Beast Taming: I'm Really Not a Cultivation Master

Chapter 343: Chapter 313: Physical Fitness

The atmosphere in the room was a bit awkward.

Li Qian could only do his best to make polite conversation.

But Mary, whether oblivious or just playing dumb, kept rambling on with her thanks.

After listening for a while, Li Qian quickly resorted to passing the buck. ”Um, that night, Lu Ming was also badly injured trying to save you.”

”I imagine you must be quite important to him.”

”He lives in the dorm right next door. I suggest you go over and have a chat with him.”

”I think he’d be really happy to see you’ve recovered so well.”

As he said this, Li Qian pointed at the wall.

On the other side of that wall was Lu Tianjiao’s dorm.

Li Qian guessed that he was probably still sleeping in.

”Is that so?” Mary seemed a little uncertain.

But Li Qian could see the light returning to her eyes.

”Definitely,” Li Qian continued to urge her on.

With that, he stood up, walked out of his dorm, and went to the door next door.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK...

Without hesitation, Li Qian rapped his knuckles, producing a crisp knocking sound.

”Who is it?”

After he had been knocking for a good while, a groggy voice finally came from inside the room.

It was none other than Lu Tianjiao.

Li Qian lied without hesitation. ”Brought you some food. Want it?”

”Coming.”

At the mention of food, a response immediately came from inside the dorm room.

Hearing this, Li Qian shoved the fruit—which he had apparently picked up at some point—back into Mary’s hands.

Then he turned with a flourish, went back into his own dorm, and shut the door.

As for what would happen when Mary saw Lu Tianjiao, Li Qian was a little curious, but he had no intention of sticking around to find out.

Though young, Mary was suffused with the heavy air of a scorned woman, and being around her made Li Qian uncomfortable.

With no desire to eavesdrop, Li Qian went straight back into his room, took out his VR glasses, and started looking up information related to the One-tailed Cat.

Now that he had established this research task, Li Qian would naturally devote more effort to it.

Besides, the One-tailed Cat was such an interesting Pet Beast; Li Qian would feel it was a shame not to study it.

Right now, the task progress was at ninety percent.

’There’s still ten percent to go. One of the confirmed evolution requirements is... to train the Telekinesis Skill to the Breakthrough Level.’

’This part isn’t particularly difficult.’

’With the help of a Limit-Breaking Stone, I should be able to achieve it.’

’The remaining ten percent of progress must be related to other conditions.’

’If I rule out Skill mechanics, that only leaves Extraordinary Resources.’

Thinking of this, Li Qian instinctively thought of Spiritual Element resources.

’After all, the Three-tailed Cat’s attribute is Spirit. When it reaches Four-tails, the evolution must be to strengthen its innate ability.’

’Unfortunately, there is a countless variety of Spiritual Element Extraordinary Resources.’

’Trying to find the specific resource the Three-tailed Cat needs among them would be, if not like finding a needle in a haystack, then extremely difficult.’

He researched for a whole morning, using all sorts of knowledge to make educated guesses, but still came up with nothing.

In this regard, Li Qian wasn’t anxious at all. He knew that for this kind of thing, worrying was useless.

Li Qian read conscientiously, focusing almost entirely on materials related to the One-tailed Cat.

During this time, he occasionally heard some strange noises, but he paid them no mind.

In his view, Mary and Lu Tianjiao hadn’t seen each other in a long time, so they probably had a lot to talk about.

Of course, it was also understandable if they got a little carried away.

Therefore, not only did Li Qian pay no mind to the strange sounds, he actually thought it was quite normal.

Around noon, his stomach started growling. Li Qian took off his VR glasses, left the dorm, and prepared to go get some food.

Just as he opened his door and was about to step out, the door to the neighboring dorm opened as well.

Lu Tianjiao poked his head out and gave Li Qian a resentful look, which made the latter’s skin crawl.

Seeing Lu Tianjiao’s expression, Li Qian couldn’t help but want to laugh. He struggled to keep his lips from curving up and said coolly, ”What’s wrong? Did that little scorned woman’s attitude rub off on you?”

Lu Tianjiao let out a long sigh and said in a helpless tone, ”It didn’t rub off on me. I was completely screwed over by you.”

Li Qian pursed his lips and teased, ”What happened? Rekindled an old flame?”

His speculative question elicited a strong reaction from Lu Tianjiao. ”Impossible! I’m the type who passes through a field of flowers without a single petal clinging to me.”

A half-smile played on Li Qian’s lips. He glanced at Lu Tianjiao and said in a neutral tone, ”Then why are you looking at me like that?”

”Sigh, you don’t understand. Mary’s personality is actually a bit... extreme.”

Lu Tianjiao rubbed his forehead, a bitter smile on his lips. ”Back when we were together, she made a vicious threat. If I dared to mess around with other girls, she’d take a pair of scissors and... you know... to my little brother...”

Hearing this, Li Qian felt a sudden chill in his crotch and subconsciously glanced down. Then, he focused his gaze back on Lu Tianjiao. ”Is your... brother... okay?”

Seeing Li Qian’s reaction, the corner of Lu Tianjiao’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch. ”This time, since I saved her life and all, she didn’t have the heart to be so ruthless.”

Li Qian twisted the knife. ”If you ask me, you brought this on yourself.”

”You were a scumbag to her, so it’s only normal for her to resent you,” he continued without pausing.

Hearing this, Lu Tianjiao quickly waved his hands, trying to clear his name. ”Hey, don’t just say things like that. Mary and I broke up amicably.”

”Amicable breakup, hehe.” Li Qian didn’t believe a single punctuation mark of his story.

Ignoring Lu Tianjiao’s attempts at self-preservation, Li Qian continued, ”By the way, let me ask you something. Do you have any other old flames here at our school?”

”Uh, I think so...” Lu Tianjiao scratched his head, replying with some uncertainty.

Li Qian pressed on. ”How many?”

’Given Lu Tianjiao’s scumbag nature, these other girls are bound to show up at some point.’

’I need to be mentally prepared for this.’

’So I don’t get dragged into this guy’s mess again.’

Lu Tianjiao pondered, looking up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle as he tried to remember. ”I don’t recall exactly. What I can say for sure is, it’s definitely more than I can count on one hand.”

Hearing this, Li Qian’s mouth twitched. ”Well, you’re on your own. Remember to exercise more and improve your physical fitness. You’ll need to be durable...”

’Improve physical fitness... wait, I think I’ve been stuck in the wrong mindset...’ Just as Li Qian was teasing Lu Tianjiao, he suddenly thought of something, and it was as if a bolt from the blue had struck his mind.