As Qin Siyang left the classroom, he happened to run into Ban Dingyuan, who had just emerged from another classroom.
Ban Dingyuan was still wearing a baseball cap, dressed like a trendy teenager.
The brim sat low, hiding his eyes and brows in shadow.
When he saw Qin Siyang, he tugged his cap backward, revealing a sunny smile.
"Good afternoon, Qin!"
"Hello, Senior Ban." Qin Siyang smiled back, then said, "You're really cautious, Senior Ban. You even wear a God-Hunting Artifact on campus?"
"You mean my cap?"
"Yeah."
Qin Siyang nodded.
When Ban Dingyuan's cap faced forward, Qin Siyang couldn't make out his expression.
Now that he had reached the origin sequence, his eyesight was astonishing. Even if someone's face was in shadow, there was no way he wouldn't be able to see it clearly at such close range.
So he was certain that Ban Dingyuan's cap was an artifact that concealed his face.
Ban Dingyuan gave a lopsided grin. "Can't help it. People keep taking cheap shots at me, and it's made me nervous. Covering my face so they can't see where I'm looking makes things a little safer."
Qin Siyang froze for a moment. "People have already started coming after you?"
"Started? It began last year and never stopped." Ban Dingyuan shrugged. "I challenge famous prodigies every day. I made enemies ages ago. Underhanded attacks are inevitable."
Qin Siyang had been planning to find a chance to warn Ban Dingyuan that people might try to assassinate him, but after talking to him, he discovered that Ban Dingyuan had already been through it.
"If challenging people is dangerous, why do you keep doing it?"
"Because even if I don't challenge anyone, people will still try to kill me."
"Huh?"
"The tallest tree catches the wind. If you excel, you