Medical Mishap

Qiao Sang felt a sense of crisis. The joy of winning first place in the special admission exam faded considerably.

Zheng Yining said at that moment, "Big Boss Qiao, do you want to go celebrate together later? I know a delicious snack shop that just opened on Rongchang Street. Their signature Laoyun Leg is made by a Ci Ci Puppet."

Qiao Sang was stunned. "They actually use Ci Ci Puppets to make Laoyun Leg? Is that allowed?!"

It wasn't as though society had never used Extraordinary Creatures as ingredients, but it was always done secretly. Who would openly advertise it as a signature dish like this?

Besides, weren't Ci Ci Puppets covered in magnets? Could they even be eaten?

Zheng Yining froze for a moment. "The Ci Ci Puppet is the chef at that snack shop. Did you... misunderstand something?"

Qiao Sang looked up at the sky and laughed awkwardly. "Haha, the weather seems pretty nice today. We should head home early instead."

Zheng Yining: "..."

She hadn't misunderstood what this big shot had just been thinking, had she...

After turning down Zheng Yining, Li Yang, and the others' request to split a Black Beak Sparrow ride, Qiao Sang immediately took out her phone once she parted ways with them.

In order to focus on the exam, Qiao Sang had chosen to turn off her phone when she entered Saint Water High School.

The moment she turned it on, the screen showed two missed calls from her mother.

Qiao Sang did not call back immediately. She took a deep breath and opened the Interstellar Betting Website with slightly trembling hands.

"I won!!"

The next second, Fire Fang Dog heard its Beastmaster's excited voice.

"Fang!"

Fire Fang Dog wagged its tail, happy along with her.

Qiao Sang did the math.

She had lost 5,000 Alliance Coins betting on Baudelaire. This time, after deducting the principal, she had won 1,200 Alliance Coins. Altogether, she was still down 38...

Better not calculate it.

Qiao Sang numbed herself and stopped thinking about it. She called her mother back. Her mother did not ask about the exam, only when she would be coming home.

Since her mother did not ask, Qiao Sang did not mention it either. After all, the High School Entrance Exam had yet to be settled. It would be awful to say it too early and end up celebrating for nothing.

That night, in front of the desk in her room.

Qiao Sang checked the answers to several practice papers she had just finished. They were last year's High School Entrance Exam papers from Hanwen City.

Hanwen City and Hanggang City both belonged to Zhehai Province. Aside from a few different areas of emphasis, the papers were mostly similar.

Once she had finished checking them, Qiao Sang sighed.

Although she had improved quite a bit, she still got many questions wrong. There was only one week left until the High School Entrance Exam. It seemed she had to return to school tomorrow. After all, asking others about the correct approach to the questions she got wrong would be faster.

"Fang Fang."

"Coo, coo coo."

The sounds of Fire Fang Dog and Fat Domestic Pigeon playing noisily came from the living room.

Listening to the sounds from the living room, Qiao Sang smiled. Those two little guys got along quite well.

Half an hour later, after correcting all her mistakes, Qiao Sang opened a shopping website.

She remembered the Vice Principal had said three stalks of Vitality Grass, two jin of Comfort Heat Powder, seven liang of Fire Nitrate, and six liang of Red Honey.

Vitality Grass.

Qiao Sang typed in those three words.

Very quickly, the purchase pages for Vitality Grass popped up.

Qiao Sang was dumbfounded.

3,888.

Still unwilling to give up, she scrolled through several more pages. They were all the same price.

There wasn't even any price difference for this stuff?!

Qiao Sang found the option to sort prices from low to high and clicked it.

At the top of the page, the price of 38 Alliance Coins was displayed prominently.

With such a huge price difference, did she dare buy it?!

After struggling for a while, Qiao Sang still clicked into it with a hopeful mindset.

One look at the reviews showed nothing but bad ratings.

Did the seller's conscience get eaten by a dog? Is this Vitality Grass?!

I fed it to my Cotton Shy Rabbit, and it had diarrhea for a whole week. It got so skinny! (Image)

What Vitality Grass? This is just some random weed!

Fake, fake, fake, fake, fake!!! Bad review, bad review, bad review, bad review, bad review!!!

I bought a real stalk of Vitality Grass to compare. I have to say, the imitation looks pretty convincing. (Image) (Image)

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As expected, it was a knockoff...

Qiao Sang then searched for Comfort Heat Powder, Fire Nitrate, and Red Honey.

Comfort Heat Powder cost 2,600, Fire Nitrate cost 6,889, and the cheapest Red Honey was 1,999 per jin.

That meant one bath for Fire Fang Dog would cost over ten thousand Alliance Coins!

Qiao Sang silently shut down the computer.

The High School Entrance Exam was more important right now. Fire Fang Dog's matter could wait. Besides, Fire Fang Dog hated water and did not like baths anyway...

At 10:32 that night.

Fire Fang Dog was already tired from playing and had fallen asleep.

As usual, before bed, Qiao Sang entered the Pet Beast Codex.

Name: Fire Fang Dog

Attribute: Fire

Level: Beginner (136/1000)+

Skills: *Bite* (Beginner 74/100)+, *Take Down* (Proficient 204/500)+, *Fire Fang* (Proficient 188/500)+, *Spark* (Proficient 256/500)+, *Shadow Clone* (Beginner 5/100)

Points: 109

The last time Fire Fang Dog fought three times at 37th Pet Beast High School, it gained 55 points. This time, it fought four times but only gained 54 points.

The points gained from fighting each pet beast were different. Sure enough, the point bonuses were based on the strength of the pet beast.

Having made her guess, Qiao Sang fell asleep immediately.

She was too tired today...

The next day.

Wencheng Middle School.

When Qiao Sang appeared in Class 3-7 with her backpack, the class erupted.

"Holy crap, Qiao Sang, you actually came back!"

"Where did you go have fun after skipping class for so long?"

"Hey, watch how you talk. Maybe something happened at her home?"

"Watch how you talk. What do you mean, something happened at her home? Maybe something happened to a relative?"

"We all missed you. Without you, the teacher only picks on Fang Sisi and me during class." The speaker was Guo Linze, who had been second from last in the class for years.

The teacher had basically given up on the student in last place.

Once the students had all expressed their thoughts and dispersed, Fang Sisi said earnestly, "Qiao Sang, you've changed."

Qiao Sang paused. "How have I changed?"

"Whenever you found a good excuse to request leave before, you'd tell me. Now you've learned to secretly request leave by yourself without bringing me along." Fang Sisi sounded resentful.

Qiao Sang: "..."

"I'll bring you along next time."

Fang Sisi shook her head. "There won't be a next time. There are only a few days left at school. If I request leave, my mom will break my legs."

"Oh, right." Fang Sisi lowered her voice and leaned closer. "I have something to tell you, but don't tell anyone else."

Seeing how serious she was, Qiao Sang nodded. "Go ahead."

"Last week, I don't know what kind of stimulus my homeroom teacher got, but he went to get a hair transplant. Then... haha." Fang Sisi could not help laughing twice. "They mixed up the anesthetic and hair removal agent."

Qiao Sang was stunned for a while before saying, "How could they mix those up? The two medicines should even be different colors, right?"

"The one applying the anesthetic to my homeroom teacher was a Ji Ji Eye, a pet beast newly contracted by the chief dermatologist. It wasn't familiar with these things yet," Fang Sisi explained.

Qiao Sang asked, "How did you find out?"

"Did you forget? My mom is a nurse there. She attended a parent-teacher conference for me and has met my homeroom teacher," Fang Sisi replied.

Qiao Sang's expression turned strange. Could it be that what she said about her homeroom teacher's wig last time was what made him go get a hair transplant...

No wonder he stopped answering calls and even turned off his phone afterward...

This medical mishap was rather serious.

After all, to middle-aged men, hair was life—especially middle-aged men who needed to wear wigs.

"Tell me honestly, how many people have you told about this?" Qiao Sang looked at Fang Sisi suspiciously.

Fang Sisi froze slightly and began counting on her fingers. "Lü Siya, Chen Jinjin, Wu Huanjun, Guo Linze, Xie Jiayi, Chen Yu..."

Qiao Sang: "..."