"Beauty Enhancement Pill, could it restore one's appearance to a perfect state?"
*Xiao Ye felt a surge of delight inside. At this stage, he really needed this, so he accepted the mission.*
Besides, a hundred Evolution Points would have been enough to boost his Summoned Beast Form up a notch, and those benefits were freaking awesome.
[Summoned Beast Form Upgrade Function, One Tail (0/100 Evolution Points), Two Tails Description, Permanent +1 to Summoned Beast's Life, Randomly awakens a conceptual-type Talent Skill]
Permanent +1 to Life! Conceptual-type Talent Skill!
*A conceptual-type Talent Skill, was that like a guaranteed Barehanded Blade Catch, a guaranteed Barehanded Blade Catch failure, Destiny Spear always hits, Words Become Law, lies turning to truth, or a hundred percent prophetic jinxes?*
"Principal, I agree with his proposal!" Xiao Ye stood up, meeting the bald youth's gaze head-on.
The principal nodded and replied, "Then that's settled, Xiao Ye. You haven't advanced a tier yet, just do your best."
"Clap, clap, clap!" The bald youth slowly applauded, saying with great interest, "You know it's a trap, and you still jump in. I can't tell if you're blindly confident or just stupid."
"I've got to respect your guts, but I hope tomorrow you won't lose too badly and get your confidence shattered!"
The bald youth was full of confidence. He was Tier Two now, so even if Xiao Ye and Cheng Bingxi summoned SSS-tier dire beasts, they wouldn't have been able to bridge the level gap.
Xie Mengxuan had gotten proud again at this moment. The bald youth gave her confidence! That was why she had agreed to form a contract with him.
Right after that, the principal opened his suitcase and handed out the excellent awakening awards to everyone.
A-tier award: one Tier One Demon Beast Crystal Core. S-tier award: three Tier One Demon Beast Crystal Cores. SSS-tier award: nine Tier One Demon Beast Crystal Cores.
Before everyone left, the principal also told them there were loads of resources at the Youth Training Camp, and whoever performed well could get them.
As they walked down the street, Cheng Bingxi put on a half-face fox mask.
"Xiao Ye, where do you want to go tonight?"
"Back to the orphanage, Bingxi—my wifey."
"No, you don't want to."
"Ah, right, I don't want to go back. So, where do I want to go?"
"Little woods?" Xiao Ye said.
Cheng Bingxi shook her head.
"Summoned Beast Inn?" Xiao Ye said.
Cheng Bingxi shook her head again.
"Then where do I actually want to go? Why don't you name a place and see if we're thinking of the same spot?" Xiao Ye said.
Cheng Bingxi giggled and replied, "To my house!"
Xiao Ye instinctively gave a clap, saying, "Well, that's a coincidence, I also want to go to you— Wait, what?"
"To your house?" Xiao Ye looked dumbfounded. "Stay at your place overnight?"
Cheng Bingxi grabbed Xiao Ye's hand and took off running toward her house. "Yeah, we've already formed a contract, so why live apart?"
"Plus, we still have to absorb crystal cores for training!"
"And it's the perfect chance for you to meet my parents. I'm telling you, even though my dad's a bit— you know— he's definitely going to accept you!"
*Xiao Ye felt a bit anxious inside. Was he hard to talk to?*
Cheng Bingxi's eyes flashed with a hint of mischief. "Yup, super old-fashioned!"
*That made Xiao Ye's heart pound in panic.*
Xiao Ye took the 129.5 yuan his classmates had returned to him that afternoon, bought a 99-yuan bottle of liquor, and just like that, entered Cheng Bingxi's house.
When he saw Cheng Bingxi's dad, Xiao Ye's pupils shrank! He cried out,
"Director! Why is it you?"
"Hahaha, Xiao Ye, surprised?" The grade director, named Cheng Keke, was Cheng Bingxi's father.
*No wonder the grade director pressured Cheng Bingxi about national duty that afternoon. They were family all along. Xiao Ye understood instantly.*
"Director, I've already formed a contract with Bingxi..." Xiao Ye looked at Cheng Keke with puppy-dog eyes.
Cheng Keke let out a hearty laugh; at home, he didn't seem that stubborn at all, saying, "I approve!"
"An SSS-tier Beastmaster Talent is more than worthy of my daughter!"
"You were born in an orphanage, and I raised you to become the top of the class. I've seen your feelings for Bingxi these three years. From now on, call me Father-in-law!"
"Father-in-law! Here, this is some liquor I brought for you." Xiao Ye started to relax.
*Probably the reason the grade director had pushed the Awakening Class so hard lately was tied to Cheng Bingxi's facial injury back then. Only by teaching students how to face demon beasts—how to fight, how to run, how to adapt—could he make sure they wouldn't get hurt again!*
*Right at that moment, Xiao Ye suddenly thought the grade director was pretty admirable. He looked at him with a new sense of respect.*
Cheng Keke swatted Xiao Ye's hands away. "Why'd you bring something? How much money could a student even have? You really shouldn't have!"
As he spoke, Cheng Keke signaled Xiao Ye to put the liquor in the cabinet.
Xiao Ye placed the liquor on the shelf, and Cheng Keke grinned even wider. As he spoke, he locked the liquor cabinet with three different locks. "Seriously, don't bother. This bottle must've cost over a hundred. Be sure to take it back with you when you leave tomorrow."
"..." *Xiao Ye mentally facepalmed. You put three locks on it and still tell me to take it back? You gotta be kidding me, right?*
Half an hour later, after the four finished dinner, aside from Cheng Keke and his wife's bedroom, every other room had their celebratory red lights turned on.
Cheng Keke straight-up pushed Xiao Ye into Cheng Bingxi's room.
Meanwhile, Cheng Bingxi's mom shoved her into the bathroom, throwing her a simple red outfit.
Cheng Bingxi took one look and was stunned, realizing it was actually a red wedding dress. Inside, there was even a red veil.
*What the hell was going on?*
Half an hour later, Cheng Bingxi walked out in that wedding dress, still looking confused, and then her parents directly dragged her into the living room.
"What are you planning to do tonight?" Yan Qingqing, Cheng Bingxi's mom, asked.
"Sleep."
"No, you don't want to!"
"Oh, so what do I want to do? Train to level up?" Cheng Bingxi was full of question marks.
"No, you don't want to. Think a little harder—what is it you want to do?" Yan Qingqing said.
"Summon the Nine-tailed Celestial Fox with Xiao Ye?" Cheng Bingxi's eyes lit up.
"Getting very close! Try again, what do you want to do?" Yan Qingqing said.
Cheng Bingxi glanced down at her red wedding dress. Suddenly, her cheeks turned pink. She blurted out, "So I want to enter the bridal chamber!"
"Exactly! How crazy, daughter, that's what I was thinking too!"
Yan Qingqing laughed and directly pushed Cheng Bingxi into her boudoir, saying as she walked,
"In the Beast Girl Era, forming a contract is the same as getting your marriage license. No complicated ceremonies, today is your wedding day. Enjoy your time together now, because after the college entrance exam, life won't be this easy. When your dad and I first—"
"Bang!" After shoving Cheng Bingxi in, Yan Qingqing locked the door from outside, threw the key into the squat toilet, and flushed it away.
"Isn't this a bit too fast?" Grade Director Cheng Keke frowned, watching from the side.
Yan Qingqing shot him a glare. "It was bound to happen sooner or later. What, do you want to split them up?"
"Of course not. Let me tell you, when Xiao Ye awakened his Beastmaster Talent, the phenomenon was insane. Purple energy covered the whole of Third High, and it shone on so many Divine Beasts—"
"I saw it! I was at the library, the sky just turned dark all of a sudden, and when I walked out, it was jaw-dropping—"
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Inside the joy-filled boudoir,
Cheng Bingxi wore her red bridal veil, sitting prim and proper at her desk, not moving an inch.
Xiao Ye went over to lift her veil, but Cheng Bingxi stopped him.
"Wait! I don't want to face you with this appearance."
Beast-Eared Girl form!
Cheng Bingxi's aura suddenly turned holy and noble. Her fluffy fox tail stretched out from behind the chair, bashfully swaying.
Only then did Xiao Ye lift her veil.