Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 89 Mysterious Illness

Judging from the familiarity between her senior brothers and Wu Anbang, they should have known about his wife's illness. Since there was no reaction before, it should not be directly related to this matter.

Lin Manman unconsciously scratched her head, silently advising herself to stop worrying. Infiltrating an unknown force was clearly not something a nobody like her could concern herself with.

Discarding the fleeting thought, she focused on watching the battle between her spirit pets.

Neither Honey Badger nor Ah-Dai used their special abilities; they practiced diligently, aiming to achieve the best training results.

Silvermoon only used the Shadow Clone skill at most. Although it was not as hardworking as Honey Badger and Ah-Dai, the father and son of the Scroll King, Silvermoon also had the pride of a wolf king and would never let itself fall too far behind others.

As for Rainbow Jade and Amber, one is slippery and the other is obsessed with maintaining a good image, neither wanting to be easily hit and lose their imposing appearance.

When Hongyu was unable to withstand the attacks, she used teleportation and spatial teleportation to dodge them. Amber also relied on her innate Divine Flame Glazed Body to avoid damage.

Lin Manman couldn't help but facepalm; those two were truly born with a knack for being lazy.

"Rainbow Jade! Amber! You two aren't taking training seriously, or you'll get your ribs deducted!"

Amber was shocked. She had finally won the chance to have an extra meal today. If she lost it, not only would she have disappointed her cravings all day, but she would also be laughed at by her friends.

It immediately put away its talent and focused on fighting its opponent seriously.

Rainbow Jade, after being called out by Lin Manman, shook its head guiltily. It wasn't as greedy as Amber, but it still loved meat. And knowing Lin Manman was watching, it didn't dare slack off.

Seeing that the two of them had behaved themselves, Lin Manman nodded and decided to go back and check on Xiao Qi again.

Upon arriving at the emergency room entrance, I unexpectedly encountered a person—Wu Anbang.

Logically, shouldn't he be investigating that mysterious organization? Why is he here?

"I heard from them that they're using my soldiers to help you train your spirit pet. You really know how to take advantage of opportunities." Wu Anbang leaned back in Xia Shuo's chair, a cigarette dangling from his lips, his Tang sword beside him.

"Hehe, what a rare opportunity! What are you doing at the base, Uncle Wu?" Lin Manman gave an embarrassed smile and moved closer to Wu Jingyu to watch her feed Xiao Qi meal replacement balls. It seemed that she had already drained Xiao Qi completely.

"I came back specifically for you." Wu Anbang looked at her, then at Xiao Qi.

If Lin Manman didn't know about his wife's situation, she would probably be flattered at this moment. However, she had already heard Xia Shuo mention it, so she naturally knew what he wanted to say.

"It seems you already know." Wu Anbang assumed that her senior brother had told her, and did not suspect the talkative military doctor.

"Yesterday you mentioned that your spirit beast can heal wounded souls, so I wanted to talk to you about it. I just didn't expect you to get involved in such a complicated matter, so I didn't have a chance to bring it up with you later."

Wu Anbang rested his arms on his knees, his head bowed, and his entire being exuded an aura of oppression.

"My wife suddenly contracted a strange illness three years ago, and the cause remains unknown. At first, it felt like something unknown was constantly draining her soul power, but at that time she could stabilize her soul through cultivation. Oh, right, she's also a beast tamer, and she also cultivates soul power."

"But soon, her soul power began to dissipate and continued to worsen, eventually requiring medical equipment to maintain and replenish it. I tried all sorts of methods, using rare and precious herbs to replenish her soul power, and spending a lot of money to hire a priest who was said to be able to heal soul trauma. But... she hasn't woken up again in the past year."

"Over the past few years, I've tried my best whenever I had even the slightest opportunity, regardless of the outcome. So... could I ask you to take a look at my wife?"

Wu Anbang looked up at Lin Manman, his deep eyes were bloodshot, and his originally handsome face was tense.

Lin Manman was somewhat moved. As the garrison commander of Jiling District, he actually pleaded with others like an ordinary man for his wife's sake...

She looked at Xiaoqi, and Xiaoqi fluttered its little wings and flew to her.

"Uncle Wu, I can promise you I'll go take a look, but I can't promise you anything. After all, you said you've already asked a priest to try, and my Xiao Qi is only at level one, so there's really not much he can do."

"I know, even if it's no use, I won't blame you." Wu Anbang smiled, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried that Lin Manman would mind his less-than-ideal attitude yesterday, but he didn't expect her to agree so readily.

"Let's go, I'll lead you up." Wu Anbang picked up the Tang sword beside him and stood up to lead the way for her and Wu Jingyu.

Wu Jingyu glanced at Lin Manman, and only followed after seeing her nod.

Upon arriving on the fourth floor, Lin Manman saw an open-plan ward containing a large capsule culture chamber. Below the chamber were numerous intricate pipes and unidentified wires, while the control center next to it emitted regular beeps.

As the group approached, Lin Manman finally saw what was inside. It was a stunningly beautiful woman with fair skin and delicate features, but at that moment her eyes were closed, her lips were pale, and she looked extremely weak.

While directing Xiao Qi to step forward and use her innate Life Bloom, Lin Manman subtly used the system to spy on this person.

It turns out that Wu Anbang's wife is named Xiao Xiao, a level six beast tamer. Her talents and skills are nothing special, but the last item on her panel clearly shows a special system prompt.

[Special Note: This target is currently experiencing a contract backlash.]

Lin Manman was startled and before she could think further, Xiao Qi flew towards her, whimpering all the way.

"What's wrong? What is your spirit pet saying?" Wu Anbang watched as Xiao Qi released two pure white flowers in succession. The two flowers withered on his wife one after another, but after the skill effect dissipated, nothing changed.

Lin Manman patted Xiao Qi's head reassuringly. "It's saying that your wife's soul isn't injured, so its healing abilities won't work."

"What do you mean?" Wu Anbang frowned.

"I heard you say that your wife is also a beast tamer. Before she got sick, was there anything wrong with her spirit pet?" Lin Manman asked after thinking for a moment.

Wu Anbang frowned and thought for a moment. "It seems that two of the spirit pets are sick. They won't eat or drink, and they sometimes get aggressive towards me. She said she was going to take them to the spirit beast shop, but they got sick after only a few days."

He vaguely remembered this incident, because his level was two levels higher than his wife's, and her spirit pets were usually somewhat afraid of him. However, in the past few days, two of her spirit pets had occasionally shown aggressive tendencies towards him, which caught his attention.

He had discussed this with his wife, planning to take her spirit pets for a checkup sometime. However, his wife suddenly fell ill and went into a coma. The spirit pets also fell into a deep sleep within her spirit pet space, making it impossible to investigate further.

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