Chapter 751 Experiencing a New Life?

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Xie Yujia looked at the waistcoat in the trash bin and felt somewhat regretful.

This was a heartfelt gift from Duan Yao's mother, handmade by her. It seemed quite cold-hearted for Duan Yao to throw it away so easily.

However, Xie Yujia could not understand how terrified and helpless Duan Yao felt when she was sent to the Illusory Peak.

If Hao Ren wanted to use her as a furnace base, there would be no way for her to resist. The Heavenly Mountain Sect directly sent her away to the Illusory Peak to keep things quiet.

Seeing that the waistcoat was still hanging on the edge of the trash bin and had not yet fallen down, Xie Yujia reached out to grab it.

"Forget it, Yujia."

Hao Ren blocked Xie Yujia's hand.

This waistcoat did indeed represent Duan Yao’s mother's care for her daughter. But Duan Yao was also a very stubborn girl; this single piece of clothing could not mend the wounds in her heart.

Since she had already severed ties with the Heavenly Mountain Sect, there would be no further connection between them. Her one-way decision to leave was similar to Zhen Fei's character, and thus she won Zhen Fei’s favor.

The two class periods flew by in a blink of an eye. Duan Yao followed Hao Ren like a little shadow, wherever he went, she would follow closely behind him.

There was no choice; Hao Ren bought her tea and drinks when he got his own. Then, thinking about how bored she must be in class, he wanted to buy her magazines but realized that she couldn’t read them. So, at the school’s newsstand, he purchased a comic magazine full of pictures for her.

Indeed, during the next two classes, Duan Yao sat beside Hao Ren and obediently flipped through the comic magazine. Even though she didn't understand everything, it did not stop her from looking at each picture.

"You should read them in numerical order," seeing that Duan Yao was flipping through the comics randomly, Hao Ren took the magazine and wrote down a sequence of Arabic numbers on a piece of paper for her to follow.

Duan Yao nodded silently and began looking at the pictures according to "1234" order. Gradually, she started to understand them better.

Previously, when she took a comic from Hao Ren's house and flipped through it in the Sea of Demons, she had been doing so randomly too. This time, after Hao Ren’s guidance, she finally knew how to read them properly.

Pictures were easy to understand; Duan Yao was reading about a female martial artist comic which still felt somewhat familiar to her. Occasionally, when something amusing caught her eye, her lips would curl up into a smile.

Seeing Duan Yao immersed in the comics like a little kid, Hao Ren smiled.

In fact, Duan Yao was not an inherently bad person; it was just that the "survival of the fittest" atmosphere within the cultivation world had suppressed her.

At noon, Zhao Ranzi indeed came over to find Hao Ren for lunch.

When she saw Duan Yao still following Hao Ren, her expression immediately turned stern.

However, Duan Yao completely ignored Zhao Yanzi. She stood beside Hao Ren as if she were his younger sister.

In the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons, she would sometimes think about Hao Ren, but it was hard to say what kind of emotion that was. Zhen Fei seemed to understand her thoughts and brought her to land on her own initiative so that she could spend a few days with Hao Ren.

If the turning point in Duan Yao's life began from the day when she left the Heavenly Mountain Sect for the Illusory Peak, and if her detachment from the Heavenly Mountain Sect stemmed from this event, then the turning point regarding Hao Ren was that while feeling extremely panicked, she unexpectedly discovered that Hao Ren did not treat her as a furnace tripod but instead freed her from Illusory Peak.

She hated Hao Ren because he altered her life, yet at the same time, she also felt surprised to find out that Hao Ren wasn't like those old monsters in the cultivation world who would regard young female cultivators as their personal furnaces for assisting with cultivation.

In all sorts of attentions from fellow disciples and senior brothers within the Heavenly Mountain Sect, her heart had never been touched; one could say she was arrogant or indifferent.

Cultivators in the cultivation world were more or less the same. They aimed to utilize female cultivators with higher realms and better talent to improve their own realms, with very little emotional component involved. Only those of lesser strength would practice dual cultivation, while those of greater strength could have numerous concubines.

Therefore, Duan Yao had always decided that if she were to be with someone, it would be a powerful cultivator. She had no active plans for her own destiny because she felt that in the end, Lingwu Ancestor would decide it for her.

She hadn't expected Lingwu Ancestor to give her to Medicine King Ancestor of Illusory Peak, and even less did she expect Medicine King Ancestor to be different from what she had thought he'd be.

Mortals are like ants... Looking at things now, she preferred the life of an ant more than ever before.

"Scoundrel! You invited me for a meal!" Zhao Yanzi hit Hao Ren with her fist but didn't dare to hit him too hard.

Originally, she had wanted to act spoiled and make Hao Ren pick her up at the school gate. But today, she wasn't wearing her uniform; during the morning broadcast exercise session when the whole school was present, she became a very noticeable figure in the line-up and got criticized by the discipline director right there, instantly becoming the focus of everyone's attention.

If Hao Ren came to pick her up at the school gate, that would surely cause an even greater commotion. That's why Zhao Yanzi decided to come find Hao Ren herself.

Today she was in a particularly good mood, her face rosy red, making Xiao Ling, who thought she had broken up with Hao Ren, doubt once again if Zhao Yanzi and Hao Ren were reconciled. During class, when Xiao Ling joked with Zhao Yanzi for a bit, it made Zhao Yanzi's cheeks turn bright red, leaving Xiao Ling wondering what exactly happened.

"Alright then, let's eat in the canteen," Hao Ren said with a smile as he held her delicate hand.

On Zhao Yanzi’s tender and white wrist was a small blue sword-shaped mark that looked like a fashionable tattoo. When Xiao Ling saw it today, she felt both envious and admiring, thinking Zhao Yanzi had really become more and more formidable; daring to get a tattoo in the third year of junior high.

Actually, this was because Zhao Yanzi, having cultivated to the late Core Formation stage, now mastered the secret technique for hiding her innate treasure. She condensed the Purple-Qing Sword on her wrist instead of spreading it over her body—otherwise, she would look very ugly indeed.

"Fine then, let's eat in the canteen! But...I hate you!" Zhao Yanzi pulled back her hand and lightly hit Hao Ren’s shoulder.

Xie Yujia saw them playfully hitting each other and smiled.

"Let's go, Yujia. I'll treat today," said Hao Ren as he looked back at Xie Yujia.

Lulin and Lili spread their arms, pretending to cheer.

Zhao Yanzǐ, wearing black long cotton socks and light coffee-colored casual knitwear, looked even more beautiful than when she used to wear a blue short skirt school uniform, naturally drawing the attention of both boys and girls in the cafeteria.

"That girl with an unknown name has been following Hao Ren all day."

"She just transferred to Donghai University, so she must be a freshman..."

"There have been quite a few transfers recently..."

"Insane! So many pretty girls are following him..."

As Xie Yujia and the others settled down at their table, various comments began to circulate around the cafeteria. The newly arrived beauty, Duan Yáo, naturally became one of the topics of conversation. She appeared somewhat vacant and had a cold demeanor, which was quite different from Zhao Yanzǐ's style.

Hao Ren went to queue up at the window to buy food, but Duan Yáo didn't sit with Xie Yujia and the others; instead, she tightly followed Hao Ren. This made Zhao Yanzǐ almost pout in frustration—what was Duan Yáo's intention

Shwushush...

Seeing Hao Ren approach, all the students voluntarily made way for him.

Hao Ren froze for a moment before the food and dish windows suddenly appeared right in front of him. The cafeteria ladies inside were tapping their ladles impatiently, waiting for Hao Ren to place his order.

Um... Hao Ren walked over and casually ordered several set meals. Duan Yáo stood silently by Hao Ren's side, assisting him in carrying the plates to the table.

Her expression was calm; as long as she followed Hao Ren, she didn't care about anything else.

Zhao Yanzǐ felt a bit uneasy knowing that after lunch, while Duan Yáo would continue following Hao Ren, she herself had to return home.

Now she thought that perhaps having Xie Yujia stick around Hao Ren wasn't entirely bad, but this Duan Yáo was of higher moral standards, younger in age, and with a stronger background...

"Uncle San is coming over for dinner today. My mom asked you to come over after lunch," Zhao Yanzǐ said as she took the plates from Hao Ren.

At this moment, she had to assert her claim.

"Sure." Hao Ren nodded in agreement. Zhao Kè had reached the peak of the Kun grade, which was commendable, and Hao Ren also wanted to see how prepared he was for his showdown with Su Han.

On one side was Uncle San, and on the other was Zhao Kè; even Hao Ren didn't know whom he should hope would win. Since Su Han had come out of the Sea of Ten Thousand Demons, she must have also reached the peak Kun grade.

Yue Zilong had already returned to the Dragon God Temple, so the only two peak Kun-grade dragon cultivators in Donghai City were Zhao Kè and Su Han.

"Senior..."

A cheerful voice sounded beside Hao Ren.

Hao Ren turned his head and saw Xu Ke, dressed in sports attire, walking over with a tray of food and sitting down near Xie Yujia.

In the midst of other students not approaching, Xu Ke suddenly sitting there seemed very out of place.

Hao Ren didn't expect Xu Ke to still be at Donghai University. Even his master, Taiyi Cave Lord, had been chased away by Zhao Kuo; yet he was still here with ulterior motives.

"Young Master, this Xu Ke has been approaching the head mother these past few days. He's basically wooing her," Lu Lili leaned close to Hao Ren and whispered.

Upon seeing Xu Ke, Xie Yujia moved her tray closer to Hao Ren and kept a distance from him.

In recent days when Hao Ren suddenly disappeared from Donghai University, Xu Ke had expressed his admiration for her in various ways, making the students aware of a freshman pursuing her.

Xie Yujia wasn't a very assertive person. She didn't want to cause more trouble while Hao Ren was away and avoid any misunderstandings with him. Hence, she kept her distance.

Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi were from the Dragon Palace's relationship; but Xie Yujia always viewed herself as Hao Ren’s girlfriend, quietly supporting him without causing any rumors or gossip that might upset him.

She knew if she had any contact with Xu Ke or even directly rejected him, it would fuel school rumors.

The better Hao Ren and Zhao Yanzi's relationship became, the more fragile her connection with Hao Ren seemed to be. Many campus couples split due to envy and gossip; Xie Yujia was concerned about this as well.

Seeing Xie Yujia’s awkward expression now made Hao Ren feel a little guilty for her.

But everyone in the school knew he was Hao Zhonghua's son, even making way for him at the dining hall. If he were to shoo away Xu Ke, who seemed sincere and simple, it might look like he was bullying someone weaker.

"Yujia…" Hao Ren reached out and pulled Xie Yujia closer.

A hint of disappointment appeared in Xu Ke's eyes. It was common knowledge that Xie Yujia was Hao Ren’s girlfriend at the university.

But he didn't believe Hao Ren could actually chase him away.

"Move." Duan Yao, sitting near Hao Ren, softly said two words.

A faint green aura emanated from her body; Xu Ke felt himself floating and his soul being sucked out.

“Humph…” Xu Ke carried his tray and walked away. nodded vigorously, "People often say that worldly people are treacherous, but good people like Young Master aren't common at all!"Hao Ren listened to their banter and his face alternated between pale...