Versatile Mage: Get the Desert Emperor clone at the start

Chapter 13: Deception? Totem Beast
When Tang Yue heard Qin Xiaonan's words, her heart sank.

She knew full well that she was now in the other party's hands. Recalling the fight last night, if the other party was truly unfavorable to her, she would probably have no room for resistance.

Thinking of this, her heart calmed down. Since she couldn't escape, she simply stopped being shy.

She sat up, quickly straightened her clothes, then took a deep breath, opened the door and walked out.

Outside the door was a small living room. Tang Yue quickly glanced around and confirmed her judgment - this should be a hotel suite, and the decoration style and facilities were in line with the standards of a high-end hotel.

At this time, Qin Xiaonan was sitting on the sofa, and on the other side of the sofa, there was a fox squatting.

The fox was small, with yellow fur and a fluffy tail, looking rather adorable. At that moment, it was staring at Tang Yue with great interest, a hint of curiosity and amusement in its eyes.

Tang Yue frowned slightly. She sensed it carefully and found that there was no demonic aura on the fox. However, it was this abnormal phenomenon that made her more alert. This was definitely not an ordinary fox.

"Teacher Tang Yue, I apologize to you for my impertinent behavior yesterday. I'm sorry." Qin Xiaonan stood up, his tone sincere, with a hint of apology in his eyes.

However, Tang Yue did not let down her guard because of his apology.

Her eyes remained stern, her fingers tightened slightly, and the magic power in her body quietly circulated, ready to deal with any possible changes at any time.

Seeing that Tang Yue did not respond, Qin Xiaonan did not rush, but continued: "Teacher, do you know totems?"

When the word "totem" came out of Qin Xiaonan's mouth, Tang Yue's expression changed obviously.

Her pupils contracted slightly, and her heart was instantly stirred. As the guardian of the Totem Black Snake, she knew the meaning of the word "totem" better than anyone else.

The existence of totems has been largely forgotten by the world, and has even been demonized and become a taboo.

She didn't say anything, but chose to continue listening, wanting to see what Qin Xiaonan could say.

Qin Xiaonan waved to the fox demon Qingning who was sitting on the side of the sofa. Qingning immediately understood, jumped off the sofa, and threw herself into Qin Xiaonan's arms in a few steps.

Qin Xiaonan gently stroked Qingning's fur and said, "Teacher, it's different from ordinary demons. It's a totem beast. It has no ill will towards humans. On the contrary, it will actively protect humans. It was it that brought you back last night."

Tang Yue still didn't respond.

Qin Xiaonan could only continue, "Teacher, the one who gave me the cultivation resources yesterday was actually another totem beast. It's not far from Bo City, and the giant-eyed gorilla rat was actually controlled by it."

"It vaguely senses that Bo City is about to face a crisis. Yesterday, I went to Inscription Girls' Middle School. The underground had actually been opened up by the giant-eyed gorilla rats. Besides this, there are many more such nests in Bo City. If all of these places erupt at the same time and a large number of demons invade, people will be in danger."

"Why are you telling me this?" Tang Yue finally spoke, her tone still carrying a hint of caution, but it was obviously much more relaxed than before.

She stared at Qin Xiaonan, trying to catch any flaw in his expression.

Qin Xiaonan leaned forward slightly, speaking sincerely, "Teacher, I took so much trouble to bring you here because I wanted to tell you that everything I said was true. If I wanted to harm you, there would be no need to go through so much trouble. I just hope that you can trust me and quickly call on the city's demon hunters and military mages to plug these holes and prevent a greater crisis from occurring."

If these holes were real, they could trigger a large-scale demon invasion, with disastrous consequences. However, all this happened too suddenly, and she needed more evidence to verify Qin Xiaonan's words.

"Even if what you said is true," Tang Yue said slowly, "I'm just an ordinary teacher. How could I possibly have the power to mobilize the city's monster hunting team and military magicians? Did you find the wrong person?"

Hearing this, Qin Xiaonan smiled meaningfully: "Teacher Tang Yue, the last time I woke up in the hospital, didn't you question me as a representative? I'm afraid your identity is not that simple." Although he knew Tang Yue's identity as a judge, he did not point it out at this time.

As the guardian of the totem black snake, Tang Yue trusted Qin Xiaonan's words more after Qin Xiaonan brought up the totem.

"Okay," Tang Yue finally agreed, "I can consider your proposal. But before that, I need more evidence to prove everything you said."

Qin Xiaonan nodded, stood up, walked to the cabinet, picked up an insulated bag, and took out some steaming breakfast items from it: steaming porridge and golden and crispy bread, and placed them in front of Tang Yue.

"Teacher Tang Yue, this is the breakfast I just bought downstairs. It's still hot. Let's talk while we eat." His tone was a little more relaxed.

Tang Yue glanced at the breakfast on the table. She hesitated for a moment, but finally sat down, picked up a piece of bread, and took a bite.

After that, the two of them left the room and walked towards the school together.

After Qin Xiaonan's careful deception, Tang Yue had already believed about 80% of his words. After all, Qin Xiaonan's sincerity and actions did not seem like those of a person with bad intentions.

What’s more, the “pothole” problem he mentioned is indeed closely related to the recent abnormal phenomena in Bo City.

The reason Qin Xiaonan did this was to minimize the losses in Bo City.

The holes dug by the giant-eyed rats were potential channels for demonic invasion. As long as these holes were promptly addressed, the danger within the city would be greatly reduced. This was the most direct and effective response he could currently implement.

Although he already had the ability to kill the Winged Wolf at this time, even without this commander-level demon, the Black Church would still use other powerful demons to create chaos.

The root of the problem does not lie with the demons themselves, but with the Black Church hiding in the shadows.

At this time, Qin Xiaonan and Tang Yue walked side by side into the campus. From a distance, the atmosphere between the two seemed particularly harmonious, as if they were having a good chat. This scene immediately attracted the attention of the surrounding students.

"Hey, isn't that Teacher Tang Yue? Who is the boy next to her?" A girl stopped and pulled her companion's sleeve curiously.

"I don't know, but they look like they know each other very well."

"Could he be Teacher Tang Yue's boyfriend?" Another girl came over and guessed in a low voice, with a gossipy gleam in her eyes.

"How can it be!"

The students whispered to each other, their eyes occasionally glancing at Qin Xiaonan and Tang Yue, their hearts filled with curiosity and speculation. After all, Tang Yue, as the school's beautiful teacher, had always attracted much attention.

At this time, Tang Yuezheng said to Qin Xiaonan with a smile: "You have become very capable. No matter what the reason, you actually attacked the teacher. See you in the martial arts arena during the magic practice class later."

(End of this chapter)