novel-bin Chapter 671: None of Them Are Simple
Chapter 671: None of Them Are Simple
Qiao Sang opened the door, surprised.
“Vice Principal? Weren’t you supposed to arrive tomorrow?”
Liu Yao stepped inside in a hurry while removing his shoes.
“I rushed over right after disembarking from the starship, so I’m a bit early.”
As he spoke, he looked around as if
“Yabao’s energy pills.” Qiao Sang said with a grin.
“I haven’t had a breeder customize a new formula post-evolution. I’ve been waiting for you to help.”
“Yap!”
Yabao immediately forgot about being touched for so long. He wagged his tail at Liu Yao, looking at him expectantly.
Liu Yao froze briefly, then smiled.
“Got it.”
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Inside the house, a stranger had suddenly appeared, and he seemed very close to Qiao Sang. This piqued Gangbao’s curiosity.
However, she simply observed silently from the sidelines, making no sound.
That was, until the stranger looked directly at her.
“What’s this pet beast?” Liu Yao asked after scanning Yabao and noticing the other creature watching him.
“Steel Guardian Falcon. I contracted it on Chaosu Star.” Qiao Sang replied.
Liu Yao froze upon hearing that.
He’d been so preoccupied with Blazing Star Canine’s evolution that he’d nearly forgotten Qiao Sang had already contracted a fourth pet beast…
He looked at Gangbao.
Gangbao looked at him.
They stared at each other for a moment. Then Gangbao stepped forward and cried out with a “Gang Guard!” -asking if she could also get a custom energy pill formula.
She observed everything. This human was clearly more skilled than the one who’d checked her body before, after all, he gave Yabao such a high-level checkup. Plus, since he was close to their master, he seemed trustworthy.
“She wants you to check her body and make a formula too.” Qiao Sang translated, a bit surprised.
Uh? Liu Yao paused before answering:
“It’s not that I don’t want to help. It’s just that there are breeders on Chaosu Star who specialize in Steel Guardian Falcons. They’d be better suited to crafting an energy pill for it.”
Qiao Sang grinned.
“No worries. She’s a bond evolution, first of her kind on Chaosu Star.”
Liu Yao: …
He’d been so focused on Fire Qilu that he’d completely forgotten…
Now that he thought about it, Qiao Sang had mentioned that before…
What a pity it wasn’t a Blue Star-native beast. otherwise, it could’ve been another research project… Liu Yao thought with slight regret.
He composed himself, smiled at Gangbao, and beckoned:
“Come on. Let me take a look.”
“Gang Guard.”
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The villa had plenty of rooms, so Qiao Sang let the vice principal stay over.
Liu Yao had come to Chaosu Star primarily because of Yabao, so he didn’t stand on ceremony and picked a first-floor room.
Around midnight, he heard a noise and got up to check the living room.
In the dim space, the computer screen’s glow immediately caught his attention.
There, he saw Ghost Ring Phantom floating in front of the computer, its claws tapping furiously on the keyboard, manipulating three-dimensional shadows in dark energy mode.
Liu Yao instinctively rubbed his eyes.
Realizing everything in front of him was real, he stood there in shock for a long time.
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Early the next morning.
Qiao Sang saw the vice principal standing before her with huge dark circles under his eyes.
“Didn’t sleep well?” She asked, concerned.
“Probably couldn’t adjust from all the time spent on the starship.” Liu Yao replied wearily.
“Lubao, Healing Light.” Qiao Sang said at once.
The vice principal had been helping with both Yabao and Gangbao. If he got sick, she’d feel terrible.
Without hesitation, Lubao activated the gemstone on her forehead. A soft blue light bathed Liu Yao.
When it faded, the dark circles were gone, and Liu Yao looked calm and mature again.
“Feeling better?” Qiao Sang asked.
So this is what it’s like to be healed by a super-level skill… Liu Yao had a very complicated expression.
He suddenly realized, even without Fire Qilu, none of Qiao Sang’s other pet beasts are simple…
“I feel great now.” Liu Yao steadied himself.
“I’m heading out to buy materials for energy pills. You don’t need to worry about me.”
“Let’s go together.” Qiao Sang said.
“I’ve familiarized myself with 1st District these past few days, I know where to get what we need.”
That had actually been her plan for the day: Show him around.
“No need.” Liu Yao declined.
“You just focus on your work. I’ll handle the pills.”
He couldn’t bear to let a genius like her waste time running errands for him.
Seeing how serious he looked, Qiao Sang didn’t insist. She nodded.
“Alright then.”
She then gave him the house’s passcode.
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Since the vice principal didn’t need her and Little Treasure didn’t place top three in the contest, Qiao Sang resumed training at the clubhouse as usual.
As soon as she walked in, she noticed that the receptionist and a few guests in the lobby were giving her strange looks.
Qiao Sang didn’t think much of it, until she saw Coach Elma giving her the same kind of look.
“What’s going on?” She asked.
“Why is everyone staring at me like that?”
Elma hesitated before asking, “You went to the ghost-type pet beast negative energy gathering contest yesterday, right?”
Qiao Sang blinked.
“How do you know?”
Elma gave her a complex look.
“You’re in the news.”
??? Qiao Sang was full of question marks. She immediately pulled out her phone and checked the trending searches.
“There’s nothing there.” She said while scrolling.
“Search the keyword: ‘Rare Appearance of Blue Star Ghost-Type Pet Beast.’” Elma said.
“Xun~”
Little Treasure immediately perked up. That was clearly about him! He floated over to Qiao Sang’s side and stared at the screen, eager to see what the news said about him.