“Wei Suo and I are seated side by side. He’s a good brother of mine, and I happened to hear him mention once that he has an older brother who attends the academy too. I’ve been wanting to pay you a visit for some time now, but I haven’t got an opportunity to do so till now,” explained Zu An.
“Ah, so it’s Wei Suo.” Wei Hongde finally revealed a smile, exposing his bucktooth conspicuously. His doubts regarding whether Wei Suo and Wei Hongde were really brothers or not were finally dispelled.
The two of them continued chatting for a while longer, but Zu An wasn’t able to gather any useful intelligence. No matter how he looked at it, there was nothing special about Wei Hongde at all. Other than the fact that he had managed to get into the Sky class, there was nothing particularly outstanding about him.
He couldn’t understand why Old Mi wanted him to get close to Wei Hongde.
“Ah Zu, come here for a moment!” a seductive voice sounded.
Zu An turned his gaze over, only to see Pei Mianman looking in his way with her eyes curled into sweet crescent moons as she gently beckoned him over with her hands.
“Alright.”
Zu An made his way over without hesitation. Needless to say, he would rather hang out with these gorgeous ladies than those stinky men.
Upon seeing this sight, the male students felt yet another gush of envy. They wanted to speak words of protest, but the memories of the shocking beast they had just witnessed rushed into their heads, and they immediately deflated in disappointment.
You have successfully trolled Hong Xingying for +666 Rage!
You have successfully trolled Pan Long for +666 Rage!
You have successfully trolled Fu Feng for +666 Rage!
You have successfully trolled Xie Xiu for +666 Rage!
You have successfully trolled Wei Hongde for +666 Rage!
…
“Just what in the world happened back there? Why do all of them have such weird looks on their faces?” asked Pei Mianman curiously.
Chu Chuyan looked disinterested by the side, but her pricked up ears told a different story.
“They might have been unintentionally traumatized,” replied Zu An in embarrassment. “I told them not to peek, but they insisted on doing so.”
“…” The other male students.
You bastard! You knew that we would want to look by saying those words! It was obviously a bait! Damn it, just why do I have to go through this torture? I need to get some water to wash that image out of my eyes later on!
You have successfully trolled Hong Xingying for +233 Rage!
You have successfully trolled Pan Long for +233 Rage!
You have successfully trolled Fu Feng for +233 Rage!
…
“What trauma?” Confused as to what Zu An was referring to, Pei Mianman shot a sweeping glance at the male students.
Usually, these male students would love more than anything to be met with Pei Mianman’s seductive eyes, but at this very moment, everyone was feeling far too self-conscious to enjoy her gaze. Their eyes averted elsewhere, fearing that she would call them out.
“It’s nothing much, just some secrets amongst us guys,” replied Zu An with a mysterious smile. No matter how thick-skinned he was, it was simply too embarrassing for him to boast about his own assets.
Afraid that she would continue interrogating him, he quickly took his leave and rushed over to Ji Xiaoxi’s side.
Pei Mianman stomped her feet in frustration as she pinched Chu Chuyan a little. “Hey, is that your husband or other people’s husband? Why does he keep running over to other women’s side?”
“If you feel so indignant about it, why don’t you go and snatch him back?” Chu Chuyan turned around and walked away.
In truth, she had roughly guessed what was going on from the cryptic remarks made by those male students. It wasn’t too hard for her to figure it out since she had a firsthand experience of it.
Just thinking about what had happened back at the underground palace made her face steaming hot. She wouldn’t be able to take it if Pei Mianman continued harping on the topic.
Pei Mianman looked at Chu Chuyan with a confused frown. Why is everyone acting weird today?
It was then that Lu De stepped out and gathered everyone’s attention with a light cough. “Alright. Since they’re all fine, let’s all get back to what we were doing. It’s a rare opportunity for us to be able to explore a dungeon, and we still have three days left at the moment. Let’s not waste our precious time, alright?”
The male students agreed vehemently with Lu De’s words and scattered in all directions like fleeing rabbits. It was simply too pressurizing for them to stay together with Zu An.
Lu De and Bai Susu glanced at one another before quickly gathering their team of students to depart from the area.
Zu An remained in the area to take care of Qiao Xueying. Ji Xiaoxi had also sprained her ankle and was unable to move properly, so she stayed in the vicinity too.
Zheng Dan had many things that she wanted to ask Zu An about, but with so many other women in the area, she wasn’t in a convenient position to make her move. So, she directed him with a smiling gaze before leaving the area.
Chu Chuyan had long wandered off from being unable to take the embarrassment.
Pei Mianman hesitated for a moment, but harboring the same reservations as Zheng Dan did, she turned around and left for the ruins of the underground palace. She was hoping to see if she could find anything good from there.
“Was Zheng Dan shooting you a flirtatious gaze earlier?” Qiao Xueying pinched Zu An unhappily.
Zu An was astonished. “When did you wake up?”
“Why? Are you afraid that I saw something I shouldn’t have?” Qiao Xueying harrumphed.
“Of course not. You must have been seeing things earlier. How could I possibly be in any relationship with Zheng Dan?” replied Zu An with an earnest look on his face. How could I possibly admit to that before the ladies?
Qiao Xueying hesitated for a moment before advising, “Be careful. That woman is getting close to you for that 7,500,000 silver taels debt note you have.”
She had come into contact with Zheng Dan before as Shi Kun’s subordinates, so she could easily guess what the latter was up to.
“Oh? I didn’t think that you would be so concerned about me,” replied Zu An with a hearty laugh. “Don’t worry, I won’t fall for her tricks that easily. Heh, I’ll make sure that she makes the greatest loss she has ever made in her life!”