167: Master's disciple

“Uh, there’s nothing special about it, really. It’s just to prevent certain guests from moving in without a care. You know, some big shots always have their quirks.”

As the saying goes, ‘listen to advice and eat your fill.’ Although Luo Chen genuinely didn’t quite understand, he decided to heed Li Wenhao’s suggestion.

Luo Chen nodded, asking thoughtfully,

“What Rank are our two Senior Brother and Senior Sister?”

Li Wenhao’s face stiffened, and he sighed, “Oh well, you’ll find out sooner or later.”

“Our First Senior Brother is named Chang Hua. You might not be familiar with that name because he passed away more than ten years ago.”

“Passed away?”

Luo Chen’s pupils contracted, slightly stunned. Passed away. For some reason, he felt a strange sense of pity.

“Yes, actually, I never met First Senior Brother. All the information I have is from Second Senior Sister. Legend has it that our First Senior Brother was also a very formidable Breeder, and the Artifact-Type Beast was discovered through his efforts.

And he also brought up some extremely advanced theories, such as all Beasts becoming artifacts, and devouring Beast Skill, and other theories that seemed somewhat unorthodox.”

The Artifact-Type Beast was actually discovered by this First Senior Brother named Chang Hua. Luo Chen felt he could grasp some of this First Senior Brother’s talent.

Luo Chen glanced at the First Senior Brother’s small villa in the deepest part, “Then how did First Senior Brother…?”

Li Wenhao spread his palms, “I’m not sure either. Anyway, the elders and Senior Sister I know are all very secretive about it.”

“So that residence was also left behind in memory of First Senior Brother?”

Li Wenhao shook his head, “Not entirely. Sometimes, First Senior Brother’s son also comes to Master’s place, and that’s also reserved for him.”

“Ah?” Luo Chen looked a bit bewildered. Was he, at eighteen, about to become a Senior Uncle?

“How old is First Senior Brother’s son?” If he was a little kid, Luo Chen felt he could accept it.

Li Wenhao didn’t answer immediately upon hearing this question. Instead, he stared at Luo Chen, looking him up and down, then nodded and said,

“Hmm, he should be about the same age as you.”

Good heavens, Luo Chen didn’t want to accept this answer, but it was the most logical.

After all, his First Senior Brother had been dead for over ten years; his child, no matter how young, couldn’t still be a toddler.

However, the image of a teenager about his age chasing him and calling him ‘Senior Uncle’ was too beautiful; he simply couldn’t bear to look.

“That’s… good. Does he rarely stay here too?”

“Not rarely, but he went on a journey two years ago due to a Beast issue. He should be back around the time this competition ends.”

Luo Chen stopped dwelling on the age issue and shifted to another question.

“What about Second Senior Sister?”

“Second Senior Sister is currently sixty-five years old, a Star Rank One Beast Master. She is the only one among Master’s disciples who isn’t a Breeder.

Her name is Hua Jinyu. I’ll give you a little hint: she has a rather hot temper, so it’s best not to provoke her.

However, you won’t be able to see her for a while. I heard there’s been another disturbance in the Sunken Star Abyss Secret Realm, and she’s stationed there, so who knows when she’ll be back.”

Luo Chen was a bit curious, “Does Master also take pure Beast Masters as disciples?”

He had thought all four of his disciples were Breeders, but it turned out Second Senior Sister wasn’t.

“I’m not sure about that, but Second Senior Sister is definitely the most valiant battle maniac I’ve ever seen. The Secret Realms around the capital are absolutely terrified of her, slaughtered by her alone.”

From Li Wenhao’s tone, it was clear he held this Second Senior Sister in exceptionally high regard.

Li Wenhao didn’t know what Luo Chen was contemplating, but he urged,

“Well, have you decided which building you want for your residence?”

Luo Chen looked around, then pointed to the building closest to Li Wenhao’s residence, “That one.”

“Alright, let’s stop our tour here for today. That last door isn’t suitable for you right now.”

Seeing the strong desire for knowledge in Luo Chen’s eyes, Li Wenhao decided to tell him.

“That place is actually a prison. It holds some high-Rank Beasts captured from different Secret Realms, and of course, some special Beast Masters.

They are either Master’s test subjects or undergoing punishment inside. In short, your Rank is too low right now, and it’s not suitable for you to go there. Otherwise, if you get corrupted by some of the Beasts there, it could be troublesome.”

The two talked as they walked, and soon arrived at the residence Luo Chen had chosen.

“The inside here has also been modified with Space Skill, so you don’t have to worry about not having enough space. Even letting your Beast run wild is no problem.”

Luo Chen’s eyes lit up, and he summoned Little One from his Beast Space. Instantly, a large shadow enveloped the sky above his head.

Li Wenhao’s expression showed a hint of cracking. He widened his eyes and said, somewhat incredulously, “This is your Beast? And it’s King Rank?”

Are King-Ranked Beasts this big? How does it not conform at all to the teaching knowledge of a two-hundred-meter size limit for King-Ranked Beasts?

“Little Junior Brother, I think it would be better if you let it learn the Multiplication Skill. I remember there was one in the warehouse.

I’ll get it for you tomorrow. For today, just let it suffer a bit in the Beast Space.

Or you can just let it stay outside like this for now.”

Luo Chen sincerely thanked him, “Thank you, Third Senior Brother.”

“It’s a small matter. Let’s go inside and take a look first.”

From the outside, it looked like a small villa, but inside, there were only two floors.

However, each floor was a hundred meters high, with over a thousand meters of horizontal activity space.

To Luo Chen, this didn’t look like a house to live in; it was more like a small Secret Realm.

Little Furball was released, leisurely exploring its new territory.

After seeing Little Furball, Li Wenhao’s eyes lit up instantly, “Is this your second Beast? What’s its name?”

“Its formal name is Lexian, and its nickname is Little Furball.”

“Little Furball, a very cute name. Can I pet it?”

Luo Chen looked at Little Furball with an inquiring gaze. Little Furball stared at Li Wenhao for a couple of seconds, as if deeming him harmless, then moved its raised neck and nodded downwards.

Seeing Little Furball agree, Li Wenhao transformed into a ‘human cannonball’ and rushed into Little Furball’s embrace, burying his entire face in the long fur of Little Furball’s neck.

Little Furball’s face turned green with fright at his sudden action.

Li Wenhao, the instigator, on the other hand, showed no sign of noticing, and a satisfied sigh emerged from the fur,

“Soft and fragrant, this is what a Beast should be like. Not like my iron lumps, which aren’t fun at all.”

Luo Chen was somewhat amused, “Why, Senior Brother, when you contracted your Beast, didn’t you choose one you liked?”

Li Wenhao rubbed twice before reluctantly pulling his deeply buried head out, “I wanted to, but my talent didn’t allow it.”

At this point, it touched upon personal privacy, and Luo Chen wisely chose not to ask further.

There was nothing much to see on the first floor; it was empty, so it seemed he would need to furnish it himself in the future.

“Little Junior Brother, if you want to go to the second floor, there’s a teleportation array in the southeast corner.”

Following Li Wenhao’s hint, Luo Chen quickly found the teleportation array.

Luo Chen instinctively sent some energy into the teleportation array beneath his feet. With a flash of light, Luo Chen arrived on the second floor.

The size and space were basically no different from the first floor, but there were clearly more furnishings here.

It was evident that the second floor was the living area, but even without these, Luo Chen felt no discomfort; he had grown accustomed to staying in Secret Realms recently.

It had been two or three months since he had slept in a bed, basically spending his rest time meditating and cultivating in a suitable spot, and thus time passed.

Luo Chen returned to the first floor, looking at Li Wenhao, who was holding Little Furball and refusing to let go, with a somewhat amused expression,

“Senior Brother, if I want to open a shop in the capital, do you have any suitable places to recommend?”

Luo Chen’s question left Li Wenhao a bit stunned, “Open a shop? Why, Junior Brother, are you short on money? Or lacking any resources? We have everything here, you don’t need to spend money at all.”

“No, no, opening a shop is purely my personal hobby. Before I became Master’s student, I made a living by opening shops.”

Li Wenhao frowned and thought for a moment, “Alright then, I’ll go help you find a suitable storefront tomorrow.”

“Senior Brother, the storefront doesn’t need to be too big, mainly just having a facade will do.”

Li Wenhao patted his chest, confidently stating,

“Don’t worry, Little Junior Brother. This is the first time you’ve asked Senior Brother for help, and I’ll definitely make it splendid for you. Just you wait and see.”

A bank card appeared in Luo Chen’s hand, “Senior Brother, I don’t know what the prices are like in the capital. This is my bank card; please take it and use it first. If it’s not enough, just tell me.”

Li Wenhao’s face fell, “Junior Brother, what are you saying? Do you have to pay for such a small favor? Master would scold me! I’m leaving now; just wait for my good news.”

With that, Li Wenhao stopped petting the cat and rushed out of the room.

Luo Chen helplessly put the card back. It seemed he would have to give other gifts as thanks later.

However, a few seconds later, Li Wenhao, who had left and returned, poked his head through the doorway and instructed Luo Chen,

“Oh, by the way, Junior Brother, I forgot to tell you, the largest building behind these four doors is where our Master teaches and holds discussions.

Whenever you hear the bell, just head straight to that main hall.

Alright, that’s all. Bye-bye.”

After saying a long string of words, Li Wenhao left Luo Chen’s room in a hurry again.

Luo Chen sat cross-legged on the ground, preparing to properly sort out the events of the past few days.