Chapter 33: Next Time We Meet

This is a formidable expert!

Everyone wanted to go up and greet her, but they felt a bit embarrassed since she was a girl.

"Li Yang, did that Lu Liangye really awaken half a year ago? You must have mistaken him, right?" the handsome boy asked skeptically.

"It could be a namesake..." Li Yang was also unsure.

At first, he knew about Lu Liangye because his mother had shoved a newspaper in his face, and for the next few days, she kept sighing, wishing that Lu Liangye was her son. It took about ten days for her to calm down.

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

Now, thinking 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, the Lu Liangye suspected of being a namesake was looking worriedly at the Water Circle Carp and asked, "Teacher, is my Water Circle Carp okay?"

"It's fine, it will recover soon," Qin Wen replied.

...

From Qiao Sang's perspective, the only female teacher on the field approached the Water Circle Carp, made a hand seal, and an orange-yellow star array appeared on the ground.

This was the mark of a C-class Beastmaster.

Of course, it was also possible that the Beastmaster had reached the C-class level but had not yet passed the Alliance's assessment to become a C-class Beastmaster.

A white pet, about three meters long, appeared on the orange-yellow star array.

Its head was shaped like a teardrop, very small in proportion to its body, with beady eyes and a mouth that stretched to its ears, and a tongue that was half its body length hanging out.

It approached the Water Circle Carp and used its thick, long tongue to lick it from head to tail.

That wasn't enough; after licking it, it used its tongue to flip the Water Circle Carp over and licked it from head to tail again.

It was quite disgusting...

Qiao Sang, who was still a bit dazed, suddenly became fully awake.

This white pet was called Tongtongdi. The mucus secreted by its tongue could rapidly heal external wounds.

If one aspired to be a doctor, contracting a Tongtongdi would be a good choice.

Under the two tongue healings from Tongtongdi, the Water Circle Carp had already stood up, using its tail to bounce twice, clearly having recovered its spirit.

If it weren't for the fact that the Water Circle Carp looked like it had just been fished out of water, one wouldn't have noticed what had happened to it.

Qiao Sang subconsciously hugged the Fire Fang Dog in her arms a bit tighter.

"Fang?"

The Fire Fang Dog turned to look at Qiao Sang.

"Nothing, just glad you didn't get hurt," Qiao Sang said.

"Fang~"

The Fire Fang Dog's wet eyes were filled with gratitude.

"Make sure you don't get hurt in the next battle," Qiao Sang earnestly instructed.

"Fang!"

The Fire Fang Dog nodded in assurance.

With her Beastmaster so worried about her, she wouldn't let her down!

Seeing the Fire Fang Dog's grateful expression, Qiao Sang held back the last words she wanted to say.

"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 to be held.

Qiao Sang looked at the field; any of the next participants could be her opponent, so she had to pay close attention.

Although she was very confident in the Fire Fang Dog, underestimating the opponent was a big taboo, which was why she had the Fire Fang Dog wear the sunglasses as soon as she entered the field.

The second group was two boys, both of whose pets had already been summoned.

A short-tailed snake and a sand rat, both relatively common pets for new Beastmasters.

"Big brother, who do you think will win?" a girl's voice sounded from the left.

Qiao Sang turned her head and saw that the previously empty seat was now occupied by the girl with a bob cut who had spoken to her before the competition.

"Without any surprises, it should be the short-tailed snake," Qiao Sang replied.

"Big brother, do you mean a surprise like you?" Zheng Yining joked.

The short-tailed snake naturally had an advantage over the sand rat, just as the Water Circle Carp had an advantage over the Fire Fang Dog, but 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, hoping to change the way she was addressed.

"Okay, Big Brother Qiao," Zheng Yining nodded.

Qiao Sang: "..."

"Big Brother Qiao, my name is Zheng Yining," Zheng Yining continued.

Qiao Sang: "...Hmm."

The result of the match was as expected, just as Qiao Sang had said.

The moment the sand rat emerged from its burrow, the short-tailed snake's fangs accurately bit into its body, 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, with a milky white belly. Its ears, longer than those of a regular rabbit, stood up like two antennas, and its emerald green eyes were lazily half-closed, almost melting Qiao Sang's limited girlish heart.

The boy's pet was a Sky Pig, with a grayish-white body, an obese figure, and a pair of grayish-white wings, a pet with both Ground and Flying attributes.

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

The Fire Fang Dog, which had been watching the match leisurely, suddenly became serious and carefully observed the two pets that had already started fighting.

After comparing them, it chose the Sky Pig, which looked larger and could fly.

Sixteen minutes later, the Sky Pig fell to the ground, unable to continue.

"Fang."

The Fire Fang Dog let out a dejected cry.

It had misjudged.

"Although the Sky Pig you chose looked stronger, it had a clear weakness: poor stamina and slow speed. As long as you wore it down, it would eventually run out of energy. Look, the Long-Eared Cat chose to dodge its attacks at first, and then attacked when the Sky Pig was out of energy," Qiao Sang explained to the Fire Fang Dog.

"Fang."

The Fire Fang Dog listened with wide eyes.

So that was it!

The fourth and fifth matches were won by two boys, with pets being a Fat Pigeon and a Tracker Bee, respectively.

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

Indeed... no threat...

Qiao Sang realized her thoughts and quickly shook her head.

She had just said she wouldn't underestimate her opponents...

Among the five who lost, one more person had to be decided.

The time for the matches was not as long as Qiao Sang had expected; the five-to-one match ended in a one-sided manner.

The winner was Lu Liangye.

Now, Li Yang no longer doubted that this Lu Liangye was the one his mother had mentioned.

His coordination and techniques completely outclassed the other four, showing no signs of the one-sided defeat in the first match.

It seems the problem was with that girl...

Li Yang looked at the girl walking leisurely and silently prayed.

Please, don't let me face her first!

He still wanted to make it to the top three!

As soon as Qiao Sang entered the field, Lu Liangye walked over and said fiercely, "Next time we meet, I won't lose!"

Qiao Sang cooperated, "I hope so."

Lu Liangye: "..."

He felt she was looking down on him, but he had no evidence.

They drew lots as before, with those who drew the same number forming a team.

Qiao Sang drew her lot and saw that she was number 1.

A good number.

Lucky.

"Who is number 1?" Qin Wen asked.

"I am," said Lu Liangye.

"Me too," Qiao Sang said.

Everyone looked over.

Lu Liangye: "...!"

Although he said "next time we meet," it didn't have to be so soon!