And that wasn't all.

The red-haired man was even more direct, raising his foot and delivering a kick to the silver-haired youth's chest.

"Useless trash."

"Someone like you should just be an obedient plaything, but you actually dared to come to the Starsea Cup behind your master's back. Who gave you such audacity?!

Look at your unlucky appearance, do you even deserve to be here?"

Hearing this, Mingxi couldn't help but scrutinize the silver-haired youth.

She had originally thought this silver-haired youth was a sickly, scheming young master from a fallen noble family, encountering a group of unruly scions deliberately causing trouble.

It turned out this young master was also a Starsea Cup participant.

She really hadn't noticed before.

Xinglan Bei Yi, a contestant from the Card Master Nation on Yunhai Star, and also the man with average luck she had glimpsed in the River of Luck within the Silent Mystery Realm.

Speaking of which, this person was quite famous.

This was because he was the sole possessor of the unique Chanxiong Physique (Frail-Fierce Physique) in this world.

It was said that a rule item, the xinglan pearl, was born with him.

That's right.

Just like a certain precious jade.

Jia Baoyu was born with jade in his mouth, but Xinglan Bei Yi was born with a pearl in his mouth.

However, different people have different fates. Xinglan Bei Yi did not receive family Pay attention to because of his unusual birth; instead, he became a jinx and a disaster that everyone avoided.

Because his mother bled to death not long after giving birth to him, a manner of death that was simply inconceivable in an era of highly developed medical technology for Beast Tamers.

Because of this, Xinglan Bei Yi became a taboo.

His mother was gone, and his father hated him.

What was even worse was that his body was three times frailer than an infant born prematurely.

He was constantly falling ill, easily ending up in the ICU.

It was no exaggeration to say that his father received more critical illness notices each year than the amount of paper used in the latrine.

But even being so frail, he stubbornly endured until he was fifteen.

He awakened one day.

The xinglan pearl, which was born with him, was finally awakened for the first time.

At the same time, the Chanxiong Physique (Frail-Fierce Physique) was exposed to the public for the first time. On that day, he and his newly contracted Advanced Level pet, a Clear Mayfly, severely injured a Beast Tamers with an Advanced Level pet, who was his homeroom teacher.

It was said that if the school's dean of students at the time hadn't intervened promptly, that teacher, who only knew how to extort and take bribes, would very likely have been beaten to death by him.

It was then that everyone realized that the reason he was as fragile as a lion cub that could die at any moment was due to his special Chanxiong Physique (Frail-Fierce Physique).

It was precisely because of the influence of his special physique that, in daily life, his body was exceptionally delicate, depleted of vital energy and blood. His strength, speed, and endurance were even inferior to an unawakened ordinary person.

Even slight exercise could leave him breathless, and he was even too weak to form seals to summon pets due to insufficient mental energy.

This state corresponds to the 'Frail' aspect of his physique.

But when he enters the 'Fierce' state, it's like Ken Kaneki becoming a Ghoul—not only powerful, but also savage!

His combat power is 3 to 5 times that of a normal Beast Tamers of the same level, which is incredibly heaven-defying!

And the xinglan pearl is the item used to switch between the Chanxiong Physique (Frail-Fierce Physique) states.

However, the xinglan pearl has limitations. Its mechanism is similar to that of the Time Realm; it can only be awakened once a day, and its duration is only three hours.

In other words, Xinglan Bei Yi is frail for at least 21 hours a day, like a flower that would wither with a single gust of wind.

So, although he is powerful when switching to the 'Fierce' state, he is limited by the overly long 'Frail' state and is still often bullied.

It is said that to ensure his own safety, he was forced to humble himself to others.

Among many unreliable and scandalous rumors, his forbidden love with Prince Heidi of /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ the Card Master Nation on Yunhai Star was the most widely known.

Even Mingxi, who had no interest in other people's love stories, had heard the spicy jokes related to them.

Indeed.

Almost all the scandals involving this exceptionally handsome young man had another half who was of the same sex.

Mingxi secretly observed the silver-haired youth.

He was indeed very beautiful.

His contours were slender and graceful, his jawline sharp but not rigid, instead possessing a sense of delicate fragility.

His skin was a cool-toned paleness, almost transparent, from years of avoiding sunlight, to the extent that faint bluish veins were vaguely visible beneath the surface.

This made the subtle weakness he occasionally revealed in his eyes appear exceptionally clear and particularly endearing.

His soft, slightly curly silver-white short hair had a few obedient strands falling across his forehead, slightly obscuring his beautifully sculpted brow bones.

This hair color did not give him an aged appearance, but rather a pure and detached quality, almost like an ice and snow elf, shimmering with a faint pearl luster under the light, adding a touch of ethereal nobility.

And his eyes, very delicate phoenix eyes, with slightly downturned outer corners and long, dense lashes, casting a small shadow beneath his eyes like butterfly wings.

His dark purple pupils were clear and dreamlike.

But most of the time, those beautiful eyes were always suffused with a shallow, hazy watery sheen, like stars veiled in light gauze, carrying a sense of bewildered helplessness.

When he looked up and focused intently on someone, that focus, combined with his innate fragility, created a strange, incredibly impactful sense of piteous helplessness that made people instinctively want to protect him.

Don't ask Mingxi where she got so many 'feelings' from.

Of course, it was because he was currently looking at her with such an expression.

With this appearance, it's no wonder he attracted so many admirers and gave rise to so many scandalous stories.

It wasn't that people's hearts were too lustful; it was truly that the subject was too tempting.

She hadn't originally intended to meddle.

She had no capacity for chivalry.

Gender mismatch.

But the youth had already knelt before her; not doing something seemed to contradict her kind persona.

Ahem.

Actually, she was interested in the xinglan pearl and the Chanxiong Physique (Frail-Fierce Physique).

She had no chance to meet the precious Baoyu born with jade, but she could at least interact with this Lord Lan born with a pearl, right?

"Do you need help?"

Mingxi stepped forward, her voice gentle and calm, yet carrying an undeniable authority.

The three men looked up, their eyes widening in astonishment when they saw Mingxi, then they recognized who she was, and their faces immediately became awkward.

"Ming, Ming Shen!"

The red-haired man stammered, "It's nothing, we were just chatting with our good friend. We apologize for accidentally disturbing you."

Mingxi ignored them, her gaze directly on the silver-haired youth: "And you? Do you need help?"

The youth's violet eyes widened slightly, seemingly surprised by her intervention, then he bit his thin lip, his eyes flickering with embarrassment and grievance.

Finally, he nodded slightly: "They are not my friends. They have been pestering me and even stole my invitation letter."

"Ming Shen, don't listen to this kid's nonsense," the scarred man quickly argued, "We just saw him alone and wanted to make a friend, that's all. The invitation letter thing is baseless; he's deliberately slandering us."

Mingxi swept a cold glance over them: "I think the three of you have chosen a somewhat inappropriate location, time, and method for making friends, don't you?"

—

Today I ate a large plate of frozen lychees, and not long after, I had unstoppable diarrhea, running to the bathroom again and again, it was just too much!

Eating ice, the greatest joy of summer.

But being dehydrated from diarrhea is truly something I could do without.