Chapter 443 What??
Astral Pet Store
âWatch out...â
The two girls ran over from the distance. Hardly had their voices faded away when they saw the Carrion Dark Dragon getting down on its knees. The two girls stood in bewilderment. What... is going on?
Neither of the girls could understand.
Why would the Carrion Dark Dragon that was just losing control a moment before get down on its knees? While he stared at the shivering dragon, Su Ping gradually stopped the surge of killing intent and restored his calm demeanor.
âPut it away now!â
The brunette was the first to come back to her senses. She shouted at once. Since the huge Carrion Dark Dragon was in the way, the girls couldnât see what Su Ping had done. Either way, since the Carrion Dark Dragon was on its knees, this was the perfect chance for them.
The girl in the white dress hurried to dig out a red flag from her bear-shaped bag. She poured astral powers into the red flag and waved it at the Carrion Dark Dragon.
Whoosh!
As she waved the flag, a huge, red mouth appeared. There were only lips, not teeth. The mouth opened up to more than ten meters wide and swallowed the shivering Carrion Dark Dragon.
The shivering Carrion Dark Dragon didnât struggle. Instead, it seemed that the beast was relieved.
âHuh?â
Su Ping looked at the flag with immense interest. The flag was evidently a unique artifact that could store things in another dimension.
As the Carrion Dark Dragon disappeared, the two girls turned to Su Ping at once. Both of them heaved a sigh of relief to see Su Ping safe and sound. The girl in the white dress patted her not-prominent chest to calm herself down from the shock.
The brunette had a very curvy and well-developed figure. As her nervousness vanished, anger occupied her mind. She stepped forward. âWho are you? How did you get in here? Do you have any idea how dangerous it was a moment ago? Lucky for you, that beast was affected by something. Otherwise, you would be a goner by now!â âEh...â Su Ping was speechless. âWhy are you yelling at me?â
The brunette: âHuh?â
âI saw that the door was open so I thought I could come in here and take a look. Are you performing a test? Who is the examiner?â Su Ping explained casually. He sized up the two girls curiously. Both of them seemed to be too young to be examiners. âThe door was open?â
The girl in the white dress felt embarrassed.
The brunette darted a glance at the door behind Su Ping and then glared at the girl in the white dress. âWho are you? Are you here for the test? This is where seventh-rank trainers take their tests,â the brunette asked Su Ping.
She was doubtful.
Su Ping seemed to be too young to be a seventh-rank trainer.
âSo, are you the examiner?â Su Ping asked. The brunette said grumpily, âOf course not. Anyone who wants to take the seventh-rank test will have to book the examiners in advance. The examiners are all master trainers and they do not have time to stay here all day long. You donât know this? Then, why are you here?â
The girl in the white dress yanked the brunetteâs clothes. âHey, were you hurt?â the former asked Su Ping.
Her voice was sweet and soft. What a cute girl.
âNope.â
Su Ping soon realized that they werenât examiners. âAre you here practicing?â
âWhy else?â the brunette snapped back.
Fine. Whatever.
Su Ping shook his head. He turned around, ready to leave.
âWait,â the brunette shouted.
Su Ping kept going âHey, I said wait.â
âIf I waited just because you told me to, that wouldnât look good on me.â
IIII
The brunetteâs mind was in a mess. Su Ping did stop. The girl took a deep breath to swallow back all the âbeautifulâ words she was about to blurt out. âWhat did you do? Why did the Carrion Dark Dragon kneel before you? Did you use some taming skills?â
The girl in the white dressed also cast a glance at Su Ping with curiosity.
âNo.â
Su Ping was not interested in that question. He turned around again.
I thought you were asking me for my phone number... Bah!
The two girls stood in a daze for a while. The girl in the white dress hesitated for a moment before she discarded her theory. âI donât think itâs a taming skill. Not even the eighth-rank taming skill could have tamed a Carrion Dark Dragon that was losing control. Do you think... the Carrion Dark Dragon was sick?â
âYeah, possibly.â
The brunette felt that such a theory was reasonable.
âProbably some ache in the belly.â
âTrue. Anyway, is that Carrion Dark Dragon a male or a female?â
âI donât know. But I donât think Iâve seen that thing...â
âSo, a girl? No wonder...â
Su Ping went out of the gate and took a look at the other paths. There was no noise. No one else was taking tests there.
He shook his head. Su Ping left the building.
Nothing was interesting in the test center. He went back to the corridor where he met a group of young people.
âItâs you!â
The young man leading the group inwardly moaned his bad luck when he saw Su Ping. It was unavoidable to run into your enemies. âHey, man, Iâm very sorry about what happened before. I was being too gossipy. You wouldnât mind, would you?â The young man was Lin Feng. He and his friends were there for the test. It never occurred to him that he would run into Su Ping again.
âWho are you?â
Su Ping stared at him in confusion.
âWell...â
Lin Feng felt his face was surely looking quite colorless at the moment. He inwardly sobbed for his fate. It turned out that Su Ping had never paid attention to him and had already forgotten about everything.
Well, that would do. It saved him trouble.
âAnyway, Iâm sorry to have disturbed you.â Lin Feng smiled apologetically.
He was no longer in the mood to keep an appearance in front of his friends and his apology came out naturally. He wasnât stupid. Su Ping was holding a master trainer medal. He must have obtained it legitimately. Lin Feng knew better than to create more troubles for himself. He would suffer if Su Ping was just playing dumb before.
In that day and age, all the big potatoes liked playing dumb. But the actual âdumbâ people like himself were living an honestly hard life!
Su Ping kept his gaze on Lin Feng for a bit more. âAh, I remember you. Were you the one I met by the gate?â âEh...â Lin Feng didnât know what to say.
Pah, pah, pah!
He wished he could slap himself on the face right then.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
âYou were the one digging through the dumpster looking for food, right?â Su Ping sounded serious.
Lin Feng was about to explain when he suddenly understood something. With a blushed face, he smiled fawningly. âThat was me.â
âGood for you.â Su Ping patted Lin Fengâs shoulder and walked away.
Lin Feng tried to weep but failed to shed a tear. He exhaled in relief after Su Ping left. He turned around, only to see his friends looking at him as if he were an idiot and they were trying hard not to laugh. Just laugh. Stop covering up your mouths and squeezing your eyes! âHe did it on purpose!â Lin Feng said to himself. He was sure that Su Ping knew who he was. Su Ping must have said those words on purpose to get back at him.
What a mean dude!
Lin Feng shook his head and said to his friends. âGo and line up for your tests. Yingying and I will go take the test for the sixth rank. After our tests, while it is still bright outside, letâs go find a nice hotel. I just asked someone. Thereâs a master trainerâs conference tomorrow, the one we heard from the guard at the gate. I heard that there would be open classes at this conference and the second half of the conference will be open to the public. Letâs come back earlier tomorrow so we can grab good seats.â The others giggled for a bit but then put on serious looks.
âGood luck to all!â
âLetâs go!â
They encouraged each other and went their separate ways.
Su Ping walked around the other places after he left the test center. The headquarters was a huge place. Apart from the test center, Su Ping saw a place where the wild beasts were being kept in pens. It was like an independent park protected with high walls and titled battle pet warriors guarding the perimeter. There was a library with a thorough collection of books, including the most updated and comprehensive illustrated books of astral pets.
Thanks to Shi Haochiâs master trainer medal, Su Ping was able to go around unhindered.
He had to admit that it was a massive place. Su Ping walked fast and he wandered around for two hours, but still, there were many places he had yet to visit. And he... he got lost.
He asked some guards and finally found his way back to the villa that Shi Haochi had taken him to.
It was already past five in the afternoon.
âYou didnât go out?â Shi Haochi just happened to come downstairs. He hurried to Su Ping.
Su Ping did a stretch and replied, âI got tired from walking around.â
Then he asked, âAre you getting off work?â
âYes, I am leaving.â
âBut itâs not five-thirty yet.â
â...I get off work at five.â
âDoes that count as clocking out early?â
Why would that matter?
Whatâs it to you!
Shi Haochi was speechless. He changed the subject awkwardly. âLetâs go home.â
âOkay.â
Su Ping got up.
They met many people along the way. They all bid Shi Haochi goodbye and at the same time cast curious looks at Su Ping who was walking side by side with Shi Haohi.
The young man is walking shoulder to shoulder with a master trainer?
There must be something about the young man if he werenât a fool.
They committed Su Pingâs look to their memories.
âMission alert: 5/100 completed!
âDeadline: five days and eight hours.â
The systemâs alert blared in Su Pingâs mind, catching him off guard. Su Ping was freaked out. âDonât make sounds without warning. Anyway, I almost forgot that I have a system,â Su Ping complained.
The system: â...â
Su Ping browsed through his process. He had done nothing and yet he had already accumulated five points. Was it because he was following Shi Haochi around?
That is to say, in this mission, I have to establish my reputation, right? Su Ping thought to himself.
At the same time, they had reached the roadside where many luxury cars were parked.
There was a strong man who stood by the car. The driver hurried over and greeted Shi Haochi with respect. The driver was curious about Su Ping but he didnât ask any questions. He went to open the door for Shi Haochi. They drove away and arrived at Shi Haochiâs home in less than half an hour.
âHere we are.â
It was a manor. There were high walls surrounding it and traffic control was in place on the streets. With little traffic outside, it made for a nice and quiet place.
This was a manor in the Holy Light District!
This was a manor in the Holy Light District! Important things deserved to be repeated. Feel free to repeat it a few more times.
The luxury car drove into the yard and parked in the garage. Some maids were in the process of collecting the clean laundry. What a comfortable living environment. Shi Haochi showed Su Ping into the house. The door seemed to be made of some rare and unique wood.
âDad is back.â
There was someone in the living room.
Then Su Ping heard slippers. A girl wearing leisurewear came over from the living room and saw Su Ping and Shi Haochi who were changing their shoes by the foyer.
âItâs you!!â
The girl opened her eyes wide.
Su Ping looked up, equally surprised. The girl was the brunette that he had met as she practiced for the seventh-rank test.
âWhoâs there?â another soft voice asked curiously. Someone else walked over and she was dragging her feet on the ground. It was the girl in the white dress.