Chapter 10: Knowledge Entered My Brain in a Despicable Way
I came to you because I wanted you to learn the "One-Tail Spirit Clothe," Xia Feng thought to himself, but he couldn't come up with a good reason.
Wouldn't it be too abrupt to just hand over a spirit clothe for free?
"Mr. Xia, Mr. Xia?"
The woman in the black dress called out softly, bringing him back to reality.
He blinked and said seriously, "Miss Mu, you're actually a genius too."
"Huh?" Mu Qingtong was stunned, her heart skipping a beat. What's going on? Am I exposed now?
"Miss Mu, when I saw you last night, I felt that you had extraordinary bones and a full forehead. You must be a rare cultivation talent, one in a thousand years!"
"Huh?"
"I know you don't believe it, but your talent just hasn't shown itself yet," Xia Feng said, thinking that maybe he could change his approach and just scare her.
After all, the enemy was in the open, and he was in the dark. With the huge information gap, no matter how smart Mu Qingtong was, she couldn't possibly guess the real reason behind his actions.
Moreover, Mu Qingtong was a proud and selfish person. The more selfish she was, the more likely she was to overthink and believe it without question.
After quickly analyzing the situation, Xia Feng didn't hesitate any longer. He directly took out the spirit structure diagram for the "One-Tail Spirit Clothe" and handed it to Mu Qingtong.
"This is the secret spirit clothe of the Six-Tails Society. If you have talent, you can understand the spirit structure recorded here. Take a look."
Mu Qingtong was a bit confused by Xia Feng's behavior. She glanced at the diagram, and the densely packed structural grids instantly entered her mind. She subconsciously began to analyze it.
[You have a preliminary understanding of the spirit substructure of the D-level spirit garment "One-Tail" - 10%]
Xia Feng's eyes almost popped out of his head. This speed—was she a rocket?
Last night, he had also tried to study the spirit particle structure, and it was like reading a foreign language. He estimated it would take him at least a year to fully understand it.
[You have further understood the spirit substructure of the D-level spirit garment "One-Tail" - 20%]
Mu Qingtong raised her eyes, her gaze full of doubt, and said helplessly, "Mr. Xia, are you teasing me? I don't understand this at all."
She pushed the spirit paper back toward him.
Xia Feng raised his eyebrows, picked up the paper, and spread it out in front of her again. "How can you not understand? Take another look, just one look~"
Mu Qingtong tilted her head at first, but the knowledge was still forced into her brain in a despicable way.
[You have completely memorized the spirit structure diagram of "One-Tail" - 25%]
Xia Feng held the spirit paper like this for a full five seconds, but the progress got stuck at 25% and stopped moving.
He lowered the paper slightly and happened to meet Mu Qingtong's slightly dull and unhappy golden eyes. She said in a displeased tone, "Mr. Xia, do you think I have a good temper?"
"Ahem~" Xia Feng smiled awkwardly, took back the spirit paper, and said seriously, "Whether you believe it or not, I think you have the talent of a great emperor. No, I mean, you have the talent of a natural genius!"
I guess Mu Qingtong forced herself to stop thinking, so the progress got stuck at 25%.
Xia Feng thought about it but couldn't come up with a good way to force her to thoroughly analyze the spirit particle structure diagram in her mind.
But he also figured out one thing through this incident—
Mu Qingtong had spent a whole year only learning five N-level spirit garments and two D-level spirit garments. The reason for this was probably that this woman only memorized a large number of spirit particle structure diagrams in her mind and would only understand and learn them when she needed to. She was extremely arrogant.
Seeing Xia Feng so sure of her talent, Mu Qingtong grew suspicious. Could it be that this guy was doubting her ability and testing her here?
She guessed that she had accidentally revealed some flaws, which were noticed by this guy, making him suspicious.
Thinking of this, she suddenly understood.
Could it be that this man was also looking forward to meeting someone like her, a genius who could stand shoulder to shoulder with him?!
"I know Miss Mu must be very curious about why I'm so sure you're a genius."
Xia Feng looked serious and spoke earnestly. "As long as Miss Mu learns one, I'll tell you the reason. How about it?"
"That's a lie," the maid Fei, who had been sitting quietly in the front seat, suddenly spoke again, her words concise and to the point.
Mu Qingtong looked at Xia Feng with a smile.
Xia Feng: "..."
Sure enough, he's still testing me! Mu Qingtong thought to herself. This man was probably just like her, confused about his own uniqueness and doubting what kind of existence he was. That's why he was so eager to seek confirmation from his kind in a roundabout way.
Thinking of this, the corners of her lips curled up, but she quickly retracted it and said in a calm voice, "If Mr. Xia is only looking for me to say these nonsense, then please go back."
"..." She is really stubborn. Xia Feng held his forehead helplessly, wanting to say something but stopping himself. He really didn't know how to persuade this stubborn woman.
He was anxious. Seeing Xia Feng so anxious and distressed in trying to verify his own identity, Mu Qingtong couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips, feeling inexplicably happy.
She decided that since the other party was in the open and she was in the dark, she naturally had to hide her strength well. When her strength was enough to crush this man, she would reveal herself, giving him a surprise and crushing him hard at the same time, letting this fellow know that even if they were of the same kind, there were still gaps!
"Master, it's time. We should go," the maid in the front seat said, looking at the time.
"...Well, whatever, I won't bother you anymore."
Xia Feng also knew that without exposing the Demon Heart, it would be difficult to make the lazy and unmotivated Mu Qingtong willingly work hard to level up.
He himself didn't hold out much hope, and what he had gained today was enough. There was still plenty of time in the future.
As he thought this, he pushed the door and got out of the car.
Are you giving up now? Don't you want to test me a little more? Mu Qingtong tilted her chin to the side and said, "Wait."
"Huh?" Xia Feng looked back in confusion.
"Mr. Xia, do you have anything else to tell me?"
Tell you? If you don't want the spirit clothe I'm giving you for free, what else can I say? Xia Feng's eyes flickered, as if he realized something. He looked at the woman in the black dress seriously and smiled mysteriously.
"Miss Mu, please work hard to cultivate toward the direction of a world-destroying powerhouse. I look forward to the day when you become the best of the best!"
"Huh?"
A world-destroying powerhouse? Mu Qingtong was stunned. Although she didn't quite understand why it was a world-destroying powerhouse, she could roughly guess that Xia Feng was looking forward to her growth and was curious about whether she could reach the top.
"Let's go," Xia Feng said, waving his hand as he got out of the car and left.
Mu Qingtong looked at the man's departing back. A world-destroying powerhouse?
The corners of her mouth curled up.
"Mr. Xia, I also look forward to the day when you stand above all others!"
Her golden eyes burned with intensity, and the flame of fighting spirit that had been dormant for many years suddenly ignited!
At this moment, she was very much looking forward to the day when she would confront Xia Feng in the future. She wanted to see who would be the more special one by then!
Thinking of this, her beautiful eyes flickered, and she began to recall the spirit particle structure diagram Xia Feng had just shown her.
"Let's start with the simple ones first," she murmured, closing her eyes.
Xia Feng had just gotten out of the car when he froze in place.
[You further analyzed the upper-level spirit substructure of the D-level spirit garment "One-Tail" - 29%]
[You further analyzed the upper layer of the D-level spirit garment "One-Tail" - 36%]
[You further analyzed the D-level spirit garment - 41%]
[You further analyzed - 42%]
As expected. This lazy and arrogant woman really fell for the Riddler's tricks. Although Xia Feng was speechless, he was still very happy in his heart.
I guess his last words before leaving worked.
Although I don't know what Mu Qingtong was thinking, the result is always good~~
Senior Mu, I like genius students like you~~
At the same time, Xia Feng also completely understood that it's not enough to directly persuade an arrogant genius like Mu Qingtong to study. Only the Riddler approach is the correct answer—let her think more, let her overthink!
Geniuses often believe in the speculations they've perfected themselves.
"So."
Xia Feng grinned, clasped his hands together, closed his eyes, and prayed sincerely. "Miss Mu, please work hard without eating, drinking, defecating, urinating, or sleeping!"
(End of this chapter)