After Liu Yu explicitly stated that he would honor the wager and then left, too embarrassed to stay, the bet that had attracted a modest amount of attention came to an end.
Once they confirmed that Xu Ran could not groom their Contract Beasts today, the tempted onlookers gradually dispersed, leaving only a handful behind.
"Boss Xu, thank you so much for today." Zhou Hong excitedly scanned the code to pay. "I won't say much else. From now on, your shop is my only choice for grooming!"
"Our other services are excellent too. You could try them as well," Xu Ran replied with a smile.
"Haha, I don't need those for now, but definitely in the future!" Zhou Hong scratched his head, smiling sheepishly. "All right, Lion-Dragon Beast, let's..."
He turned toward the Lion-Dragon Beast, only to find a man he recognized standing beside it.
The man wore half-rimmed glasses and looked quite refined. At the moment, he was leaning close to the Lion-Dragon Beast, occasionally parting its silky fur with his fingers to examine more details.
The even-tempered Lion-Dragon Beast gave its Beast Tamer a helpless look, signaling for him to hurry over and rescue it.
"Boss Liu, what are you..." Zhou Hong could not help asking.
"Ah, sorry." Absorbed in examining the condition of the Lion-Dragon Beast's fur, Liu Fengyun abruptly came to his senses and realized how rude his behavior had been. "Boss Xu's grooming skills truly are remarkable. I got a little carried away."
"And this is?" Hearing Liu Fengyun's words, Xu Ran looked curiously at Zhou Hong.
"This is Boss Liu from the Fengyun Boarding Shop." Zhou Hong laughed. "I've visited his shop before, so we know each other."
"Come to think of it, his boarding shop relocated here from elsewhere, just like yours, Boss