Chapter 983: Coach Tao admitted that he came for Joe Sang (two in one)

6 PM.

Yu Beast Center.

Room 2603.

Yuan Tianlong, 37 years old, a B-level Beast Tamer, whose brain domain awakened independently at the age of 10, contracted the Xiao Yinlong that had accompanied him since it hatched from an egg… Qiao Sang lay on the bed, holding her phone and looking at the information she had searched.

Generally speaking, Yu Beast Masters can only come into contact with the Pet they wish to contract at a Yu Beast Base or Pet Breeding Shop when their brain domain first awakens.

But some people are born with privileges.

When a guardian is a B-level or above Yu Beast Master, they can directly apply for a Pet or Pet egg without a contract to accompany themselves or their children, taking the opportunity to build a bond, and then contract it on the spot when they are able to.

This saves a lot of time in the initial bonding process and allows those Pets to obey the Yu Beast Master’s commands as soon as they are contracted.

Yuan Tianlong was such a privileged person.

Later, he even contracted Dragon-type Pets for every one of his Pets.

He once said in an interview that his goal was to become a Dragon-type Heavenly King.

Be careful of Yuan Tianlong… Qiao Sang remembered Chen Tianqin’s words and couldn’t help but fall into thought.

Could it be that the other party felt that her chances of winning the championship were very high, and Yuan Tianlong was her biggest obstacle, so he told her to be careful?

As she was thinking, Mi Jiala Coach’s voice sounded:

“Do you want to go out for dinner tonight?”

Qiao Sang looked up and found that Mi Jiala Coach had appeared out of thin air in the room at some point, and said:

“No need, I’ll just order takeout.”

As her ranking continued to rise, people outside became increasingly frantic, and she dared not go out right after winning.

“No need to order takeout, I’ll bring you something to eat,” Mi Jiala said. “After we eat, we’ll go train.”

Qiao Sang didn’t hesitate and reported the dish name:

“I want to eat the stewed meat with baked flatbread from that place we ate at last time.”

“Xiao Xunbao!”

Xiao Xunbao barked, indicating that it wanted some too.

Mi Jiala had lived for a long time, and even though she didn’t understand Xiao Xunbao’s words, she guessed what it wanted to express and couldn’t help but smile:

“Your Ghost Ring King eats everything.”

Most Pets only eat food containing energy, but Qiao Sang’s Ghost Ring King was different; it ate everything. Last time, she even saw it cracking melon seeds.

Qiao Sang replied with a smile:

“It likes to try new things.”

Mi Jiala smiled, then disappeared out of thin air.

About ten minutes later, Mi Jiala reappeared in the room with takeout.

On the coffee table, Xiao Xunbao opened its mouth, using psychic power to control the meat into its mouth.

Qiao Sang ate slowly, then thought of something and asked:

“Can the Mutual Demise characteristic be activated by one’s own control?”

Mi Jiala immediately understood: “You didn’t find any information about Phantom Fury Fox’s Mutual Demise characteristic before?”

An S-Class Beast Master is an S-Class Beast Master, impressive, I don’t need to say much… Qiao Sang ‘hmm’ed:

“When the Phantom Fury Fox was attacked in previous competitions, its opponents never felt pain.”

Mi Jiala said without thinking:

“That’s because this characteristic of its is a hidden characteristic.”

Hidden characteristic? Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, remembering that Xiao Xunbao’s Curse Body, Steel Treasure’s Bond Power, and Lu Bao’s Snowfall were all displayed as hidden characteristics in the yu beast codex.

She had some understanding of hidden characteristics.

Unlike the ordinary characteristics that Pets possess, hidden characteristics can be trained through certain methods.

Of course, the premise is that the Pet’s own genes contain it and can be trained.

Just like some Pets don’t have a way to evolve through bonding, even if their relationship with their Yu Beast Master is very good and they have a strong telepathic connection, it’s impossible for them to obtain Bond Power and achieve evolution through this power.

Mi Jiala continued:

“Most characteristics are passive, but some are not, such as Ghost Ring King’s Penetration, Qingyin Fairy’s Wind Transformation, and the like. They can all be controlled by oneself. Hidden characteristics are originally passively activated, but when the level reaches a certain extent, they can be controlled to determine whether to activate.”

“Do you know why Pets with Bond Power are often able to think in sync with their Yu Beast Master in battle? That’s because Bond Power continuously operates during battle, while normally, Bond Power might fall into an unactivated state.”

Bond Power can fall into an unactivated state normally? Qiao Sang’s eyes lit up when she heard this.

Doesn’t that mean that Steel Treasure, if it controlled itself, could actually not hear her inner thoughts?

Steel Treasure, while eating Energy Pills, silently glanced at its Yu Beast Master.

Mi Jiala took a sip of soup and added with a smile:

“However, this is usually Bond Power of a low level. Your Steel Sword Falcon has undergone several consecutive bond evolutions, so its Bond Power must be very high, and it might even maintain thought synchronization with you even normally.”

Qiao Sang and Steel Treasure exchanged a knowing look, both sighing inwardly.

“But this can be controlled, right?” Qiao Sang asked.

Mi Jiala nodded: “That’s right, if the Phantom Fury Fox’s Mutual Demise characteristic never appeared before, either it was activated before the battle with you, or its level is very high and it was controlled before. I lean towards the latter.”

Dissatisfied that she entered the Guo Yu Bureau but didn’t go in for training and competition, and actually put the first appearance of such a trump card on me, this is too highly regarding me… Qiao Sang sighed inwardly.

At this moment, Mi Jiala put down her chopsticks, pulled out a tissue, elegantly wiped her mouth, and said:

“Almost forgot, there’s another possibility.”

“What is it?” Qiao Sang asked curiously.

“Information warfare,” Mi Jiala said. “Chen Tianqin is from the Guo Yu Bureau, so some of his past information might have been erased. When you searched for his information, you probably only saw his recent matches.”

Qiao Sang was stunned for a moment, then nodded:

“That’s right.”

When looking up information on opponents, one usually looks at recent battle videos, as these are the closest to their current strength.

Information from previous matches is often hard to find, and the Yu Beast Masters and Pets weren’t as high-level then, so even if one watched them, it would be pointless.

Mi Jiala explained:

“Generally, for contestants participating in large-scale competitions, I’m talking about international and interstellar events, information is crucial. Each of them usually has a dedicated team responsible for searching for opponent information and erasing some of their own related information online to prevent opponents from finding it, or even releasing some false information to create confusion.”

“It’s possible that your opponent today had already activated the Mutual Demise characteristic when the Phantom Fury Fox hadn’t evolved yet, but such information has been erased.”

“You know, people easily forget. Even if someone has seen the Phantom Fury Fox’s Mutual Demise characteristic, they might only remember the outcome, not the details.”

So large-scale competitions have so many twists and turns… Qiao Sang thought to herself that she had learned something new.

After dinner, Xiao Xunbao’s eyes glowed blue, and the two of them and a group of Pets instantly disappeared from the room.

…

Suburban villa.

Hu Ji Tiger opened the door, and as Qiao Sang entered, a pile of confetti fluttered down.

“Congratulations on making it to the Top 16!” Yu Ke and Yu Le exclaimed excitedly at the same time.

“Ya Ya…”

Ya Bao waved its paw, sweeping away the confetti on its head.

“Xiao Xunbao~”

Xiao Xunbao appeared, happily twirling around under the falling confetti.

A gust of wind blew past, and Qing Bao quietly floated outside the confetti’s reach.

Qiao Sang chuckled:

“It’s only the Top 16, there’s no need for such a celebration.”

“Why not!” Yu Le excitedly retorted. “You defeated Chen Tianqin! The Chen Tianqin who was selected into the Guo Yu Bureau!”

Mi Jiala coughed and said:

“You all chat, I’ll wait for you at the outdoor training ground.”

After speaking, she walked towards the outdoor training ground.

“Now many people are saying that since you defeated someone from the Guo Yu Bureau, you’ll definitely be able to join the Guo Yu Bureau too,” Yu Ke said with a smile.

Qiao Sang said without changing her expression:

“I’ve already joined.”

Yu Ke: “!!!”

She stared blankly at Qiao Sang. Even though she had some suspicions after seeing photos of Tao Coach and Qiao Sang leaving the Tianwang Hotel one after another, she had only thought it would be a conversation at most. She never expected that she had already joined!

Was the Guo Yu Bureau’s action not a bit too fast!

Compared to Yu Ke, Yu Le was much calmer. She only paused for a moment, then excitedly said:

“I knew Qiao Shen would definitely join the Guo Yu Bureau! That Rong family member kept saying he would join the Guo Yu Bureau, but what good was it even if he booked all the Yu Beast training grounds? He was eliminated early anyway.”

Qiao Sang’s heart stirred:

“That Rong family member?”

“That’s Rong Yuhua, he also participated in this Regional Competition,” Yu Ke said. “I saw him sitting next to you in two matches, but you might not remember him.”

Remember, how could I not remember, I even have his contact information… So he was the one who booked all the training grounds… Qiao Sang’s eyelid twitched, and she inexplicably felt an urge to pull out her phone and delete him.

She resisted this childish impulse, then thought of something, pulled out her phone, and checked the status of the Yu Beast Center and nearby training grounds.

Soon, she found that all available training grounds were still booked.

Qiao Sang sighed inwardly and put down her phone.

“What’s wrong?” Yu Ke asked.

“Those grounds are all still booked,” Qiao Sang replied.

Yu Ke speculated:

“Rong Yuhua definitely didn’t book them. It should be those Yu Beast Masters who came to watch the competition. Some people get excited after watching matches and want to find a place to battle, so they also go to training grounds.”

Yu Le also speculated:

“Could it be that Rong Yuhua has too much money and forgot to cancel the reservations he made before?”

Qiao Sang was no longer interested in this topic and said: “Let’s not talk about it for now, I’m going to train.”

After speaking, she walked towards the outdoor training ground.

Yu Le took out her phone, searched and looked, then put down her phone and said:

“All the grounds are conveniently booked until the day the competition ends. How could it be such a coincidence? It must be that Rong family member who forgot to cancel.”

Yu Ke pondered for a few seconds and said:

“Don’t forget, besides Rong Yuhua, there are several other contestants who have the ability to book all the grounds.”

Yu Le thought about it and strongly agreed.

…

11 PM.

Qiao Sang returned to Room 2603, quickly washed up, lay on the bed, and habitually closed her eyes to enter the yu beast codex for inspection.

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Seeing this, Xiao Xunbao lowered its voice, pointed at the door with its short toes towards Qing Bao, and barked, indicating whether they should go out and look around?

“Qing Bao.”

Qing Bao glanced at its Yu Beast Master, who had just closed her eyes, and shook its head.

“Xiao Xunbao?”

Xiao Xunbao showed a puzzled expression.

Why?

It remembered that the fifth one had gone out to play with it a few days ago, no, to find bad guys.

Why not today?

As it was thinking, Qiao Sang opened her eyes and asked:

“What are you looking at outside?”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao jolted, its eyes darting around, and it mumbled a sound with a very guilty expression.

Nothing…

Don’t you know that you’re very easy to see through when you lie now… Qiao Sang couldn’t help but complain inwardly.

“Qing Bao~”

At this moment, Qing Bao sweetly barked, indicating that there were bad guys monitoring their room outside some time ago, so Xiao Xunbao wanted to find it to see if there were any bad guys nearby.

Xiao Xunbao looked at Qing Bao with a bewildered expression.

What?

So this could be said?

Then why did you hide it last time?

“Ya Ya?!”

Ya Bao, who was half-asleep on the bed, twitched its ears, opened its eyes, and suddenly jumped up from the bed, revealing a serious expression.

What?! Bad guys monitoring the room? Where!

“Qing Bao.”

Qing Bao barked, indicating that the bad guys from last time had already been driven away by them.

“Ya Ya…”

So they’ve already been driven away…

After hearing this, Ya Bao relaxed, then sleepiness returned, and it lay back down on the bed.

Qiao Sang remembered something and suddenly understood:

“So the mysterious strong wind in a room last time was caused by you all?”

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao nodded.

“Qing Bao…”

Just as Qiao Sang was about to speak, Qing Bao raised its head, looked over with its incomparably pure eyes, and barked cautiously, indicating whether what they did was too bad…

“How could it be!” Qiao Sang immediately retorted. “It’s their fault for coming to monitor.”

Then she remembered what others had said and added:

“If it weren’t for you all, I definitely wouldn’t have been able to sleep so soundly during this time.”

“Qing Bao~”

Qing Bao’s eyes curved, and it rubbed against its Yu Beast Master with a smile.

Qiao Sang gently stroked Qing Bao’s head.

“Xiao Xunbao…”

Xiao Xunbao looked at the fifth one rubbing against its Yu Beast Master, always feeling like it was being played…

Steel Treasure by the window turned its gaze to Qing Bao, deep in thought.

Lu Bao continuously condensed Ice Armor in the water tank, remaining undisturbed.

…

The next day.

8 AM.

Qiao Sang was woken up by a series of vibrations, fumbled for her phone, and found that they were all messages from others.

She casually glanced at a few, all asking when she joined the Guo Yu Bureau.

Just joined two days ago, and now it’s already out… It couldn’t have been Mom, could it? Qiao Sang remembered how her mother had kept asking her yesterday after the competition why she hadn’t told her she joined the Guo Yu Bureau, pretending to complain while suppressing her excitement. She then thought of something else and opened the trending topics. The first one was conspicuously:

[Tao Coach Confirms Coming for Qiao Sang]

The next one was:

[Qiao Sang Enters Guo Yu Bureau]

Qiao Sang clicked on the first trending topic, which contained a video playing an interview with Tao Coach.

The reporter asked:

“Someone photographed you and Qiao Sang leaving the Tianwang Hotel one after another. May I ask if you were having a meal together?”

“That’s right.” Tao Coach nodded.

“May I ask if you knew each other beforehand?” the reporter asked.

“No,” Tao Coach replied. “I invited her to discuss joining the Guo Yu Bureau.”