Kiss

You Tong pushed Liu Shui forward and said, "Go ahead. Since the teaching assistant is preaching fairness, you should give a kiss too!"

The moment You Tong said this, he immediately highlighted everyone's newly-formed definition of fairness.

If they were going down, they might as well go down together!

Qian Shangchen's face clearly showed his frustration.

Sigh! One mistake had led up to all these troubles!

If he knew this would happen, he would not have kissed her!

Everyone pushed Liu Shui forward as they cheered from the sidelines.

Yunxuan gritted her teeth and stared at them. They were wrong to think that she did not know what they were up to. Were they not finding another scapegoat to take the blame?

Liu Shui's mask covered most of his face, so they could not see his full facial expression. Only his eyes could be glimpsed through the slits. However, they could see the slight amusement within its depths. 

Liu Shui bent his waist. That white jade masked face approached Yunxuan's face. 

The distance between them was quickly dwindling. 

They were so close that they could feel each other's breath. 

His lips were so warm. 

Her face was slightly cold.

His lips were on her face, close to the corner of her lips. 

Yunxuan was grew rigid as if she had just been struck by lightning. She stood there, stiff as a board.

His lips were so warm, so soft; as gentle as a rosebud. 

It was the beginning of summer, where the air was sweet with the scent of June, the season of rose blossoms. 

This was even more intense than the other time when Qian Shangchen said he would protect her.

It felt like electric currents were flowing non-stop into her heart through her blood.

Electricity zapped at her heart. 

It was both fuzzy and numbing.

Liu Shui straightened up and looked at her, his eyes clear and bright.

Yunxuan lifted her head and stared straight at him. She caught sight of the heat boiling deep within his eyes. 

For a moment, the romantic tension seemed to thicken, until everyone roared again. Then only did the air clear up. 

"Qi Ye, since we are on the topic of fair play, you got no room to bring it up again!" You Tong said cleverly, cutting off Yunxuan's backup plans.

The corners of Yunxuan's lips curled up into a sly smirk. The students of Class Seven immediately felt goosebumps wash over them. 

Yunxuan spat each word clearly, "I'm usually not a vengeful person. This is only because my revenge is usually fulfilled on the spot!"

Just as Yunxuan said this, everyone in Class Seven immediately scrambled away to hide. Only Liu Shui and Qian Shangchen stood in their spots.

"Why didn't you two run away?" Yunxuan asked curiously. After all, her pranking prowess was well known among them. 

Liu Shui smiled as he held in his laughter and said, "You've already got your revenge, haven't you?"

However, Qian Shangchen said, "I believe in you, Qi Ye!"

"I've already gotten my revenge?" Yunxuan looked at Liu Shui. There was something stirring beneath her eyes. 

"You've scared them to this point. Isn't that revenge enough?" Liu Shui's voice was mildly pleasant, but in Yunxuan's ears, it sounded like it came from the heavens. 

Because he actually understood her!

At that moment, Yunxuan saw the emotions swirling in the depths of Liu Shui's eyes. 

Mild as a jade, Liu Shui kept his gentleman image. However, Yunxuan read him like a book. In his eyes, she had found a confidante. 

Two days had passed, Yunxuan and her company encountered plenty of spirit beasts. However, they were either too inferior or they were not to Yunxuan's liking. That was why they had not gotten a single spirit beast. 

"Qi Ye, if we keep this up, your Class Seven will lose for sure!" Qian Shangchen said to Yunxuan. The rising pressure against Class Seven had prompted him to do so. 

Yunxuan did not slow down. She kept walking as she asked, "Qian Shangchen, what do you think of the spirit beasts we've met so far?"

Qian Shangchen was caught off guard. He did not why Yunxuan was asking this, but he still answered her, "The spirit beasts we met for these past few days, either they were too low leveled, or their bloodlines are not pure enough!"

"And there you have it!" Yunxuan said. "Since they are not good spirit beasts, why should we contract them? That would just be a waste of affection!"

Qian Shangchen did not understand what she meant. "Why?"

Back then, did the headmaster not state that the person with the most spirit beasts and also remained in there the longest would win?

Yunxuan laughed and explained, "You completely misunderstood!"

Qian Shangchen moved closer to her. The students of Class Seven perked their ears up to listen in too. Only Liu Shui's eyes held admiration as he looked at her. 

"Did you forget the Headmaster had another requirement?" Yunxuan asked. 

Qian Shangchen shook his head and answered, "I don't know!" He only remembered the headmaster mention them needing to pass another test to win, but he did not say what the test was. 

"Think about it. Is a single sacred spirit beast stronger or ten thousand spirit beasts stronger?" Yunxuan stated. He should understand when she put it this way, right?

Qian Shangchen immediately caught on and answered, "I understand what you're getting at. One sacred spirit beast may not compare to ten thousand spirit beasts by numbers alone, but a sacred spirit beast can release Sacred Beast Coercion. So even if there are ten thousand spirit beasts, nothing would work. Because all of them would submit to the strongest, it's the unwritten rule that has held strong for a millennium. Is that right? Qi Ye?"

Yunxuan nodded, then said, "Then you should guess what the last stage is, right?"

After she said this, her eyes looked toward the group of students at the side not far away. 

Shi Houqiu and the others blushed, then turned their faces to the other side. Qian Shangchen chuckled. He looked a bit awkward, as if he expected Yunxuan to know.

Yunxuan turned her head back and caught Liu Shui's faint smile. She quickly smiled back at him. He probably knew what she was thinking, right?

Suddenly Yunxuan's facial expression changed. Then, excitement was painted all over her face, as she shouted out to everyone, "Come follow me, quick!"

Before she could finish speaking, Yunxuan was already sprinting ahead.

All the Class Seven students and Qian Shangchen immediately chased after her. Liu Shui stood where he was, looking at their disappearing backs. His eyes were deep in thought. 

Little Qi's speed seemed a little… suspicious!

Soon after, he shook his head, doubting himself. He had to be overthinking it. 

Soon, he followed suit. 

At the fountain's side, a black-clothed young man was holding a red tasseled spear. His gaze seemed frosted over as he watched a water dragon. 

The young man's tea brown dyed a lovely golden-red under the sunset's rays. His dark brown eyes were shining with light from deep within, like ambers that held a myriad of colors within it. He was an extraordinarily beautiful young man.