I was terrified! Raising a colossal star beast in the Beast Taming World

Chapter 176 The real intention is not in the wine

After replying to the message, Xue Youyou slowly raised her head and looked at Lei Ying standing in front of her. A thin layer of sweat appeared on the girl's forehead, glistening in the light.

Lei Ying noticed her gaze, subconsciously straightened her back, and smiled slightly, ready to receive the praise.

However, Xue Youyou simply looked at her expressionlessly and said calmly, "You haven't seen me today. Neither have your teammates."

Lei Ying's beautiful eyes widened suddenly as she stared incredulously at Xue Youyou, who remained calm and composed. She vividly remembered Xue Youyou's humble and subservient manner when she had asked for her help, and now that the favor was done, Xue Youyou had turned her back on her.

A feeling of inexplicable grievance welled up inside her, yet she also felt an absurd urge to laugh, which ultimately turned into a frustrated mutter: "...You're quite attentive to such trivial matters."

"Of course."

Xue Youyou replied matter-of-factly, "When doing something, you always have to do it completely."

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly revealed a gentle smile. The smile came without warning, like the first rays of spring sunshine breaking through the melting snow, leaving Lei Ying stunned on the spot.

Taking advantage of Lei Ying's momentary daze, Xue Youyou took two steps forward, slowly closing the distance between them. Then she raised her hand, gently placing her fingertips on Lei Ying's forehead and wiping away the tiny beads of sweat.

What looks like sweat is actually more like sugar water rich in hormones, with a faint, sweet fragrance.

Xue Youyou withdrew her hand, stuck out her tongue and gently licked the water stains left on her fingertips. She immediately felt a slight tingling sensation explode on her tongue, like popping candy crackling in her mouth, the tingling and numb sensation spreading along her taste buds.

"You you you you—!"

Lei Ying was so taken aback by Xue Youyou's fluid movements that she took two steps back, her face flushing red from her neck to her ears. She never expected that Xue Youyou, who seemed so aloof and distant, would be so...so good at this kind of thing.

The air seemed to freeze for a moment. An inexplicable sense of anxiety silently spread between the two of them.

"Lei Ying".

Xue Youyou called her name softly, her gaze fixed intently on the girl before her. Those eyes held something burning and earnest, a stark contrast to the ruthless Xue Youyou who had just been slaying the eagle.

"Wha...what's wrong?"

Lei Ying's heart raced uncontrollably, and her voice trembled with a stutter that even she herself didn't recognize. She had never imagined that one day she would stutter like this in front of her peers.

Xue Youyou paused, as if carefully choosing her words. Finally, she asked the question that had been lingering in her heart for a long time: "I want to know, can you form a contract with a beast tamer—from the perspective of the beast's owner?"

She genuinely wanted to form a contract with Lei Ying.

To be precise, it was Lei Ying, or rather Princess Shan Lei, whose abilities were simply too tempting for her.

Ever since the Snow Woman of the Gods awakened the rudimentary form of her supernatural power, "Snow Dye," an ambitious idea has sprouted in Yuki Yuki's mind.

She intends to contract a pet beast for each of the six basic categories—biological, mechanical, weapon, elemental, void, and cursed. In this way, the Divine Snow Woman can utilize the characteristics of all the basic pet beast categories, making her incredibly powerful.

The "Lightning Princess" in front of us is not only an elemental pet, but also possesses the "Flowing Light" core technique of the Swiftness Flow, which has an extremely high upper limit.

In Xue Youyou's heart, her desire for it even surpassed that for the divine beast Guanghan Zhan, which ranked among the Ten Slashes.

If she could form a contract with the other party, she couldn't even imagine how strong her combat power would become.

The only thing that made her hesitate was the other party's extremely special identity. Princess Lightning was not only a pet beast, but also a Thunder Spirit, a unique existence that existed in a form where the Beastmaster and the pet beast coexisted. Moreover, she was Meng Tianxiang's good friend and the daughter of the Evil Thunder Marquis.

This complicates things by more than one order of magnitude. At the very least, it can't be done by force like capturing wild pets.

Xue Youyou sought Lei Ying's help this time not only because Lei Ying was indeed the best at finding people, but more importantly, she wanted to take this opportunity to strike up a conversation with Lei Ying and test her reaction.

This can be considered a proactive move on her part.

Lei Ying met Xue Youyou's burning eyes and understood almost instantly that this was no casual question out of curiosity; her gaze was filled with heavy longing and seriousness.

Lei Ying's expression also turned serious.

After a moment of silence, Lei Ying put her hands on her hips, raised her chin slightly, and said in a spoiled tone, "You, Xue Youyou, I treated you as a friend, but you wanted to form a contract with me!"

She paused for a moment, a blush spreading across her cheeks, but her tone still carried an indomitable spirit.

"You'd better get yourself cleaned up by tomorrow! I'll give you a good beating!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she transformed into a dazzling purple streak of light and vanished into thin air, leaving behind only faint arcs of electricity and a lingering sweet fragrance.

Xue Youyou stood there, scratching her fair cheek as she gazed in the direction where the streak of light had disappeared, and muttered to herself, "A friend...?"

Being rejected wasn't unexpected, but it was also within expectations. From the beginning, she hadn't expected to get the other party to agree with just one attempt. However, getting Lei Ying to personally call her "friend" was still a bit of progress.

At least they didn't refuse, right...?

She lowered her eyelashes, her fingertips still seemingly retaining the dampness from wiping away sweat.

Then, Xue Youyou raised her head, a smile curving her lips, her thoughts becoming increasingly clear—

Now that she's already asked, she's absolutely not going to give up!

Her third pet beast must be Princess Lightning, Lei Ying!!