Chapter 970: Strange Events (2 in 1)

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao paused, then quickly followed.

In the corridor.

Two men wearing baseball caps opened room 2605.

“It wasn’t easy, we finally managed to book this room.” The man in the black baseball cap took off his hat and collapsed onto the soft bed, spread-eagled.

The other man took off his cap, revealing short, chestnut-colored hair. He leaned against the wall and listened for a while, then formed a hand seal.

A green star array lit up.

Immediately after, a rabbit-type Pet, about one meter in size, mostly black with drooping ears thirty centimeters long, appeared within the star array.

“Listen for any movement,” the chestnut-haired man said.

“Lili.” The black rabbit-type Pet pressed one ear against the wall.

After about five seconds, it pressed its other ear against the wall.

“Lili.”

After listening for a while, the black rabbit-type Pet lowered its ears and shook its head, indicating there was no movement.

“Looks like she’s already asleep,” the black-haired man on the bed said.

The chestnut-haired man took out his phone, checked the time, and wrote a note:

[Asleep before 12:05 AM.]

“Is that all? Just observe? Aren’t you going to have Night Eye float over and check?” the black-haired man asked.

“You know Qiao Sang has a Ghost Ring King,” the chestnut-haired man said cautiously. “Ghost-type Pets basically don’t sleep at night, and those in the Yu Hua Area are no exception. If we go over and get discovered, we’re done for.”

“True.” The black-haired man sat up, agreeing, “Last time, I think Night Eye was discovered by the Ghost Ring King.”

“Although her training ground is outside, she spends all other time at the Beast Taming Center,” the chestnut-haired man said. “Whatever Pet she plans to use, and the tactics she devises, she’ll more or less mention them in the room. As long as we know in advance, we can make a fortune just by selling the information. We can just use the Ear Rabbit to eavesdrop; there’s no need to monitor her.”

The black-haired man was a bit unwilling to give up. “Can’t we sneak in and take a few photos? I really want to see the Qingyin Fairy in its natural state.”

The chestnut-haired man thought for a moment and said, “I’ll ask later to see if I can borrow a Tsado with a B-Grade X-ray ability.”

Tsado, a Mechanical-type Pet, can perform X-ray vision. If it reaches B-Grade, it can be used with a camera to directly photograph what it sees through its X-ray ability.

The black-haired man’s spirits lifted. Just as he was about to speak, a sudden Typhoon swept through the room.

The lights automatically extinguished.

The room was plunged into darkness, with only the terrifying “whoosh” of the Typhoon.

“Lili!”

The Ear Rabbit wrapped its ears around the bed frame to keep itself from being blown away by the wind.

The black-haired man was completely unprepared and was directly blown away by the wind, hitting the wall with a “bang,” then falling to the ground with a scream.

“What’s going on?” The chestnut-haired man was caught off guard and blown three meters away.

However, he was clearly more robust from his training, quickly pushed off with his feet, stabilized himself, and asked in a panic.

“There must be a Pet in this room! Quickly, let Night Eye come out and check!” After the black-haired man shouted, another gust of Typhoon blew, and he was once again thrown heavily against the wall, screaming.

When a strong wind suddenly blew in the room without any Pet in sight, the first thing people living in a Beast Taming society would think of was an invisible Ghost-type Pet.

The chestnut-haired man tensed his leg muscles, stabilized his lower body, and formed a hand seal.

The green star array lit up again.

Xiao Xunbao, who was watching with wide eyes and covered mouth, quietly floated out of the room upon seeing this.

Night Eye, with eyes like rubies, appeared in the star array.

It was the same one that had appeared previously at the outdoor training ground in the suburban villa.

As the Typhoon blew, Night Eye lost its balance and flew backward.

The chestnut-haired man, also known as the “stalking paparazzi,” quickly caught it with his sharp eyes and hands.

“Quickly, check if there’s a Ghost-type Pet in this room!” the stalking paparazzi shouted.

Night Eye observed its surroundings, then shook its head:

“Night Eye.”

There wasn’t.

How could there not be… The stalking paparazzi’s face was stunned.

This situation clearly indicated a Pet at work!

As thoughts flashed through his mind, a chair flew directly at him.

The stalking paparazzi’s thoughts stopped abruptly. Startled, he ducked to dodge.

“Let’s quickly go out and find someone!” the black-haired man shouted, having somehow managed to cling tightly to the bed frame.

“Go! Let’s get out first!” the stalking paparazzi immediately said.

The two men, the Ear Rabbit, and Night Eye struggled against the strong wind, stumbling out of the room, and slammed the door shut with a “bang.”

The Typhoon in the room suddenly stopped.

Various items that were flying wildly fell to the ground.

Qingbao appeared expressionlessly.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao floated back into the room, looking at the messy floor, and gave Qingbao a thumbs-up.

Amazing.

To be honest, it never expected that the normally docile fifth sibling would actually blow someone else’s room into such a state, completely unlike its usual soft and gentle demeanor.

“Qingqing…”

Qingbao’s expression changed to one of worry. It pointed at the messy floor and cried out, indicating that it hadn’t controlled itself, and the wind just started blowing. What should they do now? Would they know it was its doing and then find their Yu Beast Master?

So it couldn’t control itself… Xiao Xunbao suddenly understood.

There had been many discussions about Qingbao online recently, and it remembered hearing that this species of Qingbao would cause the surrounding wind to grow stronger whenever it got angry.

Its eyes rolled, and a thought instantly appeared in its mind:

This was its chance to show the fifth sibling its strength and make it acknowledge it as the leader!

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao patted its chest, showing an expression that said, “Don’t worry, leave it to me.”

Immediately, its eyes glowed blue.

The next second, all the items that had fallen to the ground floated into the air under the control of an invisible force, returning to their original positions.

“Qingqing!”

Qingbao’s eyes lit up, looking at Xiao Xunbao with an expression of adoration.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao ran a hand through its hair, gave a charming smile, indicating it was a basic maneuver.

“Xiao Xunbao.”

Suddenly, it heard something and called out in a low voice.

Someone was coming.

“Qingqing.”

Qingbao’s adoring expression vanished. It nodded and called out, indicating understanding.

Then, it disappeared by Wind Transformation.

Xiao Xunbao also vanished into thin air, becoming invisible.

The lights came back on.

A few seconds later, the room door opened.

“You two, quickly check, this room…” The stalking paparazzi’s voice trailed off.

He looked at everything neatly arranged in the room, utterly bewildered, his mind filled with question marks.

The black-haired man looked at everything in the room, paused, and murmured, “What’s going on? How did all these things go back?”

Several security personnel followed behind him.

The leading security officer asked, “The room seems completely normal now. Do we still need to investigate?”

“Yes! Of course, we do!” The stalking paparazzi snapped back to attention and quickly said, “This room is definitely not normal. There must be a Pet in the room, maybe one of those Pets that can create illusions!”

The black-haired man remembered the pain of hitting the wall and the ground, and hesitated to speak.

The security personnel said nothing more, summoned their respective Pets, and began to investigate.

In the past, during the Regional Competition, strange incidents would indeed increase when contestants stayed at the Beast Taming Center.

Ten minutes later, the leading security officer shook his head and said:

“No Pets were found during the investigation.”

The stalking paparazzi pondered, “Could it have already left?”

The security officer nodded: “Possibly. Since the Pet in the room has left, then we’ll be leaving too.”

“Wait!” The black-haired man called out to them, “What if something strange happens in the room again later?”

The security personnel quickly offered a solution: “You can ask the front desk to change rooms or get a refund, or you can stay for now and call us if there’s a problem.”

The two had gone through so much trouble to book the room next to Qiao Sang’s, so there was no way they would leave. Naturally, they chose the third option.

After the security personnel left, the two closed the door.

The stalking paparazzi frowned deeply, guessing:

“Could it be that someone wanted to prevent Qiao Sang from getting good rest, and ended up finding our room instead?”

The black-haired man listened and agreed deeply:

“That’s highly possible.”

After speaking, he kindly said, “Should we go and warn her?”

If they made a mistake the first time, it’s unlikely they’d make the same mistake for the next few days.

“Warn her about what?” The stalking paparazzi looked at him with an expression that said, “Are you an idiot?” “If we get this on camera, it’s news. Don’t you know how popular Qiao Sang is right now?”

The black-haired man felt a bit ashamed, realizing he still had much to learn in the paparazzi industry.

Suddenly, the lights went out with another “snap.”

The two looked up simultaneously, a bad premonition forming in their hearts.

Immediately after, the premonition came true.

A Typhoon raged.

The black-haired man once again lost his balance and was blown against the wall by the wind.

Various furnishings in the room were blown to the ground.

This time, the stalking paparazzi had learned his lesson. Without a word, he rushed out of the room against the Typhoon and contacted the security personnel.

“Wait for me!” the black-haired man shouted, scrambling and crawling out of the room.

A few minutes later, the security personnel looked at the neatly arranged room and fell silent.

After the investigation, there was still no sign of a Pet.

This time, the black-haired man couldn’t take it anymore and said in a deep voice:

“Brother, let’s go.”

The stalking paparazzi was silent for a moment:

“Alright, Qiao Sang is already asleep anyway. We’ll come back tomorrow.”

With that, the two quickly grabbed their belongings, closed the door, and left, fearing that the strange wind would blow again the next second.

…

The next day, Qiao Sang woke up, checked the time, and quickly washed up.

In September, the sky was already bright, and outside the window were various calls of Pets and the voices of Yu Beast Masters talking.

Qiao Sang automatically blocked out these sounds, turned on the TV, and watched the live broadcast of the competition.

After watching three sets of matches, she turned her head and found that Qingbao was still sleeping.

Normally, it would have woken up by now, but today it was so late… Qiao Sang was surprised internally, but didn’t disturb it, and continued watching the competition.

It was an hour later before Qingbao slowly woke up.

“Why did you sleep for so long? Are you very tired?” Qiao Sang heard the movement, turned around, and asked.

“Qingqing.”

Qingbao yawned and called out, indicating that it might be growing recently, which was why it slept longer.

Xiao Xunbao watched from the side with an expression of admiration.

No trace of a lie, the fifth sibling is amazing.

Just then, her phone vibrated.

Qiao Sang picked it up and saw that it was from Teacher Mi Jiala, with just three words:

“I’m here.”

The next second, she appeared out of thin air in the room.

“Did you sleep well last night?” Mi Jiala asked.

“Very well,” Qiao Sang replied.

Mi Jiala said, “That’s good. Next up are the top 54 to top 27 matches. How are Ya Bao and their combined skills coming along?”

At this, Qiao Sang became serious: “Everything is going quite smoothly.”

The Central Sky District has always been the most developed place in Dragon Country, and the number of Yu Beast Masters participating in the Regional Competition each year is generally higher than in other regions. This year, there are 33 B-level Beast Tamers participating.

From the next round of matches, there’s a high chance of encountering B-level Beast Tamers.

And B-Grade Professional Pet Tamer contestants in the previous rounds mostly defeated their opponents quickly, with many not even summoning three Pets combined over several rounds, retaining too much strength, making their true capabilities hard to gauge.

Mi Jiala glanced at the TV broadcasting the competition and said:

“After you finish watching the competition, I’ll accompany you to the training ground.”

“Okay,” Qiao Sang nodded.

…

For the next few days, Qiao Sang spent her time moving between the Beast Taming Center and the suburban villa.

The eve of the competition.

Beast Taming Center.

Room 2603.

Qiao Sang was sitting on the sofa watching the competition.

Suddenly, her phone rang. The caller ID showed:

Yu Ke.

Qiao Sang answered and held it to her ear.

Before she could speak, Yu Ke’s voice came through the speaker:

“Are you okay?”

Qiao Sang paused: “Why wouldn’t I be okay?”

Yu Ke clearly breathed a sigh of relief and said:

“It’s good that you’re okay. I heard that there have been strange occurrences at the Beast Taming Center these past few days. A strong wind suddenly blows in rooms, and when security is called, everything is found to be neatly rearranged, as if no wind had blown. The guests staying in that room seem to have been tormented to the point of a nervous breakdown.”

Qiao Sang was surprised: “Such things happened at the Beast Taming Center? I didn’t even know about it here.”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao leaned closer to the phone, trying to hear the conversation clearly.

“It’s normal that you wouldn’t know, with all your attention on the competition,” Yu Ke laughed.

“It’s been several days, and the guests in that room haven’t moved out yet?” Qiao Sang asked.

“They supposedly only moved out yesterday. This incident was even reported, and many people who know you’re staying at the Beast Taming Center are commenting below, asking how you’re doing there,” Yu Ke said. “Anyway, if anything feels off, just come stay with me.”

“I know,” Qiao Sang said.

The two chatted for a couple of sentences, then hung up.

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Xiao Xunbao couldn’t help but call out, asking what happened at the Beast Taming Center?

Ever since her Yu Beast Master changed phones, it couldn’t hear the voice on the other end of the call.

“Nothing, just a room where a strong wind suddenly blew, and when people were called, they found no problems at all,” Qiao Sang put down her phone and said, while watching the competition on TV.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao quietly glanced in Qingbao’s direction.

“Qingqing…”

Qingbao floated over to its Yu Beast Master, called out with a worried expression, indicating, “Will our room suddenly become like that too?”

“Don’t worry, with me here, it won’t,” Qiao Sang patted Qingbao’s head, comforting it.

She paused, then added:

“Even if something happens, if we can’t solve it, we can just go stay somewhere else.”

Many star-rated hotels had recently contacted her, offering her free stays.

But she was quite comfortable staying here, and there hadn’t been any problems, so she hadn’t changed places.

“Qingqing~”

Qingbao’s eyes curved, and it rubbed against its Yu Beast Master’s palm, looking very trusting.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao watched from the side, utterly dumbfounded.