Chapter 4

Red Princess

If the substitute doll that Zhongyi made a contract with were in the world before she transmigrated, it wouldn't be impossible for them to be mistaken for twins.

Beasts that can be called domestic beasts are all highly intelligent beings, capable of effectively communicating with their contractors.

Zhong Yi found a white robe and draped it over the newly contracted substitute doll, planning to make some suitable clothes for her doll when she had time later.

"Master, I love the color of your blood. May I be named after the color of your blood?"

Each of the stand-in dolls, possessing considerable intelligence, has different preferences, which are largely unrelated to the contractor.

Just like a child conceived from the genes of both parents, their hobbies and personality will not be the same as their parents'.

The substitute doll that Zhongyi contracted spoke in a very ethereal, mature female voice, with a faint queenly air.

I find this sound very appealing; listening to it is a real pleasure.

"Since you like red, I'll call you Princess Red."

After receiving her name, Hong Ji bowed to Zhong Yi, glanced at the white robe she was wearing with some disdain, and then looked around.

His gaze fell on a Wind Rabbit not far away, and he skillfully picked up a long knife from the table and walked towards the oblivious Wind Rabbit.

As Hong Ji's contractor, Zhong Yi knows what Hong Ji is thinking.

Hong Ji wanted to kill the Wind Rabbit with one blow and splatter its blood on herself to stain her robe red.

Zhong Yi unconsciously swallowed. Could the substitute puppet he had contracted be a madman?

Even a crazy beauty shouldn't just slaughter the rabbits in the shop!

Even though the Wind Rabbit that Hong Ji had her eye on wasn't a solid color, with some brown and black fur mixed in with its dark blue-green color, and its appearance wasn't great, it could still sell for at least three thousand Federal Coins.

Zhong Yi quickly spoke up to stop Hong Ji.

"I'll have a red dress made for you later, so please bear with the white one for now."

Hong Ji, who was stopped by Zhong Yi, obediently put down the knife in her hand and stood beside Zhong Yi.

Just then, Zhong Chenghuai, who had gone outside to buy the corpses of ordinary beast-level tamed beasts for Zhong Yi, walked in.

Just as Zhong Chenghuai entered the shop and was about to speak, he was taken aback when he saw Zhong Yi and Hong Ji behind her.

Zhong Yi is already good-looking; he has a handsome face with a touch of scholarly charm that makes him very approachable.

Especially when she smiles, two deep dimples appear on her cheeks.

At this moment, Zhong Yi was still the same as before, but for some reason, Zhong Chenghuai, who often saw Zhong Yi, suddenly felt that Zhong Yi's temperament was somewhat unfamiliar.

She possesses a noble air about her, but this noble air is quite peculiar; it doesn't affect her approachable nature.

Hong Ji, standing beside Zhong Yi, caused Zhong Chenghuai to look at her with amazement.

Zhong Chenghuai had lived for decades and this was the first time he had ever seen such a beautiful stand-in doll.

However, considering Zhongyi's appearance, the appearance of this stand-in doll becomes quite reasonable.

"Young master, I have purchased over three hundred catties of flesh and blood from ordinary beasts for you. These beasts were delivered to the market today and are absolutely fresh."

"First, check if these three hundred catties of mortal beast flesh are enough. I also ordered five hundred catties from Boss Wang; I can pick them up immediately if needed."

"I also saw a hibiscus plant at the market. The vendor said it had been growing for three years without blooming and was being sold very cheaply."

"I'm thinking of buying it; if it can bloom, I'll have made a fortune!"

Even if it doesn't bloom, it can still be sold in the store at the same price as when it was purchased.

As he spoke, Zhong Chenghuai took out a brocade pouch from his waist. The pouch was inlaid with several silver beads that emitted obvious spatial fluctuations.

Zhong Chenghuai first handed the storage bag to Zhong Yi, and then used his soul power to take the Insect-Catching Lotus out of his soul base.

The potted plant that Zhong Chenghuai was holding had only six or seven palm-sized leaves, making it look like a weed.

However, Zhong Chenghuai was not mistaken; it was indeed a hibiscus plant that catches insects.

Judging from these wilted leaves, this insect-catching hibiscus is in extremely poor condition.

Zhong Yi stepped forward, reached out and touched the leaves of the insect-catching hibiscus, then pinched its stem. He already had a general idea of ​​why this insect-catching hibiscus had never bloomed.

This insect-catching hibiscus is clearly meant to improve its quality, but it has been unable to absorb enough energy to break through from no quality to bronze quality.

Helping beasts improve their quality falls under the purview of a creator; ordinary vendors simply don't have that ability.

However, the market at the junction of the upper and lower city areas was crowded with people, and there were quite a few who could see the condition of this insect-catching hibiscus.

"Uncle Huai, you've really hit the jackpot by being able to buy this insect-catching hibiscus."

"Let me take care of this insect-catching hibiscus."

"Little Bell is cooking. You and Little Bell can eat first, don't worry about me."

"I will take Xiaolingdang to the Beast Tamer Association for Soul Awakening tomorrow morning."

After saying that, Zhong Yi took the brocade pouch in one hand and carried the sickly-looking insect-catching hibiscus in the other, walking towards the storeroom.

As a servant, Zhong Chenghuai naturally didn't care what his master, Zhong Yi, was doing, as long as Zhong Yi wasn't bitten by the poisonous beasts in the shop anymore.

Hong Ji pulled her white robe tighter and followed behind Zhong Yi, using a long strip of cloth to tie her hip-length black hair into a long ponytail.

The beast-taming shop that Zhong Yi inherited, named "Evolution," actually occupies nearly 500 square meters, with the warehouse taking up one-third of the entire shop area.

Before Zhong Yi was bitten by the Ghost Hairy Spider, Zhong Chenghuai and Zhong Ling had just tidied up the warehouse.

The storeroom was extremely clean at this time, with various rations for the tamed beasts neatly placed on the shelves against the wall.

Zhong Yi handed the insect-catching lotus to Hong Ji beside him, and then opened the storage bag.

He dumped all the ordinary beast carcasses that had been piled up in the storage bag.

A nauseating stench wafted over, but the three hundred pounds of ordinary beast carcass was actually not much.

After all, an adult pig weighs four or five hundred pounds, but the smell of these various animal carcasses almost made Zhong Yi vomit.

Fortunately, Zhong Yi wasn't afraid of dirt. Forcibly suppressing the nausea, Zhong Yi turned on the ventilation in the warehouse.

Then he took a deep breath and began to sort through the remains of these mortal beasts.

The remains of many ordinary beasts were cut into small pieces, making it difficult to identify which beast they came from.

They prefer to categorize by internal organs, flesh, and bones, and deliberately separate the carcasses of reptiles such as spiders and snakes that contain toxins.