Chapter 19: Her Mindset Underwent a Subtle Change

“Wait, isn’t that basically the voice line from Three Kingdoms Kill after equipping an AK?”

“Then why aren’t you playing Dodge?”

“With that many Slashes, there’s no way you’ve got enough Dodges.”

Different opinions were thrown around.

People began arguing among themselves.

[Damn your mom!]

[Who’s even playing Three Kingdoms Kill? My phone screen is completely black, okay?!]

Seeing the situation unfold only made Lin Jiaxin even more annoyed.

No.

This wasn’t how it was supposed to happen!

After her shout, everyone’s attention should have been drawn to her.

Then everyone should have watched her condemn Ye Bufan.

After that, he would admit his guilt and receive the punishment he deserved.

Everyone would praise her fearless courage in standing up against the abuse of power…

Not spread ridiculous rumors about her “wanting to kill someone” or bring up that stupid Three Kingdoms Kill game!

“Damn… she’s terrifying…”

“Stop talking, stop talking. She’s staring at us…”

Someone mistook Lin Jiaxin’s gaze as the warning sign before she attacked.

They immediately turned around and ran.

It wasn’t because they thought they couldn’t beat her.

They were afraid she’d frame them.

Most of the people present were sophomores or above.

If they fought back in self-defense, only to have her accuse them of bullying someone weaker because of their higher cultivation, they’d be finished.

The teachers in the Security Department loved smoothing things over by punishing both sides equally.

…

Seeing that almost everyone had already run off, there was no point showing off anymore.

Lin Jiaxin looked speechless.

She turned toward Ye Bufan with icy eyes and left behind a threat.

“You…”

“Remember this…”

“The soles of my shoes are itching…”

“One day, I’ll repay today’s events a hundredfold!”

With that, she turned around and left.

She didn’t leave Ye Bufan’s side even a chance to fire back with their own threats.

A perfect hit-and-run.

Those jerks who ruined Lin Jiaxin’s Manifestation.

Sooner or later…

She’d trample every one of them beneath her feet.

Using the soles of her shoes to give their faces a proper massage.

That was why the threat came out so naturally.

She didn’t find it embarrassing at all.

“Huh?”

Ye Bufan was completely dumbfounded.

Wait…

Seriously?

Other than a few actions that admittedly looked a little like harassment…

He hadn’t really done anything that terrible, had he?

Sure, he’d talked about investigating her background.

But that had only been something he blurted out in the heat of the moment.

In the end, hadn’t the people beside him stopped him and given everyone a way out?

So why did it feel like Lin Jiaxin hated him to death?

As if…

They had some blood feud from a previous life.

[Damn it! Why did things turn out like this…?]

Lin Jiaxin blended into the crowd and headed up to the second floor of the cafeteria.

After making sure nobody was paying attention to her, she stood in line while replaying everything in her head.

Overall, the rhythm at the beginning hadn’t really been a problem.

The only issue was one thing.

She had been a participant.

Not the initiator.

That meant her ability to control the situation had been fundamentally weaker than Ye Bufan’s.

After all, most people had stopped because of Ye Bufan.

Her appearance had merely become one part of Ye Bufan’s moment in the spotlight.

Maybe…

She needed to become the one who started things.

Only then could she control the rhythm from beginning to end and guide the direction of her Manifestation.

Under the influence of the Cultivation Method…

Lin Jiaxin’s mindset slowly began to change.

At first…

She had strongly resisted this kind of “standing out from the crowd.”

She had even felt ashamed and humiliated whenever she was forced into those kinds of actions.

But now…

The current Lin Jiaxin had already started looking down on everyone else’s attempts to show off.

She even believed they were nothing more than childish attention-seeking tricks.

Just poor imitations of her.

Only her own natural Manifesting Sainthood Before Others was truly reasonable.

The way things were always meant to be.

So…

Your showing off is just childish nonsense.

My Manifestation is simply destiny unfolding naturally.

They’re fundamentally different.

Lin Jiaxin slowly shuffled forward with the line.

She had just finished reviewing everything in her head when an argument broke out ahead.

“Wait, Auntie…”

“Is this really a goose leg?”

“Why does it look more like a duck leg to me?”

“Are you kidding me?”

“Goose Leg Auntie wakes up before dawn every single day to prepare these goose legs for us.”

“You’re getting goose legs this cheap, and you’re still complaining?”

“I’m not complaining.”

“I’m just saying this goose leg looks like a duck leg.”

“Is asking a question considered complaining now…?”

Goose legs that looked like duck legs?

What was going on?

Raising an eyebrow, Lin Jiaxin took advantage of her height.

She looked over the girl standing in front of her to see what was happening.

A male student in camouflage military training clothes stood at the serving window holding a tray.

He was questioning the plump cafeteria auntie behind the counter.

Several other students in camouflage stood beside him.

Both boys and girls.

They looked like fiercely loyal guard dogs whose master had just been attacked.

Before the auntie could even speak, they had already rushed forward to tear into him.

Lin Jiaxin’s interest was instantly piqued.

She shoved aside the people blocking her view and walked straight to the front.

The questioning boy frowned.

Facing the students accusing him, he didn’t argue emotionally.

Instead, he calmly reasoned with them.

“How could a goose leg possibly be this small?”

“Even after it’s cooked, it wouldn’t shrink this much.”

“Classmate, what exactly are you trying to say?”

“Are you saying Auntie is wrong for selling us goose legs this cheap?”

“Exactly!”

“She used to sell them outside the school gates.”

“Now she finally has a cafeteria stall, and you’re bullying her.”

“If she stops selling them because of you, where are we supposed to eat?”

“Auntie, don’t mind him…”

“Hungry, hungry.”

“Leggy, leggy.”

“Food, food!”

The group continued to twist his words.

They kept talking about how hard Auntie worked while completely ignoring his perfectly reasonable question.

To be fair…

Their tactic worked remarkably well.

At the very least, they had successfully stirred up everyone else’s emotions.

The surrounding students unconsciously ignored the actual issue.

Instead, they simply assumed the boy was picking a fight.

After all, most of the students waiting in line had come specifically because they’d heard endless praise about these famous goose legs.

They could barely be considered anything less than Goose Leg Auntie’s loyal customer base.

“Heh…”

Watching everything from the front, Lin Jiaxin slowly curled the corner of her lips.

She hadn’t come here specifically for the goose legs.

She had simply seen a long line and joined it out of curiosity.

Now…

It was finally her time to step onto the stage.

Lin Jiaxin immediately stepped forward.

She let out a mocking laugh before speaking indifferently.

“Oi…”

“Do you people not understand plain human language?”

“He asked why the goose leg looks like a duck leg.”

“He never said the auntie behind the counter doesn’t work hard.”

“Got it?”

“…Who are you?”

Lin Jiaxin’s sudden intervention stunned everyone present.

Including the boy who had raised the question.

He hadn’t expected that, despite being completely outnumbered, someone would actually stand up and say something fair on his behalf.

His eyes instantly reddened.

“Thank you…”

“Classmate…”

Lin Jiaxin lifted her chin proudly as she looked down at the disorganized crowd.

She calmly waved her hand.

“Don’t thank me.”

“I’m merely a passing Masked Righteous Man…”

After saying that, she turned toward Goose Leg Auntie’s supporters.

She stepped forward again and stood in front of the boy.

As though shielding him.

As though becoming the pillar supporting him from behind.

The boy was even more touched.

She’s beautiful…

And kind-hearted too!

Later, he’d definitely treat her to a meal to properly thank her.

But in reality…

Lin Jiaxin was simply worried that if he lost the argument later, he’d get angry and start throwing things.

So she casually found herself a large human shield.

Meanwhile, thanks to Lin Jiaxin’s reminder, the people around them gradually came to their senses.

From beginning to end…

The boy had never once said Goose Leg Auntie wasn’t hardworking.

Those students had been the ones constantly twisting his words and slapping labels on him.

“Yeah…”

“He was only asking why the goose leg looked like a duck leg…”

“666.”

“That’s an old-school debate tactic right there!”

“Um…”

“Am I the only one wondering…”

“What exactly is this ‘Masked Righteous Man’ supposed to be?”