Beast taming, starting from zero point-Chapter 275 - 263 Countdown

The water cup on the coffee table began to float and tilt at a 75-degree angle to pour out, but the water didn’t spill onto the floor; instead, it vanished as soon as it poured from the cup’s rim.

"Damn! How many times have I told you not to just put anything in your mouth when I’m inside you!" At the side of the coffee table, the pet beast named Mao Dou reappeared, with Yang Du cursing and muttering as he emerged from within, soaking wet, pulling himself out by unzipping a zipper.

"Zi..."

"Xun!"

Before the zipper was pulled up again, Xiao Xunbao suddenly popped up from nowhere and burrowed inside, excitedly extending its paw out to try and zip it up.

"Zi..."

Mao Dou, the pet beast, stopped Xiao Xunbao’s action and glanced down into its own belly.

"Xun~"

Xiao Xunbao revealed a friendly smile.

"Zi."

Unmoved, Mao Dou reached into its belly and pulled Xiao Xunbao out with one sweep of its paw.

"Xun!"

Xiao Xunbao floated beside Qiao Sang, pouting with an expression of grievance on its face.

"Is this treasure-seeking demon also one of your pet beasts?" Yang Du asked with widened eyes.

His entire demeanor had changed greatly since he learned of Shuilu Yana’s existence.

"Mm." Qiao Sang nodded.

"Mao Dou, that was not very nice of you," Yang Du said, smacking Mao Dou who was busy with the zipper. "Others just wanted to go inside for a bit of fun. Why act so rudely!"

"Zi..."

Mao Dou kept its stony expression, zipped the zipper down again, and called out to Xiao Xunbao.

"Xun~"

Xiao Xunbao immediately floated in, delighted.

Seeing that Mao Dou had disappeared once again, Qiao Sang asked, "Is this pet beast perhaps a Niduo from the Xilü Area?"

Actually, Beast Tamers mostly understood the pet beasts from their own area and had at best a superficial knowledge of those from other areas.

They might recognize them but not know their names, or they might know the name of a certain pet beast in a specific evolutionary stage but not the names of all its evolutionary forms.

However, there are always exceptions.

For instance, the signature pet beasts of various areas, or those most frequently contracted by local Beast Tamers.

Say, someone from another area might not recognize a Fire-Toothed Dog, but mention Little Fatty Pigeon, White Sand Fox, Short-tailed Snake, Shabu Mouse, Deep-fur Turtle, and not only could they name the primary forms, but they could also recite the entire evolutionary chain.

And Niduo belongs in that category.

As one of the most frequently contracted pet beasts by rookie Beast Tamers in the Xilü Area, Qiao Sang was somewhat familiar with it.

Niduo, the dim-witted General-level evolution, with an adorable image and a hiding trait, is able to unzip the zipper on its front and hide items inside, even living things.

This feature is immensely popular among house husbands and housewives for the convenience it offers during grocery shopping.

"Right," laughed Yang Du. "Sharp eye, kid."

Kid...

Qiao Sang’s expression turned odd, but upon considering that the man in front of him was actually 53 years old, being called a kid didn’t seem too much of an overstep...

After chatting for a while, they became a bit more acquainted.

Qiao Sang asked, "Uncle Yang, where are you sick, what needs to be treated?"

Surely, if the reward for a task is to cure an illness, then the person taking on the task must be seeking treatment for some ailment.

"You kid, I’m so young and you’re calling me ’uncle’." Yang Du took a sip of water and said, "Just call me ’Uncle’ is fine."

Uncle, 53 years old, not young anymore... Qiao Sang asked again, "Uncle Yang, what illness do you have?"

"It’s not me," Yang Du set down his water glass and said, "It’s my wife."

Qiao Sang assumed a listening posture.

Yang Du thought of his wife’s condition and his spirits sank again. He pursed his lips and said, "My wife’s brain domain suffered severe damage due to a forced breakthrough, and now she can only maintain her condition by relying on deep hypnosis and nutrient injections in the hospital."

"If she wakes up, she will be in so much pain that she won’t be able to understand anything we say and won’t be able to control her own behavior. She’ll grab whatever is nearby and hit her own head or even bang her head against the wall if everything nearby is cleared away."

Qiao Sang exclaimed in surprise, "Why would she choose to force a breakthrough of her brain domain?"

The brain domain is the lifeline of a Beast Tamer, not to be tampered with casually; even if the progress of the brain domain can no longer expand, one should not choose to force a breakthrough.

This is the bloody lesson learned by countless Beast Tamers through the ages!

Who would have thought that even in this day and age, someone would choose to force a breakthrough of their brain domain.

Yang Du massaged his temples and said solemnly, "It’s all my fault. I’ve been away from home too often and didn’t spend enough time with her. Last time I went back to surprise her, but when I got home, she wasn’t there, and one of her friends just happened to drop by. I knew that friend, so without thinking much, I invited her in."

"I didn’t expect..." Just as he got to this part, Yang Du suddenly remembered Qiao Sang was a minor and felt embarrassed, skipping the details and saying, "In short, I didn’t do anything, but my wife came back at the wrong time and misunderstood."

"She then filed for divorce. I disagreed, so she went to court for it. We have a child, and she wanted the child to stay with her, but since I’m a B-rank Beast Tamer and wasn’t at fault, the court rejected her lawsuit."

"She believed that the main reason the lawsuit failed was because I’m a B-rank Beast Tamer, so she desperately tried to develop her brain domain to become stronger than me, and then this happened."

To go to such lengths just to divorce me... Qiao Sang reflected with a sense of sadness.

I thought I’d hear about a tragic illness, but I didn’t expect to hear gossip instead.

Honestly, Qiao Sang could understand his wife’s actions—she must have felt doubly betrayed by a friend and her husband, which made her too angry to think rationally.

If that ’friend’ had actually been a stranger, she probably wouldn’t have been so impulsive as to make such an irrational decision like forcing a breakthrough in her brain domain.

Just as Qiao Sang was about to say a few words, Yu Guang happened to notice Xiao Xunbao going in and out of a nearby pet beast’s belly.

"Lulu." Shuilu Yana called out to Xiao Xunbao as it emerged.

"Xun~" Xiao Xunbao, who was having too much fun, ignored her.

Yaobao stood rigidly beside Shuilu Yana, looking like a wooden stake.

Qiao Sang paused for a moment upon seeing this scene, then as if she had an epiphany, she looked at Shuilu Yana, then at Yaobao, and then at Xiao Xunbao.

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"I’ve got it!" Qiao Sang suddenly stood up.

Yang Du jumped, "What did you think of?"

Qiao Sang chuckled, "A big show."

After speaking, she gave Yang Du a deep bow, "Thank you for the inspiration."

Yang Du: "???"

...

That night, Yang Du moved in. The house had plenty of rooms, so he picked one on the second floor to settle into.

After making sure there was no need to buy any everyday items, Qiao Sang returned to the first floor and whispered a secret plan to Yaobao and Xiao Xunbao in her room.

Ten minutes later, Xiao Xunbao left the room with an excited look on its face.

Meanwhile, Yaobao walked out behind Xiao Xunbao with an expression of "Who am I, where am I?"

Qiao Sang then went to her desk, opened her notebook, and wrote down one line:

"Countdown to Shuilu Yana’s evolution: 8 days."