Chapter 293: Breeding Shop

After Qiao Sang retreated to a safe spot off to the side, the battle training began at once.

"Boom!"

A huge fireball blasted out, then burst apart midair; the fierce blaze instantly lit up the dimly lit courtyard around them.

"Xun!"

Little Xunbao teleported to the other side, stuck out a short toe to beckon Like Ya Bao over, then turned around and wagged its backside in a thoroughly punchable way, brimming with provocation.

Tsk, keep it coming!

Qiao Sang: "..."

Good grief, Little Xunbao's taunting skill is getting more and more polished — wonder who it usually practices on...

At that moment, a dozen or so black ant heads poked out from a crack in the ground by the courtyard wall, looking toward Little Xunbao with a mix of fear and gnashing hatred.

Taunting is great for drawing aggro and riling the opponent up; besides helping teammates draw concentrated fire in group battles, it also makes the target extremely prone to acting irrationally.

Like Ya Bao has always had a fiery temper. Although it calmed down quite a bit after contracting with Qiao Sang, that was only because it hadn't really run into anything that set it off.

Little Xunbao's move just now made it bristle on the spot.

"Ya!"

Like Ya Bao flashed its fangs.

Looks like if it doesn't teach this little brother a lesson, the brat will forget who's the big boss!

Like Ya Bao split into dozens of identical copies; every Yanling Hound opened its mouth toward Little Xunbao in midair, and blazing fireballs charged with destructive energy whistled out one after another.

The courtyard was lit up bright as day.

"Bang bang bang!!!"

Fireballs kept streaking through the air and slamming down, leaving terrifying craters in the ground.

"Xun!"

Little Xunbao was so scared by the barrage that it kept teleporting nonstop.

It had just dodged a fireball bigger than its entire body, only for another fireball to come screaming straight at it from right ahead of where it reappeared.

Little Xunbao jolted and vanished from the spot once more.

"Xun xun!"

When Little Xunbao reappeared, it wore an expression on the verge of tears.

Isn't this supposed to be battle training?! Why is Big Bro Like Ya Bao going so hard?!

"Ding-dong~"

Amid the barrage of explosions, Qiao Sang hadn't noticed the doorbell had been ringing for nearly a minute.

"What's with this kid, not even answering the phone." Ye Xiangting put down her phone and frowned.

"Jiubi..."

Chubby House Dove silently kept pressing the doorbell with its wing.

"Stop pressing." Ye Xiangting looked up and said, "I remember there's a courtyard behind this house. Fly over there and see if anyone's home."

"Jiubi."

Chubby House Dove nodded and flapped its wings toward the back.

Before it even reached the courtyard, it heard a deafening roar.

"Jiubi..."

Chubby House Dove got scared and flew a little higher, carefully edging closer.

When it got above the courtyard and looked down, it saw Little Xunbao's back suddenly appear less than a meter away from it.

"Jiubi~"

Chubby House Dove flapped its wings and gave an enthusiastic greeting.

The next second, Little Xunbao vanished, and a blazing wall of flame came straight at it.

"Jiubi!"

Five minutes later.

In the living room.

"Mom, I was just helping Like Ya Bao and Little Xunbao train. It was too loud, so I didn't hear." Qiao Sang explained.

Ye Xiangting's gaze shifted from Little Xunbao to Qiao Sang. "Why didn't you tell me about Little Xunbao's evolution?"

Qiao Sang: "..."

Of course it was because she hadn't thought about it at all — but could she say that?

No!

"The evolution just happened recently." Qiao Sang answered, pretending to be nonchalant. "I've been way too busy lately. Not long ago the vice principal transferred me to the Gao San school team. Every day after training it's already 7 or 8 p. m., and I still have to rush through homework. I barely have time to make a call."

Ye Xiangting gave a cold snort. "It takes about five seconds to answer a phone call, and less than a minute to finish telling me. Are you telling me you don't even have a single minute now?"

Why is she still hung up on this?! Shouldn't she be surprised about how I got into the Gao San school team?! Qiao Sang inwardly cried that things were going badly — she hadn't managed to redirect her mother's attention.

Ye Xiangting continued, "How you got into the Gao San school team — you didn't think to tell me about that either?"

Qiao Sang: "..."

Just then, Lubao finished casting its Healing Light off to the side, and Chubby House Dove slowly opened its eyes.

"Jiubi..."

Chubby House Dove stared blankly at its surroundings for a moment, then seemed to remember something; it put on a pitiful expression and ran toward Ye Xiangting.

"Jiubi!"

Qiao Sang let out a sigh of relief — her mother's attention was finally about to be diverted.

Ye Xiangting caught the chubby Jiugong and carefully examined it from top to bottom several times, then looked at Lu Lu Lu and asked curiously, "What's this pet called? Whose is it? The healing skill's effect is amazing."

Qiao Sang scratched her head and said sheepishly, "It's called Bing Lu Qi Ya. It's from your family."

Ye Xiangting was stunned. "From my family?"

Qiao Sang said, "This is the third pet I've contracted."

"Lu."

Lu Lu Lu gave a cool, aloof cry as a greeting.

Ye Xiangting was silent for a long while.

Just when Qiao Sang thought her mother would continue to stay silent, Ye Xiangting asked expressionlessly, "When did your brain domain break through? How come I didn't know?"

"Also, why didn't you tell me when you contracted a new pet?"

Qiao Sang: "..."

"Ya..."

Ya Bao showed a "wish I could help but I can't" expression on the side.

No choice — who told you there were just too many things you hadn't mentioned.

Qiao Sang didn't answer right away, but turned her head toward Lu Lu Lu beside her and said solemnly, "Extremely urgent, Healing Sound Wave, now!"

Seeing her beast master's utterly serious expression, Lu Lu Lu didn't delay and opened her voice right away.

"Lu~ lulululu~ lulu~ lu~ lulu~"

After the song ended, Qiao Sang finally answered her mother's earlier questions: "It happened not long ago. I've just been too busy lately. Not long ago I was transferred by the vice principal to the Gao San school team. Every day after training it's already 7 or 8 in the evening, and I still have to rush through homework. I barely had any time to call and tell you."

Ye Xiangting said worriedly, "Although the vice principal values you, you're only in your first year of high school. Wouldn't joining the Gao San school team so soon be too tiring?"

Healing Sound Wave! Awesome! Qiao Sang was ecstatic inside, but on the surface she acted indifferent and said, "It's nothing, just a bit harder work, and a bit less free time. I can handle it."

"We're in high school after all. If we don't work hard now, how are we going to get into a good university?"

Ye Xiangting instantly felt a pang of heartache mixed with pride. She looked at Qiao Sang with eyes full of tenderness and said, "I came today because I have something to tell you."

"What is it?" Qiao Sang asked. "Why didn't you just call and say it?"

Ye Xiangting said softly, "Well, you've been so busy you don't even have a single minute to make a phone call."

Qiao Sang: "..."

Is this really not passive-aggressive...

For a moment, Qiao Sang seriously suspected the Healing Sound Wave's effect had already worn off.

Ye Xiangting continued, "The breeding shop you mentioned last time — I've already opened it."

PS: I'm back! Resuming updates. You can all count how many chapters I owe — I'll do my best to make them up within two months!