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Meng Li was astonished.
Meng Xian had a carriage drop Bai Xue and Meng Li off some distance from Weha City's gate, knowing Bai Xue had a demon beast as a vehicle and didn't want to attract undue attention by riding it into the city.
However, Meng Xian was unaware that Bai Xue's Xiao Hong was not a demon beast but a spirit beast, which would have shocked him even more since spirit beasts, being proud and noble, did not easily make contracts with humans.
Still, there existed beast-taming sects among the powerful forces, rumored to possess god manuals that allowed for controlling beasts without needing a contract or even forcing demon or spirit beasts into contracts.
These sects must, however, possess greater power than the beasts themselves.
This was a widely discussed topic, though the truth was hard to determine.