Burn It!

Liu Yao was a little dazed at the moment.

He had never expected that one recommendation letter would actually get Qiao Sang admitted to the Imperial Pet Taming Academy.

Originally, he had only meant to give it a try...

So even when his teacher told him that Professor Wang Yanmao had agreed to write the recommendation letter, he had not specifically called her about it.

This was the most critical period for preparing for the National College Entrance Examination. The matter of the recommendation letter might instead distract Qiao Sang.

He had thought that if the Imperial Pet Taming Academy really took an interest in Qiao Sang, they would notify her anyway. There was no need for his call.

Calling her specifically to say that he had secured a recommendation letter might also make it seem as though he was using the favor to pressure her into staying on Blue Star.

Most importantly, he had actually doubted whether Qiao Sang could be admitted to the Imperial Pet Taming Academy.

No matter how talented Qiao Sang was, her lack of knowledge was a genuine issue. He still remembered how she had nearly eaten a Myriad Flame Fruit meant only for Fire-type pet beasts...

Suppressing her wild joy, Qiao Sang said, "I got in!"

"That's good, that's good..." Liu Yao muttered.

"Vice Principal, thank you for helping me get a recommendation letter for the Imperial Pet Taming Academy. Otherwise, I wouldn't have known I could attend a school like that," Qiao Sang said sincerely.

"Why couldn't you attend a school like that?" Liu Yao composed himself and smiled. "Don't you also have a recommendation letter for Yulundun University?"

"I always thought a recommendation letter just meant the school thought highly of me." Qiao Sang sounded embarrassed. "And my teacher told me that a recommendation letter didn't necessarily mean I would be admitted."

"Having a recommendation letter is enough to prove how outstanding you are," Liu Yao said. "Dragon Nation has never had a student with pet taming talent as high as yours. You need to have confidence in yourself."

When you asked whether I'd been admitted just now, you clearly didn't quite believe it either... Qiao Sang found it funny, but she was also touched. "Still, thank you very much. Without that recommendation letter, I couldn't have been admitted to the Imperial Pet Taming Academy."

This time, Liu Yao did not brush it off. He smiled and said, "If you really want to thank me, then help complete the research on how Flame Listening Dogs evolve into Blazing Star Hounds."

Qiao Sang turned serious. "I will!"

The two chatted for a few more moments before hanging up.

Qiao Sang put down her phone, suddenly jumped onto the bed, and rolled around excitedly several times.

She had been admitted!

She had really been admitted to the Imperial Pet Taming Academy!

"Fang Fang!"

Ya Bao had no idea what its pet tamer was so happy about, but infected by her emotions, it began rolling around on the bed as well.

As she rolled, Qiao Sang suddenly thought of something. She sprang up from the bed, went to the desk, picked up the letter the teacher had given her earlier, and carefully signed her name stroke by stroke. Then she turned to Ya Bao and said with exceptional solemnity, "Burn it!"

"Yap!"

Ya Bao nodded, opened its mouth, and accurately shot a scarlet flame no bigger than a fingernail onto the letter.

The flames licked at the paper and swiftly devoured the letter completely.

At the same time.

Blue Star.

Imperial Pet Taming Academy.

A simply furnished office.

An elderly white man sat at his desk with a fountain pen in hand, writing something.

The room was utterly silent, its atmosphere nearly oppressive.

"Yue Yue!"

At that moment, a nearly red bird-like pet beast lying on the ground beside him opened its eyes and cried out.

The elderly white man looked up.

Several lines of flaming words appeared out of thin air before him.

His gaze settled on two words among them, and he softly read them aloud.

"Qiao Sang..."

Superstar Planet.

Sainan High School.

Dormitory.

Qiao Sang happily watched the letter burn to ashes.

The Imperial Pet Taming Academy really was the Imperial Pet Taming Academy. Even their method for confirming whether someone wanted to enroll was so cutting-edge. She wondered what kind of pet beast skill it was... Then Qiao Sang thought of something, picked up her phone, and dialed an extremely familiar number.

The call connected quickly.

Before the person on the other end could speak, Qiao Sang said, "Mom, I need to tell you something. Don't get too excited."

The other end of the call was extremely noisy, as though there were many people nearby and her mother was in a bustling marketplace.

"Huh? What did you say?!" her mother asked loudly.

"I said, I need to tell you something! Don't get too excited!" Qiao Sang raised her voice and repeated herself.

"Wait a moment!" her mother called out. "Xiao Zhang, watch the shop for me first. My daughter's calling me!"

After saying that, she seemed to walk somewhere else.

More than ten seconds later, the noise on the other end disappeared completely.

"The method for Fire Fang Dogs to evolve into Flame Listening Dogs was only announced recently, so the shop has been really busy lately." Ye Xiangting smiled. "What were you about to say?"

Qiao Sang pretended to be calm. "It's nothing much. I was just admitted to the Imperial Pet Taming Academy."

Ye Xiangting froze for a moment, then said with amusement, "You said you were admitted to the Imperial Pet Taming Academy?"

"That's right." Qiao Sang proudly lifted her chin. "I forgot to tell you—I entered the senior class after coming to Superstar Planet, so I count as a graduating student."

Ye Xiangting said angrily, "How could you only tell me something this important now?!"

Qiao Sang: "..."

"Wasn't I planning to surprise you after I got into university..." Qiao Sang's voice lowered as she tried to appease her.

"You're only in your first year of high school! How could you possibly understand the lessons after suddenly skipping straight to the senior year with your grades?!" Ye Xiangting snapped. "Which school official let you skip to senior year? Didn't they need to discuss it with me?"

"Um..." Qiao Sang said helplessly, "I've already been admitted to the Imperial Pet Taming Academy."

"Why don't you say you were admitted to Zhongkong University too?" Ye Xiangting sneered.

"I was originally planning to apply to Zhongkong University." Qiao Sang explained, "I already passed the special admissions exam, so I only needed to score above 325 on the National College Entrance Examination. Who knew that two teachers from the Imperial Pet Taming Academy would suddenly come to interview me today and then say I'd been admitted?"

"How could Zhongkong University compare to the Imperial Pet Taming Academy? Of course I'm going to the Imperial Pet Taming Academy."

After saying that, Qiao Sang recalled how long it had taken her to believe this was real, so she added, "If you don't believe me, I'll take a picture for you when the Admission Letter arrives. And if you still don't believe me, you can take me to the Imperial Pet Taming Academy when school starts and see whether I'm a student there."

Ye Xiangting fell silent.

She understood her daughter's personality. Qiao Sang might joke around, but she would not make such an emphatic joke over an interstellar long-distance call...

After hesitating for a moment, Ye Xiangting asked, "You really got admitted to the Imperial Pet Taming Academy?"

Qiao Sang could tell from her tone that her mother was beginning to believe her. She smiled. "Why would I lie to you?"

"When the Admission Letter arrives, take a picture and send it to me immediately," Ye Xiangting said.

"I promise I'll send it to you right away!" Qiao Sang said firmly.

"Is there anything else?" Ye Xiangting asked.

"No."

"Then I'm hanging up first. The shop is busy right now."

"Okay."

"Wait! Make sure you eat well and dress warmly. If you run out of money, tell me."

"I know!"

"If you can't understand something in class, hire a tutor specifically to help you catch up."

"Mom, I've already been admitted to the Imperial Pet Taming Academy..."

"...I'm hanging up."

"Okay."

Blue Star.

Yuhua Region.

Hanggang City, Zhehai Province.

Ya Zai Pet Beast Shop.

Ye Xiangting put down her phone with a dazed expression. Then she thought of something, opened Facebook, and began drafting a post.

My daughter told me...

After typing that much, Ye Xiangting paused and deleted it.

Forget it. It was too outrageous. She would wait until she saw the Admission Letter before saying anything...