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Chapter 886: Twenty Days
Chapter 886: Twenty Days (Combined)
In the valley, broken trees and a carpet of fallen leaves covered the ground.
The commotion caused by Gale earlier had driven away the few wild beast companions in the vicinity, leaving a peaceful area.
Qiao Sang waited for a long, long time.
"Xunxun?"
Treasure Seeker showed a worried expression, calling out, wondering if they wouldn't return.
You're thinking what I'm thinking... Qiao Sang, sitting on the ground and leaning against Fangy, sighed inwardly and said, "They won't. Let's wait a bit longer."
"Xunxun..."
Treasure Seeker recalled the way Future Little Brother had petted its Cloud Steps, finding its Beastmaster's words reasonable, and continued to wait patiently.
The familiar in Legend wouldn't lie, especially considering Qingyun Re's earlier temper. If they truly disagreed, they would likely have attacked by now... Qiao Sang reassured herself while taking out the Gentle Breeze Compass to check if Qingqing Ni was within the ten-kilometer sensing range.
Just as she lowered her head, strange noises came from the underground and the branches.
Qiao Sang immediately became alert, putting away the Gentle Breeze Compass and standing up to observe her surroundings.
Suddenly, dozens of mantis-like Bug Beasts emerged from the underground and branches, wielding blade-like arms as they launched an attack.
Fangy reacted swiftly, opening its mouth and spewing a searing flame at the dozen or so Bug Beasts above.
Its head turned, and the flame curved in a precise arc, engulfing all the Bug Beasts above.
Lulu jumped onto its Beastmaster's head and released a Frost Breath downward.
A chilling aura instantly spread, freezing all the Bug Beasts emerging from the underground into ice.
The Bug Beasts above fell to the ground, their bodies charred black.
Blade Mantids, Intermediate Insect Beasts, are known for their group living and hunting habits. They even steal food from each other. Generally, when more than ten Blade Mantids appear together for a hunt, there is a leader... Qiao Sang recalled the information about these familiars, maintaining her vigilance.
According to the records, the leaders of this species are typically at the Sophomore Year level, but it seems there is no evolved form of the Blade Mantid here...
While a High-Class Beast Companion wasn't particularly frightening to her now, a hidden High-Class Beast Companion, ready to attack at any moment, was always a cause for concern...
As this thought flashed through her mind, Qiao Sang's ears twitched, picking up a noise from underground.
She instinctively stepped to the side.
The next second, the ground where she had been standing cracked open.
From the rift, a blade about seven meters long, glowing with a yellow light, suddenly thrust out!
Qiao Sang's pupils dilated. Just as she was about to step back again, Steel Treasure Wings flapped, transforming into a purple light that carried her Beastmaster into the air.
Lulu jumped down and landed on Fangy's back.
The blade, missing its target, swiped to the side.
The ground, covered in fallen leaves, split like fragile paper.
"Attack the blade's position!" Qiao Sang issued the command without hesitation.
Fangy, without a word, opened its mouth and shot a beam of red and gold light at the ground beneath the blade.
"Bang!"
With a deafening explosion, a destructive force erupted from the ground.
Amidst the raging flames, Fangy teleported Lulu to a higher altitude.
"Talico!"
A mantis-like familiar, about six meters tall, was blasted out of the underground, landing on the ground with a scream.
Blade Mantid Commander, a General-Class Insect Beast, the evolved form of the Blade Mantid... Qiao Sang's mind recalled the information about this familiar.
Flame surged, and the Blade Mantid Commander fainted, closing its eyes amidst the flames.
“Xunxun~”
Treasure Seeker teleported beside its Beastmaster, waving a hand to indicate that it didn’t even get a chance to act.
“Gu Gu!”
Just as Qiao Sang was about to speak, a powerful roar echoed from above the valley.
Instantly, a terrifying aura swept over the entire valley!
“Gu Gu!”
The roar reverberated through the valley, causing numerous rocks to crumble and fall.
This was the roar of the Ancient Wing Bird... Qiao Sang's heart suddenly grew cold.
Surely the commotion didn’t irritate the Ancient Wing Bird, did it...
As she was still in doubt, a massive bird familiar, about twenty meters in length, with red eyes and a body of white, brown, and a hint of green, appeared in the sky. Its long brown tail blocked out most of the sunlight, casting the entire valley into a terrifying, almost frozen atmosphere.
The Ancient Wing Bird’s cold, slightly angry eyes accurately locked onto Qiao Sang and Fangy in mid-air.
Qiao Sang’s heart sank, her mind flashing with exclamation marks.
Damn, the Ancient Wing Bird is indeed targeting me!
Should I have Treasure Seeker use Space Teleportation to escape?
But Qingyun Re and Qingqing Ni haven’t returned yet!
If I escape now, how will I find them next time?
Various thoughts raced through her mind in an instant.
“Ya!”
Fangy, sensing the unprecedented danger from the massive familiar, bared its teeth and emitted a threatening aura.
“Ice Emperor.”
Lulu, feeling the overwhelming aura, jumped onto Fangy’s head, looking up at the Ancient Wing Bird with a serious expression.
The Ancient Wing Bird, with its eyes closed, gave off a completely different aura compared to when its eyes were open and radiating power.
“Xunxun…”
Treasure Seeker, no longer daring to think about the feathers, moved closer to its Beastmaster and whispered, asking if they should leave now.
If they left, how would they ever find Qingyun Re and Qingqing Ni again? Calm down, there must be a middle ground. With the Ancient Wing Bird’s Royal Beast strength, it must have heard the commotion earlier but didn’t open its eyes, indicating it didn’t take her seriously. Now that it’s come, it must be angry from the battle noise. If I can calm it down, it might ignore me again... Qiao Sang thought, immediately formulating a plan.
That plan was to have Lulu cast Healing Waves.
However, just as she was about to speak, a strange wind stirred above.
Her words froze on her lips.
At the same moment, the Ancient Wing Bird opened its mouth, and a white light wave, capable of vanishing everything, began to condense within.
Qiao Sang’s palms sweated, but she maintained a calm demeanor and said, “Move it.”
“Xunxun!”
Treasure Seeker, not daring to delay, its eyes glowing blue, its energy swirling wildly.
In the next second, the Ancient Wing Bird, along with the light beam about to be released, vanished from the sky.
“Bang!!”
Immediately, a deafening explosion echoed in the distance.
The terrifying aura impacted everything.
Numerous cries of alarm filled the air, and wild beast companions panicked, flying and running in all directions, creating a chaotic scene.
“Qingfeng…”
Qingyun Re appeared in the sky, looking at the scene with a stunned expression.
“Qingqing…”
Qingqing Ni followed, wearing the same expression as Qingyun Re.
“Cough, cough…” Qiao Sang cleared her throat.
Qingyun Re and Qingqing Ni turned to look at Qiao Sang.
“I told you, I’d leave the Ancient Wing Bird for Qingqing Ni to deal with, so I won’t make a move first,” Qiao Sang said with a straight face.
Qingyun Re’s eyes sparkled.
“Gugu!”
An angry roar echoed from the distance.
This won’t do, I need to leave quickly, or the Ancient Wing Bird will come back and ruin everything... Qiao Sang was internally panicking, but her face showed a faint smile.
“I’m glad you chose to trust me and come back. Are you ready?”
She gave a subtle nod to Treasure Seeker: Hurry up and go!
“Xunxun!”
Treasure Seeker understood.
Its eyes glowed with a blue light.
Before Qingyun Re could react, everything went dark.
In mid-air.
Qiao Sang, Fangy, Qingyun Re, and Qingqing Ni had all vanished.
About ten seconds later, a massive figure with a terrifying aura swooped down from the clouds.
“Gugu!”
Seeing the empty sky, the Ancient Wing Bird let out an even angrier roar than before.
...
Treasure Seeker continued to use Space Teleportation.
“Qingfeng!”
Upon reaching a certain thicket, Qingyun Re finally couldn’t hold back and called out, asking where they were headed.
Treasure Seeker stopped moving and looked at its Beastmaster.
We should be safe now... Qiao Sang scanned the surroundings, feeling a bit more at ease. Then she realized she was still being carried by Steel Treasure in an ungraceful position and communicated through her mind: “Put me on Fangy’s back.”
Steel Treasure flew over to Fangy and gently placed its Beastmaster down.
Qiao Sang sat up straight on Fangy’s back and replied, “I’m looking for a place to train.”
Steel Treasure gave its Beastmaster a silent glance.
“Qingfeng...”
Qingyun Re was taken aback; this was not the answer it expected.
“Qingqing?”
Qingqing Ni looked curious and called out, asking if a training place was a dangerous one.
“Exactly,” Qiao Sang nodded.
“Qingqing.”
Qingqing Ni seemed to understand, calling out that it knew a few places and asking if they should go now.
Qiao Sang: “...”
Not necessarily...
Steel Treasure was trying hard not to laugh.
Qiao Sang noticed something and looked at Steel Treasure, silently asking: Did you just laugh?
Steel Treasure blinked: No.
“Qingqing?”
Qingqing Ni, not getting an immediate response, called out again.
Feeling Qingyun Re’s gaze, Qiao Sang said with a serious expression, “No need. Deliberately seeking out a destination for training isn’t as beneficial. I prefer encountering crises by chance, which better hones my adaptability.”
Qingqing Ni was impressed but didn’t fully understand.
Qingyun Re’s gaze towards Qiao Sang became more approving.
Treasure Seeker stopped using Space Teleportation, and Fangy resumed running through the air.
Along the way, Qingyun Re pulled a pink, round crystal from its white cloud and handed it to Qingqing Ni.
“Qingqing.”
Qingqing Ni took it and started gnawing on it.
A Spirit Tempering Crystal, an artifact that only Fairy-type pet beasts can use to refine and purify their internal energy... Qiao Sang recognized this as one of the artifacts Treasure Seeker had previously taken out.
Then, she thought of something else.
The Secret Realm only opens once every 1630 years, and it’s rich in resources. Many people come here to collect resources, and now that she had taken so much, she could use the time in the Hidden Realm to return home and make some profit...
Just as she was thinking, a commotion sounded from the side.
Qiao Sang turned to look in the direction of the noise.
She saw several Flying Beasts watching Qingyun Re and Qingqing Ni, who had stopped, and they were making excited noises in low voices, their expressions as if they had encountered someone important.
Qingyun Re glanced at them.
They became even more agitated.
Qiao Sang suddenly remembered something and looked at Qingyun Re and Qingqing Ni, speaking seriously.
"You two are too conspicuous following me. There are quite a few people in the Hidden Realm looking for you. I think it's safer for you to transform into wind as usual."
She could find Qingqing Ni using the Gentle Breeze Compass, and others with the same compass could do the same.
"Qingfeng?"
Qingyun Re called out.
"Steel Blade."
Steel Treasure translated in her mind.
It said, "Aren't you very powerful?"
Qiao Sang was silent for a moment. "I'm still in the growth stage."
Qingyun Re glanced at Qiao Sang, then transformed into wind and disappeared.
"Qingqing~"
Qingqing Ni finished the last bite of the Spirit Tempering Crystal, smiled sweetly, and similarly transformed into wind, vanishing.
Qingyun Re was just initially hard to talk to, but once they could communicate, it was actually quite easy... Qiao Sang felt the warm breeze around her and relaxed, continuing on her journey.
One couldn't walk blindly. If she encountered a wild beast companion's attack, she couldn't use Space Teleportation; she had to face it head-on to show Qingyun Re her strength and collect resources... Qiao Sang remained vigilant as she planned ahead.
Time ticked by.
She encountered two attacks from wild beast companions, but they were both High-Class Beast Companions, not a real threat.
After some time, Fangy yawned.
Qiao Sang immediately understood that it was time to sleep again.
She got onto Steel Treasure's back.
Fangy shrank down, lying on Steel Treasure, and closed its eyes to sleep.
Qiao Sang thought of something and asked into the air:
"Do you sleep?"
The sounds of insects and birds continued, but there was no answer.
"Qingqing~"
After about five or six seconds, Qingqing Ni appeared, lying down next to Fangy.
It smiled sweetly at Qiao Sang and then closed its eyes.
Qingyun Re did not stop it.
Damn, so cute... Qiao Sang felt her heart melt.
She didn't ask again, understanding that Qingyun Re's silence was its answer.
...
Clouds rose and fell, and the surrounding temperature gradually turned cold, transitioning from early spring to midwinter.
Fangy and Qingqing Ni woke up, slept, woke up again, and slept again...
Qiao Sang's phone battery had long since died, but based on Fangy's sleep cycles, she estimated that about twenty days had passed.
On a snow-covered mountain, Treasure Seeker used a Shadow Orb to deal with a suddenly appearing wild beast companion.
Qiao Sang crouched down, took out a small knife, and began harvesting the wild beast companion's fur.
She remembered that this wild beast companion was called Snowball. Its fur, besides being used to make clothing to withstand temperatures below -30 degrees Celsius, was also a main ingredient in a warming potion. After consuming it, one would feel warm for 24 hours, unaffected by the cold, making it a favorite among celebrities who needed to walk red carpets in winter.
Just as she finished harvesting, her ears picked up the sound of footsteps on the snow nearby.
Qiao Sang looked up to see two men in black coats walking toward her.
One of them held a Gentle Breeze Compass.
(End of Chapter)
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