Chapter 1053: Little Tinglong (two in one)

“Crack.”

Following that, the Pet egg completely shattered.

A snake-shaped Pet, about thirty centimeters in size, with a protrusion on its head, a dark purple base color, yellow patterns, a white belly, and a pair of shiny black eyes, emerged from the egg.

It peered out through the protective device, then its gaze fixated on Qiao Sang.

Xiaoting Dragon opened its mouth, trying to make a sound:

“Ting…”

“Ting.”

“Ting!”

However, the protective device seemed to have good soundproofing, and Qiao Sang didn’t hear anything, still sleeping soundly.

Xiaoting Dragon showed an expression of displeasure and began to exert itself.

When its face turned crimson, a yellow lightning bolt erupted from its body.

For a moment, the entire device was filled with yellow light.

The protective device remained unharmed.

The lightning disappeared.

Xiaoting Dragon panted.

Then it seemed to remember something, raised its head, suddenly leaped up, and with a strong bounce, the lid of the protective device was instantly pushed open.

Xiaoting Dragon showed a surprised expression, bounced again with force, and jumped out of the device onto the nearby bed.

It moved its body, came to Qiao Sang’s side, snuggled close to her, curled up, and closed its eyes.

After about ten seconds, Xiaoting Dragon seemed to feel something was wrong, opened its eyes, scanned the room, and finally landed its gaze on Ya.

It moved its body, came to Ya’s side, and lay down close to the warm fur.

“Ting…”

Xiaoting Dragon felt the warmth and softness beside it, showed a satisfied expression, and closed its eyes.

Steel Treasure opened its eyes, looked in Ya’s direction, then looked at its sleeping Yu Beast Master, and ultimately chose not to disturb her, closing its eyes again.

Time passed, and as the sky began to lighten, a black hole appeared out of nowhere in the room.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao floated out of the black hole, looking exhausted.

It habitually floated to the bedside table and picked up the phone.

However, the next second, it saw the opened protective device and the broken Pet egg inside.

“Xiao Xunbao!!!”

Xiao Xunbao froze for a moment, then let out a sky-shattering scream.

The scream echoed throughout the entire villa.

“What’s wrong?” Qiao Sang woke up abruptly, nearly having a heart attack, and sat up with a jolt, quickly checking her surroundings.

“Ice Emperor…” Lu Bao in the fish tank opened its eyes.

“Qingqing…” Qing Bao yawned, also opening its eyes.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao pointed at the protective device with a panicked expression.

Qiao Sang looked in the direction Xiao Xunbao pointed, her eyes widening instantly, and she exclaimed in surprise:

“Where’s Xiaoting Dragon?!”

The egg was broken, but where was her big Xiaoting Dragon?!

“Xiao Xunbao!”

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao gestured and cried out, indicating that the egg was fine when it came earlier, but when it came back just now, the egg was broken, and Xiaoting Dragon wasn’t inside.

“Ice Emperor…”

Lu Bao jumped out of the fish tank, its expression serious.

“Qingqing.”

Qing Bao was completely awake, showing a serious expression.

At this moment, the soft light suddenly turned on.

“Steel Sword.”

Steel Treasure calmly pointed in Ya’s direction from beside the light switch.

Qiao Sang and Xiao Xunbao looked at the same time.

At this moment, Ya had its eyes closed, still sound asleep.

And beside its belly, lay a purple, yellow-patterned snake-shaped Pet.

Qiao Sang and Xiao Xunbao unconsciously lightened their breathing.

So Xiaoting Dragon was here… Qiao Sang breathed a sigh of relief.

Ever since she knew the Pet in the Pet egg was Xiaoting Dragon, she had specifically looked up information and naturally knew what Xiaoting Dragon looked like.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao floated over, curiously leaning in to look at Xiaoting Dragon.

“Qingqing…”

Qing Bao did the same.

This time, it rarely unleashed Typhoon next to Xiao Xunbao.

Lu Bao glanced at Xiaoting Dragon, saw it was fine, then turned and jumped back into the fish tank.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao extended its paw and poked Xiaoting Dragon’s face.

“Qingqing.”

Qing Bao immediately slapped its paw away, crying out in displeasure, indicating that it would wake it up.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao silently retracted its paw.

It always felt that Qing Bao’s personality had changed a lot recently…

Then Xiao Xunbao seemed to remember something, turned to its Yu Beast Master, and cried out “Xiao Xunbao,” “Xiao Xunbao” twice.

It said the Pet egg had been moving earlier, didn’t it?

Qiao Sang looked at it: “You said it was moving, but you didn’t say it was about to crack.”

Xiao Xunbao: “…”

Qiao Sang picked up her phone, looked at the time on it, and said:

“Turn off the light, it’s still early, you can sleep a bit more.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Steel Treasure turned off the light.

The room was once again plunged into darkness.

Qiao Sang lay down.

She had no intention of covering Xiaoting Dragon with a blanket.

Ya had the characteristics of Flame Body and Lava Armor; being close to it, let alone indoors, even in freezing weather, would be incredibly warm.

Xiaoting Dragon probably also felt Ya’s warmth, which is why it slept next to it after hatching… The stores outside aren’t open yet, I need to wake up early to buy some things for Pet cubs… I need to contact Fulaoda, ask him to help make Energy Pills for Xiaoting Dragon, but I haven’t contracted with Xiaoting Dragon yet, so I don’t know if it can be made for free… I also need to tell Mi Jiala about this… Qiao Sang thought, closing her eyes.

Five minutes later, she opened her eyes and sighed.

Completely unable to sleep…

Qiao Sang sat up and looked in Xiaoting Dragon’s direction.

She saw Qing Bao lying next to Xiaoting Dragon, while Xiao Xunbao rested its head on its paw, lying on its side, staring at Xiaoting Dragon.

In a blink of an eye, Xiao Xunbao had grown so big… Qiao Sang recalled how Xiao Xunbao also emerged from a Pet egg and gradually grew into its current appearance, feeling inexplicably soft-hearted. Just as she was about to say “Aren’t you sleeping yet,” she remembered that Xiao Xunbao didn’t need to sleep, and instead asked:

“Aren’t you going to train yet?”

She knew that after its evolution, Xiao Xunbao also trained at night.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao looked at its Yu Beast Master, showing a “Are you a devil?” expression, and cried out, indicating that it had just returned from training.

Qiao Sang coughed, pretending she hadn’t just asked that question.

She came to Xiaoting Dragon’s side and just watched silently.

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Xiao Xunbao cried out curiously, asking if it was smaller when it emerged from the egg, or if Xiaoting Dragon was smaller.

“You.” Qiao Sang said without thinking.

Xiao Xunbao fell silent.

It was very dissatisfied with this answer.

However, Xiao Xunbao quickly forgot about it, continued to stare at Xiaoting Dragon, and occasionally poked it with its paw.

Qiao Sang, on the other hand, picked up her phone and searched for information about Xiaoting Dragon’s habits, but unfortunately, there wasn’t much information about Xiaoting Dragon online.

In the morning, the sky was bright.

Ya woke up, opened its eyes, and saw its Yu Beast Master and Xiao Xunbao gathered around it.

“Ya ya?”

Ya looked bewildered, wanting to get up.

The next second, however, it was pressed back down by Xiao Xunbao and the others.

“Don’t get up yet,” Qiao Sang said.

“Ya ya?” Ya showed a confused expression.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao pointed forward and cried out.

Ya looked down and saw a little one snuggled close to it.

“Ya ya?”

Ya was even more bewildered.

“This is Xiaoting Dragon, it hatched last night,” Qiao Sang explained.

“Ya Ya!”

Ya was startled at first, then showed a surprised expression.

What? It hatched!

After speaking, it seemed to realize its voice was too loud and quickly covered its mouth.

However, it was already too late.

Xiaoting Dragon’s face struggled for a moment, then it slowly opened its eyes.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao cried out excitedly.

It’s awake!

Lu Bao, who was the only one not gathered around, jumped out of the fish tank and also came closer.

Xiao Xunbao was directly in front of Xiaoting Dragon, looking at it with anticipation.

Qiao Sang pushed its head away and moved closer to Xiaoting Dragon herself.

Xiao Xunbao: “…”

They say that when a Pet emerges from a Pet egg, it will feel a sense of closeness to the first creature it sees. Last night was pitch black, who knows if Xiaoting Dragon saw clearly? This time, the first thing it sees when it opens its eyes must be me… Qiao Sang showed a kind smile and said in a gentle voice:

“You’re awake.”

Xiaoting Dragon blinked its bright black eyes, then its eyes curved, and it cried out:

“Ting, Ting.”

It really does have a good impression of the first creature it sees… Qiao Sang’s face lit up, and she opened her arms, ready to embrace Xiaoting Dragon.

But at that moment, Xiaoting Dragon rolled over, found a comfortable position in Ya’s embrace, and closed its eyes again to sleep.

“Ya ya…”

Ya’s body was stiff, not daring to move.

Qiao Sang put down her hands and gave an awkward smile: “It’s okay, let it sleep a little longer.”

After speaking, she took out her phone, looked at the time, and said:

“Xiao Xunbao, come with me to buy some things for Pet cubs.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao nodded, its eyes glowing blue.

The next second, it disappeared from the spot with its Yu Beast Master.

After about half an hour, Qiao Sang and Xiao Xunbao returned to the room.

“Still not awake?” Qiao Sang glanced at Xiaoting Dragon, whose head was buried in Ya’s embrace, and said.

“Ya ya…”

Ya cried out, feeling rather miserable; it hadn’t moved since it woke up.

Qiao Sang pulled out a red blanket from the purchased bag, covered Xiaoting Dragon with it, and said gently:

“You’ve worked hard, go eat breakfast first.”

“Ya ya…”

Ya looked at Xiaoting Dragon, a little hesitant.

“It’s fine, this blanket has fire-element energy on it, it’s specifically for covering Pet cubs,” Qiao Sang said.

“Ya ya.”

Ya then cautiously moved its body away.

Who would have thought that the moment it moved, Xiaoting Dragon opened its eyes.

“Ting, Ting.”

It looked at Ya, who was trying to leave, and showed a wronged expression.

Ya looked at Xiaoting Dragon, hesitated for a moment, then moved its body back.

Xiaoting Dragon leaned against Ya, closed its eyes again, and showed a satisfied expression.

Qiao Sang: “…”

Xiao Xunbao: “…”

Xiaoting Dragon must have seen Ya first when it woke up last night… Qiao Sang thought.

Suddenly, Ya’s stomach rumbled.

Qiao Sang was silent for a moment, then said:

“How about you hold Xiaoting Dragon and go eat breakfast?”

“Ya ya…”

Ya imagined itself eating Energy Pills while holding a cub and felt it couldn’t manage it.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao, with a flash of inspiration, took off its ring, pulled out a rope from inside, and cried out, indicating that it could just be tied to its body.

“Qingqing?”

Qing Bao, beside it, cried out in confusion, asking why it had to be carried, and that if the little one cried, it should just be allowed to cry, because if it cried until it was tired, it would definitely stop.

Qiao Sang felt that made sense, and immediately said to Ya:

“You go eat.”

“Ya ya…”

Ya was about to speak, but at that moment, its stomach rumbled again, so it no longer hesitated and instantly teleported away to the living room.

“Ting…”

Xiaoting Dragon, feeling the absence of the familiar warmth, opened its eyes, saw Ya was gone, sat up, and showed a wronged expression.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Seeing this, Xiao Xunbao quickly took out the cub milk it had just bought, opened it, and handed it to Xiaoting Dragon.

“Ting…”

Xiaoting Dragon stared at the milk for a moment.

“This is for drinking,” Qiao Sang explained.

Xiaoting Dragon seemed to understand something, wrapped its tail around the milk bottle, and began to drink.

It seems quite well-behaved, not like what the internet said… Qiao Sang breathed a sigh of relief inwardly.

Then she remembered something, took out her phone, and dialed Mi Jiala’s number.

After two “beeps,” the call connected.

“What is it?” Mi Jiala’s voice came from the other end.

Qiao Sang went straight to the point:

“Xiaoting Dragon has hatched.”

The call was hung up on the other end.

Immediately after, footsteps were heard from the living room, coming closer, and soon, the bedroom door was pushed open.

“It actually hatched so quickly,” Mi Jiala looked at Xiaoting Dragon, her tone somewhat surprised.

Xiaoting Dragon, feeling the gaze of a stranger, moved slightly towards Qiao Sang’s position while drinking its milk.

“I didn’t expect it either,” Qiao Sang sighed:

“It hatched at night when everyone was sleeping.”

Mi Jiala walked closer, observed Xiaoting Dragon for a moment, then extended her hand, unable to resist touching it.

Xiaoting Dragon’s face instantly fell, and yellow electric arcs began to crackle around its body.

Mi Jiala calmly retracted her hand and concluded:

“It seems this Xiaoting Dragon has quite a bad temper.”

“Does it?” Qiao Sang said, while touching Xiaoting Dragon.

Xiaoting Dragon drank its milk, unresponsive, allowing itself to be touched.

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Xiao Xunbao also curiously poked Xiaoting Dragon twice.

Mi Jiala was silent for a moment:

“It seems the first thing this Xiaoting Dragon saw when it opened its eyes was you and Night Ring King.”

“No.” Speaking of this, Qiao Sang’s desire to chat immediately surged: “I think the first thing it saw was Ya. At first, it kept staying by Ya’s side, unwilling for Ya to leave.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao nodded repeatedly, indicating that was correct.

Mi Jiala fell silent again, suddenly doubting her own personal charm.

Qiao Sang said:

“Perhaps it’s because you just arrived, Teacher, and we’ve been in contact with it for a while.”

Mi Jiala remained silent, feeling slightly better in her heart, implicitly agreeing with this statement.

Her gaze fell on Xiaoting Dragon again.

Xiaoting Dragon flicked the empty milk bottle with its tail, put it down, then jumped from the bed to the floor, moving its body towards the door.

It hadn’t forgotten that while it was in the egg, this human’s voice had always been unsupportive of it. (End of Chapter)