"Judging by this tamer's aura, he must be on a combat profession..."
As for keeping the heart beast outside, it's a habit of many tamers.
Some are strapped for space equipment.
Others do so to have their heart beast protect them at all times.
However, as they passed by each other, Fang Xing still felt a flicker of intuition.
"An old one-eyed creature, how can there be such rich emotions in its eyes?"
With that thought, he flicked his finger lightly, a speck of powder landing on the old one-eyed creature.
Tamers always activate their lifebound heart beast's protection, making them sensitive to foreign objects.
But ordinary heart beasts don't have this issue.
A wolf getting some dirt on its body is unavoidable.
And the powder Fang Xing flicked wasn't poison, just some medicine powder.
Coincidentally, Er Ha had been trained recently and was sensitive to this smell.
This would make tracking possible.
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