"Mumu..."
As the creature regained composure, it heard the question and silently took a step back.
"You don’t want to?" Qiao Sang understood its thoughts without needing Yaobao to translate, just by watching its actions.
In fact, she had already captured the creature and could have simply left it here without considering its wishes. However, the creature’s earlier actions were clearly for the sake of the group of Scale Armored Moths in the house.
Without it, no one would know when the Scale Armored Moths would be discovered.
Moreover, according to the description from the task issuer, the creature only made a mess outside the door and tried to cause destruction inside the house; it did not attack anyone.
Now, thinking about it, creating a mess might have been a way to make the task issuer unable to bear it and move out, while the destruction could have been a way to make the issuer discover the Scale Armored Moths.
Facing such a benevolent creature, Qiao Sang couldn’t bring herself to just abandon it, especially since wild Pet Beasts also have their preferred environments, and living in an unsuitable place could shorten their lifespan.
"What kind of environment do you like? I’ll look for one for you," Qiao Sang said.
"Mumu..."
Only then did the creature realize that the human in front of it was genuinely asking for its opinion. With a hesitant expression, it uttered a sound, asking if it could be returned.
"No." With Xiao Xunbao’s translation, Qiao Sang immediately refused without a second thought.
Completing the task was the priority. If the creature insisted on going back, then she would have no choice but to leave it here.
"Mumu."
The creature first fell silent, then its expression became resolute.
It just wanted to go back for one last look, and after that, it would leave.
"Xun Xun."
Xiao Xunbao mimicked the creature’s expression and tone as it translated.
Qiao Sang gazed at the creature and asked after a moment of silence:
"Who do you want to see?"
The creature looked at the human in front of it without speaking.
After a few seconds, Qiao Sang spoke with a tone of resignation:
"I understand."
...
The task handover documents from the Beast Taming Center were all synchronized to her phone, clearly indicating the task’s location.
After retracting Lubao back into the Beast Taming Codex, Qiao Sang left Nadapeng and his swollen face, along with his Pet Beast, and followed the navigation to the task issuer’s home as indicated on the document.
When she arrived at the destination, she found a large group of onlookers gathered at the door.
Qiao Sang pushed through the crowd and saw the task issuer arguing with two police officers in uniform.
"So much time has passed! You haven’t even located the spot! What if something happened to that child?" Mai Ya shouted angrily.
That child? Is she talking about me? Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment.
"Ma’am, please calm down," the black police officer said irritably:
"We have arrived as quickly as possible. You didn’t provide us with the exact location, and finding the right direction takes time. You know we are always understaffed here."
Mai Ya cursed:
"What use are you police if..."
Before she could finish, Qiao Sang stepped forward, cradling Yaobao, and feigned ignorance as she asked, "Has something happened?"
These brief seven words made Mai Ya stop her cursing.
She paused, then seemed to think of something, her expression tensing up as she glanced up at the sky to check for any sign of Scale Armored Moths. Upon seeing no trace of them, Mai Ya visibly relaxed.
Once the police officers knew that the black-haired young girl was the person to be rescued from the emergency call, they quickly left without delay.
The words spoken by the black police officer earlier were not a brush-off; indeed, the police stations in the Lower Districts were always short-handed.
With the spectacle over, the surrounding crowd of onlookers quickly dispersed.
"Are you hurt?" Mai Ya asked with concern.
To swell up like a pig’s head, I wonder if that counts as an injury... Qiao Sang shook her head and said:
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