Chapter 231: There's a Pervert Nearby

The next morning, Qiao Sang got up and went to the bathroom to wash up.

She had just picked up her toothbrush when Little Treasure Ghost suddenly appeared beside the mirror.

"Xunxun!"

Little Treasure Ghost shook the yellow rings worn on its two short claws with an excited expression.

Qiao Sang froze for a moment and instinctively looked at Little Treasure Ghost's head.

Gone...

Qiao Sang took a small breath and forced herself to calm down.

"You used Ghost Flame to split the ring into two?" Qiao Sang asked, trembling.

Although the fact was already right before her eyes, some things still needed to be confirmed one more time.

Just like a child holding an admission letter from Tsinghua University — the parents have already looked it over repeatedly, yet still ask once more: "You got into Tsinghua?!"

That was exactly Qiao Sang's state of mind right now.

She couldn't believe it — it hadn't even been a week since Little Treasure Ghost learned Ghost Flame, yet it had already forged the ring into two. Was this even scientific?!

"Xunxun~"

Little Treasure Ghost shook the rings and nodded happily.

With Little Treasure Ghost's nod, Qiao Sang's little heart skipped several beats.

A genius!

A true genius!

She had never heard of any Treasure Ghost being able to forge two rings that fast!

If talent could be measured by level, this one would have maxed out the cap!

Qiao Sang suddenly thought of something and asked: "Your rings are so much smaller now — will you not be able to fit things inside in the future?"

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Judging by the size of these rings, it looked like they couldn't even fit a bottle of milk.

"Xun~"

Little Treasure Ghost grinned, took the rings off its claws, and tossed them upward.

The rings rapidly grew larger in midair, and in no time they were back to their original size that could be worn on its head.

"Nice." Qiao Sang gave a thumbs-up in praise.

Phew, that was close — she had almost thought she'd have to carry everything herself from now on...

"Xun~"

Just as Qiao Sang was about to continue brushing her teeth, Little Treasure Ghost called out.

"What's up?" Qiao Sang turned her head and asked.

"Xunxun~" Little Treasure Ghost spun around in a circle, then stopped and looked at its beast master with expectant eyes.

Qiao Sang froze for a moment: "You want to evolve?"

"Xunxun!"

Little Treasure Ghost nodded happily.

Qiao Sang thought it over seriously. Little Treasure Ghost's ring had already split into two, and the energy value within its body had exceeded the limit of its extreme energy value — it really could begin to work toward evolution.

Thinking of this, Qiao Sang said: "Work hard and practice Hypnosis to the Ultimate level. I think you'll be about ready to evolve then."

Because Little Treasure Ghost couldn't create clones, even though it had been practicing skill release all along, its proficiency progress was much slower than Yaobao's.

Even so, its daily skill proficiency was steadily rising.

At the current rate of practice, within a month, Hypnosis would definitely reach the Ultimate level.

Qiao Sang always felt that letting Little Treasure Ghost train a skill's proficiency to the Ultimate level before evolving would better unleash its potential.

When the day came that Hypnosis reached the Ultimate level and Little Treasure Ghost evolved, its sense of accomplishment would multiply.

Otherwise, if Little Treasure Ghost found out it could use the golden finger to add points and make it evolve, given Little Treasure Ghost's personality, it would probably slack off in its daily training from then on.

"Xun!"

If its beast master said it could evolve, then it definitely could! Little Treasure Ghost didn't doubt it for a second and excitedly called out.

Then it teleported to the courtyard to find ants and immediately began practicing Hypnosis.

……

After breakfast, Qiao Sang set off for school, sitting on Yaobao's back with a backpack containing Yulu Yana.

Just as she stepped out of the residential complex, she saw a slender figure in the distance waving at her.

"Little sis."

When the figure drew closer, Qiao Sang recognized her as a white-collar worker who lived nearby — she had been among the crowd watching and photographing Yaobao almost every day for a while now.

She had only quieted down a bit after Little Treasure Ghost appeared.

"Xun!"

Little Treasure Ghost clearly recognized who this person was too, and quickly took off its rings, took out a mirror and a pen from inside, and began filling in the tic-tac scar on its face.

This time, when the woman saw Little Treasure Ghost, she didn't choose to take a detour. Instead, she hesitated, then approached Qiao Sang to warn her:

"You should head home early after school lately, and don't wander around carelessly. There's a pervert around here."

Qiao Sang froze for a moment: "A pervert?"

"Yes, a pervert — a man, a bit chubby, face full of pimples, hiding in alleys and specifically targeting women who are alone." The woman said, still shaken: "I ran into him yesterday. Unfortunately he ran too fast, otherwise I would have sent him straight to the police station!"

"Thank you, I'll be careful." Qiao Sang said gratefully.

The woman grinned: "If you really want to thank me, just let me pet the Yanling Hound."

Qiao Sang: "..."

"Ya…"

Ya Bao's expression was helpless.

Another human with designs on it.

Qiao Sang continued on her way to school, but after only two streets the sky suddenly darkened, and immediately rain began to fall.

The passersby nearby all covered their heads and ran.

Yet before they had run far, they lowered their hands with puzzled looks.

Qiao Sang looked ahead, her expression a bit dazed — the range of this rain was only about 6 meters, and she could see the end of it at a glance.

"Ya…"

Ya Bao, drenched by the rain, pursed its mouth and darted forward at a quick pace.

But even though the rain's range was only about 6 meters, it just couldn't run out of it.

Qiao Sang looked up, even more bewildered — the black cloud above her head was following her as if it had a consciousness of its own. It was very eerie.

Li Songhai, hiding in the shadows, stared intently at Qiao Sang's movements. His eyes were bloodshot, and one look told anyone he hadn't slept well.

"Chichi~"

A pet beast beside him, mostly blue all over with a blue-gray belly and a pair of black-and-blue wings, let out a cry.

"Wait a little longer," Li Songhai said in a hoarse voice.

He hadn't slept in two days, his mind was wound tight as a spring, and he should have rested properly before making his move. But the fury of being deceived and yesterday's stakeout failure left him wanting nothing more than to get his hands on the Shuimu Yana and get out of this godforsaken place.

As long as the little girl took an umbrella out of her bag or used the bag itself to shield from the rain, he'd have Rain Charger Swallow dash out and snatch the bag away.

At Rain Charger Swallow's speed, the little girl would absolutely never catch up.

In the end, he was still soft-hearted — he'd only let the little girl get rained on for a bit… Li Songhai stared fixedly at Qiao Sang with his bloodshot eyes.

The next second, his eyes suddenly went wide.

He saw the Ghost-type pet beast he had previously mistaken for a Superpower-type take the ring off its claw and toss it into the air. The ring rapidly grew larger.

Immediately after, this Ghost-type pet beast reached its claw inside and fished out an… umbrella.

Li Songhai was dumbfounded: "What the heck is that?!"

At that moment, Ya Bao's ears twitched.

Qiao Sang opened the umbrella, looked up at the black cloud moving along with her, and couldn't shake the feeling that something was off about this.

Why did it feel as if the rain was falling right along with her…

Qiao Sang was inexplicably reminded of that saying again — all unnatural phenomena are caused by extraordinary creatures. Could some extraordinary creature have set its sights on her?