"But, just in case, I have to say something disrespectful to you."
Invisible flames seemed to be burning in her eyes. With an extremely stern warning, she spoke word by word, almost gritting her teeth:
"Don't attack my brother!"
The giant flower transformed from the rose next to it suddenly stiffened, quickly withered and turned yellow, and curled up until only a bud was left.
"… "
The professor's expression did not change, but he spoke in a calm tone:
"What a surprise. This is the first time I see you like this."
"It's cuter than her usual giggling appearance."
Xue Wan immediately put on a smiling face, "Eh? I am cuter when I am usually like that, right? Teacher, there is something wrong with your aesthetic sense."
She switched states very smoothly, and her expression changed seamlessly, as if nothing had happened just now, sweeping away the solemn atmosphere.
"Well, I suddenly remembered that I have classes today, so I'll leave first."
Xue Wan paused and said nonchalantly:
"Teacher, even if the student's words are not important, you still have to listen to them occasionally, otherwise the student will get angry."
After saying this, she raised her hands, stretched lazily, and left the flower garden with light steps.
The professor looked at her back, thoughtful.
…
After Xue Jing hung up the phone, he pinched his chin, looking suspicious.
"What's the matter? You don't want me to come over?"
"Did you have a shady boyfriend? Or did you open the door to a new world and are not ready to face your family?"
Xue Jing guessed with a bit of malice.
"Forget it, we'll know when we meet in a few days."
He shook his head, got up from the couch, walked into the kitchen, and started preparing dinner.
When he finished cooking and his cooking skills reached +80, the glass door of the balcony was pushed open. The cat shook its body outside the door, stepped on the mat with its paws to wipe off the dust, and then walked in.
"Teacher Wan is really good at predicting things, and you came back with something in mind?"
Xue Jing held a pot of hot chicken soup in one hand and smiled with raised eyebrows.
The cat ignored his teasing and walked to the bathroom with cat steps, jumped onto the sink at the door, turned on the faucet, pressed the hand sanitizer next to it with its paw, and began to rub and clean its paw.
While washing, she spoke in a childish girl's voice:
"I just went to see Mr. An... the guy with the masked face."
"I thought he was here to persuade me to join the headmaster again, but this time, he didn't say anything. He remained silent the whole time. He looked like... a little scared?"
Maomao said somewhat uncertainly.
Xue Jing replied: "It should be because of the 'Snake Killing Vanguard'."
Maomao hummed, "I thought so too. After all, the Dragon Cult believes in the 'Infinite Dragon', and dragons and snakes will be restrained by the 'Snake Slayers'... If Mr. An has gained some power from the Grand Cult, it is normal for him to have such a reaction."
It turned off the faucet, wiped its clean paws with the small towel hanging next to it, left the bathroom, and jumped onto the dining table.
"Why don't you change back? It's so inconvenient to eat like this."
Xue Jing picked up the bowl, took a bite, and asked in confusion.
Maomao picked up a piece of braised pork with his claws, put it into his mouth and chewed it, stammering:
"Noderuyuhu (too lazy to put on clothes)..."
Xue Jing said indifferently: "Then don't wear it. It's not like I haven't seen it before."
Maomao rolled her eyes at him: "You and I have a healthy and pure owner-pet relationship. We should distinguish between normal situations and those that are out of necessity. Otherwise, what am I going to do?"
Xue Jing took a bite of rice and thought: When a woman shamelessly says that she is a pet, it has nothing to do with health and purity...
But he didn't refute, he just chuckled and said: "Just talk, as long as you are happy."
…
The next day.
After Xue Jing got up, he washed up, went out for his daily one-hour jog, and then had breakfast, but he did not choose to go to Zhushan Ying's house to practice martial arts.
Instead, he picked up his schoolbag and planned to go to school.
Sitting on the bus, Xue Jing calculated in his mind that it seemed that he had not been to the school sports meeting since he killed the cockroach monster last time.
Before, the head teacher Du Shiwei would call him to urge him about his academic problems, but he stopped doing so after the day of the school sports meet. He seemed to let him do whatever he wanted and was very happy to approve his leave.
When he walked into the classroom with his schoolbag on one shoulder, Li Ge was the first to notice him.
"Fuck, Master Jing!"
He exclaimed.
The students in the elite class also immediately turned their heads to look at the door, followed by a series of exclamations.
"Fuck, Xue Jing, you actually came to school?"
"There's a rumor among the second graders that you've passed the 'Martial Arts Exam' and went to the inner circle university ahead of time. If you hadn't come to school, I would have almost believed it!"
"How come the savior of our Qing High School only showed up now? I can't even find a chance to thank you..."
"You're free after school tonight. Our classmates would like to treat you to a meal. Don't refuse!"
The students from the elite class gathered around, talking in a buzzing voice, very excited.
If it were someone else, they would probably feel dizzy, but Xue Jing answered everyone with a smile, and almost no one felt left out.
With the confidence brought by his improved martial arts skills, as well as the brain power enhanced by his skills, he was able to handle this kind of situation with ease.
Only after Xue Jing agreed to have dinner with them in the evening did the classmates gradually disperse.
Afterwards, he and Li Ge chatted alone for a long time and said a lot of things until the class bell rang.
After barely finishing the first math class, Xue Jing found that he could not keep up with the progress, so he slipped away after the class and went to the Qingda Library.
This was his main purpose for coming to school today, and reporting to class was just a side job.
Use your library card to swipe all the way up to the seventh floor.
In the old attic, there was still only that girl who exuded a tranquil aura, sitting upright on a wooden chair, holding a book in her hands, as quiet and beautiful as a painting.
Xue Jing couldn't help but sigh: "Boss, every time I see you, I feel like you've been here for thousands of years without moving..."
Wu Youqing paused for a moment as she turned the pages of the book, and said nonchalantly, "You mean, I look very old?"
Xue Jing smiled and replied, "People like you must have a very clear understanding of your own appearance... You can't fool me."
Wu Youqing slammed the book in her hand together.
"You know me well enough... but you don't know women."
She stood up, walked to Xue Jing, and tapped him on the head with the book in one hand.
“Even if you know clearly that something is not true, you will still feel unhappy when you hear something unpleasant.”
Xue Jing glanced at the cover of the book.
"Existence Beyond Strings: The Relationship between Person and Dimension".
"I have arranged the U19 competition for you. From now on, you are a contracted martial artist of the Galaxy Martial Arts Club. You will represent the club as a seeded player in the Maple City elimination tournament."
Wu Youqing crossed her arms across her chest, held her head slightly up, and spoke in a gentle tone.
"Galaxy Martial Arts Club?" Xue Jing asked puzzledly.
"It's one of my family's businesses... Don't worry, the contract you signed is very relaxed. You can play any game you want. There are no mandatory clauses."
Wu Youqing explained.
"When you go to Fengcheng in a few days, I will ask them to arrange a dedicated agent for you. Just leave everything to the agent and you will only be responsible for playing the game."
Xue Jing nodded.
Then he said, "You can arrange the competition, Boss. I came to see you for another matter today..."
Xue Jing told him in detail that Bai Ya had entrusted him with investigating the border area and that he would be given GOD-508 as a reward.
"The top of the pole..."
Wu Youqing's amethyst-like pupils moved slightly.
"I see..." She nodded, hummed, and said:
"I suggest you take this commission."
Xue Jing raised his eyebrows and said, "Tell me more."
"[Bai Chi Gan Tou]is very useful to you now." Wu Youqing sat on the wooden chair with an upright posture. Her hips in tight light blue jeans suddenly became tight, contrasting with her slender waist, showing a full and round attractive curve.
Xue Jing tilted his head and asked:
"This thing is used to help people improve their skills. The best users are those whose skills have reached their limit and cannot be improved any further... Although it is useful to me, it is not 'very useful', right?"
Wu Youqing shook her head: "You only know one side of the story, not the other."
"GOD-508 can only work once for anyone, and then it will never work again."
"And if you want to maximize its effectiveness, there are two ways to use it."
She raised her right hand, stretched out her index and middle fingers, and made a number two.
"First, it is exactly what you said. It is used to break through the limit of the peak skills that can no longer be improved, and continue to raise them to a higher level."
"The second is to improve my own talents."
Xue Jing's eyes lit up.
"talent?"
Wu Youqing nodded: "Not bad."
“Just put it on your head and do nothing for three days… or don’t do anything deliberately, just stay in a lazy state, but always think about practicing something in your mind.”
"After three days, the bamboo will grow and you will make further progress. Your talent for the thing you imagined will be improved."
Xue Jing sat up and raised his eyebrows, "Is there such a use?"
"Why didn't Void Blade tell me that when he asked me for the commission?"
Xue Jing was a little confused.
As long as you tell him that Baichigantou has this use, his excitement index will increase by more than ten times, and the probability of him accepting the commission will be greatly increased.
Wu Youqing smiled and said, "It's simple, because she doesn't know either."
"The Hundred-foot Pole is a very important divine relic. Members of the organization must make great contributions to be rewarded with it... A squad leader of Xu Ren's rank is not qualified to know the details of the Hundred-foot Pole."
Xue Jing seemed to understand something.
Wu Youqing continued, "The one who asked you for the commission wasn't Xu Ren, but her boss... In other words, it wasn't you who asked for the commission, but me."
"The White Crow's superiors think you are mine, so [Bai Chi Gan Tou] is actually something used to impress me."
Her tone was calm, with a strange smile on her lips.
After Xue Jing finished listening, a flash of inspiration came to his mind and he instantly figured out the relationship between them.
On the surface, this commission seemed to be made to him by Xu Ren, but in fact, it was made to Wu Youqing by the upper echelons of Bai Ya.
That's why Bai Ya gave out a reward like [A Hundred Feet of Pole], which is very important. This reward is not to impress him, but to impress Wu Youqing, the rich boss...
Therefore, the top leaders of Bai Ya did not explain the specific function of Bai Chi Gan Tou to Xu Ren at all, because as long as they gave this reward, Wu Youqing would naturally understand what this thing meant.
After all this time, in the eyes of others, he is not worthy of using such a divine relic...
Xue Jing found it a little funny, but he didn't feel unhappy about being looked down upon. He just thought it was natural and that this was the correct logic. He really hadn't shown any ability that would be valued by others.
"In that case..."
Xue Jing looked at the girl in front of him, and an idea came to his mind.
"White Crow may not be able to find other candidates who can enter the border area to explore."