Ponderings

"What did you do this time, Huang Yu?"

"What do you mean? I don't understand? Just like how I didn't understand how the black dragon mural broke."

Shen Yi grit her teeth. This boy was driving her mad with all his antics.

"Everyone knew that it was your action that broke the platform! You literally snapped your fingers before exactly half of the simulation started breaking apart!" she borderline shouted.

A sagely smile appeared on Huang Yu's face. "Ahh, perfectly balanced, as all things should be…"

"So you're admitting to it?"

At this moment, Gu Yue took the chance to intervene. "Teacher Shen, do you have proof that it was Huang Yu?"

Shen Yi looked at Gu Yue with a frown. "Isn't it obvious that all of it was his doing? He's even making fun of it right now."

Gu Yue turned to look at Huang Yu before she sweat dropped. Nonetheless, she turned back to Shen Yi, planning to defend Huang Yu.

"Huang is just a Spirit Elder? Is your platform that fragile?"

That was a twist of words in her part. She didn't really know the true depths of Huang Yu's strength at the moment, but she knew that Huang Yu was definitely strong enough to cause the amount of damage that had been done.

The thing was, that, Shen Yi didn't.

She had only been there to see the ending of the battle, when Yun Ming appeared. She had assumed that it had been him that had saved both Huang Yu and Gu Yue, just as according to Huang Yu's keikaku. (Translator note: Keikaku means plan)

Nevertheless, she had the odd feeling that everything was caused by Huang Yu. Everything just matched up too well.

It was then that Huang Yu spoke up with a bright smile. Yet, it seemed like the one of a devil in Shen Yi's eyes. "Teacher Shen, since you're not willing to trust our words, shall we go to Elder Yun about this? I'm sure that with him here, everything will be resolved"

She flinched before forcing out a smile of her own. "It's fine. Let's not disturb Elder Yun with this. You're right. How could you have done it hahaha. I'm sure it's just a problem with the system."

"So.. Tang Wulin, Xie Xie and Xu Xiaoyan, follow me. Huang Yu and Gu Yue have already been admitted by Elder Yun previously." She turned to Huang Yu and Gu Yue. "Do you two know where to go?"

"Yup/Yes."

Xie Xie seemed shocked at that. "What?! That's not fair! How come they can just get in but I still have to go through this?"

Gu Yue looked at Xie Xie with a smug look. "We're just better than you."

Oof. It was super effective.

After that, Huang Yu beckoned Gu Yue to follow before leaving the other three students of class zero with Shen Yi.

As they followed Shen Yi to the next trail, Xu Xiaoyan couldn't help but ask, "Captain, what's wrong? You're kinda pale. Are you sick?"

Tang Wulin smiled wryly. "Don't worry. I'm just feeling a little bit under the weather right now. I'll be fine in a bit."

Both Xu Xiaoyan and Xie Xie looked at him with concern. "If you say so."

– – – –

Inside Tang Wulin's mindscape.

Old Tang was standing in a vast plain of darkness. His brows were furrowed as he looked at the seals that contained the power of the Golden Dragon King.

'Why are the powers of the Golden Dragon King rampaging so much? I've found out that the boy's physique shows similarities to the Sage's Body from some of Wulin's memories, but it shouldn't affect the power of the Golden Dragon King inside the seal.'

Old Tang sighed softly.

'If this keeps up, Wulin may have to face the trials of releasing the seals of the Golden Dragon King far earlier than expected. I'll have to use some of my energy to prolong the time needed, but I have to go into a slumber after this…'

'Though, to think that the both of you finally managed to obtain your wish. Hopefully his relationship with Wulin can improve…'

– – – –

Huang Yu and Gu Yue stood there blan as they arrived at their dorm room. They were reading a note that had been left on the desk by Yun Ming

The note read: 'Since you two seem to have such a good relationship, I've taken it upon myself to give the two of you a room that caters to your tastes. You did say that you wanted 'fair' treatment for the both of you correct? What could be more fair than gender equality! Enjoy the one bed in the room!'

'What a petty old fox…' Huang Yu grumbled internally.

Gu Yue who had been reading the note as well beside him broke Huang Yu out of his grumblings. "So what are we going to do now? A, are we actually going to share a bed?" she stuttered.

"No need, Yun Ming underestimates my power." Huang Yu said in a deeper tone before bringing out a bed from his spatial ring. He then placed it opposite the other bed.

Seeing this, Gu Yue raised an eyebrow. "Do you have everything inside there? It seems as if you have everything you need there."

"I'm just a very well-prepared person."

Gu Yue chuckled softly before lying on top of the bed that was originally in the room. She didn't know why, she felt some disappointment for some reason when Huang Yu had brought out another bed.

'What is happening to me?' she thought as she closed her eyes.

Huang Yu at the side arranging his own belongings noticed this. He scratched the back of his head before shaking it.

He was a person who had lived through two lives. How could he not know what Gu Yue was thinking from her actions?

He would admit that there was a great friendship between them, and even that he liked her slightly too. Yet, he didn't like her in that way at the moment.

She was too young! Although she was a spirit master and her body had matured a lot quicker than girl's in his original world, in the end, it didn't change the fact that she still had the body of a child.

He was a man of principles. This may offend many, but he completely abided by his rule of don't lewd the loli.

He lewded the milfs of course. He was a man of culture indeed.

Those were his thoughts about her for now. That may change in the future, but for now, he couldn't reciprocate her feelings.

Maybe the best thing to do right now is to just pretend that nothing was going on between the two of them.