Han San wanted to bring Zhu Zhuqing and Luo Yao together for more than just the fact that they were classmates. The main reason was that he wanted to bring them both over to his side.
If he let the two of them keep getting closer, they might end up working together against him. If that happened, he could find himself in serious trouble.
Luo Yao and Huohuo were both exceptionally talented, only a little less so than he was. No matter which side they took, they would be formidable opponents.
Besides, Han San could tell that Zhu Zhuqing would soon be joining them. She and Luo Yao would probably have things to discuss as women, so to keep Xiao Wu from feeling left out, he decided she should go back with Luo Yao first.
At least Luo Yao already had Zhu Zhuqing to keep her company. And with her own feelings involved, there was no chance of anything unexpected happening.
Luo Yao could only admit that women were just as clever as men.
Seeing that Han San and Huohuo had already gone off with Zhu Zhuqing, Duoxu turned to him and suggested, "I don't have anything to do at the academy right now. Why don't we take a stroll around Suotuo City? We can see if there's anything interesting there."
Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu exchanged a glance. They both thought Duoxu's suggestion had come a little too suddenly.
If he wanted to get closer to Luo Yao, naturally he needed more chances to spend time with her. Going for a walk together was certainly a good way to do that.
Luo Yao pretended to hesitate. In the end, she glanced at Zhu Zhuqing, then nodded.
Compared with going sightseeing, I'd rather spend the time cultivating. The divine power I received in my previous life was too great. Even with the memories I have now, I still can't be careless. There are endless possibilities in my future, and I can't afford to slack off.
Still, I should be grateful that Zhuqing has been so good to me. I've made her worry too much. Since she wants to go for a walk with me, I can only agree.
The only problem is that Xiao Wu and Duoxu will be coming along. I hope she doesn't do anything foolish and reveal that I created the divine realm.
Rather than getting closer to her friends, I'd rather have more time alone with Zhuqing.
Luo Yao deliberately used a teasing tone to invite Xiao Wu and Duoxu along. As expected, she touched a nerve.
Xiao Wu might have spent ten thousand years cultivating before taking human form, but her heart and mind were no more mature than those of a ten-year-old girl. When it came to human relationships, she was even less experienced than that.
Besides, Duoxu already had the makings of a little witch. The more she saw Luo Yao trying to leave with Zhuqing, the more she insisted on following him.
Tang San had once been deeply moved by Zhu Zhuqing's devotion, but now, seeing Xiao Wu and Duoxu openly competing for Luo Yao's attention, while knowing exactly how he felt about her, he could only watch helplessly as the two girls tried every trick to get her to notice them.
Zhu Zhuqing was so exasperated she didn't know what to do. She could only swallow her frustration.
Perhaps because of that, Zhu Zhuqing spent the whole way with too much on her mind. Duoxu and Xiao Wu, on the other hand, stayed close to Luo Yao.
By the time they returned to the academy dormitory, Zhu Zhuqing was ready to give the two girls a piece of her mind.
Duoxu and Xiao Wu were quick learners. Once they realized Zhu Zhuqing was upset, they didn't dare push their luck again.
What they didn't know was that Luo Yao had been the one pulling the strings all along. He wanted to make sure Zhu Zhuqing didn't become suspicious, but he also wanted Duoxu and Xiao Wu to be more attentive to him.
Luo Yao naturally wouldn't pass up a chance to achieve both things at once.
"Hmph! That Luo Yao is a real womanizer. He says he wants to change the fate of the soul beasts, but then he goes sightseeing with another woman!"
Gu Muyan let out a dissatisfied snort as she read the diary.
She had been reading Luo Yao's diary, and the more she learned about his previous life, the more convinced she became that the hope of changing the fate of the soul beasts rested on him.
But when she learned that Luo Yao was actually falling under Duoxu's spell, and had even gone on a trip with her to cultivate their relationship, while Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Duoxu were all competing for his attention, Gu Muyan was thoroughly displeased.
Especially with Xiao Wu.
She had spent ten thousand years cultivating before taking human form. The fact that Tang San had deceived and toyed with her in her previous life was bad enough.
Now, she had already read the diary and learned about the tragic ending of Luo Yao's previous life. Yet she still refused to urge him to cultivate properly, and kept thinking only of herself.
If Gu Muyan could find a reasonable way to get closer to Luo Yao, she would gladly take the chance to enter the academy with him.
She just couldn't understand why Luo Yao could easily deal with Tang San and turn the divine realm upside down, yet couldn't persuade Xiao Wu to help him cultivate. Apart from Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu and Duoxu were both fighting over him. That made Gu Muyan very unhappy.
After all, Xiao Wu was the one who had been deceived by Tang San in her previous life. That alone was bad enough.
They had already read the diary's later entries and learned about the tragic ending of his previous life. Yet they still couldn't understand why they wouldn't urge Luo Yao to cultivate properly, instead focusing only on themselves.
If they wanted to get closer to Luo Yao, they could find a way to enter the academy with him. That way they could spend time together while making sure he didn't slack off.
Gu Muyan couldn't understand it. If Luo Yao managed to defeat Tang San and overturn the divine realm, she would have escaped death, and the soul beasts would no longer have to live under their fate.
"Hmph! Just wait, Luo Yao. Whether you join the Taolangke Academy or the Heaven Emperor's Family's academy, or even go to the Martial Soul Hall, I'll find a way to get close to you."
"When the time comes, I want to see how you'll face the woman who was supposed to be your fiancée in your previous life!"
"If you don't treat me as well as you treat Zhu Zhuqing, then you'll be too embarrassed to write about the feelings between us in your diary!"
Qian'erbei pursed her lips, her face full of jealousy and indignation.
As far as she was concerned, after Luo Yao and Zhu Zhuqing joined Taolangke Academy, the most likely place for them to go next was the Heaven Emperor's Family's academy or the Martial Soul Hall.
She had already begun looking forward to how Luo Yao would react once she showed up.
Her only reason for wanting to find Luo Yao was to urge him to cultivate, so that he could defeat Tang San and the divine realm and change the fate of the soul beasts.
It wasn't because she wanted to find out what kind of person her deeply devoted fiancé from her previous life had been. Of course it wasn't.
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