You agreed to farm together, but you secretly went to guard the beast?

Chapter 547 I'll bring it back for you to taste.

"Oh!" Little Venom snapped out of his reverie, flicking his forked tongue. "I almost forgot! I brought a present when I came back!"

Qian Qi looked out the window at the burlap sacks wriggling, and a sense of foreboding arose in his heart.

Could it be another A-rank monster it kidnapped from somewhere?
She opened the window and watched as Little Venom placed the sack on the ground, skillfully untied the rope with the tip of its tail, and called inside, "Tiger, come out and greet people."

"Awooo!" A small, round, black and gold cub rolled out, its round tiger head affectionately rubbing against Little Venom, looking...

That looks so damn familiar!
Qian Qi rubbed his eyes and asked Su Ang uncertainly, "Why does it look so much like the Gilded Black Tiger Beast to me?"

Su Ang: "It's not just similar, it is."

"What gilded black tiger beast? This is Tiger Cub." Little Venom tilted its snake head. "Master, has your mental strength increased? Can you form a contract now?"

Qian Qi clutched his aching heart. "Let's not talk about this sad thing for now. Where did you pick up this gilded... oh no, Tiger?"

"Oh." Little Venom explained, "I went into a dungeon and got hungry, so I found an egg. I was going to cook it, but I couldn't chew it, and Bone Mom couldn't digest it either, so I thought I'd bring it back for you, my lord, to taste and see if it's salty enough."

"Who knew it would split open halfway through and call me 'Mom'? I told it I am a mighty and ferocious predator, and if my master cannot contract you, you will become my food."

Little Venom spread its tail and said, "I brought it back."

It turned to the tiger and said, "Look, my master won't form a contract with you, so it seems you're going to be eaten by me too."

Tiger immediately plopped down on its backside, looking completely bewildered and helpless. After a moment, it came to its senses and hurriedly staggered over to Qian Qi's feet, rubbing its head against her, "Awoo..."

Please save the tiger's life.

Qian Qi thought it wasn't very smart. "The Gilded Black Tiger Beast is an epic-level evolved beast. Logically, it should inherit the Black Tiger Beast's legacy upon birth and possess at least S-rank strength..."

Why does this one look a bit senile?
Little Venom also thought that this tiger was dull and easy to fool. After pondering for a while, it suddenly slapped its tail and realized, "Could it be that there was something wrong with the ingredients I put in when I boiled the eggs?"

Qian Qi: ? "Weren't you boiled in plain water?"

Little Venom said matter-of-factly, "That would be too bland! Of course, it's because I painstakingly collected a lot of beautiful and fragrant magical plants and made a big stew with a mix of meat and vegetables!"

Qian Qi: ...Beautiful and fragrant magical plants are usually poisonous, my precious snake!
Qian Qi fainted on Su Ang's shoulder, her heart aching even more. "What sins did this tiger commit? A perfectly good epic-level magical beast has turned into a senile being..."

"Can't it be cured?" Su Ang brushed her eyelashes. "I remember you can cure magical beasts."

Back then, wasn't it because she was treating magical beasts that she met Sikong Wang?

"To cure an epic-level monster, you'd need epic-level magical plant materials, right? But I can't beat it..."

Qian Qi raised his head dejectedly, "More than that, I'm worried about what the connection is between this gilded black tiger beast and the black tiger beast from Qingcheng."

Could it be a father-son relationship... If the other party finds out that her contracted beast boiled its son into idiocy, wouldn't it raze the entire Yancheng to the ground?

No no no.

Qian Qi decided to seek help from the system. She opened the entire window and shouted internally, "System!"

A system notification appeared: [Why are you calling me "Dad"?]

Qian Qi: Where did you fly from? So fast, were you eavesdropping?!
System: [Screw you eavesdropping! I'm enjoying the view from the rooftop!]

"Let's not talk about that, something terrible has happened, come in and take a look!" Qian Qi made way for him, "Venom kidnapped a black tiger cub and boiled it until it became mentally impaired!"

[How is that possible? You think epic-level monsters are so easily boiled into oblivion?! Holy crap!]

The system's interface trembled violently the moment it saw Tiger. ["Dementia my ass! This is premature malnutrition! Did Venom eat its eggshell?"] Qian Qi looked at Venom, "You ate the eggshell?"

Venom straightened up: "Wow! Crunchy and delicious!"

"Why didn't you even leave me a piece to try?" Qian Qi couldn't help but say, only to be hit on the head by the system: [Why do you want to eat everything!]

"What's wrong with tasting it? I'm not going to swallow it." Qian Qi muttered unhappily. She squatted down and poked the frail little tiger who was staggering with every step. "So what do we do now?"

Little Tiger collapsed weakly to the ground: "Ouch?"

[Didn't you just draw that S-rank Dark Demon Fruit? That fruit has incredibly concentrated energy; feeding it to it should be just right.]

Qian Qi hesitated for a moment, "I can't bear to part with it, and who knows if it will be in cahoots with that big one and bully me together once it's clear-headed."

System: [You're right, let's make a contract with it then.]

Qian Qi immediately perked up, "I can make a contract?"

System: [Cannot.]

Qian Qi was furious. "Then what nonsense are you spouting!"

The system zoomed out of the panel. [I wasn't finished yet. We can make it demented first, turning its mental energy into a hollow shell. Once we form a contract with it, we can cure its dementia, right?]

Qian Qi: "How much will it cost to cure him?"

System: [80000 trillion]

Qian Qi turned to Little Venom and said, "Eat it, I don't raise wasteful brats."

"No way—" the system immediately clung to her thigh, "We can negotiate! Try negotiating!"

Qian Qi remained silent, only prying open Little Venom's mouth and lifting Tiger up to stuff him inside.

System: [Give me all your money right now, and I guarantee you'll sign the contract!!!]

Qian Qi: "And not dementia?"

System: [Not dementia!]

"Deal!" Qian Qi snapped his fingers, put Tiger back on the ground, and Little Venom closed its mouth, asking, "Not eating anymore?"

"Don't eat."

"Alright." Little Venom wasn't sad at all. He rolled up the sack and prepared to leave. "I'm off then~"

"Wait!" Qian Qi felt a little reluctant to see it leave so quickly.

She looked at the little Venom, who was obediently waiting for her to speak while wrapped in a sack. Many of its scales had deep scratches, and there were even burn marks around its eyes. It was clear that it had been in an extremely fierce battle and might have even lost its life.

But it didn't mention it at all, and when it came back, it didn't forget to bring a gift.

Qian Qi pursed his lips, turned to the system and said, "Take out the Crystal Snake Fruit."

The system didn't ask any questions and simply spat out the crystal snake fruit.

Qian Qi weighed the fruit in his hand and handed it to Little Venom. "This will allow you to evolve horizontally or vertically once. When you're out there training, it's always safer to be stronger. Eat it."