Chapter 167 - 123: The Rat God Cult’s Conspiracy

Chapter 167: Chapter 123: The Rat God Cult’s Conspiracy

’Take advantage of the naive junior while I can?’

’Otherwise, I’ll regret it for the rest of my life?’

’There’s no need for that...’

Gu Qing smiled, turned off his phone screen, and stuffed it back into his pocket.

He knew exactly why Lin Tianyang had given him that advice. It was simply because he thought Gu Qing was just an Extraordinary Contactor with an extremely low ceiling, destined for a mediocre future.

Compared to an Extraordinary Awakened, at least, he was indeed nothing special.

That’s why he urged him to win Xia Shuran over now, while she was still unfamiliar with the Extraordinary World and her own powers hadn’t yet developed.

To put it bluntly, it was about seducing a naive young woman.

But what Lin Tianyang didn’t know was that with his "label" cheat, Gu Qing’s potential was higher than any Extraordinary Awakened.

He was growing stronger at a rapid pace almost daily; he didn’t need to rely on an information gap to win Xia Shuran over.

He just needed to develop his strength step-by-step and interact with Xia Shuran naturally. Sooner or later, she would come knocking on his door herself.

It was all about confidence.

...

「Ten minutes later.」

Gu Qing walked Xia Shuran to the entrance of her dorm building.

"Senior."

Xia Shuran asked in a soft, sweet voice, "Around what time this afternoon are we heading to the Night Court Headquarters?"

Gu Qing replied, "Let’s say around three. You can have a nap after lunch."

Xia Shuran gave a playful smile. "Okie-dokie, I’ll set an alarm for two then. I’ve had the habit of taking afternoon naps since I was little. If I don’t nap at noon, I’ll crash in the afternoon."

Gu Qing said coolly, "I’ll be downstairs at your dorm at two-thirty. We can head to the school gate together and wait for the car. I’ve already arranged for a private car to take us to the Night Court Headquarters."

Xia Shuran looked at Gu Qing, tucking a stray strand of hair behind her ear. Her smile was radiant.

"Senior, if that’s all, I’ll head back to my dorm. I’ll see you at two-thirty this afternoon."

"Yeah, see you at two-thirty."

Gu Qing waved to the junior, watching her figure disappear around the corner of the stairwell.

Only then did he turn and walk back toward his own dorm.

...

「A little after eleven in the morning.」

Gu Qing pushed open the door to his dorm and walked in unhurriedly.

His roommates were still in class, so the entire dorm was empty. Not a single person was there.

Gu Qing took out his phone, casually snapped a photo of the dorm, and sent it to their group chat.

[My sons, your Godfather has returned!]

The message had just been sent when his three roommates replied in seconds.

[Chen Zijie: Holy crap, you finally decided to come back! We have to team up after class!]

[Gao Fei: Old Gu, what’d you take time off for? Don’t tell me you went home for a blind date?]

[Qian Duole: Gu Qing is so handsome, how could he possibly go on a blind date? That’s the biggest insult to his looks I’ve ever heard!]

Clearly, all three of his roommates had been messing with their phones in class; otherwise, there was no way they could have replied so quickly.

[Gu Qing: Nah, just got homesick all of a sudden, so I stayed home for a few days.]

[Gu Qing: By the way, don’t order takeout. When you guys get out of class, let’s go out for a meal together. My treat.]

[Chen Zijie: Godfather!]

[Qian Duole: Godfather +1!]

[Gao Fei: What’s the occasion? Did you hit the jackpot at home or something?]

[Gu Qing: We’ll talk details over the meal. Right now, we need to decide where to grab a bite.]

[Qian Duole: How about we order some BBQ takeout and eat in the dorm? It’s ridiculously hot today, almost forty degrees outside. I really don’t feel like going out.]

[Chen Zijie: Agreed!]

[Gao Fei: I’m all for it!]

[Gu Qing: Alright, let’s order from that BBQ place we always get. Send what you want in the chat now. Don’t be shy.]

His roommates didn’t hold back, immediately spamming the group chat with the BBQ items they wanted.

After collecting their orders, Gu Qing placed them on a takeout platform.

He added a note for it to be delivered around twelve.

If it arrived too early, the food would be cold by the time his roommates got back from class.

After placing the order,

Gu Qing put his phone down and started packing his things in the dorm.

He was very casual about the whole process.

If he saw anything that looked useful, he would walk over, touch it, and with a single thought, store it in his Storage Pouch.

In just a moment,

Gu Qing had finished packing everything he wanted to take.

Without exception, it was all stored in the Storage Pouch.

It wasn’t much stuff; it didn’t even take up a third of the pouch’s space.

He was a guy, after all. He didn’t have that many clothes or miscellaneous items.

If he were a girl his age, the Storage Pouch’s one cubic meter of space really might not have been enough.

...

Before he knew it,

It was twelve noon.

The BBQ takeout he had ordered arrived right on time.

Ten minutes later,

His three roommates returned from class.

Gao Fei started complaining the moment he walked in. "This fucking weather is unreal. It’s hot as a furnace. I was just walking for a bit and I’m already drenched in sweat. I need to take a cold shower, or this sticky feeling is going to drive me crazy."

Chen Zijie, on the other hand, walked up to Gu Qing and said, "I’ve been losing more than winning in ranked lately and already dropped from Challenger to Grandmaster. You gotta help me rank up after we eat."

As for Qian Duole, his eyes were glued to the BBQ takeout on the table the moment he entered the dorm. He rushed over, opened a container, and stuffed a grilled sausage into his mouth.

A few minutes later,

The four of them sat together, drinking beer, eating barbecue, and making small talk.

Halfway through the meal,

Gao Fei noticed something was off about Gu Qing’s desk.

It was almost completely empty.

He glanced at Gu Qing’s bed.

Holy crap, that was empty too. The comforter, pillow, and mattress were all gone.