Gender is a personal preference, but making friends by hitting people? She had a normal adolescence and did not accept that kind of elementary school-level 'if I like him, I'll bully him' approach.

The three of them: "..."

Their expressions shifted, and finally, they awkwardly bowed and quickly left.

Mingxi's lips curved slightly, her eyes a deep, cold shade of inky black.

They left quite decisively.

They probably hadn't encountered truly dissolute scions.

A true dissolute scion wouldn't fear a powerless, influence-less Beast Tamer like her. They would only more fiercely and arrogantly pounce on any existence that didn't know its place.

In front of a dissolute scion, even a true dragon was just a mutated earthworm with broken horns.

Of course, Mingxi didn't think that their only normal reaction was to viciously tear at her. It was just that the contrast between their before and after reactions was too stark.

It was like drinking a cup of scalding hot tea, and the next second someone stuffed your mouth full of ice cubes.

Just ask if your teeth hurt?

Mingxi felt her teeth ache.

Only after the three of them had walked far away did Mingxi lower her head to look at the silver-haired youth still staring blankly at her, lying at her feet: "Why don't you get up first?"

The girl's tone held no malice.

But Xinglan Bei Yi still detected three parts playfulness and three parts indifference.

He was a little bewildered, as if he didn't understand her attitude.

Considering how unpopular he had always been, he quickly felt relieved.

He quickly stood up and bowed slightly in Mingxi's direction:

"Thank you very much for helping me out.

My name is Xinglan Bei Yi, and I'm here for the auction."

He looked up, revealing a shy smile, "You must be Miss Mingxi, right? I've watched every one of your Starsea Cup matches. You're very strong, and your pet beasts are also very strong.

Actually, I'm your fan."

Mingxi raised an eyebrow, "Really?"

"Really, even your match videos from the Dragonflower Country division have been watched by me until they're 'patina-covered.' It's a pity you rarely send Golden Yuanbao and Little Silver Flower into battle; I like them the most."

He said, looking up with an expectant expression: "If we meet in the upcoming matches, could you send out Golden Yuanbao and Silver Flower?"

"..."

Feeling her gaze, like she was looking at an unscrupulous paparazzi, Xinglan Bei Yi realized he had overstepped.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I absolutely had no intention of prying into your battle arrangements. I just really like Golden Yuanbao and Silver Flower.

Really! You believe me!"

Mingxi lowered her gaze, thoroughly stirring away the hidden currents in her eyes.

When she looked up again, her eyes were like ink-colored starlight, with an icy soul and snowy purity, "Don't be nervous, I didn't suspect you."

This person had a strange quality about him.

That was, Mingxi could accurately distinguish whether what he said was true or false.

Don't ask her why she could make such a judgment.

Human intuition.

A girl's sixth sense.

A Beast Tamer's judgment.

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This feeling wasn't mind-reading, but a very simple, straightforward judgment.

True was true.

False was false.

It was as if she, a human, had awakened the skill of a lie-detecting rat.

She was certain that she absolutely did not have this ability when facing other people.

Only him.

So, the problem wasn't her, or at least not just her.

Then, consider this person's performance in the River of Fortune.

"Was your invitation letter really stolen by them?"

Mingxi wasn't a very curious person, but undeniably, she had developed a slight interest in the person before her, an interest unrelated to fondness.

Xinglan awkwardly lowered his head: "Actually... I didn't receive an invitation letter at all. I originally wanted to come and ask about the situation, but then those three people somehow got entangled with me."

Mingxi was stunned.

Because of that peculiar ability, she knew that his earlier statement about the invitation letter being stolen was a lie, but she hadn't expected that he hadn't received an invitation letter at all.

"Didn't you submit the ten pet beast eggs required for the auction?"

Since Xinglan Bei Yi also entered the Silent Mystery Realm, he must have also received the 'conscription' from Xiao Li Country.

But if the Xiao Li Country officials took his ten pet beast eggs, they wouldn't go so far as to not give him an auction invitation letter.

Xiao Li Country, which constantly spoke of democracy, freedom, and human rights, though strict with others and lenient with itself, wouldn't be so shameless to that extent.

Moreover, although Xinglan Bei Yi was a well-known 'little pitiable' on the planet, when it came to his true identity, he was not low at all.

At least Mingxi, an ordinary commoner, definitely couldn't compare to him.

"...I was rather unlucky. Not long after entering the Silent Mystery Realm, I encountered the River of Fortune and was trapped in its waters until the Secret Realm passage opened and I was released."

Xinglan Bei Yi gave a wry smile. He didn't know whether to call himself unlucky or fortunate.

This time, he defied the strong opposition of his loved ones and friends, disregarded his frail and sickly body, and forcefully entered the Silent Mystery Realm.

As a result, as soon as he entered, before even encountering a single pet beast egg, he first encountered the River of Fortune.

He tossed and turned in the River of Fortune for a full six days, without injury or death, and without carrying out any unremovable negative effects.

But similarly, his rare act of rebellion and his purpose for entering the Secret Realm were not achieved.

"Could it be... you didn't get a single pet beast egg?"

Mingxi felt herself in a daze.

Her left brain attacked her right brain, and 'holy cow' replaced thought.

Xinglan Bei Yi nodded with a helpless expression, "I just underwent my eighth awakening not long ago and was in need of a suitable pet beast to contract. I thought of trying my luck in the Silent Mystery Realm, but I didn't expect..."

He didn't expect that he endured the hardship.

But he didn't gain any benefits.

All that effort for nothing.

So, let alone offering ten pet beast eggs to Xiao Li Country, he couldn't even produce one.

He came to the auction today with the goal of purchasing suitable pet beast eggs, but the Staff Members of Xiao Li Country believed that his failure to hand over pet beast eggs was an excuse and a lie, so they deliberately didn't give him an invitation letter.

Mingxi: "..."

What kind of celestial jinx, an earthly unlucky ghost, was this?

Tormenting body, tormenting heart.

She couldn't help but feel pity.

"Here, take this," she handed over a gilded invitation letter, "Don't refuse. I don't need this thing right now, and besides, helping someone to the end, this can be considered me seeing it through."

Because she had submitted over two hundred pet beast eggs for auction in one go, the officials generously gave her a stack of invitation letters.

Most of them had already been distributed to the members of her team.

She still had two left, just in case.

Xinglan took the invitation letter, complex emotions flashing in his eyes: "Aren't you afraid I'm deceiving you?"

After all, it wasn't the first time he told people his harvest in the Silent Mystery Realm was zero, but even the old servant who had taken care of him for over a hundred years didn't believe he could be so unlucky.

But Mingxi, who had never had any dealings with him, believed him.

Mingxi chuckled: "It's just an invitation letter that I don't need. Even if you deceived me, what could I possibly lose?

Besides, you are Xinglan Bei Yi. You, who contracted Osong Reif, are either Lawful Good or Neutral Good. How could you possibly deceive someone who has helped you for a mere invitation letter?"