After sending Zhu Zhuqing off to eat, Chen Jue strolled leisurely to the entrance of the girls' dormitory.
A rather awkward scene greeted him-Xiao Wu was throwing Tang San out with an air that brooked no argument.
"Tang San, you're disgusting. Get lost! Just looking at you annoys me!"
There was a certain finality in Xiao Wu's words, though she could not quite conceal a trace of complicated emotion.
Thrown out on his ear, Tang San looked utterly dejected. He could not understand why. He had already done so much groveling.
Just as he raised his head, a mocking chuckle came from beside him, breaking the silence.
Tang San glanced sideways and met Chen Jue's amused gaze, an inexplicable irritation rising in his heart.
"What are you doing here? This is the entrance to the girls' dormitory. Boys aren't allowed to loiter here. Don't you know that?"
His tone was accusatory, but it could not hide his disappointment and confusion.
The remark made Chen Jue laugh in exasperation, and he shot back a question.
"Then what are you doing here? Oh~ Have you turned into a girl?"
"Did you cut that thing off? Come on, lemme see!"
Tang San's face instantly darkened. Why was this guy's tongue so venomous?
Even more venomous than me, the Tang Sect's 'Poison Three.'
Wait... poison... That's it.
You'd better not give me an opening, or I'll poison you to death...
When it came to poison, he was supremely confident he could surpass everyone in this world.
Yet faced with Chen Jue's venomous tongue, he stammered out an answer.
"You're the one who cut it off! I'm here to see my little sister!"
A teasing smile curled Chen Jue's lips as he drawled.
"Your little sister? I seem to remember Xiao Wu saying she no longer acknowledged you as her brother. Why are you still shamelessly coming around?"
"Are you going to become a blue-haired simp, just like that blond, all-bark-no-bite dog?"
"When the two dogs march out, not a blade of grass survives?"
Under Chen Jue's merciless, rapid-fire mockery, Tang San's expression instantly darkened. Rage burned inside him, but for a moment, he had no words.
"That's nonsense! I'm clearly a black-haired simp. How could I be a blue-haired simp?"
He tried to defend himself, his voice already thick with frustration.
"Are you blind..."
Tang San was about to keep arguing, but Chen Jue's hearty laughter cut him off.
"Hahahahaha~"
His laughter rang with mockery at Tang San's embarrassment.
"Right, right! You really are a simp! Black-haired... Hahaha, a black-haired simp!"
"Fuck..."
Tang San finally realized what he had said, and his words turned uncontrollably crude.
"What the fuck are you saying... Fuck..."
For a moment, he had no idea how to fire back and could only vent his fury through curses.
After that, Tang San returned to the subject at hand.
"Xiao Wu was only joking! I just need to coax her a little. You've got no business here, so get lost!"
Chen Jue kept firing on all cylinders.
"Joking? She looked pretty serious to me. After all, someone got thrown out twice! Haha!"
"Tang San, you clown!"
His words were sharp as needles, stabbing straight into the corner of Tang San's heart he least wanted touched.
Tang San's face turned livid, his chest heaving. Rage and resentment wove a tangled web within him, and he instantly boiled over.
"Even if... What are you here for, then?"
Unwilling to admit his failure, Tang San could only throw the question back at Chen Jue.
"I'm here to see Xiao Wu! As her classmate, I feel bad seeing her upset, so I'm going to help her work through it! Pure friendship..."
Tang San waved a hand and spoke with disdain written all over his face.
"If even I can't get in, what chance do you have? Having known her for six years, I'd advise you not to provoke her. You might end up worse off than me!"
Tang San flicked his sleeve lightly, a disdainful curve forming at the corner of his mouth as he spoke slowly.
"Not necessarily!"
At that, Chen Jue raised an eyebrow, an amused smile tracing his lips as he answered leisurely.
Tang San's sneer deepened, his contempt almost taking tangible form and churning in the air.
He glanced at Chen Jue, his competitive spirit instantly ignited, and spoke with absolute certainty.
"Not necessarily, my ass! If she lets you in, I'll owe you ten slaps on the spot!"
In his eyes, if even he could not get in, what chance did Chen Jue have?
Xiao Wu might just slap him across the face!
He was already imagining the miserable sight of Chen Jue being thrown out by Xiao Wu!
Once he spread the story around, Chen Jue's girls would surely feel ashamed and leave him.
The thought already had him excited!
Ever since kneeling earlier, Tang San had become obsessed. Anything was worth it if it made Chen Jue look foolish and lose face!
Hearing this, Chen Jue thought it sounded like a pretty good deal-slapping Tang San's face.
Actual, literal slaps.
He could give him one when there were plenty of people around.
Physical damage plus magic damage!
It would definitely feel great!
Just then, Dai Mubai, that blond, all-bark-no-bite dog, appeared from who knew where and quietly strolled to Tang San's side, a mocking smile curling his lips.
He had been lurking nearby for ages. He was not about to miss this chance to watch Chen Jue get humiliated!
"Chen Jue, he's right. You'd better leave before you embarrass yourself in front of us! Haha!"
Chen Jue merely gave them a sidelong glance and silently grumbled to himself.
It really feels like two dogs barking over there.
Just what you'd expect from the blond, all-bark-no-bite dog and the blue... black-haired simp.
Just then, the girls' dormitory door opened, and Xiao Wu stood proudly in the doorway.
Seeing Xiao Wu there, Tang San's eyes instantly lit up, emotions surging through him like an irrepressible tide.
Almost instinctively, he stepped forward and hurried toward her, the words leaving his mouth before he could think them through.
"Xiao Wu, you finally opened the door to welcome me? Do you know how long I've been waiting? I've already..."
Yet Xiao Wu's reaction caught everyone by surprise.
Not a ripple stirred in her clear eyes. She simply raised her hand and gave him a light push with an almost indifferent air, nearly making Tang San stumble and lose his composure.
"Tang San, you're in my way!"
Her voice was as cold and clear as an icy spring, sending Tang San's heart plunging into an abyss.
But in the next instant, the scene seemed to turn beneath an invisible hand. Xiao Wu pivoted, and all her coldness and distance vanished.
Like the liveliest sprite of spring, she skipped lightly up to Chen Jue, a smile as radiant as sunshine blooming on her face.
Tang San's pupils abruptly widened. The sight before him battered his understanding like an illusion.
His mouth stretched open unconsciously in disbelief, wide enough to swallow an egg.
Everything before his eyes seemed like a dream.
Why?
Does Chen Jue have some kind of magic?
Xiao Wu is gentle as water with Chen Jue, but cold as ice with me.
When she threw me out earlier, didn't she say she didn't want to see anyone?
That seeing anyone annoyed her?
I... Boohoo.
"Brother Chen, what brings you here?"
Her earlier sadness had been swept away. She had figured it out: Brother Chen was the perfect big brother in her heart.
Handsome, extraordinarily strong, and good to the one he loved!
As for Tang San beside them...
Ugly, pathetically weak, and always acting aloof and putting on airs, only to get humiliated every time.
"You looked upset, so I came to check on you. We're classmates, after all!"
Chen Jue's words were warm and sincere, yet they inadvertently stirred a subtle emotion deep in Xiao Wu's heart.
She could not help lowering her eyes, a jumble of feelings churning inside her.
Just classmates?
Does he have no feelings for me at all?
"Let's talk in my room! There are too many people here. Looking at them is annoying!"
Tang San: ...
Dai Mubai: ...
Xiao Wu made the suggestion brightly, and before she had finished speaking, she was already tugging Chen Jue's sleeve and stepping lightly into the room.
Just as Chen Jue was about to cross the threshold, he suddenly turned his head and cast Tang San a glance.
Provocation and smugness.
Chen Jue's expression displayed both to the fullest.
"Remember those ten slaps you owe me. I've got something to do, so-slam!"
Tang San stared at the tightly shut door, fury surging through his chest like a tide.
Finally unable to contain it, he swung his fist and smashed it hard against a solid boulder beside him.
The next second.
"Aaargh!"
A scream of pain rang out.
He had not used Soul Power. That had been a bare-fisted punch.
Enduring the pain, Tang San screamed inwardly.
Why!
Xiao Wu, why!
He can go in, but I can't?
And she even took the initiative to bring him into her room...
I've groveled for so long, and I never got that...
I've truly lost the wife and the troops as well!
Now I've lost Xiao Wu, and I owe Chen Jue ten slaps.
Hearing the sounds coming from the room, Tang San seethed with frustration.
Chen Jue, just you wait. Once I grow stronger, with the potential of my Twin Martial Souls, I'll definitely surpass you.
I'll just think of it as leaving Xiao Wu with you for safekeeping.
Someday, I'll take her back myself.
Then I'll grind your face beneath my heel and reclaim the dignity I've lost.
"Xiao Wu, are you still upset?"
"No! It's not worth it! I just met the wrong person at the right time!"
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