Why Are the Psychos Obsessed with a Mere NPC?

The crowd outside the classroom dispersed.

They scattered as if they had just seen a Soul Ghost Body again.

Pei Yin looked like he had clattered on every accessory he could possibly wear.

With every stride of his long legs, he jingled and clanged.

Teacher Hu made an excuse to leave. "I’m taking Shen Gu to get his soul beast level retested."

He dragged Shen Gu away, slipping out the back door.

Honestly, the guy was so despised it was a wonder dogs didn’t hate him on sight.

Jian Yu thought for a moment and decided to turn and leave as well.

"Why are you running?" Pei Yin pulled her into his arms.

His large hand wrapped around her waist, and he leaned his body against hers.

Perhaps with Xi Yu and the others as ’role models’, Pei Yin showed no restraint at all. In fact, he was even more wild and passionate than he was in private.

He pinched Jian Yu’s cheek and leaned down to plant a hard kiss on her.

There were no tears overflowing from Jian Yu’s eyes, just a faint, watery sheen.

She stared at Pei Yin with a cold face, her expression unchanging.

"You’re so damn cute." Pei Yin picked Jian Yu up, his tone soothing. "Look at my baby’s pale face. You were scared, weren’t you?"

Duan Feiye curled his fingers, his fingertips tapping unhurriedly on the desk.

He turned his head to the side. "Little Pei, you don’t seem to have ever said such gentle words to me."

Pei Yin pursed his lips. "Isn’t Yan Qin good at saying them? Next time, have her say more to you."

He pointed outside. "I just saw her over there, bullying a scholarship student in your name."

Duan Feiye frowned slightly. "Isn’t she a scholarship student too?"

"Have you turned into an idiot?" Pei Yin’s tone was exaggerated.

A hint of contempt flashed in his cyan eyes. "The nobles bully her, so she bullies the weak and fears the strong, taking it out on other scholarship students. Not that the other scholarship student is any good, either."

Yan Qin probably figured that with someone backing her, beating up a few ordinary people wouldn’t get her expelled.

The academy’s punishments were trivial, so she might as well be ruthless.

Duan Feiye fell silent.

He changed the subject, his speech unhurried, maintaining his usual calm demeanor. "How is the research coming along?"

"Which one are you asking about?" Pei Yin said sarcastically. "Xu Jianjuan or your precious Yan Qin?"

Duan Feiye looked up, his gaze briefly flicking over to Jian Yu.

He sat down, folding his hands on his lap. "You’ve been studying her for so long. If she has no research value, just toss her back to Emperor Source Star."

Pei Yin raised an eyebrow. "Can you bear to?"

Duan Feiye looked at him, puzzled. "You’re in a bad mood. We can talk about this next time."

He stood up and left without a moment’s hesitation.

Jian Yu didn’t want to get involved and tried her best to minimize her presence.

Pei Yin thought Jian Yu had a good relationship with Xu Jianjuan.

He suddenly said, "Your roommate successfully went through her second Awakening."

This was the second time Jian Yu had heard this news.

’For someone who once targeted me, it’s probably impossible for me to let down my guard and be friends with the heroine.’

’Especially since the heroine is a bit mentally unstable. Who knows when she might inexplicably push me from behind one day.’

But this was still the heroine she had once genuinely envied. Hearing that she had successfully Awakened, Jian Yu couldn’t help but feel excited for her.

Pei Yin reminded her, "Her spiritual power is rampaging violently. She might not be able to control her actions. Stay away from her for a while."

Jian Yu nodded.

She couldn’t help but ask, "Is she an Awakener or a Half-awakened?"

In the interstellar beast world, Awakening and spiritual power were both related to the soul brain domain.

’The heroine became a Half-awakened in her past life. The catalyst for her Awakening this time is likely because she has the soul from that past life.’

Pei Yin answered, "A Half-awakened. The Awakening was sudden, and we haven’t found a pattern yet. She’s unwilling to cooperate, so there’s nothing I can do."

Lin Yu walked in with a few people.

He set down a lunchbox. "Jian, good afternoon."

Jian Yu nodded politely in response. "Senior, good afternoon."

"Eat first." Pei Yin fed Jian Yu while discussing work with Lin Yu.

Jian Yu ate quietly.

Pei Yin seemed to be looking for trouble. "Too fast. That last bite needed six more chews before you could swallow."

Jian Yu slowly raised her head and looked at him, her face expressionless.

"My mistake, I shouldn’t have been so harsh. Eat slowly." Pei Yin stopped feeding her and let her eat on her own.

After a few more words of discussion, Pei Yin stood up. "I have things to attend to. I’ll have Lin Yu and the others take you back later."

"Okay." Jian Yu ate very slowly. She wanted to avoid the students heading back to the dorms or to the cafeteria.

But unexpectedly, after she finished eating and left the academic building, she saw Yan Qin bullying someone again.

"You dare to steal my spot! Damn commoner!"

Yan Qin grabbed a female student’s hair and yanked it down hard.

"Believe it or not, with a single word, I can have Chief Duan kick you out of Weis Lan Noble Academy!"

The girl clutched her hair and retorted softly, "The teacher gave me the spot. I didn’t steal it."

Yan Qin’s voice was shrill. "I don’t like the look of you, so I’m going to mess with you. It’s your own fault for not having anyone to back you up. People like you who can rise up without relying on anyone are a threat to us!"

Especially those who were indecisive and didn’t accept anyone’s olive branch.

You’re strong, I’m weak. No reason was needed to bully a scholarship student.

Yan Qin was wearing pointed-toe shoes, and she kicked the girl’s stomach again and again.

Jian Yu stood a short distance away, and her eyes met Yan Qin’s provocative gaze.

Yan Qin made no effort to hide her malice toward Jian Yu.

She dragged the girl to face Jian Yu’s direction. "See that person? She has a backer. Why don’t you go beg her?"

Jian Yu had seen Yan Qin being insulted by nobles before.

All sorts of verbal abuse, casual beatings and scoldings—to climb the ladder, Yan Qin could only curry favor, unable to utter a single harsh word in her own defense, forcing herself to endure it all.

The ferocious person before her, kicking a scholarship student as if to kill her, was a stark contrast to the snobbish, long-suffering punching bag image Yan Qin usually projected.

It made Yan Qin seem like a stranger to Jian Yu.

’Perhaps bullies can quickly sniff out the scent of weakness and assume their victims won’t fight back?’

Faced with a stranger, and not knowing what kind of person the victim was, Jian Yu didn’t want to meddle in other people’s business.

The saying ’a pint of rice is a kindness, but a bushel of rice is a feud’ was just as applicable in the Noble Academy.

’In a school for nobles, if you see a stranger staring at you with a weird look, you must run.’

’If you feel like you’re being followed, don’t hesitate, just run.’

’If you encounter someone being bullied, never jump in impulsively.’

Lin Yu bent down slightly. "Do you need my help?"

"No." Jian Yu turned around, planning to take a different route.

The girl spoke up. "Don’t go, help me! Please, I’m good friends with your roommate!"

Jian Yu stopped in her tracks. ’Where did my bracelet go?’

She wanted to turn back and look for it.

Xu Jianjuan’s voice suddenly rang out. "Don’t mind her. I don’t know her."

"You don’t know me? Did you forget? On the first day of school, you were the one who said you’d protect me and not let me get bullied!"

Jian Yu picked up the broken bracelet from the ground and put it into her Space Ring.

Xu Jianjuan realized she had misunderstood.

She walked toward Yan Qin. "Wen Shuting, I remember promising you mutual help, not one-sided help. When I was in trouble, you didn’t help me, did you?"

Wen Shuting lowered her head, aggrieved.

Xu Jianjuan sneered.

’This pitiful victim act again.’

’Pei Yin and his crowd were right. I never judged a single person correctly in my past life.’

Just looking at this person who had betrayed and egged her on made Xu Jianjuan unable to stop thinking about her own past foolishness.

Noticing Yan Qin’s furtive gaze, deliberately avoiding her own, Xu Jianjuan shot her a mocking glance and walked straight past.

...

Jian Yu had gotten halfway when Xu Jianjuan caught up to her.

Lin Yu blocked the way, not letting her get close.

But Jian Yu remembered that the other girl had saved her, so she asked hesitantly, "Is something wrong?"

"That calming incense you use, can you tell me where you bought it?"

Xu Jianjuan had recovered quite well under the academy’s mandatory Healing.

She remembered that when she was reborn, her mind had been clear for a brief moment.

It seemed to have happened on the first day back at the dorm, right after she smelled the scent on Jian Yu.

It was just that at the time, the faint fragrance wasn’t enough to make her completely regain her sanity, so she had overlooked it.

"Incense?" Jian Yu was already prepared for this.

Pei Yin had told her to prepare a portion for everyone who might have smelled the Hidden Beast Aura, including Shen Gu and her other classmates.

But she would only give them one.

Before her identity could be revealed, she needed a plausible explanation for her scent. If more situations like Shen Gu’s occurred, they would sooner or later find the common denominator.

Jian Yu handed over a sachet. "The shop isn’t selling it anymore. I haven’t used this one yet, you can try it."

"Thanks." Xu Jianjuan sniffed it. The scent was correct.

She transferred some money to her and hurriedly took a different path.

Unfortunately, she ran right into a pale-faced Duan Feiye.

Xu Jianjuan subconsciously bowed her head, her eyes lowered.

Duan Feiye straightened his back. In an instant, the dispirited look on his face vanished completely.

"Wait."

Duan Feiye used Instant Teleportation to appear in front of Xu Jianjuan, his eyes sharp.

"Student Xu, we meet again. It’s a bit forward of me to ask, but what is that fragrance you’re wearing?"

Xu Jianjuan raised her head. "I don’t use fragrances. I just came from the restroom."

She tilted her head. "Maybe the academy’s restrooms are just particularly fragrant?"

Duan Feiye: "..."

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