Guided by the attendant, the two of them walked up to the second floor.
"They are all fully three-month-old cubs, already weaned from nursing."
He picked up a small golden-gradient cub from the enclosure and said, "The spirit pets sold by our Tenthousand Beasts Pavilion are personally trained by beast tamers. If you form a blood pact with them, they will never resist at all. It is completely safe."
Jiang Qingyu stroked the little tiger's head. True to his word, there was not a trace of resistance; instead, the cub proactively raised its head and rubbed against her palm, to an agonizingly cute degree.
The attendant played his final trump card: "Furthermore, if you purchase it now, we will give you a ten percent discount! We also throw in a complimentary spirit pet package. Within five years, we guarantee matching, guarantee sterilization, guarantee health, and guarantee breeding—that's four guarantees in total, an absolute bargain!"
Upon hearing this pitch, Jiang Qingyu could not help but give a thumbs-up and praise admiringly, "Your boss certainly knows how to sell."
The attendant chuckled. "Naturally! Our boss's friend is a business genius. Mere package-deal sales theories are nothing!"
"Senior Brother?" Jiang Qingyu stared unblinkingly at her walking-wallet Senior Brother, her meaning exceedingly obvious.
Senior Brother kept a blank expression and handed her a storage ring.
Jiang Qingyu cheerfully took it and swept it with her Divine Sense. A sparkling mountain of Spirit Stones nearly blinded her eyes.
She swiftly tucked the ring away into her own storage bracelet.
This bracelet was a coming-of-age gift from her Master, and its storage space was unimaginably vast!
Added to the mountains of Spirit Stones given by Master, Third Senior Sister, and Fourth Senior Brother, she could now be considered a minor wealthy heiress!
She was one step closer to achieving her past-life dream of owning dozens of properties.
Oh-ho-ho!
After roughly tallying her assets, she said to the attendant, "We'll take this little tiger then, and by the way, help me pack up some of its food and toys!"
"Right away, Immortal! Please wait a moment!"
In the blink of an eye, the attendant returned with a storage bag and a crystal sphere, followed closely by a steward in his thirties.
The storage bag contained the little tiger's food, while the crystal sphere was a spirit pet space, boasting an interior area of about a hundred square meters.
"We have placed all the toys you requested into this spirit pet space. It comes equipped with water and food, and to ensure the spirit pet doesn't feel stifled inside, we've thoughtfully added some plants and meat rabbits. Later on, you can also introduce some animals into it according to its needs, so it doesn't completely lose its wild nature!"
After introducing the spirit pet space, the attendant produced a scroll and an inkpad. "Please leave your mark on this, Immortal!"
"What is this?""It's like this: although our Tenthousand Beasts Pavilion trades in spirit beasts, to ensure their safety and prevent unscrupulous buyers from mistreating them, we specifically require buyers to sign a spiritual pet sensory contract. If the spirit pet exhibits abnormal distress, once we verify the situation, we will immediately send people to personally bring the spirit pet back!"
The shop assistant's explanation immediately made Jiang Qingyu hold the mastermind behind the business in higher regard.
Confirming that the contract had no issues, she did not hesitate to settle the bill and press her fingerprint.
"Thank you, Fairy, for your cooperation!"
Seeing that Jiang Qingyu was a straightforward person, with an extraordinary bearing indicating wealth and nobility, and that the companion accompanying her had a cultivation level that was completely unfathomable, the assistant took his cue from the manager. He turned, retrieved a gold-rimmed token from beneath the counter, and three gilded characters were written upon it: Tenthousand Beasts Pavilion. In the small corner of the token, a tiny character "Gu" was also carved.
He presented the token to Jiang Qingyu: "This is the token of our Tenthousand Beasts Pavilion. Please accept it!"
Jiang Qingyu took it: "What is this?"
"With this token, any of the Gu Family's businesses across the Cultivation World will open their doors to you and grant you a ten percent discount!"
"Alright, thank you."
Clutching the little tiger, the two left as the shop assistant watched them go.
Hardly half an incense stick of time after the two left, a young man in fluttering pink robes arrived closely behind. A black cat with vertical golden pupils perched on the youth's shoulder, gracefully licking its snow-white paw.
"There are many people coming and going in Fengcheng recently. Be sure to maintain order and don't let any filthy things sneak in!"
"Understood! Master!"
The youth nodded in satisfaction, swept his gaze across the counter, and leaning in closer, saw that the special guest token was missing from the rack: "Oh? It was given away?"
"It was a young lady. She took the White Tiger away," replied the manager, who had been standing silently behind the assistant all along.
"Uncle Zhou? Aside from you, someone actually managed to touch the White Tiger?" There was surprise in the youth's tone.
Manager Zhou smiled: "Young Master, the auction is still three days away. Don't you plan to head over early?"
At the mere mention of this, the youth, whose expression carried a hint of arrogance, crossed his arms and shook his head vigorously, looking as though he had seen some terrifying monster, his face full of disgust: "Ugh! I'd better go in a couple of days right on time!"
"Since the Young Master has his own plans, Zhou will not press the matter."
...
The elders of the Wanijian Sect have been rather troubled lately.
One and all, they wore worried expressions, their hair falling out strand by strand.
Their guest elder was missing.
That figure who had guarded the Wanijian Sect for over seven hundred years, practically a founding ancestor, had just vanished like that.
Half a month ago, on a night when the moon was bright and the stars sparse, the Barrier atop Qunyu Mountain had suddenly vanished.When several elders went together to pay their respects, the place was already deserted.
The sect leader said he had heard from the previous sect leader that that person possessed unfathomable cultivation and had only looked after the Wanijian Sect for a hundred years out of respect for the founding patriarch, otherwise they would have left long ago.
The sect leader was in seclusion trying to break through Tribulation Transcendence, yet this group of elders couldn't even keep an eye on a single person. What were they supposed to do now?!
They didn't even know what the person looked like, and searching for them was completely out of the question.
Sigh...
Meanwhile, on Jiang Qingyu's side, she was listlessly watching her senior brother tease a little tiger.
"Senior Brother, may I ask if you have reached the ripe age of three this year?"
"This humble one is three hundred and five, so I suppose that counts as three!"
Jiang Qingyu cupped her fists in admiration. "I am impressed! Truly impressed!"
When it came to shamelessness, Senior Brother could truly be said to have "surpassed the master."
Even someone as shameless as her had to step down and yield the title.
Baixin picked up a piece of meat, holding it high one moment and lowering it the next, dodging left and right.
Realizing it couldn't reach the food, the little tiger let out an angry yelp, crouched low, and finally seizing the right moment, made a tiger leap and swallowed the meat into its belly.
It licked its paws, triumphantly raised its tiger head, and walked over to Jiang Qingyu's feet. As it wished, it was picked up into her arms, dozed off, and began to sleep with a low purr.
"Give it a name, Xiaoyu!" Baixin said to Jiang Qingyu with a beaming smile.
"It really does need a name. Always calling it 'little tiger, little tiger' is quite a bother. Does Senior Brother have any brilliant ideas?"
"The little fellow looks bold and spirited, and it's a Yaohu beast cub. Why not just call it Huzi? It sounds nice and is easy to remember." Baixin tapped the table lightly with his index finger, feeling that the name he had come up with was extremely meaningful!
Jiang Qingyu was utterly speechless at his naming skills and remained silent for a long time.
Baixin slapped the table in dissatisfaction. "What's wrong with Huzi? A humble name makes it easy to raise, you know!"
Unable to bring herself to compliment it, Jiang Qingyu tactfully pointed out, "It's already a tiger, and you want to add 'tiger' to its name again? It feels like it hasn't been renamed at all—it's rather weird."
"Then what do you suggest we call it?"
"How about Jinzi?" She stroked the tiger's head, looking at the little tiger's coat, which rivaled a gold ingot in color, and the name slipped right out.
Actually, this name wasn't necessarily all that great either, but Baixin was hopeless at naming things, and Jiang Qingyu had an inexplicable and blind confidence in herself.
The two of them hit it off immediately and settled on the name "Jinzi."
Furthermore, they felt the name was simply high-end, atmospheric, and classy. It not only reflected the little tiger's physical characteristics, but also brought in wealth and treasure!
Poor Jinzi was sleeping soundly, completely unaware that because of its fur, it had been saddled with such a casual name.
East Continent was the most inconspicuous continent in the Cultivation World. It was not as bustling as the Central Continent, as wealthy as the West Continent, as picturesque as the South Continent, or as mysterious as the North Continent.
However, East Continent had beasts.
East Continent had many mountains and waters, and whether they were demon beasts or spirit beasts, they all seemed to love living there.
The Gu Family was a beast-taming family. When dealing with the beast clan, they never resorted to coercive methods, except for beasts with extreme bloodlust or a criminal record.
Under the subtle guidance of the Gu Family, one of the Five Great Families, the people of East Continent had a very high acceptance of beasts.
If they encountered beasts that looked harmless, they would even step forward to feed them. In return, those beasts, having received kindness, would subconsciously protect the humans who thought they were weak.
They would absolutely never tell those humans that "a lean camel is bigger than a horse"!
Secondly, East Continent was also a place that was relatively tolerant of Half-Demons.
The people here generally believed that demons were transformed from beasts, and Half-Demons were also transformed from beasts. Since they were all beasts, why couldn't they hold hands and walk together?
However, hindered by the heavy discrimination against Half-Demons in the other continents, in order to fit in, the people here could only help them in secret.
Giving a small piece of pastry to this little Half-Demon, a bag of steamed buns to that one, building a small shelter out of roof tiles to keep out the wind and rain in an inconspicuous spot, or openly spending money to buy Half-Demons back from the slave market to work for them, providing food, lodging, and wages.
The townspeople operated quietly behind the scenes, thinking their actions were covert, but in reality, they were crystal clear to the upper echelons of East Continent.
So, should they put a stop to it?
No.
The upper echelons of East Continent expressed: Let me finish managing this demon nest under my jurisdiction first, thank you.
High-ranking officials were close to the people, and the townspeople were honest and simple.
With its twisting mountain and water routes, East Continent was undoubtedly the best place to retire.
Joining in the lively atmosphere, the senior brother and junior sister hugged Jinzi and toured Fengcheng twice, spending money like water. Fortunately, prices in Fengcheng were not high, otherwise they would have long since rolled away to beg or perform street arts for a living.
Jinzi—just the name sounded like it could bring in immense wealth. Today was also a day to dream of getting rich overnight...
I am getting richer and richer, I am very rich, I love making money, I enjoy the fun of making money, I enjoy the feeling of spending money. To me, making money is a very easy thing. All wealth continuously flows towards me, I can easily make a lot of money, I am getting richer and richer, all money from all directions is attracted to me—Money, come!