Chapter 890: Twenty days (two in one)

The valley, with its broken trees and fallen leaves all over the ground.

The commotion of the Typhoon earlier had caused the already scarce wild Pets in the vicinity to flee, leaving behind a tranquil area.

Qiao Sang waited for a very, very long time.

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Xiao Xunbao showed a worried expression, calling out as if to ask if they weren’t coming back.

“You’re thinking the same thing as me…” Qiao Sang sat on the ground, leaning her back against Ya Bao, sighing inwardly, and said, “No, let’s wait a bit longer.”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao recalled how his future little brother would let him touch the white clouds, and felt that her Yu Beast Master’s words made sense, so he continued to wait patiently.

The legendary Pet shouldn’t lie to him. Just based on Qingfeng Yun Ren’s irritable demeanor earlier, if he truly disagreed, he would most likely act directly… Qiao Sang comforted herself while taking out the Qingfeng Compass, preparing to see if Qingqing Ni was within the ten-kilometer sensing range.

However, just as she lowered her head, strange sounds came from underground and between the branches and leaves.

Qiao Sang’s heart immediately became alert. She put down the Qingfeng Compass and stood up, observing her surroundings.

Suddenly, dozens of mantis-like Bug-type Pets darted out from underground and between the branches, attacking with their blade-like arms.

Ya Bao reacted quickly, opening his mouth and spraying scorching hot flames upwards at the dozen or so Bug-type Pets that had darted out.

He turned his head, and the flame’s trajectory curved, precisely bringing all the Bug-type Pets above into his firing range.

Lu Bao jumped onto her Yu Beast Master’s head and spat out a cold mist downwards.

The terrifying cold instantly spread, freezing all the Bug-type Pets that had emerged from underground.

The Bug-type Pets above fell from mid-air, their bodies charred black.

“Small Blade Mantis, an Intermediate Bug-type Pet. They like to live in groups, and group hunting or even stealing food together is their nature. Generally speaking, if more than ten Small Blade Mantises appear simultaneously to hunt, there must be a leader…” Information related to these Pets flashed through Qiao Sang’s mind, but she did not let down her guard.

“The data said that the leaders of this species are usually one level higher, but now it seems there’s no evolved form of the Small Blade Mantis here…”

A High-level Pet was not terrifying to her now, but a High-level Pet that was hidden, not knowing when it would suddenly appear and attack, always made people wary…

As thoughts flickered, Qiao Sang’s ears twitched, hearing movement from underground.

She subconsciously retreated several steps to the side.

The next second, the ground where she had been standing suddenly cracked open.

From within the crack, a blade, imbued with yellow light and about seven meters long, suddenly thrust out!

Qiao Sang’s pupils constricted. Just as she was about to retreat further, Steel Treasure flapped his wings, transforming into a purple light and carrying her Yu Beast Master into the air.

Lu Bao jumped down from him and landed on Ya Bao’s back.

Seeing that it had missed, the blade slashed sideways.

The ground, covered in fallen leaves, was split into two halves as if it were fragile paper.

“Attack the position of the blade!” Qiao Sang issued the command without hesitation.

Ya Bao, without a word, opened his mouth and shot a red-gold beam of light at the ground below the blade.

“Bang!”

With a loud bang, earth-shattering destructive power exploded on the ground.

Amidst the raging flames, Ya Bao, carrying Lu Bao, teleported high into the sky.

“Lili!”

A mantis-like Pet, about six meters in size, was blasted out from underground, screaming as it fell to the ground.

“Blade Mantis, General-level Bug-type Pet, the General-level form of the Small Blade Mantis…” Information about this Pet appeared in Qiao Sang’s mind.

Flames surged, and the Blade Mantis, in a blaze of fire, closed his eyes and fainted.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao teleported next to her Yu Beast Master, waving his hand, indicating that he didn’t even get a chance to make a move.

“Gugu!”

Just as Qiao Sang was about to speak, an incredibly powerful roar suddenly echoed from above the valley.

Immediately, a terrifying aura swept through the entire valley!

“Gugu!”

The roar echoed through the valley, causing many rocks to fall.

“This is the roar of a Gu Yi Bird…” Qiao Sang’s heart suddenly tightened.

“Could it be that the commotion just now displeased the Gu Yi Bird…”

As she was filled with doubt, a bird-type Pet, about twenty meters in size, with red eyes, a body composed of white, brown, and a little green, and dragging a long brown tail, appeared high in the sky, blocking most of the sunlight and instantly plunging the entire valley into a terrifying, seemingly frozen atmosphere.

The Gu Yi Bird’s cold, slightly angry gaze precisely locked onto Qiao Sang and Ya Bao in mid-air.

Qiao Sang’s heart instantly chilled, and exclamation marks flashed in her mind.

“Holy cow, the Gu Yi Bird is indeed coming for me!”

“Should I just have Xiao Xunbao use Space Movement to escape?”

“But Qingfeng Yun Ren and Qingqing Ni haven’t returned yet!”

“What if I just escape like this and can’t find them next time?”

All sorts of thoughts emerged in an instant.

“Ya!”

Ya Bao looked at the giant Pet towering over them, sensing an unprecedented danger, but he still bared his fangs, exuding an aura that he was not to be trifled with.

“Ice Emperor.”

Lu Bao, feeling the powerful aura rushing towards him, jumped onto Ya Bao’s head, looked up, and stared at the Gu Yi Bird above with a serious expression.

The closed-eyed Gu Yi Bird and the open-eyed, full-aura Gu Yi Bird gave completely different feelings.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao no longer dared to think about feathers, leaned closer to her Yu Beast Master, and called out softly, indicating whether they should leave now.

“If we leave, what if Qingfeng Yun Ren and Qingqing Ni can never be found again… Calm down, there must be a compromise. With the Gu Yi Bird’s strength as an Emperor-level Pet, when she went over earlier, it must have heard the commotion, but it didn’t open its eyes, meaning it didn’t take her seriously. But now it’s come knocking, it must have been angered by the battle’s commotion. Since that’s the case, perhaps if I let it calm down, it will continue to not take her seriously…” Thinking of this, Qiao Sang immediately had an idea.

That was to have Lu Bao use Therapeutic Sound Wave.

However, just as she was about to speak, an inexplicable wind stirred above.

The words on her lips instantly stopped.

At the same time, the Gu Yi Bird opened its mouth, and a white light wave, seemingly capable of annihilating all things, condensed within its mouth.

Qiao Sang’s palms sweated, but she calmly said, “Move it.”

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao dared not delay, his eyes glowing blue, and the energy in his body frantically swirling.

The next second, the Gu Yi Bird, with the beam of light about to be unleashed, vanished from the sky.

“Bang!!!”

Immediately after, a deafening explosion sounded in the distance.

A terrifying aura impacted everything.

Countless screams rose in a cacophony, and wild Pets flew and ran in panic, the scene becoming chaotic in an instant.

“Qingfeng…”

Qingfeng Yun Ren appeared in the sky, looking at the scene before him with a stunned expression.

“Qingqing…”

Qingqing Ni appeared shortly after, with the same expression as Qingfeng Yun Ren.

“Cough cough…” Qiao Sang gave a fake cough.

Qingfeng Yun Ren and Qingqing Ni turned their heads and looked at Qiao Sang.

“I said I’d leave the Gu Yi Bird for Qingqing Ni to handle, so I wouldn’t make the first move myself,” Qiao Sang said seriously.

Qingfeng Yun Ren’s eyes lit up.

“Gugu!”

An angry roar came from afar.

“No, I have to leave quickly, or it will be over when the Gu Yi Bird returns…” Qiao Sang was panicking inwardly, but her expression showed a faint smile:

“I’m glad you chose to trust me and come back. Are you ready?”

After speaking, she gave Xiao Xunbao a look: “Hurry and go!”

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao understood.

His eyes glowed blue again.

Before Qingfeng Yun Ren could react, his vision went black.

In mid-air.

Qiao Sang and Ya Bao, as well as Qingfeng Yun Ren and Qingqing Ni, had all disappeared.

After about ten seconds, a massive figure with a terrifying aura swiftly descended from the clouds.

“Gugu!”

Looking at the empty sky, the Gu Yi Bird let out an even angrier roar than before.

…

Xiao Xunbao continuously used Space Movement.

“Qingfeng!”

Upon reaching a certain dense forest, Qingfeng Yun Ren finally couldn’t help but call out, asking where they were going.

Xiao Xunbao stopped moving and looked at her Yu Beast Master.

“It should be safe now…” Qiao Sang looked around at the surroundings, her heart finally settling slightly. Then she realized she was still being carried by Steel Treasure in an undignified posture, so she communicated through consciousness: “Let me go to Ya Bao’s back.”

Steel Treasure flew to Ya Bao’s side and set down her Yu Beast Master.

Qiao Sang sat on Ya Bao’s back, her back straight, and replied:

“I’m looking for a place where I can train.”

Steel Treasure silently glanced at his Yu Beast Master.

“Qingfeng…”

Qingfeng Yun Ren was stunned. This was an answer he hadn’t expected.

“Qingqing?”

At this moment, Qingqing Ni showed a curious expression, calling out as if asking if a training place was a dangerous place.

“That’s right.” Qiao Sang nodded.

“Qingqing.”

Qingqing Ni suddenly understood, calling out as if to say that he knew a few places and asked if they should go now.

Qiao Sang: “…”

“Not necessarily…”

Steel Treasure suppressed a laugh nearby.

Qiao Sang felt something and looked at Steel Treasure, asking with her eyes: “Did you just laugh?”

Steel Treasure blinked: “No.”

“Qingqing?”

Qingqing Ni didn’t get an answer immediately and called out again.

Qiao Sang felt Qingfeng Yun Ren’s gaze on her and said seriously, “No need. Training with a specific destination in mind is not ideal. I prefer to encounter crises randomly, as that better hones my adaptability.”

Qingqing Ni was impressed without understanding.

Qingfeng Yun Ren’s gaze towards Qiao Sang became even more satisfied.

Xiao Xunbao stopped using Space Movement, and Ya Bao took over running in the air.

Along the way, Qingfeng Yun Ren took out a pink, spherical crystal from his white cloud and handed it to Qingqing Ni.

“Qingqing.”

Qingqing Ni took it and began to gnaw on it.

“Quenching Spirit Crystal, an item that only Fairy-type Pets can use. It can refine and purify the energy within a Fairy-type Pet’s body…” Qiao Sang recognized this Quenching Spirit Crystal as one of the items Xiao Xunbao had taken out earlier.

Then, she thought of something else.

“The 16th Secret Realm only opens once every 30 years, and it’s rich in resources. Many people come in specifically to collect resources. Since I’ve taken out so many things this time, I can make up for it during the Secret Realm period…”

As she was thinking, a commotion sounded nearby.

Qiao Sang looked over at the sound.

She saw several Flying-type Pets looking at Qingfeng Yun Ren and Qingqing Ni, stopping, and calling out excitedly in low voices, their expressions as if they had seen a great figure.

Qingfeng Yun Ren glanced at them.

They became even more excited.

Qiao Sang suddenly remembered something else and looked at Qingfeng Yun Ren and Qingqing Ni, saying seriously:

“It’s too conspicuous for you to follow me like this. Many people are looking for you in the Secret Realm right now. I think it’s safer for you to transform into Wind Transformation as usual.”

She could find Qingqing Ni with the Qingfeng Compass, and others with the Qingfeng Compass naturally could too.

“Qingfeng?”

Qingfeng Yun Ren called out.

“Steel Sword.”

Steel Treasure translated in his mind.

He said, “Aren’t you very powerful?”

Qiao Sang was silent for a moment: “I’m still in the growth stage.”

Qingfeng Yun Ren glanced at Qiao Sang, then transformed into Wind Transformation and disappeared before their eyes.

“Qingqing~”

Qingqing Ni finished the last bite of the Quenching Spirit Crystal, smiled sweetly, and also transformed into Wind Transformation and disappeared.

“Qingfeng Yun Ren was just difficult to talk to at first, but actually, once we could communicate, he’s quite easy to talk to…” Qiao Sang felt the warm breeze around her, relaxed, and continued forward.

“I can’t walk blindly. When encountering attacks from wild Pets, I can’t use Space Movement. I have to face them head-on to show Qingfeng Yun Ren my strength, and collect resources along the way…” Qiao Sang planned while vigilantly observing her surroundings.

Time passed by minute by minute.

During this period, they encountered two attacks from wild Pets, but they were both High-level Pets, not considered a crisis.

After an unknown amount of time, Ya Bao yawned.

Qiao Sang immediately understood that it was time to sleep again.

She transferred to Steel Treasure’s back.

Ya Bao then shrank, lay on Steel Treasure’s body, and closed his eyes to sleep.

Qiao Sang thought of something and asked into the air:

“Are you sleeping?”

The chirping of insects and birds, no answer.

“Qingqing~”

After about five or six seconds, Qingqing Ni appeared, came to Ya Bao’s side, and lay down.

He smiled sweetly at Qiao Sang, then closed his eyes.

Qingfeng Yun Ren did not stop him.

“Holy cow, so cute…” Qiao Sang felt her heart melt.

She didn’t ask again. Qingfeng Yun Ren’s silence was his answer.

…

Clouds rose and fell, and the surrounding temperature gradually turned cold, changing from early spring to deep winter.

Ya Bao and Qingqing Ni woke up, slept, woke up again, slept again, woke up again…

Her phone’s battery had long since run out. Qiao Sang estimated, based on Ya Bao’s sleep, that about twenty days had passed.

On the snow-capped mountain, Xiao Xunbao used a Shadow Ball to deal with a wild Pet that had suddenly appeared.

Qiao Sang squatted down, took out a small knife, and began to harvest the fur from the wild Pet’s body.

She remembered this wild Pet was called Snow Warm Ball. Its fur, besides being used to make clothes to withstand temperatures below -30 degrees Celsius, was also the main ingredient for a certain warming potion. After taking it, one would feel warm all over for 24 hours, impervious to the cold, making it a favorite among celebrities who needed to walk the red carpet in winter.

She had just finished harvesting when her ear twitched, hearing footsteps on the snow nearby.

Qiao Sang looked up and saw two men in black coats walking towards her.

One of them was holding a Qingfeng Compass. (End of Chapter)