Genius Beast Tamer

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The monstrous-looking man rolled his eyes at Tianxie and said coldly, "I have no reason to lie to you. After all, you are the owner of the ring. If you remain a useless piece of trash, it won't benefit me. In the future, if there's anything I need you to trade, I will definitely tell you how to make you stronger."

Tianxie stared intently at him, a hint of fear flashing in her large eyes, her voice still somewhat childish as she said, "You absolutely cannot lie to me!"

This was the first time since the child came into the mountains that he sounded like a normal five-year-old. He wasn't pretending to be strong or mature; his innocent eyes were filled with fear, and his innocent voice carried a hint of helplessness.

The devilishly handsome man pursed his lips, simply nodded, and said nothing, but his gaze softened slightly.

Tianxie nodded and said, "I agree. I will never tell anyone that the ring is the heirloom. Please wake me up."

"And you absolutely must not reveal to anyone that I, the spirit of this artifact, exist!" The monstrous man added, still seemingly worried.

Tianxie nodded seriously, his gaze filled with determination, and promised him, "I absolutely won't tell anyone. I won't tell anyone until I have the ability to protect the ring and protect you!"

"Protect me..." the devilishly handsome man murmured to himself.

Tianxie thought he was being mocked, so he quickly said, "Although you seem to need no protection from me, and you seem very powerful and know a lot, you are still the spirit of the ring. Regardless of whether you've gone from being controlled by the ring to becoming its controller, you can't truly leave it. Ultimately, you and the ring coexist, and you're both my natal magic weapons, aren't you? Although I'm not very capable and am always called a good-for-nothing, please rest assured, I will do everything in my power to protect you!"

The devilishly handsome man's face seemed to flush slightly. He awkwardly turned his head and coughed, saying, "Who's your natal magic weapon? Think about how to protect yourself first!"

Tianxie blinked his big eyes and leaned closer, asking, "Are you blushing?"

"I'm a soul, how could I have a face!" The devilishly handsome man glanced at Tianxie sideways, then changed the subject, saying, "I'm going out to save you now. Where's your elixir?"

Tianxie stared at the monstrous-looking man with curiosity for a long time. Seeing that the man looked away from his gaze uncomfortably, Tianxie stopped asking and replied, "It's in the pouch at my waist."

A flash of blue light appeared before his eyes, and Tianxie immediately felt a repulsive force pushing him out of the blue sea of ​​flowers.

Tianxie struggled to open her eyes, her fingers twitched. Having just emerged from the ring, she felt a little disoriented as she returned to her body, taking a long time to recover.

She stood up. Inside the cave, she hadn't really looked around properly before, but now she realized it was like a simple room with stone-carved beds, tables, and chairs.

"Is this your room?" Tianxie looked at the devilishly handsome man beside him. Even without the ring, he could still see him.

The monstrous-looking man nodded slightly and said in a low voice, "Although I cannot leave this mountain, I can still move around within it on ordinary days." A hint of reluctance flashed in his eyes as he said coldly, "It's getting late. Let's leave. Although you have obtained the inherited treasure, the restrictions on this mountain still exist. We must leave before the restrictions here are lifted."

Along the way, the alluring man taught Tianxie how to conceal the fact that the ring was a priceless heirloom...

"Xie'er, you're finally out. I heard from them that you entered the first barrier?" Han Rou gently took Tian Xie's hand as he walked out of the mountain gate and asked with concern.

By this time, a large crowd had gathered outside the mountain. Among them were the parents of those who had entered the back mountain, as well as some elders of the Heavenly Clan. The children who had mocked Tianxie in the mountains earlier had also come out one after another. Tianxie was the last one to come out of the mountain this time. Obviously, apart from her parents, everyone else felt that waiting for her was a waste of time, and everyone's face was sour.

Tianxie nodded obediently, extending her fair little hand. On her finger was a dark, antique ring. This ring was magical; it was originally quite large, but when worn on Tianxie's hand, it adapted to the size of her finger.

"This..." Han Rou frowned. She had been very excited when she heard from the children who had left the mountain that Tian Xie had entered the first barrier. She thought that Tian Xie would bring out some good magic treasure, or at least not some useless thing. But now, looking at this ring with no spiritual energy in front of her, her heart sank.

Tianfeng stepped forward and asked, "Xie'er, was this ring truly obtained within the barrier? Now that you are its master, can you unleash its power?"

Tianxie subconsciously looked behind her. Everyone looked at her in confusion as she looked into the air behind her. To them, Tianxie was looking into the air, but to Tianxie, she was looking at the spirit in the ring. Only she could see him. Even the patriarch Tianba, who was a Great Luo Golden Immortal, could not see the existence of the monstrous man.

"Silly girl, why are you looking at me like that? You've drawn everyone's attention. What do you want them to suspect? Say what I taught you before!" The devilishly handsome man's voice was tinged with exasperation.

Tianxie snapped out of his daze, stuck out his tongue in self-reproach, turned around, and sighed, "I guess I can never go into this mountain again."

Upon hearing this, everyone assumed that Tianxie was turning back to take one last look at the back mountain. Tianfeng comforted the child by rubbing his head and said, "Xie'er, as a descendant of the Tian family, you can only go in and choose one magic weapon in your lifetime."

Tianxie nodded, somewhat annoyed, and said, "Actually, I originally wanted to enter the second barrier, but somehow I was pushed back to where I originally entered the mountain. In the end, I couldn't even enter the first barrier anymore. I saw that it was already very late and everyone had come out. If I didn't come out soon, I wouldn't be able to get out. So I just picked up this ring on the ground. Apart from being able to change the size of the ring according to the size of my finger, it has no other function. It should be a decorative magic item."

"What? You mean you entered the first barrier but didn't take any magical artifacts inside. Instead, you took abandoned magical artifacts outside the barrier?" Han Rou asked incredulously.

Tianxie saw the heartache in his mother's eyes and knew that she felt sorry for him. He wanted to tell his mother that he had obtained a treasured heirloom, but he could not say so until he had the ability to protect it.

Tianxie gritted his teeth and lied to everyone, saying, "Perhaps it was because I was too greedy that I was pushed outside the barrier before I could enter the second barrier, and could only take this abandoned magic weapon."

"Haha...you're just being greedy!" the pointy-faced girl teased.

The thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl with a big nose grinned mischievously, "Heaven rarely gives you a chance, and you didn't even seize it. Instead, you let your greed cause you to lose the opportunity. You can't blame God for giving you a useless ring!"

The square-faced boy, about eight or nine years old, sneered, "I told you before, this good-for-nothing is only fit to scavenge for trash on the outer edge!"

The four- or five-year-old boy was very handsome, but his laughter was shrill. "Haha, so I was right after all! She's a loser with a good-for-nothing, a perfect match!"

"Enough!" Patriarch Tianba coldly reprimanded, "It's getting late, everyone disperse."

As everyone prepared to leave, Tianba transmitted his voice to Han Rou, saying, "Those who shouldn't have stayed in the Tian family should understand the will of Heaven by now. Stop dreaming of getting any benefits from the Tian family. Take the letter of divorce and go back to the Han family with your two good-for-nothings!" Before leaving, his cold gaze carried a hint of mockery as he glanced disdainfully at Tian Xie.