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

Chapter 186 The Seventh Princess's Invitation

"Miss……"

Su Yao lowered her head in shame, not daring to meet Tu Shanyue's gaze.

Tu Shan Yue didn't look at it, but focused all her attention on Xue Youyou.

She crossed her arms and raised her chin slightly. Although she was half a head shorter than Xue Youyou, she still managed to put on a superior air.

"Prisoner exchange?"

Tu Shan Yue repeated those four words, a cryptic smile playing on her lips: "Bai Xue Ji, are you sure you're not mistaken about something?"

Xue Youyou raised an eyebrow slightly, remaining silent and waiting for the other person to finish speaking.

Tu Shan Yue's tail swayed leisurely behind her as she spoke calmly, "This land beneath your feet is Qingqiu's territory. You injured my people on my own turf, and you still want to negotiate with me?"

Its gaze swept over the people of Lanzhi Courtyard, who were bound like dumplings, and its smile grew even more playful: "Eleven hostages are in my hands, while you only have one. Do you think this exchange is fair?"

However, Xue Youyou shook her head.

You've got one thing wrong.

She shifted Su Yao's position in her arms, letting it rest on her shoulder, and gently rubbed its ear with one hand. Amidst Su Yao's muffled groans of shame and indignation, she said unhurriedly, "I don't have one hostage, I have two."

Tu Shan Yue narrowed her eyes: "Oh?"

"Su Yao is one of them."

Xue Youyou raised two fingers.

"...And the second one?"

Tu Shanyue's voice held a hint of wariness.

Xue smiled faintly.

That smile was incredibly beautiful, yet it sent a chill down the spines of everyone present.

She released Su Yao's ear, slowly raised her index finger, past Su Yao's shoulder, past the square, past the crowd, and finally pointed steadily at—

Tu Shan Yue herself.

"And you."

The night wind suddenly stopped on the bluestone square.

The nine tails behind Tu Shanyue, which had been swaying leisurely, froze at this moment.

The entire square was as quiet as if it had been muted.

The people from Qingqiu, especially the seven Qingqiu foxes of their own clan, all seemed to have their throats grabbed, and dared not utter a sound.

The master they serve is no pushover.

Although the entire Qingqiu fox clan generally prefers peace and advocates a secluded life free from worldly strife, there are always a few outliers who are born with a murderous nature that is incompatible with the clan.

Tu Shan Yue is one of them.

To be able to align herself with the infamous Ming Shuanghun, who was notorious in the upper-level state, and to conspire with him in such a heinous way, this seventh young lady's own character was also extremely wicked. According to the legends circulating in the clan, it was precisely for this reason that the clan's emperor enfeoffed her a hundred years ago to serve as the governor of Yuelan Prefecture, a lower-level state.

It appeared to be a grant of fiefdoms, but in reality, it was an exile.

The higher-ups are basically saying – you can kill whoever you want in the lower-level states.

And now, a native beast tamer from a lower-level state actually dared to point a finger at Tu Shan Yue's nose in front of so many people, including the dignified seventh young lady of Qingqiu in the category of "hostage".

Those who have been by Tu Shan Yue's side for a long time know that what it cannot tolerate most is someone being so arrogant in front of it.

It's probably already in a state of super invincible rage.

Everyone thought the same thing, and some of the more timid servants even quietly took a half step back, afraid of being caught in Tu Shan Yue's wrath later.

However, Tu Shan Yue's reaction was beyond everyone's expectations.

"Goose, goose—"

A sudden burst of laughter shattered the deathly silence of the square.

Tu Shan Yue tilted her head back and let out a hearty laugh that she made no attempt to hide. It wasn't the kind of forced smile that would give you goosebumps, but a genuine and heartfelt joy that welled up from the bottom of her heart.

Its narrow fox eyes curved into two crescent moons, and its smile was so bright that it looked as if it had found some incredible treasure. Even its stiff tails came back to life, swaying happily left and right behind it.

Everyone from Qingqiu looked at each other, completely bewildered as to what their master was up to this time.

"It's been a long time since I've heard such heartwarming words."

Tu Shan Yue laughed for a while before finally stopping, raising her sleeve to wipe away the tears that had welled up in her eyes. Her gaze towards Xue Youyou held no anger, but rather undisguised admiration.

It clapped its hands and ordered its subordinates behind it in a light tone, "What are you all standing there for? Let them go, I'm going to host a banquet for them."

Everyone: "..."

Seeing her subordinates all frozen in place, staring at her with incredulous eyes, Tu Shan Yue frowned in displeasure and lightly slapped her tail on the ground: "Are you all deaf? I told you to untie the guests."

As Tu Shan Yue's tail slapped the ground slightly, it caused the entire mountain forest and the whole land to tremble.

This finally brought the people of Qingqiu back to their senses.

Seven members of the Qingqiu Fox Clan hurriedly stepped forward and began to untie the foxfire ropes binding the people of Lanzhiyuan. After being bound for half a day, Lu Yutang and the others finally regained their freedom.

Xue Youyou watched this scene, her eyes flickering slightly, not expecting the other party to pull such a stunt.

At this moment, Tu Shan Yue's voice came again: "I haven't introduced myself to you yet. My name is Tu Shan Yue, the seventh princess of the Qingqiu Fox Clan, and also the garrison commander of this remote and impoverished place."

Since the other party had already introduced themselves, Xue Youyou replied politely, "Chief of Lanzhi Academy, Xue Youyou."

As soon as she finished speaking, Xue Youyou noticed that Su Yao was staring at her intently with her fox-like eyes. The anger and fear from the battle were gone from that gaze; instead, there was an extreme complexity—disbelief, incomprehension, resentment, and something else that was hard to explain.

It seems that the two sides are somewhat unable to accept the sudden reconciliation.

Its eight tails were bald, with only eight uneven bases remaining, making it look pitiful and comical. Xue Youyou recalled the soft, warm touch when she rubbed its ears earlier, and on a whim, she reached out a hand towards the base of Su Yao's tail.

"you--!"

Su Yao shuddered, instinctively wanting to dodge. The embarrassment of having her ears rubbed just now was still vivid in her mind. Did this guy not even spare the root of its severed tail?!

However, a moon-white light shone from Xue Youyou's palm. The light was as soft as the moonlight falling on an autumn night, reflecting on Su Yao's face, which was slightly pale with fear, and also illuminating the bewilderment in her eyes.

It's not frivolous.

It is a cure.