Collecting a Little Interest

Lin Qingyun ambled toward the tent, while behind him, Xiao Yu was gritting her teeth and glaring furiously at that hateful back. She had not expected this guy to show her so little respect.

The group approached the large green tent. In the shade along the edge of the tent, more than a dozen young men and women had gathered in several small circles, chatting idly with one another. Judging from their relaxed manner here, as well as the insignia on their chests that belonged exclusively to Jia Nan Academy, they were clearly students of Jia Nan Academy.

Outside the shade, over twenty young men and women were sitting on the ground beneath the blazing sun. The scorching heat above their heads made sweat stream nonstop down their faces, but their expressions were filled with restraint. When they looked at those Jia Nan Academy students, their eyes also carried a trace of reverence. They were all new students who had just passed the outer test.

Inside the tent, a few girls who had been chatting suddenly looked up at Xiao Yu and the others slowly walking over. Surprise immediately appeared on their faces, and a group of women came swarming over with giggles, instantly surrounding Xiao Yu in the middle as they chattered and laughed without end.

Lin Qingyun also casually swept his gaze over those women. No matter where they were placed, they could all be called beauties, and their strength was not weak either; all of them had Dou Zhe cultivation. From the surprised delight on their faces, Lin Qingyun also discovered that Xiao Yu seemed to have quite good relationships within the academy.

However, very soon, a strange look appeared on Lin Qingyun's face.

"Yu'er, we haven't seen each other for two months, and you've filled out a lot. Come, let me feel."

"Mm, feels nice. And this ass... ow... stop pinching me."

"Hehe, Yu'er, your little boyfriend must be among them, right? Are you having fun every night?"

... The way he looked at Xiao Yu inexplicably became strange. Lin Qingyun suddenly realized that the friends Xiao Yu made seemed to be extremely, extremely... In short, they were horny as hell.

"Get lost, Yin Nu! Stop acting shameless around me." Her pretty face slightly flushed, Xiao Yu pushed away the woman in her arms. Seeing that other women were about to pounce over, Xiao Yu hurriedly took a step back, pointed at Lin Qingyun and the others, and quickly introduced them all. Only then did she break up these women's teasing intentions.

But then their gazes fell on Xiao Xun'er and Xiao Mei, and some of the bolder ones had already started getting handsy.

He dared not look. He dared not look!

It was an affront to public decency!

Lin Qingyun turned his head away.

However, Lin Qingyun soon sensed several burning gazes.

He suddenly turned back and happened to see several women staring straight at him.

"What a handsome little pretty boy. Yu'er, he's the kept man you mentioned, right? Hehe, why don't you give him to me?"

Listening to these women actually ask such a fierce question right in front of the person involved, even with Lin Qingyun's thick skin, the corner of his mouth could not help twitching slightly. The look he gave Xiao Yu became even stranger.

Listening to this group of women's teasing, Xiao Yu's pretty face was also filled with embarrassment, anger, and helplessness. Just as she was about to explain, from the corner of her eye, she caught sight of a male figure hurriedly walking over this way.

Her pretty face changed slightly. Xiao Yu's willow brows knitted faintly, then relaxed. A seemingly shy flush surfaced on her cheeks as she said in a coquettish voice, "Stop making fun of him. He's been thin-skinned since he was little."

"Uh..." Hearing this, everyone was stunned. Even Xiao Yan turned his head back, his expression astonished. Seeing Xiao Yu's shy manner that they had never seen before, they immediately looked at one another.

Standing off to the side, Lin Qingyun coldly watched this woman's performance. The corner of his mouth pulled, and just as he was about to expose her directly, Xiao Yu, quick of eye and hand, stretched out her jade-like hand and grabbed his wrist, then affectionately used one hand to brush the dust off Lin Qingyun's clothes.

"Ah..." Seeing Xiao Yu's sudden action, the people around them were instantly dumbfounded. When had they ever seen Xiao Yu treat a man like this?

Xiao Yan opened his mouth, his gaze odd. "When did their relationship become so good? Something's strange."

"Hiss, but I can tell Miss Ya Fei. Hmph!"

Thinking of how he had been beaten up by someone this morning, Xiao Yan immediately had an idea.

"Xiao Yu, you... long time no see!" Just as everyone was in a daze, a man's voice suddenly rang out.

Following the voice, they saw a young man in gray-white clothes standing behind them with a face full of smiles. The young man was rather handsome, but that brilliant smile made a few of them frown slightly. It always carried a fake feeling.

The shyness on Xiao Yu's cheeks faded slightly. She turned around, her arm still linked with Lin Qingyun's, glanced at the young man, and said indifferently, "Luo Bu, long time no see."

"Hehe." The young man called Luo Bu nodded with a smile. His gaze seemed to casually look at the hands the two had linked together, and when he looked at Lin Qingyun, a hidden chill and fury flashed through his eyes.

"Hehe, did you bring these people here?" Luo Bu walked forward with a smile and asked.

"Mm." Xiao Yu nodded casually, then once again introduced Lin Qingyun and the others one by one, smiling as she said, "I brought them over for the assessment."

"Oh, I see." Luo Bu nodded with a smile, took out a fist-sized red crystal ball from his chest, raised it, and said with a smile, "It just so happens that Instructor Ruo Lin gave me a testing crystal earlier, so let them try it. The other testing crystals have all already been taken to the testing passage up ahead. If you don't use mine, you'll have to wait a while longer."

Hearing this, Xiao Yu hesitated briefly before nodding. She tilted her head and softly explained to Lin Qingyun, "The testing crystal is very simple. You just have to place your hand on it and inject a stream of Dou Qi."

"Let go," Lin Qingyun glanced sideways at her and said indifferently.

"Oh." Xiao Yu nodded with a bright smile and very obediently released both hands.

And seeing her obedient appearance, Luo Bu's palm around the crystal ball suddenly clenched much tighter.

"Xiao Yanzi, you guys try first!" Lin Qingyun rubbed his wrist, which had been grabbed until it was a little red, and said.

His gaze fell on Luo Bu, and his eyes narrowed slightly. Although he was very displeased with the trouble Xiao Yu had brought him, he could also see Luo Bu's shifting expression.

That gaze with a ruthless edge was likewise looking at him.

The test was completed very quickly. As expected, they all passed.

At this moment, Luo Bu also said, "Congratulations on passing the preliminary test. Then please, everyone, go outside and stay there for half an hour!"

"Luo Bu, what is the meaning of this?" Hearing this, Xiao Yu's willow brows shot up, and she coldly shouted with a face full of frost.

"Xiao Yu, you're an old student too, so you should know this is a rule during admission. Hehe, new students these days are becoming more and more impetuous, so during admission, taking down some of their arrogance is beneficial to their future life in the academy," Luo Bu said with a smile.

"Hmph, Luo Bu, if you say these things to those ignorant new students, I'm too lazy to care about you. But don't you dare use these rotten rules on the people I brought!" Xiao Yu said coldly.

"This is the rule."

The corner of Luo Bu's mouth twitched. Xiao Yu scolding him like this in front of everyone and giving him no face also made anger and jealousy rise in his heart.

"Luo Bu, you'd better stop making trouble. You know very well yourself that these rules are nothing but nonsense." The women beside them also somewhat disliked this guy's behavior of using a chicken feather as an imperial decree, and they could not help frowning.

"Hehe, apologies. They passed the test in my hands. According to the rules, during this period, I should temporarily be in charge of them." Luo Bu smiled brilliantly. Seeing that Xiao Yu looked like she was about to get angry again, his tone suddenly changed. "Fine! Since it's come to this, there's no need for all of them to go out. Just let one person be the representative! Uh... let me see, then... let this little brother go out. Hehe, he's a grown man anyway, so there's no need to be afraid of getting tanned." Luo Bu's finger slowly moved over the group, and in the end, it stopped with a smile in front of Lin Qingyun.

Lin Qingyun lifted his eyes slightly and looked indifferently at the smiling young man before him.

"Move aside. He won't go out. I'll go find Instructor Ruo Lin and explain things clearly myself. There's no need for you to stand here and order people around!" Her sexy long legs stepped forward, and Xiao Yu blocked Lin Qingyun, shouting coldly.

"Yoho, Brother Luo Bu, there seems to be some problem on your side?" Just as they were tangled in argument, another group of men came out from the shade of the tent with playful smiles.

"It's nothing. It's just that this new student isn't willing to go out and get some sun," Luo Bu said with a casual smile.

"Heh, it's been a long time since we met such an arrogant new student. Brother Luo Bu, do you need our help?" Hearing this, a young man with a golden star on his chest chuckled at Luo Bu, with a trace of fawning in his smile.

Luo Bu nodded with a smile and looked at Xiao Yu's gloomy pretty face. After pondering slightly, he suddenly smiled and said, "How about this? If he doesn't go out, then he doesn't go out. But after all, there are still so many new students watching. If only these few don't go out to get some sun, I'm afraid the others won't be happy either."

As he spoke, Luo Bu patted the shoulder of the young man beside him and smiled at Lin Qingyun. "Since you don't want to go out, then have a spar with Ge Ci. Of course, you don't need to defeat him. As long as you can last twenty exchanges in his hands, that'll do."

Hearing this, the women beside Xiao Yu immediately began angrily scolding Luo Bu. Looking at the current situation, they also understood. It turned out this guy was jealous of Lin Qingyun and even planned to abuse his public position for private revenge.

Xiao Yan also walked to Lin Qingyun's side, frowned slightly, and said, "I'll deal with trash like this."

"No need. After all, he specifically asked for me. If I let you act, wouldn't that make him feel he was being looked down on too much?" Lin Qingyun smiled.

"Besides, to deal with trash like this, why would I need to make a move?" Lin Qingyun said with a faint smile, not hiding his high-profile attitude in the slightest.

"Oh, is that so? Come on, kid. Let me teach you how to respect your seniors. Otherwise, if you suffer losses in the academy later, you'll still blame us." The young man named Ge Ci stepped forward, a gloomy and savage smile on his face.

Slowly letting out a breath, under everyone's gaze, Lin Qingyun took two steps forward. When he reached Xiao Yu's side, his arm suddenly stretched out and fiercely wrapped around that soft, slender waist, pulling her into his embrace.

Having been suddenly ambushed by Lin Qingyun, Xiao Yu was first stunned. Immediately afterward, her pretty face filled with a flush. Considering that Luo Bu was beside them, she could only stop struggling, biting her silver teeth hard as she constantly cursed in her heart at this pretty boy who actually dared take advantage of her in public.

Lin Qingyun's action once again left the surrounding people dumbfounded.

Luo Bu's face instantly darkened. He turned his head and said to Ge Ci in a gloomy voice, "Go harder!"

"Don't worry!"

Ge Ci nodded with a sinister smile.

"This is the interest for dragging me into the water. Hmph." His palm lingeringly brushed twice over Xiao Yu's waist, and Lin Qingyun snorted softly beside her ear.

After saying this, Lin Qingyun did not look at Xiao Yu's flushed face. He took the initiative to let go and slowly walked toward Ge Ci, who was staring at him darkly.

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Luo Bu? (Ultraman)