Beast Taming: I'm Really Not a Cultivation Master

Chapter 324: Chapter 294: Aunt Han Ke

After learning the truth, Li Qian couldn’t help but smile wryly. Still, looking back, he realized the situation was perfectly normal.

Although Li Qian had previously demonstrated immense cultivation Talent and successfully bred two Powerful Pet Beasts—the Cyan-Scaled Flood Dragon and the Frostfire Salamander—Emperor Level Potential and Dominator Level Potential were ultimately in completely different leagues.

Just because someone could figure out the evolution method for a Pet Beast with Dominator Level Potential didn’t mean they could do the same for one with Emperor Level Potential. It was perfectly understandable that Elder Tie hadn’t held out much hope.

With another wry smile, he held up his hands and looked at Irina. ”Uh, you might not be aware of my situation, but my instructor already confiscated my temporary badge.”

”Right now, there’s no way for me to leave Yuntian City, so I don’t think I can go with you to see Elder Tie just yet.”

From the bottom of his heart, Li Qian was actually quite happy to see Elder Tie. After all, it had been a while.

But it seemed that would be a little difficult now.

Hearing this, Irina simply smiled faintly, unconcerned. ”Come with me. Don’t worry about something like that. Forget you—even if it were an ordinary person who hadn’t awakened their Beast Taming Space, I could still bring them into a Dimension Plane.”

Li Qian fell silent. ’Comparisons are infuriating,’ he thought.

This incident also made Li Qian realize something... The Association and the Federation Government likely grant considerable authority to the more powerful Beast Masters.

Of course, if Li Qian didn’t agree and was personally unwilling, Irina couldn’t just drag him away by force.

This was Yuntian City, after all!

A place overseen by a Legendary Beast Master. He was sure no one would dare cause trouble here.

The two of them stood there, not moving right away. After a moment, seeing that Irina still showed no signs of leaving, a confused look crept onto Li Qian’s face. ”What are we waiting for? Aren’t we going to Feihua City?”

Irina gazed forward and pointed in a specific direction, her voice unhurried. ”We need to wait for one more person.”

His expression remained neutral, but a flicker of confusion crossed his eyes.

’Who else would be going to Feihua City with us right now?’

Soon, a possibility occurred to him. ’It must be one of the requirements for the evolution... the Beast Master of the pet that can use the Life Dew Skill.’

Li Qian stopped his wild speculation and fell silent, waiting quietly without a hint of impatience.

About five minutes later, a graceful, well-proportioned figure appeared at the street corner ahead of them.

As he watched the woman at the corner, Li Qian couldn’t resist glancing at Irina, his eyes filled with curiosity.

An absurd thought popped into Li Qian’s head as he looked at the woman who had just appeared, but he quickly pushed it down.

’How could that be possible?!’

But as he looked at this woman who appeared to be in her thirties—definitely under forty, based on her looks—and saw how her face bore a strong resemblance to Irina’s, Li Qian couldn’t help but connect the dots.

The woman smiled as she walked toward them, her movements unhurried, elegant, and composed.

”You are...?” Li Qian finally couldn’t resist asking once the woman reached them.

He held back from voicing the absurd thought in his mind. ’What if I’m wrong? That would be so awkward.’

The woman didn’t answer his question, merely maintaining her elegant posture. Irina stepped forward to stand beside her, and they faced Li Qian together. ”Let me introduce you,” Irina said slowly. ”This is my mother, Han Ke!”

Hearing Irina’s introduction, Li Qian’s eyes went wide, his face a mask of utter disbelief.

He’d already guessed it, but he hadn’t dared to believe it. Now that it was confirmed, he felt his entire worldview shattering.

He looked at Irina’s mother, the elegant woman before him, and couldn’t help but blurt out, ”Wait, you’re saying this... sister... is your mother?”

Hearing what Li Qian called her mother, Irina shot him a sidelong glance and warned coldly, ”Don’t you try to get one over on me!”

”Hello, Li Qian. I’ve heard so much about you,” the elegant woman, Han Ke, said, greeting him.

”You’ve heard of me before?” Li Qian was completely baffled by her words.

”I’m also a teacher at our Shazhou Beast Taming University,” Han Ke explained with a faint smile. ”I’d heard that the Cultivation College paid a high price to specially recruit a top-tier cultivation genius. It seems the reputation is well-deserved—figuring out the evolution method from Golden Pearl Bud to Tidal Sea Spirit at such a young age.”

Han Ke’s shock was genuine. She had been truly astonished when she first heard the news.

”It was mainly Professor Sun Hongyi from Zhonghai Beast Taming University who figured it out,” Li Qian said humbly. ”I was just lucky enough to find a small flaw in the process and fix it.”

After a brief chat with Ms. Han Ke, Li Qian quickly changed the subject. When she wasn’t looking, he leaned in and whispered to Irina, ”Is she really your mother? And you’re sure you want to set her up with Elder Tie? Don’t you think... they’re a bit of a mismatch?”

Irina glanced at her mother, then nodded in agreement. ”They do look a little mismatched, I’ll admit, but their ages aren’t actually that far apart.”

”Not that far apart?” Li Qian’s jaw dropped, as if he’d just heard the most incredible thing. ’They look like they could be father and daughter,’ he couldn’t help but add silently.

Li Qian had been whispering to Irina, thinking Ms. Han Ke wasn’t paying attention, but she had heard every word.

She smiled and came to Elder Tie’s defense. ”Actually, he was quite handsome when he was young.”

”See for yourself.”

As she spoke, she held out her phone. The screen showed a handsome young man in his early twenties with a brilliant smile on his face.

In the handsome young man’s face, Li Qian could faintly make out a trace of Elder Tie.

After staring at the photo for a moment, Li Qian couldn’t help but sigh. ”What in the world has he been through all these years?”

A wistful look crossed Ms. Han Ke’s face as she speculated, ”If his Power Level can break through to the Emperor Level, his appearance should recover somewhat.”

Her words prompted a thought, and Li Qian immediately asked, ”Aunt Han Ke, if you don’t mind me asking, what’s your Power Level?”

’Since her real age is similar to Elder Tie’s, which is completely different from how she looks, there can only be one reason... Her power must be far greater than I could ever imagine.’

Ms. Han Ke didn’t answer, but Irina spoke up for her. ”My mother’s Power Level has reached Mid-Tier Emperor.”

Hearing this, Li Qian couldn’t help but mutter to himself, ”No wonder Elder Tie feels so insecure.”

In that moment, he finally understood Elder Tie.