232: Chapter 232 Did you already guess I was coming?

At the very moment the two in the wardrobe were shivering, Principal Pang Ban under the bed was doing his utmost to play dead, and Xie Fuyao behind the curtains was questioning his existence—outside, in the hallway.

A slender figure in a black trench coat, clutching a long sword, stood profoundly before the door of Room 2808, gazing up at the ceiling at a forty-five-degree angle. It was Lu Xingye.

As the twin star of Class F and the self-proclaimed "Demon King Blade Wielder," after witnessing Jiang You's series of "overbearing" maneuvers during the day and experiencing that "soul fist bump" in the hallway, his chuunibyou soul was burning at its peak. He couldn't sleep at all.

He paced outside Jiang You's door. Instead of knocking immediately, he acted as if he were making a pre-battle vow, speaking to the door in that magnetic, world-weary, bass-heavy voice: "Jiang You, you've changed today..."

Lu Xingye leaned against the wall with one hand, head bowed, letting the hallway lights stretch his shadow. "You've become different. That cold, arrogant demeanor, as if the world meant nothing to you... This must be the real you, right?"

"To be honest, when you were in the hallway and said in that cold tone that I was your 'Blade Wielder'... I was actually quite moved."

He turned around, leaned his back against the door, and looked up at the security camera in the hallway, as if declaring to the entire world: "Heh, you guy, you're always like this. Using the most casual tone to entrust me with the weightiest of trust."

Lu Xingye rambled outside the door, delivering a passionate, three-minute-long "rival bond speech."

In the bathroom, the four women, who had been secretly competing against each other, simultaneously froze upon hearing that deeply affectionate bass voice outside. The four exchanged glances, a strange glint flashing in their eyes. What... was going on?

Qin Zhuo's eyes widened instantly: "???" Qiu Yunan and Senior Ji Youyou exchanged glances, both seeing a giant, capitalized "CONFUSION" in each other's eyes!

Meanwhile, under the bed, Principal Pang Ban, who was trying his best to maintain his breath-concealment technique, had been blushing from eavesdropping on the female students fighting. But upon hearing this "affectionate confession" outside, the old man jolted.

"What the hell? Are... are these two brats usually like this?"

Principal Pang Ban gasped. His gossip-loving heart, nurtured over decades, miraculously overcame his dignity as a grandmaster. Instead of covering his ears, he shamelessly scooted outward, pressing his ear closer to the ground. "Young people these days... they're playing even wilder than I imagined!"

Outside in the hallway, Lu Xingye rambled on, moved by his own words, before finally gathering the courage to reach out and knock.

"Creak—" The moment his hand touched the door panel, the door—whose lock core had been melted by Qin Zhuo's high heat—swung open effortlessly.

Lu Xingye froze, staring at the slightly ajar door. A flash of realization burst into his exposed eye.

"Heh..." Lu Xingye smiled with relief, the corner of his mouth curling into an "as expected" arc. "So, you already guessed I was coming? You actually left the door open for me."

He stepped into the room and naturally closed the door behind him. The room was dark, but for a martial artist, seeing was not difficult. Lu Xingye's attention was instantly drawn to Jiang You, who was sprawled out on the big bed, even snoring faintly.

He didn't notice that the room was hiding enough people to form a reinforced platoon; he simply lightened his footsteps, walked to the bedside, and looked down at Jiang You. Seeing him fast asleep, Lu Xingye's cold gaze softened into self-reproach. He sighed, shook his head, and chuckled softly: "Did you fall asleep waiting for me? It seems... I'm late!"

Boom!!! As soon as those words were spoken, the entire Room 2808 remained deathly silent, but in the minds of all the lurkers, it was as if a ten-kiloton nuclear bomb had just detonated!

In the wardrobe, Gou Fugui's mouth hung open wide enough to fit a basketball. He gripped Xiang Batian's arm tightly, frantically signaling with his eyes: "Did you hear that?! Brother Jiang specifically left the door open for Old Lu? And Old Lu said Brother Jiang fell asleep waiting for him? What kind of scandalous talk is this?!"

Xiang Batian's expression was equally shattered. The unshakeable "biomechanics" in his mind had completely collapsed. Trembling, he wrote a few characters into Gou Fugui's palm: [Man on man?]

Behind the curtains, Xie Fuyao bit his lip hard, barely managing to keep from crying out. "Is this the bond of Class F? Is this the secret to their strength?" Xie Fuyao felt his Dao heart shatter once more. "I didn't lose unjustly... This kind of bond—I could never learn it in this lifetime, and I don't want to!"

In the bathroom, Qin Zhuo and Spade 10 had completely forgotten their mutual hostility. The two looked as if they had witnessed something utterly eye-searing, collectively falling into a stupor. Qin Zhuo even cast a look full of sympathy toward Qiu Yunan and Senior Ji Youyou beside her. So, you two ran over in the middle of the night to catch an affair, only to find out your love rival is a man?

Meanwhile, Lu Xingye had no idea he had become the "abstract protagonist" of the entire room. While Jiang You was still sleeping, he walked over to a small round table, pulled out a chair, and sat down with a flourish.

He picked up a bottle of mineral water from the table, unscrewed it, took a swig, and then looked at Jiang You on the bed. As if opening the floodgates, he began to pour out his deepest "little secrets." "Jiang You, honestly... seeing you unleash such power today, apart from excitement, I also felt a tiny bit of... inferiority."

Lu Xingye sighed, his tone tinged with a rare sense of dejection. "You think that when I shout about the 'Black Flame Dragon' or 'Seals' every day, I actually think it's cool?" The onlookers in the shadows collectively pricked up their ears: Isn't it?

Lu Xingye touched the bandage wrapped around his right arm and smiled bitterly. "Actually... this bandage covered in mysterious runes? I bought it from Gou Fugui's online shop for nine yuan and ninety cents, shipping included. Because it was buy-one-get-one-free, I even stocked up on two extra."

"Plus, this thing has terrible breathability. Wearing it in the middle of summer gives me heat rash all over my arm. Sometimes it itches so much I feel like swallowing my sword." In the wardrobe, Gou Fugui's face flushed red, while Xiang Batian made a gesture of contempt toward him: Ripping off your own roommate? You're really not human!

Lu Xingye continued his passionate self-analysis. "But I can't take it off." "Because I know you're a monster destined to stand at the pinnacle of the world. If an ordinary martial artist were standing by your side, wouldn't that be too beneath you?"

"So I have to give myself a backstory! I must be the guardian of justice! I must be the Blade Wielder! Every night, after you all go to sleep, I practice those lines in front of the bathroom mirror until my throat gets inflamed and I have to eat throat lozenges."

Lu Xingye became more and more engrossed. He even stood up and walked to the bedside, his eyes flashing with a near-fanatical sincerity. "Today, when you stood before all those reporters and said, 'Everyone here is trash.'"

"You have no idea how excited I was!" "At that moment, my heart rate exceeded 180 beats per minute! I even felt that if you asked me to fight against the entire Imperial Capital right now, I would do it willingly!" "Jiang You, there's actually something I've always wanted to tell you from the bottom of my heart..."

Upon hearing this, Principal Pang Ban under the bed was so nervous that he stopped breathing, screaming wildly in his heart: "Don't say it! Kid, don't say it! Some things, once said, will taint your brotherhood for life! And I didn't bring my heart medication with me!"

In the bathroom, Qiu Yunan and Senior Ji Youyou felt their scalps tingling. The direction this plot was taking had completely exceeded the scope of their comprehension!

In the wardrobe, Gou Fugui clamped his hand over Xiang Batian's mouth, terrified he might scream. The two huddled together, goosebumps breaking out all over them. "Fugui... this closet is too cramped. I don't think Blue Star can hold us anymore; let's go live on another planet," Xiang Batian screamed desperately in his heart.

Lu Xingye took a deep breath, looked at the sleeping Jiang You, and said, word by word, with utmost solemnity: "Actually... every time I look into those deep blue eyes of yours, I have this urge to..."