Chapter 8: Going Home
The Ability Beast's actions instantly frightened Bai Zhouyun and the other two, who had just appeared nearby.
The three of them stood there dumbfounded, staring blankly at the Ability Beast charging toward them.
Come to think of it, this was the first time they had ever seen such a powerful Ability Beast.
The strongest one they had encountered before had only been a Mid-Tier Ability Beast.
When Li Liandong saw them standing there like idiots, the corner of his mouth twitched.
He immediately took a weapon out of his spatial button.
It was a dagger-shaped weapon that looked small and delicate, but Nan Yu could see faint streams of light flowing across its surface. The material used to forge it was obviously extraordinary.
Li Liandong hurled the dagger with all his strength.
It struck the Ability Beast directly in its hind leg.
“Awoooo—!!”
The hideous beast immediately stumbled and crashed to the ground, rolling several times before finally coming to a stop.
Now it could no longer stand on all fours.
The dagger had severely injured its left hind leg, and it was clearly coated with poison.
Not only was it poisoned, but the poison was extremely potent.
The entire area around the wound had already turned pitch black.
“ROAR—!”
Although it was heavily wounded, its roar remained powerful and intimidating.
Bai Zhouyun's group, who were closest to it, were shaken by the sound.
Their ears rang.
Yun Feiyu even felt dizzy and lightheaded, nearly losing his footing.
Fortunately, Bai Zhouyun, who was standing beside him, reached out and supported him.
However, Yun Feiyu was so dizzy that he instinctively leaned into Bai Zhouyun's embrace.
Everything had happened too suddenly.
No one had expected such a scene.
By the time they recovered from their dizziness, Li Liandong had already finished off the wounded High-Tier Ability Beast.
They hadn't even noticed at first.
Only when they saw Li Liandong and Nan Yu—who had emerged from hiding at some point and was now standing beside him—did they freeze.
Only then did Yun Feiyu realize that he was leaning against Bai Zhouyun in front of Nan Yu.
He immediately pushed Bai Zhouyun away and frantically waved his hands.
“Nan Yu, don't misunderstand! I was just a little dizzy from the roar. He only helped support me for a moment!”
Expressionless, Nan Yu shifted his gaze away from Yun Feiyu and toward Bai Zhouyun.
A moment ago, Bai Zhouyun had felt somewhat embarrassed.
But when he noticed the look in Nan Yu's eyes—a look that seemed to be demanding an explanation—an inexplicable irritation surged through him.
“Xiao Yu, don't misunderstand. And stop looking at me like that. Sometimes you just overthink things. There's nothing between Feiyu and me. You know that too, don't you?”
Nan Yu's lips twitched.
To be honest, even Yun Feiyu and Yun Feiqiao thought Bai Zhouyun was talking complete nonsense.
Yet Yun Feiyu felt rather happy.
If Bai Zhouyun was saying this, didn't it mean he was still on Yun Feiyu's side?
If that was the case...
Perhaps he still had a chance in the future?
Nan Yu said calmly, “Fine. Let's say you were only helping him.”
“But I never knew that helping someone could involve wrapping an arm around their waist while the other person leaned into your chest.”
“Let's just say I'm ignorant.”
“Director Li, let's go. I'd like to head home first.”
Even Li Liandong couldn't stand it anymore.
What kind of bad karma had Nan Yu accumulated to end up with a fiancé like Bai Zhouyun?
Randomly choosing anyone else on the Capital Star would probably be better than this guy.
At the very least, other people would put on a decent act.
Unlike Bai Zhouyun, who practically had his dissatisfaction and disdain for Nan Yu written all over his face.
He was only one step away from saying it outright.
If the late Old Master Nan knew that his grandson was suffering because of the engagement he had arranged with the Bai family in his youth, he would probably want to kill Bai Zhouyun himself.
As for Old Master Bai...
Li Liandong couldn't help wondering what his attitude was.
If he was anything like Bai Zhouyun, then Nan Yu's future life certainly wouldn't be pleasant.
Nan Yu, however, wasn't thinking that far ahead.
His only goal right now was to work hard over the next two years.
With his previous-life knowledge and the help of the Nianshen Grass, he wanted to break through the barrier separating Mid-Tier and High-Tier Mental Power Users as quickly as possible.
Once he became a High-Tier Mental Power User, he could finally get rid of Bai Zhouyun.
After reaching that level, it wouldn't matter which Ability User he ended up with.
Even if they merely treated each other with courtesy and respect, it would still be far better than being with trash like Bai Zhouyun.
Besides, who knew what kind of ridiculous things Bai Zhouyun would do while Nan Yu focused on cultivation?
The two of them had practically ended up in each other's arms just now.
Surely they had started thinking about each other by now.
Hopefully Bai Zhouyun would finally wake up to his feelings this time.
That way Nan Yu wouldn't even need to create opportunities for them himself.
Keeping a blank expression, Nan Yu followed Li Liandong all the way to the main gate in the perimeter wall of Black Night Forest.
“Director Li, could I trouble you to take me home?”
For once, he truly didn't want to force himself to endure things.
Bai Zhouyun had practically handed him a perfect excuse earlier.
If he still swallowed his anger now, then he wouldn't be Nan Yu anymore.
Sometimes it was necessary to have a little temper.
If he had no temper at all, even he would want to slap himself.
Li Liandong took a deep breath.
“Come with me.”
At this moment, Bai Zhouyun was still walking alongside Yun Feiqiao and Yun Feiyu.
The three of them were chatting together.
Yun Feiyu said, “Zhouyun, later you should talk properly with Nan Yu. Hopefully he'll listen to your explanation. It really was just a misunderstanding.”
To be fair, it actually had been a misunderstanding.
With Director Li present, Yun Feiyu would have restrained himself no matter what.
He wouldn't deliberately do something like that.
Bai Zhouyun listened to him, but inwardly he remained dissatisfied.
It was clearly just a misunderstanding.
Why wouldn't Nan Yu believe him?
And why was Nan Yu giving him attitude?
In private, Nan Yu rarely acted cold toward him.
Especially over the past two years.
Nan Yu had always treated him extremely well.
But today...
For some reason, Bai Zhouyun felt that today's Nan Yu was very different.
Yun Feiqiao quickly patted his shoulder.
“Zhouyun, look. Nan Yu is leaving with Director Li. He must be asking Director Li to take him home.”
“If the Nan family finds out about this, they'll probably come looking for trouble.”
Especially Nan Yu's two older brothers.
The ultimate little-brother fanatics.
Nan Yun and Nan Zhen.
The moment the topic of their younger brother Nan Yu came up, they became completely unreasonable.
Anyone who dared hurt him might as well be trying to take their lives.
Bai Zhouyun obviously realized that as well.
The Nan family wouldn't truly do anything serious to him, but getting beaten up a few times was definitely possible.
“What is going on?”
“Why is Nan Yu {N•o•v•e•l•i•g•h•t} being so petty this time?”
“He's jealous over a misunderstanding like this?”
“Doesn't he realize that if he goes home like this, his eldest brother and second brother are going to beat me up?”
Yun Feiyu immediately added fuel to the fire.
“Exactly. He doesn't seem to understand Zhouyun's difficulties at all. Is Nan Yu only capable of thinking about himself?”
Bai Zhouyun took a deep breath.
“Forget it.”
“If I get beaten up a couple of times, then so be it.”
“I can't keep indulging him like this forever.”
As Nan Yu followed Li Liandong away, he noticed Bai Zhouyun looking in their direction.
For a moment, he worried that Bai Zhouyun might come over and stop him.
But unexpectedly, Bai Zhouyun didn't come after him at all.
Nan Yu didn't know why.
But that was even better.
It saved him from wasting any more time here.