Chapter 1

The day our family selected spirit beasts as bonded partners, I stole my sister’s spirit fox.

Everyone in the family tried to persuade me.

【Your spiritual channels are powerful. This spirit fox looks weak, so why not give it to your sister?】

No thanks!

I’m not about to take on that burden again.

In my previous life, I chose the white tiger, whose spiritual power was surging.

But when the demon clan invaded, he abandoned me without a second thought.

Later, when I was badly injured and begged him to save me, he gave the only life-saving pill he had to my sister.

This time, I wasn’t going to play the villain who tore two lovers apart.

Every hundred years, our family arranged for the most capable members to bond with spirit beasts as partners.

I was the saint of our family and the person with the strongest spiritual power.

Because of my outstanding abilities, I naturally got to choose my spirit beast first.

These spirit beasts had been found in different places, and not all of them possessed remarkable spiritual power.

The most outstanding one among them was undoubtedly the arrogant white tiger. He looked down on every other spirit beast. Even though he wore shackles, they couldn’t restrain his extraordinary presence.

The family elders made the decision and assigned the white tiger to me.

The white tiger was proud and untamed. He refused to bow his head to me and looked deeply unwilling.

It wasn’t until my sister, Emily, appeared in front of him, bouncing along with the spirit fox in her arms, that he finally lowered his noble head.

Actually, Emily hadn’t chosen the spirit fox herself. The family elders had assigned it to her.

They thought that this low-level spirit fox suited Emily better.

She had only started cultivating recently, and she was clearly not required to come and choose a spirit beast this time.

But she insisted on coming with me.

Bonding with a spirit beast wasn’t as simple as taking one as a partner. The beast would also have to become your shield, protecting you from danger.

Whenever danger appeared, the spirit beast had to come out and face the battle alongside its master.

Emily hugged the spirit fox and cried pitifully, tears streaming down her face as if she had suffered some terrible injustice.

Since the white tiger was only willing to lower his head for her, I looked like the villain who had torn apart a loving couple.

The elder’s expression darkened as he scolded Emily. 【You’ve only just begun cultivating. Even if the white tiger chose you, you wouldn’t be able to control him!】

No one expected me to stand up and make a decision that convinced everyone I had lost my mind.

【Thank you, Elder, for choosing for me. But I happen to like this spirit fox, and the white tiger clearly prefers my sister. Why shouldn’t I help make the two of them happy?】

Everyone began whispering among themselves. They all thought I had gone crazy.

They tried to persuade me. 【Saint, your spiritual power is strong, and the white tiger is the best match for you. This spirit fox looks weak, so why not give him to your sister?】

But I ignored everyone’s objections and insisted on exchanging spirit beasts with my sister.

They didn’t know the truth.

This white tiger was no lucky blessing.

He was something else entirely.

And I wasn’t foolish enough to choose him again.