Beast Tamer: I'm invincible because I can see the evolution path!

Chapter 66 Little Wu's Self-Destruction? Qiao Bai: Look! How suitable!

Chapter 66 Xiao Wu's Self-Destruction? Qiao Bai: Look! What a perfect scapegoat!

After thinking for a moment, Qiao Bai freed one hand and reluctantly covered the other person's mouth and nose. It was better than nothing, and the less poison gas they inhaled, the easier the subsequent treatment would be.

As the boy's consciousness gradually faded in the poisonous fog, the last thing he saw was a beautiful, aloof woman, radiating a faint white glow, like an angel, looking down at him in the darkness and silently covering his mouth and nose.

Before losing consciousness, the boy couldn't help but think: It seems...it seems he's not a femme fatale...he...an angel...hehe...

……

Qiao Bai was completely unaware of the boy's movements.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was watching, Qiao Bai quickly removed his disguise, as if shedding a false shell.

Qiao Bai then turned to pay attention to the commotion outside.

The poachers only had time to launch one attack at Qiao Bai before they were slammed to the ground by a sixth-tier steel-winged griffin that descended from the sky!

Both the poachers and the charging blue sheep were rendered unable to resist!

The steel-winged griffin's enormous, sharp wings, gleaming with a silvery-white light, shone brightly in the sunlight!

"Rage—"

The steel-winged griffin let out a long howl.

With its sharp beak open, the eagle unleashed a torrent of silvery-white energy towards the two-headed snake!

The two-headed snake was utterly powerless to resist!

He was sent flying with tremendous force!

Qiao Bai was dumbfounded.

Wow... wow!

Is this the strength of the pets possessed by a fifth-tier beast tamer?

However, one steel-winged griffin managed to take on two opponents at once!

Faced with such a majestic lion, Qiao Bai couldn't help but activate his innate skill.

[Pet: Steel-winged Griffin]

[Type: Advanced Transcendent Mid-Tier]

[Level: Intermediate Tier 6]

[Skills: Claw, Sprint, Bite, Steel Body, Feather Blade, ... Steel Judgment]

[Complete Form]

[Despicable poacher! Today is the day you face my holy judgment! Purify!]

Qiao Bai: "..."

well.

The second gryphon.

My idealized view of griffins shattered instantly.

In no time at all, the poachers were dealt with, and they were completely dejected.

The fifth-tier beast tamer who was leading the group didn't say anything, but the few young people who followed him all looked at the dirty-faced poacher on the ground with disdain.

"Tsk!" a young man said disdainfully, "There are always some opportunists who really think the league isn't aware of anything!"

The poacher's face was pressed to the ground and rubbed hard, his eyes filled with resentment and hatred.

Several young people stepped forward and began rescuing the captured supernatural creatures.

As a young man walked toward the last cage, the poacher's eyes lit up as if he had remembered something.

"A woman claimed to be a professor!"

"You're here to buy extraordinary creatures for illegal research! You can't just arrest me!" the poacher shouted. "Arrest her too!"

The thought of dragging such a beautiful woman into this mess filled the poacher with an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

That's exactly how it should be!

Let us all rot and stink in the mud!

Upon hearing this, the young man who had just reached the last cage was taken aback at first, and then looked at the poachers not far away with a strange gaze.

A somewhat uneasy poacher: "?"

"Wait a minute?" The poacher's eyes widened. "You don't recognize her and want to protect her, do you?"

"I'm going to report you!" Even as the poacher was pinned down by the steel-winged griffin's claws, he struggled violently, cursing and uttering foul language.

The only fifth-tier beast tamer present frowned, his eyes sharper than those of his steel-winged griffin: "What's going on? Is what he said true?"

If that's really the case...

The fifth-tier beast tamer's face suddenly darkened.

No matter who this professor is or how accomplished he is, he will definitely not protect him!

The rigid and upright fifth-tier beast tamer thought to himself.

This is the sense of responsibility he should have as a beast tamer trained by the alliance!

"But..." the young man standing in front of the last cage said somewhat awkwardly, "Senior, there are no women in this cage, only two teenagers who don't look very old, they look like either high school students or college students?"

Fifth-tier Beast Tamer: "?"

Poacher: "?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" The poacher's face contorted in horror. "You must be protecting that guy!"

The fifth-tier beast tamer, too lazy to listen to the poacher's rant, had the steel-winged griffin carry the poacher and strode towards the third cage.

Most of the poisonous fog has dissipated, but a thin layer of mist can still be seen when you get closer.

Take a closer look.

There were two boys in the cage.

One of them, with his hands and feet bound together, had already lost consciousness.

The other boy was slightly better off. He used one hand to protect the small supernatural creature in his arms, while the other hand covered the mouth and nose of the bound boy, as if protecting him from inhaling too much poison gas.

However, his mouth and nose were completely exposed to the air.

As a result... the boy naturally also fell unconscious.

The upright and rigid fifth-tier beast tamer looked at the selfless boy who had saved others, Qiao Bai, with admiration.

It's not easy!

In this day and age, there are too few people willing to risk their lives to protect the masses!

This young man, a fifth-tier beast tamer will remember him!

"Take them to get treatment immediately," the fifth-tier beast tamer said in a deep voice.

With timely treatment, both teenagers and the extraordinary creature will be fine.

The young man nodded quickly, waved to the side, and together they carefully and gently rescued Qiao Bai and another boy from the iron cage.

The fifth-tier beast tamer looked again at the poacher being carried in the steel-winged griffin's beak: "Where's the woman you were talking about?"

"He...he's not...she," the poacher stammered, looking at the unfamiliar Qiao Bai, unable to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

Where's the pretty girl?

Where is that stunningly beautiful woman with a slim waist and long legs, wearing black stockings?

How did it turn into a man in the blink of an eye?

Although he's quite handsome... but... but this is completely illogical!

"To slander scholars and professors at will is an even greater crime!" Seeing that the poacher was speechless, the fifth-level beast tamer's face suddenly darkened, and he reprimanded him in a low voice.

Poacher: ...Innocent! I'm truly innocent!

……

Qiao Bai regained consciousness less than an hour after being admitted to the hospital.

Qiao Bai fainted because he deliberately inhaled two breaths of poison gas at the last moment.

Otherwise, it wouldn't make sense. Why was he completely unharmed without covering his mouth and nose or having any pet help him? The amount Qiao Bai inhaled was within a controllable range.

Not much, just a token amount.

He didn't open his eyes in a hurry.

Instead, they briefly reviewed the bizarre moves he had made.

Teleportation, cross-dressing, stalling tactics... The last one isn't a big problem; besides him and the poachers, no one can prove it.

……oh.

There was also a boy.

Qiao Bai clicked his tongue inwardly.

The other party... probably won't say anything?

We'll check that person's identity later.

Then comes the teleportation.

Xu Xiaoyan was fooled away, but he still had to explain how he ended up in the poacher's cage.

Hmm... I was just wandering around and accidentally bumped into something?

Just pin the blame on the poachers!

Finally, there's the matter of impersonating Professor Zhou Xinran... ahem.

It was a last resort.

No one believes what poachers say.

juvenile……

Okay, okay!

This third person present was ultimately an obstacle that Qiao Bai couldn't overcome.

Qiao Bai silently prayed in his heart, "Could I make that guy lose his memory?"

That way he can perfectly pretend that nothing happened!

Lucky four-leaf clover, grant him more luck!

"Awake?" Just then, a familiar voice rang in Qiao Bai's ear: "Then open your eyes, don't pretend to be asleep, we still have a lot to talk about."

"For example..."

The cold female voice paused for a moment, then said with a laugh that sounded like she was furious, "Woman, glasses, white coat, updo, and... black stockings."

"I'm very curious, how did that poacher, whom I've never met, manage to describe my everyday attire so accurately?"

For an instant.

Qiao Bai broke out in a cold sweat.

This is terrible! This is terrible!

Professor Zhou Xinran has come to visit!

"Professor Zhou..." Qiao Bai opened his eyes, feigning weakness, with a perfectly timed look of confusion in his eyes: "...What were you just saying?"

"what……"

"My head is spinning!"

Qiao Bai frowned dramatically and covered his forehead, revealing his vulnerable side.

Zhou Xinran: "...Heh."

Zhou Xinran rolled her eyes at Qiao Bai: "If you're going to pretend, at least make it convincing!"

Despite saying that, Zhou Xinran's attitude had softened considerably compared to the beginning.

"So..." Qiao Bai asked softly, lying on the bed, "What happened next?"

Zhou Xinran glanced at Qiao Bai, who seemed genuinely weak, and sighed helplessly.

On second thought, Qiao Bai was indeed quite unlucky to encounter such a thing. She was a magnanimous person and it was impossible for her to just let it go like that. However, she could change the immediate execution to execution after the autumn harvest.

She briefly explained the follow-up to Qiao Bai.

The poachers have been locked up.

The extraordinary creatures he captured were all cubs. The illegal drugs were far more harmful to cubs than to adult extraordinary creatures, and their chances of survival after being released back into the forbidden land were slim.

The alliance will temporarily raise the two cubs. As long as they are successfully tamed, the two cubs will not attack humans on their own initiative. Even without a beast tamer contract, it will not be too much of a problem for them to survive.

Incidentally, through this poacher, they also successfully uncovered a series of related individuals behind him.

They were all imprisoned.

Depending on the severity of their offenses, the death penalty is unlikely; they usually only get 20 to 30 years in prison. Those who manufacture or sell illegal drugs face an even more serious charge, while those who operate sewing machines face at least 50 years in prison.

"So how did this person sneak in?" Qiao Bai couldn't figure it out.

The entrance to Qingniao University is only open to university students.

Qiao Bai had been to the entrance to the forbidden area of NY City before; the checks at the five city gates—one large and four small—were no joke!

"These poachers usually have two identities, one in the open and one in the shadows. He was quite careful, and all his previous transactions were small-scale, so the alliance didn't notice anything unusual," Zhou Xinran said.

"This situation does exist. Besides, some exploration teams in forbidden lands also collude with them to seek personal gain."

Through a combination of internal and external collusion and layers of cover-up, poachers and traffickers are repeatedly caught off guard.

Qiao Bai frowned: "Is the strength of the nation and the alliance insufficient to completely eliminate this kind of person?"

"Perhaps we can use torture and severe punishment to make them disappear for a while, but as long as there is a market and demand, there will always be people who choose to take the risk." Zhou Xinran shrugged, then looked down at Qiao Bai and said, "Alright, don't think too much about it."

"Although the alliance cannot completely ban it, it doesn't mean they will really do nothing. If they encounter one, they will be arrested and their online and offline accounts will be shut down. That should be enough to make them behave themselves."

"As for you..." She thought about her nearly used-up PPTs and lesson plans, and the group assignments she couldn't seem to correct lately...

Zhou Xinran's evil intentions arose from her heart.

Anyway, Qiao Bai is bored lying in the hospital bed recovering from his injuries, so why not share some of this work with...

Before Zhou Xinran could even finish speaking, the ward door was slammed open with a loud thud!

Qiao Bai and Zhou Xinran turned their heads to look at the door at the same time, and saw a small black ball of fur rushing towards the hospital bed at the speed of a cannonball. Qiao Bai looked terrified. Before he could shout to stop, the small but powerful "cannonball" slammed heavily into his chest.

Qiao Bai, who hadn't even had a chance to develop a solid chest muscle, was almost about to spit out a mouthful of blood from being hit.

pain.

It hurts so much.

"...Cough cough." Qiao Bai couldn't stop the vibrating cough from his chest. He wanted to say something, but when he looked down, he met Xiao Wu's watery eyes, which were full of self-blame and worry.

moment.

Qiao Bai was speechless.

Can he say that Xiao Wu did something wrong?

What did Xiao Wu do wrong this time?

Xiao Wu was simply worried about him and wanted to get to his side as quickly as possible. Thinking of this, Qiao Bai's heart softened involuntarily, and he couldn't say a single harsh word.

Qiao Bai's lips curled up, and he called out softly and gently, "Xiao Wu."

My fingers traced down the tuft of hair on the little bird's head, across its back, and down to its tail feathers.

The gentle voice and comfortable massage techniques made Xiao Wu's eyes squint. She didn't lie down on the spot because she was worried about Qiao Bai's condition.

Little Wu shook its feathers, broke free from Qiao Bai's patting, hopped a few steps away on its little feet, and looked up at Qiao Bai with its black beady eyes.

Xiao Wu: Be serious!

Do you understand?

I'm concerned about you right now!

Don't seduce birds casually!

Xiao Wu silently condemned Qiao Bai's actions with his pair of dark, beady eyes.

Zhou, suddenly becoming a third wheel, Xinran: "..."

Okay, okay.

Both the person and the bird ignored her presence.

Zhou Xinran couldn't bring herself to ask Qiao Bai to share her workload, so she could only wave her hand helplessly: "No need to rush to be discharged. You still have a few days of leave. Take a good rest for a couple of days, and don't accidentally leave any aftereffects."

After saying that, Zhou Xinran left without looking back, and as she went out, she closed the ward door that Xiao Wu had knocked open behind her.

Qiao Bai smiled.

Professor Zhou Xinran is a really nice person!

……

"who's that person?"

In the next ward, the boy had just woken up from his coma.

Before he could even exchange a few words with the person assigned to take care of him, he saw a very familiar, mature and beautiful woman in a white coat walk past the door.

"Oh, he seems to be a professor from Bluebird University?"

The boy's eyes lit up instantly!

The identities match!

It's her!

The boy struggled to get up from the bed, but even with his mouth and nose covered, he still inhaled a lot of poisonous gas. Now his limbs were weak and he couldn't control them at all. It would take some time for him to recover.

So all they could do was watch helplessly as that beautiful figure disappeared before their eyes.

The boy's eyes dimmed slightly.

The boy's face gradually flushed as he recalled how the other person had reached out to protect him during a crisis not long ago.

"I've made up my mind!"

"I'm going to work hard to get into Qingniao University!"

Then become that professor's student!

As for what happened in the forbidden land... the boy's face turned a very innocent red.

cough cough.

The other person didn't do anything wrong and even saved him; this is their secret!

A closely guarded secret... Hehehe!

……

"Achoo—!"

Lying in the hospital bed, Qiao Bai suddenly felt a chill down his spine and then sneezed loudly.

Qiao Bai: "Could it be that poacher is still talking about me?"

Rubbing his nose, Qiao Bai guessed.

possible.

But there's no need to worry about it.

Anyway, since everyone's been arrested, they can't cause any more trouble.

"Shall we take a nap together?" Perhaps because he had inhaled a little bit of poison gas at the end, Qiao Bai was more sleepy than usual. He didn't force himself to stay awake and waved to Xiao Wu.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wu hopped two steps toward Qiao Bai.

Then, as if remembering something, he stopped again.

Little Wu tilted its head and looked at Qiao Bai, then spread its wings and nudged Qiao Bai with them.

Little Crow: Sleep! You sleep!

Beastmaster, take a rest!

This young lady… cough! The bird continues its cultivation!

meditation!

The little bird flapped its wings, making quite a lively scene.

Qiao Bai, who understood what Xiao Wu meant: ...His non-existent conscience ached terribly once again!

Qiao Bai remembered.

Little Wu was just threatening to run away from home.

He was accidentally caught by poachers, which led to a whole series of unforeseen events...

"This isn't your fault, Xiao Wu," Qiao Bai sighed.

He overlooked Xiao Wu's emotional changes.

Qiao Bai sat up straight, leaning against the bed, and took the initiative to reach out his hands to hold Xiao Wu in his palms. He looked down into Xiao Wu's eyes and said...

Little Wu did not run away.

Because she was worried that Qiao Bai's body had not fully recovered, Xiao Wu moved very cautiously.

Qiao Bai felt even more heartbroken watching this.

"Really, this isn't your fault."

Xiao Wu: ╥﹏╥

It's the bird's fault!

It's all because the bird was ignorant and didn't understand its beast tamer, so it ran away from home...

"That's not how it is, Xiao Wu." Qiao Bai wasn't the type to keep things to himself, especially since Xiao Wu was his pet beast. He was Xiao Wu's beast tamer, and they were partners who were meant to grow and fight together.

Opening your mouth is for speaking.

Misunderstandings should be cleared up.

"First of all, I bear some responsibility for this."

Having finally obtained a cheating device, I couldn't wait to maximize its effectiveness!

This overlooks the extent to which Xiao Wu himself can accept it.

Furthermore, Qiao Bai also had to say—if he persisted for two more days, he probably wouldn't be able to handle it either.

Who among normal people could endure 108 days of rigorous training without wavering?

There are such people.

But Qiao Bai is not.

Qiao Bai had just drawn the golden item, and his enthusiasm was running high, which is why he persisted for a few more days.

If Xiao Wu hadn't run away from home... Qiao Bai might have been the one to beg for mercy and call for a stop in the end.

Thinking this way, Qiao Bai told Xiao Wu the whole story.

Qiao Bai lowered his head, picked up Xiao Wu, and earnestly asked, "So, Xiao Wu, can you forgive me?"

I wasn't joking.

Qiao Bai was genuinely begging Xiao Wu for forgiveness.

Little Wu's pair of black, beady eyes suddenly widened and stared.

Beastmaster...

Xiao Wu: Tears welling up.jpg

Oh oh oh!

How can a bird tamer be so good!

Its beast tamers love it!

Little Wu kept nodding its little head.

forgive!

We must forgive them!

Qiao Bai laughed when he saw this. Xiao Wu's little expressions were so vivid that he could easily tell what Xiao Wu was thinking.

They are so easily satisfied.

Then Xiao Wu looked at Qiao Bai.

But the bird was also at fault...

If the birds don't run away from home...

Qiao Bai stroked Xiao Wu's ahoge again: "No, it's not."

Xiaowu: [ヘ?]

"It's normal for Xiao Wu to be angry and throw a little tantrum at me."

It's about getting along!

Even among friends, relatives, and lovers who are all human beings, small conflicts and disagreements will occasionally occur.

Let alone the interaction between different races?

Xiao Wu couldn't think from Qiao Bai's perspective, and neither could Qiao Bai.

Having conflicts, getting angry, or throwing tantrums are not a big deal.

"If it weren't for that poacher, I could have easily found Little Wu. Maybe Little Wu would have come back on its own before I even had a chance to look for it, right?"

Little Wu: "..."

I'm a little reluctant to admit it.

But Xiao Wu remembered... if she hadn't gotten lost back then...

Little Wu nodded its little head.

That's right!

"That's it," Qiao Bai concluded. "I was partly wrong, but the biggest problem lies with that poacher!"

Qiao Bai said firmly.

Little Wu blinked.

Is that so?

(_)?

Xiao Wu was a little confused.

But Little Wu's head is small, and it can only hold a tiny bit of intelligence.

It was quickly persuaded by Qiao Bai.

Correct!

That's it!

It's all that poacher's fault!

After realizing he wasn't in the wrong, Xiao Wu perked up!

Great!

The bird isn't bad!

The bird is still a good bird!

Poachers, they're wicked!

Qiao Bai nodded.

That's correct.

Whether you're a human or a bird, don't blame yourself too much and get caught up in meaningless internal conflict.

Rather than being alone and feeling emo.

It's better to find someone to take the blame.

Besides, what he said wasn't wrong!

Little Wu, now full of energy again, happily snuggled up to Qiao Bai.

It wasn't enough to just stick it on; Xiao Wu practically grew onto Qiao Bai's body.

I've been stuck to Qiaobai so much these past two days in the hospital.

Huang Zhou, who happened to stop by to visit Qiao Bai, couldn't help but make a "grandpa, subway, looking at phone" expression after seeing the intimacy between the man and the bird.

Huangzhou: No?! Has the world changed? I just don't understand how young people interact with their pets anymore. Am I just old and out of touch with trends?!

……

Qiao Bai couldn't wait to be discharged from the hospital after only two days.

He could have been discharged from the hospital that same day.

But Huangzhou did not agree!

"The damage caused to the human body by the abilities of these extraordinary beings is far more severe than you imagine! Stay for a couple more days for a thorough check-up to avoid any lasting effects!"

"You're the most important little genius in New York City!"

Huang Zhou said indignantly, "That poacher is despicable! No, I must make sure he gets a very severe sentence!"

"Not only did they smear the professors in our province... but they also harmed a genius who hadn't yet reached his full potential..."

Qiao Bai silently hung up the phone.

Amen.

May the poachers have a good reformation and be reborn as human beings in their next life.

The next day, Qiao Bai underwent another round of tests, some of which were unnecessary. After the tedious and complicated examinations, Qiao Bai, who was absolutely certain that there was nothing wrong with her body, was really starting to feel overwhelmed.

If he didn't say it out loud, it would reveal his uniqueness.

Qiao Bai really wanted to shout: I did it on purpose! I controlled it! I'm really okay!

In the end, Qiao Bai held back.

After the instruments confirmed that there was nothing wrong with his body, Qiao Bai packed Xiao Wu up and fled the hospital without stopping.

I'm not coming.

I'm never coming here again!

He'd rather find an excuse to get by than get stuck in this endless hell of inspections.

Back at Qingniao University, Qiao Bai resumed his work as a teaching assistant.

Because they encountered poachers in a restricted area under the school's management.

Qingniao University also provided Qiao Bai with generous resource compensation.

Qiao Bai, who already had few complaints, was now even more satisfied.

If you accidentally encounter something like this... it can't be said that it's all the poachers' fault, but it's not impossible for the school to shirk responsibility if it wants to.

However, Qingniao University resolutely took on the responsibility.

The elderly headmaster even personally approached Qiao Bai to express his apologies.

"Qiao Bai, I am truly sorry. The school's security was inadequate, which led to this incident. I am deeply sorry for this," Principal Lin said with a long sigh.

It was then stated that Qingniao University would waive all reasonable expenses for Qiao Bai during the next four years on campus.

This includes, but is not limited to, tuition and meal expenses.

All expenses incurred within the Qingniao University system will be covered free of charge by the school.

Then comes a generous compensation package.

Although most of them are low-level resources, and a small number are mid-level resources.

But the other party's attitude and speed in handling the matter made Qiao Bai feel from the bottom of his heart that the other party was sincere and earnest.

After giving the compensation to Qiao Bai, Principal Lin left.

Qiao Bai also put the matter aside.

For the next period of time.

Qiao Bai shuttled between the school and the buffer zone.

I spend half a month at Qingniao University and half a month at the volcano crater every month.

Since the poaching incident, the forbidden area has been under stricter control recently, so Qiao Bai is unlikely to encounter any danger if he goes to the buffer zone alone.

But he still didn't go alone, because... Xu Xiaoyan had become attached to him.

"I wasn't able to help you much last time, boss, so I don't feel comfortable accepting this money!"

"I didn't do a good job as a bodyguard. I've let down my boss, you, and my reputation!"

"Boss, you're going to the forbidden zone this semester? I'll cover it! No extra fees, don't be shy!"

Xu Xiaoyan thumped her chest loudly, speaking with absolute certainty.

What can Qiao Bai do?

A free bodyguard? Why not take it?

Qiao Bai continued to guide Xiao Wu step by step, carrying out his cultivation plan.

I maintain a total of eight hours of training and meditation every day, and use the rest of the time to rest and do other things, so my day is quite fulfilling.

……

As the final exam week approached at Qingniao University, Qiao Bai packed his already considerable amount of luggage and prepared to return to New York City.

"Will you come again after the New Year?" Zhou Xinran asked Qiao Bai with reluctance as he was about to leave.

Qiao Bai: "...You just want me as your labor force, right?"

Zhou Xinran nodded without hesitation.

if not?

What else could Qiao Bai possibly want?

Taking leave every few days?

However, since Qiao Bai had no interest in the sixth floor, this approach could not be used to keep Qiao Bai there to do her work.

Furthermore, since Qiao Bai is not yet her student, Zhou Xinran cannot openly use credits or other means to seduce Qiao Bai, who is a source of labor. Therefore, she can only choose to play the victim to gain Qiao Bai's meager sympathy.

Qiao Bai: Compassion? It doesn't exist!

Even beautiful women can't make him interested in his work!

They've run away!

Let's talk about it when he's a freshman in college next year!

Qiao Bai, carrying Xiao Wu and dragging his suitcase, ran away without looking back.

Watching Qiao Bai's departing figure, Zhou Xinran puffed out her cheeks in anger, wondering at the same time, was her beauty completely useless?

Is it that Qiao Bai doesn't like her type, or that Qiao Bai doesn't like women?

Finally, Zhou Xinran reasonably suspected: Both are possible!

……

New York City.

Qiao Bai returned to his dormitory at No. 11 Middle School.

Qiao Bai, who was born an orphan, has always been like this.

He lives in the school dormitory when he is in school, and stays in the dormitory at the work-study location arranged by the alliance during holidays.

They have no fixed abode.

Qiao Bai himself didn't care much.

He used to have no choice, but now he could easily rent a nice place, but Qiao Bai felt it was unnecessary.

The school dormitories are very good.

"Waaaaah! Joe! Brother Joe! Son! You're finally back! Daddy missed you so much!"

Just a second ago, Li Gan was dejected and listless, but the moment he opened the dormitory door and saw Qiao Bai, his eyes lit up instantly!

As if seeing a long-lost relative, he suddenly pounced on Qiao Bai!

"Don't come near me, keep at least a meter away!" Qiao Bai quickly dodged Li Gan's bear hug, his face full of disgust. He waved his hand, fanning away the unpleasant smell: "Wait, what were you doing?"

Qiao Bai looked Li Gan up and down.

From head to toe, Li Gan was covered in dirt, as if he had crawled out of a stinking ditch, and he reeked of a foul stench.

The little bird that was just standing on Qiao Bai's shoulder flew towards the balcony the instant Li Gan entered.

Little Wu: Fresh air!

The bird is suffocating!

Get some fresh air!

Li Gan opened his mouth, as if he wanted to tell Qiao Bai the whole story from the beginning.

"Go take a shower first, then we'll talk on your bed." Qiao Bai pointed towards the bathroom, and then quickly retreated to the balcony.

I can't stay in the dorm room for even a second longer!

Li Gan: "..."

Li Gan, who had been repeatedly criticized by Xiao Wu and Qiao Bai, raised his arm, sniffed his sleeve, and muttered, "Is it really that exaggerated... yue~!"

Ok!

Taking a shower is urgent!

Li Gan stayed in the bathroom for a full hour before coming out. The more he washed, the more he couldn't help but want to ejaculate!

You don't know how smelly you are until you wash it!

When Li Gan came out of the bathroom, every inch of his skin, from head to toe, was red and wrinkled from being rubbed.

"Tell me, what happened to you?" Qiao Bai closed the window that was open for ventilation and sat on the bed, asking curiously.

"Um..." Li Gan gave a complicated look: "...It's a long story. To put it simply, I got screwed over in the final exams."

Qiao Bai: "?"

"Huh? Final exams?" Qiao Bai sat up straight. "When did final exams become so... wild?"

Thinking back to what Li Gan looked like just now, Qiao Bai felt that his description was spot on.

That's wild!

It's so wild it's almost out of control!

I've never seen a school this wild before!

Qiao Bai couldn't help but wonder.

"That's because in the first and second years of high school, most people hadn't yet contracted pets, so the school had to be more lenient and could only test on textbook knowledge." Li Gan rolled his eyes. "This year is different. Everyone has contracted pets, so the school has to come up with some creative ways to test you."

"The school took us to an outdoor training ground in a mountain resort. The environment there was... well..." As he spoke, Li Gan's face contorted with pain.

"That sounds really interesting!" Qiao Bai's eyes lit up. "I'm a little regretful that I missed something this interesting!"

"Listen to this! Is what you're saying even human?!" Li Gan looked at Qiao Bai with a pained expression.

Then he couldn't help but add, "...Okay, if I don't need to actually participate, I'd find it quite interesting!"

Qiao Bai couldn't help but laugh.

Li Gan waved his hand, changing the subject: "And you? You haven't been at school for months, what have you been doing?"

Qiao Bai briefly told Li Gan about his situation.

Aside from wearing women's clothing, there's nothing else Qiao Bai can't say.

Li Gan's eyes widened as he listened: "Holy crap! Your life has been absolutely amazing!"

"Are you alright?"

Li Gan looked Qiao Bai up and down: "I didn't notice before, but now I realize you seem to have lost a bit of weight!"

"Is it because your dad isn't taking care of you? You haven't been eating or resting properly while you're out here all alone!"

Qiao Bai waved his hand, saying, "Nothing of the sort."

Aside from Zhou Xinran occasionally sneaking him a portion of work that wasn't his responsibility... everything else at Qingniao University was pretty good.

Several canteens have delicious food and don't cost money.

At the training ground, I had a sparring partner, Chu Yanyi, a senior martial arts student.

Xu Xiaoyan is there as a bodyguard in the buffer zone.

Every now and then, some upperclassmen from the sixth floor would try to get him to play another exciting game of PUBG.

Qiao Bai: Abundant! Every day is incredibly fulfilling!

"How's Xiao Wu's strength now?" Seeing that Qiao Bai didn't seem to be lying, Li Gan didn't press further. After all, he was his brother, and he believed whatever he said!

"Hehehe! My little Qi is already at the advanced level of the third tier! With a little more effort, breaking through to the fourth tier after the college entrance examination shouldn't be a problem!" Li Gan said excitedly.

Then Li Gan sighed again: "Sigh, my Xiao Qi has a long growth period, and its strength increases more slowly than that of ordinary extraordinary creatures. I don't even have enough energy to nurture Xiao Qi. If I were to nurture another one to reach the intermediate level of the third tier... well, I can't do it. I can only hope that Xiao Qi can break through to the fourth tier."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Bai raised an eyebrow and silently uttered two words: "Guess."

Li Gan: "..."

Li Gan had a bad feeling.

He glanced at Qiao Bai, then glanced at Qiao Bai again, and seeing that Qiao Bai's expression remained unmoved, his premonition grew stronger.

"Ha...haha...no way?" Li Gan chuckled awkwardly, and seeing that Qiao Bai's expression didn't change, he asked in a low voice, "Little Wu didn't really break through to the fourth rank, did he?"

Qiao Bai: "Why not?"

Holy crap!!

"Holy crap!!!"

Li Gan blurted out a string of profanities that had been censored as telegrams.

"No?!" Li Gan stared at Qiao Bai with a shocked and incredulous expression, then looked at the small, seemingly harmless, and even somewhat adorable little crow standing atop Qiao Bai's head. His voice was filled with despair: "You've only been in a contract with the little crow for a short time, and you've already broken through to the fourth rank?!"

Wasn't it agreed that the fourth tier would be the first hurdle for extraordinary beings?

The minor hurdles are not difficult to overcome, but require a lot of patience and time for the beast tamer and the beast to adapt and work together before they can be successfully overcome.

Therefore, not all universities dare to say that they only recruit formal beast tamers.

However, this hurdle seemed to be completely non-existent for Qiao Bai and Xiao Wu, who easily and effortlessly overcame it.

In such a short time, Xiao Wu's strength has already reached the fourth level?

For a moment, Li Gan's expression was flushed and dazed.

"What's so surprising?" Qiao Bai said, unable to understand Li Gan's surprise: "Before I left, Xiao Wu was already able to beat up all of your pets."

"It's just become a little stronger on this basis, isn't that normal?"

Yes.

Very normal.

In Qiao Bai's view, this was perfectly normal.

They experienced being captured from the buffer zone.

Although Qiao Bai's words successfully freed Xiao Wu from its internal struggles, Xiao Wu's level of effort in training, battles, and meditation was noticeably different from before.

Xiao Wu needs to work even harder and be more diligent than before.

The biggest change in Xiao Wu after this incident was... the data on the evolution requirement panel.

Qiao Bai was surprised when he saw it.

[Favorability 100 (100/100)

Teamwork level: 100 (100/100)

Beastmaster's Spiritual Sea Beast Taming Space (2+/4)

Sunbathing (158 days in total)

Bathing in the moonlight (158 days in total)

Little Crow's Spiritual Power (3/4)

Fire attribute skills (7/7)

Special attribute skills (6/7)

[Fine Fire (Not Achieved)]