"Huh? Little Qiang, the tattoo on your back... Why does it look like your pet beast..." To divert the unsettling emotions within her, Gong Ziyu stared at the tattoo on Wang Xiaoqiang's back and asked.

"This tattoo is my pet beast!" Wang Xiaoqiang said with a bit of pride.

"The tattoo is the pet beast... Patterned Beast!" Gong Ziyu exclaimed in surprise, "Patterned Beasts are a secret technique lost for a thousand years, how come they've reappeared now...?"

Wang Xiaoqiang didn't expect Gong Ziyu to know about Patterned Beasts and deeply regretted his slip of the tongue.

"Little Qiang, how did you acquire the Patterned Beast? Do you actually know the spell technique to create Patterned Beasts?" Gong Ziyu asked with a hint of excitement and expectation.

Wang Xiaoqiang naturally thought of the loose cultivator father and daughter, Jin Futu and Jin Qiaoqiao.

Then he remembered the antagonistic relationship between loose cultivators and orthodox cultivators, so he dared not tell the truth and casually replied:

"It's really a strange story. Three years ago, when I first came to the Immortal Realm, I was chased by Hann Beifeng from the Five Spirit Sect and fled to the Mystic Yin Mountains. There, I was captured by a group of Aliens who said they wanted to experiment on me. They forcefully pinned me down and tattooed this on me. I was terrified at the time, but later I found out they were making a Patterned Beast for me..."

Upon hearing this, Gong Ziyu was slightly disappointed and exclaimed, "They must have been unsure about the correct method of creating the tattoo, so they used you as an experiment. But how did you eventually escape their clutches?"

"Just as they finished making the Patterned Beast, a Tenth Level Barbaric Demon suddenly appeared and tangled with them. I seized the chance to escape." Seeing that Gong Ziyu kept asking, Wang Xiaoqiang had no choice but to continue weaving lies.

"Uh... So, you don't actually know how to make Patterned Beasts?" Gong Ziyu sighed in disappointment and said.

In the Immortal Realm, there are some advanced cultivators who kept Pet Beasts. Keeping a Pet Beast requires a lot of cultivation resources, and after cultivating, the Pet Beasts become intelligent and may even turn against their masters. In some cases, when the Pet Beast breaks through its Cultivation Realm and its strength surpasses its master's, it reverses roles, treating the master as its own pet and driving them accordingly.

Such incidents are common in the Immortal Realm.

Only Patterned Beasts won't do that because, like an avatar, they depend on their master for existence. The rise and fall of the master and beast are interconnected.

This ensures that Patterned Beasts will not betray their masters, and the cultivation realm of the Patterned Beast is closely related to that of its master. When the master advances in cultivation, the Patterned Beast advances as well. As the strength of the Patterned Beast grows, so does the master's.

This is why the strength of the Patterned Beast keeps growing stronger and also why Wang Xiaoqiang's cultivation progresses so rapidly.

With such a good pet beast, who wouldn't want to have one? Gong Ziyu was no exception. So when she discovered that the tattoo on Wang Xiaoqiang was a Patterned Beast, she was excited, but when she learned that Wang Xiaoqiang didn't know how to make Patterned Beasts, she was disappointed.

"I was just used as an experiment, how could I possibly know the method to make a Patterned Beast?" Wang Xiaoqiang turned around and stared at Gong Ziyu, "Why? Do you also want a Patterned Beast?"

"Who wouldn't want such a good thing?" Gong Ziyu said, not hiding her intentions.

"Heh, a woman having such a thing on her body is really a spoiler. Besides, Ziyu, your skin is so beautiful, would you really ruin it?..." Wang Xiaoqiang stared at her, his eyes carrying a mischievous smile.

"Again with your mouth!" Gong Ziyu glanced at Wang Xiaoqiang enchantingly, her pretty face blushing.

Feeling somewhat awkward, a voice from the door said, "Palace Master, the food is ready, should it be brought in?"

Gong Ziyu stood up and said, "Bring it in!"

The food and wine were served, and the two sat opposite each other, drinking freely.

This time, Gong Ziyu did not use Spiritual Power to dispel the effects of the wine. She wanted to get drunk, even though she knew that being intoxicated might lead to indiscretion. But with Wang Xiaoqiang, she no longer needed to remain on guard, nor did she need to be reserved.

Vaguely, she still had a trace of expectation.

Wang Xiaoqiang had helped her and saved her. In her eyes, Wang Xiaoqiang was a man of his word, responsible, and caring. Moreover, Wang Xiaoqiang was young and promising, with a boundless future and formidable strength, able to ensure her safety and the long-lasting peace of Moon Crescent Palace.

The most important point was that she liked Wang Xiaoqiang. Although Wang Xiaoqiang had a wife, and not just one woman, in the Immortal Realm, men of high status or some achievement typically had multiple wives and numerous women.

In comparison, Wang Xiaoqiang was actually quite pure.

The last time Wang Xiaoqiang drank and got drunk, things didn't turn out well, and he lost face. So this time, Wang Xiaoqiang was determined not to get drunk. While drinking, he used Spiritual Power to dispel the effects of the wine.

However, gradually, he was surprised to see Gong Ziyu's jade-like cheeks turn a rosy pink, her face resembling a blooming peach blossom, and her eyes beginning to blur...

"So she didn't use Spiritual Power to dispel the effects. She wants to get drunk!" Wang Xiaoqiang muttered to himself, continuing to persuade her to drink, "Here, Palace Master, let me toast you another cup."

"You, you're bad, do you want to get me drunk?" Gong Ziyu's starry eyes stared at Wang Xiaoqiang, smiling and feeling a bit coquettish. If a brothel woman used such a coquettish tone, it would be disgusting, but when such a noble and graceful woman made such a sound, it made Wang Xiaoqiang feel a shiver deep in his bones.

That look, that coquettish voice seemed to possess a certain magic power, making Wang Xiaoqiang tremble all over.

Seeing her like this, Wang Xiaoqiang no longer hesitated, showing a mischievous grin, "Ziyu, life is short, why not seize this moment to drink with me?"

As Wang Xiaoqiang spoke, he clinked glasses with Gong Ziyu, and beneath the table, he kicked off his shoes, extending his foot. Soon, he felt something smooth like silk, and as he touched it, he sensed a slight shiver from the other side.

Only, there was no resistance, a subtle acceptance.

Gong Ziyu drank another cup, instantly feeling the effect, her face turning bright red.

As Wang Xiaoqiang continued to act mischievously under the table, her smooth jade neck also turned a rosy hue. She glanced at Wang Xiaoqiang with drunken eyes, a bit of fear, a touch of embarrassment, a hint of reproach, and a dash of laughter, filled with anticipation...

"Little Yu, let's drink a cross-cupped wine..." Wang Xiaoqiang withdrew his foot, stood up, moved to Gong Ziyu's side, and sat close to her, then raised his cup with a smile.

"You... We're not married, why drink cross-cupped?" Gong Ziyu said reproachfully, but it was clear her tone was not firm.

"You and I will be married sooner or later, I'll definitely make you my wife." Wang Xiaoqiang said, handing her a cup of wine.

"..." Gong Ziyu's face flushed as if burning, like spring flowers, delicate and charming. Whether it was the alcohol or shyness, she couldn't utter a word.

Wang Xiaoqiang held the wine cup, entwined her jade-like arm with his, and they raised their cups together.

Then, gazing deeply into each other's eyes, they drank the cross-cupped wine.

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