Chapter 123: Chapter 118 This is Not a Blazehound!
The piercing white light almost blinded Qiao Sang’s eyes.
Qiao Sang was stunned, “Is it, has it evolved?”
Didn’t they say it would take about half a day?!
It hasn’t even been an hour now, right?
The vice-principal is too unreliable!
However, since she had mentally accepted that the Fire-Toothed Dog could evolve today, half a day and an hour made no difference to her.
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The thought of the Fire-Toothed Dog about to evolve into a Blazehound made Qiao Sang’s heart start to race.
Unlike the somewhat cute appearance of the Fire-Toothed Dog, the Blazehound looks majestic, with a body of blazing red, no longer bearing the black stripes and the tuft of orange hair on its head.
Its imposing appearance is very suitable for practicing the skill of intimidation.
With just one glare at the opponent, some of the more timid opponents would lose the courage to continue the battle.
“Xun!”
“Xun!”
The Treasure-seeking Ghost opened its eyes wide and cried excitedly twice.
Under the eager gaze of Qiao Sang and the Little Treasure-seeking Ghost, the light faded.
The Fire-Toothed Dog… was still a Fire-Toothed Dog.
“Xun?”
The Little Treasure-seeking Ghost cocked its head to the side.
A sudden sense of dread filled Qiao Sang, had the evolution… failed?
“Yaobao.”
The Fire-Toothed Dog looked up at its Beast Tamer and weakly grinned before collapsing onto the bed.
“Yaobao!” Qiao Sang’s heart tightened, and she quickly picked up the Fire-Toothed Dog.
“Xun!”
The Little Treasure-seeking Ghost showed a panicky expression.
The Fire-Toothed Dog hadn’t fainted—it was just the suppression of energy inside its body that was too painful.
“Ya.”
The Fire-Toothed Dog looked at its Beast Tamer and called out weakly.
Qiao Sang was stunned. She used to only understand what the Fire-Toothed Dog meant when it spoke, and though it clearly said it was fine, this time her mind became very clear, almost as if she had an epiphany, she felt the unspoken words of the Fire-Toothed Dog.
“Why did you interrupt your own evolution?” Qiao Sang asked gravely.
The Fire-Toothed Dog didn’t speak, but she felt its answer.
The evolution had been interrupted by the Fire-Toothed Dog itself.
Qiao Sang actually had a hunch, but still couldn’t help asking.
“Ya.”
“Yaya.”
The Fire-Toothed Dog explained, enduring the pain.
It didn’t want to evolve now; it could wait until half a month later to evolve.
Qiao Sang fell silent.
After a few seconds, she spoke, “Didn’t I tell you? We have money, we can afford the penalty for breaching the contract.”
“Ya.”
The Fire-Toothed Dog had a resolved expression, just as it had when it first decided to learn Mars Rain.
“If you don’t evolve now and something goes wrong with your body, and you wait half a month to evolve into a Blazehound, you might not be as strong as the other Blazehounds, you might not be as tall, and you might not look as handsome,” Qiao Sang said with a somewhat sad tone.
The body of the Fire-Toothed Dog stiffened, almost forgetting the pain.
It looked conflicted, as if pondering some world-shattering problem.
After what seemed like an eternity, the Fire-Toothed Dog clenched its teeth, shut its eyes, turned its head to the side, and covered its ears with its paws, signaling its decision.
Qiao Sang’s expression froze when she saw the Fire-Toothed Dog’s gesture.
It had always wanted to become stronger…
The second option about the Fire-Toothed Dog’s evolution in the Beast Taming Codex became even clearer at that moment.
Qiao Sang’s palms were sticky with the cold sweat of the Fire-Toothed Dog due to its pain.
“Xun.” The Little Treasure-seeking Ghost called out worriedly.
“It’s okay,” Qiao Sang reassured.
It’s okay, the problem isn’t serious, she had already thought of a solution.
Qiao Sang looked deeply at the Fire-Toothed Dog, its fur sticky and clumped together from the sweat.
Without further hesitation, she picked up her phone next to her and dialed a number, putting the call on speaker.
The call connected quickly.
“Hello, why are you calling me all of a sudden?” the woman’s voice on the other end asked with a laugh.
“I want to cancel the contract,” Qiao Sang said straightforwardly.
The Fire-Toothed Dog refused to evolve because of the endorsement deal. Since that was the case, cancelling the contract was the way to go.
…
Song Yuan sat at her desk, looking over the sales figures from the day before with satisfaction.
She had certainly not misjudged the situation; ever since the Fire-Toothed Dog took on the endorsement, sales had skyrocketed, traffic had increased multiple times over the past month.
All she had to do was wait for the new designs for next quarter to make another killing.
The sharp ringtone pulled Song Yuan back from her reverie.
Upon checking the caller, it was none other than the very one who had made her a fortune.
Song Yuan answered the phone with a smile.
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“I want to cancel the contract.”
Those four words left Song Yuan dumbfounded, and before she could ask why, the other party added another shocker.
“Yaobao is going to evolve today, which means it can’t shoot the next season’s sunglasses campaign. I will pay the penalty for breaking the contract, sorry.”
Song Yuan was left speechless for a long while.
Evolution?
Today?
Are you kidding me?
Only a month had passed since the last Bai Xinsai, and she almost lost it when Qiao Sang said evolution might happen six months later during the contract signing. Now, just a month in, and she’s being told about evolution?
Although she really wanted to curse someone out, reason told her that this might actually be true…
After all, who would pass up the opportunity to make money with such a lame lie?
“Can you bring Yaobao over to me today? I’ll have someone record its evolution process and upload the footage to the official website. That way, as long as everyone knows the Blazehound is Yaobao, we won’t have to affect next quarter’s filming, and you won’t have to pay the penalty for breach of contract,” Song Yuan offered after a moment of silence.
When she agreed to a six-month contract last time because Qiao Sang mentioned evolution as a reason, Song Yuan didn’t believe it. She thought the other party was just a Beast Tamer newbie who had gotten arrogant after a small competition win.
But this phone call forced her to believe it. The contract was signed; it was just one more shoot. Who would prefer to pay a penalty rather than come to shoot?
Moreover, Qiao Sang mentioned evolution today. If this was true, then it would surely be the best time to make connections.
Before even starting high school, if someone could evolve their Pet Beast to mid-level, it made sense to cozy up to them now rather than later when they might be out of reach.
Both Qiao Sang and the Fire-Toothed Dog, who were staring at each other, were stunned. It turned out that even with evolution, there was no need to pay the penalty…
The Fire-Toothed Dog, overexcited, momentarily lost control of the energy inside it, and a blinding white light flared up again.
But it quickly suppressed it, gasping for breath.
“Ya…”
The Fire-Toothed Dog yelped in pain.
“Thank you! I’ll be right there!” After saying this, Qiao Sang quickly hung up and dialed another number.
The call connected after two rings.
“Vice Principal, it’s Qiao Sang!”
“…”
Once Liu Yao was briefed, he didn’t say much, only suggesting they let Teacher Xian take Qiao Sang over.
Qiao Sang felt for the first time that the vice principal was incredibly reliable!
Not only had he given her his phone number in advance, but he also arranged for Teacher Xian to drive her over to save time.
On a clear traffic day, it would take over half an hour to get to the destination, but Teacher Xian, after glancing at the navigation and closing his eyes to sense the surroundings, managed to get there in about ten minutes.
And they went straight to the 18th floor of Jin Entertainment Building.
…
Song Yuan was stunned for a long moment when she saw Qiao Sang and the three Pet Beasts being respectfully escorted in by the front desk.
She turned to look at the quietly seated Pet Beast beside her and was dumbfounded; it seemed to be a King-level Pet Beast, a Sky Manifest Bat…
“Boss Song, could we start filming now?” Qiao Sang urged as she approached.
Song Yuan snapped back to her senses and was about to ask a few questions, but seeing the Fire-Toothed Dog completely drenched, she spoke seriously, “I’ll have the camera crew ready immediately.”
“Can we just use a phone to record it?” Qiao Sang asked.
Song Yuan was taken aback, she glanced at the Fire-Toothed Dog’s condition, and her heart skipped a beat.
It really was about to evolve; it seemed to be suppressing something, right?
But of course, the clearer the video the better, since there were so many Fire-Toothed Dogs; too blurry a video could easily be questioned by others.
Song Yuan looked at Qiao Sang and steeled her heart, “Okay!”
Missing this opportunity to bond with such a person now might make it difficult to do so later.
Song Yuan opened her phone’s camera app and announced, “I’m ready. We can start now.”
Meanwhile, a crowd of people pressed against the door outside.
“Is what you’re saying true?”
“Absolutely, why would I lie to you? That girl appeared out of nowhere right in front of me. Scared the life out of me,” the receptionist recounted, still frightened.
“Isn’t she Yaobao’s Beast Tamer?”
“Right, that’s her. I remember she brought a Spectral-type Pet here last time. I was nearly scared to death,” the receptionist whispered.
“A Spectral-type Pet can only make itself appear out of nowhere by becoming invisible; it can’t do the same for humans, right?”
“She brought another Pet Beast with her today. I wonder if that Pet Beast is responsible.”
“I heard that she brought Yaobao for evolution. The boss told me about it and even asked if the film crew had other work today.”
“Evolution? It looks like she… Hey, don’t push me!”
“Make some room for me; I want to see the Pet Beast that can make someone appear out of thin air.”
Inside the room.
“Yaobao, let’s start. You can evolve without any concerns this time,” Qiao Sang said gently as she placed the Fire-Toothed Dog on the ground.
“Ya!”
The Fire-Toothed Dog solemnly nodded at its own Beast Tamer.
It relaxed and stopped suppressing the energy within its body, allowing the energy to sweep over it.
At the same time, in Qiao Sang’s mind, the second option for the Fire-Toothed Dog’s evolution in the Beast Taming Codex was no longer flickering in and out but had become fully visible and stable.
The two options flickered with light, interchanging their glow.
Qiao Sang’s heart pounded with each flicker.
It was finally going to evolve!
The glow from the two options shimmered and ultimately settled on the second option.
The white light around the Fire-Toothed Dog began to fade slowly.
“Don’t push!”
“I was here first, alright!”
“Don’t crowd; what if we get caught!”
The door burst open and a throng of people shoved their way in. Some fell to the ground, some gave an awkward smile, while others were drawn toward the retreating white light.
Qiao Sang ignored the commotion by the door, her heart fluttering with anxiety and excitement as she watched the light gradually dissipate.
In front of her, a Pet Beast materialized with fluffy white fur, eyes like blazing flames, the fur on its shoulders bristled as if it had grown a pair of wings, and with red stripes like a tiger’s decorating its body, it was also surrounded by red fur.
There was dead silence; no one spoke, and everyone was dumbstruck.
This… this wasn’t a Blazehound!!!