Genius Beast Tamer

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Five years have passed in the blink of an eye...

"Sister, you're amazing!"

The little boy, around five years old, clapped his hands vigorously. He was wearing a white brocade robe embroidered with dragon patterns. His face was fair and rosy, and he looked well-behaved and cute. His bright eyes shone with a lively light.

The ten-year-old girl beside him, who had just finished playing the piano, smiled slightly. The girl had a face like a peach blossom, white teeth, and bright, watery eyes that resembled those of the little boy. They were clearly siblings.

The girl affectionately ruffled his hair. "You, all you know how to do is flatter! My great-uncle said that my piano playing is always missing something, it's not perfect."

"Uncle is talking nonsense!" the little boy said indignantly. "My sister's piano playing is much better than his flute playing! I love listening to my sister play the piano!"

"You little bootlicker!" The girl gently pinched his cheek.

The little boy blinked his innocent eyes and asked in confusion, "Sister, I don't understand. Why does Uncle always make you play the zither in this circle, preventing the sound from spreading? Wouldn't it be better if such beautiful music could be heard by everyone in Han Family Mountain?"

The girl plucked a few strings of her instrument and said with a faint smile, "Tianci, just like your talent, my music must not be known to anyone."

"Like my eyes shining?" The little boy tilted his head, looking curious. "Is your piano playing a talent?"

The girl's gaze was somewhat profound as she looked into the distance, as if she were reminiscing...

I remember two years ago, after I had almost mastered the external martial arts that Hua Qianye had taught me, Hua Qianye went back to his ring to focus on alchemy, while I went to my great-uncle's place to learn some internal skills.

The first time I touched the strings, that inexplicably familiar feeling made me fall in love with playing the piano in an instant. It felt as if I had loved playing the piano for a very long time, and that I had always had a special sensitivity to music since childhood. Surprisingly, on my very first piano performance, I perfectly reproduced the flute piece that my great-uncle had played before.

At that time, my great-uncle taught me a tune that used music to summon ordinary immortal beasts around me. However, when I played it, all the immortal beasts around me were high-level immortal beasts. Not only did those immortal beasts obey me because of the music, but they also gained an improvement in their cultivation because of my music.

This was something even his great-uncle couldn't do, so he immediately concluded that he and his brother both possessed a talent—a talent in music. It seemed that he could control all beasts and even give them a certain boost in their cultivation.

"Tianci, you and I both possess talent, something others dream of. But we lack the immortal and spiritual roots others have, making us unable to protect ourselves. If others discover our talent, they will surely exploit us. In that case, experts will capture you to appraise magical artifacts, and capture me to play the zither and help them tame beasts."

"Don't we have Hua Qianye protecting us? What are we afraid of!" The little boy said nonchalantly, with a hint of pride.

Thinking of Hua Qianye, the girl's face showed a hint of helplessness. Her younger brother's talent was much better than Huiyan's. Logically speaking, only the owner of the ring could see Hua Qianye, but her younger brother could see her just the same. This was because Hua Qianye wanted her younger brother to keep it a secret. Although her younger brother was an obedient baby who listened to his older sister in front of her, he was a little shrewd businessman in front of Hua Qianye, and he managed to get a lot of treasures from her.

Originally, the younger brother's lifespan was not expected to exceed five years, but he inexplicably obtained a large number of elixirs from Hua Qianye. The younger brother was naturally gifted and a discerning little sprite, immediately able to discern what would be useful to him and what he could consume directly. This caused Hua Qianye to suffer a huge loss, as the younger brother practically ate elixirs that others would search for tens of thousands of years to find for breakfast every day! Hua Qianye had originally predicted that his body would become weak by the age of five, but looking at his clever little appearance now, he didn't seem terminally ill or on the verge of death at all. According to Hua Qianye's analysis, it seemed that because he had taken too many supplements, his lifespan had inexplicably increased by two years.

"Tianci, Hua Qianye is not our slave. Don't always threaten him with things like keeping secrets or ask him for this or that," the girl patiently instructed.

The little boy pouted, somewhat reluctantly saying, "Sister, he's so mean to you. Whenever you practice your boxing, wielding a knife, or thrusting a sword, if you make even the slightest mistake, he yells at you, looking like a monster. Sometimes, even when you do something perfectly, he doesn't praise you. He just acts like it's only natural, as if you're not doing as well as he expected, like he's asking for a beating. I can't stand it, so I sometimes threaten him with keeping secrets. Seeing his headache-looking face makes me feel like I've avenged my sister, and it makes me feel much better!"

The girl smiled brightly, narrowing her eyes as she said, "So Tianci is avenging my sister? No wonder you always deliberately make things difficult for him!"

"Don't you like it when I avenge you, sister?" The little boy tilted his head, looking a little embarrassed. "If you don't like it, I won't make things difficult for him anymore!"

A mischievous glint flashed in the girl's narrowed eyes. She leaned close to the little boy's ear and chuckled, "I actually really enjoy seeing him with a headache on his face, it's quite amusing! Just don't make things too difficult for him too often, and don't make it too obvious, or you'll annoy him."

"Haha!" The little boy covered his mouth and chuckled, "Sister, so you also like seeing him with a headache!"

"It's his fault for always being so arrogant. A strict teacher can produce good students, but if they're too strict, they should suffer a bit!" The girl smiled, her narrowed eyes filled with mischief and cunning, like a little fox with an elegant appearance but an incredibly sly nature.

"Sister, now that you've finished practicing the piece you were supposed to practice today, why don't we go out and play?" The little boy tugged at the girl's arm, his voice sweet and coquettish.

The girl smiled gently and affectionately ruffled his hair. "Tianci, have you forgotten? Mother said we can't go out casually. If we encounter danger, we won't be able to protect ourselves."

"When there's danger, Hua Qianye will definitely come out!" The little boy shook the girl's arm persistently. "Sister, dear sister, the smartest, prettiest, and most amazing sister! Take me out to play! I really, really want to go to the Boundless Sea!"

"The Boundless Sea? Why do you want to go to the Boundless Sea?" The girl looked at him with some confusion.

The little boy grinned mischievously, "Sister, you didn't know? Hehe..."

"What should I know?" The girl got goosebumps from his sly laughter.

The little boy, with a gossipy look on his face, whispered, "Uncle, my sister couldn't possibly not know about Uncle's affairs! Mo Xiang and the others said that Uncle guards the Boundless Sea every morning, somewhere near the Demon Realm, shouting and yelling. They say it's driving the Demon Realm people crazy, but they're mindful that Uncle is from the Han family, and the Han family once killed a Demon Lord, so no one dares to provoke him or drive him away. I want to go and hear what Uncle is shouting about!"

"Well... I've heard about that." The girl hesitated for a moment, but finally shook her head and said, "Let's forget about it. That's my uncle's business. As the younger generation, it's best if we don't interfere."

"Huh?" The little boy looked disappointed, but clinging to his last glimmer of hope, he pleaded, "Sister, aren't you curious? Maybe if we go and hear what Uncle was shouting, we can get Hua Qianye to think of a solution. After all, Uncle wouldn't be shouting in front of the Demon Realm every day for no reason; something must be going on! Let's go, let's go..."

The girl looked at the little boy's hopeful face, pouted, pinched his cheek hard, and laughed helplessly, "I just can't do anything with you. If I don't go, you'll definitely keep nagging me!"

"Wow! Big sister is the best!" The little boy jumped up and down happily.

---Aside---

Hello everyone, I'm Runyue Chen. I've been writing this novel for a while now, but I haven't been posting much, which might make you think I'm not very enthusiastic. Actually, it's because this is my first time writing a fantasy novel, and I'm a little nervous. I don't know what to say to fantasy readers.

In the past, Chenchen's works were all ancient style novels, so this time it can be considered a breakthrough. Perhaps my readership has changed a lot. Some readers who liked my works in the past may abandon me because they don't like fantasy. But I am also very grateful to the new readers who have joined and are able to support Chenchen.

It's been a full four months since my last completed book. The reason I took a four-month break was because I didn't know what to write next. In the end, I never expected that I would actually go and challenge myself with a fantasy novel! I hope everyone will be satisfied with my first fantasy novel, and I also hope that everyone will leave comments and point out my shortcomings.