Genius Beast Taming: Starting from Awakening an S-Rank Talent

The Ling family patriarch gave Ling Yisheng a wink.

Ling Yisheng suddenly blurted out, "Little Ancestor, I've heard you're well-versed in ancient texts. I wonder if you've read the Book of Songs?"

Zhou Heng raised an eyebrow: "I've read it. What's wrong?"

Ling Yisheng said with a shameless grin, "There's a poem called 'Peach Blossom' in the 'Airs of the States' section of the Book of Songs. There's a line in it that goes, 'When you go to your husband's home, may you bring harmony to your family.' I think that's the best line. What do you think?"

Zhou Heng glanced at the crowd at the banquet below, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Pretty good. This piece is about a woman getting married. Why did you suddenly bring this up?"

After beating around the bush for a while, Ling Yisheng finally revealed his true intentions: "I had a daughter, so I need to think long-term. Besides, it just so happens that you had a son, so if both of us..."

Zhou Heng interrupted directly, saying, "They're all infants, why bring this up? It's too early."

Ling Yisheng was a little embarrassed and stood there stunned for a moment.

The Ling family patriarch, worried that Zhou Heng might make a definitive statement that would leave no room for negotiation, immediately stepped in to smooth things over: "The young patriarch is right. Yisheng is just thinking too far ahead. It's better to focus on the present."

Zhou Heng smiled but remained silent.

Afterwards, Ling Yisheng changed the subject, and many members of the Ling family respectfully toasted Zhou Heng, showing great enthusiasm.

Seeing that it was almost time, Zhou Heng was the first to get up and leave.

Ling Yisheng and the others tried their best to persuade Zhou Heng to stay, but Zhou Heng still took the six beasts and returned directly to Hanyue Cave.

Staring at the spot where Zhou Heng disappeared, Ling Yisheng and the Ling family patriarch were speechless for a moment.

After all the guests had left, the Ling family patriarch led Ling Yisheng to a secret room.

He stroked his beard, his tone somewhat somber: "The young ancestor used the Yuan Yan Life Body Nurturing Divine Flower to give birth to a son, which means he has no intention of getting married. So we can only settle for second best and focus our attention on his son, Zhou Hongzheng. Fortunately, your first child was a daughter. If Ruoshui had been a son, we would have had to continue using the Yuan Yan Life Body Nurturing Divine Flower until a daughter was born."

Ling Yisheng said sullenly, "Great-grandfather, didn't we test the waters with the young ancestor today? He made it so clear that it seems he has no intention of having his son marry Ruoshui."

The Ling family patriarch did not want to give up: "The young patriarch's son, Zhou Hongzheng, is only a little over a year old, and Ruoshui is just a month old. It would be good if we could arrange a marriage between the children at this time, but since it didn't work out, there's no need to rush. As long as we find the right opportunity, we can let Ruoshui spend more time with the young patriarch's son in the future, and there is still a good chance."

Ling Yisheng raised another practical question: "Ruoshui is only using an eighth-order Yuan Yan Life Body Nurturing Divine Flower. Her talent is probably not as good as the Little Ancestor's son, since the Little Ancestor's son is using a tenth-order one. What if the two children grow up in the future, and the Little Ancestor feels that Ruoshui is not good enough for his son? What should be done then?"

The Ling family patriarch was at a loss for words: "We can only leave it to fate. There's a good chance that Ruoshui will awaken an A-level talent when she grows up, but the chance of her awakening an S-level talent is a bit small. If it's an A-level talent, it might be quite troublesome, but if she can awaken an S-level talent, this matter will be much easier to accomplish."

The Ling family of Xuanwu possesses a ninth-tier Kunyi Yuanyan Life Body Nurturing Divine Flower, but it is not something the Ling family patriarch can easily mobilize.

If we go about it in a big way, it will attract the attention of other factions, and many things will become more difficult to accomplish.

Although the Xuanwu Ling family was prosperous, it also had many internal factions.

Moreover, the children born from the Yuan Yanming Body Nurturing Divine Flower cannot be controlled to be male or female. If you want to give birth to a daughter who can be used for marriage alliances, one flower may not be enough.

Therefore, after careful consideration, the Ling family patriarch allowed Ling Yisheng to use the eighth-order Sun Soul Essence Life-Generating Divine Flower.

Unexpectedly, the attack was successful on the first try, and a daughter was born immediately.

After thinking for a moment, the Ling family patriarch suggested, "We'll see what happens next! If all else fails, you can use the Yuan Yan Life Body Nurturing Divine Flower to have a few more daughters and gamble on the emergence of a talented one among them."

Ling Yisheng gazed at his daughter Ling Ruoshui in her swaddling clothes, his whole body radiating fatherly love: "Well, great-grandfather, many things are still far from settled! It's probably not that easy to arrange a marriage with the young patriarch's son. After all, it's not just us eyeing this piece of fat meat; all the major families are probably starting to use their own methods."

These people wanted to marry Zhou Heng's son, not for the son's sake, but mainly for Zhou Heng himself. Only by becoming in-laws with Zhou Heng could they benefit from his influence when he ascended to become a tenth-tier supreme beast tamer and ruled the universe.

"What you say makes sense. Man proposes, God disposes. Let's just stick to the original plan and try to create opportunities for Ruoshui and the little patriarch's son to spend more time together and develop a relationship from a young age."

The Ling family patriarch could only sigh deeply in the end: "As for the rest, let fate decide!"

……

Cold Moon Cave.

The three-headed azure phoenix perched on Zhou Heng's left shoulder leaned close to his ear and chuckled, "Dad, I feel like Ling Yisheng and the Ling family patriarch have taken a liking to Hongzheng and want to arrange a marriage between their children and Hongzheng."

Zhou Heng countered, "How did you figure that out?"

The three Qingfengs were very intelligent: "When they first asked you to name the baby, I didn't realize it, since I had never heard of such a thing in my inherited memories. But then they kept hinting that they wanted the child to have more contact with Brother Hongzheng, and they even mentioned ancient poems about marriage, and then I understood."

Zhou Heng reached out and touched the three-headed Azure Phoenix: "You're getting smarter and smarter."

The three-headed phoenix shook its tail and said coquettishly, "After spending so much time with my father, I've gradually come to understand these things."

Following behind Zhou Heng, the Lucky Qilin King suddenly realized: "So, all those strange things they said at the full moon banquet today were because they wanted to become in-laws with Father?"

Zhou Heng nodded: "More or less."

The Void Dragon wrapped around Zhou Heng's wrist raised its head: "Father seems unwilling to form a marriage alliance with them."

Zhou Heng didn't hide anything from his tamed beasts, offering a candid analysis: "It's not that I'm unwilling, but there are many things that aren't suitable to discuss right now. Firstly, both children are very young. If we arrange a marriage directly because of my good relationship with the Xuanwu Ling family, there might not seem to be any problems on the surface, but what if the two children grow up and don't see eye to eye, and instead each find someone else they like? Secondly, while family background can be disregarded when two beast tamers unite, talent is the best consideration. If the talent gap is too large, leading to a significant difference in strength, not to mention anything else, their lifespans will be different. How can they possibly spend their lives together like that?"

He considered several possibilities: "Right now we only know that the two children have talent, but we don't know the specifics of their talent, so it's not really appropriate to discuss these matters. Thirdly, what if Zheng'er, like me, doesn't want to get married? If we've been engaged since childhood, will he break off the engagement or not? Breaking off the engagement would be like slapping the Xuanwu Ling family in the face, while not breaking off the engagement is like forcing a marriage that won't be happy."