The True Young Master Saves the Soul Pet World by Eating Melons – CH22

Chapter 22: Choosing a Courtyard

Mentor Lou Ya was in a difficult position. She trusted Si Er. After all, even if Si Er harbored ill intentions, he wouldn’t be able to do anything to those exotic beasts.

The iron-eating beast sleeping soundly over there was already three thousand years old, and its strength had reached the seventh tier. Even the dean had to show it some respect.

With it guarding them, there was no way Si Er could harm the little cubs.

What she feared was Si Er getting into an accident!

These exotic beasts were practically ancestors—each one temperamental and hard to serve.

But looking at Si Er’s sparkling, expectant eyes, Lou Ya couldn’t bear to refuse him outright.

After thinking for a moment, she said, “This isn’t something we can decide. We’ll need to discuss it with Senior Tamo first.”

Si Er looked puzzled. “Senior Tamo is…?”

“The largest iron-eating beast over there. It’s over three thousand years old and can speak human language.”

“Oh! Then I’ll go ask!”

Si Er dashed off with light steps, covering dozens of meters in the blink of an eye. Mentor Lou Ya tried to stop him but was too late and hurried after him.

Before she had gone far, she saw Yu Beixuan—who had been standing nearby—turn into a blur and sweep past her.

Mentor Lou Ya was stunned. What was with this year’s students? Were they all sprinters?

Si Er skidded to a stop in front of Tamo. The largest iron-eating beast lazily lifted its eyelids.

Si Er watched as the panda’s initially indifferent gaze turned into disbelief. Then it rubbed its eyes several times.

Wow, even a panda rubbing its eyes is adorable!

Cute creatures stay cute no matter how long they live! This is just a giant ball of adorable!

Ahhh it’s too cute—I want to pet it!

Si Er screamed like a marmot in his heart. Mentor Lou Ya, inexperienced with such things, instinctively covered her ears.

But these were inner thoughts—directly transmitted into her mind. Covering her ears did nothing.

Yu Beixuan, on the other hand, was used to it. He had secretly followed Si Er the whole way and had already heard countless internal “ahhh”s.

Seeing a Pallas’s cat—ahhh.
Seeing a golden snub-nosed monkey—ahhh.
Seeing an owl—ahhh.
Seeing a snake—also ahhh.

Of course, the one directed at the snake was purely from fright.

Yu Beixuan thought the cutest one was actually Si Er himself. His inner world was incredibly lively—he could spin out a whole string of thoughts about anything he saw.

Yet outwardly, he was obedient and well-behaved. No one would ever guess he was internally screaming or constantly begging that rabbit to share melons with him.

Tamo was also startled by Si Er’s mental screaming. It rubbed its ears again, increasingly puzzled.

What kind of background did this boy have? How could he scream without opening his mouth?

And such a jumpy brat had received the blessing of the Thousand-Eyed Beast? Had that creature’s eyes gone bad?

But that reasoning didn’t make sense.

The Thousand-Eyed Beast was selective when granting blessings. It could glimpse fragments of the future.

Those it blessed were almost always young people destined to accomplish great things—and in turn, bring it considerable benefits.

Tamo had never seen the Thousand-Eyed Beast make a losing deal.

There had to be something unusual about this boy. Tamo decided it needed to observe him carefully.

If there were benefits to gain, it could share in them.

With that thought, Tamo’s attitude toward Si Er softened considerably. It nodded reservedly at him and gifted him two bamboo shoots.

Mentor Lou Ya couldn’t help exclaiming, “Those are Jade Crystal Bamboo Shoots! They’re edible by all attributes and can enhance both physique and soul power.”

“And these have been specially purified by Senior Tamo—the residual baleful aura inside is almost zero.”

Si Er was delighted and immediately bowed to the panda.

“Thank you, Senior Tamo.”

The panda waved magnanimously. But when it looked at Yu Beixuan, its expression stiffened.

It said seriously, “You may live next to me, but he may not.”

Si Er was confused. “Why?”

Tamo replied solemnly, “Dark attributes are not friendly to cubs—especially someone like him who constantly absorbs negative substances.”

“Although he has reduced some of that negativity and has done quite a few good deeds…”

“But even those with dark constitutions can become emotionally unstable if they absorb too much negativity. If something were to happen…”

Tamo trailed off. It didn’t want to malign anyone, but it truly didn’t dare let Yu Beixuan approach those foolish little cubs.

Si Er understood Tamo’s concerns but disagreed with its reasoning.

I don’t know what other dark-attribute people are like, but Yu Beixuan is always emotionally stable.

Even in the novel he never went crazy. He’s the most emotionally stable villain I’ve ever seen—completely different from those lunatic villains in other books.

He even reasons with people!

Then again, when the protagonist is a black-hearted lotus, it’s not strange for the villain to be the normal one.

Hearing this, Yu Beixuan was quite satisfied. Clearly, if he became the villain, it wasn’t his fault—it was the script’s setup.

He cast a cool glance at the frolicking cubs and shrugged. “Don’t worry. I’m not interested in the cubs you’re protecting. I won’t touch them.”

As he spoke, he summoned his three soul pets—pitch-black and lined up in front of him.

The display practically said: See? This is my aesthetic. Not a single one of your cubs is pure black.

Si Er couldn’t help laughing.

Right, right—Yu Beixuan’s taste in exotic beasts is black. And it has to be pure black. And glossy black at that!

I’m curious—he always thought Si Ran was ugly in the original story. Could it be because Si Ran was pale?

Oh no—I’m pretty pale too. Does he think I’m ugly as well?

Yu Beixuan quickly said, “I think exotic beasts look best in black. As for people, being fairer looks better.”

Si Er immediately relaxed.

Phew, good thing his taste isn’t dark skin.

There’s nothing wrong with liking dark skin, but the kind of black Yu Beixuan likes isn’t something ordinary people can handle!

Yu Beixuan was speechless at that and continued addressing the panda:

“The cubs you want to protect don’t interest me. There’s no need to worry.”

“I wasn’t planning to live next door here anyway. I was going to stay…”

He paused and then asked Si Er, “Which side do you want to live on?”

Si Er ran off to compare the nearby courtyards and finally chose the one opposite.

Hehe, if I live here, I can see the cute big and little pandas from the windowsill every morning. That would be pure happiness.

Yu Beixuan then pointed at the courtyard diagonally opposite. “I’ll stay in that one.”

The two humans and Tamo: …

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