CHAPTER 187: CHAPTER 178 BAO LIN TAKES OVER_1

Jin Tong curiously snatched the Partner Contract from Dark Saint’s hands to take a look.

"Hahahaha, did your Priests betroth you to an idiot? They sure do love you!" he said, reveling in their misfortune.

"Show me quickly, let me have a look!"

With a twist of his hand, Dark Saint retrieved the Partner Contract.

Jin Tong scoffed, "So stingy!"

The Black Dragon Clan had only this single descendant in this generation, and their Priest had betrothed him so early.

Jin Tong was very interested—who could this esteemed person be? An idiot? The Priest of the Black Dragon Clan is no fool; how could he possibly match their sole descendant with an idiot Mistress? Dark Saint came so early to cancel the engagement; someone must have instigated this.

Thinking this, Jin Tong’s interest grew even stronger.

Xue Lin thought for a moment. "Dark Saint, to be frank, my second daughter is not at home right now."

"Not at home?" Jin Tong shook his head. "Old Kylin, you aren’t just making excuses, are you?"

Jin Tong’s eyes shone brightly as he said, "Could it be that someone more formidable than Dark Saint has also formed a Partner Contract with your second daughter? Do you feel Dark Saint is no longer fit to be the Zheng Xiong, realize you can’t handle this situation, and so you’ve decided to just let it all fall apart?!"

Xue Lin was speechless. This is terrible! He hadn’t guessed everything, but he’d somehow hit upon the crucial part.

Just as Xue Lin felt the situation growing increasingly troublesome, a female dressed in bright yellow ran over. Her steps were light as she hurried towards Xue Lin and his wife.

"Mother and Father!"

She first rushed toward the female panda, then threw herself into Xue Lin’s embrace.

This left Jin Tong and Dark Saint stunned. Is this... Xue Lin’s female offspring? Could this be the Second Young Lady who has a Partner Contract with Dark Saint? She doesn’t look like an idiot at all.

Xue Lin cleared his throat softly.

Only then did Bao Lin seem to snap back to reality, as if she had just noticed the males present.

Xue Lin sighed. This girl is so cunning. If he hadn’t seen her observing from the side for a long time, he would have thought she had stumbled over by accident.

Bao Lin turned, looking at Dark Saint with an innocent and curious gaze.

Dressed entirely in black, without needing to speak or move, he exuded an undeniably handsome, cool, and dashing aura. Most importantly, he was a Purple Crystal Beastman and the future Young Master of the Black Dragon Clan. Such a figure, although not comparable to the High Priest in her heart, would still be quite excellent as a Zheng Xiong.

Thinking this, Bao Lin feigned shyness and said, "My lord, I am the Second Young Lady of Myriad Beasts City."

Xue Lin was speechless.

His wife, the beautiful female panda, also turned to look at their daughter.

Has our daughter Bao Lin taken a liking to this dragon?

Xue Lin tugged at Bao Lin. "Bao Lin, stop causing trouble."

Bao Lin leaned in and whispered, "Father, those two dragons clearly have ill intentions, and Second Sister isn’t here. If this continues, trouble is bound to erupt. Let me use Second Sister’s identity to placate them for now." She winked at Xue Lin.

Xue Lin disagreed. "Dark Saint is here to annul his Partner Contract with his contracted Mistress."

Bao Lin said, "Father, I know. But I’ve seen you and Mother worrying about Second Sister’s two Beast Husbands, High Priest Bai Feng and Dark Saint. I just wanted to help."

She looked down at Dark Saint with a seemingly earnest expression and said in a soft, aggrieved voice, "I was thinking, if I were to form a contract with him, then you and Mother wouldn’t have to worry about the issues between the Black Dragon Clan and High Priest Bai Feng anymore. And if Dark Saint is truly dissatisfied with me and annuls the engagement, then you also wouldn’t have to be troubled by the fact that Father has secured two Zheng Xiong for Second Sister."

"So that’s how it is..." Xue Lin’s heart ached for his daughter. He said softly, "Bao Lin, you’ve been put in a difficult position."

Even as Bao Lin spoke these words, her heart seethed with jealousy and anger. They were both daughters, yet her parents were so biased! They had actually given Second Sister two such excellent males as her Zheng Xiong, while she had none!

Jin Tong had a moment of realization. He clapped Dark Saint on the shoulder like an old friend. "Dark Saint, look here, this female is your future Mistress! Your Mistress is a Kylin Beastman! No wonder your clan’s Priest agreed to betroth you without a second thought."

Truthfully, a dragon paired with a Kylin wasn’t a bad match. However, even if the other party was a Kylin Beastman, the Black Dragon Clan’s Priest shouldn’t have been so eager to betroth him. Jin Tong felt like there was still something missing. But whatever, it wasn’t him getting partnered; he was just here to watch the drama!

Dark Saint’s expression was icy as he looked at Bao Lin.

The Partner Contract he held felt scorching hot, proving that his contracted partner was indeed within Myriad Beasts City.

But previously, that person had clearly said his contracted partner was an idiot. Yet this so-called Second Young Lady of Myriad Beasts City before him didn’t look like an idiot at all.

Jin Tong nudged him. "Well? Are you satisfied with this future Mistress or not?"

Dark Saint, his face cold, stated firmly, "I want to call off the marriage."

Jin Tong, eager to stir up trouble, exclaimed, "Are you out of your mind?! What’s there to call off? You haven’t even interacted with her; how do you know it won’t work out? Quickly, go and get to know your future Mistress!"

Jin Tong gave him a forceful push forward.

Dark Saint was speechless. This meddlesome Sixth Brother!!

「...」

Si Yan’s tavern was open for business!

Most shops in Myriad Beasts City were quite crude, but Si Yan’s establishment was exceptionally exquisite!

In front of the tavern was a small courtyard. Wildflowers brought in from the nearby mountains had been arranged into bonsai under Si Yan’s guidance, transforming the small yard into a simple yet elegant garden.

Time had been tight, so the tavern’s interior was relatively simple, but its layout was very open. There were windows on all sides, covered with thin, translucent leaves that were bright when opened and cast a soft green glow when closed.

To one side stood the liquor cabinet, with the sales counter in front of it. Arranged before the counter were several Eight Immortals tables and accompanying chairs.

It was all square and simple, yet meticulously arranged.

Not to mention, there was also a staircase leading to the second floor.

In the entirety of Myriad Beasts City, apart from the City Lord’s mansion, no other building boasted such a two-story design!

Outside the tavern, the four large characters for ’Delusional Tavern’ hung above the courtyard entrance.

Delusion and Si Yan gazed at the tavern’s prominent sign, written in the script of the Beast World. Since arriving in this world, Si Yan had automatically learned the script of the Beast World, so she could read it.

Delusion frowned slightly. He felt that since it was Si Yan’s tavern, it should be called ’Si Yan’s Tavern’ or something similar. After all, it had always been the custom for the female to lead and the male to follow. She was the Mistress; she should be the one primarily featured.

As the proprietress, Si Yan saw no need to make frequent appearances. She entrusted all matters related to selling wine to Yin Hong, She Ying, and She Chuan.

As soon as the tavern opened, Yin Hong excitedly began to sell wine.

"For the grand opening of the Delusional Tavern, we have three jars of wine available for tasting. Our proprietress has personally named each one.

"The first jar, ’Earth Drunk’, is 3 Green Crystals per bowl. The second, ’Human Drunk’, is 5 Green Crystals per bowl. As for the third, ’Immortal Drunk’—this one is truly special—it costs 10 Green Crystals, which is equivalent to 1 Red Crystal, per bowl!"

Delusion looked at the wine jars; he had tasted their contents and graded them by quality.

One beastman asked skeptically, "What makes you think we’ll believe this is actual wine? What if it’s not wine and you’re just trying to scam us out of our Green Crystals?!"

Yin Hong laughed. "Our proprietress anticipated this question. It’s quite simple to resolve: whether it’s wine or not, you’ll know with a single sniff."