This move enlightened everyone present.
The one with a strange penchant for making opponents dizzy wasn’t the Treasure-seeking Demon, but its Beast Tamer!
Qiao Sang had no idea that in the minds of others, she had now acquired a "delight in dizziness" label.
The competition was won, as a matter of course.
Although they were both mid-level pet beasts, the long-tailed snake was not small in size either.
But Yaobao’s proficiency in telekinesis was just too high, coupled with an energy value far exceeding that of pet beasts of the same level, which meant the long-tailed snake couldn’t escape the control of telekinesis, no matter what.
After the match ended, Qiao Sang took Yaobao to the players’ seats of Shengshui Middle School, waiting for the arrival of the reporters.
The national campus Beast Tamer competition’s provincial preliminaries had numerous venues hosting matches simultaneously, and since they were preliminaries with not high enough attention, there was at most one reporter and a following cameraman at each venue.
When the broadcast announced that all matches in Group A2 had ended, the only reporter in the venue charged straight for the players’ seats of Shengshui Middle School.
Followed closely behind him was a cameraman lugging a camera.
I knew they would come to interview me... Qiao Sang stroked Yaobao’s fur and gave it a knowing look.
Yaobao looked in the direction and saw two humans, one with a microphone and the other with a camera.
Yaobao, who had been through interviews before, instantly understood its Beast Tamer’s intention.
It silently tilted its head back at a 45-degree angle, hoping to look cooler when on camera.
Back at the Bai Xinsai competition, Qiao Sang was just a brave newbie who dared to contract with a Fire Element beast and had some talent for combat; the interviewers could still maintain their basic professional conduct.
But now, the reporter seemed eager to shove the microphone into her face.
Qiao Sang silently took a step back, keeping a bit more distance from the microphone.
Just as she was preparing her response to any questions about the Flame Listening Dog’s Psychic Series abilities, she heard the reporter fire off a series of questions:
"Why do you enjoy making your opponents dizzy so much? Does it have any special meaning to you, or do you purely derive some sort of pleasure from it?"
The post about Shengshui Middle School’s super seed player Qiao Sang enjoying making her opponents dizzy exploded on the forums within an hour after the match.
Qiao Sang silently read this post while sitting on the bus back to school.
[Three-Dimensional Shadow Control is out! Looks year’s regional competition is going to put Zhehai Province on the map!]
[Such a mind-blowing skill employed by the Treasure-seeking Demon is like watching a noodle chef at work, don’t understand it but am deeply impressed]
[Above, it’s not the fault of the Treasure-seeking Demon, it’s Qiao Sang’s problem]
[Why do these geniuses all have some odd quirks? There was Ding Yanjing who liked to tickle, and now there’s Qiao Sang playing with high-speed spinning]
[Qiao Sang is different from Ding Yanjing; Ding’s habit can be categorized as torture. Qiao Sang’s is just a part of her attack mode. Before the Treasure-seeking Demon came out, the Flame Listening Dog’s attacks were clearly normal]
[Ah! The Flame Listening Dog! Its Fire Element and Psychic Series are so strong! You can even feel its Domineering Aura just by watching it stare down its opponent while controlling them to spin in circles!]
[Speaking of the Flame Listening Dog, is there a team going to steal one?]
There were many more comments under the post, and after reading for a while, Qiao Sang turned off her phone and quietly gazed out of the window.
In the end, that reporter did ask about the Flame Listening Dog’s Psychic Series abilities.
As long as he reports the interview afterwards.
A mere reputation, hardly worth fretting over...
Sitting next to Qiao Sang, Xu Yixuan was typing earnestly on her phone with her head down:
[How to quickly improve a pet beast’s resistance to dizziness in a short time]
She had never imagined that Qiao Sang would have such a bizarre habit!
Considering their strength, it was almost certain that both of them would advance to the later stages of the provincial competition, where the chances of facing each other were high.
Any form of defeat was acceptable, but losing by being made dizzy was absolutely intolerable!
Xu Yixuan wasn’t the only one with this thought.
That very night, the entire Zhehai Province sold out of Refreshing Potions like crazy, with Qiao Sang single-handedly boosting the sales of potion specialty stores across the province.
Of course, that’s another story.
The bus arrived and stopped in front of Shengshui Middle School.
By the time it stopped, the sky had already turned to dusk.
As soon as Qiao Sang got off the bus, she heard someone calling her name.
Just from the voice, Qiao Sang knew who it was.
"Mom, why are you here?" she asked, turning her head and, sure enough, saw her mother’s figure.
"The store wasn’t too busy, and I thought you were just getting back, so I came to pick you up," Ye Xiangting walked over, smiling. "How did the competition go today?"
Qiao Sang grinned. "Of course, I got all 18 points in my pocket."
She had been in touch with her mother by phone every day after the competitions this past week, so her mother naturally knew what the 18 points meant.
Upon hearing this, Ye Xiangting’s eyes smiled even more, "You child, I didn’t expect you to be so talented in competitions. You haven’t lost a single match in a week against high school seniors. Who do you take after?"
"I take after you," Qiao Sang said with a chuckle. "If you had chosen to be a professional Beast Tamer back then, maybe now you’d be a star Beast Tamer competing in regional championships."
At that, Ye Xiangting’s smile became uncontrollably wider. "Haha, that’s really possible. Let’s go home! I’ll make you something delicious tonight!"
The warm hues of the sunset fell, and their conversation faded into the distance.
"Then I want sweet and sour ribs!"
"Okay, I’ll make them!"
"I also want Coca-Cola chicken wings!"
"Stop with the wants for now, I want to ask, do you have the list of ranking by points after this week’s competitions?"
"Send it to me later, I want to post it on my Moments."
Dinner was had at their home in Tianjing Garden.
She had to gather at the school early tomorrow morning, so naturally it was closer to school from here.
Her mother cleared up after dinner and went back.
Qiao Sang sat on the sofa with her phone, looking at the newly announced times and venues for the main stage of the competition posted in the group.
[November 4th, Beast Taming High School in Huicheng]
November 4th, that’s the day after tomorrow, Beast Taming High School in Huicheng, where was that again... Qiao Sang wondered, when suddenly, a jet of water thinner than her pinky finger sprayed onto her face.
Qiao Sang wiped her face with resignation and looked up at Lubao, who was bubbling with indignation from his nostrils, saying, "Are you still upset? I already said you’re my secret weapon, you can’t go into the battle too early."
Lubao had a "I don’t buy it" expression.
While its expression spelled skepticism, the bubbles from its nostrils did get a bit smaller.
Seeing this, Qiao Sang chuckled to herself and was about to say something, but suddenly she thought of something and turned to Yaobao, who was watching the competition channel, asking, "How’s your ear training going? Seal them up, let me see."
Yaobao’s attention immediately shifted from the TV, its ears folded downward as it blinked expectantly at Qiao Sang, clearly waiting for praise.
Qiao Sang first gave a reassuring smile like a proud mother to Yaobao and then, seizing the moment while Yaobao’s ears were still down, she quickly turned to Lubao and rapidly said, "I didn’t let you compete because the competitors were too weak; Yaobao and Xiao Xunbao were enough. The more challenging opponents will appear later on, that’s when you’ll go in."
Lubao flicked its tail cheerfully, and the bubbles from its nostrils visibly shrank – accepting this reasoning.
Qiao Sang sighed in relief, glad that Lubao wasn’t angry anymore.
Xiao Xunbao, who had witnessed the whole process, showed a puzzled expression.
Why didn’t its own Beast Tamer think of letting it seal its ears?
ps: Thanks to the alliance leader "Plurality of Stars", saving drafts!