Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be a superhero

"This sword is so beautiful! Lu Mingfei, where did you buy it?" Su Xiaoqiang was attracted by the design of the Silver Oak Sword and sat on the sofa staring at it.

"A friend gave it to me," Lu Mingfei said casually.

"But why is the hilt also made of metal? Won't it get cold to hold in winter?" Su Xiaoqiang curiously reached out and touched the hilt. "Huh? It's not cold at all? It's actually a little hot..."

"Probably because I just took it..." Lu Mingfei said casually as he walked over.

But after taking only two steps, he suddenly froze—the phoenix power within the Silver Oak Sword was reacting!

Almost instantly, the power of the phoenix burst forth from the silver oak sword, surging out along the hilt!

"It's so hot!" Su Xiaoqiang suddenly released the sword hilt and jumped up from the sofa. Flame-like energy surged into her body through her arm and then spread out, enveloping her.

"Little Heavenly Maiden!" Lu Mingfei's mind went blank, and he instinctively lunged at Su Xiaoqiang, his golden eyes gleaming like lava.

But the fiery energy on the little fairy's body only lasted for a moment. By the time Lu Mingfei pounced on her, the flames had completely disappeared, as if they had never existed. She was directly tackled to the ground by Lu Mingfei.

"Little Fairy, are you alright?" Lu Mingfei leaned on Su Xiaoqiang.

He realized something was wrong as soon as he asked the question—because Su Xiaoqiang beneath him was completely naked, her clothes seemingly having been torn apart in the blink of an eye.

Su Xiaoqiang lowered her head slightly, first looking at the large expanse of her exposed white skin, then at Lu Mingfei lying on top of her, a blush creeping from her neck to her cheeks.

"Get away from me!" Su Xiaoqiang shouted, her face flushed, and subconsciously pushed Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei felt an invisible force crashing into him, and he was instantly sent flying backward, crashing heavily into the wall.

"what!"

Su Xiaoqiang was startled. Forgetting where she got such strength from and that she wasn't dressed yet, she rushed to Lu Mingfei's side to help him up: "Lu Mingfei! Lu Mingfei, are you alright?"

Lu Mingfei shook his head. Although the force of the push was considerable, it hadn't injured him. He turned to look at Su Xiaoqiang, who was close to him with a worried expression, and froze.

The girl had a pair of bright gold eyes, within which a fleeting shadow of flame could be seen.

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Chapter 164 Applying to Kassel College

Lu Mingfei at home.

Lu Mingfei and Su Xiaoqiang sat side by side on the sofa.

Su Xiaoqiang put on a clean bathrobe belonging to Lu Mingfei. Although the bathrobe hung loosely on her due to the size difference, it was the most suitable clothes she could find at home—Lu Mingfei's other clothes were even less suitable for her.

“That’s roughly how things are,” Lu Mingfei said. “You should be a half-blood now.”

Although it's unclear why Su Xiaoqiang resonates with the Phoenix Force, it's certain that she's now considered a "hybrid."

So after calming Su Xiaoqiang down, Lu Mingfei gave her a brief account of the hybrid races—of course, he omitted everything about the other world and the Phoenix Force.

He only told Su Xiaoqiang that the Silver Oak Sword was an alchemical weapon, and that some kind of power within it flowed into her body, causing her to awaken as a hybrid.

He didn't mention the origin of the Silver Oak Sword, and Su Xiaoqiang didn't press for details. After Lu Mingfei explained the concepts of dragons and hybrids, as well as the true history of this world, she remained silent with a blank expression.

"Little Celestial Maiden? Little Celestial Maiden?" Lu Mingfei waved his hand up and down in front of Su Xiaoqiang. "Are you alright?"

"Ah...ah?" Su Xiaoqiang blinked, came to her senses, and shook her head. "I'm fine."

“You accepted the setting very quickly,” Lu Mingfei was taken aback. “When I first heard about these things, I felt like my worldview was being reshaped. You actually accepted this setting so quickly. You are very adaptable.”

"What's so unacceptable about this? It's just a dream, it's normal for it to be strange." Su Xiaoqiang stared blankly at the air in front of her and murmured.

Lu Mingfei: ...

So, after all that, your brain just shut down because you were bombarded with too much information at once...?

Lu Mingfei thought to himself, "This is what I'm thinking."

"Would you like a cup of tea to calm your nerves?" Lu Mingfei asked.

Su Xiaoqiang nodded blankly.

Lu Mingfei found the tea box in the kitchen, filled the water dispenser with some hot water, brewed two cups of tea, and placed them on the coffee table in front of him and Su Xiaoqiang. Then he got up to put the tea box back in the kitchen.

Su Xiaoqiang grabbed the teacup and poured it into his mouth.

"Don't drink it!" Lu Mingfei, who had reached the kitchen door, hurriedly reached out to stop him, but it was too late.

"Ah! It's so hot..." Su Xiaoqiang quickly put the cup down, and hot tears streamed down her face instantly.

“That’s freshly brewed tea. Even mixed-race people shouldn’t drink boiling water,” Lu Mingfei hurriedly ran over. “How are you? Let me check if you’ve been burned.”

"Ugh..." Su Xiaoqiang opened her mouth towards Lu Mingfei, her face streaked with tears from the heat.

However, this was already considered a good situation. If an ordinary person had been hit like that, they would have been sent to the hospital long ago. Lu Mingfei did a simple check and found that Su Xiaoqiang only had a slight redness and swelling in her mouth, plus a small blister from the burn. With the physique of a mixed-race person, she would recover quickly.

"Little fairy, bear with it, I'll help you cool down." Lu Mingfei raised his hand, and a blast of cold air rushed into Su Xiaoqiang's mouth.

"Just hold it in your mouth," Lu Mingfei said.

Su Xiaoqiang closed her mouth, her cheeks puffed out slightly, feeling as if she were holding a piece of intangible ice in her mouth, and stared wide-eyed at Lu Mingfei.

"This is the power of words of hybrids, which you can also think of as superpowers," Lu Mingfei explained.

Su Xiaoqiang's eyes revealed an expression that seemed to ask, "Who am I? Where am I? What is the meaning of this universe?"

“Alright, you should be able to speak now,” Lu Mingfei said.

Su Xiaoqiang turned her head and blew out a breath of cold air, then looked at Lu Mingfei: "So... I'm not dreaming, and you're not joking with me?"

"Think about what just happened. No matter how much I joke, I can't erase your clothes in an instant, can I..." Lu Mingfei scratched his head.

"Shut up! Don't mention this!" Su Xiaoqiang lunged forward to cover Lu Mingfei's mouth.

……

After some playful fighting, Su Xiaoqiang and Lu Mingfei quieted down.

"So, this power originally belonged to you, but now it has flowed into my body?" Su Xiaoqiang asked Lu Mingfei.

Lu Mingfei nodded.

"Then how should I return it to you?" Su Xiaoqiang asked.

Lu Mingfei was stunned for a moment, then scratched his head: "Actually, I don't know what to do either, and it doesn't listen to me anyway. I never expected it to come to you..."

"What should we do then?" Su Xiaoqiang asked, looking troubled.

"What? Don't you want this power?" Lu Mingfei asked.

“It’s not that I don’t want it, but isn’t this yours?” Su Xiaoqiang looked at Lu Mingfei. “It’s not very honorable to take something from your brother.”

Lu Mingfei smiled wryly—the power of the Phoenix is ​​indeed a powerful force, but within the Silver Oak Sword, it is a deadly bomb.

“I don’t have a way to get this power back for the time being,” Lu Mingfei said, scratching his head. “Little Fairy, why don’t you wait a little longer?”

Su Xiaoqiang nodded, then turned her gaze to him: "According to what you said, the Kassel College you want to join is an organization that specializes in slaying dragons."

Lu Mingfei nodded.

"That sounds pretty dangerous," Su Xiaoqiang said.

“It is a bit dangerous, but I have reasons to join.” Lu Mingfei shook his head.

"Then... could you apply for it for me too?" Su Xiaoqiang blinked.

"What will I help you apply for?" Lu Mingfei was taken aback, his eyes widening. "Apply to Kassel College?"

"Mm." Su Xiaoqiang nodded.

"Why apply to that godforsaken place? Haven't you had enough of the good life?" Lu Mingfei smirked. "That's no good place."

“That’s why I’m going,” Su Xiaoqiang argued. “Didn’t you say the power flowing into my body is very strong? Since I can’t return the power to you for the time being, I can use it to help you.”

The girl in front of him still had tear stains from the burn on her eyes, but she was radiant. Lu Mingfei stared at her in a daze.

He suddenly remembered that when he was in his second year of high school, he was targeted by a group of thugs outside the school. In their eyes, the students of Shilan Middle School were all easy targets. They certainly couldn't afford to mess with the wealthy students, but those students were always picked up and dropped off in luxury cars at the school gate, so they never encountered them. On the contrary, the students who didn't have luxury cars picking them up and who rode bikes or walked to school were mostly from families with decent financial situations, but not to the point of being "rich and powerful," making them good targets for extortion.

Lu Mingfei rarely had pocket money, so robbing him was a low-profit activity. However, occasionally some thugs would like to practice on him, like cracking sunflower seeds. Although the kernels were small, those scumbags enjoyed the pleasure of cracking open the shells.

One morning on his way to school, Lu Mingfei was stopped again on a small road next to the school. He happened to have five yuan in his hand that day and planned to pay to avoid trouble, as he had done before. But for some reason, Xiao Tiannv happened to pass by there, turned her head and glanced at Lu Mingfei who was surrounded, and then walked away without stopping.

Lu Mingfei didn't think much of it at the time. After all, even his uncle and aunt didn't care that he was being extorted for a few yuan, so why should he ask a classmate for help?

But just as he pulled out the crumpled five yuan and handed it to the thug who reached out his hand, a series of crisp footsteps rushed into the alley.

Lu Mingfei turned his head, and in the alleyway where the sunlight shone in, Little Fairy led her sisters in, looking radiant. Each of them was wearing designer clothes that Lu Mingfei had only seen in TV commercials, sparkling like a gathering of princesses, except that each princess was carrying a wooden stick, a stool or something similar.

Only Su Xiaoqiang, the leader, took nothing. She grabbed Lu Mingfei and threw her behind her, crossed her arms, and looked arrogantly at the thugs who were taking the money: "Who do you think you are? You dare to rob someone from Shilan Middle School?"

……

"Lu Mingfei! Lu Mingfei!" Su Xiaoqiang waved her hand back and forth in front of Lu Mingfei. "What are you thinking about?"

Lu Mingfei snapped out of his reverie and shook his head: "It's nothing."

"What exactly do you want in order to help me apply to that Kassel College?" Su Xiaoqiang asked, hands on her hips.

Lu Mingfei took a deep breath, his face serious: "Little Heavenly Maiden, are you serious?"

"Do I look like I'm joking?" Su Xiaoqiang retorted.

“Okay,” Lu Mingfei took out his phone, “I’ll apply for it for you right away.”

Chapter 165 Bronze City

Lu Mingfei at home.

Lu Mingfei dialed Angers' number, but it took more than ten seconds for the call to be answered.

"Good morning, Principal," Lu Mingfei said.

"Good morning?!" Angers' voice was groggy and tinged with resentment. "I've only been asleep for less than three hours, and you've woken me up!"

Oh right, I forgot about time zones. Lu Mingfei slapped his forehead. Although it wasn't sleep time in Chicago according to the time zone, a busy person like the principal must travel frequently, maybe even circumnavigating the globe dozens of times a year. It's hard to say which time zone he's in right now.

Fortunately, Angers seemed to understand the unique lifestyle of someone like him who travels frequently for work, and instead of dwelling on the topic, asked, "Mingfei, is there something you need from me?"