Chapter 52 Chapter 52 “My name is…Zhu Tian…

Jiang Qing picked up the biscuit that had been slightly dampened by Zhu Tianba's paw. When his fingertips touched the soft tip of the hoof, he couldn't help but curl his lips. "Keep it for yourself. I'm not hungry."

Zhu Tianba's ears immediately perked up, his amber eyes shining as if soaked in starlight. He took the biscuit but didn't eat it right away. Instead, he rubbed his head against her wrist and said softly, "Jiang Qing isn't hungry, so I'll eat later too."

Jiang Qing was completely melted by it at this moment. Zhu Tianba's voice sounded like that of a clear boy.

She couldn't help but reach out her hand, put her fingertips in the tuft of hair on top of its head, and rubbed it.

The texture of pig hair is a bit tough, not as soft as cat, dog or rabbit hair.

Zhu Tianba walked around under the bed, took two steps on the carpet with his short legs, and suddenly seemed to remember something. He turned around and jumped back to the sofa, and took out something from her coat pocket.

It is the compass jade that has been burning hot all the time.

He carefully pushed the jade in front of Jiang Qing with his hoof. "This thing has been shining all night, as if it's looking for something."

Jiang Qing picked up the compass jade and saw that the gray mist was no longer lingering gently, but was trembling gently along the jade wall, and the handle of the spoon was faintly pointing out the window.

She walked to the window and lifted a corner of the curtain. The night in Luoxia Town was very quiet, with only a few street lamps emitting dim light. The mountains and forests in the distance were dark, like a dormant giant beast.

"It points in the direction of the mine," Jiang Qing said softly, his fingertips caressing the warmth of the jade face. "Perhaps there's still some residual beast core energy left that hasn't been cleaned up."

Suddenly, there was a slight noise behind her. Jiang Qing turned around and saw Zhu Tianba had jumped onto the bed at some point. He was rubbing his head against her back, and the white light around him was rippling faintly. "The energy of that giant bug and the black stones in the mine are different from what I have in my body. It's a bit disgusting."

Jiang Qing turned around, looking at the clear disdain in its amber eyes, and couldn't help but smile: "Then when you recover, let's go and see it together?"

Zhu Tianba immediately straightened up, his ears erect: "Really? Can I help Jiang Qing?"

"Of course." Jiang Qing nodded heavily, "If it weren't for our Zhu Tianba today, we would still be trapped in the cave."

She suddenly remembered the mural she saw in the village ruins during the day. The blue black pig with a diamond-shaped mark on its forehead gradually overlapped with Zhu Tianba in front of her.

"Tianba," Jiang Qing said softly, "Have you ever known a village with pig-shaped animal patterns?"

Zhu Tianba nodded and shook his head.

The village Jiang Qing mentioned seemed so distant in its memory, as if shrouded in mist. It tilted its head, trying to recall, a trace of confusion in its amber eyes. "It seems... a long, long time ago, many people bowed to me. They had the same patterns on their faces as me, but I can't remember what they looked like. I only remember the fragrance of rice on the wind."

Jiang Qing took advantage of the situation and asked, "Do you still remember what you looked like before?"

It has now been basically confirmed that Zhu Tianba came from another world. As for how it got into the sow's belly, Jiang Qing felt that it was not a big deal.

She, a lonely ghost, was able to "resurrect through a dead body", and Zhu Tianba at least went through the normal reincarnation process.

Besides, as for fetal puncture, the memories of past lives are vague and distant, which is normal!

Zhu Tianba thought about it seriously, and finally shook his head: "I don't have a nickname, but those people call me Dang Kang."

"Dang Kang, Dang Kang, it's probably because of my shouting." As he said that, Zhu Tianba imitated my shouting twice.

The moment this name came out, Jiang Qing paused.

She wasn't sure if cultures around the world were interchangeable.

In her world, Dang Kang was revered as an ancient auspicious beast and one of the divine beasts. When he appeared, the world would be prosperous.

Jiang Qing carefully recalled the scene in the village.

Well, it is indeed a bumper harvest.

"Divine beast?" Jiang Qing asked tentatively.

Zhu Tianba jumped onto the coffee table nearby, raised his head in a pretentious manner, and said with a majestic demeanor: "My name is... Zhu Tianba, and I am a divine beast."

"......." Jiang Qing scratched his face. The name Zhu Tianba did sound a bit low-class.

Heaven, earth, and man, gods, immortals, and mortals.

Jiang Qing felt that the level above the immortal level that Chen Ming referred to should be the divine level.

Without further ado, she had to rush back to school to see Teacher Chen Ming.

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Outside the window, a hint of paleness had appeared in the sky above Luoxia Town.

Early in the morning, Luoxia Town temporary rest point.

After a night of rest, everyone's spirits recovered a lot.

Under Lin Qingzhou's continuous treatment, Wen Zhuxi's backlash from overdrawing his predictive talent was suppressed. Although his face was still pale, he was able to move independently.

Hong Ling and Misong are communicating with the academy, reporting the final situation and requesting an evacuation vehicle.

Zhao Peng was holding a big meat bun and was chewing on it while bragging to the Armored Bull about last night's battle.

Ma Chengying saw Jiang Qing coming out holding the sleeping Zhu Tianba and went to greet him: "How is he?"

"It's stable and recovering rapidly." Jiang Qing nodded and looked at Ma Chengying with a determined look. "Deputy Captain Ma, I'd like to apply to return to the academy early."

Ma Chengying glanced at Zhu Tianba and understood what he meant. Without saying anything, he agreed.

Ma Chengying: "Hong Ling has contacted the academy. The first evacuation vehicle will arrive soon. You and Wen Zhuxi will be sent back first. Lin Qingzhou will accompany you to take care of Wen Zhuxi."

"Thank you, Deputy Captain Ma!" Jiang Qing breathed a sigh of relief.

Not long after, accompanied by the low roar of the engine, a small silver-gray animal car, the school's iconic symbol, landed in the open space outside the town.

The hatch opened, but inside were not the medical staff from the academy, but a private medical team.

The medical team got off the car, carefully picked up Wen Zhuxi, and briefed Lin Qingzhou on his physical condition.

After everyone got on the bus, a small space was left in the back cabin for Jiang Qing and Zhu Tianba.

Lin Qingzhou sat opposite, looking down at the physical report of Wen Zhuxi left by the private medical team, frowning slightly. "The Wen family reacted quickly, actually dispatching a private medical team directly. It seems that they have been waiting outside Luoxia Town for a long time."

Jiang Qing followed her gaze towards the closed door of the next cabin and could faintly hear the slight beeping of the instruments inside.

After an unknown amount of time, the animal cart finally drove into the academy's barrier.

The familiar teaching building and animal farm appeared in his sight, and Jiang Qing's heart finally relaxed a little.

As soon as the beast cart stopped, Jiang Qing jumped out holding Zhu Tianba and ran straight to the beast taming laboratory.

Teacher Chen Ming is the person in the academy who knows the most about the evolution of exotic beasts and energy systems.

The door of the Beast Taming Laboratory was ajar, and the sound of flipping pages could be heard from inside. Jiang Qing gently pushed the door open. Chen Ming was sitting at his desk today. Zhou Qi was not there, and Director Niao was not there either.

"Teacher Chen." Jiang Qing said softly.

Chen Ming raised his head and saw Jiang Qing and Zhu Tianba. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes: "What happened?"

Jiang Qing told Chen Ming everything about what happened in the mine, the mutant core of the thousand worms, the blue black pig on the mural in Zhu Tianba's memory, and his speculation about her divine beast.

After listening to this, Chen Ming was silent for a long time, and then a look of great surprise broke out on his face.

She suddenly stood up from her chair, her hands supporting the tabletop as she leaned forward slightly. Her eyes behind the lenses were startlingly bright as she stared intently at Zhu Tianba, who was sleeping in Jiang Qing's arms. Even her breathing became a little faster. "Divine beast? Are you sure the blue black pig in the mural matches its characteristics exactly? And the name 'Dang Kang' it mentioned itself?"

Jiang Qingzheng nodded and held Zhu Tianba in front of him so that Chen Ming could observe him more easily. "The diamond-shaped mark on the forehead, the green hair, and even the pig-shaped animal patterns on the villagers' faces all correspond to Tianba's current form."

"Although it couldn't remember more details, it clearly mentioned the name 'Dangkang', which was what the villagers used to call it."

Chen Ming stretched out his hand cautiously, his fingertips hovering a few centimeters above Zhu Tianba's head. He didn't dare to touch him easily, and only mobilized his weak mental power to perceive.

When the energy, which carried pure vitality and spatial fluctuations, was fed back to her, she nodded: "Its power has indeed become much more concentrated."

Chen Ming raised his head and patted his glasses: "How many beast cores has it absorbed? If I remember correctly, it's two."

Without waiting for Jiang Qing to answer, she ran to the experimental instrument and turned on the light: "Hurry up and bring it over, put it on, and check it out."

Jiang Qing immediately carried Zhu Tianba forward and carefully placed it on the examination table covered with soft velvet.

Chen Ming quickly adjusted the instrument, and the thin detection light thread slowly fell around Zhu Tianba, and dense data instantly popped up on the screen.

She stared at the undulating energy curve on the screen, her fingertips tapping quickly on the keyboard. After a long time, the real-time changing values ​​on the screen stopped.

Chen Ming kept muttering, "Energy stability has increased by 37%, the frequency of spatial fluctuations has become more stable, and the strength of the life force field... Oh my god, it's almost doubled compared to the last test!"

"It completely exceeds the potential limit of fairy-level spirit beasts. So it's defined as a divine beast!" There was a sense of sudden enlightenment in her voice.

Jiang Qing has become accustomed to Chen Ming's monologue.

She stood quietly by the side, waiting for Chen Ming's research results.

Chen Ming's fingertips paused on the keyboard for a moment, her breathing became more rapid, and the gaze behind her glasses was so hot that it could almost ignite the air.

She turned around suddenly and put her hands on Jiang Qing's shoulders with such force that Jiang Qing staggered.

"Jiang Qing, do you know what this means?" Chen Ming's voice trembled slightly with excitement. "The academy's records have never seen a mythical beast before. This is the first case!"

Jiang Qing looked in the direction of her finger. The golden curve on the screen was like a lively little snake, rising and falling slightly with Zhu Tianba's steady breathing.

It seemed to be disturbed by the dim light of the instrument, and its little hooves moved slightly, making a faint "hum".

Chen Ming immediately held his breath and even slowed down the process of debugging the instrument, treating it with the same care as if it were a precious experimental species.

"I extracted descriptions such as 'an auspicious beast appeared in the world, and the world is prosperous' from your descriptive words. My research believes that this itself contains the meaning of 'rules'. The energy in Zhu Tianba's body is not the spiritual power or source power that we simply understand. If we want to define it, it would be more appropriate to use 'divine power', that is, the power of rules, which is consistent with the definition of the divine beast you gave." Chen Ming said.

"SO?" Jiang Qing listened to Chen Ming's long passage with almost no interruption. It was like the knowledge slid through the smooth cerebral cortex and fell back to the ground intact.

Chen Ming: "You mentioned to me earlier that you wanted to increase the 'humanitarian care' quota, and I approved it!"

Jiang Qing: “?”

Chen Ming: "Go back and wait for the notification."

Jiang Qing pointed to the distance: "That Zhu Tianba?"

"Zhu Tianba stays, you can go." Chen Ming turned back to the instrument again, his eyes full of admiration.

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