Beast taming, starting from zero point
Chapter 393 - 374 How is that possible?! (Suggested to be read together with tomorrow’s!)

Chapter 393: Chapter 374 How is that possible?! (Suggested to be read together with tomorrow’s!)

Time rewound to five minutes prior.

The crowd sitting in the front row of the leader’s area in the spectator seats was chatting with smiles on their faces.

"Principal Wang, I wonder if there will be an opportunity to have a friendly match with your school after the provincial competition?" the principal of Jiangyang First Middle School, Fu Huaiyang, asked with a smile.

A friendly match refers to a competition held to enhance friendship, exchange experiences, and improve combat standards.

Schools are in competition with each other, especially those with similar rankings, and fight for quality student recruits every year.

Although Jiangyang First Middle School is a key high school in the city, it’s still a notch below Shengshui Middle School and is in a different city, so there’s no direct competition.

Shengshui Middle School produced a student named Qiao Sang, who won against Ruan Yunwen, who had a High-Level Pet Beast known as a Glide Hawk, with nothing but a Treasure-seeking Ghost. That victory alone will ensure that Shengshui Middle School will be frequently mentioned and watched by parents with middle school children for some time to come.

Just by associating with Shengshui Middle School and then getting the media to make a big deal about it during a friendly match,

parents with middle schoolers in comparable schools will undoubtedly tend to favor Jiangyang First Middle School to a certain extent.

Everyone present was an old fox. They all knew what the principal of Jiangyang First Middle School was up to.

Before Wang Weidou could say anything, Wu Zhipeng, the principal of Hanwen Beast Taming No.9 Middle School, casually asked as if by coincidence,

"Principal Fu, isn’t your school quite far from Hangkang City? Li Tang Royal Beast High School is in the same city as you; why not ask Principal Huang first?"

Huang Renbiao listened in silence.

Have a friendly match with Li Tang? Was it because he desperately wanted his students to be scared by Ding Yanjing... Fu Huaiyang looked at Huang Renbiao and said cheerfully,

"Isn’t Principal Huang always too busy? If there’s a chance for a friendly match, of course, I’d be willing, but it should just be for the first- and second-year students. The seniors have already participated in their last National School Beast Taming Competition and need to focus on their studies; it wouldn’t be right to disturb them."

Wu Zhipeng said with a smile,

"I’m not afraid of disturbing them. The students from Li Tang always perform so well in the National School Beast Taming Competition, so aren’t they guaranteed to get into good universities? I bet several key universities have already offered them opportunities."

After speaking, he looked at Huang Renbiao:

"Principal Huang, shall we also schedule our friendly match for after the provincial competition this year?"

Brown-noser... Fu Huaiyang looked at Wu Zhipeng.

It’s not brown-nosing, it’s networking... Wu Zhipeng countered with a challenging look in his eye.

What does this guy know?

As one of the schools that had a longstanding friendly relationship with Li Tang Royal Beast High School, Wu Zhipeng naturally knew about Ding Yanjing’s Valley Tail Flower evolving into Valley Tail Kui.

So what if students disliked facing Ding Yanjing in battle? If they couldn’t withstand such challenges, how could they achieve greatness in the future?

Only by experiencing setbacks and pain can a person grow quickly.

Some things might be hard to bear at the current stage, but facing them, striving to overcome and get past them, is the only way to make a breakthrough. When they grow up, they’ll understand that such experiences were beneficial for them.

Besides, now that Ding Yanjing’s Valley Tail Flower has evolved into a Valley Tail Kui, he is bound to achieve good results in this year’s regional competition.

If their students could take the opportunity during the friendly match to build a good relationship with such a promising talent, it would only be to their advantage.

Huang Renbiao said indifferently,

"Sure, but if Jiangyang First Middle School also wants to have a friendly match with us, it might have to wait a bit since we always have our annual friendly match with Hanwen Beast Taming No.9 Middle School at a set time."

"The first- and second-year team members will be learning from Ding Yanjing and others during the gap between the provincial competition and the regional competition, so we can only make time for one friendly match."

Upon hearing this, Wu Zhipeng smiled.

However, the smile on Fu Huaiyang’s face became somewhat forced.

Even though the suggestion for a friendly match with Li Tang was made out of pressure, and Huang Renbiao had given a reason for his refusal, there was still a week after the provincial competition before the regional competition, so it was unlikely there was no time for another friendly match.

Anyone with discernment knew that this was a polite rejection.

Being turned down directly in front of so many school leaders made Fu Huaiyang feel like he’d lost face.

Most importantly, Huang Renbiao had agreed to the friendly match with Hanwen Beast Taming No.9 Middle School before he turned him down.

At their level, sometimes face is more important than ordinary benefits.

Fu Huaiyang was put in such a position that he suddenly lost the mood to speak.

At that moment, Wang Weidou spoke with a smile:

"Look at what you’re saying, Principal Fu had already arranged a friendly match with our school first. He surely wouldn’t have the time to visit your school for another exchange after the provincial competition,"

"Isn’t that right, Principal Fu?"

Fu Huaiyang was caught off guard for a moment, but then his mood brightened up instantaneously: "Principal Wang is right."

Huang Renbiao turned to look at Wang Weidou.

Wang Weidou also turned his gaze to Huang Renbiao.

An invisible battle unfolded between the two men.

Meanwhile, a voice spread throughout the arena: "The battle list has been matched. Please consult the big screen."

Almost in the next second, a middle-aged man with a buzz cut and slightly plump figure beside Huang Renbiao suddenly stood up, his eyes filled with disbelief as he stared at the virtual screen in front of him:

"How is this possible?!"

Wang Weidou and Huang Renbiao turned their heads towards the virtual screen; when their eyes focused on two particular names, they both widened their eyes in shock and their expressions mirrored disbelief.

Immediately after, they turned their heads and glared at each other.

An atmosphere tenser than before, thick with the scent of gunpowder, invisibly burst open.

All the leaders in the VIP area stared at a certain line on the list with varying degrees of confusion and amazement.

On the second day of the knockout round, was Ding Yanjing from Litian Royal Beast High School really going up against Qiao Sang from Shengshui Middle School?!

...

In the players’ area.

"Oh my God! Oh my God! Qiao Sang, your opponent is actually Ding Yanjing!" He Daotao exclaimed in utter shock.

Xu Yixuan’s eyes widened round as marbles as she murmured: "Ruan Yunwen on the first day and Ding Yanjing on the second, this luck is just unreal..."

This isn’t luck; it’s all orchestrated...

Qiao Sang turned her gaze towards Ding Yanjing, wondering if he was aware of the path Li Tang had paved for him...

Ding Yanjing, looking at the list on the virtual screen, raised an eyebrow, his expression showing no significant change.

Li Zonglin clicked his tongue and said:

"I didn’t expect Qiao Sang to encounter you right after defeating Ruan Yunwen. I thought it was old Zhang who..."

He stopped speaking there.

Wang Rui frowned and said: "It’s rather unscrupulous of old Zhang to do this. Others clearly have the strength to make the top three, but he insists on throwing this curveball."

"Maybe it really was the system that randomly matched them," Li Zonglin said: "Although Qiao Sang is very strong, she poses no threat to Brother Ding. Ruan Yunwen has already been eliminated, and the first place is destined to be ours anyway, so he had no reason to rig it."

Ding Yanjing spoke: "Whether it was arranged by old Zhang or not, we would have eventually met; it’s just a matter of sooner or later. There’s no need to fret over it."

At this moment, Li Zonglin suddenly leaned in and nudged Ding Yanjing with his elbow, speaking in a low voice:

"Qiao Sang seems to be looking at you."

Ding Yanjing turned his head and indeed, Qiao Sang was looking at him.

He smiled at Qiao Sang.

He always had a good attitude toward attractive girls who were about to lose to him.