48: Ruan Qingshu, is my future self actually a traitor?!

Shen Pan: "?"

What's the situation!

He just arrived in the Imperial Capital, and already two councilors are paying attention to and admiring him?

One after another...

They've all got the prophet's script, knowing he's going to take off in the future, right!

"Am I really that popular?"

Shen Pan suddenly felt like he was capable again.

In the future, he won't be a librarian; he'll become a Blue Star Councilor instead!

Just then.

A voice as cold, monotonous, and devoid of emotion as a puppet's came from the side.

"Ruolai, long time no see."

She was probably only 1.52 meters tall.

Wearing a lake-blue Gothic dress.

Delicate, pinkish feet in white silk stockings were tucked neatly into a pair of black patent leather shoes.

A young... loli whose status was clearly extraordinary at a glance.

She appeared in Shen Pan's field of vision.

"Wow! Qingshu, long time no see!"

Jiang Ruolai screamed and rushed forward, her hands grabbing her best friend's slender waist.

Under the other party's emotionless gaze,

she spun her around in the air like a child a few times

before finally putting her down contentedly.

"You're getting cuter and cuter!

But, hehe!"

Jiang Ruolai was just about to puff out her chest proudly,

to strike a blow against her best friend who hadn't grown an inch in five years,

when her shoe was ruthlessly stepped on by the other.

"Clack!"

"No wonder you haven't wanted to video chat with me these past two years; it turns out you've grown 'big'."

"Miss Sinner, don't ask me for items anymore."

The cold voice was still as steady as a straight line.

"Ah!!! I was wrong~"

Ruan Qingshu ignored her best friend, whom she hadn't seen in two years,

whose personality had suddenly become a bit overly cheerful.

Instead, she looked at Shen Pan, who was standing to the side curiously, carrying only a handbag.

If she wasn't mistaken, this should be the one from a while back,

the Mythical Rank Profession Prodigy whose news had caused a stir online, though its truth was unknown:

Shen Pan!

If it weren't for the third supernatural Awakening arriving early that night,

combined with many Awakeners of new systems being too Heaven-Defying,

his popularity probably would have lasted a long time!

"Hello, nice to meet you. My name is Ruan Qingshu, Legendary-rank Profession [Radiant Healing Saintess].

I hope we can be teammates in the future."

Ruan Qingshu, Little Jiang's best friend?

Councilor Ruan!

The human traitor who took the initiative to defect to the Otherworld and join the [sorrow of no light]!!!

Shen Pan's gaze narrowed slightly.

Compared to Little Jiang, who seemingly held out until the Late Stage in the future,

this person who ran away early had major issues.

A walking bounty!

These parasites of the noble Clans!

As his thoughts flashed rapidly, Shen Pan spoke with a slight sense of distance:

"Shen Pan, Legendary-rank Profession [Sanctuary Secret Arts]."

This was the identity Ms. Wu had arranged for him.

Unfortunately, she was no longer around... Ruan Qingshu seemed to have sensed the coldness in Shen Pan's words.

Ruan Qingshu's eyes shifted slightly.

She was somewhat puzzled.

This should be their first meeting, right?

Could he be the type of person who hated Clans and was hostile toward the wealthy?

But wasn't Ruolai also... She looked at Jiang Ruolai, who had suddenly gone quiet and started looking around.

She felt a bit speechless inside.

If it weren't to maintain her persona,

she really wanted to kick her!

Then take off her shoe and stomp hard on her head!

Over the past few days, she had indirectly probed her best friend many times in private,

asking whether this Shen Pan really had a Mythical Rank Profession,

but the other party either changed the subject or played dumb,

and even recommended some brain-dead short dramas to her,

completely avoiding answering anything about Shen Pan directly.

"She's my best friend in the Imperial Capital; she probably came to pick me up?"

"This is Classmate Shen Pan. He's very strong, at least enough to beat several of me!"

Seeing the awkward silence between Shen Pan and Ruan Qingshu,

Jiang Ruolai explained cautiously.

She felt like she had fallen into a Legendary Shura Field,

except it was between her best friend and a new friend.

"Several?"

Ruan Qingshu's eyes widened slightly.

Ruolai said she was already Rank 25, yet Shen Pan could beat several of her.

Doesn't that mean Shen Pan's Rank is even higher, and he's already reached the Third Tier!!!

They both just had their Awakening.

Isn't the leveling speed of these two a bit too fast?

As far as she knew, the other three Legendary-rank Profession holders of this generation in Great Xia

were all still hovering in the teens.

She had only reached Rank 19 by cheating!

"He is indeed very impressive," Ruan Qingshu said calmly.

"Even counting those Awakeners of the new systems, he could probably Rank in the top three."

Fortunately, she liked to pretend to be an emotionless girl.

Otherwise, she would definitely be like her best friend,

letting out an embarrassing exclamation!

Shen Pan gave her a faint glance.

"Heh."

He didn't bother to correct anything.

This kind of human traitor, in the future he must definitely teach her a lesson—

[As an Epic-rank Profession Arcane Master, you naturally enjoy browsing all kinds of books.]

[To this end, you specifically applied to be transferred to the Imperial Capital Academy library,]

[choosing to be an inconspicuous librarian, even though you have already achieved a Breakthrough to the Epic Rank.]

"!"

"This is... my future self?"

Shen Pan felt a sense of relief, as if a weight had been lifted from his heart.

It seemed that in the future, he had not failed the steady strategy he had once formulated!

[One day, a special person visited.]

[It was a Blue Star Councilor, Ruan Qingshu, who was already at the Legendary Peak!]

["Mr. Librarian, you claim to be a know-it-all who can even understand books from the Otherworld."]

["Is there a solution for my situation?"]

[The incredibly cold voice made you frown slightly: "Your Excellency, your problem is already very serious."]

["At the very least, there is absolutely no hope for a solution on Blue Star."]

[Seeing a flash of gloom on Councilor Ruan's cold face, you leaned back with a smile.]

["You must have heard, right? That sorrow of no light eliminated the twelve pillar gods of the Desolate God Realm,]

[unified the Desolate God Realm, and established the Pan-Human United Empire!"]

["The ability of the sorrow of no light is very interesting and can definitely alleviate the hidden dangers in your body!]

[So I personally recommend you defect to him, unless you don't want to live anymore."]

[As the words fell, you felt your lifespan being reduced by half out of thin air!]

[Everything in the entire library began to weather away, and gray mist killed everything!]

[Councilor Ruan glared: "Are you instigating me to go to the Desolate God Realm? To betray Blue Star?"]

["Who exactly is the person behind you!"]

[Feeling the weakness in your body, the corners of your mouth curled up slightly:]

["I have never had anyone to be loyal to or believe in. My position is always only myself!"]

["So, do you need me to help provide a ticket for smuggling into the Desolate God Realm?"]

[Task: Instigate Ruan Qingshu to leave and make her abandon her responsibilities!]

[Reward: 1 skill point, 1 upgrade point, fixed extraction of one Legendary-Rank talent (Ruan Qingshu)!]

Shen Pan: "..."

Wait, what?!

It turns out the person who made Ruan Qingshu defect from Blue Star to join the Otherworld powerhouse

was actually himself?

"My future self actually became a human traitor!!!"