Seeing that Chen Ying'er still had no intention of coming out, Yue Chen turned his attention to the little pig with the sorrowful expression.
He gently stroked its smooth back. When it showed no resistance, he reached out and picked up the adorable, snow-white little pig.
Under the influence of his Child of Light physique, the vast majority of magical beasts naturally felt a strong affinity for him.
"Oink, oink."
The little pig clearly knew its own master had rejected it. Its face full of sorrow and streaming with tears and snot, it kept burrowing into Yue Chen's arms after he picked it up, smearing everything all over him.
Yue Chen: "..."
"You can't judge things with your eyes alone. You have to use your heart, too," Yue Chen told Chen Ying'er, who was hiding beneath her blankets. "This little pig managed to form a soul contract with you unilaterally, without you even noticing as a summoner. That alone proves it's no ordinary pig."
He gently stroked the little pig's head. Under the influence of his warm, sacred light aura, its sorrow gradually subsided.
Seeing Chen Ying'er poke her head out from beneath the blankets, Yue Chen set the little pig down in front of her.
"Try communicating with it properly, with your heart." Yue Chen suddenly noticed that the teammates who had been watching nearby had left the room at some point, even pulling the door shut behind them.
"Besides, it's already your bonded summoned beast. It means as much to you as our mount companions mean to us knights." Yue Chen pulled over a chair and sat down. "We sign equal contracts with them precisely because they're our partners, don't we?"
Listening to Yue Chen, Chen Ying'er nodded gently.
She wiped the tears from her face. With her