Transfer Student

At noon, as the bell rang, the classroom immediately erupted into noise. Zong Zheng Nanmo put away his textbook as well. "Jiang Hou, want to eat at the cafeteria together?"

Jiang Hou had brought his own lunch, but he could take it to the cafeteria to eat. The two of them used to get together often and shoot the breeze.

Of course, it was usually bored Jiang Hou listening to him ramble.

But today, Jiang Hou shook his head. "No. Too lazy to run back and forth."

"Alright."

Every classroom in the school had a microwave for students who brought their own meals. Jiang Hou soon returned to his seat with his lunchbox, and as soon as he opened the lid, a fragrant aroma spread through the room.

The lunchbox was divided into three sections. Rice filled half of the left side, topped with two little pink sausages.

The right side was split in two, holding vegetables and potato-braised ribs. The ribs were sprinkled with chopped scallions, and the spicy, savory fragrance immediately wafted through the air.

"Smells so good!" The nearest students sniffed the air.

Ignoring the looks from his classmates, Jiang Hou took out his chopsticks and began eating slowly. Not only was Siyu cute and pretty, but her cooking had gotten better and better over the years.

Ever since Qin Siyu learned to cook at the age of ten, she had been responsible for most of the meals at home.

It couldn't be helped. The food Jiang Hou and Qin Buyi made could only fill their stomachs. As for taste, forget it—it wasn't even as good as the little restaurant by the entrance.

While musing over this, Jiang Hou quickly finished his meal and took his lunchbox to the washing area on the first floor to rinse it out.

By the time he returned, many classmates who had finished eating were back in the classroom too. They gathered in twos and threes to chat, making the whole room seem rather lively.

Against that backdrop, Jiang Hou, sitting alone in the corner of the last row, somehow seemed especially lonely.

In the class, Zong Zheng Nanmo only had Jiang Hou as a "friend." Likewise, in his classmates' eyes, Jiang Hou—who had a "gloomy personality" and left as soon as school ended—was about the same.

Jiang Hou did not care about that situation. On the contrary, he liked the quiet feeling of not being disturbed.

But just then, a small group of six students in the middle of the classroom suddenly burst into laughter, apparently having brought up something amusing.

One handsome boy looked at the girl surrounded by the group. "Wuwu, a three-star dessert shop opened downstairs from my place. Want to go try it after school?"

"Their signature Matcha Pancake this week is delicious. Lots of people line up for it every day."

Before the girl could answer, a short-haired girl sitting on a desk asked in surprise, "Is that place called Star Story?"

"Yeah, that's the one." The handsome boy nodded.

The short-haired girl immediately became interested. "I've seen their ads on Doujia several times these past few days. The comments all say their pancakes are really good too."

"Are they really that good?" The other two boys and one girl were tempted.

But the girl being surrounded frowned slightly. "Eating too many desserts makes you gain weight. Besides, didn't we agree to go to Esports City today?"

The short-haired girl immediately nodded in agreement. "Right, we already agreed to go to Esports City after school today."

"Jiang Zhong, let's have the pancakes another time."

"Exactly. We already agreed on Esports City."

The other three also chimed in. The boy named Jiang Zhong smiled, his tone gentle. "Sure. I'll treat everyone another day."

As they spoke, the group began discussing other topics, though the focus of the conversation still revolved around the girl called Wuwu.

And at this moment, it was not just those students. The other boys in class appeared to be chatting, but intentionally or not, they were all sneaking glances at the girl surrounded by the group.

It couldn't be helped. Li Mengwu was simply too beautiful.

She had an oval face, phoenix eyes, and fair skin. She looked somewhat like Bingbing in her younger years, only even prettier.

Unlike most high school girls, who were pure and plain, Li Mengwu was not only strikingly beautiful, but also much taller and more voluptuous than girls her age.

Combined with her naturally purplish shoulder-length hair, a fitted white shirt, and a red-patterned short skirt, she looked sexy and captivating.

A girl like that was lethally attractive to high school boys.

And although she talked every day about where to go play after school, she ranked first in the grade in science. Rumor had it that she was also skilled at piano and dance, making her the secret crush of many boys in class.

Of course, Jiang Hou was not among them.

Whether in the past or now, Qin Siyu was the cutest and prettiest in his eyes. No objections allowed.

High school was great—no worries, just freely singing the praises of youth. Jiang Hou yawned and lazily lay facedown on his desk, ready to sleep for a while.

But Zong Zheng Nanmo slipped back in just then. After sitting down, he scoffed softly. "Those simps think Li Mengwu will fall for one of them just because they hang around her every day?"

Under normal circumstances, a goddess really would not fall for simps.

Still, Jiang Hou reminded him, "You're right, but keep your voice down. Be careful they don't hear you and corner you in the bathroom."

Zong Zheng Nanmo looked unconcerned. "What's there to be afraid of? When the time comes, who knows who'll beat up whom? Don't let my skinny build fool you—I'm all muscle."

"I think you should just keep telling yourself that..." Jiang Hou shook his head.

However, any hope of sleep was gone. Zong Zheng Nanmo said mysteriously, "Jiang Hou, did you know Class Six upstairs got a transfer student yesterday?"

Jiang Hou gave him a sidelong glance and replied unhurriedly, "And?"

"I went to take a look just now. One word... handsome." When considering how to describe her, Zong Zheng Nanmo thought for a moment before finally settling on that word.

"Handsome? A boy?" Jiang Hou nodded, indicating that he understood.

Zong Zheng Nanmo shook his head. "No, a girl. She's very pretty—about on par with Li Mengwu."

"It's just that her temperament is really unique. I can only describe her as handsome."

"This transfer student has the boys in Class Six all excited. These past two days have been like a festival for them. Pathetic." Zong Zheng Nanmo looked disdainful.

You call them pathetic, yet you ran upstairs to gawk at her. Jiang Hou could not even be bothered to mock him.

Although this guy had no friends in class, his love of gossip had earned him quite a few friends in other classes. They were mostly girls, though.

As they talked, time quickly passed, and the afternoon flew by.

Soon, the dismissal bell rang.

"Alright, that's it for today. Class dismissed."

At the podium, the middle-aged homeroom teacher, who was also their Chinese teacher, pushed up his glasses and announced the end of class. The classroom immediately erupted into noise.

"Come on, Chen Xiong, let's play basketball."

"Not today. Our dance club has an event. Class One's Sakura Grass Group created a new dance—we can't miss it."

"You bastard, ditching your friends for girls."

"Let's go, we're heading to Esports City..."

Following the crowd, Jiang Hou returned home as usual.

Nothing unexpected happened. After dinner, he watched variety shows with Qin Siyu until a little after eight, then they each showered and returned to their own rooms.

That had been Qin Buyi's rule in the past: after nine, they had to return to their rooms and sleep, or they would have no energy to study the next day.

Of course, returning to their rooms was one thing. Whether they actually slept was another. For example, Jiang Hou was standing by the window, his gaze solemn as he looked out into the pitch-black night.

Sun and Moon Rotation, allowing entry into and exit from the ruins!

After a day of "calming down," the excitement of obtaining extraordinary power had faded. Yet when Jiang Hou recalled what had happened last night, a chill still ran down his spine.

If he had not happened to die atop the blood array, he would have died last night.

And then there was the Black Ant Ferocious Beast. Without the ability to Transform into Giant Ape, even after being revived, he still would not have escaped being torn apart and devoured.

But... Jiang Hou lowered his head and looked at the Cross Diamond Mark on the back of his hand.

Activate the inheritance and embark on the God and Demon Path of eternal life and immortality...

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