Free Web NovelChapter 265: Chapter 265: SSS
Qin Muye’s head snapped up, his tone proud. "Is there even a need to guess? Of course it was me!"
His eyes sparkled, like a large dog that had won a battle outside and returned home to beg for praise.
"I knew my puppy was the best," Jiang Qingli said, leaning closer.
Qin Muye made a show of nonchalantly humming in agreement, but the tail wagging wildly behind him betrayed his true feelings.
Jiang Qingli lay on her soft pillow, looking at the young man on the other side of the screen. Her eyes curved into a smile. "Then let me hear more news of your victories next time, okay?"
"Earn more merits on the battlefield, so I can be proud of you."
The girl’s voice was clear and sweet as she gazed at him with a smile.
The warm yellow light fell on her soft hair and delicate, porcelain-white cheeks, painting the scene in cozy hues.
He recalled many moments just like this one, when she would watch him from only a short distance away, filling his heart with a scorching warmth.
As if by magic, the anxiety in Qin Muye’s heart was slowly soothed.
He nodded, saying solemnly, "Okay."
Jiang Qingli reminded him, "But try to avoid getting hurt like you did today."
"Mm."
Qin Muye nodded, his gaze fixed deeply on her.
Suddenly, a fluffy black cat tail appeared in his line of sight, sweeping gently and coquettishly across the girl’s cheek.
’Wait, a black cat tail?!’
’It couldn’t be that bastard Yuan Shiyao, could it?!’
’Damn it! Why are there so many shameless homewreckers in this world?!’
Qin Muye’s heart, which had just calmed down, instantly exploded again!
His fingers clenched into a fist, a curse already on the tip of his tongue.
But he had just been bragging. Qin Muye didn’t want to ruin his image as a mature male, so he suppressed his anger and asked, "What was that that just passed by? It looked pretty ugly."
"What do you mean, ugly? It’s the kitten I adopted today." Jiang Qingli frowned, displeased.
No pet owner in the world can tolerate someone calling their pet ugly, and Jiang Qingli was no exception.
She picked up the little black cat and held it up to the camera until its soft, adorable kitten face filled the entire screen.
"Take a closer look." Jiang Qingli’s voice came from behind the kitten. "How is our Xiao Xue ugly? She’s clearly very, especially, extremely cute!"
As if it understood Jiang Qingli’s words, Xiao Xue meowed a few times.
Jiang Qingli said, "Listen, she called me ’Mama’! She’s so smart!"
"Why do I get the feeling she’s calling for ’Papa’?" It only took Qin Muye a second to accept the new creature in his home.
Jiang Qingli couldn’t help but laugh. "Hey, can you be any more narcissistic?"
Qin Muye was very serious. "Then she must have called for ’Mama’ once, and ’Papa’ once."
Jiang Qingli was laughing so hard her hands were shaking, but seeing how serious he was, she played along. "Mm, that’s also a possibility."
Hearing her personally certify his status, Qin Muye smiled with satisfaction.
’Even though this ugly cat’s color scheme is a bit like that shameless social climber Yuan Shiyao, it’s still his and Jiang Qingli’s pet. The more I look at it, the cuter it gets.’
’A snow leopard is a feline too, so I guess I can reluctantly be its father.’
With that thought, a sense of fatherly affection and responsibility suddenly bloomed in Qin Muye’s heart, and he began asking for details about Xiao Xue’s situation.
When he learned that Yuan Shiyao was the one who had brought the cat, Qin Muye almost sneered again.
’That shameless bastard. He’ll do anything to curry favor, not even sparing a cat!’
’But it’s fine. The cat belongs to Jiang Qingli and him now.’
’As a magnificent Prince, my tolerance is vast. I don’t mind the cat’s origins.’
’From now on, I’ll take Yuan Shiyao’s place and take good care of Jiang Qingli and the cat.’
They both had things to do the next day, so after chatting for a while, they said goodnight and went to rest.
That night, Qin Muye slept soundly.
「The next day.」
As he pushed his door open, the door to the adjacent room also opened.
Que Feiling asked, somewhat surprised, "You’re going to train too?"
Qin Muye said coldly, "None of your damn business."
The clock on the wall pointed to five. Training usually started at seven, but it was canceled today because of a mission. They were to assemble at nine.
Que Feiling was used to training two hours early. He hadn’t expected Qin Muye to go as well; it seemed the other man had the same habit.
Remembering the vicious, flesh-pounding force of his punches last night, Que Feiling’s already-healed face began to ache phantomly.
Que Feiling was a bit frustrated, but he didn’t dwell on it.
’Forget it. If Qin Muye really refuses to cooperate, I can complete the mission by myself.’
Once they arrived at the training building, the two trained separately in silence, treating each other as if they were thin air.
However, the intensity of their training sessions kept escalating, as if they wished the sparring robots were each other.
At nine o’clock sharp, the two of them gathered downstairs with their three other teammates.
Since the New Era began, severe planetary pollution had affected human genes, causing them to develop Superpowers. In contrast to human females, human males also developed various animalistic features and were known as Beastmen.
Most of the planet’s beasts had mutated, gaining powerful physiques and becoming frenzied and hostile. They were known as Mutant Beasts.
Humanity established the Empire and rebuilt civilization, while the Mutant Beasts were driven to the areas outside the Twelve Cities.
Most of the time, the two sides coexisted peacefully.
But during the annual breeding season, the tide of Mutant Beasts would become more severe than usual, frantically harassing the border. This year, it was especially frequent.
The mission for Qin Muye and Que Feiling’s squad today was to take advantage of a certain High Level Mutant Beast’s unhealed injuries from a previous encounter and eliminate it for good.
After a few words of instruction, their superior left.
While putting on his protective suit, Que Feiling couldn’t resist saying to Qin Muye, "If you don’t want to do this, I can file a report to switch teams."
Unexpectedly, Qin Muye just raised an eyebrow. "No need."
He even warned him in return, "Don’t bring personal emotions into your work."
Que Feiling: ?
The other team members who were eavesdropping: ?
They were all dumbfounded, their faces filled with confusion.
Qin Muye snorted with disdain.
’How could these ignorant brats possibly understand the composure I possess as a father?’
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At 10:30, Jiang Qingli arrived at the private room in the library.
The group had agreed to study together today.
Ai Li and Lin Xiyue were already there. The coffee table was piled with beautifully arranged desserts and drinks, and they were busy taking selfies.
Hearing the noise, Ai Li was so startled she almost dropped her terminal. She whipped her head around frantically, saw it was only Jiang Qingli, and breathed a sigh of relief. Then she asked, "Hey, where’s your husband? How are we supposed to have our tutoring session if he’s not here?"
"He has a meeting this morning. He’ll be here in the afternoon," Jiang Qingli said.
Ai Li smiled and pulled her hand. "Then let’s take a selfie first! I’ve already thought of the caption! It’ll only take five minutes, it won’t hold us up!"
Just after they had taken a few pictures, a buzzing sound went off.
Jiang Qingli’s terminal had received a new message.
[Imperial Healing Association: Hello, Miss Jiang. Thank you for your contributions to the Empire. Based on the results of your last mission and the committee’s evaluation, your Superpower Level has been updated. Please visit the official website to view it.]
A long URL followed the message.
Lin Xiyue exclaimed, "Babe, you leveled up!"
"What is it, what is it! It must be SS Level, right?!" Ai Li shrieked. "The last time an SS Level appeared in the academy was ten years ago!"
The two of them crowded closer, their heads bobbing around.
chuckled. [It’s not that low.]
Jiang Qingli’s heart began to race from their excited clamor.
She clicked on the website, entered her account name and password, and saw that her profile had been updated—
[Name: Jiang Qingli]
[Superpower Level: SSS]
