"If I’d known this rascal could evolve into such a dashing Evolutionary Body, why the hell did I have to take that beating?"
"Hehe, the old man can rest in peace now. He’s got an incredible grandson, stronger than me."
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Just as Su Ping had said before, Old Sha was their family member, and besides father and son, their closest one. Indeed, there were many things Su Anyong found difficult or embarrassing to say in front of Su Ping, so he would discuss them with Old Sha instead.
And speaking of which, Su Anyong slowly extended his hand, a glow of light blossoming from his palm.
This was a very special stone. It was an emerald green color and, at first glance, looked a bit like the Sun Crystal. However, the light from the Sun Crystal was warm, whereas this stone radiated a green light that was immensely comforting. As soon as the object appeared, even the surrounding trees and flowers began to grow at a visible rate. This object was incredibly mystical.
Even Old Sha’s gaze was involuntarily drawn to it.
"I went on that mission again for your sake and that brat’s, and I came back halfway through just for you. But now it seems you won’t be needing this anymore, will you?"
Seeing Old Sha’s reaction, Su Anyong smirked, "How about that, hehe, regretting it now? That brat might be able to help you with Evolution, but this Essence of Nature is an Emperor Level resource. And to think I was always looking out for you, yet you still protected that brat! Unfortunately, now that you’ve undergone Evolution, you won’t get to enjoy this treat!"
With a chuckle, Su Anyong placed the Essence of Nature back into the wooden box.
Old Sha nudged Su Anyong, who obviously understood and immediately teased, "You rascal, has that brat completely bought you? Always siding with him whenever there’s something good, eh?"
But Su Anyong clearly didn’t mind. What he said in front of his son was one thing, but what he truly thought was another. After all, who else would he give such good things to if not his own son?
"Don’t worry," Su Anyong continued, "now that this thing’s been taken out, it can’t be put away. But that brat, in such a short time, managed to raise that mutant Little Forest Wolf to such a Realm, and even developed a new Forest Wolf Evolver. I just don’t know if this will still be needed by then!"
At this point, Su Anyong thought about the ’slave’ contracts he had signed for this rascal. To think the brat had given him such a big surprise back home! He felt a mix of helplessness and relief.
The sunlight was somewhat gloomy, but Zhang Lie breathed a slight sigh of relief as the gates came back into view.
Indeed, after receiving an affirmative response from his superiors, Zhang Lie chose a few elite Beast Tamer soldiers with adequate military merits suitable for Cultivation and hurried back to Linzhou City without stopping.
This time, Zhang Lie hadn’t brought his son, as it was official business. Compared to his son’s task of Cultivating the Heart of Woods, this current matter seemed utterly trivial.
The Legion’s combat competition was of paramount importance. His old squad leader, as a favor from their past, had leaked the information to him in advance, so Zhang Lie naturally had to make arrangements early to extend the Cultivation time as much as possible.
After all, there were only two months left! To describe it as racing against time was no exaggeration.
Thinking this, Zhang Lie ignored the ’Closed in the afternoon’ sign on the Heart of Woods’ plaque and directly rang the doorbell.
"Please state your business. This Cultivation base does not receive guests in the afternoon. If you wish for Cultivation, please visit tomorrow morning. Thank you."
"I’m Zhang Lie. I had an agreement with Breeder Su yesterday to discuss the Cultivation fee today..."
Before long, the door opened.
Appearing before Zhang Lie was the familiar Manager Guan from yesterday. However, next to Manager Guan was not Su Ping, but a middle-aged man who bore some resemblance to Su Ping.
This man hadn’t appeared at all yesterday, which made Zhang Lie raise an eyebrow slightly. Inexplicably, he felt a very familiar sensation from this man.
"Please come in, Captain Zhang. Breeder Su is currently in meditation, but this is Breeder Su’s father. Anything you need to discuss can be addressed with him just the same!"
Guan Qianshan had also been present when Zhang Lie introduced himself yesterday, so he naturally knew Zhang Lie’s identity. However, he wasn’t aware of the subsequent details. But with Su Anyong present and his young boss, Su Ping, meditating, there was certainly no need to wake Su Ping. This was indeed the case.
Leading Zhang Lie to the visitor’s room, Su Anyong looked at the man before him with some surprise. On the way, Lao Guan had already told him about this man’s identity. But how on earth did his son get involved with a Beast Tamer troop?
Zhang Lie, on the other hand, didn’t doubt the man’s identity and even felt somewhat relieved. Su Ping was too young. Although he acted maturely and was highly capable, Zhang Lie always felt a twinge of guilt when discussing the Cultivation fees for military merit with him, as if he were taking advantage of a child. Now that an adult was here, it would be easier to discuss things. However, this thought had barely surfaced before it vanished. This was because the man before him, upon hearing what he and Su Ping had discussed yesterday, merely raised an eyebrow.