The Ye family had successfully taken over the spirit stone mine. It was all thanks to Luo Chen.
Ye Gan decided to throw a party to celebrate. A lot of guests showed up, including the city's governor and the heads of some large families. There were many beautiful women as well.
Luo Chen did not feel comfortable with so many people around.
He knew that everyone who attended had their own agenda. Most of them were trying to set up an arranged marriage. After all, Luo Chen had divine pets. If they could get him on their side, their future would be bright.
"My daughter is currently 28 years old. She's still single. Master Ye, our two families have always been on good terms. Why don't we become in-laws? It'll improve our relationship even further."
"Well, my daughter is proficient in playing the zither and chess. She's also good at calligraphy and painting. I believe she's among the most talented women in Sky City."
"Xiao Qin and your son have known each other ever since they were young. They make a good pair. Master Ye, what do you think?"
Ye Gan did not expect the celebration party to turn into a blind date gathering. He was so happy that he could not stop bragging about his son.
Luo Chen was very nervous. Nobody would leave him alone so he tried to find a way to escape.
As soon as he stepped out of the gates, Luo Chen sprinted towards the spirit stone mine.
Spirit stones were essential to summoners. They were very precious. Luo Chen wanted to get some.
Snowy tagged along.
Apparently, her life with Luo Chen was much better in comparison to her life in the wild. It was probably because the members of the Ye family treated her well. They respected and provided her with a lot of delicious food. She was like a precious treasure.
There was only one thing that she was dissatisfied with. Summoners had brought their pets along to the party. They tried to get her to mate with them.
If she could speak, she would have shouted, "I'm still young! What's wrong with you people?"
That was why she decided to leave the party and follow Luo Chen.
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As for the Li family, they stayed very quiet. Not only did they lose the spirit stone mine, but some of their members had also defected to the Ye family. They were in a bad position.
"Father! I want him dead! He doesn't deserve to live!"
Li Dong screamed at the top of his lungs.
Everyone in the vicinity could hear him.
"Whose making such a ruckus at night?"
"Obviously, it's Li Dong. He still could not accept what had happened."
"Has he fallen into insanity?"
"Probably. He's no longer a summoner and his family is in shambles. It's normal to be upset, right?"
People kept gossiping about the Li family.
Meanwhile, the head of the Li family was livid. He punched the door.
The youth beside him continued to scream.
One could actually feel how much pain they were in.
'Knock! Knock! Knock!'
A guard entered. While lowering his head, he said, "Master Li, the young miss and the first prince have returned. They are waiting in the hall."
"The first prince is here?"
The head of the Li family hurriedly ran to the hall to welcome the prince.
After seeing the head of the Li family's expression, the first prince anxiously asked, "What happened?"
"Your Majesty, you have to help me. The Ye family's son is extremely vile and vicious. He used unscrupulous methods to win the competition. He even destroyed my son's summoning scripture!"
The head of the Li family knelt down as he wept.
"So, you lost the spirit stone mine?"
The first prince had an intense expression on his face.
"How could this be? Your son owns three high-grade pets and a silver summoning scripture. Is he really so incapable? It seems that my resources were wasted on him."
The head of the Li family was still sobbing.
"Unbelievable."
The first prince became even more infuriated.
"My dear, you can just send a decree to forcibly take over the spirit stone mine, can't you?"
An enchanting beauty asked nervously.
"Of course not! The Ye family isn't that easy to deal with. Why else would I go through the trouble of giving your brother the silver summoning scripture? Look, this spirit stone is from that particular mine."
The first prince took out a spirit stone. He continued, "See the bite mark on it? It could only mean one thing. An insect-type pet. They're the only ones who could leave such a mark! Do you know how rare an insect-type pet is? It's almost impossible to obtain one!"
The more he spoke, the more excited he became.
His enthusiasm even stunned the head of the Li family.
In this world, there were many types of summoned beasts. There were bugs, dragons, plants, beasts, elementals, humans, and more.
The bug-type pet was special because it only required one page in the summoning scripture even though they came in thousands.
A singular bug might not be a threat but when combined, they could even surpass divine pets.
Furthermore, bug-type pets were not classified as divine pets. Therefore, forming a bond with them would be easy.
"We have to make our move before they realize there are bug-type pets in the spirit stone mine!"
The first prince and the beautiful girl hurriedly ran outside.