Chapter 156: Chapter 151 Xiao Xunbao, it still has to be you!

1:02 AM.

The moon was shrouded, and a strong wind blew.

Qiao Sang turned over and changed her position on the bed.

Although the wind was strong at night, lying on her Fire Attribute Beast made her feel not the slightest bit cold.

Since she didn’t have to get up early for school the next morning, Qiao Sang became more and more alert as she played with her cellphone.

Not just her, but everyone in the Invincible Holy Water group was still awake.

[Wang Yao: This time my task giver is a soft and cuddly little sister, she speaks gently, and her drawings are also pretty. Don’t be envious.]

[Shi Gaofeng: You’re praising her so much, you could simply say she’s going to give you a five-star review.]

[Wang Yao: You’re just jealous.]

[Shi Gaofeng: Heh, my task giver is a handsome guy who is one meter ninety tall, with eight-pack abs and speaks very elegantly. Don’t be envious.]

[Qiao Sang: If I remember correctly, didn’t you take on a task to absorb fat? How could it possibly be a handsome guy with eight-pack abs?]

[Wang Yao: Hahaha, Qiao Sang, don’t expose him.]

[Shi Gaofeng: I didn’t lie, that’s how his photos look in his friends’ circle.]

[Wang Yao: So, you haven’t met him in person yet?]

[Xu Yajie: You still believe in photos in this day and age?]

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[Shi Gaofeng: …]

[Shi Gaofeng: Wait until I meet him tomorrow, I’ll take a photo for you guys to see. A face can be photoshopped, but abs can’t be photoshopped, right?]

[Qiao Sang: Be careful, what if his abs were shaped by fat absorption and he’s only coming to you for maintenance? If something goes wrong and he ends up with seven-pack abs, he might give you a bad review.]

[Shi Gaofeng: …]

[Wang Yao: Hahahaha, there’s really such a possibility. Shaping abs is much harder than just sucking out fat.]

[Xu Yajie: Brother Shi, I can already foresee your fate.]

[Shi Gaofeng: … I’m outta here, bye.]

Qiao Sang’s mood was uplifted as she looked at the group messages until the latest message appeared.

[Wang Yao: By the way, Qiao Sang, did you meet the task giver today? What’s their personality like?]

Qiao Sang pursed her lips and typed out a line of text.

[It was an old lady. She seemed really nice to her granddaughter and her Pet Beast, so her personality should be good.]

After sending this message, Qiao Sang put down her phone and remembered the task again.

If she didn’t wait until the Ghost-absorbing Lantern arrived tonight, she would still have to call Mr. Jiang in the morning to talk to the old lady’s granddaughter.

No matter how she thought about it, it seemed odd for her to take the Ghost-absorbing Lantern out to play at that hour.

And did the old lady not suspect that the disappearance of the Ghost-absorbing Lantern had something to do with her granddaughter?

Qiao Sang somewhat disbelieved it. If she, an outsider, could feel that going out at that time was amiss, she couldn’t believe that the old lady hadn’t spotted the issue.

“Xun.”

Xiao Xunbao, the Treasure-seeking Ghost, suddenly set down the coin it was playing with using telekinesis.

The coin rolled away, making a “clank” sound.

In the dead of night, when all was deserted, the sound was particularly loud.

“What’s wrong?” Qiao Sang was startled and propped herself up halfway off of Yaobao.

“Ya Ya.”

Yaobao was sleep-talking with its eyes closed, completely unaffected.

“Xun…”

Xiao Xunbao tilted its head towards the courtyard lights inside the residential area.

The night was deep, the sky darkened but the courtyard lights of the residential area did not go out; they still emitted brightness.

But at that moment, the farthest courtyard light suddenly flickered.

Then from the distant to the near, each courtyard light began to flicker.

This strange scene appeared suddenly and disappeared just as quickly. Soon after each courtyard light had flickered, everything returned to normal.

Qiao Sang felt goosebumps all over her body as she watched this eerie scene, and coincidentally, a cold wind blew through.

Lying amidst the soft fur previously had left her feeling no cold, but now her whole body felt chilled.

“Yaobao, Yaobao,” Qiao Sang shook Yaobao with her hand.

Wake up quickly, ah… If you don’t wake up, I’ll feel very insecure…

“Ya Ya…”

Yaobao drooled, its head moved slightly, finding a comfortable position.

Qiao Sang: “…”

“Seek!”

The Treasure-seeking Ghost stood in front of Qiao Sang at that moment, vigilantly scanning the surroundings.

Qiao Sang looked at the small figure in front of her with eyes full of gratitude.

Xiao Xunbao, it still had to be you!

Qiao Sang rose to her feet, stepping off Yaobao’s back, and looked around at the empty courtyard.

Since the Xiying Residential Area was an old district, with sparse greenery, infrequent management by the property company, and a security guard who was just passing his days, it made the area look somewhat dilapidated and desolate.

Qiao Sang looked around warily.

The chilly aura from just a moment ago, the strange flickering of the lights, and the actions of the Treasure-seeking Ghost, all hinted that something was amiss right now.

A doubt arose in Qiao Sang’s heart. Could the Ghost-absorbing Lantern have returned?

If that were the case, she might be able to relax a bit since a Pet Beast with an owner wouldn’t generally attack humans arbitrarily.

But what if this eerie atmosphere was caused by a wild Pet Beast?

The Treasure-seeking Ghost tensed, its golden eyes moving from one courtyard lamp to another.

Its nose twitched involuntarily. Such a strong stench of death…

Soon, it locked onto a direction, the second courtyard lamp to the left in front.

The Treasure-seeking Ghost turned its head, wanting to speak to its own Beast Tamer, but it hesitated.

Speaking so quietly would surely get heard by that thing, and what if it got prepared…

“Xiao Xunbao, have you noticed something?” Qiao Sang asked, seeing the Treasure-seeking Ghost focusing on one direction.

The Treasure-seeking Ghost turned its head and blinked, and Qiao Sang immediately understood.

In the next instant, the Treasure-seeking Ghost disappeared from its spot and appeared right below the second courtyard lamp to the left, sticking out its tongue and giving a fierce lick about 10 centimeters from the outside of the lamp shade.

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment; she hadn’t expected Xiao Xunbao to act so crisply.

Identifying the target, teleporting, and licking–all in one fluid motion–it didn’t seem like a baby who was just over a month old.

Suddenly, a Pet Beast that looked like a glass lampshade appeared in mid-air where the Treasure-seeking Ghost had licked.

It had yellow eyes and two long, swinging arms. The right side of the lampstand was broken, and the left side, which should have been symmetrical, was mostly shattered and even shorter than the right.

The blue flame that should have been vigorous in the middle of the lampshade now seemed as if it would disappear with the slightest disturbance.

Shit! It’s the Ghost-absorbing Lantern!

Qiao Sang’s expression showed excitement–she had encountered it on her very first day!

Although the left lampstand of this Ghost-absorbing Lantern didn’t quite match the description given by the old lady, the right lampstand indeed was missing a piece.

Spectral-type Pet Beasts were rare in the city to begin with, and for it to appear here during this time, also being a Ghost-absorbing Lantern, was pretty much confirmation that it was the one the old lady had lost.

The red mark the size of a fingernail on its head couldn’t be seen due to the height difference.

But in the next second, Qiao Sang was one hundred percent certain that this Ghost-absorbing Lantern was the one she was looking for.

Because the Ghost-absorbing Lantern had already fallen from the air, and the mark on its head was facing directly towards her.

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, unable to believe that the Ghost-absorbing Lantern had collapsed just like that.

Even if the paralyzing effect of the Treasure-seeking Ghost’s lick had taken hold, it shouldn’t be like this. The Ghost-absorbing Lantern was, after all, a mid-level Pet Beast…

Looking at the near-extinguished spark within the lampshade of the Ghost-absorbing Lantern, Qiao Sang immediately understood.

It’s the Lamp Wick…

A crystal emitting a gloomy light fell out of the Ghost-absorbing Lantern’s body.

The weakened body of the Ghost-absorbing Lantern stiffened, no longer paying attention to the Treasure-seeking Ghost that had just attacked it, nor the human not far away.

It moved slightly, trying to float back up, but it felt as if thousands of boulders were pressing inside it, preventing any movement.

The Ghost-absorbing Lantern focused intensely on the crystal lying ahead on the ground, its arms propped on the floor as it slowly crawled forward.

Almost there, just a little more…

However, in the next second, a hand picked up the crystal.

It was that human!

The Ghost-absorbing Lantern shook violently, the flame inside it flickering wildly as it looked up.

A hand opened up in front of it, and in the palm was the very same gloomy crystal.

“Here.”