I'm just a swineherd, not a beastmaster.

High up in the Wang family’s attic.

Wang Weichang watched the carriage drive away quietly, his eyes becoming deeper in the shadows.

"Uncle San, I'll do everything you say." Wang Wencai walked up to him and said softly.

Wang Weichang just nodded without saying anything.

"Uncle San, is it too much to give one spirit stone for one or two tails of hair?"

"More? How can it be more? The market price has always been this." Wang Weichang finally said with a smile.

"Uncle San, what I mean is that the poor boy has no experience in taming beasts, so the tail hair he raises will definitely not meet the standards. It is true that the market price of high-quality tail hair is one spirit stone, but the one he raises will definitely be defective. It is a waste to give him one spirit stone."

"It's not a waste." Wang Weichang shook his head. "Wencai, tell me, is one spiritual stone too much for our Wang family?"

Wang Wencai was stunned, and the pride on his face was beyond words: "Of course not much, let alone other things, just the spiritual stones, our family has tens of thousands of spiritual stones, and the business is still making money every day. It's just a spiritual stone, and I'm too lazy to pick it up if it's dropped on the ground."

"But..." Wang Weichang took over the conversation, "This one spiritual stone is more important than the sky to that poor boy. Just think about it, if we use one spiritual stone to accept the remaining hair of that poor boy, what will he think?"

"He will be grateful!" Wang Wencai suddenly realized, "Third Uncle is really thoughtful."

"It's not that I'm thoughtful, it's that you've been spoiled since you were a child, and you don't think from the perspective of an inferior. If you learn to think like an inferior, you can save a lot of trouble when you use people."

"Third uncle is right. I need to learn more from him."

"You need to learn more, including your facial expressions. You need to learn to hide them and not show your feelings on your face."

“Do I have it?” Wang Wencai touched his face in confusion… Is it written on his face?

"You, the fact that you're thinking about those two little girls is written all over your face. Your saliva is even flowing down your face, yet you still say you don't have any." Wang Weichang said with a smile.

"My nephew is wrong!"

"Uncle is not blaming you, why should you apologize? You are old enough to start a family and build a career. I think the sisters are really good-looking, and their humble background is not a problem. The poor boy is very shabby and eats voraciously.

I can see that he is used to being poor, so it is easy to take advantage of him. If you show us the strength of our Wang family and show us some kindness, he will be eager to establish a relationship with our Wang family."

"My nephew understands."

"As long as you know what to do, it's fine. You can coax both girls over, but don't give them too much status. Just give them a concubine. After all, their family background is there. As the wife of the Wang family, her family background should still be up to par."

"It's all up to Uncle San to arrange it. So when is the right time for me to go over and perform?"

"Wait a few months, until the hair of the treasure tail beast grows out, and then you will have a reason to come to my house. It's awkward for you to come now. Do you have an excuse?"

While the uncle and nephew were scheming.

Liu family, one of the Ping'an counties.

Liu E was lying on the bed, looking pale and weak. His natal magic weapon was destroyed, which had a huge impact on him.

"Dad, this is the blood-replenishing elixir that the pharmacy prepared. Drink it while it's hot."

Beside the bed, the eldest son Liu Boxing was holding medicine and doing his best to take care of him.

Liu E took the elixir and drank it in one gulp, but his complexion did not improve.

"Where is that kid now?"

"I guess he's about to leave the city, riding in the Wang family's carriage." Liu Boxing knew that his father was asking about Yuan Feng's whereabouts, so he hurried to inform him.

"Idiot! Cough cough..." Liu E was so angry that his injuries were aggravated.

"Dad, calm down. It's important to recover from your injuries."

"That County Magistrate Sun is such an idiot. That guy obviously has a close relationship with the Prince of Dongzhou, and he even set him off."

"Dad, I have sent spies to catch up with him. That guy can't get away."

"You are still capable of doing things. Hey, it seems that the Wang family is determined to curry favor with the King of Dongzhou. They even dare to send people out in a horse-drawn carriage." Liu E held his chest and calmed down.

"The Wang family is weak as the head of the family is not here, and the Zheng family is so arrogant, so it's reasonable for the Wang family to do this." Liu Boxing said with a sigh.

"It makes sense, but it doesn't suit our Liu family's appetite. Since the Wang family is weak, we can't let them turn the tables. Then let the second brother take action."

"Dad, what do you mean?"

"That kid can't be left alive. For the Liu family to have a say in the Southern King's side, and for the Wang family to fall, that kid must not be allowed to live."

"I see. That's right. The second brother is at the ninth stage of foundation building, which is the critical period of forming the elixir. Asking him to take action seems a bit like using a sledgehammer to kill a fly, which is a waste of talent." Liu Boxing said worriedly.

"It's of great use. Do you think the Wang family only sent a carriage? In this kind of situation, there must be secret agents to protect us. It would be perfect for the second brother to go." Liu E said, looking at the ceiling.

"Dad is really thoughtful. I'll go right away."

……

On the carriage.

"Let me ask you, if you encounter hardship and need help from others, what should you shout?"

"Tweet?"

"It's more, it's help, your pronunciation is much more standard this time."

Zhao Muxin and Hu Jiuer on the side were stunned... Is there such a way to ask questions?

"Sir, this little beast answered as if it didn't know the answer? How come it got it right?" Hu Jiuer couldn't bear to watch it any longer.

"Why is it wrong? Just tell me whether the pronunciation of '啾啾' is similar to '救救'?"

"It's like that, but..."

"Of course it is. Why, are you jealous of this little thing because it's so smart?"

I'm not jealous at all!

Hu Jiuer was choked and wanted to reveal her true form.

It's just a first-level spiritual beast, it has no intelligence yet, and its bloodline is of the lowest ninth grade. What is there for me to be jealous of?

Zhao Muxin stepped forward and changed the subject considerately: "Brother Feng, this little beast is pretty, have you given it a name?"

"Not yet." Yuan Feng touched his chin, "It's not too late to think about it now. This tail is bald, so let's call it Xiao Mei."

"Xiaomei?" Zhao Muxin was startled. "This little beast is all snow-white. How about calling it Xiaoxue? It sounds better."

"I think Xiaoxue is good too."

"You all think Xiaoxue is good? But I think Xiaomei is pretty good. How about, vote?" Yuan Feng secretly smiled darkly.

"Okay, I'll vote for Xiaoxue!" Zhao Muxin was the first to raise her hand.

"I'll vote for it." Hu Jiuer agreed.

"Why are you in such a hurry? I haven't finished what I'm saying yet." Yuan Feng smiled slyly, "Voting is voting, but as the head of the family, I can count as two votes."

This is very reasonable and not bullying... Yuan Feng secretly praised his own wit.

"That's a tie between the two votes!" Zhao Muxin had no idea of ​​Yuan Feng's shamelessness.

"It's a tie, but there's a rule at the gambling table: if it's a tie, the dealer wins. I'm the head of the family, which is almost the same as the dealer, so I win!"

Zhao Muxin opened her pink lips but could not utter a word. She finally experienced from Yuan Feng what it meant to be a sinister human heart.

"Wait." Hu Jiuer was indignant. "Since we are voting to choose a name, and it is for the little beast, the little beast should be counted as one vote, right?"

"It counts." Yuan Feng was confident of winning, "But there's nothing we can do. It can't speak, so I'll give up my vote."

"Who said it can't talk? It can speak, but you can't understand it. I can understand it. It said it wants to call Xiaoxue!"

"Hmph, if you can understand what it says, write my name backwards!" Yuan Feng said, hugging his chest.

"I just can understand it. If you don't believe me, just ask me." Hu Jiuer also ignited her fighting spirit.

"Just ask. Just now at Wang's house, I asked the little beast a question and it couldn't answer it. Just tell me what question I asked and you will understand it." Yuan Feng was very sure that he was the only one present and Hu Jiuer couldn't have known.

"Little Beast, Little Beast, tell me, what question did he ask you?"

"Chirp chirp chirp..."

The treasure-tailed beast chirped continuously, making Yuanfeng lose confidence.

Oh no, they can't really communicate.

It’s okay, luckily I still have a trick up my sleeve… Yuan Feng secretly comforted himself.

"I've finished asking questions. Since the little beast hasn't developed any intelligence yet and its ability to express itself is weak, it only said things like cubes and derivatives, right?"

It’s broken, but it’s true.

Yuan Feng was too embarrassed to cheat: "That's right."

"What do you mean by count? Is it right or wrong?"

"Yes, yes, that's right. I'll listen to you and call you Xiaoxue."

"Great!" Zhao Muxin cheered, "Brother Feng's name should be written backwards."

Hu Jiuer covered her forehead helplessly: "Xin'er sister, think about it again, what is the word wind written backwards?"

"It seems...it's also the wind."

Zhao Muxin suddenly realized that she had been fooled.

"Brother Feng, you are cheating."

"How can you say that you're playing dirty? I admit defeat. I just randomly reversed my name, and it's still the same character. You can't blame me. I only have one thing to say: if you're not good enough, practice more!"

"Hmph, Brother Feng is bad." Zhao Muxin lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked out the window angrily.

"what?"

Not far down the road, a house was being built and one of the workers stopped his work.

"Wang Er, why did you stop again?"

"Foreman, it seemed like there was someone I know on that carriage just now?" The person who stopped was Wang Er who came to the city to work.

"An acquaintance? You? That carriage belongs to the Wang family. If you have an acquaintance, why would you use it to swing a hammer? Don't spend the whole day looking for excuses to be lazy."

Wang Er immediately became anxious: "Foreman, I really didn't lie to you. He is really an acquaintance of mine, from the same village."

"Wang Er." The foreman was also helpless. "Your skills are not bad, and it's easy to make money, but you are a little lazy. This afternoon, you have gone to the toilet almost ten times. If you continue like this, I will deduct your wages."

"No, foreman, I won't be lazy, but the man on the carriage is really an acquaintance of mine."

"Say more?"

"No more talking." Wang Er swung the hammer and dared only mutter to himself.