Chapter 231
Chapter 231
Chapter 231
Translator: True Detective
Chapter 231 – Lan Qi’s Masterpiece
On the eaves, the mottled wooden grain, weathered by wind, frost, rain, and snow, still remained as tough as ever. Its darkened color carried the fragrance of time, and every raindrop that struck it produced a soft sound.
The rain slid down the edge of the roof, carrying the coolness of the air, fell, and splashed into the earth, raising tiny ripples.
“Alright, Huperion, hurry back upstairs. The wind’s getting stronger.”
“Mhm, see you at school tomorrow!”
They had agreed to meet the dean, Loren, tomorrow to submit their application paperwork.
After bidding Huperion farewell—
Lan Qi opened his umbrella, rested it on his shoulder, crouched down, and quietly stared at his shadow with a smile.
He stretched out his hands toward his own shadow.
After waiting a while, Cat Boss jumped out of his shadow and climbed into his arms.
“Lan Qi nya… how did you notice me…”
Curled up in his embrace, Cat Boss looked a little guilty.
“It’s raining today. Don’t hide in my shadow—you’ll catch cold.”
Lan Qi spoke gently.
“Ugh… sorry nya…”
Cat Boss lowered its head even deeper into his arms, feeling ashamed.
So Lan Qi had already noticed—but instead of scolding it, he spoke so kindly.
It decided it would never secretly hide in Lan Qi’s shadow again.
Smiling, Lan Qi held the little black cat, carrying the umbrella as he walked home.
Actually, every time he left Cat Boss’s restaurant, he would always try to test if the cat was hiding in his shadow.
Just today, because of the rain, he tried under the eaves—and really caught a cat.
“Why do you keep following me, Cat Boss? Do I have something special?”
Lan Qi asked.
“What do you think of Huperion and Talia?”
Cat Boss tilted its head curiously.
These days, with Huperion staying at the restaurant, the two had quickly become friends.
Cat Boss found Huperion a good child too, and noticed that Lan Qi only seemed “normal” when she was around.
Now it didn’t even know whether to support “Lan Qi × Talia” or “Lan Qi × Huperion.”
What baffled it most was—why could the three of them coexist so peacefully?
Cat Boss had been utterly shocked all this time.
Based on its experience, when one guy and two women live close together, there should be daily explosive drama—an endless battlefield of jealousy!
But here? Nothing. That’s why it decided to keep observing Lan Qi—or just ask directly.
“Companions and teachers,” Lan Qi answered.
“No other thoughts?”
Cat Boss lifted its head, staring into Lan Qi’s emerald eyes.
“None.”
Lan Qi replied matter-of-factly.
“But don’t you feel they are both unique women to you?”
After hesitating, Cat Boss tried a different question.
It had to figure out Lan Qi’s attitude toward Talia and Huperion today.
“Everyone is unique to me.”
Lan Qi smiled, as though embracing all people of the world.
“Then who do you like a little more?”
Cat Boss raised its voice a bit, frustrated.
This time, he couldn’t possibly balance things out evenly, right?!
“My love is equal to all living beings.”
“…Nya!”
Cat Boss was getting anxious.
“Don’t you have even a shred of human desire?”
What kind of male lead in a romance story was this?! Its long-awaited romantic subplot had completely stalled at Lan Qi!
“I think I do.”
Lan Qi thought carefully and answered with seriousness.
“Hm?”
Cat Boss perked up instantly.
If he still had desires, then he wasn’t some desireless saint—there could still be romance!
“I want world peace.”
Lan Qi said.
“….”
It could tell he wasn’t joking—he meant it.
From what Cat Boss had learned about Lan Qi through Talia and Huperion’s conversations, he was someone with an uncanny, almost dangerous approach—anything he set his sights on never ended well.
Hearing him declare he wanted world peace, Cat Boss only felt its fur stand on end. It dared not say another word for the entire walk.
Not long after, Lan Qi returned to his dormitory, Room 101.
He turned on the light, set Cat Boss down, hung his coat on the rack, and walked straight into the card-making workshop converted from a spacious storeroom.
This round of card-forging was especially dangerous—he had even spent a fortune buying the highest-grade anti-explosion wards.
When he opened the workshop door, a serious glint appeared in his eyes. Once neat, the walls were now covered with pinned-up design diagrams.
The workbench overflowed with scattered materials and fragments of spent heavy-weapon embers. Sitting before it was the Poet of Great Love, already busy preparing.
She had been left here in the morning and, with her obsession for card-making, once she focused, even Lan Qi couldn’t pull her away.
But the moment he returned, Lan Qi noticed her appearance had changed again.
She had elegantly wound her hair into a refined bun at the back of her head, every strand in perfect order, with a few wisps framing her cheeks and neck.
Now she wore a crisp white shirt with a fitted black skirt-suit, golden contacts in her eyes—looking professional and sharp.
At first glance, she was indistinguishable from the real Talia.
“I only told you to imitate Talia during card-making to give me some pressure—not go this far…”
Lan Qi felt if Talia ever discovered this, disaster would follow.
Even Cat Boss, who had padded in behind him, froze.
It felt like these two were bound to get themselves killed one day.
Last time Talia was already furious—and now they were escalating things again?!
“You said this card-making is crucial, so I dressed this way to fulfill your request.”
The Poet of Great Love sighed helplessly, as if Lan Qi were impossible to satisfy.
“Enough, don’t say more—the more you explain, the worse it sounds.”
Lan Qi waved his hand, unwilling to continue, then walked to the safe and pulled out two stored materials.
In his left hand was what looked like a silver-grey stone, but was actually an ancient heart that had never decayed even after countless years. Just touching it radiated an indestructible vitality.
In the workshop light, Lan Qi could see the faint glow pulsing inside, carrying miraculous primordial magic.
In his right hand, he held a blood-red crystalline shard—a divine-grade material (Pink-Sacred tier), obtained after dismantling Phoenix’s self-detonation spell, Spark of Destruction.
On the floor, Cat Boss shook its head violently, doubting its very life.
It didn’t recognize the material grades, but it knew both were far beyond its understanding!
“Lan Qi nya! Do you have no common sense? These two materials are completely incompatible!”
“Don’t worry. Whether sealing or fire, I’m an expert.”
Lan Qi calmly walked to the workbench. Spread across it were countless calculations, material ratios, production flow notes, and scrolls filled with human and demonic magic scripts.
“I will become a Sealer who brings warmth and peace to all.”
Lan Qi murmured, eyes fixed on the desk.
(End of Chapter)