The ineffable closeness and tension between Fu Ye and Tang Yue
became the most widely circulated topic of private gossip at Tianlan Magic High School.
Countless young men were left heartbroken,
and Fu Ye's "hate level" among the male students invisibly hit the maximum.
Yet he himself did not care in the slightest.
He still kept to himself,
except the curious and jealous gazes following behind him
had multiplied several times over.
After a brief period of distress,
Tang Yue quickly adjusted her mindset.
She had never been the coy type.
Since she had already resorted to the "might as well go all the way" strategy once, the deliberate shyness she felt whenever she faced Fu Ye gradually faded.
In its place was a far more complicated sense of wariness and curiosity.
This concern even affected her judgment of other matters.
For instance, the inconspicuous "Loach Pendant" hanging around Mo Fan's neck.
As a member of the Judgment Association, Tang Yue's discerning eye far surpassed that of an ordinary teacher.
During a free practice session in a combat class,
she happened to catch sight of the ancient pendant hanging from Mo Fan's neck.
With her sharp perception of magical energy fluctuations, she immediately realized it was no ordinary object.
A Growth-type Magic Artifact?
Such an invaluable treasure, something one could only stumble upon by chance, was actually on an entry-level student?
Given her usual personality and the duties of the Judgment Association, she would at least have found an opportunity to subtly ask Mo Fan about the pendant's origins, or observe and record it more closely.
But now, her gaze involuntarily drifted first toward a familiar window in the teachers' office area, where Fu Ye's seat was located.
Better to avoid trouble...
This thought flashed through Tang Yue's mind.
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