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The little beast initially didn't notice them. It stumbled as it ran, its right eye seemingly injured and bleeding continuously.

It left clear plum blossom prints wherever its paws touched the ground.

"Luo Luo?"

Little Silver Flower also spotted the uninvited guest across from them, poked Mingxi's face with a short toe, and asked her if she wanted to kill it.

Mingxi: "..."

Isn't Little Silver Flower's personality a bit ferocious?

She clearly looks like a soft and delicate little angel on the outside.

The contrast is a bit too much, my dear.

Mingxi's thoughts wandered, but she didn't forget to stop her ferocious little sister from harming an innocent creature.

That little beast was already so injured, and it was clearly a beginner Transcendent creature.

Her wallet was full now, so there was no need to be greedy for that 10-minute reward duration.

Moreover, unless absolutely necessary, she would not kill any Transcendent creature.

Transcendent creatures are not ordinary beasts. In this world, Transcendent creatures and humans are the same; they have intelligence, thoughts, and their own worldview.

Killing them is essentially no different from killing a person.

So, whether it was Sweet Duck the day before yesterday, or the Honey Wine Winged Bee today, Golden Yuanbao always stunned or defeated them, rather than killing them.

Talking about exterminating a race was purely just talk.

Golden Yuanbao truly wasn't some perverted beast-killing maniac; it was still very civilized and polite.

Getting back to the main topic, that feline Transcendent creature had already stumbled and run to the middle of the mountain path.

And it finally noticed their presence.

In an instant, the fur on its body stood on end, its spine elongated and bent, its rear end raised high, adopting the classic attack posture.

Commonly known as 'fluffed up'.

"Ding-a-ling-a-ling."

"Ice Soul!"

Its cry was surprisingly pleasant, a clear, clean sound that could make one's ears 'pregnant'.

It was just too tense.

Mingxi then saw a pair of bells hanging from the cartilage on the inside of its ears; the left bell was blue, but the right one was red.

The jingling sound came from the bells.

Seeing the pair of bells and then hearing its cry, Mingxi finally confirmed its species.

Ice Soul Lynx, a relatively common ice-elemental beginner pet beast in the Changsi region, a Transcendent creature that has a chance to awaken the Extreme Ice characteristic during its evolution stage.

The Ice Soul Bells in their inner ears are the carriers of their energy, and they only ring when their emotions fluctuate violently.

Mingxi hadn't expected this disheveled little beast to be an Ice Soul Lynx, because in her perception, Ice Soul Lynxes have long, fluffy, [N O V E L I G H T] ice-blue fur all over their bodies.

They are especially good for petting.

Therefore, they are deeply favored by cat lovers.

Moreover, their inner ear Ice Soul Bells should all be blue.

But the fur color of the one in front of her was mixed and messy, and its Ice Soul Bells were one blue and one red.

If it weren't for its cry, who would believe it was an Ice Soul Lynx?

So, one thing was certain: this Ice Soul Lynx in front of her had undergone a genetic mutation.

And it might even be mutating in a not-so-good direction.

Genetic mutations in Transcendent creatures are actually not uncommon. Because they don't have reproductive isolation, there's a certain possibility that their offspring will inherit the racial characteristics of both parents simultaneously.

This leads to genetic mutation.

And this kind of genetic mutation is usually not a good thing; mutated offspring either die prematurely not long after hatching, or they are unable to evolve later and have very short lifespans.

Therefore, many wild female Transcendent creatures will actively abandon mutated offspring after giving birth to them.

It can be said to be very tragic.

Of course, this kind of genetic variation does not become rampant; the vast majority of offspring only inherit the genetic chain of one parent, ensuring the natural continuation of the species.

Looking at the miserable Ice Soul Lynx in front of her, Mingxi couldn't help but think of the original owner of her body.

Abandoned by her birth mother, forced to face the hardships of life early on, sensitive yet strong, fragile yet possessing infinite courage.

They were both pitiable children.

Moved by emotion, Mingxi decided to do a good deed and be a good person for once.

"Little Silver Flower, why don't you help it heal?"

Silver Flower sighed lightly, as if regretting not being able to act, but still obediently healed the Ice Soul Lynx.

A pink glow appeared around the Ice Soul Lynx.

It looked just like a Balala the Fairies transformation scene.

But the Ice Soul Lynx didn't know that Little Silver Flower was casting a healing skill on it, thinking it was being attacked.

The entire cat became even more agitated, baring its fangs and fiercely pouncing towards Mingxi.

Accompanied by a chilling, biting wind.

Freezing Wind, an ice-elemental basic skill, freezes objects within effective range. The freezing effect increases with skill proficiency.

Golden Yuanbao immediately flew up, escaping the attack range of Freezing Wind and dodging the Ice Soul Lynx's pounce and bite.

Seeing that the Ice Soul Lynx didn't appreciate its good intentions and actually attacked its Beast Tamers, almost injuring her!

Little Silver Flower grew angrier the more she thought about it!

"Luo Luo!"

"Luo Luo!"

It extended one short toe and placed the other on its hip, launching a barrage of verbal abuse at the Ice Soul Lynx.

The words were quite... colloquial.

Mingxi: ...

Golden Yuanbao: ...

Both were utterly bewildered.

Wasn't she a delicate little princess?

Wasn't she a scheming little green tea?

How did she turn into a hot-tempered old sister in the blink of an eye?

The little princess (little green tea) filter shattered into pieces in the hearts of both the human and the beast.

Mingxi saw that the Ice Soul Lynx was also stunned by the scolding, stopping in place and turning into a tree stump.

It probably had already noticed the changes in its body.

Its injured right eye was no longer bleeding, and the rotten wounds on its body had been healed, leaving behind ugly bald spots.

Holy Healing, short treatment, quick results, everyone who used it said it was good.

After it calmed down, it also remembered what the human had said earlier.

So it really almost accidentally injured its benefactor?

The Ice Soul Lynx, like a child who had done something wrong, lowered its head, stiffly allowing Little Silver Flower to continue her tirade.

The scene was solemn, yet somewhat comical.

"Ahem," Mingxi cleared her throat, "Little Silver Flower, it probably doesn't recognize the Holy Healing skill and thought you were attacking it just now, so it was all a misunderstanding."

"See, it's not attacking us anymore, right? That means it has realized its mistake."

Golden Yuanbao also agreed with two barks, indicating that this fellow shouldn't be bad, and it was indeed a misunderstanding just now.

Mingxi cast an appreciative look at Golden Yuanbao, then took out a bottle of water and held it in front of Little Silver Flower, "Alright, alright, let's have some water to moisten our throats."

After spouting so many words in one go, Mingxi was truly worried that its throat would become hoarse.

And Little Silver Flower's rich vocabulary, she had no idea where it learned it from.

Truly, you can't judge a beast by its appearance.

"Luo Luo!"

Little Silver Flower nodded, indicating that for her sister's sake, she would forgive it for today!

It puffed out its cheeks, huffily glared at the silent, head-bowed Ice Soul Lynx, then gave a soft snort through its nose before taking the water offered by its Beast Tamers and chugging down more than half the bottle.

Its throat was indeed almost smoking.

After drinking the water, it rubbed against Mingxi's cheek, then innocently called out "Sister," as if everything that had just happened hadn't occurred, returning to its original soft and lovely little angel self.

It was quite... disjointed.

After appeasing her hot-tempered little sister, Mingxi finally looked seriously at the Ice Soul Lynx below.

She had Golden Yuanbao fly in front of it.

It was clearly unaffected by the mysterious aura of this land, possibly because it was an ice-elemental creature.

"Hello there, little one." Mingxi greeted it politely, then tentatively asked, "Is this your home?"