Beast Taming: I'm Really Not a Cultivation Master

Chapter 309: Chapter 280: One After Another

”Mm,” Li Lanying nodded. She then casually left Xianya Garden, a faint smile playing on her lips as she departed.

Not long after she left, another pretty girl arrived. When the girl reached the entrance of Xianya Garden, she was met with the guard’s routine questioning. ”Hello, student. Who are you looking for?”

”I’m looking for Li Qian in Dorm 3, Room 305,” the pretty girl replied, a faint, almost imperceptible blush on her face.

”Student, Dorm 3 is a men’s dormitory. Female visitors aren’t allowed in or out at night,” the guard said with stern professionalism, fulfilling his duties.

Hearing this, the pretty girl pressed her lips together. An idea her roommate had mentioned came to mind. After a moment of contemplation, she suddenly spoke up. ”Um... I’m his girlfriend.”

The guard’s expression turned a little odd when he heard her words. He gave the pretty girl a long look, then finally nodded. ”Go on in. But you can only stay for half an hour, tops. And you have to leave your student ID with me. You can have it back when you come out.”

As the guard spoke, his eyes were fixed on the pretty girl. Without hesitation, she took out her student ID and handed it to him.

After handing over her ID, the pretty girl walked straight into Xianya Garden. The guard glanced at the details on the card and muttered to himself, ”Tu Jiaojiao...”

”Dorm 3, Room 305... Student Li Qian is quite the player...”

The guard had been watching the gate at Xianya Garden for over a decade. There wasn’t a scene he hadn’t witnessed. This sort of thing had happened more than once, so he just gave a cynical laugh and didn’t think much of it.

「Meanwhile, back in Room 305」

Lu Tianjiao was still eating. He’d barely taken a few bites when he heard a knock on the door again.

”Fuck, can’t a guy even eat in peace?” He couldn’t help but complain upon hearing the knock.

With that, he was about to get up and dart over to the adjacent balcony again. Seeing this, Li Qian quickly reminded him, ”Take your food with you.”

He had no desire to ’eat it all over again’.

Hearing this, Lu Tianjiao’s body flickered. In the blink of an eye, he had vanished, and the food on the coffee table was gone with him.

Seeing Lu Tianjiao zip back to his own dorm, Li Qian, with a somewhat puzzled expression, walked over and opened the door.

”Tu Jiaojiao!” Seeing that it was her, the corner of his mouth twitched almost imperceptibly. ’What the hell? Did you two plan this? Decided to just drop by my place one after the other?’

”What, not happy to see me?” Tu Jiaojiao smiled at Li Qian but didn’t immediately step inside. Seeing this, Li Qian quickly moved aside and invited her in.

’She’s already here, I can’t just turn her away at the door.’ Li Qian wasn’t capable of doing something like that.

After coming inside, just like Li Lanying, Tu Jiaojiao first took a stroll around the room before letting out a similar sound of envy. Whether it was genuine or feigned, there was no way to know. Li Qian, just as before, offered a few compliments, saying he hoped she too could move into Xianya Garden soon.

Hearing this, however, Tu Jiaojiao just shook her head helplessly. ”Forget it. I’m self-aware enough to know my limits. I don’t think I have any hope of getting into Xianya Garden.”

Li Qian didn’t know how to respond to that. He couldn’t very well say that being self-aware was a good thing, nor could he continue to offer insincere compliments. If Li Lanying had a real shot at moving in, then Tu Jiaojiao was basically a lost cause—at least based on her current Talent and Potential, she likely had no hope. So he could only try to laugh it off and ease the somewhat awkward atmosphere.

Like Li Lanying, Tu Jiaojiao didn’t have any real reason for visiting; she just wanted to know the way. They chatted for a bit, offered each other a few words of encouragement, and then she left.

Tu Jiaojiao had just left when Lu Tianjiao reappeared on the balcony as if out of thin air. Seeing him, Li Qian really wanted to just kick him.

Judging by the guy’s sleazy expression, he knew he wasn’t up to any good. Sure enough, the next moment, he spoke. ”This one’s not bad either.”

”The last one was the elegant type. This one is going for the sexy route. Don’t be fooled by her conservative clothes, her figure is way better than the last one. If it were me, I’d definitely be torn too.”

Lu Tianjiao started rambling on. Li Qian couldn’t be bothered with him and just rolled his eyes. Lu Tianjiao didn’t mind and continued his fantasy. ”How about it? Find a way to get them both?”

Li Qian had just taken a sip of water and hadn’t swallowed yet. When he heard that, he sprayed it out with a ”PFFT!”

”Holy shit, bro, you don’t have to react that strongly, do you? With your Talent, it’s not like it’s impossible!” Lu Tianjiao said with a wicked grin that didn’t match his pretty-boy looks at all.

Li Qian pointed at the adjacent wall and suggested, ”You should probably head back. My place has no room for your kind of crazy talk.”

”Heh heh!” Lu Tianjiao chuckled at that. Then, with an expression that said ’I get it,’ he said, ”I know, I know. I’ll leave right now. Otherwise, you know... things might get a little inconvenient!”

Li Qian felt his fists clench. He couldn’t resist aiming a kick at him. ”You know? What the hell do you know? You don’t know shit!”

Lu Tianjiao had quick eyes and fast hands. He dodged it with a swift movement. Of course, this was also because Li Qian was only making a gesture and didn’t actually intend to kick him.

After a bit of horseplay, just when Li Qian thought there would definitely be no more Little Butterflies tonight and he could finally get some peace and quiet, the unexpected happened again. His dorm room door was knocked on for the third time.

Hearing the knock, Li Qian froze instinctively. He felt completely and utterly screwed.

Seeing Li Qian frozen in place, Lu Tianjiao chuckled. ”Bro,” he prompted, ”hurry up and welcome your guest.”

At his words, Li Qian’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch. ’Welcome my guest? What does he think this place is, some kind of brothel?’

With a strange mix of feelings, Li Qian walked over, a little curious, and prepared to open the door. Before he did, he made a point to glance over. As expected, that bastard Lu Tianjiao had already hidden back in his own dorm.

He opened the door. Just as Li Qian was wondering who else it could possibly be, a girl appeared before him. She had the brown hair and azure eyes typical of the Gaochang Race. Her skin was fair, her nose was high and straight, and she exuded an exotic charm.

The girl was gorgeous—on a scale of one to ten, she was a solid three points higher than that rascal Lu Tianjiao’s ”old flame,” Mary. Li Qian couldn’t help but stare for a few extra seconds. Of course, the reason he was staring wasn’t just her looks; it was also because Li Qian realized he genuinely didn’t recognize this Gaochang Race girl at all.