyuan was talking to Feng Moyun's brother, Feng Moqing, and perhaps he was too engrossed in the conversation to notice what was happening here.

Beside Fu Mingyuan were her two other senior brothers, Wu Jingfeng and Gao Zhixian, as well as her niece Wu Jingyu.

Meng Wenbin led her to meet everyone, and after she greeted them one by one, he let her move around freely, only telling her not to run around, as the apprenticeship ceremony would soon officially begin.

Lin Manman agreed and then moved closer to her senior brothers.

"Didn't you go to school today?" she asked Wu Jingyu in a low voice.

Wu Jingyu smiled and said, "Today is Sister Manman's big day, how could I not be there? So I took the day off."

Lin Manman was deeply moved.

"Second Senior Brother, how come you finally decided to leave your lab today?"

Gao Zhixian looked at her helplessly, "How can I be absent on such an important day? It won't matter if the research is postponed for a day."

Lin Manman was just teasing him for taking his studies too seriously. Seeing that he answered seriously, she stopped making things difficult for him and turned to look at Wu Jingfeng.

"Where's Senior Brother? I heard you were still in another main city area. You've returned so quickly?"

Even sitting down, Wu Jingfeng appeared quite imposing. "Well, I just took some time out of my busy schedule to come back and participate. Things aren't finished yet, I'll leave after the ceremony."

"Looks like he's really busy," Lin Manman muttered to herself.

Wu Jingyu glanced at her father, seemingly a little annoyed that he was being too serious with Lin Manman.

Wu Jingfeng: ...

Not long after Lin Manman arrived, his status as a father plummeted, getting worse day by day.

He took out a small bag from his spatial ring. "I'm often away from the capital, so please take good care of it for me, Xiaoyu. Use these crystal cores to feed your spirit pet."

After saying that, he threw the things into Lin Manman's arms.

Lin Manman opened the bag and saw that it was indeed full of colorful spirit beast cores, most of which were low-level, but there seemed to be quite a few level four ones.

Wow, that's some serious big shot! Ruthless and rich!

She likes the habit of throwing crystal cores at people at the slightest disagreement!

Lin Manman happily accepted the gifts, "Senior Brother, don't worry, with me here, I guarantee Xiaoyu will be happy every day and won't suffer the slightest grievance!"

No sooner had he finished expressing his loyalty than a low chuckle came from the seat next to him.

Lin Manman turned her head in the direction of the voice and saw that it came from Feng Moqing, who was sitting next to Fu Mingyuan.

Feng Moqing truly lives up to his reputation as Feng Moyun's older brother; the two share remarkably similar facial features.

The delicate and refined features that appeared on Feng Moyun's face seemed somewhat bewitching on Feng Moqing.

The same phoenix eyes look aloof and distant on Feng Moyun's face, but on Feng Moqing, they always give off an indescribable feeling.

Moreover, the way this man smiled really didn't seem like a good person.

"Hello, junior sister. I'm your senior brother's good friend. My name is Feng Moqing." The man greeted Lin Manman with a smile when he saw her looking at him.

Lin Manman greeted him politely with a smile, inwardly thinking, "Why does this guy look at everyone like he's flirting? He really doesn't uphold male virtues."

"Senior brother, that piece of armor from last time..." Seeing Fu Mingyuan reminded Lin Manman of the belt-like armor he gave her when he saved her from Fan Chengye.

Because they never saw each other again, Lin Manman never had the chance to return the items.

Fu Mingyuan still wore his unchanging mask, and he didn't take it off even on an occasion like today.

"Here you go, it's a gift for you, keep it. You were scared that day, weren't you?" Fu Mingyuan also remembered what had happened before, and his hoarse voice softened.

"It's alright... haha, there is a little bit."

Lin Manman still wanted to be stubborn, but when she recalled the scene of those people and beasts being instantly blasted to ashes by the dark dragon's breath, she felt a chill run down her spine.

"Hehe... I've never seen you treat Mei's sister this well. Junior Sister is really something else~" Feng Moqing teased Fu Mingyuan in a low voice.

"Stop talking nonsense. She was a great help in Jinling before, and she almost got into danger."

Fu Mingyuan scolded his friend in a low voice, but remembering that his teacher had once told him not to reveal his junior sister's talent to the Feng family, he didn't say anything more.

"Uncle... Congratulations on being elected as one of the new twelve councilors of the alliance. Grandpa was also very happy to hear the news and hopes you can come back to the family when you have time. He wants to host a family banquet for you."

The head of the Fu family seemed to notice the pleasant atmosphere and walked over with a smile, attempting to join in.

Who knew that even in front of so many people, Fu Mingyuan didn't give the other party any face.

"No need, I have a lot of things to do. You don't need to hold any more unnecessary banquets for me."

Although Fu Mingyuan's tone was relatively easygoing, the meaning behind his words seemed to indicate that he was very reluctant to return to the Fu family.

It seems that her third senior brother doesn't have a very good relationship with his family...

However, the head of the Fu family is over forty years old, while her third senior brother seems to be only in his thirties.

Isn't this generational ranking a bit strange?

Seeing her curiously observing Fu Mingyuan and the Fu family patriarch, Feng Moqing quickly leaned close to her ear and whispered, "Are you very curious about your senior brother? Add me on the contact list, and I'll tell you everything I know..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was suddenly pulled away by an external force.

Lin Manman was also taken aback. This person was even more familiar with her than she was, and he leaned close to her ear to speak. Just as she was about to back away, someone pulled him away first.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that Feng Moyun had arrived at some point and was staring intently at her brother, Feng Moqing, with a serious expression.

"Brother, what are you doing?"

"What is it now? I was just chatting..." Feng Moqing's smile turned helpless when he saw his sister.

"Do you need to stand that close to her while you're chatting? I'm warning you, she's only fifteen!"

Lin Manman was dumbfounded. What did those words mean?

Feng Moqing quickly covered his sister's mouth, "Look at the occasion! Don't say things you shouldn't!"

Feng Moyun pushed his hand away. "It's good that you know how to be afraid. As long as I'm around, don't you dare try anything funny."

Feng Moqing raised his hands, "Okay, okay, don't worry, I promise I didn't have any ulterior motives."

"Look around, her senior brothers are all here. If I dare to think anything, they'll beat me to a pulp. Don't ruin my reputation."

"You still have a reputation? You'd better not ruin the Feng family's reputation." Feng Moyun glared at him with exasperation.

"Okay, okay, it's all my fault. I'll definitely be more careful not to let anyone fall in love with me easily in the future. I'll hide my handsome face when I go out, okay?"

"I'll follow his example and wear a mask too!" Feng Moqing pointed at Fu Mingyuan and swore.

Fu Mingyuan: ...

Having a friend like you is truly something else.

Lin Manman found it amusing but was too embarrassed to laugh out loud, so she could only purse her lips and try her best to look serious.

(End of this chapter)