Chapter 145: The Old Lady

Shi Gaofeng, Wang Yao, and Xu Xu Yajie all tacitly took two steps back at the same time.

Qiao Sang turned her head with a stiff expression. In the past, it was always Shi Gaofeng who got caught, but now it was her turn; the feeling of this was truly hard to put into words...

Just as Shi Gaofeng and the others were mentally lighting candles for Qiao Sang, Zheng Zheng Guoping spoke with a dark face: "Shi Gaofeng, if I hear the words 'Zheng Zheng Baolong' again in the future, you go and clean every toilet in the school."

Shi Gaofeng's expression froze, and he was instantly stunned: "Teacher, I wasn't the one who said those three words just now."

Zheng Zheng Guoping snorted coldly: "If you weren't always spouting nonsense in front of Qiao Sang, how would she have learned to say that from you?"

Shi Gaofeng looked bewildered. This works too???

Qiao Sang paused, her eyes lighting up. Zheng Zheng Baolong is mighty! What he said makes perfect sense! If Shi Gaofeng hadn't constantly brought up that nickname in front of her, how would she have even known about it?

"Teacher is wise," Qiao Sang said from the bottom of her heart.

Zheng Zheng Guoping turned his head to look at Qiao Sang, his tone calm: "You've accepted the mission, right? Post it in the group so I can take a look."

Missions accepted at the Beast Taming Center can be viewed by logging the Beast Tamer's information on the center's official website.

As long as the Beast Tamer themselves agrees to the operation, they can also copy the link for others to synchronize and view the progress of the mission they are currently undertaking.

Qiao Sang took out her phone and quickly sent the mission information to the Invincible Holy Water group.

This chuunibyou group name belonged to the sophomore school team; she had joined it on the first day she participated in the sophomore school team training.

Zheng Zheng Guoping lowered his head and looked for a while. When he raised his head to speak again, his tone was still as calm as before: "If this mission isn't completed by the next time we assemble, you go and clean the women's restroom once."

Qiao Sang: "..."

Actually, Zheng Zheng Baolong has been holding a grudge about the fact that I mentioned his nickname just now, hasn't he...

This is definitely revenge...

Liaocheng Pet Beast Breeding Agency.

As soon as Qiao Sang entered, she saw a scene that looked familiar: a man wearing a white short-sleeved shirt was sitting on a low stool, excitedly throwing cards.

It's just that on either side of him, there were no longer Sand-Burrowing Rats, but a Little Scorpion and a White Sand Fox.

Ruining pet beasts...

Hearing footsteps, the man turned his head and saw the person arriving. His eyes instantly lit up. He tossed the cards aside, rushed to Qiao Sang in a single stride, and said with an excitedly flushed face: "You're here!"

If this scene were seen by others, they might think it was a touching reunion after a long separation.

Qiao Sang was a bit bewildered by the man's attitude. It wasn't like this last time they met, because the final price negotiation was so ruthless that the man couldn't even force a smile afterward.

"Hello, are my energy pills ready?" Qiao Sang asked politely.

"Ready, ready, they were ready two days ago, I've been waiting for you to come over," the man said enthusiastically. "Where is the Flame-Listening Dog? Why didn't you summon it?"

Hearing this, Qiao Sang suddenly realized. No wonder his attitude changed so quickly.

She hadn't mentioned the words "Flame-Listening Dog" when she came here last time. He must have seen her interview at the police station on the news and recognized that Like Ya Bao was a Flame-Listening Dog.

"It's too handsome, I'm afraid it'll get stolen," Qiao Sang joked.

The man was stunned, then nodded seriously: "What you say makes sense."

Qiao Sang: "..."

The man quickly brought out two large jars of energy pills.

The packaging of the two jars was identical, except they were labeled "Flame-Listening Dog" and "Treasure-Hunting Ghost" respectively.

After confirming, Qiao Sang took out her bank card, ready to pay off the remaining balance.

The man reached out to stop her: "Meeting is fate. Out of so many pet beast breeding agencies, you were able to choose us; this is also fate in the dark, so..."

Qiao Sang's heart rate accelerated. She had always known the value of Like Ya Bao's new form. As long as the research institute hadn't figured out how a Fire-Tooth Dog evolves into a Flame-Listening Dog, Like Ya Bao was, in everyone's eyes, a pet beast even rarer than a rare pet beast.

Could it be that this shop is willing to give her a 50% discount or waive the fee entirely just to win her over?!

The goal would be nothing more than wanting her to help their agency with publicity.

Since this agency has such commercial vision, actually, it wouldn't be impossible...

"So, you don't need to pay the remainder. In total, you've already paid a 20,000 deposit, you only need to pay another 160,000," the man said with a face full of sincerity.

Qiao Sang: "... Thank you."

Leaving the Liaocheng Pet Beast Breeding Agency and arriving in a nearby alley, Qiao Sang summoned Like Ya Bao.

"Ya."

Like Ya Bao looked at its Beast Tamer with resentment.

"It'll be fine in a few days. Have you forgotten the scene where we were surrounded for nearly an hour last time?" Qiao Sang soothed.

"Xun~"

The Little Treasure-Hunting Ghost appeared to echo the sentiment.

"Ya..."

Like Ya Bao curled its lip.

"There's no helping it, who told you to evolve so handsomely," Qiao Sang sighed.

"Ya!"

Like Ya Bao's ears perked up, its tail wagged, and it instantly became spirited.

That's right, there's no helping it. Who told me to be so handsome!

Qiao Sang watched Like Ya Bao's reaction calmly. It really is easy to coax...

After chatting a bit more, Like Ya Bao's eyes curved, and it happily wagged its tail as it returned to the Beast Taming Canon.

"Impressive," Qiao Sang praised the Little Treasure-Hunting Ghost on the side.

If the Little Treasure-Hunting Ghost hadn't been on the side singing along with her, Like Ya Bao wouldn't have been willing to return to the Beast Taming Canon so quickly.

"Xun~"

The Little Treasure-Hunting Ghost felt embarrassed and shyly turned invisible.

Soon, Qiao Sang felt her hair being lightly tugged by two forces.

The corners of her mouth curled up, and she walked out of the alley, heading in the opposite direction of home.

Xiying Residential District.

Unit 5, Room 702.

Searching for a lost ghost-type pet beast in a massive city is, in itself, a task of extremely high difficulty.

The next assembly to report on the mission was in 5 days. Qiao Sang didn't want to waste time, so she didn't go home and came directly to the mission location.

Different from the style of most high-rise buildings in the city, this residential district exuded a nostalgic atmosphere.

Quiet, harmonious, no elevator...

Fortunately, after the running training at school during this period, Qiao Sang climbed to the seventh floor in one breath without panting heavily.

The person who opened the door was an auntie who looked to be in her 50s, dressed simply.

"Who are you?"

"Hello, my surname is Qiao. I'm here having accepted the mission from the Beast Taming Center," Qiao Sang replied.

The auntie paused, looked at Qiao Sang in surprise: "You wait a moment, I'll go ask."

After saying this, she turned and walked toward the inner room. Soon, she came back out.

"You come in, no need to take off your shoes," the auntie said at the door.

Qiao Sang looked at the furnishings in the room. Although the decoration was a bit simple, it was cleaned very cleanly, and the floor was very bright without any dust.

She paused but still chose to take off her shoes and enter.

Seeing this, the auntie was stunned, the corners of her mouth lifted, and she smiled, revealing crow's feet.

She looked at the inner room, turned her head, hesitated for a moment, lowered her voice, and said: "The one who posted the mission is our old lady. Her personality is eccentric and reclusive. Recently, after her Ghost-Absorbing Lamp went missing, her temper has become even stranger."

"Two Beast Tamers came to accept this mission before, and the old lady had me give them bad reviews. You're still young, I advise you to just cancel the mission."

Qiao Sang was stunned for a long time. It wasn't that she felt like retreating upon hearing that the person who posted the mission was an old lady with an eccentric personality, but rather that she never expected the mission poster to be an old lady!

She had always thought the Ghost-Absorbing Lamp belonged to a novice Beast Tamer...

Since it's an old lady, the contract with the Ghost-Absorbing Lamp definitely wouldn't be short. Logically speaking, after a long period of getting along, the Ghost-Absorbing Lamp should have recognized the way long ago. How could it possibly have gotten lost... ===== CHAPTER 146 =====