The Black Book: Seven Deadly Sins

When it came to real business, the two of them immediately forgot the subtle atmosphere from before and devoted themselves wholeheartedly to the grand plan of eating.

Before long, Li Cang and Ye Wan Ning "heroically" fell, leaving only one person and one pet holding the fort and feasting.

"I can understand Shui, but how could this dead rat, such a small thing, eat more than me?!!"

Ye Wan Ning, with her belly round and full, glared at Diao Chan who was gnawing away at sweet and sour ribs, her face full of envy, jealousy, and resentment, and couldn't resist stretching out her sinful little hand to poke its butt.

"Squeak!"

"Kekeke, Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures belong to the virtuous, what right do you, a mere mouse, have to possess such a spiritual thing, bone come~"

"Squeak?!"

Watching Ye Wan Ning's craziness and Diao Chan snatching food, making the little creature jump up and down, Zhu Haomiao silently rolled his eyes from the side.

At this moment, a sentence from the TV, which had been playing as "background music" in the living room, suddenly caught everyone's attention.

"Next, we interrupt with an urgent news flash."

"In the just concluded [U18 Ascension Competition - Battle of Jiawu], Chinese contenders and Japanese contenders had an ultimate showdown on the Peninsula."

"Now, let's watch the footage sent back from the scene by our reporter."

After a brief introduction, a breathtakingly spectacular scene appeared on the TV.

From the perspective of a bird's eye view, two gigantic beings like mountains were violently fighting each other, with shockwaves visibly spreading outwards, flattening an area of several hundred meters into ruins.

Seeing the incredibly detailed and realistic scene, more thrilling and magnificent than any monster movie, Li Cang and Ye Wan Ning couldn't help but widen their eyes.

"First Layer Heaven..."

"Mythical State..."

"Did a single Ascension Competition actually produce two monsters?"

"Wait, why do I feel like I've seen these Dharma Forms somewhere before?"

But before Ye Wan Ning could think further, the increasingly exaggerated collision of powers drew her attention until Susano-o pulled out a porcelain white treasure sword from the void, causing her and Li Cang to simultaneously gasp.

"Divine Artifact projection?!"

But just when they thought their contender's defeat was inevitable, the following turn of events took another surprising twist.

"What the heck?!!"

"Xuanyuan Sword??!!!"

"Wait! Are there more experts?!!"

When a bright moon tore through all clouds and shone upon the earth, Ye Wan Ning and Li Cang silently rushed to the TV, staring unblinkingly at the images on the screen, afraid to miss a single detail.

Subsequently, when the dazzling arrogant sun turned night into day, suspending the sun and moon together at the pinnacle of the sky, the two fell into a collective silence.

It wasn't until the [Sun-shooting Bow] shot down two goddess-like girls from the top of the sky that they confusedly exchanged glances.

"Oil, has the [U18 Ascension Competition] evolved to this level now?"

"I don't know~ It wasn't this outrageous when we were in it back then!"

Ye Wan Ning scratched her head, looking like "I don't get it, but I'm greatly shocked."

Then, the two unconsciously turned their gazes towards the boy who was still engrossed in eating.

Although all the shots were from a distance, only capturing blurry silhouettes, they still sensed a familiar feel.

"Shui, was that you?"

"Yeah, it's me, that's why I took an extra day to wrap up the competition."

Raising his head from the food, Zhu Haomiao pouted slightly in disdain, like a corporate slave forced to work overtime.

"..."

The two sat back at the dining table in silence, looking him up and down as if watching a monster.

"What's wrong?"

"We knew you were extraordinary, but didn't expect this level of extraordinary!"

Ye Wan Ning couldn't help but pinch his cheek, feeling the warm, real touch which slightly dispelled the unfamiliar sense of distance in her heart.

Feeling their subtle and complicated emotions, Zhu Haomiao didn't struggle and allowed Ye Wan Ning to mess around on his face.

"Senior, is this very difficult?"

Meeting the boy's clear eyes, Ye Wan Ning looked at Li Cang with a face full of distress.

"Damn, he played us again!"

Sensing the boy's deliberate messing around, Li Cang went with the flow and changed the topic.

"How did you open the [Yanhuang Armory] in the First Layer Heaven?"

"Uh… wasn't I slashed at the time, I just thought I must slash back, and then in a fit of anger, I pushed it open..."

"..."

"It's true! Believe me, everyone has different physiques, I once, in a fit of extreme anger..."

"Alright, alright, and how did you control the three National Guardian Divine Artifacts?"

"Ah? Is it really that hard? Isn't it just about having hands?"

"..."

Seeing the boy's naive surprised expression, Li Cang gritted his teeth and rubbed his temples, squeezing out a few words through clenched teeth.

"Oil, bite him."

"Awooo!"

Without hesitation, Ye Wan Ning let out a growl like a vicious dog and grabbed Zhu Haomiao's hand for a bite.

"Hiss!!!"

Taking a sharp breath, Zhu Haomiao quickly pleaded for mercy.

"I really don't know, it felt quite easy to me, once I called out to them, they came!"

"Keep biting!"

"Errrrrr..."

"Really, believe me!!"

"Oh! It must be the BUFF bonus from fighting little idiots, they also want to beat up little idiots!"

Although the explanation was abstract and absurd, seeing the boy's seemingly sincere appearance, Ye Wan Ning reluctantly let go.

On the other side, rubbing the small neat rows of teeth marks on his hand, Zhu Haomiao lamented with a bitter face.

This crazy girl likes to bite people for no reason, could she have rabies?

"I feel like you're secretly mocking me in your heart!"

"Eh?!"

"You are mocking me indeed!!"

"Damn, you tricked me?!"

"Awooo~~"

"Ah! Senior, I was wrong, let go! Let go!!"

On the side, Li Cang watched Zhu Haomiao being bitten till he grimaced, crossing his arms with a cold smile.

A wicked person gets ground by a wicked dog!

Serves you right for acting like Versailles!

Do you know how much effort we put in to open the door to the [Yanhuang Armory], to get recognized and responded to by a Divine Artifact?

On the other side, keenly aware that these two were just venting their frustration, deliberately taking it out on him, Zhu Haomiao meekly finished his dinner and decisively sneaked off with Diao Chan.

This place is perilous, it's best not to linger!

By the time he stepped out, the outside was already moonlit, with scattered stars. As he walked back to the campus along the empty road, Zhu Haomiao habitually glanced at the direction he longed for and suddenly realized that there was a light where it should have been dark.

Stunned for a few seconds, the boy reacted, a strong joy blossoming in his eyes, and he hurriedly rushed over.

Pushing open the door to the school clinic, a familiar graceful silhouette turned around slowly, smiling at the fluttery boy.

"Teacher Su E!"

"Mm, what's up? Is there somewhere uncomfortable again?"

Adjusting her glasses on the bridge of her nose, Nangong Su'e looked at the boy with a teasing smile.