Chapter 20: Sparring Partner?
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
"Thorn Grass, Entangle!"
"Well done!"
At the edge of the Lake Forest, Su Yi was commanding Thorn Grass to fight an Iron Claw Badger.
The Iron Claw Badger was considered a relatively powerful extraordinary creature. Not only did it have agile movements, but it also had sharp claws that could easily cut through metal.
Unfortunately, after a fierce battle, it was still entangled in the Thorn Grass and hanged.
"How's your leg?"
After eliminating the danger, Su Yi hurriedly walked to Zhang Xiaotong and asked about her injuries.
Her calf had just taken a swipe from the Iron Claw Badger. Even her combat suit was torn and bleeding. It was obvious that she was badly injured.
"The Iron Claw Badger was moving too fast. It suddenly burst out of the bushes. I couldn't stop it. Sorry."
Seeing that Zhang Xiaotong's face was pale from the pain, Bai Zhining felt a little apologetic and immediately helped her roll up her pants. Seeing that there were three wounds more than five centimeters long on her fair calves, she couldn't help but frown.
"Please don't say that. It's all because I walked too slowly and was too far away from you that I was ambushed by the Iron Claw Badger," Zhang Xiaotong said, enduring the pain.
"Let me tend to your wound."
Bai Zhining didn't say anything else and took out a bottle of water that emitted a faint green light from her storage bracelet.
"Is this… Healing Water? No, no, this is too expensive. Just bandage it for me. The paramedics will take care of it when we get back to the safety station."
Zhang Xiaotong recognized the bottle of water and quickly waved her hand to refuse.
Healing Water was much more expensive than Energy Water. To use something like that to heal a wound seemed too extravagant to her.
"What's so valuable about Healing Water? These wounds will leave scars if they're not treated seriously. It won't look good if a girl's legs are scarred."
Bai Zhining didn't give her a chance to object. She turned to Su Yi and said, "Come and help. Hold her legs down and try to close the wound."
"Okay."
Su Yi did not think too much about it. He immediately followed Bai Zhining's instructions and pressed his hands on Zhang Xiaotong's calf, then gently squeezed it to the middle to close the wound.
Feeling the warmth from his palm, he was slightly stunned and suddenly realized that something was wrong. Zhang Xiaotong's skin was very smooth and fair. This level of contact should make her feel very awkward, right?
Instinctively, he glanced at Zhang Xiaotong. Seeing her looking down and blushing, he knew he had guessed right.
But before he could think further, Bai Zhining had already unscrewed the cap and slowly poured the Healing Water over the wound.
The next moment, the wound began to heal at a visible rate.
A minute later, the wound on Zhang Xiaotong's leg had completely disappeared without a trace.
"The Healing Water is even more magical than I thought. It makes me want to contract a medical pet."
This was the first time Su Yi had seen the effects of the Healing Water with his own eyes. He could not help but sigh.
"Su Yi, can… can you let go now?"
Zhang Xiaotong's face was red and her voice was as soft as a mosquito.
"Sorry."
Su Yi reacted and quickly let go of her calf. Then, he saw the densely packed bloody scabs on his palm and felt a little jealous.
Why didn't Senior Bai Zhining take out the Healing Water when he was injured yesterday? Was he not worthy?
After treating the wound, the three of them didn't waste any time and continued exploring.
Today was the last day. The two of them could afford to wait, but Zhang Xiaotong could not. If she missed this opportunity, she did not know how long she would have to wait before she could obtain her first pet.
"What did you feed the Thorn Grass last night?"
On the way, Bai Zhining suddenly asked.
"What?"
Su Yi did not react for a moment and looked at her in confusion.
"In one night, your Thorn Grass rose from two stars to four stars. Don't tell me this is natural growth," Bai Zhining said calmly.
So that's why.
"I fed it a Vegetation Essence Fruit," Su Yi replied without blushing.
"A Vegetation Essence Fruit?"
Bai Zhining frowned. What kind of Vegetation Essence Fruit was so effective?
She didn't quite believe him, but she didn't ask again. After a moment's hesitation, she went on.
"That Iron Claw Badger just now has reached the level of an eight-star Apprentice. Coupled with its excellent reaction speed and destructive power, its combat strength can already be ranked at the top among Apprentice-level extraordinary creatures."
"You defeated it with a four-star Apprentice Thorn Grass. This means that your command ability is indeed very strong. At the same time, your Thorn Grass is also very outstanding. Otherwise, it would be impossible to achieve such results."
Su Yi was a little embarrassed and said politely, "Thank you for your praise."
"I haven't finished."
Bai Zhining said seriously, "The reason why I'm telling you so much is actually because I want to ask if you're willing to accept a private request to be my sister's sparring partner."
"A sparring partner?"
Su Yi looked at her in surprise.
"Yes, a sparring partner. My sister is also an apprentice-level Beast Tamer. In order to train her combat ability, my family hired many Beast Tamers of the same level to spar with her. However, she has grown very quickly. She hasn't lost a single match in the past two months, so the effect of her sparring is greatly reduced."
"I've carefully observed your battle. Although you've just contracted a pet not long ago and its spiritual energy level isn't very high, your commanding combat ability is stronger than some elite Beast Tamers. You are a very worthy target to learn from. In a way, you're also a genius. You should be able to provide a lot of help to my sister's growth."
Never lost a game in two months?
Su Yi was a little surprised. In the near future, this girl would probably be another famous person on campus!
After pondering for a while, he could not help but ask, "Why don't you consider finding some ordinary or elite Beast Tamers to be her sparring partners? This should be more effective."
Bai Zhining shook her head. "I might as well tell you. My sister is still young and immature. Because she won too easily these past two months, she's been a little proud and complacent recently. If she can be defeated by someone whose spiritual energy and pet levels are inferior to hers, it should be very helpful to her growth."
Still young?
"May I ask how old your sister is?"
Su Yi was suddenly curious.
"Eleven. She'll be in junior high in half a year," Bai Zhining said frankly.
Eleven!
Su Yi was shocked. Was this the child of a rich family?
When he was eleven years old, his Beast Taming Talent had yet to be detected!
Look at her. Not only had she established the Beast Taming Space at the age of 11, but she had also become an outstanding apprentice-level Beast Tamer.
Indeed, comparing oneself with others could be maddening!
"Is there a problem?"
Seeing that his expression was a little strange, Bai Zhining asked.
"Well…"
He was a high school student. It was really embarrassing for him to be a sparring partner for a primary school student who had yet to enter junior high school.
After a moment's hesitation, he said regretfully, "Senior has helped me a lot in the past two days, but this kind of thing…"
"A thousand."
"What?"
"For each battle you fight with my sister, I will pay 1,000 yuan as a sparring fee," Bai Zhining said seriously.
A thousand yuan per battle?
Su Yi was stunned. After a long while, he asked, "Where was I?"
"You just said I helped you a lot in the past two days."
"Yes, Senior Sister has helped me a lot in the past two days. How can I reject such a small request? As long as Senior Sister asks, I'm willing to spar with your sister no matter how many times you want me to!"
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