Ye Chuqi knew her worries were unnecessary, but she still gave Starry and Little White a few instructions. "Don't be scared. I'll wait right here for you. Be good and listen to them, and you'll be back very soon. Then you can go anywhere with me, right?" Then she muttered in a tiny voice, "Even if they bully you, bear with it, okay? Just pretend for a bit, then tell me when you get back. I'll get justice for you, all right?"
Ruft: "..." He wanted to laugh, but something about this felt wrong.
Starry gave a little grunt and rubbed against Ye Chuqi's arm, offering reluctant agreement.
As for Little White, the fox glanced at Ye Chuqi with ruby eyes, jumped straight out of her arms, flicked those two big tails, and strode toward the back of the reception hall as though no one else mattered.
Ye Chuqi let out a snort of laughter.
The staff exchanged glances for a moment. One hurried after the fox, while the other led Starry in another direction.
The onlookers wondered, Was no one curious how that Little White Fox knew where the certification area was?
Ye Chuqi and Ye Qinglan followed Ruft to the guest lounge, while Xiao Bu, a great hulking mass, crouched obediently in a corner of the hall. To accommodate the size of Demon Beasts, not only was the entrance towering, but the hall's domed ceiling was also an immense distance above the floor. Even with Xiao Bu crouching inside, it did not feel cramped.
The only ones who found it uncomfortable were the human adventurers—but the human experience was not among the Beast-Tamer Guild's concerns.
Ruft personally introduced Ye Chuqi to the services the Beast-Tamer Guild offered Beast Companions, such as physical care covering everything from eyes, ears,