"What secret?"
Mu Nu Jiao looked curiously at Lin Yu across from her.
"I think I saw you in a dream."
Lin Yu leaned closer, smiling as he looked at Mu Nu Jiao's breathtakingly beautiful face.
"What are you talking about?!"
Mu Nu Jiao's face immediately flushed red.
She clearly had not expected Lin Yu to say something like that.
This was way too embarrassing. They had only met a few times.
How could he have dreamed of her?
"Hahaha."
"I never expected the famously icy campus belle, Mu Nu Jiao, to blush."
Lin Yu burst out laughing at the sight.
"Heh."
"You're no match for the Great Demon King Lin Yu. Who would have thought you'd be so different in private?"
"You really know how to make girls happy."
Mu Nu Jiao shot back without backing down.
But she quickly regretted it.
No matter how she looked at it, the situation was getting very strange!
"Ahem, alright, alright."
"I'll be leaving first."
Lin Yu shook his head with a smile and left the room.
As she watched Lin Yu's departing figure, a subtle change appeared in Mu Nu Jiao's eyes.
If she had only been curious when she bought Lin Yu's Spirit Essence at the market, then after their battle on the Duel Platform—
And after seeing how different Lin Yu was in private this time—
Mu Nu Jiao had developed a faint liking for him.
He was strong, handsome, and knew how to talk.
If her family really made her enter a marriage alliance someday, she would choose someone like Lin Yu.
"Ah! Mu Nu Jiao, what are you thinking about?"
"How did you start thinking about marriage alliances?"
Mu Nu Jiao patted her flushed cheeks and muttered to herself.
That night—
The four of them, having just moved into the villa, sat down for a meal together.
After all, they would be living together for quite some time.
Getting to know one another was important.
"Delicious, delicious!"
"Lin Yu, you're really good at cooking."
Ai Tu Tu did not stop eating throughout the meal.
She kept showering Lin Yu with praise.
"Eat more if you like it."
Lin Yu merely smiled, not thinking much of it.
Even after becoming a mage, he still cooked for himself.
It had been that way since childhood, and he had long since developed excellent culinary skills.
"Oh, right, right. When I came back today—"
"I saw Sister Mu's face was a little red. Was that your doing?"
"Tutu! Even food can't keep your mouth shut?"
Hearing that, Mu Nu Jiao immediately recalled the face she had seen when Lin Yu leaned close that afternoon.
She then picked up a piece of ribs and stuffed it into Ai Tu Tu's mouth.
"See? See? She's blushing again."
After swallowing, Ai Tu Tu continued teasing her.
Lin Yu and Ye Xin Xia exchanged a glance, then continued watching the two of them bicker.
Fortunately, since it was their first meal together, even Ai Tu Tu knew where to draw the line.
After fooling around for a while, she did not say anything more.
The four of them chatted on and off like that.
They were all the same age, so they had plenty to talk about.
"Oh, right!"
"Lin Yu, I heard from the people at the Main Campus!"
"You're the only student to enter the Three-Step Tower while still in the Green Campus."
"Well? Well?"
"How effective is cultivation in the Three-Step Tower?"
Ai Tu Tu looked directly at Lin Yu as she asked.
When it came to strength, the topic was simply too enticing.
Even Ye Xin Xia and Mu Nu Jiao instantly turned their gazes toward Lin Yu.
"It was alright."
Feeling their stares, Lin Yu nodded calmly.
"I've basically reached the second level in all of them."
"The progress was extremely fast..."
"Your first time entering the Three-Step Tower gives you the best cultivation multiplier. You should get yourself into peak condition beforehand!"
Lin Yu told them directly, giving them a few pointers.
"You've already reached the second level?"
"I only just broke through to the Intermediate level. At best, I can probably enter the Main Campus next semester."
Ai Tu Tu looked dejected.
Lin Yu's cultivation had clearly depressed her.
"So fast!"
Ye Xin Xia looked at him in shock. Clearly, Xin Xia still did not quite understand what the Three-Step Tower represented.
"Wind Element, Water Element, and Fire Department... all at the second level?!"
Mu Nu Jiao thought to herself, though she did not cry out in surprise.
Yet the astonishment in her eyes was no less than that of Ai Tu Tu and Ye Xin Xia.
Lin Yu's cultivation had clearly shocked them deeply.
"Oh, right!"
"What about your Fire Department? It's at Intermediate Second Level too, right?"
"Although the Fire Department should be your strongest element, you probably haven't reached Intermediate Third Level yet, have you?"
"There's a huge gap between Intermediate Second Level and the third level."
After being miserable for quite some time, Ai Tu Tu looked toward Lin Yu with a trace of hope.
If he had not reached Intermediate Third Level, then the gap between them would not be quite so enormous.
Xin Xia and Mu Nu Jiao also looked at him curiously.
Anyone could tell that Lin Yu's strongest element was the Fire Department.
However, Lin Yu merely smiled mysteriously, saying nothing.
"Ahhh! I don't want to live anymore!"
"During the Freshman Tournament, we were all Intermediate-level mages!"
Ai Tu Tu collapsed onto the table, loudly lamenting the unfairness of the world.
"Is the Three-Step Tower really that effective?"
Even Mu Nu Jiao was confused now.
From what she knew, the Three-Step Tower was indeed incredible.
But no student from previous years had ever reached such a level on their first visit to the Three-Step Tower!
Could the school higher-ups have strengthened the Three-Step Tower again?
"Forget it, forget it. Let's not talk about sad things anymore."
"Eat."
Ai Tu Tu turned her grief directly into appetite and began eating and drinking like mad.
Mu Nu Jiao and Ye Xin Xia could only nod helplessly as they watched Ai Tu Tu.
Forget Lin Yu. He was simply a complete freak.
They could not compare to him anyway, so they might as well cultivate honestly.
A few days later, while Lin Yu was cultivating in the villa during the break—
He received a call from Ling Ling.
"There's news about your Water Spirit Seed."
"Come to the Hunting Ground."
Ling Ling's voice came through the phone.
"The semester is about to start, and I've finally gotten my hands on a Water Spirit Seed too."
"Although I probably won't remain at the Intermediate level for long, I can't go without a Spirit Seed."
Joy appeared on Lin Yu's face.
However, just as he was about to head out, he ran into the three girls returning from a shopping trip.
"Brother Lin Yu, where are you going?"
Ye Xin Xia looked at Lin Yu curiously.
Mu Nu Jiao and Ai Tu Tu had the same puzzled looks in their eyes.
"Oh, they found my Water Spirit Seed."
"I'm going to take a look."
Lin Yu smiled happily at them.
"A Water Spirit Seed?"
"Doesn't that mean both your Water Element and Fire Department have Spirit Seeds now?"
"Come on, let's go take a look too!"
Ai Tu Tu looked at Lin Yu excitedly.
Mu Nu Jiao and Ye Xin Xia also looked tempted.
After all, Lin Yu's Water Spirit Seed truly intrigued them.
"Let's go."
Lin Yu did not refuse. It was no big deal.
Besides, once he entered the Main Campus, he would have to reveal the Spirit Seed anyway.
Thus, the group of four headed toward the Azure Hunter's Lodge.
"Should I get a flying Summoned Beast?"
"If I get a Flight Permit too, traveling around in the future would be much more convenient, wouldn't it?"
Sitting in the taxi, Lin Yu watched the three girls chatting animatedly in the back seat and thought to himself.
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