Chapter 204: Ancient Fog Dialect
Chapter 204: Ancient Fog Dialect
Seeing that the girl inside wasn't paying him any attention, Li Songhai grew increasingly anxious.
"I'm not lying to you. If you don't believe me, I can swear to it", he forced out a friendly smile, trying to appear more amiable.
These days, who still believes in oaths... Qiao Sang inwardly grumbled but said, "Go ahead and swear, then."
Li Songhai, sensing that the other party was showing signs of relenting, immediately placed his index, middle, and ring fingers together and swore, "If I'm lying to you, may I be a bachelor for the rest of my life!"
Whenever he had to swear, he always used this one. He had been using it since he was young and never changed it.
As a result, despite being a popular Beastmaster, he remained single to this day. It was unclear whether it was due to his own shortcomings or because he had made too many oaths.
Qiao Sang's lips twitched as she listened to the oath. After a moment's thought, she deliberately said, "No way, Uncle, you look so old and you're still single? I thought your kids would be my age."
Such a remark was the ultimate form of psychological warfare.
Li Songhai felt a sharp pain in his heart, and his already sour mood worsened.
Just as he managed to suppress his irritability, Qiao Sang added, "Uncle, I feel like you're lying to me. You're not a Beastmaster, are you? Even though you don't look great, how could a Beastmaster not find a partner?"
Li Songhai stood stock-still upon hearing this, unable to move for a long time.
After a moment, he pulled out a cigarette and a lighter from his pocket, lit it, took a deep drag, and exhaled slowly after a long pause.
Yes, why was he, a once-glorious Beastmaster, still single at this age...
Could it really be because he didn't look good enough... Staring at the smoke above his head, Li Songhai could no longer contain his emotions and kicked the door hard:
"You brat! I see you have a screw loose! You're so damn cocky! Open the door right now! Don't make me angry, or I'll show you what I can do!"
Qiao Sang: "..."
Although she had said those things to provoke him, the sudden burst of Ancient Fog Dialect, which sounded exactly like Sichuanese, left her momentarily stunned.
Nowadays, the Alliance had unified the language, and everyone basically spoke Mandarin. Even abroad, schools had mandatory courses on Mandarin starting from elementary school.
Qiao Sang used Mandarin to communicate with everyone around her at school.
Hearing this sudden burst of Ancient Fog Dialect, which sounded just like Sichuanese, caught her off guard.
"Lulu."
Aquariana heard the cursing and poked her head out of the small puddle, glaring at the door with a look of disgust.
Qiao Sang's face lit up when she saw Aquariana reveal her head without hesitation.
What did this mean?
It meant that Aquariana's wariness of her had lessened!
Comparing someone else was indeed effective...
Qiao Sang cleared her throat and spoke to the security camera, "Uncle, cursing won't do any good. Unless you summon your familiar for me to see, I won't believe you're a Beastmaster."
If Li Songhai hadn't been blinded by anger, he would have known to say that he had only bonded with a Mucosnail.
Unfortunately, his only goal now was to prove that he was a Beastmaster.
"Watch closely!"
Li Songhai threw away the unfinished cigarette, then made a hand sign.
A familiar appeared in the green Star Array, lying with its eyes closed. It had an orange and brown body made of two rocks, one eye, four hands, and two feet. Its hands were on the upper part of the rock body, each with five claws, which were more like animal claws.
Qiao Sang squinted at the image in the security camera, her mind racing with thoughts.
The fact that it was sleeping at this time indicated that the familiar had a normal sleep schedule.
The green Star Array.
It was highly likely that he was a D-Rank Beastmaster. If he had bonded with a familiar each time he advanced, he should have three familiars in his Beastmaster Codex.
But he kept chasing Aquariana, and it was very likely that he had a blank page in the Beastmaster Codex reserved for Aquariana.
"Did you see that? Open the door for me now!" Li Songhai dropped all pretense.
"Lulu..."
Aquariana, upon hearing this, felt it was time to find a new place to live.
She looked at Qiao Sang and then at the Treasure Seeker, hesitating for a moment before her expression turned resolute.
Just as Aquariana was about to merge into the water and leave, Qiao Sang turned to her, pointed at the security camera, and smiled. "You were forced to come to Yuhua Region because of someone like this?"
"Lulu?"
Aquariana looked confused, not understanding why Qiao Sang would say such a thing, given how vicious the human outside seemed.
At that moment, Li Songhai's voice, filled with anger, came through the security camera: "Why are you arresting me! I haven't done anything! My familiar ran into this house and I can't summon it back. I just want to go in and find it!"
Aquariana's expression froze as she heard the voice from the security camera, and she lifted her head to look.
However, she was too short, and the security camera was too high for her to see the image clearly.
"Do you want to see? I'll hold you up", Qiao Sang understood immediately and offered her hand.
"Lulu..."
Aquariana hesitated for a moment, but her curiosity won out. She leaped and landed directly in Qiao Sang's arms.
Qiao Sang, though prepared, was still inwardly excited.
This was the first time Aquariana had willingly gotten so close to her!
This meant she was one step closer to bonding with Aquariana!
Trying to suppress her grin, Qiao Sang carried Aquariana to the security camera and commented, "This guy isn't very smart. He came in here using a security guard's identity but acted so arrogantly in front of a resident at midnight. He won't last long in this job."
When she saw the person outside was the same security guard she had encountered two days ago, she immediately called property management without a second thought.
Later, when she provoked him a bit, he started speaking in his local dialect.
The basic principle for security guards: all decisions in property management should prioritize the residents' interests, treating them as the primary focus and not as a manager but as a service provider.
A service provider disturbing a resident at midnight and using foul language was sure to be fired.
Qiao Sang thought this guy wasn't very bright.
If she had tracked Aquariana all the way here, why would she choose to be a security guard with limited actions, when being a resident or tenant would be much more convenient?
Aquariana watched the human in the security camera, restrained by the guards, and her expression was shocked.
Was this guy really that weak?!
...
"Let me go!" Li Songhai wasn't stupid. He knew the security guards could only be there because the girl in 1705 had called them.
The security guards' dormitory was a fair distance away, so they must have been called a while ago.
He guessed she had called as soon as he started ringing the doorbell.
Li Songhai was furious, feeling he had been tricked by the girl.
After all, he was a D-Rank Beastmaster, strengthened by his familiar's feedback. With a burst of effort, he broke free from the two security guards' grip.
(End of Chapter)
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