Chapter 82: Sister

"This is for you to drink." Qiao Sang patted Little Treasure Seeking Ghost's head and said softly.

Little Treasure Seeking Ghost hesitated at those words, but still chose to push the milk forward.

"Xun~"

"If you give this to me to drink, how will you grow up?" Qiao Sang said with a smile.

Little Treasure Seeking Ghost's motion of offering the milk paused.

It stared at Qiao Sang blankly, not looking the least bit clever like it had the past two days.

"Buying it now isn't out of the question, as long as you promise me you'll be good, drink your milk on time, tell me what you like, and don't sneak things into the ring yourself. I'll find a way to get them for you." Qiao Sang took the chance to make demands.

Anyway, she'd have to buy them eventually — it was just a matter of sooner or later.

Better to go along with Little Treasure Seeking Ghost's wishes and buy them first, then make her requests.

Changing the habits of an entire species was too difficult.

Rather than letting Little Treasure Seeking Ghost hide things behind her back, it was better to get involved, to let it know that the things it liked could be obtained openly and honestly, not just by sneaking.

Little Treasure Seeking Ghost stared at Qiao Sang blankly for a long while, then suddenly threw itself into her arms and started crying.

"Xun!"

"Xun!"

"Why are you crying?" Qiao Sang was stunned.

Little Treasure Seeking Ghost only kept on crying.

It didn't know why either — it just suddenly felt like crying.

Fire Fang Dog was watching TV and drinking milk, and was startled by Little Treasure Seeking Ghost's crying.

It looked at Little Treasure Seeking Ghost, then at the milk it was drinking, recalled its beast master's words that everyone was family, hesitated for a moment, then walked over and held out the milk in its paw, already half-drunk.

"Fang."

"Fang fang."

Little Treasure Seeking Ghost turned its head to look at Fire Fang Dog's actions, and its crying gradually quieted down.

"Xun xun."

"Fang."

"Xun."

"Fang fang."

The two companion beasts conversed harmoniously.

Qiao Sang watched the scene before her with satisfaction.

In the past, Yaobao would never have willingly given up something from its own mouth.

Once Little Treasure Seeking Ghost had calmed down, Qiao Sang chose it an item of the same style as Fire Fang Dog's, according to its wishes.

Same style, but the energy condensed was different.

Little Treasure Seeking Ghost possessed two attributes.

After much deliberation, Qiao Sang still chose for it the Thought-Gathering Beads, which could accelerate the condensation of Psychic-type energy.

With the golden finger able to boost levels, it didn't matter whether the energy condensed was Ghost-type or Psychic-type — the effect was the same.

The only difference was which skill's release time could be shortened.

It was common knowledge that Little Treasure Seeking Ghost was a Ghost-type companion beast. When everyone was guarding against its Ghost-type skills, suddenly throwing out an unexpected Psychic-type ultimate move would absolutely catch them off guard.

Catching the enemy off guard demanded speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness.

Analyzed this way, buying the Thought-Gathering Beads was still the better choice.

After buying the Thought-Gathering Beads, Qiao Sang quickly closed her phone, afraid she might not be able to resist and spend more.

Companion beasts with rare attributes were expensive.

By the same logic, items with rare attributes were also expensive.

Fortunately it was the same online store, and the chat history from earlier was still there. The customer service, seeing that Qiao Sang had bought two items in one day, offered a friendly price in Alliance Coins.

One online shopping trip and half her fortune was gone — even Qiao Sang felt a pang of panic.

Money really didn't last…

……

6 PM, the dining table.

Third Aunt was a gossipy person. She glanced at Ye Ranran, who was eating with her head down, and asked nosily, "How did the blind date go today? Is the guy with a government agency or a public institution?"

Ye Ranran glanced at Qiao Sang and cast her a pleading look.

Qiao Sang munched on a chicken leg and pretended not to see.

She also really wanted to hear the gossip…

Ye Ranran looked again at Ye Jingwen beside her, who was holding a book in one hand and eating with the other.

"Public institution, he's a teacher." Ye Ranran answered honestly.

"A teacher's great! Which school, and what does he teach?" Third Aunt asked.

Qiao Sang actually picked up on a few things from this.

In this society, when everyone thought about settling down, beast tamers were absolutely the first priority, followed by occupation.

Third Aunt was asking this to indirectly probe whether the man was a beast tamer.

Ye Ranran took a sip of soup and said, "What he teaches doesn't matter. He's just not right for me."

Third Aunt frowned and said, "What's not right about him? You've only met once and haven't even tried getting along. If your mom finds out, she'll be anxious again."

Ye Ranran was Second Uncle's eldest daughter.

Although Third Aunt was an ordinary person, she had a good personality and was well-versed in the ways of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. She also got along well with her sisters-in-law.

"His pet beast is a Snow-Browed Rabbit—it's a natural sworn enemy of my Wind Eagle. Not a good match." Ye Ranran explained.

Third Aunt instantly fell silent.

In today's society, when it comes to dating, if both parties are beast tamers, how their pet beasts get along is very important.

Just dating would be one thing, but if it comes to marriage, it must be cautious.

Once they live together, the pet beasts see each other constantly. If they start fighting the moment they meet, it really affects the couple's relationship.

After all, every beast tamer's heart is with their own pet beast.

These days, girls don't ask soul-searching questions like "Is your mom important or am I important?" anymore.

Instead, they've switched to "Am I important or is your pet beast important?" to test a guy's true feelings.

……

After dinner, Qiao Sang came to Liu Ganxi.

Fire Fang Dog's energy had already fully recovered.

Soon, after it split into 10 and released Spark a total of 80 times, it once again fell into a listless state.

Little Treasure Ghost handed over the milk it had prepared in advance.

This time, Fire Fang Dog hesitated for a moment, then took it.

Qiao Sang lowered her head and took notes.

Although Fire Fang and Spark were both at the Small Accomplishment stage, the energy consumption gap between mid-tier and low-tier skills was still very obvious.

Just as Qiao Sang finished recording and was about to head back, a voice drifted up from behind her: "Sis."

Qiao Sang nearly jumped out of her skin.

She turned around to look. The newcomer had a flowing white dress and loose, disheveled hair—a classic midnight female ghost look.

Fortunately, in summer it gets dark late, and there was still a faint light in the sky. Though the girl in front of her had long hair and a white dress, she was also wearing a pair of black-framed glasses.

Instead of giving off a beautiful yet terrifying female ghost vibe, one look made her seem like a bookworm.

"Sis, you scared me half to death." Qiao Sang patted her little heart.

"You contracted a Fire-type and a Ghost-type, yet your courage is still this small?" Ye Jingwen asked.

Qiao Sang: "……"

Does she need to train her courage by facing Fire Fang Dog and Little Treasure Ghost every day, both of which want milk?

"Why are you here?" Qiao Sang asked back.

"I came specially to find you." Ye Jingwen paused: "Sis, do me a favor."

"Call me by my name." Qiao Sang said.

She had just been startled, and now that she'd come to her senses, she couldn't bring herself to call her "Sis" no matter what.

The two weren't far apart in age, and usually they called each other by name. Besides, Qiao Sang's mental age was now much older than Ye Jingwen's.

"Sang, do me a favor." Ye Jingwen changed her form of address.

"What is it?" Qiao Sang asked.

She was actually curious too—why didn't she just say it at home earlier, and instead came out specially to find her.

Qiao Sang thought of something and suddenly became wary.

She's not here to borrow money, is she?!