Chapter 236: Why are you following me?

Calling the police was definitely not an option. If she went to the police station, a check of the surveillance footage would reveal the existence of Water Luyana.

Even if the surrounding surveillance cameras were conveniently broken or didn’t capture anything, she hadn’t lost a single hair. Under normal circumstances, this kind of tailing wouldn’t constitute a crime.

Even if the police station determined the tailing was serious, at most he would be fined and detained for a few days, then released. By then, she would probably have to be on guard every day against him making trouble again.

Qiao Sang thought for a moment, picked up her phone, and sent Xu Jia her location, along with a message:

【Help me out.】

Xu Jia replied instantly: 【I’m in class right now!】

Qiao Sang typed rapidly: 【You can actually bring your phone to school!】

Messages came one after another.

Xu Jia: 【Our school isn’t as strict as yours. Lots of people secretly bring their phones.】

Xu Jia: 【Huh? It seems to be class time right now, and you’re actually playing on your phone!】

Xu Jia: 【I know! You need Illusory Water Baby to help you attend class, that’s why you’re looking for me.】

Xu Jia: 【It’s not that I’m saying, but skipping class on the third day of school isn’t very good, is it?】

Xu Jia: 【I’m an experienced person, listen to my advice: the most taboo thing about school is being remembered by the teacher. Once you’re remembered, they’ll think of you for everything—questions in class, the teacher’s death stare, random spot checks for recitations. You might have to experience it every day from now on.】

Qiao Sang felt a little heartbroken seeing the last message, and after a moment of contemplation, she began to type:

【I’m not skipping class, I’m taking a leave of absence. The favor I need isn’t for Illusory Water Baby to attend class for me, but something else. I can pay extra.】

Xu Jia quickly replied: 【Talking about money makes us seem like strangers, doesn’t it? Wait, I’ll send Illusory Water Baby over right now.】

After contacting Xu Jia, Qiao Sang opened her contacts and dialed the Vice Principal’s phone number.

“What is it?” The Vice Principal’s voice came from the speaker.

“Vice Principal, I don’t have my homeroom teacher’s contact information. Can you please help me ask my homeroom teacher for a leave of absence? Just for one day is fine,” Qiao Sang said.

“Yes, but what’s your reason for taking leave?” Liu Yao asked.

“I woke up this morning feeling a bit unwell, like I have a fever, and I want to lie down at home,” Qiao Sang gave a reasonable and practical sick leave reason.

“You have a fever? Where are your family members? You should go to the hospital now,” Liu Yao frowned.

“It’s fine, I’ll rest at home for a bit first. If I still don’t feel well this afternoon, I’ll go to the hospital,” Qiao Sang pretended to be weak.

At this moment, an uncle carrying a briefcase happened to pass by. He looked at Li Songhai lying on the ground and the two unconscious Pets next to him, then walked over and kindly said, “Little girl, do you need help?”

Qiao Sang quickly covered the phone’s receiver and shook her head, refusing with her mouth.

After the passerby left, Qiao Sang put the phone back to her ear and continued weakly, “Then I’ll leave the leave of absence matter to you.”

Liu Yao, who had received Pet feedback and had excellent hearing: “.”

However, Liu Yao did not expose her, and his tone remained as steady as ever: “Then you rest well. Oh, and if the Principal asks you to switch to the third-year group for the National Campus Pet Beast League, remember to refuse. We need to be steady. With your strength, getting first place in the first-year group in the entire province is not a problem.”

At this point, Liu Yao paused, then continued: “If you have a chance to advance to the national finals through the regional competition, then cultural scores and such won’t matter as much.”

Great minds think alike! Qiao Sang said solemnly, “I understand.”

After hanging up the phone, under Ya Bao’s Superpower, Li Songhai and his two Pets were moved to a nearby alley.

Half an hour later, Xu Jia sent a message: 【Illusory Water Baby has arrived at your location.】

Qiao Sang went out to look and indeed saw an Illusory Water Baby with a small GPS device around its neck, looking around confusedly on the roadside.

“Here!” Qiao Sang waved.

“Huan Huan!”

Illusory Water Baby heard the sound, turned its head, and its eyes lit up, clearly recognizing Qiao Sang.

Li Songhai opened his eyes, and then he saw a Ghost-type Pet sticking out its tongue directly at his face.

“Ah!!!”

Seeing the tongue about to lick his face, Li Songhai screamed in terror, then tried to dodge backward using both his hands and feet, only to find both his hands tied up.

Helpless, he could only desperately scoot backward with his butt.

Little Treasure Hunting Ghost saw him wake up and leisurely floated back to its Yu Beast Master’s side.

Li Songhai then realized he was in a small alley. He was no stranger to this alley; it was the same one he had squatted in for half a day last night, almost being drained to anemia.

“You’re awake.”

“Ah!!!” Hearing the voice, Li Songhai was startled and subconsciously screamed again.

He hadn’t slept well and was in a state of mental exhaustion. He opened his eyes to see a Ghost-type Pet in close proximity to him, then immediately discovered his hands were tied and he was still in the alley that had given him a huge shadow last night. Now, any movement could startle him.

Li Songhai looked in the direction of the voice and saw a delicate-faced girl standing in the shadows, looking at him with a kind smile.

Beside her stood the Superpower System Pet whose name he couldn’t recall and the Ghost-type Pet that had just scared him.

“What do you want to do?” Li Songhai calmed down and asked.

After recognizing the person in front of him as the resident of No. 1075, he no longer panicked. What could such an underage Xiao Nvhai do?

Qiao Sang smiled and didn’t answer the question. Instead, she stepped forward, squatted down, and untied the shoelaces binding his hands, saying, “You first recall your Pets.”

Recall his Pets?

Li Songhai was stunned, his mind momentarily confused.

Were Steel Armor Foot Monster and Rain Chi Yan discovered?

Oh right, Steel Armor Foot Monster and Rain Chi Yan were still outside. Then why were his hands tied, and why was he brought here?

“If you don’t recall them, don’t blame me,” Qiao Sang said.

“Ya!”

“Jie jie jie jie.”

Ya Bao and Little Treasure Hunting Ghost very cooperatively put on villainous expressions, looking as if they were ready to act at any moment.

“I’ll do it right away!”

Li Songhai said it, but his hands remained still. In his mind, he was sensing the positions of Steel Armor Foot Monster and Rain Chi Yan.

Then he seemed to sense something, his head stiffly turned, and he stared blankly into the depths of the alley to his left, his eyes wide, like a clay sculpture.

“I’ll count to three.”

Before Qiao Sang could even start counting, Li Songhai shivered with fright and, without daring to delay another moment, waved his hand to recall his Pets.

“I’ve recalled them!” Li Songhai said with a trembling voice.

He never expected that when he woke up, Steel Armor Foot Monster and Rain Chi Yan would both be unconscious.

In an instant, Qiao Sang’s image became terrifying and mysterious.

Looking at the smile on the young girl’s face now, how could it be kind? It was clearly ’nuclear’ kind!

Qiao Sang retied his hands.

Li Songhai didn’t struggle. Now, the only conscious Pet in his yu beast codex was a combat-weak Shui Di Chong. Even Steel Armor Foot Monster had fallen, so he had no hope that Shui Di Chong could save him.

“Why were you following me?” Qiao Sang got to the point.