My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome
Chapter 533 - 532 Old Friend

Chapter 533: Chapter 532 Old Friend

"What! The match is tomorrow!!"

In the hotel restaurant, Hu Shiwu stood up abruptly from the booth, causing the gazes of other contestants from various schools to uniformly sweep over.

Yu Xiaoyu tugged at the hem of Hu Shiwu’s shirt and gave him a fierce glare, "What are you howling for, I just received the notification myself."

Hu Shiwu didn’t sit down in a hurry. His gaze swept over the onlookers, feeling a bit excited at being the center of attention. Just as he was about to show off again, he noticed his companions’ somewhat unfriendly looks and shrank his neck, reluctantly taking his seat.

Prodding the omelette rice in front of him with his chopsticks, he murmured resentfully, "This is too inhumane, isn’t it? We just got back from out of town, don’t you think so?"

After he spoke, Hu Shiwu looked at the others, hoping for their agreement, but Shao Zifeng and his friends withdrew their gazes from him and continued to eat their meals as if they hadn’t heard a thing.

Yu Xiaoyu put a piece of potato chicken into her bowl. Just as she was about to speak, her mouth suddenly faltered. In that brief moment of looking down, her impression of student Hu had already begun to blur, "What was I saying just now?"

Li Yiren, sitting across from Hu Shiwu, looked at the others with a smile, having just taken a bath, she had returned to being the soft-haired fairy, "Teacher Xiaoyu, you were talking about just receiving the notification."

"Right, right, look at my memory." Yu Xiaoyu had a moment of realization, she looked around and then whispered cautiously, "Just so you know, I heard this from someone else, don’t let it spread outside, okay?"

Everyone’s interest was piqued at the mention of gossip, and they perked up their ears while continuing to eat quietly.

Yu Xiaoyu said mysteriously, "I heard that the officials were planning to eliminate half the contestants in this preliminary selection. Who knew something would come up, so they had no choice but to move the preliminary round up."

"Hiss."

A few of the youngsters inhaled sharply.

Xiang Nan also lowered his voice, "Teacher Xiaoyu, didn’t you say before that only a few weaker ones would be eliminated? How come it’s turned into halving now?"

"Yeah, yeah." Hu Shiwu nodded rapidly, not missing any chance to assert his presence.

"Eh? When did I say that?" Yu Xiaoyu blinked her big eyes, attempting to look innocent and muddle through.

Li Yiming pondered seriously for a moment, "It was during the opening ceremony, you told us..."

"Oh my." Yu Xiaoyu suddenly interrupted, feeling a bit guilty under the gaze of her students, "You students are not cute at all, I also heard it from someone else..."

Thump thump!

At this moment, Shao Zifeng, who had finished his meal, knocked on the table, and everyone looked over.

He leisurely wiped his mouth with a napkin, "In this regard, it’s indeed not Teacher Xiaoyu’s fault."

Seeing Shao Zifeng take her side, Yu Xiaoyu immediately felt emboldened, "Listen, listen to what your team leader is saying."

"But that’s about it." Shao Zifeng glanced at her, "At the very least, as a qualified team teacher, you should be trying to gather more helpful information instead of watching silly netizen chats, SAP, and gossiping."

Yu Xiaoyu’s smug face instantly fell, and even the chicken in her plate lost its appeal.

In this respect, Yu Xiaoyu truly couldn’t compare to Bald Qiang. Back in the Yundu Region qualifiers, under much worse circumstances, what did Bald Qiang do?

In such a situation, Bald Qiang had risked everything, and within a short span of just over ten days, he had lost several pounds.

What kind of belief was it that sustained him!

Unfortunately...

Looking at Yu Xiaoyu, who was battling with a few pieces of food with her chopsticks, Shao Zifeng didn’t say anything more. After all, she was a teacher and deserved that bit of respect.

He casually tossed the used tissue into the wastebasket and shifted his gaze to the surrounding teammates, "The various incidents that have occurred show that this year’s College Cup has undergone significant changes compared to the past. Although we’ve been lucky to pass the first round, we mustn’t take the later competitions lightly."

After finishing his words and seeing that a few people seemed to have missed the point, Shao Zifeng had to add, "If nothing unexpected happens, the rules from the previous sessions might not apply this time. We need to get mentally prepared in advance, guys."

Li Yiren initially thought that Shao Zifeng was just offering routine encouragement, but seeing his serious expression, a thoughtful look crossed her face.

After dinner, everyone returned to their respective rooms, and Shao Zifeng rented the hotel’s underground single training field.

These training fields were much smaller and primarily catered to those who didn’t want to expose their pet monsters in front of others, hence the higher price.

In the training field, Jingjing had just come out and immediately monopolized Shao Zifeng, rubbing its large head against his chest back and forth, its voice filled with grievance.

Yaya, watching Shao Zifeng enveloped in Jingjing’s fins, looked down at its own small paws and suddenly felt a twinge of melancholy.

The little creature then stopped fussing and lay quietly on the ground, watching them.

Its requirements were low, just watching Shao Zifeng like this was enough to satisfy it.

The rental of the field was for one hour, and after Jingjing’s Sky Control session ended, Shao Zifeng’s remaining time was spent chatting with Yaya.

Well.

Mostly, it was Shao Zifeng who spoke.

When he left the training field, it was already close to nine o’clock. Since there was a match the next day, he planned to return to his room to take a shower and go to bed.

Just as he stepped out of the elevator, the figure he had seen in the previous few matches appeared again, then vanished around the corner.

Thinking for a moment, Shao Zifeng quickened his pace and followed.

Although he couldn’t remember who it was at the time, Shao Zifeng felt that the figure wasn’t an enemy and that he must have seen them more than once.

The hotel corridor was eerily quiet. Just as he was about to reach the corner, Shao Zifeng suddenly stopped and slightly tugged the corner of his mouth.

It seems like my tracking skills are rather poor.

At that moment, he could clearly sense an emotional presence enveloping him from around the corner; obviously, the person he was following had discovered him.

With a sense of resignation, Shao Zifeng said, "Don’t get me wrong, I mean no harm. I just felt you looked familiar; is there any chance you could come out and meet me?"

The person did not answer right away, seemingly wary of Shao Zifeng’s trick.

As seconds and minutes ticked by, a somewhat familiar voice suddenly came from around the corner, "Who are you?"

"I’m Shao Zifeng. Do you recognize me?"

After saying this, Shao Zifeng felt the targeted emotional fluctuations become extremely astonished.

Then, a tall and well-built young man emerged from around the corner, looking at Shao Zifeng with a hint of surprise, "Junior, is it really you?"

"Wang Hao, senior?" Shao Zifeng looked at the young man in front of him with surprise, "You’re still alive?"

The smile froze on Wang Hao’s face, and his dark complexion grew even darker.

What the hell kind of thing is that to say?

(PS: ....)