Xu Zheng was in a daze, and several other people were looking at Xu Zheng to see how he answered. The Monkey King was also peeking at Xu Zheng, the expression in his eyes was helpless and resigned, and he looked very decadent. And Mark was still meticulous in taking care of the pot of mushroom soup, as if it was the most important thing in the world. The little fox king was already full, hanging on Mark's thick thighs and began to doze off, his slightly open mouth revealing the gums that were missing his front teeth.

The matter of whether or not to accept the Monkey King as his contract monster was a headache for Xu Zheng, and he had not hesitated as much as he did now in all the events he encountered.

To be honest, because of the existence of animal tamer friends such as Uncle Hughes and York, Xu Zheng has a great affection for animal tamers, which can be regarded as a marginal profession in the Arris continent. At first, he had to do it, but after being admitted, he really liked the profession of animal trainer, although it was in decline in the eyes of most people. Even if they all become beast trainers, then one more Warcraft companion is nothing.

However, from the bottom of his heart, Xu Zheng is very disgusted with the practice of signing contracts. Especially after he got to know and understood the Monkey King, he didn't want to use the act of recognizing the Lord to restrict his freedom. Although the Snake King said that as long as the Monkey King was allowed to be free after recognizing the Lord, the contract would be equivalent to a void. But Xu Zheng couldn't ignore this thing, and felt that it was like an invisible shackle on his and the Monkey King's head. A famous person once said that when you imprison the freedom of others, you also imprison your own freedom. Xu Zheng thinks so.

In addition, the most important thing is that if, just if, even if the Monkey King still can't successfully degenerate into a monster egg after recognizing the master, then what should I do? The Snake King didn't watch their close companions disappear, and they couldn't do it either, whether it was to escape or not, Xu Zheng just couldn't bear to have a life disappearing because of himself.

The success rate of degenerating into a monster egg is so low, in Xu Zheng's eyes, it seems like buying a Mark Six lottery, and the chance of winning is really slim.

It can't be done.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, and the snake king's eyes were full of expectation, Xu Zheng had to say sincerely: "I don't agree to this, but I don't object to it." ”

The Monkey King's expression was relieved when he heard this, and to be honest, instead of letting himself admit the Lord, he felt that it was better to calmly welcome the end of his life that would eventually come to him. The Snake King became nervous and asked, "What do you mean?"

Xu Zheng carefully considered the words and said slowly: "According to my diagnosis just now, the Monkey King really won't live long, but it is definitely not now. Anyway, the process of degradation has to be carried out in the last moment of death, and I don't think it's necessary to confess the Lord now. If you think about it, there may be other ways to solve this dilemma. ”

"Is there one?" said the Snake King laughing at himself, "We have all thought of what we can think of, and this is the only way we can think of it." ”

However, the Monkey King himself saw it more openly, waved his hand at the Snake King, and said unhappily: "He is a young man, and his age is not even a fraction of yours, what can you force him to do? And he is generous-hearted and works hard for us, so don't embarrass him." I think that's it, I guess I'm going to hang it for a few days. Anyway, signing a contract is something that can be done at once, and we will talk about it when it comes to the end. ”

After that, he smiled at Xu Zheng, his expression was quite generous, and he only said: "It's rare to come once, can you be a guest here for a few days?"

Such a monkey king couldn't make Xu Zheng dislike, so he nodded immediately, didn't say anything, and kept the matter of how to resolve the survival crisis of the monkey king in his heart.

In the next time, everyone chatted there, drinking mushroom soup in a sparse manner, and no one mentioned the matter of the Monkey King again-

After dinner, they laughed for a while, and the Snake King and the Monkey King both went back. I don't know why, the little fox king fell in love with Mark's thighs and Xu Zheng's arms, sleepy-eyed and loosely pouted twice after being woken up by the snake king on Mark's lap, instinctively turned into a little fox, stumbled all the way into Xu Zheng's arms and continued to close his eyes and sleep soundly. Seeing this, the snake king couldn't help laughing, and he understood very well why the little thing was so unwary of Xu Zheng.

He liked to be close to Xu Zheng, and the Snake King also let him, and he smiled at Xu Zheng and returned to his residence with the Monkey King. York saw that her face was full of anxiety when she was leaving, and wanted to comfort her a few words, but she was born stupid and didn't know what to say, so she could only watch her leave with a contradictory face.

After the two kings left, the three animal trainers talked for a while about the profession of animal trainers, and Qiao saw that both of them were concerned about the safety of the monkey king, and they were not in the mood to talk, so they only talked for a while and then fell asleep.

Because the tent Xu Zheng brought was a little small, York and Joe slept outside, while he slept in the tent with the little fox king in his arms. The fox king was very strange when he fell asleep, Xu Zheng had seen his body, which was a huge red-haired fox, and when he flew in the air, he stepped on fire on all fours, and he was very majestic. But when he fell asleep, he was small, curled up only a little bigger, like a ball of brown-red curly hair.

He slept very peacefully, and there was a small bubble bulging from the tip of his nose, which reminded Xu Zheng of Mu Chu. The leopard used to run to his room to sleep in the days when he was in the imperial capital when he was uncontrollable every month, but he would not curl up into a small ball like the little fox king, and when he first slept on the wood, he liked to stretch his limbs, lie on the floor and sleep, and snore, and the small sound was like blowing a small trumpet.

The fox king sleeps very peacefully, not as vigilant as Mu Chu, and will wake up at the slightest disturbance. He slept on Xu Zheng's stomach first, rising and falling with Xu Zheng's breathing. After a while, Xu Zheng moved the little hair ball off his stomach and put it beside him, looked at him with his left hand on his cheek, and teased his little hair ears with his fingers, watching his ears itch to move around to dodge, but he just couldn't sleep.

After a while, he still couldn't sleep, Xu Zheng felt a little irritable in his heart, got up and got out of the tent and walked out.

Mark was still lying flat at the door of the tent like a doorman, and when Xu Zheng stepped up from him, the Dharma Master hummed softly: "Xu Zheng?"

Xu Zheng suddenly realized that this mage puppet never sleeps, and he doesn't have the function of sleeping. Xu Zheng felt ashamed of his calmness so much, so he smiled at Mark: "Don't worry about me, I'll go for a walk." ”

"I'll go with you. ”

"No, I don't. It's safe here. It's tiring to make you look at me all day. Be obedient, close your eyes and learn to sleep. ”

"Listen, okay. Mark obediently turned his head to the side, and the blue light in his eyes faded. Hearing these movements, Lu Lu also opened his eyes and looked at Xu Zheng, and closed his eyes again after making sure that he was safe.

Xu Zheng walked out of the cave in his clothes, only to see that the outside was still full of brilliance, not moonlight but better than moonlight, and the brilliance reflected by the small lake, full of beauty in the fairyland of the world. At that moment, he took advantage of such a scenery to slowly pace around the small lake, and the idea of how to solve the problem of the monkey king turned in his heart.

After turning around the small lake several times, I accidentally saw a dark figure also crouching to the side, tilting his head sideways in contemplation.

"Who's there?" Xu Zheng asked softly.

"Me. Joe's voice replied.

Xu Zheng was stunned: "You can't sleep either?"

Joe replied, "Awakened by the sound of you talking to Mark." He laughed lightly and said, "We animal trainers who have lived in the wild for a long time are a little different from you, because the environment around us does not allow us to let our guard down, and we have always been unable to sleep well. Over time, I developed a strange habit that I couldn't sleep well without a special guard. Anyway, I couldn't sleep when I was woken up, so I just came out to see you. ”

Being cared for is always very warm in his heart, Xu Zheng couldn't help but laugh, walked to Qiao's side and squatted down like him, and asked, "What do you think about the Monkey King?"

Joe thought seriously and said, "I'm thinking about this too. Although you are stronger than me, I have been an animal tamer for longer than you, and I have more experience, so maybe I will think from a different perspective than you, and maybe I can come up with a solution. But I really can't think of any other way than the one the snake king said, and the truth is really disheartening. ”

"yes. Xu Zheng was very frustrated and said: "Others may want to accept such a powerful monster as the Monkey King as a partner, but I don't want to." I always felt that it was humiliating him. He is such an open-minded and outstanding monster, he should not be subject to any constraints. If only he could be an equal partner like Lulu and me, I couldn't ask for it. Can it be ...... I can't take it. ”

"I understand. Qiao smiled gently, looking sideways at the young man with a handsome face because he was concerned about the safety of the Monkey King, and couldn't dislike him.

"What's worse is that I don't know if it will work out after confessing to the Lord. As soon as he confesses that the Lord has become my monster, and he dies because things can't be successful, I can't accept it. Can you accept Ironwing leaving you?"

Joe shrugged his shoulders and said with a very chic smile: "We share life, and the day he dies is the day I die." ”

Xu Zheng's heart moved, and he suddenly remembered the heart of the tree man in his body, what if...... Then I remembered that the heart of the tree could not be shared, and I was even more depressed.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing. Xu Zheng said, and couldn't help but say: "The evolution of Warcraft is really difficult. Unlike humans, they can pass on anything about skills or knowledge. Even if it is a super demonic beast, after they give birth to children, they are only one or two orders higher than other demonic beasts at most, and other things still have to start from scratch. ”

Qiao nodded and said, "Maybe this is also the place where the gods are fair, giving the demonic beasts a strong body and strength, and also giving them a more difficult path to evolution." So their whole life course is like going against the current, and if they don't work hard, they will go backwards. ”

"Yes, sail against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat. Xu Zheng muttered.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he shouted in a lost voice: "Sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat? Retreat, where is it to retreat? Aimlessly, it is better to move forward bravely, forward, forward, evolve"

As a senior animal trainer, Joe also understood, and couldn't help but be surprised: "What do you mean ......?"

"Yes, go ahead, let him evolve"

"Isn't it not impossible?"

"The problem is that retreating may not be successful, it is better to find a way to let him move forward. Let me put it this way, retreat is a slim success rate, and advance is also a slim success rate, which one will you choose?"

Joe said without hesitation: "Forward"

Xu Zheng stroked his palms and laughed: "That's right." Men with eggs under their crotches are not bad breeds, retreat is not the principle of our behavior, it is a man who must move forward bravely. If you will fail to advance and retreat, it is better to choose to move forward and fight, even if you fail, you will not complain, at least you have worked hard. In my opinion, with the character of the Monkey King, the failure rate of retreat is much greater than that of entering the old monkey, which happens to be a stubborn male monkey."

"Why?"

"Because he doesn't want to be a Warcraft egg, because he has the arrogance of belonging to a super Warcraft, because he is a Super Warcraft"

Xu Zheng said a few words proudly, and Lian Qiao followed suit, feeling that maybe it was really feasible.

"Now, go to bed and talk to them tomorrow. ”

With that, Xu Zheng turned his head and ran, his long black hair dragging straight behind his head.

Really he put down a big stone in his heart, it's okay, he will definitely be able to sleep.