As if sensing Jia Jingran's gaze, Ye Lan looked up and gave this fellow disciple he would be spending more than a month with a friendly smile.
If Ye Lan had known what Jia Jingran was thinking, he would probably have cried out in shock.
There's definitely something fishy about this guy! The stuff about the Shadow Team may all be nonsense, but how did he know I'm after energy conversion technology?!
Not just the technology—I want the people too!
At the sight of Ye Lan's smile, Jia Jingran stumbled in fright and quickly turned away, not daring to meet Ye Lan's eyes again.
"?" Ye Lan's fragile heart seemed to have suffered a devastating blow.
For the first time in his life, Ye Lan began to doubt his own looks.
Do I really look that unlikable? That can't be right. Mom's always said I was handsome since I was little, and I seem to have mom fans too...
Thinking of his fanatical mom fans, Ye Lan shuddered and stopped dwelling on it.
On an unnamed island in the sea.
A gaunt young man cautiously made his way to the shore. Beside him, a powerfully built Charizard with fierce eyes and a cross-shaped scar on its chest stayed close enough to shield him at any moment.
The sea breeze carried the sound of a distant whistle. Only when the young man saw the white ferry dock and the familiar figure in black robes slowly approach did his taut nerves finally relax.
Because he knew that the person who had personally thrown him into this hell at sea would not let him die so easily.
He had proven his worth on Shadow Demon Island. He was no longer a high school student who could be manipulated at anyone's whim.
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