361: Just one? No way! No way there really is someone...

Chen Qingwei blinked, then roughly determined the path she wanted to take in the future.

But she was still a little unwilling!

She wanted a "harem"! Oh no, she meant a horde of pet beasts!

Five or six pet beasts swarming at once!

Gaggle group fights are fun!

But Chen Qingwei felt that her "fun" was suddenly gone!

Chen Qingwei rolled around on the bed, then lay there motionless.

Forget it, time to sleep!

Chen Qingwei had only arrived in this city today, having spent over a month in Black Stone City to successfully win her first dojo battle.

The place she was now in was called Bailu City, considered a medium-sized city; although it couldn't compare to major metropolises, it was still quite good.

There are many dojos and many cities, but the strength of the dojo that each new trainer faces isn't determined by which dojo they go to. While there's a certain connection, it's not a strong one.

The main factor is the dojo badges you've acquired; your strength is set according to these.

Therefore, the travel routes of "new Yu Beast Users" in this world are all vastly different.

Of course, the final competition takes place in one location.

"Ugh~ Ah!!! Still not happy! My fun is gone!" Chen Qingwei lay prostrate for a while, but still couldn't resist, flailing her limbs and slapping the bed.

After a burst of frustration, Chen Qingwei glanced at the Little Fire Fox "trembling" at the foot of the bed and beckoned to her: "Little Fire Fox~ Come here~"

The Little Fire Fox was silent for a moment, but ultimately chose to "trust" Chen Qingwei, trotting over and being scooped into Chen Qingwei's arms.

"Little Fire Fox, in the future, it might just be you and me fighting side by side... there might not be any new companions!" Chen Qingwei said to the Little Fire Fox with teary eyes.

"Mmm~" The Little Fire Fox tilted her head, and comfortingly stroked Chen Qingwei's head.

Small matter, small matter! Companions, don't worry! I will protect you! The Little Fire Fox looked at Chen Qingwei with a comforting expression.

Chen Qingwei held the Little Fire Fox, and whether she was tired of tossing and turning or sleepiness had set in, she fell asleep shortly after.

........

The next day, Chen Qingwei woke up. Not having the habit of sleeping in, Chen Qingwei quickly finished her morning routine, and the Little Fire Fox familiarized herself by settling on Chen Qingwei's head.

Chen Qingwei went downstairs to the pet beast center's restaurant for a meal.

Just as she was about to go check out the Bailu Dojo here, she saw a familiar face on the way.

It was that chuunibyou teenager from before.

"It... it... it's you!" The chuunibyou teenager also noticed Chen Qingwei, and looking at her, he was extremely excited!

"Hmm... you are?" Chen Qingwei tilted her head, looking at the other person with a puzzled expression.

Crack!

After Chen Qingwei spoke, she seemed to hear a shattering sound, then looked at the chuunibyou teenager whose "art style" had suddenly changed; he seemed to have been petrified, and then cracked.

"I... I am..." The chuunibyou teenager's lips trembled, then he seemed to be struggling with something, closing his eyes and shouting: "Thank you, Queen Chen Qingwei, for your grace!"

This shout drew curious glances from the surrounding people. Seeing two children, a boy and a girl, many couldn't help but smile, thinking how happy children truly are!

"???" Chen Qingwei tilted her head, looking at the chuunibyou teenager with a face full of question marks.

"Do... do you remember!" The chuunibyou teenager looked at Chen Qingwei, seemingly filled with "humiliation."

"I know who you are!" Chen Qingwei nodded and said, "Actually, I knew as soon as I saw you."

!!! The chuunibyou teenager instantly felt like he had been messed with.

"Ah!!!" The chuunibyou teenager grabbed his hair with both hands, looking frantic.

"..." Chen Qingwei blinked: "Is there something you need? Chuunibyou teenager."

"I'm not called Chuunibyou teenager! My name is Lu Zhi!" Lu Zhi said to Chen Qingwei.

"Oh~ Little Zhi! What's wrong?" Chen Qingwei looked at Lu Zhi with a look of sudden realization, then asked curiously.

"Hmph! Ever since our last battle, I've been diligently training! I've already obtained my first badge! I wonder what progress you've made! Let's battle!" Lu Zhi looked at Chen Qingwei and said, "This time, I'm going to get my revenge!"

"Hmm~ This time I don't need to give you 50 again, right?" Chen Qingwei thought for a moment, looking at Lu Zhi.

"..." Lu Zhi's face darkened: "No! No need!!! No stakes this time! I just need to defeat you!!!"

"Oh~ Alright, let's treat it as post-meal exercise. Let's go to the battle arena." Chen Qingwei listened to Lu Zhi's words, nodded understandingly, and turned to walk towards the battle arena.

Lu Zhi immediately followed her.

Chen Qingwei turned her head and asked, "Are you really sure about no 50 stakes?"

"Really no need!!!" Lu Zhi clenched his fists and roared at the cunning girl.

"If you don't need it, then you don't need it! Why so loud?" Chen Qingwei rubbed her ears, shook her head helplessly, and walked into the pet beast center.

There were also battlefields inside the pet beast center.

"..." Lu Zhi suppressed his anger... He followed Chen Qingwei to the battle arena.

Chen Qingwei went to the Administrator of the arena to register, and then a vacant arena was assigned to them for their battle.

"Let's go." Chen Qingwei said to Lu Zhi, and they both walked to the designated vacant arena and stood ready.

"Hmph! Let me see what progress you've made in the past month!" Lu Zhi stood with his arms crossed, looking at Chen Qingwei: "I am now a Stage 2 Yu Beast User! And I have two Stage 2 pet beasts! What about you?"

"..." Lu Zhi's words suddenly stung Chen Qingwei. The smile on Chen Qingwei's face suddenly grew wider, and her eyes narrowed, as if through the slit of her eyelids, a cold glint was contained!

"Then... let the battle begin!" Lu Zhi shouted.

Subsequently, his pet beasts were summoned: Little Stone Monster, Kung Fu Little Bear.

"Possess!" Just like before, Lu Zhi's battle style was possession combat, simultaneously possessing the Little Stone Monster and the Kung Fu Little Bear!

Perhaps because of Chen Qingwei's previous "blow," Lu Zhi's second pet beast was the fighting-type Kung Fu Little Bear.

With two pet beasts possessing him, Lu Zhi's strength reached its peak! And he also had the powers of both Rock and Fighting types!

Especially the Fighting type, which also brought the Kung Fu Little Bear's "fighting skills."

Chen Qingwei summoned her Little Fire Fox.

"Only one? Just one?" Lu Zhi looked at Chen Qingwei, who still only had the Little Fire Fox. He raised an eyebrow, and seeing no further action from Chen Qingwei, he couldn't help but ask.

Then, thinking of something, a "dramatic" smile appeared on his face: "Hahahahaha! No way, no way! You're not still a Stage 1 Yu Beast User, are you? Huh? No way?"