Chapter 80 – Looking Forward to Your Performance

In the dorm room, the urging of his two henchmen made Li Wei narrow his eyes slightly.

“Su Ming…”

Thinking of that junior who was two years younger than him and even a year younger than Xu Qianqian, Li Wei’s feelings were quite complex.

Originally, Li Wei didn’t harbor much hostility toward Su Ming.

The reason was simple: Su Ming posed no threat to Li Wei.

As a scion of a great Family, Li Wei understood clearly that given Su Ming’s circumstances, it was highly unlikely he could end up with Xu Qianqian.

Because Xu Qianqian was the Young Miss of the Xu Family, exceptionally talented with a noble Bloodline. Even when choosing a partner, she could only select someone with an outstanding Bloodline, not a Sorcerer.

This was a constraint common to all great Families.

To continuously refine their Bloodline and prevent its dilution, descendants of great Families typically had to choose partners with excellent Bloodlines; otherwise, they would inevitably face opposition from within the Family.

For the sake of Bloodline purity, scions of great Families might even resort to consanguineous marriages, highlighting how seriously they valued their Bloodline.

For a Sorcerer like Su Ming to be accepted by the Xu Family was nearly impossible.

Even if Su Ming were a high-ranking Sorcerer, the Xu Family would prioritize those with superior Bloodlines over a Sorcerer whose brilliance might last only one generation and potentially degrade the Bloodline of future descendants.

If Xu Qianqian were a branch family member, the Xu Family might consider allowing her to marry a Sorcerer for the sake of combat strength. However, not only was Xu Qianqian not from a branch family, she was also the top Genius in both Bloodline and talent among the Xu Family’s new generation. Her status was so significant that even her grandfather, the current Family Head of the Xu Family, held her in extremely high regard.

Such a prominent figure like Xu Qianqian was unlikely to marry out; instead, she would probably take in a talented son-in-law.

After all, the Xu Family needed to keep Xu Qianqian’s superior Bloodline within the Family rather than let it flow out.

Under these circumstances, even if Su Ming became a top-tier Seven-Star Sorcerer, it would still be uncertain whether he could marry Xu Qianqian, let alone now when he was just an “ordinary” student.

Therefore, initially, Li Wei didn’t see Su Ming as a threat at all.

But after coming to Huaming District and meeting Su Ming, Li Wei realized he had to start paying attention to Su Ming.

During their last meeting, while Li Wei had intended to test Su Ming a bit, it seemed Su Ming had the same idea and ended up disrupting Li Wei’s rhythm.

That experience told Li Wei that although Su Ming might be an “ordinary” student, the fact that Xu Qianqian favored him wasn’t without reason—he clearly had his strengths.

Moreover, Xu Qianqian had repeatedly shown closeness to Su Ming, even going out to meet him late at night, while treating Li Wei with cold indifference, belittling and rejecting him without hesitation. This made Li Wei finally unable to ignore the threat Su Ming posed.

Seeing the woman he considered his future partner being so intimate and uninhibited with another man—no amount of mental fortitude could tolerate that.

Because of this, Li Wei truly felt he could no longer remain indifferent toward Su Ming as before.

Of course…

“Teach him a lesson?” Li Wei was noncommittal about his henchmen’s suggestion and said, “Do you really think Xu Qianqian doesn’t exist?”

Li Wei understood Xu Qianqian quite well.”Given her personality, if she knew I wanted to cause trouble for Su Ming, she definitely wouldn’t let it go, right?”

Li Wei was absolutely certain about this.

Although he viewed Xu Qianqian as his prey, he didn’t consider her someone who could be easily manipulated.

Did people really think reality was like those novels where when the protagonist and antagonist clash over the female lead, she would just stand by and watch the protagonist show off and humiliate others?

That doesn’t exist.

Li Wei could guarantee that if he dared step out of his room and head toward Su Ming’s residence, Xu Qianqian would directly block his path and challenge him to a duel on the spot.

Even if Li Wei actually bullied Su Ming, Xu Qianqian would inevitably seek justice for him, even going so far as to mobilize the Xu Family’s influence.

In other words, while Su Ming might not be worth fearing, Xu Qianqian was someone who couldn’t be ignored.

What Li Wei truly needed to worry about wasn’t being defeated by Su Ming, this “ordinary” student, but rather the retaliation from that Young Miss of the Xu Family.

That was the real threat.

“It’s simply not worth breaking relations with Xu Qianqian just to teach Su Ming a lesson.”

This was what Li Wei thought.

The two henchmen felt somewhat dissatisfied.

“So we’re just going to stand by and watch?”

“That Academy Beauty Xu was just making eyes at that Su Ming earlier – it was really annoying to see.”

Their tones were filled with displeasure.

As Li Wei’s henchmen and top students of the Hunter Department, they both held admiration for Xu Qianqian, the goddess who had held the title of Academy Beauty for two consecutive years in the Hunter Department, even if they didn’t have any improper thoughts about her.

They might be able to tolerate Xu Qianqian becoming Li Wei’s woman, but what kind of person was Su Ming anyway?

Someone who wasn’t even an elite student, yet had a first-year goddess junior following him around every day – that was already envy-inducing enough. Now he even dared to approach their Hunter Department’s unattainable flower?

Did he really think he was something special?

Both of them felt deep contempt for Su Ming.

Li Wei also knew that many people in the Academy actually couldn’t stand Su Ming.

Especially these two henchmen of his – although they were top students themselves, they had only reached this level by clinging to him and benefiting from his resources.

What good Heart-Nature could you expect from people who chose to depend on others for status and strength?

Usually, these two had bullied plenty of people in the Academy, so it was normal for them to dislike Su Ming so much.

Still, Li Wei had to remind them.

“Don’t underestimate that junior,” Li Wei said meaningfully. “I still feel that he’s not as simple as he appears on the surface.”

Precisely because he understood what kind of person Xu Qianqian was, Li Wei didn’t believe that someone she actively sought out could be an ordinary individual.

That woman might not be arrogant, but she was famously cold. For such a cold woman to take the initiative to approach someone, the other party must have some capability – otherwise they wouldn’t be able to handle it.

And indeed, this was the case.

It was worth noting that before discovering Su Ming’s hidden strength, Xu Qianqian had already been observing him for a long time but never thought to approach him.

As she herself had said, before this, she and Su Ming were simply from two different worlds – there was no reason nor should they casually interact, as it would only create unnecessary trouble.It wasn’t until she discovered Su Ming’s extraordinariness that Xu Qianqian developed the idea of approaching him.

Li Wei understood this side of Xu Qianqian all too well.

After all, he had pursued this woman for so many years – it would be strange if he didn’t know her at all.

“He could almost be certain that this junior had secrets,” Li Wei muttered, whether to himself or not. “To make that woman Xu Qianqian so confidently claim you’re different from others – Su Ming, oh Su Ming, what exactly are you hiding?”

As someone who had fought his way up from a collateral branch to his current position, Li Wei relied on more than just his Bloodline that had manifested ancestral regression.

He had his own ambitions, his own schemes, and a heart unwilling to remain ordinary.

It was precisely because Xu Qianqian had discovered this that she treated Li Wei with such coldness and rejection.

But since Li Wei possessed ambitions unwilling to remain ordinary, he naturally wouldn’t give up easily.

Now, Su Ming’s presence around Xu Qianqian had become too prominent.

Therefore, even if he couldn’t directly confront him, Li Wei had to uncover Su Ming’s background. Perhaps there would be some astonishing discoveries, some remarkable gains.

These were things that the two henchmen, who only knew how to bully others, couldn’t comprehend.

They merely exchanged glances, as if having come up with some idea.

“Since you don’t plan to make a move, boss, why not let us approach Su Ming?” one henchman said with a sinister tone.

“Even if the Academy Beauty Xu blames someone, she probably wouldn’t trouble the two of us, right?” the other henchman added, sounding somewhat eager.

Li Wei glanced at them, his eyes looking as if he were viewing fools.

Wouldn’t trouble you two?

Where do you get such confidence?

When that woman truly gets ruthless, even I might get cut down, let alone you two.

Do you really think she’d spare you two for my sake?

Li Wei didn’t want to say too much to these thugs, lest it lower his own intelligence.

These two had no idea what the name “Xu Qianqian” represented, still thinking this would be like before – as long as they didn’t cause too much trouble, nothing would happen.

However…

“Fine then.”

Li Wei had formed a plan in his heart.

As long as he didn’t personally intervene, Xu Qianqian would have no reason to directly trouble him.

As for these two henchmen, if something really happened, he could just discard them – what did it matter?

If they could help him test both Su Ming’s background and Xu Qianqian’s bottom line, it wouldn’t be a bad thing.

Thinking this, Li Wei spoke without showing any emotion.

“I can’t control you. Do whatever you want. But remember my bottom line – no taking lives, and don’t go too far. Otherwise, I won’t protect you.”

This was Li Wei’s consistent line with these two henchmen, making it easy to distance himself at any time and avoid being implicated by them.

This was also why these two could bully others around the Academy while Li Wei himself remained largely unaffected, still the most respected senior in the eyes of other students.

Simply put, these two were specifically used by Li Wei as scapegoats, tools for handling matters that couldn’t be done openly.

As for tools, their fate was naturally to be fully utilized when needed.The two henchmen were still completely unaware of the situation. After receiving permission, their faces lit up with excitement.

“Don’t worry, boss.”

“We’re just going to teach him a small lesson, nothing too serious.”

The two showed sinister grins, which made Li Wei respond with a friendly smile of his own.

“Then it’s up to you. I’m looking forward to your performance.”

(End of Chapter)