Chapter 336: Even With Its Body, You Can't Have Its Heart — Grandpa's End

Nonsense Evil Spirit, as a Commander-rank pet beast, cast a Hypnosis that would take effect almost the moment one's eyes met its gaze.

And when something suddenly appears in front of you, staring at it is inevitable.

When Nonsense Evil Spirit suddenly stepped forward, Qiao Sang instinctively looked over.

Although the instant she saw those purple eyes she realized something was wrong and tried to turn her head away.

But it was already too late.

It's over, this time it's really over, this "villain" uncle is getting serious… Qiao Sang's eyelids grew heavy, her head spun, and she felt an overwhelming wave of drowsiness crash over her.

The scene before her grew increasingly Bi Mo Hu.

Before she collapsed she stared in the direction of the transparent device, thinking in a Huhu daze, they all say people who see Lucky Qiyunra get good luck, so why is she this unlucky, she didn't even know what would happen next, whether she could make it to the competition tomorrow…

At the same moment, Sturdy Owl swooped down with a sound of tearing wind, its speed so fast it seemed to rip the air apart.

Although it had only used the mid-tier skill Brave Bird Assault, when a Commander-rank pet beast and a mid-rank pet beast use the same skill, the difference in power is a chasm apart.

Like Ya Bao had not lacked experience with this move on other pet beasts, but this time the feeling was completely different.

Under the speed of Brave Bird Assault, even the motion of Biao Biao Ma Mu shaking the pocket watch with its claws not far away appeared incomparably slow by contrast.

In the instant Like Ya Bao looked up, Sturdy Owl's attack had already arrived.

"Bang!

!"

Like Ya Bao had absolutely no time to react at all, and was sent flying as if it were a struck billiard ball, slamming into a tree about ten meters away.

Branches swayed, a shower of leaves fell.

"Xun…"

In midair, Little Xunbao's eyes uncontrollably followed the pocket watch as it swung left and right, her eyelids growing heavier and heavier.

At the very moment Like Ya Bao was sent flying and crashed into the tree, Little Xunbao tilted her head back, closed her eyes, and snoring, fell from the sky.

Total wipeout…

……

"Yun!

!"

Watching the scene outside, Lucky Qiyunra inside the transparent device furiously slapped the device with its claws.

But no one noticed the commotion on its side, as if its shrill cries didn't exist at all.

Every time Lucky Qiyunra cried out, an invisible sound wave emanated from inside the device, splitting into three directions and descending respectively upon Qiao Sang, Like Ya Bao, and Little Xunbao.

At the same time, the air trembled slightly, and only after the sound waves had fully descended did the air settle back to calm.

Everyone knew Lucky Qiyunra could bring good fortune to people, but no one knew through what means Lucky Qiyunra actually brought that good fortune.

Not everyone who simply saw Lucky Qiyunra could receive good luck.

Zhang Rongtang still remembered to this day how much effort he had wasted trying to get Lucky Qiyunra to bestow its good fortune upon him.

Staying in one tiny rundown town for over two years, and having to fawn over a teenager the whole time… Zhang Rongtang looked at the trembling Wu Chang with a rather complicated gaze.

Honestly, after spending such a long time together, to say there was no attachment at all would be a lie, but that little bit of attachment was nothing compared to obtaining Lucky Qiyunra.

Zhang Rongtang put his kindly smile back on: "Wu Chang, give me Lucky Qiyunra."

Wu Chang also looked toward Nonsense Evil Spirit, but since Nonsense Evil Spirit had been staring at Qiao Sang, nothing happened to him.

Hearing Zhang Rongtang's words, Wu Chang tightened his grip on the transparent device, and though he clearly knew what the other party had been hiding his beast master identity for all this time, he still asked with a sliver of hope:

"Uncle Zhang, could you not take Yunyun away? It doesn't want to live in human society, and the only reason it's stayed here so long is to find its way home."

"I know," Zhang Rongtang said calmly. "Nine years ago a secret realm rift appeared here, it must have come out through that rift."

"But Wu Chang, you have to understand, no one can resist the temptation of contracting Lucky Qiyunra. The only reason you haven't is simply because you don't have the ability to force a contract."

"I've waited nine years and the secret realm rift never appeared, it's time for it to give up."

"Yunyun!"

Lucky Qiyunra let out an angry cry.

This time, both Zhang Rongtang and Wu Chang heard its voice.

Zhang Rongtang glanced at it and said, "If you like the environment inside the secret realm, once we contract I can take you in for a visit."

"Yunyun!"

"Yunyun!"

"Yunyun!"

Lucky Qiyunra bared its teeth with a fierce expression.

Even though no expression could be seen, and there was no pet beast nearby to translate, anyone could tell it was cursing viciously.

Wu Chang stared at the man who had cared for him like a father for over two years, knowing that no matter what he said now, he could not change the man's decision.

This was no spur-of-the-moment impulse, but a long-planned scheme.

Wu Chang was silent for a while, then asked, "When did you find out about Yunyun?"

"About two years ago," Zhang Rongtang said. "Back then I noticed your luck was abnormally good. You spent three yuan on a drink and won a prize, then another one, then another, and even though you only spent three yuan, you ended up carrying home a whole big case of drinks."

"You bought a secondhand phone for 200 yuan that was worth over 5,000, and it broke the next day. You took it for repairs, and on the way I saw your classmates laughing at you, but that very day your school had a big inspection, and you were the only one who got off scot-free. The repaired phone never broke again after that either."

"When the Beast Master Codex had a second page, you told me we had no money to contract a pet beast, that we'd wait until you found a part-time job and saved up. But before you even started looking for one, the very next day a little Sight Bird crashed into a tree right in front of you and passed out."

"A pet beast from the Lianke region, one whose name is famous for its excellent eyesight, actually flew into a tree right in front of you."

"All of this was just too abnormal, so I started following you, and eventually discovered Lucky Qiyunra."

At this point, he let out a weary sigh and said, "Too bad Lucky Qiyunra refused to show itself to me, wasting all this time here."

Wu Chang was silent for a long time after hearing this.

So long that Zhang Rongtang thought he wouldn't speak again, when Wu Chang suddenly asked, "Why were you so good to me?"

Zhang Rongtang said honestly, "Because I found that only by doing this would Lucky occasionally bestow good fortune on me."

Having too good a memory isn't always a good thing.

Wu Chang clearly recalled every little moment he'd spent with Zhang Rongtang.

The happier he had been back then, the more painful it was now.

He stood there like a statue, his body no longer trembling,

So it had all been fake from beginning to end…

"Old Zhuang." After all, this was a child who had been with him for so long; seeing that Wu Chang's emotions were off, Zhang Rongtang didn't press him any further, but instead nodded to the Robust Sky-Owl hovering in midair.

"Zhuangzhuang."

The Robust Sky-Owl understood what its own Beast-Tamer meant; lowering its head, it dove straight at Wu Chang, trying to snatch the transparent device containing Lucky from his hands.

Wu Chang kept his head lowered, his bangs covering his eyes, as if he no longer cared about anything.

"Yunyun!"

Lucky angrily called out at Zhang Rongtang outside the device.

Even if you get my body, you won't get my heart!

No—you won't get my body either!

It would die before it ever contracted!

Lucky's eyes turned blue, energy gathering within its body; just as it was about to declare "my fate is mine, not Heaven's," a searing, blinding flash of red light streaked past, slamming into the Robust Sky-Owl that was about to snatch the device and sending it flying.