An Imminent Conflict

"Ding-dong—Ding-dong—Ding-dong—"

Amidst a train announcement sound effect, the train, having stopped at a special platform, slowly closed the doors of each carriage and finally began to move.

It gradually accelerated, heading along the tracks in the direction of Huaming District, and coupled with the solemn atmosphere inside each carriage, it truly felt like a departure for battle.

However, within the carriages that were becoming solemn one by one, the atmosphere in one carriage seemed somewhat strange.

Strangely... quiet.

"..."

A heavy silence permeated the carriage.

Everyone in the carriage tacitly refrained from speaking, focusing their attention entirely in one direction.

There, was the most eye-catching presence in the entire Demon Hunter Academy.

The Hunter Department's super rookie, the Xu Family's heiress who had held the title of School Belle for two consecutive years, Xu Qianqian.

The Sorcerer Department's top freshman, the popular figure who had won everyone's affection shortly after entering the academy, An Zijin.

At this moment, these two beautiful girls, regarded as unattainable flowers by many students, were sitting on either side of a man who had only recently risen to prominence, surrounding him as if they were subtly vying for dominance.

This made everyone's mood complex, filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred as they stared at the man sitting between the School Belles, as if wanting to poke holes in him with their gazes. Their eyes were so sharp that one might suspect they had encountered their father's killer.

To this, Su Ming wanted to express that he was suffering inside, but he couldn't say anything.

He was also feeling like he was sitting on pins and needles.

Yao Beibei and Jiang Wanyu, sitting opposite him, didn't know if they were afraid to interrupt or didn't want to, cautiously watching the scene like onlookers, maintaining their silence.

Lei Hao and Ye Bai, sitting behind him, didn't know what they were doing, but he could always feel two gazes that seemed to want to tear him to pieces.

And that wasn't all.

What truly made Su Ming uneasy were the School Belles on either side of him.

Xu Qianqian had stopped speaking since she sat down, only gazing at Su Ming.

Su Ming could feel Xu Qianqian's gaze, but he couldn't turn his head to respond.

The reason was simple: his arm, which had long lost sensation, was being secretly and forcefully pinched by An Zijin, who was also maintaining her silence, as if telling Su Ming that if he dared to talk to Xu Qianqian, he could forget about that arm, making Su Ming dare not act rashly.

He was clearly suffering inside, but there was clearly nowhere for him to say it.

But there was one thing Su Ming was certain of.

"If this still isn't the world's will targeting me, then I'll eat my own slippers!"

This was Su Ming's only thought right now.

And whether it was fortunate or unfortunate, this eerie silence was finally broken.

"You seem to have changed a lot," Xu Qianqian suddenly said without any preamble.

"Huh?" Su Ming didn't react in time.

Xu Qianqian, however, kept looking at Su Ming, as if confirming something, and said, "It's just a feeling. I feel like you seem a bit different compared to two days ago."

As she said this, Xu Qianqian also subtly twitched her cute nose, as if smelling something.

In fact, half of Xu Qianqian's words were a cover.

She had indeed noticed some changes in Su Ming, but not based on intuition, but based on her own body's reaction.

This Xu Family heiress had always had a kind of instinctive restlessness towards Su Ming, making her somewhat crave Su Ming's blood.

And now, Xu Qianqian discovered that this restless feeling seemed even stronger.

Su Ming, unaware of this, naturally gave a forced smile.

"I also want to continue being like before."

This sentence represented Su Ming's silent accusation.

He really wanted to be like before, continuing to be an unnoticed extra, developing in secret, at least not being targeted so fiercely.

But this wish, ever since these two goddess-like School Belles appeared by his side, had completely vanished into thin air.

Xu Qianqian didn't even bother with Su Ming's accusation, her gaze at Su Ming slightly heated, and she even stuck out her little tongue, unconsciously licking her lips.

That action instantly filled this aloof School Belle with a bewitching charm, and made many people secretly observing this scene feel a heat in their hearts, almost causing them to have nosebleeds.

"Lend it to me."

Xu Qianqian still didn't bother with anyone else, reached out her hand, and pulled Su Ming's other hand into her embrace.

"————"

At this moment, the murderous aura permeating the carriage expanded several times over.

"Hiss"

Su Ming couldn't help but gasp.

Xu Qianqian, who had been holding his arm, directly pressed his palm to her mouth, took a light bite, and began sucking Su Ming's blood.

Su Ming only felt a very slight pain, followed by an electrifying sensation that made his spine tingle.

"You..."

Su Ming really wanted to rap Xu Qianqian on the head.

Did this girl forget where they were?

Doing something like this under so many people's noses, did she think the commotion wasn't big enough already?

Besides, did she even ask for his permission before sucking his blood?

Su Ming was furious.

But this scene, in the eyes of others, meant something else entirely.

All they could see was Xu Qianqian suddenly grabbing Su Ming's hand and "kissing" it.

Su Ming's expression of shock and anger naturally turned into a face of twisted pleasure in their eyes.

"Cough!"

Yao Beibei and Jiang Wanyu, who were sitting across from Su Ming and Xu Qianqian, were startled by this sudden scene. The drinks they were sipping almost sprayed out with their wide-eyed coughs, showing their shock.

"Crack!"

"Rip!"

"Slap!"

Some of the surrounding onlookers crushed their water cups, others tore their backpacks, and still others slapped their thighs in anger, only to yelp in pain.

"Lei Hao! Lei Hao!"

Ye Bai's cry came from the back seats again, as if someone needed to be rescued again.

Under these circumstances, An Zijin stood up, her patience exhausted.

"Could you please have some self-respect, senior?"

An Zijin confronted Xu Qianqian, her usually cute face covered with a layer of frost as if it contained a murderous aura, causing the onlookers to shiver.

"...!"

Xu Qianqian seemed to come back to her senses, realizing what she had done, her eyes regaining clarity.

She reluctantly released her mouth, raised her eyelids, and looked at An Zijin's frosty face.

Then, Xu Qianqian said, "Sorry, he just smells so good, I couldn't help myself..."

Xu Qianqian was indeed a little apologetic.

In her opinion, she had really lost her composure this time.

No matter what, Su Ming was An Zijin's fiancé, and it wasn't right for her to suddenly do something like this.

But it also showed Su Ming's attraction to Xu Qianqian, which had risen more than one level compared to before, causing Xu Qianqian to have some trouble controlling the restless blood in her body.

Of course, in the eyes of An Zijin, who didn't know the inside story, Xu Qianqian's sentence "he smells so good" was simply a provocation, and meant the same thing as "your husband is great."

So, An Zijin began to look expressionless.

"Little Zijin?"

Su Ming began to feel terrified.

Not only Su Ming, but even Yao Beibei and Jiang Wanyu across from him shuddered in horror.

"It's happening...!"

"Inner Zijin Mode!"

The two shouted out some incomprehensible words.

This wasn't the first time they had seen An Zijin like this.

In the past, when they had criticized Su Ming too much, An Zijin had become expressionless like this more than once.

And once An Zijin turned into this appearance, she would become very, very scary.

Yao Beibei and Jiang Wanyu called this An Zijin "Inner Zijin Mode."

An Zijin, who had entered this mode, did become a little scary.

"Is this the second time?" An Zijin looked at Xu Qianqian coldly and said, "Senior, is this the second time you've declared war on me?"

The coldness emanating from An Zijin as she said these words was truly frightening.

Xu Qianqian frowned and, meeting An Zijin's cold gaze, stood up.

Last time, when An Zijin said this, Xu Qianqian didn't respond.

But this time...

"If you think so, then it is."

Xu Qianqian directly responded head-on.

It could only be said that Miss Xu had never been one to back down in her life.

Therefore, even if An Zijin had misunderstood her intentions, Xu Qianqian had no intention of showing weakness.

Even knowing that An Zijin might not be such a simple person, she didn't think she was losing out to her in any way.

Speaking of being special, Xu Qianqian also had her own unique qualities that were no less than An Zijin's.

"Very well." An Zijin spoke as if accepting Xu Qianqian's declaration of war, her voice completely devoid of inflection, "Let's go find a place to settle this, senior."

"Alright." Xu Qianqian also replied calmly, "I'd also like to know just how strong you really are."

As she said that, the atmosphere between Xu Qianqian and An Zijin instantly became charged with gunpowder.

Conflict, about to erupt.

Just as everyone was watching the two suddenly clashing School Belles with fear and trepidation, waiting with nervous expressions for the intense conflict that was about to come, Su Ming finally exploded.

"Enough!"

Su Ming suddenly stood up.

"Huh?"

"Brother Su... Su Ming?"

Xu Qianqian and An Zijin were both shocked.

Su Ming spoke with extreme anger.

"You two just unilaterally draw aggro to me, then just unilaterally clash with each other, are you treating me like I don't exist?"

"And you want to find a place to settle this?"

"Great!"

"You two find a place for me on this train right now, so I can settle both of you at once!"

"Come on! Find it for me!"

Su Ming's furious voice stunned the two girls on the spot, rendering them speechless.

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