Beast taming, starting from zero point

Half an hour later, with full bellies, Qiao Sang led Yaobao and the others to the open ground.

"Little Treasure Spirit, soon you’ll stand still and be attacked, then try to trigger Life Borrowing." With that, Qiao Sang turned to Gangbao and instructed:

"If my state gets swapped, Gangbao, please help me record how long Life Borrowing lasts."

Today, though Little Treasure Spirit activated Life Borrowing, she didn’t record the duration because she was eager to see what happened in the villa.

"Xun Xun~"

"Steel Authority."

Little Treasure Spirit and Gangbao nodded simultaneously.

"Qingqing!"

Qingbao appeared with a sweet smile and called out, indicating it would battle with Little Treasure Spirit this time.

It knew that during this training, Little Treasure Spirit was simply going to get beaten up.

"Xun Xun~"

Little Treasure Spirit heard this, looked over, and without much concern called out, signifying it was fine too.

Since it was only standing still and getting hit, it didn’t matter who was doing the hitting.

Qiao Sang said sincerely, "Qingbao, don’t forget, Little Treasure Spirit has the Same Return Attribute, and also, Little Treasure Spirit, don’t forget, Qingbao is one level lower than you; its attacks are certainly not as strong as Gangbao’s, you might need to take several big hits for your state to reach its limit."

The hint was that, against Gangbao you need only take one hit, against Qingbao you’ll need several.

Upon hearing this, both Qingbao and Little Treasure Spirit’s expressions changed.

"Qingqing."

Qingbao’s mind quickly processed this, it sincerely called out, indicating it did not want to battle anymore, it didn’t wish for Little Treasure Spirit to sustain too many attacks.

Little Treasure Spirit was startled by this statement, then quickly called out in reply:

"Xun Xun."

It would battle with Gangbao instead; it also didn’t want Qingbao affected by its Same Return Attribute.

After speaking, Qingbao and Little Treasure Spirit exchanged glances, both looking quite moved.

Gangbao: "..."

"Then let’s get started," Qiao Sang said.

Having said that, she moved to a safe spot and sat cross-legged to prevent herself from falling face-first when her state got swapped.

Yaobao, Qingbao, and Tingbao each found a spot, and soon training commenced.

Shalala floated beside Qiao Sang.

On the open ground, Little Treasure Spirit hovered in the air, fists clenched, eyes shut.

Gangbao flapped its wings and flew high into the air.

It focused on Little Treasure Spirit, then placed its left wing over the right wing, swiftly pulling it out!

...

Meanwhile.

Two kilometers away from the villa, two figures slowly approached.

"Jis?"

With a calm expression, Gis Egg called out, asking where it’s heading.

"Ice Emperor."

Lubao replied calmly, indicating it’s going to fetch food for Gis Egg.

"Jis?"

Gis Egg called out in a calm expression, asking why they were walking so far.

"Ice Emperor."

Lubao called out, saying it’s because there’s food to be found in this direction.

"Jis?"

Gis Egg called out.

How do you know there’s no food in other directions, since you haven’t walked those ways?

Lubao glanced at it indifferently.

"Jis?"

Gis Egg expressed calm inquiry again.

Why are you looking at me?

"Ice Emperor."

Lubao retracted its gaze and called out calmly, saying it was just because Gis Egg’s questions reminded it of Little Treasure Spirit.

"Jis."

Gis Egg went silent for a moment, then called out calmly, indicating it missed Little Treasure Spirit a bit.

Lubao didn’t reply, continuing its forward march.

After about ten seconds, Lubao suddenly called out:

"Ice Emperor?"

Why don’t you miss your Beast Tamer?

Gis Egg abruptly stopped.

Lubao walked two steps ahead and, hearing no movement from behind, turned to look.

Seeing Gis Egg standing still, looking confused, then suddenly it seemed to recall something, showing a struggle.

Soon, the peaceful look vanished, filled with grievance and tears.

"Jis!"

"Jis!"

Gis Egg rolled onto the ground, crying loudly.

It missed Mishi! It missed Mishi!

Mishi, Gis Egg’s Beast Tamer.

Lubao: "..."

"Bingbing~bing~bingbingbing~bingbingbing~" Lubao opened its mouth and sang.

Invisible sound waves rippled out.

Before long, Gis Egg regained its calm expression and stood up from the ground.

The next moment, its stomach growled with a "gurgling" sound.

"Jis."

Gis Egg called calmly.

It was hungry.

"Ice Emperor."

Lubao called out, indicating it should follow.

Having said that, it continued moving forward.

Gis Egg obediently followed behind.

After about ten minutes of walking, a familiar building came into view in the distance.

"Jis?"

Seeing the building, Gis Egg paused, then with a calm expression called out, wondering why they had returned.

"Ice Emperor."

Lubao called out, saying since Gis Egg wanted food, there was food here, but it should wait outside instead of entering; Lubao would go in and fetch the food.

It had taken Gis Egg to look elsewhere for food, but Gis Egg was too picky, and although they found some tree fruits, Gis Egg didn’t like them.

Lubao needed to stay within the Oasis to nurture solitude and couldn’t go elsewhere. If it wandered too far, losing track of the Oasis would be troublesome, so that’s why it thought of the villa.

"Jis?"

Gis Egg expressed mild confusion, calling out.

Why?

"Ice Emperor."

Lubao called out.

Your level is too low; going over will get you caught.

"Jis?"

Gis Egg’s expression grew even more puzzled.

Why sneak to take food?

"Ice Emperor."

Lubao patiently answered.

During this period, it needed to nurture feelings of solitude, so it couldn’t see them.

If it met its Beast Tamer and Yaobao and the others, they’d certainly come over, ruining the solitude it was nurturing.

"Jis."

Gis Egg nodded, half-understanding.

Then it remembered something, calling out:

"Jis?"

Among Little Treasure Spirit and the others, there seems to be an entity stronger than you; won’t you be discovered going over?

"Ice Emperor."

Lubao glanced at Gis Egg, calling out, signifying it shouldn’t worry about that.

After about another minute, Lubao suddenly stopped, wrapping its tail around the still-moving-forward Gis Egg.

"Jis?"

With a calm expression, Gis Egg expressed its doubt.

What’s wrong?

"Ice Emperor."

Lubao looked ahead calmly and called out, saying not to proceed further; beyond lay the Mirror Realm, where entering would mean losing direction.

Saying this, it looked towards the location where the building had appeared, now devoid of any structure, like they’d imagined it.

"Jis."

Gis Egg questioned, calling out, asking what they should do.

"Ice Emperor."

Lubao calmly called.

Wait.

Time began to slowly drift by.

Two small figures waited outside the realm.

During this, Gis Egg cried twice more, after which Lubao watched ahead, finally calling out:

"Ice Emperor."

Stay here and wait for me.

Having said this, it moved forward with its limbs.

ps: After posting yesterday, I realized today is Mid-Autumn, I originally planned to take a day off, but since the extra updates haven’t been finished, how could I have the face to take a break!