Chapter 30: A Clear Conscience

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"And what about you?"

Tang Yue, having been called out, did not deny it. She was no longer some young girl, and Lv Cheng was also very mature. If not for the constraints of her identity as a teacher and the slight age gap, she feared she would have already taken the initiative to lay her cards on the table.

Powerful talent, looks that left no blind spots, a steady and mature personality, and on top of that, their long-term contact—she was not some ascetic living bodhisattva.

How could she not be moved?

"Do you want to hear something nice, or the truth?" Lv Cheng asked.

Tang Yue hesitated for a moment. "Let's hear something nice first."

"I do quite like you," Lv Cheng said.

"And the truth?"

"I lust after your body."

"..." Tang Yue.

You really are honest!

"Do you like your little sister Xinxia?" Tang Yue asked.

Lv Cheng paused. "It can be considered a liking born of being siblings; after all, she is like me, both of us are people who were abandoned."

"What about romantic feelings?"

Lv Cheng shook his head. "None for the time being."

After his parents and Ye Chang went missing, both he and Ye Xinxia became orphans.

However, Ye Xinxia was dumped by Ye Chang at the Mo Family, so she counted as half an orphan.

Out of sympathy for their shared plight, plus a desire for the Parthenon Soul Resurrection Art, he had deliberately drawn closer to Ye Xinxia. Of course, part of the reason was also gratitude toward Ye Chang.

His parents had left without a word, whereas Ye Chang had given him a card before leaving that was enough to keep him free from worry about food and clothing, and she even knew to say goodbye to him, though her method was a bit unconventional.

But at the very least, he had never felt the level of love from his parents that he felt from Ye Chang, and there was hardly any love at all.

The person in this world who loved him the most was not his parents, but an outsider, and this outsider was even a lunatic.

Every time he thought about this, he found it amusing, and he had even once suspected that he had been picked up somewhere.

"None for the time being?" Tang Yue was stunned.

"Otherwise?" Lv Cheng raised an eyebrow.

"I have known her since I was not yet six years old. At that time, she was just a little girl who knew nothing. I practically raised her as my own sister. At least for now, I have no intention of making a move on my own sister."

"But I also cannot accept others making a move on her; it's a matter of possessiveness. So... just consider me a sister-complex."

Tang Yue's expression turned strange. "But I can tell that she likes you very much."

She was a woman too, and Ye Xinxia was currently a girl in her adolescence; she could tell what kind of thoughts that child had toward Lv Cheng.

"She knows what kind of feelings I have for her," Lv Cheng shrugged.

Ye Xinxia was very smart. She had always known what his feelings for her were, and she also knew he had other ulterior motives, she just couldn't guess the real reason.

Even, Ye Xinxia knew his feelings for Mu Ningxue were more about calculation than true affection.

That girl was truly smart; she saw everything, she was just playing dumb.

After all, what would be the point of saying it out loud?

"She knows?" Tang Yue couldn't quite react in time.

"Then she..."

"She knows what kind of person I am," Lv Cheng said.

"She also knows she cannot change me, but she is also reluctant to give me up."

Ye Xinxia was no naive innocent; she was the daughter of Ye Chang and Wen Tai. She appeared weak and helpless, obedient in every way, because Ye Xinxia knew she could not change him, and she had no way or qualification to stop him from doing anything.

Stop him from philandering? How could she stop him?

By using the little bit of affection between them as leverage?

Ye Xinxia was not that childish. She was very clear about what kind of person he was. If she used this affection as a bargaining chip or a consumable, then this thing would soon be used up.

It was precisely because she understood him that Ye Xinxia dared not test him, because once tested, it would be gone.

"In other words... you are calculating against her?" Tang Yue's expression was strange.

Damn! This kid is a beast in human clothing!

Even calculating against the sister he grew up with!

"It's a matter understood by both parties, can this be called calculating?" Lv Cheng said.

"I am not a good person, and my limited conscience lies in showing my true side before taking things a step further."

"If you can accept it, we go further; if you can't, we keep our distance."

"Like now?" Tang Yue was at a loss for how to evaluate Lv Cheng for a moment.

Unjustified but still bold and confident?

"I didn't force any of you; the choice is in your hands," Lv Cheng shrugged.

"Having reached this point, I feel I have a clear conscience; there was no deception. As for how you view me, it doesn't matter."

"..." Tang Yue.

Damn!

How did this kid manage it?

Being a scumbag with such righteous, imposing spirit!

……

Ten days later.

Mo Fan and the others finally entered the destination of this training exercise, Baicao Valley.

And Zhankong finally revealed the true situation of this assessment.

"Ghost Wolf Beast?"

Regarding Zhankong's method of using a Summoned Beast as an "examiner," the group of teachers expressed their approval one after another.

This type of assessment method not only guaranteed safety but also allowed these students to experience the feeling of fighting against monsters.

"Why does this little doggy look so weak..."

Lv Cheng, who had been following the examiner team to look at the scenery, muttered.

As soon as these words were spoken, Bai Yang's complexion immediately became extremely ugly.

Little doggy?

"Ahem." Tang Yue coughed lightly twice and pulled Lv Cheng to the side.

"Although the probability of awakening the Summoning Element at the Initial Stage is very low, it is not impossible; looking across the entire country, several hundred people still appear every year."

No matter how low the probability is, in the face of a massive population base, it is not a problem.

However, Magic is not necessarily stronger just because it is rarer; the strength of the Summoning Element, or rather, the strength of Dimensional Magic, basically depends on the strength of one's Spiritual Power, and the improvement of this thing basically only begins after reaching the High Stage.

Therefore, although Dimensional Magic is rare, this thing... except for a very small number of noble families with specialized resources, basically no one will deliberately go to awaken Dimensional Magic.

After all, it is useless even if awakened.

Not only is the cultivation difficulty extremely high and the resource investment extremely large, but it is also basically of no use in the early stages; the only one that can barely be used is the Summoning Element.

If used well, it is basically an existence invincible among the same stage, but if not used well, it is no different from an old man walking his dog outside.

The risk is too great!

Someone like Lv Cheng, who got a Sub-Dragon at the Initial Stage, is unique in the entire history of human Magic!

"This is the so-called gap between people, which is even bigger than the gap between people and dogs, right?" Lv Cheng glanced at Bai Yang.

"You!" Bai Yang's face turned black.

"What, not convinced?" Lv Cheng pointed at Xiaotian on his shoulder.

"How about we spar?"

Bai Yang immediately stopped talking and turned around with a pitch-black face.

Spar?

Spar my ass!

If that Sub-Dragon slapped down, his Ghost Wolf Beast would still owe a few lives!

A genius, right? A Sub-Dragon, right!

Just wait! I want to see if you can walk out of Bo City alive!

"What are you doing?" Tang Yue's face looked strange.

Lv Cheng is not the type of personality that likes to be aggressive.

"I find him unpleasant, is that not allowed?" Lv Cheng said righteously.

"..." Tang Yue.

Fine!

Seeing that the atmosphere at the scene was a bit awkward, Tang Yue simply pulled Lv Cheng away.

This is Zhankong's territory; you made his subordinate lose face, do you still want to have an easy time?

Not long after Tang Yue and the other left, an accident occurred.

"Oh no!" Bai Yang's face turned pale instantly.

"Bo... Boss, my Ghost Wolf Beast seems to have lost control..."

"What?!"

The expressions of the group of examiners and teachers changed drastically.

"Summoned Beast lost control? Didn't you guys pat your chests and guarantee that there wouldn't be any problems before!" Xue Musheng said anxiously.

"Shut up! This is my territory, and I will not break my promise on things I have agreed to!" Zhankong said.

"Hurry and save..."

"Ah!"

Before Zhankong could issue the order for rescue, Bai Yang's face suddenly became ferocious and pale, clutching his head, and he knelt on the ground in extreme pain.

"Zhan... Boss Zhankong, my Ghost Wolf Beast... is dead!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)