Chapter 33: See you next time

This is an expert!

Everyone wanted to go up and say hello, but the other party was a girl, so they felt a bit awkward.

“Li Yang, did that Lu Liangye really awaken more than half a year ago? You didn’t mistake him, did you?” The handsome boy asked suspiciously.

“Maybe it’s someone with the same name…” Li Yang was also uncertain now.

He knew about Lu Liangye back then because his mother would shove the newspaper in front of him and show him, and afterwards, she would sigh every other day, wishing Lu Liangye were her own son. It took more than ten days for her to calm down.

If it really was that Lu Liangye, how could he have lost so badly?

Now that he thought about it, the Lu Liangye in front of him seemed a bit taller, darker, and uglier than the one in the newspaper…

At this moment, Lu Liangye, who was suspected of having the same name, was looking worriedly at the Water Ring Ctenopharyngodon idella and asked, “Teacher, is my Water Ring Ctenopharyngodon idella alright?”

“It’s fine, it’ll be good very soon.” Qin Wen replied.

…

From Qiao Sang’s perspective, the only Teacher on the field came to the Water Ring Ctenopharyngodon idella’s side, formed a hand seal, and an orange-yellow star array lit up on the ground.

This was the mark of a C-level Beastmaster.

Of course, it was also possible that her yu beast codex had reached the level of a C-level Beastmaster, but she hadn’t yet passed the Alliance’s assessment to become a C-level Beastmaster.

On the orange-yellow star array appeared a white Pet about three meters tall.

Its head was teardrop-shaped, appearing very small in proportion to its entire body, with pea-sized eyes, a mouth that extended to its ears, and a tongue that was half its height hanging out.

It came next to the Water Ring Ctenopharyngodon idella and licked the Water Ring Ctenopharyngodon idella from head to tail with its thick, long tongue.

This wasn’t enough; after licking, it used its tongue to flip the Water Ring Ctenopharyngodon idella over and licked it from head to tail again.

How disgusting…

Qiao Sang’s still somewhat groggy head jolted, and she fully woke up.

This white Pet is called Lick Lick Drop. The mucus secreted by its tongue can rapidly heal external wounds.

If one aspires to be a doctor in the future, contracting a Lick Lick Drop is definitely a good choice.

Under the two tongue-healings of the Lick Lick Drop, the Water Ring Ctenopharyngodon idella had already stood up again, hopping twice in place, supported by its tail, clearly having recovered its spirits.

If it weren’t for the Water Ring Ctenopharyngodon idella looking like it had just been pulled out of the water, one really couldn’t tell what had happened to it before.

Qiao Sang unconsciously hugged her Fire Fang Dog a little tighter.

“Ya?”

The Fire Fang Dog turned its head to look at Qiao Sang.

“Nothing, just glad you weren’t hurt.” Qiao Sang said.

“Ya~”

The Fire Fang Dog’s wet eyes showed emotion.

“In the upcoming battles, you absolutely, absolutely must not let yourself get hurt.” Qiao Sang earnestly instructed.

“Ya!”

The Fire Fang Dog nodded in assurance.

Since its Yu Beast Master was so worried about it, it wouldn’t disappoint her!

Seeing the Fire Fang Dog’s touched expression, Qiao Sang held back her last sentence.

“If it gets hurt, I won’t hug it for a while…”

…

Ten people were divided into five groups for the competition, and four more matches were yet to be held.

Qiao Sang looked at the field. Everyone who came next could be her opponent in the next match, so she had to watch carefully.

Although she had great confidence in her Fire Fang Dog, underestimating the enemy was a big taboo; otherwise, she wouldn’t have had the Fire Fang Dog put on its sunglasses as soon as they appeared.

The second group consisted of two boys, and their Pets had already been summoned.

One Short-tailed Snake, one Sand Burrowing Rat, both relatively standard setups for new Yu Beast Masters.

“Qiao Dalao, who do you think will win?” A female voice sounded from the left.

Qiao Sang turned her head to look. The previously empty seat beside her was now occupied by the bob-haired girl who had spoken to her before the competition.

“If there are no surprises, it should be the Short-tailed Snake.” Qiao Sang replied.

“Qiao Dalao, are the surprises you’re talking about like you?” Zheng Yining teased.

The Short-tailed Snake naturally countered the Sand Burrowing Rat, just as the Water Ring Ctenopharyngodon idella’s attribute countered the Fire Fang Dog. Yet, the Fire Fang Dog won, and it was a crushing victory. Wasn’t that a surprise?

“My name is Qiao Sang.” Qiao Sang introduced herself, wanting her to use a different address.

“Okay, Qiao Dalao.” Zheng Yining nodded.

Qiao Sang: “…”

“Qiao Dalao, my name is Zheng Yining.” Zheng Yining continued.

Qiao Sang: “…Mm.”

The outcome of the match held no surprises, just as Qiao Sang had said.

The moment the Sand Burrowing Rat emerged from its burrow, the Short-tailed Snake’s poisonous fangs accurately bit the Sand Burrowing Rat, causing it to faint.

The third match was between Zheng Yining and a boy.

Zheng Yining’s Pet was a Long-eared Cat.

Its back and tail were light pink, only its belly was milky white, and its ears, longer than those of an ordinary rabbit, stood like two antennae on either side. Its jewel-green eyes were lazily narrowed, almost melting Qiao Sang’s few remaining girlish feelings.

The boy’s Pet was a Soaring Pig, with a grey-white body and a pair of equally grey-white wings on its plump physique. It was a Pet with both Ground-type and Flying-type attributes.

“Fire Fang Dog, who do you think will win?” Qiao Sang asked.

The Fire Fang Dog was originally leisurely watching the match, but upon hearing the question, its eyes sharpened, and it seriously observed the two Pets that had already begun fighting.

It compared them and chose the Soaring Pig, which looked larger and could fly.

Sixteen minutes later, the Soaring Pig collapsed, unable to get up.

“Ya.”

The Fire Fang Dog let out a dejected cry.

It had actually misjudged.

“Although the Soaring Pig you chose looked stronger, it has an obvious weakness: poor stamina, and its speed is also slow. As long as you slowly wear it down, it will run out of stamina over time. Look, the Long-eared Cat chose to dodge its attacks at first, and then launched its offense when the Soaring Pig was low on stamina.” Qiao Sang analyzed for the Fire Fang Dog.

“Ya.”

The Fire Fang Dog listened with wide eyes.

So that’s how it was!

The winners of the fourth and fifth matches were both boys, with Pets being a Little Chubby Dove and a Tracing Bee respectively.

Qiao Sang recalled the matches she had just watched and thought about the opponents she might face next.

Indeed, they were… not much of a threat…

Qiao Sang realized her thought and quickly shook her head.

She had just said not to underestimate the enemy…

One more person had to be decided from the five who lost on the field.

The match didn’t last as long as Qiao Sang had thought; it was basically a one-sided situation that concluded the five-into-one match.

The winner was Lu Liangye.

Now Li Yang no longer doubted that this Lu Liangye was not the Lu Liangye his mother talked about.

His coordination and moves completely crushed the other four people, showing no trace of the one-sided abuse he suffered in the first match.

It seemed the problem lay with that girl…

Li Yang looked at the girl walking leisurely towards them and secretly prayed.

Please don’t let him encounter her first!

He still wanted to make it into the top three!

As soon as Qiao Sang arrived on the field, Lu Liangye walked over and declared fiercely, “Next time I encounter you, I won’t lose!”

Qiao Sang was very cooperative, “I hope so.”

Lu Liangye: “…”

He felt she looked down on him, but he had no proof.

Like last time, ten people were divided into five groups by drawing lots, and those with the same number formed a team.

Qiao Sang drew her lot, looked at it, and it was number 1.

A pretty good number.

Auspicious.

“Who is number 1?” Qin Wen asked.

“Me.” The person who spoke was Lu Liangye.

“And me.” Qiao Sang said.

Everyone looked over.

Lu Liangye: “…!”

Although he said he’d meet her again next time, it didn’t have to be this soon!