You're my wife, don't doubt it!

Bah! What master's task? It's the organization's task.

Perhaps Zhao Xiaomei had already secretly joined the Freemasons...

However, the result was not like that.

"Maybe I'm just overestimating myself," Xiao Yao thought with a self-deprecating smile.

But Zhao Xiaomei was willing to risk being exposed just to steal a kiss from Xiao Yao.

Zhao Xiaomei claimed that it was her first kiss.

For reasons Xiao Yao couldn't explain, he simply knew, he simply believed, that it was true.

Perhaps it was a man's sixth sense, or perhaps Xiao Yao simply wanted to believe it was true.

Just as he was willing to believe that Zhao Xiaomei had truly loved him.

...He still doesn't know what Zhao Xiaomei likes about him, but he finds it hard not to take these feelings seriously.

although.

However, although.

He, Shen Jie, and Xiao Pingguo almost died at her hands.

If Lucia hadn't unleashed his power, perhaps everyone would have died there.

This grudge must not be forgotten.

Salome... witch, anti-Christ, justice will be served!

but.

Instead of agonizing over whether you should love her or hate her.

What Xiao Yao cared more about was how she "came back to life".

And why the organization released her.

In just a few short months, Xiao Yao has experienced so much.

Within his limited knowledge, he knew that if he were killed while venturing into the Shadow World, he would become a vegetable in the real world (as the White Knight said, but apart from Zhao Xiaomei, there don't seem to be any other cases? Are there?).

If your shadow is killed by someone else in your own temple, you will become a child with Down syndrome and dementia (Teacher Yao), or fall into a dazed state and be negatively influenced by others (Teacher Song).

Of course, this is not absolute.

And there are quite a few exceptions.

For example—take our most beloved teacher Yao for instance, thank God, his recovery speed is truly remarkable.

For example, there's Zhao Xiaomei, a real person right in front of us. In the movie, she was killed by Lu Jiaya in full view of everyone, and then obediently became a vegetable as set in the story.

And now she's being naughty again, popping out of the crack in the rock again.

And then, the organization released her, just like that, without saying a word, quietly.

Of course, Xiao Yao had already complained about this in his heart earlier.

In short, is the White Knight's statement truly the truth? Is it the whole truth?

Is the White Knight lying? Then what's his reason?

If the White Knight wasn't lying, then the situation here is quite complicated.

Xiao Yao felt that Shen Jie's conjecture about "brain-controlled robots," which Yu Luying criticized as "having read too much 'Science Fiction Emperor,'" was entirely possible.

Although the technology of 2004 was probably not advanced enough to do this—and it may not be possible even in 2034—who says this is a materialistic world?

Back when I was negotiating with Mr. Karl Scheringer, I made it clear that I wanted to meet Zhao Xiaomei.

The other party readily agreed, confidently saying, "No problem, no problem."

Then, perhaps because I hadn't agreed to join, the visit was repeatedly postponed, one day after another.

Who could have imagined that we would meet again on this very campus?

Does this mean Karl Schderin has kept his promise?

Xiao Yao felt annoyed at being stood up.

Anyway.

If the "Mingye Watchers" really did use some kind of mind control or heart control technology, then they were exploiting Zhao Xiaomei.

Even if Zhao Xiaomei was indeed guilty of heinous crimes, and even if the organization's ultimate goal was truly righteous, Xiao Yao would find it difficult to agree with, or even forgive, such behavior.

This is because it goes against Yu Bo's long-held advocacy of "respecting free will".

Xiao Yao believed that this was a red line, and it was the only point that could not be compromised.

The boy awoke from his deep thoughts and returned to his current external environment, where he overheard two girls talking about the "Top Ten Campus Singers" competition.

"So you guys can chat just fine without me," Xiao Yao thought.

"That campus top ten singers competition," Xiao Yao interjected, "I still want to join in the fun, but Little Apple won't let me."

"Wow, you're awake!" Shen Jie said. "You wanted to participate in the campus singing competition, but why won't she let you?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Yu Luying.

“You haven’t been to our school’s auditorium yet,” Yu Luying explained, “The front of the stage is more than five meters away from the nearest first row of audience seats, okay? Do you think I’d be standing right under the stage listening to him sing?”

"You can stand backstage, is that not allowed?" Shen Jie suggested to the two of them.

“No, you’ll see once you have a chance to go to the auditorium and take a look,” Yu Luying said.

"Such a small school, but the auditorium is huge." Shen Jie said casually, which aroused Yu Luying and Xiao Yao's love for the school and caused their slight dissatisfaction.

“There is another way,” Xiao Yao suggested. “I heard that this year’s Top Ten Singers competition allows teams to participate.”

"Huh?" Shen Jie said, "Then what's the point of calling us the Top Ten Campus Singers? Let's call us Star Avenue."

“Who wants to join your group?” Yu Luying immediately objected, “What’s our relationship?”

“Friend, good friend,” Xiao Yao deliberately put his hand on Yu Luying’s shoulder, but the latter immediately shook him off: “Our public identity is that of a couple, which is very appropriate.”

"Shen Jie, are you going to do anything about this or not?" Yu Luying complained, "He can still touch me inappropriately in front of you, and he even wants to go on stage with me as a couple to sing?"

"How could I dare to care about him? I'm just a little maid now, right, Master?" Shen Jie said with a smile, snuggling into Xiao Yao's arms.

“It’s still possible to manage it; the master is still democratic.” Xiao Yao tightly gripped Shen Jie’s shoulder.

Yu Luying pouted, looking like she was jealous.

"Ouch—it hurts!" Shen Jie cried out, "You're pressing on my wound!"

"Serves you right," Yu Luying said gloatingly. "Alright, it's almost time. Everyone go back to your classrooms and find your mothers."

"Hey, actually, I'd really like to participate in that campus top ten singers competition," Shen Jie suddenly suggested, "Silly girl, how about the three of us go together?"

"What?"

"what?"

Chapter 360 You Are My Pursuer

2023-10-24

Xiao Yao believes in the saying, "Where there's a will, there's a way; where there's a road, there's a Toyota..."

Oh no, there's no second half to the sentence.

To put it another negatively, this person often lacks foresight and vision, suffers from procrastination, and rarely makes comprehensive plans for things in advance.

As a male protagonist in a novel, this is clearly a significant flaw or even a defect.

For example, this afternoon's physical education class.

He knew perfectly well that there was a PE class on Friday afternoon.

In the morning, Mr. Lin rearranged the seating for the whole class.

When Xiao Yao and Yu Luying were paired up as deskmates, all the boys in the class (except for the few with Fish Dragon) booed and jeered loudly in front of Lao Lin.

Xiao Yao remained unfazed, completely unconcerned. He didn't care since the class division for arts and sciences would be decided in the second semester anyway.

After class, Wang Yang went to find Lao Lin and said, "I like so-and-so, can I sit next to her?" He got a scolding from Lao Lin.

The news quickly spread throughout the class; Xiao Yao heard it from Daiyu.

Anyway, the point I'm making this up is that after being paired up as deskmates, the risk of Xiao Yao and Yu Luying causing trouble in class has indeed been greatly reduced.

Therefore, physical education class has become one of the biggest remaining problems.

Readers who attended high school in other cities may not know this, but in Shanghai, physical education classes are held separately for boys and girls. The two classes are together, with the boys' team at one end of the playground and the girls' team at the other end.

During free time, the two of them could spend time together, and the level of gossip didn't matter anymore—but the initial formation training and lap running phases were simply unsolvable for Xiao Yao and Yu Luying.

Even if, as Shen Jie said, this is a primary school and the playground is small, it's still not something that can be challenged by a distance of "five meters".

As mentioned earlier, Xiao Yao lacked foresight. This means that even though he knew there was a physical education class on Friday afternoon, he didn't finalize his plan until ten minutes before class.

"Sprained your ankle?" Mr. Gong, the PE teacher for boys, frowned as he looked at the tall and strong boy in front of him. The boy was limping towards him with clumsy acting, his face showing a forced, exaggerated grimace—while a beautiful, aloof girl stood beside him, supporting him.

Teacher Gong has seen this kind of thing many times, but why is a girl helping her...? Why is it a girl?!