Chapter 149: spirit and death

As soon as Qiao Sang asked this, she felt a bit silly.

If the Old Lady’s Yu Beast Master level had reached D-rank and she had received a Pet’s feedback, then it might be possible.

But the Old Lady’s appearance completely matched that of someone her age naturally aging.

One must know that Yu Beast Masters who have received a Pet’s feedback cannot simply be judged by their appearance to determine their age; high-level Yu Beast Masters might look like young people even when they are seventy or eighty years old.

This also led to many fewer people on the streets hitting on handsome men and beautiful women.

Because you couldn’t be sure if the person you were hitting on wasn’t from your grandparents’ generation.

Of course, such individuals were not something you could encounter just by wanting to.

However, there were quite a few instances of people hitting on those from their parents’ generation, which was often used as a joke to warn the public not to judge a book by its cover, or else the next one to suffer social death might be you.

Given the Old Lady’s age and appearance, she clearly hadn’t received a Pet’s feedback, so it was naturally impossible for her to hear a conversation from such a distance, especially one that had been deliberately lowered in volume.

Qiao Sang put on her shoes and stood up, asking the doubt in her heart, “Is the Old Lady suffering from some illness?”

Aside from the smell of medicine in the room, she couldn’t see anything wrong with the Old Lady’s body.

A person who was about to pass away suddenly becoming energetic could only be a final burst of energy.

But studies show that a final burst of energy generally lasts about an hour or two to three hours and usually doesn’t last long, and the Old Lady did not fall into this category.

The aunt was first startled, then seemed to think of something and hesitated, saying, “It’s just normal old age; her organ functions are failing.” She paused here, “Speaking of which, something very strange happened. On the 28th of last month, the Old Lady was delirious and couldn’t eat anything. When she went to the hospital, the doctor said it would be a matter of tomorrow.”

“I was so scared that I called Mr. Jiang, who is the Old Lady’s son, and then their whole family rushed over that day. They were already preparing for the funeral.”

“Who knew…” The aunt swallowed, “After they arrived, the Old Lady was actually fine. Her spirit and energy looked much better than before. After the doctor examined her, he said her physical condition hadn’t improved, estimating it was a final burst of energy, but it’s been over half a month and the Old Lady is still energetic.”

After saying this, she chuckled, “I’m just saying this, don’t be scared. The Old Lady is a Yu Beast Master after all, so her situation might be different from ordinary people.”

“However, when she went for a check-up at the hospital the day before yesterday, the doctor still said it would be a matter of these few days. I estimate the Old Lady doesn’t have much time left, and the Ghost Absorption Lamp can’t be found in a short while, which is why I warned you.”

Qiao Sang was naturally not scared. Wasn’t it just someone who was about to pass away suddenly getting better? She had even experienced crossing over to this world full of extraordinary creatures, so there was nothing bizarre she couldn’t accept.

However, this matter was indeed abnormal…

Qiao Sang pondered for a moment and asked, “Was the time Mr. Jiang and his family arrived the same day the Ghost Absorption Lamp went missing?”

“Yes, that night the Old Lady’s granddaughter took the Ghost Absorption Lamp out to play, and then it got lost,” the aunt answered without thinking, clearly having a very deep impression of what happened that day.

Qiao Sang’s heart tightened.

Something was wrong, very wrong…

Who would go out to play when an elder in their family was declared to be dying by a doctor? And upon hearing that the Ghost Absorption Lamp was missing, the Old Lady’s condition didn’t worsen but inexplicably improved…

Thinking of this, Qiao Sang asked, “Do you have the Old Lady’s granddaughter’s phone number?”

The aunt paused, then took out her phone and said, “I don’t, but Mr. Jiang’s is fine, isn’t it? They should be together.”

Qiao Sang smiled and said, “Of course, but I didn’t bring my phone. Can you write it down on paper for me?”

“You wait, I’ll find some paper.” The aunt turned to go inside.

At this moment, Qiao Sang reminded her, “I remember seeing some on the table in the Old Lady’s room just now.”

…

After going down the stairs and arriving at the shaded area below Unit 5, Qiao Sang took out the piece of paper with the number written on it.

Saying she didn’t bring her phone was naturally a lie; who wouldn’t carry a communication device when going out these days?

However, she didn’t take out her phone to make a call, but instead summoned her Pet.

“Pet!”

Her Pet excitedly looked around; it was finally out again!

Just as it was about to run a lap to properly stretch its limbs, Qiao Sang called out to it in time, “Quick! Use your Touch Sense to look at this paper. There’s an Old Lady on the bed next to it. Help me see what she did.”

The Touch Sense’s playback time was only about 10 minutes now, so she naturally had to watch it quickly.

“Pet…”

Her Pet’s right front paw, which had just stepped out, retracted. Although it was confused as to why it had to do this, it still obediently placed its paw on the paper.

It closed its eyes, and soon, from an observer’s perspective, the events that happened ten minutes before this paper appeared in its mind.

A dim room.

Her Pet looked to the side and indeed saw an Old Lady lying on the bed.

Beside her stood an unusually familiar figure, none other than its own Yu Beast Master.

“Pet!”

Her Pet excitedly cried out.

Unfortunately, its Yu Beast Master was looking at the Old Lady on the bed and ignored it.

“Pet!”

“Pet, Pet!”

It ran in front of its Yu Beast Master again, trying to brush up on its presence.

Still ignored it.

Her Pet looked at its Yu Beast Master, who was staring straight ahead, and paused, then remembered that the scene in front of it was all a playback of that paper.

Right, the Old Lady.

Her Pet remembered its task.

Its eyes widened, and it turned to stare intently at the Old Lady on the bed, trying to make her bloom.

But soon, it was attracted by the figure next to it again.

Huh, isn’t that its little brother? Why is it drooling at the Old Lady?

Although her Pet used its Touch Sense to perceive about ten minutes of events, in reality, it was only a few blinks of an eye.

When her Pet opened its eyes, Qiao Sang eagerly asked, “What did you see?”

“Pet.”

Her Pet lay on the ground with its limbs up, mimicking the Old Lady’s posture lying on the bed, then turned its head and repeated the words she had spoken.

“Pet, Pet.”

“Pet, Pet, Pet.”

“Pet…”

Qiao Sang listened patiently, realizing that it was all the words the Old Lady had spoken to her in the room…

Fortunately, the actions her Pet took next were after she had left the room.

Her Pet performed a non-physical act of pulling something over its body, which, if she guessed correctly, should be a quilt.

“Pet, Pet.” Her Pet lay on its back, imitating what the Old Lady had said at the time.

Qiao Sang felt as if she had been hit over the head with a stick; her mind was a bit dazed.

Holy crap! The Old Lady could hear!

Although she had guessed there was something strange about the Old Lady, she hadn’t guessed in this direction!

To be able to hear at that distance and with that volume was simply superhuman!

No, calm down! There are no superhumans in this world, only extraordinary creatures more miraculous than superhumans.

A Yu Beast Master who has received a Pet’s feedback might be able to do this, but the Old Lady was not a high-level Yu Beast Master…

Qiao Sang tried hard to force herself to calm down and sort out her thoughts: a dying person suddenly got better, and her senses suddenly became much sharper than normal people’s. On the same day, the Ghost Absorption Lamp also went missing…

“Pet.”

Her Pet continued to imitate.

It extended a paw to dig into its ear, then suddenly pulled it back as if burned, and then looked at that paw in a daze.

Honestly, if any director saw this series of imitations, they would probably prepare a contract for immediate signing.

After imitating, her Pet stood up, shook off the dust from its body, and looked at the Little Treasure Hunting Ghost, who had appeared at some point and was watching it with amusement. It suddenly remembered the scene of it drooling at the Old Lady.

“Pet, Pet?”

The Little Treasure Hunting Ghost paused, then replied.

“Qunbao~”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Qiao Sang, who was beside them, stopped thinking.

What the heck, vitality and death qi?!