Chapter 1023: Please take leave

The exclusive Pet that came to pick them up was a black tiger-type Pet, with a sign around its neck that read “Qiao Sang, here,” making it easy to identify.

“Where is your Yu Beast Master?” Qiao Sang asked.

“Slurp, slurp.”

The black tiger-type Pet barked.

“Xiao Xunbao ~” Xiao Xunbao immediately helped translate.

Its Yu Beast Master went to the bathroom.

After speaking, Xiao Xunbao took off the ring and pulled out the Pet Identifier, aiming it at the black tiger-type Pet.

A mechanical voice, identical to its own, immediately sounded:

“Master, you’re finally using me again. Let me see~ Sly Tiger, a General-level Evil-type Pet. It likes to occasionally scare people and also enjoys framing others, letting nearby Pets take the blame for its own misdeeds. It’s very cunning. Master, I suggest you stay away from it to avoid being framed.”

The Sly Tiger turned its head.

The air around them instantly quieted down.

Even Mi Jiala’s expression almost couldn’t hold up.

Wind Transformation appeared, eyes bright, waiting for everything that was about to happen.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao put the Pet Identifier back into the ring and silently became invisible.

Qiao Sang coughed once, about to help smooth things over.

“Slurp, slurp.”

At this moment, the Sly Tiger barked, its face full of indifference.

“Xun!” Xiao Xunbao immediately reappeared, smiling as he patted the Sly Tiger’s head, displaying an expression of “You’re a good kid, I appreciate you.”

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment and asked, “What did the Sly Tiger just say?”

“Woof, woof.” Steel Treasure barked, indicating that the guy said it didn’t care what the Pet Identifier said.

This Sly Tiger actually has such a broad mind… Qiao Sang was both surprised and unsurprised.

She was surprised by how broad-minded this Sly Tiger was, but unsurprised because the Pet Identifier isn’t 100% accurate. Some Pets’ personalities and habits can change after being nurtured by a Yu Beast Master, and this Sly Tiger was probably one of them.

“Wind Transformation…”

Wind Transformation, with a hint of disappointment in its eyes, transformed back into wind.

Just as Xiao Xunbao and the Sly Tiger were getting along, a Middle-aged Man in black clothes with two large dark circles under his eyes walked quickly towards them, apologizing profusely:

“Sorry, something came up just now.”

As he spoke, his gaze was fixed on Mi Jiala.

“We just arrived too,” Mi Jiala said.

The Middle-aged Man scanned the area, then his gaze fell on Xiao Xunbao and Qunbao, asking:

“Where’s Qiao Sang?”

Qiao Sang: “…”

“I’m here,” Qiao Sang said.

The Middle-aged Man was stunned for a moment, turned his head, and seemed to only just notice that someone else was there.

Before he could speak, Qiao Sang said:

“I used the imperceptible powder.”

The Middle-aged Man breathed a sigh of relief and chuckled, “I knew I couldn’t possibly have failed to notice the youngest regional champion in Dragon Country history.”

Qiao Sang managed to suppress the upward curve of her lips.

Before she could respond, the Middle-aged Man swung himself onto the Sly Tiger’s back and ordered, “Let’s go!”

The Sly Tiger walked out of the second basement level and sped along the wide street.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Qiao Sang learned that the man in front of her was Senior Ren, also a researcher, though only at C-level. He was the one who had originally discovered Qunbao.

“When Dr. Zhang told me, I didn’t quite believe it. I didn’t expect you to actually come to the Zhiya District, specifically to help bring Qunbao over,” Senior Ren said with emotion.

Qiao Sang said, “My main reason for coming was also to experience Xi Han City, known as one of the Ten Great Ghost Cities.”

Senior Ren began to chatter excitedly:

“You’ve come at a good time. A Du Ling Meow recently appeared in Xi Han City. It’s said that it can help guide people’s souls, and many Yu Beast Masters nearing the end of their lives have come here. Although it’s a Ghost City, it’s been much livelier than some second-tier cities recently.”

“Now that you’ve brought Qunbao, you can use it to find the Du Ling Meow.”

Hearing this, Qiao Sang turned to look at Qunbao.

“Qunbao.”

Qunbao, sensing the gaze, nodded and barked, indicating it could help.

Qiao Sang didn’t understand Qunbao’s words, but she understood the meaning of its actions and smiled:

“No need. It’s more important to find the secret realm rift where Qunbao originally came out.”

While witnessing rare Pets is certainly appealing, she had already contracted Wind Transformation and still had a Xiaoting Dragon egg, so the appeal wasn’t as strong.

Whether or not she could see the Du Ling Meow was never her purpose for coming here.

“Qunbao…”

Qunbao stared blankly at the human in front of it.

Senior Ren thought to himself, ‘As expected of the youngest B-level Beast Tamer in history, his insights are truly beyond what ordinary people can compare to. He’s not even tempted by the Du Ling Meow.’ He then changed the topic:

“Even if we don’t look for the Du Ling Meow, we can look for other treasures. Our Ghost City has many secret realm rifts, and every time wild Ghost-type Pets come out, they bring other things from the secret realm with them. Last month, someone even found an A-level Soul-Knowing Herb and became rich overnight.”

Qiao Sang immediately said, looking serious:

“I remember Dr. Zhang said the secret realm rift would erupt the day after tomorrow. Today and tomorrow are free anyway, so I think we can really take a good look around.”

A smile appeared in Mi Jiala’s eyes, who had been acting as a background character.

“Qunbao!”

Qunbao showed a serious expression and barked, indicating that it would definitely help search diligently.

Steel Treasure showed an expression of “I knew it.”

Qiao Sang’s mind flashed with Steel Treasure’s thoughts. She coughed, looked around, and changed the subject:

“I see there aren’t many people here. Is it usually even emptier?”

Senior Ren chuckled:

“No, most of them are invisible.”

Qiao Sang: “???”

Senior Ren continued:

“In the Ghost City, Yu Beast Masters generally have their Ghost-type Pets stay close to them to help them become invisible. This makes them feel more secure.”

“Why?” Qiao Sang didn’t quite understand.

“Ghost-type Pets can distinguish between invisible and non-invisible. Wild Ghost-type Pets coming out of the secret realm, upon seeing humans who are invisible with a Ghost-type Pet, will reduce their desire to actively attack,” Senior Ren explained.

Qiao Sang pondered:

“Then if everyone is invisible and can’t see each other, won’t it be easy to bump into one another?”

Senior Ren explained:

“We have a type of eye drops in the Zhidia District called ‘Spirit Vision.’ Any Yu Beast Master who has contracted a Ghost-type Pet and received two or more feedbacks, by dripping these eye drops, can achieve the effect of spiritual vision for a certain period of time.”

So magical… Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up, then she thought of something and asked again:

“The Sly Tiger runs so fast, won’t it bump into invisible people?”

The Sly Tiger was not a Ghost-type Pet.

Senior Ren chuckled:

“It wears a tool called ‘Spirit Penetration’ in its eyes. Although it doesn’t see as clearly as Spirit Vision, it can see the energy bodies of living beings and can avoid them.”

Indeed, whether one can see Ghost-type Pets is very important in the Zhidia District; so many things are related to this aspect… Qiao Sang thought to herself.

Just as she was thinking, with a “bang,” the Sly Tiger seemed to have hit something and stopped.

“Book, book!”

A Ghost-type Pet, largely black and shaped like a book, appeared a few meters ahead, showing a pained expression and struggling to get up.

“Xun!”

Xiao Xunbao was startled and teleported next to the book-shaped Ghost-type Pet, looking at it nervously.

In an instant, a crowd of people and Ghost-type Pets appeared on the street. Some people stared, watching the show, while others looked at Xiao Xunbao with surprise and uncertain expressions.

Just talking about this topic and then bumping into something… No, don’t Ghost-type Pets all have the characteristic of being able to pass through things? How could it have bumped into something… Although Qiao Sang felt something was off, she still spoke with concern:

“Luobao.”

“Ice Emperor.”

Luobao poked its head out of the backpack.

Before it could jump out, Senior Ren said, as if accustomed to it:

“It’s nothing, this is just a staged accident.”

As he spoke, he pulled out a bag of Pet snacks from his bag and threw it over.

The book-shaped Ghost-type Pet did a carp jump, quickly floated up, accurately bit the snack with its mouth, and then disappeared invisibly.

Xiao Xunbao: “!!!”

Qiao Sang: “…”

Luobao was silent for a moment, then burrowed back into the backpack.

“Woof, woof…”

Steel Treasure watched, stunned.

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Steel Treasure’s mouth twitched.

“Wind Transformation…”

Wind Transformation showed an expression of “So that’s how it works.”

Mi Jiala’s expression remained unchanged, maintaining the composure of an S-Class Beast Master who had seen the world.

Some people and Ghost-type Pets, finding it uninteresting, disappeared invisibly, while others still looked at Xiao Xunbao with uncertain eyes, some even pulling out their phones to take pictures.

After a brief silence, Qiao Sang couldn’t help but ask, “Didn’t you say it was a staged accident? Why did you still give it something?”

Senior Ren said with a helpless tone:

“That’s a Ghost Ring King. It can draw the target’s aura into a book to cast a curse. We didn’t hit it just now, but the Sly Tiger’s aura must have been drawn in a bit. I was worried this Ghost Ring King was petty and would curse us afterward.”

Qiao Sang: “…”

There was indeed a reason why Ghost-type Pets were unpopular in other areas…

The Sly Tiger continued forward, and after this interlude, it ran much more cautiously.

Before long, the group arrived at the Yu Beast Center.

Qiao Sang and Mi Jiala dismounted from the Sly Tiger.

Senior Ren said:

“Contact me anytime if you need anything. The day after tomorrow, I’ll take you to the location where Qunbao first appeared.”

He paused, then added:

“These two days, you can check out Fuchun Road and Youbei Street. There are many secret realm rifts there.”

Meaning there were also many treasures brought out by wild Pets.

“I understand,” Qiao Sang nodded.

After bidding farewell to Senior Ren and completing the check-in procedures at the Yu Beast Center, and having consulted with Teacher Mi Jiala, Qiao Sang opened the navigation to the address Senior Ren had given her and used shared perception to pinpoint her location with Xiao Xunbao.

The next second, she appeared on the street with a “Fuchun Road” sign.

Looking around, many people here were accompanied by non-Ghost-type Pets, clearly tourists.

“Qunbao.”

Qunbao stepped forward, its eyes glowing with purple light, just as it was about to make a grand display, Qiao Sang spoke:

“Let’s buy some Spirit Vision first.”

“Qunbao…”

The purple light in Qunbao’s eyes dissipated.

Following the navigation, Qiao Sang walked into the nearest pharmacy and spent 9998 alliance coins to buy a bottle of Spirit Vision, which she dripped into her eyes.

Suddenly, everything before her changed dramatically.

The people and Ghost-type Pets walking on the street instantly more than doubled.

So there were so many locals… Qiao Sang looked at everything before her, feeling emotional.

Mi Jiala said:

“If nothing unexpected happens, by the time Ghost Ring King evolves to the King-level, you should be able to achieve the effect of spiritual vision.”

Qiao Sang looked at Xiao Xunbao.

“Xun!”

Xiao Xunbao noticed its Yu Beast Master’s gaze, clenched its fists upwards, and made an expression of “I will work hard.”

Qiao Sang was a little amused by Xiao Xunbao’s action. She controlled the corners of her mouth and asked:

“Is it certain that once a Ghost-type Pet reaches the King-level, its Yu Beast Master will achieve the effect of spiritual vision?”

“Not necessarily,” Mi Jiala explained. “It depends on the Yu Beast Master’s own level and how much feedback they’ve received from the Ghost-type Pet. Generally speaking, a Yu Beast Master will only receive spiritual vision feedback when their Ghost-type Pet reaches the Emperor-level.”

She paused, then added:

“You are already a B-level Beast Tamer, and the feedback you absorb is better than that of ordinary Yu Beast Masters, so it’s highly probable that you’ll achieve spiritual vision when Ghost Ring King reaches the King-level.”

So that’s how it is… Qiao Sang felt she had gained more knowledge.

Suddenly, she noticed many invisible people and Pets looking in her direction.

Following their gaze, Qiao Sang saw Xiao Xunbao.

“Wig,” Qiao Sang reminded.

“Xiao Xunbao ~”

Xiao Xunbao took off the ring, pulled out a pink afro from inside, and skillfully put it on.

“Let’s begin,” Qiao Sang said to Qunbao.

“Qunbao.”

Qunbao nodded, then its eyes glowed with purple light.

“Qunbao!”

Almost immediately, it froze, its eyes wide, the purple light dissipating, revealing an astonished expression. It trembled, pointing its paw at the spot next to it.

Qiao Sang looked at the spot it was pointing at, was silent for a moment, then hesitated:

“Wind Transformation?”

“Wind Transformation?”

Wind Transformation appeared, showing an expression of “What’s wrong?”

“Qunbao…”

Qunbao had, of course, seen Wind Transformation before. It showed an embarrassed expression, and its eyes glowed with purple light again.

“Qunbao.”

After looking at the positions of Luobao, Steel Treasure, Xiao Xunbao, Bite, and Pen Jiami, about five more seconds passed, and Qunbao began to float forward.

Qiao Sang and Mi Jiala followed behind.

After taking only two steps, a man with a height of at least one meter ninety, a buzz cut, and triangular eyes blocked their way. He looked at Mi Jiala and said:

“I want to rent this Qunbao for a month. Name your price.”

Mi Jiala said calmly:

“It’s not my Pet.”

The man frowned: “Then where is its Yu Beast Master?”

I really want to know how the other party will react when he finds out that the person he’s talking to is an S-Class Beast Master… Qiao Sang coughed and said:

“Not for rent, please move aside.”

The man looked over, as if only just noticing there was someone else beside them. He showed an expression of dissatisfaction, opened his mouth as if to say something more, but before the sound could escape, his head was suddenly struck heavily. His eyes rolled back, and he fainted to the ground.

This… Qiao Sang looked at Qunbao, whose whole body was still glowing with purple light, showing a look of astonishment.

“Qunbao.”

The purple light on Qunbao’s body dissipated, leaving only the purple light in its eyes. It barked, indicating that no one was bothering them anymore, and they could continue.

After speaking, it turned and continued to lead the way.

Qiao Sang: “…”

Mi Jiala: “…”