Chapter 39: Shocking! A Beautiful Young Girl and a D-Rank Contracted Beast: A Love-Hate Relationship?

When Qian Qi returned to the dormitory, she found her classmate Miao Miao lying on her bed, her arms and legs wrapped in layers of medical bandages.

"Miao Miao!"

Qian Qi couldn't help but exclaim. She threw herself onto the bed, her face full of distress. "How did you end up in such a sorry state? Who bullied you? Tell me, and I’ll get revenge for you!"

How could anyone beat her little spare wallet into such a shape? She felt too embarrassed to even ask Miao Miao to treat her to a meal now!

Chen Miao Miao, covered in wounds and suddenly embraced, felt her eyelids twitch uncontrollably. She felt nothing but endless speechlessness and disgust toward this lunatic, Qian Qi.

Who bullied her? Who else could it be? It was none other than this damn Qian Qi!

She had gone to great lengths to sneak into the office and find Qian Qi’s application form for magical plants. She had expected to obtain the recipe for the raw materials of the healing potion, but to her surprise, Qian Qi had applied for as many as 30 different kinds of magical plants!

After inquiring, she discovered that Qian Qi had signed contracts with other students: as long as she helped them heal their magical plants and complete their experimental reports, they would give her their remaining quotas for plant seeds.

And, as luck would have it, Qian Qi had actually managed to heal them!

Miao Miao had held onto a shred of hope, believing all these plants were raw materials for the hemostatic potion. For this, she had even shamelessly consulted every student, diligently recording their planting and treatment methods...

But during the cultivation process, numerous accidents occurred. She had even nearly been bitten to death by a magical plant!

Not only that, but because of the sheer volume of plants she needed to grow, days and nights of care had left her gaunt and sallow. Not only did she develop dark circles under her eyes, but when she finally went to a hotel with Senior Chen, she had fallen asleep before they could even do anything!

In the end, she had to swallow her pride and simply ask for the finished products from her classmates. Yet, even when she went to the laboratory to concoct the medicine, she nearly caused an explosion and disfigured herself!

She had worked so hard, yet in the end, she had nothing—only endless physical and psychological scars! And all of this was Qian Qi’s fault!

She now felt that there was no such thing as a magical potion recipe; the hemostatic potion was likely just goods Qian Qi had imported from outside, and the talk of a "recipe" was merely a smoke screen!

"You, let go of me!" Chen Miao Miao gritted her teeth in fury. Her wounds were about to split open from Qian Qi's squeezing!

"Oh, oops, I'm sorry, I hurt you, Miao Miao."

Qian Qi hurriedly let go, looking at her state and shaking her head with a sigh. "Sigh, I wanted to invite you to the site of my bet with Senior Chen the day after tomorrow, but seeing you like this, I guess you won't be able to get out of bed."

Chen Miao Miao’s heart skipped a beat. She stared sharply at Qian Qi. "You and Senior Chen Tong? What did you bet on?"

Why didn't she know about this? Why would Senior Chen Tong suddenly go up against Qian Qi? Didn't he want to keep a low profile? Or was it possible that he had taken a liking to Qian Qi?

Qian Qi rubbed her chin and asked in confusion, "Miao Miao, I just said 'Senior Chen'; I didn't say 'Senior Chen Tong'..."

Chen Miao Miao cursed silently.

"I... you said the surname Chen, so I could only think of Chen Tong!" Chen Miao Miao quickly explained. "Besides, if you hadn't fought with him, how would I even know who he is..."

"Oh, is that so?" Qian Qi, of course, chose to believe her pitiful, unloved classmate. "Alright, you get some rest. I won't disturb you."

With that, Qian Qi returned to her own bed.

Chen Miao Miao: ???

Wait, no! Finish your sentence before leaving! What exactly is the bet between you and Senior Chen Tong?!

Unfortunately, Qian Qi wouldn't answer her. She sat on her bed, happily opening her latest-model light-brain. A few minutes later, she couldn't help but chuckle.

"Oh, Senior Chen is truly humorous," she muttered, letting out occasional laughs. "Why is he so eager to give me money?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I really should treat Senior Chen better from now on~"

"What a silly little treasure he is~"

Qian Qi’s ambiguous words made Chen Miao Miao instantly alert. Terrified that Qian Qi might block the escape route she had prepared, she immediately opened her light-brain and aggressively questioned Chen Tong.

[Miao Miao Struggles Hard]: Senior! Did you get tangled up with Qian Qi?!

[Chen Tong is Not Painful]: ??? Are you fucking sick?

[Miao Miao Struggles Hard]: ???

Why did Senior Chen Tong say she was sick? Even though Qian Qi was scary when she got angry, she looked quite pretty when she wasn't laughing!

Most importantly, she was able to get her hands on something as profitable as a hemostatic potion; who wouldn't be jealous?

Chen Miao Miao didn't believe Chen Tong wasn't jealous. Perhaps he had put aside their past grievances, intending to seduce Qian Qi with his looks and money?

Besides, if he could be desperate enough to team up with her to kill Qian Qi before, he could be just as desperate to team up with Qian Qi to kill her now!

Chen Miao Miao had slept with Chen Tong for over half a year, so how could she not understand him? His heart wasn't much purer than her own. What if Chen Tong was blinded by greed and decided to work with Qian Qi to take her out first? Or perhaps, take her out first and then get rid of Qian Qi?

The more she thought about it, the more Chen Miao Miao felt that Qian Qi’s words were loaded with hidden meaning. It was highly likely she had already learned everything from Chen Tong and was now eager to come here and intimidate her!

No, the day after tomorrow, she had to go and see for herself what these two were plotting!

Compared to Chen Miao Miao’s mental storm, Qian Qi was in a great mood, feeling secretly delighted. She tapped her fingers lightly on her light-brain and opened the Awakening University forum.

At the very top was the topic of the "hemostatic potion," which had been brewing for days. She clicked in and found that many students were reselling the potion, with the price being driven higher and higher.

"Oh, these students actually have quite a head for business~"

Qian Qi chuckled, but she hadn't come to the forum for this. She changed her forum nickname and posted a reply:

[--Eastern Thousand-Rider: Shocking! Big Boss Qian Qi has made a wager to fight a D-rank spirit beast to the death!]

Once the post went live, it instantly attracted countless onlookers:

[--Wait, seriously? Playing that wild? A death match with a D-rank spirit beast? Is she tired of living?]

[--That’s a D-rank! Even a graduating fourth-year senior might not be able to beat one, right?]

[--No, you guys are missing the point! Where is the fight taking place? I want to go watch!]

[--I want to go too!]

Seeing the post heating up, Qian Qi smiled and continued to post:

[--Eastern Thousand-Rider: The day after tomorrow, 10:00 AM, Beast-Taming Plaza. See you all there!]

[--Damn, thanks Brother Eastern, I’ll definitely be there!]

[--Everyone remember to bring an umbrella; I feel like there’s going to be blood everywhere.]

[--Eastern Thousand-Rider: Maybe not, upstairs. I heard this duel is to verify Big Boss Qian Qi’s new medicine: The Defense Fruit!]

[--Holy crap? What new medicine? What did I miss? Tell me!]

Qian Qi’s fingers moved, and a long list of flowery, magnificent descriptions of the Defense Fruit was sent out. Seeing that the post was sufficiently hot, she exited the hemostatic potion topic and cracked her knuckles with an evil grin.

Promoting this match in just one popular topic wasn't enough! She, Qian Qi, was going to sweep through all the topics!!!

With a light tap, Qian Qi followed the ranking of topic popularity and began to frantically post in every major topic, driving up the heat.

Under the popular topic "#Who are the school beauties and handsome guys in your heart?":

[--Eastern Thousand-Rider: Shocking expose! A beautiful young girl and a D-rank spirit beast in a love-hate struggle. For details, come to Beast-Taming Plaza at 10 AM the day after tomorrow!]

Under the popular topic "#Is the principal actually bald?":

[--Eastern Thousand-Rider: The principal is scared bald! A regular student is throwing their life away in a duel with a D-rank spirit beast? He has decided to rush to Beast-Taming Plaza at 10 AM the day after tomorrow to prevent this tragic fate!]

Under the popular topic "#Which combination of awakening skills is the strongest?":

[--Eastern Thousand-Rider: I’ll say it bluntly, all your combinations are trash! If you disagree, come to Beast-Taming Plaza at 10 AM the day after tomorrow to debate me! I’ll show you what a true expert is!]

Qian Qi didn't even spare the obscure topics.

Under the unpopular topic "#When will the school give away free hover-boards?":

[--Eastern Thousand-Rider: It’s gone viral! The magical item that everyone in the world wants to receive will be sold at Beast-Taming Plaza at 10 AM the day after tomorrow!]

Under the unpopular topic "#Whose feet smell the worst in our school?":

[--Eastern Thousand-Rider: Announcement! At 10 AM the day after tomorrow, the person with the best-smelling feet in school will bet against the person with the worst-smelling feet! Go to Beast-Taming Plaza to find out whose feet truly smell the worst!]

For almost the entire night, Qian Qi scurried around the forum, constantly posting and fueling the heat, guiding the students of Awakening University to pay attention to this spirit beast duel.