Genius Beast Tamer

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Hua Qianye narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flashing in his alluring, deep blue gaze. A wicked smile played on his lips as he said in a sinister tone, "Are you afraid?"

"It's not that I'm afraid, just a little worried. I've heard that there are many demon cultivators, and the higher-ups among them seem to have maintained connections with the demon realm. I'm afraid..."

Hua Qianye coldly interrupted, "Killing this emperor is merely a warning to them that we are not to be trifled with. They'd better stop now. If they dare to cause trouble again, then there will be no more demon cultivators in this mortal realm."

Xiao Bai couldn't help but shudder. "Boss, you mean if they dare to provoke Master again, you'll wipe out the entire demon cultivator clan?"

Hua Qianye glanced at him sideways and said casually, "That's one way to understand it."

"Huh?" Little White exclaimed in astonishment, "How much power would that take to do! Boss, I know you're amazing, but... what if the Demon Realm sends people down to the mortal realm?"

Hua Qianye sneered, "If they could descend to the mortal realm, they would have done so long ago. The path connecting the immortal and demonic realms with the mortal realm has long been destroyed; they can only communicate with the lower realms through some magical communication devices."

"The path connecting the Immortal Realm and the Mortal Realm has long been destroyed?" Little White blinked blankly, puzzled. "Then how did Master and the others get down here?"

Hua Qianye did not answer, but instead enveloped him with blue spiritual flowers and said calmly, "You've been out for too long. She'll notice. It's time to go back."

Xiao Bai wouldn't give up and pressed on, "Boss, I know Master and the others came from the Celestial Realm. But why aren't she and her brothers as powerful as the legendary immortals? Why do they have to learn mortal martial arts?"

Hua Qianye frowned, paused for a moment, and then said, "Since you are now her guardian beast, you should keep her secret and prioritize protecting her. I can tell you something."

Xiao Bai was prepared to be rejected, but upon hearing this answer, her heart couldn't help but pound with excitement, and her eyes were full of anticipation.

Hua Qianye glanced at Xiaobai and said coldly, "She couldn't survive in the Immortal Realm, so she descended to the mortal realm. Strictly speaking, she is a mortal in the Immortal Realm. She has no immortal roots and cannot cultivate, so she is regarded as a useless person by the people of the Immortal Realm. She was unwilling to be called a useless person, so she came to the mortal realm to seek opportunities to become stronger."

Xiao Bai asked in bewilderment, "Is it impossible to become stronger in the Immortal Realm? There should be an easier way to become stronger in the Immortal Realm than in the Mortal Realm."

"She is a mortal from the celestial realm, a rare treasure of the celestial realm. She cannot withstand the immense effects of the medicine. I brought her to the mortal realm in the hope that she can cultivate superior internal strength on her own, find rare treasures in the mortal realm, and merge her internal strength with those treasures to create the root of cultivation."

Xiao Bai asked in confusion, "Is the root of cultivation what mortals call the spiritual root? But isn't she an immortal? Shouldn't immortals cultivate immortal roots?"

Hua Qianye sighed, "The cultivation root created by fusing internal energy with rare treasures might be a spiritual root, an immortal root, or even a cultivation root that has never appeared before. Everything depends on her internal energy cultivation level, the grade of the rare treasures, and her luck."

"Boss, when did you meet Master? Why would someone as powerful as you be willing to stay by Master's side? There must be many extraordinary immortals in the Immortal Realm, right?"

Recalling their first meeting, she remembered her stubborn tears. Hua Qianye slightly curved the corners of her lips into a gentle smile, "When she was five years old, she was the one who saved me."

"Master? Rescue you? Isn't she a useless person in the immortal realm? How could she have such abilities?" Xiaobai was completely confused.

"She possesses the heart of a strong person, tears of perseverance, and astonishing talent; she is not the useless person those mediocre people in the immortal realm consider her. If she succeeds in the mortal realm, I believe that upon returning to the immortal realm, she will make those people look at her with new eyes! Since she possesses talent, she will surely be favored by the heavens; her life will not be simple!"

Hua Qianye's face darkened. Seeing that Xiaobai was still asking questions like a curious child, he said impatiently, "You have too many questions, which is not a good thing! We're almost there. Don't tell her that I came out to see you, and don't tell her that I took you to Wu Kingdom to kill the emperor."

Xiao Bai was about to ask "Why?", but remembering Hua Qianye's impatient words, "You have too many questions, which is not a good thing!" and the somewhat murderous look in his eyes, he could only forcefully suppress his doubts, nod vigorously, and try his best to show that he was a good little brother who unconditionally obeyed his boss's orders.

……

A wisp of black smoke flew into the pitch-black cave, transforming into countless small black bats. The eerie bats rapidly gathered, forming the shape of a man, the very same mysterious guard who had appeared outside the Wu Kingdom's palace.

Several wisps of black smoke billowed out of the cave, transforming into small bats, which then coalesced into human forms. Among them were alluring and seductive women, innocent and adorable boys, wise old men over fifty, and many more handsome young men.

A glamorous and alluring woman swayed her hips as she walked to the square-faced guard's side, and said with a flirtatious smile, "Hey, Little Fang, you're back in your hometown now, so you don't have to keep that ugly guard face anymore, right?"

The guard sighed softly, turned around, and black smoke swirled around him like a whirlwind. After a few breaths, the man who originally had a square face still had a square face, but now he was no longer plain-looking, but rather heroic and handsome. His eyes were still small, but they were charmingly small, with a hint of phoenix eyes. His nose became high and straight, supporting the contours of his entire face, and his lips, which were previously thick, became angular.

"Demoness, stop calling me by my nickname." The man rubbed his hair, letting it down from its original combed state and turning it into alluring curls. His once jet-black hair now had a deep, dark red hue.

The enchantress played with his hair, smiling seductively, "Weren't you sent away by the king? Why did you suddenly come back?"

Fang Yan, her face grim, snatched the hair that the enchantress was playing with back, tidied her hair, and said unhappily, "The king sent me to keep an eye on that lecherous emperor, and now that lecherous emperor is dead! There's no one else to keep an eye on, so of course I came back!"

"Gone?" The boy with the childish face stepped forward, incredulous. "Who had such power? Didn't that lecherous emperor have a level seven magical beast? Are level seven magical beasts just vegetarians? How could someone have killed that lecherous emperor?"

Recalling how a level four rabbit had defeated a level seven magical beast, Fang Yan shook her head and smiled wryly, "Even I, who witnessed it with my own eyes, still can't believe it's real!"

The wise old man narrowed his insightful eyes and asked, "What exactly happened? You're unharmed; you must have returned without even daring to fight, right?"

Fang Yan shouted angrily, "Hey! Why should I make a move? What do you mean I didn't even dare to make a move? The king only told me to keep an eye on that lecherous emperor and see who gave him a level seven magical beast! I'm already being thankful that I didn't kill that extremely annoying lecherous emperor, and you want me to help him? Are you kidding me!"

"Tch!" The enchantress bluntly pointed out, "The King ordered you to keep an eye on that scumbag emperor and to find out who's stirring up trouble by giving such a scoundrel a level seven magical beast. You shouldn't have let that scumbag emperor die before you found out who gave him the beast! You should know the King's orders better than we do! It's clearly because you're incapable of stopping the person who killed that scumbag emperor. Don't be so stubborn!"

Fang Yan lowered her head somewhat ashamed and said awkwardly, "The King said that I shouldn't engage in meaningless battles. I knew I would definitely lose, so I didn't fight. Preserving my life and returning to report was the most important thing. No matter how the King deals with me, it's better than dying outside without bringing back any news."

"You haven't even exchanged blows, how do you know you're bound to lose?" the old man said, frowning.

"What exactly happened?" The enchantress, growing impatient, snapped, "Old man, can't you let him explain himself first before you interrupt?"

The wise old man pursed his lips slightly, his face showing signs of age, and said, "Little Ji, can't you just call me Grandpa? Calling me 'old man' like that, aren't you afraid of shortening your lifespan?"

The enchantress sneered, "Old man, you were valued by the king as a strategist, but you're so brainless! Shortening my lifespan? We vampires are immortal!"

The old man pursed his lips and chose to remain silent.

"Tell me quickly, what exactly happened?" the enchantress pressed Fang Yan for answers.

Fang Yan frowned and said seriously, "I must first report to the King. If the King is willing for you to know, then I will tell you."

"What! You've been building up the tension for so long, and then you say this!" The demoness was furious and was about to attack when she heard a lazy voice coming from the depths of the cave: "Fang Yan, demoness, Xiao Tong, Lao Zhi, you four come here."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" the four replied in unison.

Deep inside the cave, it's like a spider web, with interconnected paths, each one eerily dark and strangely winding, with faint powder floating in the air.

The four walked deeper into the area, where everything was brightly lit, and there was a large door painted with luminous pearl powder.

They stopped in front of the door, not daring to push it open.

The people inside seemed to know they had arrived, and a man with blond hair wearing a silver robe opened the door.

The blond man looked delicate and beautiful, with somewhat dim eyes.

"Little Jin?" the Demoness asked in confusion, "Weren't you in seclusion? What are you doing here with the King?"

Kinnair said wearily, "I was distracted during my cultivation and almost turned into blood. Fortunately, the king came to my rescue in time. He was just healing me."

"No wonder." The enchantress raised an eyebrow and smiled, leaning close to Jinnai's ear and saying mischievously, "Little Jin, don't blame your enchanting sister for not warning you, you really look so weak right now, like a frail woman! Be careful, if that pervert Qiu sees you, he might unleash his beastly nature!"

Kinnair shivered slightly and frowned, saying, "You four, come in quickly, don't keep the king waiting too long."

The childish boy pouted and said, "What? It's not that you're worried about the king waiting too long. You just want to close the door quickly and hide from that pervert Qiu. You're afraid he'll find out you're hiding here with the king!"

The wise old man nodded and said, "It seems that Xiao Jin went into seclusion to avoid Qiu Chu. Now that Qiu Chu knows he has come out of seclusion, he must be looking for him everywhere. If he finds out that he is with the king, he might rush over immediately."

No sooner had Lao Zhi finished speaking than a swift black wind rushed over, accompanied by a loud laugh: "You truly understand me, Lao Zhi! Little Jin, I've finally found you!"

"Damn it! How unlucky I am!" Xiao Jin's gentle demeanor vanished, and she slammed the door shut in a frenzy.

Black Wind's speed also increased, and the two were racing against time.

The little boy squinted his eyes slightly and bent his index finger slightly. Xiao Jin felt a surge of help and didn't have time to be grateful. Instead, he closed the door even more frantically and quickly.

Black Wind was only half a breath away from rushing in. As long as there was even the slightest gap, it wouldn't be able to stop him. It's just a pity that even in that half breath, the heavens didn't help him.

The black wind, rushing in at such a high speed and with such force, slammed into the closed door.

"It hurts, it hurts..."

A series of wails came from outside the door. Xiao Jin, as if she had used up all her strength, leaned against the closed door like a deflated balloon.

The black wind outside the door fell to the ground and transformed into a burly man with a bare upper body. The man had a handsome face with clear features and an extremely flamboyant appearance. He had a head of dazzling red short hair, and his muscles were clearly visible on his bare body. Every muscle was well-defined, especially his lower abdomen, which had eight distinct abdominal muscles with an extremely perfect curve.

He rubbed his throbbing head, tears welling in his eyes, his expression extremely exaggerated. He leaned against the door, shouting, "Xiao Jin, you're actually avoiding me! Xiao Jin, you heartless man! You clearly said I was a good person..."

Xiao Jin snapped angrily, "Stop! Stop! Don't act like a wronged woman! I only said you were good because you got dumped by a woman back then, and I felt sorry for you and encouraged you! I never expected you, you bastard, to become such a pervert, chasing after me all day! Let me make it clear again, I like women, I like sexy women, and I have absolutely no interest in a perverted muscle man like you!"

"But..." Qiu Chu counted on his fingers, looking like a pitiful little thing. But for someone with such a burly physique to make such a pitiful gesture was really unbearable for onlookers.

So the man who came to report the matter was so disgusted by the guy's 'horrible' appearance that he vomited.

Qiu Chu glanced sideways at the person who had come and said sternly, "What are you spitting for! You drink blood all day long, spitting it out again and again. Anyone who didn't know better would think you were seriously injured! What are you doing here?"

The man who came to report the matter was one of Xiao Jin's subordinates. These days, he had been instructed to keep an eye on Qiu Chu's residence. If Qiu Chu came to the king, he was to inform Jin Nai'er as soon as possible.

Qiu Chu was always a burly and serious guy in front of his subordinates. How could a lowly soldier not be furious when he suddenly saw him cracking his knuckles like that and looking so aggrieved?

Xiao Jin was one of the eight generals under the king, and Qiu Chu was also one of the eight generals, holding the same rank. Therefore, this soldier treated Qiu Chu with utmost respect.

"Reporting to General Qiu, this..." The soldier looked troubled. Was he supposed to say that General Jin had asked him to keep an eye on him, and that he would have to report to General Jin if the soldier came to see the king?

Kinnair opportunely lent a hand to the underling, a cold voice coming from inside the door: "He's my subordinate, so naturally he's here to see me. I haven't even asked him anything, and you're already interrogating him!"

Qiu Chu asked in surprise, "Your subordinate?" His usually serious face suddenly became eager: "Little fellow, you're here to see General Jin? It must be something important, right? Quickly tell General Jin to open the door and let you in!"

Kinnair roared angrily, "Qiu Chu, you bastard, do you think I'd open the door? No way! You pawn, get back here, you useless piece of trash!"

Upon hearing this, the soldier trembled. He naturally knew that the general was scolding him. He had been told to report to the king as soon as he saw Qiu approaching, but he had arrived so much later than Qiu! Actually, he couldn't blame himself. This cave was well-connected, and Qiu was so skilled that he took shortcuts at an astonishing speed!

"Your subordinate takes his leave!"

Watching the soldier's departing figure, Qiu Chu cried out, tears welling in her eyes, "Little Jin, are you really that heartless? Open the door!"

"I won't open it, I won't open it, I just won't open it!" This very nagging voice came from behind the screen inside the door.

"King?" The enchantress looked at the screen.

A man emerged from behind the screen, wearing a bright red embroidered coat with the collar open, revealing his muscular chest and a languid expression.

The man was extremely handsome, with long hair that was a slightly reddish hue—not the dark red of Fang Yan, not the bright red of Yao Ji, not the radiant red of Qiu Chu, but a mesmerizing, wine-red color.

With a playful and slightly mischievous smile, the man squinted at Xiao Jin, who was bracing herself against the door. "Xiao Jin, is there a relationship between you and Xiao Qiuqiu that I am unaware of?" After saying that, he couldn't help but chuckle mischievously.

The boy, seeing the king's extremely gossipy manner, poured cold water on his enthusiasm, saying, "Your Majesty, you must act like a king."

This seemingly childish boy is actually the most powerful of the eight generals, a master of assassination, and when he gets serious, he is the most terrifying of the eight! Among the king, he is the most daring, saying whatever he wants.

"Oh, little boy, don't be so serious. There are no outsiders here! Can't I relax for a bit?" This king, in front of the eight generals, really didn't act like a king at all.

Just as they were joking around, Fang Yan suddenly knelt down and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I have returned to accept my punishment."

"Oh, right, I almost forgot about the important matter!" Wang smiled awkwardly.

He helped Fang Yan up and comforted her with a smile, "Fang Yan, get up. The Wu emperor is dead, so be it. I didn't send you to protect him. I only sent you to investigate. Didn't I give the order that if the investigation was complete, you should kill that annoying lecher? Now someone else is just doing what you were supposed to do! But who did it? What happened?"

"Can I speak?" Fang Yan looked at the people around her.

Wang Dao: "Of course, they're all on our side."

The enchantress sneered, "The king has ordered you to speak, so hurry up and speak!"

"A level four spirit beast rabbit killed a level seven magical beast."

The child interrupted, "You mean a level four rabbit?"

Fang Yan nodded with a wry smile and said, "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't believe it even if you beat me to death."

The enchantress toyed with her hair, raising an eyebrow as she said, "A rabbit, such a weak spirit beast, actually won against a level seven opponent at level four! That's quite remarkable! I remember that scumbag emperor's magical beast was a tiger, right?"

Fang Yan nodded and said, "It was a level seven Siberian tiger. Its power after being demonized was very strong. It can be said to be the strongest among level seven tigers. Who would have thought that an ordinary-looking level four rabbit could defeat it?"

"I really want to see this rabbit for myself!" The little boy's eyes were filled with a strong fighting spirit.

"Is it a spirit beast that's already contracted?" The enchantress smiled, her eyes narrowed. "If it's not contracted, I'd like to see it. If it's handsome, I might consider taking it in!"

Fang Yan said in a deep voice, "It was a contract. At the time, there was an unseen expert beside it, who might have been its master. That person's cultivation was extremely high, and I couldn't see through his invisibility technique."

"Oh? You can't see through the invisibility spell?" Wang frowned, looking slightly serious, but after a few seconds, he became gossipy again: "Is it a man or a woman?"

Fang Yan said somewhat embarrassedly, "It's a man."

"Tch, that's no fun," Wang said, scoffing. "And then what?"

"After the level seven magical beast was killed, the rabbit and that invisible expert entered the hall. I seemed to be detected by that invisible expert. He tested me with a trace of pressure. I couldn't withstand the test, so I hurriedly fled. I thought I would stay alive to come back and report, so I became a coward who feared death. I hid in the Wu Kingdom and received news that the Emperor of Wu had been assassinated and died. I rushed back to report."

"A mere trace of pressure was enough to make you run away in fear?" Wang looked at Fang Yan suspiciously. "Are you just scaring yourself? You don't even care about those old fogies in the cultivation world, yet a mere trace of pressure can frighten you away. Are you perhaps from the Immortal Realm?"

"Hahaha..." There were many doors in this cave, and this loud laughter came from a door with a sign that read "Medicine Furnace".

"Is that drug fanatic still making medicine?" the enchantress asked.

Wang Wei smiled and said, "He recently found some good medicinal herbs."

With a "click," the stone door opened.

A ragged, disheveled man emerged from it.

"Finally, it's done!" the man laughed wildly.

The child asked curiously, "What will it be refined into?"

The man spun around, and red mist rose from his body. After a moment, his clothes were clean and his hair was neat.

His hair was brown, his eyes were light amber, he had a sunny smile, his eyes were curved, and he was quite handsome.

"A pill that can remove demonic energy." The man toyed with a brown medicine bottle and said, "Xiao Mei hates the blood demonic energy that we vampires are born with. With this medicine, she'll be very happy!"

"Tch!" The little boy rolled his eyes at him. "My sister would never like you because of this medicine! Just give up on that idea!"

"Hey, hey, hey!" the man said unhappily, "Little Tong, don't be like that! What's wrong with me as your brother-in-law? Don't always pour cold water on me like this! For the sake of us being both members of the Eight Great Generals, say a good word for me once in a while!"

"I don't want a useless brother-in-law like you! Besides knowing how to concoct a little medicine, you're incredibly weak, can't even beat me, and you want to marry my sister? Don't be ridiculous!" The little boy arrogantly raised his head, disdainfully saying, "What kind of lousy medicine are you researching? It's completely useless!"

"No, it's useful! This time, the pills that Little Yao Yao researched can actually come in very handy!" Wang suddenly narrowed his eyes and chuckled mischievously, occasionally winking at the people present, his smile a mix of ingratiation and lewdness.

His laughter made everyone present—Yao Ji, Lao Zhi, Xiao Tong, Fang Yan, Jin Nai'er, Yao Fei Yao, and even Qiu Chu, who was leaning against the door and could hear everything inside—laugh so hard they got goosebumps all over.

Often, with this king's sly, wicked laughter, their eight generals could not escape a tragic fate and would be sent out to do tasks they were extremely unwilling to do!

Just as they expected, the king summoned Xiao Mei, one of the eight generals, and had the eight of them sit around a table. He then assigned them a task that left them speechless with despair!

……

As night fell, Xiaobai transformed into a rabbit and nestled at Han Wuxie's feet.

Han Wuxie sat by the window, gently stroking the ring on his finger, sighing occasionally.

Hua Qianye, why don't you come out?

Do you really feel at ease with Xiaobai by my side?

When you're not here, I don't know who to ask about the problems I encounter in my cultivation.

When are you finally going to come out? Do you check my cultivation level periodically?

In the past, didn't you do a spot check at the end of each month?

But a month has already passed, why haven't you come out yet?

Little White watched its master sigh again and again, not knowing what its master was thinking, but because of its spiritual connection with its master, it could sense that its master was in a very low mood.

With a flash of white light, he transformed into a cute white-haired man. Han Wuxie didn't even notice him and was unaware that he had turned into human form.

Suddenly hugged from behind, Han Wuxie instinctively lashed out with his palm. Xiao Bai groaned in pain and said pitifully, "Master, you're so ruthless!"

Han Wuxie awkwardly broke free from his embrace, frowning and saying unhappily, "Why did you suddenly hug me?"

Little White smiled sweetly and said, "Because I have a telepathic connection with my master, I sensed that you were very disappointed. I don't know how to comfort you, but among us rabbits, if we are unhappy, we hug each other for warmth. When we feel warmth, we forget all our unhappiness. In the past..." Little White seemed to recall something sad, and her eyes dimmed.

"The past?" Han Wuxie looked at him in confusion.

Xiao Bai forced a smile and said, "I don't remember how long ago it was, but when my parents died, I was very sad. The old rabbit of the rabbit clan held me and cried all night long. I thought you would feel the same way as me, and being held would make you feel less sad."

Han Wuxie paused, a hint of self-reproach flashing in her eyes. She stepped forward, gently patted his chest, and asked softly, "Did I hurt you?"

Xiao Bai laughed heartily, leaned forward and affectionately rubbed his nose against Han Wuxie's nose, and said with a smile, "It's okay, I'm thick-skinned. If you hit me, Master will be in a better mood. Hit me as much as you want!" As he spoke, he deliberately leaned forward with his chest, indicating that Han Wuxie should hit him.

Han Wuxie blushed, not used to him always rubbing her nose. She rubbed her nose and said awkwardly, "If hitting you could make my troubles disappear, then I definitely wouldn't hold back." She smiled calmly and shook her head, saying, "Unfortunately, it's useless."

"Master, why are you unhappy?" Xiaobai asked curiously. "In just one month, you've raised your internal energy cultivation to the same level as your external skills and mental state. That's a very difficult thing to do. Shouldn't you be happy?"

Han Wuxie slightly raised his head, gazing at the distant night sky outside the window, and said in a low voice, "I'm still far from it. I'm only at the early stage of Martial Master now, and I'm still very, very far from my goal."

Xiao Bai recalled what Hua Qianye had told him and thought to himself: Master must have suffered a lot in the Immortal Realm in the past, being regarded as a useless person and ridiculed by many people.

"Master, no matter how far your goal is, Xiaobai will always accompany you and follow you. I believe you will definitely reach the goal in your heart!" Xiaobai looked at Han Wuxie with great determination and sincerity.

Han Wuxie smiled slightly, his gaze lingering on the ring on his finger. After a long while, he sighed, looked at Xiaobai, and nodded, saying, "Thank you. I will definitely reach that goal!"

Han Wuxie sat down at the table, looking at the obedient Xiaobai sitting beside him, and became somewhat curious. He asked, "Xiaobai, before you met us, what were your goals?"

"My goal..." Little White pondered for a moment, then said softly, "In the past, watching my kind grow old and die, my desire to live was simple: I just wanted to live. My constant cultivation was merely to level up and gain a longer lifespan. But now, I have a new goal!"

Han Wuxie asked curiously, "A new target? What target?"

Xiao Bai suddenly pounced, and Han Wuxie tried to dodge, but as he pounced, he suddenly transformed back into a rabbit. Facing the fluffy rabbit rushing towards him, Han Wuxie did not dodge, but instead hugged the rabbit in his arms.

A smug, mischievous grin flashed in the rabbit's eyes as it spoke in human language, "It's all about staying by my master's side! Becoming a divine beast and protecting my master!"

A hint of emotion flashed in Han Wuxie's eyes as he hugged the little rabbit tightly.

Little Bai snuggled happily into Han Wuxie's arms, when suddenly a cold voice rang in his ears: "Your goal is good. However, the place you're in right now seems to make me very unhappy!"

Han Wuxie didn't hear the sound. She only felt the little rabbit she was holding suddenly tremble. She let go of it, looked at the little rabbit in confusion, and asked, "Little White, are you cold?"

Xiao Bai's pupils contracted slightly. It quickly jumped down from Han Wuxie's arms, transformed back into human form, and shook its head, saying, "Master, I'm not cold. It's getting late, you should go to sleep."

"Alright, it is indeed getting late. I need to cultivate early tomorrow morning, so I should get some rest."

Xiao Bai turned to leave, and Han Wuxie asked in confusion, "Aren't you supposed to turn into a rabbit and sleep under the bed? Where are you going now?"

"For my own safety, I'm going to sleep at Zi Tong's place!" Xiao Bai said, leaving Han Wuxie completely bewildered, before dashing off.

"Life safety?" Han Wuxie pursed his lips and muttered, "Would my life be in danger if I slept here?"

Han Wuxie couldn't figure it out, so she stopped worrying and crawled into bed. In fact, the intensity of her daily cultivation, which was close to exhaustion, left her completely worn out by night. As soon as she touched the covers, she was already fast asleep.

In the darkness, a faint blue light emanated from the antique ring, its glow falling on the bedside.

Hua Qianye sat on the edge of the bed, gazing at her sleeping face, and sighed inwardly, "What's wrong with me? She likes rabbits, what does it have to do with me if she sleeps with a rabbit? Why do I dislike seeing Xiaobai clinging to her so much?"

"Have you managed to unify your internal energy cultivation with your external martial arts cultivation?" He wanted to brush away the stray hairs from her forehead, but he didn't touch her. His fingers ran through her forehead, and he gave a self-deprecating smile: "How many times has this happened? Why do I always forget that I'm just a soul?"

"Han Wuxie, when you decide to go to the Martial World, I will appear. In this Nine Provinces Continent, I want you to explore on your own. I only want to be an observer, watching how you face everything. You need to get used to facing things on your own, get used to thinking for yourself, and not rely on me."

"I don't know why the demon cultivators are targeting you, but if we really fight, it will definitely consume a lot of my power. I don't know how long I can stay with you, or when I will disappear. As for finding my body, I'm not very confident. If too much time passes, even if that body is a celestial body, it may not even exist anymore."

"You must learn to face things alone, because one day, I might... really disappear. Let's start from this relatively safe continent of Kyushu! I'll be watching you secretly. Don't always stare blankly at the ring; seeing you staring blankly through it makes me feel very lost..."

She was clearly asleep and couldn't hear anything, so Hua Qianye didn't understand why she was acting like a fool, rambling on and on.

He sighed, his smile tinged with bitterness, and said, "I've already tested Little White for you today. To be honest, I didn't expect him to win against a magical beast three levels higher than him."

"At first, I only hoped he could fight a few monsters. If it went more than ten times, then it would be worth training him. But I didn't expect that guy to win. He's certainly qualified to stay by your side. Perhaps, in the future, you'll gradually discover just how powerful your talent is. Actually, I've known for a long time that your talent lies in beast taming. If I'm not mistaken, you might be able to contract an unimaginable number of beasts. I will help you find and test strong enough, in terms of loyalty and ability, to become your contracted guardian beasts."

He shook his head and chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Once you have enough power to face everything, and enough contracted beasts to protect you, will you gradually forget me?"

"Hmm..." Han Wuxie turned over, and Hua Qianye quickly disappeared into the ring.

Han Wuxie comfortably turned over and continued to sleep soundly.

Hua Qianye emerged from the ring again, shook her head with a wry smile, and said, "Why would I run away?"

Just as he looked at the sleeping Han Wuxie, he saw a pair of big, dark eyes suddenly open and stare at him without blinking.

Han Wuxie curled his lips slightly, a sly smile playing on his lips. "Why did you try to run away? What were you whispering in my ear just now, Hua Qianye?"

She heard everything? Impossible! Her breathing was perfectly even just now; I couldn't have been wrong! Hua Qianye frowned deeply and asked, "You weren't asleep?"

Han Wuxie sat up, tilted her head, rubbed her still-sleepy eyes, and said mischievously, "I was a little groggy, but I wasn't really asleep. I heard everything you said clearly!" She spoke with confidence, but she had no confidence at all. In fact, she only pretended to be asleep because she saw a blue light when she turned over. After Hua Qianye appeared, she pretended to wake up again. Before turning over, she was indeed really asleep.

Hua Qianye frowned and said, "Your breathing doesn't seem like you're pretending to be asleep."

Han Wuxie said mischievously, "Among the pile of books you gave me before, there was one that recorded a method for controlling breathing. Unfortunately, I just learned it a few days ago!"

"A breathing control method?" Hua Qianye seemed somewhat puzzled.

He was lost in memories, realizing that he had indeed given her a bunch of books, a wide variety of books, including those on how to conduct oneself, unconventional methods, and so on.

There seems to be such a book; it definitely exists!

She put the book in the hope that if she encountered danger in the future, she could control her breathing, hide her breathing, and make it impossible for others to detect her presence!

But I never expected this little girl to use this to trick me, pretending to be asleep!

Thinking back to what I said earlier, I realized I was only nagging because she was asleep, but...

Hua Qianye glanced at Han Wuxie, who pretended to be calm, hoping to find out what Hua Qianye had just said. However, after glancing at Han Wuxie, Hua Qianye quickly disappeared into the ring, leaving Han Wuxie no chance to stop him.

Han Wuxie asked in surprise, "Why did you run away so fast?"

Han Wuxie touched the ring, wondering why he had run away so quickly. But after more than a month apart, finally seeing him again made her reluctant to leave. She lowered her head, her gaze fixed on the ring, and whispered, "What did you say? Don't worry, you don't need to hide! Actually, I didn't hear anything. I just saw a flash of blue light when I turned over, and then I pretended to be asleep. Before I turned over, I was really asleep and didn't hear anything. Hua Qianye, come out! I've confessed everything to you, please come out! It's been so long since I've seen you. Why haven't you shown up?"

Hearing Han Wuxie's words from outside the ring, Hua Qianye breathed a sigh of relief and murmured, "So she didn't hear me. I almost scared myself. Luckily I left quickly, otherwise this little devil would definitely have tricked me into revealing something!"

Should we go out?

He hesitated, but looking at the ring, he saw her expectant gaze.

Hua Qianye finally shook her head helplessly and flew away.

The blue light fell beside her and transformed into his image.

"You're finally out!" Han Wuxie excitedly stepped forward and hugged him, simply because it had been so long since they had seen each other, a joyful gesture that a child would make.

However, in Hua Qianye's eyes, this gesture warmed his heart.

Although she was embracing empty air, she still maintained the embracing posture, even though she knew he was a spirit and she couldn't touch him.

"Hua Qianye, I have now mastered both internal and external martial arts! I have learned most of the books you gave me, such as this method of controlling my breathing, and..." She spoke like a child eager for praise, listing the new things she had recently learned.

Hua Qianye let her hug him, and quietly listened to her sweet and soft voice.

She released him, tilted her head, and said with a hint of resentment, "Why aren't you saying anything?"

Hua Qianye simply gazed at her for a long, long time before slowly speaking, "Actually, there's nothing to hide about what I said while you were asleep. Since you're curious, I can tell you what I said now."

Han Wuxie's expression changed, his joy vanished, and he frowned, saying, "It must be something I don't want to hear! I don't want to hear it!" He seemed to have already realized that there must be some reason why Han Wuxie came out to see him while he was asleep, some reason that he didn't want to hear.

Hua Qianye continued speaking to himself, "The mortal realm lacks the immortal energy of the celestial realm, and the power it provides to the ring is very weak. I've gradually noticed my power slowly disappearing. At first, I didn't care what that divine beast said, but once I arrived in the mortal realm, the reality forced me to take it seriously."

---Aside---

After the v-post, I maintained an update of over 10,000 words for three consecutive days. Although it was only 11,000 words, writing an extra 1,000 words was really tiring. It was like being so full that I had to force myself to eat another bite of rice. That kind of miserable feeling!

I updated 10,000 words today. Although it wasn't 11,000 words in a row, it's still 10,000 words!

Because you all wanted me to update earlier, today's chapter will be posted at 6 PM. I usually write it the day before, revise and check it the next morning, and then post it at noon. But now that I'm posting earlier, I have to finish everything the day before, which is really tough! I regret agreeing to post it so early!

This chapter is the masterpiece I created yesterday after sitting in front of the computer all day! From 9 a.m., I wrote, read, and checked repeatedly until 11 p.m., at a snail's pace of only a few hundred words per hour on average. It was incredibly frustrating because a new vampire has been released, and I'm really struggling with the character design! I hope my efforts will satisfy everyone!