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

Inside the auction house, at the handover area, a person sitting motionless on a sofa with a cane and legs crossed.

He was wearing a mask that was completely attached to his face. The mask was pure white, but had two large yellow characters on it.

"Newbie!"

Just like the novice driver sticker on the back of a car...

"Um... Mr. Juexi, do you still need us to escort you?"

"After all, once we leave this auction house, we can't guarantee what dangers we might encounter on the road."

The man with the mustache rubbed his hands together as he walked over, eager to earn some extra money!

They call it an escort, but it's really just driving. If there's any danger, their people will get there very quickly!

We're all out here to make money, why risk our lives like that!

"Where is the thing?" Juexi remained motionless, and through the mask covering his face, there was not even a trace of his mouth having spoken.

Seeing that the man named Juexi was ignoring him and only wanted his own auction item, the man with the mustache didn't continue the conversation. Instead, he waved his hand, and two staff members pushed over an iron cage.

"Then this little thing is yours."

"Looking forward to the next collaboration, Mr. Absolute Breath."

The man with the mustache extended his hand, as if to shake hands.

Juexi completely ignored him, instead standing up, leaning on his cane, and walking to the cage. The top of his cane was shaped like a snake's head.

lifelike.

The man with the mustache awkwardly withdrew his hand, showing no sign of anger. He knew he couldn't afford to offend this kind of person.

But I'm not afraid of him. After all, I'm from the underground auction house. Who in Jinling City would dare to mess with the power of the underground auction house?

Didn't you see the law enforcement officers coming to play too?

The thought had just crossed his mind when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his neck and instinctively touched it.

"Blood?"

The man with the mustache was stunned for a moment. Had his neck been bitten?

In an instant, his vision blurred, and he could only vaguely see a snake flicking its tongue, retracting into Juexi's hand, and then remaining motionless.

That's not a cane at all!

It's a pet!

This serpentine pet was used as a walking stick by the unruly Juexi!

puff~

Along with the two staff members who pushed the cage, the man with the mustache lost consciousness and died completely!

"Ruyi, I no longer have the ability to look for you. I hope this little thing can grow up quickly along with that child, Chi Hong."

"That child's future is limitless, he will definitely find you. It's just that your time is running out. When you get out, remember to burn some paper money for your teacher during festivals."

"I'll be perfectly content."

Juexi let out a deep sigh, then stood up. Under the light, his shadow began to wriggle, climbing up the iron cage. Though it was just a shadow, it melted the iron cage away.

"Something's wrong with me. If I die, my beast-taming space will definitely have problems."

"My death will only leave Jinling City with a forbidden zone..."

Juexi looked at the dying little white fox, and a small, bluish-green ghost crawled out of his arms. The ghost was only the size of a palm.

Aside from a huge eyeball, there were no other facial features on her small face.

"Ugh..."

The little devil climbed onto Juexi's shoulder, looking at him with his big, puzzled eyes.

"go."

Juexi pointed his cane at the little white fox and uttered a single word.

The little devil nodded, jumped into the cage, and pulled out the long needles that had pierced the little white fox, one by one.

As the long needle was pulled out, the little white fox twitched, and its eyes began to dim.

"Hold this little guy in your throat, don't swallow him."

"Keep it alive, I'll think of something else when we get back."

With a breathless whisper, the snake head on the cane extended again, growing larger and larger, before swallowing the little white fox whole into its mouth.

After doing this, the snake's head shrank and retracted, becoming the tip of the cane once again.

Juexi lowered his head, turned around, and prepared to leave, but several figures appeared at the door and blocked his way. Juexi looked back at the corner of the room and saw a surveillance camera.

"Please, Mr. Juexi, give us an explanation..."

A young man with a livid face walked out of the crowd, which had completely blocked the entrance.

hum~~~

A frequency that caused a sharp pain in the eardrums suddenly exploded, and by the time the young man reacted, Juexi was already standing outside the door.

Excuse me.

Turning back, the face wearing the mask with the word "Newbie" on it glanced at the young man indifferently.

The next second, everyone around them simultaneously began to bleed from their seven orifices, collapsed to the ground, twitched twice, and then fell still.

A cold sweat immediately broke out on the young man's back. He didn't understand why this person hadn't killed him, but he was now so terrified that his legs wouldn't move...

"asshole!"

"Who sent you?"

A loud, forceful shout rang out, and not far away, a burly woman rushed over with a furious expression. She walked up to the young man and slapped him on the head!

"mom!"

Why did you hit me?

The young man asked, looking completely bewildered.

The incredibly robust-looking woman ignored her son and quickly walked up to Juexi.

"Sir, my son is still young, I hope you won't mind!"

"This contains all the information about that cub, including where it came from and who its master is. We hope you won't blame us."

"And this, the cell healing agent developed by our organization."

The burly woman took out a piece of paper and a syringe containing some green liquid, and respectfully handed it to Juexi.

"Little girl, I remember you, so I didn't kill him."

"You're still sensible; you know what to do and when to do it."

Juexi took the paper and syringe, then disappeared into his own shadow, vanishing completely from the sight of the burly woman.

"Phew~~~"

"That scared the hell out of me!"

The burly woman wiped the cold sweat from her forehead, turned to her son, and yelled angrily, "Still standing there daydreaming? Get the hell out of here and clean the hell up!"

"Damn it, go collect our brothers' corpses!"

"Damn it, how did I give birth to such a slowpoke like you?"

"I still have to give those damn families of my dead brothers an explanation!"

"After all, I'm a man of principle, you know!"

The burly woman launched into a tirade, her words laced with vulgarity!

"I...I understand, Mom," the young man replied sheepishly, his forehead covered in cold sweat.

Juexi appeared on a deserted path. He walked slowly, then stopped and looked at a spot.

"You've kept me waiting..."

"Where's my pet cub?"

Chi Hong stood by the wall and asked in a hoarse voice.

"???" Juexi paused for a moment, then pointed to his mask that read "Newbie" and asked, "Are you talking to me?"

"Say a few more words to me."

His voice was also hoarse, all thanks to his quirky student who taught him that when you're out in the world, it's important to disguise yourself, like your tone of voice, etc.

This young man, though deliberately feigning a hoarse voice, sounded very familiar to him.

"......"

"Are you fucking kidding me?"

Chi Hong narrowed his eyes, and Lucario appeared behind him, completing its Mega Evolution with a burst of light.

"interesting."

"That affected tone is exactly like your idiot father's..."

Juexi laughed, as if he were muttering to himself, which Chi Hong couldn't hear at all.