Chapter 1217: One of the consequences of the cleansing curse (two in one

A bolt from the blue!

Xiao Xunbao instantly froze.

A few seconds later, it suddenly reacted, took a step back, and called out in a trembling voice: “Xiao Xunbao?”

Its main body trains for three, three more hours?

Qiao Sang smiled and said, “If you don’t want to train for three more hours, then let Thunder Dragon accumulate over 200 points every day.”

“Xiao Xunbao…” Xiao Xunbao called out with a drastic change in expression.

200 points every day? This, this is too difficult…

Qiao Sang continued to smile: “Then your main body will train for three more hours every day.”

Thunder Dragon accumulates over 200 points every day, and I train for three more hours every day… Xiao Xunbao quickly calculated in its mind.

The sixth one already has daily combat matches, and if it continuously seeks opponents, accumulating over 200 points daily is not impossible. As for my Substitute, it already trains every day. If I take the sixth one out to find opponents during the day, and then my main body has to train for three more hours when I return, that would be truly miserable.

Sixth one, I can only say I’m sorry to you, Big Brother… Xiao Xunbao finished its calculations, revealing a look of difficult choice, and called out: “Xiao Xunbao…”

It will try its best to make sure the sixth one accumulates 200 points or more every day from now on…

“Ya!”

Ya Bao listened to the conversation and called out, suggesting, ‘Why not do both? After you bring Thunder Dragon back with 200 points accumulated, your main body can train for three more hours.’

In its opinion, training is the main business. If it is willing to spend more time and effort every day, both things its Yu Beast Master mentioned can be accomplished.

“Xiao Xunbao?!”

Xiao Xunbao looked at Ya Bao in disbelief and called out.

Are you a devil?!

“Ya!”

Ya Bao showed a confused expression and called out, asking, ‘What is a devil?’

Steel Treasure, watching this scene from the side, couldn’t help but laugh.

“Qingqing~”

Qing Bao, on the other hand, was very happy, nodding repeatedly and calling out in full agreement.

It felt this was a good idea.

The surrounding wind also became lighter with its mood.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao cast a pleading look at its Yu Beast Master.

Ya Bao is even more ruthless than I am… Qiao Sang coughed and said, “Let’s stick to what I said. Xiao Xunbao also needs rest.”

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Upon hearing this, Xiao Xunbao was so grateful that it almost burst into tears.

“Qingqing.”

Qing Bao stood by, wearing an expression that said, “You got off easy.”

“Ya!”

Ya Bao nodded and called out, indicating agreement.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao raised two short toes, made a swearing gesture, and called out in a firm tone.

It promised to make sure the sixth one accumulated over 200 points every day from now on!

Just a moment ago, it looked so conflicted, but now it’s so determined… Although Qiao Sang had expected it, she still couldn’t control her facial expression and smiled at Xiao Xunbao’s actions.

At the same time, inside the Barrier, the Pet wearing the referee’s badge blew the whistle signaling the end of the match and called out: “Lili.”

The Barrier then disappeared.

Qiao Sang looked up and saw that all six Electric-type Pets had fallen to the ground. A virtual panel appeared above Thunder Dragon:

[Species: Thunder Dragon]

[Level: Intermediate]

[Points: 56]

[Ranking: 1000+]

“Thunder!”

Thunder Dragon called out spiritedly, indicating that it wanted to continue the match and asking who would be its next opponent.

The surrounding Electric-type Pets looked at each other, then scattered.

After two matches, they all realized that this Dragon-type Pet Beast had absolute resistance to Electric-type.

Soon, the surrounding Electric-type Pets either went back to recharge or left.

Thunder Dragon paused, then subconsciously looked towards Xiao Xunbao’s location.

Then, it saw its Yu Beast Master and Ya Bao.

Thunder Dragon first showed a surprised expression, then remembered something, and its expression became guilty. It twisted its body and flew over, calling out: “Thunder?”

Why are you here?

“We came specifically to find you,” Qiao Sang said with a smile.

“Thunder?”

Thunder Dragon called out, asking if there was something wrong.

Qiao Sang didn’t answer but asked instead:

“What were you doing before?”

Thunder Dragon paused, then looked at Xiao Xunbao.

Don’t look at me, don’t look at me… Xiao Xunbao turned its head away, avoiding eye contact.

Its Yu Beast Master knows everything… Thunder Dragon instantly understood.

“Thunder.”

It was silent for a moment, then called out, indicating that it had been playing before.

So honest… Qiao Sang was stunned, momentarily unsure how to respond.

“Thunder.”

Just then, Thunder Dragon called out again, indicating that it was its own desire to eat and play, and that its boss had absolutely not dragged it along.

Its expression was sincere, clearly from the heart.

Xiao Xunbao: “…”

Really, you might as well have said nothing…

“Qingqing.”

Qing Bao called out, indicating, ‘Sixth one, don’t cover for Xiao Xunbao anymore. I saw how you two played the whole time.’

“Thunder?”

Thunder Dragon was a little disbelieving and called out, asking, ‘What did you see?’

“Qingqing.”

“Qingqing.”

Qing Bao immediately recounted in detail all the scenes its clone had witnessed.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao interrupted halfway through.

Stop talking, can’t it just admit it already…

“Thunder.”

Thunder Dragon called out with a serious expression.

But it was also because its boss saw it wanted to play that its boss took it.

Xiao Xunbao looked at Thunder Dragon in a daze.

It hadn’t expected that at this critical juncture, Thunder Dragon would still speak up for it.

Sixth one… Xiao Xunbao felt incredibly touched.

“Alright, it doesn’t matter who took whom out to play,” Qiao Sang said. “What’s important is that from now on, you must accumulate over 200 points in combat matches every day.”

“Thunder.”

Thunder Dragon nodded, indicating it understood.

Immediately after, it seemed to just realize something and called out:

“200 points won’t be 200 opponents, will it?”

“Xiao Xunbao.”

Xiao Xunbao nodded heavily.

Thunder Dragon fell silent, imagining itself fighting 200 opponents in one day.

200, that seems like a lot…

As thoughts flickered, Qiao Sang took out her phone, checked the time, and said:

“It’s getting late. You two hurry up and find opponents, and try to accumulate the points needed for today before tomorrow.”

“Thunder.”

Thunder Dragon saw that its Yu Beast Master was no longer pursuing the matter of it and its boss playing these past two days, so it breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.

“Xiao Xunbao?!”

Xiao Xunbao, however, showed an incredulous expression and called out.

Do we need to accumulate 200 points today?!

“Of course,” Qiao Sang said.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao tried to argue, but it was already getting close to seven in the evening…

Qiao Sang smiled and said, “Who said until seven in the evening? You were playing all day, so you naturally have to make up for the match time at night.”

“Qingqing.”

Qing Bao couldn’t control the smile on its face, nodding repeatedly in support.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao tried to argue again.

Qiao Sang interrupted, “Hurry up and go, don’t forget the other thing I mentioned.”

If Thunder Dragon doesn’t accumulate 200 points, then it will have to train its main body for three hours every day… Xiao Xunbao remembered this, and its expression instantly became serious, calling out: “Xiao Xunbao.”

It understood.

Having said that, its eyes glowed blue, and it disappeared from the spot with Thunder Dragon.

Quite fast… Qiao Sang picked up her phone, opened the navigation, and said:

“Let’s go, we’re off to the next mission location.”

…

A charging station three kilometers away.

“Thunder?”

Thunder Dragon surveyed its surroundings and called out, asking, ‘Where are we?’

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao called out.

This is another charging station. Don’t worry, I’ve memorized the locations of all the surrounding charging stations. I’ll definitely find enough opponents.

It had already thought about it: the number of Electric-type Pets charging at one station is limited, and according to the match rules it had seen, one cannot have two matches with the same opponent, otherwise it would be suspected of ‘point farming.’ So, it had found the locations of many charging stations.

As it spoke, it put on a worried expression, ready to start its act.

“Thunder.”

Thunder Dragon called out, indicating, ‘Wait a moment.’

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao showed an anxious expression and called out, indicating, ‘We can’t wait any longer, otherwise we won’t have enough time to accumulate 200 points today!’

“Thunder?”

Thunder Dragon called out, indicating that it just wanted to know what the other thing its Yu Beast Master had just mentioned was.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao’s body stiffened, then it sighed and called out, indicating that its Yu Beast Master said it was all because I took you out to play, and if you can’t accumulate 200 points every day, I will have to increase my training time every day.

It chose not to lie.

“Thunder…”

Upon hearing this, Thunder Dragon showed a guilty expression and called out.

If it hadn’t played for too long, it wouldn’t be like this…

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao called out comfortingly.

It’s okay, you just need to try your best in matches every day from now on. I’ll help you find opponents well.

“Thunder.”

Thunder Dragon showed a serious expression, indicating that it would fight well and try to win all of them.

Xiao Xunbao felt deeply gratified upon hearing this.

Although this little brother was the last one it took in, it felt that this little brother suited its heart the most.

“Thunder.”

Just as Xiao Xunbao was about to start its act, Thunder Dragon called out again.

If it can’t accumulate 200 points every day, then only you, Big Brother, will have to work hard.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao paused, then patted Thunder Dragon’s head, and called out with a serious expression.

Don’t worry, Big Brother will definitely make sure you achieve it.

Having said that, it showed an extremely worried expression and raised its voice, calling out:

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Don’t be so desperate as to challenge eight opponents in one match!

The surrounding Electric-type Pets all looked over.

Thunder Dragon: “???”

…

7:20 PM.

Villa, living room.

At the dining table.

Mi Jiala looked around and asked:

“Where are Night Ring King and Thunder Dragon?”

Lu Bao, who was eating an energy meal, perked up its ears.

“They’re still out having matches,” Qiao Sang said, shoveling a mouthful of rice.

Mi Jiala was a little surprised to hear this.

It wasn’t that Pets hadn’t gone out alone before, especially Night Ring King, but no matter how late it was, they would always come back for mealtime. This time, they hadn’t, and Qiao Sang hadn’t waited for them to return before eating.

Qiao Sang took a sip of soup and continued:

“I’ll go find them after I finish eating, and bring them something to eat too.”

Mi Jiala found this reasonable, but after thinking about it, still cautioned:

“Thunder Dragon is still young, considered in its juvenile stage. The time for matches and training shouldn’t be too long, generally around ten hours a day is sufficient.”

Previously, Thunder Dragon’s total time for matches and training hadn’t exceeded ten hours a day, so she hadn’t said anything. But today, the time was clearly too long.

She remembered that Thunder Dragon had gone out for combat matches in the morning.

Ten hours, even if calculated from the time she parted ways with Xiao Xunbao and the others in the afternoon, if Thunder Dragon continuously fought matches until midnight, it still wouldn’t be ten hours… Qiao Sang said:

“I understand.”

Mi Jiala knew that Qiao Sang wouldn’t have problems in this regard, so she changed the topic:

“How is Ya Bao’s Sacred Fire training coming along?”

It has been practiced to mastery, but it still hasn’t produced a burning sensation… Qiao Sang replied: “It’s still the same, no obvious progress.”

It’s right that there’s no progress. This is an Ultra-level skill that was almost classified as a Divine-level skill. How could it make progress just by doing curse-lifting missions for two days… Mi Jiala muttered to herself and asked:

“What was the most difficult curse to lift today?”

“Ya!”

Upon hearing the question, Ya Bao couldn’t help but look up and call out.

Qiao Sang translated:

“It was a curse that made people unable to speak. The quest giver had been under the curse for three years. Ya Bao used Sacred Fire for a long time before purifying the curse.”

Mi Jiala pondered for a moment and said:

“You’re probably talking about the Aphasia Curse. Here, the ones who know this curse are basically Ghost-type Pets called Melodious Monsters. They naturally like pleasant sounds, and if they encounter people or Pets with unpleasant voices or who sing badly, they will curse them.”

She paused, then added:

“This curse has a time limit and can last for three years. The Ghost-type Pet that cast this curse seems to have a high level and skill proficiency. You need to be careful.”

When a Ghost-type Pet’s curse skill proficiency reaches a certain level, it will sense its curse being purified, no matter how far away it is.

Studies show that some Ghost-type Pets will seek out the Pet or Yu Beast Master who purified their curse and cast a curse on them.

Therefore, even if some Pets or Yu Beast Masters have the ability to purify curses, they won’t easily act without caution.

Qiao Sang, though not yet learned, could be said to be well-informed, and naturally knew this point.

She shoveled rice into her mouth and said rather indifferently:

“I know. Even if the Ghost-type Pet that cast this curse comes knocking, isn’t there still Ya Bao? Its Sacred Fire can perfectly purify these curses.”

Mi Jiala found this reasonable upon hearing it, and said no more.

After dinner, after tidying up the table, Qiao Sang picked up Colored Flower Bud Shalala and, with Ya Bao and the others, set off to find Xiao Xunbao and Thunder Dragon based on the sensed location in the yu beast codex.

Teacher Mi Jiala was right, Thunder Dragon is still in its juvenile stage.

The juvenile stage is when one is easily influenced by the surrounding environment. Xiao Xunbao is not bad in nature, but it is the most playful among Ya Bao and the others. If Thunder Dragon stays alone with Xiao Xunbao for a long time, it is very likely to be affected in this aspect. She needs to take time to monitor them occasionally.

Qiao Sang walked while sensing the direction.

Suddenly, she thought of something and sighed inwardly.

If only Ya Bao could also use Space Movement…

“Steel!”

Just as she was thinking, Steel Treasure silently and slowly grew in size beside her, calling out, indicating, ‘Sit on me, it’ll be faster this way.’

“Qingqing.”

Before Qiao Sang could speak, Qing Bao happily floated up, tore off a part of the white cloud from its body, and stretched it out.

Soon, the torn white cloud became like a white cloud cushion.

“Qingqing.”

Qing Bao patted the white cloud cushion and sweetly called out to its Yu Beast Master.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up.

Steel Treasure: “…”

…

At the same time, in a certain music bar, a humanoid Ghost-type Pet had a long face, looking displeased. (End of chapter)