I was terrified! Raising a colossal star beast in the Beast Taming World

Although Manluo didn't understand why Xue Youyou had brought her to find Meng Tianxiang, out of her usual upbringing and instinct, she still bowed properly and said in a gentle and calm voice, "Lord Qingming, greetings."

Meng Tianxiang's lips twitched uncontrollably, and her mind went blank.

She racked her brains but couldn't figure it out—what did Xue Youyou want to do by bringing Manluo here? She clearly remembered that she had clearly told Xue Youyou before that Muyue was Manluo's other biological mother.

Meng Tianxiang coughed lightly, trying to make her voice sound steady, and managed to squeeze out a reasonably polite sentence: "Manluo, you are now an ultimate beast tamer, so you don't need to be too reserved in front of me."

At the same time, her gaze frantically swept towards Xue Youyou, the meaning in her eyes couldn't be clearer—what on earth was going on? Mu Yue was right here! You brought her daughter right to the door? What does that mean?

Xue Youyou simply smiled slightly. Her smile was calm and composed, as if she had everything under control. Her tone was unhurried and showed no sign of panic: "There's no time to explain, let us in first."

These words only confused Meng Tianxiang and Manluo more. Meng Tianxiang opened her mouth as if to say something, but in the end, she simply stepped aside to let the door open.

Upon entering the villa, Manluo was seated on the sofa in the living room to wait.

Xue Youyou was dragged outside the living room by Meng Tianxiang under some pretext.

Meng Tianxiang pulled Xue Youyou to a room at the end of the corridor, away from the living room. Before the door was fully closed, she turned around, lowered her voice, and said with barely suppressed panic, "Hey, what do you want? Why did you bring Manluo here? Don't you know Muyue is right here?"

Xue Youyou looked at her with a strange expression, her face completely innocent: "What are you so nervous about?"

Meng Tianxiang glared at her fiercely, her beautiful eyes filled with accusation that said, "How dare you ask such a question!" "What do you think?! Didn't you say you'd hand Muyue over to me and let me do whatever I wanted with her? Now you've brought her daughter here, what do you want to do with her?"

Instead of answering, Xue Youyou asked, "Did you watch the statewide live broadcast an hour ago?"

Meng Tianxiang didn't quite catch the sudden shift in the topic, but still replied irritably, "Of course I saw it. My pet shop in Lanzhi City is completely finished, and I don't know if the underground treasure vault was affected—but it doesn't matter anymore."

She said this without much change in expression, and her tone was even quite calm.

Although she attaches great importance to cultivating her granddaughter Meng Yanqing's correct concept of money, it is ultimately just because she is worried that the child will be cheated out of money and sex in the future. She herself does not care about the natural loss of money.

As for the Green Lotus that grew from her daughter's ashes, she brought it over early on because she was worried that it would be left unattended in Lanzhi City.

So to her, Lan Zhicheng's departure was nothing more than that.

Xue Youyou paused for a moment, her clear eyes calmly looking at Meng Tianxiang, before speaking in a calm tone, each word distinct: "Lanzhi City has vanished. And such a disaster will occur every day, until Yue Lanzhou is completely reduced to ashes."

She paused, letting the weight of her words linger in the air for a moment, before continuing, "These are extraordinary times. To save Yuelan Prefecture, we must first release Muyue. As that Hero King said—all Beastmasters chosen by the Imperial Sacrifice must immediately proceed to the Moon Goddess Palace."

Meng Tianxiang looked displeased, her lips pursed downwards, and her voice was filled with obvious resentment and grumbling: "Does it really have to be done the way that Hero King says...? I mean, can't you just defeat her directly?"

Xue Youyou was surprised that Meng Tianxiang thought so highly of her. She was slightly taken aback at first, then burst out laughing: "You think quite highly of me."

She stopped laughing and her expression became serious: "But if I really go to war with her in Yue Lanzhou, regardless of who wins in the end—we don't even need to wait for the evil Red Moon to destroy a city in a day. In just one second, the entire Yue Lanzhou will be completely wiped out in the aftermath of our battle."

She sighed softly, a hint of self-pity in her voice, and said, "It's easy to be a bad person, but hard to be a good one."

Meng Tianxiang was speechless for a moment, her beautiful eyes glancing sideways at Xue Youyou as if she were looking at someone she had never truly known.

"I never expected you to say something like that."

Xue met her gaze frankly and openly, without the slightest hesitation or affectation: "After all, I am the champion. In times of crisis, it is only natural that I should stand up and protect everyone."

Meng Tianxiang felt as if something had gently bumped into her chest.

She couldn't help but re-examine her grandson-in-law, scrutinizing him for a long time, as if it were the first time she had truly seen Xue Youyou's outline clearly.

She asked in a deep voice, her tone devoid of previous doubt and dissatisfaction, only pure earnestness remaining: "Is this what you truly think?"

Xue Youyou calmly answered with four words.

"It is my duty."

Silence spread between the two, but this time, a rare respect appeared in Meng Tianxiang's eyes.

Regardless of whether Xue Youyou was telling the truth or not, she was definitely fooled.

Meng Tianxiang's voice softened a bit: "Come with me. It's in my bedroom... It's a bit broken, I was originally going to bring it here to have you fix it."

Fifteen minutes later.

In the living room, Manluo had changed her sitting position countless times.

Her thoughts were like turbulent water, with all sorts of ideas surging endlessly.

Just when her mind was in turmoil, footsteps finally came from the other end of the corridor.

From afar, approaching, came the footsteps of more than one person.

She strained her ears to discern the footsteps—it was the sound of three people.

The door was pushed open, and the three people walked in one after another.

Xue Youyou and Meng Tianxiang need not be mentioned. But when the third person appeared at the door, Manluo suddenly stood up from the sofa, her heart feeling as if it had been squeezed tightly.

It's Mutsuki.

The moment Mutsuki saw Manluo, her eyes, which had been somewhat bewildered, suddenly widened.

The unfamiliar mother and daughter stood face to face, staring at each other with undisguised surprise on their faces.

The air seemed to freeze at that moment, and even breathing became a cautious act.

Mutsuki was the first to come to her senses.

She whirled around, her eyes blazing with fury as she glared at Xue Youyou, demanding angrily, "What do you mean? Is this the surprise you were talking about? Are you trying to use her to threaten me?!"

Xue Youyou didn't expect Muyue's reaction to be so strong, and rolled her eyes helplessly.

She shrugged, her tone relaxed with a hint of not bothering to explain: "Why would I need to threaten you?"

Mutsuki blinked, her imposing aura visibly diminishing. Her voice instantly shifted from a roar to a trembling whisper, as if someone had struck a nerve: "Then... what happened?"

Xue Youyou smiled slightly, her tone softening: "I think she needs you right now, so I brought her here to find you."

Before Muyue could ask any more questions or Manlu could react, Xue Youyou waved her hand decisively, turned around and walked out the door with a carefree air.

"Ask your daughter if you have any questions. I have something to do, so I'll be going now."

However, just as she was about to step out of the room, Manluo's voice suddenly rang out behind her.

The voice carried a rare sincerity—

"Thank you, Mama Xue!"