85: Chapter 85 What can Pan Zi do to us?

The trio gathered in the private room to enjoy a sumptuous breakfast.

Mo Yu put down his hot tea and asked, "Is that ginkgo tree in the photo you sent us also a Pet Beast?"

"Yes, I looked it up; it's called a Golden-Shaking Ginkgo Tree."

"That's quite rare too."

Mo Yu nodded thoughtfully.

Xu Qingfang swallowed the food in his mouth, leaned back against the chair to take a break, and asked, "Do you want to go check out the temple?"

A thirty-minute drive was quite close.

"Let's go later," Mo Yu thought for a moment. "I feel like my luck is good today; I'll definitely be able to catch a big fish."

Mo Yu was still brooding over yesterday's failure to catch anything.

It must have been because the weather was too cold and the fish weren't biting, which allowed Xu Qingfang to stumble into a lucky catch like a blind cat running into a dead mouse.

In any case, it wasn't his fault.

Xu Qingfang had no objections to this.

"Fine, today I'll let you properly witness my strength!"

"Aren't you afraid of blowing your own trumpet until it bursts!"

Mo Yu let out a huff of defiance.

Miao Sang had entered the private room at some point; its chubby body leaped lightly, adjusted its posture, and lay comfortably in Yue Yun's arms.

Yue Yun picked up the cooled boiled beef, gently tore it into strips to feed Miao Sang, a smile always playing on his lips.

"I'm fine with whatever."

"Then let's go!"

The three reached a consensus. After eating and drinking their fill, they headed to the fish pond outside the small courtyard, picked up their fishing rods, and continued fishing.

However, the only response they got was the teasing bob of the floats.

Seeing Mo Yu reel in three empty lines in a row, Xu Qingfang laughed mercilessly, causing Mo Yu's face to flush red.

Yue Yun was more direct.

"This fish just won't bite; you can't spoil it!"

He stepped out like a startled swan, his iron hand scooping up like an eagle's talons, grabbing a fish near the shore out of the water.

The fish that had been scooped out of the water was stunned.

Why did you just grab me out directly?

That's not how fishing in a corner works. You should scatter more bait to feed me, occasionally change spots to keep feeding, then let me tease you by tugging on the hook, and finally, after failing to catch anything several times in a row, you should have a breakdown, snap your fishing rod, and leave it at that.

How could you just grab me out of the water like that?

I don't accept this!

The arm-thick fish struggled in Yue Yun's hands.

Yue Yun gripped the fish with his wet right hand, formed his left hand into a palm, and slapped it hard on the fish's head: "You refuse to eat the polite bait, so you'll eat the punishment bait. I'll slap you to death!"

The fish was slapped unconscious by Yue Yun.

Miao Sang ran toward Yue Yun excitedly, rubbing against his calf ingratiatingly, its 'Emperor Engine' purring loudly.

Yue Yun smiled and handed the fish to Miao Sang.

The seemingly hard fish scales were fragile under Miao Sang's teeth, which could crush rock; its defenses were quickly breached, revealing the succulent fish meat.

The three of them just watched as Miao Sang feasted.

Mo Yu suddenly asked, "How many more days can we play?"

"Three days."

Xu Qingfang gave the exact number: "The Campus Championship individual competition ends in three days. If we head back to Jianghai City from here, we'll just make it in time for the school holidays."

Speaking of holidays, all three were overjoyed.

They hadn't had enough of this half-month mini-vacation; if they could add the winter break to it, they could have fun for a while longer.

Yue Yun asked, "Do we need to go back for exams?"

This was his first semester in the Beast Taming Class.

It was one thing for the Beast Taming Class to be unconventional usually, but something as important as final exams should surely be taken seriously.

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Xu Qingfang scoffed: "Mere final exams; even if we don't participate, what can Pan Zi do to us? You don't think they'll stop us from attending class when the new semester starts, do you?"

Mo Yu nodded in full agreement.

Yue Yun thought about it, and that did make sense.

...

Speaking of Pan Xuan.

After dealing with Professor Qi Yao, Yan Xun, and the others, he returned to the hotel and didn't see Xu Qingfang and the others, but he didn't find it strange.

It would be strange if they could stay idle while Mo Yu was around.

Since Mayor Xu had asked him to stay, he stayed an extra day.

Upon learning at the dinner table that Xu Qingfang and the two others had left, Pan Xuan's wine-flushed face broke into a smile: "Let those three brats be; let them play for a few more days."

He didn't expect his words to become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

The trio had no intention of returning to school at all.

The next day, after sobering up, Pan Xuan returned to Jianghai City.

After starting his vehicle, he sped onto the highway. The high-rise buildings of Nanyuan City slipped by like flowing water, all left behind him.

Pan Xuan enjoyed the scenery along the way, which was a rare moment of leisure.

Shortly after returning, he was invited over by Mayor Xia.

"Congratulations to Teacher Pan for leading the team to win the group championship of this year's Campus Championship. You can show off to the other brother cities again."

Mayor Xia held a commendation meeting for him.

It was a pity that the members of the championship team could not attend.

After the commendation meeting, Li Moyun and Pan Xuan left side by side to have a private exchange between Beast Taming Directors.

Li Moyun suddenly said, "By the way, why did you come back so quickly? I thought you wouldn't arrive for a few more days."

"What do you mean by that?"

Pan Xuan's footsteps paused.

Seeing his confused expression, a look of doubt appeared on Li Moyun's face as well. He immediately took out his phone and opened his Moments.

"Didn't you check Yue Yun's Moments?"

In the Moments was a group photo of the three of them. Not only were their poses goofy and eye-straining, but the caption read 'Checking in at Qinghu City'.

"I thought you all went to Qinghu to sightsee to celebrate winning the group championship and wouldn't be back for a few days."

Li Moyun explained while putting his phone away.

Pan Xuan hurriedly took out his phone to check.

A moment later, Pan Xuan was amused by anger: "These three brats blocked me from their Moments! No wonder I couldn't see anything!"

Li Moyun was slightly stunned.

He immediately realized he had done something wrong.

However, out of a sense of responsibility toward Yue Yun, he didn't intend to let him play recklessly, fearing that the kid might get carried away.

"Should we go and bring them back?"

"No need."

Pan Xuan shook his head, understanding what Li Moyun meant: "That kid Yue Yun still has some sense of boundaries; he won't neglect himself because of play. What I'm worried about is the three of them getting together."

Mo Yu has many tricks up his sleeve.

Yue Yun has strong execution skills.

Xu Qingfang has a bit of both.

Individually, they don't cause much trouble, but when the three gather, it's like a lit dud bomb; there's no telling if it will explode.

The key is that the three of them are quite bold.

If no one is around to watch them, who knows what kind of trouble they might stir up? They might even turn things upside down.

Li Moyun nodded, evidently having heard a thing or two.

Pan Xuan didn't intend to go and drag them back, still harboring some hope: "I'll wait two more days; I don't believe they would dare to skip the final exams!"

Li Moyun had no objections to this.

He didn't intend to warn Yue Yun either, hoping to use this opportunity to teach Yue Yun a lesson so he wouldn't play too excessively.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

The final exams, arriving right on schedule, made the students' scalps tingle.

Whether they were liberal arts students who wished they could memorize books while eating and sleeping, or Beast Taming students who were cultivating their Pet Beasts to improve their strength, all felt a little anxious.

Inside the Pet Beast Pavilion, the students of Beast Taming Class 1 who had already finished their final exams stood in a row, looking at Xue Qin with some teasing.

Xue Qin felt embarrassed being looked at like that.

"Just you alone?"

Pan Xuan didn't expect that only Xue Qin had come to take the exam; he couldn't help but feel his hands itching, revealing a cruel smile.