The battle on the field continued, but Qing Linyun's gaze remained fixed on Gu Yue. Ever since Gu Yue returned from that Asura battle, she had maintained a neutral attitude towards Qing Linyun.
Clearly, Qing Linyun needs to make a move to appease Gu Yue before this matter can be resolved.
But Qing Linyun wouldn't set that precedent. Our Little Qingyu is a man who wants to build a harem in a reasonable way. If he lowers his head now, how will he build a harem later?
It would be better to let the Gu Yue cool off for a while.
In a couple of days, Gu Yue will finally lose his temper and come looking for him. Then, I'll make a gesture and give him a way out, and the matter will be over.
This can also help Gu Yue gradually accept the situation from a psychological perspective.
Just then, a problem arose on the field.
Gu Yue's next Elemental Tide was a beat too late.
Following the original rhythm, as Xie Xie's Light Dragon Slash closed in, Gu Yue's elemental suppression should have precisely blocked Wu Changkong's dodge direction.
One was near, the other far; one was in front, the other behind. No matter how strong Wu Changkong was, he would be flustered for a while when forced to the first level.
As a result, Gu Yue's fireball was a full second too late.
Wu Changkong effortlessly dodged Xie Xie's dagger, then slapped Xie Xie on the forehead with his other hand. Xie Xie cried out "Ouch!" and was sent spinning twice before landing hard on his backside.
Wu Changkong's voice turned cold.
" Gu Yue, what are you doing?"
Gu Yue pursed her lips and remained silent.
She couldn't say.
Just a second ago, her attention wasn't on the field at all.
Because Qing Linyun moved.
He had been leaning against the railing, but somehow he straightened up and moved a few steps to the left along the edge of the field. Gu Yue's eyes followed those few steps instinctively, and the Elemental Tide in her hand slowed down a beat.
She didn't know why she was like this.
Even though they were in a cold war, and she kept telling herself not to look at him, the moment he moved, her attention was drawn to him as if he were being pulled by a string.
Wu Changkong stared at her coldly.
"Again."
The three people returned to their positions.
This time, Gu Yue stared intently at Wu Changkong, forcing herself not to look at the sidelines. The Elemental Tide reformed, and the coordination between fireballs and ice spikes returned to normal, with improved accuracy.
But Qing Linyun seemed to be deliberately going against her.
She moved to the left, and he moved to the left. She stepped back, and he followed suit. There was always a distance of more than twenty meters between them, but to Gu Yue, that distance was as if it didn't exist.
She could clearly sense his location.
What's even more deadly is that the aura of the Golden Dragon King Bloodline wafts over him in waves, a scent that makes her heart race and is impossible to suppress.
In the third round, Gu Yue's earthen wall veered off course, Xie Xie, who had just rushed out, off balance.
Xie Xie crawled out of the pile of dirt, his face covered in dust, and he was in pain, hissing in pain.
"Oh my god, Gu Yue, who are you hitting! I'm one of our own!"
Gu Yue's face flushed red, and she hurriedly avoided his gaze.
"I... it was a slip of the hand."
Xie Xie patted the dirt off his clothes, looking incredulous.
"Can you accidentally use Soul Skill?"
He turned his head to look at Gu Yue, and then glanced in the direction Gu Yue's gaze had just wandered, where he saw Qing Linyun by the railing.
Xie Xie was stunned for a moment, then the boy's eyes slowly lit up, as if he had discovered some earth-shattering gossip.
He moved closer to Tang Wulin, lowered his voice, and looked mysterious.
"Hey, Wulin, have you noticed? Gu Yue's acting strange today."
Tang Wulin had just retrieved the Blue Silver Grass and was catching his breath when he heard this, so he looked at him blankly.
Something's not right.
Xie Xie pursed his lips and counted on his fingers.
"Look. When Teacher Qing stands on the left, her elements shift to the left. When Teacher Qing walks back, she shrinks back. That wall was clearly Teacher Wu's escape route, but it blocked my face. And these past two days, she's been avoiding Teacher Qing like the plague—in the cafeteria, the corridor, the training ground, she's hiding like the plague. I bet you, there's definitely something going on between them."
Tang Wulin blinked and looked at it carefully for a moment.
It seems that's true.
Gu Yue stood in the middle to back, her face tense, but her eyes kept drifting towards the sidelines. Whenever Qing Linyun made a move, she would freeze, like a puppet on a string.
Tang Wulin scratched his head and shook his head seriously.
"What could possibly happen? Master is Master, Gu Yue is just a classmate."
Xie Xie rolled his eyes, looking at him with a disappointed expression.
"What do you know? You're just emotionally oblivious. Gu Yue's current behavior is exactly like my neighbor's sister when she was angry with my brother-in-law."
Tang Wulin tilted his head.
"You even know about your neighbor's affairs? You're quite the gossip."
Xie Xie stiffened his neck.
"Heh, I have super hearing."
Wu Changkong's voice came in from behind.
That's enough.
Both of them simultaneously shrank their necks.
Wu Changkong stood three steps away, his face expressionless, but his gaze had already shifted from Gu Yue to Qing Linyun by the railing, and then back again.
He figured it out on the very first day.
Gu Yue has been deliberately avoiding Qing Linyun these past two days. Usually the most focused person in training, he becomes absent-minded and his elemental output goes completely wrong whenever he gets close to Qing Linyun.
He didn't point it out.
He was just a teacher. He had no interest in his students' private affairs, especially those with teaching assistants. As long as it didn't affect the Class Promotion Tournament, he let them be.
Moreover, Wu Changkong genuinely didn't know how to get involved in this matter.
Wu Changkong said coldly.
" Gu Yue, concentrate. If you make another mistake in the final round, you'll have to stay behind and practice until you're accurate again tonight."
Gu Yue responded in a muffled voice, her ears turning slightly red.
"Yes."
Qing Linyun, standing by the railing, saw this scene clearly.
He touched his chin and a slight smile played at the corners of his mouth.
'This radar is incredibly accurate; wherever I go, her soul flies in the same direction.'
He didn't go over.
As he thought yesterday, he shouldn't pursue it now; the more he pursued, the more aloof he would become.
He simply straightened up from the railing and deliberately raised his voice.
" Teacher Wu, I'm going to the office. You guys practice."
After saying that, he turned and walked towards the door.
He had barely stepped out the door when Gu Yue released his grip on the training field, extinguishing a fireball that had only just begun to condense, scattering sparks all over the ground.
Xie Xie's eyes widened as he turned to look at Tang Wulin, his mouth forming an "O" shape.
Tang Wulin saw it too.
He blinked, as if he understood something, yet also as if he understood nothing at all.
Wu Changkong closed his eyes and sighed inwardly.
Students these days are really a handful!
Qing Linyun leaned against the door of the training ground, humming an off-key tune as he walked towards the office.
'A balance between tension and relaxation.'
"Give me a couple of days' rest. When you can't hold it in anymore, you'll naturally come to me."
Behind her, on the training field, Gu Yue stared at the closed door, biting her lip. The next wave of Elemental Tide inexplicably intensified, with fireballs growing larger and larger, causing the ground around Wu Changkong to explode repeatedly.
Xie Xie shrank his neck and muttered to himself.
"Oh no, Gu Yue is taking her anger out on Teacher Wu."
Tang Wulin nodded in deep agreement, his eyes revealing a deep fear; women were truly terrifying.
I was afraid, I was afraid.