Starting With Contract Pets
chapter-188

Chapter 188: Shanghai

Su Bai shook his head and turned to go home. This time, no one stopped him.

“Howl.” There are many traces of monster activities on this road, and all of which have only appeared recently. The cub examined the traces on the roadside and howled.

“Yeah, many monsters have popped up recently for some reason.” He concurred.

He wondered what had happened as it had been a few months without any incident.

Back at the manor, he went to find his parents to inform them of his return.

“Mom, dad, where did all those monsters come from?”

When he walked to his parents’ villa, he saw a monster corpse piled up into hills. The Shadow Hunting Dragon and the Purple Thunderbird were all wandering about, looking very eager.

“Oh, you’re back. These monsters were all near the manor; we were idle, so we took our pets to practice.

“There have unexpectedly been many monsters recently. Look, we killed dozens of them in just three days; there were not so many before,” Father Su glanced at him and said.

“Yes, many monsters have been trying to destroy the shield so they can come in and steal the spiritual plants to eat. Your dad and I had no choice but to go out and kill some.”

Mother Su also nodded and asked, “Son, have you eaten yet? I’ll make something for you if you haven’t.”

“Yes, I have. I ate some noodles outside. I’m just staying at home for a day or two, and then I’ll head to the competition,” Su Bai said.

“Alright, then. We just squeezed some fresh floral milk. Carry a bucket back with you and drink it with your pets.”

His mother pointed to the house inside. Their hands were dirty from dealing with the monster corpses.

“Howl!” I want to drink milk! The cub’s ears twitched and it rubbed him affectionately with its head.

“Alright.” He went in and carried a bucket of about five liters of floral milk.

“Howl!” It’s not enough; take this, Ah Bai! The cub pointed at a half-person-tall barrel with its snowy-white paw.

“No, that’s too much. This one is enough; we can come for more if we need to.” He shook his head.

“Howl! o(一〈一+)o” Fine, you’re so stingy. I can drink the whole bucket in half a day! The cub looked at him resentfully.

Ignoring its tantrum, he walked away on his own.

Stupid Ah Bai. The cub carried a small bucket of milk in its mouth and walked out angrily.

“Come here; give it to me, I’ll help you carry it back.” Glancing helplessly at it, he walked over and reached out a hand.

The cub glanced sideways at him and raised its head, turning away proudly and indicating that it did not need his help.

“Do you want to take another bucket? Don’t always bully the cub.” His mother Su chided him.

Su Bai: “…No need. It’s enough.” He waved to them and briskly walked out.

On the road not far from the gate, a big white cat stood there and waited for him with its head held high.

He quickly trotted over and asked with a chuckle, “Should I ride my electric scooter with you?”

Since it was not far from the garage, there were many stored electric scooters inside.

“Hmph. ╯^╰” The cub twisted its head haughtily.

Laughing, he caressed its head and combed its fur for it. While still pretending to be angry, the cub followed him into the garage.

He rode on an electric scooter as the cub turned into a normal cat size. It squatted proudly inside the basket in front of the scooter.

Smiling, Su Bai put down the bucket of milk under his feet and rode the scooter toward the Azure Dragon Mound.

In fact, he knew that the cub had never really been angry with him. Even if it was pissed, it would deliberately wait for him to coax it. He had already figured out the cub’s character.

After returning to the Azure Dragon Mound, the cub turned into Limitless Beauty and walked back while carrying the milk.

“Jade, wait for me; you don’t have the keys!” he shouted.

“Hmph! I can get in without the key.”

The cub continued moving forward.

When he came over, the cub had already entered the house.

Inside, he released his pets and handed each of them some milk and medicinal cakes.

“Quack.” I’ll freeze it for everyone. The phoenix confirmed the safety of its surrounding environment before offering.

“Roar.” I don’t need it; I don’t drink ice. The dino sat down on the ground and shook its head. It grabbed the big bowl of milk with its two short paws and gulped the milk down.

“Quack!” The Ice Phoenix blasted a chill over, and the floral milk on the table suddenly became iced milk.

Su Bai also took a glass and drank it. The floral milk was very delicious and nutritious.

The taste had improved after being iced.

After drinking the milk, he watered and fertilized several potted plants in the room. He then carefully pruned their branches in a leisurely manner.

He had just repaired a purple bamboo when a green spiritual power enveloped it, causing the purple bamboo to grow savagely and wasting his efforts.

He turned around to look at Purple Jade. Who else but the cub could do it?

Sensing his stare, the cub stuck its tongue out and hmphed lightly before turning away.

However, he was not bothered at all. He had been unsatisfied with the trim earlier, so he could just trim it again now.

He picked up his scissors and silently trimmed again. The second round of trimming was much more satisfactory than the first, but the cub cheekily made the purple bamboo grow back again.

He smiled at it and continued trimming without worry. He trimmed flowers and herbs for moral and spiritual cultivation and could trim a few more times for fun.

After the third trimming, he waited for the cub to destroy it again, but it just glared at him and turned away to drink a glass of milk.

It was already evening by the time he finished trimming the flowers and plants. He went out again to take care of the spiritual plants in the garden. After more than a year of accumulation, the Azure Dragon Mound was no longer as bare as it was before.

Alien plants of various colors thrived in the garden quietly, and Su Yue had treated the plants he carefully selected very well.

In the small pond at the backyard, carps of various colors swam gently. More than ten kinds of lotus flowers of varying colors floated on the water surface alongside numerous aquatic plants on the side. That afternoon, the setting sun reflected the sunset glow on the horizon and also the small pond in this corner. The pond and the setting sun complemented each other, forming a unique and unusual symmetry.

He walked gently to the small stone bridge by the pond and looked at the unique scenery here, admiring the afterglow of the setting sun. Although he preferred the morning sun, he had to praise the summer sunset; it was indeed a rare beauty.

In the quiet blue sky, he could already faintly see the galaxy in the sky. He looked up and asked indifferently, “Are you not coming out yet? Are you waiting for me to catch you?”

“Slam!”

In the quiet pond, there was nothing more than the sound of kois slapping on the water.

He raised his foot and walked forward two steps. At this moment, a yellow duckling moved sheepishly to him. Hello, master. Are you here to look at the stars, too? What a coincidence! The book says that all the stars we see come from the past; do you think it’s true or false?

Su Bai gave it another glare and threw a storage necklace at it. “You have enough potions inside; stop harming the kois here. I’m still looking forward to transforming them into dragons. You can just tell me if you don’t have enough potions.”

The kois in this pond were not ordinary and were all dragon carps with dragon bloodline. He had bought them at a high price, only to be eaten by the phoenix.

“Quack, quack.” Thank you, master.

The phoenix froze for a moment and then quickly thanked its master, feeling quite touched. It did not expect him to be so attentive to its changes.

In fact, Su Bai had discovered that its location was wrong and had thus found out about this matter. This phoenix worked hard day and night and was about to break through to a low-level commander. Soon, it would catch up with the progress of the dino.

As for the dino and the other pets, they always thought that the phoenix was still a mid-level warlord that had yet to complete its evolution. He wondered what they would think upon seeing its true strength.

“Come on. Let’s go home for dinner.” He looked at the starry sky.

“Quack…” Master, I’m not hungry. You can go and eat, I’ll continue to practice for a while.

The phoenix reassured him. Don’t worry; I won’t steal the koi anymore.

“Alright, then. I’ll leave now.” He shook his head and turned to leave.

The phoenix stretched out its long neck and sighed in relief after checking that he had indeed left. “Quack.” I was almost found out by my master. Scared me to death.

While muttering to itself, it took out a purple flower from under the flowerpot and glanced at it. According to the recipe in the book, it’ll be completed after adding this. Thank goodness it’s in Ah Bai’s garden.

Looking around, it carefully clamped the flower under its wings and then walked out quietly.

…

Su Bai returned home and glanced at the cub. “I’m heading over to my parents’ to eat; do you want to come along?”

Go by yourself. I’ve made an appointment with Ultimate Invincible to play games. The cub raised its tablet and howled.

“Hasi, hasi!” Ultimate Invincible’s sound came from the tablet.

“Okay, then.” He was quite surprised that it was still in touch with Ultimate Invincible.

Ultimate Invincible was just an ID, which was the mysterious monster that the cub had been competing with ever since it started playing Piano Tiles. Ultimate Invincible once told them it was in the Vatican which had long disappeared.

Su Bai had always been curious about it; his instincts told him that this monster was not simple.

However, too many things were on his plate, and he really had no time to go there. After going to college, he would spare time to explore the situation.

He rode an electric scooter and went to his parents’ house.

As soon as he entered, Su Yue ran over and patted him with admiration. “Brother, you’re too impressive! You even obtained a full score in the college entrance examination? You don’t know how my teachers and classmates started looking at me differently after finding out that you are my brother.”

“Haha! it’s nothing. It’s not particularly difficult once I work hard.” He smiled.

“Son, you’re really amazing to be the top scorer this time! Your school principal personally called me on the day your grades were released,” exclaimed Father Su with a relieved smile. In fact, he had never thought that his son would be so promising.

He was never strict on his sons, so their accomplishments actually had nothing to do with him, but this fact only made him admire Su Bai even more.

“Yes, when we heard that you’re a top scorer nationwide, we were shocked for a long time before accepting this fact.” Mother Su laughed while serving the dishes.

In fact, they were still in a bit of disbelief and felt like they were in a dream. Their prior expectation was for Su Bai to enter a top-notch university, but unexpectedly, he was directly admitted to East Capital Heavenly Abyss, a college that they did not even dare to consider.

They had never dared to consider that kind of college which was established a hundred years ago and had a deep foundation. The requirements for enrollment in it were too high and unreachable, so ordinary people could not enter at all.

However, their older son ended up being admitted in such a miraculous way. Chen Ruoxue, his girlfriend, was also admitted there, which sounded no different than a dream.

“My accomplishments today are thanks to my encounter with my pet. Its mutation gave me a chance to rise,” said Su Bai.

However, he understood that the root cause was his chance at a new life, even though he still had to work hard himself.

“Yes, fortunately you met Purple Jade. Your dad and I are really useless; we didn’t even have money to buy you good beginner materials,” said his mother regretfully.

“Don’t think that way, mom. Didn’t I say that it doesn’t matter? I met Jade due to fate. If I had had a lot of money then, I would’ve chosen other beginner materials and wouldn’t have met my primary pet. I might’ve even flunked if that had been the case.”

Su Bai shrugged. “Come on. Let’s eat.”

He understood his parents’ feelings, but he really did not blame them.

“Alright, let’s eat. You two, eat more; I prepared all these for you…”

The family happily began eating.

“By the way, son, the Blue Moon Cultivation House opened by your teacher suddenly closed. We could only change to another cultivation house,” informed his father.

“Yes, I know. It’s alright, you can take care of the affairs of the manor.” Su Bai nodded.

After eating, he rode back to the villa to take a shower and then went to bed early.

He pulled his quilt to see the white cat sleeping soundly.

Shaking his head, he lay down next to it and slept.

The next morning, on August 9, he woke up early. He packed his things and headed to Shanghai, which was the venue for the National League Tournament.

Shanghai was also the hometown of the previous year’s national champion. The rule was that the hometown of the previous winner would host the next competition.

“Howl!” Good morning, Ah Bai!” The cub raised its claws and greeted him.

“Good morning.” He waved to it and then turned to take a shower.

“Okay, let’s go.” He motioned them forward after feeding the pets.

The cub turned into a big white cat to carry him.

After leaving the manor, they went to Cannes airport.

Although he came to the airport, he did not want to take a plane. Instead, he took a large flying pet, also known as a flying mount.

This was because a plane was too fragile and would crash as soon as it was attacked by a monster. Its speed was not very fast, either, and this kind of large flying pet could replace it.

The back of these flying rides could be arranged into various buildings, hotels, restaurants, shops, and even guesthouses.

As long as the flying ride reached the commander grade or higher, these buildings had almost no effect on their speed.

Of course, planes still existed for the few who wanted to ride on it.

After buying a ticket, he flew directly to Shanghai. The flying mount he was riding on was an independent pet, a Giant Ray. The building on its back was a three-story hotel, which could accommodate about two hundred people.

The speed of the Giant Ray was very fast. Even though the distance between Cannes and Shanghai was more than twice as far as before due to the fusion of the world within the space crack, it still only took an hour for the Giant Ray to reach.

At Shanghai airport, he looked around in search of Chen Ruoxue. The cub nudged him and indicated. She’s there.

He turned in the direction the cub indicated and saw his girlfriend waving at him. He also raised his hand to wave at her and then walked over quickly.

“Have you eaten? I’ll take you to lunch if you haven’t. Don’t be hungry all the time.” She took his hand and inquired.