Lu yao yin was entangled in Jin fengju and Si Lu te mindless bickering so how could she notice Zi yichen lonely gaze.
before she reunited with frosty she was walking beside him but now these two idiot were walking beside her on both end. it wasn't rare seeing Jin fengju with Lu yao yin but was rare seeing Si Lu te and Jin fengju together plus they were acting so close together.
soon enough they arrived at the fighting stage, the competition this time around was going to be different as five people couldn't possibly fight against eachother simultaneously so they picked their selves in twos, first was the two Han brothers. Han yufan was a trained army personnel so he inevitably won against his brother Han peizhe.
"Jin fengju let compete, it's been long since we sparred against eachother" Han yufan suggested but Jin fengju turned him down. He still hasn't recovered from Lu yao yin's beating so he would better sit still.
Lui shenhui and Cao linglei were the next to compete, the two girls movement were agile and nimble. Cao linglei was a popular actress that was known in many action movies, rumor has it that never for once had she used a stunt double for her fighting scene, she was a considerately good fighter so in no time she overpowered Lui shenhui and won the competition
"miss Cao linglei is really a good fighter" Han yufan complimented her
"I've been practicing since I was little so it's natural I have such talents" She looked smug as she spoke.
He smiled and didn't mind her proud tone, His eyes fell on Lu yao yin then he remembered she had said that Kung Fu was one of her hobby
"miss Lu yao yin how about we compete, I could show you some pointers"
"nahh it's kind of risky" nobody here was her league when it comes to fighting the only person that could stand against her is Zi yichen, she knew because she had seen him fight before.
Lu yao yin meant she might injure someone during the fight but Han yufan had thought she meant she could get hurt "there's nothing to worry about, it's a friendly competition I'll only be showing you some pointers."
Jin fengju couldn't help but laugh when he heard this, even he couldn't boost of giving Lu Yao yin pointers but here Han yufan proposing to give the mighty Kun feng pointer.
'ignorance is bliss'
Lu yao yin was still going to refuse but then Cao linglei suddenly spoke up,
"why don't I show her instead, you are a guy and might not be able to hold back you strength but I'm a lady, it should be okay if we spar together" her words were plausible so Han yufan didn't agree with her
"How about it Lu yao yin it should be okay if I spar with you instead right, I'll go easy on you so don't be scared" Cao linglei was gloating at Lu yao yin when she said this, she was indirectly mocking Lu yao yin to be a coward.
"fine I agree," An insidious look flashed past Cao linglei eyes when Lu yao yin agreed, she planned to stealthily hurt Lu yao yin as a revenge for Lui shenhui, she had done such things before so she was confident in her skills
"How many broken bones do you think she would sustain?" Jin fengju whispered to Si Lu te
"yao yin won't go that far, it should just be over a dozen bone crack that's all" Si Lu te shrugged nonchalantly and Frosty nodded in response. The two continued whispering among themselves not knowing that their conversation had scared a given somebody
Han yufan was standing close to them so he heard what they had said, from their conversation he understood that she was a very good fighter but was hiding her talents. He secretly began thanking his stars that he wasn't the one sparring with her now
on the podium Cao linglei was doing everything she can to hit Lu yao yin but none of her moves touched her as Lu yao yin kept evading them and the most annoying part was that she had maintained a spot while doing this. instead of inflicting pain on Lu yao yin like she planned somehow she was the one experiencing pain, every part of her body that Lu yao yin touched was left with an aching feeling but how could she drop her pride and end the fight, plus she didn't believe Lu yao yin had the ability to secretly injure her
"it's just my imagination...yes my imagination" she thought to herself.
"Lu yao yin standing at one spot in a fight could leave you disadvantaged" she gritted her teeth to ignore the bothering pain on her body as she talked
"okay" Lu yao yin agreed and lazily moved to another spot. She was angered by Lu yao yin nonchalant so she attacked her once again. Lu yao yin was tied of playing with her so she just evaded the punch and pushed her back with a palm to her shoulder
"thank you for the pointers I've learned a lot from this fight" she didn't wait for her to answer before she walked back to her seat, Cao linglei couldn't say anything because she was in serious pain, the shoulder Lu yao yin had pushed her back with felt like it had been dislocated, although it clearly wasn't she still felt a lot of pain from it.
"did you have fun?" Si Lu te asked jokingly when she sat down.
"no" she answered blatantly, her voice wasn't low so everybody heard her
"Jin fengju" Zi yichen voice entered into their ears, Lu yao yin looked up and he was standing before them, she suddenly felt guilty cause she remembered she had totally forgotten him all this while. Her eyes met his but he hastily avoided her look and focused on frosty.
"hehe Zi yichen I guess you want to compete against me right?, fine i agree" he was smiling but the smile looked so sinister, Lu yao yin couldn't call it a feud exactly, but there had always been a chill between Zi yichen and Jin fengju, even now the iciness was booming out of their stare.
Lu yao yin felt anxious as the two of them moved to the stage, everyone could tell that this was not a friendly fight but nobody said anything to hinder them from fighting, it was best if they settled it themselves.
The fight started and they were at each other's neck, their movements were serious and threatening. Lu yao yin turned and saw Lui shenhui glaring at her.
Lu yao yin: 'why is this idiot glaring at me? does she think I'm the reason they are fighting'
Her phone beeped turning her attention away from Lui shenhui, she picked it up and opened the message that was sent to her phone. Director Fei of mammoth studios had sent her a preview of the cover of the magazine, he wanted to know if there was anything she wanted to change before they released it the next day.
The cover was so beautiful, Lu yao yin was also amazed by it, she couldn't believe they had taken this sneak picture. The picture was a sneak picture of when she and Zi yichen were lost in each other's eyes, she was dressed as the duchess and him as a Count. The picture was so romantic that she felt uncomfortable. She shifted her gaze from the picture and read what was written on the cover
'Age of immortals: DxD and G-x collaboration (allies from rivalry).'
DxD and G-x collaboration, this little sentence portrayed . she nodded satisfied and moved to put the phone away but then her eyes caught something.
"wait what?" she opened the phone and checked the picture again.
G-x?! how come this was the only time she was noticing this?.
"your code name would be G-x" the words she had said to Gremlin when they met rang in her head
'How could they be the same? was it a coincidence?' she thought but then corrected herself, G-x corporation was formally named Zi corps it was only after Zi yichen had taken over did it change its name, so why G-x?, flashes of the stunt they had both unconsciously pulled when they were sparring in shooting gun came to her head then she remembered when she had thought Gremlin that stunt too
"it...it's not possible" she murmured to herself but her mind proved her wrong even more. there was only one person she knew that Frosty didn't like and that was Gremlin, and there was only one person Jin fengju didn't like and that was...
She stopped herself from thinking of it because she couldn't possibly believe that Lord Gremlin real identity was Zi yichen!!. everything matched but she still don't want to believe it.