"I forgot to mention earlier," Qiao Sang replied, "for Shuilu Yana to evolve, not only does it require heartbreak, but it must also be raining during the heartbreak."
"But it doesn’t rain every day, so I thought of finding a Pet Beast that can pray for rain to follow me around 24 hours a day."
Yang Du’s body suddenly stiffened, and he fell silent.
When Qiao Sang noticed something was off, he asked, "What’s wrong?"
Yang Du gave an awkward smile and said, "Nothing, I just suddenly remembered that I left the Deep Sea Zei Beast at your place."
How could he forget that, what a talent...
With a wave of Yang Du’s hand, the Deep Sea Zei Beast, which had been silently praying for rain in the courtyard, disappeared from its spot.
Hangkang Neurological Hospital.
At this time, most doctors had already finished their shifts, and those coming and going were emergency department staff or in-patients, along with their families.
Yang Du evidently knew his way around the hospital quite well, purposefully heading towards the six-floor neurology department’s ICU of the East Building.
He pushed open the door.
A Pet Beast with a pink and cream-striped body, and ears with wavy curves on the sides of its head, was sitting on a stool. When it saw them, it stood up, nodded, and gave a soft call as a greeting.
Qiao Sang was no stranger to this Pet Beast, a Taliko, often seen in TV dramas set in hospitals.
With its incredibly keen hearing, it could pick up on minute sounds like a radar, collecting information about its surroundings, and its antennae on the ears could discern someone’s condition and emotions from their heartbeat. Plus, with its gentle nature, it was very much beloved by the relatives of many patients.
Family members who didn’t have time to care for their sick loved ones would almost always consider hiring a Taliko as a caretaker from the mission center.
Nevertheless, even so, it was still rare to see a Taliko in a real hospital.
The main reason was still the expensive caretaker fees... unaffordable for most.
"It’s her, please take care of her!" Yang Du implored as he approached the hospital bed with a somber expression.
Walking up, Qiao Sang saw a woman lying on the hospital bed with her eyes closed and a pale complexion. Even without makeup, it was evident that she was beautiful.
If one didn’t already know about her severe brain injury, it would be difficult to tell anything was wrong with her brain just from her appearance, aside from her complexion being a bit off.
Qiao Sang didn’t linger on her looks, and with his hands in a seal, he summoned Binglu Qia.
"Lubao, use Healing Light on her," Qiao Sang instructed while holding Binglu Qia towards the woman on the bed.
Yang Du, standing beside them, clenched his hands tightly with nervousness.
Binglu Qia did not start healing immediately, but rather looked around first, and then its tail swished as it turned to Qiao Sang with a soul-searching gaze.
Is Yaobao better, or is it better?
Qiao Sang was only startled for a moment, then replied without changing his expression, "Of course, you’re better."
Binglu Qia, satisfied, turned its head back.
The next second, a dazzling blue light shone from the teal diamond on its forehead.
When the light faded, the woman on the hospital bed slowly opened her eyes.
At night, lying in bed after washing up, Qiao Sang started checking the Beast Taming Codex.
[Attributes: Water, Ice]
[Level: Intermediate (1001/10000)+]
[Traits: First Trait: Meld with Water
Level: B (1229/2000)+, State (Handy), Description (Can cause cells to change and meld into water)
Second Trait: Move Freely
Level: C (67/1000)+, State (Usable), Description (Can double its speed in rainy weather)
Third Trait: Rain Sense
Level: C (811/1000)+, State (Usable), Description (Can use its ears and tail to absorb moisture from the air to sense rain in advance)]
[Skills: Healing Light (Completion 7890/10000)+, Water Gun (Proficient 455/500)+, Bubble Ray (Proficient 341/500)+, Water Tail (Proficient 392/500)+, Mist (Skilled 1677/2000)+, Water Jet Thrust (Beginner 36/100)+, Frost Wind (Beginner 1/100)+, Fine Snow (Beginner 1/100)+, Ice Claw (Beginner 1/100)+]
There are three new skills.
Frost Wind, Fine Snow, Ice Claw... Qiao Sang pondered over these three new skills to himself.
All three skills were Ice Skills, and although they weren’t as formidable as the skills Yaobao gained upon evolving, they were still decent for an intermediate-level Pet Beast, with the ability to attack both from a distance and up close, and a variety of attack methods...
Binglu Qia gritted its teeth, trying to muster what little energy it had left to keep training.
Usually, at this time, it would be resting in the pool, but today, it was training with earnest.
Not for anything else, but all to defeat Yaobao!
September 29th, Sunny.
The sports day at Shengshui Middle School was held on this day.
Qiao Sang’s spirits were high as he set off for school, riding on Yaobao with Xiao Xunbao perched on his head.
All along the way, Qiao Sang was giving motivational talks.
"Xiao Xunbao, we’ve been preparing for so long, and for what? We were waiting for this day to come! Now it has finally arrived!"
"Do you have confidence?"
"Tell me! What is our goal?"
"That’s right! Not the gold hand, pfft! It’s number one!"
Even though there were no regular classes, the classmates had all arrived early.
They discussed the events of the sports day.
Qiao Sang was at his desk, massaging Xiao Xunbao’s whole body to get it ready.
Xiao Xunbao continuously flexed its claws, its gaze resolute.
Jin Feifan watched them for a long time, and after struggling internally, he finally couldn’t help but ask, "Qiao Sang, what are you doing?"
"I’m helping Xiao Xunbao warm up. Isn’t it going to compete soon?" Qiao Sang didn’t stop his actions.
Jin Feifan was taken aback for a moment, "You mean the bare-handed brick breaking?"
Qiao Sang nodded, "Yeah."
Jin Feifan hesitated for a moment, "You weren’t here yesterday, so you might not know, bare-handed brick breaking is tomorrow."
ps: Ahhh! For the extra Chapter I added, is there any chance I can get back into the top ten of the monthly tickets!