Beast taming, starting from zero point

Chapter 160: Chapter 155 Energy Pills

Qiao Sang didn’t go straight to the Beast Taming Center to collect her reward; instead, she headed home.

Once back in her familiar room, she collapsed into bed and fell asleep. Having stayed up all night, her eyelids could no longer stay open.

Within less than a minute of dozing off, Qiao Sang felt like she had forgotten to do something. After a while, she struggled to get up and charge her phone.

Now she could finally sleep peacefully…

Three o’clock in the afternoon.

When Qiao Sang woke up, she didn’t feel the slightest bit drowsy, just refreshed and invigorated, as if even the air had become much fresher. She didn’t entertain the thought of staying in bed any longer.

She got up and washed up.

After freshening up, Qiao Sang suddenly realized that Xiao Xunbao, the Treasure-seeking Ghost that spent 23 hours of the day by her side, was not beside her.

That was odd…

Qiao Sang closed her eyes and tried to sense its presence.

Now that her Beast Taming Codex had two pages and her developed brain region was over 10%, she could sense Xiao Xunbao anywhere in the house.

The page of the Beast Taming Codex related to Xiao Xunbao glowed blue. Her mental power went to work, and various fragmented images invaded her mind.

The next moment, the fragments came together to form a complete picture.

A familiar background, a gray and yellow figure.

This was in the courtyard…

Qiao Sang opened her eyes and went to the courtyard, only to see Xiao Xunbao motionlessly staring at something on the ground.

Upon closer inspection, there were nine ants neatly lined up on the ground.

Qiao Sang was a bit taken aback. Didn’t Xiao Xunbao prefer to play with attractive and novel things? Had its interests changed?

“You…” Qiao Sang turned to ask, but then she noticed Xiao Xunbao’s eyes turned purple and were unblinkingly fixed on the ants on the ground.

Qiao Sang paused, was it practicing hypnotism?

Xiao Xunbao was different from Yaobao; without urging, it generally wouldn’t actively train its skills.

In the beginning, there might be a novelty factor to the training, but if it trained the same skill for a long time, it would lose its enthusiasm.

It was like a student who didn’t like to study, making small movements or falling asleep when the teacher wasn’t looking, unable to concentrate.

Qiao Sang found it incredible. Xiao Xunbao used to train its skills only under her supervision, but now it was practicing on its own even out of her sight.

Had something happened that she wasn’t aware of?

Qiao Sang thought back on the events of the day. Apart from the things Xiao Xunbao dreamed while under hypnosis, it had been with her the rest of the time.

It was the dream that was the issue; she immediately concluded.

“Xiao Xunbao, what did you dream about today when you were hypnotized?” Qiao Sang prodded Xiao Xunbao, who was still focused on practicing.

She had not asked earlier because she wasn’t very interested in the dream.

To be honest, she had always been a rational person. She could guess a bit about what happened between the old lady and the Ghost-absorbing Lantern without thinking too much.

After finding the Ghost-absorbing Lantern, she vaguely knew what might happen, but beyond feeling a momentary emotion, she didn’t delve deeper into it.

However, the change in Xiao Xunbao had piqued her curiosity about the dream.

“Xun!”

Xiao Xunbao, fully engrossed in practicing hypnotism, was startled.

The purple light in its eyes faded as it turned its head and happily floated above her head, grabbing two tufts of her hair as it usually did.

“Xun!”

Qiao Sang reached out and brought it down into her arms, “You haven’t told me what you dreamed about after you were hypnotized today.”

Xiao Xunbao seemed a bit stunned, then floated in the air and vividly described the scenes it had dreamed.

After Xiao Xunbao finished, Qiao Sang hesitantly asked, “So, are you training so actively now to evolve quickly and offer me feedback?”

“Xun!”

Xiao Xunbao earnestly nodded its head.

Qiao Sang was silent. It was touching, indeed; who could have imagined such a young Xiao Xunbao could think so much.

She reached out to stroke Xiao Xunbao’s head and said with pride, “Keep it up; evolving seven or eight times should do it.”

Xiao Xunbao was taken aback, seven or eight times…

“Xun!”

It clenched a paw into a fist and placed it next to its face as a sign of determination.

The next second, Xiao Xunbao suddenly remembered something and disappeared with Instantaneous Movement. When it reappeared, it was holding a book.

“Xun Xun.”

Xiao Xunbao handed the book over to her.

Qiao Sang was momentarily dumbfounded, then looked down to see the title:

Overbearing Champion Falls in Love with Me.

This was a book that Jin Feifan lent to her when they lived at school, not that she had borrowed it from Jin Feifan, but because Jin Feifan wanted to better their relationship and suddenly appeared in front of her with the book.

Back then, seeing Jin Feifan’s anxious expression, she didn’t reject it.

After flipping through a couple of pages, it was the traditional storyline, uninteresting, so she put the book aside.

She had entirely forgotten about the book, and unexpectedly, Xiao Xunbao had now found it and was presenting it to her with a serious face…

Qiao Sang looked at the book for two seconds in silence, then raised her head to ask, “Is this for me to read?”

“Xun!”

Xiao Xunbao nodded earnestly.

“Why?” Qiao Sang couldn’t help but ask.

“Xun.”

“Xun Xun.”

Xiao Xunbao started to explain.

It had learned in a dream that in order for a Beast Tamer to receive nurturing in return, besides the evolution of the Pet Beast, one needed to read more, to develop the brain domain.

Qiao Sang was taken aback, “So you’re giving me this book to read in hopes that I’ll develop my brain domain?”

“Xun.”

Xiao Xunbao nodded.

Qiao Sang: “…”

Perhaps it was time to teach Xiao Xunbao how to recognize words…

“Right.” Qiao Sang put down the book and changed the subject, “What did the old lady say at the end?”

What made her curious was probably the old lady’s last words, because it was clearly those words that made the Ghost-absorbing Lantern change its mind.

“Xun Xun.”

“Xun Xun.”

Xiao Xunbao hesitated for a second, then repeated.

“Don’t save me, magic lamp, that’s my final wish.”

Qiao Sang fell silent, a wish, huh…

…

Xiao Xunbao wanted to stay in the courtyard to continue practicing skill releases, although its motivation for self-training differed from Yaobao’s, the direction of progress was the same.

Qiao Sang clasped her hands together and summoned Yaobao.

“Ya!”

Yaobao became instantly excited upon seeing the surroundings.

Although it didn’t know why it appeared at home upon being summoned, home was great! It could properly stretch its limbs!

Looking at Yaobao’s energetic demeanor, Qiao Sang remembered how she couldn’t wake it up for the life of her in the early morning.

Suddenly she had a strong urge to knock on its head…

Fortunately, she had restrained herself later, and she asked Xiao Xunbao to bring out the two cans of Energy Pills.

She held high hopes for the Energy Pills; otherwise, she wouldn’t be willing to spend so much money on them.

Different Pet Beasts naturally have different tastes.

The Energy Pills satisfied the taste preferences of Pet Beasts while condensing purified energy into a crystallized form, enabling Pet Beasts to advance in corresponding areas according to different formula combinations, building a perfect foundation.

She used to give Yaobao and Xiao Xunbao regular milk to drink and easy-to-make energy meals; this was the first time she let them eat proper specially made Energy Pills.

“Try the taste.” Qiao Sang took an Energy Pill from each can and placed them in front of Yaobao and Xiao Xunbao respectively.

“Ya!”

Yaobao didn’t look closely at all; as soon as its Beast Tamer said to eat, it lowered its head and gulped it down.

When the Energy Pill entered its mouth, Yaobao shivered, and its eyes lit up instantly.

“Ya Ya!”

It happily wagged its tail at Qiao Sang.

It wanted more!

Xiao Xunbao, on the other hand, was much more cautious. It looked at the unappealingly dark Energy Pill and then at Yaobao’s reaction.

“Xun,” Xiao Xunbao sighed.

Big brother Yaobao was never picky, eating anything, but it wasn’t the same; it only wanted milk now…

Xiao Xunbao looked up at its Beast Tamer’s expectant face, sniffed, hesitated, and then licked it with its tongue.

“Xun!”

ps: Thank you to boss Xingluan i for the reward!