Chapter 141: Xia He: That Array, Can You Give Me Another One, Brother?
A moment later.
Xiaobai opened her eyes and woke up. Propping herself up from the sofa, she rubbed her drowsy eyes, yawned, and walked over to Qin Yang.
“Master, did you do something to me? Why do I feel sore all over?”
“Where does it hurt?”
Qin Yang put down his phone and got up from the sofa, preparing to brush his teeth and go to bed.
After a whole night of commotion, it had unknowingly reached ten o’clock. He still had to work tomorrow.
“Everywhere hurts! Especially my butt and waist!”
Xiaobai followed Qin Yang to the bathroom, staring at him discontentedly. She tugged at the T-shirt she was wearing and complained, “And where are this Fairy’s clothes? Why did they turn into your oversized T-shirt?!”
“…”
Qin Yang, with the toothbrush in his mouth, glanced at Xiaobai and mumbled vaguely, “You don’t remember what happened earlier?”
“What happened?”
Hearing this, Xiaobai looked down at her fair, slender legs under the T-shirt and rubbed her shoulders. Suddenly, she stared at Qin Yang warily, “I don’t really remember…”
“Tch, if you forgot, then forget it.”
Qin Yang rinsed his mouth and brushed her off, “It wasn’t anything important anyway.”
The effect of the Mind-Calming Pill was better than expected.
After Xiaobai regained her senses, she had completely forgotten about her rampage in the city.
But now,
what concerned Qin Yang more was the reason for her violent outburst.
“Was it because of the Beast Tide?”
Qin Yang rinsed his mouth and frowned in thought for a moment, recalling what Xia He had mentioned earlier.
Judging by Xiaobai’s current condition, this Beast Tide was extraordinary, with a far greater impact than previous ones.
Even the Star Beasts within the city were affected.
It seemed that over the next few days, he needed to pay more attention to the situation.
After washing up,
Qin Yang changed into his pajamas and returned to his room to sleep.
“Master, you still haven’t answered me… earlier…”
Xiaobai quietly followed him, pressing for an answer while rubbing her sore shoulders and butt, “What exactly did you do to me?”
“Don’t ask, just sleep!”
“Oh…”
The night passed without further conversation.
……
The next day, Qin Yang returned to work at the library as usual, while Xiaobai was temporarily kept locked up at home.
To be safe, he also set up a Level Five Sealing Array in the room to prevent her from entering last night’s violent state again.
“Let’s observe her for a while first. If she goes crazy in the library, that would be troublesome.”
What concerned Qin Yang the most at the moment was the impact of the Beast Tide on Star Beasts.
How deep was this influence?
And how long would this situation last?
Life in Jianghai City had already undergone significant changes because of it.
On his way to the library, Qin Yang noticed that many Star Pet shops had closed, and other public places had successively put up signs saying “No Star Pets Allowed.””
On the vast streets,
the Star Pets of Jianghai City seemed to have vanished overnight, with very few daring to be taken outside.
After returning to the library, Qin Yang continued to slack off, scrolling through his phone and checking the stock market when he had a moment. The stock prices in the Star Pet industry had plummeted.
On the news headlines, reports of Star Pets injuring people topped the list. The Star Martial Police Department had hastily formed relevant teams to patrol the city overnight.
For a time, Jianghai City was swept up in turmoil.
The already chaotic situation became even more perplexing.
While slacking off in the library, Qin Yang noticed that Li Qinghe still hadn’t come to work. Instead, around noon, Xia He walked in through the main entrance.
“Old Qin! I’ve missed you so much!”Xia He stood blocking the bookshelf, wearing sunglasses and dressed in casual clothes. “You almost wouldn’t have seen your brother again! Never thought I’d experience something like this one day.”
“What? Did Platinum Ocean get raided again during a vice sweep?”
Qin Yang pushed his cart while calculating his remaining work hours, asking nonchalantly.
Xia He: “……”
“How could that be! Is that how you see me?”
“Even worse than that.”
“……”
Xia He was speechless, clutching his chest with both hands as he sighed. “That cuts deep, Old Qin! I really walked through the gates of hell last night!”
“Is that so?”
Qin Yang chuckled.
“You have no idea how dangerous it was last night!!”
Recalling last night’s ambush, Xia He said with lingering fear, tugging at his floral shirt. “My police uniform got completely burned up! Had to change into plain clothes now!”
As he spoke, he nudged Qin Yang’s shoulder. “Haven’t come to see you these past few days – weren’t you curious where I went?”
“Not curious.”
Qin Yang teased, “Just don’t make me bail you out from the Police Inspector’s office like before.”
“Tch, alright, stop mocking me! Haven’t you heard people can change completely in three days? Last night your brother came this close to sacrificing himself for Jianghai City.”
Xia He looked around, making sure no one was nearby before leaning close to Qin Yang’s ear and whispering:
“I’m only telling you this, Old Qin – don’t spread it around. These past few days I’ve been on a tracking mission. Got ambushed yesterday and was surrounded by a bunch of damn Demonkin!”
“Then what?”
Qin Yang shelved the book in his hand and headed straight for the time clock as his shift ended.
“Then things got really intense!”
Xia He followed alongside excitedly, pulling out a Starstone from his pocket. “We only survived last night thanks to the star array you gave me!”
“You have no idea – those Demonkin were attacking the formation from outside, but even when they were exhausted they couldn’t shake it at all!”
He gave Qin Yang a thumbs up. “Old Qin, you’re truly amazing! Did you really create that Array Formation yourself? If not for that formation, your brother would be cold by now!”
“Mhm.”
After clocking out, Qin Yang said casually, “Just threw it together in my spare time. Glad it could help you.”
“You’re being too modest! This was a huge help, Old Qin!”
Xia He beamed, grabbing Qin Yang’s hand and pulling him toward the exit. “Skip the cafeteria today – my treat! Order whatever you want!!”
“Alright.”
Qin Yang nodded without another word and got directly into Xia He’s luxury car.
The two headed straight for Jianghai City’s most expensive restaurant.
Before Qin Yang could even start ordering extravagantly, Xia He had already arranged a grand feast – red wine, king crab, black gold abalone…
Everything arranged!
They were brothers after all, and a life-saving favor spoke louder than thousands of words. Qin Yang ate contentedly while Xia He hosted with relief.
After eating and drinking their fill.
“Burp~”
Qin Yang leaned back in his chair, comfortably letting out a full belch.
Xia He lit a cigarette, blowing smoke rings before suddenly saying: “Old Qin, do you have any more of those Array Formations? Could you make another set for your brother… preferably one that’s fireproof.”
The incident with the Innate Realm Demonkin last night remained vivid in his mind, still giving him chills.
The outside world was just too crazy!Who knows, one day you might go from slacking off to being the main carry…
I definitely need to get some better stuff!
“Fireproof?”
Qin Yang pondered, touching the Starstone in his pocket.
“Hehe, Old Qin, you know me. It’s not just fireproof—I wouldn’t mind having more of everything else too…”
Xia He rubbed his hands together and chuckled: “Like lightning resistance, poison immunity… and an Array Formation that lets you survive for a month without food or water… You’re so awesome, I’m sure you can do it all!”
“…”
As the endless stream of demands continued, Qin Yang rolled his eyes and turned away irritably:
“Get lost!”
(End of Chapter)