After school, he was then offered himself to a succubus

Lord Long is just too serious. Even when he shrinks, he still has a cold, expressionless face, which is why Zhang Chen doesn't like him.

Although she tried to persuade Lord Long both openly and secretly, he remained unmoved, either shrinking to maintain a low-power state or growing larger and flying to Fusang to vent his frustration.

Every time Jiang Rou saw news reports about the tsunami in Japan, she knew that Long Luoyang had flown there again.

"Have a lot of people come to the school lately?" Zhang Chen asked, looking at the cafeteria, which had become noticeably more crowded, after finishing his meal.

“It seems so.” Jiang Rou looked up and glanced around. “My family also called to tell me to be careful in Ning’an and stuff.”

“Yes, someone in my family reminded me as well,” Xiao Shuyao said.

"It's alright." Zhang Chen stood up with his tray, looking at the two women with a calm gaze. "Just do as usual. We shouldn't be the ones being careful."

He smiled, picked up the two women's plates, and went to take out the trash.

“I’ll feel very safe by his side.” Jiang Rou smiled and pursed her lips. “Shuyao, making this decision must have been difficult, right?”

"Uh..." Xiao Shuyao actually didn't understand anything Jiang Rou was saying.

All she knew was that Zhang Chen had an extraordinary background, was intricately connected with Bai Nuoyan, and vaguely overlapped with the character in the book.

As for other things, including what kind of monsters, what kind of predestined relationship to continue, and past and present lives, she still only had a vague understanding.

"This is my dream," Jiang Rou sighed. "I've always longed to marry someone like a god since I was little, but maybe I was too young back then..."

"It's normal; every girl has had this princess dream."

Xiao Shuyao took out a pen and wrote a title in her notebook:

"Before I was abandoned by my family, I often fantasized about which prince I would marry. But people always have to grow up, and slowly you realize that it's better to rely on yourself than on others. Being independent is the most important thing."

"I don't think this is contradictory. Not relying on it doesn't mean not needing it."

Jiang Rou suddenly began to speak her mind.

“I’ve thought about it for a long time. Before, it was admiration, adoration, and worship. I would consider it an honor that he could take my body, because I would even die for him. Giving up my virginity was secondary.”

"This kind of thinking is very unhealthy," Xiao Shuyao said, frowning as she wrote a few words on her notebook and then crossed them out.

"Yes, I know it's very unhealthy, so I hesitated. I'm not sure if he's the one from before, the one from the legends, the one I've admired since I was a child..."

“Until…” Jiang Rou changed the subject.

As if sensing something, Xiao Shuyao paused in writing on her notebook and listened attentively to Jiang Rou's words.

"Until I saw how he treated the lesser demons in Tushan, the look in his eyes, his composure and ease in the face of countless demons paying homage..."

"My descriptive skills aren't very good. Lately, my posts have been mostly logical analysis, so I don't know how to describe this kind of scenario to you."

Jiang Rou took out her phone. "But I filmed a video. Do you want to see it? But you can't tell him. It was a few fox demons who took me there to join in the fun and secretly filmed it."

Xiao Shuyao nodded subconsciously.

Jiang Rou then secretly opened her phone's private photo album, found the video she watched countless times every night to comfort herself, and clicked play...

Xiao Shuyao's eyes were instantly flashed by a bolt of lightning, followed by the mournful cries of countless monsters, the frenzied shouts of the crowd, the whale swallowing the sun and moon in the clouds, and the giant dragon circling under the withered tree in the sky.

A water buffalo, as large as a train carriage, lay prostrate on the ground, displaying an expression of piety as if it were human. Around it were tigers and elephants even more robust than itself, and eagles with wingspans as long and wide as five or six people... With each breath of the herd, the airflow would become substantially chaotic, stirring up a gust of wind.

Xiao Shuyao couldn't understand this scene, but she could see that the demons were about to make some great sacrifice for one person or the same thing...

Her emotions were stirred, and she heard the final words of the circling dragon... Just as she had thought and learned, any life form at the moment of death possesses immense creativity and potential, and tens of thousands of monsters piled together are even more terrifying.

The beasts howled incessantly, and purplish-black lightning swirled around them, creating a chilling low pressure.

Just then, a brilliant golden bolt of lightning seemed to emerge from the void. That single wisp of lightning withstood the purplish-black electric dragon, then shattered it like a fragile piece of glass being struck...

The scene freezes here, and a figure can be vaguely seen in the flash of lightning.

Xiao Shuyao was moved and couldn't help but murmur to herself:

"exaggerate."

"Impressive, isn't it?" Jiang Rou smiled gently, her eyes sparkling. "Look at that turtle and two frogs on the outermost edge."

"The frog sold lotus leaves for fifty years to continue the immortals' offerings, the old tortoise went up and down the mountain selling spring water for hundreds of years, and besides them, there were also water buffalo, goats, macaques..."

"At that moment, I realized that there were countless stories behind him."

"My feelings are right. It's not liking or loving, it's simply the same determination as these monsters—to give everything."

"As for wanting to gain favor, that's my own selfish desire, which is a kind of unorthodox behavior, but I can't control it..."

Xiao Shuyao was stunned, and she understood Jiang Rou's thoughts to some extent. If she were a witness, she would never be able to resist falling in love with such a person... she would even feel that even admiration was a defilement of greatness.

Taking a deep breath, she picked up her pen and recorded that figure in her notebook.

After much deliberation, the girl tried countless words, but none could describe the scene and the sense of destiny she felt.

She stopped writing, looked up, and saw Zhang Chen chatting casually with the cleaning lady. He was simply dressed, spoke kindly, and was completely unassuming—utterly incongruous with that other person...

"Oh!"

Suddenly, a ceiling fan plummeted and crashed to the floor, its flying blades scattering the sofa's lint...

A series of exclamations and screams erupted in the cafeteria.

The cleaning lady was still in shock. If Zhang Chengang hadn't stopped her, she would have had her head chopped off by that fan blade.

If Zhang Chen, who was chatting with the aunt just now, was the least noticeable one here, then Zhang Chen, who is now calm and composed without changing his expression after retreating from the crowd, is the most special one here.

Xiao Shuyao's chest heaved, and she quickly picked up her pen and wrote:

"Coming like a torrential rain, going like a speck of dust."

...

"Let's not come to the cafeteria anymore." Liu Zixi was frightened. "Is Nanjing University's infrastructure really that bad? What if someone gets hit?"

"This must be an accident." Gao Quan turned around and saw Zhang Chen walking out of the cafeteria. He glanced at him.

"Stop eating," another boy said. "My hotel meal arrived. Anyone want to come with me?"

"Let's go, let's go. This place is so unlucky. What about you, Chen Jun?"

"I'm not in a hurry." Chen Jun smiled, his gaze still lingering on Xiao Shuyao and Jiang Rou. The two girls were whispering to each other, a truly pleasing sight.

He clenched his fists and stomped his feet rhythmically under the table, a smile on his face but a sinister look in his eyes.

"Gao Quan, who were those people having dinner with Yao Yao and Xiao Rou just now?" Liu Zixi stood up and asked. "They were so intimate, and you still don't know?"

"I really don't know," Gao Quan said with a wry smile.

"Alright, why keep asking? Xiao Gao isn't a criminal."

Chen Jun interrupted, "Xiao Gao, you can ask around when you have time. Besides, I don't see anything wrong with him. He's just an ordinary guy, probably just a friend."

"Indeed, I don't remember anything at first glance."

Suddenly, Xiao Shuyao and Jiang Rou walked hand in hand toward the cafeteria exit. The group was about to greet them, but the two women acted as if they hadn't seen them and walked out on their own, looking at their phones.

Chen Jun awkwardly lowered his hand that was about to greet him.

Instead of having such thoughts, you should think about what other tasks your father has assigned to you.

Su Qinghe closed her book and glanced at Chen Jun. "Considering that our two families are old friends, this is the last time I'm reminding you: you'd better behave yourself when you come to Ning'an."

"Qinghe, aren't you being too sensitive?"

Liu Zixi frowned and said, "My family didn't say anything to me."

"That's because your vision is too limited." Su Qinghe glared at her.

Liu Zixi took two steps back after being glared at, and then picked another fight, saying, "Aren't you usually closest to Yao Yao and the others? Why didn't you help them out when they saw that ordinary guy bothering them?"

Su Qinghe remained indifferent, did not reply, and got up to leave with her book in her hand.

"Chen Jun, you really should advise her to stop reading those books," Liu Zixi said after Su Qinghe had walked away. "Have you not noticed that she's become obsessed with them?"

“Once I win the award and those books become worthless, she will naturally give up,” Chen Jun shrugged.

"Let's go, let's treat ourselves to a nice meal at the hotel."

...

Su Qinghe walked out of the cafeteria alone, her mind filled with doubts.

She had noticed the ceiling fan was about to collapse and was about to speak up to warn it when she saw the boy in the breakfast queue stop the passing cleaner.

Is it a coincidence?

Although she did a good deed, she was actually somewhat disappointed in the boy. She had thought that since they were similar to her, they might be able to become friends.

But the other party and her two younger sisters...

Disappointment, profound disappointment. People who indulge in eroticism are probably just pretending; they actually managed to fool her.

Thinking of her two younger sisters, Su Qinghe quickened her pace, catching up with Jiang Rou and Xiao Shuyao ahead. She called out twice, but the two girls remained unresponsive, their faces growing increasingly red as they stared at their phones...

Su Qinghe could only reach out and pat each of them on the shoulder, "What are you looking at?"

"Huh? Sister Qinghe? When did you come from the Beijing area?" Jiang Rou asked in surprise, hiding her phone behind her back.

"I had lunch with you all, and you only just realized I was here?" Su Qinghe said helplessly.

Xiao Shuyao pulled her hair back, her face still flushed. She didn't understand why she had ended up watching Zhang Chen's video with Jiang Rou...

Just a second ago I was focused on writing.

Is eroticism truly the foundation of literature?

"I have my own reasons for coming to Ning'an. I won't bother you too much, nor will I interfere in your private lives, but..."

Su Qinghe frowned slightly. "Xiaorou, don't you like dead people? And Shuyao, aren't you a jinx to your husbands? How come you two are so close to a man? If you're just friends, it's better to keep your distance."

"If word gets out in the Beijing area, it might affect your reputation. It's just dating, but don't date the same person twice, okay?"

Xiao Shuyao's face turned bright red, while Jiang Rou quickly waved her hand:

"Oh no, no, we're not related. Shuyao and I are, at most, just suitors..."

"?" Su Qinghe felt that her outlook on life had been impacted.

"No, Xiao Rou is just talking nonsense." Xiao Shuyao pulled Jiang Rou behind her. "Sister Qinghe, do you have a place to stay? Or do you want to stay in the dormitory with Xiao Rou like me?"

"Hmm...that's fine too." Su Qinghe originally wanted to stay in a hotel, but seeing that her two younger sisters were not quite in a good mood, she couldn't put her mind at ease.

In that kind of circle, it's not easy to have a few close friends.