Chapter 1046: Little Thunder Dragon

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With a sharp crack, the pet egg split open completely.

A serpent-like pet crawled out of the egg. It was about thirty centimeters long, with a prominent bump on its head. Its body was dark purple adorned with yellow patterns, its belly was white, and it possessed a pair of bright, black eyes.

It peeked out through the protective device, and then locked its gaze directly onto Qiao Sang.

The Little Thunder Dragon parted its mouth, trying to make a sound: "Lei..."

"Lei."

"Lei!"

However, the protective device seemed to have excellent soundproofing. Qiao Sang didn't hear a single thing and remained sound asleep.

The Little Thunder Dragon displayed an unsatisfied expression and began to exert its strength.

By the time its face flushed bright red, a bolt of yellow lightning erupted outward from its body.

For a brief instant, the entire interior of the device was filled with a bright yellow radiance.

The protective device remained completely undamaged.

The lightning vanished.

The Little Thunder Dragon panted heavily.

Immediately after, as if struck by an idea, it lifted its head and suddenly leapt up. With a forceful spring, it slammed straight into the lid of the protective device, instantly knocking it open.

A look of pleasant surprise washed over the Little Thunder Dragon's face. Springing forcefully once more, it jumped right out of the device and landed onto the bed alongside.

It shifted its body, moving next to Qiao Sang to curl up right against her, before closing its eyes to sleep.

After about a dozen seconds, the Little Thunder Dragon seemed to feel that something wasn't quite right. Opening its eyes, it scanned the room before its gaze finally landed on Yabao.

It shifted its body again, crawling over to Yabao's side and nestling down right against his warm fur.

"Lei..."

Feeling the warmth and softness beside it, the Little Thunder Dragon wore a content expression and closed its eyes.

Gangbao opened her eyes, glancing toward Yabao's direction and then at her soundly sleeping Beast Tamer. In the end, she chose not to disturb anyone and closed her eyes once more.

Time passed by. As the sky turned a pale dawn-blue, a black hole materialized out of thin air within the room.

"Xun... xun..."

Little Treasure floated out from the black hole, his face masking immense exhaustion.

Out of habit, he floated toward the nightstand to pick up the phone.

However, in the very next second, he spotted the wide-open protective device and the shattered pet egg inside.

"Xun... xun!!!"

Little Treasure blanked out for a split second, and then let out an earth-shattering shriek.

The shriek echoed throughout the entire villa.

"What's wrong?!" Qiao Sang snapped awake, her heart skipping a beat. Bolting upright in bed, she hurriedly scanned her surroundings to check the situation.

"Lu... Di..." Lubao opened her eyes inside her water tank.

"Qing... qing..." Qingbao let out a yawn, opening her eyes as well.

"Xun... xun!"

"Xun... xun!"

With a panicked expression, Little Treasure pointed toward the protective device.

Qiao Sang followed the direction of Little Treasure's paw, her eyes widening instantly as she gasped in utter shock: "Where is the Little Thunder Dragon?!"

The egg had hatched, but where was her big, beautiful Little Thunder Dragon?!

"Xun... xun!"

"Xun... xun!"

Little Treasure gesticulated wildly as he cried out, explaining that the egg had been perfectly fine when he left earlier, and it was only broken just now when he returned, but the Little Thunder Dragon wasn't inside.

"Lu... Di..."

Lubao leapt out from her water tank, her expression solemn.

"Qing... qing."

Qingbao woke up completely, her expression turning serious.

Right at that moment, the soft room lights suddenly clicked on.

"Gang Zhan."

Standing right by the light switch, Gangbao calmly pointed her paw toward Yabao's direction.

Qiao Sang, Little Treasure, and the others all looked over simultaneously.

At this moment, Yabao still had his eyes closed, fast asleep.

And right beside his belly lay a purple, yellow-patterned serpent-like pet.

Qiao Sang and the pets instinctively held their breath.

So the Little Thunder Dragon is over here... Qiao Sang breathed a sigh of relief.

Ever since she found out that the pet inside the egg was a Little Thunder Dragon, she had specially looked up information on it, so she naturally knew what it looked like.

"Xun... xun..."

Little Treasure floated over, leaning in close to the Little Thunder Dragon out of sheer curiosity to take a look.

"Qing... qing..."

Qingbao did the exact same.

This time, she miraculously refrained from summoning wild winds right next to Little Treasure.

Lubao took a glance at the Little Thunder Dragon, and seeing that it was perfectly fine, she turned around and jumped back into her water tank.

"Xun... xun..."

Little Treasure reached out a paw, poking the Little Thunder Dragon's cheek.

"Qing... qing."

Qingbao swatted his paw away instantly, letting out a dissatisfied cry to tell him that he would wake it up if he kept doing that.

"Xun... xun..."

Little Treasure silently retracted his paw.

He couldn't help but feel that Qingbao's personality had changed a lot recently...

Promptly remembering something, Little Treasure turned his head back toward his Beast Tamer, letting out a couple of "xun xun" cries.

He told her so, the pet egg really had been moving earlier.

Qiao Sang looked at him: "You said it was moving, but you didn't say it was about to crack open."

Little Treasure: ...

Qiao Sang picked up her phone, checked the time, and said: "Turn off the lights. It's still early, we can sleep a bit longer."

The moment the words left her mouth, Gangbao switched off the lights from her side.

The room plunged right back into dim darkness.

Qiao Sang lay back down.

She didn't have any intention of putting a blanket over the Little Thunder Dragon.

Yabao possessed the Flame Body and Magma Armor traits. Getting close to him was incredibly warm, not just inside a room, but even in freezing, snowy weather.

Presumably, the Little Thunder Dragon had also felt Yabao's warmth, which was why it went to sleep right against him after hatching... 

The shops outside aren't open yet, so I need to wake up early to buy some essentials for pet cubs... I also need to contact Teacher Flauda to ask him to help make energy pills for the Little Thunder Dragon, but since I haven't contracted it yet, I don't know if he can make them for free... I should let Teacher Mikayla know about this too... Qiao Sang thought to herself as she closed her eyes.

Five minutes later, she opened her eyes and let out a sigh.

She couldn't fall asleep at all...

Qiao Sang sat back up, looking over toward the Little Thunder Dragon.

She saw Qingbao lying beside the Little Thunder Dragon, while Little Treasure rested his head on his paw, lying on his side while staring intently at the newborn cub.

In the blink of an eye, Little Treasure has grown so big too... Qiao Sang recalled how Little Treasure had also crawled out from a pet egg and gradually grew into his current form. Her heart melted into a puddle of affection. 

She was just about to ask "Aren't you going to sleep?", but then remembered that Little Treasure didn't need to sleep, so she asked instead: "Aren't you going to train?"

She knew that ever since his evolution, Little Treasure had been going out to train during the night as well.

"Xun... xun..."

Little Treasure looked at his Beast Tamer, wearing a look that said "Are you a monster?", letting out a cry to explain that he had just finished training and came back.

Qiao Sang coughed lightly, pretending she hadn't asked that question at all.

She walked over to the Little Thunder Dragon's side, just quietly watching it.

"Xun... xun?"

Little Treasure let out a curious cry, asking if his body size when he crawled out of his egg was smaller, or if the Little Thunder Dragon was smaller.

"You." Qiao Sang answered without a second thought.

Little Treasure fell silent.

He was highly dissatisfied with this answer.

However, Little Treasure quickly forgot about the matter, continuing to stare at the Little Thunder Dragon while occasionally reaching out a paw to poke it.

Qiao Sang, on the other hand, picked up her phone to search for habits regarding the Little Thunder Dragon. Unfortunately, there wasn't much information about them online.

By morning, the sky was fully bright.

When Yabao woke up and opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was his Beast Tamer and Little Treasure's group surrounding him.

"Yap... yap?"

Yabao looked completely bewildered and tried to get up.

In the next second, he was firmly pressed back down by Little Treasure and the others.

"Don't get up yet." Qiao Sang said.

"Yap... yap?" Yabao wore a confused expression.

"Xun... xun~"

Little Treasure pointed toward his front and let out a cry.

Yabao looked down, only to see a little fellow snuggled right up against him.

"Yap... yap?"

Yabao grew even more bewildered.

"This is the Little Thunder Dragon, it hatched last night." Qiao Sang explained.

"Yap... yap!"

Yabao blanked out at first, and then revealed an expression of absolute delight.

What? It hatched!

As soon as he spoke, he seemed to realize his voice was too loud, quickly clapping his paws over his mouth.

However, it was already too late.

The Little Thunder Dragon's face twitched slightly, and then it slowly blinked its eyes open.

"Xun... xun!"

Little Treasure let out an excited cry.

It's awake!

Lubao, who was the only one who hadn't been surrounding them, leapt out from her water tank and walked over as well.

Little Treasure was positioned directly in front of the Little Thunder Dragon, watching with a face full of anticipation.

Qiao Sang pushed his head aside and leaned her own face right in front of the Little Thunder Dragon.

Little Treasure: ...

They always say that when a pet emerges from its egg, it will feel a deep sense of closeness toward the first creature it sees. Last night was pitch black, so who knows if the Little Thunder Dragon saw clearly. The very first thing it sees when it opens its eyes this time must absolutely be me... 

Qiao Sang wore a warm, gentle smile, saying in a soft voice: "You're awake."

The Little Thunder Dragon blinked its bright, black eyes, and then curled them into a smile, letting out a cry: "Lei, lei."

As expected, it feels affection for the first creature it sees... Qiao Sang's face lit up with joy. She opened her arms, preparing to scoop the Little Thunder Dragon into her embrace.

Right at that moment, however, the Little Thunder Dragon rolled over, found a comfortable spot nestled within Yabao's chest, and closed its eyes to go back to sleep.

"Yap... yap..."

Yabao's body went stiff, not daring to move even an inch.

Qiao Sang lowered her hands, offering an awkward smile: "It's fine, let it sleep a bit longer."

With that said, she pulled out her phone to check the time, adding: "Little Treasure, come out with me to buy some things that pet cubs need."

"Xun... xun~"

Little Treasure nodded, his eyes glowing with blue light.

In the next second, he disappeared from the spot along with his Beast Tamer.

About half an hour later, Qiao Sang and Little Treasure returned to the room.

"It's still not awake?" Qiao Sang looked at the Little Thunder Dragon, whose head was buried deep in Yabao's chest, and remarked.

"Yap... yap..."

Yabao let out a cry, looking quite miserable. He hadn't moved a single muscle since waking up.

Qiao Sang pulled out a red blanket from the shopping bag, draping it over the Little Thunder Dragon's body as she said gently: "Thanks for your hard work, go eat breakfast first."

"Yap... yap..."

Yabao looked at the Little Thunder Dragon, feeling a bit hesitant.

"It's fine. This blanket is imbued with Fire-type energy, specially designed for pet cubs." Qiao Sang assured him.

"Yap... yap."

Only then did Yabao carefully shift his body away.

Who could have guessed that the exact moment he moved away, the Little Thunder Dragon's eyes snapped open.

"Lei, lei."

It looked at Yabao, who was trying to leave, wearing an incredibly aggrieved expression.

Yabao looked at the Little Thunder Dragon, hesitated for a moment, and then shifted his body right back.

Snuggling against Yabao, the Little Thunder Dragon closed its eyes once more, its face filled with pure satisfaction.

Qiao Sang: ...

Little Treasure: ...

Don't tell me the first creature the Little Thunder Dragon saw when it woke up last night was actually Yabao... Qiao Sang thought to herself.

Suddenly, Yabao's stomach let out a loud growl.

Qiao Sang fell silent for a moment, then suggested: "How about you carry the Little Thunder Dragon with you to eat breakfast?"

"Yap... yap..."

Yabao imagined the scene of himself trying to eat energy pills while holding a cub, and felt like he wouldn't be able to eat properly.

"Xun... xun!"

Little Treasure had a sudden flash of inspiration. Unfastening his ring, he pulled out a rope and let out a cry, suggesting they could just tie it onto Yabao's body.

"Qing... qing?"

Standing off to the side, Qingbao let out a completely puzzled cry, asking why they had to bring it along at all. If the little fellow wanted to cry, just let it cry. Once it got tired from crying, it would definitely stop.

Qiao Sang thought that made sense, so she immediately told Yabao:m"Go eat."

"Yap.. yap..."

Just as Yabao was about to speak, his stomach let out another loud growl. Without any further hesitation, he teleported away, appearing straight in the living room.

"Lei..."

Failing to feel the familiar warmth, the Little Thunder Dragon opened its eyes. Seeing that Yabao was gone, it sat up, its face twisting into an aggrieved look.

"Xun... xun!"

Seeing this, Little Treasure quickly pulled out the cub milk he had just purchased outside, opening it and handing it to the Little Thunder Dragon.

"Lei..."

The Little Thunder Dragon stared at the milk bottle, dazed for a moment.

"This is for drinking." Qiao Sang explained.

The Little Thunder Dragon seemed to understand. Wrapping its tail around the milk bottle, it began to gulp it down.

It seems quite well-behaved, not like what the descriptions online said... Qiao Sang felt a wave of relief inside.

Promptly remembering something, she pulled out her phone and dialed Teacher Mikayla's number.

After two rings, the call connected.

"What is it?" Teacher Mikayla's voice came through from the other end.

Qiao Sang went straight to the point: "The Little Thunder Dragon has hatched."

The call was immediately hung up from the other side.

Right after, footsteps echoed from the living room, coming from far to near. Very quickly, the bedroom door was pushed open.

"I didn't expect it to hatch this quickly." Mikayla looked at the Little Thunder Dragon, her tone carrying a hint of surprise.

Sensing a stranger's gaze, the Little Thunder Dragon shifted a bit closer to Qiao Sang's position while continuing to drink its milk.

"I didn't expect it either." Qiao Sang sighed with emotion.

"It hatched during the night while everyone was asleep."

Mikayla walked closer, studying the Little Thunder Dragon for a couple of seconds, and then reached out her hand, unable to resist giving it a stroke.

The Little Thunder Dragon's face dropped instantly, and crackling yellow electrical arcs began to surface across its body.

Mikayla pulled her hand back without changing her expression, summarizing: "It seems this Little Thunder Dragon has quite a temper."

"Does it?" Qiao Sang said as she gave the Little Thunder Dragon a stroke herself.

The Little Thunder Dragon kept drinking its milk, showing no negative reaction and allowing her to pet it freely.

"Xun... xun?"

Little Treasure also curiously poked the Little Thunder Dragon a couple of times.

Mikayla fell silent for a brief moment: "It seems the first creature this Little Thunder Dragon saw when it opened its eyes was you and the Night Ring King."

"No." speaking of this, Qiao Sang's desire to chat flared up instantly. 

"I think the first creature it saw was Yabao. At the very beginning, it stayed right by Yabao's side the whole time and wouldn't even let him leave."

"Xun... xun~"

Little Treasure nodded repeatedly, indicating that was exactly right.

Mikayla fell silent once more, suddenly questioning her own personal charm.

Qiao Sang spoke up: "It might be because you just arrived, Teacher, whereas we have already been interacting with it for a while."

Mikayla remained silent, though she felt a bit better inside, considering this explanation an acceptable validation.

Her gaze landed back onto the Little Thunder Dragon.

The Little Thunder Dragon flicked the empty milk bottle away with its tail, letting it drop. It then hopped off the bed onto the floor, shifting its body as it crawled out toward the door.

It hadn't forgotten at all. Back when it was still inside the egg, it was this exact human's voice that kept expressing doubt about its potential.

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T/n: What's a good lenghty recommended read without romance do you guys have? I accept found family type of stories with any mc's.

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