Pokémon: Having just completed the Pokédex, I'm now traversing the world of Beast Taming.

"Gibberish meow!!"

Meow Meow skillfully held the chopsticks and frantically ate her rice.

Lu Yao looked at the pet beast in front of him that ate rice like a human, took out a cigarette and lit it.

"Phew~~~"

"So, isn't our assassin, Lord Crimson, blatantly revealing his identity? Aren't you afraid I have malicious intentions?"

This is a private room; after all, it's better for two people to have a private conversation.

"Aren't you the same?"

"I recognized it almost immediately after comparing it slightly and filling in the blanks in my mind."

"Besides, what's there to worry about? How could a woman like you, who even wants to learn how to dance awkwardly, possibly report her part-time job?"

"Wait a minute..." Chi Hong suddenly realized something, and stared at Lu Yao, asking, "Is the current bounty... too high?"

"So you even know about offering a bounty?"

"Indeed, your bounty is already as high as 3000 million. If we still can't catch you, it might have to be increased."

Lu Yao took another drag of his cigarette, the faint scent of tobacco filling the private room. Chi Hong nodded upon hearing this, but said nothing.

This is the second woman Chi Hong has met who smokes; the first was Sister Asagiri.

"What do you mean? Are you still doing part-time work?"

"Judging from your appearance, you seem to be focusing on your studies. You don't seem to be short of money lately."

Lu Yao flicked her cigarette ash. She was actually very concerned about this matter. If the assassin Crimson really quit, she would lose a great tool for making money!

The key is that this person looks very "normal," not as dark as the other assassins, and is even somewhat handsome. He is truly a rare and excellent partner!

"I haven't considered that yet, but then again, you don't have many tasks to complete."

"And they're all missions to punish evil and promote good. No wonder that guy named Han Wu is so poor even though he's following you."

Chi Hong took a sip of his drink, raised his hand to pat Miao Miao's big head, and laughed.

"cut...."

"Don't think I can't see it. You, Crimson, are not the kind of person who would kill innocent people indiscriminately. I can see the backing behind you. When you took on your first mission, you spent a long time choosing. You must have looked at all kinds of intelligence data very carefully before finally choosing the most heinous person."

Then Lu Yao squinted at Chi Hong and chuckled, "Chi Hong, you can only work for me because you're a good person."

"Are you kidding meow!"

"Kitties are adorable and charming villains, meow!"

Meow Meow jumped onto the table with her chopsticks, seemingly very unhappy that others said Chi Hong was a good person. So what if she's pretty? How dare they give Chi Hong a "good person" card?

"Fine, fine, villains, you're the villains."

"Where did you get this talking cat? This little thing is quite interesting."

Lu Yao was amused by Miao Miao's serious expression. She picked up her chopsticks and put a piece of food on Miao Miao's plate. There are ordinary animals in this world too. The way to distinguish between ordinary animals and pets is to observe whether the other party has an "aura".

To date, there has been no precedent of an ordinary creature becoming a pet.

"Even if I told you, you wouldn't know where it is. How come you're a student at this university?"

"Looking at you, your eyes are filled with a clear-eyed stupidity."

"He seems completely untouched by the harsh realities of society."

Chi Hong ate a couple of bites of food casually, seemingly without much appetite. On the other hand, Miao Miao had already jumped onto the table and was showing off.

"That's called disguise, don't you understand?" Lu Yao tapped the table, then summoned a small pet beast.

It was a sphere formed entirely of white light, but facial features could be seen within it.

However, its eyes look like beans, and its mouth is just a line; in short, it's somewhat like a Ditto in disguise...

Light Sphere: Level 39.

Attribute: Light

Characteristic: Illumination, which can make a designated target fade out of the sight of others.

"Oh~"

"So it's this little guy. If you hadn't come looking for me, I really wouldn't have known you were also at Jinling Beast Tamer University."

Chi Hong reached out and touched the ball of light, but unfortunately, he couldn't touch it at all. The ball of light seemed to be formed purely of light.

"Oh? Crimson knows the Light Sphere?"

"This little guy is quite rare."

Lu Yao waved her hand again, and the light ball was returned to her pet space.

"So, with my superb makeup skills and the glowing spheres, my secrecy is definitely guaranteed."

Lu Yao gave a thumbs up. She had never been doubted in her part-time job so far, and she was absolutely awesome!

"So, where can I buy or capture such a convenient pet?"

Chi Hong asked, and to be honest, this characteristic is indeed somewhat useful.

"Are you going to the forbidden area or not?" Lu Yao replied irritably.

"Of course!"

"To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that all the officially off-limits areas are now strictly guarded by the relevant authorities, I would have gone there long ago!"

Chi Hong was telling the truth; he was indeed going to the forbidden area.

"cut..."

Lu Yao scoffed, then leaned back in her chair and started scrolling through her phone.

She and Chi Hong weren't actually close acquaintances; they were just business partners.

However, Lu Yao was well aware of the importance of getting along well with this Crimson. Fortunately, Crimson himself was not actually difficult to get along with.

Chi Hong didn't try to start a conversation and began to eat slowly.

Just as Miaomiao was patting her round belly with a contented expression, Lu Yao suddenly exclaimed "Holy crap!" and stood up.

"Um?"

Chi Hong calmly looked at her, while scratching Miao Miao's head with his other hand.

"Look, look!"

"Did you offend someone?"

Lu Yao placed her phone on the table and pushed it in front of Chi Hong.

Chi Hong picked it up and took a look, and wow!

Assassination mission!

Assassination target: Chi Hong!

It also included his own photo, his detailed information, and even whoever took the job could use the assassin organization's intelligence network to find his current location!

"Right, right, quickly use my phone to download it first, then transfer it to yourself, add it to your assassin missions, and just keep it running."

"Are you kidding me? They immediately listed it as an A-level item, and the reward is so high!"

Lu Yao frowned; she had a bad feeling.

"Chi Hong needs to be eliminated. It doesn't matter whether Chi Hong's pets live or die, but whether they live or die, the pets must be taken back to the employer, even if they are just corpses."

"And the reward is... 2 million???"

Chi Hong's eyes widened, and he immediately looked up and asked, "What level of assassin would take on this mission for 2 million?"

Grade A.

"And he's a very strong A-rank beast tamer! Almost surpassing A-rank!"

"A true A-level assassin wouldn't care about this little bit of money."

Lu Yao told what she knew, and she used the word "should" because she didn't know if there were any Super A-level people who were bored and wanted to make some extra money.

Chi Hong thought for a moment and then slowly said, "Then I'll just wait for him to come and kill me. You can send out my location."

"Are you crazy? Stop joking around. Did you accept this task using my phone?" Lu Yao slapped his forehead, feeling a headache coming on.

"oh."

"No, and this task has already been accepted."

Chi Hong pushed the phone back to Lu Yao, his eyes sharpening.

There's no need to even think about it; the employer is Lin Xia!