Chapter 310

Ye Xiu heard, his heart suddenly sank.

Bai Shen's age is not a problem at all in his sister's eyes; could it be that she likes this kind of old man who has experienced the vicissitudes of time?

For a moment, Ye Xiu felt terrible, his eyes reddened with anxiety, wishing he could instantly grow old by several decades.

But upon further thought, he felt it was wrong; his sister never said she liked Bai Shen like that, she merely admired a strong person a bit—was he being too sensitive?

In a moment, Ye Xiu again felt his mind was too narrow; if his sister knew his mind was only as big as a needle tip, she would surely despise him.

He shouldn't interfere with whom his sister likes.

His sister deserves the best; since she didn't take a liking to him, it must be that he's still not good enough.

He needs to quickly become better, striving to become a man worthy of his sister.

In a corner unnoticed by anyone, Lin Meng didn't know that this awkward boy had already given himself a mental dressing-down, even encouraging himself to become better.

Bai Shen's lecture was highly inspiring and strongly motivational, but it didn't go into much detail about cultivation techniques or combat experience.

Even so, those who looked up to him continued to flock in; the girls were utterly enamored with the handsome Bai Shen, while the boys fantasized about becoming Bai Shen, even surpassing him to become the strongest in Longguo.

Only Lin Meng listened attentively to the end, noticing that between Bai Shen's lines seemed to exude a sense of helplessness, a helplessness toward this world.

Ye Xiu stopped dwelling on other matters and focused on Bai Shen's lecture; as he listened, his brows furrowed and he secretly wondered, could this be the strongest in Longguo?

Why did he detect a hint of despair in the other's words?

He knew this feeling well, for he had once been a person wrapped in despair; although his body was now whole, the soul beneath his shell was already riddled with wounds.

Despair has a scent, and he smelled that long-lost scent of despair on Bai Shen.

Ye Xiu couldn't understand why someone as strong as Bai Shen would also feel despair.

What was he despairing about? Could it be that the world's rifts were no longer controllable, and anomalies were about to erupt explosively?

If that were truly the case, does this world still have hope? Has he already run out of time to grow stronger and protect his sister and Zhizhi?

Ye Xiu stood dazed, his ears filled only with a piercing buzzing, until the lecture ended and Lin Meng called his name several times, after which he finally came to.

Lin Meng looked at his dazed expression, feeling somewhat worried.

What's wrong?

Ye Xiu forced himself to calm down; he must not panic, for all this was merely his imagination and speculation, lest his sister notice the problem and worry.

Thus Ye Xiu restored his usual demeanor, smiling and shaking his head as he said:

I'm fine; perhaps I haven't rested well these past few days, and Bai Shen's lecture just now made me a bit drowsy.

Lin Meng nodded, saying, "Cultivation is certainly important, but we also need to balance work and rest."

Just as they finished speaking and were about to rise to leave the hall with the other students, a pleasant voice suddenly sounded from the side.

"Are you, student, dozing off during my lecture?"

Bai Shen had somehow already arrived before Lin Meng and Ye Xiu, and he responded to what he had just heard.

He didn't question or get angry at Ye Xiu's rudeness; instead, he felt this freshman was bold to speak up, and it was the first time he'd heard someone say listening to his talk made them drowsy.

The school officials and Wu Jiang following behind Bai Shen all broke into a sweat for Ye Xiu.

In front of Bai Shen, this student Ye Xiu had the gall to say such a thing.

Even Wu Jiang felt a bit frustrated, worrying that Bai Shen might take out his anger, which could also negatively affect Lin Meng.

After all, Bai Shen is top-tier combat power in all of Longguo, wielding absolute authority.

If he wanted to suppress a young person, it would be easier than crushing an ant.

Ye Xiu also hadn't expected Bai Shen to suddenly approach, let alone hear his offhand excuse.

But if he now told Bai Shen that these were just offhand lies meant to reassure his sister, how would his sister view him then?

No, he'd rather let Bai Shen misunderstand and be prejudiced against him than let his sister think he was full of lies.

After thinking it over, Ye Xiu gritted his teeth and decided to go all out.

"Bai Shen, your lecture is indeed attractive, but in my view, most of what you said is empty talk; what we want to hear isn't these empty words, but rather how you became strong."

As Ye Xiu's words fell, the entire hall fell silent; several officials wore a 'Are you crazy?' expression, glaring at Ye Xiu.

Wu Jiang kept giving Ye Xiu meaningful glances, all of which Ye Xiu ignored.

Even Lin Meng couldn't help but open her mouth in surprise, somewhat astonished that Ye Xiu would be so blunt.

However, she didn't think Ye Xiu's words were wrong; she felt the same way.

Although Bai Shen is, after all, the strongest in Longguo, it's hardly appropriate to invite him to a university lecture and not share useful information; at the very least, he should offer some substantive content.

The students gathered here aren't here to listen to empty talk.

Ye Xiu dared to voice this thought directly to Bai Shen, saying that regardless of occasion or disrespect to seniors, at least in Lin Meng's view there was nothing wrong with it.

The weak inherently have the right to question the strong; as for the consequences, hot-blooded youths probably don't think that far ahead.

Bai Shen is obviously not petty; even when Ye Xiu publicly pointed out that his lecture was empty grandiose talk, he wasn't annoyed but instead became more interested in Ye Xiu.

"What's your name?"

"Student Ye Xiu," Ye Xiu replied, neither humble nor arrogant.

Bai Shen's expression flickered, and he nodded inwardly.

"So you're the one who awakened an S-rank talent as a summoner; you indeed have some grit… cough cough…"

As his words trailed off, Bai Shen suddenly coughed twice.

But it was only two light coughs, unnoticed by others, yet it gave Lin Meng a sudden jolt in her heart, leaving her somewhat incredulous.

Just moments ago, she seemed to have sensed a fleeting aura of death on Bai Shen—what could this mean?

This strongest existence in Longguo seems to have its vitality gradually waning.

Could it be that this is the true reason behind the helplessness Lin Meng sensed from him during the lecture?

Is his life nearing its end? Hence the feeling of helplessness?

Lin Meng suppressed the shock in her heart, calmly glancing at the others, who seemed not to have noticed this.

Perhaps it's because my mental strength is very strong, and also because I'm a cultivator, so I'm more sensitive to this kind of life aura.

Lin Meng didn't make a fuss, just watching Bai Shen's every move.

At that moment, Bai Shen smiled and said:

"Ye Xiu, come with me for a moment."

As Bai Shen's words fell, everyone grew tense, and the students who hadn't had time to leave were even more frightened and fearful.

What classmate Ye Xiu said was indeed what most people were thinking, but no one dared to actually say it; this was undoubtedly slapping Bai Shen in the face.

Now Bai Shen has Ye Xiu follow him; could it be that he wants to privately discipline Ye Xiu?