Chapter Ninety-Four: Xia Mi and Liu Tian (Second Update)

Ding dong, ding dong!

The bell rang, signaling the end of class. One distinctive feature of Shilan Middle School was that teachers never extended their lessons; the moment the bell rang, they promptly left.

After three morning classes and a flurry of text messages flying about, the gossip that had erupted at the school gate had spread throughout the entire school. Countless students were eager to confirm whether the rumors were true.

A few daring ones even directly approached Zihan Chu herself. With a simple statement—“I’m already with Tian Liu now”—she confirmed the news. Many boys and girls suddenly felt a pang of heartbreak.

At this perfect moment, a swarm of students surged toward Liu Tian’s classroom, blocking the doorway completely.

Yet no one dared step forward, for none could meet the gaze of those deep black eyes. Even those who thought they might exchange a word with Liu Tian retreated under his piercing stare.

Ignoring the crowd’s watchful eyes entirely, Liu Tian leisurely savored the dish prepared by Zihan Chu—this was far better than my stir-fried pork with green peppers.

The onlookers wore complicated expressions as they watched Liu Tian, unsure of what to say. Especially Liu Miaomiao, who remembered that just three days ago, Liu Tian was alone under a rooftop sheltering from the rain, and he was not so close to Zihan Chu at all.

Could something have happened during those three days, during the typhoon? If only I had stubbornly stayed there, maybe that spot next to Zihan Chu would have been mine.

Liu Miaomiao sighed regretfully.

“Hey, hey.”

Xia Mi forced her way through the crowd and approached Liu Tian. “Excuse me, are you Senior Liu Tian?”

This young girl was highly confident in herself—she had painstakingly crafted her body over three years, one that could rival anyone in the world. No, perhaps no one could compare to her.

For this first meeting, Xia Mi had prepared meticulously—her eyes seemed to speak, tilted at a flattering thirty-degree angle, revealing and concealing a girl’s little secrets; a strand of hair gently cascaded down her cheek.

Perfect!

Xia Mi silently praised herself.

On her way to school this morning, the Dragon King had discovered the mark of Nibelung on both Liu Tian and Zihan Chu. Originally, she intended to observe them secretly for a while—no, for two years—to ensure safety.

But something made Xia Mi change her mind.

Because just as she spotted Liu Tian, Liu Tian spotted her.

Due to his unfamiliarity with elemental matters and being rejected by the element, Liu Tian could clearly sense someone spying on him but couldn’t yet identify who.

Xia Mi knew that with Liu Tian’s keen perception, if she continued spying, it would be only a matter of time before she was caught.

Though common sense would say a normal person without lineage couldn’t possess such sensitivity, Xia Mi trusted her intuition—this man was strong, strong enough to perceive her own strength, no less than hers!

However strong, Liu Tian was neither a hybrid nor a Dragon King, so there was no conflict of interest—there might even be room for cooperation.

This was why Xia Mi hadn’t left but instead tried to get closer—when the prophecy of the noble Black King was about to come true, every ounce of combat power was worth gaining.

After her body underwent mutations beyond her control, Xia Mi realized something unpredictable had appeared in this world—something beyond the elements, something that might change fate.

But Xia Mi didn’t expect that the very first time Liu Tian saw her, he immediately recognized her.

“You’re the one spying on me this morning,” he stated plainly, without hiding anything. “Why spy on me? And why come closer?”

!?

!

Unexpectedly, Liu Tian’s first words pierced through her disguise. But seeing he made no move against her, Xia Mi gritted her teeth and stomped her foot. “Come with me!”

“Ah, uh…” Lu Mingfei, hiding in a corner, watched with wide eyes as Liu Tian was dragged away by a junior no less formidable than Zihan Chu. He was utterly stunned. “Senior, then junior? Is this the world of the strong?”

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The school rooftop—a place long closed off. But Xia Mi, under the guise of the Astronomy Club and with a touch of hypnotic influence, had obtained the key.

After Liu Tian entered, Xia Mi closed the door behind him. To be safe, she even manipulated the wind element to form a vacuum barrier, ensuring no sound could escape.

Liu Tian did not stop her, merely observing everything about Xia Mi. When she was ready, he asked, “Are you done preparing? Want to fight? You’re not my match, though.”

“Senior Liu Tian, I’m sorry!” Xia Mi walked up step by step, then suddenly dropped to the ground, prostrating herself in a perfect kowtow, her forehead pounding the floor with a dull thud. “I shouldn’t have spied on you this morning.”

“It was my first time seeing someone like me; I was just too excited.”

…………

Unexpectedly, this strange girl’s move left Liu Tian somewhat speechless. “Uh, get up.”

“You forgive me?” Xia Mi looked up, her forehead still flushed and red, filled with surprise.

“Ah, not really,” Liu Tian broke her hopeful illusion on the spot. “But get up first—I don’t like fighting people who kneel.”

“Senior, you wouldn’t bully a poor junior, right?” When one plan failed, try another. Without hesitation, Xia Mi’s eyes brimmed with tears. “I truly was wrong. Look at my slender arms and legs—hit wherever you want, I won’t resist.”

“All right.” Liu Tian nodded, agreeing to her request.

?

At first, Xia Mi didn’t quite catch the meaning behind Liu Tian’s words.

A large question mark seemed to appear above her head. Her body stiffened, then instantly relaxed.

The moment Xia Mi’s body relaxed, Liu Tian’s punch, swinging almost parallel to the ground, struck her head hard. She spun three and a half times in midair and then took a brutal punch to the abdomen, causing a wave of nausea as her human flesh quivered.

Ugh!

Ignoring the pain, Xia Mi clutched her stomach and immediately vomited all the lunch she had just eaten.

“You’re both good and bad!” Liu Tian patted Xia Mi’s head as if comforting a kitten, then stood up. Ignoring the vacuum barrier as if it were nothing, he opened the door and glared. Instinctively, those eavesdroppers pressed their ears against the stairs, clearing the way.

“But since you didn’t resist, I forgive your spying for now.”

What kind of person is this?

Ignoring the strange looks from others, Xia Mi wiped the dirt from her mouth and felt defeated for the first time in her life.

Could it be that I hadn’t crafted my body well enough? Or that my apology lacked sincerity?

I even kowtowed to him, yet this man dealt such a heavy blow to such an obedient, cute junior? This contradicts everything I’ve learned!

Wasn’t this supposed to be a gentleman’s demeanor?

Xia Mi’s mind was a blur. Watching Liu Tian’s departing figure, unwilling to let her sacrifice go to waste, she called out loudly, “My name is Xia Mi—Xia as in summer, Mi as in bow—Senior, don’t forget me…”

“Oh.” Without turning back, Liu Tian responded lightly with a soft “oh” and waved his hand. Behind him, a crowd looked on with strange expressions, swirling back and forth between him and Xia Mi.

“What are you staring at? Never seen a beautiful girl vomit before?”

Quickly regaining her composure, Xia Mi thought to herself—no matter what, it was good the fight hadn’t escalated, and at least Liu Tian had nodded in forgiveness.

But seeing the crowd of gawkers, the young girl couldn’t help but snap, “Scram, scram, scram! I have cleaning to do…”