Next Time We Meet

That was an expert!

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

"Li Yang, did that Lu Liangye really awaken over half a year ago? You didn't mistake him for someone else, did you?" the delicate-looking boy asked skeptically.

"Maybe they just have the same name..." Li Yang was no longer sure.

He had first heard of Lu Liangye because his mother had shoved a newspaper in his face for him to read. Afterward, she sighed every other day about how nice it would be if Lu Liangye were her son. It took more than ten days before she finally stopped.

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

Now that he thought about it, the Lu Liangye before him did seem a little taller, darker, and uglier than the one in the newspaper...

At that moment, Lu Liangye, who was being suspected of merely sharing the same name, looked worriedly at the Water Ring Fish. "Teacher, is my Water Ring Fish okay?"

"It's fine. It'll recover soon," Qin Wen answered.

From Qiao Sang's perspective, the only female teacher in the arena walked over to the Water Ring Fish and formed a hand seal. An orange-yellow star array lit up on the ground.

This was the mark of a C-rank Beast Tamer.

Of course, it was also possible that her Pet Beast Codex had reached the level of a C-rank Beast Tamer, but she had not yet passed the Alliance's assessment to officially become one.

A white pet beast about three meters tall appeared within the orange-yellow star array.

Its head was shaped like a water droplet and looked extremely small compared to the rest of its body. It had bean-sized eyes, a mouth that stretched all the way to its ears, and a tongue hanging outside that was half as long as its height.

It walked over to the Water Ring Fish and used its thick, long tongue to lick it from head to tail.

That still was not enough. After licking it once, it flipped the Water Ring Fish over with its tongue and licked it from head to tail again.

That was disgusting...

Qiao Sang's still-dazed head jolted, and she woke up completely.

This white pet beast was called a Tongue Tongue Drop. The mucus secreted by its tongue could rapidly heal external wounds.

If someone aspired to become a doctor in the future, contracting a Tongue Tongue Drop would definitely be a good choice.

After two rounds of tongue treatment from the Tongue Tongue Drop, the Water Ring Fish stood up again. It propped itself up with its tail and bounced twice in place, clearly full of energy once more.

If the Water Ring Fish did not look like it had just been pulled from the water, no one would have been able to tell that anything had happened to it.

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

"Fang?"

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

"Nothing. I'm just glad you weren't hurt," Qiao Sang said.

"Fang~"

The Fire Fang Dog's wet eyes brimmed with emotion.

"In the battles ahead, make absolutely sure you don't get hurt," Qiao Sang instructed seriously.

"Fang!"

The Fire Fang Dog nodded in promise.

Its Beast Tamer was so worried about it. It would not let her down!

Seeing how touched the Fire Fang Dog looked, Qiao Sang swallowed the last sentence that had been on the tip of her tongue.

If it gets hurt, I won't hold it first...

The ten participants had been divided into five groups, and there were still four matches left.

Qiao Sang looked toward the arena. Anyone up next could be her opponent in the next round, so she needed to watch carefully.

Although she had great confidence in the Fire Fang Dog, underestimating an opponent was a major taboo. Otherwise, she would not have made the Fire Fang Dog put on its sunglasses the moment it entered the arena.

The second group consisted of two boys, and both had already summoned their pet beasts.

One was a Short Tail Snake, while the other was a Sand Bob Rat. Both were fairly standard starter pet beasts for novice Beast Tamers.

"Boss, who do you think will win?" a girl's voice sounded from Qiao Sang's left.

Qiao Sang turned her head and saw that someone had taken the previously empty seat beside her. It was the girl with the bob haircut who had spoken to her before the match.

"Unless something unexpected happens, probably the Short Tail Snake," Qiao Sang answered.

"Boss, by unexpected, do you mean someone like you?" Zheng Yining teased.

The Short Tail Snake naturally countered the Sand Bob Rat, just as the Water Ring Fish's attributes countered the Fire Fang Dog's. Yet the Fire Fang Dog had still won, and it had been a crushing victory. Wasn't that an unexpected outcome?

"My name is Qiao Sang," Qiao Sang introduced herself, hoping she would use a different form of address.

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

Qiao Sang: "..."

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

Qiao Sang: "...Mm."

There was no unexpected outcome in the match, just as Qiao Sang had said.

The instant the Sand Bob Rat emerged from its burrow, the Short Tail Snake's venomous fangs bit it with perfect accuracy, causing it to faint.

The third match was Zheng Yining against a boy.

Zheng Yining's pet beast was a Long Ear Cat.

Its back and tail were light pink, while only its belly was creamy white. Its ears, longer than those of an ordinary rabbit, stood on either side like antennas. Its emerald-green eyes were lazily narrowed, nearly melting Qiao Sang's limited girlish heart.

The boy's pet beast was a Soaring Sky Pig. Its body was grayish white, and its plump frame bore a pair of equally grayish-white wings. It was a pet beast with both Ground Type and Flying Type attributes.

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

The Fire Fang Dog had been leisurely watching the match, but upon hearing the question, its gaze sharpened. It seriously examined the two pet beasts that had already begun fighting.

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

Sixteen minutes later, the Soaring Sky Pig collapsed to the ground and could not get back up.

"Fang."

The Fire Fang Dog let out a dejected cry.

It had actually misjudged them.

"Although the Soaring Sky Pig you chose looks stronger, it has an obvious weakness: its stamina is poor, and it's slow too. As long as you drag things out with it, it'll run out of strength over time. Look, the Long Ear Cat chose to dodge its attacks at first, then only attacked after the Soaring Sky Pig had little stamina left," Qiao Sang analyzed for the Fire Fang Dog.

"Fang."

The Fire Fang Dog listened with wide eyes.

So that was how it was!

The winners of the fourth and fifth matches were both boys. Their pet beasts were a Little Chubby Dove and a Trace Platform Bee respectively.

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

Sure enough... there wasn't much of a threat...

Qiao Sang quickly shook her head upon realizing what she was thinking.

She had just said she would not underestimate anyone...

One person still had to be chosen from among the five who had lost.

The matches did not take as long as Qiao Sang had expected. The round to determine one winner from the five ended in mostly one-sided battles.

The victor was Lu Liangye.

At this point, Li Yang no longer doubted that this Lu Liangye was the same Lu Liangye his mother had talked about.

His coordination and moves completely crushed the other four. There was no trace of how he had been one-sidedly beaten in the first match.

So the issue must have been that girl...

Li Yang looked at the girl strolling over leisurely and secretly prayed.

Please don't let me face her first!

He still wanted to make it into the top three!

As soon as Qiao Sang arrived in the arena, Lu Liangye walked over and declared, "If I meet you again next time, I won't lose!"

Qiao Sang cooperatively replied, "I hope so."

Lu Liangye: "..."

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

Just as before, when the ten people had been divided into five groups, they drew lots. Those with the same number formed a team.

Qiao Sang drew her lot and looked at it. Number 1.

A pretty good number.

Lucky.

"Who's number 1?" Qin Wen asked.

"Me," Lu Liangye said.

"And me," Qiao Sang said.

Everyone looked over.

Lu Liangye: "...!"

He had said next time they met, but there was no need for it to happen so soon!