Early that morning, just as he stepped out of the house,
he saw Xiao Qing whimpering at him with a somewhat reproachful look.
Clearly, Su Ping had focused most of his attention on that Little Paper Figure over the past two days, neglecting the care of his actual contracted pet beast.
Rubbing Xiao Qing's head, Su Ping smiled and asked,
"Have you been training hard these past few days, Xiao Qing?"
"Awoo! (Xiao Qing... worked hard!)"
With that, as though trying hard to prove it, Xiao Qing's body actually began to grow slowly before Su Ping's astonished eyes.
Su Ping really was taken aback.
He looked at Xiao Qing with True Eye.
Sure enough, Xiao Qing was still at Ordinary Tier Seven, but under True Eye's scrutiny, another new skill had appeared among Xiao Qing's skills:
[Accelerated Growth (Beginner): Uses Wood Element power to rapidly increase the user's size, boosting strength accordingly.]
Now, with Accelerated Growth, Xiao Qing had fully comprehended all his racial skills.
On top of that, he had Poison Woodheart.
At this thought, Su Ping perked up too.
He rubbed Xiao Qing, who felt wronged over this little bit of neglect, then smiled and said,
"Good, perfect timing. Today, I'll take you to continue your poison-type development!"
"Awoo!"
Xiao Qing immediately perked up, both ears shooting upright as he looked at Su Ping with brimming energy.
His tail, which had been dragging on the ground, began wagging rapidly too.
Where in that demeanor was the pitiful little wife from a moment ago?
Su Ping immediately laughed and scolded, "Look at you! Come with me."
After all, he was still using poison-type resources for development. Although Xiao Qing had experienced no problems consuming them the past few times, caution was still necessary. Leading Xiao Qing into