The Scheming Auspicious Beast

The Auspicious Beast, unable to bear it any longer, finally stepped forward and gazed gloomily at Lin Yun, who was petting the Little Girl.

"Honored One~"

Oh, heavens. Just listen to that resentful voice, brimming with emotion. Lin Yun went numb from head to toe.

"Uh, it's the Auspicious Beast... What brings you here?" Lin Yun discreetly released the Ice Empress and gave the Three-Eyed Golden Lion a polite smile.

Upon hearing Lin Yun's words, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's already resentful gaze became even more resentful.

I only went out for a bit, and nearly a year of spending time together turned into "What brings you here?"

So love really does disappear, doesn't it?

Meanwhile, the Ice Empress, having "escaped the demon's clutches," hurriedly backed away several steps. With a look of utter disgust, she tidied her disheveled emerald-green hair. Lin Yun had tugged her twin tails completely out of shape.

"Pervert!"

Hang this lolicon Honored One from a streetlamp!

Looking at the fuming Ice Empress, all three of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's eyes revealed thoughtful expressions.

So... Honored One liked this kind of thing?

No, I'm the dignified Three-Eyed Golden Lion, an Auspicious Beast. How could I turn into someone else's appearance? I need my own style! the Three-Eyed Golden Lion thought to herself.

Honored One had already taken human form, so he definitely needed a human-form mate.

The position of Honored One's consort could belong to none but me, the Auspicious Beast!

Hehe~

Lin Yun still had no idea that, of the two soul beasts before him, one was constantly cursing him in her heart, while the other was already secretly plotting for the future position of Honored One's consort.

With that thought, urgency rose in the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's heart. She could not let some other little vixen snatch Honored One away!

"I missed Honored One~" As usual, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion came to Lin Yun's side and rubbed her large head against his chest.

At that moment, the Auspicious Beast instinctively grasped a woman's greatest weapon against men—acting cute!

Could you imagine a giant golden retriever using a cool, proud, and pleasant female voice to act cute in front of you?

Lin Yun did not know whether others could withstand it, but he was having a bit of trouble holding out. Chuckling, he began petting the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's dog... uh, lion head.

"Haha, I've been gone for less than a day, and you already missed me?" Lin Yun asked with a smile as he rubbed the soft fur beneath the Auspicious Beast's jaw.

The moment Lin Yun asked that question, the Auspicious Beast's previously blissful gaze became evasive.

In truth, as soon as Lin Yun had left, she had gone to Scarlet King and asked him to take her into the forest for snacks. It was just that she had been lucky today and had encountered a light-attributed snack shortly after heading out, so she had returned a little early.

She was perfectly happy without Lin Yun around!

But could she say that? Of course not!

"Yes, I like Honored One the most!" The Three-Eyed Golden Lion lied without blushing or missing a beat, though there was not actually anything wrong with what she said.

And Lin Yun was not truly a soul beast. How could he possibly see through the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's guilty conscience?

Thus, while her affection surprised Lin Yun greatly, his fondness for her deepened even further.

Although Lin Yun ate well and played well in the Star Dou Great Forest, with Di Tian and his group of exceptionally obedient lackeys at his command, living like the supreme emperor of Star Dou, he was actually lonely.

It sounded a little melodramatic.

In the Star Dou Great Forest, Lin Yun had to maintain the Golden Dragon King's majesty at all times, playing the role of a Co-Lord of Soul Beasts who was not truly himself every day. After a year, he was starting to lose track of whether he was human or the Golden Dragon King.

Only when he was with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion could Lin Yun set aside his feigned majesty and speak with her freely and comfortably.

Di Tian and the others merely thought that Lin Yun liked the little Auspicious Beast very much, so they did not think too deeply about it.

The time he spent with the Auspicious Beast was instead the most relaxing time Lin Yun had in the Star Dou Great Forest.

And now that she was so attached to him, what reason did he have not to like her?

"Good girl. Honored One will definitely spend more time with you from now on." Lin Yun affectionately rubbed the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's head, then rubbed his cheek against hers as well.

Yes, a classic gesture of friendliness and affection among beasts. It was just that ordinarily, no soul beast would dare rub against the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

For the first time ever, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion stuck out her tongue and licked Lin Yun's cheek, her large eyes full of affection.

What Lin Yun did not see, however, was the sly glint that flashed through her eyes as well.

Hehe, I knew Honored One responds better to softness than force. Humans may be cunning and hypocritical, but the sayings that spread among them really aren't wrong at all!

The one nearest the water gets the moon first!

I, the Emperor Auspicious Beast, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion!

Am the greatest winner!

Ohohohoho~

Lin Yun would probably never have imagined that, as a transmigrator, he would be manipulated by a giant golden retriever—and without noticing it at all.

This time, the soul beast left out became the Ice Empress instead. The Little Girl sat there looking at Lin Yun with disgust, yet she also envied how close the Three-Eyed Golden Lion could be with him. Even the petting she had seemed to hate just now no longer felt quite so unpleasant when she thought back on it.

Honored One, I want cuddles too!

The Ice Empress plopped down on the ground and stared blankly at Lin Yun and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion playing around. Unconsciously tugging at her twin tails, she could never recreate the feeling of being petted by Lin Yun.

Fortunately, that strange atmosphere did not last long. The Snow Empress returned, bringing the eight-thousand-eight-hundred-year-old Titan Snow Demon Lin Yun needed.

As the head fan of the Snow Empress's support club, A Tai had been extremely reluctant to part with one of his clansmen. But since the Snow Empress had spoken, he could only helplessly select a suitable clansman from the tribe.

The Snow Empress believed that since the Golden Dragon King, Co-Lord of Soul Beasts, had taken something from a certain clan and that clan had become part of his power, then when he returned to his peak, that clan would likewise reach its own peak.

The merit of following a dragon!

Therefore, she had not simply left. Instead, she had seriously explained the benefits and consequences to A Tai, and the last trace of dissatisfaction in his heart had been soothed by the Snow Empress's words.

Had it been the Ice Empress instead, they likely would not have avoided a fight.

As for the Titan Snow Demon brought by the Snow Empress?

Faced with the Snow Empress, revered by both its chieftain and every soul beast of the Extreme North, it readily accepted its fate of impending death.

The lower one's intelligence, the less one feared death. Fear came only from a creature's instincts; having less wisdom instead made it easier to disregard fear.

It only knew that its chieftain and the ruler of the Extreme North needed it. Even if it had to give its life, it accepted gladly.

The people of the Extreme North were willing to die for the Snow Empress!

As a result, when Lin Yun killed it with the Golden Dragon Claw, he did not see even a trace of fear in its eyes. There was only pride in the Snow Empress, along with a hint of relief.

Lord Snow Empress, my mission is complete!