145: Chapter 145 Beach Barbecue

To tell the truth.

Chen Yi himself didn't know exactly why, but he had a natural high affinity for public officials who handled cases impartially.

Perhaps it was because during this period, he had seen too much deceit and trickery, and recognized the complexity and cruelty of this world.

In this society filled with conflicts of interest, people often stop at nothing to achieve their own goals.

And those who can uphold justice and maintain impartiality appear especially precious.

For such rare people who treat others with sincerity and are full of integrity, Chen Yi truly felt a lot of goodwill.

"Barbecue?"

Chu Xiaohe and his group exchanged glances, then sighed, a trace of guilt flashing in their eyes.

They had actually told a slight lie.

Vacations and the like were just excuses.

In reality, their purpose for coming here was still to scavenge for rare heaven and earth spiritual treasure to pave the way for their daughter's future.

After all, the Contracted Girls' target that Chu Feiyu had reserved, Bai Song, possessed the talent skill One Heart, One Mind!

He was simply too sought after in the spirit beast circle!

He was basically like a Daniel Wu thrown into the matchmaking market!

There were even rumors that S-rank spirit beasts had actively applied to form a contract with him; he could truly be described as having a limitless future.

The reason Chu Feiyu was able to reserve a talent like Bai Song was, on one hand, because the two had been childhood sweethearts and had a certain foundation of affection between them;

On the other hand, it was because Chu Xiaohe's wife's family, the Murong family, and the Bai family were once branches of the same Beast Tamer family, although they had separated now, they still had commercial dealings to this day.

The reason they still had to come out to hunt for treasures despite these two factors was most crucially because Chu Feiyu had not yet awakened her bloodline.

According to genetics, the spirit beast bloodline that Chu Feiyu would awaken in the future should be between D-rank and S-rank, with a high probability of being an A-rank or B-rank Bloodline.

In that case, she would still be quite inferior compared to those S-rank spirit beasts!

Without paying some price, their daughter would definitely be looked down upon by Bai Song in the future.

Chu Xiaohe's wife, Murong Yue, felt the same way.

Even though she possessed an A-rank bloodline and had a sweet appearance.

But to be worthy of a specialized talent like One Heart, One Mind, one had to go the extra mile!

They couldn't just treat each other as equals just because they were childhood sweethearts!

Sending resources, sending generous gifts, sending connections, sending status—anyway, whatever the Murong family could support with, they would definitely support with all their might!

But the problem was that as a public official, although Chu Xiaohe had many connections, there were also many restrictions.

It was almost impossible for him to go out hunting and explore for treasures like ordinary Beast Tamers.

But to be fair, the salary was indeed quite high, and there was a large amount of resource subsidy issued every month.

As long as he didn't make any principled mistakes, this was an iron rice bowl for life, and he could absolutely live an affluent life forever.

However, if they wanted to cultivate a talented offspring, or even wanted to pair up with a Beast Tamer who possessed a talent like One Heart, One Mind, this money would seem stretched thin.

Even counting the Murong family's assets, it was still not quite enough.

Regardless, they had to make some extra money first!

"Okay, no problem! Let's have a barbecue~~ Barbecue~~~"

Chu Feiyu agreed enthusiastically.

How could she know that this world would be so cruel.

She only remembered that she and Bai Song had a very good relationship, and they had agreed as children that they would definitely form a contract in the future. Bai Song had even refused all contract requests from girls with S-rank Bloodlines for her sake—

How could she know what deep relationships were hidden behind this!

"Then come on, I see a small stream over there, let's have the barbecue right there!"

"Mm-hmm!"

Seeing their daughter agree so readily, Chu Xiaohe and Murong Yue also let out a long sigh.

This treasure hunting trip would probably have to be temporarily shelved—

Before long, the group arrived by a stream.

The environment here was beautiful, filled with the fragrance of flowers, and not far away, one could see a beach and the seascape.

It was simply a perfect vacation resort!

Of course, it would be even more perfect if not for those Beast Tamer teams who were acting like crazy, desperately wanting to find good treasures, and being chased by those Slime while yelling and screaming!

"Hmm? Brother Chen Yi, you want to make the barbecue yourself?"

Lin Mengxue asked, somewhat puzzled.

Among the Contracted Girls, only Yan Jiuyue had not learned any cooking skills; the others all had some cooking skills to some extent.

Especially Su Taotao; she used to be a food streamer, hungry to the point of starvation every day, so her cooking skills were naturally cultivated to a level comparable to a star-rated hotel chef.

Under these circumstances, Chen Yi actually took the initiative to take on the task of barbecuing, which was really a bit surprising.

"Yeah! You guys just help me out a bit, today I'll let you taste my cooking!"

"Mm, okay!"

There was a refrigerator in the space ring, and Chen Yi would collect edible magic beasts killed on the road and wild vegetables, plus various semi-finished products and seasonings purchased from the mall before coming to the Five Elements Secret Realm—it was absolutely enough to hold a luxurious barbecue feast!

Lin Mengxue, Luo Shiyin, Su Taotao, Hua Yuetong, and Hua Xingtong all helped on the side by skewering the bamboo sticks and preparing the ingredients.

The only one without cooking skills, Yan Jiuyue, assisted with the barbecue on the side using her own Fox Fire.

The scene looked very lively and harmonious, with constant laughter.

Any man seeing this scene would probably be green with envy, right?

In fact, there were indeed passing Beast Tamers who came to strike up a conversation.

However, when they saw that the person setting up the barbecue stall there was Chen Yi, who had broken the Water Barrier, their interest immediately dissipated by more than half.

They dared to ignore Chen Yi and go to the island to hunt for treasures, but that didn't mean they dared to hit on Chen Yi's girls!

In case that little girl's ability wasn't just devouring the Water Barrier, but she could directly swallow them all in one gulp, that would be funny—

What puzzled them, however, was.

Was this Chen Yi really so kind-hearted?

He opened the barrier, let them hunt for treasures, while he himself sat there eating barbecue?

On the side, Chu Feiyu quietly watched this harmonious scene, looking calm on the surface, but inwardly revealing a trace of complex emotions.

She could feel that these girls' eyes were full of love and admiration for Chen Yi; they genuinely liked Senior Chen Yi and were willing to follow him and experience storms with him—

In this world, as a talented Beast Tamer, being surrounded by a group of beauties was absolutely the most normal thing!

It could even be said that this was the most correct rule of this world!

It's just that, because of her parents and her relationship with Bai Song, she had cherished the ideal of "one life, one pair" since she was a child.

Seeing such a scene of being surrounded by beauties, she still felt a tiny bit conflicted—

Chu Xiaohe seemed to notice Chu Feiyu's change, patted her shoulder, and comforted her in a somewhat unconventional way: "Xiao Yu, don't think too much!"

"That girl named Lin Mengxue is a Dragon race, with an S-rank or above Bloodline! We estimate that Chen Yi's talent and the bloodline levels of the other girls are also definitely not lower than S-rank!"

"You should just focus on replenishing your nutrition and getting familiar with the combat process to prepare for your upcoming bloodline awakening!"

"After you form a contract with Bai Song, you might be able to display the same combat power as them!"