"I'm looking for you because I want you to learn the 'One-tail Spiritual Clothes,'" Xia Feng mused internally, but he could never come up with a good reason.
Would it be too abrupt to just give away the Spiritual Clothes for free?
"Mr. Xia, Mr. Xia?"
The woman in black dress called out in a low voice, puzzlement lacing her tone, bringing his thoughts back to the present.
He blinked, his face serious, "Miss Mu, you are actually a genius."
"Ah?" Mu Qingtong was stunned, her heart skipped a beat, what's going on, have I been exposed?
"Miss Mu, after I saw you last night, I felt that you have an extraordinary bone structure, a full countenance, and surely you are not an ordinary person but a cultivation prodigy that appears once in a millennium!"
"Ah?"
"I know you don't believe it, but right now, it's just your talent has not yet manifested," Xia Feng thought that perhaps he could change his approach, as long as he could bluff this woman.
After all, with the enemy in the light and him in the shadows, taking advantage of the huge gap in information, even if Mu Qingtong was incredibly smart, she couldn't possibly guess the true reason behind his erratic behavior.
And Mu Qingtong was a proud and egotistic person, the more self-centered she was, the more likely she was to overthink and blindly believe in things.
Having quickly finished his analysis, Xia Feng no longer hesitated and took out the Spirit Paper with the Spiritual Particle Structure Diagram of the One-tail Spiritual Clothes and handed it to Mu Qingtong.
"This is the secret Spiritual Clothes of the Six-tailed Society, if you have talent, then you can understand the Spiritual Particle structure recorded on it, take a look..."
Mu Qingtong was baffled by Xia Feng's actions, and subconsciously glanced at it. The dense structure of nodes on the Spirit Paper instantly imprinted in her mind, and she pondered it subconsciously.
[You have begun to understand the D-grade 'One-tail' Spiritual Particle Structure—10%]
Damn... Xia Feng's eyes nearly popped out, the speed of it, was it like a rocket?
He had also tried to study this Spiritual Particle Structure last night and found it as incomprehensible as reading an arcane text; he estimated that it would take at least a year to fully understand it.
[You have further understood the D-grade 'One-tail' Spiritual Particle Structure—20%]
Mu Qingtong looked up with a puzzled gaze, sounding resigned, "Mr. Xia, are you mocking me? I can't understand any of this."
She pushed the Spirit Paper back to him.
Xia Feng raised an eyebrow, took the paper directly, and forcibly spread it out in front of her, "How can you not understand? Just take another look, just one look~"
Mu Qingtong turned her head away, but knowledge was crammed into her brain in a shameless manner.
[You have completely memorized the 'One-tail' Spiritual Particle Structure Diagram—25%]
Xia Feng held up the Spirit Paper for a full five seconds, but the progress stalled at 25% and didn't budge.
He slightly lowered the paper and met Mu Qingtong's somewhat listless and displeased golden eyes, her tone unfriendly, "Mr. Xia, do you think I have a good temper?"
"Cough cough~" Xia Feng chuckled awkwardly and took back the Spirit Paper, his expression serious, "Whether you believe it or not, I really think you have the potential of an emperor... uh, no, I mean exceptional talent!"
He guessed that Mu Qingtong had deliberately stopped thinking, hence the progress stalling at 25%.
Xia Feng pondered internally but couldn't think of a good way to force her to thoroughly analyze the Spiritual Particle Structure Diagram in her mind.
However, he had learned something through this incident—
Mu Qingtong had only learned five N-grade Spiritual Clothes and two D-grade Spiritual Clothes in the span of a year... The probable reason was that this woman only memorized a massive number of Spiritual Particle Structure Diagrams in her mind, waiting to understand and learn them when necessary, sheer arrogance.
Seeing Xia Feng's firm belief in her talent, Mu Qingtong felt suspicious in her heart. Could this man doubt her strength and be here to test her?
She estimated that she had unwittingly revealed a flaw, which this man had detected, leading to his suspicion.
Thinking of this, she suddenly realized, could it be...
Could it be that this man, like her, was waiting to encounter someone of his kind, a genius who could match him?
"I know Miss Mu must be very curious as to why I'm so certain that you're a genius."
Xia Feng was earnest in his expression, his words sincere, "As long as Miss Mu learns the One-tail, I'll tell you the reason behind it, how about that?"
"That's a lie." The maid Fei sitting quietly in front suddenly spoke up again, concise and to the point.
Mu Qingtong smiled as she looked towards Xia Feng.
Xia Feng: "..."
Indeed, he was still testing me! Mu Qingtong knew in her heart that this man, like her, was probably feeling bewildered by his special abilities and doubting what kind of existence he actually was. It was because of this that he was so desperately seeking confirmation from his peers in such a roundabout way.
With this thought, the corners of her lips curled up, but she quickly reined in her expression and said indifferently, "Mr. Xia, if you're only here to spout this nonsense, then please leave."
"..." He really is stubborn, Xia Feng thought helplessly as he massaged his forehead, wanting to speak but stopping himself, and stopping himself but wanting to speak. He really didn't know how to convince this obstinate creature.
He was getting anxious. Seeing Xia Feng so distressed in his eagerness to confirm a kindred spirit, Mu Qingtong couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips again, feeling an inexplicable pleasure in her heart.
She had decided—now that the other party was out in the open and she was hidden, she naturally had to conceal her strength well. When she could thoroughly dominate this man, that's when she would reveal herself, give him a huge surprise, and crush him thoroughly to let this kindred spirit understand that, even among peers, there is still a disparity!
"Miss, it's time for us to leave," the maid in the front seat said solemnly after glancing at the time.
"....Well then, I shall not trouble you any further."
Xia Feng also knew that without exposing the Evil Demon Heart, it would be very difficult to get the lazy and unmotivated Mu Qingtong to willingly work hard to upgrade.
He hadn't had much hope in the first place, and moreover, the gains of today were sufficient. There would still be time in the future.
During these thoughts, he opened the door and stepped out of the car.
Is he giving up just like that, not trying any further probing? Propping her chin, Mu Qingtong said, "Wait."
"Hmm?" Xia Feng turned around, puzzled.
"Mr. Xia, do you have anything else to say to me?"
Say to you? Even if I offered you Spiritual Clothes, you wouldn't take it, what more could I say... Xia Feng's gaze flickered, as if realizing something, he looked seriously towards the woman in the black dress, deliberately giving a mysterious smile:
"Miss Mu, then please work hard to cultivate towards becoming a world-ending powerhouse—I look forward to the day when you surpass all throughout history!"
"Ah?"
World-ending powerhouse? Mu Qingtong froze for a moment. Although she didn't quite understand why it was a world-ending powerhouse, she could roughly guess that Xia Feng was looking forward to her growth, curious about whether she could reach the summit.
"Leaving now." Xia Feng waved his hand and left the car.
World-ending powerhouse, huh...
Her mouth curved slightly upward.
"Mr. Xia, I too look forward to the day you stand above all beings!"
Her golden eyes blazed with passion, and the dormant fighting spirit within her burst and ignited fully!
At that moment, she very much looked forward to the day she could lay all her cards on the table with Xia Feng—to see who would be the more special one then!
With that thought, her beautiful eyes sparkled, and she began to recall the One-tail Spiritual Particle Structure Diagram Xia Feng had shown her.
"Let's start with the basics," she murmured to herself with her eyes closed.
...
Xia Feng had only just left the car when he suddenly froze on the spot.
[You have further analyzed the upper structure of D-grade Spiritual Clothes "One-tail"—29%.]
[You have further analyzed the upper structure of D-grade Spiritual Clothes "One-tail"—36%.]
[You have further analyzed the D-grade Spiritual Clothes "One-tail"....41%.]
[You have further....42%.]
As expected... this lazy and arrogant woman really falls for the enigmatic approach, Xia Feng was somewhat speechless but couldn't help feeling overjoyed.
It must've been his final words before leaving that had an effect.
Although he didn't know exactly what Mu Qingtong had considered in the interim, the outcome was all good.
Senior Mu, I do love a genius student like you~~
At the same time, Xia Feng fully understood that with such an arrogant genius like Mu Qingtong, trying to persuade her straightforwardly to study was futile. Only enigmatic challenges were the correct solution—make her think, make her ponder!
Geniuses often have unshakable faith in their self-developed conjectures.
"So...."
Xia Feng grinned, placed his hands together and closed his eyes in sincere prayer: "Miss Mu, please work tirelessly without eating, drinking, excreting, sleeping, or resting—give it your all!"