Chapter 367 Hills of Despair
In the afternoon, I continued to grind levels and also took the opportunity to go to the Cave of the Dead King. There, I gathered some more newly spawned Spirit Recovering Grass, training my alchemy skill until the experience reached 87%. I was missing just a bit more to becoming a Lv10 alchemist and if everything proceeded as planned, I would undoubtedly be Ba Huang City’s first.
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Around 5 in the afternoon, I logged off to eat with Wan Er and Dong Cheng only to discover that Tang Qi was also at the bottom of the girls dorm. In his hand, he carried his small turtle shell. Grinning at me, he said, “Li Xiao Yao, you came?”
I glanced over at him and said, “Yea, I’m here to pick up Wan Er, you?”
“I’m here to pick up Dong Cheng Yue, you know that…”
“Hehe….”
“F*ck, who are you laughing at?!”
“Who are you, do I know you?”
Tang Qi was speechless.
A few minutes later, the two beauties came down the stairs, hand in hand. They were incredibly beautiful with their dresses fluttering in the wind. Having seen this many times, I was accustomed to it but Tang Qi was completely mesmerized. His entire person seemed dumbfounded as he murmered, “So beautiful…..”
I glanced at him, then couldn’t help but smile. I walked up to Wan Er and asked, “Wan Er, what are we eating tonight?”
“Let’s eat barbeque, I want to eat meat…..” The beautiful little miss coquettishly decided.
My heart skipped a beat and I nearly cried out but managed a normal reply instead, “Alright. There are a few barbecue places in the school and they all seem pretty good. Let’s head over. Dong Cheng, you’re coming along too, right?”
Dong Cheng giggled, “Yup. Of course I’m going with Brother Xiao Yao….”
Tang Qi looked at us awkwardly from the side. Wan Er felt a little guilty and asked, “Tang Qi, do you want to come too?”
“Uh, yes! Yes!” Tang Qi seemed as though he was grasping at straws and sent a gracious look at Wan Er. However, Wan Er quickly grabbed onto my sleeve and dragged me away.
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Within the barbeque buffet on campus, Wan Er and I sat together, busy greasing and sprinkling spices. Dong Cheng quietly sat on the other side, her beautiful eyes emotionlessly staring at Tang Qi. Tang Qi could only shiver from the glare before asking, “Little miss, exactly what did I do to offend you so much?”
A corner of Dong Cheng’s lips twitched into a smile as she said, “Not at all, you haven’t offended me. It’s just, my personality isn’t that great, and I just don’t feel good seeing you. That’s why my face looks like this. You don’t have to feel guilty, it has nothing to do with you.”
Tang Qi’s face turned green, “This… How could this not have anything to do with me? I’m the person involved…..”
Wan Er couldn’t help but smile, “Alright. Tang Qi you don’t have to panic so much. Dong Cheng isn’t a very narrow-minded girl. She’s just rebelling against the arrangement made by Uncle. When my dad arranged to have Li Xiao Yao stay by my side, I was irritated at first too. I still got used to it in the end; Now, if…”
Wan Er paused and cast a glance at me with her beautiful smiling eyes. She continued grinning and said, “If he were to suddenly disappear from my side now, then I will really feel strange.”
Dong Cheng Yue clenched her fist and pouted, “Don’t say anymore, Wan Er. With Li Xiao Yao staying by your side, at least you like him.. But what about me? It’s a presumptuous super idiot with intellectual deficiency staying beside me……
Tang Qi shuddered and said, “I…… I…… Little Miss, when did I become a super idiot? Although I, Tang Qi, am not an elegant and distinguished person, but…… but I am still considered good looking, brave and strong in my hometown……”
Lin Wan Er giggled, “Okay, Dong Cheng. Stop twisting yourself into a knot with these. You are going to stay with me in the future anyway. Tang Qi is just a shadow that accompanies us when we eat and shop, just regard him as air. You can continue teasing Li Xiao Yao. I won’t mind at all……”