Chapter 152 : Chapter 152

Chapter 152

Ji ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Qing successfully met up with Feng Youyou and the others.

The ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍three greeted one another, and Feng Youyou also noticed that Ji Qing and Xie Chang’an seemed to have grown closer. Ji Qing readily admitted this, then swiftly shifted the topic back to how they should rescue You Xingluo.

Although ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍his reaction was very indifferent, the bullet comments and the protagonist were all shocked after hearing it.

【Holy ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍crap, holy crap, the Valedictorian admitted it!】

【Sob ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍sob sob, this road really hasn’t been easy. Although I still can’t tell how Chang’an and Ji Qing’s relationship has changed…】

【From ‍​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍wary strangers to ordinary friends who can chat casually?】

【The Valedictorian’s Difficulty of Winning Him Over is so high. If he hadn’t admitted it himself, I really wouldn’t have noticed anything special.】

【Chang’an is already secretly rejoicing.】

【I don’t care anymore! I’m going to buy a cake to celebrate Chang’an taking the first step in winning him over! We’re no longer dead last!!!】

In the manga, Xie Chang’an raised his hand in confusion and said, “Why are they watching You Xingluo so closely? I feel like the fact that they can leave the city in the middle of the night is already terrifying…”

Feng Youyou said gloomily, “The reason is rather complicated.”

Her reaction made Ji Qing glance at her a few more times. Both of them understood the hidden meaning in each other’s words, so Ji Qing simply let Feng Youyou explain on his behalf. Through their conversation, Xie Chang’an realized that the root of the problem was this: You Xingluo was a Clan Head with real authority.

【Damn—explosive news!】

【That sentence almost smashed my brain into a daze.】

【Class S really has all kinds of people. Now we already have a Young Master, a Clan Head, an illegitimate son… (Dazed)】

【I understand now. No wonder You Xingluo is so familiar with Federation law, and no wonder his mind seems so sharp. It’s because he’s the Head of the You Family. What kind of major occasion hasn’t he seen before? Who knows how many Federal Council Members he’s verbally sparred with in the past…】

【Yuexia, you really know how to hide things.】

In the manga, Ji Qing answered Xie Chang’an’s doubts. He tried once again to steer the topic back on track, but Feng Youyou suddenly asked Ji Qing how he knew You Xingluo’s whereabouts. Ji Qing smiled and said, “You Xingluo was the one who called me over. Incidentally, he also revealed his identity to me himself.”

This answer completely convinced Feng Youyou.

Feng Youyou sighed inwardly over the closeness of their relationship, and the discussion of the rescue plan finally entered the main topic.

At the same time, the bullet comments instantly began brainstorming.

【What’s going on? Wasn’t Ji Qing the one who went to find You Xingluo on his own?】

【He doesn’t want the other two to know his whereabouts? Why? Could it be that he’s busy with something unspeakable? You Xingluo is actually willing to cover for him? Fine, I admit their relationship really is good…】

【The Valedictorian is such a mysterious person.】

【As expected of someone who can tactfully refuse the protagonist and tactfully refuse Zhou Que. He simply gives others no chance to probe into his privacy…】

【Could he be like Jiang Cuo, with some grudge to avenge?】

“You guessed right.” The corner of Ji Qing’s mouth curved slightly. “But there’s no reward.”

But seeing the readers say this, Ji Qing inexplicably felt that he and Jiang Cuo might very well become a set of parallels. After all, Jiang Cuo seemed to be searching for the real culprit who killed his father, while Ji Qing himself was searching for the mastermind behind the Fall of Licheng.

There was almost no substantial difference between the two.

The manga in the next chapter returned once again to You Xingluo’s perspective. In a very good mood, You Xingluo transferred the extra food in his bowl into He He’s bowl, while He He found his reaction somewhat incomprehensible.

Looking at You Xingluo’s peaceful expression, He He asked, “Are you very happy?”

You Xingluo said, “No, I don’t think I’m very happy. At the very least, for most of the time I’ve lived through, I haven’t been happy.”

【After all, he is a Clan Head. The resentment I build up from going to work is enough to condense into a hateful evil ghost, so I can’t imagine what You Xingluo’s situation must be like…】

【Becoming a Clan Head at such a young age—even I can imagine how difficult his path must have been. (Sighing)】

【And he still has to balance his studies too. (Soft tone)】

【The wasteland doesn’t seem to have many requirements for academics, especially for those important figures with status and power. I really admire him for being willing to come to school. Honestly, if I were in his situation, even if I went to school, I’d only attend a high school in Central City so it would be convenient to handle the family business too.】

【It feels so exhausting.】

“So he originally didn’t plan to come to school,” Ji Qing muttered softly to himself.

Ji Qing naturally knew You Xingluo’s situation. You Xingluo had been so busy at the beginning of the first semester that he had specifically gone to Yancheng’s urban district to participate in a meeting. The responsibilities on his shoulders were so heavy that he had almost no time to leisurely enjoy high school life.

If the communication technology in wasteland society were not so advanced, You Xingluo might have been directly trapped in Central City and unable to move at all.

Ji Qing let out a long sigh toward the sky. “I don’t even know what to say…”

Children their age should clearly be idling away their time in school right now. How had You Xingluo ended up in such a miserable situation alone? But it could not exactly be called miserable either… Ji Qing thought with slight regret. After all, Shao Huayu was also walking the same path as You Xingluo.

Compared to their other classmates, the futures of those two had long since been decided.

But Shao Huayu had one advantage over You Xingluo: although Shao Huayu carried the high expectations of his family, there were still people above him holding things up. He was not like You Xingluo, who had to worry about heavy responsibilities that should not belong to him at an age when he should be playing.

In the manga, He He asked You Xingluo whether he could see his future.

You Xingluo refused He He’s proposal, and He He protested in dissatisfaction. The atmosphere between the two fell into stiffness, and soon, a commotion arose outside the room. He He suddenly realized that now was a very suitable time to escape, though there was a high chance they would be caught.

While acting disgusted, He He quietly reminded You Xingluo, and You Xingluo found this novel.

【I feel like this child is also quite a good child.】

【He really is pretty good… He’s just a little dishonest with himself. Maybe even he doesn’t know what he wants…】

【After all, he’s a child who grew up in a gang.】

【There’s nothing that can be done. This is the wasteland. Without capital, people can only become fuel for gangs. Even the protagonist’s starting point was several times better than his…】

In the manga, You Xingluo finally sighed as if making a concession. “You don’t have an Ability, and you won’t awaken an Ability either. Your father deceived the people of the Azure Dragon Gang. Your mother was only an ordinary person without an Ability, and no matter how hard you try, you will never become the Ability User you dream of being.”

These words made He He fly into embarrassed anger, but he did not commit any violent act.

Thus, You Xingluo sighed softly and said, “Just treat this as a curse before parting.”

【Hiss… what a miserable fate…】

【But it makes so much sense.】

【Exactly. If his mother had also been an Ability User, his father wouldn’t have hidden all information about his mother. The cause of this matter was probably that his father deliberately lied so the gang would accept his child, but in the end, the Azure Dragon Gang believed it, and the child believed it too.】

【This really makes one sigh.】

【Little friend, no matter how you look at it, you are obviously Cannon Fodder.】

【You Xingluo is quite gentle.】

【When it’s accurate to this degree, it really isn’t much different from a curse. It feels like a person’s entire life has been fixed in place, and no matter how they run, they can’t escape. No wonder the Seer doesn’t want to prophesy. Not prophesying really is much easier than prophesying.】

In the manga, You Xingluo immediately prepared to escape. You Xingluo felt that his mood was exceptionally good. Although he might not have gained anything from this trip and had only troubled Ji Qing and his classmates, he had obtained a Wager.

He looked forward to his future defeat, and he looked forward to their future meeting. In that case… on the day he met Ji Qing again, he would have the chance to treat this matter as a small episode and tell it to his favorite Ji Qing.

【Ship fuel, right in my face.】

【Holy crap, my CP became real! This is truly the realest CP I’ve ever seen! He directly said “my favorite Ji Qing” in his inner thoughts, sob sob sob.】

【Seer, are you quietly marking people as yours like this?】

【So shippable. I’m shipping it to the extreme!】

【Does this count as Mutual Arrows? Ji Qing specially came to rescue You Xingluo, and You Xingluo directly admitted that he is “his favorite Ji Qing.” And did you all notice? When Chang’an got promoted, You Xingluo was sitting beside Ji Qing, and he also teamed up with Ji Qing for the Team Competition. Were these two inseparable during the first semester?!】

【Come to think of it… Ji Qing really does smile very beautifully at You Xingluo. (Stunned)】

【Wait—did no one notice? You Xingluo knows he won’t be able to see Ji Qing anymore? Why is that?】

【Huh? Did my CP turn into a Bad Ending this quickly?】

【One second, he sentenced someone else’s life to death; the next second, he sentenced himself to death. (Dazed)】

【I don’t understand. Why?】

【Sigh, why are there so many whys? There are many people who naturally drift apart after graduating high school and never meet again, and You Xingluo’s future has already been decided. If Ji Qing doesn’t plan to come into contact with Central City or the Federation’s upper levels, then the possibility that the two of them will never meet again is extremely high…】

Ji Qing tilted his head and pondered. “When you put it that way, it does seem right?”

There were countless classmates who became people from different paths after graduation and never saw each other again, but Ji Qing felt that what You Xingluo was referring to at this moment should be something else. After all, not everyone knew that “Qing” referred to someone else, especially the manga readers.

With a conflicted expression, Ji Qing thought:

But honestly, he did not know where he should go after his revenge ended either…

In the manga, He He stared dumbfounded as You Xingluo climbed out the window.

Just as he was at a loss, He He saw a slender, fair left hand with clearly defined knuckles. The owner of the hand stood beneath the hazy night of Xucheng and glanced coldly at him from the end of the room.

He He instantly realized: You Xingluo was not alone. Someone had come specifically to rescue him.

【Cool! Especially cool!】

【I feel like Ji Qing’s aloof and cool persona in front of outsiders has never wavered, hhh.】

【Hahaha, exactly. When the Valedictorian first appeared, I also thought he was an Aloof and Cool type of handsome guy, mainly because he had a cold face the whole time, except for that provocative smile at the very end.】

【Hey, that first meeting didn’t really count as aloof and cool, did it?】

【But the Valedictorian looked super hard to approach back then, and he really is hard to approach now too. (Xie Chang’an supports this 100%)】

【No one says an aloof and cool handsome guy can’t smile, right? In any case, Expressionless is definitely ruled out.】

【The Valedictorian really is a rare kind of character design in a Shonen Manga. (Sighing)】

The next chapter opened with Ji Qing and You Xingluo’s escape. Ji Qing mentally reviewed the entire process of the rescue operation, then complained to You Xingluo, whose stamina was gradually failing, “Your stamina… tsk. Is it really this bad?”

Ji Qing knelt on one knee and directly hoisted You Xingluo over one shoulder like a sack of goods.

【Dazed.】

【Hahahaha, the Seer’s heart is shattering.】

【The way these two interact is so fun. They feel like the type who mutually dislike each other.】

【Not really, right? It’s mainly Ji Qing doing the disliking. Speaking of which, I feel like Ji Qing dislikes people so frequently. He dislikes Chang’an for always probing into his privacy, dislikes Zhou Que’s sudden hugs, and dislikes You Xingluo’s failing stamina, hahaha…】

【Exactly, hahaha.】

【Now that you all say that, I finally have the feeling that “Chang’an and the Valedictorian are friends.” The Valedictorian doesn’t have many thoughts about strangers, but he frequently complains about all kinds of absurd behavior from his friends. What realistic behavior.】

In the manga, Ji Qing quickly lit a Signal Flare. After receiving a response from another group of people, Ji Qing immediately carried You Xingluo and fled.

You Xingluo said, “Mm? Shouldn’t this be the part where we hold hands, then run away while laughing beneath fireworks filling the night sky?”

Ji Qing said, “Do you think you’re a Disney Runaway Princess… You might as well become a Novelist. That way, you can reasonably beautify this experience. Incidentally, you are not allowed to Genderbend me. Even if I have to crawl back, I will return and strangle you to death.”

【Hahahahahahaha.】

【You Xingluo (sudden realization): Got it. If I want Ji Qing to come back, I have to Genderbend Ji Qing!】

【What an adorable conversation. (Heart softened)】

【Yuexia himself also thinks You Xingluo is Disney’s Runaway Princess, hhh.】

【I’m dying of laughter. I’m going to Genderbend both of them!】

【From BL to GL with just one sentence. (Smug)】

“There’s really no need to be so obsessed with Genderbending me, is there?” Ji Qing smiled helplessly. “You clearly also have the option of Genderbending only You Xingluo.”

But most readers were the type who insisted on doing precisely what they were not allowed to do, so Ji Qing chose to give up resisting.

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In the manga, Ji Qing chose to use a steel bar to carry the two of them in a leap toward the city wall.

With a WHOOSH, the steel bar struck the city wall. With another WHOOSH, the two of them broke away and landed on the ground. Amid the piercing alarms, Ji Qing still had the leisure to tease You Xingluo. “I feel like after I came here today, they, along with the City Lord, are all going to step down.”

You Xingluo smiled faintly and said, “Then let them step down. If this wave of forces loses control, another wave will take office.”

At this moment, both of them appeared completely at ease.

【Cool! Super invincibly cool!】

【A Storm Is Coming, but if the enemy doesn’t move, I won’t move.】

【The Valedictorian is confident in his own strength, while the Seer is purely confident in the Valedictorian. This pair is simply too shippable!】

【I’ve already imagined countless IF-Lines from this one scene. What is a Co-Conspirator? A Co-Conspirator is when you tease that all the enemies will step down tonight, and I smile faintly beside you as I answer your words—ah, I’m rambling… (Speaking nonsense)】

【Hiss, it really is shippable.】

【Ahhhhhhhhh, how did I not discover before that this CP was so good to ship? I feel like this pair has a higher starting point than every other ship. You Xingluo was definitely the first one to get close to Ji Qing! There can’t be a second candidate!】

【Because I saw you, I am here.】

【Holy crap… Future Sight is amazing.】

【I can’t imagine what a happy scene it will be when the shippers reread the previous volumes, hhh.】