Arrogant Recluse

"Why are you so cold?"

As she walked, Vina looked at Jiang Mu acting like this toward her and found herself utterly confused.

"How do you want me to treat you?" Jiang Mu turned his head and asked casually.

While they waited, he had been staring at Vina. It was strange—her condition was very strange.

Vina patted her chest and asked in puzzlement.

"I-I'm a princess, after all. Under normal circumstances, shouldn't you be sucking up to me?"

Jiang Mu stared at Vina with wide eyes. "?"

"What do you mean? Do you like being licked?"

The question made Vina blush. Unsure whether she had misunderstood something, she quickly shook her head.

"Ah, well, no. It just feels like you're being a little too indifferent."

"Shouldn't you be saying nice things to me? Normally, wouldn't you even buy me things or something?"

"Having talent doesn't mean you're invincible. You only have talent right now—you haven't grown strong yet. If you really offend me, aren't you afraid I'll send someone after you?"

Vina found it strange. She had seen plenty of geniuses around her. They might not have been as strong as Jiang Mu, but they had not been far off either. Yet every one of them had treated her with the utmost respect.

Some had even fallen for her looks and become her devoted bootlickers.

"Read too many novels?"

"Hah!"

Too lazy to argue with her, Jiang Mu continued checking the list as they walked, seeing whether anyone else had changed.

Then he discovered someone with 100% health but an incredibly high cultivation.

"Du Busi."

"When did he get on the list?"

He had not been there when it opened last night.

That morning, Jiang Mu had only briefly checked the number of people on it. He had not carefully