Xie Sen watched with a wry smile as the contracted beasts huddled together discussing dividing up territory. The Giant Wolf and Giant Rhinoceros beasts, however, had no particular opinions; in fact, they even suggested that the Giant Tiger beast use its original territory to store toys.
After a while, the contracted beasts dispersed. The Giant Leopard beast moved the cushions, while the Giant Tiger and Giant Lion beasts pushed the alloy balls, placing them in the empty spaces.
Once the Giant Wolf and Giant Rhinoceros beasts had said their goodbyes, Huo Feng and Zhao Hao summoned them into their spatial storage.
Zhao Hao looked at Xie Sen: "Thank you. If you need any help in the future, feel free to contact me. I'll be going now."
Xie Sen didn't stand on ceremony and nodded: "Okay."
Not long after Zhao Hao left, Xie Sen, Mei Yin, and Huo Feng also left the Gold Medal and went to a nearby restaurant.
After sitting down, Xie Sen asked Huo Feng directly, "We're planning to go to Planet A on the 15th, can you arrange that?"
"No problem," Huo Feng opened his bracelet, exchanged contact information with him, and then sent a form to both Xie Sen and Maine. "Fill out the entry application, I'll handle the rest."
Xie Sen opened the form and filled it out while waiting for lunch. Maine quickly filled it out as well, and they sent them to Huo Feng together.
After lunch, the three parted ways. Xie Sen and Maine didn't return to their apartment; instead, they went to an orphanage to collect energy.
They didn't return until almost dinnertime. As soon as they came out of the parking lot, they were stopped by a man in military uniform.
Maine's face instantly turned cold. He recognized the man; he was Meyer's adjutant.
The adjutant looked at Maine and cut to the chase: "Lieutenant General Meyer wants to see you."
Maine refused without hesitation: "No."
The adjutant was taken aback, seemingly not expecting Maine to be so ruthless. He said in a low voice, "You should understand, you can't refuse. Taking action won't be good for anyone."
Xie Sen immediately glared at the adjutant: "Are you threatening him?"
The adjutant said, "No, I'm just stating the facts."
Xie Sen was about to say something more when Maine squeezed his hand and stared at the adjutant with a cold smile: "He knows I'm the Flying Lion Beast Lord, right?"
The adjutant was surprised by his sensitivity and nodded: "Yes."
Maine scoffed: "What does this have to do with the Kex family?" His voice suddenly turned cold, "Don't waste time. I won't go back to the Kex family. If you want to fight, I'm ready!" As he
spoke, he took Xie Sen's hand and walked directly towards the apartment.
The adjutant stood there with a frown, opened his bracelet and reported the situation to Meyer.
After hearing the adjutant's report, Meyer quickly hung up the communication and shook his head at Han Zheng sitting opposite him: "He said he won't go back to the Kex family."
"I expected this, but I wanted to give it another try," Han Zheng said. "We all underestimated him, and it's too late to make up for it now. From now on, we'll focus on training Kummer. As for Maine, he has nothing to do with the Kex family."
Meyer was silent for a moment: "Yes."
Han Zheng continued: "Find a way to get Kummer to form a bond as soon as possible. After forming a bond, the Abben family's Jae's abilities have increased a lot. He's been shining in the military exercises recently, and the Abben family is gaining a lot of influence."
Meyer nodded, and Han Zheng added: "By the way, the newest S-class bond holder, a member of the Yan family, we can try to win him over. He's a good prospect."
Meyer agreed, and Han Zheng asked: "How's the investigation into Rilo going?"
Meyer rubbed his temples. "We have no leads. We're eliminating suspects one by one, but we haven't finished yet."
Han Zheng slammed his hand on the table. "You've offended so many people at such a young age, you really have some skills!" His eyes were sharp. "The murderer absolutely cannot be tolerated. This is a slap in the face to the Kess family!"
Meyer: "Yes, I've been putting pressure on the police."
Han Zheng said: "Let's change the direction of the investigation. The fact that the other party was able to do it so cleanly and efficiently means they were very likely prepared in advance. Why did Rilo suddenly go to the forest when you were confining him? And who knew he went to the forest? Find out all of that."
Meyer said: "I'll arrange it right away."
Han Zheng watched his departing figure, a flash of disappointment crossing his eyes.
Maine and Sherson returned to the apartment. Seeing the lingering coldness on Maine's face, Sherson patted his arm: "Don't be sad, come on, smile!"
Maine glanced at him, then put his arm around her waist, pinning her against the wall: "With you here, I'm not unhappy, it's just ironic. I'm so glad I have no connection to the Kex family."
He frowned slightly: "Wait, there's the surname too. I'll submit a name change application later."
Sherson asked curiously: "What are you going to change it to?"
"Main, that's the name my dad gave me, and I'm used to it,"
Xie Sen said. "Hmm, it sounds much better just as Main."
A smile appeared in Main's eyes. He raised his hand and stroked behind Xie Sen's ear, gently rubbing his soft, slightly cool earlobe. He lowered his head and gradually moved closer to Xie Sen, lightly kissing him on the lips. "You're so sweet."
Xie Sen tilted his head, a tingling sensation spreading from his ear to his heart, making his legs weak. He grabbed Main's arm. "I'll go make dinner."
Main paused slightly, then kissed him deeply on the lips. "I'll go make it. You rest for a while." Main
went to the kitchen to make dinner. Xie Sen sat on the living room sofa, ready to check the news. As soon as he entered the StarNet, he saw the headline at the top:
"Two A-level Beast Lords Successfully Formed Contracts in One Day!"
He clicked on it, glanced at it, and saw the names Huo Feng and Zhao Hao.
"Several high-level beast owners have formed contracts recently. Every time I see the news, I feel like forming contracts is so easy!"
"Hey, but where is my contracted beast?! (Roars)"
"Oh my god, aren't these the two people who went to the contracted beast meet-and-greet today? They hadn't formed contracts when the live stream ended. How did they suddenly form contracts?"
There were many replies under this comment. Xie Sen saw that the live stream was mentioned, so he clicked on it without thinking.
"I was also a viewer in the live stream. When I saw the message, I thought I had missed it halfway through the live stream. So, before the live stream ended, no, no contract was formed, right?" "
Right! And I remember Zhao Hao confronting the giant rhinoceros beast but failing to suppress it. How did they form a contract? I'm so curious!"
"Curiosity amplified! Ahhh, why did the streamer end the live stream?! I actually missed the process of an A-level beast master forming a contract."
Viewers who hadn't watched the live stream were completely bewildered: "What live stream? I feel like I missed something amazing."
"It's a 'Contracted Beast' live stream! The content is all about high-level contracted beasts, super cool and incredibly cute!"
"Wait a minute, I have accounts on several major live stream platforms. How could I not have discovered such an amazing live stream?"
"The streamer is on the new platform 'Sanmu Live.' His live stream on Douyin was banned and he terminated his contract. There are recordings on the Contracted Beast live stream forum; you can go and catch up." The forum address was attached.
Xie Sen clicked into the forum and saw all the recordings of his live streams. Each recording had many replies. He found the latest one.
"I came here because of the news, he's so handsome! I feel like I missed out on a fortune!"
"Yeah, if the anchor went to a big platform, he would have been a superstar in Changsha by now. Why did he go to a platform I've never even heard of?"
"I know that! Sanmu's boss is Maine, the streamer's boyfriend. Besides, big platforms can ban streams at will, smaller platforms are much better."
"After watching the recording, I'm even more curious. How did Zhao Hao form the bond?"
"I'm curious too. It's strange that the giant rhinoceros suddenly lowered its aura during the confrontation."
"Sigh, the contracted beasts in the stream are too intelligent and powerful. I don't understand this behavior. I'm questioning my own intelligence."
"It's also a bit strange that the streamer suddenly turned off the stream. Now that I think about it, it seems like he deliberately didn't want us to see the bond-forming process."
"Is he trying to hide something? I'm so curious. I hope the streamer can answer my questions during tomorrow's stream."
"I'll wait for the stream!"
Xie Sen shrugged helplessly. The audience's curiosity was too strong.
Just then, his bracelet rang. It was an unfamiliar communication. He answered, and the other party said directly, "Is this Xie Sen? This is Kumo Kex."
Xie Sen raised an eyebrow and leaned back on the sofa: "What's up?"
"I want to know how Zhao Hao formed the bond?" Kumo asked directly.
"He was not satisfied, so he tried again, and then he succeeded," Xie Sen said.
Kumer clearly didn't believe it: "Is that really true?"
"Otherwise?" Xie Sen retorted.
"Recently, besides Zhao Hao and Huo Feng today, there were also Jay Abben and Yan Qi not long ago who formed contracts with high-level contractors. Coincidentally, you were there when they formed contracts. When you were live-streaming, Jay and Yan Qi even sent you gifts. What were they thanking you for?"
Xie Sen: "Not for gratitude, just friends showing up."
Kumer lowered his voice: "I've seen Yan Qi's contracted beast. Although he's very powerful, he could never make a Flying Rhinoceros Beast submit. Their contract formation must be related to you." He continued: "I want to form a contract with a Giant Lion Beast. You name the price."
Xie Sen said: "You should go find a Giant Lion Beast. If you can make it submit, like Zhao Hao, just pay ten million. If you can't, no amount of money will help."
"Are you refusing to help me?" Kumer said unhappily.
"I can't help you,"
Kummer said in a deep voice. "I won't give up. If you change your mind, contact me anytime. Price is not a problem."
Xie Sen looked at the disconnected call and curled his lip. Rich people say one thing and another .
He had just hung up when his bracelet rang again. He answered, and the other party's voice was very gentle: "This is Qiao Ke." "
What's the matter?" Xie Sen guessed his purpose and asked politely.
"I want to form a contract with the Giant Tiger Beast. The reward I offer will definitely not be less than Zhao Hao's," he said, adding, "I know you can do it."
Qiao Shao was present when Yan Qi formed the contract, and Xie Sen knew he couldn't fool him. He thought for a moment and said, "If the Giant Tiger Beast doesn't accept you, there's nothing I can do. You saw it yourself; the Giant Rhinoceros Beast actively restrained its aura, and in the forest, the Flying Rhinoceros Beast also actively wanted to form a contract with Yan Qi."
Qiao Ke murmured, "I see," his voice rising slightly, full of expectation, "You're familiar with the Giant Tiger Beast, so how can I get it to accept me?"
Xie Sen thought for a moment, "The Giant Tiger Beast cares a lot about its master's combat strength."
Qiao Ke was silent for a moment, "I understand. I will train hard. Could you… please prevent it from forming a contract with other masters?"
Xie Sen: "I can't decide that. Contracted beasts, like humans, have independent thoughts. They will choose their own masters."
Qiao Shao: "I understand, thank you."
"Qiao Ke?" Maine brought over dinner and happened to hear the last sentence before hanging up, her brows furrowing.
Xie Sen nodded: "Yeah, Kumo contacted me before him, wanting to form a contract with a beast... There's news online about Huo Feng and Zhao Hao forming a contract, and they're guessing it's related to me."
He took the bowl with his right hand and reached for the chopsticks Maine offered with his left: "I refused them all. If a beast doesn't accept its master, I can't help." Maine
grabbed his wrist and pointed to his bracelet: "Delete Qiao Ke's contact history. Don't contact him again."
Xie Sen looked at him amusedly, twisting his wrist left and right, trying to pull it away: "Are you jealous?"
Maine tightened his grip, making Xie Sen wince in pain: "Easy, you're going to break my hand!"
Maine suddenly loosened his grip, sat down beside him, rubbed his wrist, then leaned down and kissed it, looking annoyed: "I'm sorry." "I...you blacklist him, don't contact him anymore!"
A warm, soft touch came from his wrist, and Xie Sen's fingers unconsciously clenched into a fist. "Why are you so jealous? Young Master Qiao doesn't have those feelings for me. He probably only got interested in me at the birthday party because he heard I was a plant-type beast lord, not because of me."
Mei Yin felt insecure thinking about how the beast lords looked at Xie Sen today. "You're so good, and you have special abilities, he definitely won't give you up."
Xie Sen chuckled, leaned over and kissed him on the lips. "I'm not a heartthrob, many people know we're a couple, they won't make a move on me, don't worry."
His initiative softened Mei Yin's expression slightly. As he pulled his head away, Mei Yin cupped the back of his head and gave him a deep kiss, only letting go after a while, looking down at him: "You're mine!"
"Yes, yes, yes," Xie Sen responded readily, patting his arm. "Eat, it'll get cold."
Maine kissed him on the lips before letting go, glancing at his bracelet before starting to eat: "If he contacts you again, have him contact me. I'll relay anything."
This was already a concession, and Xie Sen was quite exasperated by his lack of security. He nodded in agreement, unable to resist teasing, "You're such a jealous person."
The jealous Maine replied seriously, "I won't give anyone a chance, you're mine!" After
they finished eating, Xie Sen washed the dishes, then cut a quarter of a watermelon and put it on a plate, eating with Maine.
He took another large bowl and placed it on the table, saying to Maine, "Spit the watermelon seeds into this bowl, we'll save them for planting later."
Although the wood-elemental energy corresponding to green hadn't been withdrawn yet, it was always good to prepare in advance. A watermelon has many seeds; if they started collecting them now, they could plant many watermelons at once when the energy was withdrawn, which could then be sold directly or given back to him, unlike chili peppers which required saving seeds after ripening.
The two had just finished eating when Tuantuan flew in through the window. Xie Sen placed a piece of melon rind in the corner, and Tuantuan chirped happily, landing on it and pecking at it.
Remembering Tuantuan's anger during their last trip to the forest, Xie Sen said, "Tuantuan, next Friday, the 15th, we're going out."
"Chirp?" Tuantuan lifted its round head from the melon rind, tilting its head to look at him, then flew to his hand, folding its wings around his hand.
Xie Sen moved his hand, and it moved along with him. Xie Sen thought for a moment, "Do you want to come along?"
"Chirp!" Tuantuan nodded its round head, then rubbed against Xie Sen's palm.
Looking at its small size, Xie Sen thought going along would be easy, but he was still a little worried: "We're going to a resource planet. I don't know if there'll be any food for you. Wait a minute."
He opened his bracelet to check the situation on Mining Planet A. Maine said, "Yes, Mining Planet A is mountainous and rich in minerals. There are many kinds of wild animals in the mountains. As long as it has the ability to hunt, there will be food."
Tuan Tuan flapped its wings and flew to Maine, circled around, then flew to Xie Sen, patting its chest with its right wing: "Chirp chirp chirp!"
Xie Sen pondered its movements, his eyes brimming with amusement: "You mean, you have hunting abilities?"
"Chirp!" It nodded its fluffy head.
Xie Sen said, "Okay, let's go together then."
Tuan Tuan cheered and flew to the half-eaten watermelon rind, continuing to eat.
After Tuan Tuan finished eating, Xie Sen cleaned the table, collected the watermelon seeds, and went to the kitchen to clean the remaining rind and put it in the refrigerator.
Maine stood in the kitchen doorway, her gaze fixed on him.
As Xie Sen was looking at her, Maine's bracelet beeped with a message notification. She opened it to find an unfamiliar number: "They've traced me back to me. I handled it as you said. Did you clean things up?"
Xie Sen replied, "Yes, they definitely can't find anything."
Elsewhere, the officer replied to Meyer: "Lieutenant General, according to the investigation, Yan Qi wasn't lying. He did receive a communication that day. The communicator was destroyed, leaving no trace. He was probably used." Meyer
said in a deep voice, "The other party used Yan Qi to pass on the message that Kumer was going to the forest to find the giant lion beast to Rohart, and then used Rohart to pass it on to Rilo. This person at least knew that Yan Qi and Rohart would meet, and also knew that Rohart was going to find Rilo."
The officer said, "Yes, Rohart is a crucial link. We will focus our investigation on the people he contacted at the time who knew he was going to find Young Master Kess."
"Thank you for your hard work."
Xie Sen finished dealing with Guapi and returned to the living room, where he saw Maine sending a message with a cold smile on her lips.
He walked up behind Maine, casually placing his hand on his shoulder. "What happened?"
"Nothing." Maine sent and deleted the message, then took his hand in return, stood up, walked around the sofa, and carried him to the bedroom.
Xie Sen immediately understood his intention and patted his arm. "It's still early, let's talk business first."
Maine said, "Let's talk inside." He carried Xie Sen directly to the bathroom, put him down, and reached out to help him take off his clothes. Xie Sen grabbed his collar. "Don't you have to deal with company matters today?" "
No." Maine put his arm around Xie Sen's waist, and the two pressed together, lowering his head to kiss him.
Xie Sen turned his head away. "But I still have to train the plants. By the way, you haven't seen my new plants yet!"
Maine loosened his grip slightly. "New plants?"
Xie Sen nodded, gesturing with his chin. Maine hesitated for a moment, then let go.
Xie Sen led him to the bedroom, made him sit on a stool, and then summoned the rice. The rice stalks were bare, without a single grain of rice.
"This is rice. The fruit is rice grains, which can be made into cooked rice," Xie Sen asked. "Have you ever eaten it?"
Maine shook his head: "It's very expensive and hard to get."
Xie Sen thought of his experience and couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache. Without hesitation, he spent two units of energy to exchange for two ounces of rice. Instantly, the rice ears were covered with grains. He held Maine's hand and smiled, "I'll cook porridge for you tomorrow morning."
Maine took Xie Sen's hand in return, pulled Xie Sen onto his lap, and sat facing him. He said gently, "Okay." He looked at Xie Sen with deep affection, his fingers stopping at Xie Sen's collar. He pulled down slightly, revealing Xie Sen's right shoulder and simultaneously revealing the five-colored peony. The
peony had changed. The other colored petals remained dull as before, while the red petals were bright and vivid, forming a striking contrast with the others.
This was how it had become after the red energy was withdrawn.
Maine gently rubbed his fingers against it: "Why are there so many plants? The contract beast common sense textbook mentioned that plant-type beast masters, like animal-type beast masters, only have one type of contracted plant."
Xie Sen said, "I'm different from plant-type beast masters."
Maine looked at him, his eyes somewhat uneasy: "You're too amazing, you have incredible abilities, as if you don't belong here."
Xie Sen's heart skipped a beat, and for a moment he suddenly wanted to tell Maine the truth, but then he thought, if Maine knew that he suddenly came from another world, whether he could accept it was another matter, and even if he did, he would probably be even more uneasy.
He put his arm around Maine's neck to comfort him: "Don't think too much, just don't treat me like an alien."
"You're not!" Maine frowned and bit his lip, "You're the best." After biting him, he gently licked him soothingly, and his arm around Xie Sen unconsciously tightened.
The two were pressed close together, Xie Sen sitting on him, the position between them was particularly ambiguous, and Xie Sen's body quickly became hot, unable to resist returning the kiss.
The atmosphere in the bedroom heated up, and the two made love while sitting opposite each other. Then, Xie Sen was carried to the bathroom by Maine to be cleaned up and then enjoyed again.
As for training the plants, that was completely forgotten.
Although the two had a bit of a fuss, they went to bed early, and Xie Sen woke up early again the next day. When he opened his eyes, he saw Maine propping his head up and looking at him, not knowing how long he had been watching him. Maine
was really too handsome. The morning light shone on his face, making his skin glow. Xie Sen's heart fluttered, and he leaned over and kissed him: "Good morning."
Maine hugged him and kissed him deeply, his voice slightly hoarse: "Morning."
The burning sensation on Xie Sen's thigh hadn't subsided yet. Hearing Maine's voice, alarm bells rang in his heart. He pushed Maine away and rolled out, quickly changing his clothes and putting on his shoes: "I'll go make you some porridge."
Maine watched him leave in a slightly flustered manner, a smile flashing in his eyes, and got up to wash up.
Xie Sen went to the kitchen, summoned the rice plant, thought for a moment, took out two bowls, and ordered, "Put the husks in the left bowl, and the rice in the right bowl. Turn everything into rice."
In the blink of an eye, all the rice grains on the rice stalks disappeared. The left bowl contained half a bowl of crushed husks, while the right bowl contained plump, white rice grains.
Xie Sen couldn't help but swallow hard as he looked at the rice; just looking at it made him feel as if he could smell its aroma.
He washed the rice, added water, and cooked it. After it was done, he looked at the husks but couldn't think of a use for them. He put the husks aside and went back to the bedroom to wash up.
Mei Yin had already finished washing up and stayed close to him the whole time, her arms around his waist, occasionally touching him.
After brushing his teeth, Xie Sen warned with a towel, "Don't move around, or you'll be the one who suffers."
Mei Yin nibbled at his shoulder, "I can't help it, I want to touch you whenever I see you."
Xie Sen shrank back, realizing this couldn't go on, "Go to the kitchen and check how the porridge is, and fry a couple more pieces of meat, otherwise we won't be full."
Mei Yin rubbed against him for a while before letting go, "Okay."
After washing up, Xie Sen entered the living room and smelled the rich aroma of rice, making his stomach protest. He hadn't felt anything before, but suddenly felt incredibly hungry.
He went to the kitchen, where Mei Yin was frying meat. She turned her head and said, "It'll be ready soon."
The porridge tasted especially good. After finishing it, Xie Sen felt his mouth was full of the aroma of rice and couldn't help but savor it. Mei Yin's eyes lit up, "It's delicious."
Xie Sen said, "When we come back this time, let's ask Dean Ma if he can open the back door and save some rice for us."
Anyway, they're not short of money now!
As Mei Yin cleared the dishes, Xie Sen suddenly thought, "It's strange, the old man didn't show up. Wasn't he usually very interested in food?" And his sense of smell was very sharp.
Maine said, "He and Long Teng went out; they're not home."
Xie Sen suddenly realized why Long Teng hadn't shown up at the lively meet-and-greet.
A few days passed quickly, and there was a lot of online discussion about Xie Sen. His livestream popularity soared, with viewers constantly asking about Zhao Hao's contract. Xie Sen simply left a small message on the livestream screen, the same answer he gave Kumo:
"Stop asking! The answer: Zhao Hao tried again later and succeeded."
Many people didn't believe it and continued to question, but the fans in the livestream silenced them: "Hahaha, streamer, this is a good method, saves us a lot of talk!"
"Don't ask, just look at the screen!"
"Why are you curious? Is the roar of the giant tiger beast no longer enough to intimidate you, or are the little spots no longer cute?"
Xie Sen occasionally glanced at the comments, amused by the fans. His original plan to stop broadcasting during his trip to A-Mining Star suddenly became hesitant.
Finally, on the day before leaving, he discussed the matter with the contracted beasts. He suggested that Sun Mao start a live stream, but the giant leopard beast refused: "It's just pressing a button, simple, I'll do it!"
Xie Sen saw its confidence and felt that its intelligence was more than sufficient. However, they didn't have bracelets, so he bought a computer and hung it on the wall, connecting the live stream interface to it. He also adjusted the interface, shrinking the other buttons so that the start button occupied half the screen.
"Press it once to start the live stream, press it again to close it, try it." After saying this, he opened the live stream.
The contracted beasts curiously gathered around. The giant leopard beast raised its paw and touched the start screen. Xie Sen saw their figures appear in the live stream and laughed, "Try closing it."
The next moment, the live stream went black. The giant leopard beast rubbed against him: "Easy."
The viewers in the live stream were confused:
"Did the internet go down again? What happened!"
"Am I seeing things? Did the livestream just start for a few seconds?"