Li Meirong finished her meal absentmindedly. While she relished every bite, her thoughts wandered elsewhere.
She had to find the right opportunity to thank Senior Zhu later on that evening.
"I'll be back soon. Don't stray too far from the cabin, alright?" After tapping the fox's button nose, she unwrapped a few slices of preserved meat for him to nibble on throughout the day.
"I'll stay right here and wait for your return!" Snowball exclaimed.
"Good boy." She rubbed the fox cub's head and exited the cabin.
'I have to visit Bao Li and ask her for ingredients to feed Snowball. A spirit beast's diet is different from humans. He can't keep munching on what I'm eating.'
By the time Li Meirong made her way to the Bestiary Coalition's study chambers, the sun had risen high up in the skies.
She half expected to be ridiculed, as usual. But to her pleasant surprise, she was treated as an equal by the rest of the inner sect disciples in the class. In fact, some of the students were even friendly with her. One particular female disciple went as far as to signal for her to come sit beside her. Li Meirong gladly accepted the invitation with a bashful nod.
The furnace who had been shunned since her acceptance into the sect was now being treated with respect and camaraderie. Her status had been elevated and she was no longer considered a simple servant. She was now a direct disciple to the division's grandmaster.
The study hall was of a simple design. At its center there was a row of low tables, bookshelves lining the polished wooden walls. Rays of sunlight peeked through the slightly open sliding doors, shining in from an azure sky that was partly concealed by the morning mist. The soft rustling sound of the surrounding foliage fluttering in the wind added a touch of calming ambience. There was a half-transparent divider placed within the study, separating the men and women in the class. There weren't too many students, amounting to a total of no more than two dozen.
All in all, there was a tranquil and gentle atmosphere to the place.
The class was conducted as a lecture rather than a practical demonstration. The mentor, Teacher Tian, was a stern looking, no-nonsense kind of woman. As the lecture progressed, she mentioned a few important points regarding beast taming, holding a bamboo scroll while reading its contents to the disciples.