19: Chapter 19 The Correct Use of Innate Talents

Inside a stretched limousine hovercar.

Xing Yaoyan was comfortably sprawled across Xiao Meng's soft lap, enjoying the gentle strokes from the young woman.

Great, I'm snuggling with a beauty again.

She squinted her eyes and stole a glance toward Hu Wang's direction, only to see him wearing a sour expression, clearly displeased. After catching Little White Wolf's provocative and taunting gaze, he rolled his eyes at her outright, then rested his head on the young woman's shoulder, feigning sleep—a perfect picture of 'out of sight, out of mind'.

Why does this old fellow always wear that sour face around any creature that gets close to his Master? Talk about being possessive over his food.

With that sleazy look of yours, you still think you can chase after a naive sweetheart like Xiao Meng? An old cow trying to eat tender grass—disgusting!

Lost in thought, she unconsciously shifted her gaze to the young man sitting opposite Xiao Meng.

Qian Mo's hands were moving rapidly over his phone, seemingly engrossed in an intense conversation with someone. It seemed the reduction of his dislocated arm earlier truly counted as a minor injury for him, no wonder he stubbornly believed treatment was unnecessary.

Ever since getting in the car after parting ways with that blond guy, Qian Mo had deliberately placed Xing Yaoyan beside Xiao Meng. Since then, he had maintained his current seated posture, playing on his phone, the corners of his mouth occasionally quirking up slightly as if he'd seen something amusing.

Watching him, Xing Yaoyan felt inexplicably annoyed. She carefully combed through her memories of the past few days with Qian Mo, trying to find fault, but couldn't pinpoint a single flaw. This only made her feel even more irritated.

Sensing the emotional fluctuations of the little wolf in her hands, Xiao Meng smiled faintly, cradled her against her chest, and then whispered softly into her ear:

"Is Little White Wolf missing her Master? It's alright. Master Qian Mo just has some urgent matters to attend to. Once he's finished, I'll return you to him."

"Young Miss, we've arrived," the driver's voice suddenly announced.

And just at that moment, Qian Mo happened to slip his phone into his pocket and got out of the car.

Xing Yaoyan followed closely behind. She had already coated her body surface with Power Of Will, effectively isolating dust and preventing any filth on the ground from touching her.

Xiao Meng also hopped out of the car with Hu Wang on her shoulder, smiling as she explained to Qian Mo the venue for today's guidance.

The place they were at now was the Xiao family's business—the Blazing Flame Martial Arts Hall. The hall had specialized combat rooms fully equipped with all necessary training apparatus.

Xing Yaoyan could clearly sense the boundless passion in the young woman's voice when she spoke of martial arts training; her eyes seemed to sparkle with an eternal, undying starlight.

So she's a martial arts fanatic...

"Hey, hey, can you hear me?"

A somewhat familiar voice suddenly sounded in her ear.

Xing Yaoyan was slightly taken aback, then quickly turned around, trying to locate the source of the voice.

"Don't bother looking. It's me, Hu Wang."

The little white fox leaped lightly from the young woman's shoulder and walked straight towards the astonished Little White Wolf. His mouth didn't move, yet his voice clearly transmitted into her ears.

"Is this your Innate Talent?" Xing Yaoyan said in her mind.

She discovered that within her spiritual sea, there seemed to be a red spiritual power-formed 'microphone button'. With just a slight thought when she wanted to speak, she could directly converse with Hu Wang across the distance.

"One of them."

Suddenly, Hu Wang lightly tapped Xing Yaoyan's head with his tail.

"Hurry up and follow them!"

Only then did Xing Yaoyan realize that Qian Mo and Xiao Meng had long since entered a private room in the distance. Xiao Meng had thoughtfully left the door slightly ajar for them.

Xing Yaoyan quickly followed in Hu Wang's footsteps and ran into the private room.

At a glance, this was clearly a deluxe version of a training room. Not only was the space large, but the flooring in the central training area was made of a special material—elastic yet highly durable.

Beside the training area were several obviously expensive leather sofas. On a platform next to the sofas was a row of spirit crystals, clearly intended for replenishing the practitioners' spiritual power.

As soon as he entered, Hu Wang purposefully jumped onto the soft sofa, rolled around happily, and finally stretched out with a big yawn.

"What happened to your dignified Master demeanor? Mind your image, Senior..."

Seeing his utterly unserious appearance, Xing Yaoyan, who had initially held some reverence for his status, began to wonder if she had simply overthought things.

Maybe this fox demon just happened to overhear so many things from others' conversations. Otherwise, how could he know about matters related to 'Star Beasts'? After all, the two most prominent races mentioned online were only humans and the Yao Race.

Of course, it was also possible he had simply made it all up himself...

Just as Xing Yaoyan was engaged in an internal debate within her mind, a puzzled voice sounded in her consciousness.

"Why aren't you coming over, Little Xiao Yan? Let me tell you, humans are truly amazing, inventing such comfortable things. Back in the day..."

"Why call me Little Xiao Yan? Can't you just use my name?"

The Little White Wolf jumped onto the sofa with a huff and settled down beside the reclining little fox.

Not gonna lie, it really was quite comfortable.

"How about this? You've acknowledged me as your Senior. Is there a problem with me addressing you like that?"

"A few words of flattery and you're getting carried away? Judging by your appearance, you probably aren't much older than me. If it weren't for the fact that you know about..."

"Hey~ Don't worry. Having me as your Senior won't shortchange you. Just wait and see. I wouldn't deign to take just anyone as my Junior."

Since she had nothing better to do while waiting for Qian Mo, she asked curiously, "Oh, right, Senior. I'm a bit curious, what exactly is your Innate Talent?"

"You should have already guessed, right? Hehe."

Hu Wang instantly stood upright, placed his paws on his hips, and struck an outrageously flamboyant pose.

"To shatter delusion, discern purity from impurity, to defy the heavens and alter fate—this is 'Shattering Delusion'."

"Sounds like some old charlatan. 'Defy the heavens and alter fate'—so lofty and grand. I don't believe it," Xing Yaoyan looked at him somewhat disdainfully.

"I won't stoop to your level. You don't know. A hundred years ago, upon hearing the name of us Shattering Delusion Fox Demons, which human or Yao wouldn't tremble in fear, which wouldn't show respect? It's just that our clan has declined nowadays..."

Seeing the look of melancholy on Hu Wang's face, Xing Yaoyan's eyes rolled thoughtfully. She suddenly remembered something she had wanted to accomplish for a long time.

Talk about the perfect timing.

"If you want me to believe you can truly 'shatter delusion', unless you can tell me my phone's password."

Stealing a glance at Qian Mo, who was seriously instructing, Xing Yaoyan secretly retrieved the burly man's phone from her storage space and waved it before Hu Wang's eyes.

"952378."

Without the slightest hesitation, Hu Wang casually recited the six digits.

Maintaining a poker face, Xing Yaoyan input the six-digit number into the phone. After seeing the 'unlock successful' message on the screen, she stored the phone back in her storage space and said:

"Truly worthy of being a Senior. Oh, I should say, truly worthy of being a Shattering Delusion Fox Demon. Impressive. I'm convinced."

"Hmph~ If it weren't for this body being too weak, forget a mere phone password. Even your life's trajectory, the calamities you are destined to face—I could see them all clearly."

As he spoke, he suddenly leaped up, casually grabbing a few spirit crystals from a plate on the table. Then he closed his eyes and began slowly absorbing the spiritual power within.

"Senior, aren't you of the Yao Race? How can you absorb spirit crystals?" Watching the spirit crystals in Hu Wang's paw gradually dim from their faint glow, Xing Yaoyan asked in surprise.

"Knew you'd ask that... That's precisely why I say we Shattering Delusion Fox Demons are awesome, because we practice Dual Cultivation of spiritual power and Demonic Power."