Chapter 60 We Agreed to Be Dogs Together, Yet You Secretly Evolved?

The sudden restlessness of the bonded beasts quickly caught the attention of others.

Especially their masters. Discovering that their own beasts were suddenly out of control, they were startled, rushed over in a panic, and tried to drag them back by force.

"Old Liu, stop running around! Get back here with me!"

"Hold it in! You can't eat humans! They really don't taste good!"

"Damn it—you fatso, I can't hold you much longer! Is anyone going to come help me?!"

Despite putting their all into it, the Flame Hounds mercilessly ignored their efforts, broke free from their grips, and rushed toward Baldy’s body, their barking growing more frantic by the second.

They were simply too furious!

We agreed to just be ordinary dogs together, yet you went and evolved in secret?

Evolving is one thing, but you didn't even bring us along?

Several bonded beasts stepped forward to pin Baldy down, sniffing all over its body in an attempt to find any clue.

"What's going on here?" A beast-taming instructor rushed over upon hearing the commotion. Seeing the tangled ball of Flame Hounds rolling around on the ground, he asked in astonishment, "What happened? Why are the bonded beasts fighting with a Flame Hound?"

And this particular Flame Hound looked so familiar. Huh? Wait, isn't this what's-his-name, Baldy?

The instructor subconsciously glanced at Qian Qi standing nearby.

Qian Qi pondered for two seconds. "If I told you they are Baldy’s old flames and, meeting after a long separation, couldn't help shedding tears of longing while wanting to try something exciting, would you believe me?"

The instructor: ???

Believe you my foot!

They're all males, what on earth are they going to do?

"You guys, break them up right now!" the instructor quickly ordered. "If this keeps up and a student gets hurt, it won't be pretty!"

"Teacher, we can't hold them back..." the student-tamers said, looking as though they were about to cry. Although once successfully bonded, beasts could attack upon command and were prevented from harming humans under their masters' orders...

In all other situations, it came down entirely to self-discipline.

The instructor clicked his tongue lightly. Unable to resolve the situation before him, he was about to go find Old Man Li to handle it. At that moment, the Flame Hound known as "Old Liu" thrust its nose against Baldy's abdomen.

Flame Hounds had a keen sense of smell, and "Old Liu" instantly caught the scent of an unfamiliar human. In an area they considered a weakness, such a strong human scent had appeared...

This indicated that this Flame Hound had completely surrendered to the other party!

Well, well! So you're actually a dog that throws itself at humans? You haven't even formed a bond yet, and you've already chosen your master?

The bonded hounds collectively let out a snort of disdain toward Baldy.

Could Baldy take this lying down?

It immediately lifted its muzzle—still fitted with an anti-bite cage—and howled back, "If you've got the guts, why don't you have her evolve your bodies too? Just stay low-level E-minus magical dogs forever!"

The bonded hounds were startled: What?!

What—the secret to evolution was actually this human?

Magical beasts that had been bonded developed a higher level of intelligence than their wild counterparts. They had completely learned to distinguish between humans and food, so upon learning that a human was responsible for the Flame Hound's evolution, their eyes widened, unable to conceal their shock.

Who was it?

Who made Number Nine evolve?

They lifted their heads, sniffed the air, and soon tracked the scent right to Qian Qi, who was holding the dog leash.

It was her!

She was the one who did it!

In the eyes of the several Flame Hounds, a very human-like flash of wild joy swept across. They kicked off their paws and lunged straight toward Qian Qi.

Qian Qi, who was busy opening her optical computer to record a wild beast fight video: ???

What are you doing? Don't come over here—when she beat dogs, she never checked who their owners were!

The hand Qian Qi had hidden behind her back began to itch with eagerness.

The instructor nearby, thinking the beasts were going rabid and biting people, quickly raised his hand to prepare an attack. This terrified the student-tamers, who rushed over to grab the instructor's arm, pleading in anguish, "Teacher! Not so hard! Don't beat them to death! It was so hard for us to bond with them—"

"Oh, Xiao Jiang, no rush." Old Man Li, who had been strolling nearby and watching the show, leisurely pressed the instructor's arm down.

The instructor looked back and, seeing it was Old Man Li, let out a slight breath of relief.

Since Old Man Li said there was no rush, then there truly was no rush.

After all, although Old Man Li had no title, he managed the entire magical beast warehouse; no one was more familiar with magical beasts than he was.

Besides, all the instructors knew that Old Man Li was someone capable of walking a dozen D-rank magical beasts at the same time...

Still... was Qian Qi really going to be fine? She was just an ordinary person!

And rushing toward her were several E-rank magical hounds!

The instructor and the student-tamers watched Qian Qi with bated breath.

Then, they watched with their own eyes as their bonded beasts came to a screeching halt right in front of Qian Qi.

Having interacted and cooperated with humans, they were well aware of how fragile and easily toppled humans were. Therefore, they did not knock Qian Qi down, but instead began to pace and circle around her.

"It's this scent."

"Has a hint of earthy soil."

"She has Number Nine's fur on her."

The bonded beasts communicated with one another. After confirming something, they lowered their heads, rubbed against Qian Qi, and sniffed her. Some even raised their paws to gently poke Qian Qi's back.

Especially Old Liu. Mimicking a little puppy, it wagged its tail incessantly and used its massive fangs to cautiously nibble at the hem of her clothes.

Qian Qi: ???

What are you doing? What on earth do you want?

Liu Sheng, Old Liu's master, couldn't help speaking up, "It's asking you for a favor."

Ever since Liu Sheng bonded with the Flame Hound, he had frequently played videos of raising and training dogs for his beast, including tutorials on how dogs act cute to beg their masters for things.

However, Old Liu had never acted cute before—except for that one time when they passed a Fire Qilin Fruit stall, and it dropped all its magical beast dignity to wag its tail and bite the hem of his clothes.

No one could understand how excited he was at that moment; his eyes had welled up with tears, and in a moment of lost reason, he had splurged to buy the flashy and impractical Fire Qilin Fruit.

Nearby, Qian Qi was utterly bewildered by Liu Sheng's words. She scratched her head in confusion. "Asking me a favor?"

What kind of favor could a beast possibly ask of her?

She was only ever capable of... Wait? Could it be...?

The contents of Chapter One of *The Dog Petting Guide* strangely surfaced in Qian Qi's mind at that moment.

[Qian Qi's brain went into overdrive.]

[Qian Qi attained enlightenment.]

[Qian Qi attained enlightenment!!!]

Qian Qi: ???

Hey! Stupid system! Stop providing random voiceovers!

Qian Qi angrily waved the system away. However, she had indeed attained enlightenment.

Having cleaned the hindquarters of all those Flame Hounds, Qian Qi was well aware of the male-to-female ratio among them.

Out of more than twenty Flame Hounds, there were only two females. If anyone wanted to win their favor, they undoubtedly needed more flexible and varied postures to stand out among a pack of males.

And the boastful display Baldy had just put on had precisely revealed the secret to standing out to the bonded beasts!

Qian Qi couldn't help letting out a sigh of emotion!

As expected of *The Dog Petting Guide*, worth two million—it fit reality so perfectly!

That being the case, could she use this opportunity to train the Flame Hounds?

A flawless plan quickly took shape in Qian Qi's mind.

Ah, today is the weekend, so I'll lazily procrastinate on Chapter Two a bit and post it before 23:50~ [Playfully sticks out tongue~]