69: Brother, I have a medicine

Jiang Banxia's words were even more eye-catching than Sun Wen's actions just now.

She was Jiang Cen's granddaughter, and that status alone had earned her countless sycophants.

At this moment, when those sycophants heard this, quite a few rolled their eyes and fainted on the spot.

Many more looked at Consultant with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

"What kind of person is this? To think he actually made the school beauty and the Dean's granddaughter fight over him in public!"

"This brother is too ruthless, right? He's eating all the meat and won't even leave a sip of soup for the rest of us?"

"Why do I feel like I'm dreaming? Can't Dean Jiang do something about this?!"

As the person involved, Consultant felt his mind go blank after hearing Jiang Banxia's words, and only one thought remained in his mind.

Do these two women… have something wrong with their brains?

Consultant cursed silently and quickly looked toward Jiang Cen.

Even if this old man couldn't control Sun Wen, he should at least be able to control his own granddaughter, right?

But a trace of a smile played on Jiang Cen's lips, and he didn't even glance in his direction.

"Fine, so you're starting to play blind now, you old geezer!"

Consultant cursed Jiang Cen out in his heart and looked helplessly at Sun Wen and Jiang Banxia, who were glaring at each other with hostility.

He didn't want to see the two of them arguing in this setting, or even putting on some kind of melodramatic soap opera scene.

So, Consultant quickly pulled his hands out from the two women's arms and said:

"You two, settle down. We're in a meeting."

Seeing Jiang Banxia open her mouth, he was terrified she would say something earth-shattering again, so he thought quickly and blurted out:

"I already have someone I like, so you know what that means!"

As soon as Consultant said this, the entire venue suddenly went quiet.

Everyone's eyes were filled with shock.

What a badass!

The school beauty and the Dean's granddaughter are fighting over him, yet he doesn't want either of them?

"You have someone you like?" Sun Wen was clearly in disbelief.

Jiang Banxia looked at Consultant with a half-smile and asked, "I don't believe it. Tell me, who do you like?"

"…"

Consultant hadn't expected the two of them to be so persistent, and for a moment, he was speechless.

He was just making up an excuse; where was he supposed to invent someone he liked?

However, having said that, as Consultant thought about it, an image of someone actually appeared in his mind.

"Ahem," Consultant coughed lightly, composed himself, and spoke again:

"I can't tell you who that person is. You just need to know that she is also an Awakened One. Although she isn't a student at our academy, she's much more powerful than both of you, that's for sure!"

Upon hearing this, Sun Wen's eyes dimmed, and she murmured, "But… you never said anything about that."

Looking at Sun Wen, Consultant felt a strange pang of heartache.

But he hardened his heart and didn't comfort her.

After all, the one Sun Wen liked was the original owner. If he wanted to cut ties, he had to do it thoroughly. He had transmigrated to this world to experience a different life, not to experience a romantic battlefield.

He turned his head and looked at Jiang Banxia.

But to his surprise, Jiang Banxia still wore that smiling expression. Instead of backing down, she once again took his hand.

"It doesn't matter. Even if you have someone you like, I can still compete with her. At worst, we can just, in private…"

"Hey, hey, hey, stop right there!"

Consultant immediately felt that Jiang Banxia was about to say something inappropriate, so he hurriedly raised his hand to stop her.

Meanwhile, after hearing Jiang Banxia's words, Sun Wen's eyes lit up. A strange fighting spirit rekindled in her, and she once again latched onto Consultant's arm.

"Hey, brother, only you can enjoy this kind of blessing,"

Zuo Dao smiled with a strange expression, patted Consultant on the shoulder, and lowered his voice to say, "Don't worry, I just researched a type of medicine recently that guarantees you'll be full of vigor at night!"

"Get lost!"

Consultant glared at Zuo Dao and cursed.

Seeing that the situation was becoming increasingly uncontrollable, Jiang Cen finally slammed his staff heavily onto the ground.

This old man didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with his granddaughter's behavior. With an uncontrollable smile on his face, he spoke with feigned seriousness:

"Ahem, it is currently meeting time. Please resolve personal matters after the meeting concludes!"

Jiang Cen's words spread along with waves of magic power, which barely managed to suppress the two women, giving Consultant a moment of respite.

As the venue gradually quieted down, Jiang Cen spoke again:

"Continuing from the previous topic!"

"This academy competition will take place next Monday."

"Therefore, all participating students are not allowed to leave the academy this weekend."

"In addition, the competition is divided into three rounds. The specific details will be decided after I discuss them with the Dean of Shuoshu Academy."

"Now, anyone with questions may feel free to ask, and I will answer them one by one."

No one had any questions.

Even if they did, most people's questions at this moment were basically related to Consultant's private life.

Jiang Cen didn't wait long. After a period of silence, he ended the meeting.

This was exactly the moment Consultant had been waiting for.

The moment the meeting ended, he quickly pulled away and dashed out of the venue as if fleeing, not giving Sun Wen or Jiang Banxia any chance to catch up with him.

Because the academy competition was about to begin, the participating students didn't have classes for the next few days, so Consultant didn't even step out the door.

Every day, he stayed with the Slime, which was digesting the magical beast crystal core and the dawn moon spirit sand, and even meals were delivered by Zuo Dao after he called him.

It felt just like being visited in prison…

Fortunately, the madness of Sun Wen and Jiang Banxia didn't extend to this point; at least during this period, they didn't appear to bother Consultant.

Time quickly arrived at Monday.

There were still four days left until the Slime completely absorbed the magical beast crystal core.

But Consultant no longer had that much time.

At the entrance of Longjun Awakening Academy.

The sun was bright, and a breeze blew by occasionally.

Jiang Cen led the team, standing at the very front, with Consultant, Zhu Ming, and the other selected participants behind him.

Other students were led by numerous teachers and stood in line.

Consultant stood at the very back of the participant team, looking around with a bored expression.

Standing beside him was Zhu Ming.

This cold-faced handsome guy remained expressionless from start to finish and hadn't said a word. His black short hair swept lightly in the wind, and his pitch-black eyes were as still as stagnant water!

This grandson… is indeed quite handsome!

Consultant glanced at Zhu Ming sideways, thinking to himself that it made sense why those lovesick girls would fall for Zhu Ming.

But the question was… why did Sun Wen and Jiang Banxia have to keep pestering him?

He couldn't figure it out.

"Is there a problem?"

Noticing Consultant's gaze, Zhu Ming maintained his straight posture, slightly tilted his head, and looked at Consultant with cold eyes, asking without emotion.

This seemed to be the first time Zhu Ming had taken the initiative to speak to Consultant.

Even when the division exam had just ended, he hadn't paid any attention to Consultant.

"No problem, nothing at all!"

Consultant replied with a chuckle, then slightly restrained his aura and used the system's Observation ability to scan Zhu Ming.

Consultant still thought highly of this classmate who possessed strong hard power.

And after this glance, the information Consultant received made his heart jump in shock.