Chen Yun didn't know why, even though the damned bug had been removed from his body by that little girl, and he had been locked up in another place, why was his body still being controlled?
What exactly is going on?
Although he didn't know why, he knew that if those youngsters from Jiangnan left, Su Changqing alone would surely die, and he himself would have no chance left!
What to do? What to do?
He couldn't make a sound; even if he screamed hysterically, he couldn't tell everyone that the insect was still controlling his body!
"Stop struggling."
The hoarse voice came from within, carrying a faint hint of mockery. "You should feel honored that your body will become my foundation, and then be immortalized, becoming an existence you cannot even imagine. What is there to regret about your life? What could you do in your life without me?"
"I can do so much more than you, you disgusting bedbug!"
"Is that so?" The Ancient Demon sneered, "If that's the case, why have you lived such a frustrating life for the past thirty years? Let me take your place, so that you can become the person you dream of, someone everyone envies and fears, your mother's chosen one, the pillar of your Chen Household family elders, and a powerful figure admired by outsiders. Isn't that wonderful?"
But that's not me!
"And nobody knows."
The Ancient Demon's voice was seductive, causing Chen Yun to momentarily lose his composure. He suddenly felt that perhaps this wasn't so bad after all?
He had been favored by his mother since childhood. No matter what, his mother was unwilling to give up the family's resources to Chen Ye, who was more talented. This made his father and the people in the clan dissatisfied, and also made him the target of ridicule from outsiders.
Everyone thought they were lucky to be favored. If it weren't for their mother's persistence, a good-for-nothing like themselves would have been doing odd jobs for the more talented ones long ago. How would they have had the chance to Dragon Transformation?
But who could understand the disappointment that often lingered in her mother's eyes when she showed favoritism towards her?
He wanted to respond to his elders' expectations, but he couldn't; he didn't have the talent.
Perhaps the insect is right; if I die, it will take my place, and perhaps everything will be alright.
The child my mother wanted, the child my father wanted, the child the clan elders wanted—perhaps it wasn't me. Maybe that's for the best.
The more Chen Yun thought about it, the more tired he suddenly felt, and the drowsiness grew stronger, to the point that he felt like he was about to fall asleep.
Upon seeing this, Chen Yun revealed a strange smile.
It glanced furtively at Chen Ying and the others who were leaving, but this time, it felt no impulse.
Such a young girl has such abilities; Dean Chen from Jiangnan must have even more outrageous methods. I can't fight her head-on right now. If I want to win, I have to transform myself. Although I don't have a body as good as White Plain's, Chen Yun's body plus Su Changqing's is barely enough. At least we have the blood of the dragon race.
But the key question is: how do we make it disappear correctly?
The time to emerge from the cocoon is half an hour. This time is not long, but it is still unlikely to completely hide oneself from being found. Those kids have powerful spatial techniques. With so many people, no matter how well one hides, the chances of finding one are very high.
Therefore, we must never let them suspect anything, and we must never let them come to us on their own initiative.
"Changqing." Chen Yun looked at Su Changqing, appearing very weak. The bloodshot in his eyes had completely disappeared, leaving only clear, black and white pupils. "Is there any water left?"
Su Changqing looked at the weak Chen Yun and found it somewhat amusing. This kid still knows how to back down, isn't he? He was acting all friendly right now.
"There's still a little water left," Su Changqing said, picking up the kettle from where he had boiled the medicine. "But there's not much left. Let me heat it up for you."
Chen Yun snatched the kettle and gulped down the water.
"Slow down," Su Changqing chuckled and shook his head. It seemed he had suffered quite a bit. This time, the good-for-nothing young master should behave himself a bit when he gets back.
"Is there any more?" Chen Yun gasped.
Hearing this, Su Changqing reluctantly stood up. "I remember there's a water source in the northwest. I'll go and arrange it for you. Don't move around here."
"This is so troublesome."
"Even when Chen Da is asking for a favor, he can be polite."
Chen Yun didn't argue, but smiled wryly and said, "We're in trouble, what can we do?"
"Hahahaha!" Su Changqing burst into laughter. "If you had been more honest earlier, perhaps you wouldn't have such bad interpersonal relationships."
As he spoke, he got up and headed northwest, while Chen Yun watched his retreating figure, a fierce glint flashing in his eyes.
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"Hey, Shen Laoda, why do you seem so preoccupied the whole way? What are you thinking about?"
Beside Shen Yuan, a man of roughly the same age as Shen Yuan said casually, "Were you thinking about that woman surnamed Bai from earlier? Hahaha, I noticed it a long time ago. Your eyes were practically popping out when you were looking at her!"
"Nonsense!" Shen Yuan glared at the other person. "I see her because she's dangerous enough. You kids, all you think about is nonsense!"
"How boring, Shen Laoda. If you keep going like this, you'll probably end up alone forever."
"I don't need your concern." Shen Yuan shook his head irritably. These boys in the academy have grown up in the past two years, and with the co-educational system, quite a few things have happened that shouldn't have. He would suggest to Chen Ying when he got back that the academy should keep the boys and girls further apart, as the atmosphere has really not been good lately.
"Then I don't understand, it's almost over now, why do you look so serious?"
Don't you think there's something off about Chen Yun?
"Is something wrong?" the other person asked curiously. "He's perfectly normal, very polite."
"They were just too polite, and their excuses were too clean."
"Make excuses? How did he make excuses?" The man chuckled. "He's not wrong, is he? If he knew the insect egg in his chest was so dangerous, how could he have used it? He was probably tricked by those ignorant people in his family. What's wrong with that?"
"Something's not right," Chen Yun shook his head, recalling some past events.
Chen Yun was someone I often interacted with in the academy, because there weren't many people he could bully, and I was one of them.
So Shen Yuan originally disliked this person quite a bit, but even the most disgusting person has some redeeming qualities, such as his protectiveness of his mother, which is very similar to his own.
Shen Yuan had personally witnessed someone speak ill of his mother, and even if that person was a top student in the academy at the time, he would still dare to fight them head-on!
He was always beaten badly. Since the two Fang Family were of similar social standing, the elders couldn't easily intervene. Going forward in those situations would only result in him getting beaten and suffering losses, but he still went every time.
Gradually, those who wanted to teach him a lesson learned of his weakness. As long as they deliberately mocked his mother a few times, the kid would get angry, and as long as he made the first move, they could have a legitimate reason to beat him up!
This situation persisted for a whole year, without fail, leaving Shen Yuan somewhat speechless. Chen Yun wasn't stupid; he could have easily avoided it, but he never backed down. In this respect, Shen Yuan still thought the other party had quite a bit of guts.
Would someone who couldn't tolerate anyone saying a bad word about his mother really say something like that?
Shen Yuan recalled his answer when Chen Ying asked him earlier. He had completely denied any involvement, as if it were all his mother's doing and he knew nothing about it. But with his intelligence, he should have known very well that this insect was so dangerous and terrifying, and it was a competition watched by so many people. How could he, in front of the whole world, shift the blame onto his own mother?
Is this possible?
Shen Yuan's pupils contracted, and he immediately turned around and started walking back.
"Huh?" The guy next to him was taken aback. " Laoda? What are you doing?"
"I'm going back first!" Shen Yuan immediately activated a spatial spell. "Don't follow me. Go find Dean Chen and Yun Ke'er, and tell them to come back immediately!"