Why isn't what I command considered a beast?

The Thunderbird gave a look of disgust, as if to say, "Ask me? Who am I supposed to ask?"

Well, it seems it doesn't know either.

"Ding ding dong... We have stopped at Songshan Station. Passengers, please take your luggage and pets and disembark in an orderly manner..."

Mingxi's home is located in the old southern district of Haizhou City.

The house where the grandmother and granddaughter now live was bought by her grandfather, who was still alive at the time, with a loan to provide a better living environment for his wife and children, when her father was born.

This house embodies all the love a father and husband have for their wife and children.

The building is 38 years old.

It is the most valuable fixed asset that the grandfather and grandson currently possess.

If the debts cannot be paid off within a year, her grandmother is already planning to sell the house. No matter how reluctant she is, she has to consider her granddaughter's sake.

"Grandma, I'm back."

Mingxi closed the door and looked at the old man knitting a sweater in the living room.

Because her husband and son passed away one after another, and she had to raise her young granddaughter alone, the old woman was overwhelmed with worry, and her black hair turned silver at a young age.

Besides, she's just an ordinary person.

Time has cruelly etched the marks of suffering onto her face.

Having just recovered from a serious illness, she was also very thin.

Because he is too thin, the reading glasses he wears on his face are a bit too heavy, and he has to raise his hand to hold them steady from time to time.

When he saw Mingxi, the old man showed a kind and gentle smile.

"Xiao Xi is back. Why are you back so early today?"

Considering the elderly woman's health, and worried that her grandmother's emotions might fluctuate too much upon suddenly seeing the Thunderbird.

So after getting off the subway, Mingxi put the Thunder Demon Bird into her pet space, and carefully washed her blood-stained school uniform in the platform restroom and dried it with a dryer.

"Grandma." Mingxi changed into slippers, knelt down in front of her grandmother, and said, "I have something very important to tell you, please don't get excited, okay?"

Sensing her granddaughter's unusual seriousness, Ruan Qinghe was taken aback.

"What's wrong? Did your relatives come to your school to collect debts? Who is it? Didn't they promise to give us another year? How could they..."

That year was really tough for the grandmother and granddaughter, and the old woman couldn't help but start thinking the worst.

Seeing that the old woman was becoming increasingly agitated, Mingxi quickly grabbed her trembling hand and gently comforted her, "No, Grandma, I wanted to say something good!"

"Good thing?"

"Yes." Mingxi nodded firmly before saying, "Grandma, I naturally awakened today."

"What? Natural awakening? Xiaoxi, you said you naturally awakened? Is it the natural awakening I know? This...you're not lying to Grandma?"

Ruan Qinghe didn't mean to doubt her granddaughter, but she knew her granddaughter's situation all too well. Such a wonderful thing as natural awakening shouldn't have happened to her granddaughter.

"Grandma, when have I ever lied to you? I really did awaken naturally. It's probably because I've been under too much pressure lately, working at an extremely high intensity every day. Isn't there a term called 'hitting rock bottom and then rebounding'? Maybe I'm just one of those gifted people, and my physical and mental abilities have been stimulated as a result."

Mingxi was trying to find reasons for her awakening.

The human body is mysterious, and no one can prove she's lying by giving this explanation, right?

Upon hearing this, Ruan Qinghe finally showed a look of surprise and delight.

She gripped Mingxi's hand tightly, her weathered eyes gradually welling up with tears. "Good! Good! Our little Mingxi has made something of herself."

"Grandma, don't cry."

"Silly child, Grandma is happy."

She quickly wiped away her tears as she spoke, then suddenly stood up from the sofa and strode towards her bedroom.

Grandma, where are you going?

Seeing her decisive and efficient manner, Mingxi asked curiously.

Ruan Qinghe: "I'll go get our house certificate, and we'll sell the house right away."

Mingxi was startled and rushed forward to grab her grandmother's arm. "Grandma, why are we selling the house?"

“Xiaoxi, you don’t need to persuade Grandma. This house must be sold today.” Ruan Qinghe’s eyes were firm. “Grandma is useless. She has not been able to give you a good life all these years. She has also been sick and burdened you, making your life more bitter than bitter melon.”

"Grandma, I don't think it's bitter."

That's exactly what the original owner thought.

Ruan Qinghe patted her hand: "Listen to Grandma first."

Mingxi nodded.

"Grandma originally planned to wait until you turned 15 before selling this house, using part of the money to pay off debts and the rest to buy you physical enhancement drugs so that you could participate in the Hongmeng Awakening as soon as possible."

"I never expected you to give your grandma such a big surprise, you actually awakened naturally."

“Now that you’ve awakened, we need to arrange for a pet immediately so you can become a beast tamer as soon as possible. That’s why we have to sell this house.”

"Xiaoxi, don't be reluctant. Wherever we, grandma and grandson, live is the same. Your Aunt Lin's house is vacant and hasn't been rented out yet. I'll contact her later and we'll rent their house."

It was indeed to buy her a pet.

Mingxi was both amazed and moved.

Although the original owner had no affinity with her parents, she was already lucky to have such a loving and considerate grandmother.

"Grandma, you really don't need to sell the house, because I went to the Beast Taming Center this afternoon and completed the contract for my first pet."

As she spoke, she formed a hand seal, and the white pyramid of light and shadow made the living room much brighter.

When Ruan Qinghe saw the pet space transformed into a spiritual void, she finally believed that her granddaughter hadn't lied to her; she had truly awakened.

And the contract was indeed fulfilled.

"thunder."

Looking at the imposing golden beast on her granddaughter's shoulder, Ruan Qinghe was deeply moved.

……

After hearing her granddaughter's explanation, she learned that her granddaughter had boldly entered into the Illusionary Contract, and she felt both angry and heartbroken.

She knew the child would take such a desperate gamble because she knew how deeply she cared for the house. She didn't want to trouble or put her in a difficult position, so she chose a thorny path that no other beast tamer would ever take.

It's all for her.

"Grandma, don't worry, the Thunderbird is really good, I like it very much."

Fearing that the old lady might overthink things and fall ill from depression again, Mingxi talked until her lips were sore before she could barely calm the worried old lady down.

But judging from the old woman's brow, which could trap flies, her attempt to soothe her was clearly not very effective.

It seems we still need to evolve the Thunderbird as soon as possible, or awaken its second Soul Key, and then form a contract with another pet.

The grandmother and granddaughter were so engrossed in their conversation that Mingxi forgot something.

It wasn't until after 6 p.m. that the barbecue restaurant owner called, and she realized she had forgotten to resign from both the barbecue restaurant and the steamed bun shop.

Fortunately, both of the original owner's part-time jobs were paid daily and no work contracts were signed, so a simple greeting was enough to settle the matter.

In the original master bedroom, Mingxi was writing a project proposal at her desk.