Childhood Friends

Ah Da surveyed the Soul Beasts in the Beast Arena with an imperious expression, like a leader inspecting his territory.

Sensing Ah Da's terrifying aura, the Soul Beasts immediately fell to their knees in submission. How could they retain even the slightest desire to resist?

However... hearing their pleas for help and their accusations of Old Man Gong's brutal treatment, Ah Da could not help but feel pity for them.

Ever since this group of Soul Beasts had been captured and brought here, they had scarcely enjoyed a single good day. Now that they had encountered such a powerful senior of the Soul Beast race, they naturally regarded him as their savior.

But this senior Soul Beast seemed to be dependent on others as well. Their chances of escaping were slim, so they could only hope their days ahead would be a little easier.

Ah Da now followed Zhou Sichen, so naturally he would not harbor any divided loyalties. He merely relayed the Soul Beasts' words to Zhou Sichen.

After hearing him out, Zhou Sichen could not help glancing at Old Man Gong.

Seeing Zhou Sichen look at him, Old Man Gong asked, "What is it?"

Zhou Sichen smiled. "Old Man Gong, Ah Da told me that this group of Soul Beasts recognizes him as their king. Then they proceeded to accuse you, saying that you..."

Zhou Sichen did not even need to continue. Old Man Gong could already imagine what those beasts had said, and he snorted coldly. "I feed them, house them, even find sparring partners for them. I raise them like treasures, yet they still say this old man is bad in every way? They truly are a pack of ungrateful beasts."

Hearing that, Zhou Sichen and Qian Duoduo beside him could not help twitching at the corners of their mouths.

Ah Da nearly failed to restrain himself from attacking Old Man Gong with an Ice Burst Technique...

He really was... shameless beyond belief!

Zhou Sichen said, "But don't worry, sir. Give Ah Da one day, and he guarantees that these fellows will obediently fall in line. After that, though, you'll need to cooperate with Ah Da a little."

Old Man Gong asked, "How should I cooperate?"

Zhou Sichen smiled. "You'll probably need to temper your attitude a little and treat these Soul Beasts slightly better. But you don't have to treat them too well. In short, you and Ah Da can play the good cop and bad cop."

"Within a month, I guarantee your treasures will be completely obedient, and you'll be able to comfortably serve as the Beastmaster."

At those words, Old Man Gong's face broke into a broad smile. He could not help imagining it, while feeling incomparably envious of Zhou Sichen's ability.

If he possessed such an ability, he would definitely subdue a group of Soul Beasts and make them work for him. That would be truly delightful.

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Sichen said, "Once these fellows have been completely subdued, as long as I'm at the academy, I can come over once a month to help you. What do you think, sir?"

Old Man Gong was overjoyed. "Ah, that would be wonderful! Don't worry, I definitely won't make you come for nothing. If I get anything good, you'll be the first person I think of."

Zhou Sichen smiled faintly, then followed Ah Da off to subdue the Soul Beasts. Old Man Gong closely followed behind, hoping to learn a little more from the process.

Unfortunately, he was not a true "Beastmaster" and could not communicate with these Soul Beasts. Otherwise, he would not have needed Zhou Sichen's help.

Seeing that the matter had been resolved, Qian Duoduo said goodbye and left. He still had plenty of matters to handle and had no time to waste.

After half a day of work, Ah Da had not even needed to use his poison. Every Soul Beast had submitted before his terrifying strength.

Even the Ten Thousand Year Soul Beasts were no exception. With Ah Da mediating between them, this group of Soul Beasts would be much more obedient in the future.

It was not until evening that Zhou Sichen recalled Ah Da, bade Old Man Gong farewell, and left the Beast Arena.

Before he left, Old Man Gong gave Zhou Sichen a Storage Soul Tool containing cultivation resources as well as precious furs, scales, and armor from various Soul Beasts. It was a small compensation for Zhou Sichen's help.

Zhou Sichen did not stand on ceremony. After all, he had promised to continue helping Old Man Gong in the future. It was not excessive to accept a few resources, was it?

Besides, experts of Old Man Gong's caliber could not simply take from students without giving anything in return. If Zhou Sichen refused, Old Man Gong would find it awkward to trouble him again next time.

After leaving the Beast Arena, Zhou Sichen had originally planned to return to the Inner Court. The difference between the Inner Court Cafeteria and the Outer Court Cafeteria was truly like heaven and earth.

But then he remembered that his two good friends were still in the Outer Court. He had been at Shrek for three days without visiting them, so Zhou Sichen simply headed straight for the new student dormitory building.

The good friends Zhou Sichen referred to were not Beibei and Tang Ya, but childhood friends he had grown up with.

The two were named Cao Jinxuan and Long Xiangyue. In the original work, they and Zhou Sichen were three brothers with a close relationship.

All three came from Tianyuan City. The Zhou Family was the city lord's family, while the Cao Family and Long Family were also major clans in Tianyuan City. The three families had an excellent relationship and could be said to jointly govern the city.

Since Zhou Sichen and the other two were roughly the same age, they had grown up together since childhood.

Although their talents could not compare to Zhou Sichen's current talent, compared to their counterparts in the original work, they had long since become completely different.

After all, Zhou Sichen was so powerful. Under his urging, those two boys had also improved greatly over the years.

It was a case of becoming virtuous near virtue and corrupt near corruption.

Dressed in the Inner Court's distinctive red uniform, coupled with his handsome, dashing features and refined bearing, Zhou Sichen drew countless gazes and much attention along the way.

Zhou Sichen casually stopped a student to ask where the new student dormitory building was, then strolled over at his leisure.

Before long, Zhou Sichen arrived downstairs from the new student dormitory building. Just as he was about to ask someone to call Cao Jinxuan and Long Xiangyue for him, he spotted Mu En lying beneath the building.

Mu En naturally noticed Zhou Sichen as well, but he pretended not to see him and lay there enjoying the last lingering warmth of the sunset.

Zhou Sichen said nothing. He merely gave Mu En a slight bow, then stopped a plump new student passing by.

The new student was already somewhat nervous upon seeing Zhou Sichen. That distinctive red uniform meant he was an Inner Court senior.

"H-Hello, Senior..."

Zhou Sichen smiled faintly and took out a Gold Soul Coin from his Soul Tool. "Please call Cao Jinxuan and Long Xiangyue for me. Tell them their big brother has come to see them."

The new student timidly declined to accept the Gold Soul Coin. "Senior, there's no need for this. You're looking for Brother Cao and Brother Long, right? I know where they are. I'll go call them for you."

Zhou Sichen smiled and still placed the Gold Soul Coin in the new student's hand. "Thank you."

Clutching the Gold Soul Coin in his hand and feeling Zhou Sichen's gentle warmth like a spring breeze, the chubby boy hurried off to fetch them.

When the other new students noticed this scene, they could not help feeling somewhat envious of the chubby boy.

This was especially true of the female students on the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors. Though they were only eleven or twelve years old, they were at precisely the age when young girls began to dream of love.

They had seen handsome boys before, but this was their first time seeing someone like Zhou Sichen, and their gazes were immediately drawn to him.

Yet that red uniform made them hesitate.

An Inner Court senior...

However, because of this, these newly enrolled students became even more determined to study hard and enter the Inner Court in the future.

Watching this scene, Mu En's lips curved slightly as he sighed inwardly, This brat is even more charming than I was back then!

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