After breaking up with my girlfriend, I became a Great Sage of the Demon Clan.

Zhou Yan's heart stirred, and the young man glanced at Lin Anru out of the corner of his eye.

Lin'an pretended to be curious.

"What's so special about Wu Shanfu?"

Zhou Yan opened Lin Anru's attribute panel.

Yes, the awakening level has reached 42%, and the physical attributes have more than doubled.

Before Zhou Yan arrived, Lin Anru's awakening level was only 35%. In just a few days, it had increased by 7%. Zhou Yan could easily guess that Lin Anru had probably received some benefits from someone and had come to inquire about Wu Shanfu.

Of course, this is nothing. If someone pays you to find out information about others, as long as the money is enough and it doesn't affect your own interests, why not do it?

However, Zhou Yan guessed that the person who came to inquire about Wu Shanfu's information was probably Leng Qing. The reason was that in the entire Vermilion Bird Academy, only Leng Qing could fight Wu Shanfu. Lin Lei and his group were far inferior in basic attributes, so it was very unlikely that they had any designs on Wu Shanfu.

"Wu Shanfu?"

Zhou Yan's lips curled into a smile.

"That child is extraordinary."

Lin Anru moved closer to Zhou Yan, her eyes shining as she asked.

"What's so great about Wu Shanfu?"

Zhou Yan clicked his tongue.

"Wu Shanfu's Heart Sword is truly remarkable."

Zhou Yan recounted the details of his battle with Wu Shanfu, but omitted the fact that Wu Shanfu's Heart Sword's effect on time was not yet fully realized.

"...That guy's most powerful skill is his ability to delay his attacks. Wu Shanfu said that this sword technique is her trump card that she has been researching for some time."

Zhou Yan walked to the door of his presidential suite, opened it, and Lin Anru followed him into the room.

When Lin Anru first entered, she wanted to discuss the issue of the Heart Sword's delayed attack with Zhou Yan, but the next second, she stared in disbelief at Wu Shanfu, who was watching TV while holding the little fox Su Xiaowan in the presidential suite.

Wu Shanfu is in Zhou Yan's room?!

Chapter Twenty-Eight: Peeping

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"Eh...eh..."

Lin An looked at Wu Shanfu sitting on the living room sofa in disbelief, then turned back to look at Zhou Yan.

However, when she looked at Zhou Yan, her eyes instantly became unfathomable.

Lin Anru had heard her family's Leng Qing mention who Wu Shanfu was: a genius Awakened who ranked in the top ten of the previous Four Schools Competition, whose swordsmanship was unsurprisingly the best among this generation of Awakened (only a few Awakened can use swords), and the school beauty of White Tiger Academy who possessed both strength and beauty.

Now, this school beauty is actually hiding in Zhou Yan's suite, and is even petting Zhou Yan's pet fox.

Lin Anru knew that Zhou Yan was a good brother, but she didn't know that Zhou Yan was so good at picking up girls. He had only been away from school for a short time, how did he manage to get the school beauty of Baihu Academy?

"Ah, I had heard before that the Daxing Hotel was a place only the rich could come to. Now that I've been here once, I believe it. Even the toilets in the restrooms are made of pure gold."

Xie Xin walked out of the bathroom with a grin.

As soon as the energetic girl appeared, she saw Lin Anru standing next to Zhou Yan.

"Master, who is this gentleman?"

Xie Xin asked curiously.

Zhou Yan gestured and introduced.

"Lin Anru, my good friend at Zhuque Academy."

Wu Shanfu turned her head instantly and looked carefully at Lin Anru next to Zhou Yan.

To become Zhou Yan's friend, one must be a master of swordsmanship.

What puzzled Wu Shanfu was that Lin Anru's hands didn't have thick calluses, and his muscles didn't look like those of a martial arts expert who had undergone special training.

Lin'an looked again at Xie Xin who had come out.

If it were just Wu Shanfu alone, then it's hard to say whether Zhou Yan and Wu Shanfu had some kind of ambiguous relationship. Now that Xie Xin has been added, the relationship is no longer so ambiguous.

So what exactly is the relationship between Zhou Yan and Wu Shanfu?

Thoughts may be one thing, but in Lin'an, one should bow and speak.

"Hello, I am Lin Anru, a second-year student at Suzaku Academy."

Wu Shanfu said calmly.

"Wu Shanfu, a third-year student at White Tiger Academy."

Xie Xin laughed from the other side.

"Xie Xin, a fourth-year student at White Tiger Academy."

Xie Xin walked over and sat down next to Wu Shanfu, then reached out and patted the head of the little fox in Wu Shanfu's arms.

The little fox turned its head to the side, ignoring the two favored children's attempts to please it.

Zhou Yan led Lin Anru to a sofa and sat down.

Wu Shanfu placed the little fox Su Xiaowan in her hand into Xie Xin's hand and said respectfully.

"Master, I have thoroughly mastered the techniques you taught me last time. I wonder when you would be free to come to my temple for another match with me?"

Wu Shanfu emerged from seclusion a few days ago. As soon as she came out, she thought of Zhou Yan and planned to arrange another time to spar with him so she could learn the essence of his swordsmanship.

Unlike before when they only fought remotely using sword energy, this time, in order to better learn Zhou Yan's swordsmanship, Wu Shanfu asked Zhou Yan to fight her face-to-face with his sword.

Heaven knows that by this time, the effects of Zhou Yanlong's Blood Fruit had worn off, and his physical strength was only one-third of Wu Shanfu's. With only one-third of his physical strength, he definitely couldn't fight.

So Zhou Yan made up some excuse to brush it off, but to his surprise, Wu Shanfu was determined to fight him. She said that if Zhou Yan had any trouble, he could come to her and she would help him solve it.

Just then, Lin Anru also sent a text message to Zhou Yan saying she wanted to see him, so Zhou Yan scheduled the time to pick up Lin Anru to coincide with his meeting with Wu Shanfu.

In that case, Zhou Yan could say that.

"It's a bit troublesome."

Zhou Yan pointed to Lin Anru beside him.

"This is my best friend in school."

Lin Anru turned her head and looked at Zhou Yan in disbelief for the second time.

Zhou Yan said in a low voice.

"You don't get along with me, so why did I cover for you in the Abyss of Hell last time?"

Lin Anru curled her lips. She always had an urge to mock Zhou Yan, but for some reason, she felt quite happy when Zhou Yan said those words.

So he didn't refute it.

Xie Xin and Wu Shanfu instantly looked at Lin Anru with pitiful eyes.

Here's an interesting story: In ancient times, there was a method for training assassins who were ruthless and disregarded even family ties. The method involved having the assassin they were training raise a pet, and once a bond had been formed between the assassin and the pet, the training would order the assassin to kill the pet.

By repeatedly raising and killing them, the killers cultivated will become so cold-blooded that they will show no mercy to anyone, regardless of age or gender, as long as they are given an order.

In Xie Xin and Wu Shanfu's eyes, Lin Anru was just a pet kept by Zhou Yan.

The thing a sword should stay away from most is emotion.

For this reason, Zhou Yan, a sword master of extraordinary talent, repeatedly raised pets, and may even have fallen in love with them, all in order to kill them later and destroy the emotions he had accumulated in his heart.

Lin'an is destined to be nothing more than a sacrifice to Zhou Yan's swordsmanship.

"My classmate rarely comes here, so I have to spend time with her first. Senior Wu, let's talk about your matter in a few days."

Zhou Yan pointed to Lin'an.

Wu Shanfu's expression was playful. A few seconds later, Wu Shanfu asked a question that surprised Zhou Yan.

"Master, why do I feel that you don't actually want to discuss swordsmanship with me anymore?"

Zhou Yan's heart sank.

Unbelievable! I don't know if Wu Shanfu has low emotional intelligence or just doesn't interact with people much and doesn't know how to communicate. She speaks too directly and doesn't leave herself any way out.

You can't exactly say things like, "My physical abilities are only a third of yours, I'll definitely lose if we fight, and I don't want to lose face, so let's not fight," right?

Of course, excuses are something you can always find.

Zhou Yan then gave the excuse he had prepared long ago.

"Senior Wu, do you know which college I'm from?"

Wu Shanfu asked, puzzled.

"Master, aren't you from the Vermilion Bird Academy?"

Zhou Yan nodded.

"Yes, Senior Wu, you're not from Vermilion Bird Academy, do you understand what I mean?"

Wu Shanfu didn't understand, but Xie Xin, who was next to her, tugged at Wu Shanfu's sleeve and chimed in.

"I understand, I understand, I understand."

Wu Shanfu turned to look at Xie Xin, who gave her a look and stood up.

“Master, I understand your concerns, so I won’t bother you any longer.”

Xie Xin gave Wu Shanfu another look, then forcibly pulled Wu Shanfu up and practically dragged her away from Zhou Yan's suite.

As soon as the two girls left Zhou Yan's suite, Wu Shanfu, who had been keeping quiet all along, asked a question.

"Old Xie, what did the master mean just now? Why did you bring me out?"

Xie Xin sighed.

“Old Wu, you rascal, the master’s meaning is very simple. He can’t let you get any stronger. He’s a student of the Vermilion Bird Academy. If he lets you get strong enough to surpass the top students of other Vermilion Bird academies in the four-school competition, he will have a hard time in his own academy in the future.”

Xie Xin had been wondering why Zhou Yan's friend Lin Anru had to come at the exact time they were supposed to be, and why Zhou Yan insisted on accompanying Lin Anru. Now that she thought about it, she realized that Zhou Yan was just giving them an out, not openly saying that he didn't want to help them with their training.

Wu Shanfu's expression changed.

Xie Xin reassured her.

“Old Wu, in this life, even someone like a master has to compromise with reality. The master was willing to help us before, probably because Leng Qing asked him to. Now that Leng Qing sees that you've become too strong, he doesn't want to help you anymore, so he just reminded the master.”

Xie Xin pulled Wu Shanfu into the elevator.

After the two entered, Wu Shanfu couldn't help but ask.

"So this master won't help me anymore?"

Xie Xin smiled wryly.

"This isn't a matter of whether the master is willing or not, but rather what the higher-ups at the Vermilion Bird Academy are thinking. Just like how Lord White Tiger told us to stop contacting Master Zhou, you wouldn't dare to come and see Master Zhou again, would you?"

Wu Shanfu fell silent.

The two went downstairs in silence, left the Daxing Hotel, and then went back to the Wu Family Dojo together.

……

Presidential Suite at Daxing Hotel.

Zhou Yan breathed a sigh of relief as soon as Wu Shanfu left.

Damn it, at least I won't get another beating.

Lin Anru, who was standing next to Zhou Yan, turned her head to the side and asked somewhat uneasily.

"Hey, you just said I'm your best friend in school, is that true?"

Zhou Yan beckoned, and the little fox jumped into his arms. The Chongming bird also flew to Zhou Yan's shoulder and landed. Zhou Yan held the little fox and said.

"Otherwise, do you think there's another guy at school who's closer to me than you are?"

Lin'an was getting closer to Zhou Yan.

"Actually, I didn't come here on my own initiative."