You call this beast taming?

The beating up of Yuan Jingfan was fake; it was just a joke to scare him.

Since they had a fight when they were ten years old and decided that Wen Zhixu was the "master", the two have never fought again.

Now that Yuan Jingfan has issued the challenge, the system's task can be considered completed.

The devil is always one step ahead of the saint; clearly, the system's "growth" is still insufficient.

The secret manual "Waveguide (Volume 1)" did not appear in written form, but entered Wen Zhixu's consciousness directly. He couldn't even express it in words, as if it had been "anti-theft" measures.

But it doesn't matter, since he never intended to teach it to anyone else anyway.

"etc."

Sitting in the training room, after arranging for Erliang to train, Wen Zhixu suddenly realized something was a little late.

If Yuan Shikai becomes Xiao Zhi, then wouldn't the system see him as...?

He looked at Erliang, who was recognized as "Growlithe" by the Erbi system, and suddenly realized what was going on.

Xiao Mao? Qing Lü? The person with the shortest championship reign?

He twitched the corner of his mouth.

I am who I am...

Regain your scattered attention and focus on "Waveguide (Volume 1)".

Since it is the "first volume", there must be a "second volume", or even a "middle volume" and a "final volume".

As he continued browsing, Wen Zhixu gradually realized...

"Mental power? Beastmasters enhance their beast-taming spaces through meditation, through mental power, right?"

and.

He also discovered that practicing and learning "waveguide" seemed to be enhancing his beast-taming space...

Meditation is tedious and boring.

Adding "waveguide" makes it seem a bit more interesting.

Because of the similarities, Wen Zhixu quickly "read" this "Waveguide (Volume 1)" and made his first attempt.

Although it's easy to understand, trying it out... turns out to be much more difficult than I imagined.

Wen Zhixu seemed to see a beast-taming space existing somewhere within himself.

It was a world encased in a transparent barrier, its interior entirely white and devoid of anything.

However, when he mobilized his mental power according to the secret manual "Waveguide (Volume 1)," the barriers of space began to tremble slowly, exhibiting a rhythmic and regular fluctuation.

Slowly open your eyes.

"Can't they just give it to me directly? I have to learn it all by myself..."

This wasn't just the case this time; the same applies to the "Mastery Seeds" that I've obtained before.

The system won't give you points directly; you have to put in the effort to get what you want.

However, unlike the use of "Mastering Seeds", this is destined to be a long "training".

He looked down at his palm.

"When will we be able to manually craft 'wave missiles'...?"

...

The basic ability of "Waveguide" is telepathy, but Wen Zhixu is now said to have telepathy, and he is not even good at emotional perception.

He made a simple attempt.

Within a three-meter radius, he could vaguely sense the emotions of a supernatural being, whether it was anger or joy, but he couldn't even sense complex emotions, and his ability to sense them was inconsistent.

"The task is arduous and the road ahead is long, but at least there is some hope."

As I walked out of the training base and was about to go home, I suddenly received a call from my mother.

"Mom?"

"Huh?"

Two liang approached the phone, waved their paws, and whispered a call, as if the person on the other end could see it too.

"Ah Xu, you'll have to take care of your own dinner tonight. I probably won't get back until very late."

"work overtime?"

My mother, Feng Xuejuan, already has a tiring job with few days off a month, and she rarely works overtime.

"No." The voice on the phone was much lowered. "Another death has occurred. The police are here."

Another incident?

Wen Zhixu realized that there had been a fatal incident at his mother's factory some time ago, which had caused his mother to rest at home for a few days.

How long has it been...?

"Okay, got it."

hang up the phone.

"Huh?" Erliang sniffed.

What shall we eat?

Wen Zhixu hailed a taxi. "I'll go pick up Mom first."

Mom probably hasn't had dinner yet, so let's eat out together later, so she doesn't have to cook for herself so late and save money.

...

Lixing Textile Factory.

A somewhat old but large factory located at the junction of the old and new town areas.

Under the cover of night, the factory was brightly lit.

A large crowd had gathered inside and outside the factory's spacious sliding gate, and several police cars were parked outside, with police tape cordoned off the area.

"Waaaaah!!"

The two noses perched on Wen Zhixu's head twitched, instantly locking onto Feng Xuejuan in the crowd.

However, as he walked over, he was stopped by a police officer.

"Who goes there? You can't go in now." The officer's expression was serious, and he gestured to the police cordon.

Someone has died, and this is the second time; they have no choice but to be cautious.

The guardhouse next door had been turned into a makeshift interrogation room, where several police officers were questioning the workers one by one and taking their statements.

Wen Zhixu raised his hands, took two steps back, and indicated that he understood.

Meanwhile, someone near Feng Xuejuan, who was inside the factory area, recognized Wen Zhixu as he walked to the cordon and tugged at Feng Xuejuan, saying:

"Ah Juan, is that... your Ah Xu?"

Ah Xu?

Upon hearing this, Feng Xuejuan immediately looked over. When she saw Wen Zhixu and Erliang, a hint of joy flashed in her eyes, followed by a scolding:

"That brat, let him go home and eat first, why did he come all the way to the factory..."

"Xuejuan, Xu must be worried about you. This child is so filial."

"Exactly, unlike my son, I'm just grateful he doesn't cause me any trouble."

Several female workers started chattering. In their words, Wen Zhixu was the perfect "other people's child"—good at studying, filial, and ambitious. Feng Xuejuan's smile was harder to suppress than an AK, and she kept saying "No, no."

"Huh?"

However, as Erliang sniffed, his expression gradually changed.

Wen Zhixu naturally noticed its changes and asked:

"Erliang, what did you find?"

"Ugh..."

The little guy immediately used his "super sense of smell" and then barked softly at Wen Zhixu:

"Ugh!"

It smells bad!

Upon hearing Erliang's words, Wen Zhixu's expression changed slightly.

Just as he was about to step forward, he was stopped by a police officer who questioned him with a hint of suspicion:

"It's you again! What are you doing?!"

Wen Zhixu pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, then took out his phone and called Gu Xiaoli's father, Gu Changyi.

It was soon learned that a different branch was in charge of the factory case.

The phone hangs up.

Soon after receiving a call from Gu Changyi, Captain Liu, who had been looking worried in the guardhouse, jogged out and shouted in his loud voice:

Where is Wen Zhixu, a student of Master Yang Pingjiang?

Wen Zhixu: "..."

"Master Yang Pingjiang's..."

Seeing that the other party was about to shout again, Wen Zhixu quickly raised his hand.

"Team Leader Liu..."

In an instant, all eyes turned to him.

"Woo~" Erliang grabbed his hair with one paw and waved the other paw lightly.

Hi~ Hi~

Some people didn't immediately recognize who Master Yang Pingjiang was until someone revealed that he was Yang Pingjiang from the Pingjiang Training Base. This immediately caused quite a stir, especially among those around Feng Xuejuan, the mother.

"Xuejuan, your son Xu has really made something of himself."

"Since you've been accepted as a student by Master Yang Pingjiang, don't forget about us uncles and aunts in the future!"

"Yeah, yeah, I wish my son was half as good as Ah Xu..."

While saying that her son was just lucky, Feng Xuejuan muttered to herself.

She knew that Master Yang Pingjiang had taken in his own son.

But why does my son seem to have a good relationship with the police?

It's not even fair to say they were right. After learning that Wen Zhixu was a student of Master Yang Pingjiang, they immediately brought him into the factory, treating him like some kind of expert.

"Wasn't this caused by a ghost-type supernatural being?"

Led by Captain Liu, Wen Zhixu saw the corpse but did not see any signs that its life force had been drained.

"So it was us who came, not Captain Gu and his team," Captain Liu said.

There are indeed beast tamers among the police, quite a few in fact, but they are not as "professional" as Wen Zhixu and his group when dealing with ghost-attribute supernatural creatures.

Then why can you still smell the aroma even after 2 liang (100 grams)?

"Two ounces," Wen Zhixu said softly.

"Ugh!"

The two understood each other and used "super-olfactory" again.

It quickly caught the scent and ran towards the back warehouse of the factory.

Seeing this, Wen Zhixu and Captain Liu quickly followed. At the same time, Wen Zhixu took out his phone and immediately sent the situation to the "Loving Teachers and Students Group".

At the entrance to the warehouse, a pool of dried blood stood out conspicuously.

"The incident did indeed occur outside the warehouse, but we've already searched the area and found nothing unusual..."

"Waaaaah!!"

Before Captain Liu could finish speaking, Erliang barked at a dark corner of the warehouse.

At the same time, the system reacted a little slower.

[Major Side Quest: Miss Joey's Love and Miss Officer Jenny's Determination!]

[Task 8: Find the Unopened Flower!]

[Quest Reward: Mastery Seed 'Green' x2]

An unopened flower?

What the hell is that?