Chapter 344: True Blessings (2-in-1)

Everyone was silent.

The young police officer, who had been the most talkative, was the first to break the silence, his face pale as he said, “I think we should report this to our superiors and ask for more people to be sent.”

Another police officer of similar age blurted out, “To be sent to their deaths?”

Another silence fell.

Though the words were unpleasant, judging by the intensity of the Mars Rain just now, their town truly lacked the matching combat power.

“Let’s report it first,” said the oldest-looking police officer among them. “You all stay put. I’ll go over and see what exactly is going on.”

“No!” the young police officer shouted. “Captain, it’s too dangerous for you to go alone. I’ll go with you!”

The Captain thought for a moment, then nodded and said, “Alright.”

The young police officer: “…”

The Captain summoned a Wind Sculpture, and then both of them straightened their backs, their expressions rather somber, and sat on it.

Everyone watched them leave, the atmosphere very heavy.

Just as they were about to depart, Wu Chang spoke up, “I’ll go too!”

“Don’t cause any more trouble,” the young police officer said from atop the Wind Sculpture, looking up at where the Mars Rain had just fallen. The Mars Rain had ended, and the night sky was peaceful, but his expression was incredibly grave:

“This is no longer an ordinary civil dispute. Didn’t you see the Mars Rain just now? The person you want to stop can cause such a commotion, which shows their strength is extraordinary. If you go now, you’ll just be a hindrance. Don’t worry, your friend… we will bring her back.”

They would bring her back, but they didn’t say they would bring her back safely. No one present was a rookie who had just joined the force; they naturally understood the meaning of those words.

The strength of a Yu Beast Master who could cause such a commotion was self-evident. What they feared was that he was a brutal individual who might have eliminated the girl who tried to stop him. Even if he hadn’t, the aftermath of a fight like this, with a wild Pet, would surely endanger her.

The best outcome now was that this Yu Beast Master’s goal was only to contract a wild Pet, that his personality was amenable to communication, and that the girl was injured but not in mortal danger.

Everyone was silent.

And the worst outcome was that this Yu Beast Master was a ruthless criminal.

In that case, the girl would be in danger, and their Captain and colleague who went there might also perish if they were not careful.

A suffocating atmosphere enveloped everyone’s hearts.

Wu Chang was stunned for a moment, then explained, “But the Mars Rain just now was caused by my friend.”

All the police officers: “???”

The atmosphere instantly changed.

“What did you say?”

“What do you mean, caused by your friend? Isn’t your friend the same age as you?!”

“Didn’t you say your friend was only in high school?!”

“Didn’t you say it was a girl?”

Everyone looked at Wu Chang.

Wu Chang was initially stunned, then understood something and said, “That person doesn’t have a fire-type Pet, only a Hu Shuo Evil Spirit, a Zhuang Tong Flying Owl, and a Biao Mu Ma. As for my friend, she’s from Saint Water Middle School, and she is indeed a high school student. She has a Yan Ling Dog, and it should have been her Yan Ling Dog releasing the Mars Rain just now.”

As the most discussed contestant in Hanggang City at the moment, Wu Chang had naturally researched Qiao Sang’s information online.

There was a lot of information posted online, some true and some false, and among them was a post saying that Qiao Sang’s Yan Ling Dog could use Mars Rain.

Wu Chang initially didn’t take it seriously, thinking it was false information, but the scene he had just witnessed made him immediately think of that post.

A strong intuition told him that it was true.

Upon hearing this, everyone’s expressions turned blank.

The amount of information was too great; they needed time to process it.

The Captain was the first to process it. He took a deep breath and shouted, “Quickly call and report! Everyone, follow me!”

To have cultivated the only existing Yan Ling Dog at the age of a teenager, and to have taught it Mars Rain—such a person absolutely could not be harmed under their watch!

… …

While the opponent hadn’t recovered yet, Qiao Sang summoned Xiao Xunbao and had Lu Bao Heal her.

The large bump on Xiao Xunbao’s head visibly receded at a rapid pace. She slowly opened her eyes, and a familiar face appeared before her.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao instantly woke up, excitedly pouncing into her Yu Beast Master’s arms.

Although she really wanted to chat for a bit and ask Xiao Xunbao where she had been, Qiao Sang knew it wasn’t the right time.

Qiao Sang said, “Ya Bao, go to the ground and use your Touch Sense to see if you can sense where Praying Luck La is right now.”

“Ya.” Ya Bao responded and ran towards the ground.

If a Pet’s cry doesn’t change during evolution, its vocal cords will still change.

Listening to a voice completely different from Ya Bao’s usual, Xiao Xunbao turned her head in confusion, then showed an expression of extreme Stun.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

How had her Brother Ya Bao changed so much?!

“She just evolved,” Qiao Sang explained.

“Xun?”

“Xun?!”

Xiao Xunbao was stunned for a moment, then showed a jaw-dropping expression.

Evolved?

Evolved?!

She evolved in just that short amount of time that I was gone?!

“Ya ya.”

Ya Bao grinned, revealing a proud little expression.

“Lu Lu.”

Just as Ya Bao perked up her ears, ready to hear how Xiao Xunbao would praise her next, Lu Bao pointed at the ring on Xiao Xunbao’s head with her paw and cried out.

Qiao Sang was stunned, because Lu Bao said she saw Xiao Xunbao put Praying Luck La into the ring.

“Is that true?!” Qiao Sang asked Xiao Xunbao excitedly.

“Xiao Xunbao~” Hearing her Yu Beast Master ask this, Xiao Xunbao immediately forgot about Ya Bao’s evolution, took off the ring, pulled out a transparent device from inside, and let out a boastful cry.

It just happened to fall in front of her, so she just picked it up and put it in.

“Yun Yun!”

Praying Luck La looked at the humans outside the device, greatly excited.

She felt she was saved!

Is Lu Bao’s eyesight that amazing? You know, Xiao Xunbao was just like a black dot, and there were so many flames blocking the view. Could it be that the potion made from blue dew crystal back then worked… Qiao Sang felt it was very necessary to test Lu Bao’s eyesight when they got back.

Thinking of this, she immediately pressed Praying Luck La, who had just appeared, back into the ring, and said seriously, “Ya Bao, let’s go quickly!”

“Ya…”

Ya Bao responded listlessly, indicating that she understood.

Is she weak from expending too much energy?

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Just as Qiao Sang was pondering, Xiao Xunbao was suddenly controlled by a force, pulling her sharply upwards to a height of tens of meters.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao struggled desperately, but she couldn’t break free from the control.

When she finally stopped, her little heart trembled as she cautiously turned her head, then saw a terrifying large face.

“Xun!”

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes darted, then she let out a loud cry, tilted her head, and directly feigned unconsciousness.

Qiao Sang looked up and saw Biao Mu Ma in mid-air, holding Xiao Xunbao in one claw and supporting the uncle in the other.

She narrowed her eyes, and just as she was about to speak, the uncle’s voice came from afar:

“I saw everything. Now I’ll give you two choices: either you let your Treasure Hunting Fairy open the ring and hand over Praying Luck La, or I’ll just take the Treasure Hunting Fairy away directly.”

Zhang Rongtang actually didn’t want to make an enemy of a child who clearly had an extraordinary future, but there was no other way. Unless the Treasure Hunting Fairy took out the item in its ring itself, no one else could retrieve it.

Since heaven had given him the opportunity to encounter Praying Luck La, he couldn’t possibly give up!

Making an enemy was nothing; as long as he contracted Praying Luck La, he wouldn’t fear anyone!

“Ya!”

Ya Bao bared her teeth, showing a fierce expression towards the sky, the flames on her shoulders subtly expanding a bit.

Just as she was about to go up and fight, Qiao Sang stroked her fur, signaling her to calm down.

“Ya!”

Under her Yu Beast Master’s soothing touch, Ya Bao didn’t rush up, but continued to bare her teeth at the sky.

Ya Bao has no energy right now; going up would be a waste. At this distance, I could recall Xiao Xunbao into the yu beast codex, but once recalled, the opponent would attack, and I’d still be at their mercy. It’s better to stall for time now… Qiao Sang looked at the sky, feigning hesitation.

Zhang Rongtang didn’t intend to waste time and said in a deep voice, “I’ll only count to three.”

After saying that, he immediately began counting.

“One.”

“One minute, can you just give me one minute to think!”

“Two.”

“Thirty seconds! Thirty seconds should be enough!”

“Three…”

This time, Qiao Sang didn’t speak. Instead, her mouth slowly widened, and she stood frozen, staring dumbfounded at the high altitude.

To be precise, she was looking at the area behind Biao Mu Ma.

Ya Bao showed the same expression.

Suddenly, a small crack appeared in the dark night sky, then it widened, as if being slowly torn open by a pair of invisible giant hands.

The crack was a void of darkness, like an abyss.

Qiao Sang’s mind buzzed, various chaotic thoughts emerged, and finally only one remained:

Holy crap! Secret Realm Rift!

Realizing what it was, Qiao Sang quickly pulled out her phone, opened the camera, and took a picture of the rift in the sky.

A freshly emerged Secret Realm Rift! It was her first time seeing one! She’d post it on her Moments later!

“Uncle, move aside, let me take a picture of the Secret Realm Rift!” While taking the photo, Qiao Sang didn’t forget to ask the uncle to move to the side.

Secret Realm Rift? Zhang Rongtang’s heart quickened. He had already felt something was wrong when he counted to three, but at that moment, he was confronting the child below and couldn’t immediately turn his head.

Could it really be a Secret Realm Rift?

Zhang Rongtang immediately wanted to turn his head to look, but just then, he heard the child below suddenly tear her throat and shout desperately, “Run!”

Run? Zhang Rongtang was stunned for a moment.

Biao Mu Ma wasn’t stunned. It seemed to sense something and instantly disappeared from its spot with its Yu Beast Master.

The next second, a giant steel claw with only four toes suddenly stretched out from the rift, forcefully grabbing at the spot where Biao Mu Ma had been.

Qiao Sang shivered, waved her hand, and recalled Xiao Xunbao into the yu beast codex.

The giant steel claw was too enormous. Biao Mu Ma seemed to have teleported a very long distance, but it still hadn’t completely escaped the range covered by the steel claw.

Qiao Sang stared blankly as the giant steel claw extended and grabbed, pulling Biao Mu Ma and the uncle into the rift.

She didn’t notice a piece of paper, about 5 centimeters long, floating out of Zhang Rongtang’s pocket.

Before Qiao Sang could recover, a Pet’s head, entirely silver like armor, with a nose as sharp and protruding as a blade, and yellow vertical pupils, emerged from the Secret Realm Rift.

From its appearance, it was not difficult to tell that this head and the steel claw belonged to the same Pet.

Qiao Sang subconsciously held her breath, not daring to move.

This Pet’s yellow vertical pupils looked left and right, as if dissatisfied with the surrounding environment, then retracted its head back into the rift.

If not now, when! Qiao Sang was about to run, but then she remembered something, formed hand seals, summoned Xiao Xunbao, and said, “Take out Praying Luck La.”

“Xiao Xunbao…” This made Xiao Xunbao, who had just been about to pounce into her Yu Beast Master’s arms and cry about how scary it had been, stop her pounce. She obediently took off the ring and pulled out the device containing Praying Luck La from inside.

“Yun Yun…”

As soon as Praying Luck La came out, she sensed something, her body suddenly stiffened, and then she abruptly raised her head.

The enormous rift was like a terrifying abyss, but Praying Luck La watched it, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

She had finally waited for it…

Qiao Sang asked, “Do you want to go back?”

Earlier, when she woke up, she had overheard part of the conversation between the uncle and Wu Chang, knowing that Praying Luck La had waited nine years for the Secret Realm Rift.

“Yun Yun!”

Praying Luck La cried out with determined eyes.

Of course she wanted to go back!

Qiao Sang said nothing more, placed the device on the ground, then nodded at Lu Bao.

“Lu.”

Lu Bao understood instantly. Her tail was immediately wrapped in water and forcefully swung at the device.

The transparent device remained completely undamaged.

“Lu!”

Lu Bao was stunned for a moment, then showed a serious expression.

The next second, her entire body was wrapped in water as she shot into the sky, then rapidly descended, colliding with the transparent device.

The transparent device shook, but still showed no damage.

“Lu…”

Lu Bao stood frozen in place, a bewildered expression on her face.

Seeing this, Qiao Sang looked at Ya Bao and said, “Ya Bao, you do it.”

“Ya!”

Ya Bao nodded, opened her mouth, energy condensed, and her fangs were instantly engulfed in flames.

At the same time, a giant head made of flames also opened its mouth, baring its fangs and biting down.

“Crack!!”

The transparent device shattered with a sound.

“Yun Yun!”

Praying Luck La showed an excited expression, and with a piece of white cloth still on her head, she impatiently flew towards the rift.

“Wait!” Qiao Sang called out.

“Yun?”

Praying Luck La stopped, turned her head, and showed a confused expression.

Although Qiao Sang couldn’t see Praying Luck La’s appearance, she knew that she must be staring at her at that moment.

“Lu Bao, Healing Light,” Qiao Sang said.

“Lu…”

Lu Bao obediently complied.

Blue light shone on Praying Luck La.

“Yun…”

After the blue light dissipated, Praying Luck La sensed her condition, then froze.

At this moment, Qiao Sang said, “Wu Chang said you were injured and asked me to Heal you. Now I’ve fulfilled his request.”

“Yun Yun…”

Praying Luck La’s excited heart calmed down a little. She remembered Wu Chang.

If only she could see that guy one last time before going home…

“Yun Yun! Qiao Sang!” Wu Chang’s voice came from afar.

“Yun…”

Praying Luck La’s eyes reddened, and she quickly floated upwards.

She saw Wu Chang walking towards them.

After looking for a couple of seconds, Praying Luck La’s gaze became resolute, and she no longer hesitated, turning to fly towards the giant rift in the sky.

But when she reached the rift, she stopped again. She raised her paw and waved at Qiao Sang.

Because the white cloth on Praying Luck La hadn’t been removed yet, Qiao Sang could see her movements.

“Qiao Sang! Are you alright? Where’s Yun Yun!” Wu Chang also ran over at this moment.

A group of police officers followed beside him.

Qiao Sang looked up at the sky and said, “She’s there.”

Everyone followed her gaze.

The police officers saw the Secret Realm Rift, while Wu Chang saw the white figure in front of the Secret Realm Rift.

“Yun Yun~”

In a daze, Qiao Sang heard Praying Luck La’s cry.

“Did you hear that?” Qiao Sang asked.

“I heard it,” Wu Chang murmured.

No one else heard it.

Everyone knew that Praying Luck La could bring good luck, but no one knew that when Praying Luck La truly blessed someone, only those who could hear her voice would receive good luck.

“Yun Yun~”

Praying Luck La cried out, then turned and plunged into the rift.

This plot was conceived from the beginning, mainly wanting to write something similar to a theatrical version, where one could both witness super rare Pets and gain a surge in strength, considered a unique adventure for the protagonist.