"Don't look at me. Looking at me won't give you a brain either."
Du Qinggang spread his hands, stood up, lit a cigarette, and left.
"Director, Principal Li was right. This is too risky."
"Yeah, Director, please think it over again."
"Why don't we wait a while longer? It won't be too late to act once the Divine Mark Association sends people down to help."
Several of the City Protection Bureau's senior officials spoke up to dissuade him.
It wasn't that they were afraid.
If they were, they wouldn't be here.
They simply thought the operation was indeed too risky.
The slightest mishap could put the millions of civilians in Jiang City in danger.
Early the next morning, the school returned to its former peace.
Du Qinggang described the Church of the Dark Night's invasion the previous night as a few lawbreakers breaking into the school to steal, saying they had been handed over to the relevant authorities.
After bringing Fang Cheng breakfast, Duan Ming left the school.
The previous night's battle had left several nicks in his steel saber.
He was going out to a blade shop to see if there were any other sabers that suited him.
Although his second Power of God could conjure a demonic saber,
this Power of God wasn't something he could use whenever he wanted. Every time he used it, he had to take a life.
He needed a saber he could use whenever he wanted.
As he passed the security booth at the entrance, bursts of laughter came from inside.
The old man who had instantly killed a four-Divine-Mark master the previous night was sitting in a chair, playing on his phone.
"Give big bro a follow!" a voice called from the phone.
Duan Ming walked past with a face full of black lines.
"Hey, kid!"
Duan Ming stopped and looked at the old man in the security booth. "Something wrong, Uncle Huang?"
"Your hand's all right now? Where are you going so early?"
"My saber broke. I'm going out to buy one."
"Your saber broke? You still need to buy a saber?" The old man studied Duan Ming curiously, his words carrying an implied meaning.
Duan Ming nodded.
"I'm off, then."
After saying goodbye to the old security guard, he went to the roadside to hail a cab.
He saw a taxi in the distance and had just raised his hand when, with a whoosh, a blood-red convertible sports car stopped in front of him.
It was a real head-turner!
Peng Sisi, who had one hand on the steering wheel, took off her sunglasses and looked at Duan Ming. "Get in."
"Where are we going?"
"You'll know when we get there."
Duan Ming opened the passenger door and got in, suspicious.
Whoosh!
It had come in a hurry and left just as quickly!
Sitting in the passenger seat, Duan Ming glanced at Peng Sisi's long, snow-white legs.
Those legs could keep me entertained for a year!
Peng Sisi focused on driving, completely unaffected by the boy staring at her.
The car sped through the city.
It was obvious that this woman was a good driver.
"Did you awaken your second Divine Mark last night too?" Peng Sisi suddenly asked.
"Yeah."
Duan Ming didn't hide it.
It wasn't a secret anyway. Several people already knew.
"That was pretty fast. You've awakened your second Divine Mark less than two months after enrolling." Peng Sisi glanced at Duan Ming. "Your Power of God awakened too, didn't it?"
"How did you know?" Duan Ming paused. "Did Zhang Hongji tell you?"
"How could he have told me? I saw it myself. Last night in the cafeteria, you had a saber in your hand, but then it suddenly vanished into thin air. Only a Power of God could explain that."
Duan Ming said nothing.
He knew that the fact he had two Powers of God would get out sooner or later.
After all, he had told Fang Cheng his Power of God was Endless Thunder.
And this woman knew his Power of God was a saber.
"Impressive. You've awakened your Power of God with only your second Divine Mark." Peng Sisi couldn't help clicking her tongue.
"I'm not the only person in the world like that."
"You're pretty modest." Peng Sisi continued as she drove, "Actually, we talked about this before. I guessed your Power of God probably had something to do with sabers. Looks like I was right. I just didn't expect it to awaken so soon."
"You could guess that?"
"Of course. The Power of God a person awakens is generally related to their personality and habits. You like using sabers, so there's a good chance your Power of God would have something to do with them."
Duan Ming fell into thought.
If what Peng Sisi says is true,
what's with the lightning?
It's not like I enjoy being electrocuted!
"Then what's your Power of God?" Duan Ming asked.
"Well, that's a secret. You'll find out when the need arises." Peng Sisi parked the car beside a lake and looked at Duan Ming. "So, how about it? Will you join our Heaven and Earth Society?"
"You brought me here just for that?"
"More or less."
"Both clubs at school have invited me. If I keep refusing, won't you think I don't know what's good for me?"
"No, we won't. We're not as narrow-minded as you think."
"I don't understand. Why did you have to set up two opposing organizations at school when things were fine as they were?" Duan Ming shook his head slightly.
"All I can tell you is that if something exists, it must have value. Otherwise, it couldn't have lasted and flourished for so long." Peng Sisi smiled. "Don't you agree?"
Duan Ming said nothing and looked at the lake outside the car.
He wasn't considering it. He was thinking about how to refuse so this woman would stop coming to him about it.
It wasn't that he didn't know what was good for him.
Even if it was.
He really didn't want to join either club.
Whether it was the Heaven and Earth Society or the Demon-Slaying Alliance, he wasn't interested. He liked being free and unrestrained.
"Well? Do they look good?" Peng Sisi suddenly patted her thigh. "I noticed you kept staring at my legs while I was driving."
"N-no... I wasn't..."
Duan Ming argued desperately, though he felt a little like a thief with a guilty conscience.
"Go ahead and look. I never said you couldn't. How about this? As long as you agree to join the Heaven and Earth Society, you can look as long as you want." Peng Sisi suddenly leaned close to Duan Ming. "Or, as long as you agree to join the Heaven and Earth Society, I can go on a date with you!"
Buzz!
Duan Ming's head exploded.
Why does it feel like Meng Jie's wearing a bright green hat?
"Wh-what?! A date?" Duan Ming exclaimed. "Don't you have a boyfriend?"
"Does having a boyfriend stop me from going on a date with you? We'd just eat and go shopping or something, nothing else."
What was this?
A honey trap?
But isn't this honey trap going a little too far?
In all his life, this was the first time he'd encountered something like this.
"If you're worried about Meng Jie, you can rest easy. He won't mind."
Peng Sisi kept smiling, and Duan Ming couldn't tell whether she was joking or serious.
Duan Ming felt a jumble of emotions.
Just how broad-minded is the Heaven and Earth Society's president?!
To get me to join the Heaven and Earth Society, he's actually willing to let his own girlfriend sacrifice her charms!
I'd call you the strongest cuckold!
"You've left me not knowing what to say."
Duan Ming had never imagined that Peng Sisi would resort to this kind of approach.