Demon beast mounts were coveted prizes, especially imposing demon tigers.
They had grown up watching Xu Mingshu ride White Tiger. It would have been impossible not to envy her.
Now that the Xu Household also had a beast taming inheritance, they only needed to learn the restriction techniques. With beasts raised by their own household from birth, taming them into their own spirit beasts would be easy.
"Big Brother, even you!" Xu Mingshu fumed.
"What did I do?" Xu Mingwei rubbed his nose.
"Father, Second Uncle, and Third Uncle have their eyes on Little White's offspring too, but right now, only the ones Aunt and I are holding were born demon beasts."
Xu Mingwei looked over and immediately took a liking to the little black tiger Xu Mingshu had her eye on.
"Mingshu, that little fellow in your arms looks good. Give him to me."
Xu Mingyuan protested, "Wait, Big Brother. First come, first served."
"I'm the eldest brother. Naturally, I choose first."
"In that case, I'm the second brother, so the black-and-white striped tiger belongs to me."
"You two..."
Xu Mingshu trembled with fury. After a moment, she let out a long breath. "Fine, you're getting a bargain. Come back after I've raised them for a few months.
"I'll teach you the Spirit-Commanding Restriction first."
"That's my sensible, generous little sister!" Xu Mingwei laughed heartily.
"What about me?" Xu Mingxuan pointed at himself.
Xu Mingyuan patted his shoulder as he walked past. "Give Little White some encouragement and tell him to work harder. Perhaps you'll get your turn next year.
"Or wait for the Azurefire Eagles."
"I'd better wait for the Azurefire Eagles, then. A flying spirit beast suits me better." Xu Mingxuan smiled instead.
Everyone burst into laughter.
A little while later.
Xu Mingshu asked again, "Second Brother,