Chapter 887: Goodbye (two in one)

Could it be that I was already ten kilometers away from Qingqingni?

Is its speed that fast?

Qiao Sang was a bit confused about the situation for a moment.

If Steel Treasure couldn’t catch up to Qingqingni, it might have been a step too late.

But for that one step to turn into over ten kilometers due to a momentary delay, that was a bit unbelievable.

Qingqingni was still just a Beginner Pet…

Xiao Xunbao’s body slowly shrank, and she teleported to her Yu Beast Master’s side.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

At this moment, Xiao Xunbao floated over, looked down at the Qingfeng Compass, and let out a surprised cry.

Why wasn’t the compass moving?

After a long search, Xiao Xunbao already knew that the Qingfeng Compass was the tool to find Qingqingni.

Qiao Sang put down the compass, suppressed the surging emotions in her heart, and explained:

“This means Qingqingni is no longer within the compass’s sensing range.”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

As soon as she said this, Xiao Xunbao immediately glanced at Steel Treasure and sighed.

She didn’t expect her little brother’s speed to be so slow…

“Steel Sword?”

Steel Treasure calmly called out, asking what to do next.

Qiao Sang pondered for a moment and said:

“We can only move quickly over a large area, like before, to see if Qingqingni can appear within the Qingfeng Compass’s sensing range.”

In just one day, she had deeply realized the vastness of the 16th Secret Realm.

The ability to safely and quickly cross most of the Secret Realm mainly relied on Xiao Xunbao’s Space Movement.

Not only was Qingqingni small, but she could also transform into wind, making her本体 invisible. If they relied solely on Steel Treasure or Xiao Xunbao’s normal Flying speed, even with the Qingfeng Compass, it would be difficult to catch up to Qingqingni’s pace even if they spent a month in the Secret Realm.

To be honest, not being able to catch up with Qingqingni in five hours, plus the few minutes of delay that put Qingqingni ten kilometers away from her, was a bit stimulating for her.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao showed a “watch me” expression, her eyes glowing blue.

Qiao Sang immediately thought of something and instructed:

“Only move after confirming the coordinates are safe.”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao paused.

Seven or eight seconds later, Qiao Sang and Steel Treasure disappeared into the sky.

Xiao Xunbao cautiously performed Space Movement.

She firmly remembered her Yu Beast Master’s words and only made the transfer after ensuring that there were no powerful auras at the transfer location.

While Xiao Xunbao was sensing if the coordinates were safe, Qiao Sang picked up the Qingfeng Compass to check for movement.

After two consecutive Space Movements, the three rings and the central needle, which had been still before, began to rotate again.

Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up, and she shouted:

“No need to move anymore! The Qingfeng Compass has moved, so we’ll proceed in this direction!”

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao, hearing this, happily floated in a circle.

Sure enough, it still had to rely on her.

“Steel Sword.”

Steel Treasure called out, flapped her wings forcefully, and began to accelerate forward.

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Xiao Xunbao looked at the surrounding environment, then at Steel Treasure who was Flying, and called out, indicating whether it should be her turn.

“No need.” Qiao Sang didn’t want to waste any more time and tactfully said, “Xiao Xunbao just gave Steel Treasure a Healing Light.”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao was bored for a while and then began to close her eyes and Meditate.

It’s too competitive; she doesn’t even forget to take time to train in the Secret Realm… Qiao Sang felt a slight stir in her heart at the sight, withdrew her gaze from Xiao Xunbao, and continued to observe the direction of the Qingfeng Compass.

To be honest, she now felt as if she had been incredibly lucky to have encountered Qingqingni before.

From seeing Qingqingni disappear before her eyes to deciding to contract her and chase after her, only a few minutes had passed.

Yet, it had taken so much time to still not catch up, and during that time, Xiao Xunbao had even used Space Movement twice just to get the Qingfeng Compass to move again.

If it weren’t for incredibly good luck, how could such a wind-like Qingqingni have appeared before her?

When she drifted with the wind, she didn’t even have her true form. Even if they passed by and the Qingfeng Compass moved, after a second or two of surprise, Qingqingni’s speed would likely put a super long distance between them again in just a second or two.

No wonder the 16th Secret Realm had been open for thirty years and then another thirty years, and there were 32 Qingfeng Compasses, yet the Yu Beast Masters who successfully found and contracted Qingqingni were few and far between.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

While she was thinking, Xiao Xunbao suddenly opened her eyes and called out with a serious expression, looking down.

Someone was calling for help.

Qiao Sang reined in her thoughts and subconsciously said:

“Let’s go down and see.”

Immediately, she thought of something and put the Qingfeng Compass into her pocket.

Steel Treasure flapped her wings, changed direction, and flew downwards.

In the dense forest, a green lion-type Pet with white stripe Spiritual Marks on its body was frantically fleeing.

On the ground, rows of sharp spikes emerged over a large area, attempting to pierce the lion-type Pet’s body.

“Help! Help!”

On the lion-type Pet, a man was screaming for help, his voice tearing.

Feng Jie Lion, it’s this guy again… Qiao Sang showed a speechless expression.

Steel Treasure was huge, and the sound of her flapping wings could cause a considerable commotion within a certain range.

The man heard the movement and looked up in surprise. When he saw the figure in the sky, the corner of his mouth twitched violently.

“Let’s go.” Qiao Sang glanced at him indifferently, patted Steel Treasure’s back, and said.

Some tricks, once was enough.

Steel Treasure, without a word, flapped her wings and left.

Just as Steel Treasure was leaving, the man, with a bad expression, issued an instruction: “Harden.”

Feng Jie Lion suddenly stopped.

At the same time, a translucent glow appeared all over its body.

Rows of sharp spikes emerged from the ground.

With a “crack,” the sharp spikes did not pierce Feng Jie Lion’s body but broke with a snap.

Immediately after, Feng Jie Lion stomped down forcefully with all four limbs.

The sandy ground suddenly burst open, and several brown, rock-composed Pets were suddenly shaken out from underground.

“Fengfeng.”

Feng Jie Lion called out, and dozens of chaotic and disordered Sky Wind Blades appeared out of thin air, cutting through the bodies of the rock-composed Pets.

Several rock-composed Pets cried out miserably as they fell to the ground.

Several figures leaped down from the dense trees.

“Why is it that guy again? Didn’t she say she was going to look for an Ice Snow Bird? Could it be that she’s already gotten the Ice Snow Bird’s feathers?” The man who was originally wearing a white down jacket had already taken off his jacket and changed into a green windbreaker.

“How could that be?” The short-haired girl rolled her eyes at him. “That’s an Ice Snow Bird.”

“I’m not doing this anymore.” The man flipped off Feng Jie Lion and complained, “There are only a few Qingfeng Compasses, and the 16th Secret Realm is so big, how could we easily encounter someone with a Qingfeng Compass?”

“Fengfeng.”

Feng Jie Lion nodded fiercely.

The man wearing a baseball cap said in a deep voice, “I actually think there’s a high chance that the very young woman we just saw has a Qingfeng Compass.”

“How so?” The man in the green windbreaker became interested.

“Didn’t you say you didn’t see a Qingfeng Compass on her?” The short-haired woman asked.

“Kongkong.”

A cat-type Pet, about twenty centimeters in size and mostly black, appeared out of thin air beside them and called out, indicating that she hadn’t seen a Qingfeng Compass this time either.

The man wearing the baseball cap pondered for a moment and then stated his thoughts:

“We appeared in the Ice Snow Bird’s territory earlier because we had prior intelligence confirming that someone had seen traces of Qingqingni in that direction 30 years ago. The person who just appeared there said she wanted Ice Snow Bird feathers.”

“It’s uncertain if she can even find the Ice Snow Bird in such a short time. She absolutely couldn’t have successfully obtained the Ice Snow Bird’s feathers and then appeared in this location.”

“You should know that we came here in a short time by continuously using Space Movement based on Zhicheng’s positioning.”

“I believe she must have been moving with a purpose. Any family that can possess a Qingfeng Compass is not simple. Her Pets are not from our Central Void Region, and it’s clear they aren’t something an ordinary Yu Beast Master could own.”

“So her identity is definitely not simple, and there’s a high probability that she’s not from our Central Void Region either.”

“A Yu Beast Master not from the Central Void Region, but possessing a 16th Secret Realm key to come here, besides looking for Qingqingni, I can’t think of any other reason.”

Hearing this, the short-haired woman and the man in the green windbreaker pondered.

Li Zhicheng held a different opinion:

“She is indeed not simple, but it might not be what you think. I’ve had close contact with her. She looks very young, like an underage person, but with her strength, she’s definitely not underage; she’s probably some old monster. The Pet that performed Space Movement on me is a Ghost-type Pet.”

“Think about it, a Ghost-type Pet that can use the Superpower System’s Space Movement. Can a Yu Beast Master with such a Pet be simple?”

“I think she has already obtained the Ice Snow Bird’s feathers. As for how she got here so quickly, it should be because that Ghost-type Pet’s level is too high, maybe even Emperor-level, or its Space Movement proficiency is very high, which is why she could get here so fast.”

“Besides, she wasn’t even holding a Qingfeng Compass. Even if she was looking for Qingqingni, it couldn’t have been based on the Qingfeng Compass.”

He paused, then continued with a grave tone:

“To be honest, even if she has a Qingfeng Compass, so what? With her strength to pluck Ice Snow Bird feathers, I don’t think we can snatch the Qingfeng Compass from her.”

The man in the green windbreaker nodded and said:

“I think Zhicheng makes sense. That person’s apparent age clearly doesn’t match her strength. Such people are the most terrifying. I’d rather encounter those who look very old.”

The short-haired woman slowly said:

“There are still many people entering this Secret Realm. We don’t need to focus on just one.”

The man wearing the baseball cap stopped speaking.

He had been persuaded.

…

In a dense forest where sunlight struggled to penetrate, Steel Treasure flapped her wings and descended from high in the sky.

The forest at this moment was filled with a Typhoon, and ancient trees swayed wildly in the wind.

The three rings were rotating regularly. It seemed that Qingqingni was currently in a stationary state. This Typhoon was very similar to the one that suddenly blew when Qingqingni took a photo with her. It was likely that Qingqingni’s elder was here, so they shouldn’t have gone to the wrong place… Qiao Sang flipped off Steel Treasure, looked at the Qingfeng Compass, and carefully advanced according to the direction indicated by its central needle.

From entering the 16th Secret Realm until now, this was her first time moving on the ground.

“Rustle…”

Stepping on the muddy ground covered with rotten leaves, after walking for about twenty minutes, Qiao Sang saw a cliff.

And on the cliff, an unusually large bird-type Pet was quietly resting with its eyes closed. Its body was composed of white, brown, and a small amount of green. There were green stripes of skin from its head and back down to its neck and back. There was a tuft of pointed white feathers on its neck, and a long brown tail. It was a Gu Yi Bird.

Qiao Sang’s pupils constricted, and a piece of forum information flashed in her mind:

In the depths of the northwest, on a cliff, lives an Emperor-level Gu Yi Bird.

Cliff?

Emperor-level Gu Yi Bird?!

She had already reached the Emperor-level Gu Yi Bird’s territory?!

No wonder the journey had been so smooth, and she hadn’t encountered many wild Pets. So this was the Gu Yi Bird’s territory!

Qiao Sang secretly winked at Xiao Xunbao: Hurry and leave!

However, Xiao Xunbao was looking at the Gu Yi Bird’s feathers with sparkling eyes, an eager expression on her face, and didn’t notice her gaze.

How dare she! She actually set her sights on an Emperor-level Pet’s feathers… Qiao Sang’s mouth twitched at the sight, and she carefully shifted her steps, preparing to leave the way she came.

At this moment, Dianwei worm, who had been sleeping soundly all this time, groggily opened her eyes.

A terrifyingly massive figure entered her vision.

Dianwei worm’s pupils were instantly filled with terror, and she let out the most tragic cry she had made from birth until now.

“Dianwei!!!”

The Gu Yi Bird slowly opened its eyes, revealing its cold red eyes.

“Hurry and leave!” Qiao Sang shouted without thinking.

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao quickly put away her thoughts, her eyes glowing blue.

The next second, Qiao Sang and Xiao Xunbao disappeared from their original spot.

The Gu Yi Bird closed its eyes again, as if indifferent to the previous intruders.

The Typhoon around her suddenly grew stronger.

The Gu Yi Bird, however, seemed to feel nothing and remained with her eyes closed.

During the strong Typhoon, a gentle breeze drifted towards the dense forest.

…

On the mountainside.

“Phew…” Qiao Sang let out a sigh of relief.

She was scared to death; she didn’t expect to encounter one of the only two Emperor-level Pets in this Secret Realm…

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao suddenly called out, indicating that Dianwei worm had fainted.

She actually fainted from fright… Qiao Sang looked at Dianwei worm and called out, “Xiao Xunbao.”

“Ice Emperor.”

Xiao Xunbao understood, and the gem on her forehead glowed with a ghostly blue light, shining on Dianwei worm.

When the ghostly blue light dissipated, Dianwei worm regained consciousness.

“Dianwei!”

She immediately clutched Qiao Sang’s clothes, hiding behind her in fear, cautiously looking at the surrounding scenery.

“Don’t be afraid, it’s alright now.” Qiao Sang comforted her.

“Dianwei…”

Dianwei worm was still trembling.

She was so brave when she first met me… Speaking of which, I followed the direction indicated by the Qingfeng Compass just now. Could Qingqingni be next to the Gu Yi Bird? How am I supposed to deal with this… Qiao Sang glanced around, her mind returning to Qingqingni’s matter. She picked up the Qingfeng Compass.

A familiar scene reappeared: the three rings and the three needles were all rotating wildly in 360 degrees.

At this moment, Qiao Sang clearly felt her heart skip a beat.

She tried her best to steady her breathing and cautiously asked:

“Qingqingni?”

The next second, the ethereal and tender voice rang out:

“Qingqing?”

Then, Qingqingni appeared before her eyes. (End of Chapter)