Chapter 1028: Spirit-Passing Cat |
With that, he raised his arm, glanced at the time on his wristwatch, and said: "There are still about ten minutes left before the predicted time."
"Wuwu."
Baowuwu braced up its spirits and floated forward, coming to the exact spot where it had originally appeared, waiting with eyes full of anticipation.
"Did Baowuwu help you guys find any good treasures this time?" Gao Renhe asked casually.
"Wuwu..."
Baowuwu's body stiffened.
"It actually did." Qiao Sang said.
"When we were in Lost Town, it found a Masked Puppet. If not for that Masked Puppet, everyone wouldn't have made it out of Lost Town safely."
Baowuwu looked over blankly.
The two of them chatted idly about this and that. Soon enough, ten minutes had passed.
Several Secret Realm Cracks appeared outside the alley, but not a single one opened inside the alley.
As time slipped away, the anticipation in Baowuwu's eyes turned into disappointment, and its entire body seemed shrouded in a dark cloud.
Gao Renhe sighed: "It looks like the Secret Realm Crack didn't appear this time either."
Qiao Sang looked at Baowuwu and comforted it: "It's alright. If it didn't appear this time, there's always a next time, and a time after that. The Secret Realm Crack you are waiting for will definitely show up again."
"Wuwu..."
With tearful eyes, Baowuwu looked at Qiao Sang, floated over, and hugged her while weeping bitterly.
"Xun xun..."
Affected by the emotional atmosphere next to him, Little Treasure couldn't help but sob a little too, sniffing his nose.
"Are you going back to Dr. Zhang Taitong's place?" Gao Renhe inquired.
Qiao Sang asked back: "Why?"
"If you're going back, you can help bring Baowuwu along to him." Gao Renhe said.
"If you're not going, just let Baowuwu stay with me, and I'll find some time to deliver it to him."
"Wuwu!"
Before Qiao Sang could even speak, Baowuwu suddenly floated behind her, grabbing her clothes tightly.
Mikayla looked over.
Gao Renhe hesitated: "You want to follow her?"
"Wuwu!"
Baowuwu nodded.
Gao Renhe asked again: "You're not going to Dr. Zhang Taitong's place anymore?"
"Wuwu!"
Baowuwu nodded vigorously.
Gao Renhe looked at Qiao Sang with a complex expression: "I didn't expect you to build such a deep bond with Baowuwu in such a short amount of time."
After a pause, he said in a slightly sour tone: "I brought Baowuwu to look for Secret Realm Cracks so many times, and I never saw it reluctant to leave me."
Qiao Sang: "...I didn't expect it either."
Heaven and earth as her witness, she hadn't done anything. During this short period, she spent half of it lying unconscious on a hospital bed.
"Then are you going to take Baowuwu with you?" Gao Renhe inquired.
Once a Tamer reached B-level, they were permitted to carry uncontracted pets around with them.
If it were anyone else getting to take away a Baowuwu that could find natural treasures for free, they would definitely be one hundred percent willing. But when it came to Qiao Sang, he wasn't so sure. After all, every single one of her pets was incredibly rare, and she had even seen the eyes of Miheilamu.
Qiao Sang looked at Baowuwu and asked with a serious face: "Do you really want to follow me?"
"Wuwu!"
Baowuwu nodded, its eyes filled with determination.
"Even if we can't form a contract?" Qiao Sang asked again.
"Wuwu!"
Baowuwu nodded again with absolute certainty.
I didn't expect Baowuwu to trust me this much in such a short time... Qiao Sang was deeply moved and said softly: "Then we..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Mikayla suddenly spoke up: "It has appeared."
Qiao Sang froze for a moment and looked up. She saw the space where Baowuwu had originally been standing slowly tear open, revealing a Secret Realm Crack.
Gao Renhe said with a look of pleasant surprise: "This is the exact Secret Realm Crack that Baowuwu came out of back then!"
The moment the words left his mouth, Qiao Sang only felt a flash of purple light whiz past her eyes. Baowuwu appeared right in front of that Secret Realm Crack.
"Wuwu!"
Baowuwu looked as if it wanted to float right in immediately, but then it remembered something and forced itself to stop. It turned around to wave its paws warmly toward them, then turned back and floated into the Secret Realm Crack without a hint of hesitation, disappearing from sight.
Qiao Sang: ...
Suddenly, a cat-like pet about twenty centimeters in size, mostly purple all over with amber eyes and two tails, squeezed out of the Secret Realm Crack.
The moment it spotted the humans below, it instantly put on a vigilant expression, silently raising its tails as it gathered its energy.
Thinking of Baowuwu, Qiao Sang offered a kind reminder: "I think you should head back quickly right now. If the Secret Realm Crack disappears, you might not be able to go home."
"Dudu."
The two-tailed cat pet froze for a moment. The purple energy on its tails dissipated as it nodded to Qiao Sang, turned around, and floated back into the Secret Realm Crack.
Right after that, the Secret Realm Crack slowly closed up, and the space returned to its normal state of calm.
The surroundings fell completely silent.
Qiao Sang sighed: "I didn't expect Baowuwu to just leave like that. But this is good too, its whole purpose for coming here with me was to return home."
No one replied.
Qiao Sang turned her head and found that Teacher Mikayla and Gao Renhe were both staring blankly at the spot where the Secret Realm Crack had vanished. Gao Renhe in particular had his mouth wide open, his expression frozen as if he were completely dumbfounded. She couldn't help but ask: "What's wrong with you guys?"
As if snapping out of a trance, Mikayla looked over with an exceptionally complex expression and said: "That pet just now was the Spirit-Passing Cat."
Qiao Sang froze at first, and a few seconds later, her face was completely filled with shock: "What? The Spirit-Passing Cat?!"
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An hour later.
The airport.
The departure lounge.
"I can't believe the Spirit-Passing Cat everyone has been frantically searching for just appeared right in front of us like that..." Qiao Sang said with emotion.
Mikayla fell silent for a moment: "I feel like you have some serious luck on you. In the words of the Dragon Nation, it's called destiny or fortune."
Contracting a Qingnini, seeing the eyes of Miheilamu, and now the Spirit-Passing Cat just showing up out of thin air.
Qiao Sang's heart stirred, and she immediately gave a detailed account of the time she had met the Lucky Phantom Beast.
Mikayla remained silent for a long time before she finally digested this piece of news, murmuring: "You actually laid eyes on a Phantom Beast as well..."
Hey, hey, you're missing the main point. The main point is that beast's ability and the fortune on me... Qiao Sang complained internally, while maintaining a humble look as she sought guidance: "With my luck being this good, could it be that Phantom Beast gave me a blessing back then?"
Mikayla pondered for a moment and said: "Unlikely. Any ability has a time limit. Even if it really gave you a blessing, it wouldn't last this long."
After a pause, she added: "Luck is also a part of one's strength. You don't need to overthink it, this is a good thing."
Just then, the airport broadcast rang with a staff member's voice:
"Attention all passengers, this is a boarding announcement. Please check your flight number and gate information carefully, ensure your luggage is properly stored, and keep all important personal belongings with you. When boarding, please recall your pets into your Beast Codex..."
"Xun xun!"
Hearing the sound of the broadcast, Little Treasure suddenly remembered something. He took off his ring, pulled a large bag of items out from it, and let out a cry.
Qiao Sang froze for a moment: "You're saying Baowuwu gave this to you?"
"Xun xun~" Little Treasure nodded.