Pen Fairy

As a professional archaeological expert, a Mind Master was quite knowledgeable and understood extraordinary matters, whether it was superpowers or spell-based divine abilities.

Yet not a single piece of knowledge matched Zhou You.

Sensing that things were taking a turn for the worse, the Mind Master hypnotized himself, turned, and ran.

Let me run fast!

Though he lacked Mighty Warrior's level of physical enhancement, he could self-hypnotize to overdraw his bodily potential, and he ran just as fast.

The next second, the Mind Master had his eyes covered by someone, plunging his vision into pitch blackness.

Zhou You's voice rang in the Mind Master's ear.

"Don't run."

In the middle of summer, it scared him into a cold sweat all over.

The opponent really was possessed by a ghost, wasn't he? Even these moves felt just like a ghost!

Could this be the special trait of a Ghost King, allowing those they possess to become just like ghosts?

"Who sent you?" Zhou You asked.

Paralyzed with fear, the Mind Master didn't dare move, look back, or speak.

He had heard that some ghosts killed people just like this-they called out to you, and if you looked back or answered, they would twist your head right off.

Hearing a piercing whistle from behind him, as if something had been hurled his way, Zhou You instinctively released the Mind Master to dodge.

"Ah-"

Struck in the back of the head by the thrown brick, the Mind Master bled profusely, staggered twice, and hit the ground with a thud, giving Zhou You a start and making him rush to clear his name.

"I didn't do this."

Turning around, Zhou You saw Mighty Warrior sprinting over at high speed, though with a trace of astonishment on his face-he probably hadn't expected the brick to hit the Mind Master.

Mighty Warrior was tall and sturdy with a terrifying tonnage, and coupled with forsaking strength to pump everything into speed, his momentum was startling. He ran like a speeding car, shoved Zhou You aside, scooped up the unconscious Mind Master, and fled.

Zhou You tried to give chase, but Mighty Warrior ran far too fast, quickly leaving Zhou You behind.

Zhou You wanted to use Ghost-Covered Eyes to pursue them, but after trying, figured the distance must have been too great, making it impossible to materialize behind them.

"Ouch." Regaining consciousness slowly, the Mind Master felt muddled; the lingering pain in the back of his head cleared his head a little.

Where am I? Why does the back of my head hurt so much?

Clutching the back of his head in agony, the Mind Master tried to recall what had happened... It seemed Zhou You had covered his eyes like a ghost, and then he was struck by some heavy object and passed out?

The Mind Master felt the bandage on the back of his head, which throbbed with a dull ache.

"You're awake, drink some water." Mighty Warrior tossed over a bottle of mineral water.

Twisting off the cap, the Mind Master gulped down two mouthfuls: "What happened to me?"

"That kid hits damn hard! You were ambushed by him and knocked out cold with a brick!" Mighty Warrior grumbled, sticking up for the Mind Master.

"I've studied some first-aid measures; after carrying you away, I bandaged it simply, and you'll be fine."

"Thanks." The Mind Master touched the back of his head, his tone sincere.

Mighty Warrior hadn't abandoned him on the spot and had even treated his wounds instead-adversity truly revealed true feelings. To think he had previously schemed about how to kick Mighty Warrior aside once they got Humanity's Supreme Treasure.

Having known each other for so long, they had long since seen that Mighty Warrior was slow-witted, cowardly, and greedy; he hadn't expected the man to have such a loyal side. It seemed he had misjudged him.

"It's all small stuff." Feeling a guilty conscience, Mighty Warrior waved a hand and cut the topic short, "That kid is too bizarre. What are our next steps?"

The Mind Master sighed: "There's nothing for it. The two of us are just desk jockeys and were never good at fighting in the first place; that kid isn't someone we can handle. We can only contact the headquarters in the United States, tell them we've deciphered the ancient texts and know the whereabouts of Humanity's Supreme Treasure, and let them send people over."

"Last night after school, I ran into two very strange people." As soon as school started, Zhou You began chatting with Chu Xiaoyao about the events of the previous night.

After clashing with the two Mind Masters, Zhou You felt a mix of excitement and lingering fear, and he hadn't slept well all night.

Spotting the excitement, Nuomi flew over to join the fun.

"Sect Master, who bullied you? I'll stand up for you!"

Daring to bully the Sect Master simply meant not taking her, the Vice Sect Master, seriously at all!

"You can't really call it bullying me." Zhou You scratched the back of his head, recalling the blood-soaked Mind Master, and felt a phantom pain.

After an entire battle, the one who suffered the heaviest injuries was the spectator, the Mind Master.

Zhou You began recounting the events of the previous night, heavily describing the Mind Master who had stared at him with wide eyes and Mighty Warrior whose physical fitness was absurdly strong.

"If you call them immortal cultivators, it doesn't really seem like it. That big guy just had brute strength, and the other tall, skinny one looked a bit mentally unstable."

Covering most of her pretty face, Chu Xiaoyao revealed a hint of a smile: "I know."

"What do you know?" Zhou You was puzzled. Did I even ask, yet you already know?

"They're people from the organization."

"Back then, I couldn't stand the organization's actions and fled from it," Chu Xiaoyao shook her head with self-deprecation. "I should have guessed it sooner. As the strongest Superpowered Person in history, how could the organization possibly let me go? I just didn't expect this day to come so quickly."

"They dispatched two Superpowered Persons, wanting to get my information through you."

"Zhou You, I've dragged you into this!"

Zhou You: "..."

Even though you're apologizing, why can't I see a single trace of apology in your expression?

"The strongest Superpowered Person in history!" Hearing of Chu Xiaoyao's background, Nuomi's eyes lit up with deep admiration. What an imposing title.

Nuomi poked Zhou You, asking him to relay her words to him. Curling his lip, Zhou You acted as though he hadn't seen Nuomi.

Are you kidding? Chu Xiaoyao was already conceited enough as it was; if she knew Nuomi was praising her, wouldn't she float straight up into the sky?

Seeing that Zhou You was ignoring her, Nuomi pouted her little mouth in displeasure.

Hmph, I've got a way.

Uncapping a pen, it automatically wrote out the words: "The strongest Superpowered Person, so amazing!!!" on a piece of paper.

Zhou You had heard of this phenomenon before; it was called a Pen Fairy.

The paper drifted upward slowly, appearing before Chu Xiaoyao and scaring Zhou You into hurriedly snatching the paper out of Nuomi's hands.

If their classmates saw this, wouldn't they think it was a haunting?

Turning his head to glance at the front rows, Zhou You breathed a sigh of relief. Thank goodness they were sitting in the very back row; no one had noticed them here.

"Nuomi, you have great taste!" Seeing the writing on the paper, Chu Xiaoyao highly praised Nuomi for knowing how to read the room.

"If you run into any trouble in the future, just find this seat. I've got you covered," Chu Xiaoyao patted her chest in a bold guarantee.

This was the promise of the Free and Unfettered Female Emperor; placed on the Primordial Continent, saying she could walk sideways without a care was no exaggeration.

"Long live the Grand Supreme Elder!" Nuomi cheered, then wrote those exact words on the paper to show Chu Xiaoyao. Greatly pleased, the Female Emperor granted an additional reward.

Zhou You temporarily interrupted the Female Emperor's bestowal of rewards: "Right, speaking of which, I mastered a spell yesterday and managed to win purely relying on it."

"What spell?"

Recalling the scene at the time, Zhou You said: "It lets me suddenly appear behind someone and cover their eyes. It seems to have come from eating a Sight-Obscuring Ghost."

Chu Xiaoyao nodded: "Normal. I already told you this is dietary therapy-you make up for what you eat. Naturally, eating a Sight-Obscuring Ghost lets you obscure vision."

"So it really is like that." Seeing his analysis validated by Chu Xiaoyao, Zhou You felt deeply encouraged, sensing that his immortal cultivator mindset was gradually taking shape.

"Situations like this aren't all that rare on the Primordial Continent. Take the Hungry Ghost Path Master, for instance; originally a human, he mistakenly ate a starving ghost, which left him with gnawing hunger and tormented by starvation every moment of every day. Only then did he forge the Hungry Ghost Path."

"So you need to be careful when eating ghosts. Don't just eat anything."

"Understood."

Right after that, Zhou You sneaked off to find Su Tingxue and recounted his experience from the night before.

The hallway was bustling with people, and fearing that word might spread further, the two of them found a vacant spot. Zhou You felt just like an underground operative meeting a contact.

"You mean to say that someone attacked you yesterday, and you suspect they were sent by the rich heir who likes me?" Finishing Zhou You's description, Su Tingxue wore a strange expression. It was her first time running into such a thing, but upon careful thought, it seemed quite possible.

There were a few rich heirs both inside and outside the school who constantly pursued her, driving her to distraction, and they had even sent messages before saying they didn't want her getting close to other boys.

Su Tingxue had wanted to go settle accounts with them, but she had no idea who they even were.

Even though she and Zhou You had nothing going on, the rumors were flying thick and fast. Trying to clarify only gave people the impression of protesting too much, and coupled with the fact that she and Zhou You had left school together the afternoon before yesterday to deal with a Sight-Obscuring Ghost and returned together, some narrow-minded person might well have started bearing a grudge against Zhou You.

At this thought, Su Tingxue felt a pang of guilt. After all, Zhou You had been attacked because of her; he was the victim.

"Right. Do you have any suspects?"

Zhou You intended to root out the problem completely. Those two had been beaten back by him, but the rich heir behind the scenes definitely wouldn't let the matter rest. Rather than waiting for the other party to send people to attack him again, it was better to take the initiative and catch them off guard.

"I do have a few suspects in mind, actually."