Chen Lu asked, confused, "The competition didn't forbid breeders from participating. In this year's star Silver League, the first contestant was a female breeder."
Li Cunxu replied, "That's my fault for not making it clear. The competition I'm talking about is the one within the school, not an official event hosted by the league."
Cao Xianzhi reminded everyone to stay safe on their way home and not to easily disclose their innate skills before dismissing the class.
There was nothing else going on today, so keeping the students in school was pointless. As for studying in class? That would start once class allocation was done tomorrow.
As soon as Cao Xianzhi left, the classroom became noisy.
Many girls gathered around Chen Lu, adding her on social media, while Li Cunxu was pushed out of his seat by the flood of girls.
On the way home from school, aside from discussing who had awakened impressive talents, most conversations were about choosing what pet beasts to get.
Those who could afford them were preparing to buy pet beasts from the Pet Beast Store, while those who couldn't were waiting to choose from the free ones given by the league.
The pet beasts from the Pet Beast Store generally had much better potential than those offered for free by the league.
But the majority opted for the league's free pet beasts because they were too expensive; even a common pet beast cub would cost a hundred thousand, and one with better qualifications would be several hundred thousand—far beyond what an average family could afford.
As they stepped out of the school gate, they saw a red sports car.
It wasn't the car that caught everyone's attention, but the stunning girl in it.
The girl's long hair fluttered in the wind, and her starlit eyes captured observers' hearts inadvertently.
Several people, too focused on watching her, bumped into the streetlights on either side of the school gate, and one even plunged headfirst into a flower bed by the road.
The principal, watching this scene unfold from the rooftop, had his mouth twitching.
The student quality this year seemed a little worrying!
The girl waved her hand, and Chen Lu jogged over.
Li Cunxu guessed that these people might be from the Mo Lan Chen Family coming to pick up Chen Lu.
The girl and Chen Lu exchanged a few whispered words, and Chen Lu got into the car to wait while the girl walked toward Li Cunxu.
Looking for me? It shouldn't be possible; Li Cunxu didn't know such a beauty.
The girl stood in front of Li Cunxu, slightly peeved, and said, "Why are you staring at me?"
Everyone is staring; why single me out? Li Cunxu was furious—was she picking a fight?
Li Cunxu was angry, but he didn't act.
In the game "Godly Reign," there was a rule: the more beautiful a person is, the more dangerous they are.
With her looks, she could be an image ambassador for the Tongdu of the Ten Holy Cities. Such beauty was not to be provoked.
With his mind racing, Li Cunxu quickly came up with a plan.
Apologize!
As long as I apologize quickly enough, no one in Tongdu can deal with me.
Before Li Cunxu could apologize, the girl spoke.
"Don't you know how to call me sister?"
"Huh?"
The girl tugged at both his cheeks.
"Call me sister."
Who are you? Do you think I'm such a casual person?
"Sister!"
Unimpressed, the girl said, "You said it without any sincerity, say it again."
Don't push too far.
"Sister."
The girl said, "Little Xu, you still haven't recognized me. I am so disappointed!"
She knows my nickname, so could she be someone I know?
Someone who knows Chen Lu, could it be...
Li Cunxu tentatively asked, "Chen Xi?"
"Hmm, seems you haven't forgotten me after all."
Chen Xi nodded in satisfaction and then put her hands on her hips, annoyed, "Why didn't you call me Sister Chen Xi?"
This woman changed faces so smoothly, like a master of Sichuan Opera face-changing.
Chen Xi tidied up Li Cunxu's collar, "What talent did you awaken?"
"Fertile Pasture."
"Very nice talent. This is for you, as my congratulatory gift." Chen Xi handed Li Cunxu a contract document.
Before Li Cunxu could take a closer look, Chen Xi patted him on the shoulder and left saying to work hard.
Chen Lu curiously asked, "Sister Chen Xi, what did you just give him?"
"A ranch deed located on the Muye Plain."
"Wow, that's so valuable. But didn't you say you and Li Cunxu only have a simple lodging relationship? Why give him something so valuable," Chen Lu asked in confusion.
Chen Xi said with a deep expression, "A deceased father, a missing mother, a paralyzed sister, a pitiful him; if I don't help him, who will?"
Chen Xi's parents died when she was young; had no relatives adopted her, she would have been sent to the Chen Welfare Institute, or some other welfare institute outside.
Relatives avoided her, fearing she'd become a burden. It was during Chen Xi's most desperate time that Li Cunxu's mother, Chen Lan, extended a helping hand.
Chen Lan, though Chen Xi's aunt, had a very thin blood relationship, just a distant relative with the same surname.
Ironically, the closest relatives kept her at arm's length, while Chen Lan, who had little relation to her, warmly embraced her.
Her return to Tongdu this time had three purposes.
First, to find out who killed her parents.
Second, to find out who killed Li Cunxu's parents.
Third, to help her brother a little.
"A ranch deed, truly a huge favor owed."
Li Cunxu stared at the deed in a daze, before finally accepting it. He really needed the ranch, and besides, he was a Transmigrator, confident he could repay the favor.
"To have prepared the ranch deed in advance, it shows that there's no such thing as a secret on the day of awakening in class."
Li Cunxu tucked the deed into his pocket and boarded a bus to go home.
Today, the Pet Beast Store was bustling, receiving many rare pet beasts not seen in Tongdu, but Li Cunxu didn't join the crowd.
What was there to join the crowd for? He had no money; it'd only make him envious of others.
Li Cunxu pulled out the key to his room, opened the door, and was dumbfounded.
His paralyzed sister was actually sitting in a wheelchair like Hawking.
Li Cunxu froze, and his sister Li Anle also froze.
Li Cunxu squinted his eyes, seeming to understand how the original body met its end.
Without a word, Li Cunxu grabbed the claw hammer from the living room table, and Li Anle quickly controlled the wheelchair's armrest control, backing away.
"Brother, no, no."
Li Anle pleaded, but how could a wheelchair outrun a person, especially when it was in reverse? With one strike, Li Cunxu shattered the wheelchair's control, causing sparks and frayed wires to fly.
Li Cunxu raised the claw hammer again, and Li Anle cried so heartbreakingly, looking pitiable.
"Brother, I'm wrong, don't hit me."
Although Li Anle was young, she was a pretty little lady. Her tearful appearance could melt hearts.
Anyone else would have softened, but she was facing her brother, who knew her inside out.
Li Cunxu brought the hammer down on Li Anle's wrist.
"Brother, please."
Li Anle's eyes were brimming with tears.
Li Cunxu sighed, "Wrong, you should have screamed. Which little girl would stay silent after being hammered on the wrist and instead keep begging?"
"Look, your fair little hand was hit, but it's not even swollen, not even a bit red."
Li Anle's adorable face twisted, becoming sinister and venomous, shouting, "I'll kill you, kill you!"
Li Cunxu sighed again, "You forgot, you've already killed me this morning."
With confusion on her face, Li Anle looked at Li Cunxu, who squinted his eyes.
"So it wasn't you who poisoned me this morning; is it your evil personality or sinister personality?"