Eternal Beast Taming Family

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, the three of them had finished discussing all the details.

The town mayor raised his hand and coughed lightly twice, as if to cover his mouth. "This matter is settled. The town mayor's office will issue an order, and the Shi and Zhang families will dispatch their personnel."

Please assemble at the town mayor's parade ground a quarter past noon.

Having received the order, the clan heads of the Shi and Zhang families bowed to Tang Cheng and Chu Jingyu before taking their leave.

After the two clan heads left, Tang Cheng looked at Chu Jingyu with a gentle smile on his face, "Last time... when I went to the outer realm... you could see that my injuries had not fully healed. I would appreciate your help in the matter of clearing out the source beasts this time."

Fortunately, you advanced to the Spirit Rank at this time, saving us and Yuzhen from having to beg for help in the county town. We'll be relying on you to oversee the hunting team for the next few days.”

"It's my duty, it's what I should do, there's no need to ask me to come." Chu Jingyu looked at Tang Cheng, whose face had turned pale, and felt that the town mayor's spirit had been greatly diminished.

First, the Liu family held a sacrifice for the entire town, and then the Huo family held a sacrifice for the clan leaders of various tribes in Zhiyao County. These two events had a significant impact on his mental journey.

Tang Cheng smiled and didn't dwell on it. Instead, he asked, "I still have some free time this morning. How about I send someone to show Elder Chu around the town mayor's residence?"

Chu Jingyu waved his hand and declined Tang Cheng's suggestion, "I have an old friend in town, and I want to go see him first. I'll come back after noon."

"Since you have somewhere to go, Elder Chu, please feel free to do as you please."

Chu Jingyu got up and left, not lingering at the town mayor's residence.

With Tang Cheng alone in the study, his expression gradually returned to indifference. An old man entered from outside the door without knocking.

The old man was thin and his cloudy eyes were filled with complex emotions when he looked at Tang Cheng.

Tang Cheng was not surprised by the old man's arrival, and said softly, "The Chu family is currently enjoying great fortune. The patriarch has broken through to the Spirit Rank, and his grandson has broken through to the Extraordinary Rank. Such successive breakthroughs are quite unusual in a small town."

"I would trouble Elder An to make a trip to the Chu family mansion and see what state the Chu family is in now."

Old Master An hesitated for a moment, "In your current state, it's really inconvenient for me to leave."

"Ahem, Elder An, please don't take me for a real cripple. I'm just two spirit beasts that have now become one. In Heyu Town, no one can hurt me."

Old Master An sighed softly, "Should we go to the Medicine Heart Hall again? Let that person take a look at you."

"Heh, how could I possibly face that person at Yaoxintang again? The news must have reached the family by now. Disturbing Elder Sun's peace is already my greatest sin."

If I were to bother them now, wouldn't I seem shameless?

Upon hearing Tang Cheng's slightly sarcastic words, Old Master An's body stiffened slightly. "You already know."

Tang Cheng's gaze was calm. Now that he had experienced life and death once, he was too lazy to care about many things.

Old Master An gripped the scepter in his hand, his gaze fixed on the spirit snake coiled upon it.

"The news that Sun Chunchen came from Medicine King Valley is too shocking and too beneficial to the family. We must report it to the family."

"And then what? This Sun Chunchen is just a Spirit Rank cultivator. Even if he comes from Medicine King Valley, he might not be an important member. If he were an important member, why would he stay in this small town?"

After a moment of silence, Elder An replied to Tang Cheng's words, "It doesn't matter whether he has a noble status or not. What matters is that he knows the way to Medicine King Valley."

Seeing the anger finally showing on Tang Cheng's face, Old Master An secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he still had the will to live, that was enough.

"I do have some news about the Liu family. Most of their clansmen died on their way to the Silent Desert, and they only just chose a location a few days ago to start building a city."

However, that place is arid, so it's impossible to build a city there. Even a small market town will probably require the Liu family to struggle to maintain it.

As for the Huo family, their clan will definitely come and demand an explanation. But it's strange, considering the Huo family almost crossed the border in Zhiyao County, the authorities haven't taken any action whatsoever. That's rather unusual.

"That just shows how powerful the Huo family is. They can easily take down even us seventh-rank aristocratic scions who came here for training. Oh well, never mind, let's not think about that. Elder An, you should hurry up and set off."

Seeing that Tang Cheng had lost interest again, Old Man An could only swallow the rest of his words and, leaning on his cane, went out without making a sound.

……

Yaoxintang.

A messenger announced that Chu Jingyu had waited for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea in the backyard flower hall before meeting Sun Chunchen, who was smiling like a playful old man.

Upon seeing Chu Jingyu for the first time, Sun Chunchen immediately shouted in dissatisfaction, "Are you going to keep your medicine and animal shop open or not? It's been days, the New Year is over, and there's still no activity at your shop. This attitude towards doing business is unacceptable."

Chu Jingyu cupped his fists in apology, saying, "Too many things have happened at home and in town lately, so the shop really can't open. But once the extraterrestrial beasts in town are wiped out, the shop will reopen."

"Oh? You came to town for this, right? I was wondering why you had time to come see me." Sun Chunchen clicked his tongue twice, looking quite disgusted with Chu Jingyu.

"Haven't you noticed something?" Chu Jingyu deliberately released more of his spiritual-level aura.

"Hey, I could sense your Spirit Rank aura from a mile away. But are we any different now? Don't think that just because you've reached the Spirit Rank, you can outdrink me. Speaking of which, how about a couple of drinks at noon to celebrate?"

Clearly, Sun Chunchen wasn't very concerned about Chu Jingyu's breakthrough to the Spirit Rank; instead, he was more looking forward to having a couple of drinks together.

Chu Jingyu waved his hand and declined, "I have to go hunting with the hunting team this afternoon, so I won't drink."

If it were ordinary wine, it wouldn't be so bad; with his current physique, he could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk. But the wine here from Sun Chunchen is all medicinal wine infused with rare spiritual ingredients. He doesn't need to drink much; just a few cups and he'll definitely pass out.

"If you don't drink, what are you doing here? Just take a quick look at me. Don't worry, I'll definitely outlive you."

Hearing Sun Chunchen's words, Chu Jingyu's forehead was practically drooping with black lines. He really had no way to deal with this old rascal, so he had no choice but to take out what he had prepared.

He opened his palm, and three small jellyfish appeared above it. "You like all kinds of source beasts, right? These appeared near my house after the boundary was broken, so I brought you a few."

Upon seeing the source beasts he had never seen before, Sun Chunchen's eyes immediately lit up. He reached out and scooped up the three jellyfish.

Squeeze the jellyfish's umbrella-shaped cap, its tentacles, and even flip it over in the air to carefully observe what's underneath.

"What's the name of this source beast, and what skills does it have?"