Douluo: This Legend of the Dragon King is not quite right

Chapter 146 Leng Yulai: "Let's just play dumb with him."

“…That makes sense.” Leng Yaozhu nodded and patted Leng Yulai’s shoulder.

"Get some rest. I'm going back now. I have to teach Lu Jun tomorrow and check on his cultivation progress."

"Okay, goodnight, sister."

Watching Leng Yaozhu's figure gradually disappear from sight, Leng Yulai's expression was surprisingly calm.

"Actually, the answer is already quite clear, isn't it?"

She spoke to herself with a self-deprecating tone, in a voice only she could hear.

"The person who saved me in Maple Leaf City is almost certainly him."

"As for the ice and snow world that covers the entire city... either he has some kind of unimaginably powerful artifact hidden on him, or he possesses some secret that allows him to briefly unleash power beyond his limits."

"Both of these possibilities point to the same fact: the person who appeared at the crucial moment and repelled or even killed four Super Douluo was Lu Jun."

In Leng Yulai's mind, the last face she saw before she fell unconscious clearly appeared as that of the boy.

"As for how he managed to provide a perfect alibi... that only proves his shrewdness and that he was the one behind all this without my knowledge."

Leng Yulai sighed.

"And my previous presumptuous attempts to test him were probably as ridiculous as children playing house in his eyes, right? He's been playing dumb with me the whole time."

"So... I shouldn't dwell on it anymore." Leng Yulai's tone became lighter, as if she had unloaded a heavy burden. "He saved my life, that's an immense favor. What secrets he's hiding is his freedom, what does it have to do with me?"

"Just because he saved me, do I have the right to pry into his secrets and even force him to reveal them?"

"Then what kind of person would I be? Wouldn't I be an ungrateful wretch who repays kindness with enmity?"

She picked up the cup of warm tea that Leng Yaozhu had given her, took a sip, and her usual impulsive and straightforward smile returned to her face:
"Forget it, forget it, let's just let it go."

“From now on, I’ll pretend I know nothing. He can play dumb, and I’ll just go my own way. He’ll speak when he wants to, and if he doesn’t want to… well, I’ll play along. Let’s all pretend to be stupid. That way, everyone can relax and go back to how things were before.”

With this in mind, Leng Yulai successfully moved on from the Maple Leaf City incident six months ago.

She reverted to being the somewhat dim-witted, reckless Leng Yulai.

"My sister is in charge of being smart, and I'm in charge of being reckless. Why think so much?"

Leng Yulai stretched and yawned. After figuring everything out, she felt much more relaxed.

"Just do what you're supposed to do, have some dessert and relax."

……

A month later.

After a practical training session at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Wu Changkong announced the end of get out of class, and the students packed up their things to leave.

As expected, several bold girls immediately surrounded her, their faces filled with expectant and shy smiles.

"Lu Jun, are you free this afternoon? I heard there's a new dessert shop with a soul beast theme. Shall we go check it out?"

"Lu Jun, there's a Soul Guidance Technology Exhibition near the academy this weekend. Want to go together?" "Lu Jun..."

Surrounded by the sounds of beautiful women, Lu Jun felt as if he were in another world.

He simply nodded slightly, politely but very decisively, his voice calm and even:

"Sorry, I have a training session scheduled for this afternoon."

"I need to consolidate my cultivation this weekend, so I don't plan to do anything else for the time being."

The refusal was clear and direct, without any hesitation or feigned refusal.

He packed his things, nodded to the girls surrounding him again, and then, like an ice ship cutting through the waves, walked straight through the crowd and left the training ground.

Several girls were left standing there, their faces showing disappointment and helplessness.

"Sigh..." Long Chen watched Lu Jun's figure disappear through the door, then looked at the few disappointed girls, and couldn't help but click his tongue, shaking his head with envy and jealousy. "Sometimes I really envy Brother Lu's life. The treatment that others dream of, he doesn't even bother to lift his eyelids before rejecting. It's infuriating to compare yourself to others."

Xie Xie, who was stuffing things into his storage soul tool next to him, rolled his eyes when he heard this:
"Envious? Envious of being a playboy? Long Chen, has your brain been frozen by Teacher Wu's cold aura? You finally managed to squeeze into the list of genius teenagers, every minute and every second should be used wisely."

"Brother Lu's attitude is right, and we should all learn from it." He patted Long Chen on the shoulder and said earnestly, "At our age, cultivation is the right path."

“That’s right, that’s right.” Xu Xiaoyan also packed her things and skipped over, her ponytail swinging back and forth. “Xie Xie is right, Long Chen, you’re just too distracted. Look at Lu Jun, how clear his goals are.”

Long Chen felt a little embarrassed by the two's back-and-forth banter. His eyes darted around, and he looked at Xu Xiaoyan with a mischievous smile:

"Hey? Hey Xu, I saw you staring at him longingly just now. What, are you one of Brother Lu's fangirls too? Why didn't you go up and try your luck?"

Xu Xiaoyan blushed slightly at the question, but then puffed out her little chest, stuck out her index finger and shook it, looking like a little adult who wouldn't understand:

"Long Chen, you don't understand, do you? There are many kinds of people in this world. Some people are born to be the objects of our pursuit, like stars in the sky, we just need to try to get closer; some people are meant to be idols to be worshipped, we just need to admire them from a distance; as for some people..."

She paused, her gaze drifting in the direction Lu Jun had left, a hint of longing barely perceptible in her eyes:

"I'm only suitable to be a boyfriend. But Lu Jun is clearly not suitable to be my boyfriend."

"Oh? Why?" Both Long Chen and Xie Xie were intrigued.

Xu Xiaoyan shrugged and said in a relaxed tone, "Because the gap between us is too big. If we were to get together, it would only cause me to look up to her and feel inferior."

“Then I won’t be Xu Xiaoyan anymore. I’ll become a Xu Xiaoyan who is anxious, cautious, and unhappy.”

"I don't want to become like that, but..." she changed the subject, her eyes sparkling, "It feels amazing to have him as a goal to strive for! With him ahead of me, I have even more motivation to cultivate!"

After hearing this, Long Chen was truly impressed and gave him a thumbs up:
"Wow, Xu, I didn't expect you to be so insightful. You're not the kind of woman who gets all smitten and blindly goes for top-tier handsome guys. I admire you."

"Hmph." Xu Xiaoyan feigned anger and snorted, her cheeks puffed out. "What do you mean? Do I look like that kind of love-struck idiot?"

Her angry expression carried a girlish charm.

"No, no, absolutely not." Long Chen quickly waved his hands to beg for mercy. His gaze shifted to Gu Yuena, who had been quietly tidying up her things, and his gossip-loving fire ignited once again.

"Sister Gu Yue, what about you? With your qualifications... didn't you give it a try? Surely Brother Lu wouldn't refuse your invitation?"

(End of this chapter)