14: Chapter 14 Let's Talk

Pleasant campus life soon began with the ringing of the school bell.

Of course, Xing Yaoyan, who was placed in a sterile room at the back of the classroom, didn't think so.

Beside her were several small Spirit Beasts brought by other students. At this moment, they were howling one after another, as if cheering for their masters. But soon, the teacher's hypnotic voice directly dampened their enthusiasm, and they could only use their cries and body language to chat with their companions nearby.

Naturally, Xing Yaoyan could understand the meaning of everything they said.

For instance, a Spirit Beast that looked like a tiger was talking about its master's tragic experience of forgetting to connect his Bluetooth while watching "little movies" at night. Seeing its dancing, excited appearance, the other Spirit Beasts thought it had eaten something delicious recently...

Everyone was talking at once, but few were on the same wavelength.

As a newly arrived "Spirit Beast," Xing Yaoyan received a warm welcome the moment she entered the small room—curious nuzzles. Unsurprisingly, any Spirit Beast that dared to approach was sent flying to the side by a single punch from her, letting out several muffled thuds, which made the teacher on the podium frown slightly.

Although Spirit Beasts are said to "understand human speech and know shame," their intelligence, with very few exceptions, grows along with their strength.

Nowadays, these low-level Spirit Beasts were just a few lively children in Xing Yaoyan's eyes; she had absolutely no desire to communicate with them.

She gently pressed her paw against the one-way glass wall of the small room, the golden light in her pupils flickering slightly.

She had just discovered another use for her Power Of Will—Analysis.

She could link her Power Of Will with things her body touched, thereby quickly analyzing the essence of objects. This sterile room, for example, was composed of iron, a core engraved with spirit rune, and glass.

And this core seemed to be the key to allowing sound to enter the room one way without letting it out.

This world actually has things similar to Formations, how interesting...

...

"...Some unstudious students need to work harder now. In recent years, because the relationship between the Yao Race and humans has gradually eased, those top Superpower Universities might squeeze out a large portion of resources for international students from the Yao Race. Therefore, the difficulty of getting into a good university has increased..."

The teacher's words exploded in Xing Yaoyan's ears.

The relationship between the Yao Race and humans has eased? What a joke.

Those Enforcers look at Yao like cats look at mice; and when I was caught before, that feminine man's greedy eyes...

No, no... there's definitely something going on... forget it, it's not something a small fry like me can get involved with anyway. As long as I can lay low, once I finish my training, no threat will be worth anything in the face of my absolute strength.

Thinking of this, she took a deep breath and silently sank her consciousness into her Spirit Sea, where there was still a piece of tough pink Spiritual Power left behind.

No matter how much I think, it's useless; improving my strength is the key.

What Xing Yaoyan, immersed in her Spirit Sea, didn't know was that as the Star Swallowing Art operated, an invisible pressure slowly revealed itself around her. All the Spirit Beasts instantly fell silent, and then their bodies involuntarily began to tremble slightly...

An unknown amount of time passed.

Phew~

Xing Yaoyan exhaled turbid air and slowly opened her eyes. An imperceptible golden light flowed in her eyes before finally fading away.

Hmm?

She found that there were no beasts around her, and her field of vision ahead was a patch of white. Looking up, oh, it was Qian Mo.

"Hey, Qian Mo, you're almost half an hour late. Are you done yet? But I bet that grandson is so angry he's about to have smoke coming out of his head!" Yun Lan's voice carried a hint of playfulness.

"It's done. She's awake."

Qian Mo looked into Xing Yaoyan's eyes, the image of the other students' Spirit Beasts trembling incessantly flashing through his mind. He asked softly, "Xiao Yan, do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

Seeing the concern in the boy's eyes, Xing Yaoyan shook her head somewhat dazed. (✺ω✺)

"Ooh, you're even calling her Xiao Yan now... Oh my, you guy who prioritizes romance over friends..."

Yun Lan clutched his stomach, bent over like a shrimp.

Once he caught his breath, Qian Mo said, "Keep an eye on her for me. I'll come pick her up after I deal with that mess."

With that, he turned and walked out the door, leaving behind the poor tool-man Yun Lan.

Watching Qian Mo's "resolute" back, Yun Lan was like a resentful woman abandoned by a heartless man, collapsing to the ground and exaggeratedly "covering his face and weeping."

After a while, he cautiously peeked. Upon finding that his good brother had completely left, he immediately rubbed his hands excitedly.

"Hehe, this kid Qian Mo is really lucky. This Little White Wolf is most likely a Star Beast... I need to observe such a rare species carefully... Wait! What if he gets angry later? It's fine, it's fine, I'll just teach him a few tricks to increase a Star Beast's favorability..."

"Since everyone's gone now, then..."

As he spoke, Yun Lan pulled out a large pile of complex scientific instruments from somewhere. He put on rubber gloves and a mask, and with a silly grin, he extended the metal probe in his hand into the sterile room...

...

The instrument didn't beep; no vital signs were detected.

?"

He hurriedly leaned down to take a closer look—the Little White Wolf had vanished into thin air!

At this moment, behind Qian Mo.

Xing Yaoyan was holding her breath and quietly following him.

She was up to her old tricks again, using the Star Swallowing Art to swallow her own presence. After all, the only human she truly trusted now was Qian Mo.

As for whether she would be discovered by an expert, she scoffed at the idea. A mere Superpower High School couldn't afford to have an Esper above the Third Rank stationed here.

Seeing the boy walk into another corner, she hurried her pace to keep up.

And the very next moment after she stepped into the corner, a claw reached out from the shadows behind her and was placed on her shoulder.

Then a low voice sounded in her ear:

"Let's talk."