Lu Qing looked at the little lump of coal in front of him. It held its head high with an arrogant expression, as if signing a contract with it was a great bargain for Lu Qing.
After a moment of silence, Lu Qing grabbed it by the scruff of its neck, looked at it menacingly, and gritted his teeth, saying:
"Who gave you permission to sign a contract with me without my consent?"
The little coal ball stiffened, and its two front paws began to tremble uncontrollably.
"I...I...I'm a Five Elements Spirit Beast, I'm very powerful!"
"My mom said that humans benefited from my contract with them, so why...why are you unhappy?"
Lu Qing was speechless: "You signed the contract with me without even asking my opinion. Should I be happy about that?"
"Now, immediately, right now, lift the ban!" Lu Qing said sternly.
The little coal ball trembled even more violently in fright:
"I...I...I don't know how! My mom only taught me how to sign a contract, not how to cancel it!"
"Useless thing!"
Lu Qing threw it aside and then tried to deactivate it himself.
However, the moment her power touched the contract patterns within her body, it was blasted away by a powerful force, nearly severing her meridians.
Lu Qing's face was pale, but fortunately Gu Xicheng supported her so that she could barely stand.
"Qingqing, are you alright?" Gu Xicheng asked worriedly.
Lu Qing shook his head, suppressing the metallic taste of blood in his mouth.
"I'm fine!"
She picked up the little coal ball, examined it for a moment, and frowned, saying:
"It really is a Five Elements Spirit Beast!"
"Qingqing, what are the Five Elements Spirit Beasts?" everyone asked curiously.
"It is a mythical beast that only exists in legends. It was born from the Five Elements and controls the power of the Five Elements. I heard that this creature went extinct thousands of years ago. I never expected that there would still be one."
Lu Qing probed his Qi into the little coal ball's body. It was indeed a Five Elements Spirit Beast, but there wasn't a single trace of useful Five Elements power in its body.
The bead formed from the five elements' spiritual veins was swallowed by it and disappeared without a trace.
"What kind of Five Elements Spirit Beast is this... Is it very powerful?" Meng Lianyun asked with a doubtful expression.
“Adult Five Elements Spirit Beasts are indeed very powerful, but this is just a cub among cubs. A fart could kill it, so it’s completely useless.” Lu Qing was a little speechless.
Just then, Little Coal Ball's voice reached my ears:
"That's because you cut me open beforehand. My mother wanted me to stay in the stone for two thousand years, and I still have a thousand years left!"
Little Coal Ball toddled over to Lu Qing's feet, hugged her ankle, and looked at her with teary eyes:
"I don't care! I've already signed a contract; you're my master, and you have to take care of me!"
Lu Qing suddenly felt like she had a splitting headache.
She wasn't good at raising small animals to begin with; she couldn't even raise chickens and ducks properly, let alone these five elemental spirit beasts.
Lu Qing remained unmoved by Xiao Meiqiu's cute antics, but Gu Fei's heart softened at the sight.
"Qingqing, it's so pitiful, why don't we keep it?"
Gu Fei has always been unable to resist furry things, and she reached out and hugged it.
Little Coal Ball seemed to have found its pillar of support and immediately wagged its tail at Gu Fei.
"Woman! You're such a good person! Yes, that's it, try to persuade your master again!"
Lu Qing was even more speechless at Xiao Meiqiu's shameless behavior.
“Qingqing…” Gu Fei looked at her expectantly.
Lu Qing could only agree: "Alright! Then let's keep it!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Fei and Xiao Meiqiu's faces simultaneously brightened from gloomy to sunny.
"Great, I can keep you here!" Gu Fei spun around with the little coal ball in her arms.
Little Coal Ball patted Gu Fei's face with its paw, making Gu Fei giggle.
"Little guy, are you thanking me?"
Lu Qing: "No! What it just meant was that it would allow you to become its slave and serve it!"
Everyone looked at the smug little coal ball and was speechless.
Only Gu Fei didn't care. She liked Little Coal Ball, so she was happy to serve it!
"Shouldn't we give it a name?" Gu Fei suggested with a smile.
Lu Qing: "It's so black and so round, like a lump of coal, let's call it a lump of coal!"
Upon hearing the name, Little Coal Ball immediately protested.
Its squeaking echoed in Lu Qing's mind:
"I protest! I protest!!!"
"How can I, a dignified spirit beast of the Five Elements, be called such a vulgar name as Coal Ball!"
Lu Qing: "...(╬▔ Pan▔)╯"
After a moment of silence, Lu Qing punched Little Coal Ball on the head:
"Protest denied! You're just a lump of coal!"
Seeing that Lu Qing was angry, Little Coal Ball immediately shrank back and said weakly:
"Just call me Coal Ball, why are you being so fierce!"
Lu Qing rolled her eyes at it, then touched her empty stomach and looked at Gu Xicheng:
"I'm hungry, I want to eat!"
Gu Xicheng chuckled: "Alright! Let's go eat!"
It took Chen Zhao, who was present the whole time, a long time to realize that Lu Qing seemed a little different from ordinary people.
Meng Lianyun patted him on the shoulder and laughed:
"Don't tell anyone about what happened today!"
Chen Zhao nodded quickly: "Don't worry, I understand!"
The restaurant was chosen by Meng Lianyun; it was a five-star restaurant, and Lu Qing ordered almost everything on the menu.
Chen Zhao originally thought Lu Qing wanted to take advantage of him, but he didn't expect her to be able to eat so much.
And because the restaurant only served small portions, she wasn't even full after the first serving and ordered a second time.
The chef behind them was swinging his spatula so hard it was almost smoking.
By the end of the meal, only Lu Qing hadn't put down his chopsticks, and only Xiao Meiqiu was left.
Gu Fei held it, originally just wanting to see what it would eat, but unexpectedly it ate everything.
No matter what Gu Fei puts in its mouth, it will eat it all.
Seeing its belly getting rounder and rounder, almost bursting, Gu Fei quickly stopped it.
"Little coal ball, you can't eat anymore!"
The little coal ball clung tightly to a date about the size of its head, refusing to let go.
"The last one, just the last one!"
"No! You can't eat anymore!"
Gu Fei tried hard to snatch it, but the little coal ball hugged her tighter and tighter.
During the struggle between the man and the beast, the jujube flew out and landed right at the feet of the waiter who had just walked in.
The waiter stepped on a date, slipped, and fell backward, his plate crashing to the ground.
Everyone looked over, about to help, but then they discovered that the plate didn't contain food, but a short knife.
That waiter wasn't actually a waiter; he was the man who had just sold the stone to Chen Zhao, missing out on a chance to make a fortune.
"It's you!"
Chen Zhao was so frightened that he stood up abruptly.
The man's eyes flashed with malice, and he grabbed a short knife and charged at him.
"Give me the jewel! Or I'll kill you!"
Before Lu Qing could make a move, Little Coal Ball jumped out of Gu Fei's arms and kicked the man in the face with one paw.
"Dare to trample my dates? You'll get a claw from me!"
The man winced in pain and instinctively withdrew his hand holding the knife.
Gu Xicheng seized the opportunity to sweep his leg and knock him down, then took the knife from him, twisted it behind his back, and held him down.
"Call the police!"
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