"Uh..." Jiana said in astonishment. "Surely it couldn't be that much of a coincidence? If we were matched with that Lu Ran, plus a bunch of Beast Tamers from another world, wouldn't our chances of clearing this be in danger...?"
Jialan smiled wryly. "I'm only guessing. It could also be exactly as you said, just a minor incident that wasn't worth recording."
The incident also drew the attention of the other eleven Trial Takers hidden in Imperial Beast City. This Level Three Breakthrough Secret Realm had matched a total of fourteen Beast Tamers from Blue Star and the Star-Moon Federation.
However, most of them shared the opinion of the siblings Jialan and Jiana: it was merely a minor incident that history had not recorded, unworthy of attention.
Until...
After this "Yan Lu" had returned to his ancestral clan, an Imperial Edict was delivered to the Yan Emperor Family.
The Cloud Emperor wished to take Yan Lu of the Yan Family as his disciple!
The Imperial Edict shocked quite a few of the Yan Family's prodigies who had been rather hostile toward Lu Ran's return.
The news also spread extremely quickly.
It became the talk of the city, greatly shocking the other imperial clans and legendary families, who had no idea what the Cloud Emperor was suddenly planning.
Of course, the most shocked were the many Trial Takers hiding in Imperial Beast City who had yet to find a source of information on exceptional Pet Beasts.
"The Cloud Emperor is taking a disciple? Are you kidding?"
"Didn't the history books say the Cloud Emperor never took a disciple in his entire life?"
"Who exactly is this Yan Lu? First he returns to his ancestral clan, then the Cloud Emperor takes him as a disciple."
"Hiss. Could this guy be a Trial