Beast Taming Begins with Inheriting a Legacy.

This comment in Chapter 70 is so malicious!

"When beast tamers are traveling in the wild, they must always remember one thing: the physical strength of a beast tamer is far inferior to that of their pet beast."

"No matter what kind of pet you encounter, you must remain extremely vigilant, because even the weakest and seemingly most harmless caterpillar can pose a deadly danger to a beast tamer."

Gu Zhou, standing to the side, scratched his head: "A caterpillar? Do these kinds of pets even have combat abilities?"

In the world of pet animals, caterpillars have almost the lowest status; it feels like any pet animal could easily defeat them.

"You weren't paying attention in class again, were you?" Gu Ya shook her head helplessly.

"Although the caterpillar looks no different from an ordinary caterpillar, the white silk it spits is stickier than glue. We are just humans, and unlike pets, we don't have various skills to deal with it. Once we are entangled in the white silk, it is very difficult to break free."

Gu Mingsheng continued, "In addition, when in the wild, beast tamers must never touch anything in the wild with their bare hands, including but not limited to water sources and plants. If they really have to touch them, they must wear protective gloves beforehand."

Gu Ling asked, "Since we're going to the island tonight, do we need to prepare any equipment?"

"Xiao Ling, wear an extra jacket tonight, and bring a flashlight, a water bottle, and some medical supplies..."

Upon hearing this, Gu Ling quickly took out her phone and wrote down all the items Gu Mingsheng mentioned in a notepad app.

"..."

After explaining some important points, Gu Mingsheng went to prepare for their arrival on the island that evening.

Gu Ling returned to her room and packed the necessary items into her backpack.

After lunch, Gu Ling thought that there were still several hours before they arrived on the island, and she couldn't just sit at home and waste the time, so she took Xian Jiu out to the beach for training.

"Xian Jiu, go do a few sets of Lightning Five-Star Flash training."

"Meow~"

Xian Jiu obediently agreed, then turned to the five-pointed star pattern she had just drawn and began her training.

While Xian Jiu was training, Gu Ling took out her phone: "We're going to meet a mysterious ghost-type pet beast of the War General level tonight... I should look up some information first, so I can be prepared..."

During the previous class placement exam, Gu Ling had fought against Mini Doll. She had also looked up some information about Ghost-type pets, but it was all only about the Mini Doll species.

However, it is still unclear what species this ghost-type pet is.

Wild ghost-type pets often like to scare people and other pets, and they are also good at understanding what people fear most and using it to play pranks.

"I remember the teacher saying in class that Ghost-type pets often pretend to be ghosts to scare people because they look like ghosts and monsters..."

"Scare people? You can see right through what people are most afraid of..."

Gu Ling suddenly had a whimsical thought: Ghost-type pets all love to scare people, so how brave are they? Do they also have things they're afraid of?

Just then, Xian Jiu, having just completed a set of Electric Five-Star Flashes, quickly slipped back, her head disappearing into her backpack as she frantically searched for cat treats.

Gu Ling turned to Xian Jiu and asked, "Xian Jiu, what are you most afraid of?"

"Meow?" Xian Jiu raised her head, a cat treat dangling from her mouth.

Upon hearing the question, Xian Jiu blinked her beautiful cat-like eyes twice, then thought for a second and came up with the answer:

What I fear most... is not having canned boba to eat!

Gu Ling: "..." She knew it.

"Alright, Xianjiu, finish this cat treat and then continue training. I'll search online again..."

Gu Ling found a popular post with many replies, where netizens were sharing their biggest fears.

"Afraid of ghosts?"

Ghosts don't exist at all; she stopped believing in ghosts after starting junior high school.

Gu Ling expressed deep contempt for this comment.

"Afraid of not having enough money?"

Gu Ling imagined what it would be like to be broke—

Unable to support himself, unable to support Xianjiu, he ended up homeless, starving, and miserably bullied...

Gu Ling quickly shook her head!

hateful!

This comment is so malicious! (╯▔皿▔)╯

Gu Ling quickly switched screens to check her bank card balance, which eased her tension before she continued scrolling through the comments.

"...Afraid of becoming ugly or fat?"

Gu Ling opened her phone's camera, took a picture of her face with the front-facing camera, and then sighed softly.

Who is this person?

Natural beauty is hard to ignore.

No matter how much I eat, I won't gain weight.

She will never experience the feeling of becoming ugly or fat again in her life.

This is so annoying~()

"...Get bitten by a dog when you go out? No toilet paper when you go to the bathroom? No seasoning for your instant noodles?"

Goodness, this must be incredibly unlucky!

"Huh? Afraid of being dumped by my girlfriend..."

"Hmm? Afraid that my money-grubbing husband will abandon his wife who's been through thick and thin with me..."

Gu Ling looked bewildered: What the hell are these?

And that other guy!

You're trying to steal my God of Wealth, aren't you!

"..."

After reading through a lot of comments, Gu Ling felt that none of them were very reliable.

"What if that ghost-type pet tries to scare me?" Gu Ling asked worriedly.

Even though her second uncle will be there, she still needs to have some means to protect herself, right?

The information online was too messy, and Gu Ling couldn't find anything useful for the time being. She put away her phone and took out the notebook that Zhou Mengran had given her from her backpack.

Gu Ling flipped through the notebook: "Ghost type... Ghost type... It's here."

"...Ghost-type pets that like to scare people can be overly persistent in certain aspects. For example, if they encounter a person or pet that they can't scare, they will hold a grudge and keep trying to scare them."

Gu Ling was speechless.

This personality... is rather peculiar.

Gu Ling pondered to herself, "So, in other words, we can 'attack' Ghost-type pets in their proudest and most proficient areas, breaking down their psychological defenses and making them break down?"

...Hiss, but there's also a 50% chance it will anger Ghost-type pets.

There were also many notes at the back of the notebook containing information on Ghost-type pets, so Gu Ling decided to continue reading...

Before I knew it, several hours had passed in the blink of an eye.

When Gu Ling checked her phone again, it was already 16 PM.

Gu Ling closed the notebook, put it back in her backpack, and then stood up to look at Xian Jiu, who was training in the sea not far away: "Xian Jiu, you can end the training now."

Considering that they would be facing a Ghost-type Pokémon tonight, Gu Ling did not plan to have Xian Jiu continue with the previous training intensity, so as to better conserve his energy.

"Meow~" Xian Jiu stopped training, ran over from the sea, and wanted to jump into Gu Ling's arms and rub against him.

Then Gu Ling quickly pressed her head down: "You're all wet, don't even think about getting my clothes wet."

Upon hearing this, Xian Jiu blinked her cat-like eyes innocently.

Beastmaster~

How could a cat possibly have bad intentions?

Gu Ling's indifferent face: Heh~

Drama queen cat!

They must have learned bad habits from cartoons!

Gu Ling began to wonder if she should start controlling the amount of time Xian Jiu spent playing on the tablet.

If Xian Jiu is corrupted by cartoons, won't it be even harder for her to train (or fool) Xian Jiu in the future?

Once again refused a hug from the Beast Tamer, Xian Jiu had no choice but to fend for herself. After shaking off most of the water droplets from her body, she began to use her mental powers to "move".

On her way back, Gu Ling ran into the old man who was watching the sea again.

As Gu Ling passed by Grandpa Nian, she casually greeted him, "Grandpa Nian, good afternoon."

"Over there... over there..."

A hoarse, rough voice sounded from behind.

Gu Ling turned around abruptly, her gaze fixed on the old man.

For a moment, Gu Ling thought she had misheard, until she exchanged a glance with Xian Jiu, who had the same surprised expression, and then she was sure she hadn't misheard.

Just now... did Grandpa Nian speak?

"Grandpa Nian? Did you just speak?" Gu Ling turned to look at the old man who was still staring blankly at the sea.

The old man still did not respond.

Gu Ling thought for a moment, then asked, "Grandpa Nian, do you want to go back to the island? Is there something on the island that you keep thinking about?"

The old man's pupils slowly dilated, his mouth trembled as he opened and closed, uttering a few unclear syllables: "Go...to see...see..."

"Cough cough cough—"

The old man bent over and coughed violently, even coughing up blood. He staggered and collapsed the next second.

"Grandpa Nian?!"

Gu Ling quickly helped the old man up while taking out her phone and dialing Xiang Jinli's number: "Second Aunt, Grandpa Nian has fainted at the beach. Quickly call the Nian family over."

Gu Ling doesn't go back to her hometown often, so she doesn't have many phone numbers saved for acquaintances in town on her phone, but Xiang Jinli has saved most of them.

That's why Gu Ling called Xiang Jinli immediately.

"You look after Old Master Nian for now, I'll go find the Nian family."

Gu Ling waited for almost seven or eight minutes before Nian Huailin and several other members of the Nian family rushed over and took the old man away.

Before leaving, Nian Huailin thanked Gu Ling: "Xiao Ling, thank you so much. I'll take the old man to the hospital for a check-up first..."

"You're welcome, go ahead."

On her way home, Gu Ling prayed silently that the old man would be safe and sound. Suddenly, she received a text message notification that a package had been delivered, so she went to pick it up on the way.

Upon arriving home, Gu Ling first explained the situation of Grandpa Nian, then carried the delivery box upstairs: "Second Aunt, Grandpa Nian has been taken to the hospital."

"That's good. I hope Grandpa Nian will be alright this time..."

Xiang Jinli noticed the several express delivery boxes in Gu Ling's hand: "Xiao Ling, do you have so many express delivery boxes?"

"Yes, I bought some things online the day before yesterday..."

Deng Deng Deng!

Gu Ling went up to the second floor.

Back in her room, Gu Ling quickly opened the first three packages and pushed the canned Xiangbo, the Electromagnetic Fruit, and the Strange Superpower Stone in front of Xian Jiu: "Xian Jiu, these are yours: canned Xiangbo, Electromagnetic Fruit, and Strange Superpower Stone."

"Mwah~" Xian Jiu pounced over with a face full of surprise, lying in a box of jars of fragrant boba, feeling surrounded by pink bubbles of happiness.

Gu Ling first opened a can of Xiangbobo for Xian Jiu, then opened the express box containing the weight training belt, took out all the parts, and assembled them according to the instructions.

"Xian Jiu, try this on to see if it fits."

Xian Jiu was proudly showing off her Xiang Bo Bo canned food when she heard this. She reluctantly turned her little head and looked curiously at the weight training belt with her bright cat eyes.

Beastmaster~ What is that?

Gu Ling explained, "It's for training; it can make you stronger."

The weight training belt looks similar to a regular weighted vest. The "sandbag" in the middle contains a special kind of sand mined from a secret place. This sand increases in weight when heated.

The sandbag is equipped with a rechargeable heating rod, which can pre-charge the battery and heat the crushed sand when the weight training belt is needed. The higher the temperature, the greater the weight of the crushed sand, and vice versa.

This is much more convenient than a regular weighted vest because the sand doesn't increase in volume or take up space when it gets hot.

The instruction manual also includes a QR code. You can scan it with your phone to download a small software program that allows you to freely control the weight training program, including the heating switch and temperature adjustment.

Upon hearing that it could make one stronger, Xian Jiu immediately became interested. She turned her head and reluctantly licked the meat juice from the can of Xiangbobo before jumping out of the box.

Because it was a custom-made item, when Xian Jiu tried it on, it didn't hinder her normal activities. It fit Lei Yinmao's body curves perfectly, making Xian Jiu look like she was wearing an extra black vest, which made her look super cool.

Gu Ling ruffled Xian Jiu's hair: "So cool, Xian Jiu."

Xian Jiu initially felt a little awkward about wearing a weighted training belt, but upon hearing Gu Ling's words, she immediately straightened her small body with a proud expression.

"Meow~"

Where is my mirror?

Hurry up and bring out my mirror!

"...The mirror is over there." Gu Ling pointed to the mirror next to the wardrobe.

Xian Jiu immediately jumped in front of the mirror and began to smugly admire her current appearance, striking various poses.

Gu Ling couldn't bear to look at it, but her hands honestly opened the camera on her phone and took several photos of Xian Jiu, and also recorded a video.

Every Rai-Yin cat has a dark and unspeakable past.

That's what makes a cat's life complete~

After the "chuunibyou adolescence" of the Legend of Sword and Fairy 9 ends, let it experience what it means to be socially dead, and what it means for a bullet fired many years ago to hit its present self.

Hey~ She's such a thoughtful beast tamer.

Now only one package remains, containing the strange spiritual fruit that Gu Ling bought for herself.

When Gu Ling opened the box containing the strange spiritual fruit, Xian Jiu, with her keen sense of smell, immediately turned around and smelled it.

Seeing Xian Jiu staring curiously at the strange spiritual fruit, Gu Ling took one out and waved it in front of Xian Jiu's eyes: "Xian Jiu, would you like to eat one?"

"Mmm~" Xian Jiu opened her mouth and ate it in one gulp, then chewed it with a smacking sound.

Gu Ling put away the remaining strange spiritual fruits, along with the Glazed Wonder Wood Fruit that her second uncle had given her earlier, without intending to consume them now.

A strange spiritual fruit. With Gu Ling's human physique, he cannot absorb it as quickly as a pet beast. It takes 7 to 10 days to fully digest and absorb the fruit's energy.

The quality of the Glazed Wood Fruit is even higher, and it takes 15 to 20 days to fully digest and absorb it. On the night Gu Mingsheng sent out the three fruits, he also told the three of them to find a suitable time to take them.

Gu Ling was about to land on the island tonight, so she didn't have time to meditate. In order not to waste the energy of the Strange Spirit Fruit, she could only take it after everything was over.

(End of this chapter)