"Ling Tian, where is this place?" Wang Bingxia asked with great curiosity.
"This is the Spirit Realm space! It's also my biggest secret!
Bingxia, what I'm about to tell you, you can't tell anyone, not even your grandfather or your parents!
Some things, if they knew, would offer no help, and might even increase danger and trouble!"
Wang Bingxia bit her lip and nodded. Then, Ling Tian led Bingxia, showing her around the Spirit Realm space while explaining his family's past misfortunes and the miraculous uses of the Spirit Key.
Wang Bingxia was utterly stunned. She felt as if she were listening to a fairy tale, that her husband had such incredible fortune and possessed such great abilities.
Finally, Ling Tian led Wang Bingxia to the Beast Taming Garden. Inside the garden, Wang Bingxia stared in amazement at the animals sleeping soundly in their enclosures, completely dumbfounded.
"Darling, did you rob the zoo? Where did you get all these animals?
There's even a panda!"
Ling Tian smiled and told Wang Bingxia how he acquired these animals. Of course, he omitted the details about fighting zombies and eliminating poachers, fearing he might scare her.
"Ling Tian, can you let them out to play with me? Of course, you don't need to let the snake out!" Da Feng Novel.
Ling Tian nodded. With a flash of thought, several animals appeared around them.
The first to wake was the Shadow Leopard. Upon seeing Wang Bingxia, a stranger, it immediately became wary.
Ling Tian stepped forward and patted the Shadow Leopard's head.
"This is my wife. Treat her as you would me. You must listen to whatever she says, understand!"
The Shadow Leopard nodded, very humanly.
"Wow, what a beautiful leopard, such a smart leopard!"
"This is Shadow Leopard. This little guy is called Pang Hu, isn't he chubby? I want to raise him to be like a big orange cat...
These two bears, the big one I've named Xiong Da, and the smaller one, Xiong Er.
This panda is so cute, like a rice ball, let's call it Tuanzi..."
Wang Bingxia looked at the few adorable animals and was overjoyed, petting one moment, hugging another.
These animals also sensed Ling Tian's aura on Wang Bingxia, so they became even more affectionate towards her.
They spent quite some time in the Spirit Realm space before preparing to leave.
Wang Bingxia hugged Ling Tian's arm and said coquettishly,
"Ling Tian, can we keep these little animals at home? They are just too cute."
Ling Tian pondered for a moment.
"It's fine to take Xiong Da, Xiong Er, and Pang Hu out to raise. They are all cubs and relatively easier to care for. As long as they are fed and watered, there won't be many problems.
But the Shadow Leopard is different. This creature is an adult beast, and killing has become its instinct. If we let the Shadow Leopard out, all the animals and pets in our entire Wang Family Village would be in danger."
"So that's how it is.
What about Tuanzi? Tuanzi is also a cub."
Hearing this, Ling Tian couldn't help but roll his eyes and flick Wang Bingxia's forehead.
"Pandas eat bamboo, and they need a lot of bamboo, fresh bamboo. Where can we find so much bamboo for pandas in the north?
Besides, if you wanted to raise a bear or two tigers, you could still manage to get the permits with some effort.
But if you privately want to raise a panda, the country would never agree!"
"I see, alright then!"
It took Ling Tian quite some time to explain to Wang Bingxia before she accepted the reality, and they reached an agreement.
The two bears and the little tiger could be let out to play with Bingxia when they were home.
If neither of them were home, Ling Tian would put the animals back into the Spirit Realm space to continue their evolution.
So, they worked together to build a wooden house in the backyard. Pang Hu, Xiong Da, and Xiong Er could live there when they had free time, and swim and catch fish in the nearby pond if they wished.
Ling Tian wasn't worried about these animals being seen by others, as the area around the house was equipped with extensive camera surveillance, and the people of Wang Family Village were already quite wary of the haunted house.
The incident that happened there years ago was a childhood nightmare for many in Wang Family Village!
After staying at home for a few days, Ling Tian suddenly received a call from Qiu Hong.
Qiu Hong invited Ling Tian to dinner and asked him to bring Wang Bingxia along.
Wang Bingxia also knew Qiu Hong and had heard about the relationship between Qiu Hong and Ling Tian.
In a way, Ling Tian and Qiu Hong were childhood sweethearts. Although they had been separated, Wang Bingxia knew that Qiu Hong held an important place in Ling Tian's heart.
Wang Bingxia was very curious and wanted to see what this remarkable woman was capable of.
Therefore, Wang Bingxia readily agreed.
To Ling Tian's surprise, the place Qiu Hong chose for the meal was Celestial Master Medicinal Cuisine.
When they arrived at the restaurant and entered a small private room, Qiu Hong met Wang Bingxia.
To Ling Tian's astonishment, there were no sparks or animosity between the two women. On the contrary, they found many common topics, and that common topic was Ling Tian!
They quickly hit it off, like good sisters who could talk about anything, which left Ling Tian utterly perplexed.
No wonder his fifth master had told him that women were the most complex creatures in the world, and their thoughts were difficult to decipher with logic.
It was like long-haired drivers on the road; you had no idea what they were thinking.
However, what surprised Ling Tian was that Qiu Hong hadn't come alone today; she had brought along a girl of eleven or twelve.
The girl was thin, with somewhat dry, yellow hair, appearing to have been malnourished in her childhood.
She seemed a bit nervous and anxious upon meeting strangers, constantly peeking at Ling Tian.
"Sister Qiu Hong, who is this little girl?" Wang Bingxia asked curiously.
"Ah, last time Ling Tian mentioned he wanted to find some good seedlings to pass on the mantle of Traditional Chinese Medicine, I've been keeping this in mind.
This child's name is Xing Jiajia. Although she's young, only 11 years old, she's definitely a good seedling for studying medicine!"
Then, Qiu Hong introduced Xing Jiajia's situation to Ling Tian and Wang Bingxia in detail.
This little girl had a difficult fate. Her father died in a car accident when she was five, and her mother raised her alone.
But two years later, Xing Jiajia's mother fell seriously ill and lost most of her ability to work, barely managing to survive on relief.
Such a family could not afford medical expenses, so Xing Jiajia herself sought out various medical books and, with a dictionary, translated the more obscure descriptions sentence by sentence.