What You See with Your Own Eyes May Not Be Real (1)

Long, slender, fair fingers landed on the piano keys.

Its joints are clearly defined, exuding both strength and beauty.

The midday sun shines on the surface of the piano.

It also sprinkled on the boy who was playing the piano.

The overwhelmingly bright scene filled Zhu Zhuqing, who had just entered, with both longing and fear. She stood silently at the door, unsure of what to do next.

The piano music is very beautiful.

A hint of madness lurks beneath the calm surface.

Zhu Zhuqing didn't know how she could hear this hint of madness in such a calm and beautiful piano piece. Perhaps her poor mental state affected her emotions, and the affected emotions further affected the music, which is why she had such a dirty thought.

But a thought is just a thought.

She is not controlled by her emotions.

Even though she is very tired now, extremely tired.

"Zhu Zhuqing, you should know why I asked you to come here..." After striking the last note, Ye Qingcang removed his hands from the keys, closed the piano lid, stood up, walked to the sofa, sat down, and beckoned Zhu Zhuqing to come over and talk. "Would you like something to drink?"

"Plain water is fine." Zhu Zhuqing remained silent, walking from the doorway to the sofa. Although she didn't control her steps, her body moved with a natural cat-like gait. However, this little cat wasn't frivolous; beneath her overdeveloped body, which didn't seem like that of a fourteen-year-old, lay a strange sense of provocation, even though Zhu Zhuqing never intended it that way. "I am deeply sorry for the recent slander I've been accused of, the negative impact it has had on the Blue Tyrant Academy, and the trouble it has caused you... But I know you don't want a flimsy apology, so I'm willing to take responsibility for this matter!"

"Are you willing to take responsibility for this matter?" Ye Qingcang looked at Zhu Zhuqing, who was silently nodding, pushed the glass of water he had poured in front of Zhu Zhuqing, conjured a steaming cup of milk tea out of thin air, took a sip, and said, "Since you've made the issue very clear, I'll be blunt: you cannot take responsibility for this matter!"

"I... I can drop out!" Zhu Zhuqing's eyes dimmed. This went against her original intention of escaping the Zhu Family, but it was indeed the best solution. "I know that God of Destruction is much easier than creation, especially for things like a reputation. I know the admission criteria of the Blue Tyrant Academy. If a noble Soul Master wants to join, they must first publicly abandon their status to receive equal treatment. Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and I all got in through connections, so we should keep a low profile to avoid causing you trouble. This incident not only gave outsiders an excuse to question the quality of the Blue Tyrant Academy's students, but also exposed that Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and I got in through connections, causing irreparable damage to the foundation of the Blue Tyrant Academy's 'fairness.' Therefore, you can push all the responsibility onto me and expel me!"

"And then?" Ye Qingcang put down his teacup, fiddling with his prayer beads. "Suppose I did as you say, disregarding your personal feelings and only considering Blue Tyrant Academy... all the mistakes were your own, unrelated to the Blue Tyrant Academy, and that would deny that I ever gave preferential treatment?"

"For this, I can take an extra infamy." Zhu Zhuqing's dark eyes dimmed to the extreme. "It was because I coveted the knowledge of the Blue Tyrant Academy. In order to enter Blue Tyrant Academy, I resorted to any means necessary, even using methods similar to seduction to bewitch the teachers of the Blue Tyrant Academy..."

"Excellent tactic!"

"That's a brilliant tactic!"

"Before leaving, they even dragged an innocent teacher from my Blue Tyrant Academy into this mess!"

Ye Qingcang clapped lightly, watching Zhu Zhuqing hurriedly waving her hands, slightly flustered, trying to explain. He slowly twirled his bracelet. "I thought you were a clever little kitten, but I didn't expect you to be such a silly little kitten. If a month in the Star Dou Great Forest wasn't enough for you to understand the true nature of the Blue Tyrant Academy Blue Tyrant Academy, then in the half-month I've been away, you still haven't grasped its true nature, which is truly utterly disappointing!"

Zhu Zhuqing thought she would be belittled.

Try to see things from another person's perspective.

If she gives someone special treatment, even at the cost of admitting an unfair defeat, and then that person causes her trouble, she'll give them a piece of her mind!

Therefore, Ye Qingcang was right to scold her!

She even hoped Ye Qingcang scold her!

This will make her feel much better!

Although this trouble wasn't her fault, and she was an innocent victim, it couldn't be blamed on Ye Qingcang either. Compared to her, Ye Qingcang was even more innocent, so this trouble was solely hers, and she had no choice but to bear the responsibility for it.

But what was Ye Qingcang saying?

She never saw through the true nature of the Blue Tyrant Academy?

"What do you mean?" In a daze, Zhu Zhuqing saw a glimmer of hope, yet subconsciously doubted it, afraid to touch it, and asked uneasily, "What does the essence of the Blue Tyrant Academy have to do with me?"

"It has a lot to do with it." Ye Qingcang glanced at the chat interface on the Jade Seal Machine, picked up his half-finished milk tea, and walked upstairs to his study. "The foundation of the Blue Tyrant Academy has never been what you consider fairness, but rather fairness defined by the strong. Giving Commoner Soul Master the opportunity to compete and rise is my fairness, but giving preferential treatment to certain individuals is also my fairness. Even the so-called school rules are just a tool I use to maintain stability, so the influence you see is completely nonexistent. Blue Tyrant Academy never needs to explain itself to anyone. Believe it or not, it's up to you. For the Blue Tyrant Academy, reputation is earned through battle, not through flattery... Therefore, I simply despise your stupidity, and I despise the self-sacrifice you've made because of your own stupidity!"

Zhu Zhuqing was trembling all over.

Every word Ye Qingcang uttered echoed in her ears like a brainwashing spell.

Connect the preceding and following sentences.

That fleeting thought left her in disbelief.

Watching Ye Qingcang's retreating figure as he went upstairs, the thought of hesitation flashed through her mind and was quickly dismissed. She was unwilling to be a fool; even in death, she wanted to confirm whether that fleeting thought was correct, "Wait, could you be a little clearer... Is someone plotting against me behind this?"

"Why should I answer your question?" Ye Qingcang stood on the stairs, looking at Zhu Zhuqing who had stood up with great interest. "Of course... if you can finish the glass of water on the table and come with me to the study on the second floor, I might be able to answer your question."

"You..." Zhu Zhuqing picked up the water glass, examined the water quality through the bright glass, and subconsciously thought of something unpleasant. Her eyes twitched slightly. "You didn't tamper with it, did you?"

"Five."

Ye Qingcang uttered a number.

Before Zhu Zhuqing could understand what it meant...

The second number was read out again.

"Four."

Zhu Zhuqing's eyes were filled with struggle.

To gamble everything for an answer.

Is it worth it?

"Three."

Ye Qingcang was nothing more than an emotionless counting machine.

Zhu Zhuqing was still hesitating.

Sometimes I think about the engagement.

Sometimes I think of Dai Mubai's ugly face that day.

"Two."

Zhu Zhuqing bit her lip hard, as if she had made up her mind. She picked up the water glass and drank it all in one gulp. The feeling of drinking a glass of water in one go was not pleasant. Although it was not as good as chugging a bottle of Tsingtao beer, the pain of feeling like she was choking was still uncomfortable, especially for someone like Zhu Zhuqing who was bound by aristocratic etiquette. However, it was nothing compared to the guilt that Zhu Zhuqing felt at this moment.

"Is that enough?" Zhu Zhuqing gripped the cup, flicked it down to indicate she'd finished drinking, her mind a jumble of emotions as she felt her body, her face cold and icy, her dark eyes filled with unwavering resolve. "You wouldn't try to play games with me like this, would you?"

"This is just a gesture of goodwill."

Ye Qingcang turned around and walked towards the study.

Zhu Zhuqing silently examined her own body.

Nothing seemed amiss.

Only then, filled with nervousness, did he catch up with Ye Qingcang.