Chapter 44
Xiaofeng's reputation was already very well-known in S City. Many students and parents knew that there was such an excellent Swift Dog. There was even a small trend of buying Swift Dogs as contracted mystical beasts.
Therefore, Xia Muqing thought, it shouldn't be difficult to make extra money by teaching?
The only difficulty is that the little hurricane dog might not be very good at expressing himself, but Xia Muqing has booked online classes, and the courses she's taking cover basic skills like Wind Scroll and Cloud Fall. Xiaofeng might not be able to clearly explain the basics of his magical skills, but explaining these basic skills shouldn't be that difficult, right?
Xia Muqing did not plan to let the little hurricane dog teach the rudiments of the magical skills. Firstly, what it knew was only the rudiments, and it had just been trained and needed to be consolidated. Secondly, the magical skills of each beast were different, and this required slow comprehension based on the experience and strengths of the beast, so it would be difficult to teach.
But since I'm familiar with Wind Scroll, Cloud Waterfall, and Gale Dog, wouldn't teaching be a piece of cake?
Xia Muqing had a rosy vision, but she never expected that things would be far from as simple as she imagined. The next day, after watching a movie, she and her three mysterious beasts rushed to the training ground. As soon as she entered, she saw a middle-aged man with a paunchy belly, holding the hand of a little boy who was only six or seven years old.
Xia Muqing: “……?”
She stepped forward hesitantly and asked, "Excuse me, is this Mr. Sun?"
"It's me, it's me," the middle-aged man narrowed his eyes, examining the Swift Dog in her arms. "Is this the top-ranked Swift Dog from No. 3 Middle School? It doesn't look anything special."
"Son, come here and touch it!"
Xia Muqing: “???”
She looked at the little boy in astonishment: "No, are you going to learn 'deterrence'?"
This child looks too young. Maybe he just started elementary school?
The middle-aged man yawned and said nonchalantly, "Oh, what's there to learn? I just picked it randomly. Isn't that a required field on the app?"
"I'm not here to learn any skills. I just want your Swift Dog to play with my son for a while and cultivate his interest in beast taming. You're doing this for money anyway, so no matter what you do, just give the money, right?"
As he was speaking, the little boy ran up excitedly and grabbed the little hurricane dog.
He curiously scratched the little hurricane's fur, pinched it several times, pulled its pointy little ears hard, and tried to pry its hind legs apart. "Dad, is this a male or a female? I can't tell."
The little hurricane dog was so uncomfortable that its ears were shaking. It raised its hind legs and subconsciously tried to kick away.
But immediately, it remembered Xia Muqing's instructions last night, remembering to try its best to meet the customer's requirements, so the mysterious energy flowing through its body stagnated slightly, and it blinked its wet black eyes, looking at Xia Muqing pitifully.
Xia Muqing: "...Don't grab it like that, it will hurt."
She squatted down and tried to rescue the little hurricane dog from the boy's hands. The middle-aged man next to her was not happy and shouted, "Why does it hurt? Isn't it a mysterious beast?"
"Mysterious beasts are all thick-skinned and tough, so what's wrong with grabbing them a few times?"
“We paid for it!”
Hearing this, the boy laughed and grabbed the little hurricane dog's neck with both hands, trying to lift it up.
Xia Muqing frowned a little, and after a moment of silence, she took a deep breath.
"Sorry, we don't accept this order."
She pushed the boy's hand away, firmly picked up the Swift Dog, stood up, and bowed to the man. "If your son needs someone to play with, I know of several nurseries downtown that offer such services. You could check them out."
The middle-aged man curled his lips in disdain. "A training center? I know, the playmates there are all useless. My child is going to be a beast user in the future, so of course I need the best beast to play with!"
Xia Muqing: "...Sorry, I only teach skills here, I don't play with you. I will refund the deposit you have already paid twice on the app."
"Also, I hope you can tell your children that mysterious beasts are companions of the beastmaster, sharing life and death. They are equal to humans and should be loved and respected."
After saying that, Xia Muqing hugged her own mysterious beast and turned away without looking back.
Behind him, he could faintly hear the boy crying and the middle-aged man angrily cursing, "What the hell? You said you don't want to accompany me, so you don't want to accompany me? You have no credibility at all, why would you accept such an order?"
"How dare you give us advice? How should I educate my child? Who is it your turn to teach me?"
After this incident, Xia Muqing's mood became very bad, and the little hurricane dog also looked tired, with its tail drooping listlessly.
"Ouch."
It's even more difficult to organize such a game than to play 1v5.
Xia Muqing hugged it lovingly and helped straighten its messed up fur: "Don't worry, this is just an isolated case. Most people are reasonable."
Xia Muqing comforted the little hurricane dog for a long time before she helped it regain its confidence, but this day seemed to be unlucky, and the second order she encountered was also a weird one.
He was a host on a short video platform. He had heard from somewhere that Xia Muqing's Gale Dog had the rudiments of a magical skill. As soon as they met, he set up various instruments and equipment and insisted that the little Gale Dog perform a magical skill for him to record.
Xia Muqing's face turned green - not to mention that Xiaofeng's skills were her trump card and were not suitable for widespread dissemination on the live broadcast platform. Moreover, the teaching content scheduled by this anchor was clearly "Cloud Waterfall", so how did it suddenly become the prototype of a magical skill?
This anchor was enthusiastic and clingy. She kept pestering Xia Muqing for a long time. Xia Muqing tried her best to persuade her and finally got rid of her.
After two games, not only did Xia Muqing not make any money, but she was also exhausted both physically and mentally.
She gently rubbed the little hurricane dog's head and said helplessly, "Forget it, this job may not be suitable for me."
Why is it so difficult to make quick money?
Xia Muqing canceled the order originally scheduled for tomorrow, and then released the little koi and caterpillar in the Beast Taming Space - in order to provide the customer with a quiet and focused learning environment, she even put the little koi and caterpillar away, but she didn't expect that the customer didn't come to study seriously at all.
The little koi watched the whole process from the Beast Taming Space. As soon as it came out, it started spitting bubbles in dissatisfaction: "Gurgle gurgle!"
Xiao Feng is so good-tempered that he lets the kids scratch and pinch him. If any kid dares to do that to him, he'll definitely make a leap and spit out a golden bubble to blast him!
Xia Muqing smiled, raised her hand and flicked its head.
"Don't talk nonsense. You're intentionally hurting someone. You should be arrested and thrown into the dark cell."
At this moment, the little caterpillar suddenly jumped down from the top of the koi fish and crawled to the front of the little hurricane dog.
It tilted its round little head, stretched out two thin tentacles, gently placed them on the ear of the Swift Dog that had been pulled, and then began to hum.
[It hurts, it hurts so much…]
Xia Muqing was slightly stunned.
"Does it hurt?"
It was the first time that she received such clear telepathy from the little caterpillar. In the past, when she tried to sense it, all she received were meaningless mumblings.
But why does the little caterpillar feel pain?
Could it be, emotional perception?
At the same time, the Swift Dog raised its head in surprise and scratched its ears with its little paws.
Although the child was not strong enough to hurt it, the feeling of pain kept lingering in its heart.
But at this moment, a subtle mysterious force containing rich life fluctuations came from the little caterpillar's antennae, not only turning into a warm current that wrapped around its ears, but also the pain in its heart disappeared without a trace.
It’s like…both body and mind have been healed.
The little hurricane dog covered his ears and looked at the little caterpillar: "Awooo?"
Did you heal me?
Xia Muqing was a little surprised. She held her breath and concentrated on sensing the voice in her heart, but the little caterpillar did not respond. It just kept mumbling: [It hurts, it doesn’t hurt, it doesn’t hurt…]
Listening to the soft whispers, Xia Muqing felt warm in her heart and all the fatigue of the day was swept away.
"'Emotional Perception' plus 'Life Energy', so this is how it's used?"
The little caterpillar had been acting silly the entire time, not responding to anything she said. Xia Muqing had been racking her brains for a long time about how to raise it. But now, she had finally found some ideas.
This is probably the biggest gain after a busy day.
Taking the three mysterious beasts, Xia Muqing was about to go home when suddenly the gate of the training ground opened and another person walked in from outside.
He wore round-framed glasses and held a thick notebook in his hand, which was filled with various data from the training ground, with dense analysis attached.
"Teacher Li?"
Xia Muqing was a little surprised.
Although Teacher Li was no longer her homeroom teacher after she was admitted to the Beast Taming Department, she still respected this teacher who devoted himself to education and had helped her.
Teacher Li was also very happy to see her and raised his hand to push the frame of his glasses.
"Classmate Xia Muqing, I heard that you represented S City in a competition, won first place in the province, and even contracted a profound beast and comprehended the rudiments of a divine skill?"
When Mr. Li heard the news from his colleagues, he was almost stunned. He knew Xia Muqing was a very capable and thoughtful student, but he had never expected her to be so outstanding.
It can be said that he is the best student he has taught in all the years he has taught the class.
Xia Muqing said modestly: "It's because of the teacher's good teaching."
Teacher Li touched his nose, his face flushed. "Alas, I didn't teach you anything. The fact that the Swift Dog is so successful is the result of your careful training."
Now when Teacher Li thinks back to the time when he first received the training plan submitted by Xia Muqing and was so angry that he slammed the table at home late at night, he feels both funny and relieved.
The plan that seemed wild and imaginative at the beginning is becoming a reality step by step under Xia Muqing's efforts. The little timid, cowardly and afraid of close combat is now growing up in battle after battle and has become a powerful and reliable mysterious beast, sought after by countless people.
It's only been half a year!
"I'm really curious about how far you'll go," Teacher Li said, stroking his chin. "If there's a chance in the future, I'd like to invite you to give a class to my junior students."
Of course, Xia Muqing would not refuse Teacher Li's request. Although at this moment, after experiencing the baptism of naughty children and short video anchors, she felt a little scared when she heard the word "class".
Teacher Li saw her helplessness, asked about what happened, and then shook his head with a smile.
"Private tutoring isn't easy. There are all kinds of buyers on the platform. Although I don't recommend high school students taking part-time jobs, if that's you, I think you can find a good balance."
"How about this, I recommend you a place?"
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