Chapter 46: Chapter 46 - 46: Shadow Chaser Lizard and Du

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Translator: 549690339

Watching the Armored Rhinoceros leave, Xu Ran suddenly sensed that something was wrong.

The pleasure value prompt, it was gone.

With the temporary departure of the Armored Rhinoceros, the discontinuation of the pleasure value was only natural.

But the Shadow Chaser Lizard that was still eating its food…

His mind instinctively turned to it only to be startled by the lizard’s current state.

The gleam was gone from the Shadow Chaser Lizard’s dark eyes. It stared blankly at the half-eaten food in its bowl, motionless as if it had been petrified.

This…

What’s happening?!

Xu Ran was dumbfounded.

He had succeeded in cheering up the despondent Shadow Chaser Lizard with delicious food. So why had the lizard suddenly become like this?

“Um…Shadow Chaser Lizard…are you okay?”

Xu Ran cautiously spoke up.

“Meow?” (What’s wrong with you?)

Ziyun gently patted the back of the Shadow Chaser Lizard with her paw, expressing concern.

The lizard slowly raised its head to look blankly at Xu Ran, then it ignored the unfinished food in the bowl and walked step by step toward the Stone Forest, gradually sinking into the shadows.

So in the end…I’m the only one who was abandoned by the Beast Master…

Xu Ran:”!!!”

Seeing the underwhelming pleasure value prompt and the lizard’s overly depressing behavior, he was certain something was very wrong!

“Meow-‘1 (Are you okay?)

Ziyun darted to the front of the shadows in the Stone Forest, continuously calling out to them. After a while, she returned to Xu Ran’s side with a dejected look.

The lizard showed no reaction.

Xu Ran sighed and raised his voice, “Shadow Chaser Lizard!”

The surroundings were still quiet, with only his voice echoing in the wilderness and between the Stone Forest.

“I know you can hear me!”

“I’m sorry. I still don’t know why you’re feeling down!”

“But I promise to try my best to cheer you up!”

“So please don’t give up on yourself!”

Still, all around was quiet.

After waiting for a moment, Xu Ran picked up the lizard’s food bowl, holding Ziyun he turned and left.

For now, it was best to leave it alone.

“Old buddy, well done!”

Outside Qingzhou City, Du Heng patted the head of the Armored Rhinoceros, a sense of satisfaction on his face.

After a few days apart, their camaraderie was still strong.

“Old Du, I feel like your Armored Rhinoceros has become stronger after staying at the young boss’s Foster Shop.” Zhang Yun carefully examined the Armored Rhinoceros for a while before he could not help but speak up.

“Yes, I have the same feeling. That Wind-Splitting Griffin just now was quite strong, yet the Armored Rhinoceros was able to fend it off easily?” Liu Gu stroked his chin, “It was just a few days. This improvement is a little exaggerated!”

“I really don’t know.” Du Heng shrugged, speaking a little embarrassingly, “These few days I’ve been too busy to check on the Armored Rhinoceros. Last night, I only had time to greet the young boss.”

“You’re not caring enough for the Armored Rhinoceros, you need to compensate for it.” Liu Xue joked.

“That’s true.” Du Heng nodded in agreement, then turned towards the Armored Rhinoceros, “After we get back to the city, I’ll take you to the Earth attribute Pet Beast Amusement Park you’ve been wanting to visit. After playing a few hours, we can head to the Foster Shop.”

Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, the Armored Rhinoceros grew upset.

We have to take a roundabout way to get back to the city gates? We have to play in the Pet Beast Amusement Park for a few hours?

What a waste of time!

Having left the Pet Beast Foster Shop, the Armored Rhinoceros had only one thing on its mind – to return to the Mud Pond where it could freely frolic in the mud, and eat the meals prepared by Xu Ran twice a day.

“Roar-” (Can you just teleport me back to the foster shop?)

Uncle Du’s mouth twitched, “What did you say?!”

He could hardly believe his ears.

After summoning the pet beast, a Beast Master really could send the pet back to its original location. Yet, very few Beast Masters would do this.

The Beast Master and the pet beast are the closest of partners. Spending more time with them naturally was a good thing.

But now, the Armored Rhinoceros was actually asking him to send it back.

And it wished to be sent back to the Foster Shop!

Judging by Uncle Du’s silence, the rhino nudged him with its large head, urging him to hurry up.

“Roar-” (Hurry up!)

The mud was calling for it!

Du Heng took a deep breath, raised his hand, and sent the Armored Rhinoceros back.

The Tiger Hunting Squad exchanged glances. After a moment Yan Fan suddenly said, “Could this be… the temptation of returning home?”

“…Don’t speak.” Du Heng covered his chest, suddenly feeling a deep pain.

“I think I might’ve misunderstood.”

Sitting in the shop on the first floor, Xu Ran reviewed the details of his interactions with the Shadow Chaser Lizard over the past few days and started speaking with a complex expression.

“What made the Shadow Chaser Lizard feel better wasn’t the influence of good food.”

The eating habits of the Shadow Chaser lizard, just like the Armored Rhinoceros, were twice a day.

To save time, he always fed the two foster residents together.

Upon reflection, the Shadow Chaser Lizard always snuck glances at the Armored Rhinoceros when it ate, and each time it saw the Armored Rhinoceros, the pleasure value it provided would increase a bit.

And the emotional breakdown of the Shadow Chaser Lizard occurred when the Armored Rhinoceros was teleported away.

That’s right!

Why didn’t he notice such obvious clues before?

“It seems that I was too careless.”

Xu Ran sighed deeply, feeling quite guilty.

“Meow-” (I’m also at fault.)

Ziyun comforted him by rubbing against Xu Ran’s hand.

If the Beast Master didn’t notice, as a pet beast, it should’ve understood its thoughts better. Yet, it also didn’t see it in time.

This was so unlike them.

“I should’ve realized earlier that the Shadow Chaser Lizard has a crush on the Armored Rhinoceros.”

Ziyun froze in action.

It subtly retreated a few steps.

This… it really didn’t notice.

“Even though they are both male, even though they are of different species”, Xu Ran hammered the table intently, his expression growing more frustrated, “But love can transcend everything!”

“I’ve thought of a method”, Xu Ran’s eyes brightened,” When the Armored Rhinoceros comes back, I’ll do a bit of work on both of them, let them try to accept each other. This way the Shadow Chaser Lizard’s emotions will definitely stabilize!”

Ziyun couldn’t help but retreat a few more steps.

It’s just a Transcendent Stage pet beast. Why should it bear the pressure that doesn’t belong to this growth stage?.

If the two elite level pet beasts were to kill Xu Ran, it really wouldn’t be able to stop them at all!

“Huh?” Seeing the Foster Environment Control hub suddenly issuing a prompt, Xu Ran’s eyes lit up, “The Armored Rhinoceros teleported back directly?”

“It clearly could’ve come back with Uncle Du, why did it teleport?”

“Could it be…”

“It can’t let go of the Shadow Chaser Lizard?!”

“Let’s go! Ziyun!” Xu Ran stood up, his eyes full of excitement, “Let’s go and do some work on both of them!”

“Meow!!!” (Don’t go!!!)

Ziyun instantly bristled, biting firmly onto Xu Ran’s trouser leg.

It had to tell Xu Ran the real reason that it had guessed!

Otherwise, it and Xu Ran may not be able to leave the basement alive today!