The Embrace Before the Dormitory

"Bam!"

With a loud thud, Su Ming was tossed to the ground by a few rough men, landing right in front of An Zijin.

"Ah!"

An Zijin let out a startled cry, as if frightened.

"You bastards."

Su Ming was dizzy from the fall, gritting his teeth in pain, wishing he could tear apart these scumbags who had grabbed him without a word and hauled him over here.

The few thugs from who-knows-where stood behind the leaders, Ye Bai and Lei Hao, looking like qualified bodyguards and excellent delivery workers.

"Junior An, take a look—is this the goods?"

"Is this the Su Ming you wanted?"

"If not, just say the word. We support returns."

"That's right, we'll take him back and dispose of him on the spot, no traces left."

The thugs spoke with murderous intent, making Su Ming feel like he'd stolen their wives or something to earn such hatred.

Of course, in their minds, Su Ming might as well have stolen their wives.

Especially Ye Bai, whose expression toward An Zijin shifted between excitement, heartache, elation, and near-tears, like he was about to attend a funeral feast.

If it were Xu Qianqian, she might have ignored the situation, but little An Zijin couldn't seem to handle it. Seeing everyone ready to take Su Ming away and deal with him, she quickly spoke up.

"That's right, that's right! I'm looking for him!"

Faced with this, even if Su Ming weren't the person An Zijin was after, she would have admitted it anyway.

She had no choice—denying it would mean a life on the line. An Zijin couldn't bring herself to do that.

But Su Ming, lying on the ground, clearly sensed that while he'd temporarily saved his life, the killing intent focused on him had only grown.

"Good, it's him. Good, it's him."

Ye Bai stared hard at Su Ming, making him feel a bit creeped out.

"Thank you, everyone."

An Zijin clearly had no idea what was going on, so she could only awkwardly thank the group.

Seeing An Zijin's pitifully adorable look, the murderous intent in their hearts eased somewhat.

"No problem. Being able to help Junior An is our honor."

"Then we'll take our leave now."

"You two... take your time. (gritting teeth)"

Leaving those words behind, the group of deliverymen turned and left.

Ye Bai was dragged away by Lei Hao, looking utterly listless, like a salted fish that had lost its dreams.

"Serves you right!"

Su Ming didn't feel any sympathy; instead, he snorted coldly.

Then, a hesitant, timid voice sounded above Su Ming's head.

"Are... are you okay?"

Hearing this slightly weak voice, Su Ming looked up.

As he raised his head, what came into view was An Zijin, the new campus belle, crouching in front of him.

At this moment, Campus Belle An's eyes were filled with an excitement and joy that Su Ming couldn't quite understand.

Su Ming didn't get the look, but he accidentally caught a glimpse of some scenery he shouldn't have.

After all, An Zijin was crouched right in front of him, wearing a JK-style school uniform.

So, some beautiful sights under her skirt were impossible for Su Ming to avoid.

"Ahem."

Su Ming let out a couple of fake coughs to cover it up, then quickly stood up.

"Um, Junior," Su Ming said with a dry laugh. "May I ask what you need me for?"

At this moment, Su Ming was genuinely worried that this cute junior might, like Xu Qianqian, have discovered some of his secrets.

Otherwise, he couldn't think of any reason why this new campus belle would come looking for him.

But as Su Ming was thinking this, An Zijin remained silent, her small hands twisting nervously, making Su Ming worry those delicate fingers might snap.

Before long, An Zijin seemed to muster her courage and looked at Su Ming.

"Don't you recognize me?"

An Zijin asked this baffling question with obvious tension.

"How could I not recognize you?" Su Ming twitched the corner of his mouth. "You're the new campus belle of our Sorcerer Department, the talk of the town lately. Who wouldn't recognize you?"

Was this An Zijin here to show off to him?

Not alike.

Just as Su Ming was thinking this, the excitement and joy in An Zijin's eyes vanished before him.

"It seems you don't recognize me."

An Zijin lowered her head, murmuring something in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz. Her gaze turned utterly dim, and her expression was filled with a look as if she might cry at any moment.

"Ah, this."

Su Ming was dumbfounded.

What kind of development was this?

Why did it feel so inexplicable?

Could it really be a prank?

And on top of that, this goddess of a junior was about to cry right here?

No way.

Su Ming knew that once An Zijin started crying, he probably wouldn't need to keep hanging around the Demon Hunter Academy anymore.

Because, by then, the people who wanted to kill him would definitely be lined up all the way to the academy's main gate.

No, he had to think of a way to fix this.

Su Ming's survival instinct kicked in.

But just as Su Ming was about to say something, the sight of An Zijin's tearful expression suddenly made him freeze.

An indescribable sense of déjà vu, or rather familiarity, surged into Su Ming's heart.

Su Ming furrowed his brow, staring at the pitiful An Zijin.

Under these circumstances, An Zijin's face began to overlap with a small face from Su Ming's memory.

A long-buried memory was unearthed by Su Ming.

It was a memory from childhood, from before the world had undergone its great upheaval.

Su Ming remembered that back then, a small figure was always following him around.

That was the kid from next door.

That child had been incredibly cute since she was little, not only doted on by her own family, but even Su Ming's parents adored her. They would often take care of her, call her over for meals, and treat her like their own daughter.

At the time, Su Ming also thought the girl was very cute, but because she received so much of his parents' attention, it made him, still young and immature, feel deeply unbalanced.

So, at first, Su Ming and the girl had a very tense relationship.

But later, Su Ming and the girl grew close.

What the reason was, Su Ming had already forgotten.

He was only seven or eight years old back then, so naturally, he couldn't remember everything so clearly.

But there was one thing Su Ming still remembered vividly.

That was, on the day the girl finally moved away with her parents, leaving the house next door, she looked just like An Zijin did now—utterly gloomy, on the verge of tears.

The same expression, a similar face, caused the An Zijin before Su Ming and the neighbor girl in his memory to draw closer and closer, until they completely overlapped.

"Little Zijin?"

When Su Ming came back to his senses, he had unconsciously called out the name of the girl buried deep in his memory.

An Zijin suddenly lifted her head, and a burst of unprecedented joy erupted in her once-dim eyes.

Seeing An Zijin's reaction, Su Ming found it hard to believe, but he confirmed it anyway.

"You're Little Zijin? Uncle An's daughter?"

Su Ming was utterly astonished.

"Yes! It's me! Brother Su Ming!"

The tears threatening to spill from An Zijin's eyes vanished, replaced by an expression of joyful weeping.

There was no doubt about it—An Zijin was the neighbor girl Su Ming had known in his childhood.

"Didn't you go abroad?"

Su Ming was still a bit stunned.

"Abroad?"

An Zijin was also confused.

Hearing this, Su Ming remembered that the world no longer had those old countries.

"I mean, didn't you leave Longyao City?"

Su Ming quickly corrected himself.

"Yeah, Brother Su Ming, I moved away from Longyao City with my mom and dad to Yinze City." An Zijin said, extremely delighted. "But after I was found to have a Spiritual Constitution, I came back—back to this Base City from my childhood—to attend the Demon Hunter Academy!"

Yinze City was one of the three closest base cities to Longyao City, with a population of approximately 90 million, making it a far more prosperous and powerful base city than Longyao.

Due to their geographical proximity and relationships, the four base cities—Longyao Base City, Yinze Base City, Qilan Base City, and Qinghai Base City—formed a small circle among the many base cities on the continent, collectively known as the Coastal Four Cities.

Among them, Longyao City had a population of 60 million, ranking third among the four base cities, while Yinze Base City, with 90 million people, ranked first.

Su Ming's neighbors, the An family, had originally chosen to go abroad for better development, taking An Zijin, who was only a year younger than Su Ming, with them.

In this world of great upheaval, the An family's decision to go abroad seemed to have turned into a move away from Longyao City to develop in Yinze City, the top-ranked among the four base cities.

But now, An Zijin had actually returned.

What's more, she had been found to possess a Spiritual Constitution, becoming the top freshman in the Sorcerer Department of the Demon Hunter Academy, enrolling there and becoming Su Ming's junior, as well as the hottest new School Belle across the entire academy.

Su Ming suddenly felt a flood of mixed emotions.

As for An Zijin, she could no longer hold back.

"I finally see you, Brother Su Ming!"

Saying this, An Zijin's next move silenced the entire world.

In the next second, with a look of joyful tears, An Zijin unhesitatingly threw herself at Su Ming, crashing into his arms.

Yes.

An Zijin had embraced him.

A trace of astonishment still hung on Su Ming's face as he instinctively reached out and held the neighbor girl who had fallen into his arms.

At that moment, the sensation of her soft, delicate body and the pleasant scent of a young girl washed over Su Ming all at once.

"Brother Su Ming! Brother Su Ming!"

Oblivious to everything, An Zijin hugged Su Ming tightly, immersed in the joy of their reunion.

But Su Ming seemed to realize something, and he began to sweat profusely.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

From the direction of the dormitory, a terrifying killing intent seemed to be fully unleashed, turning into a skyward surge of resentment that enveloped Su Ming.

Su Ming could even hear the sound of Ye Bai's heart shattering, along with a miserable scream.

"Haha."

Su Ming let out a resigned smile.

Afterward, Su Ming ran.

Dragging An Zijin along with him, he fled into the distance, pursued by the collective male students.

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