Chapter 9: The Plan of Deception (Seeking Investment and Followers)

When a person and their pet returned to the welfare institute, it was already night.

The fatigue from training made Lin Su feel sleepy early, and although Qiuqiu had briefly revived full of energy under the influence of a first-stage Energy Cube, after returning to the welfare institute, it too started to feel drowsy.

"Mew! (^ω^)" (Back to the Beast Taming Space!)

"Okay," Lin Su nodded, ready to send Qiuqiu into the Beast Taming Space and simultaneously determine if Qiuqiu in the Beast Taming Space could accompany him to the world of Shenwu. Suddenly, his movements paused, and his complexion subtly changed.

Something seemed off.

He seemed to have forgotten something.

Last night, after traveling to the world of Shenwu and discovering that Qiuqiu had the potential to evolve into a lower-ranked sovereign species, Lin Su couldn't wait to make a contract with Qiuqiu as soon as he returned.

With that, a new problem arose.

There was an organization similar to the Beast Taming Union in Shenwu, called the Beast Taming Union. Compared to the Beast Taming Union on Blue Star, the Beast Taming Union's management was more relaxed and did not probe into the origins of contracted beasts, so contracting any species there would not raise suspicions.

But he originally didn't have a contracted beast, and when he woke up without having gone anywhere, he suddenly had a pet. How was he going to explain that to his father and mother, Lin?

There was simply no clear explanation.

The sudden change to the second stage of his Beast Taming Space and his amnesia were already odd enough. Now that he'd finally managed to avoid giving his parents, Lin, any more strange suspicions, if another inexplicable contracted pet appeared, it would be hard for his parents not to start making other conjectures.

Therefore, this time when he traveled, he couldn't bring Qiuqiu along. The fact that he had contracted a pet had to remain a secret for now, and he would just have to let Qiuqiu sleep with him for one more night.

With a decision in mind, Lin Su looked at Qiuqiu in his arms, lost in thought.

So, how should he explain this to Qiuqiu?

He definitely planned to take Qiuqiu with him to the world of Shenwu in the future, so he needed to give it a heads-up to manage its expectations. After all, Qiuqiu's intelligence was not much less than that of a human, and it couldn't simply be tricked so easily.

After pondering for a while, Lin Su decided to tell Qiuqiu the truth about his ability to travel to another world.

While it was better to keep such a secret known to as few people as possible, if he couldn't trust his own contracted pet and needed to hide the truth from it, it would be truly sad.

With that thought, Lin Su took a deep breath, checked his surroundings, and then whispered, "Qiuqiu, I have a big secret to tell you."

"Mew...mew?" (A...big secret?)

...Five minutes later...

"So tonight, you might not be able to enter the Beast Taming Space, but don't worry. Once I'm over there, I'll think of a way to cover it up as quickly as possible, so you can come to another world with me!" Lin Su said firmly as he looked at Qiuqiu.

Qiuqiu: (´･ω･`)

My Beast Tamer is up to something!

He can actually sneak off to another world without me!

But...

"Mew, mew! (◕ω◕)ฅ" (Without me, Lin Su, you need to be careful!)

"Yes! I'll be careful," Lin Su smiled and lay down on the bed, "Alright, let's sleep."

Qiuqiu, familiar with the routine, burrowed into Lin Su's quilt and found a comfortable position in his arms, gently nudging Lin Su's face.

"Mew, mew!" (Not entering the Beast Taming Space, but Lin Su's arms are comfy too!)

Looking at the well-behaved Qiuqiu, Lin Su closed his eyes with a smile.

This time, he had to find a solution to this problem as quickly as possible.

If he delayed any longer, new complications might arise.

...

In the world of Shenwu.

Waking up, Lin Su sat up from the bed and stretched his body.

He could feel that this body had completely recovered and that the strength within was much greater than that of his body on Blue Star.

Although he now had a second-stage Beast Taming Space and couldn't practice martial arts, his original self, as the son of the Clan Leader of a martial arts family, had started to temper his body from a young age and practiced the first realm of martial arts: the Body Refining Realm. This realm didn't involve the elemental force of martial arts, focusing solely on physical conditioning, which did not affect the Beast Taming Space.

The Body Refining Realm corresponded to the juvenile stage of monster growth, which meant that he could fight juvenile stage monsters with just his physical strength in the world of Shenwu.

However, it was not very meaningful for Lin Su since there would probably not be many chances to use physical strength.

On the other hand, later on, when he had some free time, he could bring back the tempering methods of the Body Refining Realm to Blue Star for his other self to try practicing.

By the time Azura came to check on Lin Su's situation as usual, Lin Su was already greeting various pets in the garden, all the while contemplating a solution to the contract issue.

Seeing Azura arrive, Lin Su smiled, "Azura, could you help me get a map of the area around Yongnan City?"

"Yes, Young Master," Azura nodded and quickly turned to leave.

After Azura left, Lin Su casually picked up the Bright Light Group and began to knead it, his eyes filled with contemplative determination.

To bring Qiuqiu to Shenwu naturally, he would have to pretend to contract it, deceiving both heaven and earth.

Initially, Lin Su thought of telling his parents he wanted to contract Xue Henqing. After getting another Xue Henqing, he could pretend to contract it while actually summoning Qiuqiu.

But this approach would hardly work, as it would create an extra Xue Henqing out of nowhere.

If he were more ruthless, he might find a way to dispose of the extra Xue Henqing, but Lin Su was not that kind of person; he could not casually kill a pet that was friendly to humans.