1228. Chapter 1223 Xiang Wanli (Two in One)
She pressed the speaker.
A deep male voice boomed out,
“I’m Lei Da.”
Qiao Sang fell silent.
Gang Bao was also silent for a moment, flapping his wings and turning to leave the room.
It was such a hasty name, I’d have thought it was chosen by a pet… Qiao Sang resisted the urge to complain, turned off the speaker, and put the phone to her ear, asking, “When can you come over?”
“I can come anytime,” the deep male voice said, “but before I do, I’d like to change the reward.”
“What do you want?” Qiao Sang asked.
The reward for the mission she had just posted was 100,000 Alliance Coins per day.
Yantian Star is sunny year-round, rarely raining or thundering. Beastmasters and pets who can cause rain, snow, or thunder are extremely valuable, and even asking them to change the weather requires a hefty reward. However, Qiao Sang had added an extra 10,000 or 20,000 Alliance Coins to the normal price, so that Beastmasters and pets would accept the mission quickly.
“I’ve actually been following you for a while. You’re quite famous in the curse purification community,” the man said. “I want you to help me cleanse a curse.”
He smiled wryly, “I sent you a private message before, but unfortunately you didn’t reply.”
Beastmasters can view their success rate for tasks they accept, whether they’ve completed them, which tasks they’ve completed, and their evaluations through the Beast Taming Center’s official app, unless they’ve set it to hidden.
So you’ve been following me before? No wonder you accepted the task so quickly… Qiao Sang asked, “What curse?”
After a few days of practice, Yabao had mastered both the curse purification and attack abilities, skillfully casting them separately without error.
“Aging Curse,” the man said gravely. “My pet has been cursed with an aging curse. It visibly ages a few years every day. If possible, I’d like you to pay me first. I’ll do my best to help you with any number of days of thunderstorms you desire.”
The Aging Curse is a more sinister form of ghostly curse. The target ages noticeably each day, and when they reach a point of no return, they die.
Qiao Sang had seen this curse before, when she was searching for curse-purification quests, but she felt it was too sinister and too difficult, so she didn’t take it.
She pondered for a moment, then said honestly, “I can’t guarantee success.”
After all, no one had ever purified a curse this evil.
“It’s okay. You already have the highest success rate among beastmasters I’ve ever met,” the man said quickly. “As long as you help me purify it, I’ll complete the quest for you, regardless of success or failure.”
“Okay, then come over now,” Qiao Sang said, giving the address of their villa.
“I’ll be right there,” the man said, and hung up.
“Ding dong!”
Half an hour later, the doorbell rang.
Qiao Sang, who had been waiting in the living room, got up and went to open the door.
A man who looked to be about fifty years old and a yellow bird pet with sparse feathers and a miniature shrinking bracelet stood at the door.
Thunderbirds, dual-attribute King-level pets with both lightning and flying attributes, favor thunderstorms. Unfortunately, such weather is rare on Yantian Star, so they often feel low. However, they often create thunderstorms themselves to revive themselves. If a thunderstorm occurs, it’s not necessarily due to natural weather, but rather the presence of a Thunderbird nearby… Qiao Sang’s mind flashed through the information of the yellow bird pet before him.
“Hello, I’m Lei Da,” the man introduced himself.
“Lei Lei,” the Thunderbird chirped.
Its voice sounded distinctly old.
“Is the Thunderbird cursed by aging?” Qiao Sang asked.
Most bird pets don’t show signs of aging from their faces, but some do experience a loss of feathers.
Lei Da uttered a heavy “hmm.” “It’s been cursed for a week. I’ve sought help from numerous beastmasters and pets specializing in removing curses, but none have been able to do it.”
He didn’t disdain the girl before him because she looked like she was only in her teens. The information displayed on the Beast Taming Center app clearly indicated that she was a B-level expert.
“Come in first,” Qiao Sang said, stepping aside.
Lei Da and Thunderbird walked into the living room.
Before they could sit down on the sofa, Yabao walked in and called out,
“Ya Ya?”
Who needed to be purified?
Qiao Sang had mentioned the purification to Yabao after he accepted the task.
Yabao glanced at Lei Da and Thunderbird, finally settling on Lei Da.
Without a word, it opened its mouth, and golden flames suddenly appeared in the depths of its throat.
Its own beastmaster had said it was an aging curse, and to it, this human looked quite old.
“Leilei!”
Thunderbird, startled, quickly stepped in front of its beastmaster.
“Yabao,” Qiao Sang’s mouth twitched. “It’s not him who needs to be purified, it’s Thunderbird.”
Yabao didn’t know who Thunderbird was, but besides a human, it was a pet.
Its gaze fell on the yellow bird pet that stood in its way.
“Lei Lei…”
The imperial-level pet’s awe was undeniable. Even though Ya Bao merely watched calmly, a strange fear welled up in Thunderbird’s heart. It couldn’t help but cower, taking a step back.
“Don’t be afraid,” Lei Da soothed. “It’s the pet helping with the purification.”
He knew the B-level boss before him, having seen the mission’s completion evaluation, and knew the pet he was using to purify the curse was a fire-type pet.
Thunderbird froze for a moment.
In its moment of daze, Ya Bao unleashed a burst of golden flames, landing entirely on Thunderbird.
“Lei Lei…”
Thunderbird’s body tensed subconsciously, then a look of relief.
Seeing this, Lei Da’s expression tightened.
Ya Bao kept his mouth open, maintaining the sacred fire.
After about three minutes, the flames vanished.
Thunderbird felt its own lightness. It paused, then jumped twice, then looked at its beastmaster with an excited expression and called out,
“Lei Lei!”
Its voice was crisp, completely devoid of its previous cadence.
Lei Da didn’t know what he heard, but he also showed an excited expression and started to hug Thunderbird, shouting “That’s great, that’s great.”
Has it been completely purified? Qiao Sang looked at Yabao with a questioning look.
“Yabao.”
Yabao nodded and called out.
Although it took a little longer, it seems that a curse as evil as Yabao’s can be purified… Qiao Sang looked at Lei Da and said, “The curse has been lifted. Can you help me with the task?”
Lei Da put down the Thunderbird and nodded, “Of course!”
As he spoke, he showed an embarrassed expression and continued, “There is one thing I may not have made clear before. The thunderstorm weather cast by the Thunderbird may only last for half a minute.”
Qiao Sang: “???”
Seeing that the expression of the B-level boss in front of him was not right, Lei Da quickly added, “But after the thunderstorm weather is about to end, the Thunderbird can continue to cast it.”
Qiao Sang’s expression eased and he smiled, “It doesn’t matter.”
Upon hearing this, Lei Da breathed a sigh of relief and asked, “How long do you need the thunderstorm to last?”
“About a minute,” Qiao Sang said.
It mainly takes time to reach a high altitude and swallow the lightning.
“Are you going to perform it here?” Lei Da asked.
Rain, snow, hail, and thunder are all relatively rare weather conditions on Yantian Star. Many beastmasters, tired of watching the sun, will summon their pets that can change the weather to perform the spell near their homes, and then stay home to enjoy the show.
“No,” Qiao Sang said. “We have to go to Gaoqiu Mountain.”
Gaoqiu Mountain? Lei Da was stunned. “Isn’t that the scent moth’s territory?”
He remembered that scent moths were afraid of lightning.
“It’s the scent moth’s territory,” Qiao Sang said.
Why would a B-level master use thunderstorms to scare scent moths? Could he have a grudge against them? That didn’t seem right. With the strength of a B-rank expert, dealing with a swarm of scent moths wouldn’t be a piece of cake… Lei Da pondered for a long time, unable to come to a conclusion. Without further questioning, he said, “Let’s go. I can go right away.”
“Leilei,” Thunderbird nodded and called out, indicating that he was ready.
“No rush. I’ll call my pets back first,” Qiao Sang said, calling out, “Qingbao.” She
could have just summoned Xiao Xunbao and Tingbao, but Tingbao was in the middle of a match right now, and summoning them during a battle wouldn’t be a good idea. ” Qingqing,” she said, and Qingbao appeared nearby. Lei Da was stunned by the sudden appearance of his pet. Although he couldn’t recognize it, it looked incredibly rare. ”Is your clone following Xiao Xunbao and the others?” Qiao Sang asked. She remembered Qingbao being there earlier in the room. ”Qingqing,” Qingbao nodded. Feng had already told it where Xiao Xunbao and the others were. ”Call Xiao Xunbao and Tingbao back,” Qiao Sang said. ”Qingqing,” Qingbao called out sweetly, then focused on controlling his clone. About three minutes later, Xiaoxunbao appeared out of thin air, carrying Tingbao. ”Tingting?” Tingbao called out eagerly, signaling it was time to quickly collect points. ”Before you go, practice holding your breath for one minute,” Qiao Sang said calmly. ”Tingting.” Tingbao didn’t understand, but he obeyed. Lei Da’s gaze fell on the points recorder worn by the dragon-type pet before him, and he instantly understood. He asked, ”Are you trying to defeat a group of scent moths to accumulate points?” Qiao Sang hummed. She hadn’t intended to keep this a secret. ”But lightning weather only changes the weather; it doesn’t cause lightning to attack the scent moths,” Lei Da suggested. “How about I have the Thunderbird hide in the clouds and secretly unleash other lightning abilities?” Although the pet free points battle competition had its restrictions, the venues were spread across Huachang City, leaving plenty of room for maneuver if points were to be accumulated quickly. Generally speaking, contestants would schedule their opponents at venues that would be advantageous to them. He also had a mid-level pet signed up for the Pet Free Points Battle, so he naturally knew the ins and outs of the competition. He had also wanted his pet to get first place in points, but later realized that the top-ranked contestants were all cheating, and he couldn’t beat them, so he gave up after the first month of the competition. Good fellow, even more ruthless than me… Qiao Sang’s mouth twitched slightly, and he said, “That’s not necessary.” ”But you went to so much trouble to find a pet to cast Thunder Weather, probably because you want to get first place in points.” Lei Da couldn’t help but say, “I heard that the pets in the top three points now have ridiculously high points. The third-placed Swinging Grass is said to have the best talent in the entire race. Their entire race has made deals with many other grass and insect races, and specially sent weaker contestants to help the Swinging Grass gain points.” ”If the competition wasn’t more formal, with records and referees watching, and it wasn’t easy to fake matches, I guess the Swinging Grass would have accumulated more points.” ”The second-placed Fire Monkey relies on real talent. It has the power of the sun. As long as the sun is on, it is basically invincible against pets of the same level. No matter where it competes in Huachang City, its condition is doubled.” ”But there’s a pet battle club behind it that saw its talent and funded it with energy recovery fluid, which is why it can compete in so many games every day.” ”The number one-ranked Earth Dragon is not only powerful, but also boasts a horde of insect-type minions. Those minions have racked up countless points for it. If it hadn’t won, and the pets it had battled couldn’t fight again, the Earth Dragon’s points would probably have doubled.” Qiao Sang listened silently, then disagreed, saying, ”I don’t know about other pets, but the Earth Dragon definitely wouldn’t use its insect-type minions to rack up points.” The Earth Dragon wouldn’t even fight Tingbao a second time, so how could it possibly use a weaker pet to rack up points? Lei Da was stunned. “Do you know it?” ”Tingbao has battled it before,” Qiao Sang said. Lei Da looked at the unfamiliar dragon-type pet. Just as he was about to ask who had won the match, Tingbao gasped and cried out, ”Tingting…” It couldn’t hold on any longer… ”It’s been a minute.” Qiao Sang, who had been estimating the time, said, “We’re going now.” He then warned, “Remember to hold your breath when you fight the scent moth later.” ”Tingting,” Tingbao’s eyes lit up, and he nodded vigorously. ”Xunxun~” Little Xunbao, still remembering the coordinates he’d located earlier, his eyes glowed blue as he vanished with the others in the living room. … Gaoqiu Mountain. Qiao Sang stood atop the mountain, looking out, but didn’t see many scent moths. ”How are you going to convince so many scent moths to come out and fight?” Lei Da asked. Qiao Sang looked at Little Xunbao and said, “Bring out the Xiang Wanli.” Xiang Wanli, the item he’d bought on Chaoxu Star, could spread a rich fragrance around, attracting scent-loving pets. The sales pitch had said that any pet that liked scent would be drawn to it. Even a small spray could attract a scent-loving pet thousands of miles away, and it might even pick up the scent and come rushing over.
If it’s as magical as the salesperson said, then all the scent moths in Gaoqiu Mountain should come if they spray Xiang Wanli.
“Xunxun~”
Little Xunbao called out, took off the ring, pulled out a brown bottle from it, and teleported to various locations in the air to spray it.
Soon, the branches and leaves of the mountain rustled, and swarms of pets suddenly appeared and gathered from the ground, the grass, the trees, and the air.
In addition to the scent moths, there were also various other species. Damn
, why are there so many pets… Qiao Sang looked at the pets gathering from all directions, his face changed slightly. (End of this chapter)
