C85 Part1

Translated by An Edited by An

After the match between the two Female Warriors from WanQing City, the following battles seemed dull and boring. Yang QiQi’s interest also dwindled. Initially, she wanted to leave at once, but Zong Ping’s fight was held in arena No. 2 shortly after that, so she stayed for a while longer.

Zong Ping’s opponent was a Female Warrior named Feng Ming, who was a representative of ZiYou City, which ranked 31st in the upper bound. She had fire attribute, had 5 Guardian Beasts and her number was 075.

Just like how she predicted when the lots were drawn, it wasn’t a match that kept people on the edge of their seats. Zong Ping defeated Feng Ming, but even though her opponent’s strength was not high and her attribute restrained Feng Ming’s, it took her 41 minutes. This result could certainly not be regarded as something extraordinary. Compared with Yang QiQi’s dazzling performance, it could be said that her performance was quite weak.

When Yang QiQi and her group left their seats, they brushed past Zong Ping and her team, who were coming back from the arena. She glanced at her with a beam: “I hope you will have such good luck in the next round too.”

Good luck in drawing a contestant weaker than you.

“You don’t have to worry about it.” Zong Ping was angry and envious, but her face looked calm. When the other party turned around to leave, her gaze was like a venomous snake as she stared at Yang QiQi’s back.

Unexpectedly, Yang QiQi felt something and turned back, flashing a meaningful smile at her.

Zong Ping had been accustomed to pretending to be a good person on the surface and playing dirty tricks behind everyone’s back. When the other person suddenly caught her real face, she couldn’t help but instinctively change her expression. However, because it was too sudden, her muscles were unable to shift places, making her face appear awfully distorted and ugly.

“So ugly ah…” Tu Jin had always said whatever he had on his mind. He didn’t know how to hide his thoughts. When he looked back at Zong Ping’s face, he couldn’t help but blurt out the words.

Yang QiQi tugged at his ears: “Let’s go, it’s almost time for lunch.”

“Oh! Is it finally the time for lunch? …Umm, Ling Yue, what’s for lunch today?” Tu Jin obediently let the little female pull his ears. When she let go, he grinned and rubbed his ears.

Yang QiQi had become more and more casual with him. He liked the kind of casual closeness.

“Honey dipped bluefish, meat with red wine, bacon rolls with stuffed vegetables, thick and creamy three-flower soup…”

[ T/N: I’m skeptical about the existence of all these dishes except the bacon rolls but then again, this is the cuisine of another world ( ¯⌓¯ ) ]

Ling Yue always made preparations for the dishes to be cooked the day before. Thus, when Tu Jin asked him, he easily reported the names one after another.

“ En , en , en …” By now, Yang QiQi had become an out-and-out foodie. Hearing the names of the food, she quickly abandoned Tu Jin and moved closer to Ling Yue. Whenever he named a dish, she nodded her head, her pair of eyes like the limpid autumn waters growing even more fervent as she stared at him.

Being gazed at by a pair of beautiful eyes that were as bright as the cold stars and as passionate as the waves on the limpid autumn waters, Ling Yue only felt a scorching heat at the tip of his heart. After a while, this heat gradually spread to his face.

Hm? She was just talking, why did he suddenly blush like that?

Yang QiQi blinked. She patted him on the shoulder and said slyly: “Have you thought of other dishes? It doesn’t matter ah, you are already the best chef I have ever seen. Go back and cook a few dishes randomly, no one else can make it like that anyway.”

“Alright.” Ling Yue responded gently, but his eyes revealed too much affection.

He was extremely talented in cooking, but in this Beast World where martial arts were the most respected, no matter how good his cooking skills were, it couldn’t be compared to strength. The reason why he spent so much thought and time on this side skill was just to get close to his beloved little female beast, nothing more.

His strategy could not be said to have been unsuccessful; he had indeed become an integral part of her life. However, there was still a long way to go before his ultimate objective could be achieved.

He was her collaborator, disciple, chef, and even a servant, but he was not a Guardian Beast whom she acknowledged.

Yang QiQi came from an unknown place where they had a code of conduct and set of ethics that was completely different from that of the Beast World. Although she was constantly adapting to life here and integrating into the world of beastmen, some concepts that had already taken root in her heart were rather difficult to remove.

For example, she preferred older male beastmen, and faced him, Xiang BuChen and Tu Jin with the stance of an elder. Even though it wasn’t always obvious, that stance was a way for her to avoid their pursuit. It was the line she had drawn between herself and them. He could guess that such a relationship between a master and their disciples was not allowed to develop further in Yang QiQi’s hometown. Only that fool, Tu Jin, would still be satisfied with her getting close to him in that manner.

At this time, the doting and admiration in Ling Yue’s eyes were so obvious that Yang QiQi couldn’t bear to look away. She knew the thoughts of this group of teenagers. If one were to say that she could decisively refuse them after a short time of getting along, then after more than two months of eating and training together to now helping each other in the competition, she couldn’t steel herself to hurt them with those heartless words.

But what kind of mentality was this reluctance based on? Was it because of the friendship between collaborators? Pampering her disciples? …Or, did she also begin to accept their stubborn pursuit?

If it was actually the last possibility, did she really love them? Or was it just because she wanted to look for concern and care from other male beastmen since Nian JiMo and Zheng Shou were too busy to be by her side all the time?

The more Yang QiQi thought about it, the more confused she became. As a result, she became a bit absent-minded along the way. Xu and the others also had their own thoughts, so everyone went back to the house in silence.

After taking a bath in his own room, Ling Yue stepped into the kitchen to prepare lunch. Tu Jin also came over to help him today. Moreover, he was in high spirits, humming a song cheerfully.

Ling Yue was tempted to tell him the actual circumstances, but after thinking a bit, he hesitated and gave up. Tu Jin was happy because of a simple thing. Why should he destroy this happiness? Maybe, Yang QiQi would accept them soon.

“QiQi pulled my ears today!” Tu Jin smiled, the knife in his hand chopping the vegetables in a cheerful rhythm.

Ling Yue smiled back: “ En .”

“She pulled my ear…”

The corner of Ling Yue’s mouth twitched. However, when he heard him say it four times in a row, he knew that this child didn’t need his response at all; he was talking to himself more.

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