Chapter 499 All the Children Are Wanted

Although I can't understand what the white tiger is saying, I can understand its actions!

The choice came unexpectedly, and everyone couldn't help but tense up, after all, who wouldn't want to be chosen by the guardian beast?

Li Yuanji, who had been looking like a wandering ghost since being pounced on by the white tiger, suddenly spoke up: "Choose me! I am unparalleled in bravery and have a wealthy family!"

Upon hearing this, everyone turned to look at Li Yuanji. You, Prince Qi with thick eyebrows and big eyes, actually dared to sneak away!

After a brief reprimand of Li Yuanji, everyone introduced themselves one by one.

Yuchi Jingde bluntly declared, "Choose me! I'm better!"

Cheng Yaojin regretted not being able to bring his axe in, so he could only thump his chest loudly and say, "Choose me! I'm amazing, and I can treat you all like ancestors!"

The remaining Li Jiancheng and others were more refined, but they also tried to introduce their strengths in various ways.

Li Shimin, Li Chengqian, and Li Yuan did not get involved. They decided to let the guardian beasts choose their first option.

Under the expectant gazes of the crowd, the bird, the fish, and the three beasts slowly strolled in front of them, glancing back at Li Chengqian with every step they took. Then, under the threat of the white tiger, they regretfully turned back and began to pick and choose.

The Chongming bird circled in front of Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Wei Zheng, finally landing in front of Wei Zheng. A wisp of feather landed between Wei Zheng's eyebrows and disappeared, and a strange feeling arose. Soon, Wei Zheng found that he had established a connection with the Chongming bird.

"The three of you have similar demeanor, all of which I admire for their sense of justice and wisdom. But I feel that you are more eloquent, so it would be good for us to practice our speaking skills with you."

"Thank you for the compliment."

What could Wei Zheng say? He could only thank his own mouth.

On the other side, surrounded by water ripples, the small and adorable red carp circled around Li Yuanji, Yuchi Jingde, and Cheng Yaojin.

After circling around and around, the three of them had never felt their skin so moist.

In the end, the hesitant red carp stopped in front of Cheng Yaojin, flicked its tail, and a fish scale imprinted itself on Cheng Yaojin's forehead.

"I like brave people, and all three of you are good. But I admire your strength the most—the way you swing your axe and get to work! Let's charge together from now on! Let's fucking kill them!"

"..." Cheng Yaojin felt at a loss for the first time. Chi Li looked so petite and had such a gentle voice, how could her personality be more reckless than his?

The three furry little cubs stumbled and rolled to Li Lizhi's feet, and then started fighting. They swatted at each other, leaving Lizhi completely bewildered.

"Big brother..."

Li Chengqian patted Wumo's head. Wumo was a little disgusted by the three little ones' embarrassment. "The three of them have all taken a liking to Lizhi. Let them fight it out. Whoever wins will form a contract."

"Can a person only bind one guardian beast?" Li Chengqian asked curiously.

"Not necessarily. People like me, Fire Phoenix, and Black Tortoise are considered to be natal guardian beasts, and can only bind to one. Other levels of guardian beasts mainly depend on the spiritual power of the person binding them. Those with higher spiritual power can bind to more. As for those who can't bind to any, that is, those who are not a good match, it is essentially because their spiritual power is not enough."

"How strong is that beautiful woman's spirit?"

Upon hearing Chengqian's question, everyone looked thoughtfully at Li Lizhi and the three little ones who were staying at her feet.

"Hmm..."

The fire phoenix flew up, its wings brushing against the beautiful woman's head, and exclaimed in surprise, "That's really good! Binding three adult guardian beasts definitely won't work, but three juvenile ones..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Chengqian nodded, "That's settled then. Adults make choices, but children want it all. Lizhi, you can do it."

Meeting her elder brother's trusting gaze, Li Lizhi instantly puffed out her chest and didn't forget to tuck in her belly. "I can. Would you like to form a contract with me?"

As if they had been waiting for her to say that, the three little ones immediately stopped fighting. The three phantom claw marks overlapped and landed on Lizhi's brow, and the bond was successfully formed.

"Great!"

Li Lizhi happily hugged the three little ones, "With them, I can be my eldest brother's best little sister and the face of his family!"

Li Tai was already envious of his younger sister having three guardian beasts all at once, but upon hearing her say this, he immediately became anxious: "No way! I'm the face of the family! I'm the best!"

“Second brother, you can’t do it,” Li Lizhi retorted seriously, having been brainwashed by Li Chengqian’s rules for spoiled brats. “The younger siblings of the top spoiled brats must be the most outstanding, and that can only be me.”

"No, no!" Li Tai jumped up and down anxiously. "I was the first to know that my eldest brother was going to be a playboy. My eldest brother and I are the best of friends, so it has to be me!"

"That's because I was too young before. Now that I'm all grown up, Second Brother, you can step down!"

The two children were arguing so fiercely that the onlookers forgot to be envious and kept their eyes on Li Shimin and Li Yuan.

Li Shimin's face fell, and he really wanted to say, "Stop talking, or I'll get impatient."

"Shimin..."

Li Yuan's gentle tone sent a chill down Li Shimin's spine. Ignoring everything else, he frantically changed the subject: "This experiment was a great success, haha. I think we can try it a few more times, select some suitable candidates, and build armies around the guardian beasts in the future... Thinking about it, there's quite a lot to do. It's getting late, you should all go back, I have to get busy."

In his panic, he was babbling incoherently. Li Yuan smiled and agreed, "Yes, you should go back first."

Before Li Shimin could breathe a sigh of relief, Li Yuan continued, "I will stay and have a long talk with Shimin."

"No need, Father, how could your son disturb your rest?" Li Shimin said righteously.

Li Yuan retorted calmly, "This isn't the first time I've bothered you."

"I suddenly remembered that there are still many aspects of this experiment that need to be considered."

"You're the emperor now, so of course these kinds of things should be done by your subordinates."

"I'm so tired, how about we talk tomorrow?"

"It's alright, we can rest in peace forever."

"..." Li Shimin was helpless and tried to turn to seek help. Guanyinbi, Chengqian...

When he turned around, the hall was empty. Everyone else had disappeared at some point, leaving him alone to face his father's interrogation. Even Huo Feng was nowhere to be seen!

No, what a disloyal bunch! Couldn't they at least stay and watch some gossip?

And Fire Phoenix, isn't she eager to be his father? Why don't you stay and fight his biological father?

"Come, Shimin, there's still plenty of time. Let's have a good chat. I'll see how you really act as a father..."