But those were matters for the future. There was no need to put them on the table now.
Even if a Beast Tamer agreed, once the Beast Tamer died and the pet beast was no longer bound, it naturally would not honor the previous agreement.
There were countless examples like that. One of the Beast Tamers who had contracted Qingqing Ni had promised, while still alive, that Qingqing Ni would remain as the Guardian Deity of the Zhongkong Region.
At the time, Qingqing Ni had agreed as well.
After that Beast Tamer died, the Qingqing Ni, which had already reached Emperor rank, vanished that very day.
So the most important thing right now was to properly nurture Qingqing Ni and make it develop favorable feelings toward humans.
That way, once its Beast Tamer was gone, they could still communicate with it properly in the future.
Mikala had no reason to refuse such a good thing.
She asked, "How long until those leaders arrive?"
"Soon." The old man smiled. "They'll be here any moment."
"Any moment" was one of the biggest lies in the world, though there were exceptions.
No sooner had he finished speaking than the office door rang twice with a knock, knock.
The middle-aged man closest to the door opened it.
An old lady with graying hair hurried in and asked excitedly, "Where is Qingqing Ni?!"
"Here." The woman who had spoken earlier pointed to its location.
The old lady looked over with burning eyes. When she saw Qingqing Ni, she began trembling with emotion.
She walked up to Qingqing Ni and extended a hand, only to pull it back again, looking as though she wanted to touch it but did not dare.
"Qingqing."
Seeing this, Qingqing Ni floated over to the old lady's side and called out.