Chapter 181: Keep It Secret
Chapter 181: Keep It Secret
All the materials were lined up.
Ring was put back on by Treasure Seeker, who then brought its claws together and used its energy to extract the energy from the materials and channel it into Ring.
Visible purple and red light points continuously shifted from the materials to the Ring, which was glowing with a yellow light.
Looks like I’ll have to buy a new batch again… Qiao Sang felt a pang of pain as she saw some of the materials wilt.
Before, she thought buying a familiar was expensive, but later she realized that the cost of raising a familiar was even more significant.
In the end, it all came down to a lack of money.
The seven-digit number in her bank account no longer gave her a sense of security.
Thinking about this, Qiao Sang returned to her room, picked up her phone, and dialed her mother’s number.
“Mom, it’s been two days. When are you coming over?” Qiao Sang asked eagerly as soon as the call connected.
“I just got back to Hanggang this afternoon and am on my way to you now,” her mother replied.
Just got back to Hanggang? Qiao Sang was taken aback. “Where did you go these past two days?”
“...Let’s not talk about it now. The signal up here isn’t good. We can chat when I get there.”
“Pigeon~”
“Beep beep beep…”
Qiao Sang was speechless as she looked at the disconnected call.
In this day and age, Plump Homing Dove’s flight altitude and speed shouldn’t be an issue for signal, right? Who’s even buying it.
...
An hour later.
In the living room.
Ye Xiangting placed a few bags on the coffee table. “I bought some Red Goo Fruit, Shadowfruit, and Psychic Fruit. They’re Fangy and Treasure Seeker’s favorites. Call them over to eat.”
Qiao Sang glanced at the fruits on the table and asked, “Mom, what about mine?”
Ye Xiangting was taken aback and coughed. “You’re a grown-up. Can’t you buy your own food?”
Well, looks like she didn’t buy anything for me… Qiao Sang walked to the courtyard and called out, “Fangy, Treasure Seeker, come on over. There’s some good food.”
“Xun!”
Treasure Seeker let out a joyful call and instantly vanished from the courtyard.
After absorbing the materials and practicing its skills for a while, it was starving.
Fangy retracted its clone and looked up at its Beastmaster with blinking eyes.
“Ya Ya?”
Qiao Sang was taken aback and replied, “I didn’t make the food.”
“Ya!”
Fangy’s eyes lit up, and it excitedly ran into the living room.
Qiao Sang stood there, puzzled.
Was it just her, or did Fangy seem unusually happy when it realized the food wasn’t made by her?
When Qiao Sang returned to the living room, she saw her mother holding a phone and taking crazy photos of Fangy, who was eating Red Goo Fruit.
Treasure Seeker was floating beside her, eating Shadowfruit and curiously looking at the photos on the phone.
Fangy, on the other hand, had the Red Goo Fruit clamped in its mouth and was posing for the camera.
“Right, just like that. So cool!” her mother praised, looking at the photos on her phone.
“Let’s take another one. Tilt your head up a bit.” Her mother squatted down and changed the angle.
Fangy, with the Red Goo Fruit in its mouth, tilted its head up by 15 degrees.
“Too cool, perfect!” her mother said, satisfied.
She kept taking photos for about three minutes before finally putting down her phone. Then she turned and saw Treasure Seeker.
“Do you want some photos too? I can take a few for you.” Her mother smiled.
“Xun~”
Without a word, Treasure Seeker struck a pose.
Qiao Sang: “….”
Five minutes later.
Her mother sat on the sofa, watching Fangy and Treasure Seeker, who were still eating, and sighed. “You’ve raised them so well. Fangy is great, but even Treasure Seeker has become so lively. When it first came to our home, it wasn’t like this at all.”
“It’s grown up, that’s all.” Qiao Sang suddenly remembered something. “By the way, Mom, you didn’t say where you went these past two days.”
Mother cleared her throat and said, "Since you’re never around, I went to the Beastmaster Competition in Fuzhou a while back."
Qiao Sang was taken aback. "Fuzhou is on the border of Yuhana Region, right? You went all the way there just to watch a competition?"
"It’s all because that Spiky Bear’s autograph went missing. I heard that Wang Dian'ao would be at the competition in Fuzhou, so I thought I’d try my luck and see if I could get an Ironclaw Bear’s autograph", Mother said with a sigh.
This wasn’t a topic to delve into further... Qiao Sang smoothly changed the subject. "How’s the nursery business coming along?"
"Nothing major, but the shop won’t be up and running anytime soon. If I wait until the nursery opens, will there even be anyone left to buy Fangflare?" Mother worried.
"Don’t worry about it", Qiao Sang replied. "We still don’t know how Fangflare evolves into Flame Listener. The Research Institute will likely take a few months to figure it out. By then, more people will be determined to buy Fangflare."
"Just prepare for the shop as usual. We’ll specialize in familiar eggs. Even if the research takes longer, it will help with management issues."
"Looks like becoming a Beastmaster has made you smarter", Ye Xiangting said with a sense of relief. "Alright, Mom got it. You focus on your studies and don’t worry about the rest."
"I still have some money. I can transfer it to you for the shop", Qiao Sang said, reaching for his mobile phone.
Ye Xiangting snatched the phone with one hand, frowning. "Mom still has some savings. There’s no need to use your money. You just became a Beastmaster and have two familiars to raise. This is a crucial time, so keep the money for yourself."
Qiao Sang was taken aback and said earnestly, "Mom, I knew you had money!"
Ye Xiangting: "…"
…
That night.
Deep into the night.
Treasure Seeker waited until Qiao Sang and Fangy were asleep, then took off the ring and quietly placed the virtual helmet inside.
Just as Treasure Seeker was about to leave the room and head to the living room to put on the helmet, it noticed a puddle of water on the floor directly in front of it. Above the puddle, half a head emerged, with a pair of dark eyes staring straight at it.
Treasure Seeker and Aquariana looked at each other.
After three seconds of eye contact, Treasure Seeker took a bottle of milk from the ring and offered it to Aquariana.
"Xun Xun..."
You have to keep it a secret...
Aquariana hesitated for a moment, then revealed half her body, reaching out a claw to take the milk. She nodded solemnly.
"Lulu!"
…
The next morning.
Qiao Sang woke up to find Treasure Seeker still sleeping on the bed.
Three days in a row, isn’t this behavior a bit unusual for a ghost familiar...
Qiao Sang didn’t think much of it, quickly washed up, ate a piece of bread, and drank a glass of milk before heading to school.
Just as he reached the school gate, he saw Shi Gaofeng tussling with a fair-skinned girl.
Shi Gaofeng shouted, "Stop following me!"
"I won’t, unless you change your mind!" the girl insisted.
"I won’t change my mind!" Shi Gaofeng yelled angrily.
"I won’t leave until you do!" the girl persisted.
High school drama, huh... Qiao Sang tried to move past them without drawing attention, but just then, Shi Gaofeng looked over and waved excitedly. "Qiao Sang! Come help me!"
Why does he have such good eyesight... Qiao Sang walked over, a bit reluctantly, and asked, "What’s going on?"
Shi Gaofeng pouted. "You tell me, just because Phantom Water Sprite was unprofessional, Fierce Dragon Zheng called my mom yesterday. I have no idea what’s going to happen when I get home today, and this person still has the nerve to ask me to change the rating."
"I never went back to anyone after giving them a one-star review."
Qiao Sang: "…"
So it’s not high school drama after all...
(End of Chapter)
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