Chapter 1156: Rumors of Zha Bingling (two in one)

Chapter 1151: The Rumors of Slag Ice Spirit (Two-in-One)

Inside the Police Station, chaos reigned.

Thousands of Pets almost completely filled the entire Police Station, both inside and out.

Reporters, having heard the news, rushed into the Police Station.

“Why did so many Pets suddenly appear here? Did a major event happen?”

“I heard that the Pets appearing here are all Pets that were previously missing. Is that true?”

“Bingbing! Bingbing?”

“Can you tell us what exactly happened? I just saw a Jianhan Bear. Is it the one that went missing eight years ago?”

“Jingjing? Jingjing?”

The reporters were blocked outside the Police Station by a group of police officers. At this point, they were all in a state of utter disarray and had no energy to deal with these reporters.

The persistent reporters aimed their microphones at the Pets that were about to leave the Police Station, asking questions.

Some Pets responded with excitement or tears, and they actually managed to get some information out of them.

The reporters’ faces showed shock and bewilderment, then gradually turned into excitement and agitation, realizing this was a big news story.

Many reporters started live news broadcasts directly.

That night, the news of the missing Pets reappearing on Wanbing Island became a trending topic.

Inside the Police Station, Pets were being asked for their identities, and their Yu Beast Masters or family Pets were being contacted.

Qiao Sang was arranged to sit on a soft chair, communicating with the Pet family members who were trying to squeeze through.

“Thank you so much! If it weren’t for you, I don’t think I would ever see Zhizhibao again in my life!” the white-haired old man said with tears in his eyes.

“Zhizhi! Zhizhi!” Zhizhibao was also shedding tears beside him.

“Our benefactor!” A plump middle-aged woman shoved the old man aside with her bottom, excitedly grasped Qiao Sang’s hands, and said with a grateful expression:

“My Huanxiaoxiang truly owes you a great debt. You don’t know, ever since Huanxiaoxiang went missing, I haven’t been able to sleep or eat well, and I’ve lost so much weight. If you ever need anything in the future, just come…”

Before she could finish, a white bear-type Pet, over two meters tall, squeezed her out, happily calling out:

“Wenwen!”

“Wenwen!”

With that, it pulled out a bank card and handed it over.

Pets are truly practical… Qiao Sang looked at the bank card and instantly understood the meaning of the white bear-type Pet in front of her.

Just as she was about to refuse, a police officer squeezed through, blocking the surrounding people and Pets, and loudly said:

“Those of you who have confirmed your identities, please leave first. There are too many people and Pets here, don’t all crowd together!”

Under the police officer’s urging, the number of people and Pets around Qiao Sang instantly decreased significantly. However, new groups of people and Pets occasionally came in from outside, quickly making the Police Station packed to the brim.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao floated at the entrance of the Police Station, waving her paws, bidding farewell one by one to the Pets she had been talking happily with and who were about to leave.

A police officer with white hair at his temples, who looked very experienced, came to Qiao Sang’s side and said solemnly:

“We truly owe you a great debt, otherwise these missing Pets would not have been able to return safely.”

Ever since they learned that Qiao Sang had brought these Pets out from Slag Ice Spirit’s location, everyone in the Police Station had started using honorifics.

“You knew it was Slag Ice Spirit who did it?” Qiao Sang asked.

The police officer sighed and said, “We knew a part of it, but we didn’t know that Slag Ice Spirit had actually frozen so many Pets.”

Qiao Sang recalled what the guesthouse owner had said and asked again:

“Since you knew, why didn’t you send people to rescue them?”

The police officer said with a bitter smile:

“All the police officers on Wanbing Island combined are no match for Slag Ice Spirit, and it’s not easy to apply for enough police force to deal with an Emperor-grade Pet. Unless that Emperor-grade Pet is truly heinous, the higher-ups generally won’t intervene.”

Qiao Sang couldn’t help but say:

“Slag Ice Spirit isn’t considered heinous?”

The police officer sighed:

“Slag Ice Spirit is already considered good; she generally doesn’t leave Wanbing Island, and as long as she doesn’t see a Pet she’s interested in, she won’t make a move.”

He paused, then gestured with his eyes towards the various talking Pets in the Police Station, and said:

“As you can see, the Pets frozen by Slag Ice Spirit are actually all still alive. Like that Wengwengtan, it went missing 21 years ago, and now its vital signs are normal, and its appearance hasn’t changed at all from back then.”

21 years ago… Qiao Sang’s eyes widened, and she said in astonishment, “Do all creatures frozen by Slag Ice Spirit not die?”

The police officer said:

“There’s no definite certification, just speculation. There was once a Yu Beast Master who was frozen by Slag Ice Spirit and only returned nearly 50 years later. At that time, his appearance hadn’t changed at all from 50 years ago. According to him, he was frozen for too long, and Slag Ice Spirit had grown tired of looking at him and was preparing to replace her Ice sculptures, so she threw him out.”

At least half of that sentence is false… Qiao Sang thought to herself.

She had unfrozen so many Pets, so she naturally knew that when they were frozen, they were completely unconscious and knew nothing. If Xiao Xunbao hadn’t told them, they probably wouldn’t even know how they got out of the seafloor.

The police officer continued:

“Later, some elderly or terminally ill Pets and Yu Beast Masters heard this news and specifically came to find Slag Ice Spirit to freeze themselves, hoping to unfreeze decades later. So, during that period, the number of tourists here surged. However, Slag Ice Spirit also has her own set of standards for freezing targets; she’s not willing to freeze just anyone. Later, the number of tourists here decreased again, and over time, this news gradually faded from memory.”

“During that time, only one piece of news circulated, saying that Slag Ice Spirit had frozen a Yu Beast Master who was nearly 200 years old. That Yu Beast Master only had a child when she was over 100 years old, and later, her health declined. Knowing she was running out of time, her only wish was to see her daughter get married.”

“But she also didn’t want her daughter to casually find a partner and get married because she was running out of time, so she found Slag Ice Spirit and begged her to freeze herself. It’s unclear how they negotiated, but Slag Ice Spirit fulfilled her request. Later, when her daughter got married, she appeared at the wedding. This news also quickly faded from everyone’s memory; we only saw it recently when we were researching Slag Ice Spirit’s information.”

At this point, he sighed with emotion:

“If you hadn’t brought so many missing Pets back this time, I would have thought both of those stories were false.”

So, Slag Ice Spirit’s freezing effect also has the function of putting creatures into a dormant state and then reviving them decades later… Qiao Sang fell silent.

If that’s the case, no wonder the higher-ups have been slow to send people and Pets to deal with Slag Ice Spirit. If Slag Ice Spirit is willing to cooperate, she could probably help many terminally ill people prolong their lives.

Just as she was thinking, the police officer said with admiration in his tone:

“I never thought that during my tenure, someone would single-handedly venture into Slag Ice Spirit’s territory and rescue all the missing Pets. On behalf of…”

Before he could finish, Qiao Sang interrupted:

“I wasn’t alone.”

The police officer was stunned for a moment: “Is there anyone else?”

Qiao Sang was also stunned for a moment, then remembered something she had forgotten.

Damn it! Mi Jiala Teacher!

…

At the same time.

Under the dark night sky.

Mi Jiala and Pen Jiami hovered high in the sky, staring at the panting Slag Ice Spirit below.

Suddenly, her phone vibrated.

Mi Jiala took out her phone, saw the caller ID, and felt a sense of relief.

It seems everything has been obtained…

“Let’s go.” Mi Jiala said.

Pen Jiami’s eyes immediately glowed blue, and she disappeared from her spot with her Yu Beast Master.

Slag Ice Spirit watched the person and Pet disappear into the high sky, silently breathed a sigh of relief, then turned and spread her cold air.

The ground in front instantly froze over with a layer of Ice.

Slag Ice Spirit moved her body, sliding forward on the frozen ground.

…

Above the sea.

Mi Jiala looked at the calm waters below, then looked around, picked up her phone, and called back.

After only one “beep,” the call was connected.

“Hello, Teacher, why did the signal suddenly disappear just now?” Qiao Sang’s voice came from the speaker.

“I was teleporting just now.” Mi Jiala replied.

“I knew it.” Qiao Sang breathed a sigh of relief, saying, “How could the signal suddenly disappear?”

Mi Jiala asked:

“Where are you now?”

Qiao Sang said apologetically, “I forgot to tell you, I’m at the Police Station right now. When I sent you the message earlier, I thought I would go straight back to the guesthouse, but I didn’t expect that the Pets that turned into Ice sculptures were all still alive after unfreezing, so I brought them to the Police Station first.”

Mi Jiala was silent for a few seconds, then asked:

“You sent me a message?”

Huh? Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment: “Didn’t you see it? I sent it to you as soon as I came out of Bingnan Island.”

Mi Jiala asked, “When did you come out of Bingnan Island?”

Qiao Sang thought for a moment and said, “A few hours ago, I guess.”

Mi Jiala: “???”

There was no sound from the other end of the phone.

Qiao Sang said “Hello, hello” several times before Mi Jiala’s voice came through again:

“Have all the ice wane crystals been found?”

Qiao Sang hummed, “I’ve brought them all over, but I don’t know if they’re the grade we’re looking for.”

There were many people and Pets around, so she couldn’t speak too specifically.

Mi Jiala chuckled: “You guys are pretty fast.”

Qiao Sang sighed with emotion: “I didn’t expect Xiao Xunbao’s ring to expand to a diameter of about ten meters. Plus, with her psychokinesis, she collected them very quickly.”

After speaking, her tone became even more emotional:

“There were truly so many Pets that had turned into Ice sculptures. If Xiao Xunbao’s ring wasn’t big enough, I estimate the Ice sculptures wouldn’t have fit. It took a long time for Lu Bao to unfreeze the frozen Pets and then heal them.”

Mi Jiala continued to chuckle: “You took ice wane crystals and Ice sculptures from the bottom of the sea, rescued the frozen Pets, and even went to the Police Station. You’ve done quite a lot.”

Why does that tone feel a bit sarcastic… Could it be that Teacher didn’t see the message and has been entangled with Slag Ice Spirit all this time…? Qiao Sang thought of this and said hesitantly:

“You haven’t been fighting Slag Ice Spirit until now, have you?”

What do you think… Mi Jiala denied, “No.”

She paused, then added, “I’ll go back to the guesthouse and wait for you.”

With that, she decisively hung up the phone.

Mi Jiala picked up her phone, opened the chat app, and indeed saw the message from Qiao Sang.

The time was three hours ago.

Three hours, three hours, she actually fought Slag Ice Spirit like an idiot for three hours… Mi Jiala exhaled, feeling exhausted, and said:

“Let’s go back.”

“Penpen.”

…

Police Station.

Why does Mi Jiala Teacher feel strange…? Qiao Sang stood in a corner outside the Police Station, putting down her phone.

“Mog Mog?”

Dragon King called out beside her, asking where Mi Jiala was now?

“Yaya.”

Yabao helped translate.

“She said she’s going back to the guesthouse to wait for us.” Qiao Sang said.

“Mog Mog.”

Dragon King frowned and called out, indicating that since she was only going back now, she must have been fighting Slag Ice Spirit until now. Could it be that Mi Jiala had become weaker during these decades of separation?

“Yaya.”

Yabao helped translate.

Just as Qiao Sang was about to say something, a young man walked quickly over with Cool Frog.

Under the light coming from inside the Police Station, she instantly recognized that the other party was the owner of the guesthouse she was currently staying at.

The young man stopped in front of her, looked over, and his pale face showed excitement and reverence, saying:

“Thank you so much! I didn’t expect you to actually be able to rescue Cool Frog.”

After speaking, he looked to the side and asked:

“Where is the other senior?”

To be able to rescue so many Pets from Slag Ice Spirit’s territory, calling them seniors was certainly not wrong.

It seems Mi Jiala Teacher didn’t go back to the guesthouse before… Qiao Sang said, “She should be back at the guesthouse now.”

“Perfect, then let’s go back together.” The young man immediately said, “When I get back, Cool Frog and I will make you our specialty dishes.”

My stomach does seem a bit hungry… Qiao Sang nodded, “Okay.”

With that, she looked at Xiao Xunbao, who was still at the entrance bidding farewell to the Pets, and called out:

“Xiao Xunbao, let’s go back.”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao waved her paws at the conversing Pet, called out, indicating that her Yu Beast Master was calling her back, and hoped to see them again in the future.

The surrounding Pets showed reluctance and an expression of “we will definitely meet again,” and called out one after another.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao felt everyone’s reluctance towards her, was stunned for a moment, then curved her eyes and waved her paws.

At the same time, the golden-yellow ring on her body became increasingly metallic.

…

Guesthouse.

Suite.

Mi Jiala and Dragon King stared at each other.

Dragon King suddenly snorted coldly and turned her head away.

Mi Jiala: “???”

Xiao Xunbao burrowed into the enlarged ring and poured out the crystals one by one.

Soon, the floor of the room was almost completely covered.

Even though Mi Jiala was mentally prepared, she still showed a hint of astonishment: “So many?”

Qiao Sang smiled and said, “Xiao Xunbao emptied the whole place.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao nodded proudly.

Mi Jiala scanned the crystals with her gaze and said, “Find all the ice wane crystals, and I’ll find a professional appraiser to identify them later.”

“Okay.” Qiao Sang said, while beginning to sort the crystals.

Mi Jiala sat cross-legged on the floor, helping with the sorting.

Then she thought of something and said, “Although there are many ice wane crystals here, don’t have too much hope. SS-grade materials are one in a million, not that easy to find.”

Qiao Sang had a good attitude and said, “It’s okay, even if we don’t find it, we still have more than twenty days, we can keep looking.”

Even if there aren’t any SS-grade ice wane crystals, with so many Water-type and Ice materials, it’s definitely a profit no matter how you look at it.

Thanks to the boss of “Facaigu” for the Alliance Leader reward! Wishing the boss good health! All the best! And a continuous flow of wealth!