Chapter Seven: The Male and Female Dogs

  After breakfast, Chen Luo leaned against a big tree and chatted casually with Niu Wen and others. It wasn't until then that they learned through inquiry that the girl named Luo Ying had moved into the academy half a year ago. Although nominally an apprentice of the academy, she had never participated in any activities or been seen practicing. At first, everyone was delighted to hear that she understood array techniques and was willing to help set up the Spirit Gathering Array. However, it wasn't long before problems began to arise with the arrays she set up - either they wouldn't activate, spirit energy would leak out, or even worse, there were one or two instances of spirit energy explosions. It was only later that everyone discovered she was actually a novice in array techniques.

  For half a year, Luoshan has been coming back every now and then, setting up various strange and bizarre arrays in between. There are cloud fog arrays, wind rain arrays, etc., but the key is that the arrays she sets up are all unstable, often going wrong, directly causing the array to lose its effect, making the disciples in the courtyard suffer.

  Listening to everyone's account of Luojing's glorious deeds, Chen Luo suddenly felt a sense of empathy, and clearly remembered when he first learned about array techniques. It seemed that he was just like her, setting up arrays everywhere, but the arrays were all unstable. Making mistakes was a small matter, and in dangerous situations, it was even possible to get hurt. However, the places where he set up arrays were all in forests, specifically looking for animals.

  It's just about the reason why Luoying resents Tongtian Laozu, none of the apprentices in Xiaojin Gou know, anyway, since Luoying came to the college, the name Tongtian Laozu has become a taboo.

  Chen Luo was thinking that if he had the chance, he would investigate the situation clearly. Just as he was thinking this, someone suddenly called out his name.

  "Settle down! Settle down......"

  A young man who didn't look very old came running from the front. Chen Luo recognized him and he was also an apprentice of the college, named Wang Wei.

  "Wang Wei, isn't it your turn to be on guard today? Why did you come back so early?"

  Wang Wei is not very old and has an introverted personality, so everyone often teases him.

  "Chen, Chen Luo!" Wang Wei rushed over, panting and said: "Someone outside is looking for you."

  "Looking for me?"

  Chen Luo Ming was taken aback, he didn't have many friends in Changsheng City, and although he had a few acquaintances in the Luotian Courtyard, now that he was known as a dark criminal, they probably wouldn't consider him a friend anymore.

  "Did they say who they were?" Standing up, Chen Luo patted the dust off his pants and prepared to go see who was looking for him.

  They say you're a friend of Xiao Luo Tian Yuan's.

  It was indeed someone from Xiaoluo Tianyuan, but he didn't know who it was. Without thinking much, Chen Luo immediately walked towards the door.

  "Hey Wang Wei, is the person looking for Chen Luo a man or a woman?"

  Most of the apprentices in Xiaojingou Academy were from poor families and, unlike those in Xiaoluo Tianyuan, they couldn't go out to have fun after meals. Teasing and chatting after meals was probably the only pleasure for the Xiaojingou apprentices.

  "There were two people, a man and a woman. The man was quite handsome, the woman was also...also pretty good-looking." After saying that, before the other apprentices could even tease him, he himself blushed.

  As soon as they heard that, the handsome men and beautiful women students suddenly became interested. After two months of contact, they also regarded Chen Luo as a friend. They wanted to see what kind of relationship this handsome man and woman had with him. Immediately, someone shouted out to take a look. One person shouted, and others also had this intention. So they all ran out in a swarm. Niu Ying was about to scold them not to disturb, but before she could speak, the other students had already thrown down their bowls and run out.

  Chen Luo walked towards the door, putting on his shirt. He was never a meticulous person to begin with, and after coming to Xiaojin Gou Academy, everyone had been walking around with their chests open and sleeves rolled up, so he had slowly gotten used to it. As he reached the door, he saw two people standing outside from afar, and Chen Luo suddenly stopped in his tracks, his sword-like eyebrows furrowing slightly before continuing on his way.

  At this moment, at the entrance of Xiaojingou Academy, a boy and a girl stood side by side. The young man on the left had a handsome face, wearing a white robe with a jade belt around his waist, looking dignified. On the right was a beautiful girl, dressed in a green silk skirt, slender and elegant.

  Dozens of apprentices from Xiaojingou rushed over, and when they saw the handsome man and beautiful woman standing at the door, their faces were filled with surprise. Someone exclaimed: "Isn't that Ding Zixuan and Ye Qing of Little Luo Tian?"

  Ding Zixuan and Ye Qing, these two names are already well-known disciples in Changxin City. They not only have a superior family background but also high-level disciples of Xiaoluotian Academy. At a young age, they have already cultivated to the second realm and opened up their own spiritual sea. Moreover, both of them are representative figures of Xiaoluotian.

  There are four representative figures of Xiaoluo Tian, and Chen Luo was also one of them before. His popularity was even higher than theirs, but now... Although his popularity is still very high, it used to be the name of a genius, but now it's the name of a dark criminal, what a difference between heaven and earth.

  "I seem to recall someone mentioning that Chen Luo and Ye Qing appear...to have a rather unusual relationship."

  "What does it mean? What's the special relationship?"

  "Yes! I've also heard that Ye Qing is Chen Luo's sweetheart..."

  "What's good about that? That's called lovers, isn't it? They're lovers, people who love each other. You should read more books or you'll die!"

  "I remember hearing others say that too, but... it seems like some people also said that Ye Qing was a one-sided love, and Chen Luo didn't have any feelings for her."

  Xiao Luotian Academy has a great reputation, and in Changxin City, it is absolutely the first. Even among the more than 20 academies in the entire Jinshui domain, it ranks among the top three. Naturally, the representative figures of Xiao Luotian Academy have become the focus of discussion for other academies after meals. What's more, the love affairs between Chen Luo and Ye Qing, these two representative figures, were widely discussed among the students, especially since they had been rumored to be in a relationship for quite some time. Some people said that they were mutually in love, while others said that Ye Qing had unrequited feelings for Chen Luo. As for what really happened, perhaps only the parties involved themselves are clear about it.

  Yes! As the person involved, Chen Luo naturally knew that in Xiao Luotian's days, Ye Qing would often go to find him with or without reason, and frequently send some spiritual pills and food. He knew that Ye Qing had feelings for him, and Ye Qing had also said so herself. However, Chen Luo didn't have any romantic feelings towards her, and he also didn't like the inherent sense of superiority and strong vanity on Ye Qing's body. Despite this, over the years he still treated Ye Qing as a younger sister.

  "Haha, Chen Luo, it's been a long time since we last met, huh... probably about one year and seven months? Seeing Chen Luo, Ding Zixuan walked forward with a smile and said: "Although you and I are not friends, at least we're fellow disciples, how come when leaving Xiaoluo Tian, you didn't even say goodbye to us?"

  "Has it been a year and seven months already? Time really flies." Chen Luo had previously defeated Ding Zixuan in the trial of Little Ro Tian, and he also knew that this guy had been holding a grudge against him. He smiled as he responded: "Three months ago when I was expelled by Little Ro Tian, I actually wanted to say goodbye to you all, but I left in such a hurry that I forgot."

  "Have you really forgotten?" Ding Zixuan laughed and said: "I thought you were too embarrassed to greet us."

  "I even dare to invade darkness, what's there to be ashamed of?"

  He had originally wanted to take this opportunity to humiliate Chen Luo, but after hearing Chen Luo's self-deprecation, Dīng Zǐxuān was left speechless for a moment.

  Chen Luo didn't continue to bother him, turned to Ye Qing and smiled, saying: "Junior sister, it's been almost two years since we last met, are you doing well?"

  In the world of Taoism, "Shixiong" and "Shijie" are terms that can be considered quite intimate. Among fellow disciples, they usually address each other as "Xuelang" or "Xuemei", while "Shixiong" and "Shijie" are not exactly terms of endearment but are more intimate than the former. If you don't have a close relationship with a female fellow disciple and call her "Shijie", it can be considered somewhat offensive.

  "Ah, it's been about two years, I'm fine, thanks for your concern." Ye Qing was tall and slender, although only seventeen, she looked very mature and beautiful. She gazed at Chen Luo with a somewhat dull expression, her tone also very serious, saying: "You've already been expelled by Xiao Luotian, and you're no longer my senior, I hope you watch your words."

  At the words, Chen Luo's expression suddenly froze, his dark and gloomy eyes staring at Ye Qing, shaking his head, hoarsely laughing. He knew that Ye Qing had a proud heart and a strong sense of superiority, often looking down on those apprentices whose cultivation was lower than hers. In Ye Qing's eyes, there were probably only two kinds of people: one kind was better than her family, with higher cultivation, she admired such people; the other kind was poor and had lower cultivation than her, she looked down on such people.

  Chen Luo had always known, but still didn't expect Ye Qing to turn her face faster than turning a page. He also knew the reason - his current cultivation was crippled, and in her eyes, he might have already become a second-rate person.

  "This is the pendant you gave me before, now I'm returning it to you!" Ye Qing said as she handed over a white pendant.

  Chen Luo shook his head, a complex smile hanging at the corner of his mouth, a very helpless smile. Without saying a word, he directly took back the pendant and still clearly remembered that this pendant was found inside after breaking through an unnamed formation. Although he didn't know what the pendant specifically was, it looked pretty good, so he gave it to Ye Qing. After all, in Xiao Luo Tian, Ye Qing often gave him spiritual pills, Chen Luo always felt a bit embarrassed, giving the pendant to her was also considered returning a favor.

  "In the past, when I was at Xiaoluo Tian, I gave you the spiritual pills without any other intention, just because I pitied you and hoped you wouldn't misunderstand. As for those spiritual pills I gave you, you don't need to return them either. You often guided me during my time at Xiaoluo Tian, so consider those spiritual pills as your reward..."

  Ye Qing stood there with an arrogant expression, her cold face seeming to bestow a favor, but before she could finish speaking, Chen Luo interrupted her.

  "How many spiritual pills have you given me? I will return them all to you as soon as possible." Unbeknownst to him, the smile at the corner of Chen's mouth had already disappeared, and his gentle face was now expressionless.

  "Really?" Ye Qing's eyebrows rose, seemingly not expecting Chen Luo to say that. After a moment of hesitation, she responded: "In your current state, it might be a bit difficult, right? The Chong Ling Dan may not be anything special to me, but it's quite valuable to you, and considering your current...

  "It's just a few pills of Chong Ling Dan, let alone that my cultivation was abolished. Even if I only have one hand left to move, I can still return you a few pills of Chong Ling Dan with ease."

  "Hey!" Ye Qing's expression turned angry, pointing at Chen Luo, he shouted: "Look at what you've become now, how can you still be so arrogant? I'm warning you..."

  Before he could finish speaking, Chen Luo interrupted him again, "Is there anything else?"

  "Ah!" Ye Qing let out a cold hum, her foot stomping in anger, taking a deep breath as if to suppress the flames of rage. "Chen Luo, we've known each other for a while now. You took a shortcut and got tainted by darkness, ending up in prison. Now that you're out, start anew and become a better person. Mind your own business! And another thing, don't ever say you know me again!" With that, she turned around and left.

  Chen Luo didn't even glance at Ye Qing who was leaving, his gaze shifted to Ding Zixuan beside him, narrowing his eyes and asked: "Do you have anything else?"

  "Me?" Ding Zixuan's face was filled with a smile, he looked up at the sun in the east, and his smile grew even thicker. He said: "The last time we had a trial at the Small Luo Tian, you defeated me. Since then, I have been diligently cultivating, hoping that one day I can defeat you. Unfortunately, unfortunately, there is no longer such an opportunity... Your cultivation has been crippled, if I were to take action against you now, people would say I'm bullying you."

  "There will definitely be a chance." Chen Luo played with the white pendant in his hand.

  "Hmm, I heard you once boasted in the Small Luo Tian Palace that you would reach the second realm within a year?"

  "Should be, what's wrong?"

  "There's nothing, just find it quite ridiculous!" Ding Zixuan raised his head again, closed his eyes and said in a low voice: "A guy who took shortcuts, tainted by darkness, pretended to be a genius, after being abolished, he actually boasted that he would reach the second realm within a year, haha...it's really laughable, what do you think."

  "Alright, you don't have to flirt with me, just go and do what you need to do." Although Chen Luo often listened to the Mahayana sutra in the Punishment Tower and was almost as calm as still water, it didn't mean he would let others bully him. His soft face was expressionless, but his mouth curled up into a strange smile: "If you want to fight, come find me anytime, I'll definitely satisfy you!"

  "Hmph, fallen to this state and you still dare to be arrogant in front of me." The originally flirtatious Ding Zixuan's expression suddenly changed greatly, glaring at Chen Luo with an intimidating aura, he shouted: "Half a year later, the Golden Water Domain's annual martial arts competition, do you dare to participate?"

  Chen Luo shrugged and said casually, "What's there to be afraid of?"

  "Good!" Ding Zixuan seemed to have been waiting for Chen Luo to say this, and was about to continue speaking when Ye Qing's voice came from behind: "Brother Zixuan, what else do you want to say to this kind of person? Do you think he is still a person of our world now? Why bother saying so much? It's time to go, they still have to go to the store to pick out clothes."

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