Given what had just transpired, it was entirely reasonable for Li Cunxu to request a transfer from the education bureau.
But Li Cunxu didn't do that. Doing so would have played right into the Principal's hands.
This was a show of force, a tactic to pressure Li Cunxu into transferring schools.
The other party had made Li Cunxu extremely uncomfortable. She wanted him to transfer, but he was determined not to back down. He was ready to stand his ground.
If the other party had approached him politely and asked him to leave, he might have considered it. But their arrogance was too much.
How did Li Cunxu figure out their intentions?
The Guardian Knight beside him had been using psychological suggestions on Li Cunxu. For a moment, Li Cunxu felt a strong urge to leave in anger.
But he didn't leave. First, his soul was a fusion of two souls, giving him twice the mental resistance of an ordinary person. Second, the Guardian Knight's psychological suggestion was poorly executed, its influence limited and ultimately unsuccessful. Instead, it allowed Li Cunxu to detect their intentions.
The Guardian Knight had two attributes: metal and psychic.
The Guardian Knight primarily focused on metal, with psychic as a secondary attribute.
Clearly, the Female Gatekeeper's Guardian Knight was inadequately trained, having fully invested in metal and completely neglected psychic.
As for why Li Cunxu was certain that the Principal was the one who wanted him to transfer?
So far, at the 18th School, he had only directly or indirectly interacted with two people: the Female Gatekeeper and the Principal. If it wasn't the Principal, then who else could it be?
He knocked on the door of the Principal's office.
"Come in."
Li Cunxu pushed the door open and saw the stunning woman behind the desk—a golden-haired, blue-eyed beauty with wavy locks. He was momentarily stunned.
So it was her. Everything made sense now.
The old witch, the serpentine beauty—Mei Ruyu.
An incurable extreme misandrist.
The young leader of the Medusa family, one of the top ten families in Pupil City.
In the game, the more beautiful a female character was, the more players adored her. But Mei Ruyu was the opposite. The more beautiful she was, the more players despised her.
Mei Ruyu was an extremely annoying NPC. Whether in the wild or in dungeons, as long as there were male players, she would use her bloodline talent, [Medusa's Eye], to petrify them.
Her petrification lasted for seven days, which, for players, was equivalent to being banned for a week.
Imagine being a player, finally locating a boss, ready to go all out and claim the first kill, only to be inexplicably petrified by Mei Ruyu halfway there. Banned for seven days, the first kill inevitably snatched by someone else. Who could tolerate that?
Li Cunxu hated Mei Ruyu a hundred times more than the average player.
Others might be banned for seven days but could still do other things. Li Cunxu, however, was a vegetative patient. Apart from playing Divine Taming, he had no other form of entertainment. Being banned for seven days was like being imprisoned for a week.
When he heard that players were planning to gang up and kill Mei Ruyu, Li Cunxu traveled thousands of miles just to join in and lend a hand.
Mei Ruyu frowned and asked, "Do you know me?"
Li Cunxu snapped out of his daze, realizing that his momentary lapse had exposed his knowledge.
"I've seen Lady Mei at the competition."
Mei Ruyu's serpentine, terrifying eyes fixed on Li Cunxu. "You're not telling the truth."
Li Cunxu remained silent.
So what if he wasn't telling the truth? Mei Ruyu couldn't kill him.
A Principal killing a student would be too heinous, even if she was the leader of the Medusa family. She would still have to pay the price.
Mei Ruyu said with a hint of threat, "The 18th School is a girls' school. Men are not welcome here. You'd better transfer, or else…"
Li Cunxu shrugged, "I didn't want to come to the 18th High School either, but Shi Jintang, the vice principal of the 17th High School, messed with me. He's the one who got me transferred here."
Although he wasn't sure if Shi Jintang was really behind his transfer to the 18th High School, Li Cunxu didn't mind pinning the blame on him.
Moreover, the fact that he was transferred to an all-girls school like the 18th High School was already abnormal. According to the normal transfer procedure, he should have been sent to the 16th High School instead.
Mei Ruyu whispered, "Shi Jintang from the 17th High School, I'll remember him."
Hearing this, Li Cunxu felt a bit gleeful. This old witch was as venomous as a snake, with a strong sense of vengeance. Once she set her sights on someone, Shi Jintang was bound to face serious trouble.
"What about you? Transferring schools?"
"No."
"Hmm?"
Mei Ruyu's voice turned cold.
"Transferring back and forth is too annoying."
"Fine, go report to Class 1 of the Animal Husbandry Department!"
Mei Ruyu snorted coldly. She didn't want to say more; she had already spoken enough with men today. If she continued, she might just vomit.
As for whether Li Cunxu would transfer or not?
His wishes didn't matter. She had plenty of ways to make him drop out.
Li Cunxu arrived at Class 1. At this moment, during the break, the noisy classroom suddenly fell silent.
Many girls couldn't understand why a boy had appeared in their all-girls school.
"He looks familiar? Have I seen him somewhere before?"
"Isn't that the boy who was standing at the school gate as punishment? Why wasn't he chased away by the security guard? Instead, he's come to our classroom?"
Li Cunxu scanned the classroom and spotted a familiar face.
Chen Lu.
The seat next to Chen Lu was empty. Under the astonished gazes of all the girls in the class, Li Cunxu sat down beside Chen Lu.
Once Li Cunxu took his seat, everyone started whispering.
"Why did he sit down?"
"Maybe he's not a boy, but a girl—a tomboy."
Some believed this. Li Cunxu wasn't drop-dead gorgeous, but he had delicate features. Upon closer inspection, he did resemble a girl.
"How could he not be a boy? Look, he has an Adam's apple."
Chen Lu was very puzzled, unsure why Li Cunxu had appeared here.
Li Cunxu whispered, "Why didn't you transfer to the 1st High School? Why come to the 18th High School?"
Chen Lu replied softly, "I don't like the intense academic atmosphere at the 1st High School."
Indeed, the 1st High School was full of overachievers, and the academic pressure was overwhelming.
Ding ding~
The class bell rang.
Chen Lu gently nudged Li Cunxu and quickly said, "You should leave. If the homeroom teacher sees a boy in the classroom, he'll kill you."
"I'm not leaving. I'm a student of this class today."
"Huh?"
Chen Lu said seriously, "The 18th High School is an all-girls school. It doesn't admit boys."
"From today onwards, it's no longer a purely all-girls school."
Li Cunxu showed Chen Lu the information from the Education Bureau on his phone.
"Why did you transfer schools?"
"Shi Jintang, the vice principal of the 17th High School, wanted to exploit my talents for free. I refused, so he started suppressing me. I just left."
"How could the vice principal do that? He has no professional ethics," Chen Lu said indignantly.
"But why? Why would the Education Bureau transfer you to the 18th High School?"
"I'm not sure either. Maybe Shi Jintang had a hand in it."
If he couldn't find the reason, he'd just assume it was Shi Jintang's doing.
After all, so far, the only person who openly opposed him was Shi Jintang.
Chen Lu said, "I'll tell my cousin. She'll help you get revenge."
Li Cunxu shook his head, "No, revenge is something you have to take yourself to feel satisfied. If someone else does it, it just doesn't feel the same."
"Although hatred isn't a good thing, it can motivate me to strive harder."
Chen Lu reluctantly accepted this reason.
"By the way, why did you come to the Breeder class? Shouldn't you be in the Beast Tamer class?"
Chen Lu whispered, "My family elders said my talent is more suited to being a Breeder."
Li Cunxu remembered Chen Lu mentioning that her talent was somewhat related to both Beast Taming and Breeding.
He was curious about what Chen Lu's talent actually was, to the point that the Chen family decided she should become a Breeder. After all, Chen Lu possessed a dual Purple Epic talent, which made her an excellent candidate for a Beast Tamer.
He wanted to ask, but he wasn't very close to Chen Lu, and the question was too personal.
Moreover, even if Chen Lu answered, it wouldn't necessarily be a good thing.
If something happened to Chen Lu, the Chen family would likely suspect him as the one who knew, which could easily lead to fatal consequences.
For the sake of his own life, Li Cunxu suppressed his curiosity.
Chen Lu chuckled softly, "Are you curious about my talent? Do you want to know?"
Li Cunxu nodded and asked, "Can you tell me?"
"The whole class knows."
"So, what is your talent?"
"Deer's Cry."
"Ah, that one!"
[Deer's Cry, Purple Epic, dual talent for Beast Taming and Breeding.
Trait 1: Deer Affinity, unparalleled affinity with deer-like creatures.
Trait 2: Deer's Surge, the cry of the deer can unleash the potential of deer-like
Pet Beasts, boosting their combat power by 200%.
Trait 3: Deer's Proliferation, long-term exposure to the deer's cry can enhance the reproductive abilities of deer-like Pet Beasts.]
On the surface, this talent might seem unremarkable, but in reality, it was anything but simple.
(End of Chapter)