In the blink of an eye, Qiao Sang found herself in a dilemma. How was she going to take 5 million away? Just now, she had impulsively tied up the man with the 5 million, but now that it was done, she was caught up in her earlier worries—how was she supposed to get down the mountain?
Even if she managed to drag the 5 million a bit further, what if the Spirit Helmet and the Silver-tailed Sea Serpent noticed their beast master was missing? It was important to know that there was a mutual sensing connection between beast masters and their contract beasts. The further one developed their Brain Domain, the larger the sensing range became.
The 5 million was a top-grade Silver-tailed Sea Serpent, meaning its beast master could not be lower than a D grade; perhaps they were even a C grade beast master who passed the alliance assessments.
If this was truly the case, no matter where the contract beast was on the mountain, as long as its master moved, it would probably be able to sense them even after they went down the mountain. In this case, trying to take the 5 million down was simply impossible, and the little treasure-finding demon hadn’t returned yet.
Qiao Sang felt a headache coming on. She wasn't like this before; she felt like she had become a bit too impulsive lately. They say those who are close to ink become black—who had she been hanging around with?
“Yah!”
The bark of her Fire Tooth Dog snapped Qiao Sang back to reality.
“Yah yah!”
The Fire Tooth Dog called out loudly to its beast master. Should it let out a burst of fire towards the man? Its eyes gleamed with determination.
“No! Even if he’s not a good person, burning him to death isn’t good. Let’s leave it to the police,” Qiao Sang quickly stopped it, fearing the Fire Tooth Dog would act rashly.
The Fire Tooth Dog tilted its head in confusion. Would it really burn him to death? It thought it just made its opponent faint like in a fight.
“Magnetic?”
At that moment, the Magnetic Tough Mouse and its little one looked at the man on the ground, his hands wrapped like a zongzi, puzzled.
After thinking for a moment without a better plan, Qiao Sang took out her phone and dialed the police station again.
“Hello, this is the 660 emergency service, your call will be recorded.”
Finally connected!
Qiao Sang froze for a moment before quickly saying, “This is Huang Ming Mountain in Qiaotang Town. Zhou Xian, the A-grade wanted criminal, is here! Hurry up…”
“Beep, beep, beep…”
Before she could finish, a busy signal rang on the other end.
The summer heat, combined with the adrenaline rush, had soaked her back in sweat, but suddenly the air turned cool, sending a shiver down her spine. A shadow loomed over Qiao Sang, causing her to tighten her grip on the phone and slowly look up.
…
Qiaotang Town.
“Hello, this is the Qiaotang Police Department,” the receptionist answered the call.
…
The Qiaotang Police Station had two teams, with one on duty each day. The duty police were either internal support or field officers, while the case officers had to be ready to respond 24 hours a day.
However, since all the police capable of passing the civil service exams were beast masters, and ordinary citizens made up most of the town, it was rare for both teams to respond to a case at the same time.
But in this moment, both teams were fully mobilized.
Four police cars, three flight-type contract beasts—a Plump Dove, a Wind Hawk, and a Fierce Roar Sparrow—were headed in the same direction.
On the Wind Hawk.
“What kind of mouth does Guang Bei have? Whatever he thinks comes true. With so many places in Hanggang, Zhou Xian had to come here—what bad luck!” a middle-aged woman sighed.
“Do you think we can take down Zhou Xian like this? His profile says he’s a C-grade beast master with two top-grade contract beasts,” Ye Ranran said, worried.
“Not likely,” the middle-aged woman replied.
Ye Ranran fell silent, considering the implications of that.
After a moment, she spoke up again, “It might not be ethical, but my cousin just went to Huang Ming Mountain a few days ago. Luckily, she didn’t run into him and got back safe.”
The middle-aged woman nodded. “Yes, I heard the one who called the police was a girl. I wonder how she’s doing now?”
…
On Huang Ming Mountain.
Qiao Sang looked up, her heart tightening as she locked eyes with the purple-eyed creature staring intensely at her.
“Spirit Helmet?”
Where was her little treasure-finding demon?!
Qiao Sang quickly scanned her surroundings.
At that moment, the little treasure-finding demon wobblingly emerged from behind the Spirit Helmet, its gray cheeks slightly flushed.
It drifted lazily above Qiao Sang’s head, finding a comfortable pose to lie down before closing its eyes, looking as if it were drunk.
Thank goodness…
Qiao Sang felt relieved, waving her right hand to finally summon the little treasure-finding demon into the Beastmaster Codex.
The Spirit Helmet squinted its purple eyes, glancing at its master lying on the ground. She had a large bump on her head, and her hands were tied, looking worse than before.
“Spirit Helmet! Spirit Helmet!” it called out angrily.
Its purple pupils suddenly narrowed, radiating a purple glow.
In the next moment, its figure disappeared, and the ground became black, quickly expanding outward, stopping only after covering a radius of about four meters.
Qiao Sang’s heart sank.
That was Night Spirit Food.
Unlike the Dream Eater skill that allowed it to consume targets in a sleeping state and recover half the damage dealt to them, Night Spirit Food could drag a conscious target into the night and harm them to restore its own energy.
This was an advanced version of the Dream Eater skill.
Qiao Sang’s expression became serious.
What should she do? The Fire Tooth Dog couldn’t possibly defeat the Spirit Helmet; were they really going to fall here?
The Spirit Helmet was easy to trick. Would pulling out a bottle of milk still work?
But all the milk was in the little treasure-finding demon’s circle…
Just then, the Fire Tooth Dog jumped onto the man’s body, its mouth opening wide, flames engulfing its sharp teeth.
“Yah!”
“Yah yah!”
The Fire Tooth Dog lowered its head towards the man’s neck, scanning its surroundings with its eyes, its voice laced with menace.
Qiao Sang stared, stunned by her Fire Tooth Dog’s behavior.
Wow! Her innocent and adorable dog had grown so... clever!
When did it learn something like that?
Why did this feel so familiar?
At the same time, the Magnetic Tough Mouse and its little one also felt the scene was reminiscent of something.
“Spirit Helmet!”
“Spirit Helmet!”
The Spirit Helmet appeared quickly, fearing that if it was late, its master might lose her life.
“Fire Baby, keep that position and don’t move!” Qiao Sang urged excitedly.
“Yah!”
The Fire Tooth Dog maintained its lowered head pose in response.
It understood—it had to make this spectral creature surrender, just like its master had done with the Magnetic Tough Mouse earlier.
“Withdraw your skill,” Qiao Sang seized the opportunity to command.
“Spirit Helmet.”
The Spirit Helmet nodded, and in the next second, the blackness on the ground gradually dissipated.
“Take out whatever it is that’s blocking your signal,” Qiao Sang instructed.
Earlier, she had been able to make a call, but when the Spirit Helmet appeared, the signal vanished unexpectedly. She strongly suspected this was related to the Spirit Helmet’s presence.
“Spirit Helmet?”
The Spirit Helmet tilted its head, not understanding what she meant.
Seeing the Spirit Helmet’s reaction, Qiao Sang was astonished. Had she guessed wrong?
Just then, a yellow flight-type contract beast with half a wing missing limped into her line of sight.
(End of Chapter)