Chapter 375: How Is This Possible?!
Chapter 375: How Is This Possible?!
Five minutes earlier.
The people in the first row of the Vip section were chatting with broad smiles on their faces.
"Principal Wang, I wonder if there’s a chance for a friendly match between our schools after the Provincial Tournament ends?" Principal Fu Huaiyang of Jiangyang High School asked with a smile.
A friendly match is a competition held to foster friendship, exchange experiences, and improve combat skills.
There is a competitive relationship between schools, especially those with similar rankings. Every year, they engage in various competitions to attract top students.
Although Jiangyang High School is a key high school in the city, it is a notch below Holy Water High School and is located in a different city, so there is no direct competition.
With the emergence of Qiao Sang from Holy Water High School, who won against Ruan Yunwen, who had a High-Class Beast Companion Unified Owl, with just a Treasure Seeker, Holy Water High School is bound to be repeatedly mentioned and closely watched by parents with junior high school students at home.
If we can establish a connection with Holy Water High School and organize a friendly match with some media coverage, parents with junior high school students will be more inclined to choose Jiangyang High School when deciding on a school for their children.
Everyone present was a veteran, and they immediately understood Principal Fu’s intentions.
Before Wang Weidou could respond, Principal Wu Zhipeng of Hanwen Beastmaster High School, who was standing nearby, asked casually:
"Principal Fu, isn’t Hanggang City quite far from your school? Litan Beastmaster High School is in the same city as yours. Why don’t you ask Principal Huang first?"
Huang Renbiao remained silent.
A friendly match with Litan? Does he want his students to be traumatized by Ding Yanjing? Fu Huaiyang looked at Huang Renbiao and said with a chuckle:
"Isn’t Principal Huang always so busy? If we can have a friendly match, I would certainly be willing. However, it would be best if only the second-year students participate. The third-year students have just finished their final National Campus Beastmaster League and should focus on their studies. It wouldn’t be right to disturb them."
Wu Zhipeng smiled and said:
"I wouldn’t mind disturbing them. Litan’s students always perform so well in the National Campus Beastmaster League. Do you think they’ll have trouble getting into good universities? I’m sure several key universities have already extended offers to them."
He then looked at Huang Renbiao:
"Principal Huang, should we schedule this year’s friendly match after the Provincial Tournament as well?"
Flatterer... Fu Huaiyang glanced at Wu Zhipeng.
It’s not flattery, it’s social strategy... Wu Zhipeng shot back a taunting look.
What does this guy know?
As one of the schools with a long-term friendly relationship with Litan Beastmaster High School, Wu Zhipeng naturally knew about Ding Yanjing’s Guweihua evolving into a Valley Tail Sun.
So what if the students don’t like competing against Ding Yanjing? If they can’t handle such a challenge, how can they hope to achieve great things in the future?
People grow quickly through setbacks and pain.
Although some things are hard to bear at the moment, if they face them head-on, work hard to overcome them, and move forward, they will understand the benefits later in life.
Moreover, with Ding Yanjing’s Guweihua now a Valley Tail Sun, he is bound to perform exceptionally well in this Regional Tournament.
If the students from their school can take this opportunity during the friendly match to form a good relationship with such a promising prodigy, it will only be beneficial for them.
Huang Renbiao said coolly:
"Sure, but if Jiangyang High School also wants to have a friendly match with us, it might have to be a bit later. After all, our school and Hanwen Beastmaster High School have a fixed schedule for our annual friendly match."
"After the Provincial Tournament and before the Regional Tournament, the sophomore year School Team members will be learning from Ding Yanjing and the others, so we can only spare time for one friendly match."
Wu Zhipeng smiled at this.
Fu Huaiyang's forced smile, however, didn't quite reach his eyes.
Although the proposal for the friendly match was made under duress and Huang Renbiao had given a reason for the refusal, the Regional Tournament wasn't scheduled to start until a week after the Provincial Tournament. There was no reason they couldn't fit in an additional friendly match.
Anyone with eyes could see this as a polite refusal.
Being turned down so directly in front of all the school leaders, Fu Huaiyang felt a bit embarrassed.
What made it worse was that Huang Renbiao had agreed to the friendly match with Hanwen Beastmaster High School before declining his request.
At their level, sometimes face was more important than ordinary interests.
Fu Huaiyang's mood plummeted, and he lost the desire to speak.
At that moment, Wang Weidou laughed and said, "Look at what you're saying, Principal Fu. You made the friendly match arrangement with our school first. He definitely doesn't have time to visit your school for another exchange after the Provincial Tournament."
"Principal Fu, right?"
Fu Huaiyang was taken aback, but his mood brightened instantly. "Principal Wang is right."
Huang Renbiao glanced at Wang Weidou.
Wang Weidou returned the gaze.
An invisible battle of wills began between the two.
At the same time, a voice echoed across the field, "The match-ups have been finalized. Please look at the big screen."
Almost immediately, a middle-aged man with a buzz cut and a slightly plump build, standing next to Huang Renbiao, shot to his feet, his eyes wide with disbelief as he stared at the holographic screen.
"How is this possible?!"
Wang Weidou and Huang Renbiao turned to look at the screen, their eyes widening as they focused on two names. Their expressions turned to shock.
Then, they turned to stare at each other intensely.
The tension between them grew exponentially, a thick air of conflict spreading invisibly.
Everyone in the leadership area looked at the list, their faces showing varying degrees of confusion and surprise.
On the second day of the elimination round, Ding Yanjing from Litan Beastmaster High School was already facing off against Qiao Sang from Holy Water High School?!
…
In the contestant area.
"Heavens! Heavens! Qiao Sang, your opponent is actually Ding Yanjing!" He Datao exclaimed, utterly shocked.
Xu Yixuan's eyes were wide as saucers. "On the first day, it was Ruan Yunwen, and on the second day, it's Ding Yanjing. This luck is something else…"
It wasn't luck; it was all arranged…
Qiao Sang glanced at Ding Yanjing, wondering if Litan had let him in on the plan.
Ding Yanjing looked at the list on the holographic screen, raising an eyebrow but otherwise showing little reaction.
Li Zonglin tsked, "I didn't expect Qiao Sang to face you right after defeating Ruan Yunwen. I thought Old Zhang…"
He trailed off.
Wang Rui frowned. "Old Zhang's actions are a bit underhanded. Qiao Sang clearly has the strength to place in the top three, and he's forcing this."
"Maybe it was really a random system match-up", Li Zonglin suggested. "Qiao Sang is strong, but he's no threat to Brother Ding. Ruan Yunwen is already out, and the first place is ours anyway. There's no need for this."
Ding Yanjing spoke up, "Whether or not it was arranged by Old Zhang, we were bound to meet eventually. It's just a matter of when. No need to dwell on it."
At that moment, Li Zonglin leaned in and nudged Ding Yanjing, lowering his voice, "Qiao Sang seems to be looking at you."
Ding Yanjing turned and indeed saw Qiao Sang staring at him.
He smiled at Qiao Sang.
He always had a good attitude toward attractive girls who were about to lose to him.
(End of Chapter)
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