This... Qiao Sang's pupils suddenly contracted, unable to suppress the shock in her heart. The first thought that popped into her head was
Could a random bolt of lightning and a darkening sky have happened just so this guy could find her?!
Was this boy's luck actually terrifying to this extent?!
It wasn't her fault for thinking this; the situation was simply too coincidental and eerie.
If this had happened to anyone else, she might not have thought much of it and simply dismissed it as a coincidence. But when it happened to someone who picked up money every few steps, picked up money four or five times in half a minute, and even held the advantage in every randomly assigned competition venue, it was hard not to make a connection.
For a moment, the look Qiao Sang gave Wu Chang became strange. Then, a second thought emerged in her mind
All abnormal natural phenomena are related to transcendent creatures.
This guy is strange!
If picking up money was just dumb luck, and having the advantage in random competition venues was simply good fortune, then a sudden bolt of lightning and a change in the weather that led this guy to encounter her exactly was a bit too abnormal.
Seeing that Qiao Sang remained silent for a long time, Wu Chang suddenly thought of something. His face flushed, and his voice involuntarily grew louder: "I'm not here to hit on you!"
"Is there something you need from me?" Qiao Sang asked.
Seeing that she was acknowledging him, Wu Chang's expression brightened, and he quickly said, "My name is Wu Chang, I'm in the same group stage as you. I watched your match from the stands today. May I ask if your Ice Articuno can cure anything?"
*So he came to me for medical treatment...* Qiao Sang said with a straight face, "I'm not sure. I usually spend my time reading and training; I haven't had Lubao treat many illnesses."
The subtext was: *I haven't treated much, I can't guarantee anything, don't come to me.*
In reality, Lubao's Healing Light had already reached the level of a Secret Technique; as long as the patient wasn't dead, any illness could be cured. However, one should not make such guarantees.
Furthermore, Qiao Sang simply didn't want to help.
On one hand, it was a psychological reaction.
*Heaven helped you find me, but I'm just not going to treat you. What can you do about it?*
On the other hand, she really wanted to know if she refused this "Child of Fortune," whether something else eerie would happen next to force her into helping.
Although Wu Chang's luck was extraordinary, his brain was that of a normal high school student who completely failed to grasp subtext. He first looked around, and seeing that no one was nearby, he turned back with a serious expression: "Could I trouble you to help me treat a friend? Just a try; it's fine if it doesn't work."
Qiao Sang, who knew exactly why he was here, pretended to be conflicted: "If it's a medical issue, you should have your friend go to a hospital. Besides, I need to prepare for tomorrow's match."
Meaning: *I have no time.*
"My friend is unwilling to go to the hospital." Wu Chang, as usual, missed the subtext. He continued, "I can bring my friend here to you. As long as you're willing to treat them, I'll do whatever you want."
"Why are they unwilling to go to the hospital?" Qiao Sang asked.
People who are unwilling to go to the hospital generally fall into the category of having no money. But with the "Child of Fortune's" speed of picking up money, he should have been able to scrape enough together just by spending a bit more time walking around.
Or perhaps his friend felt their illness wasn't a big deal and hadn't reached the point of needing a hospital.
Or perhaps it was an elderly friend who feared the hassle and felt their time had come.
Just as Qiao Sang was imagining these scenarios, she heard Wu Chang lower his voice: "My friend is an undocumented person; they can't go to the hospital."
Qiao Sang: "..."
Good grief, she really hadn't expected that reason.
A silence fell between the two. After a while, Qiao Sang asked, "Since your friend is undocumented, they shouldn't be able to get in, right?"
To enter the residential area of the Beast Taming Center, one must scan an identity card or a Beast Taming Badge.
"You don't need to worry about that. My friend doesn't have a body," Wu Chang whispered.
Qiao Sang: "???"
No body? What the hell?
Qiao Sang suddenly thought of something, her expression went blank for a moment, and she blurted out, "Your friend is a transcendent creature?"
"Yes." Wu Chang nodded. "Actually, it's not that it doesn't have a body—you can touch it—it's just that you can't see it."
That's it! She wondered how someone could possibly have such insane luck!
Qiao Sang felt that she had grasped the truth in this moment.
If she guessed correctly, the transcendent creature behind this "Child of Fortune" was the real reason for his heaven-defying luck.
If this transcendent creature could truly make a person's luck better, could she also get a streak of dumb luck?
Once this thought arose, it was like a prairie fire, making her restless and impossible to extinguish.
Qiao Sang took a deep breath and said with an air of righteousness, "Since your friend is sick, they shouldn't move around randomly. I'll accompany you on the way."
Wu Chang was instantly thrilled: "Thank you!"
Hearing the thanks, Qiao Sang felt that something was slightly off.
She thought she had intended to refuse him...
In the air, Qiao Sang sat atop Yabao, while Wu Chang sat atop a Psyduck.
"My parents divorced when I was very young. Originally, I lived with my dad, but later he started a new family and sent me to my mom."
"My mom happened to be dating an uncle at the time. After I stayed for a week, she took me back to my dad. The two of them kept pushing me back and forth, and in the end, I lived with my grandfather."
"I was nine years old then."
"Later, when I was in my third year of middle school, my grandfather passed away. On the night of the funeral, I heard my dad and mom arguing on the phone about which one of them I should live with."
"For some reason, I missed my grandfather terribly, so I walked to his grave to visit. That was the night I met it."
"It's kind of funny looking back. It was around two in the morning, and the apple I brought for my grandfather suddenly floated up and took a bite. It nearly scared me to death."
"Don't look at me like that. Do you think my experience was tragic? It's actually fine; I moved past it long ago, otherwise I wouldn't be telling you this."
"After meeting it, everything seemed to go smoothly for me. I awakened the Beast Taming Codex that year. My parents started arguing again about who I should live with, but this time, they both wanted me."
"I refused. I wanted to stay here."
"Actually, when I awakened the Beast Taming Codex, I asked it if it was willing to contract with me, but it didn't agree. Later, when the Codex got a second page, I asked again, and it still didn't agree."
"If it didn't agree, then it didn't. Things are pretty good as they are now."
"By the way, could I ask you not to tell anyone about it? It doesn't like it. If other people are around, it basically won't appear, and it won't answer even if called."
"There was an uncle who was very good to me and wanted to introduce them, but it just went missing. It took a long time before it reappeared."
"It was also during that time that I discovered it was injured."
(End of Chapter)