"Clear Wind?!"
Then, that angry voice rang out again, laced with disbelief.
"Qingqing!"
Qingqing Ni nodded solemnly.
You want to protect her?!
That's right, Mom. I'm sticking with her!
Watching the scene before her, Qiao Sang automatically filled in the translated meaning of their exchange.
Qingqing Ni's small, slender body seemed so towering at that moment.
How could she deserve Qingqing Ni going so far just to form a contract with her? She should have been the one persuading its parent... Qiao Sang was deeply moved. Her gaze gradually hardened, and she stepped forward to stand in front of Qingqing Ni. Just as she was about to say something like, "Trust me, I'll bring it happiness," or "I may not look like much, but I actually have plenty of Fairy-type resources," and so on—
However, just as she was about to speak, Gang Bao's voice sounded in her mind:
"Steel Sword."
It says you and it are only traveling together, nothing more. It wants its parent not to attack you.
Only... traveling together? Qiao Sang froze, staring at Qingqing Ni in disbelief. Her eyes asked, What about our agreement to contract?
Sensing the gaze beside it, Qingqing Ni turned around with an apologetic expression.
Though it said nothing, Qiao Sang still understood what it meant:
My mom doesn't agree. I think we should forget about this.
"..."
"Clear Wind!"
The gale still raged, though no longer quite as violently. That voice rang out through the air again.
"Qingqing."
Qingqing Ni nodded. Then it turned to Qiao Sang, Little Treasure, and the others with an apologetic look before transforming into a breeze and vanishing from where it stood.
Qiao Sang's pupils shrank.
A string of thoughts flashed through her mind.
The first time had been sheer luck. The second time, Qingqing