This Scoundrel Must Die

A week had passed since the siege by the Dead Servant pack. During this time, the Thirteen Cities Joint Examination took place. Zhao Menghua came to take the exam before his wounds had even healed; Lu Mingfei didn't know what to say, other than that he was impressed.

However, the top scorer of this joint exam wasn't the usual champion, Zhao Menghua, but the suddenly rising prodigy, Lu Mingfei.

Legend had it that Lu Mingfei had always been obscure, the type who blended into the background. Aside from everyone knowing he liked Chen Wenwen, he had no memorable traits.

But one day, he suddenly had an epiphany and changed his look, and only then did everyone realize he was actually a hidden hunk.

If it had ended there, that would be one thing, but later, word spread that his class had encountered a wolf pack during their camping trip.

As it turned out, the legendary Chu Zihang appeared, handed Lu Mingfei a blade, and the two of them, each wielding a blade, turned the place into a bloodbath, holding their ground until official rescue arrived. The two of them had protected the entire class.

It seemed that this "Godly Lu" and Senior Brother Chu were fellow disciples of the sword, rivals to one another, only Lu Mingfei had been too low-key to show his true colors before.

After returning to school, some thugs from another school came to Shilan High School to bully the female students.

On the basketball court, Lu Mingfei stood guard over a crate of balls, knocking down one thug with every ball he threw. It was incredibly badass. The one handing him the balls was the school beauty, Su Xiaoqiang.

After this battle, Godly Lu shone brilliantly, leaping to the top of the List of People Who Should Be Executed—the true top spot, succeeding Chu Zihang. Not a single student in the school voiced any objection.

As Lu Mingfei walked back to his classroom, he could see many people fixing their gazes upon him.

"Is that Senior Brother Lu? He's so handsome!" the underclassmen whispered to each other.

Lu Mingfei turned his head and glanced at them.

"Senior Brother Lu is looking at me."

"Nonsense, he's looking at me!"

These underclassmen covered their mouths, eyes sparkling as they watched Lu Mingfei.

When exactly did it start? Walking through school has become like this.

Lu Mingfei sighed inwardly as he walked.

"What kind of girls do you think Senior Brother Lu likes?" one girl asked.

"I heard he likes Chen Wenwen. Does that mean we don't have a chance?" the underclassmen discussed in hushed tones.

Lu Mingfei's forehead was covered in black lines. Even though they were whispering, he had still heard them.

Why did everyone know he used to like Chen Wenwen? He had hidden it so well!

With complicated emotions, he returned to the classroom and sat in his seat.

Su Xiaoqiang looked at Lu Mingfei's complex expression and couldn't help but curiously wave a hand in front of his face: "Hey, hey, what's wrong? You look like your soul has left your body."

"It's nothing, just thinking about some boring things," Lu Mingfei replied.

Then, he reached out his hand with righteous confidence: "Today's snacks."

Su Xiaoqiang rolled her eyes: "Eat, eat, eat, all you know is how to eat."

She then took the snacks she had prepared for Lu Mingfei out of her schoolbag and began to feed him.

"Ah~, open up."

Su Xiaoqiang picked up a potato chip and stuffed it into Lu Mingfei's mouth.

Lu Mingfei leaned over and ate it in one bite, then grabbed the bag of chips from the Little Goddess's hand, eating as he said: "Eating one by one is too slow, I'll just hold it myself."

"Tch!" The Little Goddess wore an expression of dissatisfaction.

"I say, Senior Brother Lu, you're a big shot in our school now. Why don't you go eat the snacks the underclassmen prepared for you?" Su Xiaoqiang teased.

"What are you thinking about all day? Calling me Senior Brother Lu is just making me feel unworthy. I only eat yours because we're close; I don't even know those underclassmen."

As he spoke, Lu Mingfei patted her head, telling her to stop asking about such boring things every day.

"By the way, I heard an underclassman confessed to you yesterday. She's even a class beauty. How did you answer? Did you agree?"

Su Xiaoqiang pretended not to care as she asked, then pricked up her ears to listen carefully to Lu Mingfei's answer.

Seeing Su Xiaoqiang's gossipy demeanor, Lu Mingfei suddenly felt a bit mischievous.

"I agreed." Lu Mingfei paused intentionally, just about to say what happened after he agreed or didn't agree.

But he noticed Su Xiaoqiang's little face suddenly turn deathly pale, all the color draining from her.

"Hey, hey, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" Lu Mingfei hurriedly placed a hand on her forehead, but found nothing wrong; he didn't know what the problem was.

Lu Mingfei wondered if he should perform a release of his Zanpakuto to purge any negative influences from her.

At this moment, Su Xiaoqiang asked with a pale face: "Did you really agree?"

"Of course I didn't agree. I was just joking with you, I hadn't finished my sentence. But that's not important—do you want me to take you to the infirmary?" Lu Mingfei asked nervously.

Su Xiaoqiang's complexion slowly recovered. She looked at Lu Mingfei, stomped hard on his foot, and said angrily: "I'm fine, it's just my period!"

Seeing she was in a fit of rage, Lu Mingfei didn't dare to talk back, though he felt her anger was inexplicable.

Su Xiaoqiang ignored Lu Mingfei for several classes until school let out for the morning, when Lu Mingfei cautiously said to her: "Remember to drink plenty of hot water!"

Su Xiaoqiang covered her face, thinking he was a complete blockhead and she shouldn't be angry with him. After taking a deep breath, Su Xiaoqiang invited Lu Mingfei to have lunch with her.

The two arrived at the school cafeteria together. The students inside kept eyeing the pair; their looks and temperament were far superior to everyone else's, and people couldn't help but instinctively clear a path for them, letting them get their food first.

After getting their meals, they sat together. Su Xiaoqiang picked all the meat out of her bowl and put it into Lu Mingfei's, saying she had to keep her figure and couldn't eat meat.

Lu Mingfei looked at Su Xiaoqiang. Today she was wearing a red plaid skirt, a loose white sweater, warm black tights, and square-toed leather shoes. This was the Shilan High School uniform, and it looked incredibly vibrant and youthful on her.

Lu Mingfei picked the meat back up and held it out in front of Su Xiaoqiang. "Your figure is already good enough. Eat some meat; your body isn't feeling great today, you need to nourish yourself."

Little Goddess looked at Lu Mingfei, and a warm current surged through her heart.

"Mm!" Su Xiaoqiang opened her mouth and took a gentle bite.

"I'm telling you, I knew from the very beginning that my cousin Lu Mingfei was no ordinary person. Look, isn't my brother just as impressive as Senior Brother Chu now?" Lu Mingze was bragging about Lu Mingfei to the girls in the class.

"In that case, could you introduce your brother to us?" the girls surrounding Lu Mingze asked.

"My brother is just too busy lately. He gets piles of love letters every day. If you want me to introduce you, he has to have the time first!" Lu Mingze spoke with ease and confidence.

"Look, isn't that your brother?" one of the girls pointed toward where Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang were sitting.

All the girls turned their gazes toward Lu Mingze in unison.