Beast Taming Begins with Inheriting a Legacy.

As soon as Gu Ling got home, she saw Xian Jiu on the living room sofa, hands on her hips, staring at the tablet in front of her, using her telekinesis to control six styluses at the same time, typing rapidly.

Upon seeing this, Gu Ling subconsciously glanced at the time displayed on her phone.

Oh... It's time for Xianjiu's "language arts training" now, so she should be having a "friendly" chat with her chat partners.

Gu Ling withdrew her gaze and was about to go to the study to find the mischievous ghost to study the Ghost-type Elite Four member's notes when a chat window popped up on her phone screen.

It's a chat message from the Bixin app.

As Gu Ling walked towards the study, she opened the chat window and found several voice messages that were almost 59 seconds long. Her brow twitched slightly, as if she had remembered something.

After taking a deep breath, I selected the first voice message.

The next second, a sweet, bubbly voice, almost tearful, rang out:

[Waaaaah, I quit! Let whoever wants the money earn it, earn it!]

[Anyway, I'm not earning it anymore!]

[I'm sorry, boss! I'm too sensitive! I'm useless! I'm a failure! I really can't do this anymore, I need to find my mom, sob sob...]

Hearing the man in his early twenties crying so heartbrokenly, Gu Ling quickly softened her voice and comforted him:

Why don't you hang in there a little longer? We'll settle your wages in another hour.

To everyone's surprise, these words of comfort had no effect whatsoever. The man opposite him couldn't even suppress his youthful, high-pitched voice anymore, and roared out:

[An hour?! Forget an hour, I can't even stand 20 minutes! 10 minutes! 5 minutes!]

[Please, boss! Let me go! Spare me! Waaah...]

Besides the man's choked sobs, there seemed to be some background noise on the other end of the line.

Faintly, I seemed to hear the anxious and worried voice of a middle-aged woman: "Little one, why are you crying..."

Seeing the other person crying so hard, even disturbing their family, Gu Ling couldn't bear it and reluctantly agreed: [Okay, it's a pleasure doing business with you. I'll give you a five-star review.]

After transferring the final payment, Gu Ling clicked her tongue in admiration.

If you count them up, this is the 7th chat companion who has been scolded to tears by Xianjiu, right?

Xianjiu's combat power has obviously skyrocketed.

Not bad not bad~

The art of trash talk has been mastered.

Gu Ling was very satisfied. With a swipe of her finger, she pushed the next chat request waiting to be "tortured" to Xian Jiu's account.

After doing all this, Gu Ling arrived at the study door, but instead of rushing in, she knocked first: "You little rascal, open the door."

A few seconds later, the mischievous boy opened the study door.

At this moment, the mischievous boy's blood-red eyes were filled with tiny blood vessels, making him look very tired, yet also strangely excited.

"Hehehe~"

For a moment, the mischievous creature forgot that Gu Ling couldn't fully understand its words, and became as excited as a madman, waving its arms and legs incessantly.

Beastmaster~

Gui Gui has learned another kind of "spiritual therapy" that involves mutual help and support~

I'll definitely try it with someone or someone else another day!

Looking at the dim light in the study and the constantly flashing images on the bright screen of the tablet, it seemed as if a female ghost with disheveled black hair would crawl out at any moment.

Gu Ling stood by the study without changing her expression and turned on the study light first.

"...cough cough."

"You naughty boy, pause the video on your tablet. Don't you know how much valuable knowledge you're missing out on by watching a few scenes in those few seconds?" Gu Ling said with a pained expression.

Upon hearing this, the mischievous boy thought it made a lot of sense, so he quickly floated over and paused the video on the tablet.

Gu Ling, with an expression that said, "I'm doing this for your own good," solemnly instructed, "Next time, please remember to pause the video before opening the door when I come in to find you."

"Hehehe~"

The mischievous boy nodded obediently and floated over again.

Gu Ling gestured to her phone: "I borrowed the Ghost-type Elite Four member's notes from Senior Ye. I'll transfer a copy to your tablet first. There are definitely methods on it that can quickly help you improve your strength."

Upon hearing that it could enhance his strength, the mischievous boy immediately took it seriously: "Hehehe~"

Don't worry, Beastmaster, Guigui will definitely master this notebook!

Gu Ling forwarded the notes from her phone to her tablet, and was about to open them to look at the notes with the mischievous boy when Ye Wuyan sent her a "business card" along with a few messages:

[Young man, could you add Meng Wenxin on your friend list?]

[I've already spoken to her, you can just add her as a friend.]

"...Meng Wenxin? The Ghost-type Heavenly King?!" Gu Ling's pupils widened in shock.

Gu Ling excitedly clicked on the business card and immediately requested to add it as a friend.

In less than a minute, the other party accepted the friend request.

Gu Ling was caught off guard by the quick agreement.

Just as Gu Ling was wondering whether to send an emoji to say hello, the other party sent a video call request.

agree!

The next second, a stunningly beautiful woman appeared on the phone screen.

Although Gu Ling had seen photos of the Ghostly Queen Meng Wenxin online and knew she was a great beauty, she was still momentarily stunned when she saw her in person.

Meng Wenxin's red lips curved slightly: "Are you that stubborn kid who wanted to use a Ghost-type Pokémon to fight a Dark-type Pokémon?"

Gu Ling sat upright with a well-behaved expression: "Hello, King Meng. My name is Gu Ling. I currently only have one Ghost-type Warrior-level pet, and another one is a Superhuman-type Psychic-type and Electric-type pet. So I have no choice but to try using the Ghost-type pet."

"Xiao Ye just mentioned to me that your Ghost-type pet, Mischievous Ghost, has mutated, possessing the characteristics and forms of both a Nightmare and a Glutton. This is quite rare."

Meng Wenxin seemed to be working in her office, her expression languid as she rested her chin on her hand, looking at Gu Ling on her phone screen.

"To deal with Dark-type Pokémon, you need to consider its weaknesses. Dark-type Pokémon are weak to Fighting, Bug, and Poison types. Your little rascal probably can't learn Fighting or Bug moves, so that leaves only Poison."

Gu Ling turned her head and sized up the mischievous boy.

The mischievous creature was completely green, and it certainly looked quite poisonous.

However, since the mischievous ghost doesn't possess the Poison type, it seems a bit illogical for it to learn a Poison type skill.

The Ancient Book of Beast Taming also includes some poison-type skills, but not all of the skills in the Ancient Book of Beast Taming can be taught to pets all at once.

For example, teaching a fire-type pet to use water gun, or teaching a wingless pet that cannot fly to use wing attacks... such skills that go against the physiology and common sense of pets cannot be successfully taught.

Therefore, you can forget about using Bug-type moves.

Mischievous kids aren't insects; they can't possibly learn to spin silk, can they?

If it's a Fighting-type... then at least Mischievous has a pair of chubby little hands, so it should be able to use Fighting-type moves like Brick Break, albeit with some difficulty.

However, most Fighting-type moves are effective at close range. If you send Naughty to fight a Dark-type Pokémon at close range, it's obvious that Naughty will be at a disadvantage.

The Mischievous One is fragile, and the way to play a fragile character is to use ranged attacks and kite.

Choosing to attack at close range is tantamount to exposing one's weaknesses to the opponent. If a Dark-type Pokémon bites at the same time, the Mischievous One can be brought to the ground with almost no health.

"King Meng, do you mean that the mischievous kid can learn poison skills?" Gu Ling asked.

Since Meng Wenxin specifically mentioned the poison system, she must have some ideas.

Sure enough, Meng Wenxin nodded slightly: "I have studied the Gluttonous Ghost race. They currently only have one stage of evolution, which is the evolution from Nightmare Eater to Gluttonous Ghost."

"During the Nightmare Eater stage, the body is in a gaseous state, and the mysterious gas surrounding the body can cause a series of adverse reactions such as vomiting, dizziness, and nausea if humans or pets come into contact with or inhale too much of it."

"In addition, both the Nightmare Eater and the Gluttonous Ghost possess the [Tongue Licking] skill, which, besides being somewhat aggressive, also has a slight paralyzing effect. The attacked person will also experience adverse reactions such as paralysis, nausea, and dizziness."

"If the skill of licking is proficient enough, even a slight lick can knock the opponent unconscious. In subsequent tests, I found that the physical attack on the opponent was not fatal. The reason why the attacked pets became unconscious should be related to the peculiar paralysis effect."

Upon hearing this, Gu Ling couldn't help but become curious: "Is it like the electric-type skills of electric-type pets, with a built-in paralysis effect?"

Meng Wenxin shook her head slightly: "I had guessed before that it might be similar to the paralysis effect of grass-type paralysis powder or electric-type electromagnetic waves, but after further research, I compared it with the poison-type skill Venom and found that it is closer to a mild poisoning reaction."

"King Meng, do you mean that the gluttonous ghost race might be able to learn poison skills?" Gu Ling's eyes lit up slightly.

"That's right." Meng Wenxin smiled faintly, much like a cluster of roses blooming in a garden, exuding a breathtaking and stunning beauty.

But Gu Ling dared not indulge in Meng Wenxin's beauty.

Because this is the Ghost-type Elite Four member!

Beautiful and captivating, yet also mysterious and dangerous.

Meng Wenxin changed the subject: "However, after the Nightmare Eater evolves into the Glutton, its originally gaseous body will become solid. Without the gas similar to poison, the licking skill alone is not enough to support the idea that the Glutton can also freely use poison skills."

"If we blindly pursue poison skills and prevent the Devourer from evolving into the Glutton, then the pet's aptitude will not be able to undergo the qualitative change brought about by evolution. In the long run, sacrificing evolution to learn poison skills is a case of penny-wise and pound-foolish."

"But your pet has mutated, possessing both the forms of a Nightmare and a Glutton, and it can't fully evolve right now. You could try developing it in the poison direction; there might be some unexpected surprises."

Gu Ling nodded: "I understand, thank you, King Meng."

After listening to Meng Wenxin's advice, Gu Ling felt that everything suddenly became clear.

Meng Wenxin continued, "If you want the mischievous kid to develop in the direction of poison, you can study the mysterious gas and tongue-licking skills."

"I have some research data that I've compiled. I'll send it to you in a bit. If you want to develop your pet in the poison category, the most important first step is to build up its resistance to poison. Poison is very dangerous, so don't be careless. If your mischievous pet's resistance to poison is too low, I suggest you give up on developing the poison category for the sake of your pet's safety."

"Thank you, King Meng."

After the video call ended, Meng Wenxin quickly sent over a note and left a message saying that if there was anything she didn't understand, she could contact her anytime.

Gu Ling expressed her gratitude again and immediately opened the file to view it after receiving it.

The notes contained a lot of information, including a list of various resources and materials suitable for developing the Mischievous Poison skill.

only……

"I have no money!"

Even the cheapest cycle of anti-toxic training costs over 100,000 yuan.

Not to mention the several subsequent processes, all of which require money to complete.

Gu Ling scratched her head in frustration, then suddenly a brilliant idea struck her: "That's it! I should be able to use the bank card Senior Ye gave me to get an advance on my salary, right?"

Thinking of this, Gu Ling sent a message to Ye Wuyan to explain the situation, and the other party replied with an "ok" emoji a few minutes later.

With the money, Gu Ling placed an order using her mobile phone, following the list of pet resources in her notes.

"You little rascal, let's look at the notes."

"Hehehe~"

"..."

In the following days, Gu Ling unusually refrained from asking Ye Wuyan any more questions.

Because Meng Wenxin's two sets of notes were so thick and contained a lot of technical terms, and Gu Ling hadn't had much exposure to toxicology theory before, it was like reading a thesis.

Aside from attending classes and meditating as usual, Gu Ling spent all her free time studying her notes.

Before we knew it, the monthly exams were at the end of the month...

The final results of this monthly exam are crucial to the selection of participants for the friendly match, so all teachers and students in the second year of senior high school at Nanping No. 1 Middle School attach great importance to and pay close attention to this monthly exam.

In the previous two monthly exams, the number of challenges was intentionally limited due to concerns about insufficient time. However, this time, the number of challenges was increased.

On the first day of the monthly exam, there was nothing for the elite class, so Gu Ling didn't go to watch the matches.

On the evening of the first day of the monthly exam, Gu Ling encountered a "difficult problem." After hesitating for a long time, she dialed Zhou Mengran's phone number:

"Teacher Zhou, tomorrow's monthly exam..."

"..."

……

Nanping No.1 Middle School.

The entrance to the battle arena.

Huang Weiwei looked around anxiously, as if afraid of missing someone, muttering to herself, "Lingling is too reckless, but will this really work...?"

Since Gu Ling asked Zhou Mengran for personal physical training time to use for meditation, the two haven't been going to and from school together because it conflicted with Huang Weiwei's classes.

At this moment, Huang Weiwei saw Ye Xiaobai walking towards them with Xian Jiu not far away. Her eyes lit up, and she quickly walked up to him: "...You're the Ye Xiaobai that Lingling mentioned, right?"

"Good morning, Xianjiu." Huang Weiwei waved to Xianjiu, who then jumped onto Huang Weiwei's shoulder.

Huang Weiwei played a few strokes of the Xianjian 9 game and casually invited Ye Xiaobai, "Would you like to watch the match?"

"...Hmm." Ye Xiaobai glanced at Xian Jiu and nodded slightly.

He was going to watch the match because Gu Ling had given him a mission last night.

After the monthly exams are over, he still has to take Xianjiu home.

The two arrived at the battlefield used by the elite class. The rest of the elite class were puzzled and confused when they saw Huang Weiwei with Gu Ling's pet, but Gu Ling was not present.

"Where is Gu Ling?"

"The exam is about to start, hasn't she arrived yet?"

Huang Weiwei smiled helplessly: "Lingling told me last night that she was busy and couldn't take the exam, so Xianjiu can take the exam by herself."

Upon hearing this, the entire elite class was stunned and shocked.

"What is Gu Ling up to?"

"Are they really not coming?"

"That's outrageous! They're clearly looking down on us! Instead of coming to the scene to direct the battle, they're just letting their pets fight it out on their own." Long Yifei exclaimed on the spot.

In the last monthly exam, Gu Ling didn't really direct Xian Jiu much, yet she easily secured first place.

This time it's even worse; the person isn't even there.

That's incredibly arrogant!

Sure enough, after all the elite students went on stage, only Xian Jiu stood proudly in the position that should have belonged to the first place in the Beast Taming class, causing an uproar throughout the audience.

"Why is this Thunder-Marked Cat fighting alone? Where is its Beastmaster?"

"Where is the Thunder Cat's Beastmaster?"

"Whose contracted pet is this Thunder-Marked Cat?"

"This looks like Gu Ling's pet beast, right? Why isn't Gu Ling participating? Isn't today the monthly exam?"

Hearing the puzzled murmurs around her, Zhou Mengran, sitting in the referee's box, looked somewhat helpless.

Just last night, she received a call from Gu Ling.

"Teacher Zhou, I can have Xian Jiu participate in tomorrow's monthly exam. The exam rules don't say that Beast Tamers have to be present, so it should be allowed, right?"

"I have some very important things to do recently, so I don't have time to go. That's all..."

When Zhou Mengran heard that Gu Ling only allowed his pets to come for the monthly exam, she was quite shocked. After repeated questioning, she realized that Gu Ling was not joking.

Gu Ling is acting too recklessly.

The results of this monthly exam will determine whether we qualify for the friendly match.

Zhou Mengran didn't think Gu Ling had given up on participating in the friendly match; she was just a little curious.

Is Gu Ling really that confident?

Is it really possible to ensure that Xianjiu, a cat, will take the monthly exam all by herself without any mistakes? Is she guaranteed to win?

Seeing that Gu Ling was not present, many challengers became interested, and even the students in the audience, who were eager to watch the excitement, started making a fuss.

"I'm going to challenge Gu Ling!"

"I want to challenge Gu Ling too!"

"Me too, me too..."

Many people have started to have ulterior motives.

Perhaps by taking advantage of Gu Ling's absence and the lack of someone to command her pet beast, she could seize the opportunity to defeat Gu Ling and dethrone her from the top spot.

Just thinking about it is exciting!

Because there were too many people wanting to challenge, Zhou Mengran had to speak up to maintain order: "Have you all forgotten the rules of the monthly exam? Pick your opponents from lowest to highest ranking first, and no tag-team battles allowed."

"Next challenger, who would you like to challenge?"

"I!"

A student whose pet was a pangolin stepped forward.

One minute later.

As soon as the referee announced the start of the battle, Xian Jiu took the lead and immediately used the Lightning Five-Star Flash!

boom! boom! boom!

Its ghostly speed and attacks quickly overwhelmed the pangolin.

The student opposite immediately gave the order: "Sandshrew, use Dig!"

At this moment, Xian Jiu meowed at the pangolin: "Meow~" Did you drink Meow Milk today?

The pangolin looked slightly bewildered.

What kind of milk?

Xian Jiu proudly raised her head, her tone boastful: "Meow~" I drank it, the milk is super delicious~

Before the other pet could respond, Xian Jiu covered her mouth in surprise.

"Meow~"

No way? No way? Your beast tamer didn't buy it for you? That's so pitiful~

The pangolin was so startled that it slowed down even its burrowing speed by half a beat.

It was at this moment that Xianjiu seized the opportunity and used a flash of lightning to knock the pangolin out of the hole it had just dug.

boom!

"Meow~" I get milk and dried fish every day! I can also watch cartoons and play games~

boom!

"Meow~" No way, really? Your beast tamer doesn't even let you play games?

The pangolin was completely disoriented from the beating, but Xian Jiu's voice kept coming, like a series of bewitching demonic sounds.

The more the pangolin listened, the angrier felt both angry and aggrieved...

Especially at this moment, the pangolin's tamer was still urging, "Pangolin! Quickly use Frenzied Scratches to counterattack!"

The pangolin cried out "Wah!"

Why doesn't its beast tamer buy it snacks? Doesn't it watch cartoons? Doesn't it play games?

woo woo woo...

To everyone's astonishment, the pangolin ran straight off the battlefield.