1212. Chapter 1207 I have a way
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao waved his paws happily as he watched his beastmaster
‘s retreating figure. After his beastmaster completely vanished from view, he opened his wallet, glanced at the wad of cash inside, and with a delighted expression, he turned to Tingbao and called out,
“Xunxun~”
Let’s go, Boss will take you to eat something delicious~
“Tingting?”
Tingbao was stunned.
But his beastmaster wanted him to find a rival.
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao barked, his expression a bit silly. “
We can eat first, then compete.
” “Tingting…”
Tingbao pondered for a moment, then shook his head and barked.
No, his beastmaster had said he should find a rival, and besides, he wasn’t hungry yet.
“Xunxun…”
Little Xunbao hadn’t expected Old Six to be so unmoved. He sighed, a look of compromise on his face, and barked out, suggesting, “Just find a rival, and I’ll buy some food and watch you compete.
” “Tingting.”
Tingbao thought for a moment and nodded.
That would work.
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao immediately smiled, pointing to the direction where the fragrance was coming from and calling out. ”Let
‘s go there. There seems to be a lot of food there. I’ll go buy something to eat, and you can find a rival there for a competition. ” “Tingting.” Tingbao thought for a moment, feeling that it was all right, and nodded again. ”Xunxun~” Little Xunbao turned and sniffed, following the scent. Tingbao twisted his body in the air, following closely behind. After crossing two streets, Little Xunbao stopped at a snack street. ”Xunxun~” It floated happily to a stall, pointed at a few items, and called out. Then it opened its wallet and skillfully took out money. It floated to another stall and ordered a drink. Soon, Little Xunbao had a skewer in his left hand and a drink in his right, taking a bite with his left and a drink with his right, feeling very comfortable. ”Tingting…” Tingbao looked at the skewers in Little Xunbao’s hands and swallowed subconsciously. ”Xunxun?” Little Xunbao turned and saw Tingbao staring at him with a surprised expression. He called out. ” You haven’t found an opponent yet? ” “Tingting…” Tingbao called out, staring at the skewers. He felt a little hungry… ”Xunxun~” Little Xunbao called out without thinking. ” Then eat first. Just order. I have money.” As he spoke, he shook the wallet tucked into his arm. Tingbao’s eyes lit up, but then a thought struck him. He shook his head, as if to clear his mind of distracting thoughts: ”Tingting!” No, no, our beastmaster wants it to compete outside! ”Xunxun~” Little Xunbao took a bite of the skewer and called out, saying that it was just the same if he ate first and then found an opponent. It wouldn’t take that much time. ”Tingting!” This time, Tingbao struggled for only a fraction of a second before being convinced. He looked at the skewers and called out excitedly. He wanted to eat this too! … Meanwhile… In a dimly lit room, curtains tightly blocked out the sunlight. ”Is anyone there?” Qiao Sang entered the code given to her by the quest giver, unlocked the door, and pushed it open. A faint light streamed in through the open door. ”Close the door!” a panicked woman’s voice echoed from within. Is this curse that severe… Qiao Sang quickly closed the door. The Dark Curse, a high-level ghost-type skill, inflicts a fear of sunlight for a certain period of time, depending on the level and proficiency of the pet that casts it. The target cannot see the sun at all, or else their entire body will experience burning pain. On Yantian Star, where daylight sometimes reaches nearly 20 hours, this is equivalent to being unable to leave the house all day. Even after closing the door, the room didn’t fall completely into darkness. The golden-red fur around Yabao’s neck, which seemed to be flaming, and the golden-red flames at the base of his limbs illuminated the entire room. Qiao Sang, through the blazing light, could clearly see a woman huddled in the corner, covering her eyes. Perhaps having heard the door close, the woman cautiously lowered her hands and opened her eyes. ”Ah!!!!” But the next moment, she let out a heartbreaking scream, and burn marks appeared on her body. How could this happen… Qiao Sang was startled, and before he could think, he quickly called out, ”Yabao!” ”Yabao!” Yabao cried out, opening his mouth and rapidly shooting golden flames in the woman’s direction. The woman’s screams ceased, and she felt the warmth and flames around her with a bewildered expression. Gangbao looked at the flaming Yabao, his eyes fixed on the flaming fur on its neck and the golden-red flames burning at the base of its limbs. He wondered if the fire had caused the Yabao to react in this way. As the thought occurred to him, Qiao Sang mentally replied, ”That’s probably it. Yabao now possesses the power of the sun, so the light radiating from its flames carries some of that power. Therefore, to someone cursed by darkness, it would be like seeing sunlight.” He hadn’t had time to think about it, but once he calmed down, the analysis was easy. ”Steel Chief.” Gangbao was no stranger to his beastmaster’s occasional answers to his own questions. His expression remained unchanged, and he gave a cry of approval in his mind, indicating that this was the likely explanation. While Qiao Sang and Gang Bao were talking, the golden flame disappeared, and all the burn marks on the woman’s body disappeared. She was looking at him with a confused look on her face.
Then she came to her senses, leaping to her feet. She quickly glanced at the burning spot. Seeing her skin intact, she looked up, her face filled with surprise.
“Is it, is it healed now?”
Qiao Sang didn’t answer immediately, but instead looked at Yabao.
“Yabao!”
Yabao nodded.
Qiao Sang finally replied, “The curse has been lifted. If you’re worried, you can open the curtains and take a look.”
The woman eagerly scrambled to the window. As her hand touched the curtains, she hesitated.
“Don’t worry, look at the sun outside,” Qiao Sang said.
Hearing this, the woman took a deep breath and swiftly drew aside the curtains.
Sunlight streamed in through the window, casting a shadow on her.
The long-awaited sunlight stung her pupils, causing tears to well up.
Dazed and delighted, the woman fought back the soreness in her eyes and forced herself to gaze at the sun, tears streaming down her face.
When she regained consciousness and turned to express her gratitude, she saw no one.
Only the door was slightly ajar, signaling the other person had left.
“
Was that curse difficult to purify?” Qiao Sang asked on the way to the home of another quest issuer.
“Ya Ya.”
Ya Bao shook his head.
Not much, it was purified in an instant.
It shouldn’t be. Logically, the dark curse should be considered one of the more difficult types of curses. How could it be purified so easily… Qiao Sang fell into deep thought.
“Steel Chief.”
At this moment, Gang Bao called out in his mind, suggesting that since this curse feared the sun, perhaps the flame of the Holy Fire also possessed the power of the sun, which was why it was so easy to purify.
“That makes sense!” Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up, and he agreed in his mind.
It seems that while some curses, while terrifying and difficult to purify, can be significantly easier to purify when a purifying force specifically counteracts them, it might be much easier than with more common curses.
After pondering this, Qiao Sang thought to himself:
Oh, I don’t know when I’ll be able to fly like Teacher Mikaela. Without Little Xunbao, and Yabao’s size not suitable for easily growing, my movements are much more inconvenient.
“Steel Chief,”
he thought, when Gangbao glanced over and called out, suggesting that if I don’t mind my toughness, I can grow and carry you.
He didn’t respond in his mind, but called out.
Qiao Sang: “…”
The infernal power of the bond…
“I wonder how Tingbao is doing,” Qiao Sang changed the subject.
“Yabao,”
Yabao called out, confirming that Old Six had Little Xunbao with him, so there was no need to worry.
He thought Little Xunbao was quite capable, literate, and capable of teleportation, so he wouldn’t have any trouble caring for the youngest Tingbao.
“Steel Chief,”
Gangbao called out calmly, indicating that little Xunbao loved to eat, drink, and have fun, and might even be enjoying some food right now with Tingbao.
“Ya Ya,”
Yabao gave a look of “How could that be?”
He believed that little Xunbao knew his limits. Tingbao had a competition, and with such an important event, why would little Xunbao take him out for a treat?
“Qingqing.”
“Qing, Qing.”
Qingbao couldn’t help but pay attention a little, barking twice, overhearing the conversation. This was entirely possible. Back when he was competing, little Xunbao kept trying to take him out for food, but thankfully, thanks to his strong willpower, he refused, only eating after the competition was over.
After saying this, he sensed his clone and a look of delight crossed his face.
The clone hadn’t vanished this time because of his inattention!
It had improved!
No way… Qiao Sang felt a little uncertain.
On the one hand, she had great faith in little Xunbao’s ability to take good care of Tingbao.
On the other hand, she felt that what Gangbao and Qingbao said had a point. Little Xunbao had already planned to buy some food and drinks, otherwise he wouldn’t have asked her for money.
Qiao Sang pondered for a moment and said,
“After we finish our mission today, we should be back around the same time as Tingbao and Little Xunbao. We’ll see by Tingbao’s points whether he’s been actively looking for opponents.”
She had asked Little Xunbao to take Tingbao back at 7 p.m. If Tingbao followed her battle plan, waiting until he had two or three points to directly find a corresponding number of opponents, plus rest and energy recovery time, he should be guaranteed to have at least 20 points.
“Qingqing.”
Qingbao, seeing that his clone hadn’t disappeared while she was speaking, brightened up and shifted his attention. He called out with a rather gloating tone, saying that with Little Xunbao around, Lao Liu’s points were definitely not high.
He was absolutely confident that Little Xunbao would take Tingbao out for some good food and drinks. Lao Liu was only a newborn, so he wouldn’t have the same strong willpower as her own and would definitely succumb to temptation.
…
Time slowly slipped by.
Elsewhere, Tingbao happily devoured his ice cream bite by bite. When he finished, he called out cheerfully to Little Xunbao,
“Tingting!”
He wanted more!
“Xunxun…”
Little Xunbao called out, suggesting that he should find an opponent first.
He didn’t have a phone, so he couldn’t check the time. The sun on Yantian Star was very strong during the day, and he couldn’t tell the time by the light of the sky. But he had a feeling it was getting late.
“Tingting.”
Tingbao burped and called out, indicating that he would wait until he was full before competing.
“Xunxun? “
Little Xunbao looked at his bulging belly, his mouth twitching, and called out. “
Are you still not full?
” “Tingting. “
Tingbao nodded.
He could eat more.
“Xunxun…”
Little Xunbao called out hesitantly, but he felt it was getting late. He hadn’t even fought yet. What if the Beastmaster discovered him when he got back?
“Tingting,”
Tingbao called out.
He would fight, but he would just do it later. Didn’t you say it was okay to fight after eating?
Little Xunbao: “…”
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao called out.
But you’ve fought too few times, your own Beastmaster will discover you.
“Tingting?”
Tingbao was stunned and called out.
How did he discover you?
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao pointed to the score recorder on his paw and called out.
Points, every battle accumulates points, you didn’t forget, did you?
“Tingting?”
Tingbao was silent for a moment, then called out.
What time is it now?
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao called out, indicating that he would wait.
Then he casually stopped a bipedal grass-type pet holding a phone and called out inquiringly:
“Xunxun?”
“Circle.”
The grass-type pet picked up the phone, checked the time, and called out.
“Xunxun?!”
Little Xunbao’s eyes widened instantly, a look of shock on his face, and he called out.
Really?!
“Circle.”
The grass-type pet nodded and walked away.
“Xunxun!”
Little Xunbao was distraught at first, but then he came to his senses and teleported to Tingbao, who was still eating, and called out anxiously. “
It’s already late, and you’re still eating! Go to the competition! We only have two hours to go back!”
Tingbao had no idea how long two hours was, but he knew something was amiss from the look on Xunbao’s face. He couldn’t help but grow anxious, calling out,
“Tingting?”
Was it still too late to accumulate points for the competition?
“Xunxun,”
Xunbao thought for a moment, then barked out a reassuring, “I have a plan!” expression, signaling that he should just focus on finding his opponent.
“Tingting,”
Tingbao nodded seriously, glancing around and spotting a pet also wearing a points recorder.
Time ticked by.
Twenty minutes later,
Tingbao panted, watching the three pets lying before him. The
referee, wearing his badge, blew the whistle to signal the end of the match.
At the same moment,
a virtual screen appeared above Tingbao’s head:
[Species: Thunder Dragon]
[Level: Intermediate]
[Points: 6]
[Rank: 1000+]
Virtual screens also appeared above the three fallen pets, each with a point column down by one.
The onlookers and pets cheered.
The virtual screens vanished.
The people and pets around him quickly dispersed. (End of this chapter)
