Zhou Yuanlong

The moment Li Hanyi said that, the noisy classroom fell silent. But a few breaths later, an even greater wave of uproar erupted.

"Holy shit! What did I just hear? The goddess actually invited Cao Xiaochun herself! What kind of world is this? Even a useless hidden class gets to be this badass?"

"Damn it, desk mates really are the best relationship for building feelings! If I'd known, I would've paid to buy his seat!"

Li Wenbin: "I think you're right!"

Xu Laoba: "??????"

"Get lost! Screw you!"

"Goddess, you can't do this! I'm useless too—take me with you!"

Listening to the reactions around him, Cao Xiaochun's mouth twitched. Looking at Li Hanyi's utterly unconcerned expression, he felt even more depressed. Did she know that if this continued, he would become the public enemy of the entire school?

If that really happened, how many pits would he have to dig in the dungeon to bury all these idiots?

Compared to Li Hanyi, he would actually rather team up with Xu Laoba. First, Xu Laoba was trustworthy, and they were brothers to begin with. Second, teaming up with Li Hanyi would be far too conspicuous. If too many of his methods were exposed now, it would likely bring plenty of trouble.

After weighing the pros and cons, Cao Xiaochun was about to refuse when a voice suddenly interrupted him!

"Hanyi, I think you should consider this carefully. Bringing him along might drag down your exam results."

A young man in a tailored suit slowly walked into the classroom. Zhou Yuanlong looked refined, and his entire presence felt like a gentle spring breeze.

"Wow, it's Zhou Yuanlong from Class One. I heard his family and Li Hanyi's are old family friends. They've been childhood sweethearts since they were little!"

A gossip-loving girl swooned as she recognized him.

"I heard he awakened as a Holy Knight. That's a popular support class, and it has some offensive abilities too. Although it can't compare to a Demon Contractor, it's still in high demand!"

"Could he be here to invite Li Hanyi to team up?"

"Now this is going to be interesting—rich, handsome childhood sweetheart versus Gu Master!"

"Hanyi, although the homeroom teachers assigned the teams, that doesn't mean we can't switch. You can bring those two Life-class professionals and team up with me."

Zhou Yuanlong looked at Li Hanyi, smiled gently, and spoke in a tender voice.

However, Li Hanyi did not give him a friendly look. Ever since childhood, she had hated Zhou Yuanlong's hypocritical act. Did he really think she did not know that the so-called childhood-sweethearts rumor had been deliberately spread by him?

If it were not for the relationship between their families, she would not even say a word to him.

"No need," Li Hanyi replied coldly.

Hearing her indifferent response, Zhou Yuanlong's expression stiffened, and a flash of anger appeared in his eyes. But in the next instant, he let out a soft breath, turned around, and smiled warmly at Cao Xiaochun.

"You're Cao Xiaochun, right? I've heard of you, and I sympathize with what happened to you. After all, you awakened a hidden class, only for it to be a Gu Master. That kind of blow would be hard for anyone to accept."

"I imagine your desk mate Hanyi feels the same way."

"How about this? I can arrange for you to form a team with Cao Yuan. He's a Beastblood Warrior. With him, you should have no problem passing this exam."

Zhou Yuanlong had already seen through the situation. Li Hanyi had always been easygoing; she did not truly care whom she teamed up with. Yet she had rejected him now, so the problem must be this person.

In that case, he would deal with the nuisance in front of him first.

Originally, Cao Xiaochun had not intended to involve himself in this nonsense. If Zhou Yuanlong had spoken properly, he might even have done him a favor. But Zhou Yuanlong's words carried undisguised contempt, as though everything was under his control, and that made Cao Xiaochun extremely unhappy.

Before the shares were sold, who wasn't a rich second-generation heir? You wanted to play that game with me?

"Beastblood Warrior? Is it better than a Demon Contractor?" Cao Xiaochun thought for a moment, then asked with a baffled expression, as though he had raised an absurdly funny question.

But his words left Zhou Yuanlong completely speechless. Were those two classes even comparable?

And Cao Xiaochun's meaning was clear: if there was a better choice available, why would he choose an inferior one?

"Well... a Beastblood Warrior naturally can't compare to a Demon Contractor. But no matter who you choose, it won't affect your exam results, so you don't need to consider that."

After steadying himself, Zhou Yuanlong spoke slowly. Clearly, the question had caught him off guard.

The moment he said that, countless people around them looked at him with disdain. Did he think he was coaxing a child? As long as someone was not an idiot, who would believe that?

Watching Cao Xiaochun's confused expression, a faint smile unexpectedly appeared on Li Hanyi's lips.

From the very beginning, Zhou Yuanlong had fallen into a misunderstanding. He thought her desk mate was pitifully weak, but she knew perfectly well just how terrifying the combat power of this man who had awakened as a Gu Master truly was!

Their confrontation today had been unfair from the start. But the gap was not pressure on Zhou Yuanlong's side—it was Cao Xiaochun completely crushing him.

Still, Li Hanyi had no intention of saying anything. After all, Zhou Yuanlong had brought this trouble upon himself.

"Oh, is that so? Since it won't affect my results, then I choose Li Hanyi. After all, we're desk mates, and our relationship is fairly good."

Cao Xiaochun smiled disdainfully and spoke casually. If Zhou Yuanlong wanted to use him as a stepping stone on his path to love, he was still too green for that!

"Good, then it's settled. I'll wait for you on the field."

Before Zhou Yuanlong could say anything, Li Hanyi cut in directly, as though she were afraid Cao Xiaochun might change his mind.

She was not good at socializing to begin with. Now that her goal had been achieved, she had no desire to remain under so many people's gazes.

After saying that, Li Hanyi ignored everyone's reactions, turned, and walked out of the classroom.

"Hanyi..." Seeing that Li Hanyi was leaving, Zhou Yuanlong wanted to stop her, only to find that she had already gone far away.

"I hope you don't regret the decision you made today!" Zhou Yuanlong redirected the anger in his heart straight at Cao Xiaochun. If this person had not made a fool of him, how could things have turned out like this today?

"Oh dear, I'm so scared. You're not going to kill me in the dungeon, are you?" Cao Xiaochun put on an exaggerated expression and spoke as if terrified, though his eyes were filled with mockery.

"Hmph!" With so many pairs of eyes fixed on him, Zhou Yuanlong felt uncomfortable all over. Besides, now was not the time to start a conflict. With that thought, he snorted coldly and quickly left.

Cao Xiaochun didn't pay it much mind. Since he had agreed to team up with Li Hanyi, it might be troublesome, but it wasn't without benefits—there was one right in front of him!

"Ahem. Fellow students who awakened life-type classes, you've all seen it. Li Hanyi and I are on a team, which means I have two spots available for people to join us."

"In the spirit of looking after my classmates, I've decided to auction off these two spots! Starting bid: two thousand yuan. Highest bidder wins!

"Cash, jewelry, equipment, and rare treasures can all be converted into cash value. This concerns your scores in the major exam! Don't miss this hard-won opportunity, everyone!"

After thinking it over, Cao Xiaochun stood up on the desk and began shouting at the top of his lungs!

"?!?!!"

"Damn it, I've never seen someone so shameless!"