Chapter 74: Scumbag

Feeling the intense gazes around him, Chen Mobai found it hard to sit still.

“Yeah, it’s quite a coincidence, your class is also having a farewell dinner here.”

When he said this, Qingnü couldn’t help but laugh.

“Let’s chat after eating, I’ll go upstairs first.”

The students from Xianmen First High School had booked a private room on the second floor. After greeting Chen Mobai, Qingnü turned to go upstairs.

“I have plans after eating, I have some things to do. Let’s make another time to meet.”

But Chen Mobai remembered that he had just made plans with Yan Bingxuan to learn the “Ice Spell,” so he quickly declined Qingnü’s invitation to chat after eating.

This response left everyone present, including Qingnü, stunned. However, she understood Chen Mobai’s personality; he never used high EQ words for things he didn’t care much about, so she could only shake her head helplessly.

“Alright, call me when you’re free.”

Because Chen Mobai had advanced to the seventh level of Qi Cultivation, the mid-grade Qi-replenishing spirit water was no longer useful to him. So, during this period, Qingnü had been refining high-grade spirit water. However, due to her lack of experience, she had failed many times. But yesterday, she had good luck and successfully refined a vial with the help of spirit essence. She wanted to celebrate at the fish roasting shop with her patron.

Actually, she wanted to eat the fish Chen Mobai had brought from the Water Mansion; its taste was indeed unforgettable.

“Sure, I’ll make plans with you in a few days.”

Chen Mobai thought that in the coming days, he would focus on cultivating the Ice Spell, practicing combat skills in the Yunmeng Marsh, or setting up a stall to earn spirit stones. He wouldn’t have much free time to return to the Water Mansion, so he pushed the meeting back.

Sigh!

His words made Lu Hongsheng, who was standing beside him, draw in a sharp breath. It was as if he was meeting Chen Mobai for the first time, staring wide-eyed and disbelievingly between Qingnü and Chen Mobai.

Not only him, but the boys who had entered with Qingnü from Xianmen First High School also clenched their fists and glared coldly at Chen Mobai, who had just finished speaking and was now looking down at his phone again.

“Qingnü, is this your friend?”

A handsome young man walked over. He was wearing a white mandarin jacket and trousers, and his tall, straight posture made him stand out.

“Um, yes, he is my…”

At this moment, Qingnü felt that greeting him was a bit inappropriate. If she said Chen Mobai was her patron, wouldn’t it cause more misunderstandings among her classmates? But if she said they were just friends, would Chen Mobai think she was being casual?

For a moment, Qingnü didn’t know how to introduce him.

“Yeah, we are very good friends.”

At this point, Chen Mobai spoke up to ease the situation. He put down his phone and looked up to meet the gaze of the handsome young man.

“Let me introduce myself, I’m Gong Xiangyu, the class president of Qingnü.”

As soon as he introduced himself, the classmates around Chen Mobai couldn’t help but look at him in unison.

This name was well-known in all the high schools of Danxia City.

A long-time top student, a super genius at the ninth level of Qi Cultivation, he was hailed as the most likely to enter one of the four major Dao Academies in Danxia City in the past decade.

“Wait, she’s Qingnü!”

However, at this moment, the beautiful classmate sitting in front of Chen Mobai, Pu Jiangxue, caught the more crucial name. She widened her eyes and looked at the stunning girl standing in front of them in disbelief.

Her shout made the rest of the class come to their senses!

“Qingnü? Do you all know her?”

But not everyone knew the name of the Heavenly Root. Lu Hongsheng was a bit confused, thinking that Chen Mobai’s girlfriend was already known to the rest of the class.

“Idiot, she’s the Heavenly Root who was guaranteed admission to the Jumang Dao Academy!”

Yu Shu, sitting next to Lu Hongsheng, couldn’t help but push him and tell him about Qingnü’s background.

The remaining classmates who didn’t know Qingnü all drew in a sharp breath!

They all turned to look at the girl standing in front of Chen Mobai.

“My name is Chen Mobai!”

Since Gong Xiangyu had introduced himself, Chen Mobai also stood up and shook hands with him under the watchful eyes of the entire class.

“I hope to see you at the entrance exams for the four major Dao Academies.”

Gong Xiangyu said with a slight edge in his voice.

“Oh.”

Chen Mobai replied with a single word.

Then, the two groups went their separate ways.

Qingnü, feeling embarrassed, clasped her hands together and followed her classmates upstairs.

After they left, the remaining classmates in the class erupted.

“Damn, Old Chen, you’ve been hiding deep!”

Lu Hongsheng was the first to speak, angrily scolding the two for being three-year friends and not telling him about finding a girlfriend.

“It’s just a good friend, not to that extent yet.”

Chen Mobai quickly defended himself, as he and Qingnü were indeed just friends.

Sometimes, with people like Lu Hongsheng stirring things up, what started as a friendly conversation could become awkward. He and Qingnü got along well, and he didn’t want this to cause misunderstandings.

However, no one believed his words. His classmates all looked at him with envious, jealous, and resentful eyes, thinking that Chen Mobai was being modestly proud.

Thus, the farewell dinner began with everyone’s envious gazes on Chen Mobai.

Finally, Chen Mobai couldn’t take it anymore. He paid his share to the class president and left early.

“I have some things to do, I’ll leave first.”

After Chen Mobai left, Yan Bingxuan also stood up to leave.

However, the other classmates didn’t connect her with Chen Mobai. After all, they thought that since Chen Mobai already had the Heavenly Root, Qingnü, he wouldn’t go after other girls.

“Thank you for the trouble.”

At the hot pot restaurant entrance, Chen Mobai saw Yan Bingxuan come out and said with some embarrassment.

“It’s fine, I didn’t want to attend such an event anyway. My teacher just wanted me to experience these emotions before going to the Natural Dao Palace, saying it would become a valuable foundation for my future mindset, so I came once.”

Yan Bingxuan nodded indifferently and pointed to a milk tea shop across the street, indicating they should go there to talk in detail.

“Let’s change the place. If our classmates see us sitting together, there will be more gossip.”

Chen Mobai hesitated for a moment and said something that surprised Yan Bingxuan.

“Are you afraid it will reach the ears of that Heavenly Root girl?”

“No, you misunderstood. I’m afraid it will affect your reputation.”

Chen Mobai laughed and made a joke, and Yan Bingxuan nodded with a tilted head in agreement.

The two left the hot pot restaurant together.

In the private room on the second floor, Gong Xiangyu, who had just opened the window, saw this scene and couldn’t help but mutter through his teeth: “Scumbag.”