His Honey, My Poison

Before Jiang Nannan could finish her sentence, Ling Luochen interrupted her.

Setting aside the fact that their relationship was already quite good, the mere bond of "sisterhood" made it impossible for her not to "intervene" upon seeing such a situation.

"Sister Luochen, you've misunderstood Brother Jiang Yang. He isn't that kind of person; there must be a misunderstanding here."

Before Jiang Yang could speak.

Jiang Nannan walked over to his side.

This immediately made Ling Luochen so angry she laughed.

In front of outsiders, she always maintained the image of an ice-cold beauty; she had never been angry over a man before.

She had gone to the trouble of standing up for her sister, only to find that her sister was still so devoted to that "scumbag."

"Fine, as long as you're happy. Just don't come crying to me later."

"I'm sorry, Sister Luochen, I didn't mean..."

"Enough. I've found him for you, so handle the rest yourselves. I need to head back to sleep."

After saying this, Ling Luochen immediately activated her flying Soul Tool and left without looking back.

"Did Dean Yan say anything to you?"

After Ling Luochen left, Jiang Yang walked toward the outside, facing the cool evening breeze.

Jiang Yang strolled in front, his pace calm and languid.

Jiang Nannan followed quietly by his side, always maintaining a distance of half a step—neither too far nor too close.

"Mm-hmm—"

"Dean Yan also gave Wang Dong and me some compensation and told us not to speak of this matter to anyone."

Before Jiang Yang could ask what the compensation was.

She immediately and obediently recounted everything Yan Shaozhe had said to her, as well as the compensation he had given her and Wang Dong.

Jiang Yang was stunned as he listened.

Logically speaking, Yan Shaozhe should have just given them each a Soul Ascension Pill and told them to keep quiet.

He hadn't expected so many variables to arise.

"So, were you worried that Yan Shaozhe was plotting against me, or were you worried that I would be swayed by Yan Shaozhe's terms?"

"I was worried about both..."

Jiang Yang asked the question very directly.

Jiang Nannan answered just as crisply.

The next moment.

Jiang Yang laughed.

Jiang Nannan was startled at first, but then she followed suit, laughing quite happily.

"Since Yan Shaozhe is willing to spend so much, we don't need to be polite."

"In a few days, we'll go browse the Treasure Appreciation Pavilion. You should be reaching level forty soon, right?"

"When the time comes, we can buy some spirit bones. Strive to absorb a fourth spirit ring of over five thousand years; if you can manage a ten-thousand-year spirit ring, that would be best."

"That way, your path ahead will be much easier."

"Mm-hmm! I'll listen to everything Brother Jiang Yang says!!"

Creak—

"Hm?"

"Jiang Yang? You finally came back!"

"I thought you were so immersed in the gentle trap Dean Yan set for you that you weren't coming back at all."

As soon as Jiang Yang opened the dormitory door, he saw Wang Dong sitting cross-legged on the bed, meditating.

The moment she saw Jiang Yang return, she immediately pulled herself out of her meditation.

"I actually almost didn't come back—"

"I'm going to cultivate now, you go back to what you were doing."

After Jiang Yang replied, he ignored her and climbed straight into bed.

"Hey—"

"Don't be in such a rush, I still have something to tell you!"

Hearing Wang Dong say this.

Jiang Yang became somewhat interested.

He was curious to see what Wang Dong, who usually didn't say much, wanted to talk about.

"Do you know who we saw when we woke up after we both passed out?"

As Wang Dong spoke.

Jiang Yang already knew roughly what she was going to say, though it still surprised him somewhat.

It was understandable that Jiang Nannan would tell him these things; after all, the two of them could practically be called childhood sweethearts, and their relationship was very close.

But why would Wang Dong also tell him about something that would get her expelled from Shrek Academy if it were reported?

It couldn't be because they had become friends through fighting, could it?

"Hey—"

"How come you have no reaction at all!"

"This is a major matter that could get us expelled from the academy. I told you, and you don't have the slightest reaction. Hmph! Jiang Yang! You aren't planning on snitching, are you!"

Wang Dong crossed her arms and shot a glare at Jiang Yang, expressing her dissatisfaction.

"If you were afraid I'd snitch, why did you tell me?"

"You—!"

"Nannan already told me before she came back."

"Oh! Pfft~ I couldn't tell, you two are really that close, huh."

"It's alright."

"What does 'it's alright' mean?"

"..."

Jiang Yang did not answer.

He fell silent once again; this was purely a redundant question, and there was no need to answer.

"Silent again!"

"I at least have a bond of battle and a revolutionary friendship with you. When Skin-Peeler Zhou was hitting you, I was the first one to rush to the front!"

"Now I'm just asking you a few things, it's not like I'm trying to rob or kill you, yet you're being all wishy-washy and refusing to talk. You have no sense of chivalry at all!"

Wang Dong was getting a bit angry.

She considered her relationship with Jiang Yang to be decent enough, so why couldn't she even ask about something like this?

If that was the case, what was the point of being friends?

"We are childhood sweethearts, so to speak. She and her family helped me when I was in difficulty."

Hearing that Jiang Yang was finally willing to engage with her, Wang Dong, who had been in a huff, immediately calmed down.

However.

To maintain her composure, she still deliberately said, "I couldn't tell. Someone like you actually has times when you're in difficulty."

"..."

"Silent again! But, why does it look to me like she respects you... or rather, can't seem to do without you? In short, it seems like you're the one who helped her, rather than her helping you?"

"I have certainly helped her as well."

"Then why does she...?"

"Perhaps she feels that what I did for her was more important than what she did for me."

"Do you... also feel that way?"

Wang Dong asked subconsciously.

However.

As soon as the words left her mouth, she felt she had been improper.

Such a thing should not have come out of her mouth, and it was indeed crossing a line.

But after the panic subsided, she thought about it again.

Usually, when faced with a difficult question, Jiang Yang would remain silent, so she would just stop pressing him once he went quiet.

"I do not."

Wang Dong, who had already prepared herself for Jiang Yang not to answer, was stunned when she suddenly heard his reply.

"Why?"

She asked, the word slipping out before she could stop it.

"One man's meat is another man's poison; one man's poison is another man's meat."

After Jiang Yang finished saying this, he completely ignored Wang Dong and closed his eyes to begin his meditation.

"Hey? What does that mean!"

"Why are you like this?!"

"Hey! Hey!!"

Wang Dong was speechless.

After a long while, she finally withdrew her powers, stopped shouting, and sat cross-legged to meditate on her own.

If she hadn't been so lax with her cultivation, given her talent, she wouldn't just be a newly promoted two-ring Soul Grand Master at this age.

In the past, she couldn't find anyone among her peers who was more talented yet worked harder than her, and coupled with the doting of those two from the Clear Sky Sect.

This had resulted in Wang Dong's current cultivation level being nothing extraordinary among the ranks of top-tier geniuses.

But with Jiang Yang as a role model, that competitive spirit of hers had finally emerged.

In the past, she basically never used methods like replacing sleep with meditation.

Nowadays, she couldn't even remember what it felt like to sleep.