Chapter 58: Nonsense

"Why?"

That male student obviously couldn't understand, and he asked doubtfully: "This person is very ordinary—ordinary to the point of being almost childish; listening to what he says, it's like a child."

Song Yu smiled: "Opening his mouth to talk about experience, closing it to talk about society—that's just the behavior of a little brat."

"'Ah?' The male student scratched his head, feeling a bit uneasy."

"'If you meet someone for the first time and feel they are very scheming, then they definitely have no scheming at all.' Song Yu said this in a tone that didn't match his age, as if suddenly realizing, and laughed: 'Actually, I'm just like you—I can't see anything special about that guy.'"

"'Then why…?'"

"'That's exactly why there's a problem.'"

"'Huh?'"

"'You also know He Ying, so you should know what kind of person she is.'"

Song Yu didn't know what he was thinking, he let out a slight sigh and continued: "She's very like Dong Junwei—both proud and strong-willed, liking to control everything. From the earlier chat with Feng Xiao Yu we also learned that after the disaster, He Ying has been gathering classmates, voluntarily taking responsibility for everyone's livelihood. If Dong Junwei were still alive, I estimate she would do the same."

"'Hmm…' The male student seemed to somewhat understand Song Yu's meaning."

"'With He Ying's personality, she can admit defeat, but she will never yield, let alone obediently follow others' orders. Yet from the situation just now, her reliance on that Chen Mu is almost to the point of dependence—perhaps she herself hasn't even realized it.'"

"'Maybe it's because Chen Mu has a group behind him?'"

"'That's for sure.' Song Yu said firmly: 'As things stand, although humans have superpowers, almost no one can live alone, and it's very likely that behind Chen Mu are Dong Junwei and her group.'"

Having said that, he paused, then continued: "'But the problem is, given He Ying's nature, she absolutely wouldn't submit just because the other side has more people; otherwise she would have already joined us. And for Chen Mu to make her develop reliance, there must be a convincing reason.'"

The male student thought for a while, then suddenly asked: "'So…… are Dong Junwei and her group still alive? Is that guy deceiving us?'"

Song Yu seemed to recall something amusing, and he chuckled helplessly: "'Now that I think about it, he didn't deceive us; every word he said was flawless, uh… it's as if he hadn't said anything at all.'"

"'Really sneaky.' The male student said angrily."

Song Yu sighed: "'He can, after refusing our invitation, without any psychological barrier, indicate that he's asking us instead.'"

"'People like this are terrifying; he doesn't care about outsiders' opinions, doesn't need to maintain an image to satisfy even a shred of vanity, truly will stop at nothing to achieve his goal—he even wants you to think he's ordinary, thinks he's childish.'"

The male student thought for a long time, felt this made some sense but didn't really want to admit it; after a while he laughed again: "'Senior Song, you're also impressive—you saw through his disguise at a glance.'"

"'If He Ying weren't here, I wouldn't think too much about it, and besides, I used to know someone…'"

Having said that, Song Yu suddenly fell silent.

The male student also didn't dare to ask further.

About twenty minutes passed.

The thin, frail girl from earlier suddenly said: "'My sister replied.'"

"'How so?'"

"'Chen Mu, an orphan, with above-average grades, usually quiet, not well known to everyone, but he gets along well with a classmate named Wei Dalei.'"

"'That's it?'"

"'No more.'"

"'Got it, thanks, sorry for the trouble.' Song Yu, consistently refined and easygoing."

"'No problem.' The girl likewise gave a mechanical polite reply, then continued to stay silent."

……

After Song Yu and the others left for a while, Chen Mu also prepared to set off back.

Feng Xiao Yu originally wanted to tidy up a bit, but found there was really nothing to pack.

The little food they had left was also picked up from the ground around the cafeteria; by now it already showed signs of spoilage. These days they've faced a dilemma: they want to eat the food, yet fear having nothing later; but if they don't eat it, it will go bad, and then they wouldn't dare to eat it even if they wanted to.

Therefore, when they were found by the people of Qingbei, their excitement is understandable.

Feng Xiao Yu made a rather important decision in her life, and now she feels a bit anxious about gains and losses.

The four of them set off on the return journey.

"'Xiao Yu, how did you guys get found by Song Yu and the others? No conflict happened, right?'"

"'I also don't understand; we'd been guarding by the ventilation hole, but suddenly someone appeared behind us out of nowhere, and our weapons inexplicably flew away. However, they quickly said they meant no harm, and seeing two of them wearing Ziwei High School uniforms put us more at ease.'"

After hearing that, He Ying glanced at Chen Mu with a hint of surprise.

Chen Mu nodded: "'One is something like spatial teleportation ability, the other is probably telekinesis, moving objects and such.'"

"'That's too exaggerated.' He Ying sighed: 'No wonder they dare to go around looking for people.'"

"'No need to worry too much.'"

Chen Mu comforted: "'I think Song Yu is a decent person; for now he won't become an enemy—just have Sun Yuan keep an eye on him occasionally, especially when we're close to home.'"

He Ying also gained a bit of confidence now: "'Even if we really fight, we might not necessarily be afraid.'"

Feng Xiao Yu obviously still worried, she probed: "'If they really cause us trouble, Senior Chen Mu could surely handle them easily, right?'"

Chen Mu suddenly understood a bit why He Ying said Feng Xiao Yu is quite clever.

This girl probably felt embarrassed to directly ask Chen Mu about his ability, so she wanted to test him with such talk.

However, before Chen Yu could answer, He Ying spoke first: "'The strength of an ability isn't about its type; I've found that the more miraculous the ability, the harder it is to master.'"

Chen Mu then ignored Feng Xiao Yu's question, nodded and agreed: "'For example, the other side's spatial teleportation looks indeed excessively strong, but if you think about it, if he were really that powerful, he wouldn't need others running around at all—just let him keep teleporting, right?'"

"'So I guess this ability probably has many limitations, like only being able to teleport oneself, or the distance being very short, having a cooldown time, consuming a lot of mental energy, etc.'"

He Ying suddenly asked: "'The person who suddenly appeared behind you guys, isn't that Song Yu, right?'"

Feng Xiao Yu shook her head: "'No, it's another male student.'"

"'So, Song Yu's ability might be controlling moving objects?'"

"'Quite possible.'"

"'Quite like you.' He Ying said."

Feng Xiao Yu's ears perked up.

However, Chen Mu didn't meet her expectation; he merely said: "'From the description, his ability should be usable remotely, but I don't know to what extent it can be controlled; however, I guess it's related to distance and the object's mass.'"

I also have a similar idea.

He Ying offhandedly remarked, a teasing smile touching her face, and said, "I have a feeling you'll become arch-enemies."

"Why?" Chen Mu blinked. "Just because our abilities are similar?"

Dong Junwei.

"Dong Junwei? What's wrong with her?" Chen Mu obviously couldn't follow He Ying's wild train of thought.

He Ying glanced at Chen Mu's sincere expression, gave a small smile, and said, "Nothing, I was just talking nonsense."