Chapter 21: Chapter 21: The City Lord's Sudden Change in Attitude
Energy liquids are pure energy extracted from magical beast meat using advanced techniques. They don't require further purification by summoned beasts and can be directly absorbed and used.
"Let's use these energy liquids for training first, and when they're gone, we'll switch to using cores," Nangong Siyao said confidently, patting her chest. "I may not have much else, but I have plenty of training resources!"
Xiao Ye and Cheng Bingxi believed her completely, as this was someone who could casually throw out a seventh-tier core like a wealthy lady!
Just then, a rough voice shouted from outside: "Nangong Siyao, come out here!"
Nangong Siyao's expression changed; it was the voice of her father, the City Lord.
"What do we do, what do we do? Should we hide?" She grabbed Xiao Ye and Cheng Bingxi, intending to jump out the window and make a run for it.
Cheng Bingxi was dumbfounded.
Nangong Siyao said anxiously, "He must be here to catch me red-handed. If he catches us, I'm sure to be punished!"
"He won't allow his daughter to share a husband with another woman!"
"He'll tear us apart!"
Hearing this, Cheng Bingxi also panicked, "What should we do!"
Xiao Ye placed a hand on their shoulders, pulling them back to the sofa, and said calmly:
"Let's explain everything clearly to him. Can we outrun a Grandmaster-level expert?"
"Besides, we're forming contracts openly, not doing anything shady. There's no need to hide from him."
Nangong Siyao steeled herself, ready to face the situation, "Xiao Ye, you're right!"
Cheng Bingxi went to open the apartment door. The City Lord walked in, his face dark, his gaze sweeping the apartment before settling on Nangong Siyao and Xiao Ye.
"I didn't expect to meet like this. City Lord, please have a seat," Xiao Ye offered a cup of tea.
The City Lord waved it away, his eyes fixed on Nangong Siyao, filled with anger, "Look at what you've done!"
"A young girl, squeezing in with a pair of contractors, you've disgraced the City Lord's mansion!"
Nangong Siyao looked aggrieved, her neck shrinking, not daring to speak.
Xiao Ye frowned and said, "City Lord! What do you mean by squeezing in with a pair of contractors!?"
"Nangong Siyao may be the City Lord's daughter, but she's also a person. Doesn't she have the right to choose her contractor?"
The City Lord turned his gaze to Xiao Ye, disappointed, "They say SSS-Rank Beastmasters are the hope of the Wild Plains Base City. In terms of being a Beastmaster, you're excellent."
"But! In terms of being a person, you're just like Siyao, lacking in education!"
Xiao Ye stood up, his 1.8-meter stature slightly towering over the 1.7-meter City Lord, looking down as he said, "City Lord! Please answer my question!"
"Does Nangong Siyao have the right to choose her contractor!!?"
Xiao Ye's words were firm, echoing through the living room, his gaze unwavering as he looked down at the City Lord, his presence undiminished.
The City Lord's mouth twitched, "She does!"
Xiao Ye stepped forward, his presence unabated, his eyes bright, and asked again, "And her forming a contract with me?"
The City Lord's tone deepened, "Are you mocking me?"
"Every Beastmaster can only contract with one template maiden; that's common knowledge!"
Xiao Ye and Nangong Siyao activated their contract power, beginning to summon the Five-Clawed Golden Dragon.
Buzz! A golden light radiated from the pair, filling the space with a profound and supreme aura.
"What is this?" The City Lord's expression changed drastically!
A melodious and crisp dragon's roar sounded, and in the living room appeared an Eastern Golden Dragon spiraling in the air!
Rabbit eyes, deer antlers, bull mouth, camel head, tiger paws, eagle claws, fish scales, snake body.
Each scale on the dragon's body shimmered with a sacred golden light.
With the two vertical pupils of the Golden Dragon gazing down, the City Lord felt immense pressure, collapsing onto the sofa.
"A dragon, it's actually a dragon!"
"This aura, this pressure, it's definitely an S-Rank or higher summoned beast!"
"Siyao's template has been restored?"
The City Lord was utterly shocked, with many questions in mind.
Seeing the City Lord's bewildered state, Nangong Siyao's consciousness inside the Golden Dragon's mind was delighted. Xiao Ye asked:
"City Lord, can we talk properly now?"
The City Lord, still in shock, took a moment to recover, finally saying, "I misunderstood you!"
Following that, Xiao Ye and Nangong Siyao exited their summoned beast state, returning to human form.
Now, Nangong Siyao held her head high, a smug look on her face, looking at the City Lord with pride.
"I can contract unlimited SSS-Rank templates!"
Facing the City Lord's confusion, Xiao Ye explained proactively.
However, Xiao Ye described it as unlimited SSS-Rank template contracts to ease the City Lord's concerns.
"That's right! My template is the SSS-Rank Five-Clawed Golden Dragon! Xiao Ye helped me restore it!"
Nangong Siyao clung to Xiao Ye's arm, very pleased.
Unlimited contracts! SSS-Rank Five-Clawed Golden Dragon!
The City Lord felt he had touched upon the world's secrets, rendered speechless by the revelation.
After a while, he warmly said to Xiao Ye and Nangong Siyao, "Great! Fantastic! A perfect match, I have high hopes for you two."
"Especially you, Xiao Ye. I've heard you're outstanding, but I didn't expect you to be this extraordinary, able to restore a broken template!"
Ten minutes later, the City Lord left, quite satisfied.
He wasn't against his daughter forming a contract with someone else. He feared she would abuse her power or get entangled with others.
Now that things were clear, the City Lord was at ease, allowing Nangong Siyao to interact with Xiao Ye.
Watching the City Lord's departing figure, Nangong Siyao pouted, dissatisfied, "Not even a word of congratulations for your daughter forming a contract!"
"Stop complaining, let's start training."
Xiao Ye hadn't forgotten the system task: raise two summoned beasts to the ninth rank within half a month.
Then, Xiao Ye and Nangong Siyao summoned the first form of the two-toed Golden Dragon again.
After drinking a bottle of fifth-rank energy liquid, the Golden Dragon's rank jumped from early third rank to late third rank due to direct absorption without refinement.
One bottle, two bottles, ten bottles, after consuming twelve bottles of energy liquid,
In just two hours, the Golden Dragon's rank advanced to the fifth rank.
Cheng Bingxi found it unbelievable; energy liquid was indeed a wonderful thing, allowing direct absorption without refining the mixed energy like cores.
Xiao Ye roughly estimated that five bottles of fifth-rank energy liquid equaled the pure energy contained in one core.
After all, energy liquids are extracted from magical beast meat, unlike cores, which are compressed energy storage.
"You should train too, Sister Bingxi!"
At Nangong Siyao's suggestion, Xiao Ye attempted to activate the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox template contract power with Cheng Bingxi.
Mysterious energy appeared around them, and a dazzling light flashed.
With a whoosh, Cheng Bingxi vanished, replaced by a Two-Tailed White Fox exuding a sacred aura on the ground.
Xiao Ye's consciousness resided in both the Golden Dragon's and the Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox's minds!
He coul
d block one at any time or control both summoned beasts simultaneously!
Nangong Siyao was astonished, "Summoning two at once, it really works!"
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