112: Qianze
At this moment, Moonstar Spirit sat quietly on Chang Guiheng's shoulder, like a delicate small figurine.
His opponent appeared opposite him, but the two Beasts by his side were only at the Spirit Beast realm.
After the match began, Moonstar Spirit pointed towards the single person and two beasts on the opposite side, and a star fell from above their heads.
Then, before they could react, it exploded with a bang, like the most beautiful fireworks blooming.
Chang Guiheng achieved a complete victory; all the opponents he encountered today were at the Spirit Beast realm, so he basically defeated them in one move.
After the match ended, his consciousness slowly disengaged from the Illusion World.
During the disengagement process, he could clearly feel that at the deepest part of the Illusion World, a gaze was watching him through layers of barriers; perhaps this mysterious gaze had been present since he first started the match.
It was only at the end of the match that the owner of this gaze made him feel its watch.
Sitting in the luxuriously decorated villa, Chang Guiheng pondered absently, 'Who could be the owner of that gaze?'
Uncle Qian? Senior Uncle Liu? Aunt Hua? Or was it his father's master, Grandmaster Zhuang?
Shaking his chubby little head, he still couldn't find the answer to this question.
He didn't continue to think about it; it was highly probable that it was one of these few people, all of whom were those he trusted most.
The voice of the intelligent butler rang out in the villa,
"Master, someone is at the door looking for you. Would you like to converse?"
A hint of contemplation flashed in Chang Guiheng's eyes. It was so late; who would come to his villa to find him?
"Connect it."
After Chang Guiheng agreed, a virtual screen appeared before him, displaying a real-time view from outside the villa.
At the spacious entrance of the villa, several young faces appeared, though the youngest among them should be four or five years older than Chang Guiheng.
However, although these people looked somewhat familiar, Chang Guiheng only knew the name of the man surrounded in the very center.
Chang Qingzun, that was his name, the son of the Chang family patriarch in Star Moon City; in terms of seniority, he was also his cousin.
It was just that he rarely stayed in the Chang family, and he wasn't very familiar with him.
"Cousin Qingzun, is there something going on so late?"
Chang Guiheng's voice rang out at the door, but he himself was still sitting in the study.
Hearing Chang Guiheng's voice, the people who were talking around Chang Qingzun all fell silent.
A cordial smile also appeared on Chang Qingzun's face,
"Little Brother Guiheng, you've been back in Star Moon City for several days now. I, your elder brother, haven't had a chance to properly show you around Star Moon City.
Today, Grandmaster Jiang Yue will be holding a Breeder exchange meeting at Liuyan Pavilion. I've obtained a few observer spots, and I remember you were most interested in these things when you were little.
Would you like to come and see today? You could also get to know more friends from Star Moon City."
Friends? Hearing this word, Chang Guiheng suppressed his urge to refuse.
Before he left, his Grandmaster seemed to have said that his personality was too reclusive, and he needed to make some friends.
"Alright, Cousin Qingzun, please wait a moment."
The few people at the villa entrance waited a while longer before Chang Guiheng appeared at the villa's doorstep.
Seeing that it was just a small chubby person, and that he had made them wait for so long, one of the people behind Chang Qingzun couldn't help but complain:
"How distinguished is he? Making so many of us wait for just him."
Chang Guiheng heard the sarcastic remark and felt a bit bewildered, thinking, 'I didn't ask you to wait for me, and I don't even know who you are.'
However, Chang Qingzun's expression turned stern,
"Qingmu, what nonsense are you saying? This is our kinsman, our brother. He merely traveled and studied abroad for a few years when he was young, and now that he has returned to the family, he is our flesh and blood. How could you say such hurtful words?"
The young man named Qingmu was filled with shame, lowered his head, and came before Chang Guiheng,
"My apologies, I didn't mean it. It's just that the wait was a bit long, and I'm also a bit upset about losing a match today. I hope you don't mind."
His apology was very sincere.
Chang Qingzun also interjected, "Qingmu is still young; what he said was merely an unintentional slip. I hope Little Brother Guiheng won't take it to heart."
A young, inexperienced younger brother, and a warm, humble elder brother who maintained familial affection—these two personas were quickly established before Chang Guiheng.
But they ultimately knew too little; they didn't know that in this world, there was a Type of Beast that could read people's hearts.
The doubt from the one named Chang Qingmu was indeed genuine, but its source was jealousy—jealousy that he, of unclear origin, could live in a separate, oversized villa in the most central area of the Chang family residence.
Chang Qingzun's reprimand was not a true reprimand, but merely an act put on before him. What he truly desired was to build a good relationship with him, then increase his influence among his father's elders, and also guard against him vying for the position of Chang family patriarch.
These little thoughts might not have any impact on him, but when you know that their every action has an ulterior motive, it always feels uncomfortable.
Ever since he contracted the Thousand Lake Fortune Wheel, he had already encountered too many people approaching him with ulterior motives.
Their little inner thoughts would all be conveyed to him through the Thousand Lake Fortune Wheel.
Therefore, he wasn't very fond of socializing with people. He preferred talking to people who didn't know him; only when there were no conflicts of interest would there be no ulterior motives.
Perhaps this was also the reason why he seemed rather reclusive now.
He suddenly regretted returning to the Chang family to participate in the competition. Perhaps retracing his father's path was inherently a wrong decision.
The Chang family was no longer the original Chang family, and he was no longer Chang Qingyuan, the Breeder who once had nothing.
He was benefiting from his father's legacy, already far ahead of too many Beast Masters.
Chang Guiheng looked at Chang Qingzun before him with clear eyes, forcing a distant smile.
"Cousin Qingzun, I've just realized I have some matters to attend to. I won't be able to go today. Let's make it another time."
After speaking, he bowed slightly to express his apology, then turned and walked back into the villa.
Chang Qingzun's expression stiffened. Looking at Chang Guiheng's disappearing figure at the door, he said with some reluctance, "Alright, Cousin Guiheng, you handle your other matters first. Next time, I, your cousin, will take you out for a stroll."
After the villa door closed, Chang Qingzun glared fiercely at Chang Qingmu.
However, he didn't make any other moves in front of Chang Guiheng's villa door; who knew if Chang Guiheng was still paying attention to the front of the villa?
The good image his cousin had just established still needed to be maintained.
Then he led the others away from here, and the front of the villa returned to its quiet State.
Chang Guiheng, back inside the villa, didn't show any signs of disappointment; after all, such things had happened too many times since he was little.
It was already difficult to affect his emotions.
The Thousand Lake Fortune Wheel and Moonstar Spirit appeared beside him simultaneously.
However, they didn't emerge from a Beast Master's bracelet, because Beast Masters who reach the King Rank will have a Beast Space opened up within their own bodies.
This space is specifically used to store Beasts and is also very suitable for the growth of Beasts, so unless due to personality reasons, most Beasts prefer to stay in the Beast Space of their Beast Master.
race: Thousand Lake Fortune Wheel,
Rank: King Beast Five-Star
Type: Time, Destiny
State: Tranquil
Aptitude: Peerless
Skills: 1. A Corner of Destiny (Earth Tier): Through the deduction of existing timelines, a possible future corner is glimpsed.
2. Accelerated Aging (Earth Tier): Accelerates time on the target, causing a significant reduction in its lifespan.
3. Fortune (Earth Tier): Favored by luck, disliked by misfortune.
4. Past Reappearance (Profound Tier): The Thousand Lake Fortune Wheel can re-enact events that occurred within a certain period in a target area.
5. Shield of Time (Earth Tier): The Thousand Lake Fortune Wheel uses the power of time to form a shield, distributing the damage inflicted on the target and extending it to different points in time to be jointly endured.
6. Past Self (Earth Tier): The Thousand Lake Fortune Wheel summons a past self from a previous time node to assist in combat.
7. Multiplication (Profound Tier): Multiplies or shrinks one's body size.
8. Thousand Lakes (Heaven Tier): A thousand kinds of blessings. The Thousand Lake Fortune Wheel bestows a blessing upon the target, permanently granting one of these positive enhancements, including but not limited to physical improvement, energy increase, Aptitude enhancement, comprehension increase, bloodline elevation, Skill effect upgrade….