20. Legendary Beast

As the smartness withdrew, the panda’s eyes flickered with naivety again. Ye Lan almost knew what it was up to!

She couldn’t help smiling. How bold the panda was to play a trick on her! It was so good at play innocent and dumb. If Ye Lan were not discreet enough, she might have been engulfed by this monster!

Once the agreement was reached, unless one party died, it couldn’t be changed any longer. The legendary beast mustn’t threaten its master or bear any spite, otherwise, it would be hurt by the spell or vice versa. With the spite getting stronger, the beast would be hurt more severely. However, a person could reach agreements with a lot of beasts, while a beast could merely sign the agreement with one person!

Therefore, it was surely unfair for the magical beasts who had to be submissive when facing human beings. Since the majority of the magical beasts felt reluctant to sign the contract, it was very common for human beings to lose the battle due to the ineffective communication between them and their magical beasts!

Without the mutual affinity, the fighting capability would decrease sharply!

However, this panda, stuck in the Forest of Beasts for thousands of years in boredom, knew clearly enough that once meeting a person with the holy spiritual body, it could leave the forest after signing the agreement and promising to be loyal to him/her for the rest of its life! It meant that as long as Ye Lan consented to sign the pact, its final dream would be realized.

The panda stared at Ye Lan with its glimmering eyes, full of hope. As an experienced agent, Ye Lan, though, knew it was profitable to have a legendary beast as her partner, it would be devastating if they couldn’t get along well with each other!

“I can sign the agreement,” Ye Lan said casually, “but...”

“But what?” The beast asked in a hurry, “I can do everything you ask me to, even misdeeds. To kill, rob or set fire, you name it!”

How easy it was to discern its nature! Ye Lan twisted her lips in helplessness. “You must be loyal to me. There are a lot of beasts betraying their masters. If you dare to do that, I have a lot of ways to kill you without breaking the agreement!” Since Ye Lan meant what she said, the panda, feeling cold on the back of its neck, nodded with all its strength to show its allegiance.

“Okay, I agree!” Gazing at the submissive panda, Ye Lan chuckled.

“Ha-ha-ha.” The old man was very pleased with Ye Lan. What a wonderful girl!

“Where is your treasure?” Ye Lan asked suddenly. Greatly stunned, the old man was staring at her in bewilderment, while the beast actually turned around in shyness, avoiding eye contact with Ye Lan.

“What treasure?” The old man broke the silence first.

“Since I was forced to sign the agreement, you have to give me a present as reward!” Ye Lan stared at the beast provocatively, forcing it to give in!

“No, no treasure! I know nothing about it!” The beast turned to Ye Lan in reluctance with a cute smile, hoping to distract her with its lovely face. However, it was beyond the beast’s expectation that to Ye Lan, its panda-like face was far less attractive than that of a handsome guy!

How could a woman not like a fluffy pet! The legendary beast thought angrily to itself. She was definitely not a real woman!

“Since we can’t get on well with each other, why should I take you with me?! Stay here to guard the forest by yourself then!” Just as Ye Lan intended to revoke her promise, the legendary beast came up in a hurry, “Okay, okay. I will give you the treasure.”

With a snort, Ye Lan sat down to wait for its return. A legendary beast surly had some priceless treasure. With a lot of rich people losing their lives in the forest for treasure hunting, the beast must have collected much of the victims’ belongings.

Unsurprisingly, the miser returned with some pieces of valuable treasure! Without a glance, Ye Lan threw the treasure to the ground, staring at it in dissatisfaction. The beast had no choice but to return to the cave and fetch several more. After all, freedom should always be given priority to.

Ye Lan cast them away again without a look.

“I really have no more treasures!” The beast turned to Ye Lan with a bitter smile.

She gazed at it in silence, knowing that was a lie. Just as the beast reached into its pocket in shudder, Ye Lan rose to her feet in relief. “Okay! You can keep it!”

“Really? Thank you very much!” The beast took a sigh of relief, confirming her guess that there were still some in its pocket. Ye Lan laughed in satisfaction.

“My name is Ye Lan. What about you?” Not bothering with the treasure any more, Ye Lan knew for sure that with the beast, she could get any treasure she wanted.

“Me?” The beast was a little stunned. How could it have a name?

“I don’t have a name.” The beast shook its head.

“Good. I can give you one.” Ye Lan used to name a guy Xiao Hei, which meant “Little Black”, and she regretted about it very much. Xiao Hei must have blamed her for this poor name! Therefore, in order to save her face, she must find a good name for this beast!

“What about Little Yellow?”

“Eh!” Knowing Ye Lan’s thought, the old man wondered what name Ye Lan would finally thought out, but, surprisingly, getting a blow instead. He couldn’t help laughing with his hands covering his belly, while the beast, catching a glimpse of the old man, turned to Ye Lan and pouted in anger

“Why are you glaring at me? Given the yellow hairs all over your body, what about Little Yellow Man!” Ye Lan laughed in pleasure.

“Little Yellow is better!”

“I like Little Yellow Man! It really fits you!”

“No way!”

A human being, an old man living in the smoke, as well as a magical beast called Little Yellow Man! Would they form a team? Ye Lan thought to herself with a smile.

After a heated discussion, Ye Lan finally decided to name the beast “Libao (TN: In Chinese, Libao means Chestnut Baby, which sounds cute.)”!

The next day, when the team was leaving, Libao reached into its pocket and took out a seemingly common dress for Ye Lan. Merely touching slightly, Ye Lan was sure this dress did cost too much. Unsurprisingly, Libao came up and murmured when Ye Lan finished dressing herself, “This dress was weaved by the celestial silk produced at the Hanyu Mountain. Besides it’s waterproof, fireproof, as well as strong enough to bear the attack of any weapon, it can’t be taken off by others except for yourself! Therefore, even if a weak and delicate girl puts on it, she won’t lose her belongings!” Though not knowing its value, Ye Lan could feel its lightness, as if she was clad in nothing. What’s more, with the dress, Ye Lan felt she could absorb the vigour nearby, thus pressing the inner vigour to recycle in her body and forming an unbreakable vigour shield.

Knowing Libao had told the truth, Ye Lan glanced at it in pleasure before patting its head and leaving.

With the old man in white and Libao returning to the ring to have a rest, Ye Lan suddenly felt somewhat lonely. Wasn’t she used to working alone, just as in the 21st century? Ignoring her sentiment directly, Ye Lan shook her head before flying to the air by slightly tapping the ground with her tiptoes and left the forest with the assistance of her spirit wings.

Having stayed here for a month, Ye Lan had figured out the shortcut to the exit. However, with her spirit power merely at the first level of the sixth stage, it would take her a long time to get out of the forest and meet Xiao Hei at home. Besides flying out of the woods, Ye Lan still had to confront with the miasma with her spirit power. Therefore, it was necessary for her to have a rest at times. With her holy spirit body having not been fully developed yet, Ye Lan couldn’t make full use of the spiritual power around, though having learned a great method to recycle her inner power from the old man. When thinking of her inability, Ye Lan couldn’t help clenching her fists and sighing.

Although she had already been one of the top-ranking warriors in the continent, Ye Lan, ambitious enough, still thought she was incapable.

As for the old man, he was so displeased with Libao who shared the ring with him, thus driving the beast out by force. Not as powerful as the old man, Libao was thrown out by him after he whispered to Ye Lan. The ball-shaped beast with golden hairs all over rolled to Ye Lan’s feet before stretching its body with a snort and growing much larger than before. With a howl, it suddenly raised Ye Lan and put her to its hairy head.

Lying on its head in the sunshine, Ye Lan could take a rest at ease. Since Libao was invincible in the Forest of Beasts, all the magical beasts they met on their way had to kneel down to show their respects in silence!

As proud as Libao was, it would hold its head high if Ye Lan wasn’t lying on its head.

Ye Lan squinted, basking in the warm but not dazzling sunshine streaming down through the dense trees.