Young Master, Don't Show Off - Chapter 86
[Chapter 86 Confession]
In the room, Lin Xiu flew around alone.
Although he encountered many twists and turns in the middle, he finally got Xue Ning’er’s ability and fulfilled his dream of flying. It was just the current harvest. More importantly, when he awakens for the fifth time, the flying ability will evolve into object control, and a qualitative transformation will occur.
At that time, he can condense several sharp ice blades out of thin air, and then control them with the ability of object control, take people’s heads dozens of feet away, and stand in a safe place.
This is just one of the uses of object control. The magicians with the ability of object control are very difficult to deal with. They have strong self-protection ability. They can manipulate various objects, even the enemy’s own weapons, to carry out ultra-long-range attacks. Once the situation is not right, they can also flee far away immediately. The strong who can’t fly can’t catch up with them at all.
Of course, this ability is not unsolvable. There are also many abilities to restrain this ability.
Ice magic is one of them. It is also a magic that can attack remotely and over a large area. Lingyin’s ability control is more stable. It can freeze the ability of object control, and can also connect himself and the earth with the ability, without being controlled by the ability of object control.
The same goes for Li Baizhang’s thunder. After awakening many times, the damage of thunder power is too high, and it can be released remotely, killing a fragile object control mage in an instant.
There is also Princess Minghe’s fire. The flame is invisible and intangible, and the ability to control objects cannot be controlled. Therefore, Xue Ning’er is still very miserable among the four beauties in the Yishu Academy. Two of the other three beauties restrain her. As for the last one, Qin Wan, Lin Xiu doesn’t know what her ability is.
In any case, the flying ability has been obtained, and Lin Xiu doesn’t have to go to the Yishu Academy every day to create encounters with Xue Ning’er.
In addition to practicing every day, he goes to the Qingli Division to punch in for work. He is so diligent that even his colleagues in the Qingli Division are not used to it.
Recently, there are often barking dogs in the courtyard of the Qingli Division.
Since seeing Lin Xiu’s means of solving cases last time, Liu Qingfeng really raised a dog in the Qingli Division, and trained it in a very good way. The simple walking, sitting and lying commands can be accurately executed by the little black dog.
In fact, dogs are smart and human-like animals. If we just let them develop simple behavioral habits, we can see initial results in three to five days. But to accurately execute every complex command of Lin Xiu like Da Huang, it is not possible to do it through training.
However, after training this dog for a period of time, there will be no problem taking it out to chase criminals on weekdays. This can be regarded as the first police dog in this world.
Liu Qingfeng now admires Lin Xiu very much. He often asks him for advice on how to train dogs. This also makes Lin Xiu famous in the Qingli Division. Officials and yamen runners all know that Lin Wenshu of the Case Library is better at solving cases than Liu Zhushi of the Arrest Division. Every time Liu Zhushi mentions him, he is full of admiration.
In the case library, Chen looked at Lin Xiu with satisfaction and said, “Liu used to be someone who didn’t obey anyone. I didn’t expect you to be so respected by him. No wonder the doctor said last time that he wanted to transfer you to the arrest department as the chief. You are really wasting your talent in the case library…”
Lin Xiu hurriedly said, “No, no, no, I’m fine in the case library. My parents are counting on me to live here in their old age.”
The job of a clerk in the case library is indeed a good job for retirement. Every day, you sit in the government office, drink tea, and chat. Even if you go out occasionally, there is no danger. The salary is not too low compared to other jobs. In the future, you will definitely be a civil servant with a monthly income of over 10,000 yuan, the kind that many people are scrambling to get. But
the chief of the arrest department is different.
Although the official position was promoted to the first rank, it was a busy and risky position that could not be idle. Wherever there was a case, he had to go there, investigate the case, chase the murderer, and do all the dirty and tiring work. When the doctor was busy, he was also responsible for the trial of the case. The monthly salary was only five taels more than before…
In short, this position was not a position where you could fish for three days and dry the net for two days, which was very different from Lin Xiu’s life plan.
For him, the most important thing was to practice.
At the beginning, the family spent a lot of money and used a lot of connections to squeeze Lin Xiu in, in order to have a job to support his old age so that he would not starve to death in the future.
Now Lin Xiu has a lot of money coming in every day, and he actually no longer needs this job.
But it must be said that having an official position in the court is often more convenient, so Lin Xiu has no intention of resigning.
Anyway, the doctor doesn’t care about him much, isn’t it good to be able to get a salary just by slacking off?
Xue Ning’er didn’t come to the martial arts classes that followed. Lin Xiu once heard from a female classmate that she had passed the martial arts class final assessment in advance and had not come to the Academy of Strange Arts recently.
It seems that Song Yuzhi’s incident had a great impact on her, and that incident did cause widespread discussion in the Academy of Strange Arts.
Although the person involved in the Duke Zheng’s Mansion later clarified that he just didn’t like Song Yuzhi and it had nothing to do with Xue Ning’er, as both were wealthy ladies, it was a shame for Xue Ning’er to be bullied by Song Yuzhi and almost slap him in the face. It was not
until later that the young master of the Song family personally went to the Xue Mansion to apologize for his sister, and the matter was finally revealed. The
next time Lin Xiu saw Xue Ning’er was in the library of the Academy of Strange Arts.
He was sitting in the corner where he often sat, holding a book “The Complete Collection of Supernatural Powers” and reading it with great interest. This book recorded hundreds of unconventional supernatural powers, which opened Lin Xiu’s eyes. In this world, there is actually the ability to read minds. Just by looking at other people’s eyes, you can know what they are thinking…
This is too terrible. If he meets someone who can read minds, wouldn’t his biggest secret be exposed?
Seeing his copying ability is fine, but the secret of his identity as a time traveler cannot be known to anyone.
Of course, the probability is not high. Mind reading is not soul searching. As long as Lin Xiu doesn’t think about anything, the other party can’t read anything.
In addition to mind reading, there is actually the ability to “see through other people’s abilities”. This ability is different from Liu Qingfeng’s eye supernatural power. It has only one function, which is to see through the abilities of other supernatural masters at a glance. Lin Xiu’s secrets are also exposed in front of such people.
This world is indeed very dangerous. Low-key and wretched development is the kingly way.
When Lin Xiu was absorbed in reading, Xue Ning’er came in from outside, walked to Lin Xiu’s side, and said, “Lin Xiu, come out with me for a moment, I, I have something to tell you.”
Although Xue Ning’er was no longer useful to him after he got her ability, Lin Xiu still followed her out of the library.
Before he succeeded, they were so affectionate, but after he succeeded, they ignored each other. This is a bit too much and too obvious. At least the surface work should be done well. What
surprised Lin Xiu a little was that when she met Xue Ning’er in the Yishu Academy before, she was always surrounded by people, either surrounded by those superficial girlfriends or coaxed by suitors, but today she was alone.
It seems that the last incident with Song Yuzhi also made her realize some realities.
Xue Ning’er walked all the way to the front of Lin Xiu, lowered her head, and said nothing. Unknowingly, she walked to the back lake of the academy.
Houhu Lake, also known as Yuanyang Lake, is a place for couples in the college to date and chat. Lin Xiu and Xue Ning’er appeared here, which easily attracted other people’s attention. Seeing that she was still walking aimlessly, Lin Xiu took the initiative to break the silence and asked, “Miss Ning’er, do you have anything to tell me?”
Xue Ning’er turned her head to look at Lin Xiu, took a deep breath, and seemed to have mustered up a lot of courage, then looked up at Lin Xiu’s eyes and said, “Lin Xiu, I like you, I want to be with you!”
Today, she wore a pink embroidered Luo shirt with a tight waist and a pink gauze skirt. She had a simple bun and only wore simple necklaces on both sides. The butterfly earrings given to her by Lin Xiu hung on her small ears.
Her makeup today was very light, but it was obviously also a thought.
Although she always had a teay smell, Lin Xiu had to admit that Xue Ning’er was really a beautiful girl. She would capture the hearts of countless men just by standing here. The name of the Four Beauties of the Yishu Academy was well-deserved.
It’s a pity that you are a beautiful woman, but you can’t help but follow the thief.
What she wanted to steal was Lin Xiu’s heart, and her purpose was to humiliate Zhao Lingjun.
Her acting is very good, even Lin Xiu, who has seen countless women, can’t see the slightest flaw.
It turns out that even liking someone can be acted out.
Lin Xiu looked into Xue Ning’er’s eyes and said, “Miss Ning’er, I have a fiancee.”
Xue Ning’er looked very determined and said, “I know, but Lin Xiu, why does Zhao Lingjun rarely return to Kyoto? Don’t you understand, Lin Xiu, why does Zhao Lingjun rarely return to Kyoto? She doesn’t want to see you, doesn’t want to marry you, and you won’t be happy if you marry a woman who doesn’t like you…”
Lin Xiu agreed with Xue Ning’er’s words. Marriage is sacred. How can you be happy if you marry someone who doesn’t like you?
But her purpose, Xue Ning’er, is not so simple…
These days, Xue Ning’er has been thinking about one thing.
A friend in need is a friend indeed, and time reveals a person’s heart. Who is good to her can only be seen when she is really in danger, and this person is Lin Xiu.
He is really too good, so good that Xue Ning’er is ashamed of her initial thoughts. How can she hurt him, how can she bear to hurt him?
She doesn’t compare with Zhao Lingjun. She admits that she is not as good as her in any aspect. She only wants Lin Xiu.
Even though he was the son of a second-class earl and was not a good match for the Xue family, she would persuade her parents and grandfather to accept him. She really liked Lin Xiu and wanted to be with him every day, watching the sunrise and sunset together…
After all, he also used Xue Ning’er. Lin Xiu didn’t want to be too extreme and said, “Miss Ning’er, I actually always treat you as a friend…” But
Xue Ning’er didn’t believe it: “You are lying. If you only treat me as a friend, why did you give me such expensive earrings? Why did you offend Song Yuzhi for me? You said that because of the engagement with Zhao Lingjun, right?”
Lin Xiu looked at Xue Ning’er, sighed and said, “Miss Ning’er, why are you so mean? Must it?”
Xue Ning’er didn’t understand the implication of Lin Xiu’s words. She looked at Lin Xiu expectantly and said, “It’s just an engagement. We haven’t gotten married yet. It can be cancelled!”
Lin Xiu looked at Xue Ning’er calmly and asked, “Miss Ning’er, do you really want me to make it clear?”
Xue Ning’er was stunned for a moment and asked, “What, what do you want me to make clear…”
Lin Xiu breathed a sigh of relief and said, “You approached me from the beginning just to humiliate Zhao Lingjun, make Zhao Lingjun’s fiancé fall in love with you, and then ruthlessly abandon him. Isn’t this the biggest insult to Zhao Lingjun?”
Xue Ning’er’s face, which had been flushed, suddenly turned pale.
She looked at Lin Xiu awkwardly and shook her head, “No, I didn’t…”
Lin Xiu shook her head and continued, “Miss Ning’er should think I’m stupid. It’s fun to play with others. From the beginning, I was your prey, just like the other suitors around you…”
“No, no, it’s not like that…”
“Miss Ning’er’s acting is very good. To be honest, I almost believed your performance just now…”
…
Lin Xiu looked at Xue Ning’er calmly and said, “Xue Ning’er, from now on, we are no longer friends.”
Xue Ning’er’s body trembled, and the last trace of blood on her pretty face disappeared. Her lips opened, but she said nothing.
She stood by the lake, her body trembling slightly, and tears kept rolling down.
She wanted to explain to Lin Xiu that she did think so at first, but later she found that she really liked Lin Xiu. She liked chatting with him, liked listening to him talk, liked his gifts, and liked the feeling of being with him…
But at this moment, her throat seemed to be blocked by a ball of cotton, and she couldn’t say a word.
After Lin Xiu and Xue Ning’er made everything clear, they simply turned around and left. He had to admit that Xue Ning’er’s acting skills were very good. Her face could turn pale and her tears could fall at will. If she became a star, her acting skills would be enough to beat a large number of popular young actresses. She would be able to win the Hundred Flowers Award, the Golden Eagle Award, the Magnolia Award, and other awards. Lin Xiu
could pretend not to know Xue Ning’er’s thoughts before, but now there was no need to continue acting.
Because the battle between the two of them had already been decided.
She lost.
Lin Xiu walked a few dozen steps and saw a figure in front of her.
Zhao Lingyin stood there and asked, “What did Xue Ning’er say to you?”
Lin Xiu said, “She said she likes me and wants to be with me.”
Zhao Lingyin asked, “Did you agree?”
Lin Xiu shook her head and said, “I refused.”
What happened today surprised Zhao Lingyin greatly. She thought Lin Xiu was lustful by nature, but she didn’t expect him to reject Xue Ning’er so decisively and even ruthlessly.
Not to mention lustful people, even normal men, few can resist Xue Ning’er’s offensive.
Of course, Xue Ning’er’s confession was ill-intentioned, and Lin Xiu’s refusal was reasonable.
Lin Xiu glanced at Zhao Lingyin, and seeing her strange expression, she asked, “Didn’t you tell me not to provoke her? I have made it clear to her that from now on, I have nothing to do with her, and you don’t have to be suspicious anymore.” Zhao Lingyin said unhappily
, “Who is suspicious…”
Lin Xiu said, “Dog.”
Zhao Lingyin showed anger, but soon changed to a smile, looked at Lin Xiu, and said, “Come on, I’ll take you to my room to practice, and teach you something new by the way…”
The figures of Lin Xiu and Zhao Lingyin gradually faded away, and Xue Ning’er was still standing there in a daze by the Yuanyang Lake.
Her heart was empty, as if a piece was missing. She stood alone by the lake, the sky, the white clouds, the lake, the grass, the passers-by… Everything around her seemed to be moving away from her, and in the end she was left alone. Just now
, she lost the whole world.
I have something to complain about. I have always written cool stories that are more naive. The protagonist usually has cheats, but cheats do not mean that the protagonist must know everything, think of everything, see through all conspiracies, and predict all plot developments. The protagonist is not a reader, nor is he an author. When you read a book, try not to give the protagonist a God’s perspective every time. To be honest, I have given the protagonist enough God’s perspectives. If I give it to every plot, then the book really cannot be written.
(End of this chapter)
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