Chapter 29: Friendship Bought with a Meal

（Delayed, forgot to tell the editor to put it on the shelves）

After the fire was ready, Su Yun Tian took out a small knife, dissected that soul beast's carcass, then after skewering it, he placed it over the fire to roast.

Since Su Yun Tian couldn't cook and had no seasonings, but this soul beast's age was estimated to be high, even without any seasoning its aroma still filled the nose.

San Yan Jin Ni twitched its nose, "How fragrant!"

It quickly walked up to Su Yun Tian, stretched out its head to eat; seeing this, Su Yun Tian hurriedly stopped it, seriously saying, "Wait a moment, it's not done yet."

"Oh~" San Yan Jin Ni nodded in disappointment, then lay down on the ground.

Smelling the aroma, it kept swallowing its saliva.

After a moment, in San Yan Jin Ni's eager gaze, it was finally roasted.

"It's ready, you can eat." Su Yun Tian had just cut off a small piece of meat when he saw San Yan Jin Ni snatch up a large chunk and swallow it whole!

It seemed not to taste the flavor, another chunk of meat went down its throat; for some reason, Su Yun Tian always felt this scene was a bit familiar.

"Delicious, delicious, human, I never thought just roasting it over fire would be tastier than those marrow!" While eating, San Yan Jin Ni's mouth never stopped, muttering continuously.

In just a few minutes, the entire soul beast's meat was eaten by it.

It let out a burp, somewhat unsatisfied, and said contentedly, "Burp~ Not bad, human, I'm full."

Before, San Yan Jin Ni was very picky about food, eating only the brains of light-attribute soul beasts.

Therefore, to get a meal, it had gone through a lot; the soul beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest would practically flee at the sight of it, especially light-attribute soul beasts.

After all, they couldn't fight it, and even if they did, they might not win.

"You just need to be full; can you let me go now?" Su Yun Tian wiped his sweat and asked cautiously.

"Go?" San Yan Jin Ni blinked, "Human, when did I ever say I'd let you go?"

Nm...

Su Yun Tian's face darkened; if he couldn't beat it, he would make this San Yan Jin Ni know why the flower is so red!

"Then how can I leave?" Su Yun Tian dismissed that unrealistic thought and asked.

"Hmm... I don't know." San Yan Jin Ni shook its head, voice soft: "Anyway, without my order, you cannot leave."

Hearing that, Su Yun Tian jumped up, "Why?"

"No reason, your food is so delicious, I certainly can't let you go." San Yan Jin Ni said matter-of-factly, "Besides, following me has its benefits; I am the Emperor Auspicious Beast of the Star Dou Great Forest, and with me, no one dares to bully you."

Hearing that, Su Yun Tian jabbed a finger hard into San Yan Jin Ni's head, saying, "Even if I starve to death, die outside, or be eaten by soul beasts, I will not follow you!"

Anyway, I just bought an invincible shield, plus the Void, escaping is no problem.

"Ow." San Yan Jin Ni yelped in pain, looking pleadingly at Su Yun Tian, "Human, isn't it good to follow me?"

"No, no, I still have friends." Su Yun Tian shook his head righteously.

"Then what if I want to eat something later?" San Yan Jin Ni asked again.

"You can rest assured about that; I will often come to the Star Dou Great Forest in the future, and then I'll come find you—how does that sound?" Su Yun Tian said sincerely; as for what he really thought, that remains unknown.

"Really?"

"Really."

As for Su Yun Tian, San Yan Jin Ni still felt fond of him; not only was he handsome, but he could also cook delicious food—one could say he was its first friend.

After all, although Di Tian and the others doted on it, that could only count as elders, not friends.

Although they hadn't known Su Yun Tian for long, one had to admit, this period was its happiest time.

Thinking of this, San Yan Jin Ni lowered its head, and the vertical pupil on its forehead suddenly opened.

Before Su Yun Tian could react, it pressed against his forehead.

"Hum…"

Ring after ring of strange, twisting light spread outward from the point of contact, enveloping the bodies of San Yan Jin Ni and Su Yun Tian.

Between them, they actually began to become illusory.

The twisting light grew stronger, enveloping the person and beast; Su Yun Tian could clearly feel that his Spirit Sea seemed to have expanded by a full fold.

Normally, to open up a Spirit Sea, one needs to reach the Soul King level.

But Su Yun Tian already had it when he was a Great Soul Master; one can imagine how strong his mental power is, yet now it has been increased by another full fold.

At the same time, his brain gained some memories, recording everything San Yan Jin Ni has experienced from birth to now.

San Yan Jin Ni is the same.

Within the envelope of Su Yun Tian's Spirit Sea were the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm, Ice Emperor, and Qian Renxue's remnant soul.

However, no trace of the system was found.

Su Yun Tian's rich experiences aroused in San Yan Jin Ni's heart a strong desire to come to the human world.

In the shadows, a dark-gold figure witnessed this scene and felt as if the heavens had collapsed.

Three huge heads drooped, their eyes full of panic.

"It's over; if Di Tian finds out that the auspicious beast and a human have formed a bond, he'll surely skin me alive!"

But the bonding has already ended; there's no way to reverse it.

Without a doubt, Su Yun Tian's gain is the greatest; he took half of the Star Dou Great Forest's fortune, and his fate is now linked with San Yan Jin Ni's.

It is said that although San Yan Jin Ni does not need to undergo heavenly tribulation, it does face a human tribulation.

When one's fate intertwines with a person's, if it can be resolved, one can ascend to godhood; if not, one will be annihilated.

Without a doubt, I am that tribulation for San Yan Jin Ni.

From this moment on, their fates are completely intertwined.

On Su Yun Tian's forehead, some golden lines also appeared; upon close inspection, they resemble the red vertical pupil on San Yan Jin Ni's head, though not yet formed.

According to the original story, Huo Yuhao seems to have absorbed the Vital Essence Gold and completed the bond with San Yan Jin Ni, thereby obtaining the Eye of Fate; I don't know if I can do the same.

"Alright, from now on you won't be able to escape my palm." San Yan Jin Ni said proudly.

Seeing the three-eyed golden Ni holding its head high, Su Yun Tian was somewhat speechless; it seemed the auspicious beast wasn't very bright.

Anyway, no matter what, I have indeed taken others' favors, so I naturally ought to show some thanks.

"Auspicious beast, I'll roast some soul beast meat for you; tomorrow morning I'll come back again."

"Great, great!" The three-eyed golden Ni instantly became so excited it couldn't close its mouth, "Then let's go catch some soul beasts!"

Although Di Tian often told it that he was the emperor of the Star Dou Great Forest, that those soul beasts were his subjects and should not be hunted indiscriminately.

But to it, as long as it could eat its fill, it didn't care whether they were subjects or not.

Then, with a toss of its head, it directly flung Su Yun Tian onto its back and sprinted off toward the distance, searching for light-attributed soul beasts.

【Congratulations to the host for intercepting the imperial auspicious beast—three-eyed golden Ni, and receiving the reward: Gold of Living Spirits!】

【Congratulations to the host for successfully altering the plot, earning 100,000 points!】

ps: There's still one female lead left; cast your vote.

Xue Di.

Xiao Xiao.

Xu Jiujiu. (Imperial Princess)

Xu Tianzhen. (Imperial Princess)

Wei Na. (Imperial Princess)

Ye Guyi. (Holy Angel)

Zhang Lexuan.

Han Ruoruo.

If you like that character, give it a thumbs-up below; the decision will be based on the number of votes.

Only one, only one, only one!

As for Ma Xiaotao, I already have other plans; as for Jiang Nannan, many readers dislike second-hand characters, so I won't consider her.

As for Bing Di, given her already sacrificed state, I really don't know how to make her a female lead.

By the way, I'll grumble a bit—why does even reading my own book require a membership…

(End of chapter)