Chapter 136: unnatural phenomenon

“Ya…”, Ya Bao’s mouth was forced wide open.

Qiao Sang leaned closer to look and breathed a sigh of relief. Thankfully, she reacted quickly and agilely; the tens of thousands of alliance coins were still on its tongue and hadn’t been swallowed.

“Quickly spit it out and give it back to it.” Qiao Sang held Ya Bao’s mouth open with one hand and pulled the Big Flame Sparrow’s wing closer with the other.

“Ya…”

Ya Bao patted Qiao Sang’s arm with its paw, indicating it could hold its mouth open by itself.

Qiao Sang understood Ya Bao’s meaning and released her hand with relief.

Ya Bao obediently opened its mouth and stuck out its tongue.

Its Yu Beast Master was truly too poor…

“Yan Yan!”

The Big Flame Sparrow pulled its wing back in dissatisfaction.

It was just some original fire paste; there was no reason for something it gave away to be returned!

“Um…” Wang Yao looked at Qiao Sang’s series of actions, feeling nothing but admiration.

Although it was an already contracted Fire System Pet, to be able to make it spit out something already in its mouth, if it were her Big Flame Sparrow, it would probably just slap her with a wing.

“What’s wrong?” Qiao Sang turned her head and asked.

“The original fire paste takes effect by just being applied to the tongue; there’s no need to swallow it.” Wang Yao explained.

Qiao Sang: “…!”

“Ya…” Ya Bao maintained its tongue-out pose, looking innocent.

Wang Yao smiled wearily: “It’s fine, I’m already used to it. Just consider this mouthful of original fire paste a gift from me to…”

“Yan Yan!”

The Big Flame Sparrow immediately became anxious upon hearing this.

“It’s a gift from Little Yan to the Yan Ling Dog!” Wang Yao immediately corrected herself.

“Yan Yan.” The Big Flame Sparrow nodded in satisfaction.

Qiao Sang looked at Wang Yao with a complicated expression, feeling as if she was looking at her past self…

“Thank you.” Qiao Sang patted Wang Yao’s shoulder in comfort.

She understood the hardships of contracting a Fire System Pet; she had gone through the same when Ya Bao was still a Fire Fang Dog.

“You’re welcome.” Wang Yao replied with tears in her eyes.

Since the original fire paste had already taken effect, it naturally couldn’t be wasted. Qiao Sang immediately had Ya Bao go to the training ground’s un-replaced rock area to release Spark.

The Big Flame Sparrow followed closely, practicing Flame Vortex.

Watching the rocks on the ground explode one after another, Wang Yao hesitated: “Are you sure the Yan Ling Dog is releasing Spark? Why does it feel more powerful than Little Yan’s Flame Vortex?”

“Perhaps its proficiency is high enough.” Qiao Sang replied.

Wang Yao was somewhat unconvinced. Flame Vortex was a mid-tier skill, while Spark was a low-tier skill. To what extent would Spark’s proficiency need to be to surpass Flame Vortex in power?

Besides, her Big Flame Sparrow had already practiced Flame Vortex to the minor accomplishment stage.

But the one speaking was Qiao Sang, a super freshman who broke her understanding, which made her have to believe that the power surpassing Flame Vortex could really be Spark.

The two fell silent for a moment.

Qiao Sang suddenly asked: “Do you know how a Pet’s mental strength can be increased?”

“Mental strength?” Wang Yao thought for a moment and said: “You can buy some potions that enhance mental strength or things like Soothing Spirit Fruits.”

“Oh, and you can also have the Pet experience something it fears; it seems that overcoming it can train mental strength.”

“However, this last one I mentioned was something I saw in the recently released movie, ‘Teng Guoguo’s Drifting Journey’, so I don’t know if it’s true or not.”

“Increasing mental strength is mostly something Superpower System Pets do. I haven’t tried it anyway.”

Qiao Sang fell into deep thought.

To control clones over long distances, an increase in mental strength was definitely necessary. She didn’t have much money now, so the latter method could be worth a try.

Overcoming fears, huh…

What was Ya Bao afraid of again…

Ya Bao was still diligently releasing skills, completely unaware that it was about to enter the darkest moment of its life.

After a while longer.

Qiao Sang took out her phone, checked the time, and asked: “It’s already 8:13, why isn’t Zheng Baolong… Teacher here yet?”

Before Wang Yao could answer, Shi Gaofeng, who had just finished training and came over to rest, loudly said: “You mean Zheng Baolong? Gong Wei and the others from the team combat group came back today. When I came over, I saw them standing on the playground being scolded terribly by Zheng Baolong. He’s probably still scolding them now.”

“You’ve only been here for two days, so you don’t know. That Zheng Baolong, once he starts scolding people, he never stops. He won’t stop for less than an hour.”

“Is that so?” A voice, which they absolutely did not want to hear at this moment, sounded from behind.

Shi Gaofeng stiffly turned his head.

It was Zheng Baolong.

…

Qiao Sang finished her day of training and returned home, collapsing onto the sofa.

She looked at the yu beast codex. At this moment, the Spark skill on Ya Bao’s page was (Profound Meaning 16162/20000).

At school, Ya Bao didn’t use its clone, and the time it spent releasing Spark was only a brief twenty minutes, but its Points increased by a full 600.

The saying that a Yu Beast Master only has a future by spending money is truly accurate.

Thinking of this, Qiao Sang remembered her 5 million.

It had been almost a month, why hadn’t the Police Station contacted her yet? They wouldn’t have forgotten about her, would they…

“Ya!”

Ya Bao’s cry pulled Qiao Sang’s consciousness back to reality.

Looking at the serious-faced Ya Bao, Qiao Sang finally remembered the morning’s events. She had promised to resolve it after returning from school, and she had almost forgotten.

She didn’t have time to think in the morning, but recalling it now, everything felt wrong.

Ya Bao was in the same room as her, and for no reason, only it was completely wet, yet there was no trace of water around it.

This was not a natural phenomenon.

Suddenly, Qiao Sang also recalled the inexplicable puddle of water that appeared in the living room last night, and the cliff-like drop in rent.

There was something wrong with this house…

And it wasn’t the kind of ordinary problem she initially thought.

Qiao Sang’s heart tightened. She took out her phone and called Agent Xiao Wang.

After two rings, the other end picked up.

Before the other party could speak, Qiao Sang went straight to the Point: “Hello, I’m the person who just rented Tianjingyuan 1705 the day before yesterday, do you remember?”

“I remember, I remember, Miss Qiao, is something wrong?” Xiao Wang asked.

Agents had to make dozens, if not hundreds, of calls every day. The reason he remembered so quickly who was calling was truly because the Pet he had never seen before had left too deep an impression on him.

“Last time you said the landlord lowered the rent because of something urgent. I’d like to ask what exactly that was?” Qiao Sang said gravely.

She hadn’t asked in detail back then, completely blinded by the cliff-like price drop.

Xiao Wang thought for a moment and replied: “The landlord just said something happened at home and they urgently needed money.”

A lie, Qiao Sang immediately made a judgment.

Would someone who could afford such a big house be short of 15,000 alliance coins for three months’ rent? Besides, even if they urgently needed money and lowered the price, how could they lower it so much?

“Did the landlord tell you that this house would have water appear for no reason?” Qiao Sang asked.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wang, who had only been in this profession for a short time, became a little anxious: “Miss Qiao, the house has no problems whatsoever. I showed it to you back then, and we’ve already signed the contract.”

It seemed the landlord hadn’t said anything.

Qiao Sang hung up the phone without saying anything more.

It was too troublesome to communicate with both sides through the agent for this matter. She had too many things to do right now.

Besides, she was quite satisfied with the house’s price, environment, and location. It was better if she solved it herself.

Qiao Sang pondered.

All supernatural phenomena were caused by extraordinary creatures.

Could there be an extraordinary creature in this house?