In this moment, Qiao Sang understood.
Everything seems to be predetermined by fate.
If she hadn’t gone back to her hometown, how could she have gone to rescue the Magnetic Tough Mouse? If she hadn’t rescued the Magnetic Tough Mouse, how could she have come to Huangming Mountain? If she didn’t come to Huangming Mountain, how would she have encountered the mother of the Magnetic Tough Mouse?
Most importantly!
If she hadn’t met the mother of the Magnetic Tough Mouse, how would she have had the chance to encounter this five million?!
As the saying goes, when heaven is about to confer wealth upon someone, it must first make them suffer in mind and body!
Qiao Sang pulled back her head and grabbed the Fire Tooth Dog that was still peeking out.
“Yah?”
“Magnetic?”
“Magnetic?”
Three little heads turned in unison to look at Qiao Sang.
The little Treasure-Seeking Ghost continued drinking milk without a care.
It had expended too much energy just now and only wanted to replenish itself.
Qiao Sang tiptoed back to a nearby sycamore tree, far enough to see what was happening with the five million but still able to hide her presence.
She did not know how long had passed, but the thrilling, adrenaline-pumping tension in her heart finally began to ease.
Qiao Sang calmed down, trying her best to analyze the situation.
This was an escaped murderer; revealing herself would not be a wise decision.
The wanted poster only listed his name, appearance, age, hometown, and the events he was involved in. It did not mention his rank as a Beast Master or his Contract Beast.
But that’s normal, as the purpose of the wanted notice was to alert the public to report sightings, not expect them to catch him.
The safest method right now would be to call the police.
But there was no signal, and she couldn’t get down the mountain.
As for the lack of signal, that could be due to signal jamming devices on the mountain, or the five million might have a lightning-type beast using electromagnetic interference.
As for why she couldn’t get down, she didn’t know if it was a superpower beast or a ghost-type beast causing the problem.
The Magnetic Tough Mouse had seen the Silver-tailed Sea Snake and the five million when it came in here.
One thing was certain: that skill, whether it was a mirror space or a ghost wall, couldn’t be maintained for twenty-four hours straight.
Qiao Sang cautiously scanned the area where the man was lying. The five million lay there with his eyes closed, looking heavily injured, yet there was no sign of any Contract Beast nearby.
This was very unusual.
Does an escaped, heavily injured murderer have this little wariness?
“Little Treasure, take a look over there. Is there anyone else besides that lying five... man?” Qiao Sang asked the little Treasure-Seeking Ghost.
“Xun.”
The little Treasure-Seeking Ghost pointed in the direction of the man.
There was! It had already seen it.
Qiao Sang fell into deep thought.
Sure enough, there was a Contract Beast guarding the five million, and it was a ghost-type.
Under normal circumstances, one wouldn’t be able to see a hidden ghost-type beast.
But since they were both ghost-type creatures, they could see each other, albeit not as clearly as if they were both fully visible.
“Magnetic Tough Mouse, besides the Silver-tailed Sea Snake, have any other Contract Beasts appeared on the mountain recently?” Qiao Sang asked.
The Magnetic Tough Mouse mother and child shook their heads.
Qiao Sang couldn’t help but think, if only that were true.
The five million was currently injured, and it was unknown whether he was unconscious or asleep. If there was only one ghost-type beast nearby, there would be a chance to create some noise and lure it away.
A Beast Master’s greatest strength lies in their beast, but their greatest weakness is themselves.
If the five million was vulnerable, taking the chance to tie him up would be...
But Qiao Sang quickly dismissed that thought.
It sounded easy, but in practice, there were too many uncertainties.
First, how could they lure that ghost-type beast away?
If they made too much noise, wouldn’t the five million wake up?
Secondly, if the five million woke up and could summon other beasts from the Beastmaster Codex, what then?
Finally, even if the first two went smoothly, how would she get down the mountain?
During all this time, both the ghost-type beast and the Silver-tailed Sea Snake would likely notice that their Beast Master was missing.
As Qiao Sang wracked her brain for a solution, the little Treasure-Seeking Ghost tilted its head to look at its Beast Master, then at the pouting ghost creature.
It seemed like its Beast Master wanted the ghost creature to go away.
As a sensible Treasure-Seeking Ghost, it believed it was entirely necessary to help its Beast Master with this matter.
Finishing the last sip of milk, the little Treasure-Seeking Ghost floated over to where the ghost creature was.
“Yah.”
The Fire Tooth Dog’s voice snapped Qiao Sang back to reality.
At that moment, the little Treasure-Seeking Ghost had already floated toward the man.
Qiao Sang was stunned. When did the little Treasure-Seeking Ghost go over there?!
What was it doing?
Did it want to say hello to one of its kind?
Qiao Sang felt a sudden chill of worry.
It felt like they were about to be exposed...
Wait! She couldn’t admit to knowing he was a wanted criminal...
Panicking, Qiao Sang looked over.
Just in time to see the little Treasure-Seeking Ghost call out to the air, and then a creature about one and a half meters tall, wearing a stone helmet with only one purple round eye visible, appeared.
Qiao Sang recognized this as a high-level Contract Beast, the Stone Helmet Spirit.
The Stone Helmet Spirit had a decent reputation among ghost-type beasts; it mostly enjoyed hiding during the night, with just the helmet floating in the air to scare people.
At that moment, the little Treasure-Seeking Ghost pulled out a bottle of milk from its ring and offered it.
Qiao Sang felt a wave of concern for the little Treasure-Seeking Ghost's actions.
Why was it offering milk to everyone?
The Stone Helmet Spirit looked fierce and intimidating; there was no way it would drink milk.
The next second, Qiao Sang was dumbfounded.
She saw the Stone Helmet Spirit cautiously take the milk, drink it, and then tears trickled down from its purple eye.
Qiao Sang: “...”
What on earth was happening in this world?
What Qiao Sang didn’t know was that the Stone Helmet Spirit hadn’t had a decent meal since it had gone on the run with its Beast Master.
Once the Stone Helmet Spirit finished the bottle of milk, the little Treasure-Seeking Ghost pointed in a direction and floated away, with the Stone Helmet Spirit following closely behind, scared of losing it.
Qiao Sang: “...”
Actually, it seemed that not only did Beast Masters need their beasts, but beasts also needed Beast Masters, otherwise, how would they be sold without knowing it...
Ahead, a man lay with his eyes tightly shut.
Qiao Sang’s heart began to race uncontrollably.
Should she go and tie the five million up?
The five million was completely motionless now, and there were no Contract Beasts around him. This opportunity could be called once in a lifetime...
But what if he woke up halfway and summoned other beasts...?
Forget it!
When heaven is about to confer wealth upon someone, it must first make them suffer in mind and body...
Gathering her courage, Qiao Sang untied the shoelaces of her little white shoes, picked up the Fire Tooth Dog, and quickly ran over.
Looking at the still motionless man, she crouched down and deftly tied his hands together with the shoelaces.
A Beast Master needed both hands to cast seals in order to summon beasts. As long as he couldn’t form the hand seals, he wouldn’t be able to summon new beasts.
As she was tying him up, the man’s eyelids moved slightly, and the Fire Tooth Dog immediately noticed. Before it even thought, it charged its head against the man’s.
The Fire Tooth Dog had been practicing this head-butting move against trees, so the strength of its head was quite considerable. As it charged in, the man’s eyelids closed again before they could fully open.
“Nice job,” Qiao Sang couldn’t help but praise.
“Yah.” The Fire Tooth Dog barked cheerfully.
Though it didn’t understand what they were doing, it sensed that this person shouldn’t wake up after the series of actions its Beast Master had performed.
After tying the man’s hands securely, Qiao Sang finally let out a sigh of relief.
I’ve noticed that most people are appearance-driven. How can you think there’s anything going on between the handsome guy and the heroine just because he’s good-looking… He’s not just a handsome guy; he’s the five million!
(End of Chapter)