Beast Taming Begins with Inheriting a Legacy.

Since there was nothing else to do, Gu Ling wrote down some names and then looked them up online.

Since they were all the same age, they must all be students. Gu Ling logged into a China Higher Education Student Information System (CHESICC) website, entered her name into the search box, and added some filter criteria to narrow down the search.

There are definitely people with the same name across the country, but they just happen to be high school sophomores, live in the same city, and are both beast tamers... which immediately narrows down the possibilities.

"A two-star beast tamer..."

"Both pet beasts are at the Warrior General level?"

"Currently attending Beijing No. 1 High School, and previously won the championship in the Chaoyang District Pet Youth Cup..."

Gu Ling randomly searched for information on several people, and even though she was somewhat prepared, the information she received still surprised her.

These people are all the same age, yet they have participated in various competitions and won numerous honors. Gu Ling was surprised and could only sigh that there are always people more capable than you.

Gu Ling pondered to himself: "The number of graduates from the guaranteed admission training camp is less than 20 per year, and the competitors are clearly quite strong..."

While the benefits for graduates of the guaranteed admission training camp are very attractive, the difficulty of securing a graduation spot is also obvious.

Gu Ling turned her head and glanced at Xian Jiu and the mischievous ghost who were still watching cartoons, and shook her head slightly: "Forget it, let them play for a while. Anyway, the training camp for guaranteed admission doesn't start until March next year."

Having just finished a friendly match, Gu Ling didn't want to push herself and her pets too hard.

Moreover, with the final exams just two weeks away, Gu Ling needs to focus more on her studies.

If she does poorly on the test, not only will Gu Zhou laugh at her when she gets home, but her second aunt will also nag her about it for the entire winter break.

Gu Ling left the WeChat group and glanced at the bank card account information.

The prize money for the friendly match totaled 66 yuan, which has already been deposited into Gu Ling's bank account.

In the original match against Yulan Middle School, Nanping No. 1 Middle School won the game and, according to the rules, was entitled to a share of the prize money from the other team's top 8 finish.

However, because Yulan Middle School was disqualified from the competition, that portion of the prize money was lost.

Now, with the original 18.8 yuan remaining in the card, Gu Ling has a total of 84.8 yuan, plus pet resource cards worth 250 million yuan.

Gu Ling hadn't decided which pet resources to exchange her pet resource card for yet. Some common pet resources could be bought anywhere, so there was no need to use resource cards.

"Xian Jiu is about to advance to the Warrior level, so the resources for his pets also need to be upgraded accordingly."

"The Poison-type training for the Mischievous Ones should also move to the next stage, and their Ghost-type abilities shouldn't be neglected either..."

"..."

The more Gu Ling thought about it, the more she couldn't help but sigh.

Not enough money!

I really don't have enough money!

"We still need to keep making money. Graduating from the training camp is too difficult. Just in case, we need to find another way to make money quickly..."

Half an hour later, the takeout for one person and two pets arrived.

After lunch, Gu Ling took the quilts and clothes that had been washed in the washing machine to the balcony to air them out.

After finishing all the housework, Gu Ling sat down on the sofa and took out her phone: "Xian Jiu, you little rascal, want to play a few games?"

"Meow~"

"Hehehe~"

Xianjiu and the mischievous ghost's eyes lit up, and they immediately agreed.

And so, the one person and two pets happily played games together.

After playing games for several hours, it gradually got dark, so Gu Ling took the two little ones out for a big meal, and then went to the supermarket to stock up on supplies and buy some snacks.

Most of the snacks at home were stuffed into the stomach of the mischievous boy and taken to Hailan City. He's been eating snacks while playing matches these days.

When they returned home during the day, the few remaining snacks at home had been completely devoured by Xianjiu and the mischievous boy.

As soon as they entered the supermarket, Xianjiu and the mischievous boy were like wild horses, happily running around the supermarket and stuffing anything they liked into their shopping cart.

"Don't buy too much. It's almost holiday time, and we won't be staying at home then." Gu Ling pushed the shopping cart behind, reminding the two little ones in front of her while casually grabbing a few bags of her favorite potato chips from the nearby shelf and putting them into the shopping cart.

Upon hearing this, the mischievous little boy immediately patted his belly with his chubby hand: "Hehehe~"

Beastmaster, don't worry, Guigui will definitely eat it all! Not a single drop will be left!

Gu Ling sighed helplessly: "...Just this once, okay?"

"Hehe~" The mischievous boy was so moved that his eyes welled up with tears, and he wished he could stick out his tongue and lick Gu Ling right then and there.

Gu Ling's expression changed slightly, and she immediately refused, saying, "If you dare to lick me, I won't buy it!"

"Hehe~" The mischievous boy blinked innocently and chuckled twice.

Seeing that Gu Ling hadn't come over, Xian Jiu, who had already run far away, urged impatiently, "Meow~" Come here, come here~

In no time at all, Gu Ling went from pushing one shopping cart to handing it over to Xian Jiu, who then used his telekinesis to control three shopping carts simultaneously.

One vehicle for Gu Ling, one vehicle for Xian Jiu, and one vehicle for the mischievous ghost.

Hmm...that makes sense.

After settling the bill, tens of thousands of yuan vanished in an instant.

Gu Ling's snacks are all very cheap; the majority of her spending goes to Xian Jiu and the mischievous ghost. Buying some pet nutritional supplements can easily cost tens of thousands of yuan.

After leaving the supermarket, Gu Ling stuffed all the bags of snacks into the naughty boy's belly.

"Done!" Gu Ling rubbed her palms, which were red from being squeezed by the bag, and glanced casually at the other side of the river where people were selling Kongming lanterns.

In the night sky, several Kongming lanterns slowly rose and flew into the distance.

Gu Ling's mind stirred slightly, and she suggested, "Let's go over there and take a look; someone's releasing sky lanterns..."

Xianjiu and the mischievous boy immediately raised their little hands happily to indicate their agreement.

A bridge was built over the river. Gu Ling led her two pet beasts across the bridge to the other side of the river.

"Handsome, would you like to buy a Kongming lantern and make a wish?"

"Make a wish with a Kongming lantern, 30 yuan each, calligraphy brush and paint provided..."

The vendor selling sky lanterns was calling out his wares, and upon seeing Gu Ling approaching, he immediately beamed, "Beautiful lady, how about buying a sky lantern and making a wish?"

Xian Jiu and the mischievous ghost perched on Gu Ling's shoulders, their little heads curiously peering at the Kongming lanterns on the shelf.

Can you really make a wish when you hear "Miwoo~"?

"Hehe~" Will the little cake I make a wish fall from the sky?

Gu Ling tilted her head and asked the two little ones for their opinion: "How about we buy one to play with?"

Xianjiu and the mischievous ghost nodded excitedly: Never played it before, we want to buy it!

"Boss, I'd like a Kongming lantern." Gu Ling took out her phone and scanned the payment code.

"Alright, you can pick any of these Kongming lanterns you like." The shopkeeper pointed to the Kongming lanterns on the left shelf. These lanterns were already assembled and just waiting to be lit.

Kongming lanterns have four sides, all of which can be used to write words and make wishes.

"Each person writes one side, and the remaining side is written together." Gu Ling borrowed three brushes and paints from the boss and gave two of the brushes to Xian Jiu and the mischievous ghost.

"Meow~"

"Hehehe~"

After getting the brushes, Xianjiu and the mischievous boy excitedly began to paint on their respective sides.

Gu Ling pondered for a moment and then began to write:

[Wishing my second uncle and aunt good health]

[May the mischievous kid from Sword and Fairy 9 always be happy and joyful]

[Hoping to get into a university in Shanghai]

After Gu Ling finished writing, she looked at it with great satisfaction. Seeing that Xian Jiu and the mischievous ghost were still writing down their wishes, she curiously turned her head to look and asked, "What wishes did you write?"

The next second, Xian Jiu and the mischievous ghost simultaneously blocked Gu Ling's view with their bodies.

"Meow~" Beastmaster, don't peek!

"Hehe~" That's right, that's right~

Seeing Xianjiu and the mischievous ghost's strong reactions, Gu Ling became even more curious. "So mysterious? What exactly did you write?"

But the two little ones kept a close watch on her and wouldn't let her see, so Gu Ling couldn't find a chance to sneak a peek and had to give up.

"Fine, fine, I won't look at it. You guys take your time writing."

Gu Ling got up and walked to the side of the Kongming lantern where nothing was written. After thinking for a moment, she suggested, "How about we draw a portrait on this side?"

After finishing tinkering with their own bright lanterns, Xian Jiu and the mischievous ghost immediately nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

So, the person and their two pets started drawing portraits.

"No, no, my legs aren't that short! I have long legs, okay?"

"Meow~" We need to add lightning effects! This cat is the Lord of Thunder!

"Hehehe~" The beast tamer's drawing of the ghost didn't look fierce enough; it looked rather silly.

A scene slowly emerged on the Kongming lantern—

The girl in the very center is holding a large trophy. To her left floats a monster that looks like a balloon or a dark cloud, with eyes painted in red in the middle. To her right is a cat with lightning crackling all over its body, and you can vaguely make out its somewhat crooked whiskers.

However, the girl had a pair of devil horns on her head... well, added by the mischievous kid.

A tail has appeared behind it... Hmm, added by Xianjiu.

By the time Gu Ling noticed, the two of them had already drawn on it, and it was too late for her to stop them.

In order to "get back at" her, Gu Ling added a comical big red bow to [Mischievous Ghost's] head and painted [Xian Jiu's] fur all over his body in various colors.

"...Hehehe!"

"...Meow!"

Xian Jiu and the mischievous ghost stared in terror at their "selves" in the painting.

Gu Ling chuckled: Come on! Let's hurt each other!

Xianjiu and the mischievous boy immediately objected and continued to pick up their paintbrushes, adding things to the [girl]!

"...Hey hey hey! That's enough! Why do I have four arms?!"

"Three eyes is too much!"

"..."

A moment later, after some careful work, a masterpiece was finally completed.

Gu Ling carefully picked up the Kongming lantern from the ground: "Xian Jiu, you naughty boy, it's time to release the Kongming lantern."

Xianjiu and the mischievous ghost each held onto a corner of the Kongming lantern, their eyes filled with anticipation as the lantern was about to take off.

"3, 2, 1... Let go!"

The next second, the Kongming lantern slowly rose into the air, and the flames shone through the thin paper, making the words written on it appear bright red.

Gu Ling strained to see what the other side of the writing by Xian Jiu and the mischievous ghost was, but unexpectedly, Xian Jiu and the mischievous ghost covered her eyes from the left and right.

"Hey, hey, hey! You two..."

Once Gu Ling broke free from the two little ones' grasp, she looked up again and saw that the Kongming lantern had flown higher, and the contents on it were no longer visible.

"There seems to be a shooting game over there, let's go check it out..."

"Meow~"

"Hehehe~"

Along this street, Gu Ling took her two pets and played all sorts of games.

At 10 p.m., the person and two pets finally reluctantly prepared to go home.

On her way home, Gu Ling was still thinking about the "wishes" on the Kongming lanterns:

"What did you write on the Kongming lanterns? Give us a tiny hint!"

Xian Jiu and the mischievous ghost exchanged a glance and grinned mischievously.

"Meow~" That's a secret~

"Hehehe~" Beastmaster, guess what?

"Tch~ Fine, I won't tell you then~ I'm not curious at all!" Gu Ling pouted, quickly ran forward a distance, and after putting some distance between herself and Xian Jiu and the mischievous ghost, suddenly shouted back:

"Let's have a race to the entrance of the residential area! Let's start now!"

After saying that, Gu Ling ran away without looking back.

Xianjiu and the mischievous ghost were stunned for a second, but when they reacted, they immediately chased after them!

Damn it!

Beastmaster, you ran away! You have no sportsmanship!

"..."

……

the next day.

After Monday's flag-raising ceremony, the school held an awards ceremony to recognize the winners of the friendly match.

Gu Ling and others went on stage one after another to receive the bonuses issued by the school.

Prize money for the friendly team competition: 5 yuan for each official player and 2 yuan for each substitute player.

Prize money for the individual friendly tournament champion: 10 yuan

Prize money for the top 8 in the friendly individual tournament: 5000 yuan.

Besides Gu Ling winning the individual championship, Lu Jiuwen and Xia Zihan, although they were eliminated in the top 8 of the individual competition, still achieved their best results in previous years, so the school prepared bonuses for them.

After receiving her award, Huang Weiwei skipped and jumped towards Gu Ling, her face beaming with excitement: "Wow, Lingling, I actually won 2 yuan!"

"The school really went all out this time." Gu Ling happily received 15 yuan.

Xia Zihan smiled and was in a good mood: "In previous years, even if we were official team members, the school only awarded us a prize of 1 yuan for making it into the top 8 of the team competition."

Huang Weiwei grinned and said, "Then I guess I'm benefiting from your generosity, hehe~"

After the commendation ceremony, all teachers and students returned to their classrooms for classes.

After Gu Ling and his friends became "celebrities" at school for a few days, the other students gradually lost interest in new gossip or the upcoming final exams.

The elite class of the second year of high school has also resumed normal classroom learning. They are writing diligently in the classroom from morning to night, absorbing all kinds of knowledge.

Although the entrance exam for class placement accounts for 70% of the final score, none of the students who get into the elite class are actually academic underachievers. They may complain a bit, but when they really put in the effort to study, they are all incredibly hardworking.

In such a learning atmosphere, everyone buried themselves in their studies.

Before we knew it, half a month had flown by...

One day, during recess, a startled cry rang out:

"The final exam dates have been announced. They'll be next Monday and Tuesday, the 16th and 17th."

"Wuhu! We'll be liberated soon!"

"Wow! The wonderful winter vacation is just around the corner!"

"..." (End of this chapter)