Li Yuan spent half the night looking for birds, making bird calls to "tame birds," but still failed...

The reason is simple: there are very few birds, and communication wasn't that smooth...

In spring, sparrows are generally quite abundant, but in this year of disaster, people with hunger-crazed eyes hunt and eat birds, leaving him no chance to tame them.

Seeing that the third watch of the night had passed, Li Yuan finally gave up and returned to his room to sleep with his wife.

The next day, he continued to look for birds.

After waiting for half a day, he finally saw two sparrows flying over, landing on a branch.

He started chirping, shaking a handful of rice.

Li Yuan: "Chirp~~" (Come eat)

Sparrow: "Chirp~~" (Danger)

Li Yuan: "Chirp chirp~" (I'm not dangerous)

Sparrow: "Chirp~~" (Danger)

In fact, the fact that the sparrows could speak with him here already reflects his rather high affinity. If he can talk to them every day like this, maybe, just maybe, the sparrows would be tamed. However, Li Yuan knows that once these sparrows fly away, they may never return...

And now, he seemed truly powerless to gather information. After all, he has too many secrets, and what he is about to do must not be leaked, leaving him no choice but to pin his hopes on these wild beasts.

Thus, Li Yuan gritted his teeth, glanced at his "337 Points" remaining points, and then at the "Expert Level Beast Taming (1/80)."

Add Points!

He clicked on the "++" behind "Expert Level Beast Taming (1/80)."

Instantly, 80 points disappeared.

"Expert Level Beast Taming (1/80)" became "Grandmaster Beast Taming (1/160)."

Along with it came a segment of new memory.

He attempted to tame fierce wild beasts and, after numerous encounters of being bloodied and hovering on the brink of death, he grieved painfully and, after a period of seclusion and enlightenment, developed a trace of "affinity for wild beasts."

But that was still not enough.

He realized his ability was insufficient to accomplish this final step, so he trekked mountains and rivers, trying to find "hope."

Finally, he succeeded.

He encountered an enigmatic stranger with a blurry face, who provided guidance. Under this guidance, he made rapid progress. Upon returning again, he found that those fierce beasts had begun to listen to him.

Even if he did nothing, the fierce beasts would obey him, and the timid, fearful beasts would no longer be afraid of him. As long as he showed goodwill and a smile, those little creatures would obediently gather around him.

He finally understood that his "affinity for beasts" had greatly improved.

"Not bad."

"Looks promising... so let's push it to the end."

"I really need to obtain information."

Li Yuan clicked again on the "++" after "Grandmaster Beast Taming (1/160)."

Swish...

159 points vanished, leaving him with 98 remaining points.

And "Grandmaster Beast Taming (1/160)" transformed into "Grandmaster Beast Taming (160/160)."

New memories emerged once more.

The stranger's guidance, his own enlightenment, and long-term practical experience enriched his knowledge of beast taming.

He felt himself progressing step by step, as years passed in a blink, his beast-taming techniques growing increasingly sophisticated.

On this day... he suddenly stopped in his tracks, squatting next to a small rock, beneath which ants were moving about, their limbs gently swaying, seeming to possess some mysterious rhythm.

For a moment, he was mesmerized.

He seemed to have discovered a whole new world.

His eyes burned with excitement; perhaps... the end of beast taming was merely a beginning.

The memories faded, and the Grandmaster Level Beast Taming attained perfection.

Clearly, this power was merely the foundation for a stronger one.

Li Yuan closed his eyes, sensing his transformation. Apart from "stronger affinity with beasts," he gained a more mystical ability — "a certain chance to understand the expression of insects."

Li Yuan pondered, digesting these memories, before finally lifting his head, smiling as he exhaled deeply.

...

...

In the evening, the sunset cast a thin layer of red glow over the house.

Inside the 38th residence of the Blood Saber Sect's Inner City, a young man smilingly scattered rice as he strolled in the inner courtyard.

And beneath him, those timid sparrows pecked at the grains peacefully, seemingly fearless of the young man.

A scene of extreme harmony between man and bird unfolded.

Li Yuan said: "Chirp~~ chirp chirp chirp, chirp chirp~~" (If there is conflict in the county, come back and tell me)

One sparrow: "Chirp~~" (What is county)

Another sparrow: "Chirp~~" (What is happening)

Yet another sparrow: "Chirp~~" (What is conflict)

The fourth sparrow: "Chirp~~" (What do you mean by telling?)

Li Yuan: ...

He simplified it: "Chirp~~ Chirp~~ Chirp~~" (Big danger, come back, where are you?)

Sparrow: "Chirp~~" (Okay)

Li Yuan felt it wasn't very reliable.

...

...

Early the next morning.

Three sparrows flew back, chirping on the roof of Li Yuan's house.

Li Yuan ran out of the house and fed them some rice.

Lady Yan watched curiously and asked, "Husband, these birds really like you."

Li Yuan said, "Chirp~~" (Come eat)

Lady Yan was speechless but watched with interest.

Although the sparrows were afraid of Lady Yan, the frightening two-legged beast, they felt affectionate with Li Yuan around, and they flew down, chirping non-stop.

"Chirp~~" (Danger, over there)

"Chirp~~" (Danger, over there)

Some sparrows hopped towards the east, and some towards the west.

Li Yuan asked, "Chirp??" (What danger?)

Sparrow: "Chirp~~" (Danger, danger!)

Li Yuan sighed. He began to miss Xiaohuang.

Beast taming isn't just about the tamer's skills, but also the animal being tamed.

Xiaohuang was a good candidate, almost a tiger with its own intelligence... but these sparrows...

The information provided was of no reference value at all.

Li Yuan really wanted to tame a beast that could gather information for him, but he might need to teach this beast "elementary Chinese".

Or he needed to find beasts that already possessed intelligence.

"Demon beast..."

"Looks like I still need suitable demon beasts to gather information for me."

"Maybe I should check out the Black Market sometime. If I'm lucky, I might find some weak Ninth Grade demon beasts for sale..."

Li Yuan murmured in his heart.

He scattered the rice in his hand and just sat for a while.

Indeed, nothing comes easy; you can't have everything as you wish.

However, although he couldn't accurately gather information through beasts, he could use them to clearly identify "extremely dangerous lands" and thus avoid stumbling into perilous places where survival is nearly impossible.

Isn't that a gain in itself?

...

While Li Yuan was thinking, he suddenly remembered that the landlady would be visiting this morning, so he went out early to wait at the city gate to receive her.

After a moment, he saw the city gate open, and a strange carriage approached from afar.

The curtain of the carriage lifted, revealing a man's face.

When the man saw Li Yuan, his eyes lit up, and he shouted, "Junior Brother Li! What are you waiting for?"

Li Yuan looked and found him somewhat familiar. He was clearly someone seen at the Blood Fury Hall, and the numbers "52~60" were floating around him, so he bowed and said, "Senior Brother..."

The man laughed heartily: "My name is Cao Li."

"Senior Brother Cao," Li Yuan said, "I'm waiting for my wife. What about you? Where did you come from?"

"Wife?" Cao Li was momentarily stunned, then laughed and said, "I bought several Wei family maidservants and girls, all quite charming. Junior Brother, would you like to take a look?"

Li Yuan then noticed some shadowy outlines of women in the darkness behind him. He thought for a moment and said, "Will these Wei family women cause any trouble?"

"What trouble? Their martial arts have been crippled, what can they do?" Cao Li smiled, hooking a woman with his left and right hands, and said, "From now on, they are my family's maidservants, no longer Wei family members."

After saying that, Cao Li lowered the carriage curtain.

The carriage drove away.

Li Yuan watched the carriage, slowly retracting his gaze.

Soon, another carriage arrived. The curtain lifted, revealing Xue Ning's charming face. The woman seemed radiant and vibrant, happiness shining in her eyes.

Upon seeing Li Yuan, she couldn't help but wave gently.

The carriage stopped...

The female servant driving the carriage giggled and said, "Young Master Li."

Li Yuan hurriedly got on the carriage.

Immediately inside, the landlady cooed and pounced over. With the weather getting warmer, most of her body was wrapped in gauzy clothes, adding a bit of different allure than when it was cold.

Brief separations make reunions sweeter. In this world, love lingers, and the small carriage quickly filled with tender affection.

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