Beast Taming: Starting From Zero - Chapter 1144

1144. Chapter 1139 The Pet Disappears

Unable to find out… Qiao Sang frowned and asked, “What’s the highest level of the missing pets?”

The young man replied without hesitation, “So far, we know they’re general-level.”

General-level… Qiao Sang breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

It sounded like an unknown danger, but one that should be manageable.

Mikaela examined the young man before her and said calmly, “You seem to know a lot about this.”

The young man was silent for a few seconds, his eyes dim as he spoke, “One of the missing pets was a Grim Frog, my pet. It went out to help pick ice fruit for customers, but it never returned.”

The Grim Frog is the evolved form of the Coldheart Frog. In this form, it becomes even more ruthless and cruel.

However, due to the scarcity of ice-type pets on Yantian Star, and the fact that the Grim Frog, despite its ruthlessness and coldness, is also quite attractive for a frog-type pet, and its combat power is also quite good for a pet of its rank, many beastmasters who value strength alone are willing to contract it.

No wonder the boss looked so down. His pet had disappeared. Poor thing… Qiao Sang consoled him,

“My condolences.”

The young man replied gravely, “I can actually sense it’s fine, but I can’t find its exact location.” He

meant there was no need to mourn; his Grim Frog was still alive.

Losing a pet would damage the Beastmaster’s brain. Qiao Sang understood this wasn’t just a reluctance to accept reality, so she said,

“When we get to Bingnan Island, if we see your Grim Frog, we’ll bring it back for you.”

After a pause, she inquired,

“What’s the special feature of your Grim Frog?”

The young man paused. “Are you still going to Bingnan Island?”

He instinctively replied, “My Grim Frog has a blue ice crystal around its neck.”

“I see,” Qiao Sang said. “I’ll keep an eye out for Grim Frogs with ice crystals around their necks.”

With that, he carried Xia Lala in his arms and started towards the suite.

The young man paused, then frantically called out, “Wait!”

Qiao Sang stopped and turned to look at him.

The young man asked with a complex

expression, “Are you really going?” Qiao Sang and Mikala remained silent, their expressions providing a direct answer.

Seeing this, the young man understood that the two guests were determined to go. He took a deep breath, his expression serious, and said,

“Actually, this matter may be related to the Emperor-level pet, Zha Bingling.”

Qiao Sang was stunned; she hadn’t expected Zha Bingling to be involved.

The young man continued,

“A relative of mine works at the police station. He secretly told me that the police had already formed a special investigation team to go to Bingnan Island, but after a while, the investigators returned for a meeting and then disbanded the team, never to speak again about the matter. This has happened several times before, and they’ve attributed it to Zha Bingling. So, he suspects Zha Bingling is also responsible for the pet’s disappearance this time.”

At this point, he glanced at the Dragon King and continued,

“I know you’re very powerful, but if the other party is truly Zha Bingling, your strength will be of no use. I think you should seriously consider whether or not to go to Bingnan Island.”

Mikala’s expression remained calm, unchanging.

Qiao Sang’s face was grim. She asked, “Isn’t it said that the Zha Bingling stays on Zha

Bing Island year-round and doesn’t usually come out?” She had specifically looked up information about the Zha Bingling when her senior mentioned it yesterday.

It was said that the Zha Bingling stayed on Zha Bing Island year-round. The island was specifically named after its race, considered its territory. As long as tourists stayed within Zha Bing Island, they would be safe.

The young man smiled wryly, “The Zha Bingling does occasionally come out. You probably read the news online. If there were rumors online that the Zha Bingling was wandering around Wan Bing Island, no tourists would be interested in coming to our place.”

The implication was that the news had been suppressed and not leaked.

Qiao Sang paused for a moment, then said, “I see. Thank you for the information.”

With Teacher Mikaela around, the danger posed by the Zha Bingling was still manageable.

The young man couldn’t help but ask again, “So, you’ve decided to go to Bingnan Island?”

A hint of anticipation lingered in his eyes as he spoke.

On the one hand, he felt Bingnan Island was too dangerous, but on the other, he held out a glimmer of hope that the other party might have brought back the Grim Frog.

After all, he had never seen any of the other party’s pets before, and they were clearly extremely rare species. The only pet he recognized was the Royal-level Moda Flying Dragon.

Xia Lala lay quietly in Qiao Sang’s arms, listening to the conversation, completely unaware that she was being ignored.

“We’ll go to Bingnan Island tomorrow,” Qiao Sang looked at him seriously, saying, “I can’t guarantee I’ll find the Grim Frog and bring it back, but if I see it, I’ll definitely try to bring it back.”

The young man was stunned, at a loss for words.

He couldn’t tell if the other party wasn’t afraid of Zha Bingling or simply didn’t believe him.

At the same time, a wave of emotion welled up in his heart.

Before he could say anything, Qiao Sang carried Xia Lala and left.

On the way to the room…

“Teacher, if we do encounter Zha Bingling, are you confident?” Qiao Sang asked.

What do you think… Mikaela glanced back.

Qiao Sang immediately said sternly, “I knew a mere Zha Bingling wouldn’t be a problem for you!”

Mikaela looked at her and said, “This is Zha Bingling’s territory. He likely has a lot of ice-type pets under his command. Even with me here, don’t be careless when you get there.”

“Understood,” Qiao Sang said seriously.

She would definitely stay close to her thigh.

Gang Bao silently glanced at his beastmaster.

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Suite.

Qiao Sang sat on the sofa, reading Zha Bingling’s information for a long time. Then, a thought struck her. She turned to look at Xia Lala, who was sitting in a flowerpot nearby, and asked,

“Do you know Zha Bingling?”

If Xia Lala knew Zha Bingling, then even if they did meet, Zha Bingling might not give them any trouble for her sake.

“Xia Xia,”

Xia Lala heard the voice, popped her head out, thought for a moment, and shook her head.

Qiao Sang was slightly disappointed when he heard this, but he also felt it made sense. After all, looking at the rare pet gatherings back then, he knew that Xia Lala knew some super rare pets.

Although Zha Bingling was rare, it was still a little inferior to Ju Jiji and the others.

“Xia Xia?”

Xia Lala looked at the thoughtful look of the human in front of her and called out, saying that if she needed it, she could go and get to know Zha Bingling.

“Xun Xun~” Xiao Xunbao helped translate.

Qiao Sang was moved and a little amused when he heard this: “No need, I was just asking casually.”

“Xia Xia.”

Xia Lala responded, closed her eyes, and continued to shrink her head into the flower pot. (End of this chapter)