Chapter 1181: Li Ou Yasi Leaves Without Saying Goodbye (Two-in-One)
1186. Chapter 1181: Li Ou Yasi Leaves Without Saying Goodbye (Two-in-One)
Zhengzhou? Qiao Sang blinked in surprise. "Have we already left Mingzhou?"
Migala hummed in response. "We left Mingzhou an hour ago."
Zhengzhou, the neighboring city to Mingzhou, had an average daily temperature of 48 degrees Celsius. Even those born and raised here usually couldn't endure the heat, which earned it a spot among the "Furnace Cities."
Yet despite this, many Beastmasters and their familiars from other cities still chose to settle here temporarily. Researchers had discovered that Fire Pet Beasts staying in high-temperature cities for extended periods experienced heightened activity in their Fire Energy, significantly shortening the time required for energy accumulation.
A hundred years later, the city next to Mingzhou still bore the name Zhengzhou, so Qiao Sang knew at least some of this information—though not entirely unfamiliar, it wasn’t completely familiar either.
She sensed the surrounding temperature and mused that it didn’t feel particularly hot.
"Lili."
Just as she was thinking, Li Ou Yasi called to the Yuan Bing Jellyfish, who was quietly emitting a chill aura, signaling them to stop.
"Yuanyuan…"
The Yuan Bing Jellyfish hesitated, instinctively glancing at Qiao Sang, Migala, and Fangy.
It always remembered its job was to emit chill aura. Unless the client specifically asked them to stop, it should continue.
"Tingting!"
Before Qiao Sang could speak, Tingbao shook its head furiously.
Absolutely no stopping—it’d roast them alive!
"Lili."
Li Ou Yasi looked at the Jellyfish, calling out coolly. If they couldn’t even withstand a little heat, how would they grow stronger?
"Ya Ya!"
Fangy nodded in agreement.
The Treasure Seeker passed over Energy Pills and fruit.
Fangy’s eyes lit up. Instantly forgetting about "strengthening", it began devouring the food greedily.
"Tingting…"
Tingbao wore a conflicted expression.
On one hand, it felt inseparable from the chill aura, but on the other, it did want to grow stronger—otherwise, its Beastmaster wouldn’t bring it along when leaving home.
Just like today.
"Xia Xia."
At this moment, Xialala from the Colorful Bud spoke calmly, indicating there was no need to retract the chill aura—it was a bit hot even for them.
Hearing this, Li Ou Yasi glanced at Xialala, then fell silent. A compromise.
"Tingting…"
Tingbao subtly exhaled in relief.
This wasn’t about unwillingness to grow stronger.
The Yuan Bing Jellyfish resumed emitting chill aura.
"Now that we’ve left Mingzhou, should we look for a place to stay?" Qiao Sang asked.
Migala didn’t answer, instead directing her gaze toward Li Ou Yasi and Xialala.
She knew she had no say in the matter.
"Lili."
Li Ou Yasi called out. If they wanted to find lodging, they could go ahead. It would keep moving.
With that, they closed their eyes.
"Steel Chief."
Steel Treasure translated mentally.
They were somewhat similar to spiritual forms in certain ways—like preparing to sleep when they didn’t feel like talking… Qiao Sang internally grumbled, then turned serious. "I think staying here tonight is fine. After resting, we’ll continue together."
As they spoke, the Treasure Seeker continued pulling out food from its Ring.
Except for Big Brother Yabao, it remembered that its Beastmaster and Lulu hadn’t eaten either.
Soon, the aroma of various foods wafted through the air.
Qiao Sang, Migala, and Lulu began eating heartily.
The scent of food filled her nose, tantalizing her taste buds. Li Ou Yasi couldn’t help but sniff, suddenly realizing they were hungry.
They opened their eyes but said nothing, merely watching silently.
Xialala noticed Li Ou Yasi first.
Startled, Xialala picked up a fruit and approached, offering it while calling out:
"Xia Xia."
Idiot, it wasn’t this that they wanted to eat… Li Ou Yasi glanced at Xialala, their gaze landing on the Golden Bud. Suddenly, they lost their appetite and closed their eyes again.
"Xia Xia…"
Xialala looked puzzled.
It was certain the other wanted to eat…
Before the thought finished, Li Ou Yasi abruptly opened their eyes, snatched the fruit from Xialala’s hand, popped it in their mouth, and swallowed directly.
"Xia Xia."
Xialala blinked, then smiled.
Seeing this, Xialala from the Colorful Bud couldn’t help but smile too.
The valley’s plants and trees swayed in the wind.
Qiao Sang held out a green fruit to Xialala from the Colorful Bud.
"Want some? This is a Wood Fragrance Fruit—it’s a newly cultivated breed. Tastes great."
"Xia Xia."
Xialala glanced at the human, accepted the fruit, took a bite, and calmly called out, signaling that the taste was good.
Qiao Sang grinned. "I haven’t tried it myself, but I imagine the flavor’s great. After all, a hundred years from now, your future self…"
She paused mid-sentence, realizing the inappropriateness.
"Xia Xia."
Xialala’s expression didn’t change. While eating the fruit, they calmly called out, implying their future self would probably enjoy this taste too.
Qiao Sang fell silent for a moment, then hummed in agreement.
"Xia Xia?"
Xialala turned, calling out questioningly.
Are you feeling sorry for me? Why?
Damn it, what’s going on here… Migala perked up her ears nearby but couldn’t understand a word.
She couldn’t resist glancing toward Pengamei and Dragon King, but both were busy devouring meals and hadn’t noticed their Beastmaster’s gaze.
Do I really need to ask? Qiao Sang communicated with her eyes.
"Xia Xia."
Xialala understood the message, smiled, and called out—indicating there was no need to feel sorry for them. Their future self seemed quite happy a hundred years from now.
Hearing this, Qiao Sang looked at the future Xialala.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker offered chips to Xialala.
"Xia Xia…"
Xialala shook its head, clearly refusing.
It didn’t like eating unfamiliar things.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker directly stuffed the chips into Xialala’s mouth.
Startled, Xialala instinctively bit down, then its eyes lit up.
"Xia Xia!"
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker wore an "I told you so" expression.
"Qingqing."
Qingbao casually called out nearby, signaling that if they liked it, Treasure Seeker should give them all the chips.
Xialala’s gaze fell on the bag of chips in Treasure Seeker’s paw.
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker quickly turned, blocking the chips protectively and calling out—they couldn’t give all of them away!
"Xia Xia~"
Xialala couldn’t help but laugh.
Seeing this, Qiao Sang’s expression relaxed, her mood lightening considerably.
A few seconds later, she thought of something, picked up a bag of chips from the ground, opened it, and offered it to Xialala from the Colorful Bud.
"Have some too."
"Xia Xia."
Xialala hesitated, took a bite, then smiled broadly.
Midnight.
In the valley.
The sweltering heat from the day's scorching sun slowly settled in the quiet valley, the evening breeze carrying a surprisingly refreshing coolness.
Qiao Sang, Migala, and Fangy had already fallen asleep.
Li Ou Yasi, who had been lying with closed eyes, suddenly opened them. They glanced at Colorful Bud's Xialala, then at Golden Bud's Xialala, before rising to leave.
"Xunxun~"
Treasure Seeker floated to Li Ou Yasi's side, letting out a curious "Xunxun"—asking where they were going?
Li Ou Yasi's gaze fell on Treasure Seeker.
An indescribable Oppressive Aura instantly surged forward like a mountainous tide.
Before Treasure Seeker could react, its eyes rolled back and it crumpled unconscious.
...
The next morning.
Qiao Sang was awakened by frantic cries of "Xunxun! Xunxun!"
Opening her eyes, she saw Treasure Seeker in front of her, looking anxiously desperate.
"What's wrong...?" Qiao Sang mumbled sleepily.
"Xunxun!" Treasure Seeker cried urgently.
What? Li Ou Yasi was gone?!
Qiao Sang instantly snapped awake, bolting upright. She turned to where Li Ou Yasi had slept the previous night, but found no trace of their shadow.
Migala had also woken up by now, asking gravely, "Did either of you hear anything from Li Ou Yasi last night?"
"Pengpeng."
Pengamei shook its head.
"Momo."
Dragon King yawned widely, making a dismissive sound—obviously saying if Pengamei hadn't heard anything, there's no way they would have either.
"Re Li Luoka",
Re Li Luoka glanced at Colorful Bud's Xialala.
But Colorful Bud's Xialala ignored them, wearing a pensive expression, clearly lost in thought.
"You didn't see how Li Ou Yasi left last night?" Qiao Sang turned to Treasure Seeker, unable to resist asking.
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker made a pitiful sound.
It looked at me once and I passed out cold.
Hearing this, Qiao Sang's heart sank.
If that was true, Li Ou Yasi had deliberately left—and deliberately kept them in the dark.
There was no way they'd wait until everyone slept to leave unless they specifically didn't want Xialala to know... Qiao Sang gathered her thoughts, fixing her gaze on Colorful Bud's Xialala.
"Can you contact Li Ou Yasi now?"
"Xia Xia."
Colorful Bud's Xialala clucked once, then reached its claws toward the flowerpot on the ground, pulling out a mobile phone and dialing a number.
"Xia Xia."
After several seconds, it shook its head.
Migala spoke gravely:
"Since Li Ou Yasi left deliberately, we definitely won't reach them by calling. We'll have to search ourselves."
Qiao Sang nodded heavily, then suddenly thought of something. Her eyes brightened as she asked:
"Could we try asking the plants like yesterday?"
"Xia Xia."
Colorful Bud's Xialala nodded, then placed its claws on a nearby flower.
Green light shimmered from its claw tips, rippling outward.
"Fangy"
At that moment, Fangy stirred awake.
"Xunxun!"
Treasure Seeker cried urgently.
Big Brother Yabao, you're finally awake! Li Ou Yasi is already gone!
"Ya Ya?!"
Fangy instantly jumped up, frantically scanning the area. When it saw Li Ou Yasi's absence, it let out a wailing cry:
"Ya Ya!"
Its Evolution Materials were gone!
"Xia Xia."
Colorful Bud's Xialala looked over with a call, signaling they'd found something.
Qiao Sang: "!!!"
Fangy: "!!!"
...
The grasses, flowers, and trees swayed without wind, revealing the direction.
High above, Fangy followed Colorful Bud's Xialala's guidance, flapping its wings in a tireless sprint—but still couldn't catch up to Li Ou Yasi.
Meanwhile, Treasure Seeker even performed several Spatial Shifts.
Unfortunately, by the time they reached each indicated location, the plants always reported Li Ou Yasi had already moved elsewhere.
Colorful Bud's Xialala pointed the new direction.
Fangy continued its relentless race across the skies.
Time passed. The sun set, the moon rose, day gradually turned to night.
After day and night alternated twice, night became day again.
Under Lulu's Healing Light, Fangy never slept, always running.
At meal times, it didn't stop to rest. Instead, it opened its mouth wide while Treasure Seeker poured Energy Pills inside, swallowing them hastily.
Three days later, Migala looked down at the rocky barren land below, hesitating.
"Does it feel like we've returned to Zhengzhou?"
"Xia Xia."
Colorful Bud's Xialala picked up the mobile phone, locating their position. After a moment, it called confirmation.
We've circled back here after all these days... Qiao Sang showed surprise, then suddenly thought of something, asking:
"Could it be Li Ou Yasi knows we're chasing them? And knows Xialala discovers their location by asking plants, so they specifically ran to this place with almost no grass?"
Migala paused thoughtfully:
"That's unlikely. As long as Li Ou Yasi keeps running, we could never catch up. Plus, Flame Sky Star is extremely hot—there are many barren places. They wouldn't need to return here specifically for that reason."
Qiao Sang considered for two seconds, offering another possibility:
"Or could Li Ou Yasi actually be directionally challenged?"
Migala fell silent.
That was genuinely possible.
"Ya Ya?"
Fangy stopped, calling for directions.
"Xia Xia."
Colorful Bud's Xialala called once, signaling "wait."
Then its eyes turned green, ears perked up, sensing the surroundings.
"Xia Xia."
After a moment, the green light in its eyes faded. It pointed leftward and called.
This place wasn't completely barren—wherever a single plant existed, it could reveal what Xialala needed to know.
Without hesitation, Fangy turned leftward and resumed sprinting.
"Xia Xia."
Fifteen flame-like minutes later, Colorful Bud's Xialala suddenly called.
Fangy halted abruptly.
Qiao Sang looked down but couldn't spot Li Ou Yasi.
However, the temperature here was noticeably higher, the air shimmering from heat distortion.
"Yuan Bing..."
The Yuan Bing jellyfish, always emanating a chill aura, seemed unable to withstand the heat anymore, weakly collapsing onto Fangy's back.
"Tingting!"
Tingbao frantically circled the jellyfish, crying out.
Lulu emerged from the backpack, emitting a cooling aura.
Tingbao immediately forgot about Yuan Bing, eyes lighting up as it rushed toward Lulu.
Qiao Sang stared downward, stunned for a moment. She asked with astonishment:
"What is this?"
The barren land wasn't entirely barren—beneath the scorching sunlight, countless blinding Red Glows pierced through the desolation, creating a stark visual contrast.
(End of Chapter)
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