Celestial Beast Taming

Logic told Qin Ruyue that working for someone like this wasn’t necessarily a bad thing.

The boy had a promising future, one from which she could also benefit.

Although the boy held her life in his hands, it was precisely this control that gave her a legitimate reason to exist among the Guardian Beast Master factions.

After thinking it over quickly, Qin Ruyue spoke to Zhong Yi with utmost seriousness.

"I control three hundred Spider Slaves in Starlight City. I will order the lesser spiders carrying my soul fragments to crawl out of their bodies."

"These Spider Slaves are controlled by my soul and act on its behalf. It can’t be said that they consciously betrayed Starlight City."

"I admit I haven’t treated the Spider Slaves well. Rather than living a wretched existence as a slave here with you, I would prefer to become your subordinate."

"I’m just not sure... what would I need to do to become your subordinate?"

When she spoke again, Qin Ruyue’s attitude toward Zhong Yi was much more respectful than before, her words laced with formality.

Zhong Yi couldn’t help but marvel internally. ’Talking to smart people saves so much trouble!’

What Zhong Yi needed from Qin Ruyue right now was this exact attitude.

As for what he would have Qin Ruyue do for him, Zhong Yi still needed to give it some careful thought.

Qin Ruyue retracted Shi Mi, now under the Night-Cutting Spider’s control, into her Soul Base.

This would allow the Night-Cutting Spider to watch over the near-death Shi Mi for the next week.

Qin Ruyue, in turn, was absorbed by the Hundred-Eyed Moon Demon into the Moon Eyes Flowers on its skirt.

This was a common tactic used by Deceit Holders, and it also had considerable benefits for the Bizarre being controlled by the Moon Eyes Flower.

Inside the Moon Eyes Flower, Bizarre creatures could recover their spent Energy much faster than in the outside world.

Now, only Zhong Yi remained in the building located in the Lower City District.

Zhong Yi took out his Six-Fold Communication Device and called Lin Zhuo.

You Weiwei, Yan Han, Wen Tao, and Lin Zhuo, the four of them waiting outside the building, grew more anxious with each passing moment.

You Weiwei was impulsive by nature.

After arriving at the scene, she had to fight the urge to rush into the building on several occasions.

After all, just waiting helplessly outside the building encased by the White Bone Centipede, they had no way of knowing if Zhong Yi was even safe.

You Weiwei had rushed over directly from Starlight Academy. Before leaving, she hadn’t told Shen Xuan or Zhong Ling that Zhong Yi had been attacked.

The two of them were too weak; even if they knew, they wouldn’t have been able to do anything.

It was better to wait until the dust settled before telling them.

Although all four of them felt that the two Bizarre from the Purifying Moon Sect wouldn’t actually dare to harm Zhong Yi, they were no less worried.

"I agree with Weiwei’s idea."

"Brother Han, you’re the fastest of the four of us."

"You should break in and check on the situation. At the very least, we need to make sure Xiaoyi is safe."

"We keep feeling energy fluctuations from inside. They’re coming from those two Mythical Tier Bizarre."

"Even if those two Bizarre from the Purifying Moon Sect are fighting each other, they better not hurt Xiaoyi—"

Before Lin Zhuo could finish, her phone rang.

Seeing the call was from Zhong Yi, Lin Zhuo subconsciously assumed the two Mythical Tier Bizarre had grown tired of the stalemate and were preparing to use him to negotiate terms.

Lin Zhuo silently vowed to herself that she would immediately agree to any conditions the two Mythical Tier Bizarre proposed.

’As long as Zhong Yi is safe, that’s all that matters!’

Lin Zhuo told Yan Han, Wen Tao, and You Weiwei that Zhong Yi was calling.

She then answered the call and put it on speaker, and they all heard Zhong Yi’s voice.

"Sister Zhuo, you all can come in now. I’m the only one left here."

The instant Zhong Yi finished speaking, Yan Han smashed through the White Bone Centipedes surrounding the building.

In the blink of an eye, he was standing before Zhong Yi.

The building was already a complete wreck from Qin Ruyue and Shi Mi’s battle.

If Qin Ruyue hadn’t had her Night-Cutting Spider spin webs to support the building, it likely would have collapsed during their fight long ago.

Yan Han activated his Power of Rules and carefully examined Zhong Yi.

After confirming that Zhong Yi wasn’t one of the two Mythical Tier Bizarre in disguise and that they hadn’t placed any Restrictions on him, he finally asked in a worried tone.

"How are you? Are you hurt anywhere?"

This was the first time Yan Han had met Zhong Yi. He noticed the boy’s expression was perfectly calm, showing none of the terror you’d expect from someone who had just been held hostage.

Lin Zhuo, Wen Tao, and You Weiwei had also arrived inside the building by now.

Lin Zhuo strode forward, grabbed Zhong Yi by the shoulders, and looked him over from head to toe.

While checking for injuries, Lin Zhuo deliberately glanced at his neck.

She saw that the four Instant Jades were still hanging safely around his neck.

"Xiaoyi, we were all worried sick when we heard you’d been taken hostage."

"Why didn’t you use your Soul Power to activate the Instant Jades?"

"Next time you’re in danger, you have to activate the Instant Jades immediately."

"Otherwise, if your captors happen to have a way to restrict your Soul Power, it’ll be too late to use the Instant Jades."

Zhong Yi nodded in complete agreement with Lin Zhuo’s words.

"I understand, Sister Zhuo. I’ll tell you what happened here in a moment."

"I’m not hurt. Let’s head back to my place first."

"I’ve been gone for so long. Uncle Huai, Ah Xuan, and Xiaolingdang must be worried."

"Bai Xuan and Yu Juanjuan were supposed to come over today."

"I stood them up, so I’ll make sure to visit them tomorrow."

Hearing this, Lin Zhuo didn’t know whether to think Zhong Yi was being too considerate or just unbelievably nonchalant.

In Lin Zhuo’s eyes, Zhong Yi had just had a brush with death.

And that was indeed the case.

When Zhong Yi saw Qin Ruyue’s Night-Cutting Spider restrict Shi Mi’s use of Soul Power, he realized he had been too overconfident.

If Qin Ruyue had ordered the Night-Cutting Spider to use that same toxin on him, then even if he’d wanted to, he wouldn’t have had the ability to activate his Instant Jades.

From now on, unless it was absolutely necessary, Zhong Yi would not put himself in harm’s way again.

However, taking this risk had yielded an enormous reward.

Wen Tao then stepped forward and, just like Lin Zhuo, urged Zhong Yi to use his Instant Jades immediately if he ever encountered danger again.

Wen Tao was not a man of many words, yet he still reminded Zhong Yi several times.

Only after Zhong Yi gave his third assurance did Wen Tao continue.

"Xiaoyi, we didn’t tell Xiaoxuan and the others that you were attacked."

"Xiaochen and Juanjuan know what happened. They’re both waiting at your place for you to come back and let them know you’re safe."

You Weiwei, who hadn’t spoken since coming inside, crushed a broken piece of bone from the centipede under her foot and said in a grave tone,

"Xiaoyi was abducted by those two Bizarre at the entrance to the Central District."

"This crisis has little to do with whether or not Xiaoyi activated his Instant Jades. It was primarily our negligence that caused this."

"We’ve never had a security breach like this in the Central District before."

"I suggest we dispatch a few Mythical Tier Peak experts from the Starlight Army to act as bodyguards, assigned specifically to follow these kids."

That way, even if they were attacked, they wouldn’t be left without even enough time to activate their Instant Jades.

Yan Han, Wen Tao, and Lin Zhuo immediately agreed with You Weiwei.

Previously, Chen Yin had asked Zheng Yufeng to protect Zhong Yi, but Zheng Yufeng wasn’t his dedicated bodyguard.

Assigning a dedicated bodyguard to stay with new Celestial Destiny Seekers like Zhong Yi and Shen Xuan was indeed the best way to ensure their safety.

Zhong Yi now had Qin Ruyue as a Mythical Tier Servant, and Shi Mi was about to become an Ant Successor for the Fertility Ant Queen.

This meant Zhong Yi had two Mythical Tier Peak powerhouses at his disposal.

However, Zhong Yi had no intention of refusing You Weiwei’s arrangement.

He wasn’t going to have Qin Ruyue follow him around all the time.

Otherwise, there would have been no need for him to have the Hundred-Eyed Moon Demon absorb Qin Ruyue into the Moon Eyes Flower just now.