27: Chapter 27 Two People Studying Hair Dryers

Seeing Ye Cheng actually start making calls to bring in reinforcements, Su Qingyue couldn't help but knit her delicate brows.

She did have some impression of this student, Ye Cheng; after all, he had awakened the A-grade talent [Fire Mage]. Among this year's freshmen, he was considered a top-tier genius with significant future potential.

She hadn't expected that on the very first day of his class transfer, he would cause such a massive scene, and in such an unsightly manner at that.

Listening to the fragments of discussion from the surrounding crowd and combining them with the scene before her eyes, she had roughly pieced together the course of events—Ye Cheng had brought people to find trouble with Lin Muyang at the mall entrance, but for some reason, the four of them had suddenly gone bald collectively, followed by an even more unspeakable accident...

As a young woman, Su Qingyue felt as if her eyes and nose were suffering a double critical hit while looking at the pathetic state of Ye Cheng's group and the subtle odor permeating the air. It was completely unbearable to look at, and she couldn't bear to dwell on it.

However, it truly was strange to the extreme.

How could these four living people go bald almost at the same time, and then suffer incontinence almost at the same time?

If someone said this was entirely a coincidence without any human factor involved, Su Qingyue would be the first to disbelieve it.

But to say it was Lin Muyang playing tricks in the shadows... she also found that hard to believe!

After all, Lin Muyang was just a Summoner who had only transferred classes today, and looking at his empty surroundings, he hadn't even brought out a single summoned creature.

How could he possibly possess such a bizarre, such an inconceivable ability to make four Class Transferees fall victim simultaneously under the watchful eyes of everyone without anyone noticing? This completely exceeded her understanding of low-level Summoners.

“Lin Muyang, the situation here is a bit complicated. How about you leave first?” Su Qingyue thought for a moment, then turned her head and whispered to Lin Muyang, “Uncle Hong and I will handle the remaining matters properly. Anyway, anyone with eyes can see that today's incident has no direct connection to you.”

She was doing this out of consideration for protecting her student, not wanting Lin Muyang to get involved any deeper or face the potential pressure from Ye Cheng's family.

“It's fine, Teacher Su.” Lin Muyang shook his head with a calm expression, his tone carrying a steadiness that didn't match his age. “Regardless, they ended up like this because they came to find trouble with me. In terms of both emotion and logic, there's no need for me to be afraid or run away.”

He even showed a gentle smile and added, “I believe that Student Ye's father, as an elder, must be sensible and willing to listen to reason. We can definitely communicate well and clear up the misunderstanding.”

These words were spoken flawlessly, showing both a sense of responsibility and appearing reasonable.

Su Qingyue was slightly dazed by what she heard, and a bit more appreciation and deeper curiosity couldn't help but appear in her gaze as she looked at Lin Muyang.

This Lin Muyang could actually be so calm in the face of such a sudden situation, and even have such responsibility and courage?

If this were any other ordinary high school graduate who encountered a situation where a playboy came looking for trouble and then wanted to call their parents, they would probably have been flustered long ago, hurriedly looking for a chance to slip away for fear of being targeted by the other party's family power and attracting even greater trouble.

As it turned out, Lin Muyang not only didn't run, but actively requested to stay and 'take responsibility'?

Although he didn't actually have any substantive responsibility.

But just this composure in the face of danger and the courage to face it was not something an ordinary young person could possess.

However, what Su Qingyue didn't know was that Lin Muyang's true inner thoughts were two completely different things from the 'responsibility' and 'courage' she understood...

The reason he wanted to stay was purely because he wanted to see if Ye Cheng's father was also an unreasonable fellow when he arrived. If so, he could naturally gift him a 'Sudden Baldness' family combo pack, allowing father and son to 'reunite' with the same shiny hairstyle; that scene would surely be very interesting.

If the other party was willing to be reasonable... then consider it his good luck for keeping his head of hair.

...

However, the development of events was somewhat beyond Lin Muyang's expectations.

This father of Ye Cheng's didn't seem to be the kind of arrogant, brainless, and blindly protective guy he had imagined.

Soon, an expensive Magic-powered Off-road Vehicle with tough lines came to a sudden screeching stop at the roadside.

The car door opened, and a middle-aged man of medium build, wearing a capable leather jacket with meticulously combed, thick black hair, got out of the car with a face full of anger.

Before he had even fully approached, his angry scolding had already reached them:

“Ye Cheng! You bastard! You just transferred classes today, and instead of going to a secret realm to train and improve yourself, you come here to cause trouble for your old man?!”

“Isn't this embarrassing enough? Get the hell up, clean yourself up, and get home! All the face of the Ye family has been thrown away by you!”

The newcomer was precisely Ye Cheng's father, Ye Hongyuan.

The anger on his face didn't seem fake, and his gaze toward his son was filled with the disappointment of failing to meet expectations.

Clearly, on the way over, he had already gained a rough understanding of the events through his own channels.

Unlike his son Ye Cheng's hysteria, after his initial shock and anger, Ye Hongyuan quickly forced himself to calm down and began to carefully analyze the information that might be hidden behind this entire matter!

First, he basically ruled out the possibility that this was done personally by that new Summoner named Lin Muyang.

How could a Summoner who had just transferred and hadn't even brought a summoned creature possess such a bizarre and precise group curse ability? It simply didn't conform to common sense!

Moreover, he had heard that the first creature Lin Muyang summoned was an Elf Priest, belonging to the Light and Nature systems, which was completely unrelated to such underhanded curse methods.

Then, only two possibilities remained:

The first was that his worthless son had brought people to bully a classmate and was subsequently taught a lesson by some passing expert who couldn't stand it. This possibility was very high; after all, Zhongnan City was a place of crouching tigers and hidden dragons, and there were indeed powerhouses who liked to wander the mortal world and meddle in things.

The second was that the background of this new Summoner named Lin Muyang was far from as simple as it appeared on the surface! Behind him, there likely stood some extremely protective and powerful existence who excelled in bizarre curse-type abilities! That existence had witnessed the actions of Ye Cheng and the others, so they struck from the shadows as a small punishment and warning.

Regardless of which possibility it was, both pointed to one conclusion—the person who acted was an existence that he, Ye Hongyuan, absolutely could not afford to provoke!

This kind of curse ability that was so undetectable yet had such a... unique and conspicuous effect was simply unheard of. If the other party could make four living people make such huge fools of themselves in public, if they had wanted to be ruthless, his son would probably have silently become a cripple or even evaporated from the world by now, and he wouldn't even be able to find out who the killer was!

Today's matter...

In Ye Hongyuan's view, it was highly likely a severe warning to him and his son from some big shot hidden in the shadows!

Therefore, after Ye Hongyuan arrived, his strategy was very clear—first, scold his son severely to show his stance and draw a clear line!

After the scolding, he immediately put on a sincere expression and walked quickly to Lin Muyang, Su Qingyue, and Hong Wuliang, bowing slightly with an extremely low posture:

“Boss Hong, Eldest Miss Su, and this Student Lin, I am truly sorry, ten thousand apologies! It is my failure in discipline that allowed this bastard to offend you all, causing such a big joke, disturbing the mall's business, and causing trouble for everyone.”

His tone was respectful and apologetic: “After going back, I will definitely discipline him strictly and make him reflect behind closed doors! I will never let him out to cause trouble again! Our Ye family is willing to bear any losses caused today; I hope you all can be magnanimous.”

???

Looking at this dramatic scene before him, Lin Muyang was also a bit surprised.

He had originally prepared to have a 'verbal battle with the playboy's father' and was even ready to activate the [Sudden Baldness] Aura at any time...

As it turned out, the other party came up and immediately knelt in apology? And with such a good attitude?

This style... was not quite the same as the script he had envisioned!

However, Lin Muyang soon reacted. How could someone who could cultivate to level eighty-something and become a local powerhouse in this crisis-ridden world truly be a brainless, protective fool? Assessing the situation and weighing pros and cons was their way of survival.

Ye Hongyuan's move was clearly well-thought-out, choosing the wisest and least costly way to handle it.

“Since the other party is so sensible...” Lin Muyang muttered to himself, “then I'm too embarrassed to strike again. Consider it his good luck for keeping that hair that looks quite well-maintained.”

Thus, this sudden conflict was quickly quelled in a way that no one had expected.

As far as Lin Muyang was concerned, this matter was over.

But for Ye Cheng, the real torture had only just begun.

Especially when he saw that after his father, in whom he had placed high hopes, arrived, instead of 'avenging' him, he actually bowed and scraped to the 'enemy' and apologized... This scene made his already collapsed mental state even worse, completely plunging him into an abyss of despair!

The only bit of 'comfort' he could feel now was...

He wasn't the only one making a fool of himself today.

He also had his three brothers-in-misfortune accompanying him to 'become famous in Zhongnan City' together, which could more or less help him share a tiny bit of the 'gaze' from the whole world... This was probably a blessing in disguise?

...

After the matter was resolved, Lin Muyang bid farewell to Su Qingyue and Hong Wuliang and successfully left the mall.

The subsequent cleanup of the scene and public opinion guidance would naturally be handled by the influential Hong Wuliang, so he didn't need to worry about it.

Immediately after, following his previous promise, Lin Muyang specifically ran to several places and bought rabbit meat prepared with various cooking methods—braised, spicy, and cold-served—and also made a special trip to a brand store to buy two large boxes of high-quality authentic pure milk.

By the time he activated his three mobile Auras and flew back to his apartment building in stealth, the sky outside had gradually darkened, and the city lights were beginning to flicker on.

On the way home, he was originally a bit worried that the two girls from different worlds with vastly different personalities might have some conflict due to being alone, such as the Elf and Succubus being naturally incompatible and fighting until they tore the house apart...

But when he noiselessly flew into the living room from the balcony and his feet just touched the floor, an unusually sweltering heat, like a steamer, hit him in the face, making him break into a sweat instantly.

He looked closely and found that the standing air conditioner in the living room was actually running at full power, and the display screen was strikingly set to the red heating mode, with the temperature adjusted to the maximum of 30 degrees!

That wasn't all...

The large-screen TV in the living room had also been turned on, playing noisy shopping advertisements; the floor fan in the corner was also whirring, shaking its head and blowing hot air; even the range hood in the kitchen was roaring in operation...

Every appliance in the entire house seemed to be running at overload, creating noise and heat—it was a literal scene of appliances gone wild!

However, Lilia and Elabess were nowhere to be seen.

At the same time, the bathroom door was tightly closed, and the sound of a hairdryer working came from inside.

“I was only out for a little while... what happened to the house?” Lin Muyang's heart skipped a beat, having an ominous premonition.

He walked quickly to the bathroom door and gently pushed it open.

The sight that met his eyes left him instantly speechless.

He saw the Succubus Maiden Elabess with a face full of novelty and inquiry, holding his plugged-in hairdryer and waving it back and forth in the air, feeling the sensation of the hot air blowing out.

And the Elf Princess Lilia looked both scared and curious, carefully hiding behind Elabess, poking out half a head with her large azure eyes staring intently at that magical tool emitting noise and hot air, her pointed elf ears twitching due to tension and curiosity.

The two of them were actually huddled together, harmoniously researching the hairdryer?

Looking at this chaotic yet somehow slightly heartwarming scene, Lin Muyang didn't know whether to be angry or laugh for a moment.

But looking at their interaction mode, their relationship didn't seem as tense as he had imagined?

One could even say it had become quite harmonious?