Beast Taming Begins with Inheriting a Legacy.

After half an hour.

Gu Ling regretted it.

Gu Ling sat in the interview room, her expression somewhat strained, a stiff smile on her lips. Across from her were many interview staff members, constantly taking photos and asking questions.

"Gu Ling, how are you feeling right now? Before the competition started, did you ever think you could win the championship?"

"Gu Ling, do you have any tips on raising pets that you could share with everyone?"

"Gu Ling, in yesterday's team competition finals, what was the significance of the gloves that Glutton wore?"

"Gu Ling, in today's last match, what kind of willpower did your pet, Thunder Seal Cat, rely on to persevere to the end? Have you had any training in this area?"

The initial problems were relatively easy to handle.

However, the more they went on, the more outrageous the interview questions became. Even some trivial details that Gu Ling herself had forgotten were blown out of proportion by the interview staff, as if there was some deeper meaning behind them.

Gu Ling was really embarrassed to tell the truth, and also a little reluctant to shatter their illusions.

Is she going to say... that the mischievous kid wears gloves simply to look cool and powerful?

Could it be that... Xian Jiu insisted on not falling down in order to defeat the big bad guy?

Therefore, Gu Ling had to rack her brains to find various phrases that conformed to socialist values ​​and beliefs in order to fool them.

This was more difficult than writing 10 consecutive Chinese language test papers.

Unlike Gu Ling, Xian Jiu and the mischievous ghost seemed to be on steroids, striking all sorts of poses, trying to steal the spotlight, and feigning aloofness, mystery, and melancholy...

"Meow~" The Meow Emperor has arrived! You all, why don't you kneel down and worship!

"Hehehe~" The Great Demon King is here! Whoever he points to, he'll eat!

"Meow~" Don't move! You've been arrested by Sheriff Meow!

"Hehehe~" Who is the greatest pirate captain? That's right! It's me!

When the staff interviewing the children saw how lively Xian Jiu and the mischievous ghost were, they couldn't help but tease, "Gu Ling, your two pets are both very cute and lively."

Gu Ling forced a smile.

Cute and lively?

That's because you can't understand what those two are saying.

Gu Ling couldn't help but feel relieved again, thankfully others couldn't understand what the two were whispering about.

Otherwise, her brilliant and powerful image as a champion... might collapse in less than half a day.

"..."

After spending most of the day, Gu Ling finally finished this series of interviews.

However, because Gu Ling was the individual champion and had the highest popularity, the interview lasted the longest. The interviews with the other students from Nanping No. 1 Middle School had already ended and they had left.

When Gu Ling returned to the hotel, she was so tired that she lay on the bed, not wanting to say or move anything, staring blankly at the ceiling.

However, Xianjiu and the mischievous ghost were very excited, and both of them had expressions of reluctance and unfinished business.

"Mmm~" This is beautiful!

"Hehe~" This one isn't good either!

Now, the two little ones are excitedly looking through the photos saved on their phones, all of which were taken at the scene.

Before I knew it, I had taken more than 100 photos.

"Xianjiu, we've taken too many photos. Let's delete some of the ones that aren't good." Gu Ling sighed helplessly as she looked at the huge pile of photos.

"Meow~" Xian Jiu shook her head in alarm, her two little paws tightly clutching her phone, afraid that Gu Ling would delete the photos.

Every photo showcases my dashing and heroic spirit!

How can you delete this?!

"Are you sure? This one is all blurry." Gu Ling pointed to one of the photos that was almost like a mosaic.

Xian Jiu glanced at it several times, her face full of reluctance. After hesitating for several seconds, she finally deleted the photo with a heavy heart.

"Hehe~" The mischievous boy came over and asked sincerely.

Could you please transfer the photos to GuiGui's tablet?

GuiGui wants to use these photos as tablet wallpapers and posters~

Xian Jiu's eyes lit up: "Meow~" Great idea! I want one too!

So the two little ones started whispering to each other again.

After all the photos were uploaded to their respective tablets, Xianjiu handed the phone to Gu Ling.

The moment Gu Ling got her phone, she picked out a few nice photos to keep and deleted the rest.

She took so many photos, they've taken up all the memory on her phone!

If her phone becomes slow, how will she play games?

Delete them! Delete them all! ψ(｀)ψ

Suddenly, Xian Jiu remembered something and tugged at Gu Ling's sleeve with sparkling eyes: "Meow~"

Beastmaster, now that the competition is over, can we go to the amusement park?

Hearing this, Gu Ling shook her head: "Not yet. There's still less than a month of classes left. I can only go after the final exams and the break."

Upon hearing this, Xian Jiu raised her little paw and began counting on her little finger.

After counting the two front paws, it went to count the two hind paws.

When she couldn't count any more, Xianjiu looked left and right, then pulled the naughty little ghost over and grabbed its chubby little hand to continue counting fingers.

After counting, Xian Jiu saw that there were still so many days left, her face fell, and she lay down on the bed listlessly: "Meow~"

I just won the championship!

Can't the champion have even the slightest privilege?

Can't the champion take a break early?

Upon hearing this, Gu Ling sighed, "Sigh~ They don't have the air of champions at all~"

Xian Jiu wholeheartedly agreed: "Mew~" Exactly!

A "click" sound.

The mischievous child took out a tablet, opened the camera, and secretly took a picture of a person and their pet looking utterly miserable.

"Hehe~" The mischievous boy grinned excitedly upon seeing the freshly taken photos.

Gu Ling looked at the mischievous boy warily: "Mischievous boy! What did you film?"

The mischievous boy shook his head frantically: "Hehehe~" Nothing!

"Hand over the tablet!"

"Hehehe~" No way, no way~

The mischievous kid swooshed up to the ceiling, clutching his tablet with a grin on his face.

Just as Gu Ling was about to ask Xian Jiu to snatch the tablet away, Huang Weiwei pushed open the door and walked in, talking as she scrolled through her phone:

"Lingling, Teacher Zhou notified us in the group that we will stay in a hotel for one more night, take a bus back to Nanping County tomorrow morning, and return to school as usual on Monday."

Upon hearing this, Gu Ling immediately opened the WeChat group. The originally cheerful atmosphere inside suddenly turned into a chorus of groans after hearing that classes would resume as usual next Monday.

[Can't the school leaders reward us with a few days off? Like a week or two or something?]

[Yes, yes! Even two or three days is fine.]

[The training facilities at the central battle arena in Hailan City are quite comprehensive. We could actually stay a little longer without disrupting our training.]

Everyone was trying to appeal to their emotions and reason with them.

However, in the end, all she got in return was a heartless snort from Zhou Mengran—

[impossible]

Don't forget, final exams are next month!

As soon as the final exam was mentioned, the group chat erupted in groans, with dozens of messages flooding in every second.

Zhou Mengran seemed to have deliberately waited several minutes before slowly sending two more messages:

[There is some good news though. The good news is that you all performed very well in this friendly match, so the written exam and the match exam that were originally scheduled for the final exam have been cancelled. You only need to take the written exam.]

[Besides, during the Lunar New Year, we don't want your pets to go home with bruises and swelling.]

Subsequently, Zhou Mengran briefly announced the specific teaching plan for the last month of this semester.

All the original special training tasks have been temporarily suspended, and normal classroom teaching has resumed.

These measures are designed to ensure that students in elite classes receive the same level of instruction as those in regular classes.

In the past few months, we've focused on pet battle training for friendly matches, which inevitably reduced classroom teaching time and slowed down the learning progress of the textbook.

[Yay!]

[Aha~ Only one month until vacation! I can do it!]

Where are you planning to go during winter break?

Although sitting in the classroom is rather boring, it's still more relaxing than training all day long, at least you don't have to get up too early every day.

Soon, the atmosphere in the group became lively again, and people started chatting enthusiastically about their plans after the winter break.

……

the next morning.

Teams from various schools gradually left Hailan City.

The group from Nanping No. 1 Middle School traveled for an hour to reach Nanping County.

The car didn't go directly to the school. Instead, it took each student to their home location, and then the remaining boarding students were taken back to school together.

Half an hour later, Gu Ling opened the door to her home. Looking at the house she hadn't been back to for almost half a month, it seemed deserted because she couldn't help but feel a bit lonely. But as soon as Gu Ling stepped inside, she felt much more relaxed.

Although the hotel environment is high-end, it's still not as comfortable as my own "doghouse".

Gu Ling sighed, "Finally back."

As soon as Gu Ling put down her luggage, Xian Jiu immediately ran to turn on the TV, while the mischievous girl flew to the refrigerator, pulled out a bunch of snacks, and excitedly carried them over.

Upon seeing this, Gu Ling's lips twitched involuntarily.

Great, these two little guys have a clear division of labor.

Gu Ling first tidied up her luggage, then took a shower and changed into clean and refreshing clothes.

When Gu Ling arrived in the lobby, the air conditioner had already turned on the heating, making the whole small room warm and cozy.

Xianjiu and the mischievous ghost sat together on the sofa, watching cartoons on TV and eating snacks.

"Xian Jiu, you little rascal, come and get to work."

Having been away from home for half a month, Gu Ling noticed that the floors, tables, chairs, and other furniture in her home were covered with a light layer of dust. She turned around, went to the bathroom, fetched a bucket of water, and took out a few rags.

"Meow~"

"Hehehe~"

Hearing their beast tamer call them, the two little ones reluctantly finished the last bag of potato chips and ran over.

Gu Ling began assigning tasks:

"You little rascal, go clean the windows."

"Xian Jiu, go wipe the table and chairs."

Xianjiu and the mischievous ghost each took a rag, soaked it in water, wrung out the excess water, and happily went to wipe the windows and tables.

Xian Jiu used her telekinesis to make the other items on the coffee table float up, and then wiped them directly with a rag.

Seeing that the coffee table was wiped clean in no time, Xian Jiu happily raised her head: "Meow~" I'm the fastest at wiping!

"Hehehe~" Upon hearing this, the mischievous ghost, not to be outdone, floated to a window and began wiping it with huff and puff.

Gu Ling was in charge of mopping the floor.

First, sweep the floor with a broom, and then mop it twice.

After mopping the floor, Gu Ling went into the room and took off the mattress, blankets, and other items used by the two pets and put them in the washing machine before replacing them all with new ones.

"..."

After spending several hours doing housework, it was almost noon, so Gu Ling simply ordered a few takeout meals.

While waiting for their takeout, Xianjiu and the mischievous boy went to watch cartoons again.

"You two shouldn't eat too many snacks, we still have to eat dinner later," Gu Ling casually reminded him.

The two little ones gave a perfunctory reply and continued to sneakily eat their snacks.

Knowing that both Xianjiu and the mischievous ghost had big appetites, Gu Ling simply ignored them and picked up her phone to check if there were any new messages.

"Huh? The chat ban has been lifted in this group?"

Gu Ling entered WeChat and found the group chat of the college entrance exam preparation camp that he had joined yesterday. The group now had 208 members, and the mute function for all members had been turned off.

When she joined the group yesterday, there wasn't much news because of the chat ban. Of all the people in the group, she only knew Ye Wuyan, so Gu Ling didn't pay much attention to her.

Now that the ban has been lifted, some people have posted messages.

[What are you doing here, you little bastard?]

[Ha, you little trash are here, why can't I be?]

[Miss Jiang, your family actually sent you to this training camp? Aren't they afraid you'll suffer?]

[......]

The people who sent the most messages in the group seemed to know each other beforehand, but most of the people, like Gu Ling, were just lurking and observing.

A group of teenagers from all over the country gathered together, and each of them was, at least in their city, the best beast tamer among their peers.

Yesterday, when Ye Wuyan added Gu Ling to the group, he also privately sent Gu Ling some information about the guaranteed admission training camp.

This year's college entrance examination preparation camp has a total of 200 students, of whom 138 were selected and recommended by various cities, and the remaining 62 places were reserved for special recommendations.

In the past, the college entrance examination preparation camp only had 62 special recommendation slots, so it almost never recruited students from outside the camp, and only through internal special recommendation channels.

After the other trainees chatted in the group for a while, a person with the title of "Instructor" spoke up, asking everyone to change their group nicknames to the format of "City-Name".

Gu Ling did as instructed and changed her group nickname to "Gu Ling of Hailan City".

Afterwards, Gu Ling refreshed the chat history out of curiosity, wanting to see where the students who had previously popped up had been recommended, but saw that most of them started with "Beijing".

Gu Ling was momentarily stunned, but quickly realized, "These people all got in through recommendation slots, right?" (End of Chapter)