Chapter 121 World Four [7]
"Sorry, that probably won't work." Wen Ruyue said, stepping back to make way. "Senior Sister Yu, please come in and talk first."
"Well, the divine beast really doesn't like being touched casually." Yu Sijin said with a hint of regret.
After entering the room, Yu Sijin took out food worth twenty ordinary spirit stones from the storage bag.
"These ingredients contain spiritual energy. If you don't use them normally, it's best to put them in a storage bag that can lock the spirit, otherwise the spirit stones will disappear very quickly." Yu Sijin reminded.
Yu Sijin: "According to your request, a combination of meat and vegetables. I've taken a look at the dietary preferences of other tiger-like creatures and prepared more venison and horse meat."
"Okay, how much food should we prepare every day for a divine beast of Xiaobai's size?" Wen Ruyue asked, not missing the opportunity to ask the master of divine beast breeding one-on-one.
"Huh? Xiaobai?" Yu Sijin was stunned after hearing this, and looked at Wen Ruyue and the little white tiger on her shoulder with a little disbelief.
Yu Sijin: "Junior Sister Xiao Wen, please don't tell me you named your mythical beast Xiaobai? How is that any different from calling your cat Mimi?"
Wen Ruyue touched her nose subconsciously. She originally thought that the name Xiaobai was a good name, at least it matched the color of the little white tiger's fur.
But after Yu Sijin pointed it out so bluntly, she realized that the name did seem a bit perfunctory.
"Ahem, the name Xiaobai was something I came up with on the spur of the moment to deal with the neighbors. Little White Tiger didn't seem to object, so I called him that." Wen Ruyue explained.
Yu Sijin shook her head in frustration. "I was saying, Master can't just give you a 'Guide to Raising Divine Beasts,' right? Divine beasts possess intelligence from birth. After they inherit their bloodline, if their parents don't give them a name, they'll choose one themselves."
"Huh? So Xiaobai already has a name?" Wen Ruyue was also stunned after hearing this. This was completely a blind spot in her knowledge.
"It should be. After you contracted with the divine beast, didn't it tell you its name?" Yu Sijin asked puzzledly.
All intelligent beasts will give themselves names, let alone divine beasts.
Generally speaking, only when the relationship is very good or a master-servant contract is signed, will intelligent spirit animals be willing to accept names given by humans.
"Xiaobai, do you have a name?" Wen Ruyue asked in a slow tone. After seeing the little white tiger pat her face with its claws, she naturally stretched out her hand and caught the little white tiger in her arms.
Jing Ke: “Awooo~” Of course I have a name.
Wen Ruyue: "Then why didn't you tell me?"
Jing Ke: “Oh~” You haven’t asked me this question.
Wen Ruyue exhaled softly. This was indeed her negligence. She had called it the little divine beast and the little white tiger from the beginning, and she had never really asked the little white tiger if it had a name.
Wen Ruyue: "Then can I know your name?"
Jing Ke: “Woo~” Jing Ke.
Wen Ruyue repeated it many times in her mind before tentatively calling out, "Jing Ke?"
Jing Ke: “Woooooo~” Yes, but in front of outsiders, I allow you to call me Xiaobai.
Wen Ruyue couldn't help but gently touch the little white tiger's round head with her fingertips, "I understand, I will pay attention."
After seeing the man and the tiger talking as if no one else was around, Yu Sijin couldn't help but touch her nose, feeling that she was redundant.
No, this feeling must be an illusion. If it weren't for me, I don't know how long it would take for Junior Sister Xiao Wen to know the name of the little divine beast.
"Um, Junior Sister Xiao Wen, is the contract you signed with the divine beast an equal contract?" Yu Sijin asked.
"I think so. I don't feel any restraint, but I can sense... Jing Ke's general emotions." Wen Ruyue didn't think that Yu Sijin, who knew Jing Ke's identity, was someone else, so she called out the name generously.
Yu Sijin nodded thoughtfully. "A slightly offensive question: do you have any totems of mythical beasts? If you signed a contract with a white tiger, it should be a pattern similar to that of a white tiger."
Yu Sijin explained, "This is something I discovered while studying ancient texts. If you sign a contract with a divine beast, a corresponding pattern will appear on your body. This is also considered part of the contract, and it will protect the contractor when necessary."
"If it's on the skin, it means it's an equal contract. If it's not on the skin, it should be some other kind of contract."
Wen Ruyue frowned and thought, "I haven't paid much attention to it, but it seems that I..."
Yu Sijin asked this question a little suddenly. Wen Ruyue could only be sure that she had not seen the white tiger totem on her skin when she was taking a bath.
But Wen Ruyue didn't have the habit of studying her body in front of the mirror, so she didn't know whether there was this pattern on her back.
"I can be sure that I don't feel constrained, and Jing Ke and I cannot force orders on each other." Wen Ruyue added.
"If you're unsure, Junior Sister Wen, perhaps you could ask the little divine beast. I remember it was the little divine beast that took the initiative to sign the contract with you." Yu Sijin said, "The ancient book is incomplete, and I'm not sure if there will be exceptions."
After talking about this, Wen Ruyue and Yu Sijin's eyes fell on Jing Ke who stretched out his paws to step on the milk.
Jing Ke tilted his head and pretended to be stupid: "Awoo?" Why are you looking at me?
Wen Ruyue pinched the little white tiger's paw pads, "Jing Ke, what kind of contract did you and I sign?"
Jing Ke: “Ouch.” It’s just a very ordinary contract, one that comes with my inherited memory.
Wen Ruyue licked her lips and repeated to Yu Sijin what Jing Ke wanted to express.
"Is it the contract that comes with the inherited memory?" Yu Sijin pinched her chin and thought.
According to existing ancient records, the initial taming of spirit beasts was not done through contracts, but by violently subduing the other party or inducing them to cooperate with the other party with benefits.
But whether it is a master-servant contract or an equal contract, it seems that they were researched and improved by an extremely outstanding beastmaster and formation master together.
But could the divine beast's inherited memories contain a contract developed by cultivators? Or was the contract between the little divine beast and Wen Ruyue independent of the master-servant and equal contract?
After thinking about this, Yu Sijin's expression changed slightly, "Junior Sister Wen, if you get hurt, how will the little beast react?"
"Well, it seems not? I haven't been injured recently." Wen Ruyue was a little confused. "Senior Sister Yu, is there something wrong with the contract between Jing Ke and me?"
"Well..." Yu Sijin was a little confused. "I'm not sure, but if it's a contract from the inherited memory of a divine beast, it should be different from common contracts."
"Junior Sister Wen, do you have any other extra feelings after signing the contract?" Yu Sijin asked, the curiosity in her eyes becoming stronger.
Wen Ruyue recalled carefully, then shook her head, "Except for Jing Ke being clingy to me, I don't have any other feelings."
"In this case, I'm not sure whether my guess is true." Yu Sijin said carefully, not rashly expressing her guess.
"I have no plans to go into seclusion recently. If you and the little beast have any questions, you can come and ask me. I will do my best to find the answers." Yu Sijin promised.
"Thank you, Senior Sister Yu." Wen Ruyue thanked her and looked down at Jing Ke who had an innocent face.
Wen Ruyue's intuition told her that Jing Ke, who had taken the initiative to sign a contract with her, must know what the contract in the inherited memory was, but she pretended to be ignorant and was unwilling to say it out loud.
Just like Jing Ke had been able to communicate with him a long time ago, but he just pretended to be stupid.
Jing Ke seemed to particularly enjoy teasing him? Could it be that he was treating her like a pet?
Forget it, the contract has been signed anyway, and Jing Ke and I are already bound together.
If the mythical beasts and humans are bound together, then the one who will suffer the loss will definitely not be the human, right?
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In order to thank Yu Sijin for delivering the goods and answering her questions, Wen Ruyue invited her to have a simple meal with her and personally cooked a fairly sumptuous lunch using the ingredients delivered.
In response to this, Yu Sijin said that Junior Sister Xiao Wen is an excellent cook, and if she had the chance to be her roommate, she would definitely move in without hesitation.
However, Junior Sister Xiao Wen’s attitude towards the little divine beast seemed a little off.
Given the Divine Beast's digestive abilities, it wouldn't be a problem for the little Divine Beast to simply chew on the Spirit Stones as a meal. Is it necessary for Junior Sister Xiao Wen to pick up the cooked food with chopsticks, cool it down, and then feed it to the little Divine Beast?
It would be fine if Junior Sister Xiao Wen didn’t understand why the divine beast did this, but why did the little divine beast also enjoy it?
On the other hand, the six-tailed fox in his family, which has the blood of the nine-tailed fox, not only eats meat raw or cooked, but also can swallow a whole chicken in three seconds.
If the other party didn't really have some blood of a divine beast, he would have turned into a fat, white fox raised by his grandmother, the kind that would have difficulty running!
After jumping back and forth between wanting to say something but stopping herself, Yu Sijin decided to be a feudal person and not talk while eating or sleeping. After finishing her meal, she could retreat quickly. There was no need to stay here and affect the relationship between Junior Sister Xiao Wen and her little white tiger.
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Wen Ruyue has strong self-control and high execution ability, but this does not affect her lack of knowledge on how to feed the divine beast.
Wen Ruyue only remembered that the divine beast could not be tamed by ordinary people, so her feeding strategy was a bottom line. She would do whatever Jing Ke wanted to eat.
If Jing Ke wanted to stand on her shoulders, he could stand. If he wanted to be held, she would hold him. Even if he wanted to step on her head to play, Wen Ruyue would agree.
The only requirement is that Jing Ke must turn into a kitten after leaving home and must not reveal her identity as a little white tiger in front of outsiders.
So, Wen Ruyue put on a baseball cap that made it easier for Jing Ke to lie down, and carried Jing Ke into the elevator like a kitten.
Fortunately, the time when Jing Ke wanted to go out for some fresh air was not the rush hour, so there was no one in the elevator, and Wen Ruyue walked in very smoothly.
"Don't take a car, just walk outside. I want to understand the current human world." Jing Ke gently swept Wen Ruyue's neck with the tip of his tail.
"Okay, but if we don't take the car, someone might take pictures with their cell phones. Is that okay?" Wen Ruyue gave Jing Ke a heads-up in advance.
"It doesn't matter, they took the picture of the kitten, not my real body." Jing Ke didn't mind being photographed at all. She was not a shameful kitten, so let them take the picture.
"I understand." A hint of helplessness appeared in Wen Ruyue's eyes. She could only choose to stop on the first floor and walked towards the exit of the community with Jing Ke, the little cat who looked majestic and was patrolling the territory.
There was no one in the elevator at this time, but that didn't mean there was no one in the community.
Within just a few hundred meters out of the community, Wen Ruyue saw two little girls going to the post station to pick up a package, a delivery man, a mother and daughter taking their child to the children's playground, and a young girl who was also preparing to go out for a walk with a German Shepherd.
"Wow, what a cute kitten. Can I touch it?" A little girl who was shopping with her boyfriend was also attracted by Jing Ke and couldn't help but stop to look.
"Sorry, Xiaobai is shy. If other people touch him, he will be caught." Wen Ruyue didn't know how many times she had declined requests from enthusiastic passers-by.
"Oh, can I take a picture? I also want to raise a silver tabby American Shorthair." said the little girl.
Wen Ruyue did not reject the little girl's idea of taking a photo. Jing Ke, who was sitting on a baseball cap, also cooperated very well. When the camera was pointed at him, he raised his front paws and licked his fur, which made the little girl couldn't help but scream.
The guy next to the little girl didn't seem to like kittens very much. He just watched from the side. After seeing his girlfriend take the photo, he immediately held her hand. Before leaving, he stared at Jing Ke for several times, and finally was taken away by the little girl.
Jing Ke licked his front paws, and after the young couple walked away, he spoke, "Contractor, did you notice anything wrong with the other person?"
"Huh? You mean that girl's girlfriend?" Wen Ruyue raised her eyebrows slightly. "Society is very tolerant nowadays. It's normal for a girl to have a girlfriend."
"It's not this. Can't you feel that the little girl's girlfriend is not human?" Jing Ke asked.
After hearing this, Wen Ruyue tensed up and her first reaction was to turn around and chase after him. But before she could do that, Jing Ke patted the brim of her hat with her paw.
"Her cultivation is not lower than yours. She must have received an extra opportunity when she was building her foundation, so she transformed into a human in advance. The smell on her body is very clean, and she has never killed anyone." Jing Ke said.
"Is she a transformed demon?" Wen Ruyue asked, her tense back slowly relaxing.
"It's just an ordinary dog demon, a narrow-minded one. His girlfriend just likes cats, so he got jealous." Jing Ke shared his discovery with Wen Ruyue.
"When she was leaving, the dog demon secretly glared at me. If I could reveal my identity, I would have let her see my strength." Jing Ke said.
"It's common for cats and dogs to not get along. Maybe it's because of their nature?" Wen Ruyue said.
"Contractor, are you speaking for that dog demon?" Jing Ke said with dissatisfaction.
The tail that had originally just brushed across the neck began to exert force, patting Wen Ruyue's face as a warning, emphasizing: "You are my contractor."
"That's not what I meant. I meant that the dog demon was too ignorant. He didn't know at all that you, Jing Ke, are a divine beast of noble blood." Wen Ruyue quickly changed her words.
"I am your contractor, and I will stand by your side unconditionally." Wen Ruyue added.
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