Chapter 342: It's Not a Big Deal Either

Qi Qi Yun La vanished, but the secret realm rift remained.

The captain said in a low voice, "Report it immediately!"

"Yes!" The female officer beside them replied, then stepped aside to make a phone call.

Although secret realm rifts weren't rare nowadays, that was from a global perspective.

One suddenly appearing in a small town was still rather nerve-wracking.

But nervous was nervous—fear, not really.

As long as the government sent people down in time to guard the area around the rift and confirmed it was safe, then before the rift disappeared, plenty of people would get the news and come to check it in, boosting the local economy.

In a sense, it was a good thing for the local government.

Qiao Sang turned her head, about to tell Wu Chang what had just happened, but before she could speak, a group of police surrounded her, each holding a high-beam flashlight.

The light was blindingly white.

"Are you alright, student? Don't be afraid, we're here!" a young officer said soothingly.

What's there to be afraid of? It's already over on my end and only now you show up… Qiao Sang smiled. "I'm fine."

"What about that person?" another officer asked.

Qiao Sang looked up at the sky and said, "A pet beast from inside the secret realm rift grabbed him and pulled him in."

At these words, everyone froze on the spot.

Pulled him in?

Didn't they say that guy had a Zhuangtong Feixiao, a Hushuo E'ling, and a Biaoma Mu?

A beastmaster with three General-rank pet beasts just got pulled into the secret realm rift like that?

Then doesn't that mean the pet beast on the other side of the rift is really strong?

"What kind of pet beast grabbed him?" Wu Chang asked anxiously.

Even though everything was fake and Zhang Rongtang's motives for approaching him weren't pure, he still instinctively felt worried.

Qiao Sang shook her head. "I don't recognize it. I only know it's huge, covered in steel all over—should be a Steel-type pet beast."

Wu Chang's face went pale; he didn't want anything bad to happen to Zhang Rongtang.

At that moment, an officer nearby asked, "What about that wild pet beast?"

The officer's eyes kept drifting toward Like Ya Bao and Lubao, a look of admiration in his gaze.

No wonder that beastmaster with three General-rank pet beasts wanted to force a contract. Whichever of these two wild pet beasts he was after, just look at those looks—even giving up a contract slot for them would be worth it!

But speaking of which, where's the Yanling Hound? The officer glanced around.

Compared to an unknown wild pet beast, he was more interested in the new evolution of the Fire Tooth Dog that had been reported on recently.

"It went into the secret realm rift too," Qiao Sang answered.

The questioning officer was stunned for a moment.

It went into the secret realm too? Then these two pet beasts are—?

"Then whose are these two pet beasts?" the captain asked.

Everyone else looked over with puzzled eyes too.

Clearly, they had all originally assumed one of these two pet beasts had to be the wild one.

Qiao Sang found the question baffling. "Obviously they're mine."

The surroundings went silent in an instant.

A few seconds later, everyone exploded.

"Aren't you Gao San?"

"Where's your Yanling Hound?"

"Then whose is this Treasure Hunter?"

"Don't you guys think this pet beast looks a lot like the Yanling Hound?" The moment this voice rang out, the surroundings went silent again.

All the police fixed their gaze on the pet beast before them—its size and aura clearly didn't belong to an Intermediate pet beast.

Come to think of it, there really were quite a few similarities.

Both had white fur and red fur, and both were canine pet beasts…

A guess surfaced in their minds, but it was so outrageous that for a moment no one dared speak it aloud.

Everyone looked back at Qiao Sang, hoping she would give them an answer.

Under the gaze of a group of police officers, Qiao Sang said calmly, "Shouldn't we head back to the station to give a statement first?"

All the police: "…"

A statement definitely had to be made, but before heading off, Qiao Sang thought of something else: she wondered if the uncle had recalled the Zhuangtong Feixiao.

She mentioned it to the police, and everyone spent over twenty minutes searching.

After confirming the Zhuangtong Feixiao wasn't here and that the uncle must have recalled it, Qiao Sang sat down on Like Ya Bao's back, with Little Treasure Hunter on her head and Lubao in her arms, and set off alongside the police toward the station.

Just as they were about to leave the clearing, a slightly strong cold wind blew past, and a piece of paper about 5 centimeters in size was carried by the wind onto Lubao's body.

"Lu."

Lubao disdainfully pinched it with a paw and tossed it aside.

At that moment, another cold wind blew, slapping the paper right onto Little Treasure Hunter's face.

"Xun…"

Little Treasure Hunter used its paw to take the paper off its face, looked at it curiously, then took off its ring and casually tossed it inside.

……

Hongrao Town.

Police station.

"Name?"

"Qiao Sang."

"Age?"

"15."

"What?! Fifteen?!" The officer taking the statement suddenly raised his voice, jerking his head up, face full of disbelief.

Qiao Sang got a scare: "Is there a problem with fifteen?"

"N-no!" The officer taking the statement shook his head, then asked: "If you didn't bring your info card, did you bring your Beast Tamer Badge?"

The Beast Tamer Badge could also pull up one's real name and age.

By the time Qiao Sang came out of the police station, two hours had already passed.

Wu Chang came out together with her.

Qiao Sang glanced at him and felt something was off about his state.

She could understand what Wu Chang was feeling right now.

Anyone whose companions—both pet beasts and people—who had stayed by their side for so long suddenly vanished within just a few short hours would surely feel terrible.

Qiao Sang asked: "Are you okay?"

Wu Chang lowered his eyes and said calmly: "I'm fine."

Qiao Sang looked at him, then lowered her head and said to Lu Lu Lu: "Sing one."

"Lu~ lulululu~ lulu~ lulu~"

Lu Lu Lu opened her mouth right away.

"Sing one" was equivalent to casting a healing sound wave—Lu Lu Lu understood.

An invisible sound wave rippled outward.

Qiao Sang asked again: "Are you okay?"

Wu Chang turned his head, his clear eyes brimming with cluelessness: "Huh? Of course I'm fine."

Qiao Sang smiled: "That's good then."

The two chatted idly for a stretch of road, and as they were about to part ways, Wu Chang suddenly said softly: "Thank you."

"You're welcome." Qiao Sang replied.

She knew that what Wu Chang wanted to thank her for was not the healing sound wave just now.

……

10:12 PM.

Qiao Sang, with Little Xunbao on her head and Lu Lu Lu in her arms, returned to her room in a good mood.

As for Ya Bao, because of her evolution her体型 was too large and not really suitable for staying in the already-not-spacious double room, so Qiao Sang put her into the Beast Tamer Codex.

The moment she stepped inside, Xu Yixuan bolted upright in bed and asked: "Why are you only back now? I called you several times and you didn't pick up—I was scared to death."

"I didn't check my phone." Qiao Sang took off her school uniform and joked: "What are you scared of? It's not like you thought I'd gone missing?"

Xu Yixuan nodded: "Yeah."

Qiao Sang: "……"

Xu Yixuan said anxiously: "You don't know, the police sirens outside just now went on for ages. I went out to look and the scene was like every single cop had been mobilized—I don't know what big thing happened."

Qiao Sang thought for a moment and said: "It's not really a big deal, just a secret realm rift appeared."

Xu Yixuan: "!

!"

Xu Yixuan's eyes suddenly went wide: "You're telling me that's not a big deal?!"

Qiao Sang, who had completely forgotten her own reaction when she saw the secret realm rift earlier, said calmly: "It's just a secret realm rift, there are so many online, it's not like I haven't seen one before."

Xu Yixuan's face was full of admiration; she felt that Qiao Sang, whether in mindset or strength, fit the mold of a future big shot in every way.

Qiao Sang checked the time, didn't go wash up first, but took off her shoes and leaned back against the bed, entering the Beast Tamer Codex.