Chapter 065 Chapter 65 (Second update)
The head teacher's words put Xia Muqing under great pressure.
After leaving Teacher Yuan's office, Xia Muqing stood in the corridor, looking at the red plastic playground in the distance, and sighed deeply.
It was time to go home from school, and some mysterious beasts were bored in the training room, so they ran to the playground to play for a while.
Xia Muqing saw that the Xiangyun Beast was wearing a red whistle around its neck and was directing several other mysterious beasts to play volleyball. Relying on its teleportation skill, it firmly grasped the referee's position and kept whistling the whistle in its mouth, having a lot of fun.
Koi Fish always loved to play. In the past, they would often play ball with Xiangyun Beast. Sometimes, they would even coax and call Swift Dog to come, but Swift Dog was not interested in that. Usually, he would only play for a short while and then run back to continue training...
But today, the playground is still the same playground, but neither the koi fish nor the hurricane dog appeared.
Xia Muqing walked down the stairs, thinking about Teacher Yuan's words in her heart.
In fact, she had also considered contracting another mysterious beast before the college entrance examination, and training it intensively in the last month, perhaps she would still have time to bring it to the examination room.
But after careful consideration, Xia Muqing ruled out this method.
Firstly, she has been very busy recently and has no time and energy to spare. The three mysterious beasts around her are also in special periods - the hurricane dog needs to recuperate, the little caterpillar needs to break out of its cocoon, and the koi fish needs to evolve, all of which are big consumers of resources.
The little savings Xia Muqing had saved were barely enough to maintain the resource supply for the three mysterious beasts, and she really couldn't spare the time and energy to train the next mysterious beast.
Secondly, Xia Muqing felt that this was unfair. If she wanted to take the college entrance examination and get a good score, she would have to evolve her Xuan Beast to the first level. But how could she evolve a Xuan Beast in just one month?
It's not that she can't do it, but doing so will not allow the Xuan Beast to lay a solid foundation in its cub stage, and it will not be conducive to fully realizing the Xuan Beast's own potential in the future.
Xia Muqing didn't want to waste the potential of any mysterious beast, nor did she want to hastily choose her future partner out of extreme utilitarianism. This would be unfair to both parties.
"In this case, we can only focus on the little koi."
Xia Muqing muttered to herself, packed up her things and rushed to the training center.
Because she'd been delayed in the teacher's office, by the time Xia Muqing arrived at the training center, most of the mysterious beasts had already been taken away by the students. The training room, bustling during the day, had become quiet and empty. From afar, Xia Muqing saw a figure swish its bright red tail, leaping into the air, soaring high towards the roof, and then plummeting back down.
It's a koi fish, and it's still practicing "leaping over the dragon gate".
Xia Muqing stood outside the door and couldn't help but pause.
Looking at the little koi sweating and practicing hard, she couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
The little koi fish wasn't one to tolerate loneliness. It was playful, mischievous, and full of childishness, like a child who never grew up. But ever since the battle at the old factory, the little koi fish had become much less talkative. In the hospital ward, it would just squat at the head of the bed, quietly thinking about something.
It no longer likes watching videos or following Xiangyun Beast around as much as before. Instead, it suddenly changed its temperament and spent more time in the training room.
Previously, the mysterious beast that stayed the latest in the training room was usually the Swift Dog. But now, the koi fish seemed to have the shadow of the Swift Dog.
Xia Muqing took a deep breath and pushed open the door of the training room.
"Let's go, Xiao Jin," she waved and called, "It's time to rest, let's go home!"
The little koi fish jumped in front of her, wagging its tail, blinking its big eyes, but its expression was full of annoyance: "Gurgle gurgle."
Sorry Beastmaster, it failed to evolve today.
I've practiced 'Leaping over the Dragon Gate' thousands of times, but I still haven't reached my limit. I'm so anxious.
Xia Muqing patted its little head and said softly, "Don't worry, don't worry. You are still in the stage of laying the foundation. If the foundation is not solid, how can you evolve into a dragon?"
The little koi fish twitched its tail irritably: "Gulu!"
How can it not be anxious? It is about to help its owner take the college entrance examination!
There is no hurricane dog, no caterpillar, only it, an unevolved koi fish!
The burden of the whole family fell on his shoulders all at once, and the little koi felt like he couldn't breathe.
The evolution that was thought to be inevitable was inexplicably postponed - even though Xia Muqing said that it was because it had not yet reached its limit, the little koi felt more and more anxious day by day, unable to eat or concentrate on watching anime.
"Gurgle."
What if Swift Dog still can’t wake up before the exam?
What if it fails to evolve and can’t defeat other people’s mysterious beasts, causing Xia Muqing to fail to get into the university of her choice?
Wouldn’t it then become the sinner of the whole family!
The little koi fish was spinning around anxiously, its eyes visibly red. Xia Muqing quickly held it in her arms, whispering soothingly, "Come on, have some confidence in yourself, okay? Think about that competition back then, when the other people's profound beasts were so powerful, didn't you still manage to hold your own against six opponents?"
"You're stronger now than you were then, much stronger than ever. Why do you lack confidence?"
The koi fish hesitated and didn't say anything for a long time.
It crawled into Xia Muqing's arms, its fins tightly hugging its beastmaster's arm. After a long time, it whispered, "Gulu..."
At that time... at that time, Big Brother was there to back it up...
Although the koi fish had been calling "silly dog, silly dog" before, the hurricane dog was very powerful, and the koi fish was very clear about this.
It is precisely because of the presence of the Gale Dog that the Koi Fish can act with impunity before it falls.
It dares to charge forward to 1v6, dares to use "tail flick" to play tricks on opponents, and spits out beautiful golden bubbles to blast other mysterious beasts into a state of panic - but once it encounters a mysterious beast that it cannot defeat, it can also hide behind the Swift Dog and wait for the Swift Dog to take out the difficult opponent.
But now, the Swifthound fell.
The little koi fish didn't admit it, but in his heart, the windbreak that he relied on so much was gone.
Xia Muqing held the wilted little koi, touched its drooping tail, and sighed helplessly in her heart.
The battle in the old factory building brought great frustration to Xiao Jin, especially the failure in the sprint to the first level of evolution. The little koi's confidence was on the verge of collapse.
"Oh, it's my fault too. I've been so focused on Swift Dog and Little Caterpillar lately that I've neglected Little Jin's thoughts."
Xia Muqing murmured, thinking that she had to think of a way to help the little koi relieve his worries.
It just so happens that tomorrow is the weekend.
"Xiao Jin, don't train tomorrow. I'll take you out for a walk to relax, okay?"
"A balance of work and rest is the key to a breakthrough. I'll ask Sister Zhu to take care of Xiaofeng and Xiaozi for a day. Let's call Starry Sky Oriole, Auspicious Cloud Beast, and the others to go... go hiking, how about that?"
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There is a mountain in D City next to S City, named Zongshan. Because of its beautiful natural scenery and superior geographical conditions, it is also the birthplace of many literary schools. Throughout history, many emperors have ascended the mountain to offer sacrifices to heaven. Its status is somewhat similar to Mount Tai on Earth in Xia Muqing's previous life.
Now that the college entrance examination is approaching, many students take their mysterious beasts to climb mountains. They can relax their bodies and minds and embrace nature, and they can also pay homage to the temples on the mountain and pray for good exam results and academic success.
Xu Ling definitely had to be called out, and as for Lu Wenshen, it was mainly because Xiangyun Beast and Little Koi had a good relationship and often played together. There were also several other friends, and Xia Muqing also wanted to take the opportunity to thank them for the many assistance they provided her during Swift Dog's hospitalization.
After Xia Muqing told Xu Ling about her idea of hiking to relax, Xu Ling agreed wholeheartedly: "That's great, Muqing! I told you that you should have gone out a long time ago!"
"What day is it set for? Saturday?"
"Let me check the tickets... No pressure, let's go! Oh, and we have to go early, climbing in the evening. That way, we'll have the perfect time to watch the sunrise. What's the point of climbing Zongshan without watching the sunrise?"
Xu Ling was very tired after spending so much time preparing for the exam, visiting the Swift Dog and the Caterpillar, and making greeting cards. But when she heard that they were going out to play, she was so happy that she couldn't stop smiling. She was even more enthusiastic than Xia Muqing.
When Xia Muqing asked others if they were free, she had already excitedly found out the time, hiking route, etc., and even howled in the small group.
Jiang Li, Ding Ling, and the others had been under considerable pressure recently, so when they heard about the trip, they jumped in with cheers. Several other students also enthusiastically joined in the discussion, raising their hands to sign up.
So, on Saturday, Xia Muqing took Koi Fish to the bus station and saw a large crowd of people outside the station.
It would be safer with more people, and Xia Muqing was happy too. Especially Jiang Li, Ding Ling and others, as soon as they met her, they would gather around her and chatter, telling Xia Muqing about the interesting things that happened in school recently.
After chatting for a while, Xu Ling took out a few decks of cards, and a group of people sat in the car and started playing cards.
The students are in one group, and the mysterious beasts are in another group. Whoever loses will stick a piece of paper on his face and draw a turtle.
Xia Muqing's card skills were average, but she had good luck. After the game, she only had a few small notes stuck on her cheeks.
But the koi fish on the other side of the field was not doing so well. Although everyone was happy, it still looked worried. It was distracted when playing cards and played a good hand of cards badly. It lost several games in a short time and its tail was covered with small notes.
Nightthorn grabbed the pen and slowly tried to grab its tail: "Woo——"
Turtle, draw a turtle!
The little koi spit out bubbles and covered its beautiful big tail in embarrassment to prevent Night Thorn's pen from falling.
A Starry Sky Oriole chirped melodiously nearby, but a closer look revealed a teasing and heckling tone. The Auspicious Cloud Beast even used its teleportation ability, and a group of mysterious beasts cornered and "ganged up on" the koi, enraging them so much that they lashed their tails repeatedly, sending energy ripples through the carriage.
Xia Muqing had to turn around and shouted over the back of the chair: "Xiao Jin, no fooling around in the car, quickly collect your energy!"
"It's a game, so you have to accept the consequences. How about you bring the note over here and I'll help you put it up?"
Little Koi: "...Gurgle."
There was no way out. The little koi fish spread its tail angrily and had to accept the turtle note that Night Thorn pasted over to it.
After the argument, it was angry and annoyed, but also relaxed a lot. It slapped its tail on the table: "Gulp gurgling!"
It was not paying attention just now, but it will never lose again!
Hurry, start the next game quickly, it wants revenge!
Amidst laughter and cheers, the train slowly moved towards the rising sun in the east.
Zongshan, we’ll be there soon.
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