118: Chapter 118 Teacher, eat a radish to nourish your body!

A crow's caw drifted through the wind: "Caw… caw…"

Plum Blossom Three's hand, which was holding the scale, stiffened, and the corner of his eye twitched.

Teacher Shen Qing covered her face, unable to bear watching.

The Boar King's gaze shifted from anticipation to confusion, and finally to deep despair.

It stared at that radish in disbelief, as if asking:

"Is this it?"

"Big Brother, what I wanted was pressure! Dominance! That kind of aura that could pierce a hole through the sky!"

"Why are you raising a radish at me? Are you trying to invite the other side to a late-night snack?"

Jiang You's heart skipped a beat.

"Oh no."

"I think I took out the wrong thing."

"This radish doesn't carry enough weight; it can't command the scene."

Jiang You felt a wave of embarrassment, the kind of awkwardness that comes from botching a performance in front of a crowd.

He offered a sheepish smile and, with an extremely natural motion, quickly retracted his hand.

"Ahem… wrong one, I took out the wrong one."

Jiang You stuffed the radish back into his pocket.

Then, he reached into his chest again, fumbled around, and tentatively extended his hand once more.

This time, he pulled out a massive, golden bag of—family-sized original flavor potato chips.

"Swish!"

He raised the potato chips high above his head again.

To showcase the "extraordinary" nature of this item, he even shook it vigorously, letting the bag emit a crisp "rustling" sound.

Jiang You held up the potato chips, his eyes filled with a hint of inquiry and caution as he looked at Plum Blossom Three opposite him, then at the surrounding demonic beasts, as if to say:

"Um… how about this?"

"Is this enough to show off?"

"It's a limited edition family size!"

"..."

At this moment.

The air seemed to freeze completely.

The wind stopped, and the leaves stood still.

The light in the eyes of all the demonic beasts extinguished completely in that instant.

The filter in the Boar King's heart shattered into pieces, turning into powder.

It finally understood.

This freaking guy isn't some hidden big shot at all!

This freaking guy is just a simpleton who only knows how to eat!

That terrifying aura from just now must have been an illusion!

To think I even let you ride on me the whole way! To think I even wanted to acknowledge you as my big brother!

I was scared out of my wits, and you're here holding a radish for me? Holding potato chips?

This kid must have been carrying some kind of one-time-use item! Now that the item has worn off, he's shown his true colors!

"Roar!! (Liar!)"

The Boar King let out a roar of anger and humiliation.

It felt that its intelligence had been insulted and its feelings deceived!

As the Boar King turned around in a rage, all the demonic beasts in the second wave realized they had been played.

That anger of being deceived, combined with the pressure of the fifth-order demonic scale opposite them.

They chose to defect without hesitation!

"Roar—!!"

Accompanied by the Boar King's roar, filled with the shame and fury of being deceived, its massive body, like a heavy armored vehicle, suddenly exerted force.

Its giant tusks gleamed with a cold light, carrying terrifying kinetic energy capable of shattering mountains, as it slammed fiercely toward Jiang You, who was still sitting in the mud worrying about his potato chips!

This strike was a fourth-order demonic beast's strike fueled by rage!

The distance was too close!

At this moment, Jiang You had no time to dodge at all, appearing completely like a lamb waiting for slaughter.

"Look out!!"

"Brother Jiang!"

In the distance, Lu Xingye, Gou Fugui, and the others let out heart-wrenching screams.

However, just as those tusks were about to pierce through Jiang You.

"Whoosh—!"

A blinding streak of blood-red light crossed hundreds of meters as if teleporting, forcibly cutting between the man and the boar.

Teacher Shen Qing!

This Peak Fourth-Order female demon at this moment unleashed her extreme speed.

She didn't take the Boar King's charge head-on, but instead grabbed the back collar of Jiang You's loose school uniform.

"Go!"

Teacher Shen Qing let out a low shout, blood energy erupting from her body, and she transformed into a red streak of light, pulling Jiang You back to safety at the very last second!

"Boom!!!"

The Boar King's tusks slammed fiercely into the spot where Jiang You had just been sitting, causing the earth to explode and leaving a crater several meters deep.

In everyone's eyes, if Teacher Shen Qing had been a second late, Jiang You would have already been turned into minced meat.

...

After a few leaps.

Teacher Shen Qing carried Jiang You and landed steadily within the F-Class defense line.

She threw Jiang You onto the ground, panting, her face slightly pale; clearly, that kind of extreme outburst had taken a great toll on her.

"You kid is really…"

Teacher Shen Qing glared at Jiang You, her chest heaving violently, just about to scold him when she noticed Jiang You had already scrambled up from the ground.

Before Teacher Shen Qing could even utter the words "reckless idiot," Jiang You's knees suddenly went weak, and with an extremely smooth, standard motion, he "slid" and knelt in front of Teacher Shen Qing.

Immediately after, he thrust his hands out, clutching tightly onto Teacher Shen Qing's long legs, which were clad in red leather boots.

"Teacher Shen!!"

"My dear teacher!!"

Jiang You pressed his face against Teacher Shen Qing's leg armor, letting out a shriek like a butchered pig, his voice filled with the relief of having survived a disaster, along with three parts of affected sentimentality:

"You are my second parent!"

"At that moment, I even saw my great-grandmother waving at me! It was you! It was your imposing figure that pulled me back from the gates of hell!"

"So moving! So full of a sense of security!"

It's just that Jiang You is a sly one; while wailing, he didn't forget to take the opportunity to wipe the mud from his face onto Teacher Shen Qing's expensive combat pants.

"From now on, I am the pendant on your leg! Wherever you go, I go! No one can ever separate us!"

Teacher Shen Qing was left stiff by this display, the veins on her forehead throbbing.

She, the dignified female demon of Magic City Martial Arts University, when had she ever been… so shamelessly hugged by the leg?

"Let go!"

Teacher Shen Qing gritted her teeth, trying to pull her leg out, only to find that this kid was holding on for dear life, using every ounce of his strength.

"I won't let go!"

Jiang You looked up, and two tears actually squeezed out of his dead-fish eyes, as he said with a sincere face:

"Unless…"

He suddenly released one hand and, with lightning speed, pulled a third-order Jade Dew Radish from his school uniform pocket, which, though stained with a bit of mud, was still juicy and fresh.

"Unless you accept this!"

Jiang You held the radish up to Teacher Shen Qing, looking like a filial student:

"Teacher, your outburst just now was too intense; you must be drained."

"I… ahem, picked this radish over there! It's especially good for replenishment!"

"Hurry and take a bite to replenish your energy! Don't wear yourself out; if you collapse, who will protect the fragile me?"

Teacher Shen Qing looked at the radish pushed right under her nose, and then at Jiang You's cheeky expression.

She took a deep breath, and the anger that had originally made her want to kick him away mysteriously dissipated quite a bit.

"... Get lost and eat your radish!"

Although she said that, Teacher Shen Qing didn't actually kick him; she just pulled her leg out forcefully, a flash of helplessness and irrepressible amusement in her eyes.

This little brat, although infuriating, but… it's good that he's alive.

Jiang You, having been "kicked" away, wasn't angry either; he patted his backside and turned to look at his roommates, who were already petrified.

"Oh! Everyone is here!"

Jiang You instantly switched expressions, revealing a bright smile that said "long time no see, I missed you so much," and opened his arms to hug Lu Xingye, who was closest to him:

"Old Lu! I missed you to death!"

"Get lost!"

Lu Xingye, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, suddenly took a step back, looking disgusted as he used the scabbard in his hand to block Jiang You's chest, preventing his hug.

He turned his head to the side, not letting Jiang You see his slightly red eyes, and complained in a serious tone:

"Heh! Who missed you?"

"Don't be so conceited!"

"I was just… just afraid that if you died, there would be one less witness to my path to fame!"

Speaking of this, Lu Xingye paused, his gaze drifting, and his voice unconsciously lowered:

"You guy, don't run around next time."