Who died? Who died! Speak clearly!
The Sharp-Battle Boy was about to voice its questioning, but it suddenly realized something, and a blank expression appeared on its face.
Immediately after, it snapped back to its senses, quickly braced its hands on the ground, and went into a handstand once again.
"Jian jian!"
Feeling the changes in its body, Sharp-Battle Boy wore an excited expression.
It retracted its left hand, then its right, constantly switching between the two to perform one-handed handstands.
"Do you feel incredibly healthy now?" Qiao Sang asked with a smile.
"Jian jian!"
Sharp-Battle Boy brought its feet back to the ground, ending the handstand, and gave Qiao Sang a deep bow to express its gratitude.
It understood that its injuries and ailments had been healed because of the human before it.
"Lu."
At this moment, Lubao took a step forward, looked at Sharp-Battle Boy, and let out a cry to assert its presence.
"Jian jian!"
Sharp-Battle Boy understood and bowed to Lubao as well.
"Lu."
Lubao wore a satisfied expression.
"Xun."
Little Xunbao also floated forward to join in the excitement.
Sharp-Battle Boy glanced at Little Xunbao and ignored it.
Little Xunbao: "..."
Why didn't it bow when it came to him?
"Jian jian!"
After finishing its bows, Sharp-Battle Boy looked agitated, its eyes seemingly glowing, and it immediately rushed toward the building with impatience.
"Xun?"
Little Xunbao tilted its head while watching Sharp-Battle Boy's retreating back.
Why did the scent disappear?
Seeing Little Xunbao's reaction, Qiao Sang's mood became completely lighthearted.
Although she didn't know Sharp-Battle Boy, using a single Healing Light—which only consumed energy and came with no other cost—to save a young life was a bargain!
Qiao Sang bent over to pick up Lubao. Just as she was about to head back, she saw Liu Qijia running over.
"Where did you go? Why did you suddenly vanish?" Liu Qijia asked, panting.
"I just came over here," Qiao Sang replied.
Liu Qijia: "..."
*If you answer like that, it makes my question seem very stupid...* Liu Qijia complained inwardly.
"Little Xunbao ran off just now, so I came to chase after it," Qiao Sang continued.
"Xun~"
Little Xunbao blinked its eyes with an innocent look.
Liu Qijia glanced at the Treasure-Hunting Demon and decided not to delve deeper into why it had run off.
If he dug too deep and got targeted, what would he do? This was a Ghost-type pet, after all...
"Never mind that, let's hurry and..." Halfway through his sentence, Liu Qijia's eyes caught the pet Qiao Sang was holding, and he paused, asking, "Is this the third pet you contracted?"
"Mm," Qiao Sang nodded.
"It looks quite..." As Liu Qijia spoke, he reached out, wanting to pet it.
"Lu."
Lubao directly slapped his hand with its tail.
"...Full of personality," Liu Qijia retracted his hand and silently changed his adjective.
"Let's go to your dad's now. Don't you need to hurry back to school to make it in time for the dorm check?" Qiao Sang reminded him.
"Right, right, right!" Liu Qijia nodded.
He quickly led the way.
"I just called my dad; he's in the aerobic training area inside," Liu Qijia said as they walked.
Qiao Sang asked, "You have a phone on you?"
"No," Liu Qijia answered. "I just ran into an uncle I know and used his phone to call."
Qiao Sang didn't speak further.
Liu Qijia led them for a while, his peripheral vision constantly stealing glances at the pet in Qiao Sang's arms, until he finally couldn't resist asking, "What is this pet called? I don't think I've ever seen one."
"Ice Lugia, it's a pet from the Ancient Mist region," Qiao Sang said.
"No wonder..." Liu Qijia wore a look of sudden realization.
No wonder he hadn't seen one; it turned out to be a pet from the Ancient Mist region.
True, if this little look were from the Yuhua region, every girl would probably have one...
During their conversation, Liu Qijia stopped outside a door.
"We're here."
Liu Qijia pushed the door open and walked in, with Qiao Sang following behind.
As soon as she entered, she saw the Sharp-Battle Boy from earlier.
"Jian jian!"
Sharp-Battle Boy was staring at a middle-aged man with a face full of anger.
"It's not that I don't want to contact your Beast Tamer," the middle-aged man said helplessly. "It's just that your Beast Tamer already said that he's busy in other regions for the next few months. If there's something, send a message; don't call."
"I send him messages every day. He's probably too busy to see them. Once some time passes and he sees them, he'll naturally contact me. I'll definitely tell you the moment he does."
"Jian jian!"
Sharp-Battle Boy looked anxious. It immediately went into a handstand on the spot, then constantly switched between left and right one-handed handstands to show that it was fully recovered and had no more problems.
"I know you're better." A hint of heartache flickered in the middle-aged man's eyes as he sighed. "Actually, I just tried to contact your Beast Tamer as well, but he didn't reply to me."
"Jian..."
Sharp-Battle Boy stopped its handstand and wore a devastated expression, then walked toward the door as if it couldn't bear to look at anything.
"Xun!"
Watching Sharp-Battle Boy's back, Little Xunbao's nose twitched and its eyes lit up.
This guy smells good again!
Seeing Little Xunbao's reaction, Qiao Sang's thoughts drifted.
Lubao had only used one Healing Light on Sharp-Battle Boy; it was impossible for Sharp-Battle Boy to be "done for" again in less than ten minutes.
It seemed that what had attracted Little Xunbao just now wasn't death energy...
*Luckily, no one knows, so it's not awkward...* Qiao Sang comforted herself.
"Lu."
No one noticed that Lubao wore a thoughtful expression while looking in the direction Sharp-Battle Boy had disappeared.
"Dad!" Liu Qijia called out.
"You're here." The middle-aged man, Liu's father, turned to look at Qiao Sang and asked, "Is this that 'Great God' classmate of yours?"
"Yes," Liu Qijia nodded.
"Hello, Uncle," Qiao Sang said politely.
"Hello." Father Liu gave a stiff smile. "Feel free to sit."
*You want me to sit, but there has to be a stool first!* Qiao Sang glanced at the room, which had no chairs, and said, "I won't sit."
Father Liu also realized the problem and gave an awkward laugh, saying to Liu Qijia, "Son, go get a few stools."
"Oh," Liu Qijia responded and walked out the door.
The atmosphere in the room instantly became awkward.
Both sides remained silent.
Father Liu opened his mouth several times, not knowing how to start a conversation.
To be honest, he was surrounded by rough men; aside from his wife, he hadn't had much interaction with the opposite sex, let alone such a delicate young girl.
After a long silence, Qiao Sang was the first to speak: "Uncle, what was the deal with that Sharp-Battle Boy just now?"
"You mean him," Father Liu said in a deep voice. "He's a pet entrusted here by a Beast Tamer. Just now, he wanted me to contact his Beast Tamer to come pick him up."
*So it's an entrusted pet...* Qiao Sang understood.
Whenever a Beast Tamer has too many pets to train or is too busy with real-life matters to care for them but doesn't want to waste time, they usually choose to entrust the pets to a pet training center for training.
"Has his Beast Tamer not come to pick him up for a long time?" Qiao Sang asked.
Father Liu paused before answering
"Quite a long time. Three years."
(End of Chapter)