Lu Fei followed the sound and saw a grizzled old man had appeared behind the [Raging Bear] at some unknown time.
Lu Fei sized up the old man. He wore a bamboo hat, held a wine gourd in his hand, and walked as if he were floating, appearing disoriented.
"Could this contracted beast belong to him?" Lu Fei wondered curiously. Otherwise, why would the [Raging Bear] have immediately stopped its attack upon the old man's arrival?
He then asked:
"Old man, is this contracted beast yours?"
The unkempt drunkard spat.
"I'm the old man? Can't you see I'm in my prime?"
Lu Fei inwardly grumbled, truly unable to tell.
At that moment, the drunkard staggered over to Lu Fei, glanced at him, his eyelids barely lifting.
"Kid, you can't even control a contracted beast, and you've come to the Forget Worry Grassland for training? How many lives do you have to waste?"
Lu Fei was startled. Those words struck at the deepest vulnerability of his heart, a blatant slap in the face.
But he certainly couldn't admit it. Lu Fei pouted and said indignantly:
"What are you talking about! What do you mean I can't even control contracted beasts!"
The drunkard's lips twitched into a fake smile.
"Go back early. The contracted beasts that appear in this area during the day are all very weak, but once night falls, there are [Azure Moon Wolves], [Phantom Night Eagles], [Dragon Claw Lizards], and more everywhere. At your strength, you'll be killed in minutes."
Listening to the drunkard's words, Lu Fei couldn't help but swallow. He had learned about some of these contracted beasts from the drunkard. He had previously taken the time to diligently read the Contracted Beast Encyclopedia and learned about many contracted beasts from books.
He summarized it into one sentence: not all contracted beasts are gentle. Some contracted beasts are violent and have strong aggression towards humans, which is why beast tamers who go out for training are often eaten by these wild contracted beasts before they can achieve anything.
As he spoke, the drunkard tilted his head and took a swig of wine, then drunkenly walked in the opposite direction. The [Raging Bear] also obediently followed behind him.
"Wei! Wei! Wei!"
Seeing his hard-earned opponent walk away without looking back, the stubborn youth became anxious.
It quickly charged forward, blocking the [Raging Bear]'s path.
Holding its broken sword in front of itself.
Come on! Let's fight! This was the stubborn youth's inner monologue.
Seeing the stubborn youth's eagerness, Lu Fei thought the drunkard looked quite weak. If he could have a match with him, he would be a good opponent.
One should pick on the soft targets.
"Sir, this [Raging Bear] is your contracted beast, right? Would you like to have a spar?"
Lu Fei walked up to the drunkard and issued a challenge.
The drunkard took another gulp of wine, gurgling. After a moment, he turned the wine gourd upside down and found it empty.
With a slightly displeased expression, he said:
"Stop bothering me, you've annoyed all my wine away!"
"Also, this isn't my contracted beast, I'm not a beast tamer."
Lu Fei was slightly taken aback. The [Raging Bear] was clearly following him like a tail, yet the man claimed it wasn't his contracted beast?
"Are you joking? This [Raging Bear] has been following you all this time."
Lu Fei thought the man was deliberately making excuses to avoid fighting him.
The drunkard let out a sneer.
"Then if all the contracted beasts in the entire Forget Worry Grassland followed behind me, wouldn't they all be my contracted beasts?"
Seeing that the man refused to admit it, Lu Fei pondered for a moment before smiling.
"How about this? Since this [Raging Bear] listens to you so well, why don't you command it to fight me? Win or lose, I'll personally go buy you more wine later!"
Upon hearing the mention of wine, the drunkard's eyes lit up.
"You mean it?"
"I promise!" Lu Fei readily agreed.
Soon, the two pulled apart.
"Sir, I'm about to launch an attack!"
The drunkard's expression was displeased, and he grumbled in a muffled voice:
"I told you, I'm in my prime! Call me old again and see!"
Lu Fei pouted.
"Then what should I call you."
"Call me Handsome Bro!"
Lu Fei was stunned, twitched his mouth, but complied with the request.
"Handsome Bro, you can call me Lu Fei."
The drunkard nodded contentedly.
"Enough nonsense, attack."
Looking at the eager stubborn youth in front of him, Lu Fei lowered his voice and said:
"Brother, do me a favor, don't ignore my commands. If you can't even beat a drunkard, losing would be really embarrassing!"
The stubborn youth did not respond, but it had already quietly placed its broken sword horizontally before its chest.
Lu Fei narrowed his eyes.
He shouted, "Stubborn Youth, use [Silver Arc Slash]!"
As the words fell, the stubborn youth leaped high, and the broken sword drew a graceful arc in mid-air. That arc transformed into a sharp sword light that slashed towards the [Raging Bear]!
Seeing the attack coming, the drunkard said unhurriedly:
"[Raging Bear], use [Toss Up] on the ground."
The next moment, the [Raging Bear] thrust its paws into the ground and exerted a ferocious effort, tearing up a large patch of grass, soil and all!
The seemingly sharp sword light of the stubborn youth's [Silver Arc Slash] was blocked by these clods of turf.
Lu Fei secretly marveled, thinking, "Is there such a fighting style?"
The drunkard continued to command:
"[Raging Bear], now that the opponent's vision is obscured, use [Mountain Collapse Fist]!"
Clods of earth were still flying in the air, not yet having landed. However, just as the stubborn youth's vision was blurred, the fierce fist wind of [Mountain Collapse Fist] had already reached it.
The stubborn youth had used [Silver Arc Slash] and was still in mid-air, not yet having landed.
It was unavoidable!
[Mountain Collapse Fist] hit directly!
The stubborn youth was sent flying backward. Simultaneously, the skill effect of [Mountain Collapse Fist] took effect!
Upon hit, it reduces the opponent's movement speed by 20% and causes a 0.5-second stun!
"Well done," the drunkard said flatly. "Let's finish this quickly so I can go drink. Use [Giant Rock Palm]!"
"Explode!"
The [Raging Bear] let out a fierce roar, and one of its bear paws enlarged several times. The paw, glowing with an earthy yellow light, slammed down towards the stubborn youth!
"Stubborn Youth! Dodge quickly!"
Hearing Lu Fei's command, the stubborn youth instinctively tried to get up, but the effect of [Mountain Collapse Fist] prevented it from moving!
The next moment, the [Giant Rock Palm] skill landed squarely on the stubborn youth.
The stubborn youth let out a pained howl and fainted.
In a flash, the battle was over!
The entire process took less than a minute!
Lu Fei rushed to the stubborn youth's side in a panic. He wanted to summon the Reckless Snake, but with an outsider present, the Reckless Snake's skills were too unique and could not be seen by others casually.
He could only take out medicine and supplies from his spatial ring to bandage the stubborn youth's wounds. Fortunately, the injuries were not severe.
After treating the stubborn youth's wounds, Lu Fei stared intently at the drunkard.
He had intended to catch a fish, but had run into someone playing the tiger while pretending to be a pig?