Qingbao looked up at him.
This really was a big shot... Qiao Sang sighed inwardly. No wonder he was someone like Teacher Mikala, able to move freely through the air without relying on a pet beast.
Ever since Qingbao had been exposed to the public eye and entered the Strongest Advanced Pet Beast Competition, Qiao Sang had never heard any spectators at the venue recognize Qingbao as a Legendary Pet Beast.
People had searched online and used Pet Beast Identifiers without finding anything, yet this old man had recognized Qingbao's identity with just one glance, without any search tools. His knowledge was clearly profound.
Even on Blue Star, few people outside the Zhongkong Region of Dragon Nation would necessarily recognize Qingbao's identity, since Qingbao did not resemble Wind God Yun.
Putting on a surprised expression, Qiao Sang asked,
"How did you know?"
After a pause, she asked, "Are you from Blue Star?"
"No." The old man smiled amiably. "I've read books about Legendary Pet Beasts from across the star system before, so I had some impression of them."
As he spoke, he glanced at Qingbao and Ya Bao's group, then looked at the black-haired, black-eyed girl beside them and asked, "Are you from Blue Star?"
When would she get herself a book like that to read... Qiao Sang nodded and gave an "Mm."
The old man probed, "Then this Clear Hidden Fairy..."
"Is my pet beast," Qiao Sang admitted openly.
The old man's expression immediately became complicated again.
It was not as though he had never seen Pet Beast Tamers who had contracted Legendary Pet Beasts before, but they had all been figures standing at the pinnacle of power and strength. The girl's vitality and bearing clearly matched her current age; she was not some old fellow pretending to be