Genius Beast Tamer

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"You!" The man in the blue mask finally understood what he wanted: everything he owned! The assassin organization! Money! Including his contract of servitude!

He had painstakingly built his assassin organization just to earn money for her medical treatment. He was willing to give it to her; as long as she recovered, he didn't care whether she had the money or not!

But now! This heartless little bastard actually wants me to be his subordinate!

If she recovers, my greatest wish is to travel the world with her. How could I possibly abandon her and become someone else's subordinate!

Seeing that the stalemate was unlikely to make any progress, Han Wuxie stepped forward and said, "Brother Qinglang, my little brother is indeed a bit willful sometimes, but he wouldn't make trouble without reason. He must have his reasons for setting these conditions. This illness is probably difficult to cure and may require long-term treatment to recover. When that time comes, you will definitely need to bring your wife with you. We'll just have you serve as a guard to protect Xingyu, which will also protect your wife."

"Is it really impossible to cure her quickly? I don't want to see her suffer from heart palpitations forever." Qinglang lowered his head, his gaze heavy.

Han Xingyu curled her lip and said, "The heart is the most important part of a person. A sword piercing other places might not kill, but a sword piercing the heart is certain death! How can such a vital part be so easily healed?"

The blue wolf's gaze grew increasingly dim.

Han Xingyu sighed and explained earnestly, "Brother Qinglang, I won't tease you anymore. Although I may be a bit ruthless, we can have spirit beasts protect us, and we don't need a guard like you. I can't bear to see you and your lover separated, but I made you my guard so that you and your lover would stay with us. She needs me to check her pulse every month, and even if she recovers in the future, it doesn't mean she won't relapse. Unless she gets a heart transplant, she won't be completely cured."

"A heart transplant?" the Blue Wolf said coldly. "Whose heart do you want? I'll go dig it out!"

Han Xingyu looked utterly bewildered; this man was far too devoted.

"Brother Qinglang, this kind of heart is something you can only come across by chance!" Han Xingyu shook his head, like a schoolteacher.

"Something you can only hope to encounter once in a lifetime?" Blue Wolf frowned. "What kind of heart is needed to use it?"

"Well..." Han Xingyu was practically wearing a beard. He stroked his chin with a mature look. If he had a beard in the future, he would probably be the kind of old Taoist who habitually strokes his beard.

"They must be born on the same day, month, and year as her, be of the same gender, and share similar bloodlines—meaning they must be related by blood. Their heart strength must also be stronger than average; an ordinary heart might stop the moment it's removed. Furthermore, the donor must willingly give their heart to her. If the donor is unwilling, the heart carries resentment. If your wife receives a heart with resentment, her personality might drastically change. In severe cases, she might completely adopt the original heart's personality and lifestyle!"

"This..." Qinglang was speechless for a long time before sighing and saying helplessly, "It is indeed something that can only be encountered by chance."

Han Xingyu nodded and said, "So I can only help her treat her own heart condition. It's impossible to cure it completely because her heart was congenitally deficient. At most, it can restore her to the state she was in before the age of twenty, meaning she can move freely, but she can't do strenuous exercise and needs me to check her body once a month."

Blue Wolf exclaimed excitedly, "That's enough! As long as she can go back to before she was twenty, and be able to get out of bed and walk, that's enough!"

"Since that's the case, then it's settled!" Han Xingyu said slyly, her eyes narrowing. "I'll treat her. As long as she can get out of bed and walk, you'll be my bodyguard from now on. You and your wife will both stay with us. I'll give your wife a check-up every month. As for your assets, like the assassin organization and your money, they'll still be yours!"

Qinglang was both amused and exasperated. This kid was too clever! He was now Qinglang's subordinate. On the surface, Qinglang said he didn't want the assassin organization or the money anymore, but in reality, he just wanted Qinglang to continue managing the assassin organization and acting as the accountant! In truth, weren't all these things still his master's?

Han Wuxie said, "It's getting late, you should rest here. We'll set off for your place early tomorrow morning."

Everyone nodded and left, but she lingered in the yard, holding the rabbit.

"Hana Chiba!" she called out to Hana Chiba.

Hua Qianye said lazily, "Weren't we all supposed to go to our rooms to sleep? Why aren't you asleep yet?"

With a stern face, she pointed seriously at the rabbit and said, "This guy's matter hasn't been resolved yet!"

"This guy?" Hua Qianye said with a wicked smile, "Just treat him like an ordinary rabbit. Use him when you need him, and leave him aside when you don't!"

The little rabbit spoke in a human voice, "I want to become a human! I don't want to be a rabbit all the time!" Now that Han Wuxie was there, he didn't know where he got the courage to actually refute that voice.

Hua Qianye narrowed her eyes slightly, a dangerous glint flashing in them, but she remained silent.

Han Wuxie looked at the little rabbit with sympathy and said, "He must have worked so hard to cultivate because he wanted to become human, cultivating spiritual energy to become a spirit beast. But you can't transform into clothes yet, so you're naked every time you transform, which isn't good. How about I play the zither to help you level up? Once you reach level four, you'll have clothes every time you transform. That way, you can transform into a human and follow us. It's inconvenient to carry a rabbit the whole way."

Hua Qianye pouted and said, "Whatever, it's none of my business. I'm going back!"

"Hey!" Han Wuxie called out to him, "Aren't you going to say something?" It's strange, he rarely doesn't express his opinion!

"I have nothing to say," Hua Qianye said calmly.

Han Wuxie asked, somewhat bewildered, "Are you in a bad mood?"

"If you think so, then so be it!" Hua Qianye sneered.

"What are you doing?" Han Wuxie was even more confused.

"Nothing!" Hua Qianye said coldly, "With your rabbit by your side, there aren't many people in this Nine Provinces Continent who can bully you. I won't be coming out for a while!" After saying that, before Han Wuxie could say anything, he transformed into a blue stream of light and quickly disappeared into the ring.

Han Wuxie tilted his head, looking at the rabbit blankly: "Xiaobai, what's wrong with him? He seems very unhappy."

Little White thought to himself: "How could he be happy? You guys weren't strong enough and needed his help. I, this rabbit, was constantly threatened with being roasted and eaten by him, so I had no choice but to obey. Now that I have your backing, and I've become human, I don't need his help anymore in this Nine Provinces Continent. Naturally, he feels lost; nobody needs him anymore! He's definitely jealous! He feels out of favor!"

However, Xiaobai said, "Maybe I'm sleepy, or I just fell asleep and you woke me up, so I'm in a bad mood."

Han Wuxie nodded and said, "He does have a bad temper when he gets out of bed. In the past, when I called him out while he was asleep, his tone was definitely not good. That should be it."

Xiao Bai nodded vigorously: "That's right." Inwardly, she thought resentfully: I can't see you, but I'm annoyed by your constant threats. Now you're jealous and angry because of this girl? Then I'll make sure she likes me! Hmph, I'll make you jealous to death! Forget threatening me all that time!

Han Wuxie brought over a zither, a very simple and elegant one. Its color was somewhat aged, but it didn't look like a piece of junk at first glance. Instead, it had the feel of something ancient and antique.

"Little White, I'm turning around to play the zither. You focus on understanding my music. Once you level up and can conjure clothes, call me back!"

After saying that, Han Wuxie turned his back to the little rabbit and began to play the zither.

Xiao Bai was somewhat skeptical, not believing that listening to a piece of music could level him up, since it had taken him over five hundred years to go from level two to level three!

If leveling up could be achieved with just one song, then why bother with mediocrity? I might as well just acknowledge her as my master and follow her. When she's in a good mood, she can play a song and I can level up. Wouldn't that be amazing?

Just as he was finding the girl's previous words somewhat unbelievable, even laughable, the first note of the piano began. He froze, his mouth agape, and stared blankly for a long time, his eyes wide with disbelief.

The long, full sound of the zither seemed to carry the grandeur and vicissitudes of ancient times, like celestial music from a distant heaven, imbued with a strong sense of otherworldly beauty.

Adjusting her breathing to the rhythm of her music, Xiaobai felt as if she had transformed into an ancient beast, absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth without any restrictions in the vast ancient world, her body seemingly filled with power.

"Incredible, truly incredible! I'm actually improving little by little!" Xiaobai exclaimed.

With a flash of white light, he transformed into a cute white-haired man, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes, and desperately took deep breaths.

The long, distant melody suddenly shifted, becoming powerful and vigorous, as if in the primordial wilderness. With his eyes closed, Xiao Bai could see two colossal beasts from the primordial era tearing at each other, their deafening roars seemingly capable of shattering eardrums. This battle was so bloody, yet it made his blood boil. It was the most intense battle he had ever witnessed. The power of these two beasts was even greater than that of the current sacred beasts. He gained a lot of insights from this battle and learned many extraordinary attack methods for fighting in beast form.

The melody suddenly shifted, becoming melancholic and poignant.

Xiao Bai seemed to see a misty fairyland, a feeling that only those who have seen the fairyland can evoke.

The celestial realm is not as wonderful as one might imagine.

The battles remain fraught with disagreements.

The power of celestial beasts is greater than that of ancient ferocious beasts. They do not use brute force, but rather the power of their attributes. The mysteries of their magic are difficult for people to comprehend. They like to transform into human form, each one of them being exceptionally beautiful.

Xiao Bai suddenly had a strange realization: if he could combine the fierce fighting skills of ancient beasts with the attribute power of immortal beasts in the celestial realm, wouldn't he be invincible even if he went to the celestial realm in the future?

Thinking of this, he admired the girl even more.

The music reflects the heart. This girl must have planned this long ago: to combine martial arts from the mortal realm with magic from the celestial realm, and become an invincible powerhouse in the celestial realm as well. Only someone with the heart of a strong person can play such a piece, allowing listeners to feel her strong heart and her insights.

The music also reached the ears of Qinglang and his three henchmen, Gaosun, Xishuai, and Manniu, who were resting.

They all closed their eyes and quietly contemplated.

Although the music gave the spirit beasts a lot of insights and improved their cultivation, it was also of great help to the mortals who had never seen the immortal realm.

In terms of mindset, I no longer yearn for the Immortal Realm as I used to. I realize that going to the Immortal Realm is not the end, but another beginning. By letting go of some of my attachment to the Immortal Realm, I gradually begin to understand the heart of the strong. A true strong person does not look up to others after reaching a certain height, but strives at every height and pursues a higher world! To protect what needs to be protected!

Among them, Qinglang had the deepest understanding, directly climbing from the mid-stage of Martial Master to the late-stage of Martial Master.

In the past, he felt somewhat regretful that he had given up the path to becoming a Martial Venerable for the sake of his lover, and that he could not become a strong person. However, after listening to this piece of music, he realized that becoming a Martial Venerable does not necessarily mean becoming a strong person.

Even if he went to the Immortal Realm, he would still be weak. A true strongman is one who can protect those around him. Only by possessing the heart of a strongman can one become strong, and protecting one's loved one is the first step to becoming a true strongman. Therefore, he no longer had regrets, but was instead grateful, because he had not chosen to abandon his loved one to pursue the path of Martial Venerable. If he had, it would have been a path of ruthlessness, and a ruthless person is merely an empty shell, a walking corpse, and could never become a strongman.

A single piece of music evoked boundless insights. It would be impossible for a musician to do this without profound understanding and a calm mind. This led Qinglang, Gaosun, Xishuai, and Manniu to gradually begin to think more highly of these three children and to become certain of their own thoughts. Although the three of them did not admit to being extraterrestrials, they were certain that they were. Otherwise, how could they have played music with such profound insights from the celestial realm?

The song ended.

Xiao Bai suddenly opened its eyes, and its dark pupils instantly turned blood red—not a bloodthirsty red, but a bright red, a sign of breaking through to a higher level.

A beam of white light shot into the sky, mingling with the moonlight. Petals of the magnolia flower swirled around the pillar of light, creating a breathtakingly beautiful spectacle.

His long, snow-white hair fluttered in the wind, exuding a dashing handsomeness. His red eyes held an elfin charm, and his youthful face wore a sweet smile with deep dimples, revealing his excitement and exhilaration.

His initial disbelief turned into unquestionable conviction in just half an hour.

"Ah!" With a deafening roar, the beam of light instantly converged into his body, filling it with immense power! Level 4 Spirit Beast! This might not be much in the Martial World Continent, but in the Nine Provinces Continent, he was already a king, equivalent to a Martial King among martial artists.

The white magnolia blossoms instantly coalesced around him, and a chant seemed to echo in his mind. He silently recited it, and the magnolia blossoms gathered into a white robe. The snow-white robe paired with his snow-white hair made his eyes turn back to their dark black. The contrast between his bright eyes and fair skin was breathtaking. He smiled sweetly, and the aroma of wine seemed to waft through the air. Just from this smile, countless women would fall for him, their hearts fluttering. Loveliness and exquisite beauty merged into one, all converging on him.

"Has it been upgraded? Can it conjure clothes now?" Han Wuxie was a little at a loss. The song was finished, but he didn't know if he was wearing clothes or not, so he didn't dare to turn around.

"I've got it!" Xiaobai exclaimed happily.

Han Wuxie breathed a sigh of relief, turned around with a smile, and looked at the handsome man's adorable smile. She scratched her head awkwardly and laughed, "I didn't expect you to be a spirit beast. Do you like the name 'Little White'? If not, what should I call you?"

Xiao Bai leaned closer, looking at the pretty girl, and couldn't bear to say he didn't like her, so he nodded vigorously and said, "I like her! Just call me Xiao Bai!"

Han Wuxie was relieved and asked with a smile, "Since you are a spirit beast, why were you captured by my brother?"

Xiao Bai became a little shy and whispered, "Actually, at first I smelled the scent of immortal bones on you. I deliberately let your brother catch me so I could get close to you and eat you up."

"What!" Han Wuxie was startled and took a step back. The guy in front of him had leveled up again. If he were to eat him now, he would have no chance to fight back.

"Haha!" Little White laughed, clutching his stomach. "That's what I originally thought. Now I wouldn't dare eat you. If I did, that guy who can't see people but only hears them would roast me! Besides, you can just play a few notes and I can save five hundred years of cultivation. I can't bear to eat you!"

Han Wuxie was slightly stunned. She knew that Xiaobai was talking about Hua Qianye. When she heard that Hua Qianye would roast the other person to prevent him from eating her, she thought to herself: So he has been silently protecting me all along.

Seeing Han Wuxie blushing as she thought about something, Xiao Bai curiously leaned closer, just like a rabbit, pressing its nose against Han Wuxie's, its big eyes looking at Han Wuxie with a puzzled expression.

Han Wuxie's nose touched the tip of his nose, and he couldn't help but take a step back in fear. "What are you doing?"

Little White scratched its head sheepishly and laughed, "Sorry, I've gotten so used to being this affectionate with you when I was a rabbit that I forgot I'm in human form now."

Han Wuxie smiled slightly, his expression somewhat awkward. He remembered that when it was a rabbit, he seemed to have let the rabbit sleep in his bed with him! Now, seeing it in human form, he felt somewhat embarrassed and awkward, as if he had once been holding a big man like him in his arms, sleeping together! It felt inexplicably strange!

Xiao Bai suddenly grabbed her hand, pried open one finger, and opened his mouth. His teeth were very neat, except that his front teeth were slightly larger than the others, but they weren't buck teeth; they were cute rabbit teeth, which made him even cuter.

He suddenly opened his mouth and bit Han Wuxie's finger.

"Ah!" Han Wuxie trembled in pain. His fingers were connected to his heart, and he actually bit his own finger and was sucking blood. The feeling of the blood being sucked from his finger was painful and itchy, and very uncomfortable.

"What are you doing! Let me go!" Han Wuxie tried to break free.

Xiao Bai sucked blood forcefully, unable to answer Han Wuxie, and could only wave his hand to indicate that he had no ill intentions.

"It hurts! Let go of me! You're not a bat, why are you sucking my blood! Let go!" Han Wuxie shook his finger forcefully, but the man bit down hard and sucked desperately, creating a somewhat comical scene.

Xiao Bai felt a surge of powerful immortal energy flowing into his body. Suddenly, he cried out "Wow!" and released Han Wuxie. As soon as he opened his mouth, he immediately sat cross-legged. A small red dot appeared on his forehead. If you looked closely at the red dot, you could see that many tiny runes were floating inside, as if they were forming a set of rune marks.

Han Wuxie suddenly felt a strange consciousness enter his head. It seemed to be able to sense Xiaobai's level and combat power, as well as some strange knowledge. He inexplicably felt a sense of intimacy with Xiaobai's mind.

Little White let out a long sigh of relief, then stood up and skipped over to Han Wuxie's side, saying affectionately, "Master, from today onwards, you are my master! We have just formed a blood pact! Unless Master abandons me, Little White will follow Master forever!"

Han Wuxie's eyes widened. It was clear that he hadn't wanted to acknowledge him as his pet; he had forced himself to acknowledge him as his master! He had even forced himself to bite his finger—what kind of master was he to be so passive!

"Can I say I don't want you?" Han Wuxie frowned and sighed bitterly.

With a mournful face, Xiao Bai said with extreme grievance, "If Master doesn't want me, Xiao Bai will have to cripple his cultivation and release the blood he drank today, and he will turn back into an ordinary, mindless rabbit. Master, how can you bear to do this to me?" As he spoke, his eyes reddened, and he looked at Han Wuxie pitifully.

Han Wuxie was on the verge of tears, rubbing his forehead and saying helplessly, "Never mind."

Remembering the books she read in the Immortal Realm, where each person could only have one beast pet bound to them, she felt a pang of sadness. Back then in the Immortal Realm, her great-uncle looked down on even top-grade immortal beasts, so he never allowed her to form a contract with one. But where could she find a Saint-level immortal beast? So she kept putting it off, never forming a contract! Who would have thought that after arriving in the mortal realm, she would be inexplicably forced into a contract with an ordinary spirit beast—a rabbit that had just advanced to level four! To be honest, although she liked rabbits, she never imagined she would contract with such a weak spirit beast as a rabbit!

Seeing her reluctant expression, Xiaobai asked timidly, "Master, do you think I'm not good enough?"

Han Wuxie scratched the hair around his temples and asked awkwardly, "Can we talk about the truth?"

Xiao Bai nodded, her big, dark eyes looking hopefully at Han Wuxie, afraid that she would agree and say that she was not good.

Han Wuxie sighed and said, "I honestly think you're very weak. Actually, I come from the Immortal Realm, as you know. Although I'm not very useful there, my family is quite well-off. Getting a top-grade immortal beast to contract with isn't difficult for us. It's just that my great-uncle thinks that you can only contract one beast at a time, and using just any top-grade immortal beast might be too low-quality. So he's been searching for a Saint-level immortal beast or a demigod beast for me! But I never expected that when I came to the mortal realm, you, this rabbit, would forcibly become my master. Don't you think I should feel helpless and distressed? Actually, I've thought about crippling you and getting another beast as a pet. After all, having a powerful beast is very important in the mortal realm. But I personally really like rabbits, and I can't bear to do that, so I'm very troubled!" Han Wuxie sighed again, "It's truly distressing!"

Little White froze for a long time before finally coming to its senses. Tears welled up in its eyes as it wailed, "Master, Little White will definitely work hard and cultivate to become a Saint-level Immortal Beast! No, I want to become a Divine Beast! Please don't abandon me, don't cripple me! Let me stay with you. If you're in a good mood sometimes, just let me listen to you play the zither! You can hit me or scold me, I won't be angry, as long as you let me stay by your side, Master! Master!..."

Han Wuxie felt a headache coming on and said sternly, "Stop! Don't call me that like that! I'm not dead, don't make it sound like a funeral!"

Little White quickly wiped away her tears, her expression changing faster than flipping through a book. With a sweet smile, she said, "Master, from today onwards, if you tell Little White to go east, Little White will absolutely not go west! As long as you let me follow you, Little White will do anything! Just occasionally, if she's in a good mood, she can play the zither and let me listen!"

Han Wuxie rolled his eyes. This rabbit was so eager to acknowledge him as its master; could it be just trying to improve its cultivation level by listening to his music? What a greedy rabbit! It only just leveled up once, and it wants to level up again? Does it think it can level up every time it hears the music? It's not that easy!

"Suit yourself, if you want to come along, there's nothing I can do!" Han Wuxie turned to leave. Little White, who was excited about having a powerful master, almost tripped and fell over when it heard Han Wuxie muttering to itself. "Having a rabbit with me isn't bad. If we're in the wilderness and can't find food, it can fill our stomachs! Later, I can even contract a more powerful one! Hmm, not bad, let's do it this way, it can come along!"

Little White wailed endlessly behind him, "Master, have you been corrupted by that guy who can only hear voices and not see people? How could you, so noble and refined, say such things? How could you bear to eat Little White? Little White's original form is your favorite little rabbit! Don't be so cruel!"

Hearing the wails behind him, Han Wuxie did not stop. Instead, a wicked smile appeared on his lips. In fact, he had never contracted a mythical beast in the past. Besides his great-uncle saying that each person could only contract one beast and that if he was going to contract one, he should contract the best one, there was another reason. That was because once he contracted a beast, that beast would be able to see Hua Qianye, just like him.

It seems that from now on, this little rabbit will likely be bullied by Hua Qianye quite often!

Just as Han Wuxie had guessed, Hua Qianye quietly left the ring and came to Xiaobai's side as soon as Han Wuxie returned to his room to sleep.

After wailing, Xiaobai looked at the person who had suddenly appeared in front of her with a puzzled expression, and her eyes gradually turned into jealousy.

I'm a newbie, and I've never seen anyone prettier than me!

How can there be someone better looking than me!

He was very unfriendly, baring his teeth and saying, "Who are you? Who gave you the right to be better looking than me! I'm going to disfigure you!"

Hua Qianye curled into a mocking smile and said, "Didn't you want to see me? What? You saw me, but you don't recognize me?"

Upon recognizing the voice, Xiaobai trembled as she pointed a finger at Hua Qianye: "You're that one..."

"Heh, I really didn't expect you to be so capable!" Hua Qianye approached step by step, narrowing his eyes as he said, "Using her to intimidate me is one thing, but now you've even taken the initiative to form a contract with her. You've really grown some skills!"

"Um..." Xiaobai retreated step by step, groaning inwardly: This guy looks so scary! The closer I get, the more frightened I feel! Seeing him is more terrifying than not seeing him at all!

"You're really something?" Hua Qianye's face grew increasingly gloomy.

"Um..." Xiaobai stammered, "Big brother... no... boss... please don't come any closer... I know I was wrong, okay!"

Hua Qianye narrowed his eyes. As soon as Xiaobai finished speaking, he guessed that the other party was not sincere at all. Sure enough, Xiaobai suddenly jumped and grabbed him.

Hua Qianye remained motionless, merely glancing at him with a hint of mockery in her eyes.

Xiao Bai missed his target, staring blankly at his own hand, then at Hua Qianye's body.

"What just happened?" he stammered, "I just transmigrated? What happened?"

He looked up, staring blankly at Hua Qianye, and asked in bewilderment, "Why are you transparent?"

"Heh." Hua Qianye sneered, "I forgot to tell you, I'm a soul, you can't hit me, but..."

Hua Qianye muttered strange syllables to herself when suddenly a gust of wind blew, lifting Xiaobai up. "But I can hit you!"

A thick wooden stick was blown by the wind. Hua Qianye simply moved his fingers, and the stick, following his finger movements, struck Xiaobai's back hard, again and again!

"My back!" Xiao Bai cried out in pain, "Boss, boss, I won't do it again! I won't dare to ambush you again! I won't dare to offend you again! From this day forward, I'll acknowledge you as my big brother! Please forgive me, boss!"

Hua Qianye snorted coldly, conjuring up a calligraphy brush dipped in ink from who-knows-where. With a sinister smile, she said, "When you first saw me, didn't you say you were going to disfigure me?"

Xiao Bai was on the verge of tears, and said painfully, "Boss, I didn't know it was you! If I had known, how could I have dared!"

Before he could escape, Hua Qianye had already used a brush to draw countless unknown things on his face, like clumps or individual creatures!

Hua Qianye tossed aside his brush, looking at his work with satisfaction. He smiled knowingly and said, "Not bad, this painting is quite beautiful! If you can maintain this for three days, I might consider taking you on as my underling!"

"Three days?" Xiaobai looked up at the sky sadly; Hua Qianye had already drifted away.

Early the next morning.

"Hahaha!"

"Oh my god, this is hilarious!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Han Tianci, Han Xingyu, Gao Sun, Cricket, and Man Niu all burst into laughter.

Qinglang's lips twitched, while Han Wuxie held his head, looking as if he didn't know this guy.

Xiao Bai lowered his head, looking aggrieved, and said, "There's nothing I can do. If I persevere for three days, I'll be someone's underling from now on. I should be protected and won't be roasted so easily."

Han Wuxie squinted and said, "Did Hua Qianye paint this?"

Xiao Bai nodded sadly, looking pitifully at Han Wuxie, and said, "He said I have to wear this painting on my head for three days!"

"Hahaha, turtle, poop, everything!" Han Xingyu clutched her stomach, laughing so hard it was almost cramping. "Haha, Hua Qianye is so talented, the drawing is so beautiful!"

Little White looked dejected. If he were in his rabbit form now, his rabbit ears would probably be drooping to the ground.

The blue wolf pulled the carriage over, frowning as he said, "You'd better get in the carriage and not come out to scare people!"

Xiao Bai rolled her eyes at him, annoyed. "You're not much better looking yourself, wearing such an ugly mask. You're not even as good-looking as the paint on my face!"

The wolf remained silent, choosing to stay quiet. There was no point in arguing with a rabbit!

As a result, the ugly ones were all herded into the carriage, while Han Wuxie, Han Xingyu, and Han Tianci, the three younger ones, were driving the carriage. Gao Sun would occasionally peek out, look outside, and point out the way.

"Master, I also want to come out. I want to see the world. I've always lived in the forest and never come out to see the sights!" Little White asked softly from inside the carriage.

"No way!" Han Xingyu retorted first, "You stay inside! To paraphrase Brother Qinglang, you're so ugly, don't come out and scare people!"

Little White was on the verge of tears, and could only glare fiercely at the Blue Wolf sitting opposite him.

The wolf, oblivious to everything around him, pretended to be asleep.

"Sister, look over there! There are so many people!" Han Tianci pointed to a corner of the street where a large crowd had gathered.

Han Wuxie was also curious, squinting as he looked around. "Strange, they're surrounding a woman."

Gao Sun poked his head out and laughed heartily, "It's probably something like prostitution. I guess that woman is very pretty, that's why so many people are surrounding her!"

"Sell yourself?" Han Tianci asked in confusion. "Sell yourself?" There was no such thing in the Immortal Realm, so he didn't quite understand.

Han Xingyu said, "I know that, we have plenty of that where we are!" The implication was that while the Immortal Realm might not have it, the Demon Realm certainly did!

Han Wuxie looked at Han Xingyu with a puzzled expression. Han Xingyu said, "I need money to do some things, but I don't have any money or anything to exchange for money. Besides myself, I don't have anything else of value, so I have to sell myself! Selling oneself usually means being sold to someone else as a slave for life."

Han Wuxie nodded in realization; no wonder there were so many corpses and slaves in the Demon Realm.

"Sister, let's go take a look. There seems to be a dead person next to that woman," Han Tianci suggested.

Han Wuxie nodded. Coming to the mortal realm wasn't just about learning martial arts; it was also about broadening one's horizons.

The bull stayed behind to guard the carriage, Little White was forbidden from getting off, and the blue wolf was too lazy to get off either.

Gao Sun and the cricket followed behind Han Tianci and Han Xingyu, while Han Wuxie walked in front. The group headed towards the place where a crowd was gathered.

"Waaah..." The girl kneeling on the ground crying looked to be about fourteen or fifteen years old. In front of her was a person whose face was covered by a white cloth, who appeared to be dead. The words "Selling oneself to bury one's father" were written on the ground.

"Sister Wuxie, why did she sell herself to bury her father? If she didn't have the money, why didn't she just find a good place, dig a hole, and bury her father herself?" Han Xingyu asked.

Han Tianci said, "People here are put into coffins even when they die. She sold herself to buy a coffin."

"Are coffins expensive?" Han Xingyu asked Gao Sun.

Gao Sun smiled wryly, "One ingot of silver can buy a very luxurious one."

"So cheap?" Han Xingyu pouted. "She can go work and earn money to buy it."

"Idiot, corpses will rot!" Han Tianci whispered in his ear, "You think this is the body of a fallen immortal or demon? This is the mortal realm! Don't you realize that? Stop asking such stupid questions!"

Han Xingyu glared at Han Tianci through gritted teeth, but could not refute anything. She could only shake her head and say, "This woman is quite good-looking."

The cricket teased, "Have you taken a fancy to someone? You're so young, already looking for a wife. Be careful, you might not be able to handle it when you grow up!"

Han Xingyu cursed, "Do you think my taste is that bad? She's not bad looking, but how could she be worthy of me? I want absolute beauty! Although not many women can be as beautiful as my sister Wuxie, they can't be less than three points more beautiful than her. This woman isn't even one point as beautiful as my sister Wuxie!"

Han Wuxie frowned and said, "Xingyu, don't talk nonsense!"

Gao Sun looked at Wu Xie and said earnestly, "Indeed, your sister Wu Xie is really beautiful, but she's too young. If she grew up a bit more, she would definitely be a heartthrob!"

The cricket nodded in agreement.

Han Xingyu said arrogantly, "That's right! My sister Wuxie is so beautiful, and I'm her cousin. Do you think I'll grow up to be ugly? Use your brains and think about it carefully. Do you think I'll be worthy of this woman standing next to me when I grow up?"

The cricket looked at the woman on the ground, then at Han Xingyu, and said quite frankly, "Although you are small, your features are indeed beautiful. You will surely be handsome when you grow up, perhaps even more handsome than our head! This woman is not even a tenth as beautiful as the head woman, and is indeed not worthy of you! Now that you say that, I feel that the woman on the ground is getting uglier and uglier!"

Han Xingyu rolled her eyes at him and said, "It's not that bad! For this place, it's quite nice-looking, rather pleasing to the eye! It's just a silver ingot; buying it to fetch water for me to wash my face should be quite nice!"

Han Wuxie shook his head in disagreement and said, "We can give her the money, but she can't come with us."

Han Xingyu said pitifully, "Sister, wouldn't it be better to have more maids?"

Han Tianci agreed with Han Xingyu, and said pitifully, "Sister, in the past, Sister Moxiang and the others helped me with my daily life. Now I have to do it all myself. It's so hard! I want a maid too!"

Han Wuxie's face darkened, and he said in an icy voice, "Did you leave home to enjoy yourselves?"

Seeing that their sister was angry, Han Xingyu and Han Tianci quickly lowered their heads, and neither dared to speak again.

Gao Sun and the cricket watched from the side, both sighing inwardly: It seems that only their older sister can handle these two little troublemakers!

Han Wuxie reached into her pocket and pulled out a gold ingot. She walked forward, and the onlookers blocked her way. But when they saw the gold in her hand, they knew that she was a wealthy person and not someone to be trifled with, so they all made way for her.

Han Wuxie walked up to the woman, squatted down, and put the money into her palm. He said softly, "Everyone has human rights. You can't sell yourself to anyone. You're not livestock, you're not something to be traded! Take this money, bury your father properly, and use the rest of your time to do things you like or start a small business. Don't sell yourself like an object anymore."

Looking at the gold ingot in her hand, the woman was speechless for a long time, tears streaming down her face.

Han Wuxie turned to leave, but the woman knelt on the ground, grabbed her leg, and cried out, "Miss, thank you! I'm willing to follow you. I have no hobbies, and I don't know how to do business. Please take me in, I'll be your servant. I just beg you to take me in. I want to stay by your side and be grateful for your kindness!"

Han Wuxie frowned, suddenly became angry, and forcefully pulled his foot back, causing the woman to fall to the ground in a mess.

Han Wuxie said sternly, "You still don't understand what I just said! I want you to use this money to bury your father, and then use the rest of your life to build your own business. Don't become a slave. Why are you so resigned to your fate? Why do you want to be a slave? Don't you have any self-respect? I'm giving you money, giving you a chance to be reborn, why don't you cherish it! What are you doing following me?"

The woman stood frozen on the ground. Han Wuxie glanced at her coldly and said in a low voice, "I hope you truly understand what I'm saying today. Live with some backbone and dignity!"

"I can't do anything. I'm just a farmer's daughter. What else can I do besides serving others?" The woman smiled sadly. "I like to study, but I didn't have the money to study when I was young. It's too late to study now. If I go into business, I will definitely be cheated because I have no experience. I will only achieve nothing and ruin your good intentions. I am a failure. My birth determined everything. I have no right to have dignity. From birth, I am not worthy of being a person with backbone."

Han Wuxie ignored the woman's expression and said calmly, "If you do nothing and only think about failure, you are destined to fail. Integrity and dignity are not given by others, nor are they arranged by fate. Even if fate decrees poverty for you, are you just going to accept your fate? Why not fight against fate? I believe nothing is preordained; it all depends on your own actions! So what if you fail? Does failure mean you can't try again? What a joke!"

After saying that, she didn't even glance at the woman, but turned away indifferently. When she reached Han Xingyu and the others, she simply said, "Return to the carriage and continue on our way."

Along the way, apart from the sound of horses' hooves and wheels, no one spoke. Han Wuxie's mood seemed to have soured because of the woman, and he kept a stern face.

Han Xingyu finally couldn't hold back her silence and asked weakly, "Sister Wuxie, are you still angry about what happened with that woman earlier?"

Han Wuxie sighed, his face falling. "Actually, I don't know why I'm so angry. Maybe it's because we're doing something against the will of Heaven, and seeing those who resign themselves to their fate makes me feel resentful from the bottom of my heart!"

"Sister Wuxie, don't worry, I believe Heaven isn't cruel; Heaven is compassionate!" Han Xingyu said firmly, "We will definitely succeed!"

The blue wolf inside the carriage suddenly spoke up: "Do you believe in reincarnation?"

"Reincarnation?" Han Wuxie pondered for a long time before saying, "Perhaps it exists."

The blue wolf continued, "Actually, Heaven is compassionate. There are always people who complain that Heaven is unfair, but Heaven is the fairest of all; He sees everything!"

"Could you tell me more about it?" Han Wuxie asked, intrigued.

The blue wolf smiled faintly and said, "Actually, everything we do is seen by the heavens. They remember both the bad things we do and the good things we do. When our lifespan comes to an end, they will tally up all the good and bad things we have done in our lives and then arrange our next life. If we do too many bad things, we will naturally be born into poverty in our next life. If we do a lot of good things, we will naturally be born with a silver spoon in our mouths in our next life."

Han Tianci teased, "In this life, as an assassin, you've killed so many people. Don't you feel you've done too many bad things? Aren't you afraid of bad luck in your next life?"

The Blue Wolf said calmly, "I only kill those who deserve to die, and I rarely take action myself."

Han Xingyu curled her lip, somewhat dissatisfied, and said, "You came to us before to kill us, didn't you? Are we people who deserve to die?"

---Aside---

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