CHAPTER 80: CHAPTER 80: NIU NIU’S THIRD SKILL

The memorial service ended, and to Lin Chen’s relief, Qin Shaoshao’s emotional fluctuation wasn’t as big as expected.

On his way out, he saw Cai Yuanji and the others.

Due to Lin Chen, Cai Yuanji now had pretty good relations with Qin Hao, Bai Jiajia, and others.

As they chatted enthusiastically, Lin Chen noticed Cai Yuanji speaking rapidly.

Probably cursing someone...

"Do you think he’s getting more and more perverted?"

"He’s been a pervert all along," Qin Hao said. "He’s been that way since I met him, and his bull is like a ghost."

"Perverted people raise perverted spirit beasts," Bai Jiajia added.

"Ahem~~~"

Lin Chen approached, suddenly speechless.

So they were talking about him.

"Oh, Brother Lin, we were just talking about you," Cai Yuanji said when he saw Lin Chen, without a hint of awkwardness.

"What were you saying about me?" Lin Chen asked, knowingly.

"We’re talking about your exploits in Black Mountain City, it’s the talk of the guild now." As Cai Yuanji spoke, he casually glanced at Qin Shaoshao and suddenly froze: "She..."

Then came the panic.

Lin Chen signaled with his eyes, but Bai Jiajia stepped forward, also sizing up Qin Shaoshao and said, "Sister, you’re so pretty, what’s your name?"

"..."

Lin Chen and Cai Yuanji broke out in a sweat, quickly pulling Bai Jiajia aside.

Still calling her a sister...

She’s older than you by who knows how many years.

Trying to act young, huh.

"What’s going on?"

"...Anyway, you probably won’t be able to communicate with her," Lin Chen said.

Cai Yuanji nodded.

"Why not?"

Lin Chen couldn’t find a reason, but Cai Yuanji, being straightforward, said, "Beauty has levels."

"Hmph!"

Bai Jiajia immediately fumed.

Though she couldn’t compare to Qin Shaoshao, she wasn’t bad either, okay?

Luckily, Qin Hao, with his emotional intelligence, consoled her well, and Bai Jiajia finally put away her killer glare.

Just as the atmosphere became awkward, Lee Zhen approached from afar, continually watching Qin Shaoshao.

Ever since learning about Qin Shaoshao’s identity, he also had quite a headache.

He heard that Qin Shaoshao had a Celestial Spirit Body, a condition known for emotional instability.

He didn’t proactively communicate but said to Lin Chen, "I have something to tell you."

Then Lee Zhen proceeded to talk about the Inner Courtyard matters.

"Three spots, Ning Zimo is no longer here, so you pick the last spot," Lee Zhen looked at Lin Chen.

Lin Chen didn’t decline since it’s a good thing, a free benefit not to miss.

He glanced at Qin Hao and the others and deep down leaned more towards Qin Hao, since they were the closest.

He apologized to Bai Jiajia, who shook her head and said, "It’s fine, Qin Hao needs these resources more."

Qin Hao, too, was magnanimous, saying he’d host a good meal tonight.

"So that’s settled, you’ll enter in seven days, for a period of two months." After saying this, Lee Zhen left, giving Qin Shaoshao a nod as he departed.

Regrettably, Qin Shaoshao didn’t respond to him and told Lin Chen, "I want to go for a walk."

Lin Chen nodded, and once she walked away, Bai Jiajia asked, "Who exactly is she?"

She noticed that just now, Lee Zhen had greeted her proactively.

Lin Chen thought for a while and finally ended the topic with one sentence: "She’s not someone you can mess with."

"Her background is that strong, huh," Bai Jiajia, valuing her life, promised she wouldn’t act like today when encountering her again.

Lin Chen and Cai Yuanji were speechless.

On the way to dinner, Cai Yuanji tactfully didn’t ask about her.

After eating, Lin Chen returned, Qin Shaoshao was already home.

"The funeral is over, does the senior have any plans?" Lin Chen wasn’t ushering her out but genuinely inquiring.

Qin Shaoshao remained silent, her gaze hollow.

She knew Lin Chen wanted her to pull herself together, but she couldn’t find a reason to continue living in this world.

"If the senior doesn’t know where to go for now, just stay here, I won’t be around for a while," Lin Chen said. "If you want to leave, go ahead, if you want to stay, you’re welcome too."

Lin Chen didn’t preach, as he knew the Qin Shaoshao from the last life had already died, and living out a second life was incredibly difficult.

...

The next day, Jiang Dadong brought a large amount of raw materials, and Lin Chen wasn’t idle, starting to grind powder.

Xiaobai didn’t have time to help this round because Niu Niu was refining a combined skill.

Undoubtedly, Xiaobai’s strongest move was the combined skill of Unifying Four Bulls with Soul-Calming Hoof.

Sadly, it was extremely difficult.

Both skills were explosively powerful, consuming a lot of beast power.

After a full day of practice, Xiaobai barely succeeded once or twice, but it was limited to Unifying Three Bulls with a full-power version of Soul-Calming Hoof.

"There’s progress." Lin Chen encouraged, "With more practice, success won’t be far off."

"Moo~~"

Xiaobai nodded, satisfied with its achievements.

Regarding diligence, Lin Chen didn’t have to say much, Xiaobai would put in the effort.

On the third day, Lin Chen brought two spirit beasts to attend Wu Lei’s funeral; he noticed that Huang Xiaotian looked much better.

Lee Zhen told Lin Chen he planned to make Huang Xiaotian captain of the thirteenth team and asked him to go persuade him.

"Why don’t you do it?"

"I hate talking to smart people."

"..."

Lin Chen was speechless, so he had to step up, not wanting Huang Xiaotian to continue in his slump.

Unexpectedly, Huang Xiaotian immediately said, "Vice President Lee sent you, right?"

"See it but don’t say it," Lin Chen forced a smile.

From afar, Lee Zhen was keeping an eye on things and thought his plan hadn’t been exposed since Huang Xiaotian didn’t look at him, so he chuckled.

"How’s it?"

"How’s what?"

"The position of captain for the thirteenth team."

"I’ll take it on," Huang Xiaotian said.

Lin Chen was taken aback, somewhat puzzled, and said, "I thought you’d quit."

"I indeed considered quitting, but attending Su Yu’s funeral that day made me realize something..."

"What?"

"One must do something meaningful with their life."

"I take it you’re brainwashing me," Lin Chen chuckled wryly.

Huang Xiaotian finally broke into a smile he hadn’t shown in a long time.

....

In the days that followed, Lin Chen stayed home, grinding barbecue powder, and on the third day sent the powder to the shop, receiving a hundred thousand yuan.

This income was quite considerable.

On his way back, Lin Chen bought a large amount of meat and vegetables, intending to freeze them for Qin Shaoshao.

Even though Qin Shaoshao said she didn’t need to eat, Lin Chen persisted and started his spiel:

"Eating good food can release dopamine, improving your mood."

Whether she ate or not was up to Qin Shaoshao, they couldn’t mistreat a hero who had contributed to Jiuxing City.

On the way back, Lin Chen bought a piece of spirit beast leg meat for Xiaobai.

I have to admit, Xu Youzhen’s guidance was very helpful; Lin Chen found that even though Xiaobai hadn’t broken through, its raw strength had significantly improved compared to before.

Describing the previous Xiaobai as a batch of loose cotton, now it’s packed tightly.

Later that evening, the situation continued at home, with the Little Fox saying it wouldn’t eat, but it’s a little glutton, and after eating meat, started breathing fire again.

As for Xiaobai, it ran even more diligently.

However, after running for a few hours, it brought good news.

It broke through!

"I wonder if it awakened a third skill?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Chen immediately came over to inspect, his heart full of anticipation. Seeing the mischievous glint in Xiaobai’s eyes, he knew there was hope this time.

At this moment, Lin Chen’s mood also turned excited.

Generally speaking, the higher the level, the more powerful the skills, especially the third skill, considered a transformative skill in the Beast Taming World.