Qiao Sang, who was scrolling through her phone, thought for a moment before nimbly getting out of bed and putting on her shoes. She said decisively, "Alright, let's go!"
"Ya!"
Ya Bao wore an excited expression. Its eyes flashed with blue light as it looked toward the window, and the window was instantly controlled to open.
With a flip, Qiao Sang mounted Ya Bao's back and turned to say to Xu Yixuan, "I'm just going out for a stroll; I'll be back before dinner."
"Ya!"
As soon as its Beast Tamer finished speaking, Ya Bao impatiently leaped out of the window.
A gust of wind blew in, causing the curtains to sway slightly.
Xu Yixuan looked toward the window with a shocked expression.
Couldn't they just use the door?! Why did they have to jump out the window!
This act of showing off was just a bit too seamless!
Suddenly remembering something, Xu Yixuan formed hand seals and summoned Burning Fire Dog.
"Want to go out and play?" Xu Yixuan asked expectantly.
"Huo."
Burning Fire Dog glanced at her, then closed its eyes and lay down.
Play?
Childish.
Xu Yixuan: "..."
...
Experiencing flight while sitting on a pet was something that made riding a plane feel utterly weak by comparison.
Qiao Sang sat on Ya Bao's back, enjoying the scenery below.
The wind grew stronger.
"Slow down a bit."
"Ya!"
The scenery below was blurry.
"Go lower."
"Ya!"
This was the joy of Beast Tamer flight—the ability to freely adjust speed and altitude, allowing anyone to feel the romance of flying!
Relying on this flight skill alone, if she didn't consider becoming a professional Beast Tamer and just lived a quiet life, she certainly wouldn't have to worry about food and drink for the rest of her life... As Qiao Sang looked down contentedly, she was suddenly drawn to a certain scene.
She saw a boy walking side-by-side with a medium-small, deep-blue avian pet.
She realized she didn't recognize this deep-blue bird pet.
However, that wasn't the most important thing. What mattered was that every few steps the boy took, he would bend over. Judging by the movement, he wasn't tying his shoelaces, but seemed to be picking something up.
She hadn't expected there to be a Beast Tamer these days who loved protecting the environment so much; how rare... After Qiao Sang finished her lament, she didn't think much of it, but when she saw clearly what the other person was picking up, she was instantly stunned.
"Ya Bao, slow down!" Qiao Sang said, patting Ya Bao's back.
"Ya!"
Ya Bao slowed down once more.
Qiao Sang narrowed her eyes, her gaze focusing on the boy's hand. Good heavens, it was all coins!
So it turned out he wasn't picking up trash after all, but money!
Qiao Sang was incredibly envious. What kind of dog-shit luck was this? He had picked up so much money in less than half a minute!
Just then, the boy bent over again.
This time, he picked up a red banknote with the Alliance emblem printed on it—a hundred-dollar bill.
Qiao Sang: "!!!"
If she was envious before, she was shocked now.
Qiao Sang stared blankly at the spot where the boy had just picked up the money.
Was she blind?
Had she been blind just now?!
A hundred-dollar bill!
This was a hundred-dollar bill!
Such a large hundred-dollar bill was lying on the ground, and she hadn't noticed it at all?!
For a moment, Qiao Sang developed serious doubts about her own eyesight.
Fortunately, she didn't dwell on the self-doubt for long before pulling herself together.
People, after all, have those with good luck and those with bad luck!
Strictly speaking, her own luck wasn't bad either; otherwise, she wouldn't have the current Little Treasure-Hunter and Dew-Treasure.
After comforting herself, Qiao Sang stopped looking at this lucky fellow. With a casual glance, she shifted her gaze to a small high-rise building not far away.
On a balcony of one of the floors, a woman and a man were arguing, appearing to be in a fight.
Thanks to the feedback from her pets, Qiao Sang's vision was much better than before, allowing her to see the movements of the two people.
After arguing for a while, the man, exasperated, pulled off his hair—err, wig—and took out a twenty-unit Alliance coin from inside, placing it in front of the woman.
The woman took the money, gave a cold snort, and with a stylish flick of her wrist, the money flew away with the wind.
Qiao Sang subconsciously followed the money with her eyes.
The money drifted down from the balcony and landed on a large tree. Coincidentally, a bird flew over, snatched the money in its beak, and flew off.
After flying a short distance, a bird significantly larger than it charged toward it, spreading its wings and letting out a cry.
The bird holding the money was startled, its beak opened, and the money fell.
Just as the money was about to hit the ground, a car happened to speed past, and the wind blew the money a further distance.
When the money finally landed, it happened to fall right at someone's feet. That person bent over and picked up the money.
Qiao Sang shifted her gaze upward to the person who had picked up the money.
The next second, she felt completely unwell.
Damn it!
It was this guy again!
The next morning.
Huicheng Beast Tamer High School was bustling with people, filled with constant noise.
Just as Xu Yixuan had said, the spectator stands of the competition venue, as well as the surrounding open spaces and corridors, were almost packed with students and parents from Huicheng Beast Tamer High School.
"Which schools are competing today?"
"I heard they're livestreaming; is there a chance I'll be caught on camera?"
"This is unfair! I set my alarm for 7:30 to get here! There's actually no seat left for me in the stands!"
"I looked into it last night; that Beast Tamer from Shengshui Middle School with the Flame-Listening Hound is competing at our school!"
"Not just them, the entire Shengshui High School varsity team is here!"
"And also, I heard Liu Zeru from Xiongding High School is coming here too!"
"Holy crap, so that means the people coming to our school this time are all incredibly powerful?! Then what's going to happen to our school's Wu Chang?!"
"No, no, no, there are still plenty of low-ranking schools. Besides, half of the people are advancing this time. With Wu Chang's luck, he'll definitely make it!"
In the front row of the spectator stands.
"Qiao Sang, what's wrong with you? You've been spacing out from time to time since you came back yesterday," Xu Yixuan asked.
"It's nothing..." Qiao Sang paused, then asked, "Do you believe in 'Children of Fortune'?"
"I do," Xu Yixuan said, shrugging. "There are always some people in the world who are favored by heaven and are different from ordinary people. Aren't you one of them?"
"No," Qiao Sang explained. "The 'Child of Fortune' I'm talking about is the kind who picks up money every two steps, picks up money four or five times in half a minute, and has money literally fly in front of them."
Xu Yixuan thought about it and said seriously, "I actually know of someone like that."
Qiao Sang turned to look at her and took a deep breath. "Who?"
"The protagonist in the movie *The Fall of Calis*," Xu Yixuan answered.
Qiao Sang: "..."
During the main competition stage, every battleground needed to be randomly changed.
Although Huicheng Beast Tamer High School was a town school, for some reason last year, the government provided a grant specifically to renovate its grounds, making it one of the few schools in Hanggang City capable of freely changing its battlefields.
This was the most important reason why Huicheng Beast Tamer High School was selected as a competition venue this year.
(End of Chapter)