Chapter 34

Qiao also realized that Ji Feng really didn't just treat him like an ordinary pet, but like a friend. This feeling was something he didn't even have with Ji Fang.

Qiao was initially a little uneasy, thinking that Ji Feng was just using his chuunibyou persona to test him. But later he realized that Ji Feng was probably just bored and had no one to play with or talk to, and since he liked the original humans, he was just chatting with him to relieve his boredom.

"Ling Mu, what do you want for a late-night snack? Let's order takeout together?" Ji Feng said, already close to Ling Mu. He opened his terminal display and let Ling Mu choose what he liked to eat.

Qiao also looked at the various barbecue skewers, hot pot pancakes, milk tea, desserts, alcoholic beverages... her eyes involuntarily lingered on the page.

Forget it, he's practically a pet now, why should he lose weight? He's not looking for a partner anymore, and he doesn't need to pay for anything. Let's have some late-night snacks and have some fun!

Qiao quickly ordered several of her favorite dishes, as well as a few she hadn't tried before, and then looked at Ji Feng expectantly.

Ji Feng said with slight surprise, "Can you finish all of this? Okay, okay, let's just order these. You can have a little of everything, and I'll eat the rest."

As a result, Qiao ate until he was stuffed and couldn't sleep. He tossed and turned in bed, groaning and moaning.

Ji Fang couldn't sleep because of the noise, so he pulled Qiao Ye into his arms and gently massaged his stomach to help him digest: "No more late-night snacks from now on."

Joe hummed and hawed as if to agree.

Ji Fang's palms were very warm. After being rubbed for a while, it felt as if the food in Qiao's stomach was being digested quickly. Qiao also felt less full and slowly fell asleep.

Because Ji Feng didn't want to go to the camp, he ran over to Qiao Ye and said, "Ling Mu, how about I take you to the mall today? I'll buy you clothes, toys, snacks, and we'll go eat hot pot together..."

Qiao's eyes lit up when she heard about hot pot. She had been very satisfied with the hot pot she had last time and thought it would be hard to have the chance again. She never expected that Ji Feng would take her out.

Qiao nodded, and Ji Feng's eyes lit up when he saw Qiao nod. He lifted Qiao high and, recalling the transformation lines of mythical beasts in anime, excitedly shouted, "Ookmirero, Balala, transform! My super baby!"

Seeing his younger brother acting crazy, Ji Fang reminded him, "Be careful, don't drop Ling Mu."

Ji Feng hugged Ling Mu tightly and said happily, "Brother, Ling Mu really understands everything. Compared to the Cohen people, the only thing he can't do is talk. He's so intelligent and I love him so much."

Qiao Ye was dizzy from being spun around by Ji Feng. He struggled to get off Ji Feng and hugged Ji Feng to ease his head. Ji Feng picked Qiao Ye up and said, "If you take Ling Mu out, remember to bring a leash and keep him on your leash at all times so you don't lose him."

Ji Feng immediately assured him, "I know."

Although Ji Feng didn't have many fans, his striking appearance led him to wear a mask and hat to avoid unnecessary trouble. Looking at Qiao Ye's pet outfit, Ji Feng said, "I'll take you to buy some clothes later. You don't have many clothes; you should be able to wear children's clothes."

Once he was ready, he took out the leash and prepared to take Joe out.

Qiao didn't want to be led by a leash, so he ran out the door, causing Ji Feng to hurriedly grab his bag and chase after him.

Ji Feng fastened a leash to Qiao Ye, but Qiao Ye easily untied it and held it in his hand. Qiao Ye shook the leash, and Ji Feng frowned and hesitated before agreeing, "You don't have to be locked up, but don't run around. Otherwise, if you get lost, you might be caught and made into a hot pot."

Along the way, Ji Feng walked with his arm around Qiao Ye's shoulder, just like he was leading a child, and would say a few words to Qiao Ye from time to time, which attracted the attention of people around them.

Ji Feng was thick-skinned and had a strong mentality, so Qiao felt a little uncomfortable.

Since it wasn't mealtime yet, Ji Feng planned to buy some clothes for Qiao Ye first.

As soon as the two entered the children's clothing store, the clerk enthusiastically approached them: "What would you like to buy for your child?" Upon seeing that it was a human-shaped figure, the clerk was slightly surprised: "Oh, it's a human-shaped figure!"

Fearing the shop assistant wouldn't agree to sell children's clothes to the original person, Ji Feng said, "I want to buy clothes for a child, around eight years old, about..." Ji Feng glanced at Qiao Ye, then looked at the other customers in the store, pointing to a little boy, "About the same height as him."

The shop assistant glanced at Qiao Ye, following Ji Feng's gaze. Years of sales experience told him that this customer wanted to buy clothes for the original human, so he immediately said, "No problem, would you like to buy clothes or pants?"

This store is one of the more expensive places in the mall. The clothes have novel styles, and several people from Cohen brought their children to try on clothes.

Seeing someone bring a primitive human to buy children's clothes, the two children looked over curiously: "Mom, there's a primitive human here. Can we bring Junbao out shopping next time?"

Another child was curious and wanted to touch Qiao Ye. Qiao Ye saw the child's happy expression and did not dodge.

Before the child could even touch them, the parent stopped him, saying, "Don't touch other people's people."

Qiao understood that parents were afraid their children would be attacked by the original humans. He tried to keep his hands in his pockets and quietly followed Ji Feng, watching Ji Feng choose clothes for him.

After the customer left, the shop assistant tentatively said to Ji Feng, "Sir, you can also buy two sets for your Yuanren. Many people buy children's clothes for their Yuanren. Most of the clothes in pet stores are quite exaggerated. Yuanren will look better in children's clothes."

Ji Feng coughed twice and admitted embarrassedly, "Actually, I bought it for it. I didn't say anything just now because I was afraid of affecting your business."

The shop assistants were very enthusiastic in helping me choose a few matching outfits. However, in order not to affect the sale of the clothes, I could not try them on, but could only roughly measure them.

Qiao quietly let Ji Feng and the shop assistant demonstrate on her body, stretching her arms in cooperation.

The shop assistant looked at Yuanren with a smile and praised, "Your Yuanren is so well-behaved and quiet. He doesn't make a fuss at all. He looks just like a little kid when he's dressed like this."

Ji Feng bought him five sets in one go, spending more than 30,000 yuan. His extravagant spending made the shop assistants beam with pride.

When they came out, Qiao was wearing one set of shoes, while Ji Feng was carrying the other four. He said, "Come on, I'll buy you a few more pairs of shoes."

A Cohen man pushing a stroller overheard this and glanced at Joe, who was also a primitive human. Thinking he was seeing things, he checked again and muttered with disdain, "These young people nowadays, they don't do anything productive, raising primitive animals like children. They're just wasting their time. They should use that money to support their parents..."

Joe didn't bother with it or care about these comments. After all, people who say such things have no connection with his life.

Each person had a clear shopping goal and acted quickly, finishing their purchases in no time. Joe was also wearing new shoes and clothes, and from behind, he really looked like a Cohen child, which attracted some people to take pictures.

Following Ji Feng out meant that making a fool of oneself was unavoidable, and Qiao tried her best to mentally prepare herself.

As Joe passed a step, he saw the Cohen man pushing the stroller who looked disgusted with his pet again. The man wasn't focused on pushing the stroller; he was probably looking at his terminal.

Just then, the stroller hit a board, and the wheels suddenly rose. By the time the Cohen man reacted and scrambled to fix it, the stroller was already tilted badly. Fortunately, the baby was strapped in and didn't fall out immediately. Joe also reacted quickly and reached out to steady the stroller, helping the Cohen man to right it in time.

After Joe caught her, he quickly withdrew his hand. He glanced at the woman, who looked like a middle-aged woman. Joe belatedly felt a sense of fear. What if this woman was unreasonable and tried to extort money from him? He hated pets so much; what if she accused him of overturning the stroller?

Ji Feng sensed that Qiao was also scared and assumed that Qiao was frightened as well, so he quickly pulled Qiao away.

The Cohen man, seeing that the baby in the stroller was alright, felt a wave of fear wash over him. He stopped looking at the terminal and belatedly remarked, "Keeping these obedient primitives can be somewhat useful; they can help people with things..."

The woman from Cohen had a loud voice, and Joe heard it too, feeling quite helpless. He didn't want to hear such praise; this woman's views on pets were truly stubborn.

Ji Feng planned to take Qiao Ye shopping for a while longer. Since he wanted to take Yuan Ren out for hot pot, they found a relatively secluded spot in the plaza outside the mall. Someone had set up a stage for singing, and as Ji Feng and Qiao Ye passed by, they were suddenly approached by two young women. One of the girls politely asked, "Excuse me, are you Ah Feng?"

Ji Feng's fans affectionately call him A-Feng. When he was recognized, he was quite frank: "Yes."

This elicited screams from the two girls. After a moment of excitement, the two girls cautiously asked, "Can we take a picture together? I really like you. I became a fan of yours last year when you participated in that talent show."

Ji Feng instantly became very shy. He was actually quite happy to meet fans here, even though he was a nobody. He agreed to the two girls' request, and when taking a photo together, he even took off his mask, which caused the two girls to scream and attracted a lot of attention.

Qiao watched Ji Feng and the two girls take pictures from the side, and consciously stood aside to avoid being in the shot.

Just then, Qiao also noticed that the commercial building began to shake. Having experience with earthquakes, Qiao immediately sensed the danger and tried to pull Ji Feng away.

The tremors began to intensify, and panic ensued as the crowd swept Qiao away, separating him and Ji Feng.

Qiao panicked a bit and grabbed Ji Feng through the crowd. Ji Feng looked unwell and immediately pulled Qiao towards the emergency shelter.

"The beast tide is coming! Go home and hide!"

"Weren't you told we were safe here? It's been so many years, why is the beast tide here again?"

People were shouting and searching for people, creating a tense atmosphere.

A beast tide? Qiao also heard the reason for the earthquake. He looked up at the sky and found that in the direction of the Youyuan Forest, dark clouds covered the sun, but they didn't seem to be clouds. They seemed to be dark, heavy dust.

Have the monsters from the Ghostly Forest been unleashed? Will Ji Fang be in trouble?

The emergency shelter is an underground building with complete facilities. Although it is a bit dusty, the space is huge.

The structure here should be very safe. There are projections on the walls showing common sense about emergency situations, as well as some information on how to survive when monsters come.

Qiao Ye didn't care about anything else at the moment and immediately called Ji Fang.

Even though Ji Feng had already accepted that Qiao was an exceptionally intelligent primitive, he was still so shocked when he saw him using the terminal that he almost dropped his hat.

“Now the darkest hour has arrived, Ling Mu. If you were to transform in front of me now, I wouldn’t be surprised at all.” Ji Feng’s youthful spirit suddenly ignited. His brother’s original human could actually use a terminal like a human! This was simply unbelievable.

Qiao ignored Ji Feng's childish language and waited anxiously for Ji Fang to answer the call.

Ji Fang answered the call immediately, saw Qiao Ye, and asked, "Where are you?"

Qiao realized that he couldn't speak, so he immediately put the communication on display so that Ji Fang and Ji Feng could communicate.

Ji Feng was on the verge of excitement: "Brother, you actually installed a terminal on the original human and even trained him to use it! This is outrageous!"

Ji Fang didn't waste any words with him: "Take Ling Mu back to Lizhou. It's not safe here. Go straight back."

Knowing the seriousness of the matter, Ji Feng put aside the shock of the original people using the terminal and said, "I still have my luggage in the room."

Ji Fang: "You don't need to take your luggage. I'll send it back to you when I have time. It's dangerous here."

As they were talking, the communication was cut off.

Qiao immediately dialed again, but it was busy.

Qiao suddenly felt a little lost. Was he going to be separated from his master?