“Okay.” Qiao Sang looked at it and said, “I’ll go with you!”

"Teeth!"

Ya Bao nodded vigorously.

Qiao Sang looked at Little Treasure Hunter, just about to make it teleport.

At this moment, Michaela smiled and said, "There's something you need to do before you go to training."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Sang suddenly remembered something and said apologetically, "I was so excited watching the game that I almost forgot to get checked."

Before each new round of competition, the pet must undergo a comprehensive check-up, just like at the beginning of the competition.

After saying that, he slung his backpack over his shoulder, took out his phone to set a location, and then placed it in front of Little Treasure Hunter, saying, "Let's go here first."

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure glanced at his phone, nodded, and then his eyes glowed blue as he and the group of people in the room disappeared from the spot.

...

Tan Kingdom Beast Taming Headquarters.

Josan, Michaela, and Toothbone appeared out of thin air at the doorway.

Instantly, everyone and their pets around looked over.

Time seemed to have been paused.

Immediately afterwards, the people and animals around them began to stir.

"Oh my god! Isn't that Qiao Sang?!"

"Little Treasure Hunter! It's Little Treasure Hunter!"

"Ah! The miniature Ice Saintia is so beautiful too!"

"The Emperor of Fire is so handsome! Ah! He looked at me! Did he just look at me?!"

"The Steel Power Imperial Pole looks so cool!"

"Where is Qingfeng Yunren? I haven't seen Qingfeng Yunren."

"The Lord of the Underworld is truly ruthless..." someone couldn't help but remark.

Little Treasure Hunter looked over, then revealed two rows of exceptionally white teeth and grinned at the person who spoke.

The people and pets around were stunned for a moment, and then went completely crazy, calling out the names of Qiao Sang and Xiao Xunbao as they rushed over.

Lu Bao frowned, jumped into the backpack carried by her beast tamer, and quickly zipped it up.

"Beautiful."

Michaela called out calmly.

Penjami's eyes glowed blue, and the next second, she moved with a group of figures into the gate of the Tan Kingdom's Beast Taming Headquarters.

The Beast Taming Headquarters is surrounded by glass, allowing people inside to see through from the outside.

The crowd and their pets glanced around and surged toward the Beast Taming Headquarters, but were all stopped outside by security personnel.

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure looked at the frenzied people and pets outside, and with a regretful expression, it cried out, indicating that it had come in without properly greeting everyone.

"Let's greet everyone on the field first," Qiao Sang said. "Let's get checked out first."

As soon as he finished speaking, a staff member quickly came up to him, asked a few simple questions, and led him to the right place.

Suddenly, Qiao Sang noticed something and stopped in her tracks.

"Teeth!"

Ya Bao followed its master's gaze to the virtual screen that almost covered the entire wall, and with a look of surprise, it barked.

At this moment, two familiar figures are being interviewed on the virtual screen.

"Qiao Sang participated in the Master Challenge on Yan Tian Star and successfully advanced to the top three today. At this age, achieving this ranking on the stage of an A-level professional Beastmaster in the interstellar category is unprecedented in our Dragon Kingdom, and even in the entire interstellar world. Is there anything you would like to say to Qiao Sang about this?"

The mother's face appeared in the shot:

"I want to say, daughter, you will always be my pride."

"Our interview will be broadcast live across the stars..."

"This must be your mother. She really does look a bit like you," the staff member said with a smile after looking at her for a while.

Now almost everyone and every pet on Yantian Star knows Qiao Sang, and he is no exception. When the words "Qiao Sang contestant" appeared in the virtual interview, he understood why the other party suddenly stopped.

"That's what everyone says," Qiao Sang said with a smile, then continued walking in the direction of the inspection without lingering.

Before long, they arrived at the inspection area, and Ya Bao and the others went in one by one.

Qiao Sang sat on the sofa in the lounge, took out her phone, first opened her WeChat Moments, then opened her contacts, scrolled to her mother's number, and just stared at it.

"Qingqing?"

Xia Lala, standing nearby, looked curious and called out, "Why are you staring at your phone for so long without moving?"

It didn't forget to speak the languages ​​of other races when it was out in the world.

Should I say I miss my mom...? Qiao Sang honestly replied, "I do miss my mom a little."

Xia Lala was taken aback, and then looked bewildered.

Did it say something wrong...?

Michaela, sitting on a nearby armchair, sipped her coffee and glanced over, saying:

"If you miss home, you can go back to Blue Star after the competition."

She wasn't someone who would easily change her established goals, but Qiao Sang's current situation had far exceeded her plans for the next thirty years, so it wouldn't matter if she took a long vacation afterward.

Qiao Sang's heart skipped a beat, but she still refused, saying, "Let's go to Tianyuan Star as planned. After the competition, I can just make a video call home."

Knowing her mother as she did, she knew that accepting an interstellar interview that could be broadcast to other planets would definitely be a big deal. She would first post it on her WeChat Moments, and then accidentally spread the news far and wide. In any case, everyone around her would find out sooner or later.

But this time, she didn't see the interview on her WeChat Moments, and her mother didn't message her either. She really didn't want to affect her. Qiao Sang felt both emotional and touched.

My mother was never like this before; now, for my own sake, she has restrained the urge to tell others.

In the blink of an eye, before Xiao Xunbao had even gone inside to check, he called out from the side while holding his phone:

"Looking around~"

Oh, I already posted it on WeChat Moments.

Qiao Sang looked at it: "What WeChat Moments?"

"Looking around~"

Little Treasure picked up the phone and pointed the screen at us.

An interview.

After buying the phone, Xiao Xunbao added several friends, including Ye Xiangting.

Qiao Sang looked at the screen, and when she saw the message from that familiar profile picture, three question marks appeared on her face: "???".

Has the relationship been made public, but the person in question is keeping it private?

Half of the emotion in Qiao Sang's heart vanished instantly.

Suddenly, she smelled a familiar, fresh scent, and turned to look at Xia Lala, lowering her voice to say:

"Why do you suddenly smell bad?"

She was a little worried that others would realize Xia Lala's special taste based on her flavor.

"Qingqing?"

Xia Lala didn't answer, but instead called out, "Are you feeling any better now?"

"They deliberately gave off this scent because they thought I was in a bad mood..." Qiao Sang's heart warmed, and she hugged Xia Lala into her arms, saying gently:

"I've been in a good mood the whole time."

The refreshing scent emitted by Sharara can clear the mind of those around her and their pets, and also make them feel good.

"Qingqing".

Sharara felt the warm embrace, and her eyes crinkled into a smile.

...

One o'clock in the morning.

Inside the villa, soft lighting was still on in the room.

Qiao Sang went to the living room, opened the refrigerator, and poured himself a drink.

"Why aren't you asleep yet?" Michaela asked as she came downstairs.

"Why aren't you asleep either?" Qiao Sang asked, somewhat surprised.

I used to stay up late occasionally, but Teacher Michaela almost never does.

“I’m writing a paper,” Michaela said as she walked to the refrigerator, pouring a drink.

"I can't sleep because I'm thinking about the competition coming up soon," Qiao Sang replied to the previous question.

“Everything went well in the previous matches, didn’t it?” Michaela looked at her.

“I don’t know either…” Qiao Sang took a sip of juice and said thoughtfully, “Maybe my mindset is different now.”

"Don't be nervous or feel too much pressure," Michaela comforted her. "You're already in the top three of the Master Challenge. Even if you lose all the matches after that, you're guaranteed third place. At your age, achieving such a ranking in the Master Challenge is unprecedented."

As she spoke, she laughed: "Before you participated in this competition, I never imagined you could get this far. Not just me, but probably no one did."

"Looking around~"

Suddenly, Little Treasure Hunter appeared, raised its paw, and barked, indicating that it hadn't expected this either.

Qiao Sang paused for a moment, then said, "I'm not under too much pressure."

“What is that?” Michaela asked.

After thinking for a moment, Qiao Sang expressed her feelings: "I feel excited, even a little thrilled."

Michaela: "???"

“Serana was a strong contender for the championship from the start,” Jossan said. “The thought of competing against her fills me with excitement.”

As she spoke, her eyes sparkled with eager anticipation.

Michaela inexplicably thought of Toothbone, who had been training excitedly until he fell asleep. She thought to herself that people and their pets really do become more and more alike in certain ways when they spend a lot of time together. A slight twitch appeared at the corner of her mouth as she said:

"When competing against a professional beast tamer like this, you need to make sure you're well-rested and have plenty of energy before the match."

“It’s nothing,” Qiao Sang said. “I’m going to review Serana’s previous matches again. When we leave, I’ll just have Lu Bao give me a healing spell.”

Michaela asked in surprise, "You're not going to sleep all night?"

"I'm not going to sleep," Qiao Sang said seriously. "I don't want to have thoughts like 'If only I had studied it more' during tomorrow's competition."

Michaela was momentarily stunned, as if he were seeing himself preparing for battle back then.

"Teacher, you should go to sleep early." After saying that, Qiao Sang took her drink and turned to go back to her room.

Little Treasure Hunter disappeared into the shadows.

Michaela watched quietly as Jossan's figure gradually disappeared into the distance.

At this moment, Jiu Bugu appeared and called out:

"Indeed?"

Why did you say you were writing a paper?

It remembered that its beast tamer was clearly looking at some of Lefebvre's competition data in the room.

What do you know? I just don't want to put too much pressure on Josan. Besides, if you ask now, she can definitely hear you. Can I tell you...? Michaela glanced at it, said nothing, turned off the light, and went upstairs.

Ultimately, he disappeared without a trace.

Having been bound by the contract for so long, it naturally understood what its beast tamer meant.

Inside the room, Josan sat down at the desk, put on his headphones, and began playing Serana's match videos again.

"Searching..."

Unlike usual, Xiao Xunbao didn't choose to play on his phone. Instead, he went to his beast tamer's side and watched attentively together.

...

At 1:30 pm, the sun was scorching, and the entire stadium was radiating intense heat, distorting the air.

However, this did not dampen the enthusiasm of the audience.

Everyone was in their seats, enthusiastically discussing the upcoming match.

"The fight between Serana and Jossan is sure to be amazing. Luckily, I managed to snag a ticket to the event. You guys have no idea how hard it is to get these tickets."

"How could I not know? I asked all the employees in my company to help me grab the ticket. If we succeeded, we would give them a day of paid leave. In the end, one of the employees, who was a pet, actually managed to grab the ticket, but he wouldn't give it to me. He wanted to do it himself. Later, I gave him three days of paid leave before he finally gave me the ticket."

"It's hard to predict the score today; it feels like either one could win."

"Serana will definitely win. After all, she has five royal-level pet beasts and has been battling for the professional beast taming club. She has a lot of battle experience."

"Some people said the same thing when Qiao Sang faced Xia Huo."

“Xia Huo’s situation is different from Serana’s. Serana has much more battle experience than Xia Huo, and Xia Huo’s fifth royal-level pet beast has just evolved, while Serana’s has not.”

"I also think that Serana's pets are all quite strong. Among the royal-level pets, there doesn't seem to be any particularly outstanding ace. It's just that each pet has a different focus. Little Treasure Hunt is probably likely to trigger the mutual destruction and life-borrowing characteristics if it faces any of them."

"I'm rooting for Joe, and in my mind, Joe will definitely win."

"Serana is the obvious winner, anyway, I bet on Serana to win."

"What ratio did you bet?"

“6:4, Serana 6, Jossan 4.”

Amidst the clamor of discussion, two red flying-type pets simultaneously flew into the arena from both sides of the sky above.

"Bang!"

As two dazzling fireworks burst in the sky, two figures leaped down from the red flying pets that were flying downwards in a crisscross pattern, holding microphones and shouting loudly:

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Sayer International Arena! This is the venue for the Masters Challenge!"

"I am the host, Nephthys!"

"I'm the host, Aurore!"

"First of all, let me introduce our guest today, our dearest heart!" Nephthys and Aurol said in unison.

As they finished speaking, a shower of red petals fell from the sky, including onto the audience seats.

Immediately afterwards, a pet beast about sixty centimeters in length, wearing a miniature shrinking bracelet, mostly bright red in color, and shaped like a heart, appeared out of thin air and let out a cry:

"Heart~"

The Heart of Love is a rare fairy-type royal-level pet. It is said to be able to sense the affection of the creatures around it. Moreover, when there is a love in the world that remains pure and steadfast despite hardships, it will appear on its own to offer blessings to the lovers.

The audience erupted in cheers, especially those who came with their partners. They excitedly called out the names of their beloved pets, wanting them to look over. Married viewers, on the other hand, were much calmer.

"Today, together with our dearest fans, friends here, and viewers watching on television, we will witness the second match of the round-robin tournament, the championship match, in this year's Masters Challenge!" (End of Chapter)