Author: 易修罗 / Yi Xiu Luo
Translator: Kinky || https://kinkytranslations.com/
Chapter 56
Just now, when Ling Xiao was in danger, among the people who intended to help, the red-haired from the duo was one of them. Now that the danger had passed, some people retreated, but these two approached once more.
“If I’m not mistaken, did you just use teleportation? Impressive. I can’t do that at all.”
“Teleportation?” Ling Xiao heard a new term. “Did you acquire a new skill? Is it difficult?”
“Teleportation demands both emotional and mental strength. My instructor said that our emotional strength is sufficient, but my mental strength hasn’t reached the required level, so I can’t activate it.”
Ling Xiao glanced at Ying Feng and thought to himself, if he could blow a paper ball into the sky, even if he couldn’t do it before, it definitely wasn’t due to a lack of mental strength…
The other continued questioning Ying Feng, “With such personal abilities, you must be aiming for the Combat Command Department?”
It was recognized as the most challenging solo examination, and only the best Qizhu would dare to apply.
“No,” Ying Feng denied. “We are applying for the Joint Combat Department.”
The two from Lion Hope looked at Ling Xiao with disbelief evident in their eyes, reflecting their inner turmoil. Ling Xiao, who had just been targeted as the weakest link by the monster, didn’t know how to explain, and could only smile awkwardly.
Fortunately, the Qizhu reacted quickly. “Right, he’s just lost some blood. Once he recovers, he should be fine. A Qizhu is stronger when the Qizi is powerful, so both of you must be exceptional. I’m looking forward to being classmates with you.” He extended his hand politely. “My name is Bing Can, and this is my Qizi Qian Si. Nice to meet you.”
The red-haired Qian Si said to Ling Xiao, “I didn’t expect you to have the skills to apply for the Joint Combat Department. See you in the examination!”
After exchanging names, Bing Can left with Qian Si. In the future, their competitors wouldn’t be the companions from Bikong but elite students from various junior academies. Just like Qian Si, Ling Xiao was also eagerly awaiting the Royal Sky Entrance Exam.
While some were looking to the future, others had no future left. In a dormitory of the 10th grade in Bikong, Zhen He experienced the worst nightmare of his 22 years of life. Before him, the initiator of this nightmare was swiftly using his power to firmly control Zhen He.
The humiliation of his life was underestimating this person. He couldn’t run, couldn’t end his life, and certainly couldn’t attack the Qizhu. Zhu Yue completely severed his connection with the outside world; even the dormitory’s network equipment was destroyed.
Zhen He, who wished to consume him, could only stare at him in this way now. Even though Zhu Yue had complete control, such a gaze still scared him.
He bravely took a step forward, trying not to make his voice tremble. “I need ability and money. I want to make the people who look down on me pay, so I have to do this.”
As he did every day, he bit his thumb and wiped the blood on Zhen He’s lips. The anger in Zhen He’s eyes burned even more intensely.
Zhu Yue swallowed. “But now I still need greater ability. Putting you on top is the only way I can compensate you. When I fully mature, I’ll let you go.”
Zhen He stared at him with red eyes, then roared from the depths of his throat and pounced on him.
……
Two weeks later.
Ling Xiao, who groggily got up from the bed, opened the bathroom door without much thought. Just out of the shower and not even wrapped in a towel, Ying Feng calmly looked at the intruder, seemingly thinking it was an ordinary occurrence, and showed no intention of covering up. Instead, it was Ling Xiao who was startled awake, slamming the bathroom door shut with a bang.
Outside, once he came to his senses, Ling Xiao regretted his overreaction. After all, he had seen it all before, so what was there to be embarrassed about?
But opening the door to go back in now would just seem like he was trying too hard to cover his mistake. As he rued his behavior, he recalled the glimpse of Ying Feng’s matured body, which seemed somewhat different from his own.
He sneakily pulled at the corner of his pants, wondering why, after all this time, he still didn’t have a single hair down there.
“What are you doing?” Ying Feng’s voice suddenly emerged from behind, startling Ling Xiao enough for him to let go.
“Nothing!” He denied stubbornly.
Ying Feng frowned, clearly having seen Ling Xiao looking at his privates, yet he still denied it.
Seeing that Ying Feng had come out, Ling Xiao hurriedly rushed into the bathroom, slamming the door just as heavily as before.
‘What on earth…’ Ying Feng thought.
Today was the scheduled day for a physical examination, and also the most crucial day. The results of today’s exam would determine whether Ling Xiao could participate in the entrance examination for Royal Sky Academy in two days.
At the infirmary, it was business as usual. While Ling Xiao waited outside, Yao Tai was busy inputting some data into the computer. On seeing Ying Feng, she casually greeted him, “You’re here.”
“Mm,” was Ying Feng’s simple reply.
Yao Tai’s hands paused in their motion, and she looked up at Ying Feng in surprise. Such a gaze made Ying Feng feel puzzled.
“What’s wrong?” he asked again.
His voice was now deep, resonating like a church bell or the cello in a symphony, striking a chord deep within the listener. Standing up, Yao Tai realized she now had to look up to see the young man she used to look down upon.
“Let’s start by measuring your height.”
Holding Ying Feng’s examination results, Yao Tai was speechless for a moment, leading Ying Feng to think that there might be an issue with his report.
“Is there a problem?”
“No, there isn’t,” Yao Tai finally said, recovering from her surprise. “You’ve developed very well. One might say too well…” She couldn’t help but ask, “Can Ling Xiao’s body handle being like this?”
Ying Feng didn’t respond, either because he didn’t understand or pretended not to.
“Never mind.” Yao Tai waved the report in her hand. “Your medical checkup shows no problems. But don’t get too excited too soon. Whether you can advance in your studies primarily depends on Ling Xiao’s medical report. Please wait outside for a moment.”
Ling Xiao entered after Ying Feng, anxiously awaiting the verdict. Yao Tai knew what he was most concerned about and started with his psychological evaluation. “Congratulations, your psychological rating reached A-, barely meeting the minimum requirement for Royal Sky Academy.”
“Yay!” Ling Xiao excitedly jumped off the examination table.
Yao Tai was genuinely happy for him, as she initially thought he had no hope of reaching this point.
“Your physical development is also excellent. You’ve grown four centimeters in a month, which is a great progression.”
Feeling smug, Ling Xiao said, “I was already two centimeters taller than Ying Feng. Now I’ve grown another four. Doesn’t that mean I’m six centimeters taller than him now?”
Regrettably, Yao Tai informed him, “Ying Feng grew ten centimeters. He’s now a full 180 centimeters.”
Ling Xiao felt as if he had been struck by thunder. No wonder he always felt that Ying Feng had changed lately. However, seeing him every day, the change had been stretched out by time and wasn’t noticeable. He hadn’t realized that Ying Feng had grown taller than him.
For ten years, the only advantage he prided himself on, the aspect he was most smug about, had been completely crushed in just a month.
“Normally, a Qizhu grows faster than their Qizi.” Yao Tai observed his expression. “But you shouldn’t be discouraged. You still have room for growth.”
“Will I grow taller than Ying Feng?” Ling Xiao eagerly asked.
“Normally, both Qizhu and Qizi either develop simultaneously or not at all. While there have been instances where the Qizi is taller than the Qizhu, given your current growth rates,” Yao Tai tried to soften her voice, “It’s unlikely.”
Ling Xiao was immediately crestfallen and deeply saddened.
Yao Tai cleared her throat. “Even though you can’t surpass him in height, you should still be able to grow another five or six centimeters before you’re fully developed. That would be quite tall among Qizis.”
“Um…” Ling Xiao hesitated. “I have another question.”
“Go on.”
He looked uncertain. “Promise you won’t laugh.”
“I won’t,” Yao Tai assured him, adhering to the professional conduct of not mocking a patient’s privacy.
“Well…” Ling Xiao’s voice grew quieter, so quiet that Yao Tai could hardly hear him.
“What did you say? Speak up.”
“Why don’t I have…”
Yao Tai still couldn’t hear clearly. “Don’t have what?”
With a firm resolve, Ling Xiao voiced the embarrassing question he had. Yao Tai struggled to maintain a neutral face, doing her best to suppress a smirk, but Ling Xiao caught her.
“You promised not to laugh!”
“I’m sorry.” Yao Tai turned her head away briefly, then, having composed herself, faced him again, looking every bit the professional doctor.
“In theory, whether for a Qizhu or Qizi, as they start to mature, secondary sexual characteristics will change, including growing body hair.”
Ling Xiao became anxious. “Then why haven’t I?”
“If it hasn’t grown by now, there’s only one explanation: it’s subtly influenced by the personal preferences of the Qizhu. Ying Feng probably isn’t even aware of this. It’s the subconscious at play.”
Ling Xiao’s face turned numb. “So, you mean I won’t have it now or in the future…”
“You probably won’t grow any.”
Ying Feng watched as Yao Tai personally escorted Ling Xiao out of the room. Ling Xiao, who had entered lively and spirited, emerged looking like a lost soul.
“What happened? Did he not meet the required grade?”
“His psychological grade just reached an A. Congratulations, you both can apply to Royal Sky.”
Ying Feng glanced at Ling Xiao. “I can’t see that at all.”
“He’s just been hit hard in another way.”
Ying Feng couldn’t imagine anything that could devastate Ling Xiao like this. “In what way?”
Yao Tai gave him a meaningful look. “You’ll have to ask yourself.”
Confused, Ying Feng followed Ling Xiao back to their dormitory. Ling Xiao walked ahead, distraught and silent.
Once in their room, Ying Feng forcibly spun him around. “What’s going on?”
Ling Xiao finally glared back at him. “Being your Qizi is already miserable. How could you do this to me?”
Ying Feng was clueless. “What did I do to you?”
“Have you no humanity left?”
“What are you talking about?”
Ling Xiao didn’t want to discuss it. He climbed onto his bed, sulking.
Unsatisfied, Ying Feng wasn’t having it. “Explain yourself.”
There was no way Ling Xiao could voice such a humiliating matter. He frantically kicked with both legs, trying to push Ying Feng away, exclaiming, “Stop it!”
Ying Feng grabbed one of his ankles, attempting to restrain the other leg in the same manner. However, due to Ling Xiao’s intense struggle, Ying Feng inadvertently grabbed the hem of his pants, nearly pulling them down to his knees.
In a panic, Ling Xiao hurriedly yanked up his trousers, using both hands to cover himself.
Such an action only drew Ying Feng’s attention even more. Coupled with Ling Xiao’s behavior earlier in the day, it seemed Ying Feng was getting close to understanding the core of the issue.
He pinned down Ling Xiao’s legs and, without a word, attempted to pull off his trousers. Although the two had been candid with each other many times, such an action under the bright daylight was unprecedented. Ling Xiao’s face turned beet red with embarrassment, and he resisted with all his might. But he couldn’t match Ying Feng’s strength, who managed to yank his trousers down. Ling Xiao, who had been exposed so many times before, felt the sting of humiliation even more sharply this time. Previously unnoticeable details were now glaringly apparent.
Taking advantage of Ying Feng’s momentary shock, Ling Xiao mustered all his strength to push him away, quickly getting up to pull up his trousers, deeply mortified.
“You’re stronger than me, taller than me, and have what I don’t. Are you satisfied now?”
Ying Feng looked down, deep in thought, but that didn’t make Ling Xiao feel any better.
“Feeling guilty now? It’s too late! Dr. Yao said this is how I’ll be for the rest of my life!”
Ying Feng looked even more dejected, raising a fist to his mouth as if to stifle a sob or laughter.
“Regret won’t help now! Crying won’t help! You owe me so much; you can never repay it in this lifetime! …Wait, you aren’t laughing, are you?”
He was stunned. In the ten years they had known each other, it was the first time he saw Ying Feng smile. The change in his expression was so subtle that unless someone was extremely familiar with him, they wouldn’t notice.
Yet to Ling Xiao, who knew Ying Feng better than anyone, the smile was evident. The corners of his eyes, the tips of his eyebrows, and even his mouth, hidden by his clenched fist—all were smiling. The warmth this added to the ordinarily cold Ying Feng was palpable.
Ling Xiao never imagined that the first time he would see Ying Feng smile in a decade would be because of this. But this was absolutely not funny!
Ying Feng turned away, letting out a slight cough. Ling Xiao lost his cool instantly.
“I heard it! I heard you laughing! You’re actually mocking me! You’re mocking me for this?”
In a fit of rage, he hopped around on the bed, grabbed the only pillow within reach, and ferociously pounded Ying Feng’s back with it. For once, Ying Feng neither dodged nor stopped him, just letting Ling Xiao vent out his frustrations.
Meanwhile, the so-called “program” was anxiously making a determination: Was this an attack? Or flirting? Should it intervene or let it be? An attack? Flirting? An attack? Flirting?
Forget it, human emotions are too complicated. The system couldn’t make a correct judgment and decided to crash.
The author has something to say:
There are some details that I couldn’t fit into the story, so I’ll add them here.
The abilities of a Qizhu are controlled by two values: emotional value and mental power.
Spiritual Vision: mental power =>5, detect the position of the Qizi.
Mental Communication: mental power =>10, emotional value =>10.
Teleportation: mental power =>20, emotional value =>20.
Exchange life for life: emotional value = 100.
For a normally bonded couple, their initial emotional value is between 60-80. Primary academies don’t train mental power, so most Qizhu start with a mental power of 0, unable to activate their abilities.
Bing Can and Ling Xiao currently have a mental power of 10, enough to activate a level one soul crystal.
Ying Feng’s mental power is around 30. The instructor thinks he’s very powerful, mainly due to his high mental power, as it’s rare for couples to have an “insufficient emotional value”.
Regarding emotional levels: 10 is a nod and hello when meeting; 20 is a short chat on mutual interests; 30 considering the other as a friend worth keeping; 40 is inviting for a drink; 50 is budding romantic feelings; 60 is gathering courage to confess; 70 is being deeply in love; 80 is missing the other every single day; 90 is a willingness to commit for life; 100 is being willing to give one’s life for the other.
Congratulations to Ying Feng and Ling Xiao for advancing their relationship from a nod and hello to having short conversations. Keep it up!
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