Ahem, everyone here was decent. How could they let Xie Xie spot any flaws?
Of course not.
"Brother Ji, I'm back."
Xie Xie nodded somewhat guiltily and returned to the group.
Tang Wulin's little stunt had genuinely scared him.
"Good enough. Where's Yue Zhengyu?"
"Didn't he leave with you?"
Ji Fengyu put on an act as he asked, even glancing behind Xie Xie.
"No. We went our separate ways after we finished talking."
Xie Xie's reaction was extremely unnatural, and his gaze toward Tang Wulin was full of pleading. Brother, I'm begging you...
Don't expose me.
Xie Xie knew Tang Wulin was his sworn brother, but precisely because they were so close, he knew even better how loyal Tang Wulin was to Ji Fengyu!
Would Tang Wulin really help him deceive Brother Ji?
Even Xie Xie himself did not dare believe it.
"Oh? It wasn't anything important, right?"
Ji Fengyu tested him again.
"It wasn't anything important. What could we possibly have to talk about?"
"It was just some questions about martial souls. Both of us have light-element martial souls, that's all..."
Xie Xie instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
Seeing Xie Xie's clumsy, flaw-riddled performance, everyone understood without speaking.
But no one exposed him. They simply watched Xie Xie perform in silence.
"Let's go. There's still a victory banquet waiting for us in class."
Ji Fengyu then led everyone toward First-Year Class One.
They were the stars of this overwhelming victory in the grade competition.
"Alright."
After returning to the team, Xie Xie remained uneasy. In the end, on the way back to class, he could no longer hold himself back. "Brother Ji, does our Dragon Clan Squad have any plans to take in new companions?"
Xie Xie had decided to test Ji Fengyu's intentions in advance.
If