Chapter 60: The True Colors of a Man

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"Suspended?"

Qingtian Hunting Office.

Lingling looked at Lv Cheng with a strange expression, "What did you do?"

This was the first time she had ever heard of a Special Teacher being suspended.

Isn't this the sort of thing people usually resign for on their own?

"I just taught my classes normally, and those teachers at Qing Xiaoqu filed a joint petition to report me," Lv Cheng shrugged.

"They said my curriculum caused the students immense psychological pressure, and quite a few students even developed thoughts of dropping out. If they let me keep teaching, I'm afraid Mingzhu wouldn't be able to continue operating."

The corner of Lingling's eye twitched, "It seems you really aren't suited to be a teacher."

"You'd better just honestly be a Hunter."

"I won't," Lv Cheng scooped up Lingling.

"With my delicate body, I can't do that kind of manual labor."

"Being a boss and collecting money is enough."

He wasn't short on money; whenever he needed it, he could just find Shendu and get some treasures to sell.

His purpose in coming to Mingzhu Academy was, first, to find some lab rats to practice his Mind Magic; second, to sneak into Sanbu Tower and raise these few magics to the High level as soon as possible; and finally, to build a connection with Dean Xiao.

The students at Qing Academy were too fragile; he couldn't mess around, because his Mind Magic had chronic side effects. After all, it was a forced intrusion into the spirit to interfere with and manipulate it; this process not only involved the spiritual level but also affected the secretion and regulation of various hormones in the human body.

An Initial Stage Mage's body couldn't withstand his tinkering; at the very least, they had to be an Intermediate Mage, and he couldn't tinker for too long, otherwise, he would ruin them.

"Boss?" Lingling was stunned.

"Didn't you already latch onto a rich woman?"

"You can't hang yourself from just one tree," Lv Cheng shook his head.

"You have to find more backups. Rich women aren't that easy to latch onto; if they get unhappy at any moment and cut off my funding, I'll be in an awkward spot."

Lingling nodded, expressing her agreement, "Actually, I have some other rich women I can recommend to you."

Lv Cheng straightened his expression, "Flip through and let me see."

Lingling didn't dawdle and directly displayed the information she had collected on her small computer: "Look, Jiang Shaoxu of the Jiang Clan, she majors in the Mind Element just like you; you two should have plenty to talk about..."

"Imperial Capital Mu Clan, Mu Tingying; although she's a bit worse compared to Jiang Shaoxu, she's still alright..."

"Nanrong Ni of the Nanrong Family is also not bad; she majors in the Healing Element..."

"Of course, I still suggest you set your sights further and look abroad. For example, this one, the first Heir of the Victoria Clan, Ailin. She is a top-tier rich woman. Your Sub-dragon Summoned Beast should have a lot to talk about with her. If you can latch onto her, you won't have to worry about the funds to raise your Contract Beast in the future..."

"There's also..."

"..."

"Lingling!" Leng Qing snatched Lingling from Lv Cheng's arms with a dark expression.

"What are you two doing?"

"Latching onto a rich woman," Lingling said with an innocent face.

"Sister, look at his body, his looks, his talent—if he doesn't latch onto a rich woman, it's truly a waste!"

The corner of Leng Qing's eye twitched wildly, "Do you know what you're saying?"

It's one thing for this guy to be thinking about latching onto a rich woman, but how are you, a little kid, helping him do it?

And you're even analyzing it?

"Of course," Lingling straightened her expression.

"Sister, it's not like you don't know. He's penniless, and he's lazy. He's been in the Hunting Office for so long and hasn't done a single proper mission. If he doesn't latch onto a rich woman, where would he get the money to cultivate? Where would he get the money to treat me to dinner?"

"And I'm not just recommending these randomly; I've carefully selected them based on his situation and his hobbies!"

"The most critical point!" Lingling looked serious.

"He really can latch onto a rich woman!"

When others talk about latching onto a rich woman, she just listens and lets it pass, after all, rich women aren't that easy to latch onto, and they are rich, not idiots. But Lv Cheng, he really can latch onto one!

A man who is top-tier in every aspect except for his background—if he can latch onto a rich woman but doesn't, is he doing justice to his top-tier configuration?

"Lingling, stop talking, she won't understand," Lv Cheng sighed softly and stood up.

"For someone like me, if I don't scheme and don't take the crooked path, when will I ever have a day of success?"

"A free meal is not my intent, but a rich woman is not to be expected!"

"What's wrong with a free meal? As long as it fills my stomach, isn't that enough?"

"Is eating a free meal shameful? Should I just starve to death?"

Leng Qing was momentarily speechless.

She wanted to refute, but felt it actually made quite a bit of sense, and even felt a sense of inexplicable inspiration...

Damn it! Is that how Tang Yue was swindled?

……

At dusk.

The Bund.

"After drinking this, can I really control my Mind Magic well?"

"Mm."

"But, this thing..."

"Open your mouth."

"..."

Ding Yumian took a deep breath and drank the strange, milky-white liquid in front of her in one gulp.

"It's sour..."

"How does it feel?" Lv Cheng asked.

This was a Magic Potion he had asked Luo Pei to help formulate, capable of suppressing unstable Magic Energy outbursts.

Ding Yumian's Mind Element Magic was too powerful, and due to her Sufferer talent, her Spiritual Power grew very quickly; although she was only an Intermediate Mage and hadn't practiced particularly hard, her Spiritual Power had already reached the Fifth Realm, which was on par with his own.

But Ding Yumian did not know how to control this power, or rather, she could not control it.

Moreover, she didn't even have the chance to practice control; after all, the slightest accident would result in a disaster.

Now, this Magic Potion that suppresses Magic Energy outbursts could suppress Ding Yumian's Spiritual Power when it became unstable due to significant emotional fluctuations and began to erupt outward.

It could be understood as a limiter.

"I don't feel anything... Mmph~"

Ding Yumian, who had been suddenly ambushed by Lv Cheng, was completely stunned.

Was it really that fast? She hadn't even mentally prepared herself yet...

"Hmm?" Lv Cheng released Ding Yumian.

"How does it feel?"

"Ah... ah?" Ding Yumian raised her head, blushing.

"Did you not have the urge to kill me just now?" Lv Cheng asked, puzzled.

A Mind Element Magician's Spiritual Power is affected by emotions; when emotions are in an excited state, Spiritual Power will be slightly stronger than in a normal state.

And once Ding Yumian's emotions had problems, her Spiritual Power was like a cup about to overflow; it would shake violently, and those spilled droplets would be a catastrophe for anyone whose Spiritual Power was below hers.

But just now, Ding Yumian's Mind Magic did not riot.

Is Luo Pei's Magic Potion that awesome?

It can even suppress a spiritual outburst at the source?

"Ah?" Ding Yumian's brain felt a bit hot.

Dean Xiao had already told her before to be mentally prepared.

There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world; her situation could be hidden for a while, but not for a lifetime, and Dean Xiao could not protect her forever. If she couldn't find someone willing to protect her, her situation wouldn't be able to be hidden for more than a few years.

The Holy City only had one attitude toward Sufferers: extermination!

Therefore, if she wanted Lv Cheng to take such a big risk to help her, she naturally had to pay a price that she should pay.

Through their contact during this period, her feelings toward Lv Cheng were also fine; apart from a vague sense of distance, Lv Cheng could be described as kind to everyone.

In terms of personality, although he was a bit of a scumbag, it was still okay; at least he was much better than those rich young masters she had seen in the academy.

In this situation, even if it was just a disguise, she was already satisfied enough.

At least, he was willing to put on an act in front of her.

"You don't need to think so much for now." Lv Cheng tapped Ding Yumian on the head.

"I am willing to help you, more out of curiosity—curiosity about Sufferers."

"Up until now, I have not met anyone who can compare to me in terms of talent, and a Sufferer like you has the qualifications to compete with me."

"I want to see what kind of power your Sufferer talent will be when fully developed, how it differs from my Mind Element talent, and also, who is stronger?"

"Who is stronger?" Ding Yumian was taken aback.

"Then you just now..."

"A man's true nature," Lv Cheng said seriously.

"..."

"Beep beep beep!"

"Hello?" Lv Cheng answered the phone.

"Brother A-Cheng! Something happened at the school!" Lingling said anxiously.

"Give me the location."

"Qing Xiaoqu gymnasium!"

"Wait there."

As he finished speaking, Lv Cheng waved his hand and summoned another sub-dragon.

The second-in-command of the Evil Dragon Legion, Jingyun.

He could now summon two Commander-level sub-dragons at the same time and maintain the stable existence of these evil dragons in the human world. Xiaotian had been closer to Xinxia over the past few years, so he had Xiaotian stay by Xinxia's side to protect her safety.

"Today I'll teach you area-of-effect casting." Lv Cheng picked up Ding Yumian and jumped onto Jingyun's back.

"Let's go."

Whoosh!!

Jingyun shook violently and shot away in the direction given by Lv Cheng.

(End of this chapter)