"Impossible!"
The one who spoke was none other than Sun Chaoju, the person in charge of Wolf Den Breeding Base and a Certified Intermediate Breeder officially recognized by the Breeders' Association.
However, the moment the words left his mouth, he felt Qin Xiaoxue's icy gaze land on him. He hurriedly explained,
"Miss Qin, please don't misunderstand. It's just that a mere student who has only just graduated—how could he possibly—"
"How could it be impossible?"
After receiving the message, Qin Xiaoxue's previously tense emotions finally relaxed. She snorted softly.
"Our Dragon Nation's current Sacred Dragon Lord was only nineteen years old when he discovered the special evolution path of the Yellow-Scaled Snake, which eventually led to today's True Dragon Protection!"
Sun Chaoju opened his mouth, but in the end, he couldn't say another word.
You're already comparing that unknown brat to the Sacred Dragon legend—what else is there to argue?
Chairman Liu, who was balding, asked suspiciously,
"Xiaoxue, through your soul contract, didn't you sense anything unusual with your pet?"
Looking at the three people in front of her—her grandfather included—all wearing expressions of disbelief, Qin Xiaoxue grew impatient.
She had no interest in wasting time arguing with these old men. Right now, she only wanted to see how much her precious Mu Tou had improved after mastering Wood Heart.
"If you don't believe it, then just come with me and see for yourselves."
Clearly, the three of them had been waiting for exactly those words.
They boarded a flying vehicle provided by the Beast Tamer Association. In just twenty minutes, they traveled straight from Linzhou City Center to the outskirts.
Looking at the Lingxi River area, Qin Erlong nodded.
"At the very least, the environment is quite good. Looks like this place has developed nicely in recent years."
Qin Xiaoxue had no interest in listening to her grandfather's commentary. She strode to the gate, pressed the doorbell, and called out while doing so,
"Su Ping! Open up, I'm here!"
The moment her voice fell, the gate opened.
Su Ping's voice sounded through the intercom.
"Come in. We're in the reception room."
Qin Erlong and Chairman Liu said nothing, following closely behind Qin Xiaoxue, who looked like she was practically flying.
Only Sun Chaoju lingered for a moment, glancing around with a look of disdain.
The place was indeed spacious, but could this really be considered a proper breeding base? It was far too shabby.
Up to this moment, he still didn't believe that some nobody could cultivate Wood Heart in a Forest Wolf.
After researching Forest Wolf cultivation for so many years, Sun Chaoju understood better than anyone what Wood Heart truly meant for this species!
Thinking of this, his spirits lifted instead.
Earlier, Qin Xiaoxue hadn't given him the slightest bit of face—she had even compared this unknown kid to the Dragon Lord.
This time, he would expose the scam right in front of everyone.
Sun Chaoju prided himself on his Forest Wolf research. In Linzhou, there were very few who could rival him. Not only did he possess unique secret techniques that could cultivate the Accelerated Casting skill in Forest Wolves, he could even speed up the learning rate of racial skills.
He had once set a record—raising Sunlight Absorption from Beginner to Proficient in just half a month.
It was precisely because of this secret method that Wolf Den had earned its reputation throughout Jianghai Province.
Previously, he truly hadn't known that this Miss Qin had personally visited Wolf Den in disguise for cultivation.
If he had known, he would have treated her like an ancestor!
But now, trying to cling back onto that thigh was clearly too late.
In that case, he had to prove to Miss Qin that Wolf Den was the true number one Forest Wolf breeding base in all of Linzhou!
He had to make her trust Wolf Den again.
The only question was—what kind of trick had this kid used?
Was it some simulation ability that temporarily granted a skill to a pet? For example, a Beast Tamer talent like Mirror Heaven Reflection, which could produce similar effects?
Or perhaps some forbidden method—burning the Forest Wolf's life force to forcefully awaken Wood Heart?
All of those were possibilities.
Finally, amid Sun Chaoju's anticipation, the four of them pushed the door open.
The moment they stepped inside, the others aside—Qin Xiaoxue herself couldn't help but widen her eyes.
What was she seeing?
No one understood Mu Tou's temperament better than she did.
Or rather, most wolf-type beasts were like this—proud by nature, looking down on everyone except their master and their own kind.
Even breeders were nothing more than servants in Mu Tou's eyes.
But now—
Mu Tou was acting like the most obedient lapdog, squatting on the floor as Su Ping extended his hand, the Forest Wolf affectionately licking the young man's palm.
That's right!
At this moment, Qin Xiaoxue almost thought she was seeing things.
On her Mu Tou, she even saw something that looked like… fawning.
"You're here… Hm? And these people are…?"
Su Ping wiped his damp hand against Mu Tou's mane, then finally turned around and noticed Qin Xiaoxue and the others entering.
Qin Xiaoxue clearly had no intention of introducing them. Her eyes were shining as she stared straight at Mu Tou.
Over the past few days, in order to raise Mu Tou's affinity with him, Su Ping had strictly limited the contact between Qin Xiaoxue—the owner—and her pet.
Qin Xiaoxue had been missing Mu Tou terribly.
Now, she wrapped her arms around Mu Tou's neck and rubbed against him.
"Awoo!"
Mu Tou let out an excited howl in response.
Meeting Su Ping's questioning gaze, Qin Erlong coughed lightly.
"Student Su, hello. I'm this girl's grandfather. I heard you were cultivating my granddaughter's pet. I never expected Linzhou to have such a young and capable breeder, so I came to take a look."
Su Ping froze for a moment, then quickly nodded.
That made sense!
No matter how wealthy the client was, spending several million—of course the family would come to confirm things.
So he was the patron's family.
Su Ping immediately put on a bright smile and nodded along.
However, his gaze soon shifted toward the remaining person.
It turned somewhat strange.
Noticing this, Qin Erlong also turned his head.
Sure enough—the two people beside him had gone stiff, their eyes locked firmly onto the only massive Forest Wolf in the room.
Especially Sun Chaoju.
Streams of data flickered before his pupils.
Clearly, Sun Chaoju's Beast Tamer talent was one of the most common types: True Sight.
And at this very moment, reflected before the eyes of the Wolf Den's leader and certified Intermediate Breeder—
Those glaring, unmistakable words on Mu Tou's status panel:
Wood Heart (Beginner)
They were blinding.
It had really succeeded?
"HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?!"
Under everyone's gaze, the one who shouted this—louder even than Sun Chaoju earlier—was Vice Chairman Liu of the Breeders' Association.
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