Chapter 719: Why is it snowing? (6000)

Mount Bazhi.

It took Charles and his team over four hours to arrive here.

At the entrance, the three slowly advanced, stepping on the soft, decaying leaves, making only faint sounds.

At the very front of the team, a mechanical canine Pet led the way.

Charles followed behind it, holding a display, occasionally checking the information that appeared on it.

At this moment, the surrounding trees seemed to come alive, moving to block the way, completely sealing off the path.

The mechanical canine Pet stopped.

Charles calmly said:

“These are Wood Affinity Monsters. They generally don’t attack humans; they only pretend to be trees and block the way, indicating that this path cannot be entered. We just need to take another path.”

Qiao Sang’s curiosity was piqued, and she asked:

“Why can’t we go down this path?”

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Xiao Xunbao appeared, showing an expression of curiosity identical to her Yu Beast Master’s.

The sudden appearance of the Ghost-type Pet did not cause any change in expression for Charles or Carol.

Carol looked at Xiao Xunbao, observing it intently for a moment.

Charles patiently explained:

“Wood Affinity Monsters are social Pets; they basically gather in large groups. If it blocks the way, it means there are small Wood Affinity Monsters or Wood Affinity Monster Pet eggs behind this path.”

So that’s how it is… Qiao Sang and Xiao Xunbao showed expressions of sudden understanding.

Charles stared at the display in his hand for a while, then pointed to the small path on the left and said:

“Let’s take this one.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the mechanical canine Pet quickly changed paths and walked at the very front.

Along the way, Qiao Sang saw many wild Pets she had not yet encountered in textbooks.

However, these wild Pets seemed unafraid of strangers; they neither attacked nor fled upon seeing them, continuing to go about their own business.

Qiao Sang’s curiosity flared up again:

“Is it because people often come here to explore, which is why these wild Pets don’t react much when they see us?”

“How could there be no reaction?” Carol said, raising her head slightly and gesturing with her eyes towards a Pet resembling a sloth, with almost entirely brown fur, currently perched on a tree, saying:

“Like that Cursed Sloth, don’t just look at it motionless, as if it’s sleeping; in fact, every three seconds, its eyes will glance in our direction.”

“And that Hot Ant.” Carol then looked at an ant-like Pet eating a red fruit by a tree not far away, saying:

“Its body is dark red now, which means it’s in a state of alert.”

Saying that, she chuckled: “Believe me, if we get within five meters of it, it will definitely run away immediately.”

Upon hearing the last sentence, Qiao Sang suddenly thought of something and asked:

“Why would it definitely run away instead of attacking us?”

Charles, walking ahead, answered the question:

“Hot Ants are Pets that are relatively good at assessing the situation; they generally won’t attack opponents stronger than themselves. Any Pet we have here is stronger than it, and it can sense that.”

“Moreover…” Charles added with a smile: “This is still just the outermost layer of Mount Bazhi; Pets living in the outer layer generally don’t casually attack humans.”

“Why?” Qiao Sang didn’t quite understand the connection between the two.

She knew that the wild Pets in the First District were gentle and were only allowed to remain in the First District because it was confirmed they wouldn’t casually attack humans.

But that scope only applied to human residential areas.

A place like Mount Bazhi looked undeveloped, and the wild Pets here shouldn’t be managed so strictly.

Otherwise, coming here wouldn’t count as a wilderness adventure.

Hearing this, Carol and Charles exchanged glances, suddenly realizing that Qiao Sang was a new student, and from another planet at that.

Only someone unfamiliar with Mount Bazhi could ask such a basic question.

So, when Qiao Sang heard about Mount Bazhi earlier, she was calm because she didn’t know this was the dwelling place of the King-level wild Pet, Earth Land Two Dragons? Charles fell silent.

Carol began to explain in detail:

“In the Upper Tenth District, wild Pets are generally strictly controlled, especially in the First District, but there are always exceptions, such as places like Mount Bazhi. This area has no buildings around it and is uninhabited, making it a place many wild Pets choose to live.”

“Mount Bazhi actually has an owner. Pets that move in without permission mostly stay in the outermost layer.”

“These types of Pets are not protected, lack the strength to go into the inner layers, and are still affected by previous controls, so they won’t casually attack humans.”

She paused, then added:

“However, after living here for a long time, the wild Pets in the outermost layer are no longer as gentle as wild Pets outside. If they discover that an incoming human’s strength is insufficient, they will still take the initiative to attack.”

“Of course, this situation is rare, as Yu Beast Masters who are too weak wouldn’t come here anyway.”

Qiao Sang pondered for a moment, then expressed her confusion:

“Owner?”

“Cha Cha.”

Before Carol could answer, the mechanical canine Pet walking at the very front suddenly stopped and barked.

Charles stopped immediately after, raising his hand to signal a halt.

Qiao Sang instantly forgot her question and stood still.

The atmosphere subtly shifted for a moment.

“There’s a General-level Pet within three hundred meters.” Charles glanced at the display in his hand, then instinctively turned to Qiao Sang, the strongest combatant in the team:

“We can only take this path now; we’ll have to deal with this General-level Pet.”

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment:

“Didn’t you say that wild Pets in the outermost layer don’t casually attack humans? We should be fine just walking past, right?”

Charles explained:

“The appearance of a General-level Pet means we’re no longer in the outermost layer. Pets in the middle layer have a high probability of actively attacking humans, so we must make the first move.”

“Understood.” Qiao Sang nodded.

Then she looked at Xiao Xunbao: “Go quietly, Hypnosis it directly, don’t make too much noise.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao barked, indicating it would definitely complete the mission.

Then its eyes glowed blue, and it vanished from its spot.

Xiao Xunbao’s movements were too fast; Charles tried to stop it, but it was already too late.

He opened his mouth, but ultimately couldn’t help but question:

“The opponent is a General-level Pet; it shouldn’t be easy to Hypnosis, right?”

Qiao Sang calmly said:

“As long as the opponent doesn’t detect Xiao Xunbao’s presence beforehand, then it’s not a big problem.”

Xiao Xunbao’s Hypnosis had already reached the peak of its Profound Meaning. Let alone Pets of the same level, even a King-level Pet one level higher wasn’t impossible to Hypnosis successfully.

…

While the two were talking, Xiao Xunbao had already moved to a spot over two hundred meters away.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao looked at the huge, almost entirely gray, snake-like Pet with a tail covered in iron thorns, currently sleeping with its eyes closed, and showed a hesitant expression.

It seemed like it didn’t need to Hypnosis it…

But its Yu Beast Master said to Hypnosis it…

After thinking for 0.01 seconds, Xiao Xunbao extended its short toes.

Two 3D-mode Dark Shadow Controls instantly struck the sleeping snake-like Pet, forcibly prying open its eyelids.

“Tie Tie…”

The snake-like Pet’s beautiful dream was disturbed. It frowned slightly, showing an annoyed expression. It opened its eyes, then saw two blue lights.

“Tie Tie…”

The snake-like Pet fell asleep again.

Only this time, it slept even more soundly.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao observed the snake-like Pet for a while, then controlled the dark shadow to pat the snake-like Pet’s face twice.

“Tie Tie…”

The snake-like Pet was having a sweet dream, drooling, completely unresponsive.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Seeing this, Xiao Xunbao was finally satisfied.

…

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao appeared beside its Yu Beast Master, puffed out its chest, and barked slightly proudly, indicating that the mission had been successfully completed.

“Well done.” Qiao Sang praised, then turned and said: “Let’s go.”

That’s it? Carol and Charles’ expressions froze.

From Ghost Ring King’s departure to its return, it was less than a minute.

It was resolved just like that?

The two were somewhat conflicted. They knew Qiao Sang’s strength and also believed she had the ability to deal with General-level Pets.

But wasn’t this resolution speed a bit too fast?

Should they believe it or not…

Charles deliberated for two seconds, then finally decided:

“Go!”

Even if that General-level Pet wasn’t completely dealt with, it was fine.

Their current lineup could easily handle one General-level Pet.

He had originally only told Qiao Sang to prepare for battle in advance…

With this mindset, when he saw the deeply sleeping Iron Jaw Giant Python, his eyes widened, and he had only one thought:

Was it really Hypnosisd?!

One must know that Pets at the General-level have enhanced mental strength, and even if they are caught off guard and Hypnosisd, they would have many ways to regain consciousness in that groggy instant.

The scene before them truly exceeded expectations.

Charles and Carol’s gazes towards Qiao Sang changed simultaneously.

Rumors are one thing, but only by witnessing it firsthand does one truly feel the opponent’s strength.

“Tie Tie…”

The Iron Jaw Giant Python was drooling.

“Wait for me.” After confirming that the Iron Jaw Giant Python was indeed in a deep sleep, Carol took out two empty glass test tubes from her backpack, came beside the Iron Jaw Giant Python, pulled out the stoppers, and held them to its mouth to collect its saliva.

Charles was not surprised.

Qiao Sang was silent for a moment, then asked:

“Does its saliva have some use?”

Carol, while putting the stoppers back, explained:

“The saliva of the Iron Jaw Giant Python, combined with fin spine powder, when applied to Ground-type or Steel-type Pets, can enhance their defensive capabilities.”

Saying that, she immediately thought of something and looked at Qiao Sang:

“I remember you have a Steel Guardian Falcon; it can use this perfectly. Do you want me to prepare a portion for you then?”

You know I have a Steel Guardian Falcon… How much information about me has been leaked on the forum… Qiao Sang reined in her thoughts, suddenly thinking of another matter:

“Does it require points?”

Oh, you’re already aware of the points trap just a few days into the semester… Charles inwardly sighed with admiration.

Carol’s expression froze for a moment, but then she looked at the half-open backpack behind Qiao Sang, which had been silent, and seemed to realize something, smiling and nodding:

“Of course not.”

Qiao Sang blurted out: “Then I want a portion.”

“Alright.” Carol maintained her smile.

Because of this transaction, the two exchanged contact information.

…

The three moved through the forest, even more cautiously than before.

Just as Charles had said earlier, upon reaching the middle layer, the wild Pets’ strength had increased significantly, and they would actively attack, causing the danger level to soar.

After Ya Bao used Exploding Flame Bullet to defeat a General-level Pet, Qiao Sang suddenly remembered the question she hadn’t had time to ask earlier.

She couldn’t help but ask again:

“Who is the owner of Mount Bazhi?”

Carol squatted beside the unconscious General-level Pet, plucking two of its hairs while saying:

“It’s a King-level Pet, Earth Land Two Dragons. Mount Bazhi is its territory, and the government has more or less acknowledged this.”

“A King-level Pet…” Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, then asked, “Is it in this mountain range right now?”

“Yes.” This time, Charles was the one who answered: “The Earth Land Two Dragons lives in the core of Mount Bazhi. Any Pet wanting to live deep within this mountain range usually needs the Earth Land Two Dragons’ permission.”

“But don’t worry, we only need to operate in the middle circle. We don’t need to go any deeper, so we won’t run into the Earth Land Two Dragons.”

As he spoke, he suddenly thought of something and showed Qiao Sang the display he had been holding, adding:

“Even if we do run into it, it’s fine. I have a Pet tracking device that can detect the Earth Land Two Dragons’ presence in advance. When that happens, we’ll just run away early.”

Qiao Sang: “…”

Qiao Sang had some understanding of this Pet tracking device. Pets of different levels emit different magnetic fields and energies. It is said that the Pet tracking device uses this to detect the number and level of Pets within a certain distance.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

At this moment, Xiao Xunbao let out a slightly proud cry from the side, indicating that it was good at running away.

“What is Ghost Ring King saying?” Carol asked, putting the plucked hair back into her backpack.

Qiao Sang was silent for a moment, then rephrased: “It said that if we encounter danger, it can lead us to a safe zone.”

The Beast Taming Department’s Top 100 Battle from the past two days had already been uploaded to the forum, including the fact that Qiao Sang, the Beast Taming Department’s monstrous new student, had an unusual Ghost Ring King that had mutated into a dual-attribute Pet with the Superpower System.

Although not everyone in the school knew about this, Carol and Charles, who were about to team up with Qiao Sang for a wilderness expedition, had specifically looked it up and naturally knew about it.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao nodded, indicating that was correct.

Charles smiled and looked at Xiao Xunbao:

“Then if we encounter danger, we’ll be counting on you.”

Although Charles was a native of Super Dormant Star, Yu Liandun University, where he studied, had students from other planets. His attitude towards others’ Pets naturally depended on their attitude towards his own Pet.

After all, respecting the social customs of other planets is also a form of politeness.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao patted its chest, indicating no problem.

…

Night fell, deep and dark.

With the sun set, the already pleasant weather became even cooler.

All three had received feedback from their Pets, so they didn’t feel cold at all in this temperature.

Carol set up her tent, crawled inside, then poked her head out and said:

“I’ll rest for a bit first. Call me in three hours, and we’ll rotate then.”

Charles made an “okay” gesture.

Seeing this, Carol pulled the tent flap shut with peace of mind.

“You should go rest quickly too.” Charles came over to Qiao Sang, who was meditating cross-legged, and said.

Qiao Sang sat on the enlarged Tooth Treasure, her eyes closed, and calmly said: “For me, Meditation is a form of rest.”

Charles was instantly filled with admiration, thinking that even a prodigy needed to be diligent to achieve their current accomplishments.

An hour later, Qiao Sang lay on Tooth Treasure and fell into a deep sleep.

Charles: “…”

Seeing that everyone else was asleep, with only his Yu Beast Master remaining, Ghost Sense finally left the side of the backpack containing Ice Kexilu and floated in front of Charles.

“Ghost Sense.”

Ghost Sense called out, indicating it could stand guard.

Charles lowered his voice:

“Then we’ll stand guard together.”

“Ghost Sense.”

Ghost Sense nodded.

“Ice Ke.”

At this moment, Ice Kexilu jumped out of the backpack, ignored Charles, and called out to Ghost Sense, indicating that it wanted to go find a target of despair with it now.

“Ghost Sense…”

Ghost Sense subconsciously looked at its Yu Beast Master.

Charles glanced at the sleeping Qiao Sang, momentarily unsure what to do.

He had been in contact with people from Blue Star and knew that most of their Pets were very opinionated.

Doing their own thing while their Yu Beast Master slept was probably quite common.

But this was the middle circle of Mount Bazhi; it would be too dangerous for two High-level Pets to wander off aimlessly.

“Do you want to wake your Yu Beast Master and ask her?” Charles asked Ice Kexilu.

Ice Kexilu stared at the human in front of it for a while, then looked at Ghost Sense, which remained motionless beside the human, said nothing, and turned to jump back into the backpack.

Is it angry? This Blue Star Pet has too much of a temper… Charles frowned slightly.

In a spot he couldn’t see, a drop of water flowed out of the backpack, slowly flowing back in the direction it had come from.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Seeing the water droplet flow further and further away, about to disappear, Xiao Xunbao appeared, floated next to its Yu Beast Master, stuck out its tongue, and fiercely licked her cheek.

Qiao Sang, deep in sleep, suddenly felt a chill run through her, shivered, and woke up from her dream.

“What’s wrong?” Qiao Sang opened her eyes, saw it was Xiao Xunbao, and connecting it with the feeling she just had, knew it was this guy who licked her. She asked helplessly.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao pointed in the direction where the water droplet disappeared, looking anxious, indicating that the third one had left!

The third one? Ice Kexilu? Qiao Sang was startled, then her still groggy mind instantly cleared. She looked at her backpack and found that Ice Kexilu was indeed not there.

Qiao Sang: “!!!”

“Why are you awake?” Charles heard the commotion and turned to ask.

“My Ice Kexilu is gone!” Qiao Sang said, raising her hand, subconsciously wanting to summon Ice Kexilu back.

At this moment, Charles’s slightly surprised voice came:

“Why did your Ice Kexilu still leave? I even told it to ask you first.”

Qiao Sang stopped her movements, turned to look at him, and expressed her confusion with her eyes.

Charles said:

“Just now, Ice Kexilu wanted Ghost Sense to accompany it to find a target for despair. I told it to wake you up and ask for your opinion, but it just burrowed back into the backpack. I thought it had given up.”

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang looked at Ghost Sense, who was beside Charles, and her mind raced.

Ice Kexilu left, but Ghost Sense is still here, which means Ice Kexilu isn’t looking for a battle with despairing emotions right now… It’s looking for an opponent to battle…

Qiao Sang instantly understood where Ice Kexilu had gone.

During this time, Ice Kexilu had been playing water-based aerial supremacy at night. It firmly believed that battling was the way to improve its strength.

Originally, Ice Kexilu’s mindset had improved, but after these two days of despair emotion conversion, it was clearly more anxious than before… Qiao Sang stopped thinking further, flipped off Tooth Treasure, and with a wave of her hand, put the sleeping Tooth Treasure into the yu beast codex.

“Xiao Xunbao, can you pinpoint Ice Kexilu’s coordinates?” Qiao Sang asked.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao’s eyes glowed blue.

In an instant, the terrain map within ten kilometers around, like a 3D立体 image, appeared in its mind, along with some green star-like lights representing the positions of living beings.

At the same time Xiao Xunbao was sensing, deep in the mountain range, a massive Pet slowly opened its red-pupiled eyes.

…

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao called out, indicating it could pinpoint its location.

“I’m leaving for a bit, I’ll be back before dawn.” Qiao Sang said to Charles.

Charles immediately understood that Qiao Sang was going to find Ice Kexilu.

Wouldn’t it be better to just summon it back? The thoughts of Blue Star Yu Beast Masters are indeed hard to understand… Charles pulled out a display device, half the size of a phone, from his pocket, threw it over, and said: “Take this with you. Even if there’s no signal, we can still contact each other.”

“Okay.” Qiao Sang raised her hand and steadily caught the display.

She put it in her pocket, then said to Xiao Xunbao: “Let’s go find Ice Kexilu.”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao called out.

The next second, it took Qiao Sang and left the spot.

That movement was too fast… Charles swallowed the five words “Come back early.”

…

“Ice Ke…”

Ice Kexilu was aimlessly searching.

It remembered that there were many Pets of its same level in this direction.

It had to quickly find an opponent and battle a few times, then go back early, otherwise its Yu Beast Master would definitely worry when she woke up…

“Ice Ke…”

Ice Kexilu thought of its Yu Beast Master, and its mood became even more depressed.

It was clearly outside during the day, but when it encountered enemies, its Yu Beast Master either sent Tooth Treasure or Xiao Xunbao. Was it really because its own strength was too weak…

As it was thinking, a Pet about three meters tall, completely green with a pair of green wings behind it, appeared in its line of sight.

“Ice Ke.”

Ice Kexilu’s expression instantly became serious.

“Yinyin~”

The green Pet heard the commotion, turned its head, saw Ice Kexilu, was startled, and then became coy.

Ice Kexilu completely ignored what the other party was saying, simply raised its head slightly and opened its mouth.

The surrounding temperature plummeted.

“Yinyin…”

The green Pet seemed to understand something, its coyness gone, replaced by a serious expression.

Immediately after, it spread its wings and flew away.

Seeing this, Ice Kexilu gathered energy, and a massive Water Jet instantly enveloped its entire body.

At the same time, snow fell from the sky.

Just as Ice Kexilu was about to attack the opponent with Water Jet, two familiar figures suddenly appeared before its eyes.

“Ice Ke…”

Looking at its Yu Beast Master’s face in front of it, Ice Kexilu’s movements froze, and the water around its body completely dispersed.

“Why did you come out without telling me?” Qiao Sang saw that Ice Kexilu had no injuries and breathed a sigh of relief.

“Ice Ke…” Ice Kexilu’s tail drooped.

“Are you looking for an opponent to battle?” Qiao Sang asked.

“Ice Ke…” Ice Kexilu’s body stiffened for a moment, then it nodded.

Qiao Sang sighed softly: “Even so, you can’t come out alone. You could have woken me up.”

“Xiao Xunbao.”

“Xiao Xunbao.”

Xiao Xunbao nodded with a look of complete agreement.

In its opinion, its Yu Beast Master was a human who had stayed up all night for two consecutive months before; not sleeping was completely fine.

“Ice Ke…”

Ice Kexilu remained silent. It wanted its Yu Beast Master to sleep more, but such mushy words were truly impossible for it to say.

At this moment, Qiao Sang suddenly felt something, extended her hand, and caught the falling Snowfall.

“Why is it snowing?” Qiao Sang looked at the snowflakes in her hand, a little confused.

The next second, an ice flower grew from her palm.

“Ice Ke!!!”

At this moment, Ice Kexilu let out the loudest cry it had ever made since birth. (End of Chapter)