Chapter 193: Whatever the Cost
Chapter 193: Whatever the Cost
Crown Cat was stunned, and Qiao Sang was equally bewildered.
Damn! What the heck is this?
It was late at night, and the alley was deserted. Suddenly, this eerie scene was terrifying!
Qiao Sang felt a chill run down her spine, her back tingling, and her body involuntarily trembled.
Just as she was envisioning all the possible terrifying scenarios that could unfold, she saw a dark tendril extending from the shadows, connecting to a circular shadow on the ground.
Then, the dark tendril tugged at the circular shadow, and the Ring that was about to fall to the ground suddenly changed direction and landed on the Treasure Seeker's head.
Qiao Sang's gaze followed the Ring and landed on the Treasure Seeker.
It was the Treasure Seeker all along...
Knowing that the eerie scene was caused by the Treasure Seeker, Qiao Sang's body quickly warmed up.
However, seeing the lingering purple glow in the Treasure Seeker's eyes and its motion to pick up the Ring, Qiao Sang's mind went blank, and her expression became dazed.
Right, the Skills she had the Treasure Seeker learn in the Virtual Helmet, if it could master them, it would be like this.
She remembered it was called Shadow Control, an Advanced Skill...
Qiao Sang fell into deep thought. First Fangy, then the Treasure Seeker—Advanced Skills might not be as difficult to learn as she had imagined...
Feeling its Beastmaster's gaze, the Treasure Seeker turned its head, its mouth drooping, and the purple glow in its eyes instantly turning into teary eyes.
"Xun!"
"Xun xun!"
The Treasure Seeker opened its arms and floated over, plunging into its Beastmaster's embrace.
It pointed at Crown Cat, who was face-down on the ground, and the half-eaten sausage beside it, making an accusation with a particularly aggrieved expression.
The Treasure Seeker cried for a while, but seeing that its Beastmaster wasn't paying attention, its mouth drooped even more, and it cried harder.
"Xun... xun..."
Hearing its little brother crying so pitifully, Fangy finally couldn't bear it anymore. It bared its fangs and glared fiercely at Crown Cat on the ground.
"Ya ya!"
Should they beat this guy up right now?
"Xun xun!"
The Treasure Seeker nodded vigorously.
It thought it was a good idea!
"Crown!" Crown Cat's body stiffened, then it struggled to get up, preparing for the upcoming deadly battle.
Qiao Sang, who had just snapped back to her senses, said, "..."
After preventing the violent act, Qiao Sang made the Treasure Seeker use Hypnosis on Crown Cat.
Under the influence of Hypnosis, Crown Cat became completely quiet.
Qiao Sang didn't immediately call to claim the one million reward. Instead, she looked at the Treasure Seeker with a burning gaze and asked, "Did you learn Shadow Control?"
"Xun?"
The Treasure Seeker tilted its head, not reacting at first, then seemed to remember something and quickly shook its head in denial.
"Xun xun!"
If its Beastmaster found out it knew Shadow Control, there would be no reason to play the Virtual Helmet anymore. It absolutely couldn't tell the truth!
Qiao Sang's lips twitched. She hadn't expected the Treasure Seeker to deny it even though it had clearly learned it.
She paused for two seconds and said, "So you haven't learned it. I thought you had, and I was considering how effective the Virtual Helmet's teaching was. I was thinking of letting you play more often."
"Xun xun!"
Under the pressure of Qiao Sang's words, the Treasure Seeker's eyes lit up, and it nodded vigorously.
It was afraid its Beastmaster wouldn't believe it, so its eyes glowed purple, and it was about to demonstrate Shadow Control again right there.
Qiao Sang watched its performance with a smile.
The Treasure Seeker was still too young. Although it was much smarter than Fangy, it was still no match for Qiao Sang.
...
Exiting the alley.
Qiao Sang sat on Fangy's back, feeling cheerful as he took out his mobile phone and found the recent call record to dial the number again.
"Sorry, the number you are calling is currently in use..." The cold, mechanical voice came from the other end of the line.
Qiao Sang hung up, waited for five minutes, and dialed again, but it was still in use.
It's just because I didn't let him finish his sentence last time, right? He shouldn't have put me on a blacklist... Qiao Sang thought with mixed feelings.
After another five minutes, he tried again.
This time, it connected.
"Hello, who is it?" The familiar duck voice came from the speaker, sounding more hoarse than before.
"Your Crown Cat is with me", Qiao Sang said straight to the point.
"Is that so?" Wang Yiding sneered. "You're the eighth person to call me today saying that. Why should I believe you?"
Qiao Sang was taken aback for a moment, then immediately took a photo of the sleeping Crown Cat.
"Check your text messages", Qiao Sang said after sending the photo.
Although Wang Yiding thought the caller was a fraud, he still opened the text message with a sliver of hope and looked at the photo.
When he saw the photo on his mobile phone, he couldn't hold back and brought the phone to his ear, cursing, "You damn fraud! You can't even tell the difference between a Crown Cat and an Ironclaw, and you dare to call me? Do you know—"
Qiao Sang interrupted him, "Your Crown Cat is just dressed up as an Ironclaw. Look at the bag next to it in the photo. Doesn't it look familiar?"
Wang Yiding paused and looked at the photo again, indeed seeing the familiar bag.
With this realization, he zoomed in on the photo and carefully examined the closed-eyed "Ironclaw."
Indeed, the size of the head and the shape of the ears matched his Crown Cat exactly!
Moreover, the gray fur on its face had rubbed off in a spot, revealing the white fur that belonged to his Crown Cat.
Wang Yiding realized this call might be genuine.
He trembled as he brought the phone to his ear, his voice hoarse, "Don't hurt it. I'll give you whatever you want, just name your price!"
Qiao Sang felt something was off but replied, "One million."
"Okay, one million... What? You only want one million?!" Wang Yiding said, incredulous.
Qiao Sang hesitated, "I saw on the lost pet notice that you offered one million for safe return, right?"
There was silence on the other end of the line.
"Hello? Hello?"
"Sorry, sorry, the signal was bad. Where are you? I'll come to you directly."
"Alright, I'm at Xiangqi Road, right at the crossroads", Qiao Sang said, looking at the crossroads five meters ahead.
...
In less than ten minutes, a deep blue medium-sized bird familiar appeared in the sky above Xiangqi Road.
At this moment, Qiao Sang's mobile phone rang.
"I'm here, where are you?" The duck voice came from the speaker after he answered.
"See the Flame Listener? I'm sitting on its back", Qiao Sang said.
There was silence on the other end of the line again.
"Hello? Hello?"
"I see it, I see it. I'm coming over."
The deep blue medium-sized bird familiar swooped down and landed gracefully in front of Qiao Sang. Then, it spread its right wing, the tip touching the ground, and a 15-year-old boy slid down from the wing.
Most people jump off a Flying Beast, but Qiao Sang rarely saw anyone slide down using the familiar's wing.
"Crown Cat!" Wang Yiding immediately spotted his sleeping Crown Cat on the Flame Listener's back.
When he saw it on the mobile phone, there was still some doubt.
But up close, he could use the Beastmaster Codex to sense that this was definitely his Crown Cat.
...
(End of Chapter)
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