Rong Zhou looked at Di Xiao's face, which was trembling with anger, and felt somewhat uneasy.
"My King! I was talking about those despicable humans!" Rong Zhou hurriedly said. "Superior spirit beasts are naturally noble, yet being contracted by humans is simply a tremendous humiliation, My King!"
Di Xiao trembled with fury: "How dare you say that!"
He cautiously glanced at Di Ying.
Rong Zhou kept talking about humiliation, but how would his newly contracted little sister feel?What if she suddenly took it the wrong way? How could he survive as her brother if that happened?
Rong Zhou was completely stunned by Di Xiao's roar.
What had he said wrong?
Di Xiao gritted his teeth and said, "So what if they are superior spirit beasts? Can a superior spirit beast not contract with a human? As long as the contract is equal and mutually beneficial, what is wrong with that?"
The entire dragon body of Rong Zhou went numb.
Something was not right.
The king didn't use to say this.
The last time his useless son left with Wandao Saint, the king had rushed up to stop him.
If Wandao Saint hadn't possessed such tremendous personal charisma, there would surely have been a peak-level battle.
Now, after thousands of years, why had the king suddenly changed his temper?
Seeming to see the thoughts in Rong Zhou's mind, Di Xiao said with a cold face, "What happened back then happened back then. Now is now. Is it not possible for me to have opened my mind?"
"Senior Di is truly reasonable," Yun Jin lightly coughed and said, "Senior Rong, my contract with Dan Dan is entirely voluntary. If Dan Dan ever wishes to dissolve it, I will cooperate at any time. Although you are her grandfather, I do not believe you have the right to decide anything for her. In this, you are far less reasonable than Senior Di. Senior Di, as a king, is still so considerate. The King of Spirit Beasts truly lives up to his title."
Di Xiao knew Yun Jin was flattering him, but he snorted coldly. Despite that, his expression involuntarily softened.
"But, since ancient times…" Rong Zhou tried to speak again.
"What do you mean 'since ancient times'? That is just old feudal stubbornness!" Yun Jin blinked. "Senior Rong, look at yourself. As a spirit beast, you are not as good as Senior Di. As an elder, you are also not as good as Senior Di. If Senior Di had a junior like Dan Dan, he would certainly respect the wishes of his junior and never interfere with her decisions or her life. Right, Senior Di?"
Di Ying looked at Di Xiao with sparkling eyes.
Yes.
Her brother was truly the best brother in the world.
Seeing Di Ying look at him like that, Di Xiao straightened his back even more and said calmly, "Naturally. I am a person who respects free will above all."
"Really?" Di Ying asked with anticipation. "Then Brother, it's okay if I leave with my master, right? You definitely won't stop me, right?"
Di Ying could not help asking.
Di Xiao's expression stiffened immediately!
He had been scolding Rong Zhou, so why had the topic suddenly turned to this?
Rong Zhou nearby wore a completely thunderstruck expression.
Brother… brother?
This young woman was actually the king's sister?
He had once heard that the king had a blood-related sister, but some accident had caused her to remain in slumber. And now, somehow, she had already awakened and even had a master!
So her "master" she spoke of…
Rong Zhou glanced at Yun Jin, stunned.
The king's sister had actually become Yun Jin's contracted spirit beast?
"Enough. Yun Jin, you have important matters ahead and no time to waste with him," Di Xiao said coldly. "You may leave on your own. As for Di Ying…"
Rong Zhou shook his head like a rattle drum: "I will never speak of this!"
Di Xiao's expression looked somewhat better.
Rong Zhou, shaken and dazed, departed slowly.
"Senior Rong," Sang Qing hurried over with Xiao Bao. Seeing Rong Zhou was alone, Sang Qing breathed a sigh of relief and began to persuade, "Senior, it's better to let the competition go. Dan Dan following Yun Jin may yet have a bright future. That iron-eating beast was originally a middling spirit beast, and the Phantom Fox Cat was at the bottom of the upper-tier spirit beasts.
Now, under Yun Jin's cultivation, they all possess divine beast potential. Dan Dan is already a superior spirit beast, and her future is limitless." Sang Qing viewed Yun Jin as a benefactor. Hearing that Rong Zhou went to meditate, she hurried over, worried the matter might escalate.
Rong Zhou glanced at Sang Qing dizzily. "Yes, you are right."
"Senior, I know you are proud and ambitious, but…" Sang Qing instinctively tried to persuade further. Suddenly, she froze, staring at Rong Zhou in disbelief.
What had this old stubborn man just said?
"I will no longer interfere in Dan Dan's matters," Rong Zhou said with a sigh, stroking his beard.
Even the king's sister was Yun Jin's contracted beast.
Dan Dan's contract with Yun Jin? There was absolutely no problem.
"Why did Senior suddenly open your mind…" Sang Qing asked in confusion.
Rong Zhou coughed lightly, hands behind his back, feigning casualness. "Children have their own fortune. I am not a tyrannical parent. Sang Qing, you should learn from me. Do not hold Xiao Bao too tightly."
Humming a little tune, Rong Zhou walked away.
Sang Qing looked at his back in utter confusion.
Had Senior Rong been cursed?
Well, as long as no fight breaks out, that is enough.
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The Spirit Beast Forest.
All the beasts had been lively throughout the night. By the first morning light, they gradually dispersed.
Liu Li Zhēnzūn and four others advanced quickly along the path.
"Liu Li Zhēnzūn, the spirit beasts along this path are much fewer than usual," one said anxiously.
Earlier, they had seen the void projection from the temple.
The projection lasted until Yun Jin finished refining the pill and gave it to Tongtian Hou. They had not even seen whether the cub survived before the image abruptly ended.
This made them even more anxious.
Within the Beastmaster Sect, some changes had indeed occurred. They hurried here this time to explain everything clearly to Di Xiao.
Unexpectedly, while internal unrest broke out within the Beastmaster Sect, someone had acted in the Spirit Beast Forest as well. If the Tongtian Hou cub truly died, even if they explained everything, the bond between the parties would never be the same.
Seeing Yun Jin refine the pill, they were extremely anxious and hopeful.
If the cub survived, everything could be explained.
If the cub died, they would need to alert the sect and prepare accordingly.
"What is happening at the temple? I wonder."
"Liu Li Zhēnzūn, you know Sect Master Yun well. Will the pill she refined really save the Tong Tian Hou?"
Liu Li Zhēnzūn said calmly, "Though my disciple acts boldly, she never fails at what she says she will do. I trust her."
"That is a heavenly Dao contract. Is there truly a way to nullify it?"
"There is always a bit of anxiety in my heart."
"If anything happens to Yun Sect Master, it will be a tremendous loss for the human race."
"Let's hurry. No matter what, we must quickly clarify the truth."
As they fretted, a clear voice rang out.
"Master."
Liu Li looked up.
Yun Jin was riding a bright white spirit beast, waving at them.
Beside her, Di Xiao's face was black as coal.