Genius Beast Tamer

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The kiss lasted a long time, so long that Han Wuxie felt like he was about to suffocate.

Hua Qianye reluctantly licked her swollen lips, then hugged her tightly, whispering in her ear, "Wu Xie, you already have the memories of the past, and you have no regrets! After we leave the Cold Pool, where do you want to go?"

Han Wuxie pursed her lips, finding her mouth filled with his taste, and felt a strange sense of satisfaction. Her face flushed slightly, and she buried her head in his neck, asking softly, "Where do you want to take me?"

"I'll do whatever you say. Wherever you want to go, I'll take you!" Hua Qianye affectionately ruffled her hair, his gaze deep and full of affection.

Han Wuxie looked up at him, only to meet his deep, affectionate gaze. Somewhat embarrassed, she hid her face behind his neck.

"Hmm?" Hua Qianye chuckled and nudged her, urging her to answer.

Han Wuxie nestled lazily in his arms, her voice languid as she said, "Can I not go anywhere right now?"

Hua Qianye was taken aback for a moment, then a charming smile appeared on his lips. He swept her into his arms and said with a laugh, "That won't do. If my fiancée gets cold, who will I ask for compensation?"

He carried Han Wuxie in his arms, and Han Wuxie leaped into the air, stepping on the mountain rocks, and headed upwards.

A gust of wind lifted his long, dark hair, and a few playful strands brushed against Han Wuxie's nose, tickling her and making her wrinkle her nose. She blew a breath, and the strands of hair were blown away. But as she pursed her lips, he suddenly "ambushed" her with a light, fleeting kiss.

Han Wuxie glared at him angrily. This guy had this bad habit of kissing her all the time; she had to correct it! She growled, "Stop kissing me all the time!"

"Didn't you ask me to kiss you?" Hua Qianye looked bewildered, blinking her eyes with complete innocence in her blue eyes.

"When did I ask you to kiss me!" Han Wuxie glared at her angrily, displaying the imposing manner of the Heavenly Star Evil Palace Master.

Hua Qianye looked frightened, a mischievous glint flashing in his eyes. He pouted and said pitifully, "Wu Xie pouted himself, wanting me to kiss you!"

Han Wuxie's face darkened, and his gaze turned cold and sharp.

She clearly saw the mischievous smile in Hua Qianye's eyes!

I clearly blew his hair away, but he said he wanted me to kiss him? I really suspect that he deliberately blew the hair onto my face to make me blow on it!

Seeing that Han Wuxie was angry, Hua Qianye couldn't help but smile apologetically, "Wuxie, I really thought you were pouting because you wanted me to kiss you. Otherwise, why would I suddenly kiss you? You were pouting because you wanted me to kiss you, of course I wouldn't refuse, that's why I kissed you! I thought you liked me kissing you!" The more he spoke, the more wronged he felt, and he said in a bitter voice, "Don't you like me kissing you?"

Looking at his extremely pitiful appearance, although I knew it was mostly an act, there was also some truth in it. Was he afraid that I would say I didn't like it?

Han Wuxie said with a wry smile, "Hurry up and go upstairs, stop talking nonsense, I'm going to take a nap!"

Perfectly changing the subject, Han Wuxie closed his eyes and ignored him.

Seeing that she had really closed her eyes and gone to sleep, Hua Qianye pouted and said with a hint of resentment, "You're having a good time, while I'm doing the hard labor of the carriage!"

"If you don't want to, you can let me go, and I'll go up myself." Han Wuxie's eyes remained closed, and his voice was indifferent.

Hua Qianye tightened his grip, only feeling secure holding her tightly; he was determined not to let go. He looked at the girl, who had her eyes closed and looked somewhat defiant, with a wry smile, and said, "I'm willing to be your slave!"

Han Wuxie's lips curled slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.

Hua Qianye also raised the corners of her mouth and quickly flew towards the bottomless cliff.

It took nearly half a day to climb up, and by then it was already dark. Hua Qianye put Han Wuxie down, wiped her face with a silk handkerchief, and said affectionately, "The dust on the mountain wall has turned Wuxie into a little kitten!"

Han Wuxie looked up at him. Although his face was dark, he could still see his filthy face. He couldn't help but laugh, took the silk handkerchief from his hand, and wiped his face with it, saying with a pout, "You're the filthiest cat!"

Hua Qianye enjoyed having her face wiped, her face beaming with joy. She closed her eyes and squatted down slightly to make it easier for her to wipe her face.

Han Wuxie watched him enjoy the moment, her gaze warm as she looked at him. After wiping his face, she looked at his extremely handsome, devilish face and couldn't help but feel a little annoyed. She pinched his cheek hard and pouted, saying, "What's the point of a grown man being so good-looking!"

Hua Qianye clutched her face in pain, utterly bewildered. What was this little miss throwing a tantrum now? Although gods could change their appearance and become as beautiful as they wanted, her face was exactly what it was from birth—the real deal! How could she be blamed for being good-looking?

Looking at Han Wuxie's stunningly beautiful face, Hua Qianye sighed and said, "Wuxie is just too beautiful, so beautiful it scares me!"

"Scared?" Han Wuxie frowned at him, his eyes narrowing dangerously, and said coldly, "What do you mean?"

Hua Qianye lamented, "With such a beautiful wife, I'm in for a rough time. Those contracted beasts will give me a hard time, and who knows how many unwanted suitors they'll bring. Driving them away will be exhausting, won't it?"

Han Wuxie kicked out suddenly, angrily shouting, "Who's your wife?!"

Hua Qianye didn't dodge, afraid that she would miss her kick and fall down. He caught her kick solidly, frowned slightly, feeling a little pain, but still smiled at her.

Han Wuxie was about to get angry, but seeing him obediently accepting his punishment with a fawning smile, she pouted and turned away awkwardly, saying, "I can't be bothered with you!"

Hua Qianye followed behind her and asked softly, "Wu Xie, where are you going?"

Han Wuxie snorted coldly and continued walking briskly.

"Wu Xie, say something?" Hua Qianye continued to ask in a low voice.

Han Wuxie didn't even bother to snort and continued walking briskly.

"Wu Xie, I'm so bored if you don't say anything," Hua Qianye said, drooping her head helplessly. "Although you're not my wife yet, you'll be my wife sooner or later, won't you?"

Seeing that Han Wuxie remained silent, Hua Qianye breathed a sigh of relief. As long as she didn't retort with a single word like, "It's not going to happen sooner or later!", she felt at ease.

"Wu Xie, where were all those contracted beasts when I went to see you last time?" Hua Qianye asked, as if she had finally remembered Xiao Bai and the others.

"They've all gone into seclusion," Han Wuxie said calmly.

"Seclusion?" Hua Qianye was even more puzzled. Those guys should be pestering her all day long. Back in the mortal and immortal realms, they didn't want to cultivate at all; they just wanted to pester her. If she hadn't locked them up in the ring world, they probably wouldn't have left Wuxie's side. Now that they're in the divine realm, they're all divine beasts. Shouldn't they be working so hard now? Could it be that they've changed their nature?

Han Wuxie remained silent and continued striding forward.

Hua Qianye keenly sensed that there must be something amiss.

Hua Qianye suddenly blocked Han Wuxie's path, looking at him nervously, and blurted out, "Did they bully you, and in a fit of anger you locked them in the ring world, forcing them to go into seclusion and not let them come out? Did they bully you? Those bastards dared to bully you while I was away! They're really asking for it! That dead rabbit must have been the most enthusiastic one; did it really want to become a roasted rabbit? And that snake, it's no better. Was it pretending to learn the zither to get close to you and try to bully you? That bastard, I'll definitely skin him alive!..."

Han Wuxie wanted to ignore him because he kept nagging, but if he kept listening, he was afraid he would be drowned in his saliva!

Han Wuxie looked at him lazily and interrupted in a low voice, "Hua Qianye, when did you become qualified to be an old woman? You never stop nagging!"

Hua Qianye laughed awkwardly and stepped forward to hug Han Wuxie, but Han Wuxie nimbly dodged and said angrily, "You rascal, you're always hugging and kissing me for no reason. Do you even know what it means for men and women not to touch each other!"

"That might be common in the mortal realm, but it won't work in the divine realm!" Hua Qianye shamelessly reached out again and forcibly pulled her into his arms. Han Wuxie tried to push him away, but she couldn't overcome the man's strength.

After a struggle and a lot of pushing and shoving, Han Wuxie finally gave in and resignedly let Hua Qianye hold her. She glared at him with furious eyes, gritting her teeth, and said, "Hua Qianye, don't force me to use my divine power!"

"I am the God King! Wu Xie's divine power can only tickle me!" Hua Qianye kindly reminded him, a sly smile playing on his lips.

"You bastard!" Han Wuxie was frustrated and stomped on his foot hard.

Hua Qianye sighed bitterly, lamenting, "Can't you be a little gentler, little wildcat? You're going to stomp my feet to pieces!"

"It's best if it rots!" Han Wuxie sneered.

"Good boy! Don't be irritable. Tell me, why aren't they bothering you? Why are they all in seclusion? I know there must be a reason!" He reached out and patted Han Wuxie's head, but Han Wuxie awkwardly dodged away.

"Wu Xie, what can't you tell me?" Hua Qianye hugged her, his large hand soothing her back as if comforting a child. He rubbed his chin against her head and said gently, "You pretended to be angry because you wanted me not to ask? But how can I not ask about your affairs? Before Xuan Minfeng had Hua Qianye's memories, before I was by your side, you must have missed me terribly, right? Was it hard for you to look for me? What exactly happened between you and them while I was away?"

Han Wuxie lowered her head. His gentleness always made her fall deeper into him, even though he was no longer a spirit. Her dependence on him had not diminished. On the contrary, it had become stronger because of his real presence. She wanted to rely on him even more.

Han Wuxie subconsciously whispered, "They like me."

"I know that." Hua Qianye gently patted her back, as if to give her courage.

Han Wuxie buried her head in his chest and said hoarsely, "But I really don't have the same strong feelings for them as I do for you. I like them very much, and they like me very much too, but it's just the feeling of liking that comes from the contract between master and contracted beast, not the kind of feeling I have for you."

"Love," Hua Qianye said softly.

Han Wuxie nodded vigorously, bumping against Hua Qianye's chest in his arms, which made Hua Qianye feel a little helpless, but his eyes were always full of doting and pity.

"I can't give them love. I've already fallen in love with you, as you know. I confessed to you a long time ago, when you were still a spirit. I was already in love with you then, so how could I fall in love with them too? My heart is actually very small. Once it can hold one person, there's no room for anyone else." Han Wuxie's voice was muffled, with a hint of shyness.

Hearing these words, Hua Qianye felt incredibly warm inside. He gently stroked her hair, carefully pulled her head out of his arms, lifted her small face, and looked at her slightly awkward expression. His love for Han Wuxie surged. He could never help but like and love her.

He gently brushed a stray hair from her forehead and said tenderly, "Because you can't give them love, to keep them at a distance, you lock them up and make them cultivate in seclusion?"

"That's not entirely true." Han Wuxie lowered his eyes, his voice soft and gentle: "Mo'er is actually a being transformed from a small thing in the Root of God. Because he consumed your blood, he has your bloodline."

He wanted to ask Xiaobai and the others why they were in seclusion, but unexpectedly she answered the question about Mo'er that had been troubling him for so long.

"No wonder Mo'er was able to help the Ancestor become an Ancient God," Hua Qianye exclaimed. "Now I finally understand! You mentioned Mo'er, so it seems their seclusion was related to her?"

Han Wuxie nodded, his voice clear and gentle, "It's somewhat related, because Mo'er told me that if they can break through to a level above the Xuan-level divine beast, they can become true gods."

"Gods? Humans? They can become humans!" Hua Qianye wasn't surprised, but rather felt a sudden sense of crisis. His sense of superiority compared to them stemmed from the fact that he was human, even if he had been a soul in the past, it was still a human soul. They, on the other hand, were beasts. Even if beasts were of a higher level, some of their thoughts were different from humans. They might not understand love by nature. Animals are naturally inclined to form relationships based on attraction. They simply found Han Wuxie pleasing to the eye, and the contract connected them, which is why they wanted to be with her and cling to her. But if they were to become human in the future, their thoughts becoming like humans, possessing emotions and desires, wouldn't they suddenly have several formidable rivals?

Han Wuxie, of course, had no idea what Hua Qianye was thinking. He simply nodded and said, "Yes, Mo'er said that although divine beasts are highly intelligent, they can't be compared to humans. Simply put, beasts are more straightforward and single-minded, unlike humans who are more complex, possessing seven emotions and six desires, and have sharp minds. If they can transcend the Xuan level, they will become like humans, possessing seven emotions and six desires, and having higher emotional intelligence and IQ, etc."

Hua Qianye had only been guessing at first, but now that her thoughts corresponded with Han Wuxie's words, she became even more nervous!

If those guys understood love and the true seven emotions, then things would be even more troublesome!

"They know that cultivation will turn them into humans, so they voluntarily went into seclusion?" Hua Qianye frowned. If they really wanted to become human and then compete with her for Wu Xie, she would not care about their past relationship. At that time, they would no longer be Wu Xie's contracted beasts but humans. If they became humans and dared to pester her again, she would not show any mercy! Anyone who dared to make a move on her woman would be sent away without ever returning, their souls scattered!

Han Wuxie smiled bitterly, "Actually, that's not entirely true. They didn't intend to become adults from the beginning. They felt that if they became adults, the contract between us would no longer exist, and they didn't want to leave me, so they didn't want to become adults."

"That's quite shameless." Hua Qianye's voice was muffled, tinged with sarcasm.

Han Wuxie sighed and said, "Actually, they did try to make me happy. At that time, they knew that the Divine Wind King was choosing a concubine, and they thought that the Divine Wind King was really going to marry a concubine. Because I had said in the past that I would never share a husband with another person in this life, they felt that it was impossible for you and me to be together again, so they wanted to forget you and wanted to please me so that I would love them."

"Damn it!" Hua Qianye said angrily, "It's all that idiot Xuan Minfeng's fault! He didn't need to do all that. He could have just announced it to the world and come looking for you. Why make it so complicated! The concubine selection was just a pretext. His real purpose was to find you!"

Han Wuxie's lips twitched slightly, and he kindly reminded him, "Xuan Minfeng is indeed quite a scoundrel. If I remember correctly, Xuan Minfeng is you now, and you are Xuan Minfeng."

Hua Qianye was taken aback for a moment, then pouted and said plaintively, "Can't I just scold myself?"

Han Wuxie's mood improved upon seeing his adorable pout, and he chuckled, "But if you're willing to scold yourself, how can I stop you! However, I must say a good word for Xuan Minfeng. He's probably afraid that the news will leak to the Demon God Realm and that the Mad Demon Ancient God will find out that he's looking for Wanlimiao's reincarnation, which is why he came to me under the guise of choosing a concubine."

Hua Qianye was a little jealous: "In my memory, that's exactly what he thought. When did you become so familiar with Xuan Minfeng? Are you a mind reader?"

Han Wuxie punched him hard, angrily saying, "How could a god's stomach contain worms! You're comparing me to a worm, do you think I'm a worm?"

Hua Qianye said plaintively, "Who gave you permission to understand him so well! You only need to understand me, Hua Qianye!"

"It is Wanlima who understands him." Han Wuxie's expression suddenly turned serious, and he said in a low voice, "Because of Wanlimiao's memories, I know why he held a concubine selection instead of directly looking for the ring's owner. Actually, when I participated in the concubine selection, I didn't understand why he wanted to select concubines. That's why I left Shenfeng Palace."

Hua Qianye recalled Xuan Minfeng's heartless treatment of Han Wuxie, and felt a pang of pain in her heart. She reached out and lovingly stroked Han Wuxie's face, saying guiltily, "If only I had used my divine will to release my memories sooner and taken over this body as Hua Qianye, you wouldn't have suffered, and you wouldn't have had to see Xuan Minfeng's icy face!"

"It's not your fault." Han Wuxie's eyes flashed with emotion as he said softly, "Actually, when you returned to your body, perhaps Xuan Minfeng wouldn't have accepted Hua Qianye's memories at all, and they wouldn't have appeared in his mind. You can imagine how much effort you put in. You painstakingly engraved everything about us into your soul, which is why you were able to release the memories in such a short time after returning to your body! I'm really grateful to you. Thank you for appearing, thank you for not disappearing! I was really afraid that Hua Qianye would disappear, afraid that I would only be facing Xuan Minfeng, and that Hua Qianye would be gone."

---Aside---

Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all have a wonderful year ahead and enjoy good health and happiness.