The neat school uniform on Caelus's body didn't seem to have changed at all; it was still meticulous.
His expression remained that same gentle and composed look, as if he had just gone out for a stroll.
'Troublesome.'
Caelus's gaze calmly swept across the entire class, taking in everyone's expressions.
He sighed helplessly in his heart.
He naturally knew he would become the center of attention.
Ma Xiaotao's vigorous and impulsive acting style left no room for maneuver at all.
Doing something so suggestive in front of the whole class meant that even if he had a hundred mouths, he couldn't explain it away.
Moreover, he didn't intend to explain.
Trouble was trouble, but he didn't care.
To him, these rumors and slanders were nothing more than small ripples on a calm lake, not even worthy of disturbing his state of mind.
He set off, ignoring those gazes that were almost tangible, and walked straight toward his seat.
However, while he wanted to keep a low profile, someone wouldn't allow it.
Just as he was about to pass through the middle aisle of the classroom, two charming figures, like two agile butterflies, darted out from their seats on his left and right, precisely blocking his path.
"Brother Caelus."
A crisp and pleasant duet, sounding like orioles, rang out.
Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo, the twin sisters who had grown up with him in Star Luo City, were currently standing with their hands on their hips and their cheeks puffed out, putting on an air of a formal interrogation as they firmly blocked him in the middle.
The elder sister, Lan Susu, had a slightly more lively personality. She took a step forward, staring at Caelus with her large, watery eyes, and was the first to launch the "interrogation":
"Confess honestly, what exactly is your relationship with Senior Sister Ma Xiaotao?"
The younger sister, Lan Luoluo, was relatively quieter, but at this moment, she also nodded vigorously and added:
"We all saw it. She... she grabbed your hand and dragged you out, and you were gone for so long."
Seeing her sister speak up, Lan Susu immediately picked up the thread, her tone becoming even more "serious":
"Before coming to the academy, Elder Sister Jiu Jiu personally instructed us to keep a close eye on you and absolutely not let you go around flirting with others."
She placed extra emphasis on the words "flirting with others" and even solemnly puffed out her small, developing chest, as if she really were an imperial censor acting on the decree of the "Empress."
This conversation was like a ladle of cold water thrown into boiling oil.
The entire classroom instantly began to boil again.
Although no one dared to make a loud noise, everyone pricked up their ears and craned their necks, the gossipy smiles on their faces almost reaching behind their ears.
Especially Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan, who were sitting not far away, their eyes were shining with excitement.
'It's coming, it's coming, the big one is coming.'
Zhou Sichen shouted frantically in his heart.
'Childhood sweethearts questioning the newcomer from the sky, and even under the orders of another suspected current girlfriend. As expected of Boss, this network of relationships is more complex than the composition of our Spirit Abilities. There's fun to be had here.'
Watching these two twin sisters singing in harmony and playing their roles with such delight, Caelus felt the veins on his forehead throbbing faintly.
He naturally knew that there was no way Xu Jiujiu would entrust them with such a boring task.
These two little girls were simply looking for excitement and used this excuse to satisfy their own gossipy hearts.
Somewhat annoyed, he raised his hand and curled his fingers, giving each of the sisters a not-so-light flick on their smooth foreheads.
*Thump!*
*Thump!*
Two crisp sounds.
"Ouch!"
"It hurts!"
The twin sisters immediately let out exaggerated cries of pain, clutching their foreheads.
"All day long, you only know how to mess around."
Caelus said, both annoyed and amused by their theatrical expressions.
"If you have this much energy, you'd be better off spending more time on Cultivating. Your Soul Power Ranks are about to be overtaken by the others in the class."
He paused, glancing at the two little girls who were still rubbing their foreheads and peeking at his reaction through the gaps in their fingers, and continued:
"Besides, I know what kind of person Elder Sister Jiu Jiu is better than you do. How could she possibly ask you to do something like this? Do you take me for a three-year-old, or do you take me for a fool?"
With one sentence, he directly exposed their little scheme.
Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo exchanged a glance and stuck out their tongues, their "interrogation" expressions no longer sustainable.
Having dealt with these internal troubles, Caelus's gaze, like two sharp swords, swept toward the onlookers who were still pricking up their ears to eavesdrop.
His voice instantly turned cold, and the imposing aura belonging to a class monitor was released without reservation.
"And you all."
"With such strong curiosity, it seems your recent Cultivation has been too easy and everyone is quite idle?"
Zhou Sichen and the others who were swept by his gaze suddenly felt a chill down their backs. They subconsciously shrank their necks, and the gossipy smiles on their faces froze.
The corners of Caelus's mouth curled into a cold arc.
"Since you have so much energy, should I go and 'request' Teacher Wang to ask that Teacher Zhou to substitute and give you some intensity?"
The words "Teacher Zhou" were like a demon's whisper, instantly making the faces of Zhou Sichen and the others turn pale.
Zhou Yi.
The devil teacher famous throughout the Outer Court for her devilish training and iron-blooded methods.
At the thought of her endless physical fitness projects that could train a person to exhaustion, and at the thought of the miserable fate if they were caught being unenthusiastic about training... two words surfaced in everyone's minds—Gonna die.
No, it would be losing three layers of skin.
The price of watching the fun was too high.
This gossip isn't worth eating; eating it will kill people.
"Whoosh—!"
Almost in an instant, Zhou Sichen was the first to react. With an incredibly agile posture, he immediately sat back in his seat, picked up the book on the desk, and put on a focused expression of 'I love learning, learning makes me happy.'
With him taking the lead, others followed suit.
One second they were giraffes craning their necks, and the next they all became ostriches burying their heads in study.
The entire classroom dispersed like birds and beasts.
The scene was quite spectacular.
Looking at the classroom that had instantly restored a good learning atmosphere, Caelus nodded with satisfaction.
Meanwhile, Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo, who were blocking him, were now completely dumbfounded.
They hadn't expected that a casual sentence from Caelus would actually have such enormous power.
Looking at Caelus's profile, which carried a faint coldness, they suddenly felt that the Brother Caelus before them seemed... a bit unfamiliar.
This was no longer the Brother Caelus from Star Luo City who would mess around with them and let them play tricks on him.
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