Chapter 163: Rumors

Leaving the cafeteria, Kai Xin strolled happily along the shaded paths of the campus. The dappled sunlight on his body brought a sense of warmth amidst the shade.
“…”
Unconsciously, Kai Xin found a patch of grass and lazily sat down against a tree trunk. Only then did he feel his mood calm slightly, though his gaze remained gloomy and confused.
Actually!
After meeting Xu Yao again—his girlfriend from his past life with whom he had been together for over two years—Kai Xin was angry, yet deep down, he felt a strange sense of peace. Perhaps it was the distance between them, along with his subconscious resistance toward this woman, that made him consider giving up on revenge and shifting his focus to other things.
Perhaps…
The fact that three years of effort in his past life had turned to ashes had indeed caused him deep pain, but in this life, was it necessary to bring everyone back to the same script of revenge and let all the tragedies repeat?
Kai Xin suddenly felt resistance!
No one wanted old wounds to be reopened…
After being hurt, wasn’t it better to find a corner to heal one’s wounds slowly? Why hurt others and oneself again?
“…”
With such thoughts, Kai Xin exhaled deeply. Resting his head against the tree trunk behind him, the solid feel gave him a sense of support and comfort.
Gradually, Kai Xin fell asleep leaning against the tree trunk…
He didn’t notice that as the class bell rang and crowds gathered, Xu Yao parked her bike not far away, staring in confusion and complexity in his direction—Kai Xin had taken up her favorite spot.
…
“Back already?”
When he returned to the dormitory, all three members of the “Lonely Wolves” group were there. Xu Xin sat on a chair with a smile, greeting Kai Xin.
“Wow, such a beautiful girl has arrived—our humble abode is now illuminated…”
At that moment, Kai Xin suddenly stopped. He glanced strangely at the four of them. Somehow, he felt that today, the expressions and smiles of the three men and one woman in the dormitory were strange, carrying a creepy undertone.
Cough!
Chen Fan coughed and stood up, ignoring Kai Xin’s astonished expression. He walked over and patted Kai Xin’s shoulder heavily. “Not bad. Being loyal and devoted to Xiao Xin Xin will bring good fortune.” Then, his warning-filled eyes made Chen Fan’s back prickle with fear, so he quickly stepped away.
“Keep it up.”
Bai Lang followed and patted Kai Xin’s shoulder before leaving the dormitory under his puzzled gaze.
Finally, it was Qi Ci.

This guy went even further—he snapped his fingers and, with a cool expression, pointed at Happy and uttered a classic script line: “Kid, I’ve got my eye on you.” After saying that, he left the dormitory, leaving only Happy and Xu Xin behind. The guy was completely confused, wondering if the three of them had somehow gone crazy that day; the girl looked annoyed and fidgeted restlessly. “What’s going on? What’s with them all today? Did their brains freeze?” Happy sensed something was off and turned to Xu Xin for confirmation… Xu Xin playfully rolled her eyes and turned away. “You did this yourself, don’t you remember?” Her tone wasn’t very convincing, seeming more like an attempt to shift the blame. “…What did I do?” Happy blinked innocently. It was only after Xu Xin explained that he realized the news had spread throughout Nanhua University about him skipping two meetings with the beautiful “Xu Yao” from the discipline committee—many were guessing that maybe because of Xu Xin, Chen Kaixin didn’t dare approach any girls in the college. Of course, there was another version—that after Xu Xin rejected him, Chen Kaixin developed a sense of world-weariness, becoming immune to all beautiful women, even instinctively resisting them—put simply, it was a case of trauma-induced behavioral abnormalities! But… Most people believed in Happy’s unwavering loyalty to Xu Xin, with the Lonely Three Wolves being among its strongest supporters. Knowing how harmonious and understanding the two were now, they were very optimistic about their future and naturally assumed that Happy had refused Xu Yao’s interview because that beautiful woman had taken a fancy to their dormitory’s promising “Xiao Xin”—Happy. “So that’s how it is.” Happy sighed in relief. In his vision, Xu Xin’s pretty face gradually filled his field of sight as she curiously leaned in. “What exactly happened? Why did you reject Xu Yao? I heard that the dream girl for guys like you is some kind of beautiful girl who can handle both social events and household chores…” “Nonsense. Compared to Xu Yao, who’s a magnet for everyone, I prefer a quiet girl like you—someone who’s also innocent and lively. Hey, stop blushing; you were just teasing me.” Seeing Xu Xin’s cheeks turn red all the way to her collarbone, Happy immediately realized he had gone too far and tried to make amends. “Hmph.” Xu Xin turned away with a red face, clearly upset, but the blush had faded somewhat, though there was still a hint of a smile in her eyes that Happy couldn’t see.

“No wonder that beautiful lady from the Discipline Committee would get angry. With your mouth, you must have offended her badly.”
After a pause, with a slightly red face, he changed the subject:
“By the way, do you have time now? The Colorful Robes Sect has been established for some time now and currently has over five thousand students from Nanhua. The sect’s structure is in place, but we lack skilled experts. Moreover, everyone is scattered in different cities, so our cohesion is weak—almost like an ordinary third-rate sect. Our idea is to push you, who rank third on the list of famous figures, to the forefront…”
“I… I don’t mind.”
As soon as it came to serious matters, Happy quickly got into the right mindset.
“However, joining the Colorful Robes Sect now has its advantages and disadvantages. Your reputation will rise quickly, but your overall strength won’t change much.”
“…”
“Also, as you know, although the First-Class Hall was defeated by me fairly this time, it’s as if I challenged their authority. With their organizational tactics, even if they don’t attack me for now, they’ll find a chance to take revenge someday.”
“The First-Class Hall?”
Xu Xin frowned. She naturally knew about this: “So what should we do?”
“I’ll act as a nominal leader while secretly supporting the Colorful Robes Sect. I can participate in major missions and actions, but I won’t officially join until the sect is strong enough to compete with first-class gangs.”
“That works too.”
Chen Fan, Bai Lang, and Qi Ci walked in. It seemed they had been eavesdropping outside.
The two rolled their eyes in disdain, but the three ignored them.
Qi Ci nodded and said, “Besides the First-Class Hall, you’ve also weakened quite a few organizations and guilds this time. If they find out about our relationship, it will definitely hinder our future development. This is a good plan. By the way, I heard you bought several top-quality books in Luoyang just to spend money. Why not sell them at a lower price to others? There are still a few people in our school who can afford them. If not… I’ll buy one.”
Qi Ci patted his chest proudly. In the school, he was considered a wealthy figure after all.
“The mall’s secret manuals can handle three books, but that’s still too few. There are too many people in the sect, and the manuals are in high demand. Hmm… I’ll find a way to get more later…”
At that moment, Happy felt a warning in his heart and suddenly stopped talking.
When he turned around, he saw several people staring at him as if he were a monster.

Now, apart from story missions and sect missions, the only sources of high-quality martial arts are NPCs at the Mysterious Realm level or above… These days, in the entire martial world, only some powerful guilds can organize attacks to capture them, not as easy as he described it, as if it were something trivial like eating or talking.