119: Phantom Cat wants to be an audience member

Bai Ye glanced at the caller ID region.

It was indeed the Nine Dragons Domain, so he answered the call with understanding.

"Hello?"

The sound of familiar waves came from the other end of the line.

"My apologies, I still don't have time. You should find someone else to help your beast pet Refine its talent."

Having said that, he seemed ready to hang up.

"Wait." Bai Ye hurriedly spoke up, using a slightly alluring tone: "I have something here that can please the Mermaid Miss."

"..."

The other end of the line fell silent. Bai Ye even felt that the sound of the waves had diminished significantly.

After a full dozen seconds, the man asked in a voice so hurried it had changed pitch: "This... who... how did you know about this?"

"A white-haired, curly-haired guy."

Bai Ye casually sold out Huang Shi.

"That bastard Huang Shi!"

The man cursed, but quickly shifted his attention back, his tone becoming incredibly excited.

"Forget it, regardless of where you found out, where is the item? Where is this thing you speak of? Where are you?"

"Blue-Eyed White Dragon City."

"It seems you've already inquired about my itinerary. Tonight... no, tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, at the entrance of Hailong Park. You wait for me, you just wait for me!"

The man's voice became increasingly anxious, and the sound of waves on the phone grew louder, then with a snap, he unilaterally hung up the phone.

Listening to the busy signal on his phone, Bai Ye shook his head speechlessly.

Why are these Refiners one weirder than the next?

Huang Shi liked to pretend to be an expert on the phone.

But ignoring his personality, having a Lord-level beast pet did indeed make him barely qualify as an expert.

This one is even more outrageous; he's a hopeless simp.

Since the other party is so eager, it means the information Huang Shi provided was correct.

The colorful crystals he had pilfered from the Tower of Inheritance contained negligible dream power.

However, to creatures that like shiny things, it was an absolutely irresistible temptation.

Especially for female creatures.

I hope this guy can be more capable, and not like Huang Shi, who acts like he's dying after a single Refinement.

He put his phone aside, turned on the hotel computer, and skillfully logged into the official website of the Blue-Eyed White Dragon City Beast Tamer Association.

The "Seahorse Cup" is a small-scale competition specifically for Demonic Beasts below Elite Rank.

The prize money isn't much—just a ticket for a seven-day free tour of the Six Islands Nation—and the main purpose is to provide a competition for young Beast Tamers to interact.

For Bai Ye, it was better than nothing.

It would give Senior Xiao Lan a stage to vent her strength.

He had already signed Senior Xiao Lan up online a few days ago.

Now he just needed to confirm the competition time and venue.

"Tomorrow morning at ten, Competition Area 1..." Bai Ye looked at the information on the screen and nodded.

The timing was perfect; it didn't clash with the time he had arranged with that Refiner.

He turned his head to look at the window.

Senior Xiao Lan was rooted there, her crystal-like petals reflecting her appearance in the glass.

Dozens of Vine Whips were dancing restlessly behind her; her Vine Whips were already impatient.

Sensing Bai Ye's gaze, Senior Xiao Lan turned around, her petals swaying gently, conveying a wave of excitement.

"Don't worry, tomorrow I'll let you fight to your heart's content, but make sure you don't kill anyone else's Demonic Beast, unless they try to kill you first." Bai Ye said with a smile.

After all, it was just an exchange competition between young people; if he accidentally killed a beast pet, there would definitely be a lot of trouble.

But if the other party didn't play by the rules first, Bai Ye wouldn't let Senior Xiao Lan suffer any grievances.

Before he could finish explaining the precautions to Senior Xiao Lan, the two Phantom Cats crowded over.

"Meow?" Little Black tilted her head, her big, watery eyes full of curiosity.

Phantom Snow remained reserved for a moment, but her slightly twitching ears betrayed her inner thoughts.

"You want to go too?" Bai Ye asked with a smile.

"Meow, meow, meow." The two kittens replied in unison.

Little Black just wanted to watch the fun, while Phantom Snow wanted to observe and learn from Senior Xiao Lan's heroic combat posture.

Bai Ye thought about it and didn't refuse.

The public security in Blue-Eyed White Dragon City was quite good, and with the strength of the two Phantom Cats after Fusion, as long as they didn't encounter an Elite Intermediate opponent, escaping shouldn't be a problem.

"You can go, but you must be obedient."

Bai Ye took out two small metal rings from his backpack.

These were trackers he had previously exchanged for in the Association's merit store, which also came with a micro-communication function.

He put one of the metal rings on Phantom Snow's neck and placed the other on her paw.

"This is a tracker and also a communicator. Phantom Snow is more reliable, so she will keep it." Bai Ye instructed via Telepathy.

"If you encounter danger, press the red button on it, and I will rush over immediately."

Phantom Snow nodded solemnly and used her paw to put the other metal ring on the neck of Little Black, who was still looking around.

"Watch your sister, don't let her run around."

"Meow!" Phantom Snow let out a cry, indicating she understood.

With her there, she would definitely not let this silly sister get lost.

Little Black just yawned indifferently.

Her thoughts were the same as Phantom Snow's—as long as her younger sister was there, she was too lazy to use her brain; just following along was enough.

After arranging everything, Bai Ye stretched and prepared to get a good night's rest.

He was actually quite looking forward to the commotion Senior Xiao Lan, a plant, would cause by participating in the competition by herself.

However, someone had probably already done such a thing.

After all, many Demonic Beasts had intelligence comparable to humans, and some were even higher than humans.

Soon, Bai Ye drifted into dreamland.

By the window, the Ghost Orchid's Vine Whips were still dancing slowly in the moonlight.

Light flowed across the crystal petals.

The King of Web-Rolling never admits defeat.

Meanwhile, on a private beach in Blue-Eyed White Dragon City, a young man wearing a floral shirt with hair as messy as a chicken coop was running back and forth on the beach in excitement.

"Mermaid, I may have found another gift that can make you happy!" He sang loudly to the sea while running.

His name was Song San, and he was the first Refiner Bai Ye was looking for.

Not far away, a huge beach hermit crab poked its head out of the sand and pointed its massive claw at Song San's head, signaling whether his head had been hit by a coconut again.

On the back of the beach hermit crab, it carried a small sandcastle.

"Ah Xie, you're still young, you don't understand love!" Song San ran up to the hermit crab, grabbed its two big claws, and said excitedly.

"Someone just called me again, saying he has a treasure that can please the Mermaid Miss."

The beach hermit crab looked at him with suspicious eyes.

Its moss-covered claw drew a large ice cube on the beach and dripped a few drops of seawater beneath the ice cube.

Its boss had been cheated too many times.

Last month, he spent fifty million to buy a piece of thousand-year-old ice, only for it to be a piece of ordinary ice.

It melted before it could even be delivered to the Mermaid Miss.

"This time is different!" Song San said resolutely.

"I can feel it, this time is definitely real. My intuition tells me that my love is about to blossom and bear fruit."