Chapter 291: Three Years Later
Chapter 291: Three Years Later
Who's dead? Who's dead! Speak clearly!
Spike was about to voice his question when he suddenly realized something and wore a stunned expression.
Then he snapped back to his senses, quickly planted his hands on the ground, and inverted himself again.
"Sharpie!"
Spike's face lit up with excitement as he felt the changes in his body.
He alternated between his left and right hands, performing one-handed handstands.
"Feeling extra healthy now?" Qiao Sang asked with a smile.
"Sharpie!"
Spike landed on his feet, ending his handstand, and bowed deeply to Qiao Sang in gratitude.
He understood that his recovery was all thanks to this human.
"Lulu."
At that moment, Lulu stepped forward, looking at Spike and calling out to assert her presence.
"Sharpie!"
Spike understood and bowed to Lulu as well.
"Lulu."
Lulu looked satisfied.
"Seeker."
Treasure Seeker floated over to join the fun.
Spike glanced at Treasure Seeker but ignored it.
Treasure Seeker: "…"
Why didn't he bow to me?
"Sharpie!"
After bowing, Spike looked excited, his eyes sparkling, and ran eagerly into the house.
"Seeker?"
Treasure Seeker tilted its head, watching Spike's back.
Why did the scent disappear?
Seeing Treasure Seeker's expression, Qiao Sang's mood lifted.
Although he didn't know Spike, using the Healing Light, which only consumed energy with no other cost, to save a young life was a good deal!
Qiao Sang bent down to pick up Lulu and was about to head back when Liu Qijia ran over.
"Where did you go? Why did you suddenly disappear?" Liu Qijia panted.
"I just came here." Qiao Sang replied.
Liu Qijia: "…"
If you answer like that, it makes my question seem silly... Liu Qijia thought to himself.
"Treasure Seeker ran away, so I came to chase it." Qiao Sang added.
"Seeker~"
Treasure Seeker blinked innocently.
Liu Qijia glanced at the Treasure Hunter Demon and decided not to delve into why it ran.
If he dug too deep, he might end up on its radar, and this is a Ghost-type Companion Beast...
"Let's not talk about that. We should hurry..." Liu Qijia began, but then his eyes caught sight of the familiar Qiao Sang was holding and he paused. "Is this your third bonded familiar?"
"Yep." Qiao Sang nodded.
"It looks quite..." Liu Qijia reached out to pet it.
"Lulu."
Lulu flicked her tail at his hand.
"…has character." Liu Qijia withdrew his hand and changed his description.
"Let's go to your dad's place now. You still need to get back to school on time for the dorm inspection, right?" Qiao Sang reminded him.
"Right, right, right!" Liu Qijia nodded.
He quickly took the lead.
"I just called my dad; he's in the Aerobic Training Zone." Liu Qijia explained as they walked.
Qiao Sang asked, "Do you have a mobile phone?"
"No." Liu Qijia replied, "I ran into an acquaintance and used his phone."
Qiao Sang didn't say anything more.
As Liu Qijia led the way, he kept sneaking glances at the familiar in Qiao Sang's arms and finally couldn't resist asking, "What's this familiar's name? I've never seen it before."
"Glacialia, a familiar from the Ancient Fog Region." Qiao Sang said.
"No wonder..."
Liu Qijia wore an expression of sudden realization.
No wonder he hadn't seen it before; it was an Ancient Fog Region familiar.
After all, if this little creature were from the Yuhua Region, every girl would probably have one...
While chatting, Liu Qijia stopped in front of a door.
"We're here."
Liu Qijia pushed the door open and walked in, with Qiao Sang following behind.
As soon as they entered, she saw Spike.
"Spiky!"
Spike was glaring angrily at a middle-aged man.
"It's not that I don't want to contact your Beastmaster", the man said helplessly. "Your Beastmaster said months ago that he would be busy in other regions for a while. If there's anything, he asked us to send messages instead of making calls."
"I've been sending him messages every day. He might just be too busy to see them. Once he does, he'll definitely contact me, and I'll let you know right away."
"Spiky!"
Spike looked anxious. It started doing handstands, switching between its left and right hand, indicating that it was already fully recovered and had no issues.
"I know you're fine", the man said, a hint of concern in his eyes. He sighed. "I actually tried to contact your Beastmaster just now, but he didn't reply."
"Spiky..."
Spike stopped doing handstands and looked dejected, then walked out of the room, seemingly unable to bear the sight of anything.
"Xun!"
Treasure Seeker watched Spike's back, its nose twitching and eyes brightening.
This guy, he smells good again!
Qiao Sang noticed Treasure Seeker's reaction and her thoughts drifted.
Lulu had just used a Healing Light on Spike. There's no way Spike could be in bad shape again in less than ten minutes.
It seems what attracted Treasure Seeker just now wasn't the death aura...
At least no one knows, so it's not embarrassing... Qiao Sang consoled herself.
"Lulu."
No one noticed, but Lulu looked thoughtful as she watched Spike disappear.
"Dad!" Liu Qijia called out.
"You're here", Mr. Liu, the middle-aged man, turned to Qiao Sang and asked, "Is this your classmate, the great one?"
"Yes", Liu Qijia nodded.
"Uncle, hello", Qiao Sang said politely.
"Hello", Mr. Liu smiled stiffly. "Feel free to sit down."
You want me to sit down, but there aren't even any chairs! Qiao Sang glanced around the room, which had no chairs, and said, "I'll stand, thank you."
Mr. Liu realized the issue and laughed awkwardly. "Son, go get a few chairs."
"Okay", Liu Qijia responded and walked out of the room.
The atmosphere in the room became awkward.
Both sides remained silent.
Mr. Liu tried to speak several times but couldn't find the right words.
To be honest, he was surrounded by rough men, and aside from his wife, he hadn't interacted much with women, let alone such delicate girls.
After a long silence, Qiao Sang broke the silence, "Uncle, what was going on with that Spike just now?"
"You mean him", Mr. Liu said solemnly. "He's a familiar that a Beastmaster has entrusted to us. It was trying to get me to contact its Beastmaster to pick it up."
So, it's a familiar that's been entrusted... Qiao Sang understood.
Beastmasters often entrust their familiars to a Familiar Training Hall when they have too many familiars to train or are too busy with other matters to take care of them, but don't want to waste time.
"Has its Beastmaster not come to pick it up for a long time?" Qiao Sang asked.
Mr. Liu paused before answering, "Quite a while, three years."
(End of Chapter)
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