On Scumbags

After lunch, Lu Yuan lay on a bench in the yard to digest his food, while Hu Liena sat beside him, with Lu Yuan's head resting on Hu Liena's lap.

"Junior brother, where are you planning to go this afternoon?" Hu Liena gently stroked Lu Yuan's face and asked softly.

"Going to see a scumbag?" Lu Yuan said.

"A scumbag?" Hu Liena asked softly, "Is he a scumbag like you, junior brother?"

"What do you mean 'just like me'?" Hearing Hu Liena's words, Lu Yuan got up and glared at Hu Liena unhappily. "Senior sister, watch your mouth!"

A sly glint flashed in Hu Liena's eyes as she said, "Doesn't that make you a scumbag, junior brother, for two-timing?"

"Oh, right!" Under Hu Liena's gaze, Lu Yuan actually nodded and said, "Indeed, so in order not to be a scumbag, I can only reluctantly give up one of you. Senior sister, do you think I should give up on you, or give up on you?"

"What did you say?" Hu Liena's voice suddenly rose, "Junior brother, what did you just say?"

Lu Yuan chuckled inwardly, but put on an innocent face and said, "Just now, Senior Sister, you said I was two-timing you. So, in order not to be a scumbag, I have no choice but to painfully give you up, Senior Sister. Sigh!" He then sighed, feigning sadness.

"How dare you!" Hu Liena suddenly became anxious, tears welling up in her eyes.

Just now, she was just teasing Lu Yuan on purpose, and she may not have been without the intention of possessing Lu Yuan exclusively. She thought it would be best to have more of Lu Yuan, so that Lu Yuan's heart would not only be filled with Qian Renxue, but also make room for her.

Unexpectedly, Lu Yuan said that, which made Hu Liena anxious and filled with grievance.

"Senior Sister!" Seeing Hu Liena so anxious that tears were streaming down her face, Lu Yuan couldn't help but curse himself inwardly. He reached out and stroked Hu Liena's pretty face, saying, "Senior Sister, don't worry, I was just joking."

"Really?" Hu Liena looked at Lu Yuan with teary eyes.

"It really is, more real than gold!" Lu Yuan said firmly.

"Then how will you prove it?" Hu Liena asked.

"I swear to God!" Lu Yuan was about to reach out when Hu Liena grabbed his hand.

"No need to swear, I believe you!" Hu Liena said with a smile.

Seeing Hu Liena's tearful smile, Lu Yuan felt a pang of self-reproach and said solemnly, "Senior Sister, I was wrong just now. I will never make such jokes again."

Hu Liena hugged Lu Yuan tightly and whispered, "Junior brother, no matter what happens in the future, you must not abandon me. Even if you want to be with Qian Renxue, you can't abandon me!"

"Hmm!" Lu Yuan nodded, then tentatively asked, "Senior Sister, does that mean you agree to go with Xiao Xue?"

"Then we'll see how you perform!" Hu Liena pinched Lu Yuan's waist, making him wince in pain.

However, he was quite happy inside, at least Hu Liena's tone had softened somewhat.

Hu Liena is deeply in love with herself and can't extricate herself, so she's easy to handle. But Xiao Xue is a big problem. The revolution is not yet successful, comrades still need to work hard.

Hu Liena nestled in Lu Yuan's arms and asked, "Who is that scumbag you were talking about earlier?"

"Grandmaster, have you heard of Yu Xiaogang?"

"I've heard of him!" Hu Liena nodded and said, "The people from the Spirit Hall call him a piece of trash!"

"Useless?" Lu Yuan pondered for a moment and said, "That's not wrong, he really is a piece of trash."

"However, he does have some research on Martial Soul, which is still somewhat useful for low-level Soul Master," Lu Yuan said.

"A low-level Soul Master?" Hu Liena asked.

"Hmm!" Lu Yuan nodded and said, "This Grandmaster has done some research on Martial Soul tactics, and he advocates cooperation and emphasizes team combat power."

"Although high-level Soul Master rely more on individual strength, teamwork can still be effective in team battles at the Soul Ancestor and below. However, that's about it. For a powerful Soul Master, a group might not be a help, but rather a hindrance."

"Take you, junior brother, for example?" Hu Liena said with a smile.

"More or less!" Lu Yuan nodded, not denying it.

Given his fighting style, he is indeed not well-suited to teaming up with others. Of course, this is mainly because there are very few people of the same level who can keep up with his pace. Forcing him to cooperate would actually weaken his strength.

"Then why do you call Yu Xiaogang a scumbag?" Hu Liena asked curiously.

Lu Yuan smiled faintly and said, "Do you think a man who doesn't even trust his girlfriend who has been with him for more than five years, but instead believes what others say, leaves his girlfriend, chooses to be with his sister, and finally abandons his sister, is a scumbag?"

"There really are such beasts in the world?" Hu Liena's eyes widened.

"Does this kind of person deserve to live in this world?" Hu Liena's pretty face was full of anger. "Junior brother, why don't we find someone to kill him? This kind of person is only harming people if he stays in the world. He's wasting air when he's alive and wasting land when he's dead."

"Hey, no!" Startled by Hu Liena's words, Lu Yuan quickly stopped her. If Yu Xiaogang were killed, Bibi Dong would go crazy. If word got out, he and Hu Liena would both die. In Bibi Dong's heart now, there was really nothing more important than Yu Xiaogang.

Even if we were to kill them, we should wait until they grew up and then eliminate them silently.

Moreover, he had been learning about Martial Soul from Yu Xiaogang since he was a child. Although he was mostly self-taught, he had learned quite a lot. He had to repay this kindness before he could take action.

Lu Yuan never owes anyone anything.

However, the thought that his beautiful female Pope master actually liked someone like Yu Xiaogang made Lu Yuan quite unhappy. Did Yu Xiaogang even deserve him?

"Junior brother, why keep this kind of person alive instead of killing him? You don't want to follow his example, do you?" Hu Liena looked at Lu Yuan with a questioning gaze.

"What are you saying?" He flicked his finger at Hu Liena's smooth forehead, and the latter covered her head in grievance, but her eyes still looked at Lu Yuan stubbornly.

Touching Hu Liena's pretty face, Lu Yuan's expression turned serious. He said, "Senior sister, is this how you see me? I may not be devoted enough, but once I've made up my mind about someone, I will never let go of them in this lifetime. Whether it's you or Xiao Xue, since I've already made up my mind, then you can only be mine in this lifetime, and no one can take you away."

Seeing Lu Yuan's serious expression, Hu Liena breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, saying, "Junior brother, you're really domineering!"

Holding Hu Liena tightly in his arms, Lu Yuan said with a smile, "I'm just that domineering, Senior Sister. Now that you're on my pirate ship, you can forget about getting off for the rest of your life."

"I never intended to go down!" Hu Liena murmured softly, a smile playing on her lips.