Beast Taming Begins with Inheriting a Legacy.

Gu Ling was hunched over, her face, half of which was buried in her down jacket, had finally warmed up a bit, and now she didn't want to move at all.

However, in order not to dampen Xian Jiu's enthusiasm, Gu Ling didn't forget to encourage her, saying, "Go for it, Xian Jiu~ You can definitely do it~"

"Meow~" Hearing the Beastmaster's encouragement, Xian Jiu's gaze became even more determined, and she continued to carefully build a reflective barrier for Gu Ling, blocking most of the cold wind outside.

As for the tiny bit of wind that still managed to get in, there's nothing we can do about that.

After all, with the current level of skill in Xianjiro 9, it's impossible to make the reflective barrier completely airtight.

However, Gu Ling didn't feel so cold anymore.

"If only the mischievous little devil could learn to make will-o'-the-wisps, he could warm me up by the fire..." Thinking of the will-o'-the-wisps she had collected in the haunted house, Gu Ling couldn't help but let her imagination run wild again.

When she goes to the wild in the future, one of her pets will definitely learn fire-type skills.

Even if the lighting equipment runs out of power, it won't leave you stranded in the dark.

At this moment, the mischievous boy, seeing this scene, suddenly started slurring his words and chuckling, "Hehehe~"

Beastmaster, here's a scarf for you—that pesky big tongue of a ghost!

Upon hearing this, Gu Ling quickly glared at the mischievous boy: "Don't even think about it!"

"If you touch me with that lisp, I'll take away all your cakes and snacks for tomorrow."

Normally it would be fine, but now it's the dead of winter, and she's outside. If her clothes get wet from a naughty kid's drool and she doesn't have time to change, she'll freeze into an ice cube.

Moreover, I don't know why, but ever since that naughty guy licked her once in the friendly match, she's been longing to be licked again.

￣へ￣hum~

With that innocent and naive expression, don't think she doesn't know!

The naughty ghost just wanted to prank her!

Upon hearing that all the small cakes and snacks would be taken away, the mischievous boy, who had been eager to play, immediately became obedient, blinking his big, blood-red eyes at Gu Ling with a big smile on his face.

"Hehehe~" Guigui didn't do anything~ Beastmasters can't just randomly take away snacks~

Gu Ling raised her hand and pinched the mischievous boy's chubby face.

"Hehe~" The mischievous boy chuckled, then brought his chubby face even closer and opened his chubby little hands, trying to use his body to shield Gu Ling from the cold wind.

Unfortunately, the mischievous ghost's body was not solid, so it did not block the wind at all. Instead, the cold wind blew the misty body of his lower body into scattered pieces.

The mischievous boy noticed this and excitedly floated around Gu Ling, causing the misty gas around his lower body to float as well.

Gu Ling sighed helplessly: "Stop getting cocky, just walk properly."

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but as the mischievous ghost floated around her, I felt a chill in the air, as if I were getting even colder.

"Hehehe~"

Since their own beast tamer had spoken, the mischievous boy had no choice but to stop regretfully, obediently following Gu Ling and no longer causing trouble.

……

A dozen minutes later.

The person and two pets arrived at the beach park without incident.

On this cold winter night, not many brave souls dared to go shirtless and swim in the sea. However, many barbecue and milk tea shops along the roadside were doing quite well.

Guests sit inside the barbecue restaurant, enjoying the fragrant barbecue while the air conditioning blows warm air. They gaze at the sea view through the floor-to-ceiling windows, chatting with friends or watching a ball game on TV... everything is so peaceful and cozy.

Gu Ling glanced around casually and suddenly spotted a somewhat familiar figure.

"Huh? That... isn't Lin Zhixuan?"

Gu Ling glanced at him several more times before confirming that the man wearing a black hat not far away was indeed Lin Zhixuan, whom she had seen that afternoon. She couldn't help but feel a little strange about seeing Lin Zhixuan here.

As far as Gu Ling knew, the staff dormitories assigned by the amusement park were not in this area; it would take almost an hour to walk from the staff dormitories to here.

Young people like Lin Zhixuan, who have only been working in the big city for a few years, don't have much savings and can't afford to rent a place as comfortably as Xu Changqing, so they can only live in the staff dormitory.

Seeing that Gu Ling was staring in one direction, Xian Jiu, who was sitting on her shoulder, also looked over curiously.

Upon seeing Lin Zhixuan carrying three large, heavy bags of barbecue, Xian Jiu's beautiful, round cat-like eyes lit up instantly: "Meow~"

Beastmaster~ I want so many barbecue snacks too~

Xianjiu is currently in a breakthrough period, and his appetite has increased many times over. He wants to take a bite of any fragrant food he sees.

Gu Ling gently patted Xian Jiu's head reassuringly: "Don't worry, don't worry~"

Then, Gu Ling's gaze fell on Lin Zhixuan's departing figure. Seeing that Lin Zhixuan had bought enough barbecue for five people, she felt a little puzzled.

Is this a barbecue feast held in the staff dormitory?

There's no need to come in person, right? Just ordering takeout will do.

Since she wasn't very familiar with Lin Zhixuan, Gu Ling didn't go up to talk to him and went straight to another barbecue restaurant.

As Gu Ling stepped into the store, the cold wind was immediately shut out, and she was enveloped in the warmth of the indoor heating.

Xianjiu also deactivated the reflective barrier.

"Boss, are there any seats left inside...?"

"Yes, yes, yes..."

"Xian Jiu, you little rascals, go get whatever you want to eat..."

"..."

With Gu Ling's permission, Xian Jiu and the mischievous boy happily went to get plates and placed the skewers of barbecue they liked on them.

Soon, a large plate of grilled skewers was selected.

After weighing and paying, the owner took the plate of skewers to process.

While waiting, Gu Ling went to the milk tea shop next door and ordered three cups of hot milk tea.

Afterwards, Gu Ling sat in the barbecue restaurant, waiting for the skewers to be cooked, while opening her tablet, finding the animated series she had downloaded from Xianjiu, and watching the cartoons with the two little ones.

"Meow~"

"Hehehe~"

With cartoons to watch, Xianjiu and the mischievous ghost finally lost some of their attention from the barbecue and began to watch the cartoons intently.

……

Inside the beach park.

Due to the weather and season, the streetlights in the vicinity were all turned off at this time, and it was pitch black all around, so dark you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

The beach park has many public benches and several pavilions, making it a popular sleeping place for homeless people when there are no tourists at night.

A disheveled homeless man, carrying a dirty bag, was searching around on the ground. When he saw a trash can, he ran over and tried to rummage through it with his bare hands for anything useful.

Huhu~

A cold wind carrying the chill of the sea blew by, and the homeless man wiped his nose. When he looked up, he saw a man wearing a black hat hurrying away.

The homeless man's gaze shifted slightly, and when he saw another trash can, he excitedly ran over to it.

"...Are there that many strings of tickets?"

The homeless man grabbed a handful, and seeing a tiny bit of meat on it, he licked it without any hesitation: "...Still fresh and warm?"

"Why is this all sticky? That idiot was drooling so much while eating a skewer..." (End of Chapter)