Chapter 100: Fighting

Fire Fang Dog got up early and rummaged through its backpack, but after searching for a long time, it couldn’t find the sunglasses it wanted.

Its rummaging motion paused, and it tilted its head, its face full of confusion.

It remembered that the gaudy pink sunglasses were in the bag.

Fire Fang Dog didn’t fret for long and immediately turned to find Qiao Sang.

When in doubt, find your Yu Beast Master.

Fire Fang Dog held its backpack in its mouth and came before Qiao Sang, who was tying her ponytail.

“Ya!”

“Yaya!”

Qiao Sang calmly said after tying the last loop of the hair tie, “Oh, those ones? I forgot where I put them. Just wear those red sunglasses. They match your fur color and look good on you.”

Little Treasure Hunting Ghost, who was about to take off its ring nearby, paused.

Didn’t its Yu Beast Master just give it those pink sunglasses last night?

Little Treasure Hunting Ghost looked towards its Yu Beast Master and saw her wink at it.

It instantly understood.

Its Yu Beast Master was doing it on purpose.

“Qunbao…”

Little Treasure Hunting Ghost instinctively covered its mouth.

So, this was a secret!

As soon as Fire Fang Dog heard this, it immediately forgot the sunglasses it was originally looking for, lowered its head, and rummaged for the red triangular sunglasses, then put them on.

“Ya!”

After putting on the sunglasses, it wagged its tail and barked at Qiao Sang.

“You look so good!” Qiao Sang praised with genuine sincerity.

Compared to those pink heart-shaped sunglasses, any pair looked good.

“Ya.”

Fire Fang Dog wagged its tail even more happily.

It was a pity there wasn’t a full-length mirror like the one at home, otherwise, it would definitely go look.

…

Qiao Sang was someone who had participated in a formal competition before, and she showed no signs of panic facing this marathon relay race.

Anyway, she was just there to make up the numbers…

But when she arrived at the venue, she was still startled by the scale of the competition.

Pingxiang Street.

The starting point of the race.

The streets on both sides, from one end to the other, were densely packed with people.

Looking up, the track made of floating clouds created by Flying-type Pets stretched from west to east, seemingly endless.

On both sides of the Floating Cloud track, dozens of Yu Beast Masters riding Flying-type Pets could be seen.

It was unclear whether they were Staff or just spectators.

Qiao Sang looked at the bustling crowd on both sides of the street and seriously suspected that everyone in Qi Tang Town had come.

Little Treasure Hunting Ghost lay on Qiao Sang’s head, blinking its eyes curiously at its surroundings.

This was the first time it had seen so many people.

Soon, it made eye contact with several people.

Immediately after, those people all smiled at it.

Little Treasure Hunting Ghost froze, a little confused.

“Qunbao?”

Previously, when others made eye contact with it, they would fearfully look away.

Why was it different this time?

“A Sang, come here to get your equipment.” Ye Ranran waved from a spot marked ‘Contestant Pre-Check-in’.

“I didn’t expect so many people to come,” Qiao Sang said with a sigh as she walked over.

“It’s probably everyone in the town. There aren’t many entertainment activities usually, so people generally don’t miss these kinds of Yu Beast Master competitions,” Ye Ranran said.

Qiao Sang nodded. There were more Yu Beast Masters and more competitions in the city. Occasionally, if some small competitions were held without publicity, few people would pay attention.

The Bai Xin Competition was the best example.

However, in towns, there were fewer Yu Beast Masters and fewer competitions. Even a small rumor about a Yu Beast Master competition would spread by word of mouth without needing special publicity.

“A Sang, don’t be nervous later. Just keep a normal mindset,” Third Uncle, who was nearby, suddenly said.

Qiao Sang: “…”

Although she was surprised by how many people had come, she really wasn’t nervous. It wasn’t like she was running…

“Yabao, are you nervous?” Qiao Sang asked, looking down.

“Ya.”

Fire Fang Dog, wearing sunglasses with a cool expression, wiggled the short toe in the middle of its right paw.

“Third Uncle, we’re not nervous, so you shouldn’t be either,” Qiao Sang said, looking up.

Third Uncle: “…Mmm.”

Qiao Sang waited in line, collected two bibs, and tied them onto Fire Fang Dog and Little Treasure Hunting Ghost.

Fire Fang Dog was number A071, and Little Treasure was C166.

The bib numbers started with A, B, or C.

They represented the first track (land), the second track (water), and the third track (sky), respectively.

These bibs not only marked the individual’s participation number but also contained a timing chip. When passing a timing point, their arrival time could be successfully read, and the information uploaded to the timing backend to calculate the race results.

“I’m going to the second track first. Your Third Aunt and Jingwen are waiting there. We’ll meet up then,” Third Uncle said.

“Third Uncle, you can go ahead. We’ve got things covered here,” Ye Ranran said.

Qiao Sang nodded in agreement.

Third Uncle’s participating Pets were Roar Swamp Crocodile and Inkfish, both belonging to the second track.

After Third Uncle left, Ye Ranran said, “How about I have Aunt Lin drive you to Jin Song Village? You know Aunt Lin, she’s the one who went to Huangming Mountain with me last time. She really likes you; she’s been mentioning you to me all the time recently.”

Ye Ranran’s Desert Tail Fox was the first runner for the first track.

And Qiao Sang’s Fire Fang Dog was the second runner, located in Jin Song Village, 10 kilometers away from the initial starting point.

“No need, I can go by myself. It’s not good to trouble others, and besides, there are so many people on the street right now, it’s not easy to drive,” Qiao Sang refused.

“Alright, then I’ll call you when A Mo is about to reach Jin Song Village,” Ye Ranran didn’t insist.

…

30 minutes later, Qiao Sang regretted it.

It was her first time participating in this kind of competition, so she lacked experience.

Who could tell her why the distance between the first and second legs had to be so far!

Qiao Sang frantically pedaled her bicycle, speeding through the streets.

Had the race started?

It must have…

She hoped Desert Tail Fox wouldn’t finish the first leg before she even arrived!

“Ya!”

“Ya!”

Fire Fang Dog sat in the bike basket, shouting encouragement.

Little Treasure Hunting Ghost’s two short paws tightly clutched Qiao Sang’s hair, its round eyes narrowed into slits by the wind.

Qiao Sang was panicking as she rode the bike.

How much better it would have been to ride in someone else’s car.

Why did she bother riding a bicycle when she had nothing else to do…

Now look, she thought she was just going to coast through, but now it seemed even that might be difficult…

“Beauty, want to share a Flying ride?”

Qiao Sang excitedly looked up.

She saw a Great-Winged Swift Flying above her, with two men and one woman sitting on it.

The man in front looked about 40, while the man and woman sitting behind him looked to be in their early 20s.

Qiao Sang shouted loudly while still cycling, “I need to go to Jin Song Village, is it on your way?”

The Great-Winged Swift flew to her right side, keeping pace.

The middle-aged man in his 40s above heard this and said happily, “On the way, on the way! They’re also going to Jin Song Village. I’ll charge you 800, interested?”

The two young men and women exchanged a knowing glance. This guy was trying to rip off someone young.

They had paid 600 each for their shared ride, and he was asking a child for 800.

Qiao Sang had never paid for a Flying ride before, but her mother was a professional at taking people on Flying rides.

Although it was for sightseeing, she still knew the prices in this area.

“400 for a Flying ride!” Qiao Sang shouted.

The middle-aged man decisively said, “Flying!”

The two young people were stunned for a long time. Were they the ones being ripped off after all?!