Beast Taming: Starting from Transmigration and Starting with a Cheat Code

With a flap of its wings, it soared into the sky like a silver-gray arrow, its sharp gaze sweeping across the crisscrossing alleyways and groves below.

Although Little Fatty crawled on the ground, he was quite fast. His short legs moved at a high frequency, trying their best to keep up with Cang Xuan's pace. He even muttered to himself proudly, sharing his tracking experience with everyone:

"Hmm, although the spatial coordinate sensing was intermittent for a brief moment... thankfully it reconnected soon enough! Heh, trying to escape the turtle's tracking? Not so easy!"

Qin Ming was led by Cang Xuan through the forest and the shadows of buildings at a fast pace, the wind whistling in his ears. After listening, he quickly made a deduction in his mind.

"Shadow-patterned cats are said to be among the few spirit beasts that can enter the shadows and move in the shadow realm."

The interruption of the tracking signal was likely due to him activating a similar ability, temporarily detaching himself from conventional perception and search.

However, every skill has a duration or cooldown; he can't maintain it indefinitely.

He paused, then continued, "As for the many people present, whether they realized it, or whether they were still fooled even after realizing it and remaining vigilant... that's hard to say."

Qin Ming recalled some magic shows he had seen in his previous life, where the audience knew it was an illusion, but even with their eyes wide open, they still couldn't see through the secret.

The collaboration between Liu Xiaochuan and Shadow Cat is probably a clever trick of "you know I have a problem, but you just can't find any fault with me".

Of course, for every step the righteous take, the wicked take ten. No matter how exquisite the magic trick, it will inevitably fail when faced with an unpredictable "cheat code".

The spatial coordinates of Little Fatty, which can be described as a bug, are clearly beyond the scope of Liu Xiaochuan's plan.

With the help of accessible aerial search, Xiao Pang's marker navigation, and Cang Xuan's cross-confirmation, Qin Ming and his team used precise guidance to speed along the shortest path.

Believe it or not, in just over ten minutes, Liu Xiaochuan had already run to the vicinity of the old warehouse near the west wall of the academy.

This place is usually deserted, and it's a good place to hide from investigations, where some obsolete training equipment is stored.

At an upwind fork in the road, Qin Ming signaled Cang Xuan to stop.

He landed lightly, straightened his not-so-disheveled clothes, and leaned leisurely against a metal box about half his height.

A few seconds later, deliberately light footsteps and suppressed, slightly excited breathing came from around the corner.

"Little cat, well done! I'll treat you to a big meal when we get back!" Liu Xiaochuan's voice was filled with relief after successfully escaping danger.

"Meow, double the dried fish." The Shadowcat's voice carried the languor of someone whose stamina had been greatly depleted after using a skill.

Just as the man and the cat turned the corner and prepared to continue on their way, Liu Xiaochuan's smile froze.

Qin Ming was leaning against the abandoned target box, his hands in his pockets, looking at him with a half-smile.

Keda folded its wings and landed steadily on the top of a box, tilting its head.

Cang Xuan silently blocked the passage on the other side, his snow-white body standing out conspicuously in the dim light.

Little Fatty slowly crawled out from behind.

A perfect encirclement formation.

"Hey buddy," Qin Ming said, his voice ringing out clearly in the empty warehouse area, carrying a teasing tone like a cat playing with a mouse, "why did you run all that way? We haven't settled our score yet, have we?"

"You you you..." Liu Xiaochuan jumped back a big step like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, his back slamming heavily against the cold brick wall.

His face turned ashen, his eyes filled with disbelief. He first looked back in horror at the direction he had come from—empty; then he looked up sharply at the sky where Keda had just been hovering—only a few floating clouds.

His expression was like he'd seen a ghost in broad daylight, or rather, a group of ghosts coming to collect a debt.

"How...how did you find me?!" His voice trembled with extreme shock.

He had absolute confidence in the Shadowcat's [Mimicry] skill; during the Shadow Transformation phase, it should be able to block out all locking and searching skills.

This is their trump card, which they have practiced countless times. How could it be blocked by a freshman in such a short time?

If the strength of the opponent is overwhelmingly superior, it would be one thing if the skill could not be used, but this is clearly not the case!

Qin Ming took in Liu Xiaochuan's "ghostly" expression but chose to avoid answering.

He took two slow, deliberate steps forward, his gaze calm yet carrying an invisible pressure.

"So, you're admitting you ran away? You won the points and then tried to run away, even trying to steal the points you agreed to... Senior Liu, that's really unethical!"

"Hehe..." Liu Xiaochuan chuckled dryly, cold sweat beading on his forehead. He unconsciously rubbed his hands together, trying to ease the awkwardness. "Junior...Master! Let me explain! I'll definitely agree to the profit sharing!"

"I was so sure you would win, so I didn't even want to watch the rest of the match!"

"You saw the scene... the crowd was in a frenzy! I was forced by the situation to make a strategic retreat! It was absolutely not an attempt to renege on my debt!"

"Really?" Qin Ming raised an eyebrow, his face clearly saying, "I don't believe a word of it."

He looked at Liu Xiaochuan quietly, his imposing presence making the latter even more uneasy.

Liu Xiaochuan quickly calculated in his mind that since everyone was already stuck here, the chances of running away again were extremely slim.

Fight? Don't be ridiculous. He'd heard of Qin Ming's achievements and didn't want to try it himself. Besides, this wasn't a combat area; if things escalated, he might have to pay extra fees.

Thinking back to the shopping list that Shadow Cat had just been rambling on... his heart was bleeding.

But his gaze inadvertently swept over the spirit beast beside Qin Ming, a plump tortoise that looked like a voracious eater.

White wolves have snow-white fur without a single blemish, and their maintenance costs are definitely not low.

There's also a phoenix, an extremely rare species, whose diet must be even more exquisite...

It's not easy for anyone!

Liu Xiaochuan suddenly "realized" something. Even for a top-tier spirit master, supporting such a large family of spirit beasts with their voracious appetites and high demands would be an enormous expense!

No wonder they were so persistent in chasing after this little bit of "dividend"... it turns out... everyone's short on cash!

Thinking this way, the pain he felt for having to share the profits was strangely lessened, and he even felt a sense of joy that came from being a fellow pet owner.

The struggle and confusion on his face faded away, Liu Xiaochuan sighed, and stopped trying to fool people with sweet words.

He resignedly took out the points storage card, which was still warm from his body heat, and started operating it.

"Here, it's been forwarded. Please check it."

He showed Qin Ming the virtual transfer interface, which clearly displayed a substantial amount of points transferred.

"The numbers should be correct. I've sent you screenshots of all the transaction records and the final revenue settlement statement. You can check them."

Qin Ming was slightly surprised; he hadn't expected the other party to back down and give him the money so readily.

He opened his terminal, quickly glanced at the payment information and the screenshot of the bill sent by the other party, and confirmed that everything was correct.

He nodded slowly, and the invisible pressure on his body quietly dissipated.

Liu Xiaochuan breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Qin Ming's attitude soften, but the biggest question in his heart still lingered in his mind.

He scratched his head, forcing a fawning smile, and cautiously asked, "Um... Master Qin! You've received the money, and this misunderstanding is cleared up... So, could you satisfy my curiosity?"

"How...how did you find us? I have confidence in my cat's abilities!"

This is related to whether there is a fatal flaw in the life-saving technique that he and Shadowcat have been practicing for many years. If he doesn't figure it out, he probably won't be able to sleep tonight.

Qin Ming raised an eyebrow and met Liu Xiaochuan's inquisitive gaze.

Although he eventually got the money, the senior student's intention to run away halfway and try to keep it all for himself was undeniable.

Furthermore, since the tracking method involved Little Fatty's secrets, Qin Ming naturally did not intend to tell him the truth.

So he smiled, though the smile seemed somewhat unfathomable to Liu Xiaochuan.

He patted non-existent dust off his trousers, speaking casually as if discussing the weather:

"How did you find it? Well... it's hard to say."

He paused, watching Liu Xiaochuan's face instantly fall, then slowly added, "However, if Senior Liu is interested, we can try again in the future. Like today's... well, 'collaboration,' I'd really welcome it, the more the merrier."

After saying that, he ignored Liu Xiaochuan's instantly petrified expression and turned to call his spirit beasts: "Let's go, guys."

Cang Xuan turned around silently, Keda happily let out a squawk and took flight, Xiao Pang glanced triumphantly at the Shadow Pattern Cat, Xiao Bao straightened its little body on Qin Ming's shoulder, and the phosphorescence of the black hole also flickered a few times with pleasure.

The group disappeared quickly into the shadows of the warehouse area, just as they had come, leaving Liu Xiaochuan standing there, bewildered in the wind.

Liu Xiaochuan: "…………"

Try it? Still want to try?!

But he was truly unwilling to accept that his life-saving technique had such a huge flaw!

How about... we try again?

Anyway, there's still money to be made... As for today's humiliation, he'll definitely get his revenge when he masters his skills!

As the sun set, Liu Xiaochuan made a firm decision.