Chapter 142 A Familiar Figure

In the afternoon, at the Little Beimu Manor.

Juliet and Sophia had disappeared somewhere, while Jiang Xiao was cornered in his room by Prince Bino, analyzing their competition opponents.

Jiang Xiao stood by the window, a stack of information in his hands, buried in study.

"Jiang Xiao Pi, are you done reading yet?" Prince Bino's voice came from behind.

"Ah, yeah, I'm done," Jiang Xiao replied absently, glancing down at the documents. "Why are there so few participants?"

Prince Bino sat on the sofa, smiled, and said, "There aren't many participants each year. You know, ordinary people aren't qualified to participate."

Jiang Xiao turned around and said, "There are only 23 teams here, all told. It seems too easy to win a place."

Prince Bino nodded. "Some countries have indeed been affected, and some participants didn't come. But 23 teams is still quite a few, especially since it's two people per team. Most people are here to relax."

Jiang Xiao grinned. So, most of these nobles were either participating or using the competition as an excuse to throw parties?

Jiang Xiao said, "You guys really have resources. The championship reward is so good, yet not many people are tempted. By the way, can you pull some strings and get us a bye?"

Prince Bino: "......"

Jiang Xiao: "What? Isn't this competition being held on your turf? Can't you handle such a small matter?"

Prince Bino said, "There might not be any byes. Originally, Sophia wasn't planning to participate, but Juliet wants to join in for fun. Maybe the two of them will decide to participate on the day of the competition."

Jiang Xiao nodded and asked, "You can decide last minute? Your competition is really humane... By the way, what's your sister's Star Pet?"

Prince Bino: "It's a mask-like creature called the Sea Soul Mask. It can only exert its greatest power when worn on a human face, which is why Sophia doesn't plan to participate. But Juliet's Star Pet is a Jungle Cat, which can wear Sophia's Sea Soul Mask."

Jiang Xiao clicked his tongue in amazement: "Jungle Cat? Sea Soul Mask?"

Oh my god!

At least he had seen Jungle Cats in books; he had heard of them. They were powerful creatures from the depths of the Amazon rainforest's other dimension space, with absolutely top-notch strength.

But he had never even heard of the Sea Soul Mask.

If Prince Bino hadn't told Jiang Xiao that the "Sea Soul Mask" was a mask-like Star Beast, Jiang Xiao might have thought it was a local snack from somewhere in China…

Prince Bino looked grave. "They're both powerful Platinum-level pets. If they participate, they'll be our formidable rivals!"

"Heh," Jiang Xiao chuckled. "Do you believe that my Yingying Bear could clear the field with a single roar?"

What fancy and messy tricks! Smashing with bamboo is all that's needed!

......

September 8th, 9:00 AM. The Elite Star Pet Master Invitational Tournament officially opened in a quiet manor away from the city.

In the past few days, Jiang Xiao and Prince Bino had studied their opponents together and practiced the coordination and fighting style of their Star Pets. They were full of confidence.

At this moment, Jiang Xiao was sitting in a magnificent hall inside the manor, with nearly a hundred other contestants seated at small tables, listening to a stand-up comedy performance...

Yes, the opening ceremony of this invitational tournament was truly special. They had actually invited a famous stand-up comedian. Amidst bursts of laughter and polite applause, the comedian bowed and left the stage. A middle-aged man in a suit walked up, accompanied by two people carrying a large glass fish tank.

The fish tank wasn't filled with fish, but with a pile of white balls.

The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Distinguished ladies and gentlemen..."

Jiang Xiao was sitting at the same round table with Prince Bino, Princess Sophia, and Juliet. Seeing this scene, Jiang Xiao gently nudged Prince Bino's arm with his elbow and said, "Hey, can I take a picture and post it on Weibo?"

"Um..." Prince Bino hesitated slightly, looking embarrassed. "It's best not to post anything. It's best not to spread any news about this competition."

Juliet's voice came from the other side of the round table. "Little Pi, let's take a photo together later. It's okay. I'll post it on Twitter."

The four were seated in a semi-circle, with Prince Bino and Sophia naturally sitting in the middle, and Jiang Xiao and Juliet sitting on either side.

Hearing this, Jiang Xiao's eyes lit up. He nudged Prince Bino quietly and said, "Listen to her pronunciation, Little Pi. Unlike you, all you know is Xiao Pi, Xiao Pi..."

Prince Bino: "......"

"Number 6, so accurate?" Jiang Xiao watched the man on stage, who fiddled in the fish tank for a long time, took out a small ball, opened it, and it was indeed number 6.

Jiang Xiao and Prince Bino's team number was 6.

Prince Bino whispered, "Very good. We're the hosts, so let's perform well and let everyone see the true strength of the young generation of the Xima Kingdom's royal family!"

Jiang Xiao: "......"

Juliet had a smile on her face and said, "Don't draw number 7, okay?"

Number 7 was the team number of Princess Sophia and Juliet. The two had finally decided to participate and have some fun with everyone.

In fact, Juliet was from the Empire of the Setting Sun, but she wasn't from the royal family. There were also two participants from the Empire of the Setting Sun. Although there was a distinction between nationalities, this kind of competition wasn't like the World Cup. The competition between countries wasn't so intense, so there were many cases of forming teams privately.

"9, 9..." Jiang Xiao watched the man on stage open another small ball. After seeing the number, he quickly flipped through the photos on his phone.

Prince Bino, however, looked delighted. Obviously, he was more attentive than Jiang Xiao and immediately remembered what team number 9 was.

"The Snowman siblings from the Rice Kingdom," Jiang Xiao's hand, which was sliding on the phone screen, paused slightly. "Stable."

Prince Bino nodded for granted: "Be sure to pay attention to the manner and show the demeanor of our kingdom. Don't let them lose too badly."

Jiang Xiao glared at Prince Bino unhappily. Who is from your kingdom? I am from the Huaxia Republic!

This first-round opponent was really a bit weak.

Obviously, these siblings from the Rice Kingdom were really here to attend the party. Maybe they just wanted to get away from the deep palace courtyard and have some fun here. They didn't have any ambitions for a scary ranking.

This team was one of the few who came to participate with Gold-level Star Pets.

The Star Pets used by the siblings were very cute. They were two snowman-shaped cute pets, said to be from the other dimension space of the Rice Kingdom's Snow Plains.

Yes, the name of this other dimension space, when translated into Chinese, was the same as the name of the Snow Plains other dimension space in the Huaxia Beijiang Province, but the other dimension creatures inside were vastly different.

What's in the Beijiang Snow Plains?

The primary mentor for millions of newbies - White Ghost, the ravager of millions of Star Dust rookies - White Ghost Witch.

What's in the Rice Snow Plains?

Cute, chubby snowmen...

When Jiang Xiao first saw the sibling's Star Pet group photo, he almost thought he was watching the Snow Bros. on a Nintendo.

There was no way, they really looked too similar...

This Star Pet was composed of two snowballs stacked together, one large and one small.

The small snowball on top was the head, with dark eyes, and the large snowball below was the body. They also had two feet made of small snowballs.

They didn't even walk by taking steps, but slid forward.

The key point was that these Rice siblings were also very cute, and dressed their Star Pets in red and blue clothes and tied red and blue scarves.

Although the snowmen looked much cuter than the White Ghost and White Ghost Witch, they were truly Gold-level creatures.

Their defenses were very high, and they were good at changing the surrounding weather environment. Their snowball skill had also made the Star Warriors of the Rice Kingdom cry for their parents…

Although Jiang Xiao and Prince Bino's Star Pets were a whole level higher than these snowmen, they still had to fight carefully to avoid capsizing in the gutter.

While Jiang Xiao was thinking, he noticed that Prince Bino was waving in a certain direction.

Jiang Xiao turned his head and also saw a pair of young men and women smiling politely and waving in return. The two sides were very harmonious and happy, it really was...

Jiang Xiao's expression stiffened slightly!

That figure... she... what a familiar figure!

Jiang Xiao's gaze was fixed on a girl with shockingly white skin, clearly of the Northern European race.

The girl seemed to sense something and turned her head. When she discovered it was Jiang Xiao, a mysterious smile appeared on her face, and she nodded lightly to Jiang Xiao.

Jiang Xiao's heart set off a huge wave. This familiar yet unfamiliar figure, wasn't this... the girl who chased after him to his school in high school?

What was her name again?

Caesar?

Leaving aside her identity for the moment, the key point was the timing and purpose of her appearance.

Memories deep in Jiang Xiao's mind surfaced. During that Spring Festival a few years ago, a other dimension space full of ugly stone bull-headed sculptures suddenly opened on Central Avenue in Jiangbin City, and that time, Jiang Xiao had a magical experience of "Time Reversal."

That seemed to be caused by a special Star Pet, and this girl who called herself Caesar found Jiang Xiao a few months later, following the aura of that mysterious Star Pet.

And she clearly stated that Jiang Xiao had the mark of that mysterious Star Pet on his body.

At that time, Jiang Xiao knew nothing about that mysterious Star Pet, and Caesar left Jiang Xiao. Years passed, and the two had never met again.

When did she come here? How did he not notice just now?

Jiang Xiao hurriedly patted Prince Bino's arm and said, "That girl, what is her identity?"

"Which one?" Prince Bino looked in the direction Jiang Xiao was pointing, a little confused. "Which one? There are so many people over there?"

"It's that... eh?" Jiang Xiao was stunned for a moment. Where was she?

Behind him, a less-than-pure English accent came: "Are you looking for me?"

Jiang Xiao turned his head, his heart tightened. This was too fast, right? What speed was this?

Not only was your face pale like a ghost, but your speed... you must be a ghost, right?

"Hello, Princess. Hello, Prince." Caesar nodded slightly to Sophia and Bino, who turned to look.

"Caesar, come and sit down." Bino hurriedly beckoned Caesar to sit down, curiously saying to Jiang Xiao, "You two know each other?"

"Yeah." Caesar sat down at the round table, with her back to the lottery table, seemingly not caring about the results. She faced the two young Xima royals and said with a smile, "We met by chance."

Jiang Xiao secretly slandered in his heart: By chance? By chance my ass! Back then, I was only in the Nebula stage, right? You even threatened to tear my heart apart!

Prince Bino laughed and said, "You've come to participate in the competition too. Who's team are you going to replace? Who invited you? Looks like that person is determined to win the championship reward!"

Caesar smiled and shook her head, saying, "No, Prince, I'm just here to join in the fun and watch the competition. There's wine here, which I've been looking forward to for a long time."

"Of course, feel free to taste it." Prince Bino waved his hand, looking very bold. "That's right, you're a professional. If you came to participate in the competition, it would be a bit like bullying, haha."

Aside, Jiang Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, looking up and down at the "female zombie" opposite him. Professional?

What did that mean?

This girl was a Star Pet Master?

Caesar winked at Jiang Xiao and said, "Congratulations on winning the championship."

"Humph," Jiang Xiao snorted unhappily and said, "I have to thank you for not killing me."

As soon as he said that, the atmosphere at the table suddenly stiffened.

"Hehe." Caesar covered her mouth and smiled, saying, "Are you so stingy? Still remembering it?"

Jiang Xiao looked at Caesar unhappily. I was threatened by you, friend. What am I being generous about here?

Caesar suddenly leaned forward and beckoned to Jiang Xiao with her finger.

"Hmm?" Jiang Xiao leaned forward and put his ear close.

With Jiang Xiao's current strength, he didn't need to be afraid of her playing any tricks.

Caesar's lips approached Jiang Xiao's ear, and she whispered, "That was just a little joke. I didn't make things difficult for you in the end, did I?"

"Um..." Jiang Xiao pondered for a moment. That was true.

Caesar whispered, "Also, when I congratulated you on winning the championship, I wasn't talking about the World Cup."

Jiang Xiao: ???

What did that mean? Then what championship were you congratulating me on winning?

Could it be...

Jiang Xiao's heart stirred. Wasn't she congratulating him on winning this Elite Invitational Tournament?

Had she... caught that mysterious Star Pet?

Caesar looked at Jiang Xiao's dazed appearance and suddenly laughed, looking mischievous, with a playful smile on her face. She stretched out her index finger and tapped her nose.

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