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Chapter 362 - 347: How Come It Looks So Familiar?

Chapter 362: Chapter 347: How Come It Looks So Familiar?

Hangkang City.

At a certain indoor training ground within the Dongpan Pet Beast Training Base.

"Principal, do we really have to keep Guwei Kui’s evolution a secret from her?" a slightly overweight man in a black polo shirt asked, puzzled:

"Do you mean to let Ding Yanjing continue to fight with Flash Escape Yaya?"

Huang Renbiao watched Ding Yanjing and Flash Escape Yaya, who were training in the middle of the field, and instead of directly answering, he slowly asked:

"Do you know Qiao Sang from Shengshui Middle School?"

"Of course," the man nodded and said, "A Flame Listening Dog, a Treasure-seeking Demon, and a Binglu Qia, a pet beast that is on the brink of extinction. She’s now the most prominent student in our province."

Huang Renbiao added, "Most importantly, she’s only 15 years old."

The man fell silent for two seconds.

These factors combined in one person, no matter how many times you hear it, always strike a chord.

"But what does this have to do with keeping Guwei Kui’s evolution a secret?" the man asked.

Huang Renbiao said solemnly, "After each National Campus Beast Taming League provincial competition, some rewards are given out. Someone told me that among the top three, the prize for the ’Most Potential Award’ is a bottle of A-grade Potential Booster."

"I want Ding Yanjing to win this award and boost his strength one more time before going to the regional competition."

A-grade Potential Booster? The man was startled.

This wasn’t about raising the level of the pet beast or improving the creature’s life tier, but about improving the pet beast’s constitution, allowing it to break free from its own shackles and expand its energy value capacity, thus enhancing its potential.

All items that can improve a pet beast’s potential are exorbitantly priced, not to mention an A-grade Potential Booster that has been identified.

After hesitating for a moment, the man bravely said, "With Qiao Sang from Shengshui Middle School around, I’m afraid Ding Yanjing won’t be able to get this award."

Although no one can deny Ding Yanjing’s potential, anyone with eyes can see who has more potential between Qiao Sang and Ding Yanjing.

Even though he is a teacher at Li Tang Beast Taming High School, he honestly couldn’t bring himself to claim that the award should go to Ding Yanjing in the face of such an evident truth.

"I know," said Huang Renbiao. "That’s why I told you to keep it a secret. If nobody knows about it, it will be more shocking when Ding Yanjing summons Guwei Kui."

"As long as it’s the first time he summons Guwei Kui for the battle against Qiao Sang, and he wins, the visual impact and the comparison of strength will make the judges somewhat inclined towards Ding Yanjing."

In truth, just doing this wouldn’t be enough; having someone in high places was most important.

With this year’s debut of a high-level pet beast in Zhehai Province’s National Campus Beast Taming League, this matter could then be brought up.

Given Ding Yanjing’s strength, it was a sure thing that he would represent Zhehai Province in the regional competition, and the provincial leaders naturally hoped that his strength would be as formidable as possible at this critical moment.

Of course, Huang Renbiao would never openly speak such blunt truths.

Why all the hassle? There was a condition for the award—it would only be chosen from among the top three in the provincial competition. Instead of doing all this, it would be better to prevent Qiao Sang from reaching the top three... The man intended to voice his thoughts, but after opening his mouth, he held back.

Er, considering Qiao Sang’s strength, it’s unlikely that she would fail to reach the top three in the provincial competition...

...

Qiao Sang, of course, had no idea that Li Tang Beast Taming High School had refrained from publicizing Ding Yanjing’s Guwei Kui’s evolution because of her.

At this moment, she was feeling relaxed, humming a song, and scrolling through her phone for skills that Lubao could learn.

As she scrolled, she landed on her school’s forum and liked a series of posts about the principal.

Just thinking of the principal’s phrase "Don’t worry about the money, the school will cover it" made Qiao Sang see him in a shining golden light.

Energy Pills for high-level pet beasts, specially customized to a specific formula. She had always been worried she wouldn’t be able to afford Yaobao’s cultivation after its evolution, but to her surprise, she didn’t need to spend anything!

She wondered if the principal would still be willing to help pay if Xiao Xunbao and Lubao evolved... As Qiao Sang imagined that scene, the corners of her mouth couldn’t help but turn up in a silly grin.

She felt that her luck had been really good since she came to Hongrao Town.

Although she had been involved in a whirlwind of events, she at least witnessed the fabled Phantom Beast Qi Yunla and the scene of a Secret Realm rift’s appearance. Moreover, Xiao Xunbao inexplicably learned Spatial Movement, and Yaobao had evolved, too.

Now, she didn’t even need to worry about the money for Yaobao’s Energy Pills after its evolution.

If only Lubao could also make a breakthrough here... As Qiao Sang thought this, she was unaware that the air around her subtly quivered for a moment.

...

The group matches lasted a week.

Before she knew it, Qiao Sang had already been in Hongrao Town for five days.

Hongrao Beast Taming Center.

Room 1203.

"Qiao Sang, among the opponents tomorrow is Liu Zeru from Xiongdeng Beast Taming High School. Are you still going to send out Binglu Qia?" Xu Yixuan asked as she lay on the bed, tilting her head to one side.

After thinking for a while, Qiao Sang said, "It depends on the situation."

In the past few days, in order to quickly improve Lubao’s combat effectiveness, Qiao Sang had been sending it out for all the fights.

But that was only when she was confident of winning.

Liu Zeru from Xiongdeng Beast Taming High School owned two bear-type pet beasts that were both known for high offense and defense. With Lubao’s current strength, there wasn’t a 100% certainty of winning.

Xu Yixuan suggested with a smile, "How about sending out Liaoxing Dog instead? It’s a sure win!"

"Lubao."

Lubao, who was at the table by the window trying to concentrate energy at a single point, suddenly cast a cold glance in Xu Yixuan’s direction.

Feeling the chill emanating from Binglu Qia, Xu Yixuan quickly changed the subject:

"The lottery is drawn at nine-thirty, right? Let me check if I’ve won anything!"

As she spoke, she got up, picked up a school uniform lying nearby, and took out a lottery ticket from the pocket.

Qiao Sang looked at her, surprised, "When did you buy a lottery ticket?"

"Just yesterday. I went with He Daotao after the evening training session," Xu Yixuan replied, lying back on the bed and opening her phone to look up the official lottery website:

"I was going to ask you too, but the principal and Teacher Sun were with you at that time, so I didn’t dare to ask."

I wouldn’t have gone even if you had asked... ever since the principal paid for Yaobao’s energy pills, Qiao Sang had found her desire for money had greatly diminished.

A lottery ticket?

A tax on the naive.

"Did you win anything?" Qiao Sang asked.

Xu Yixuan compared the numbers on the lottery ticket with those on the official website, then pursed her lips, tossed the ticket onto the bedside table, and said, "Didn’t win."

Figures... Qiao Sang was not surprised in the least.

"Oh right, do you remember the story I told you about someone in Hongrao Town winning an unlimited credit card for a year?" Xu Yixuan suddenly asked.

Qiao Sang said, "I remember. What about it?"

Xu Yixuan let out a deep sigh, "I read the news today. Nobody has claimed the prize yet. Can you imagine how nice it would be if the winner just didn’t want it and gave it to me?"

"How could they give it to you? They must have just forgotten about it," Qiao Sang retorted. "You’d be better off imagining yourself finding it. That’s more realistic."

Xu Yixuan thought about it and felt it made sense. She got up, put on her school uniform and shoes, and said with a shy smile, "I’m going out to buy something to eat and see if I can pick up something on the way."

After saying so, she turned around and pushed the door open.

Qiao Sang: "..."

Just then, a gust of wind blew in from the just-opened door, causing the lottery ticket on the bedside table to flutter and stick directly onto Xiao Xunbao’s face as it was practicing in front of a group of ants.

"Xiao..."

Xiao Xunbao used its paw to take the lottery ticket off its face and looked at it with a puzzled expression.

"Xiao?"

Huh, why does this look so familiar?