Beast Taming Begins with Inheriting a Legacy.

Chapter 42 People always have to look forward.

Dai Hao glanced at Long Yifei with a cool look, then explained to Gu Ling, "I encountered a Ghost-type Pokémon from Group E—Mini Doll. Its ability is Insomnia, so Sleep Powder has no effect on it. Moreover, my Vinegar hasn't learned any skills to deal with Ghost-type Pokémon, so it was completely helpless against Mini Doll."

Losing the match in the end was something that was expected.

Upon hearing this, Gu Ling was somewhat surprised.

Among this year's second-year high school students, some actually chose to contract a ghost-type pet as their first pet.

If psychic-type pets are the most difficult to contract (or fool), then ghost-type pets are the pets that beast tamers least want to come into contact with.

Ghost-type pets are generally mischievous and have a bad temper. They like to scare humans and other pets that are weaker than themselves. There are even rumors that ghost-type pets can pull out the souls of humans and other pets and devour them.

Dai Hao reminded Gu Ling, "You beat Xiao Wen, so your opponent in the next semi-final will be this mini doll. Be careful, ghost-type pets are notoriously difficult to deal with."

As the loser, Dai Hao deeply understands this.

Ghost-type pets are too unpredictable. Without specific counter moves, you'll feel powerless from the start to the end of the battle, as any resistance seems futile.

Gu Ling suddenly felt a headache coming on: "Ghost-type pet, this is a bit unlucky..." Ghost type is just the counter to Xian Jiu's Psychic type.

Moreover, ghosts generally do not have a physical form, so many attacks are ineffective against ghost-type pets.

Normal-type moves like Quick Attack and Double Kick can't hit Ghost-type Pokémon at all, let alone cause any damage.

"Lu Jiuwen went to the medical room, right? Why don't we go find him first? That guy must have studied that mini doll beforehand," Long Yifei suggested.

"Alright then."

We may battle, but we'll still be friends after the battle.

The Three-Tailed Fire Fox was seriously injured this time, and Gu Ling wanted to go and check on its condition.

……

Inside the medical room.

Lu Jiuwen looked at the three-tailed fire fox lying on the hospital bed, a hint of apology flashing in his eyes. He raised his hand and patted the three-tailed fire fox's head: "Three-tailed fire fox, I'm sorry, this was my mistake. I didn't expect Gu Ling to have the Thunder Seal Cat hiding a psychic-type skill..."

"Eee~" The three-tailed fire fox moved its little head slightly, gently licked Lu Jiuwen's fingers with its little tongue, and then rested its head on his palm.

So Lu Jiuwen continued to stroke the three-tailed fire fox's head with his other hand, his voice gentle and soothing: "Next time we will become stronger, and we will win again."

"Eee~" the three-tailed fire fox responded.

"Lu Jiuwen! Come see the three-tailed fire fox!"

Before Long Yifei even got close, his loud voice, like a megaphone, rang out.

Upon hearing Long Yifei's voice, Lu Jiuwen's expression changed, and he looked up at Gu Ling and the other two who were walking towards them.

"How is the Three-Tailed Fire Fox?" Gu Ling asked.

Gu Ling dared not underestimate the strength of the Three-Tailed Fire Fox, especially given its fiery nature that grew stronger with each battle, so she did not hold back during the fight.

Lu Jiuwen glanced down at the Three-Tailed Fire Fox and said, "Diludan used the Healing Bell on the Three-Tailed Fire Fox twice, and it's much better now. I'll let the Three-Tailed Fire Fox go into the pet space to rest later. It should be almost fully recovered by tomorrow morning and won't interfere with the later battle exams."

Seeing that Lu Jiuwen was still thinking about tomorrow's battle, Long Yifei clicked his tongue and shook his head: "Your mind is full of battles and training. You're already in the top 8, and getting into the elite Beast Taming class is a sure thing. You don't need to be so strict with the Three-Tailed Fire Fox, do you?"

Lu Jiuwen said coldly, "It's because you were too lax with yourself and Dian Meimei that you could only get into the top 16."

"Lu Jiuwen! Don't bring up things I don't want to talk about, okay? I just happened to encounter a ground-type pet, and I was countered by it." Long Yifei glared at Lu Jiuwen, then glanced at the three-tailed fire fox out of the corner of his eye, and snorted coldly:

"It seems that since the Three-Tailed Fire Fox is injured, I'll be magnanimous and let this go this time!"

Lu Jiuwen ignored Long Yifei and turned to Gu Ling: "Your next opponent should be Xia Zihan, right? Her mini doll is quite strong."

"How do you know I lost? What if I had won?" Dai Hao adjusted his glasses with his hand.

"If you had won, this guy wouldn't be jumping around like this now. He's clearly been gloating." Lu Jiuwen replied to Dai Hao while glancing at Long Yifei.

Gu Ling asked, "Lu Jiuwen, have you watched Xia Zihan's mini doll's battle before?"

Lu Jiuwen took out his phone and operated it for a few seconds. Several videos appeared in the group chat that the group shared.

"This is a video of mini doll battles that I asked someone else to record. You can take a look at it first." Lu Jiuwen put away his phone and his gaze fell back on the three-tailed fire fox.

Gu Ling thanked her, "Okay, thank you."

Dai Hao asked, unwilling to give up, "Why didn't you release the video of my match against Xia Zihan today?"

Lu Jiuwen glanced at him: "You need it? I don't believe you didn't do your research beforehand."

"There aren't that many videos!"

"You didn't ask."

"..."

Gu Ling and the other two stayed in the medical room for a short while before Lu Jiuwen angrily chased them away, saying they were too noisy and would disturb the Three-Tailed Fire Fox's recovery.

After they came out, Gu Ling thought about some of Lu Jiuwen's unusual behavior today, and finally couldn't resist asking Dai Hao and the other person, "During the battle, Lu Jiuwen's attitude towards the Three-Tailed Fire Fox could be described as indifferent, but why did he seem so different in private..."

"So you seem to value the Three-Tailed Fire Fox quite a bit, right?" Dai Hao chimed in.

Gu Ling nodded: "Mm."

Dai Hao explained, "Xiao Wen's love for the Three-Tailed Fire Fox is beyond doubt, because the Three-Tailed Fire Fox was a birthday gift from Xiao Wen's sister."

"For the three months before the three-tailed fire fox hatched, Xiaowen always held the three-tailed fire fox egg in her hand. Sometimes Xiaofei would try to touch the egg, but Xiaowen wouldn't allow it."

Upon hearing this, Long Yifei muttered in dissatisfaction, "What do you mean I'm being nosy...?"

Upon hearing this reason, Gu Ling blinked somewhat slowly.

A birthday gift from Lu Jiuwen's sister?

Gu Ling almost wanted to ask about Lu Jiuwen's parents.

There were no outsiders nearby, and Dai Hao spoke calmly: "Xiao Wen's parents had a business marriage with no emotional foundation. They divorced when Xiao Wen was four years old. Neither of them wanted to take Xiao Wen to live with them. It was Xiao Wen's older sister, who had just started high school at the time, who took care of Xiao Wen while completing her studies."

Upon suddenly hearing Lu Jiuwen's backstory, Gu Ling's feelings became complicated.

Although her own parents died early, in her hazy memories, her parents were very loving and loved her very much.

Seeing Gu Ling's unusual expression, Dai Hao smiled faintly: "In our circle, this is not a secret, and Xiao Wen didn't care about it."

"People always have to look forward."

"Gu Ling, you'd better do your best in tomorrow's match." Dai Hao suddenly winked at Gu Ling, his voice teasing, "You can't be biased. I'm your friend too, so help me get revenge while you're at it."

Gu Ling was stunned for a moment, but after she came to her senses, a smile unconsciously appeared on her face.

"no problem!"

Long Yifei imagined the wonderful scene of him clinging to Gu Ling's coattails in the future, and chuckled, "Right, right, right! Gu Ling only has two more battles left before she becomes number one! That way, I'll be the friend of the number one in the Beast Taming Class, how awesome would that be!"

"You guys are putting a lot of pressure on me."

"It's okay, it's okay, I believe you can handle it!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)