Chapter 1057: First arrival at Yantianxing (two in one)

Night.

Bo Sai Manor 101.

Xiao Xunbao, clad in golden armor, was tidying up, skillfully stuffing luggage into a ring.

Xiaoting Dragon, uncharacteristically not by Steel Treasure’s side, watched Xiao Xunbao the entire time.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao noticed the gaze and grinned at it.

“Xiaoting…”

Xiaoting Dragon then noticed the face of the golden, shimmering creature before it. It remembered what this face had once said to it and instinctively moved to the side.

“Xiao Xunbao?” Xiao Xunbao showed a puzzled expression.

Xiaoting Dragon’s gaze fell on the ring worn on Xiao Xunbao’s short toe.

Xiao Xunbao seemed to understand something and immediately looked wary.

Suddenly, Xiaoting Dragon tried hard to pronounce, and called out:

“Xiaoting, Xiaoting.”

Boss.

Xiao Xunbao’s body trembled abruptly.

“Xiaoting, Xiaoting.” Xiaoting Dragon tried hard to pronounce again.

It was still the same meaning.

Its eyes were sincere, and its tone was earnest, as if it truly considered Xiao Xunbao its boss from the bottom of its heart.

Then, Xiaoting Dragon pointed its tail tip at the golden ring on Xiao Xunbao’s short toe.

Xiao Xunbao was stunned for a full three seconds, then unhesitatingly took off one of the rings and, with a solemn expression, put it on Xiaoting Dragon’s tail tip, calling out:

“Xun!”

From now on, you are my eternal little brother!

“Xiaoting, Xiaoting!”

Xiaoting Dragon looked at the ring on its tail tip, showing a surprised expression, and happily called out to Xiao Xunbao.

Boss!

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao covered its chest with its paw, showing an expression as if its heart had been touched.

Steel Treasure watched this scene from the side, thinking that this little guy probably thought Xiao Xunbao’s name was ‘Boss’…

…

The next day, early morning.

Qiao Sang was tidying up the things she hadn’t finished packing yesterday while on the phone:

“Yes, I’m leaving today. Teacher has already bought the tickets… I don’t have to pay, the school will cover all these expenses… It’s Yan Tian Star… With an S-Class Beast Master accompanying me, are you still not at ease?… Besides, I’m already a B-level Beast Tamer, and B-level Beast Tamers in Hanggang City are quite rare, you know.”

Ye Xiangting finally felt relieved. Then she thought of something and said with anticipation:

“If you get a chance to meet Igor on Yan Tian Star, you must get an autograph for me.”

Igor, the champion of the last Interstellar Cup.

Qiao Sang said helplessly:

“Yan Tian Star is so big, how could I possibly run into him? Forget the Interstellar Cup champion, you’ve been in Yuhua Region for so many years, when have you ever run into the Yuhua Region champion?”

“Just get me an autograph if you run into him, anyway.” Ye Xiangting said, “If not, then forget it.”

“I know.” Qiao Sang replied.

“How long will you be staying on Yan Tian Star this time?” Ye Xiangting asked.

“I’m not sure.” Qiao Sang handed the packed luggage to Xiao Xunbao and said, “It mainly depends on Teacher’s arrangements for me, but the time shouldn’t be too short. After all, it’s cross-planetary, so it’s impossible to come back after just one or two months. The starship alone will take two or three months.”

Ye Xiangting was silent for two seconds, then cautioned: “You must listen to Teacher Mi Jiala.”

“Understood.” Qiao Sang said.

“What about Xiaoting Dragon when you go to Yan Tian Star?” Ye Xiangting asked.

She remembered that uncontracted Pets couldn’t board starships.

“B-level Beast Tamers can bring uncontracted Pets.” Qiao Sang said.

Ye Xiangting was startled: “Even to other planets?”

“Yes.” Qiao Sang explained, “The number cannot exceed one, and it needs to be registered. When you return, the registered Pet must be brought back, otherwise there’s suspicion of inter-planetary Pet smuggling.”

“I didn’t expect B-level Beast Tamers to have such a privilege when going to other planets.” Ye Xiangting sighed, then cautioned again: “Then you must bring Xiaoting Dragon back safely. You haven’t contracted it yet, so it won’t be easy to find if you lose it.”

Qiao Sang smiled: “Don’t worry, Xiaoting Dragon is very well-behaved. It always stays with me and Steel Treasure; it won’t wander off.”

Ye Xiangting gave a few more instructions.

Suddenly, footsteps came from the living room.

Qiao Sang said:

“Mom, I can’t talk anymore. Teacher has arrived, I should get ready to go.”

Ye Xiangting said reluctantly: “Call me to report your safety when you arrive.”

On Blue Star, no matter which country, it’s just a plane ticket to see someone when you want to, but once you go to another planet, meeting up is no longer so simple.

Qiao Sang said “Okay,” hung up the phone, and went into the living room.

Mi Jiala sat on the sofa and asked:

“Are your things ready?”

Qiao Sang nodded: “They’re ready.”

Mi Jiala wasted no time, stood up and said: “Then let’s depart now.”

…

Time passed quickly.

A month and a half later.

On the starship.

Mi Jiala looked at the crimson planet not far away and said, “We’ve arrived.”

Qiao Sang’s gaze shifted from her book to the planet outside the starship.

Finally arrived…

An hour later.

Yan Tian Star.

Qiao Sang walked off the starship, holding Xiaoting Dragon, who was now a size larger than when it was on Blue Star.

As soon as she stepped down, she felt the scorching heat.

Since receiving continuous nourishment from Steel Treasure, she had rarely felt such intense heat.

Qiao Sang looked up and saw the sun blazing, scorching the earth, yet the people around her were all accustomed to it. Few were sweating, and they weren’t even wearing sunglasses or hats for sun protection.

“Xiaoting, Xiaoting!”

Xiaoting Dragon was getting a bit hot from being held, so it couldn’t help but call out in fluent speech and jump to the ground.

After more than a month on the starship, it could already make fluent calls.

“Xiaoting, Xiaoting!”

However, the next second, Xiaoting Dragon was scalded by the ground and quickly scrambled back up Qiao Sang’s leg.

Qiao Sang instinctively bent down, wanting to pick it up.

Mi Jiala saw this and said:

“Xiaoting Dragon boarded the starship shortly after birth and hasn’t experienced outside temperatures for a long time. It’s indeed unaccustomed to high temperatures at first, but it is a Dragon-type Pet Beast after all, with high defense and good endurance. It adapts quickly. You should let it move around more on its own, as it will be staying on Yan Tian Star for a long time.”

“And in a while, it can begin training.”

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang put Xiaoting Dragon, whom she had picked up, back down on the ground.

Xiaoting Dragon glared at Mi Jiala, but ultimately did not Discharge.

Although it was very unwilling to admit it, this human was right.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao appeared, wiping nonexistent sweat from its forehead.

The golden armor shone even more dazzlingly under the sunlight.

For a moment, the eyes of all the surrounding people and Pets gathered on it.

Xiao Xunbao immediately stopped wiping its sweat and stood tall with its chest puffed out.

Qiao Sang coughed.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao understood its Yu Beast Master’s meaning and reluctantly hid the items on its body.

At this moment, a rabbit-type Pet Beast, about one meter tall, wearing a floral dress, a thick golden rose necklace around its neck, and golden adornments on its paws and ears, hopped over from not far away.

Behind it ran a man with glasses and black hair, looking about 20 years old.

“Qin Aotian, wait for me!” The man ran breathlessly behind, but could never catch up to the rabbit-type Pet Beast.

“Qinqin?”

The rabbit-type Pet Beast, adorned with golden ornaments, stopped in front of Xiao Xunbao and called out.

The man finally caught up, panting, and said:

“I’m sorry, your Pet Beast was shining all golden just now. My Qinqin Rabbit loves golden shining things the most, so it was attracted over.”

Qinqin Rabbit, a Normal-type High-level Pet, extremely diligent, almost 16 hours out of 24 hours a day are spent hopping and jumping to train its leg strength… Qiao Sang’s mind flashed with the information of the Pet Beast in front of her.

Ever since she knew she was going to Yan Tian Star, she had bought a large number of books about Yan Tian Star’s Pets overnight and had been reading them on the starship, so she could recognize the Pet Beast in front of her at a glance.

“It’s okay.” Qiao Sang said, “It didn’t do anything.”

It hadn’t done anything yet, but it had said… The man felt a bit guilty and was about to speak.

“Xun!”

Xiao Xunbao showed an angry expression and called out.

You are dreaming!

“Qinqin.”

Qinqin Rabbit showed an expression of “then there’s no other way,” hopped a large step back, and assumed a fighting stance.

What’s going on? Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment.

Mi Jiala said from the side:

“Yan Tian Star has an unwritten rule: if there’s anything, it can be resolved through a battle. The losing party must obey the winning party.”

Qiao Sang frowned:

“Wouldn’t that mean High Level Yu Beast Masters could resolve everything through battles?”

The man heard the conversation and quickly explained:

“No, no, we all find Yu Beast Masters of similar levels to battle. Those Yu Beast大佬 (great masters) also won’t casually trouble low-level Yu Beast Masters.”

He wasn’t surprised at all that the young woman in front of him didn’t understand the situation on Yan Tian Star. Appearing in this starport, and with her Pets not being from Yan Tian Star, it was clear she wasn’t from here.

“So, Qinqin Rabbit wants to battle?” Qiao Sang asked.

The man quickly said: “It wants to win the items on your Ghost-type Pet through battle. You don’t have to agree.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Qinqin Rabbit exerted force with its legs, a white light gathered beneath its feet, and it kicked the man.

“Ah!”

The man screamed and flew backward.

Qiao Sang: “…”

Mi Jiala looked as if nothing unusual had happened.

“Qinqin!”

Qinqin Rabbit called out to Qiao Sang.

“Yaya.”

Steel Treasure helped translate.

This guy said not to mind its Yu Beast Master, it wants to battle.

The status of Pets on Yan Tian Star is indeed very high… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly, looked at Qinqin Rabbit, and said with a chuckle:

“If you win, you want the items, but what if you lose?”

“Qinqin.”

Qinqin Rabbit pointed to its necklace, earrings, and bracelet, and called out.

“Xiaoting…”

Xiaoting Dragon watched intently from the side, as if it understood something.

Even though Qiao Sang didn’t understand what it was saying, she understood its meaning through its actions.

“Qin Aotian, be reasonable!” The man quickly walked back, as if he had never been kicked, and said, “The items on that person are clearly more valuable than yours.”

“Qinqin!”

Qinqin Rabbit glared at the man, then pulled out a card from the pocket of its floral dress and called out.

The man immediately shut up.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao looked at Qinqin Rabbit cautiously, then seemed to think of something, took off its ring, pulled out a Pet Identifier from inside, and aimed it at Qinqin Rabbit.

A voice in the same tone as it quickly sounded:

[Oh, Master, you haven’t used me in a long time. Let me see, the Pet you want me to identify after being dusty for so long is… Qinqin Rabbit, a Normal-type High-level Pet, very diligent, likes to hop and jump all day to train its leg strength… Master, you hitting it is like hitting a small dirt ant.]

Small dirt ant, the weakest Beginner Insect-type Pet recognized on Super Dormant Star.

Qiao Sang: “…”

This Pet Identifier…

“Xun!”

Xiao Xunbao put away the Pet Identifier, hooked its short toe at Qinqin Rabbit, and showed a disdainful expression.

“Qinqin…”

Qinqin Rabbit was not provoked; instead, it showed a wary expression.

It looked Xiao Xunbao up and down and called out:

“Qinqin.”

Then it turned and left.

The man gave Qiao Sang an apologetic look, then turned and quickly followed.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao looked bewildered.

“Did this Qinqin Rabbit give up because it heard the Pet Identifier’s description of it?” Qiao Sang looked at Qinqin Rabbit’s retreating back and guessed.

“Probably.” Mi Jiala said, “Pets on Yan Tian Star basically adhere to the rules of battle. As long as they lose, they will follow the requirements. This Qinqin Rabbit probably guessed that it wasn’t an opponent, so it gave up.”

Qiao Sang sighed, “It’s quite clever.”

Then she thought of something and asked:

“Where are we going now?”

“To find someone to make Energy Pills for Xiaoting Dragon.” Mi Jiala said.

Qiao Sang nodded slightly and instinctively looked down.

Xiaoting Dragon was not in its original position.

Where’s Xiaoting Dragon? Qiao Sang was startled, looking left and right for Xiaoting Dragon.

Suddenly, a noisy sound entered her ears.

“Whose Dragon-type Pet Beast is this?”

“It looks like it’s still Beginner level, and it actually challenged an Aolishi to battle.”

“Hahaha, Aolishi is a General-level Pet, isn’t this just giving away items?”

Qiao Sang looked in the direction of the sound.

Among the scattered groups of people, Xiaoting Dragon was swinging the golden ring on its tail, saying something to a Fighting-type Pet Beast about one meter tall, wearing a miniature shrinking bracelet on its paw, and a diamond belt around its waist.

The scene that met her eyes was incredibly familiar. Aside from there not being as many onlookers, everything else was just like Xiao Xunbao and Qinqin Rabbit moments ago.

Qiao Sang’s eyelids twitched, and she called out:

“Xiao Xunbao, bring it back.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao called out, its eyes glowing blue.

The next second, Xiaoting Dragon appeared in front of them.

Everyone looked astonished, glancing around:

“Where’s that Dragon-type Pet Beast?”

“That’s strange, did its Yu Beast Master take it back?”

“Probably, boring, I thought there’d be some excitement to watch, let’s go, let’s go.”

“Xiaoting, Xiaoting?”

Xiaoting Dragon looked at its position, showing a puzzled expression.

Qiao Sang bent down and said:

“We’re in a hurry to get going. If there’s anything you like, I’ll buy it for you. Can we talk about battling later?”

“Xiaoting, Xiaoting.”

Xiaoting Dragon looked up at Qiao Sang and nodded.

Mi Jiala smiled: “If you challenge someone to battle now, you’re just giving away items.”

“Xiaoting, Xiaoting!”

Xiaoting Dragon glared at her, and yellow electric arcs crackled around its body.

“Teacher…” Qiao Sang looked helpless.

She didn’t know why Teacher Mi Jiala and Xiaoting Dragon were so at odds.

It was the same on the starship; Teacher Mi Jiala often said things and touched it in ways that provoked Xiaoting Dragon.

“Haven’t you noticed?” Mi Jiala whispered, “Under my provocation, Xiaoting Dragon’s Discharge is becoming more and more proficient.”