Chapter 099: You Pause, I Watch

“Today’s matter, you are not allowed to leak even a single word! Even to your father king you must not say it. I do not wish for anyone to disturb me! Do you understand?” Xin Lang said sternly.

“Yes, yes, yes, I will not tell anyone!” Huangfu Shaoqi immediately replied in panic.

“Enough! You may leave now!” Xin Lang waved his hand, signaling for Huangfu Shaoqi to depart.

Huangfu Shaoqi, terrified by Xin Lang’s words, broke out in a cold sweat. Hearing his command, he scrambled down the stairs like someone fleeing execution and fled from Taste Peak.

Although Gu Fatso and Qian Beidu had no idea what had occurred, they were accustomed to Xin Lang’s unexpected behavior and found it unsurprising.

However, Hong Jin Gang was different. Having known Xin Lang for only two days, he had witnessed how the Great Xia Dynasty’s prince trembled in fear like a scolded dog. This revealed the terrifying nature of Xin Lang’s identity!

After finishing their meal, Gu Fatso went to Lan Guifang to drink and flirt with women, while Hong Jin Gang, shaken by the earlier events, could not focus on anything else. He secretly observed Xin Lang with eyes full of awe.

Murong Yueyin did not truly leave but hid in the shadows to watch Xin Lang, intending to verify her suspicions through Huangfu Shaoqi and uncover his true identity.

When she saw Huangfu Shaoqi scrambling out of Taste Peak in terror, although she did not know the method Xin Lang had used to frighten him, she could already confirm that he was the Martial Saint who had robbed her on Sky Peak Mountain in the past.

After Huangfu Shaoqi escaped Taste Peak, fearing another encounter with Xin Lang, he dared not return to the Martial Dao Academy and fled directly back to his manor.

“What a narrow escape! From that man’s tone, he must be connected to the immortal recorded in the Royal Secret Annals!” The now calm Huangfu Shaoqi began to speculate on Xin Lang’s identity. “According to the Royal Secret Annals, our Huangfu clan’s ancestor received help from an immortal to establish the foundation of the current Great Xia Dynasty! I do not know the exact relationship between that person and the immortal, but in any case, I absolutely cannot afford to offend him!”

Xin Lang, Qian Beidu, and Hong Jin Gang returned to the Martial Dao Academy. As their dormitories were located in different areas, they parted ways after entering and headed to their respective rooms.

It was evening, and the Martial Dao Academy was vast. After walking for some time, Xin Lang suddenly realized he was lost!

Unable to find the path back, he stopped a passing student. “Classmate, could you please tell me… uh… how did you find your way here?”

The student saw Xin Lang and immediately displayed a sly smile. “I thought you had forgotten our appointment and weren’t coming! So you don’t know the way!”

Xin Lang broke out in cold sweat. How could it be so coincidental that asking for directions led him to Hu Qingqing!

“That… Hu Qingqing, I believe you have misunderstood. I am not here to make an appointment with you. I simply happened to pass by and do not know how to reach my own dorm, so I asked you for directions!” Xin Lang explained.

“Haha…” Hearing Xin Lang’s words, Hu Qingqing laughed until her body trembled, especially her chest, which shook with even greater intensity. “You can find my dorm but not your own? Your excuse is truly original!”

Hu Qingqing’s large eyes blinked repeatedly, sending electric sparks at Xin Lang. Combined with her heaving bosom and her seductive body scent, Xin Lang felt his blood qi surging wildly within him.

“I am telling the truth! If you do not believe me, there is nothing I can do about it!” Xin Lang forcibly suppressed the desire rising in his body. “If you will not tell me the way, then so be it. I will find it myself!”

With that, Xin Lang continued walking forward!

Seeing him about to depart, Hu Qingqing quickly caught up. “Handsome one, do not be angry! At worst, I will not expose your lies next time!”

Xin Lang truly had no answer for this Hu Qingqing. He ignored the matter and kept walking.

Hu Qingqing grabbed his arm. “Come now! Stop pretending. Your dorm lies in another direction. If you keep going, you will not reach it even when the sky brightens!”

“You know where my dorm is?” Xin Lang asked.

Hu Qingqing took the student ID from his waist. “Male Dorm 2012. Is it not clearly written there?”

“I know that, but I do not remember the route,” Xin Lang said.

Hu Qingqing stared into his eyes for a long time before replying, “Very well, I will trust you once. Consider yourself not lying. Come with me!”

Leading the way, Hu Qingqing brought him to Male Dorm 2012.

“Thank you! Without you, I would still be searching,” Xin Lang said.

“No need for thanks! A cup of tea will suffice,” Hu Qingqing said, opening the door to his room and stepping inside.

Xin Lang followed helplessly, but Hu Qingqing suddenly turned, pointing at him with guarded caution. “You lured me into your room. Are you plotting something improper against me?”

Xin Lang was rendered speechless. “Beauty, it was you who entered first, was it not?”

“Hmph, do not deny it! You went to my room, then deliberately claimed you could not find your own dorm to trick me into following you here. Speak—what is your motive?” Hu Qingqing demanded sternly.

Xin Lang was made to stammer. He searched the room, found a pack of tea leaves, and tossed them to Hu Qingqing. “Brew it yourself when you return. I am very busy, so I will not detain you. What, still not leaving? Are you waiting for me to take advantage of you?”

“Pfft! You are only a bronze-rank student. To take advantage of me, you need talent first!” Hu Qingqing scanned the room, then looked at Xin Lang with a cunning smile. “If you tell me your relationship with Murong Yueyin, I will spare you.”

Xin Lang was infuriated. “If you wish to leave, leave! I am bathing and going to sleep. If you are waiting to scrub my back, I would be very pleased!”

With that, he adjusted the water in the bath bucket and began removing his clothes.

Xin Lang assumed Hu Qingqing would retreat, but instead she stared with wide eyes, fixated on him. His hands paused in mid-motion.

“Continue, I will watch,” Hu Qingqing said.