Chapter 50 - Resolving her Fears

As the class battle continued, more and more people were eliminated from the platform.

At this very moment, Huang Yu was still lurking around in search of others to terro– sorry, he meant to give pointers to.

He had gained a very profound understanding of the Dao of Bullshit during his brief stint in this place.

Leaping from tree branch to tree branch sending out echolocation waves every few seconds, he suddenly stopped as he felt the feedback of a living person.

It was Gu Yue. Previously when he tried to find her, he couldn't since she wasn't inside the range of his detection range but now she was.

Hence, it was time to stop his trolling and to go find her.

He had enough fun today anyways. He was pretty sure that most people will be staying away from him after this though.

Taking a single leap, he made use of the King's Wisdom to drastically shorten the distance between him and Gu Yue, allowing him to arrive at her location near instantly.

Gu Yue stiffened up when a person suddenly appeared before her without any warning. However, she quickly calmed down when she realised that it was Huang Yu who had arrived.

"Huang Yu." she greeted.

"Yo!" he greeted cheerfully back.

Gu Yue raised an eyebrow. "You seem to be in an awfully good mood right now. Did you do something to our classmates?"

A look of shock and dismay suddenly appeared on Huang Yu's face. "Is that how you see me Gu Yue? Am I such a deviant in your mind?""

"Yes."

There was an awkward silence between them for a few moments.

Ouch.

"You were supposed to deny my accusation Gu Yue." Huang Yu said with a wry expression on his face.

"I was just telling you the truth." Gu Yue replied with a bright smile. However, that smile clearly didn't match the words she was speaking at the moment.

Huang Yu sighed. "Sometimes I don't know if I rubbed off too much on you or if you were like this naturally."

"It was a God given talent."

Ok, this girl was getting really good at the Dao of Bullshit. She had probably progressed a few realms in her cultivation of this profound art.

Huang Yu chuckled softly before shaking his head. "C'mon, let's go. Since the both of us are together right now, why not go and enjoy the scenery together?"

"You're not planning on becoming the Class President?" Gu Yue questioned.

"Nah, too much work. I don't want to be the teacher's pet. I just want to look around this place some more before I go and leave."

"Mm."

– – – –

Huang Yu and Gu Yue stood in a meadow of a variety of colourful flora. Apparently, one's spatial rings were also transferred in with them so he could bring out some nice snacks for a picnic.

He pulled out a picnic blanket before setting it on the grass. At the same time, he brought out some sandwiches on a plate before placing them on the blanket he had set up.

If anyone else were to see what the two of them were doing at the moment, they would spit out blood.

The two of them ate in relative silence, enjoying each other's company. They weren't bothered by other students since Huang Yu had placed a nice little illusion around them that would keep others from intruding.

After a while, Gu Yue finished her plate. Her common sense had been slightly distorted from all the time she had spent with Huang Yu so she didn't feel as if their actions were too unnatural.

"Huang Yu."

"Hmm?" As he replied, he took the last few bites of his sandwich.

A slight look of melancholy suddenly entered Gu Yue's eyes. "Can I ask you something?"

Huang Yu smiled. "Of course. I'm always willing to lend an ear."

"Do you hate spirit beasts?"

A look of surprise appeared on Huang Yu's face. "Why the random question?"

"I just thought of it at the moment." she answered with a smile that didn't really reach her eyes.

"Spirit beasts… in truth I don't really have any opinion about them at the moment."

"Really? Why? Haven't you heard rumours about spirit beasts about their brutality in the olden days?" As she said that, she really wanted to slap herself. Why was she trying to dig a hole for herself even though she had already received a reply that she had wanted?

Huang Yu scratched the back of his head. "Sure, spirit beasts can be dangerous and all, but aren't humans even more dangerous?"

A surprised look appeared on Gu Yue's face when she heard this.

"I think that history has proven that humans are the main reason for most genocides. With all the differing opinions and greed in people, humans are the ones that have killed the most of their own kind. Knowing that, I don't think spirit beasts killing a few people is anything much."

At this, muscles that Gu Yue didn't even know she had been tensing finally could relax at this moment. Huang Yu's answer was one that brought her a large amount of relief.

'If his opinion of spirit beasts are only like this, then he probably shouldn't hate me right?'

"Gu Yue?"

Those words broke Gu Yue out of her thoughts. She looked at Huang Yu in the eye before giving the most genuine smile he had ever seen from her. "Yes?"

Seeing her like this, Huang Yu couldn't help but smile himself. "From the looks of it, it seems that you've sorted out your thoughts. I told you that confiding in others would help a lot."

Gu Yue laughed softly.

With that, Huang Yu stood up before holding out a hand to her. "Do you want to go now? We've been here for a while."

Her smile never leaving her face, Gu Yue grasped the hand offered.

"Yeah, let's go..."

'Together.'