Chapter 544

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Main Character:

Shen Yao

The environment in Jing Shi is intricate and complex, but this has little to do with Shen Yao, a mere Passerby A.

Shen Yao currently has no intention of putting down roots in Jing Shi; saying so much to Li Suyan is nothing more than wanting to gather benefits, preparing for when Xinxin and Mimi grow up in the future.

Whether Li Suyan saw through Shen Yao's intentions or simply didn't care about Shen Yao's thoughts, she left satisfied after Shen Yao nodded and agreed to meet with the Cui Family people.

The System nagged the Host not to forget to guard against this person; as the saying goes, unsolicited kindness hides ulterior motives.

Shen Yao: ……

"You're overthinking. What we're plotting for nowadays is but a drop in the bucket to Li Suyan; her family is big and business great, she fundamentally doesn't care."

System: ……

The System was rendered speechless by Shen Yao's retort, thinking inwardly that thinking too much is better than thinking too little; what if she gets tricked? It hasn't forgotten how it was exceptionally despised by the Host when it was foolishly naive and sweet before.

Li Suyan came in a rush and left in a rush, but because of her sudden appearance, Shen Yao, who had brought her two daughters along, felt reassured.

After all, chatting over communication always makes it hard to gauge true emotions, but speaking face-to-face removes this concern; no matter how well someone disguises themselves, there are always moments when emotions leak out. Shen Yao has done missions for many years, boasting keen observation; she can still tell whether Li Suyan is truly happy, fake happy, or something else.

It is very obvious that Li Suyan is currently proud and successful; not to mention her noble status in the Cui Family, her words carrying weight is a given.

Moreover, when Li Suyan speaks with Shen Yao, she often unconsciously occupies the dominant position; this is not intentional on the other party's part, but a natural, effortless emanation of aura.

Compared to their meeting a few years ago, Li Suyan's situation is even more flourishing now; this also explains why Shen Yao would open her mouth to directly ask for help — who knows if this kind of benefit might expire and become invalid? Not using it would be a waste.

After a sleep, she felt refreshed and energetic.

Shen Yao rose from the bed, then heard the sound of giggling and laughter coming from the Living Room.

Xinxin and Mimi, the two little spirits, were full of energy; at this moment they were playing and frolicking with Xiao Guai and Xiao Shan.

Xiao Shan has a steady temperament and isn't afraid; an exquisite, cute little turtle just lay on the tea table motionless, letting Xinxin and Mimi dress it up as they pleased.

On the contrary, Xiao Guai couldn't stand the harassment, jumping up and down dodging in various ways, which in turn led Xinxin and Mimi to chase frequently, unwilling to let go of their interest.

Shen Yao leaned against the doorway with a smile, seeing the two people and two beasts playing so happily, she simply went downstairs herself to get food.

"Meow"

"Chirp chirp chirp"

"Mama"

"……"

Opening the door, she received various forms of address; Shen Yao waved her hand repeatedly signaling for quiet.

The time was just right; those who should eat rice ate rice, those who should eat Energy Rations ate Energy Rations; both sides entered a phase of not disturbing each other, until the car owner who had made an appointment yesterday contacted Shen Yao, and only then did their family take advantage of the opportunity to go out.

There wasn't any fixed destination; this was Shen Yao's first time in Jing Shi, so she simply let the car owner arrange it himself, taking them around to walk and wander everywhere.

The buildings in Jing Shi are both tall and dense; this place is even larger and more prosperous than Yang City.

Because Jing Shi is the capital of the entire Alliance, one can often see relatively rare Pet Beasts and powerful Di Rank Beast Tamers here, and even Heaven Tier Beast Tamers and even Saint Tier Beast Tamers make appearances.

The Beast Tamer of Benteng Ma often receives guests like Shen Yao who come over.

Therefore, he unhurriedly and calmly took people to tour all of Jing Shi's famous areas: there was the grand and imposing Beast Taming Center, beautiful environment Parks, and even certain wild Pet Beast groups living inside the city.

Wild Pet Beasts able to live in the city all have backing behind them; the simplest is being contracted by a Beast Tamer, their strength surging and advancing smoothly as a result. Like those Di Rank or Heaven Tier Pet Beasts, protecting their own groups is effortless.

Of course, these Pet Beasts without exception all relied on opportunity and effort to rise up; they are not born that way. This is the capital after all; it's impossible to place some comparatively dangerous wild Pet Beasts here.

The Beast Tamer of Benteng Ma was originally talkative, and Shen Yao gave quite a lot of money, which further stimulated his desire to narrate; all the way he simply didn't stop talking, listening made Xinxin and Mimi the two little spirits dizzy and swollen-headed, and they no longer had the energy to mess with Xiao Guai and Xiao Shan.

The two beasts lying steadily on the children's heads, shrunk down, were like exquisite dolls bought back; especially after shrinking, their own auras also converged, so they didn't attract much attention.

Shen Yao would occasionally open her mouth to ask a question about rumors concerning Jing Shi, harvesting quite a lot by relying on the local driver.

The family of three plus two beasts all solved their meals outside; by the time they returned to the Residence, the sky had already turned dark.

The two tired children no longer tossed about Xiao Shan and Xiao Guai the two beasts, but instead directly sprawled on the Sofa acting coquettish and cute toward Shen Yao.

"Rest; go out again tomorrow."

Wandering for a day, how could one finish walking all of Jing Shi? And at this time there are still a few days until the Cui Family's birthday banquet; Shen Yao was unwilling to stay cooped up in the room, so she simply directly booked the Beast Tamer of Benteng Ma at a charter price; during their time in Jing Shi, he would be responsible for picking them up, dropping them off, and touring.

Because Shen Yao paid money too generously, the Beast Tamer of Benteng Ma also mentioned that recently there might be a few Beast Tamer competitions in Jing Shi; although not as stimulating and fierce as wilderness killing, the Pet Beasts gambling against each other can still arouse the excited emotions in everyone's hearts.

Living in such a crisis-ridden world, even living in the city doesn't necessarily protect one's life and property.

Moreover, the Beast Taming world has Beast Tides; the larger the city, the more ferocious the Beast Tide.

Jing Shi is the capital; here sit countless Beast Tamers of all kinds.

Likewise, every time Jing Shi triggers a Beast Tide, it is a disaster that can let people suffer skin and bone injury.

How hard life under high pressure is, everyone understands; so all kinds of Beast Taming competitions emerged in response to the times; their existence is not to display strength, but to give people a place where they can vent pressure.

The competition mentioned by the Beast Tamer of Benteng Ma is the above type; whether it's spectacular or not is unknown, but it's definitely bloody and stimulating.

Shen Yao: ……

Shen Yao, bringing two young children, did not pick up the conversation thread the other party threw over.

Also realizing his words were inappropriate, the Beast Tamer of Benteng Ma's expression was embarrassed, until the next scenic spot did he slowly return to normal.

Shen Yao smiled brightly, bringing two children to stroll the streets; Xiao Shan and Xiao Guai followed beside her responsible for protection.

The safety of Jing Shi is beyond doubt, but this place is too large; there will always be fish that slip through the net, so when they ran into trouble they also didn't feel it was their own fault, at most only able to say luck was poor.

"Meow"

After Xiao Guai restored its normal size, it quickly suppressed a wild Pet Beast that wanted to attack them; only the reporting and handling by surrounding people delayed a bit of time.

Xinxin and Mimi were frightened until their eyes went round; in the end they were still coaxed good by relying on Xiao Guai's System sacrifice.

The previously set Route was forced to interrupt; Shen Yao simply took them to a children's amusement park; inside there were many cute Pet Beasts, plus buildings suitable for children to play; the previous matter was thrown to the back of their heads by them.

Time at the children's amusement park always passed quickly; over the next few days, for safety's sake, Shen Yao chose not to go near the edge of Jing Shi City, only wandering around the city center, until Li Suyan called to inform her of the time and place of this birthday banquet.

When Shen Yao brought the two children over, she happened to catch Li Suyan giving instructions about something.

"You're here."

Her tense expression relaxed a little, Li Suyan had someone bring pastries and fruit, and she chatted with Xinxin and Mimi with lowered heads, not very skillfully.

Qi Mengyao, who followed Li Suyan's side, showed no change, looking somewhat dazed, but only Shen Yao knew the other party was on the verge of advancement; it was just too difficult to move up, most pet beasts were stuck there for life, unable to make any progress, and only a small few relied on luck and strength to break through the racial limit and enter the next stage.

Xinxin and Mimi sat by Li Suyan's side, eating the fragrant pastries with their heads down.

Li Suyan took care of her two granddaughters whom she was not very familiar with, while greeting Shen Yao to sit down and rest.

"The time hasn't come yet; we'll go over later," Li Suyan's words referred to the Cui Family birthday banquet, but the main characters were not their family; moreover, this Cui Family birthday banquet was essentially a family feast. In recent years, as Li Suyan's strength increased, her status rose along with it.

Even if it was only a branch family of the Cui Family, there was still some thin face to borrow; the cousins and uncles previously mentioned to Shen Yao were people who often needed Li Suyan's assistance.

Moreover, Li Suyan had given birth to two sons and one daughter; although the youngest son was gone, the remaining son and daughter were living well. Coincidentally, there was an opportunity today for both parties to meet and get to know each other.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao understood Li Suyan's good intentions, but the elders' ideas seemed opposite to the juniors'; Li Suyan's son and daughter were not very enthusiastic about Shen Yao.

Of course, Shen Yao also understood the other party's thinking; resources that should have been equally divided between two people ended up as a three-party compromise.

This was no small matter; Li Suyan was capable and wealthy—who didn't have selfish motives?

By the time Li Suyan led her people to the venue of this birthday banquet, the surroundings were already bustling.

Calling Shen Yao along, Li Suyan directly led her people to meet a few cheap uncles.

In the Cui Family they were petty figures, but placed outside they were characters who deserved respect even if not for the monk's face then for the Buddha's face.

Shen Yao wore a smile, appearing to Li Suyan as if she agreed with whatever was said, causing those who knew Li Suyan to be surprised.

Where did this person come from, able to make the notorious Star of Slaughter cooperate? Tsk tsk tsk, truly not ordinary skill.

Unable to stay idle, they began to investigate from the side; Li Suyan's son and daughter were the best targets.

The two who were disturbed and offended:...

Cui Hengqi and Cui Mingyue were already married with children, and their ages were much older than Cui Hengxin's.

They were different from Li Suyan, cherishing family affection for the son they had borne, even if the son was unpromising and liked to cause trouble.

Cui Hengqi and Cui Mingyue disliked Cui Hengxin, and even breathed a sigh of relief after Cui Hengxin's death; now that Li Suyan brought Cui Hengxin's two daughters through the door, it meant their family's property would have to be shared out.

Although neither of them said anything to each other, they both harbored resentment that was hard to voice; now someone actually foolishly bumped into them, being subjected to yin-yang barbs by the two was the lighter option, and being beaten and scolded back would be asking for it.

Shen Yao didn't know that Li Suyan's son and daughter harbored such deep resentment.

She was currently following Li Suyan to visit a few cheap relatives who could bring her benefits; she didn't need Li Suyan to make introductions at all, these people understood that Shen Yao's identity was not something they could compare to, and they obediently cooperated.

"They're not smart, but they know the times; if you want to settle in Jing Shi, relying on them in the starting stage will do."

Li Suyan rarely explained a few words, then mentioned that Jing Shi's situation had been good recently; with several old beast tamers advancing one after another, Jing Shi's safety guarantee was far more formidable than other cities.

If Shen Yao could really climb up by herself, Li Suyan didn't mind sharing some of the benefits she held in her hands; anyway, there was no need to give cheap advantages to outsiders.

Hmm, considering this point, it was understandable that Cui Hengqi and Cui Mingyue would generate resentment, because Li Suyan indeed had the idea of redistributing property.

Property that was treated as a sure thing was suddenly to be given to unfamiliar people; Cui Hengqi and Cui Mingyue couldn't be magnanimous about this no matter what; this was different from the living expenses given every month.

It was a pity that no matter how much resentment these two had, it couldn't affect Li Suyan's decision; whoever had the ability should be the head of the household and make decisions. Li Suyan had built her family business by relying on herself; Cui Hengqi and Cui Mingyue thought of relying on elders to pick the fruit, but they had to see if Li Suyan was really that easygoing.

Obviously, Li Suyan was used to doing as she pleased, and now no one could obstruct her decision.

Shen Yao respectfully thanked Li Suyan, saying she wasn't in a hurry to return after coming to Jing Shi; coincidentally, she would first scout around Jing Shi and look about, then take advantage of the heat to forge the iron and open her shop.

Even if the shop in Jing Shi didn't make money, having a foothold meant that next time she came, she wouldn't have to stay in a hotel.

Staying in a hotel was inconvenient in many ways; staying at home was more comfortable and free.

Li Suyan then led Shen Yao to meet someone of higher status than before; some were locals of Jing Shi, some were from out of town, but without exception they all respected Li Suyan, showing this person was extremely capable; Shen Yao understood this matter a bit more.

The birthday banquet lasted only one day, but in its name, the family feast that gathered the Cui Family continued for three days.

Shen Yao naturally attended every session; with Li Suyan as the introducer, apart from occasionally having to face Cui Hengqi and Cui Mingyue's white eye rolls and yin-yang sarcasm, everything else was beneficial.

It was hard on Xinxin and Mimi; the two children were too young, and neither the birthday banquet nor the family feast was suitable for them, so Li Suyan arranged people to play with them, and Xiao Shan and Xiao Guai were to ensure safety.

After the Cui Family family feast ended, Shen Yao and Li Suyan lost contact; she began contacting Cui Family members, busy purchasing property and opening shops in Jing Shi.

Because of Li Suyan's help, Shen Yao found people fairly smoothly, without spending too much effort and money, and acquired the planned properties into her hands.

When Shen Yao finished all these matters and planned to return to Yang Shi City, Jing Shi suddenly had an accident.

Beast tide!

Very abruptly, a piercing alarm was sounded; a layer of translucent light shield appeared over the entire sky, with flowing lights of myriad colors constantly flashing on it, enclosing Jing Shi City inside like an inverted bowl.

At that time Shen Yao was packing luggage in her room; the sky outside instantly turned black, accompanied by Xiao Shan and Xiao Guai's uneasy roars; she hurriedly hugged the children, turned her head to contact Li Suyan for help.