Just as Luo Ning was still struggling to recall who this “Ping Tou Ge” was, Su Wanwan stepped forward, her clear, cold voice cutting through the surrounding noise.
“There’s no under-the-table operation. Luo Ning’s spot is something she deserves.”
The youth’s face stiffened, and he retorted angrily, “Impossible! Don’t think I haven’t checked! My scores are clearly higher than hers! Why does her comprehensive score surpass mine?!”
“Because you only counted the scores from cultural courses and physical fitness assessment.”
Su Wanwan spoke clearly, slowly revealing the truth.
“Ten years ago, an S-Class Secret Realm suddenly descended upon River City. The Space Rift opened wide, the city was destroyed, and a Beast Tide was about to enter the city. It was Luo Ning’s parents, as members of the local Professional Beast Tamer Team, who guarded at the cost of their lives, desperately resisting the Beast Tide’s invasion.”
“They protected the safety of hundreds of thousands of ordinary citizens in River City, and ultimately both died in the line of duty on the Secret Realm battlefield.”
“The authorities have a special merit bonus policy for the children of martyrs. This bonus is verifiable and is the state’s compensation for the families of heroes.”
As Su Wanwan finished speaking, the entire venue instantly fell silent.
The originally noisy hall became so quiet you could hear a pin drop. All the whispers fell silent.
“Tell me, as the child of heroes who gave their lives to defend the city, should that special merit bonus be added or not?” Su Wanwan’s voice was gentle yet firm.
Ping Tou Ge instinctively stepped back a few paces, his arms holding the Charcoal Turtle unconsciously tensing. His face seemed to redden even more, turning from anger to utter shame.
“I…”
He had no idea about this at all.
The school only announced the final rankings and never detailed each person’s bonus criteria. It was only through connections that he managed to check Luo Ning’s exam scores.
When he saw that Luo Ning’s exam score was lower than his, yet her ranking was higher, his anger had already taken over, and he concluded that Luo Ning had used connections.
So he decided to ambush Luo Ning on the day of signing the pet beast contract, intending to escalate the conflict so that others would speak for him.
In the end, after all that fuss…
It wasn’t a shady deal at all.
Luo Ning blinked, stepped forward, and gently patted Su Wanwan’s hand to signal that it was enough.
She silently sighed to herself. In her previous life, her parents died in earthquake relief, and in this world, they had become heroes who resisted the Beast Tide. A mix of regret and bitterness intertwined in her heart.
Anyway, her parents were incredibly awesome!
The surrounding students and parents who were watching also fell silent. Their previously doubtful looks turned into guilt and emotion.
“So it was that legendary catastrophe in River City ten years ago. That Beast Tide caused countless casualties, too tragic.”
“He’s actually the child of a hero! Deservedly so!”
“His parents sacrificed for the country. Not just a pet beast slot, even more preferential treatment is well-deserved.”
“Before, we misunderstood him for using backdoor connections, thinking there was a big scandal. Now thinking about it, it’s really wrong.”
“This young man is too reckless. Accusing someone publicly without clarifying the facts is way too impulsive.”
The overlapping murmurs around him hit like heavy hammers on the youth’s heart, making his cheeks burn hot.
He kept his head down firmly. The Charcoal Turtle in his arms seemed to sense its master’s embarrassment and obediently tucked its head in, not daring to move.
He clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and looked up at Su Wanwan, who was still standing there. His voice was hoarse and hurried: “Sorry! I didn’t get it… Also, please tell Luo Ning that even if she has contracted a Dominant Bloodline pet beast, I will never give up! After school starts, me and Charcoal Turtle will be waiting for her!”
After saying this, he no longer had the face to stay. Carrying the black charcoal turtle in his arms, he awkwardly and hurriedly squeezed through the crowd and quickly left the Pet Beast Breeding Center Hall.
Su Wanwan frowned slightly and instinctively was about to speak to stop him.
The person he should apologize to is Luo Ning, and on top of that, he had the nerve to issue a challenge?
What a person!
But before Su Wanwan could voice her objection, Luo Ning beside her had already gently reached out and quietly tugged her sleeve, shaking her head slightly.
Luo Ning waved gently at Su Wanwan, signaling that she didn’t need to pursue this further.
After all, she had already forgotten who that person was. There was no need to get tangled up.
Also, with so many people present, she was a bit nervous.
After all, she was still wearing women’s clothing…
Luo Ning could already feel many eyes gathering on her…
She was very cute now…
But!
The bystanders had not dispersed yet. Luo Ning listened to their discussions; it seemed they wanted to stay and see what the child of a hero looked like.
That made it even more impossible for them to find out!
Hurry up and let the guide miss take them to see the pet beasts!
Su Wanwan had no choice but to drop it.
However, the remaining matters were no longer her responsibility. After all, she had just helped get rid of one trouble.
She signaled for Luo Ning to talk to Guide Huang Tao herself.
“Me?!” Luo Ning pointed at herself in shock.
Su Wanwan coldly hugged her bear and nodded.
Seeing Su Wanwan like this, Luo Ning gritted her teeth and glared at her.
Damn! Not helping to the end?!
Finally, helpless, Luo Ning took a deep breath, stepped forward, and waved at Huang Tao to signal.
Because Guide Huang Tao was wearing a women’s suit and high heels, her height was about 5 feet 7 inches, making her particularly tall in the crowd.
For Luo Ning, who was now less than 5 feet tall, it was still too tall.
Luo Ning now had to slightly tilt her head up to look at people, the contrast was especially obvious.
Seeing this, Huang Tao immediately quickened her steps over. Her gaze instinctively fell on Luo Ning, who next to Su Wanwan had a delicate, soft, and cute appearance with exquisite pink hair. A gentle smile appeared in her eyes.
She had previously thought this was Su Wanwan’s little sister who came along. Now, seeing this petite, adorable, top-tier loli appearance, she instinctively misunderstood the identity and asked with a soft smile, “Classmate Su Wanwan, is this your little sister? She’s so obedient and cute, looking so young. Did she come with her sister to pick out a pet beast?”
Luo Ning’s mouth twitched on the spot, and she screamed for help in her heart.
“Uh, right? Little sister?” Su Wanwan blinked, watching the show with a light laugh, her eyes full of mischief.
“Ahem, Miss Huang Tao, may I have a word in private?”
Luo Ning waved her hand to signal that the other person should crouch down a bit.
Hearing this, Huang Tao was slightly taken aback. Seeing the pink-haired little girl pretending to be serious, she found her lively and cute. She immediately cooperated by bending her tall figure down to eye level with Luo Ning and asked patiently with a gentle voice, “What’s wrong? What do you want to tell me?”
Luo Ning leaned close to her ear, deliberately lowering her soft, sticky voice, trying to make her tone sound more mature: “Actually, actually I’m that… Luo…”
Luo Ning gritted her teeth and admitted it.
“Luo Ning. Due to some unspeakable reason, I turned into a girl. Please quickly take us to see the pet beast cubs.”
Huang Tao was completely stunned. Her eyes instantly widened, her face full of disbelief.
She instinctively scrutinized the girl in front of her, who was petite, with delicate features, completely the image of a charming loli.
“…Huh?!” Huang Tao’s tone was full of shock, and she couldn’t snap out of it for a long time.
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