Beast Taming Begins with the Inner Circle of Pets

Chapter 79 Treating the Match as Training

"You should know my second senior brother too. Isn't his research on spirit beasts quite remarkable?"

Feeling deeply entrusted with an important task by her senior brother, Lin Manman racked her brains to think of examples of ordinary people living well.

"Master Aunt." Wu Jingyu turned to look at her, his expression calm once again. "Let's watch the match."

Lin Manman got stuck. What... what should she do? She's refusing to communicate anymore...

She thought for a moment, then raised her hand and summoned Xiao Qi. She refused to believe that any girl could escape the charm of this adorable little creature.

Sure enough, the sight of Xiao Qi fluttering its little wings in front of Lin Manman immediately caught Wu Jingyu's attention.

"Isn't it cute? Its name is Xiao Qi. Xiao Qi is a little shy, so if you want to pet it, you need to ask it first," Lin Manman introduced to Wu Jingyu.

"Auntie, are you a beast tamer?" Wu Jingyu's gaze was fixed on Xiao Qi, but his voice remained calm.

"Didn't your senior brother tell you anything?" Lin Manman scratched her head. He hadn't told her daughter anything before sending her here.

Who knew that her words would stir up a hornet's nest? Wu Jingyu stopped looking at Xiao Qi and fell into a deep silence.

Hmm, this reaction... it seems she doesn't really like it when she mentions her father...

Lin Manman's lips twitched. So, her senior brother was also part of her inner turmoil? How was she supposed to do reading comprehension without the questions?

Xia Ming, who listened to the whole thing: ...

Actually, it wasn't as complicated as she thought. Wu Jingfeng's relationship with his daughter was rather strained, and he was often busy leading his team on missions, so he rarely had time to have a proper conversation with his daughter.

Wu Jingyu has a withdrawn personality and not only does she have few friends, but her school teachers have even suggested that she might be a bit autistic.

It just so happened that he learned Lin Manman and Wu Jingyu were the same age, so he simply brought his daughter along. Firstly, it would give the father and daughter more time to spend together, and secondly, he hoped that Lin Manman and Wu Jingyu could become friends.

As for Wu Jingyu's safety, Wu Jingfeng's strength is undeniable, and he has held an important position for many years. How could he not have enough means to protect his own daughter?

Xia Ming saw that Lin Manman kept trying to find topics to talk about with Wu Jingyu. Perhaps she could accidentally resolve the knot between the father and daughter.

It has to be said that Lin Manman is really oblivious to things sometimes. Once she decides to do something, she will focus on doing it wholeheartedly.

In the end, even Wu Jingyu, who had been resisting in silence, had to give in to this talkative aunt. After the three of them finished lunch together, he was able to have normal conversations with Lin Manman.

Wu Jingyu finally breathed a sigh of relief when Lin Manman finally took the stage. It was just a pity that the adorable Xiao Qi had to participate in the competition with her.

Lin Manman doesn't plan to win the singles competition too quickly this time; she wants to give Amber and Adai more training.

Currently, Rainbow Jade, Honey Badger, and Silver Moon have all reached level three, while only Amber and Ah-Dai are still somewhat weaker. Furthermore, Amber has been staying in the research institute, and her combat experience is limited to the few days she's spent with Lin Manman.

This individual competition is a good opportunity for her to hone her skills.

Lin Manman, with Xiao Qi on her head, walked onto the arena. Zhao Jingcheng, carrying a long spear, stood opposite her.

Zhao Jingcheng forced a smile. "Miss Lin, please go easy on me!"

"Don't worry, if you really can't take it anymore, just admit defeat. I won't let you suffer."

Lin Manman only considered her opponent as a free sparring partner and had no intention of using any force.

As she spoke, she raised her hand and summoned Amber. Whether Ah Dai would appear or not depended on Zhao Jingcheng's performance.

Zhao Jingcheng was not particularly happy to receive Lin Manman's assurance, but when he saw that his opponent was Amber, he felt both bitter and honored.

Many in the audience had come specifically for Lin Manman, and when they saw Amber appear on the stage, they immediately cheered.

Feeling the audience's enthusiasm, Amber deliberately walked around Lin Manman a few times.

Surrounded by the enthusiastic cheers of the audience, Wu Jingyu seemed lost in thought, his gaze towards Lin Manman and Amber gradually gaining a glimmer of light.

"Alright, alright, stop posing. The referee has already blown the whistle. Let's test the opponent with a fireball first." Lin Manman patted Amber's big head, reminding it that this was a competition arena, not a place for it to stroll around like a cat.

Amber gave Lin Manman a disappointed look, then roared and spat out a fist-sized fireball at Zhao Jingcheng.

Because Amber and Zhao Jingcheng were not close, Zhao Jingcheng easily dodged the fireball attack.

"See? When your fireball is used against agile warriors, the further away they are, the higher the probability of them dodging it. Now what are you going to do?" Lin Manman stood next to Amber, arms crossed, commenting as if no one else was there.

Zhao Jingcheng, who was fully focused and preparing to receive Amber's next move: ...

An eerie silence fell over the referee in the corner of the ring and the audience in the stands.

Lin Manman's calm and composed demeanor almost made them think that this was not a competition arena, but a training venue.

Amber, who was still basking in the vanity of being admired, was now easily dodged by the other party and mercilessly exposed by Lin Manman. It felt that it had lost its prestige in front of its worshipping fans.

It quickly composed itself, staring intently at Zhao Jingcheng, while carefully reviewing Lin Manman's words in its mind.

Then it let out a powerful tiger roar, lowered its forelimbs, and pounced on Zhao Jingcheng.

Zhao Jingcheng held the gun with both hands, then spun half a circle, the long gun in his hands like a crescent moon, sweeping towards Amber with fierce force.

Lin Manman raised her eyebrows in surprise. She had heard that their team didn't even make it to the top 32 in the team competition, and she thought his strength wasn't that great.

Judging from his actions now, he seems to have some skill.

Amber, relying on the strength of its second-level mythical beast body, which far surpasses that of human flesh and blood, slapped Zhao Jingcheng's gun with its claw.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Jingcheng's sudden attack exceeded its expectations. Not only did it fail to knock the spear away, but the force of the recoil also lifted its upper body.

Seeing that his attack was effective, Zhao Jingcheng changed the angle of his spear and thrust it at Amber.

The distance was too close, and the opponent's attack speed was too fast. Amber knew that it could not dodge this attack, so it urgently activated its innate Divine Flame Glazed Body.

Just as Zhao Jingcheng's gun was about to pierce Amber's body, Amber's body turned into a fiery phantom.

This attack not only failed to harm Amber, but also gave Amber an opportunity to open her mouth and spew a fireball at him.

Lin Manman originally saw that Zhao Jingcheng's gun and movement were very well coordinated, so she guessed that this was not a single skill, but a whole set of gun fighting techniques.

A complete set of combat skills is far more valuable than a single skill. A complete set of combat skills can be adapted to different situations and its power is far greater than that of a single skill.

When she guessed that Zhao Jingcheng knew a complete set of marksmanship techniques, she began to worry about Amber. Unexpectedly, Amber, who had very little practical experience, reacted so quickly and made such accurate judgments, performing far better than she had anticipated.

(End of this chapter)