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"Rudeness and masculinity are completely different things! What kind of men are hooligans, scoundrels, and bandits? Only gentlemen are true men!" Murong Qing said irritably. "It's easy to learn bad habits but hard to learn good ones. In just one month, my brother has been completely corrupted. How am I supposed to explain this to Father? Ying Zhou, is it? I thought he was a man of principle, but humph, he can't hide forever. Sooner or later, I'll have to settle accounts with him."

Si Ming thought for a moment and didn't try to persuade her further. It was obvious that Murong Qing had an excessive protective instinct towards her younger brother, so it was best not to provoke her at this time, lest she get caught in the crossfire.

As for Ying Zhou? He can only hope for the best.

Not long after, the bell rang, everyone returned to their seats, and then the homeroom teacher brought in a student.

"Never seen him before, looks like a transfer student."

"It's a girl! Wow, and a stunning beauty at that! Our class's overall attractiveness has improved again!"

"He seems rather cold; I guess he's not easy to get along with."

Chen Shimi let out a low laugh, "This is a fateful encounter, an inevitability hidden beneath the mask of chance; the wheels of history keep turning."

Si Ming turned his head curiously and asked, "You know him?"

"I don't recognize them, but I can see the causal threads connecting us. It's a trial from the High Heavens; only by collecting all twelve King Keys..."

Si Ming stopped listening to this guy's nonsense and turned his attention back to the podium. He stared at the transfer student for a while, confirming that he had never seen her before either. It seemed impossible for that classic scene to happen—the female transfer student pointing at the male protagonist and exclaiming, "Ah!" or "What are you doing here?"

But one has to admit, she was indeed very beautiful. Her hair was jet black, and her face, though expressionless, was stunningly beautiful. She was as lovely as a plum blossom blooming in the snow, and as radiant as an autumn orchid covered in frost. Her eyes were bright and Jingjing, like the moon shining on a cold river. She had bright red lips and fair skin, and her features were exquisite. She was so beautiful that every part of her was stunning. Moreover, she had long, straight black hair that reached her waist.

She and Murong Qing are beauties of the same level. At this level, it's impossible to judge who is prettier. It's just a matter of personal preference. If you had to find a flaw, it would probably be that her body curves are too smooth and lack curves. However, some people prefer that, so it's hard to call it a flaw.

Overall, putting aside her looks, this transfer student gave Si Ming a cold impression. Her seriousness was different from Murong Qing's earnestness; it was a kind of indifference that made her seem oblivious to others, as if she couldn't see her own kind in her eyes at all.

"Everyone, quiet down. We're having one more student in our class this semester." The homeroom teacher patted the podium, then turned to the transfer student and said, "Go write your name on the blackboard."

As the transfer student turned around, Si Ming felt that the other person's gaze seemed to linger on him for a moment.

Is this someone who knows me?

Or is it just a misperception stemming from male biological instincts?

Just as I was pondering this, I saw the other person write their name on the blackboard in standard regular script.

Chapter 198 The Strange Man

Yu Shuying.

The transfer student's name was quite artistic.

There was no self-introduction or questions from classmates like in Japanese anime. After writing their names, the transfer student was assigned to the last row of the classroom by the homeroom teacher, where a desk was temporarily added—in reality, it is rare for there to be an empty seat in the middle of a classroom.

When the bell rang, there wasn't a crowd of people surrounding the student to ask questions. This was partly because such a practice didn't exist, and partly because the transfer student exuded an aura that kept strangers at bay. However, quite a few boys did steal glances at him, typical of those who had the desire but not the courage.

The Su State has a large population. Although the birth rate has gradually decreased due to industrialization, the government has not introduced any family planning policies. Therefore, the decline in the birth rate is a gradual process rather than a major avalanche. With the support of a huge base, the number of newborns is still very large. Therefore, the arrangement of desks is similar to that of high school in Si Ming's previous life, with two students sitting at the same desk, in a total of four large rows, forming a two-four system.

In some classes with a large number of students, an additional row will be added in the middle to form a nine-row pattern, or three students will sit together in three large rows to form a three-three system.

The model of having no deskmates and each student spaced apart is not suitable for the Su State. It may exist in private schools, but public schools obviously pay more attention to the utilization of space.

Unlike in Si Ming's previous life, the schools here do not specifically separate boys and girls, forcing same-sex students to sit together. It is basically a lottery system; whichever seat you draw, you sit there, unless you have a height or vision restriction, in which case you are allowed to exchange seats.

Yu Shuying was assigned a seat right next to Chen Shimi. He had always sat alone before. Although he had been muttering about things like "causality" and "fate," when the transfer student actually sat next to him, he didn't dare to talk to her or even glance at her. His stiff expression revealed his nervousness.

The morning classes passed by as usual. She didn't talk to Yu Shuying. When it was time for lunch, she went to the cafeteria alone to get her food, and then returned to the classroom to quietly flip through her textbook.

"That's not a good idea. It feels like we're deliberately ostracizing her. We'll be classmates in the future, after all."

"She brought this on herself. She doesn't want to integrate into the group, so why should we fawn over her? As a transfer student, she should be proactive in adapting to the environment. Why should the environment adapt to her?"

"That's not how it works. Some people are just shy and not used to initiating conversations. It's normal for them to be hesitant to talk to strangers when they first arrive in a new environment. That's when we need to take the initiative to help them integrate into the group."

During self-study time, several active girls in the class gathered in a circle and decided to send Ren Junshuang as their representative to talk to the transfer student and help her become a member of the class as soon as possible.

Unexpectedly, Ren Junshuang had only taken a few steps, before he even reached Yu Shuying's seat, when she sensed his presence and turned around. After glancing at him a few times, she suddenly stood up and shouted, "I have no interest in ordinary people. Unless you have extraordinary talents, possess a soul, foresee the future, or are Otherworld Domain being, don't come looking for me!"

After saying that, he ignored everyone else's reactions and sat back down without any embarrassment.

The students in the class looked at each other, somewhat bewildered, and it took them a while to come to their senses before they began to discuss it in hushed tones.

Ren Junshuang awkwardly withdrew his steps, shook his head, sat back down, and said to the girl he had been discussing things with, "Another School of Fiction."

"Sigh, we already have one person in our class Chen Shimi), and now another one has joined the ranks."

"Her paranoia seems quite severe, and judging from her statements, she also has some autistic tendencies."

Because of Chen Shimi's earlier statement, the classmates were not particularly shocked or repulsed by Yu Shuying's speech. They simply thought she was School of Fiction with severe delusions. Some of the boys couldn't help but feel sorry that such a beautiful girl was actually considered to be in the "abnormal human" category.

Chen Shimi turned to look at his deskmate for the first time, his expression initially shocked, then turning to delight, as if he had met an old friend in a foreign land. He quickly covered one eye with his hand and said, "I didn't expect you to be Hundun Warrior fighting against the ultimate darkness. After that war of the century, we warriors were scattered all over the world, losing contact and fighting alone. But I always believed that the thread of cause and effect cannot be easily severed, as long as we..."

"Sorry, we're not the same kind of people. Unless you can prove you meet one of these four conditions—gifted ability, soul possession, precognition, or being Otherworld Domain being—shut up," Yu Shuying replied coldly.

Chen Shimi. He quickly coughed and continued, "My power is sealed in this left hand, but it cannot be shown to ordinary people. Only when certain conditions are met can it be..."

The sound stopped abruptly because Yu Shuying had placed two fingers on his eyelids without his noticing, and warned, "If you say another word to me, these two fingers will move an inch further in."

Chen Shimi quickly shut his mouth and made a zipping motion.

"Very good, just don't let it happen again." Yu Shuying withdrew her hand.

This commotion startled the boys who were trying to flirt with Yu Shuying by pretending to be delusional. For a moment, they couldn't figure out if she really thought that way or if it was just another form of delusional disorder.

Si Ming also witnessed this scene, but he was focused on something else. "Such fast movements; even I wouldn't have been able to dodge that."

At that moment, he saw the other person glance at him again, with a meaningful look in their eyes, and this time he was sure it wasn't his imagination.