57: Chapter 57 The Threat of the Nine-Tailed Spirit Fox!

Su Qingxue walked over.

No, to be precise, it was that Vicious Beast draped in human skin.

The Spirit Demon Nine-Tailed Fox.

She was approaching Jiang Yun with steps that were both elegant and dangerous.

Jiang Yun's heart was seized by an unprecedented fear.

Amethyst Ninth Tier, Legendary Aptitude, nine terrifying skills... these data entries echoed in his mind, each one reminding him that the seemingly delicate girl before him possessed the terrifying power to destroy all of C City in an instant.

In stark contrast to Jiang Yun's terror, Zhao Tiezhu beside him was full of surprise and excitement. He nudged Jiang Yun hard with his elbow, his lowered voice brimming with exhilaration.

"Holy crap! Jiang Yun! The Great Beauty Su actually walked over! She's coming toward us! You're something else, kid! You attracted Goddess Su's attention on your very first day?!"

Jiang Yun's throat felt dry; he couldn't squeeze out a single syllable.

His entire body's muscles were taut, as if he had been petrified.

He knew all too well that any hint of abnormality right now, any word that shouldn't be said, could detonate this walking nuclear bomb.

He was certain that if he exposed her identity right here and now, everyone present, including himself, would be instantly killed.

And since she hadn't acted directly, perhaps... perhaps she didn't intend to expose herself in front of everyone, or rather, she had... other plans for him?

Just as Jiang Yun's thoughts were racing.

At the peak of his panic.

The Spirit Demon Nine-Tailed Fox had already reached him.

She stopped and tilted her head slightly to look at Jiang Yun.

When Su Qingxue performed this action, it carried a sense of fragility that invoked pity.

However, Jiang Yun could clearly feel the coldness and indifference beneath that calm gaze, enough to freeze one's Soul.

The other students in the Advanced Class also noticed the situation over here.

They looked over one after another.

They wanted to see what Su Qingxue was going to do.

However.

The scene that happened next.

Left everyone green with envy.

Su Qingxue actually took the initiative to speak.

Her voice was cool, yet it carried a deliberately slowed softness: "Hello, you must be the new Student Jiang Yun, right? I am Su Qingxue."

She tilted her head slightly, revealing a sweet smile.

It left the other boys completely mesmerized.

But in Jiang Yun's eyes, that smile was filled with an unspeakable eeriness and danger.

"Your performance in yesterday's assessment was wonderful."

Su Qingxue continued, her tone so natural it seemed genuine: "Can I be friends with you?"

"Boom—!"

These words were like a clap of thunder, instantly exploding within the Training Ground.

Zhao Tiezhu was completely stunned.

His mouth hung open wide enough to fit an egg, his face written with disbelief and extreme envy.

He rubbed his eyes vigorously, wondering if he was having a hallucination.

The Young Miss Su, who was usually indifferent to everyone and as aloof as an iceberg lotus, actually initiated a request to be friends with a newcomer?!

The other five Advanced Class students also noticed this bizarre scene; they all stopped what they were doing and cast shocked, curious, and inquisitive glances.

Ever since the Misty Forest incident, Su Qingxue had become increasingly reclusive and silent. Had the sun risen from the west today?

Meanwhile, in the distance, Qin Feng felt like his lungs were about to burst with rage at this sight!

His face was ashen, his fists clenched until they cracked, and his eyes burned with the flames of jealousy and anger.

In the Advanced Class, he prided himself as a Genius and looked down on everyone. Only toward Su Qingxue, who had a deep background, stunning beauty, and unfathomable strength, did he feel both trepidation and a desire to conquer her.

But she had always treated him as if he didn't exist.

Now, this goddess he could never obtain was actually taking the initiative to get close to that trash Jiang Yun, who had just entered by luck and whom he had just humiliated?

"Jiang Yun...!"

Qin Feng practically squeezed the name through his teeth, the killing intent in his heart stronger than ever before.

Not only had Jiang Yun made him lose face in front of everyone, but now he even dared to touch the woman he had set his sights on!

This person absolutely cannot be allowed to remain!

Facing the hand of friendship Su Qingxue had extended, Jiang Yun's heart was nearly leaping out of his throat.

Her actions were completely beyond his expectations.

She came looking for him surely because she remembered that eye contact in the Misty Forest.

But instead of silencing him, she came to make nice?

This made his skin crawl and feel harder to predict than a direct threat.

Was she planning to stabilize him first and then find an opportunity to eliminate him quietly later?

Or... did she really have some design on him?

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, but Jiang Yun didn't dare let a single one show on the surface.

He knew well that any hint of hesitation or resistance now could become an excuse for her to strike.

Survive, I must survive!

He forcibly suppressed the fear that was nearly overwhelming his reason, struggling to squeeze out a flattered and slightly shy smile. His voice even sounded a bit stuttery due to tension: "Of... of course! Classmate Su, it's my honor."

Seeing Jiang Yun's reaction.

The smile on Su Qingxue's face seemed to deepen slightly, but the coldness in the depths of her eyes didn't melt at all.

However.

Her next move.

Once again caused everyone's brains to stall.

Su Qingxue actually stood slightly on her tiptoes and brought that peerlessly beautiful face close to Jiang Yun's ear!

A very faint, chilling fragrance, like the first clear day after a snowfall, drifted into Jiang Yun's nose, instantly leaving him somewhat at a loss.

Then.

Words as light as a whisper rang clearly by his ear: "Student Jiang Yun, you are very smart... some things that shouldn't be seen or said are best left to rot in your heart forever. This is good for you, for me, and for this city you live in... I think you understand perfectly well what I'm saying, and the consequences of disobedience, right?"

A threat!

A naked, undisguised death threat!

Jiang Yun's back was instantly drenched in cold sweat.

These words were a plain warning to him: if he dared reveal half a word, what awaited him and C City would be a total catastrophe!

But at the same time.

These words were also like a reassuring pill.

Even if it was one he was forced to swallow.

At least it meant that in the short term, she wouldn't kill him to silence him.

Perhaps he still had value, or she didn't want to cause a commotion for the time being.

There must be some conspiracy involved.

After Su Qingxue finished speaking.

She pulled away as if nothing had happened, her voice returning to its previous coolness, even carrying a hint of girlish playfulness as she winked at Jiang Yun: "Then it's a promise, keep our secret a secret!"

She emphasized the word 'secret' almost imperceptibly; only Jiang Yun could understand the bloody intent hidden within it.

Finished, she didn't linger, turning and walking with elegant steps straight out of the Training Ground, as if she had just come over for a normal greeting.

However.

The intimate posture she had just displayed, almost ear-to-ear, appeared extremely ambiguous in the eyes of others.

"I... holy crap! Jiang Yun! You're the man!"

Zhao Tiezhu was the first to react.

He excitedly threw an arm around Jiang Yun's shoulder, shaking him vigorously, his face full of both envy and admiration: "The Great Beauty Su was actually so intimate with you, even whispering in your ear! What kind of divine treatment is this! Is a Genius's attraction really that big? Why doesn't Old Zhao have this kind of luck!"

"What did Su Qingxue say to you! What secret! Do you two already know each other?"

Zhao Tiezhu asked a string of curious questions.

The other students also cast complex and inscrutable glances, some curious, some jealous, and some pensive.

Qin Feng's gaze was so sinister it could practically drip water. He gave a cold snort and turned to leave.

Jiang Yun, however, was still in a daze.

In the time that followed.

Jiang Yun had no heart for training at all.

He mechanically followed Zhao Tiezhu to familiarize himself with various locations, watching him and other members practice their combat, but his mind had already drifted far away.

He had no mind for training.

In his mind, he repeatedly replayed every detail of his contact with Su Qingxue, trying to parse her true purpose from her seemingly perfect disguise and threatening words.

For such a terrifying Spirit Demon Imperial Clan member to go so far as to disguise herself as a human Young Miss and lurk in a human city's academy.

What exactly did she want to do?

Was she looking for something?

Spying for intelligence?

Or brewing a massive conspiracy enough to overturn everything?

Where was the real Su Qingxue?

Was she alive or dead?

Countless questions entwined around him like vines, making him feel a suffocating pressure and unease.

He learned from Zhao Tiezhu that Su Qingxue had a special status and wasn't subject to the school's regular management; she came and went as she pleased.

Because the resources the Su Family could provide were far beyond what the school could offer.

Hearing this, Jiang Yun's heart sank abruptly.

A terrifying thought uncontrollably bubbled up.

He feared she had remembered his scent and appearance from that eye contact in the Misty Forest that day.

His performance in the assessment yesterday had caught this Nine-Tailed Fox's attention.

So her coming to school today wasn't some coincidence or whim at all... she came specifically to wait for him... this seemingly accidental contact.

In reality, it was a warning and a probe!

He, quite possibly, had already been targeted by this terrifying existence...