Chapter 15 A Girl's Heart Fluttering
Chapter 15 A Girl's Heart Fluttering
Mo Fan, who was on the verge of tears, was now genuinely about to cry.
Because he followed Chen Qing on stage, Mo Fan received extremely high scores from the judges, and his performance was the best so far. However, he was completely overshadowed, and no one paid any attention to him.
They were all snatched away by Chen Qing and Mu Ningxue, who were sitting in the audience.
Mo Fan just wanted to sigh to the heavens, but when he looked up, he saw Chen Qing and Mu Ningxue being all lovey-dovey again. It hurt, it hurt so much!
How could there be such heartbreaking things in this world!
Meanwhile, Chen Qing was whispering something into Mu Ningxue's ear, causing a stir among those around them.
Then, something even more stressful happened.
"You beast, stop right now!"
A loud roar came from afar, and a burly man in a suit came running over, his face full of anger. It was Mu Zhuoyun himself.
Upon hearing this, Chen Qing looked up in a daze, only to be met with Mu Zhuoyun's furious expression.
"Patriarch Mu? I..."
Before Chen Qing could explain, Mu Zhuoyun had already taken action, sending an ice vine straight at Chen Qing.
Chen Qing frowned, star trails flashed, and the light shone on the ice vines, quickly melting them.
Mu Ningxue realized what was happening and stepped in front of Chen Qing, saying, "Dad, you've misunderstood!"
Mu Zhuoyun was furious: "What happened right in front of me, there's no misunderstanding whatsoever! You brat, if you're so capable, then don't hide behind a woman!"
Chen Qing frowned even more deeply: "Patriarch Mu, you've gotten so used to being a local tyrant in Bo City that you can't stand hearing different opinions, have you? You come in and immediately start with magic without listening to any explanations, what a show of power you have!"
Mu Zhuoyun was taken aback by his reaction, and then became even angrier. Chen Qing was right. In Bocheng, he really was a local tyrant.
"You ill-mannered brat, I'll teach you a lesson on behalf of your parents..."
"Chairman Mu!"
Principal Zhu rushed over: "Please show mercy, Mr. Mu."
"What are you standing there for, Xiao Chen? Hurry up and apologize to the school board member—President Mu, please calm down, young people are ignorant..."
Chen Qing was equally enraged, and her words now lacked respect: "Who do you think you are, daring to speak ill of my parents!"
Principal Zhu's heart skipped a beat. Oh no!
Sure enough, Mu Zhuoyun, who was used to being domineering, laughed in exasperation: "Fine, fine, well said! Well then, today I'll show you whether I have the ability to discipline you!"
Chen Qing was not afraid at all. With his current strength, let alone a mere mid-level mage like Mu Zhuoyun, he wouldn't back down even against a typical high-level mage, so naturally he wasn't afraid.
Caught in the middle, Mu Ningxue was in a dilemma. In desperation, she suddenly hugged Chen Qing and shouted, "Dad, if you want to discipline him, discipline me first!"
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, she stood in front of Chen Qing, ignoring the gazes of those present. This courage and determination stunned Chen Qing for a moment.
If you can have even one moment like this in your life, it's worth it!
Chen Qing admitted that at that moment, his heart was indeed touched by this girl.
Mu Zhuoyun also stood there, stunned.
Just now in the stands, he witnessed his daughter kissing that scoundrel Chen Qing. However, in his rage, he only vented his emotions on Chen Qing, believing that Chen Qing had deceived his daughter with words.
But what Mu Zhuoyun saw before him made him feel a little disheartened.
This...it seems like the little cotton-padded jacket is letting in a bit of a draft!
Chen Qing looked her over, recalling the previous scene:
He bent down, intending to tease Mu Ningxue, and said to her, "The secret technique I'm passing on to you is very powerful, so be sure not to reveal it to anyone, or it will cause a lot of trouble."
As a result, Mu Ningxue didn't know if she was out of her mind, but Chen Qing got too close, close enough for her to feel that reassuring aura, and on a whim, she kissed him...
Then... Mu Zhuoyun flew into a rage and took his own life.
Feeling the warm touch against my body, and that soft, inexplicable...
Chen Qing almost had some wild thoughts. He coughed lightly and patted Mu Ningxue's shoulder: "Alright, don't worry, I won't fight with that old geezer of your dad. He's too old and too stiff. If he breaks a bone or something, I'll have to worry about him faking it. It's not worth it."
Mu Ningxue's face was tense. Was that what she was worried about? She was worried that Chen Qing might accidentally get beaten to death by her father!
Mu Zhuoyun was furious.
Chen Qing scoffed, "Old Deng, you're lucky today."
Mu Zhuoyun almost rushed forward to take Chen Qing and Mu Ningxue down with him, but seeing Mu Ningxue's fierce defenses, his heart sank. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. Finally, he said coldly, "Let's go home!"
Mu Ningxue glanced at Chen Qing.
Chen Qing waved his hand at her: "It's okay. You gave me a ride once, so I'll give you a ride back to the capital this time."
Mu Ningxue nodded: "See you then!"
Chen Qing smiled and said goodbye to her, but when he saw Mu Zhuoyun, his expression quickly changed, and the two immediately became at odds again.
After Mu Zhuoyun and his daughter left in resentment, the people around them gathered around, looking at Chen Qing, this legendary figure, with admiring eyes.
Mo Fan was so envious he almost felt like his plasmolysis was about to break down.
Zhang Xiaohou chimed in, "Brother Qing is awesome!"
Seeing that more and more onlookers were gathering around him, Chen Qing had no choice but to wave his hand and leave the center of the crowd with a smug look on his face.
Today—a resounding victory!
He glanced at Tang Yue again; he had seen her preparing to step forward during the conflict with Mu Zhuoyun.
As one of the few mages in the arena capable of stopping Mu Zhuoyun, Tang Yue, unaware of Chen Qing's formidable strength, still managed to mediate the conflict between the two. Chen Qing surely remembered this kindness to some extent.
Tang Yue met Chen Qing's gaze with some surprise. She thought her actions were discreet enough, but she didn't expect to be discovered.
She couldn't help but lick her lips, becoming increasingly curious about Chen Qing.
……
After the first year of high school exams, it's summer vacation.
However, for any mage with a bit of ambition, there's not much difference between a holiday and a regular day.
They mostly spent most of their time meditating and cultivating, and Chen Qing was no exception.
As expected, Mo Fan will likely still be the first place in the assessment. Although Chen Qing's score is high, he lost points for the magic casting segment, which is equivalent to losing half of his score, so he is naturally inferior to Mo Fan.
Therefore, Chen Qing definitely wouldn't get a share of the Stardust Magic Artifacts used for cultivation.
However, he doesn't need the Stardust Magic Artifact now.
To assist his current cultivation, a Nebula Demon Artifact would be needed, but this thing is much more expensive than a spirit seed, and Chen Qing definitely can't afford it right now, so there's no need to consider it too much for the time being.
A few days later, news came from the ancient capital that made Chen Qing overjoyed.
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