Chapter 209

Holy shit, the cockroaches nodded!

Lin Meng looked at the bell in her hand, then at the swarm of cockroaches before her, and spoke tentatively.

"All present, attention, at ease!"

Only to see the cockroaches looking left and right, then all stared motionlessly at Lin Meng.

Lin Meng actually saw bewilderment on them!

She suddenly realized that perhaps the command was wrong; the cockroaches hadn't gone to school, so it was normal they didn't know "attention, at ease".

So Lin Meng tried another question to test.

"Have you always been in my house?"

The lead cockroach nodded.

Lin Meng widened her eyes and asked again: "You haven't been to my bedroom, have you?"

Fortunately this time, the cockroach shook its head; Lin Meng breathed a sigh of relief and, unconsciously, gripped the jade bell tighter.

This magical tool is truly amazing; it actually controlled this swarm of cockroaches!

Although Lin Meng still couldn't communicate with them, these cockroaches could still understand the most basic commands.

Lin Meng, delighted, tried shaking the bell again, summoning all the small animals in the villa.

Besides the cockroaches, there were some mosquitoes, tiny bugs, and a few unnamed little flying insects; fortunately, there were no mice, which Lin Meng hated most.

Once the little bugs in the villa had been mostly cleared out, Lin Meng issued orders:

"From now on, you are not allowed to set foot in this house even a step; please leave shortly, and after you go out, spread the word—I do not welcome any small crawling creatures here!"

As the bell shook, the flying and crawling insects all nodded at Lin Meng, then promptly left the villa in an orderly manner.

If it weren't still dark and pitch black with no one around, if this were seen by passersby in broad daylight, wouldn't they be frightened out of their wits?

After driving out all the breathing little animals from the house, Lin Meng couldn't help but sigh in relief.

Who would have thought that even this multi-million-dollar house harbored such things; fortunately she now has the Beast-Control Bell, and by doing a major clean‑up every so often she is making full use of it.

After all, magical implements need not be used only for fighting; using them in daily life is more practical and convenient.

As for the little animals Lin Meng drove out, some burrowed into the grass and disappeared, while others sneaked next door into Ye Chenjing's house……

Of course, Lin Meng didn't know any of this.

She then carefully studied the books on controlling-type magical implements, which said that whether it was techniques for controlling demonic beasts or magical implements and treasures, they all have conditional limits and cannot achieve the same effect as a contract.

Lin Meng pondered the book's content and guessed that the Jade Bell's effect is limited either by distance or by duration.

But now that she has dispelled all the little animals in her home, she can only test it outside.

Since she couldn't sleep anyway, Lin Meng simply put on her coat and went out.

She remembered that a family up ahead kept a little golden retriever, and the owners had even built a luxurious doghouse in the yard for the little golden fur.

Might as well try it on that dog.

Saying it, she did it—Lin Meng tiptoed over, slipped spiritual power into the Jade Bell through the iron fence, then fixed her gaze on the little golden fur soundly asleep in the doghouse and shook the bell.

The next second, the golden retriever suddenly lifted its head, its gaze shifting from confused to resolute, and then it bounded happily toward Lin Meng.

Lin Meng quickly made a hushing gesture; the little golden fur immediately lay flat on the ground, silent, but its eyes shone with excitement as it stared at Lin Meng.

Lin Meng naturally sensed that the little golden fur was now under her command, but she also knew it was the beloved pet of its owners and couldn't harm it, so she merely confirmed that a master‑servant link had formed between them, then sent it back inside to sleep.

The next morning, Lin Meng quietly came to the iron fence; the little golden retriever saw her and immediately ran over.

Lin Meng was delighted—six hours had passed and the Jade Bell's effect had not yet faded.

Then she drove out, looped around the Third Ring Road to confirm the farthest distance from home was considerable, and then returned.

At this point, eleven hours had passed since she began controlling the golden retriever; the dog still remembered her and their link remained, showing that distance does not nullify the Jade Bell's effect.

But after another hour, while Lin Meng was catching up on sleep, she suddenly felt a force vanish—her link with the golden retriever had broken.

At the same moment, the golden retriever, which had been frolicking on the grass, suddenly halted, stood frozen, its ears twitched, and its gaze grew confused again.

Lin Meng sat up, thought for a moment, and stored the Jade Bell in her third space.

It seems the Jade Bell's control indeed has a time limit—at least controlling the golden retriever lasts about twelve hours, and she can sense the moment it fails.

Those crawling and flying bugs from last night likely have tiny individual energy, so their control time would be longer.

Over the next day or two, Lin Meng's guesses were successively confirmed.

By then, even the last cockroach had completely lost control; as it was crawling darkly through Ye Chenjing's house, it suddenly felt something strange and its body shuddered.

Thus it met its glorious end under Ye Chenjing's shoe……

Ye Fan returned to the sect, then went with Song Yun and others to the Mission Hall to hand in the task, earning some points.

With Song Yun's support, even if some senior brothers and sisters were dissatisfied, no one dared to raise an objection.

Ye Fan, not yet having reached Foundation Establishment, had contributed little in this mission yet received the same points as others; realizing he was in the wrong, he privately sought out Song Yun.

"Senior Brother Song, the other senior brothers and sisters seem a bit unhappy; why don't I give each of them a drop of cola as compensation?"

Song Yun's eyes narrowed at the words; he secretly thought this kid indeed had plenty of cola on hand.

His expression flickered as he said:

"Like this: since you're the one I brought out, I'll handle their ideological work and give each of them a few pills."

Ye Fan thought it over, agreed, and then produced a small porcelain bottle of cola to hand to Song Yun.

"Then I'll trouble Senior Brother to run the errands for me; these colas will be my thanks."

Seeing his junior brother so sensible, Song Yun felt pleased and accepted it without ceremony.

But after Song Yun left, Ye Fan did not rush back to his cave dwelling.

He first went to the Technique Hall and selected a batch of secret manuals.

These manuals were quite basic, so they didn't cost too many points.

Afterward, he quietly inquired about Song Yun's movements; seeing that he was indeed visiting each person one by one and giving them pills, he then returned to his cave dwelling.

It's not that Ye Fan judges a gentleman's belly with a petty heart; it's just that being careful lets you sail for ten thousand years.

Thus, he became even more certain that Senior Brother Song was a worthy gentleman to befriend.

In the future, he could also sell some spiritual rice to him in exchange for more precious cultivation resources.

At this moment, Lin Meng was driving and had stopped at the entrance of the pet market.

She planned to pick a few pets to keep her company; with the beast-taming bell, her dream of becoming a beast tamer could finally be realized.

Just then, Ye Fan returned after exchanging for the technique manuals, having already stored them all in his space.

"Fairy sister, I've exchanged for the technique manuals you wanted; I still have some points left—do you need to exchange anything else?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Meng was overjoyed; using her mental power to look inward, the technique placed on top was the Cleansing Dust Technique.

"Great, Ye Fan, you did an excellent job!"