No one had ever imagined that the former dead last, the timid and self-deprecating junior in green robes, would say such words and display such a completely opposite personality and attitude.
The elite class students were all stunned.
For a long moment, no one spoke.
As for Su Mumu?
She had already taken advantage of this opportunity to quietly slip away, hehe~~
Regarding Jiang Mengxin’s change, Su Mumu was genuinely happy from the bottom of her heart.
At least her personality had changed a lot; she wouldn’t burden herself with so much baggage anymore, and her character had become much more resilient. Although she’s a bit of a sadist now…
This way, there’s no need to worry about Jiang Mengxin being bullied anymore, right?
Su Mumu was more worried that she might, in a fit of anger, just kill everyone.
Well.
It probably wouldn’t come to that.
***
Meanwhile, on Jiang Mengxin’s side.
The aura emanating from the advanced accompanying sword could be felt with every breath, carrying a heavy pressure that made it hard to stand up straight.
This is the power brought by spending money!
“In the past, you bullied me, looked down on me, slandered me behind my back, did whatever you wanted. All that is in the past now… From now on, you’d better watch your mouths and show some respect. I despise you, I despise this damned elite class.”
The elite class students looked at each other, hesitant and uncertain. Finally, someone stepped forward to speak—
“Wasn’t that because of you yourself, always dragging the team down on missions?”
“That’s right! We didn’t bully you all the time either.”
Jiang Mengxin frowned slightly, glanced at the empty spot beside her, and with a light leap, jumped onto a tree branch.
Her accompanying sword followed, circling around her.
“Demon capturing… maybe I’m no good at that. But I think… killing demons might be a different story?” Jiang Mengxin said softly.
“That fox demon is mine. None of you are allowed to take it. My sword doesn’t recognize people.”
Leaving behind this relatively gentle threat, Jiang Mengxin left.
Her departure was not obstructed, nor was there even a single word of mockery or discontent.
Everything had changed. Jiang Mengxin didn’t seem to be as weak as imagined.
What had changed her?
Damn it!
Why can Jiang Mengxin still catch up!
It doesn’t make sense!
Su Mumu gritted her teeth, fleeing frantically through the woods.
Jiang Mengxin was perfectly at ease, intentionally maintaining a certain distance.
“Still running?”
“No, seriously, how do you even know where I am?!” Su Mumu had wanted to ask for a while.
“Hmph~” Jiang Mengxin waved the half-burned tracking talisman between her fingers.
“Huh? No way…” Su Mumu immediately realized—could it be that a tracking talisman was stuck on her back?
Damn it!
I was careless!
Jiang Mengxin had used this trick before.
How could I forget to check!
Su Mumu hated herself for not being smart enough. Under the high pressure these past few days, her brain had turned to mush.
“Little fox.” Jiang Mengxin slightly increased her speed, the distance between them shrinking bit by bit. “You can’t escape. Give up resisting.”
“I’m still not going back with you!” Su Mumu said.
“Weren’t you just thinking about going back earlier?” Jiang Mengxin chuckled lightly.
“That was because… uh, at least you wouldn’t eat me.” Su Mumu’s expression was complicated. Being imprisoned in a cave wasn’t much better either.
“That seems like a good idea too.” Jiang Mengxin’s voice was filled with a certain implication.
“Please, are you an ogre too?!” Su Mumu grew nervous. Don’t do that, it’s terrifying!
All of Jiang Mengxin’s actions could be said to be teasing, or perhaps gradually wearing down her spirit.
While exhausting the prey’s stamina, she also broke down its will.
A two-pronged approach to ensure the absolute achievement of the goal—completely taming the fox girl!
Well, it’s about time.
The little fox girl couldn’t run anymore.
“Can’t you just…” Su Mumu’s legs felt weak, almost cramping. She had no choice but to slow her steps, stopping in a disheveled state. “…not capture me?”
Moreover, she had been driven into a corner.
Ahead, there was only a sheer cliff stretching to the end. The glow of sunset hung on the horizon, its light sharp as swords, stinging the eyes.
Jiang Mengxin also stopped running, her breathing steady, her expression calm and unruffled. In comparison, her physical fitness was absurdly strong.
“No.” she said.
Step by step, extremely slowly, she walked towards Su Mumu.
Su Mumu, on the other hand, faced her warily, stepping back step by step, until she reached the very edge of the cliff. When her heels were partly hanging in the air, she completely stopped all movement.
Behind her was a bottomless abyss.
Before her was the Xianzong’s execution.
There were no other ways out…
After struggling so miserably, to end up like this in the end…
“Why do you have to capture demons?!” Su Mumu lost control of her emotions, glaring furiously.
“Everyone wants to capture me! I haven’t done anything bad at all! You just have to capture me! Why! Why why why!.. Why on earth?!”
The girl’s helpless cry echoed across the vast horizon.
These words would soon be buried by the endless snow, disappearing in the cold wind that no one remembers.
In this trial world, no one would care about me.
No, wait…
Even in the original world, it’s the same.
No one would care about me, a fox demon.
I can only be like a rat scurrying across the street, chased and shouted at by everyone.
Why…
Why does everyone have to bully me?
Why do I have to be chased everywhere I go…
Is it just because I’m a fox demon?
Just because I’m a demon?
I’m not happy.
Jiang Mengxin chose not to press forward any further.
Instead, she cast an extremely complicated look. What emotions were contained in that gaze, what she was thinking, Su Mumu couldn’t understand.
Right now, she couldn’t even understand where her own place was.
After Su Mumu’s hurried breathing calmed down a bit.
After the clouds in the sky covered the sunset glow, finally she didn’t have to squint painfully, and could openly stare at Jiang Mengxin.
Jiang Mengxin’s voice rang out in the wind—
“You.”
“You can only be captured by me.”
Su Mumu was taken aback, quickly understanding, but still unhappy. “Is that the reason you helped me earlier?”
“Yes.” Jiang Mengxin nodded.
Su Mumu laughed at herself, with a touch of wretchedness. “What kind of reason is that…”
“You can only be captured by me.” Jiang Mengxin stated flatly, reiterating once more.
As if to completely shatter the prey’s psychological defenses, making it lose the will to resist.
In fact, Su Mumu was almost ready to surrender.
She was tired.
Her body had reached its limit.
Her spirit was about to collapse.
And there was no other way out.
“Jiang Mengxin.” Su Mumu half-closed her eyes slightly, her tone faint. The wind blew past her temples, her snow-white hair flying. “There’s something I want to ask you.”
Jiang Mengxin was slightly surprised. “Speak.”
“If it were you… would you choose to trust… no, would you fall in love with the person you hate the most?” Su Mumu said.
The moment the words fell.
Jiang Mengxin’s expression became peculiar.
She uttered two words: “Absurd.”
“Right…” Su Mumu smiled bitterly. “If even love can’t change it, then I accept it.”
“Accept what?” Jiang Mengxin said.
“You’ve calculated everything, but you miscalculated one thing.” Su Mumu withdrew her bitter smile, her stunningly beautiful face gradually calming down, her eyes revealing an elusive indifference.
This demeanor made Jiang Mengxin’s frown deepen.
“I don’t believe you have any other tricks left.”
After the long chase and testing, she was sure the little fox girl had reached the end of the road.
She was just putting on an act.
“You’re right about that calculation.” Su Mumu lifted her foot, slowly moving backward, suspended in mid-air over the bottomless abyss.
“You…” Jiang Mengxin suddenly realized something, her eyes widening.
“I won’t say the rest.” Su Mumu smiled. “I’m tired of crying.”
Then, she gradually leaned her body backward.
“Don’t you dare!!!” Jiang Mengxin pushed off the ground with force, reaching out forward.
Her fingertips, stretched with all her might, didn’t even touch Su Mumu’s clothes. Sometimes, hesitation in a millisecond means missing the chance forever.
Like that summer years ago, your finger hovering over the send button in a chat. You spent all that time, gathered all your courage, finally about to ask her out.
The plan rehearsed countless times in your mind was your only confidence.
But a sudden, torrential downpour disrupted all your bravery.
You turned off your phone screen.
Years later, will you regret it, or will you be glad?
Jiang Mengxin couldn’t understand why the little fox girl would commit suicide.
She also couldn’t understand why her own mind went blank, why she also leaped off the cliff.
Deep down, a voice inexplicably told her: Once you hesitate, you will definitely regret it.