novelraw Chapter 36 Green Tea Dai Youheng's Angry Xu 3 Shi
Chapter 36 Green Tea Dai Youheng's Angry Xu 3 Shi
Almost immediately after the announcement of Gui Jiankui's elimination, another announcement came on: "Mu Shengsheng has been eliminated by Jiang Nannan."
Without the strong control of Gui Jiankui as a teammate, Mu Shengsheng alone, no matter how fast she is, cannot outrun Jiang Nannan's teleportation. Even her best skill, speed, cannot compare. How can a three-ring Soul Master like her defeat Jiang Nannan, a four-ring Soul Grandmaster?
Not to mention Dai Youheng was also watching her closely. Jiang Nannan quickly found an opening and sent her out of the ring with a fierce combo.
With the battle temporarily over, Jiang Nannan let out a soft breath, walked to Dai Youheng's side, and sincerely said, "Thank you for your help, junior." Her tone was much gentler than when she spoke to Xu Sanshi.
Dai Youheng simply nodded, her tone calm and even, "You're welcome."
However, this seemingly ordinary scene, when seen by someone who had just followed the commotion, instantly ignited a torrent of jealousy.
"What are you doing?"
A furious roar came from the other end of the passage. Xu Sanshi, holding the Xuanming Shield, stood there, his face ashen, his eyes almost spitting fire, staring intently at Dai Youheng and Jiang Nannan, who were standing quite close by.
"They've come as expected." Dai Youheng chuckled to himself, his plan working perfectly.
See? As long as Jiang Nannan is around, she'll find Xu Sanshi sooner or later.
"Xu Sanshi, what's wrong with you?" Jiang Nannan's eyebrows shot up, and she immediately rebuked him coldly, "If it weren't for Junior Brother Youheng helping me in time, I might have already been eliminated by Gui Jiankui and Mu Shengsheng! I was just thanking him!"
Seeing Jiang Nannan defend Dai Youheng, Xu Sanshi was even more furious. He cried out to Jiang Nannan, feeling wronged, "Nannan, I've been looking for you! Even if this kid hadn't shown up, I would have found you right away and saved you in time! This kid clearly has bad intentions. He's been pestering you since last year. He's definitely after your beauty and has ulterior motives!"
Upon hearing this, Dai Youheng's face revealed a timely expression of "helplessness" and the bitterness of "being misunderstood," and he said, "Senior Xu, you've misunderstood me. In the past, I wasn't just pestering Senior Jiang; you were included too, weren't you? There was even Senior Beibei, Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao... Could it be that I coveted all of you?"
He paused, then turned his gaze to Jiang Nannan, his tone becoming exceptionally sincere, "Senior Jiang, please believe me. The reason I did what I did before was purely out of necessity."
He lowered his head slightly, his voice becoming lower as if he were recounting unspeakable pain. "Although I was born into the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, I am merely an illegitimate son in the family. I have been neglected since childhood and have always been oppressed by my stepmother and elder brothers, making it difficult for me to move forward in the family. The reason I try to please others and befriend them is simply because I see that Wang Dong, Senior Bei Bei, and Senior Xu are all of extraordinary backgrounds and will surely become outstanding individuals in the future; while you, Senior Jiang, although you come from a commoner background, are one of the top three geniuses in the senior year of the outer academy, and your future achievements are limitless."
He raised his head. "I just want to make more friends, so that maybe when my family completely abandons me in the future, I'll have a way to survive, and someone will be willing to lend me a hand. It's a helpless act that I have no choice but to do."
Tea, tea, tea—Dai Youheng's face was practically screaming "tea," the "tea" of green tea.
These remarks, half-true and half-false, a blend of manipulative tactics and sob stories, combined with his somewhat forlorn demeanor at the moment, had a surprisingly good effect.
The phrase "not in control of her own destiny" struck Jiang Nannan's heart like a heavy hammer! She instantly recalled the humiliating past when she had to make a deal with the Xu family to save her mother's life, selling herself to them.
She deeply understood the helplessness and pain of being swept along by fate and unable to control one's own destiny!
In an instant, Jiang Nannan's impression of Dai Youheng changed from "a kind junior with a good impression" to "a pitiful person who shares the same plight," and she even felt a little bit of protectiveness towards him.
She stepped forward abruptly, shielding Dai Youheng behind her, and glared at Xu Sanshi, her voice icy cold, "Xu Sanshi, get lost. Don't let your own absurd and filthy thoughts lead you to hurt others!"
"You told me to get lost? Nan Nan, you actually told me to get lost for him?" Xu Sanshi was struck dumb, clutching his heart, his face showing an exaggerated, incredulous expression of sadness.
But the next second, this sadness turned into a rage consumed by jealousy!
He could no longer suppress his anger, and the purple thousand-year soul ring on his body suddenly shone brightly!
"Fourth Soul Skill, Xuanwu Replacement!"
The target of this soul skill was none other than Jiang Nannan! However, this move didn't harm anyone; its effect was to swap positions with the user. A flash of light, a strange spatial fluctuation swept by, and Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan's positions were instantly switched.
Dai Youheng, who had been protected behind Jiang Nannan, was now facing the furious Xu Sanshi. Jiang Nannan, on the other hand, was moved to the other end of the passage.
"Dai Youheng, today I'm going to beat you so badly that you'll never dare to come near Nannan again!" Xu Sanshi roared, his Xuanming Shield, glowing with a thick, dark light, slamming down on Dai Youheng!
Dai Youheng pretended to be caught off guard, hastily crossing his arms. The shadow power of the Evil Shadow Tiger gathered in his arms, forcefully blocking the shield.
boom!
A dull thud rang out, and Dai Youheng was jolted back two steps, seemingly at a disadvantage.
"Xu Sanshi, stop!" Jiang Nannan on the other end was shocked and furious, and wanted to rush over to stop him.
However, at that very moment—BOOM!
A thick stone wall suddenly rose from beneath her feet, instantly separating her completely from the battlefield.
The labyrinth's ever-changing layout provided Xu Sanshi with a perfect environment for clearing things out.
"Very good... The stage is set up and the audience is separated." Dai Youheng looked at Xu Sanshi, who was furious and wanted to beat him up, and a faint, cold light flashed in his eyes.
Facing Xu Sanshi, whose soul power reached the fourth ring and who was attacking fiercely in anger, Dai Youheng, who only had the cultivation of a thirty-second level Soul Venerable on the surface, naturally fought and retreated, showing great difficulty.
He skillfully utilized the speed and agility granted by the Evil Shadow Tiger Martial Soul, dodging and weaving through the maze passages, narrowly avoiding the heavy blows of the Xuanming Shield time and time again.
However, his retreat route was very deliberate. He always maintained a distance from Xu Sanshi, neither letting Xu Sanshi catch up easily and cause a fatal blow, nor separating the two of them due to a suddenly appearing moving wall. He needed Xu Sanshi, this mad dog, to keep chasing him.
"Damn it, don't run! If you're a man, take my shield head-on!" Xu Sanshi roared furiously, his attacks becoming increasingly fierce, but he always missed by a hair's breadth.
A faint smile played at the corners of Dai Youheng's lips.
Running? He wasn't running, he was... leading the way!