Beast Taming Begins with Inheriting a Legacy.

Hyakuka City, inside the Hyakuka Dojo.

After sending the message to Gu Ling, Li Rui expressionlessly swiped to another chat box labeled "You bastard," typed and sent two lines—

[I've already told Gu Ling.]

[I never expected you'd still be thinking about such a small amount of money.]

A few minutes later, the other party replied to the message:

I'm trying to help you establish a great senior image in the eyes of your younger classmates.

[Believe it or not, the little girl is definitely eyeing the reward, she's just too embarrassed to mention it to you, and she might even think you're trying to pocket it...]

[......]

Seeing Ye Wuyan's barrage of messages, numbering over a dozen in a row, Li Rui was too lazy to continue reading and simply turned off his phone screen.

As soon as Li Rui turned his head, he was met with a pretty and innocent little face.

"Senior brother~"

The girl with pigtails smiled sweetly and innocently: "I've finished my training for today, can I go out and play now?"

"Okay." Li Rui nodded.

"Yay! Here comes the wonderful nightlife!"

The girl with pigtails cheered and made to turn and leave.

But the next second, Li Rui's cold and ruthless voice slowly rang out: "Starting tomorrow, your training tasks will be doubled. I will spend two hours every day giving you special training."

"What?!" The girl stared wide-eyed in surprise, her face clearly showing her dissatisfaction.

"I protest! Senior, this is exploitation!"

Li Ruiwei raised his hand and pressed down on the girl's head, which was about to explode: "After the winter break, you will be entering the recommendation training camp. I don't want you to fail to complete the training tasks of the recommendation training camp and be eliminated. That would be a disgrace to the Hundred Flowers Dojo."

The girl slapped Li Rui's hand away, then pouted, "Senior brother, do you really have that little faith in me?"

"It's just a training camp for guaranteed admission, right?"

"My mom, dad, and you all graduated smoothly, so of course I can too!" The girl raised her face slightly, looking proud and confident.

"It's not just about graduation; I also have a small task for you." Li Rui shook his head.

The girl couldn't help but become curious: "What kind of little task is it?"

Li Rui's eyes flickered slightly: "In the special admission training camp, you have to beat one person."

"Who is it?"

Gu Ling.

……

Gu Ling felt as if she had just fallen asleep when suddenly a large, hairy monster stepped on her face.

So, Gu Ling was forced to open her eyes and wake up.

"Sword Nine".

Gu Ling rubbed her eyes helplessly, looked at Xian Jiu lying on her face, and reached out to pick it up.

Last night, Xianjiu and the mischievous ghost didn't help with much tidying up; they just played around together, afraid the other would steal snacks. They kept a close watch on each other for hours, like they were in a war.

In the end, Gu Ling was left to clean up the mess alone.

"Mwah~" Xian Jiu seemed a little guilty, but she still stretched out her little paw and pointed at the phone that the naughty boy had brought over.

The phone lit up, and the screen showed 8 a.m.

"It's only 8 o'clock..." Gu Ling's mind suddenly went blank for a moment.

Wait... what happened to her alarm for 7 o'clock?

She booked her train ticket for 8:45!

"...Quickly! Pack your luggage!"

Gu Ling tumbled off the bed and hurriedly put on her clothes and shoes.

Seeing this, Xianjiu and the mischievous ghost also ran to pack their luggage.

The mischievous little devil's chubby hands pried open the "space" inside his belly, while Xian Jiu used his telekinesis to control the luggage to fly inside.

After quickly washing her face, Gu Ling immediately took the two little ones and ran out the door.

When Gu Ling returned to the hotel last night, she had already checked out of the hotel. Now, after running downstairs, she rushed out the door in a flurry of activity.

While rushing to a breakfast shop, I quickly grabbed a few breakfasts to go, and then used a ride-sharing app on my phone to get to the station.

Despite her hurried pace, Gu Ling finally entered the station to have her ticket checked at 8:43.

Once seated, Gu Ling finally breathed a sigh of relief and had the energy to "question the matter."

"Where's my alarm?"

Gu Ling narrowed her eyes and stared at Xian Jiu in the seat next to her.

Before even entering the station, the mischievous creature had already slipped into the pet space.

Xian Jiu obediently called out, "Meow~"

Gu Ling wasn't buying it. She took out her phone, opened the alarm clock app, and saw that her alarm, which she had been using, was turned off.

"Was it last night, Xianjiu, that your tablet ran out of battery, so you used my phone to play games and turned off the alarm?"

Seeing that Gu Ling had guessed it, Xian Jiu huddled even tighter in her pet carrier, too afraid to come out, and could only sheepishly reply, "Meow~".

An alarm clock went off last night, interrupting my gaming session...

Just then, Xian Jiu was ambushed and killed by the enemy in the bushes. Frustrated, Xian Jiu simply turned off all the annoying alarm clocks.

Originally, Xianjiu planned to reset the alarm clock after finishing the game, but she forgot.

Xian Jiu looked at Gu Ling pitifully: "Meow~" I didn't mean to~

Gu Ling chuckled softly, "Yes, you didn't do it on purpose, you did it intentionally."

Xianjiu: ≧﹏≦ *sobs*

Gu Ling reached out and pulled Xian Jiu into her arms, rubbing the cat's head vigorously a few times before stopping.

"Didn't I say last night I'd buy you some little clothes? Go place the order."

Upon hearing this, Xian Jiu, who had been listless, instantly perked up her cat tail, her cat eyes sparkling: "Meow~"

(p≧w≦q) Beastmasters are the best!

Gu Ling rubbed the cat's head a couple more times before letting go of Xian Jiu.

Xian Jiu immediately jumped to the side, excitedly opened her tablet, and ordered two sets of pet costumes from an online shopping platform.

Because it was linked to Gu Ling's bank card, Gu Ling also received a text message about the transaction on her phone at the same time.

After placing the order, Xianjiu exited the online shopping platform with satisfaction and then went to play games.

"Meow~" This cat is determined to get revenge today!

Seeing that Xian Jiu had plunged into the game again, Gu Ling shook his head helplessly, then took out his notebook and began to plan the training schedule for Xian Jiu and the mischievous boy for the rest of the winter break.

The 27th and 28th of this month are Lunar New Year's Eve and Lunar New Year's Day, respectively. Gu Ling plans to stay in her hometown for a few more days and then officially begin her training program next month.

Gu Ling is currently unaware of the specific opening date of the pre-admission training camp, but the start date for Nanping No. 2 High School is February 27th of next month.

Regardless of when the preparatory camp for college admission starts in March, she will definitely have to go back to school at the end of February.

"Let's check if the Pet Beast Guild has any suitable quests..." Gu Ling used her phone to search for quests posted on the Pet Beast Guild's official website.

The mission location is limited to several cities in the southeast of Nanfu Province, preferably in urban or suburban pet protection areas, so that Gu Ling doesn't have to worry about encountering powerful wild pets.

The task should ideally be short-term and one-off, with a timeframe not exceeding half a month. (End of Chapter)