164: Chapter 164 The Competition of Trainers

Time goes back 10 minutes.

Zhou Ya was walking with Li Meng towards the Canteen, the two of them chatting and laughing, as close as sisters.

Just as the atmosphere was cheerful, Li Meng's hair was suddenly grabbed by something, pulling her scalp until it hurt. She couldn't help but cry out, her figure staggering backward, nearly falling over.

"Aha! You little trash, you're actually here!"

A shrill voice rang out.

Zhou Ya was shocked at the sight, slapped away the hand grabbing Li Meng's hair, and pulled Li Meng back two steps.

"Who are you? Why are you bullying people!" Zhou Ya glared at the two people in front of her.

Fang Xiaolei looked indifferent, glared at Zhou Ya, and said, "What business is it of yours? You actually dared to hit my hand, you've made my hand red."

"Baby, let me see..."

Mother Fang hurriedly grabbed Fang Xiaolei's hand. Seeing the slightly reddened back of the hand, she immediately became agitated, pointing at Zhou Ya and shouting shrilly:

"What is wrong with you? Can you people from Bright Moon Company just bully people at will?"

"So what if my daughter is joking with her classmate? Do you have to manage that too? Look at what you've done to my daughter's hand!"

The shrill voice attracted quite a few people heading to the Canteen, and the crowd watched curiously.

In her anger, Zhou Ya's social anxiety faded, and she said expressionlessly, "What did I do to it? If you don't go to the hospital soon, the swelling will have already gone down."

Seeing that Zhou Ya was wearing a Bright Moon Company employee badge, Mother Fang felt confident. With her hands on her hips, she shouted:

"What are you saying! Tell me, which department are you in? I'm going to report you!"

"This is outrageous! We are customers, and the customer is God. As someone from Bright Moon Company, you actually hit a customer. This is outrageous, outrageous..."

Zhou Ya's face darkened. It was the first time she had heard such a ridiculous definition. She gave a heavy snort and said, "Seventh Floor, Hall 5, Zhou Ya. Feel free to report me."

She ignored the two of them and looked at Li Meng with concern: "How are you? Are you hurt?"

Li Meng shook her head, glanced at the mother and daughter of the Fang family, and pulled Zhou Ya away.

"Let's go, don't pay any attention to them."

She knew very well that Fang Xiaolei's family was unreasonable.

Because of the gap in grades, Li Meng was always the one praised in class, while Fang Xiaolei came from a wealthy family but had extremely poor grades, often used by teachers as a negative example.

Two stark contrasts.

Over time, Fang Xiaolei held a grudge against her and often targeted her.

Once, because of cleaning duty, Li Meng left later than other students and was cornered in the restroom by a group of people gathered by Fang Xiaolei.

At that time, her family had just gone through a crisis; her mother was bedridden, and her brother was busy working part-time to earn medical expenses, so no one noticed her abnormality.

And this became a past she didn't want to recall.

It was only recently, after her brother joined Bright Moon Company and their family life began to improve, that Li Meng regained her confidence to a certain extent, making her no longer afraid to confront Fang Xiaolei.

But even so, she didn't think about how to retaliate. Firstly, she didn't want to cause trouble for her brother; secondly, she didn't want to waste the precious time before the College Entrance Examination on people who weren't worth it.

This is Bright Moon Company.

Once a scene is made here, although her brother is a Senior Cultivator and most likely wouldn't be punished, his reputation would definitely be affected.

Thinking of this, Li Meng became more determined to leave and pulled Zhou Ya away quickly.

Seeing Li Meng leave in silence, Fang Xiaolei thought that she must have had a problem with the evolution, and a sense of superiority welled up in her, making her even less inclined to let her go.

She took a few quick steps to catch up with Li Meng, blocked her path, and asked: "What? You don't even greet a classmate when you see one? That's too impolite of you."

Li Meng looked at her with a frown.

"However, I am a very magnanimous person, I forgive your impoliteness," Fang Xiaolei said, "Li Meng, tell me the truth, did the evolution fail? Your brother isn't actually that incompetent, is he?"

She was deliberately provoking Li Meng.

She knew that Li Meng had always respected her brother, especially in the recent period after her brother joined Bright Moon Company, she would show off her brother at every opportunity.

Someone like that would take the bait with just a little provocation.

Sure enough, Li Meng's expression turned cold, and she said: "The evolution was successful, and my brother is excellent. However, I don't need to discuss these things with irrelevant people. Please move aside and don't block the way."

After saying this, Li Meng pulled Zhou Ya, preparing to go around Fang Xiaolei, but when she went left, Fang Xiaolei followed, and when she went right, Fang Xiaolei blocked her again.

"What exactly do you want?" Li Meng scolded.

"Hehe~ didn't you say the evolution was successful? As it happens, my Beast has also evolved. Let's have a match right here to see if your brother is better, or if the cultivation from our Intermediate Cultivator is better."

Fang Xiaolei chuckled, "If you don't dare, that just means your brother is the same as you—both little trash."

The provocation tactic was childish, but effective.

Sure enough, as soon as these words were spoken, it wasn't just Li Meng; Zhou Ya's face also suddenly darkened, and the hands they were holding together tightened.

There was no need to ask, and no need to discuss.

The two sisters from different parents shouted in unison: "Compete! We must compete!"

"Good! There is an arena not far away, let's go there to compete!"

Fang Xiaolei shouted excitedly, with the image of her own Beast instantly killing that weak marten of Li Meng's already popping up in her mind.

She had even thought of what to say to mock Li Meng after winning.

As for losing?

How could that be possible?

This little trash's brother is just an Intern who came from a technical school; someone like that has probably never even tried a complete evolution.

Mother Fang watched from the side and nodded in satisfaction.

As expected of her daughter, knowing how to seize every opportunity to spar with her peers.

Although this peer was a bit weak, being a whetstone for her precious daughter was her honor.

Not just any poor wretch has the opportunity to interact with her daughter.

The four of them didn't go to the Canteen but headed straight for the Battle Zone of Bright Moon Company.

Battle Zone.

An area the size of a gymnasium, with nine battle platforms inside, each with different shapes and outlines—diamond, square, circular, and even rectangular.

The environments on the battle platforms were also different, with sand, grass, pools, swamps, trees, and the like.

Any Beast Tamer who came could choose a field advantageous to their side.

At this moment, there were already quite a few Beast Tamers dueling on the battle platforms; some of them were Beast Tamers from Bright Moon Company, sparring with their Beasts.

Others were customers who had just had their Beasts cultivated and couldn't wait to test their combat effectiveness.

Li Meng and Fang Xiaolei didn't go to those platforms with trees or sand but walked straight to a granite battle platform.

Just then, a voice rang out.

"Xiaolei, didn't you go back?" asked a round, chubby man. He had a toothpick in his mouth, obviously having finished eating early, and was wearing an employee badge on his chest.

Intermediate Cultivator: Qian Lei

When the two from the Fang family saw Qian Lei, the sense of superiority on their faces turned into fawning in a second.

Fang Xiaolei said in a sugary voice: "Uncle Qian, I ran into a classmate here. She also just finished the evolution, so we are having a match."

"Oh? A match, huh."

Qian Lei, who had been lazy, immediately became a bit more serious.

A Beast Tamer duel is not just a duel between themselves; sometimes it is also a duel of the Breeders' levels.

For example, right now.

Both of them had just evolved their Beasts, and both had sought out Breeders from Bright Moon Company for the evolution.

Whose Beast is superior proves whose Breeder level is superior.

Qian Lei looked at Li Meng—a strange new face—and then looked at Zhou Ya, his gaze following her employee badge, but unfortunately, he was a bit nearsighted and couldn't see it clearly.

He leaned in to look, and Li Meng hurriedly pulled Zhou Ya back, shouting: "Perverted uncle, what are you doing? Staring at a woman's chest, you're a pervert!"

"Hmph! Ridiculous! Am I that kind of person? I just wanted to see the employee badge!" Qian Lei gave a heavy snort.

At this moment, Zhou Ya spoke up: "Junior Cultivator, Zhou Ya."

Qian Lei muttered it repeatedly, feeling that the name was somewhat familiar, but he didn't know where he had seen it.

However, the words "Junior Cultivator" immediately put his mind at ease, knowing that in this Beast Tamer duel, the Beast he had cultivated would definitely win.

Seeing that Zhou Ya was pretty, some thoughts popped up in Qian Lei's mind. Putting on the posture of a senior, he said with feigned gentleness: "Zhou Ya, you're not bad, but the path of cultivation is not that simple. As it happens, I have nothing to do, so I'll take a look and, by the way... give you some pointers."

Alarm bells rang in Li Meng's heart, and she screamed internally: Oh no! There's a pervert!