Chapter 33

Chapter 33: Encountering Ye Fan Again

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“You you you…?” Lin Muyu looked completely shocked, even stammering as she spoke.

Is this how girls’ friendships work? They can kiss each other after knowing each other for just a short while?

Could it be that this is how the group friend’s setting works? Or is it that Luo Chenxi…

Just as Lin Muyu’s thoughts were in chaos.

Luo Chenxi suddenly put away her mischievous smile and teased:

“Just kidding, did you really want to kiss? Actually, it’s not impossible~”

“As if I’d want to kiss!” Lin Muyu glared fiercely at Luo Chenxi, then ignored her completely.

However, this resentful look appeared rather cute in Luo Chenxi’s eyes.

Seeing that Lin Muyu was no longer paying attention to her, Luo Chenxi instead moved closer, gently blowing warm breath by Lin Muyu’s ear with a silky tone:

“You little rascal are quite interesting~”

Having stayed in the boring palace for so long, meeting Lin Muyu was like releasing her true nature for Luo Chenxi.

It hardened, her fists hardened.

Lin Muyu felt that Luo Chenxi was like a female rogue; the more she acknowledged her, the more she pushed her luck.

She could only scoot to the side, avoiding the warm breath Luo Chenxi blew by her ear, ignoring her completely.

These petty tricks weren’t worth her attention. After all, she had already experienced the most intense situations.

She could now be said to be calm and composed, saying no to all improper temptations!

Seeing Lin Muyu’s evasive appearance, Luo Chenxi became even more interested:

“Since little punching bag wants to know so much, big sister will reluctantly tell you.”

“I have a name! It’s Lin Muyu! And when did you become my sister!”

Lin Muyu gripped the brush in her hand tightly, responding somewhat angrily.

However, Luo Chenxi ignored Lin Muyu’s anger and instead explained while moving closer to Lin Muyu.

“Points! You go to the task office to accept and complete missions, and you can earn points. One point is equivalent to one low-grade spirit stone.”

As Luo Chenxi approached, warm breath hit Lin Muyu’s cheeks, and Luo Chenxi’s flawless face appeared before Lin Muyu’s eyes.

Lin Muyu’s face immediately flushed with a hint of red. Having been single in her previous life, how could she withstand such a test? She hurriedly retreated until there was nowhere left to go.

The surrounding disciples noticed the commotion here, and several curious gazes gathered toward them. Lin Muyu quickly pushed Luo Chenxi away.

“Alright, I got it. Don’t come any closer.”

Luo Chenxi obviously didn’t want to give up the chance to bully Lin Muyu and resisted Lin Muyu’s pushing force.

To her surprise, a tremendous force came from Lin Muyu’s hands, pushing her back to her own seat.

Feeling this sudden force, Luo Chenxi was stunned, and a flash of surprise crossed her eyes.

This force…

“You’re already at the Qi Refining stage?” Luo Chenxi asked in amazement.

“Now that you know how formidable I am, stop bullying me!” Lin Muyu turned her head to glare at Luo Chenxi.

After saying this, she no longer paid any attention to Luo Chenxi.

This time, Luo Chenxi didn’t tease Lin Muyu anymore but instead quietly began to think.

“Even I, who had practiced beforehand, took a whole day to enter the Qi Refining stage. How did she, who had never cultivated before, manage to do it?”

Luo Chenxi looked at Lin Muyu meaningfully.

In just one day, the person before her had reached the same level as herself.

You must know that in the entrance examination, she was first, while Lin Muyu was last.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” Lin Muyu, who was preparing to focus on the lesson, felt her scalp tingle under Luo Chenxi’s stare.

“Because you’re beautiful~”

Luo Chenxi smiled and winked flirtatiously at Lin Muyu, her tone suggestive.

“…”

Lin Muyu glanced at Luo Chenxi expressionlessly. She confirmed through eye contact that this person was abnormal, then focused on listening to the lesson, no longer paying attention.

Luo Chenxi also stopped disturbing Lin Muyu, became serious, and began listening to the lesson attentively, completely different from before.

Time flew by, and half a day passed in the blink of an eye.

“Class dismissed.” With Senior Sister Susu’s gentle voice echoing throughout the classroom, all the disciples breathed a sigh of relief and began stretching their muscles and bones.

They had been attending classes continuously for a whole morning without any rest time.

Senior Sister Susu, worthy of being a cultivator, had taught for an entire morning yet showed no signs of fatigue.

But the disciples who hadn’t yet entered the Qi Refining stage couldn’t handle it. After sitting here for a whole morning, they only felt sore backs and drowsy minds.

Except for Lin Muyu and Luo Chenxi, who had already entered the Qi Refining stage.

They didn’t feel much discomfort.

Fortunately, what they called “classes” in this world only lasted half a day, with the other half available for self-cultivation.

This was much better than classes in her previous life.

Lin Muyu also benefited greatly from Senior Sister Susu’s teaching:

“Cultivators must never work behind closed doors. They must go out to gain experience, practice brings true knowledge.”

“So-called seclusion is nothing but self-deceptive closed-door work, absolutely inadvisable.”

Lin Muyu suddenly realized that the novel written by her group friend wasn’t as terrible as she thought, at least it was more rigorous than some cultivation novels from her previous life.

After stretching lazily, Lin Muyu stood up. Before she could stretch her legs, Luo Chenxi’s voice came from beside her.

“Little punching bag…”

Before Luo Chenxi could finish, Lin Muyu ran out of the door at her fastest speed.

To avoid being pestered by Luo Chenxi, she deliberately chose a secluded path to reach Su Wanqing’s meeting place.

“She shouldn’t be able to follow me now, right?” Lin Muyu breathed a long sigh of relief.

Being around Luo Chenxi always gave her an inexplicable sense of pressure. It was better not to interact with her.

Not long after heading toward Su Wanqing’s meeting place, Lin Muyu felt like someone was following her.

A familiar voice suddenly came from behind her.

“Junior sister, long time no see.”

Lin Muyu immediately felt a chill down her spine and turned around somewhat stiffly.

Seeing who it was, Lin Muyu’s face immediately fell, and she responded with a stiff tone: “Ye… Senior Brother… we just met the day before yesterday… haha.”

So many things had happened that Lin Muyu had forgotten about the person who posed the greatest threat to her, the male lead she had already offended, Ye Fan…

However, the Ye Fan before her was somewhat different from the one she had seen during the entrance examination.

He now looked a bit… drained?

But no matter how drained he was, Lin Muyu, who had just entered the Qi Refining stage, couldn’t possibly defeat the male lead who had already reached Foundation Establishment.

Moreover, she was cannon fodder who wasn’t favored by the heavens.

“Junior sister, don’t be nervous. Senior brother has no ill intentions.” Ye Fan forced a stiff smile and slowly approached Lin Muyu.

No ill intentions my ass!

Looking at the blocked retreat route, a wave of despair immediately surged in Lin Muyu’s heart.

No way, is he going to throw me to the Hehuan Sect now?

Why did she have to choose such a deserted path just to avoid Luo Chenxi?

Compared to the ill-intentioned Ye Fan, Luo Chenxi, who liked to bully her, suddenly seemed amiable and kind.

Original character, it seems I’m about to follow in your footsteps…

Su Wanqing, please come save me!!

“I wonder what senior brother wants with me.”

Although Lin Muyu’s mind was already in chaos, she still forced herself to remain calm and kept her expression composed.

At this stage, she absolutely couldn’t defeat Ye Fan. She could only try to buy time.

Ye Fan obviously had something he needed, otherwise he would have definitely controlled her directly.

Thinking of this, Lin Muyu felt much calmer. As long as Ye Fan didn’t plan to act immediately, she had room to maneuver.

As Ye Fan gradually approached, Lin Muyu took out the jade pendant that Su Wanqing had given her from her bosom, nervously clutching it in her palm, trying to give herself some comfort.

She couldn’t guarantee that Su Wanqing’s item would definitely be able to stop the cheat-enabled male lead.

Seeing the jade pendant in Lin Muyu’s hand, Ye Fan wasn’t angry at all. Instead, he smiled and said in a frivolous tone:

“Don’t be afraid, Junior sister. You just need to agree to help me deal with one person, and I’ll let you go.”

“Who?”

“Su Wanqing.”

“Who?!”