Chapter 348: All Matched!

It hadn't happened that long ago — Little Xunbao quickly recalled that last time it had been a piece of paper just like this that suddenly landed on its face, and it had casually tossed it into the ring.

"Xunxun?"

Little Xunbao held the thing on its face with its claw and waved it at its beast master, asking what it was.

In its view, when something came up that it didn't understand, asking its beast master was always the right move.

Qiao Sang glanced over and said, "It's a lottery ticket. If the numbers on it match the winning numbers, you can get some stuff."

"Xunxun?"

Little Xunbao curiously blinked and kept asking what stuff it could get.

Qiao Sang was no longer surprised by Little Xunbao suddenly getting curious about random things and firing off a chain of questions.

She said patiently, "It depends on how many numbers match. The more that match, the better the prize. If they all match, you could win enough to buy a whole house full of golden gloves."

"Xun!"

Little Xunbao's eyes lit up, instantly showing an interested expression.

One look at Little Xunbao and Qiao Sang knew it had taken an interest in the lottery ticket.

That wouldn't do — a lottery ticket was basically a tax on stupidity!

Qiao Sang coughed twice, just about to solemnly explain to Little Xunbao what a tax on stupidity was, when she saw Little Xunbao take off its ring, dig around inside with its claw, and pull out a lottery ticket.

A lottery ticket?

A lottery ticket?!

Qiao Sang froze for a moment, sat up on the bed, and looked closely.

Good lord, it really was a lottery ticket.

"Where did you get this lottery ticket?" Qiao Sang asked.

"Xunxun~"

Hearing her beast master's question, Little Xunbao tossed the ticket in its claw upward, then its eyes turned blue as it used telekinesis to control the falling ticket and stick it onto its own face.

Qiao Sang was amused by Little Xunbao's antics. "You're saying it was blown onto your face by the wind a few days ago?"

"Xunxun~"

Little Xunbao happily nodded.

It really picks up everything… Qiao Sang found it rather funny recalling how she'd seen Little Xunbao pull all sorts of random junk out of the ring from time to time.

Luckily the ring came in two now, and the space was big enough, otherwise it really wouldn't have room for everything.

"Xunxun~"

Little Xunbao floated over to its beast master holding the two tickets and called out, telling her to hurry up and check if they'd won.

"I'll just check one for you. One of these two belongs to Xu Yixuan." Qiao Sang took the tickets, looked at the dates, set aside the one purchased yesterday, and said with a smile, "These things have an expiration date. Don't get your hopes up about winning yet — even if it hasn't expired, it doesn't necessarily mean anything."

"Xunxun?"

Little Xunbao blinked.

So had it expired?

"Let me check." Qiao Sang opened her phone, searched the official lottery website, and quickly found the corresponding issue number.

Issue number.

It actually hadn't expired… Qiao Sang leaned against the headboard and casually glanced at that period's numbers.

09, 06, 17…

Wait!

Qiao Sang's eyes went wide, she sat up abruptly, and her heart started pounding violently.

She looked at the ticket, then at her phone, then at the ticket, then at her phone again.

09, 06, 17…

"Holy—

!" Qiao Sang sprang up from the bed with a "whoosh."

They matched!

They all matched!

Every single freaking number actually matched!

!

"Lu."

Lubao on the table by the window was startled by the sudden "Holy—" and its body jolted, the energy it had just gathered inside scattering.

It really wanted to spray a mouthful of water at the culprit, but seeing it was its own beast master, it held back.

"Xunxun?"

Little Xunbao was also startled, then immediately showed a curious expression.

Did they win?

Qiao Sang tossed her phone aside, lunged forward and hugged Little Xunbao tightly, too overcome with emotion to contain herself:

"Ahhhhhhh! We won! First prize! It's first prize!"

"Xun!"

Although Little Xunbao didn't know what winning first prize would get, seeing its beast master so excited, it got excited too.

"Ahhhhhhh!"

"Xun!"

"Ahhhhhhhh!"

"Xun!"

"Aaaaaaaah!"

"Xun xun!"

The person and the beast hugged each other and screamed wildly.

"Lu~ lulu lulu~ lulu~ lulu~"

Bingluqiya finally couldn't take it anymore and opened her mouth to unleash a healing sound wave.

Like a gentle breeze passing by, Qiao Sang's heart instantly filled with peace. She let go of Little Xunbao and said calmly, "That lottery ticket you picked up won first prize."

"Xun xun?"

Little Xunbao called out once with a peaceful expression.

What could a first prize possibly have?

"Let me check." Qiao Sang turned and picked up the phone that had just been tossed aside, searched for a moment, looked at the content displayed on the screen, and said in a gentle tone, "It's a one-year, unlimited-spending card."

"Xun?"

Little Xunbao blinked calmly.

What kind of thing is that?

Qiao Sang answered, "It's something that lets you buy whatever you want for a whole year."

"Xun."

Little Xunbao nodded calmly.

So that's what it is.

Ten minutes later.

"Aaaaaaaah! Unlimited-spending card! Unlimited-spending card!"

"Xun xun!"

"Xun xun!"

Buy whatever I want! Buy whatever I want!

The person and the beast hugged each other and screamed wildly again.

"Lu…"

Blue veins popped up on Lubao's forehead. She couldn't stand it any longer.

Just as Lubao was about to fire off a water gun, Qiao Sang and Little Xunbao keenly sensed a wave of "killing intent" from the window and instantly stopped screaming.

"Lu."

Seeing this, Lubao dispersed the water she had just gathered in front of her mouth and went back to training.

Qiao Sang took a deep breath and suppressed the excitement in her heart.

Never in her wildest dreams did she expect that while lying around at home, a prize would fall from the sky.

The lottery ticket Little Xunbao had casually picked up had actually won first prize.

She wouldn't even dare dream up something like this…

Speaking of which, where exactly do you claim a first prize? It seemed like it had to be at the provincial capital's lottery center. She'd be heading back to Hanggang in a couple of days, so she could claim it then… As Qiao Sang was thinking this, her eyes happened to glance at the fake-gold glove still on Little Xunbao's claw.

How could such a shoddy product be worthy of her Little Xunbao!

Qiao Sang grabbed Little Xunbao's paw and pulled the fake-gold glove off.

"Xun?"

Little Xunbao looked completely baffled.

"Gold gloves are too cheap. I'm going to buy you a pair of diamond gloves," Qiao Sang said seriously.

"Xun xun!" Little Xunbao instantly happily nuzzled her head against her beast tamer.

Diamond gloves are nothing — I'll even have a diamond plate made for your food… Qiao Sang gazed at Little Xunbao with utter affection.

……

The next morning.

Huicheng Beast Taming High School.

The competition had already been going on for over an hour.

Qiao Sang sat in the stands with a beaming smile, holding Little Xunbao.

"What's gotten into Qiao Sang? She's been smiling the whole way from the Beast Taming Center," He Datao whispered to Xu Yixuan beside him.

"That's not all," Xu Yixuan answered quietly. "When I came back from buying food last night, she was already like this — the corners of her mouth haven't come down once."

He Datao was about to say more when Qiao Sang turned her head and smiled, "Stop talking about me. I remember you're the next one on the list."

The moment she finished speaking, the broadcast sounded: "Let's welcome He Datao from Sacred Water Middle School and Liu Zeru from Xiong Ding High School!"