The beast starts from zero

Qingbao?! Qiao Sang was stunned at first, then exclaimed excitedly:

"Qingbao!"

Qingbao looked over.

Before it could even respond, Little Treasure Hunter excitedly teleported to its side and called out:
"Search!"

I've finally found you!
After saying that, he walked over to the floating pet and called out curiously again:
"Search?"

Who is this?
Just as it was speaking, Wuyuan flapped its wings and, like a streak of black light, stopped in front of Qingbao.

"Qingqing~"

Just as Qingbao was about to answer Xiaoxunbao, she saw her own beast tamer and immediately forgot about Xiaoxunbao, revealing a sweet smile and calling out.

Qiao Sang looked Qing Bao up and down, and seeing that it was unharmed, she breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Thank goodness you weren't hurt."

"Qingqing?"

Upon hearing this, Qingbao was both moved and puzzled, and called out.

Why did I get hurt?

As soon as he finished speaking, the dark clouds in the sky surged and roared, and streaks of yellow lightning bolts darted wildly through the clouds, like countless mad dragons tearing at the sky and striking down in a continuous, crisscrossing manner.

One of the bolts of lightning struck the place where Wu Yuanxiang and Qingbao were.

Qiao Sang had noticed the thunder and quickly said:

"Little Treasure Hunt!"

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter understood immediately. Its eyes glowed blue, and it disappeared from the spot with its Beastmaster, Tooth Treasure, and the unfamiliar pet with an antenna on its head.

"boom!"

The moment he left, a bolt of lightning struck down, and the ground where Qingbao had been standing exploded.

Little Treasure Hunter, Qiao Sang, and Ya Bao appeared out of thin air a few hundred meters away.

Qiao Sang glanced at the area bombarded by lightning in the distance, then looked at Qing Bao with an expression that seemed to say, "How did you get hurt?"

"Qingqing."

Qingbao understood the look in his master's eyes, and called out with a mix of guilt and stubbornness.

It wouldn't be so stupid as to get struck by lightning.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang was taken aback. She thought to herself that Qingbao's personality seemed to have changed. If it were before, even if Qingbao thought this in her heart, she probably wouldn't have said it to her so directly.

Qingbao had always been very good at putting on an act in front of her, but now...
In a flash of thought, Little Treasure Hunter couldn't help but point at the unconscious pet and call out again:
"Search?"

Who is this?
Qingbao turned to look at the unconscious pet and called out:
"Qingqing."

It didn't know who this was. Just now, a pet of the same species as it asked me to save it, so I went to save it.

"Search?"

Little Treasure Hunter was shocked. "Are you really that kind-hearted?"

Qingbao's face fell. He glanced at Xiao Xunbao but didn't say anything. Instead, an unusual aura suddenly surged around him.

Little Treasure Hunter realized something was wrong and quickly teleported back onto Wuyou's back.

Qiao Sang helped change the subject:
"This is a thunderstorm area, what are you doing here?"

Upon hearing his beast tamer's voice, Qingbao controlled himself, the aura around him vanished, and he called out in his normal voice:
"Qingqing."

I saw that there was a lot of thunder here, so I came to take a look.

Qingbao seems to be different in some way. Qiao Sang looked at Qingbao in front of her, pondered for a moment, and then said:
"What just happened? I couldn't take you back into the Beast Taming Manual, so I came here to try and bring you back. I didn't expect you to come to such a dangerous area."

"Search!"

Little Treasure Hunter nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Exactly! You actually came to such a dangerous place. It was almost swept away by a tornado just now.

Upon hearing this, Qingbao was first taken aback, then showed a touched expression and exclaimed:
"Qingqing?"

So was that the voice that called my name in the tornado just now?

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter nodded and called out to indicate that it was me; I even used a megaphone to announce it.

Qingbao ignored it and continued to watch her own beast tamer.

"You heard my voice?" Qiao Sang asked, somewhat surprised.

It seems that Qingbao must have encountered something, but upon hearing his own voice, he revealed himself.
"Qingqing."

"Qingqing."

Qingbao nodded, then barked twice to indicate that something had happened, but it wasn't anything serious. He said that when he came here, he saw a tornado, and when he went inside, it kept asking him to merge with it. He almost got merged with it, but luckily he was determined and didn't get merged. Then he saw you guys.

As it spoke, it adopted a "this is no big deal" attitude, but when it got to the second half of the sentence, it couldn't help but show a hint of pride.

"Fusion?" Qiao Sang was taken aback.

"Qingqing." Qingbao nodded.

Just as Qiao Sang was about to say something, suddenly, with a loud "boom," a bolt of lightning struck down from not far away.

She couldn't help but change the subject, saying:
"It's too dangerous here, we have to go back immediately."

After saying that, Qiao Sang seemed to remember something and added:
"But before we go back, let's find the Object-Knowing Monster first."

"Looking around~"

Upon hearing his beast tamer's words, Little Treasure Hunter's eyes lit up with blue light, and he prepared to begin his search.

"Nothing."

Wu Yuan realized that after finding the Object-Knowing Monster, it was about to return. It called out, and then its size slowly shrank.

Qiao Sang and Ya Bao jumped to the ground.

At the same time, the creature that recognized things not far away showed a touched expression, thinking to itself that it did not expect this human to still remember it.

Thinking this, before the little treasure hunter could find it, it emerged from its hiding place, a happy expression on its face, and ran over, calling out:
"Know it!"

You're finally back!
The blue light in Little Treasure Hunter's eyes faded.

Qiao Sang looked at it and suddenly spoke:

"Quickly cast a barrier on the Object-Recognizing Monster!"

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter's eyes glowed blue again.

The next second, a barrier enveloped the creature that was running towards them.

The torrential rain was kept out of reach of the barrier.

The creature that knew things slowed down its running pace, and its expression clearly froze.

The Object-Knowing Monster is afraid of water, so it can't get damaged by rain. If it malfunctions from the rain, where will she find another Object-Knowing Monster? Qiao Sang thought to herself, but outwardly showed concern:
"Why did you run over here? Aren't you afraid of getting soaked in the rain? You should have stayed where you were and waited for us to come find you."

Gangbao glanced at his own beast tamer.

A warm feeling welled up inside the Monster of Everyday Things, but remembering its current identity, it continued running over, stopped beside the Wishless One, and called out:
"Know it."

I was a little worried about you, so when I saw you I couldn't help but run over and forget about the rain.

Before Qiao Sang could speak, Little Treasure Hunter showed a curious expression and called out:
"Search?"

Don't you know how to teleport? Why don't you just teleport here directly?
The Object-Knowing Monster: "." It had truly forgotten. The Object-Knowing Monster called out with an honest expression:
"Know it."

Seeing you all so happy made me forget.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure Hunter had an "I see" look on his face.

Thunder rumbled and torrential rain poured down. Qiao Sang, not wanting to linger in this environment, was about to tell Xiao Xunbao to leave when her eyes caught sight of her pet, still unconscious with an antenna growing from its head. She quickly changed the subject, saying:
"Lu Bao, help treat this pet."

“Bingluo.” Lu Bao nodded, and then the gem on her forehead emitted an icy blue light, shining on the pet beast with an antenna growing from its head.

During his treatment, Little Treasure Float over to Qingbao's side and called out curiously:
"Search?"

What do you mean by fusion?
"Qingqing?"

Qingbao looked at it, a mocking expression on its face, and barked, indicating that it didn't even understand this.

"Looking around~"

"Search?"

Little Treasure Hunter barked twice, indicating that it knew the word "fusion," but the tornado was too terrifying. Even if Wuyou led everyone in, they wouldn't be able to stay inside for long. Why would such a terrifying wind want to fuse with you?

Its tone was curious and sincere, indicating a genuine lack of understanding.

Looking at the little treasure hunter, Qingbao inexplicably remembered that the creature was afraid of death and had previously refused to come out, even fearing thunder. Yet now it had followed its beast tamer to the place where the thunder was most severe to find it. A thought struck Qingbao, and its mocking expression vanished. It patiently answered the creature's questions, a rare occurrence for Qingbao:
"Qingqing."

It likes me.

Little Treasure Hunter: "."

At this moment, the icy blue light disappeared, and the pet with an antenna growing from its head slowly opened its eyes, before it could even see its surroundings clearly.

Suddenly, a loud "boom" was heard, followed by a flash of lightning.

The pet with an antenna growing out of its head was startled and immediately ran away.

"Qingqing?"

Qingbao frowned as she watched the other's departing figure, and barked somewhat unhappily, as if to say, "I went through so much trouble to rescue it, why didn't this guy even thank me?"
Upon hearing this, Ya Bao suggested, "..."
"Teeth?"

Or should I go and catch it again so it can thank me before it leaves?
In its view, Qingbao had gone through such a powerful tornado, and it was indeed a great effort to rescue this pet beast. It was not an exaggeration to say thank you.

".Qingqing".

Qingbao's displeasure disappeared, and she called out, indicating that it wasn't necessary.
“Let’s go,” Qiao Sang said.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure's eyes glowed blue, and it disappeared from the spot with its Beastmaster and Ya Bao.

In the living room, Michaela sat on the sofa, looking at Josan and Ya Bao who had appeared out of nowhere. His gaze swept over them, taking in Qing Bao, Wu Yuan Yu, and the Object-Knowing Monster before he said:

"You're back?"

She didn't know the specifics before, so she had Meimei use her tactile senses to check. After learning that Qingbao couldn't be summoned back, she wasn't too worried. After all, Qiao Sang was now an S-rank Beast Tamer, and with her strength, even if something went wrong, she could definitely resolve it perfectly.

What's more, Wu Yuanxiang also went with them.

Qiao Sang walked to the dining table, pulled out a chair, sat down, and said with a soft "hmm":
"You have no idea where Qingbao went. It went to an area with thunderstorms. Not to mention the thunder, there were also tornadoes on the way. Luckily, I had the help of Wuwang this time, otherwise I don't think I could have gotten into the tornado."

"Nothing."

Wu Yuan showed an expression that said, "This is nothing," and exclaimed.

"Qingqing."

Qingbao couldn't help but exclaim, indicating that tornadoes weren't actually that scary.

"You went inside the tornado?" Michaela asked in surprise.

Qiao Sang first replied "Yes," then looked at Qing Bao and asked:

"What did you mean when you said the tornado wanted to merge with you?"

Little Treasure Hunter pricked up his ears.

The tornado is going to merge with Qingbao? Michaela was stunned for a moment and looked at Qingbao.

"Qingqing."

Qingbao didn't hide anything and called out, indicating that after I went in, the tornado kept tempting me, wanting me to merge with it.

As it spoke, its expression became proud, and it let out a cry:
"Qingqing."

Fortunately, I am strong enough and have a firm enough will.

Then, as if remembering something, it looked at its beast tamer, gave a sweet smile, and called out again:
"Qingqing."

My own beast tamer called my name, urging me to escape my predicament soon, and we fused together.

"Search."

Little Treasure Hunter silently raised its paw and let out a cry.

I called your name too.
After listening to Qingbao's words, the first thought that flashed through Qiao Sang's mind was: she knew something about Qingbao that was different from before.
You see, Qingbao used to be very good at hiding its true thoughts, and the surrounding wind would betray it. But after the tornado came out, it was as if it never did that again. It would directly tell its true thoughts, which were completely consistent with the wind.

Immediately afterwards, a second thought flashed through my mind: Hmm? To merge?

"What do you mean? Didn't you say there was no fusion?"

Michaela desperately needed a translator, but glancing at Wu Yuanwang beside her, and remembering Jiu Bugu who was off wandering off somewhere again, and Penjia Mei who was resting with her eyes closed in the room, she sighed inwardly and thought that she should just let Qiao Sang translate for her later.

"Qingqing."

Qingbao cried out, indicating that it meant it had not been merged, not that it had not been merged.

Little Treasure Hunter looked on with an "Oh, I see" expression.

"Teeth."

Ya Bao wore an expression that suggested she was trying to understand.

Qiao Sang was taken aback at first, then realized what was happening and exclaimed in shock:
"You merged the tornado?"

"Qingqing."

Qingbao smiled and nodded.

Michaela didn't understand, but he understood what Qingbao meant by nodding, and immediately looked surprised.

Wu Yuan looked over in shock.

Ya Bao is continuing to try to understand.

Yes, Qingbao appeared just as the tornado disappeared without warning. Qiao Sang recalled the scene and had a feeling of "Holy crap, so that's how it is."

She said, "How can a tornado just disappear like that!"
"Search?"

Little Treasure looked at Qingbao with a curious expression and exclaimed, "But that tornado was so strong, why didn't you feel stronger after you fused with it?"
Hearing this, Qingbao was instinctively angry, but remembering that Xiao Xunbao had gone to the thunderstorm area and even entered the tornado for its sake, it suppressed its anger and called out:
"Qingqing."

I feel like I've become stronger.

Little Treasure Hunter looked at Qingbao again, a puzzled expression on his face that said, "Why don't I feel anything?"

Qingbao resisted looking at Xiao Xunbao, afraid that she would lose control and want to beat it up.

Qiao Sang gathered her thoughts and asked impatiently:

"After the integration, have you noticed any specific changes?"

"Qingqing."

Qingbao nodded and called out.

It felt like it was about to evolve. (End of Chapter)