100: Chapter 100 Cui Yan: ?

Hearing this, Cui Yan only felt a wave of astonishment in her heart.

"Commander Rank Spirit Item? How does this person know about the transaction between Qin Ding and me?"

She looked Bai Muxue up and down, and when she met those misty eyes of Bai Muxue, an inexplicable irritation rose in her heart.

Without much hesitation, she took a box out of her storage ring.

"Take it."

Without further ado, Bai Muxue calmly took the wooden box and put it into her storage ring. As she turned to leave, she paused.

She turned her head and looked at Cui Yan again.

"Do not disturb him."

Watching Bai Muxue leave, the nameless fire in Cui Yan's heart burned brighter and brighter.

This person seems very close to Qin Ding, even telling her about the transaction. I wonder if she told her about Xiang Tian as well, tsk.

"Did I just mishear things? Did you guys hear that clearly?"

"Since you said that, I probably didn't mishear. It's just as we heard: a Commander Rank Spirit Item, a Spirit Item for a Level 30 Commander Rank Spirit Beast!"

"Damn! Qin Ding really knows this transfer student!"

"Who's to say otherwise? At first, I thought Cui Yan just hadn't seen such a handsome guy before, but now it seems that's not it; they really do know each other."

"Good point. So here's the question: Qin Ding, that block of reinforced concrete, has received love letters from girls at school more than once, right? Has he ever accepted one? In other words, besides Bai Muxue, does he even have a single friend?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the discussion in the classroom instantly vanished, and everyone's mind echoed with what that classmate had just said.

That's right. Qin Ding's combat strength and looks are rare not just in No. 11 High School, but in all of Chang City. And yet, for someone like that to have no social life—can you believe it?

Not having a social life is one thing, but how did he even know the transfer student???

Cui Yan silently listened to the voices in the class, her expression thoughtful.

"Interesting... It seems everyone else in the class knows what kind of relationship this girl has with Qin Ding?"

Just like that, for the entire morning, besides attending classes, Cui Yan spent her time learning about Qin Ding and Bai Muxue, mainly focusing on Qin Ding.

"I knew Qin Ding was an orphan, but what I didn't expect was that Qin Ding's parents died because of Bai Muxue's father. Under these circumstances..."

"He actually didn't hate her by association?"

Upon learning this, Cui Yan was very surprised. Generally speaking, in this situation, wouldn't people subconsciously feel disgusted and hateful toward the children and family of the murderer who caused their parents' death?

Or is it that in Qin Ding's heart, Bai Muxue holds a higher position? Can a childhood sweetheart compare to his parents?

If she was only curious about their relationship at first, she was now starting to become curious about their experiences and past.

"Alright, that's all for this morning's class. Everyone go eat."

Wang Chunfa, having finished the morning's lessons, swept a glance at Cui Yan, who was sitting in the back, dazed and lost in thought, before leaving.

If he remembered correctly, from the second period on, this transfer student had been chatting during class instead of listening. Was she asking about Qin Ding? So these two really do know each other.

The morning's doubts were confirmed at noon.

"A-Ding, wake up, it's time to eat."

"Here, this is the Spirit Item she promised to give you."

"Hm? Oh, okay."

Qin Ding, snapping out of his Cultivation, gave a soft acknowledgement and immediately opened the box in the classroom to take a look.

[Spirit Item: Flood Dragon Blood Grass (Commander Rank)]

[Description: A Dragon Blood Grass cultivated by irrigating with a small amount of King Rank Flood Dragon blood. When consumed by a Spirit Beast, it can increase physical strength and also enhance the Bloodline purity of low-purity Dragon-type Spirit Beasts. It is not recommended for Spirit Beasts below the Elite Tier to use.]

Having just glanced at the Life Records, Qin Ding closed the lid and put the item into his storage ring, pondering inwardly.

"It's not recommended for Spirit Beasts below the Elite Tier to use—is it because they're afraid that high-Rank and low-Rank Spirit Beasts won't be able to withstand the medicinal effect after eating it and will just explode?"

"But my Earth Dog is Gold Element, plus it has the Hundred-Refined Body, so its Physical Body is rock-hard. Can it just eat it directly?"

Just then, a cool, soft hand quietly covered the back of his hand resting on the desk. His thoughts interrupted, Qin Ding subconsciously turned his head.

He saw Bai Muxue's slender fingers nimbly interlace with his, fingers locked tight, seamless and close.

"Hm?"

"You seem to be thinking about something. I'll take you to the cafeteria."

Qin Ding blinked, a trace of confusion flashing in his eyes, but he didn't pull away, only nodding faintly.

"Okay."

Being led forward by Bai Muxue, thoughts about the Dragon Blood Grass resurfaced in Qin Ding's mind.

After thinking for a while, he finally decided to wait until his Earth Dog reached Level 20 before letting it eat this Spirit Item. He still had some money and monster cores; he would sell them and give all the money to Bai Muxue so she could help make some cultivation solution for his Earth Dog.

Yeah, that's what he'd do.

By the time Qin Ding finished his thoughts and came back to his senses, he found himself already sitting in a cafeteria chair, and Bai Muxue in front of him was holding two plates of food, pushing one toward him.

"Still thinking? Are you thinking about that Spirit Item from just now? Considering whether to let Da Hei eat it?"

Qin Ding was stunned by these words. After staring blankly at Bai Muxue for a few seconds, he nodded decisively.

"Yes, I was thinking about whether anything would happen if my Earth Dog ate it, and whether I should let it eat it now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Muxue sternly stopped him.

"Don't give it to it. I'll make some cultivation solution for Da Hei, and after its Rank goes up, then you can let Da Hei eat it."

"Even if Da Hei is Gold Element, if it eats high-Rank Spirit Items indiscriminately, accidents will still happen."

"That's what I was just thinking, too."

Not far away, Cui Yan, who was also eating in the cafeteria, narrowed her eyes.

She saw it clearly: Qin Ding had been led into the cafeteria by Bai Muxue, hand in hand with their fingers interlaced, and she had personally seated him.

Qin Ding's behavior today, compared to how he was in the wild and in the Spirit Realm—it wasn't just a huge difference; it was like he was two completely different people.

A while later, Qin Ding, who had finished eating, watched Bai Muxue as she ate slowly, and he put down his chopsticks, preparing to wait.

"You don't need to wait for me. I always eat slowly. You go back to the classroom first."

Just then, Cui Yan, who was fiercely tearing into a chicken leg with her chopsticks, suddenly felt a shadow fall in front of her, and a tray landed steadily opposite her.

Cui Yan: ?

She looked up and met Bai Muxue's calm gaze. Facing this uninvited guest, Cui Yan was momentarily speechless. "Are we very close?"

"This morning, you kept asking others about the past between Qin Ding and me. I noticed."

"So what? Being curious is still..."

"So." Bai Muxue didn't wait for Cui Yan to finish, instead interrupting her directly, her gaze deep.

"I think you must be curious and confused about why Qin Ding didn't hate me by association even though his parents died because of my father."

Cui Yan: ?

Wait, what? How did she know? I only thought about this in my heart!