Beast taming, starting from zero point

Chapter 187: Chapter 178 National Campus Beast Taming League

Memories of death suddenly attacked.

Only then did Qiao Sang remember that this Shi Gaofeng was not the real Shi Gaofeng but a shapeshifted Huanhuan…

You couldn’t tell the difference, aside from the voice being different.

“Meimei!”

Jiang Cimei’s eyes widened, and its spines stood on end as soon as “Shi Gaofeng” spoke.

Frightened, “Shi Gaofeng” quickly covered his mouth, looking pitifully at Jiang Cimei and then at Qiao Sang.

Though Qiao Sang didn’t understand what Jiang Cimei was saying, she vaguely grasped the meaning from their actions.

“It’s okay, your owner already told me he invited a Huanhuan here. Don’t blame it,” Qiao Sang comforted Jiang Cimei.

“Meimei.”

Jiang Cimei’s spines softened immediately.

“Huanhuan!” The “Shi Gaofeng” at the side brightened up, calling out happily.

Qiao Sang: “…”

She would bet, Shi Gaofeng is doomed…

“Meimei!” Jiang Cimei crossed its paws at its chest, scolding “Shi Gaofeng” with a stern face.

And “Shi Gaofeng” squatted in front of it like a three-year-old child, nodding from time to time.

Qiao Sang couldn’t bear to watch, already picturing the scene where Zheng Baolong would see through “Shi Gaofeng” in a second.

A moment of silence for Shi Gaofeng… Qiao Sang summoned Yaobao to one side.

“Ya!”

Yaobao rubbed affectionately against his Beast Tamer as soon as he appeared.

Qiao Sang smiled and stroked its head.

Yaobao used to always be by her side, but now it must stay in the Beast Taming Codex whenever they go out, and she herself wasn’t quite used to that either.

The buzz was dying down, but with the news that the Flame Listening Dog still possessed psychic abilities, Yaobao would likely have to stay in the Beast Taming Codex for a long while.

As long as the second Flame Listening Dog didn’t appear, Yaobao would probably be surrounded by onlookers as soon as it went out. Or maybe it should just dye its fur and change its appearance… Qiao Sang looked at the magnificent fur in front of her, lost in thought.

“Ya…”

Yaobao felt a chill run through its body for no apparent reason.

“Qiao Sang, you’re early,” a voice interrupted her thoughts just then.

“I’m only three minutes earlier than you,” Qiao Sang turned her head towards the voice, “How did you do on your task?”

“It can be described as perfect. Xiao Yan’s performance improved by who knows how many times over last time. The task poster even wanted to book Xiao Yan as a model again, but I refused,” Wang Yao said proudly as she approached Qiao Sang.

“Yanyan.” The Great Flame Sparrow raised its head proudly.

“Why refuse?” Qiao Sang asked.

“I took on the task to train Xiao Yan’s patience,” Wang Yao answered, “You don’t know, in battle competitions it’s fine if you encounter opponents willing to fight head-on, but if you meet those who prefer to defend, Xiao Yan quickly becomes irritable and sometimes won’t follow my commands, making it easy for others to seize the opportunity. I lost to Lu Mai from Li Tang Middle School last year because of that.”

“Now, after my training, Xiao Yan’s patience is excellent, so naturally there’s no need to take on such boring tasks anymore.”

“Yanyan.”

The Great Flame Sparrow tilted its already-raised head even higher.

“Then this task must have been rated five stars, seems like you won’t be named by Zheng Baolong,” Qiao Sang said with a smile.

“No, it’s a four-star rating,” Wang Yao’s face fell.

“Why?” Qiao Sang asked curiously.

Wang Yao said angrily, “Just because I refused to let Xiao Yan be a model again next time, that jerk docked me a star!”

Qiao Sang: “…”

“But it doesn’t matter, I’m definitely the best at completing tasks, aside from you,” Wang Yao said, turning her head to look at “Shi Gaofeng” nearby, lowering her voice, and gloating:

“I can guarantee that Shi Gaofeng’s task definitely received a bad review this time. In the past, if he got a good review, he would screenshot it and brag in our group chat.”

“Five days have gone by, and aside from the first day, he hasn’t shown up in the group at all, not even sending that promised photo of his handsome eight-pack abs.”

Wang Yao became more and more excited: “I’ll go ask him.”

Qiao Sang’s eyelid twitched and she advised, “Forget about it, Zheng Baolong will be here soon, and we should start our training preparations.”

Wang Yao thought about it, felt that mocking Shi Gaofeng could wait, and agreed.

Qiao Sang breathed a sigh of relief to herself, Huanhuan, I can only help you so much…

…

Ten minutes later.

Everyone was present.

Zheng Guoping, holding a tablet, began evaluating each person: “I won’t speak of Qiao Sang, who completed the task smoothly on the first day with a five-star review. Look at the rest of you, in a whole year, not to mention five-star reviews, how many times have your tasks met the standard?”

“I have ten times,” Wang Yao spoke up.

“I have eight,” Xu Yajie said softly.

Zheng Guoping’s temple throbbed, about to give them a thorough scolding, but then he remembered that these two had performed quite well in this task and turned his gaze toward “Shi Gaofeng.”

“Shi Gaofeng” blinked back innocently.

“And you? How many times have your tasks met the standard?” Zheng Guoping asked coldly.

“Shi Gaofeng” opened his mouth to speak.

Just then, Xu Yajie suddenly interjected, “He can’t talk right now, he thinks he did the task so poorly this time that he cried himself hoarse.”

“Pfft…” Wang Yao couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

Who could believe such a far-fetched excuse… Qiao Sang thought with clear understanding of the true situation.

“Hmph,” Zheng Guoping snorted coldly, “Do you think that by going hoarse your task’s result will change? A one-star poor review, you even managed to suck away someone’s abs while doing a liposuction, I haven’t had such a terrible student before!”

“Shi Gaofeng” blinked his eyes innocently.

“You should know that the school team won’t fall apart without you. Do you know how many people are waiting to take your place? You have no sense of urgency. In two months, it’s the National School Beast Taming Competition; if your upcoming tasks are still like this, I will have to consider replacing you,” Zheng Guoping said seriously.

The National School Beast Taming Competition, huh… Qiao Sang fell into thought.

Ever since the vice principal had told her about the beast taming competition for middle school students, she went online to learn more about it.

The National School Beast Taming Competition is the longest-standing and most widely covered middle school beast taming event in the country.

The competition adopts a centralized tournament format, covering all provinces, direct-controlled municipalities, and autonomous regions of the country.

The competition is divided into provincial competitions, regional competitions, and the final competition.

And winning the first place in the provincial competition is the first stage for Li Tang Middle School.

There are many beast taming school competitions within the province, but only this one attracts the most attention and has the highest value.

Just getting through the provincial competition of the National School Beast Taming Competition and placing in the top three in the finals will suffice: no need for the college entrance examination, no need to worry about independent recruitment scores, as top universities will be knocking at your door to recruit you.

It is indeed a prestigious event.

Zheng Guoping furrowed his brows and said, “This time go run twenty laps around the track, and next time it won’t be something as simple as running, got it?”

“Shi Gaofeng” blinked his eyes and said nothing.

Zheng Guoping’s veins bulged, no longer able to suppress his anger, and he said loudly, “Even if you’ve lost your voice! You can still nod or shake your head, right? I’m asking you one more time, did you hear me?”

With such a shout, “Shi Gaofeng” was startled and hurriedly nodded, “Huanhuan!”

As expected… Qiao Sang wasn’t surprised at all.