Chapter 548

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

Shen Cheng only settled his own lifelong matter when Xinxin and Mimi turned sixteen.

The choice of spouse was not beyond Shen Yao's expectations, but right now their Shen Family was the greatest clan power in Yang City, and Shen Cheng's marriage actually increased the Shen Family's strength, without being as complicated as when Shen Ying married.

After sincerely wishing the two newlyweds a hundred years of harmony and early birth of noble children, Shen Yao opened her heart to the system and spoke freely for the first time in a long while.

Having raised two children for over a decade, experiencing all sorts of wind and rain during that period, Shen Yao had not failed to consider having a few more, increasing quantity while cultivating quality, but in the end she chose to give up for various reasons.

Shen Yao's greatest wish now was to wait until the two children turned eighteen and awakened their Beast Taming talent, then send both of them to Jing Shi to be cultivated by Li Suyan, while she herself would free up time to advance the two pet beasts Xiao Guai and Xiao Shan, and fully develop her career.

'Host, given the current situation, to do well one must constantly strive.'

The system said that resources for pet beast advancement had to come from secret realms or the wild; relying solely on supplies inside the space, the Mist Cloud Turtle and Profound Shadow Cat had already advanced as far as they could.

This was not like when the Mist Cloud Turtle and Profound Shadow Cat were at the bottom tier, where most materials were ordinary and only a few precious; once advanced to Xuan Tier and above, resource expenditure became worlds apart from the Mortal Tier and Yellow Tier days.

Moreover, many materials in Shen Yao's space were incompatible with this task world.

Previously Shen Yao could gamble only because the value was not high and she was willing to part with it; now every resource she took out was of incalculable value—if it worked, all was well; if not, it was a heavy loss.

'That is why Xinxin and Mimi must be sent to Jing Shi; only when those two are temporarily safe can I rest assured to do my own things.'

These years, Shen Yao's actions were more or less constrained by the children.

This was no one's fault; family affection was like this—Shen Yao needed to rely on the two children to complete missions and obtain rich rewards for leaving the task world, so she had to do her utmost to ensure the two children's safety, let them grow up safely, and unleash their talent.

Otherwise, if they died midway, Shen Yao's years of planning would turn to ashes, and it would also affect her state of mind, producing emotions for future task worlds.

What she had always experienced was fine, but if a problem suddenly appeared out of nowhere, even the most firm-minded person could not bear the gap and would produce inexpressible resentment.

After careful thought, Shen Yao no longer wasted words with the system, but using the remaining two years, continued to expand her business.

Of course, once business reached Shen Yao's level, some matters required her to personally take the field; many people would choose to actively pledge allegiance to this capable boss, whether for money or resources, and neither side would feel shortchanged.

Two years passed in a flash, and Xinxin and Mimi had already turned eighteen.

Shen Yao's business had also spread to several provinces around Yu Province, her status rising again and again; farther places were not unwilling to expand, but her two Xuan Tier pet beasts were insufficient to support it.

Beyond people there are people, beyond heavens there are heavens.

Shen Yao reined in at the right time and stopped expanding her business power, instead maintaining the status quo for balanced development; this also made certain people breathe a sigh of relief while sighing even more—apparently the Shen Family cake was not easy to swallow, the head of the family was too clear-sighted and knew the times, friendly to her own but difficult to deal with others; the Shen Family had truly risen with the wind and taken root.

For a clan to rise, it needed several generations of accumulation in one body.

Shen Yao was the original pioneer; Xinxin and Mimi were the guides carrying the baton forward; later, if they were fortunate enough to get more talented descendants, then the Shen Family would truly stand firm and be able to pass down generation after generation.

Speaking of this now was premature; after Shen Yao obtained that Xinxin and Mimi successfully awakened their Beast Taming talent, she immediately packed up and sent both of them to Jing Shi.

After all, the pet beast Dream Buns prepared for them were at Li Suyan's place; this trip was both for contract and cultivation. The Yao Yao Shi was a Heaven Tier pet beast, and Li Suyan was both grandmother and a Heaven Tier Beast Tamer, possessing such heaven-defying advantages—how could Xinxin and Mimi give up?

The adult Xinxin and Mimi had long passed the age of acting coquettish and silly.

The two waved to their mother with calm faces, then boarded the Peng Bird heading to Jing Shi.

As soon as they set off, Li Suyan, far away in Jing Shi, received the news and simply called Shen Yao directly to tell her she would cultivate the two granddaughters well.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao naturally trusted Li Suyan very much; after all, by now Cui Hengqi and Cui Mingyue had completely lost Li Suyan's favor, including the children born under them, neither had received Li Suyan's nod.

Under Xinxin and Mimi's unconscious comparison, Li Suyan disliked her own two children even more. To say Cui Hengqi and Cui Mingyue did not think of taking crooked paths for this would be false, but Li Suyan's own strength was overwhelming and she looked like she could outlive them, so these two could only think in their hearts and dare not take the slightest action outward; otherwise, being cut off for righteousness, they would truly be abandoned.

Hanging up the phone, Shen Yao turned around and returned home.

Shen Ying and Shen Cheng each had their own families, and Shen Father and Shen Mother were busy with shop business, mostly not at home.

In such a large room, besides the hired help, there were only Shen Yao and the two pet beasts.

'Meow'

'Hou ji hou ji'

Xiao Guai and Xiao Shan moved to Shen Yao's feet, the two beasts occupying positions on either side of Shen Yao, acting coquettish to indicate that time was abundant, they should hurry to the suburban wild secret realm to move about.

This was not because Xiao Shan and Xiao Guai were inherently combative; part of it was Shen Yao's subtle guidance.

As Xuan Tier pet beasts, the difficulty of advancing further was unimaginably great.

Shen Yao feared they would not adapt for a while, so after Xinxin and Mimi grew a little older, she led the two beasts back and forth between home and the suburbs from time to time.

Now Xinxin and Mimi had left Yang City and would not return in a short time; the whole house had only the three of them keeping each other company. Xiao Shan and Xiao Guai wanted to go play freely in the wild, to see different secret realms while improving themselves and pursuing greater benefits.

The two beasts had such enterprising spirit; as their Owner, Shen Yao naturally would not refuse.

In words, rest one night, and head to the wild secret realm early tomorrow morning; this time they had no worries and could appropriately stay for a period of time.

Xiao Guai and Xiao Shan opened their mouths to roar; the two pet beasts with shrunken bodies bumped and jumped everywhere, making Shen Yao at the sofa unable to help but laugh.

Even though they were Maturity Stage pet beasts, they were still childish and impulsive; this was a flaw most pet beasts had. Unless they were wisdom-type pet beasts, otherwise pet beasts themselves had beast nature greater than rationality, and what they considered in their heads was still fighting and killing.

Just like now, what made Xiao Shan and Xiao Guai happy was that they could run freely in the wild at appropriate times; even if living in the city was comfortable, they still liked everything outside more.

Without minding the two beasts' various ruckus, Shen Yao made herself a simple dinner, then contacted others at home by phone to inform them; after sleeping early, she rose the next day, lightheartedly bringing the two beasts to the suburban secret realm.

Pulling up the distribution of secret realms in the suburbs of Yang City on her phone, excluding some that were too simple or too difficult (containing Di Tier pet beasts), Shen Yao chose several as temporary sites for this activity.

Xiao Guai and Xiao Shan leaned in Shen Yao's arms, motionless, not much different from dolls for sale; only when the vehicle stopped and people inside got off in line did they recover their naturally lively postures, making a group of shrunken pet beasts tremble with fear.

Secret realm entrances were all very similar; the only difference was that some existed short-term and some long-term.

Once one mistakenly entered a short-term existing one and could not get out, they probably could not survive, because the inside of the secret realm was changeable and unpredictable, which was also why the Official strictly controlled secret realms; unstable secret realms were never opened, and those that could be opened were all long-term existing.

The Qingshan Secret Realm Shen Yao chose now was a long-term existing secret realm.

Inside grew a kind of special fine sand, a resource needed for the Mist Cloud Turtle's advancement.

Gesturing for Xiao Shan and Xiao Guai to open the way ahead, one person and two beasts smoothly entered the secret realm; after a short while, they encountered wild pet beasts jumping out to block the road.

Shen Yao did not need to say much; suddenly a silver light flashed ahead, Xiao Guai returned to her original size, and a wild pet beast was already lying defeated under her feet.

Shen Yao took out the net bag she had brought and packed it inside, with Xiao Shan responsible for shipping it; one person and two beasts continued forward.

As it turned out, strength was the best pass; a secret realm that was extremely dangerous for others was nothing more than child's play for them.

The secret realm trip originally planned to end in three days was completed in just one day. After putting away enough fine sand into her backpack, Shen Yao patted Xiao Shan and Xiao Guai, then after leaving Qingshan Secret Realm, turned around and entered a new secret realm.

Continuing this way, the combat power of one person and two beasts grew stronger and stronger; by the time they returned to their residence from the suburbs, about half a month had passed.

After going out once, Xiao Shan and Xiao Guai's minds suddenly became much wilder.

Dissatisfied with the suburban secret realms outside Yang City, Xiao Shan and Xiao Guai wanted to take Shen Yao to other secret realms; after all, although Yang City was the center of Yu Province, it was insignificant compared to the entire Alliance.

Shen Yao thought carefully and agreed that was indeed the case. However, she could not leave her business unattended for long and still needed to handle it simply.

Telling Xiao Guai and Xiao Shan to calm down, Shen Yao contacted others at home, including Xinxin and Mimi far away in Jing Shi; after giving instructions to all of them, Shen Yao then met several subordinates responsible for managing her business, preventing what could be prevented in advance and choosing other means to stop what could not be prevented; by the time Shen Yao set out again, half a month had already passed.

Shen Yao simply made a plan: starting from Yang City, she would first make a circuit around Yu Province, then enter other provinces and cities bordering Yu Province, and finally decide based on Xiao Guai and Xiao Shan's situation.

This trip was still for Xiao Guai and Xiao Shan to advance smoothly and accumulate materials; the Beast Taming World was vast and boundless, so naturally the more related materials, the better.

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Shen Yao did not choose a Peng Bird for her trip, but chose a modified cargo truck.

This was a cargo truck responsible for long-distance runs, operated by a Personal Beast Taming Team; ordinary people or Beast Tamers wanting to leave Yang City for other cities in Yu Province could pay a certain amount of money and resources to ride this truck.

However, ordinary people were more willing to choose the safe and efficient Peng Bird plane; similar cargo trucks, traveling on the road easily encountered danger, and ordinary people generally dared not try.

Shen Yao chose this kind of travel entirely considering Xiao Shan and Xiao Guai's condition, and as a Xuan Rank Beast Tamer herself entering this truck, she not only did not need to spend money but could also receive some money as part-time wages.

Well, this should count as extra income anyway; after all, one person was also guarding, and a group of people was also guarding.

Shen Yao honestly held Xiao Guai and Xiao Shan, sitting at the front of the cargo truck, enduring the unignorable gazes cast by others, and rested with her eyes closed with a clear conscience.

The cargo truck drove all the way out, soon leaving Yang City and entering the Dense Forest.

Shen Yao spent most of her time lazily sitting in her seat without moving; even eating and sleeping had fixed positions, and she was not disturbed by others.

Even when the cargo truck faced attacks from wild pet beasts, as long as it was not a particularly serious matter, Shen Yao did not need to speak up to handle it.

"It seems we can choose this kind of travel when going to other provinces and cities too."

Although it did not save time like a Peng Bird, there was more to see and hear along the way, which was advantageous for Shen Yao to understand this Beast Taming World.

Wild pet beasts that appeared before her from time to time were either friendly or fierce.

Shen Yao even saw quite a few relatively rare wild pet beasts; perhaps they were not valuable, but standing there they were walking illustrated books; compared to content that could only be understood from books, how could seeing with one's own eyes be as fragrant?

"Meow!"

Xiao Guai fought with a Xuan Rank giant python ahead; Xiao Guai restored her tall body to help assist, and the sprayed Cloud Mist covered the entire forest until the giant python wailed and fell to the ground, unable to rise.

The giant python swayed its wide body, but in the end left resentfully.

It was no match for the Xuan Shadow Cat!

Compared to the huge giant python, creatures like the Xuan Shadow Cat naturally countered it.

Shen Yao smiled and waved; Intern Xiao Guai and Xiao Shan quickly returned, while the abandoned giant python's body and the Personal Beast Taming Team on the cargo truck were responsible for handling it.

This was a condition Shen Yao had agreed on when she first boarded the vehicle; even everyone in the whole vehicle held the same thought—they were not really wanting to go to other cities, but were using the opportunity of riding the vehicle to hunt.

Most secret realms near the suburbs were already overly familiar; how could they compare to these fresh ones outside? Besides, the more dangerous the place, the more diverse the benefits.

A young person came to Shen Yao's side and tacitly presented a box of beautiful Snake-shaped Grass, a plant guarded by the giant python, which had the effect of transformation.

Shen Yao's pet beasts resolved the crisis brought by the giant python, so these plants and the giant python's body were Shen Yao's own rewards.

"The resources I need have already been explained to your Captain; this is of no benefit to me, you keep it first."

Shen Yao generously refused the Snake-shaped Grass plant handed over; following that, more than half of the giant python's flesh and blood was taken as food for Xiao Guai and Xiao Shan; as for the rest? All were left as supplies for the Personal Beast Taming Team.