Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 96 The Capital Branch Plan

"Are you sure?" Lin Manman was more optimistic about the long-armed spirit monkey. The long-armed spirit monkey had the highest probability of high-level awakening, and it already had two more skills than the other two.

Wu Jingyu understood her unspoken meaning and followed her gaze to the long-armed monkey. The monkey, when standing upright, reached her waist, its body covered in golden fur, and its round eyes gleamed with a clever light.

She hesitated for a moment, then said to Lin Manman, "Then Sister Manman, buy me the red-striped cat, and I'll buy this long-armed monkey myself."

Lin Manman's eyes lit up when she heard her words, and she praised, "Not bad! You're still only level one, right? You can already contract two spirit pets?"

Wu Jingyu smiled shyly. "Yes, but I can't compare to Sister Manman. You were able to contract three of them; even in the capital, such talent is rare. It's truly enviable."

Lin Manman was caught off guard by the praise and scratched her head shyly. She still needed to keep her ability to contract five spirit pets at level one a secret, lest it be too shocking and attract the attention of some ill-intentioned people.

Let's wait until the teacher comes back and tell them. That way, even if she has no choice but to expose herself, someone will be there to cover for her.

"Stop praising her. She's getting carried away by all the praise she's received just for this competition." Fang Yaqi was afraid that she'd get too carried away and never be able to walk properly again.

"What are you talking about? What era are we living in? We can't have a repressive education anymore. You should praise people when they deserve it." Lin Manman raised her chin smugly.

Fang Yaqi grimaced in disgust at his words, and Wu Jingyu couldn't help but laugh out loud.

When it came time to pay, Wu Jingyu took out a card that was exactly the same as Lin Manman's, and Lin Manman immediately gave him a teasing look.

"Was this card just given to me last night?"

Wu Jingfeng gave her one card, but then, fearing his daughter was being taken advantage of, he gave her another one.

Wu Jingyu blushed slightly; it was indeed true.

Wu Jingfeng used to give her enough living expenses directly, but after Lin Manman extorted him yesterday, he turned around and gave her one as well.

"My dad said that since I've become a professional, there are naturally more places to spend money. Especially as a beast tamer, which is the most expensive profession, he wants me to be able to do whatever I need without any constraints, and if I need more, I can just ask him."

"Oh~ that's what your dad said~." Lin Manman said sarcastically, then burst out laughing before she finished speaking.

Wu Jingyu blushed at the teasing and couldn't help but secretly glare at her. Although this girl's personality was still a bit awkward, she was clearly in a much better mood than when she arrived. Presumably, her tongue-tied senior brother had finally learned to speak properly!

"Okay, don't be angry. I'll give you a surprise when I win the championship this afternoon!" Lin Manman said with a smile, pulling Wu Jingyu, who was starting to act up.

"Your confident demeanor makes me want to slap you in the face," Fang Yaqi complained from the side.

"Don't worry, all the people who could slap me in the face are gone, leaving only the small fry for me to blew up the pond." Lin Manman smiled smugly.

"No, if I keep looking at you like this, I'm going to lose my temper and hit you. Let's go eat something delicious." Fang Yaqi waved her hand and turned to leave.

The two mid-level silver-grade spirit beasts, the Red-striped Cat and the Long-armed Spirit Monkey, cost 2 million each.

After paying, Lin Manman pulled Wu Jingyu along, planning to go to the third floor to buy all the materials needed to awaken the two spirit beasts. Anyway, she now had a space bracelet, which made it very convenient to carry around.

"Auntie, Uncle Xia, you two go upstairs and wait for us. Xiaoyu and I will go to the materials store to buy some things." After saying goodbye, she pulled the slightly bewildered Wu Jingyu downstairs.

"Hey, wait for me, wait for me too~" Fang Yaqi saw the two of them going downstairs and quickly followed them up.

"Weren't you going to find something to eat? What are you doing following me?" Lin Manman rudely shooed her away.

"I ate late this morning, so I'm not very hungry yet." Fang Yaqi chuckled. What woman can resist shopping? The point of shopping is just to browse! Even if it's just a building materials store!

Upon arriving at the materials store, Lin Manman had a clear purpose. She quickly went through the materials she needed for awakening, and while paying, she noticed a small bottle prominently displayed on a shelf next to the cashier.

These small bottles had no labels and seemed to be completely empty, being entirely transparent.

Lin Manman was very puzzled. She glanced at the price tag below and saw that a small bottle of essential oil cost 10 Chinese yuan.

She pointed at the small bottle in disbelief and asked the shop owner, "Boss, what's in this bottle? Why is it so expensive? All these materials I have only cost around 100,000."

The shop owner seemed used to customers like her and showed no displeasure; instead, he chuckled. "This is an illusion potion that can make objects invisible. However, it has an expiration date; one application only lasts for six months. If you need to remain invisible after six months, you'll need to apply it again."

What?! They still want to reuse it?! Lin Manman was shocked.

This reminded her of some unscrupulous merchants in her past life who would reduce the number of times a product could be used in order to encourage customers to make repeated purchases over a long period.

But what did the boss just say? That objects can become invisible??

Lin Manman blinked, glancing at the spatial bracelet on her wrist, concealed by exaggerated decorations. She seemed to... desperately need it!

She chuckled and took the small vial of hallucination potion. "Boss, let's settle the bill together!"

After paying, she took Fang Yaqi and Wu Jingyu to the restroom and immediately used the hallucination potion she had just bought.

After carefully applying the illusion potion to the spatial bracelet, she still had half left in the bottle, which was exactly 10 for a year, which was acceptable.

After applying the coating, Lin Manman waited happily. After about ten seconds, the space bracelet gradually disappeared from her sight.

Lin Manman happily threw away the ornament she had been wearing on her hand. Xu Yuemei and Fang Yaqi had complained about her wearing it many times, and now she could finally get rid of it!

"Why did it take you so long to come out? If you hadn't come out soon, I would have come to rescue you."

As soon as Lin Manman opened the door to the women's restroom stall, she saw Fang Yaqi walking in looking for her.

"Let's go wash our hands and go eat!" Lin Manman laughed and quickly pulled the two of them upstairs.

The sixth floor had a wide variety of food, and Lin Manman and Fang Yaqi were overwhelmed by the choices. Wu Jingyu followed behind them, and although he didn't eat much, he felt very happy shopping.

Xia Ming and Xu Yuemei sat in a family-run restaurant, ordering food while waiting for the others. Perhaps influenced by Xia Ming's personality, Xu Yuemei's speech became much more ladylike.

After Lin Manman and her two companions had finished their shopping and the dishes were served, the five of them happily and joyfully finished their meal.

After the initial excitement, Wu Jingyu's mood gradually sombered on the way back.

"Sister Manman, after watching your match this afternoon, I'm going home with my dad..."

Actually, if Lin Manman hadn't promised to bring Wu Jingyu to choose a spirit pet today, Wu Jingfeng would probably have taken her back last night, since he had a lot of things to deal with in the capital.

Hearing her words, Lin Manman also felt a pang of reluctance.

Although she had only spent a few days with Wu Jingyu, their similar experiences brought them closer very quickly, and she subconsciously regarded Wu Jingyu as a younger sister who needed to be taken care of.

"If Senior Brother is in a hurry to go back, can't we leave you here to play for a few more days?"

Wu Jingyu shook his head silently.

At this moment, Xia Ming spoke up to remind her, "Miss, the captain won't leave Miss Wu alone."

Lin Manman also realized that the daughter of the Alliance Expedition Captain must be quite eye-catching.

Wu Jingfeng was naturally worried about leaving her alone in Jinling, which was so far away.

"It's okay, you don't need to be sad. I'll be going to the capital soon after the teacher comes back," Lin Manman comforted her.

Fang Yaqi, who was standing to the side, also fell silent upon hearing this.

Because Meng Wenbin had instructed her not to make Lin Manman's apprenticeship public before he returned, Lin Manman did not tell her about it.

Although Fang Yaqi had some suspicions about Lin Manman's sudden appearance of a white tiger spirit pet, she wasn't someone who liked to pry into other people's secrets.

Even now, she doesn't blame Lin Manman for hiding things from her; she's just a little sad about the upcoming separation.

She understood that with Lin Manman's talent, soaring to great heights was only a matter of time. Her own abilities were average, and the gap between them would only widen in the future. As a friend, she didn't want to hinder Lin Manman's progress.

She felt down for a moment, but her optimistic nature helped her recover quickly. It's just the capital city, right? She can just go to university there in the future!

After comforting Wu Jingyu, Lin Manman also noticed Fang Yaqi's emotional change.

Before the competition started, she asked Fang Yaqi to sit down and have a chat.

"So that's how it is. My teacher specifically told me before he left that I shouldn't easily spread the news of becoming his disciple before he came back." Lin Manman told Fang Yaqi everything except about her talent and the matter of upgrading the secret realm.

Actually, she didn't tell Fang Yaqi, not because she was wary of her.

Firstly, Meng Wenbin had explicitly instructed her not to spread the word easily. Secondly, her emotions had been fluctuating greatly and many things had happened during those days, so she simply couldn't think about this matter.

Fang Yaqi was still in shock that Lin Manman had found a powerful figure to be her teacher. "You really have guts! You didn't utter a single word after having such an awesome teacher!"

Seeing that she wasn't angry or seemed unconcerned, Lin Manman breathed a sigh of relief. Fang Yaqi's warm treatment over the years had made her cherish this friend, and she didn't want this incident to leave a lingering resentment.

"Don't worry, I understand what you mean. I don't care about that. I just know you might be going to the capital soon, and I feel a little lost."

Fang Yaqi was genuinely happy for her good friend's good fortune, but she was also a little reluctant to part with her.

"You know I want to open a spirit beast shop, right? Actually, I'm planning to open one in the capital as well. I'll leave the shop in Jinling to Uncle Qiu, and for the shop in the capital, I'd like to ask Aunt Fang to help me run it. I wonder if she'll be willing."

Lin Manman raised an eyebrow at Fang Yaqi and gave her a bright smile.

She didn't hide anything from her about opening the spirit beast shop; she even consulted with Fang's mother through her.

If she went to the capital, her expenses would probably be even greater. Without opening a spirit beast shop, she couldn't expect to ask others for money, could she?

Moreover, Fang's mother has been the manager of the spirit beast shop for more than ten years, so she has a lot of experience. Being able to hire such a professional can save her a lot of trouble.

Fang Yaqi was confused for a moment. "Really? You're not kidding me, are you?"

(End of this chapter)