Pet Pokémon: Jinyu!

To be named by the Golden Dragon King was an unparalleled honor in the world of Soul Beasts!

Jinyu seemed to vaguely understand this, spinning around happily.

Watching Jinyu frolic in the palm of his hand, Lu Chuan couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips.

For a fleeting moment, he even thought it wouldn't be so bad for Jinyu to be a pet for Xiao Wuyue.

But he quickly dismissed this thought!

How could there be a freeloader in the Soul Beast world!

"Jinyu, I'll find you a pretty young lady later, and your task from now on will be to protect her."

"Although you are very weak, you possess the genes of the Sky Azure Bull Python within you, and your future prospects are limitless, so you must toughen up, understand?"

Lu Chuan stared at the palm-sized Jinyu and issued its first mission.

Jinyu nodded vaguely, subconsciously looking toward Bi Ji, who was standing to the side.

Lu Chuan was immediately amused; the little one actually knew who was pretty! It was very spirited, and he liked it, but it couldn't pick the wrong person!

He hurriedly turned Jinyu's head back, fearing the little one would fixate on Bi Ji. "Not her. She could crush you with a single finger; how would you protect her? It's someone else, she hasn't returned yet."

Lu Chuan patiently explained to Jinyu, but the little one's comprehension clearly needed improvement.

Just like that, after a few words from Lu Chuan, the little one stood there completely dazed.

Seeing this, Bi Ji couldn't help but chuckle softly. "My Lord, don't make things difficult for the little one. Its cultivation is still shallow; it's already quite good that it can understand some of what you say. You can give specific instructions when the Silver Lord returns. It might understand her more easily."

"That's true!"

Lu Chuan nodded, then stopped dwelling on it, instead comfortably enjoying Bi Ji's service.

The room remained quiet for a long while.

Only then did Lu Chuan suddenly speak up, "By the way, Bi Ji, has there been any movement from the Spirit Pagoda lately?"

Hearing this, Bi Ji's hands paused slightly. "Yes. Regarding Tang Ziran... people from the Spirit Pagoda have already begun to approach him."

Lu Chuan frowned upon hearing this, a flash of cold light passing through his eyes.

"When did this happen?"

"Just last week," Bi Ji said softly. "They sent Mr. Tang an invitation, saying they were impressed by his background in mecha design and pharmaceutical research, and hoped he would join a confidential project. The compensation is extremely high—one million Federation Coins just for participating—but one cannot withdraw halfway through. Mr. Tang hasn't given a formal reply yet, but he seems somewhat tempted."

Lu Chuan was silent for a moment, then slowly nodded.

It was about the same timeline as in his memories.

Tang Ziran was targeted by the Spirit Pagoda when Wuyue went to Eastsea City, becoming embroiled in the "Beast Emotion Inhibitor" special case, and was ultimately silenced once the project was completed.

He remembered this plot point with perfect clarity!

When he first read this segment years ago, he was still young, and he couldn't even help but shed tears.

But this time, he would not let history repeat itself.

"Keep watching them," Lu Chuan's voice was calm, yet carried an unquestionable chill, "If they dare to forcibly take my father away, you know what to do."

Bi Ji nodded with a smile: "Rest assured, Master. No one can harm your family right under my nose."

Her voice remained soft, yet it carried the domineering aura befitting a 580,000-year-old beast!

Lu Chuan looked up at the imposing Bi Ji and couldn't help but smile.

Bi Ji smiled back.

Their minds were in sync; Lu Chuan reached out to take Bi Ji's hand, pulling her gently until she was right in front of him.

Bi Ji took the opportunity to sit on Lu Chuan's lap, wrapping her arms around his neck with a glimmering smile in her eyes.

The night in Eastsea City was incredibly lively, bright with lights and filled with all sorts of delicacies on the streets.

When Tang Wuyue returned home, she held a candied hawthorn in her left hand and an ice cream in her right, her little mouth smeared with a ring of reddish-brown syrup and milky-white cream, looking just like a little tabby cat.

"Brother, I'm home! Where are you?"

As soon as she stepped through the door, the little girl raised her voice, eager to find Lu Chuan.

Lu Chuan felt his ears ringing from that shout.

He covered his ears, thinking it was a real pity that this world didn't have The Voice of China!

His sister's voice was exactly the kind that Teacher Han Hong would hope for—a voice capable of shattering the world!

Of course, while he grumbled in his heart, he quickly reached a hand out from behind the sofa to reveal his location, "Stop yelling, I'm right here!"

Tang Wuyue immediately looked toward the sound.

Seeing Lu Chuan sitting on the sofa, she kicked off her little leather shoes and ran barefoot, pitter-patter, right up to him.

She shoved the candied hawthorn toward his mouth.

"Have a bite! It's so sweet!"

Lu Chuan was instantly caught between laughter and tears.

In this world, she was likely the only one who dared to force-feed him like this.

But since she was his younger sister, what could he do?

He could only indulge her. He took a small bite, praised it as "very, very sweet," and only then did Tang Wuyue pull the skewer back, satisfied, and start eating it herself.

She popped three at once, her cheeks instantly puffing out like a little hamster.

Lang Yue followed them in, and seeing her daughter's way of eating, she felt a wave of exhaustion.

"Wuyue, how many times have I told you? Eat slowly. A young lady should chew her food carefully."

"Oh, I know..."

Tang Wuyue replied with her mouth full.

Although she had agreed, Lu Chuan could guarantee she hadn't taken a word of it to heart.

Tang Ziran was the last to enter, carrying some daily necessities in his hands.

After the family chatted for a while, Lang Yue busied herself with taking Tang Wuyue to bathe.

Tang Wuyue followed her mother toward the bathroom obediently, but halfway there, she suddenly turned back and looked at Lu Chuan with her big, blinking eyes.

"Brother, do you have something you want to tell me tonight?"

Lu Chuan was slightly taken aback.

He had no idea how the little girl had figured it out.

But there was indeed something, so he decided not to hide it.

"Go take your bath first. Come to my room afterward, and Brother will show you something good."

Upon hearing this, Tang Wuyue's eyes lit up instantly.

She then grabbed Lang Yue's hand and ran toward the bathroom, leaving Lang Yue feeling both amused and exasperated.

About half an hour later, Tang Wuyue finished her bath and changed into a small pink pajama set.

No sooner had Lang Yue finished drying her hair than the little girl impatiently knocked on Lu Chuan's door.

"Brother! I'm done! Open up!"

The door opened, and Lu Chuan stepped aside to let her in.

Tang Wuyue darted inside, climbed onto Lu Chuan's bed, sat cross-legged, and looked at him with an expectant expression.

"What good thing is it? Hurry up and show me, hurry up!"

Seeing his sister so expectant, Lu Chuan didn't keep her in suspense; he sat down opposite her and slowly extended his right hand.

Jinyu was coiled quietly in his palm, her dark cyan scales shimmering with a gentle luster under the light, her tiny head raised slightly as her amber eyes curiously sized up the little girl before her.

Many girls were actually afraid of snakes, but Lu Chuan wasn't the least bit worried that Tang Wuyue would be scared.

And the facts were exactly as Lu Chuan had anticipated; the little girl wasn't afraid at all, and on the contrary, she was worried about startling Jinyu!

She stared straight at the little snake in Lu Chuan's palm without blinking, as if she were looking at an incredibly rare treasure.

"Brother... what is this..." the little girl asked in a hushed voice.

"Her name is Jinyu," Lu Chuan said, extending his palm forward. "I intend to give her to you."

Tang Wuyue reached out cautiously, her index finger gently touching Jinyu's head.

Jinyu didn't dodge; instead, she took the initiative to lean forward, rubbing her little head against Tang Wuyue's fingertip before slowly, ever so slowly, crawling onto her palm.

The little girl's hand was very small, and Jinyu filled her entire palm as she coiled up.

She raised her head and flicked her tongue at Tang Wuyue, her amber eyes reflecting the girl's image.

In that instant, she seemed to understand that the person her father wanted her to protect was the little girl right before her eyes!

For this, she would have to become stronger!