"Mom, Dad, we're back!"
Pushing open the door, Liu Jingyi hurriedly put on her slippers and ran towards the living room.
Liu's father and mother came over upon hearing the voice. Seeing that Liu Jingyi was not injured, they breathed a sigh of relief. Then, they saw the Fiery Flame Roc cub in her arms and asked in surprise, "This is the pet you contracted?"
Liu Jingyi nodded emphatically, then plopped down on the sofa and took out a photo from her pocket, waving it at them excitedly, "Sit down, sit down, I'll tell you what happened these past few days."
"It was so exciting and so interesting!"
"I also met two new friends!"
"Here, take a look." Liu Jingyi handed the photo to her parents.
They looked down and saw that the background of the photo was that barbecue restaurant they often went to. Four figures stood in front of the gray wall.
On the far left was Liu Jinglan, leaning against his massive Crimson Flame Bull, hands in his pockets, with a faint smile on his face.
To the right was an unfamiliar young man with delicate features and a slender figure. A Flame Cloud Falcon stood on his shoulder, and a majestic Gale Hound lay at his feet.
Further to the right was Liu Jingyi, holding the Fiery Flame Roc cub high in the air, the dim light illuminating her bright smile.
On the far right was the tall Chang Yuhuan, with a camera around her neck, making a peace sign at the camera, and a Water Spirit Turtle lying at her feet.
"Is it good?" Liu Jingyi asked.
"Good, good, all good," Liu's mother replied with a smile.
"I know~" Liu Jinglan didn't even lift his head, just staring intently at his phone.
"By the way, didn't you invite this young man to stay at our house? He came all the way here, we should treat him well," Liu's mother suddenly said.
Liu Jingyi replied, "I invited him, but Brother Chen Yuan said he had to catch an early flight tomorrow to avoid disturbing us."
"He's a good kid," Liu's mother sighed.
"Found it!"
At this moment, Liu Jinglan suddenly raised his head, his eyes shining brightly.
"Brother, found what?" Liu Jingyi leaned over, craning her neck.
"His relevant information." Liu Jingyi looked at the information searched by the browser and read in a low voice, "The opening ceremony of the Baokun City Taibai Cup concluded perfectly. Consultant Chen Yuan and Consultant Shi Gang jointly presented a wonderful performance match."
"Consultant Chen Yuan?" Liu Jingyi looked puzzled.
Liu Jinglan pondered, "A consultant is a position in the Beast Tamer Association, with very high status."
Little stars twinkled in Liu Jingyi's eyes: "No wonder Brother Chen Yuan is so amazing, he's a big shot!"
Liu Jinglan opened his mouth, but didn't say anything for a long time.
His little sister was right. No matter which city, anyone who can serve as a consultant must be the most outstanding Beast Tamer in the area.
He believed that his strength was in the first tier in Fire Province, but he definitely couldn't bear the title of consultant.
And the average strength of Beast Tamers in Baokun City must be higher than that of Fire Province.
"Brother, there's a video below." The sharp-eyed Liu Jingyi noticed a video link below the report and reached out to click it.
A new page popped up, with a line of text displayed on the browser—The First Taibai Cup Performance Match Video.
When that familiar figure slowly walked out amidst the deafening cheers, Liu Jinglan couldn't help but sit up straight, his eyes serious.
"The winner of this performance match is Consultant Chen Yuan!"
With the final sound, the video ended, and Liu Jinglan fell into a long silence.
Liu Jingyi, on the other hand, widened her eyes, her eyes shining brightly: "Brother Chen Yuan is too amazing!"
Liu Jinglan silently nodded.
When Chen Yuan was in Flame Mountain, he seemed to be handling the Tier 2 Fiery Flame Roc and Fiery Flame Yang Roc with ease.
But in this battle video, Chen Yuan showed terrifying suppression against that Consultant Shi Gang.
Just imagine, if that Consultant Shi Gang were replaced by himself, how long could he last?
Three minutes?
Two minutes?
Even one minute?
Thinking of this, Liu Jinglan instantly felt his scalp tingle, deeply realizing Chen Yuan's terrifying strength.
Seeing Liu Jinglan's reaction, Liu Jingyi teased, "Brother, next time you meet, are you still going to challenge Brother Chen Yuan?"
"Of course," Liu Jinglan slightly raised his head and leaned on the sofa, "Regardless of whether I can win or not, being able to fight with a powerful Beast Tamer is a very enjoyable thing."
"After all, my goal has never been to surpass stronger Beast Tamers, but to make myself as strong as possible."
"As long as I keep improving and keep getting stronger, why should I feel inferior because of the strength of others?"
He suddenly turned to look at Liu Jingyi and said in a deep voice, "After you become a Beast Tamer, you have to be like me too."
Liu Jingyi curled her lips: "Tch, I won't be like you."
She looked at her parents, then lowered her head to look at the Fiery Flame Roc cub, her lips rising, her voice light: "We won't fail."
The next evening,
Chen Yuan traveled thousands of miles and finally returned to Baokun City.
This trip to Flame Mountain took a total of four days, but half of the time was spent on the road, making the whole process quite tiring.
Chen Yuan casually found a hotel to stay in, preparing to take a car back to Xuanhe Village early the next morning.
As night deepened,
Lying on the soft big bed, Chen Yuan, who had been running around for several days, finally showed an enjoyable smile, and opened the Taibai Cup official website.
After four days of fierce competition, the Taibai Cup has entered the sixteen-to-eight stage of the finals.
Since the level of most Beast Tamers is not ideal, the battle time of each pet is particularly short, lasting a few seconds at the shortest, and one or two minutes at the longest.
As a result, the competition progressed very quickly.
Among these sixteen players, there are eight mid-level Beast Tamers, accounting for half.
Among these eight, there are both up-and-coming Beast Tamer Academy students and previously unknown Beast Tamers.
The official website of the competition has launched a champion player voting section, where you can vote for your favorite champion, with Zhuang Jianbai's votes far ahead.
Zhuang Jianbai is the biggest favorite to win the Taibai Cup this time.
He had super popularity before the competition, and through his wonderful performance in the competition, he attracted a large number of fans, so his voice for winning the championship is the highest.
Although the performance of other players is also good, it is slightly inferior to Zhuang Jianbai.
"It seems that the champion is likely to be him," Chen Yuan muttered.
This defeated opponent of Coke is about to hold up the first trophy in his life, and Chen Yuan sincerely feels happy for him.
The more powerful Beast Tamers there are in the Baokun City Beast Tamer Association, the less trouble he will have.
At the same time, Chen Yuan saw a popular post—Who is stronger, Consultant Chen or the favorite to win the championship, Zhuang Jianbai?
“Is there even a need to discuss this? It's definitely Chen Guwen.”
“Flame Cloud Falcon versus Frost Winter Hound, Fire-type versus Ice-type, who do you think is stronger?”
“Type matchups can't determine victory, I think the Beast Master's commands are more crucial, I'm voting for Zhuang Jianbai!”
“It's a pity, Chen Guwen didn't participate in the main competition, so we won't see their clash of the titans.”
October 5th, Saturday.
Sunny.
Early in the morning, Chen Yuan, already impatient, took a car back to Xuanhe Village.
As usual, he first took a car to Taibai County, and then transferred to Xuanhe Village.
After all this hassle, it was already afternoon when he arrived at Xuanhe Village.
“Our big star is back!”
As soon as he arrived at the village entrance, the elders immediately surrounded him, some directly reaching out to stroke Coke, who had performed wonderfully in the exhibition match, with various praises emerging one after another.
Coke's cheeks were pinched again and again, its head was dizzy, but hearing one compliment after another, it couldn't help but grin foolishly.
No mistake in every word, every first, every internal, every content, every one, see clearly!
For many villagers, Chen Yuan was a child they watched grow up. They never thought that one day, this child, so familiar to them, would actually appear on TV, standing under the spotlight, surrounded by deafening cheers.
They might not be clear about the meaning of the Taibai Cup to Baokun City, nor do they know the value of Chen Yuan as a consultant, but that doesn't stop them from generously praising him, and “inadvertently” telling people from other villages about it when they go to the Nanhe Town market.
The dialogue often goes like this:
“Uncle Zhao, you're here for the market again today?”
“How could you not know that Chen Yuan from our village has become an association consultant and even appeared in an exhibition match?”
In short, after this live broadcast, Chen Yuan's status as a consultant is no longer a secret. His position in Xuanhe Village will undergo earth-shattering changes, and even Chen Weiyi's back has become straighter.
But at this moment, Chen Yuan struggled to break free from the elders' encirclement, grabbed the dizzy Coke, and ran towards the farm: “I'm going back first, Grandpa is still waiting for me to eat.”
Walking on the streets of Xuanhe Village, Chen Yuan found that the ground was uniformly paved with stone bricks, which was much cleaner and tidier than before, and looked very neat.
Many shops have sprung up on both sides of the street, either small shops, or pet supply stores, or local specialty restaurants.
Of course, farmhouses are also one after another, extending from the east side of the village to the west side.
Most of the local Beast Masters have been participating in or watching the Taibai Cup in the city these days, so there are not many Beast Masters coming to Xuanhe Village. The villagers are taking advantage of this time to improve the environment of Xuanhe Village and seize the time to renovate.
In this remote place, Xuanhe Village is changing every day.
Chen Yuan trotted all the way, Coke gradually ran in front of him, passing through the grass, jumping over puddles, and calling out from time to time.
“Woof woof woof!”
After a while, a series of dog barks rang out, and figures emerged from all directions, surrounding Coke in the middle.
Paw Patrol assemble!
“Woof!”
Coke led its little brothers to run around wantonly, following Chen Yuan back to the farm.
“Woof woof woof!”
Coke looked back, and the Paw Patrol immediately stopped in place, pairs of eyes watching the former.
“Woof woof woof!”
Coke barked again, then walked into the farm gate with a proud pace, while the Paw Patrol gradually withdrew.
“Ka!”
During Chen Yuan's absence, Iron Head diligently guarded the security post, patrolling every corner of the farm, being vigilant for intruders, and guarding the gate, confirming the identity of each entrant.
This family would fall apart without the diligent Iron Head.
Walking inside the farm, you can soon see Doudou Chicken wandering around with its cubs. Chen Yuan continued to move forward and walked into the yard.
“Quack quack quack~”
Runrun Duck was sitting on the table, gobbling up fried small dried fish one after another. When it felt happy, it would temporarily put down the small dried fish and sing the Duck Duck Song affectionately.
“Diandi~”
Diandi Flying Cat was nestled in Chen Weiyi's arms, staring at the phone screen without blinking, and the external sound followed: “The Dragon King returns, seeing his sister being driven out of the house, he is furious and gathers three thousand brothers.”
Chen Yuan couldn't help but cough: “Grandpa, I'm back.”
The old man, who was engrossed in watching, turned his head in confusion. After seeing clearly, he quickly stood up and walked towards the kitchen: “Are you hungry? I'll heat up the food.”
“I'll do it myself.” Chen Yuan held Chen Weiyi back, letting him continue watching the video, but Diandi Flying Cat became anxious and reached out its paw to grab the phone: “Diandi~”
Chen Weiyi had no choice but to fix the phone on the table and play the previous video. Only then did Diandi Flying Cat nod and continue to watch attentively while lying on the stool.
“Woof woof woof~”
Coke's first thing to do after returning home was to tell Runrun Duck about what happened these days, telling about its wonderful performance in the exhibition match and the heroic performance of resisting the Blazing Lizard in Flame Mountain.
“Quack.”
The satiated Runrun Duck raised its eyes to look at Coke, then patted its wings: “Quack quack!”
Good job, Duck~
A moment later,
Chen Yuan sat at the table, eating while talking about what happened these days.
Chen Weiyi didn't express any opinions, just said with a smile: “It's good that you weren't injured, it's good that you weren't injured.”
After finishing dinner, Chen Yuan moved the two boxes placed in the yard into the hall.
These were the boxes used by the airline to load spirit plants. It is said that they were made of some special material that can preserve the freshness of the spirit plants for a long time.
He opened the box and took out the two Blazing Sun Woods. The little guys instantly gathered around, curiously looking at the Blazing Sun Woods emitting shallow flames.
“This fire is fake.” Chen Yuan reached out and touched the flame, and couldn't feel any temperature at all.
Diandi Flying Cat carefully stretched out its paw and placed it on the flame. Sure enough, it didn't feel burned.
The little guys all felt very novel and scrambled to try one after another, only Runrun Duck yawned to itself.
It's so boring, Duck.
I'd rather go back to sleep.
“Spark, rest for one night first, and advance tomorrow.” Chen Yuan looked back at Spark.
Although there have been no cases of advancement failure so far, it is obviously a better choice to let Spark recover to its best state and then try to advance.
We've waited so many days, what's one more night?
“Chirp.”
At this moment, Spark's desire for advancement reached its peak. It eagerly wanted to gain stronger power.
But seeing Chen Yuan say this, its eyes flickered slightly, and it slowly nodded.
