Yan Shouyi and Long Feicheng returned to Shanghang Art School, and the sky had completely darkened.
After a brief handling of some work matters, Long Feicheng went to find Lu Caiwei, while Yan Shouyi returned to his dormitory. On the way, he chatted with Lin Zitong on the phone for over half an hour.
Unknowingly, Yan Shouyi had also blended into the urban life of Rongcheng.
In the past, he could go three days without looking at his phone, but now that he had someone to care about, his phone had become a very important possession.
After an hour-long phone call, Yan Shouyi hung up, took off his clothes, and went into the bathroom to shower.
He couldn't help but think of the story of Tong Jingcheng and Su Yirou that he had heard from Huang Hai and the others today.
If he couldn't find a way to break it before his destined calamity arrived, would Lin Zitong become the next Tong Jingcheng?
Tong Jingcheng had only loved Su Yirou for a year, but Lin Zitong had waited for him for a full ten years.
To not let Lin Zitong's wait be in vain, Yan Shouyi secretly vowed.
No matter what, he had to find a way to defy fate!
Moreover, based on his previous deductions, Yan Shouyi understood that perhaps the method to defy fate was not with the Li family, but with Li Qing'er.
So, he would have to see Li Qing'er sooner or later.
As Yan Shouyi was rinsing himself, there was a sudden commotion in the dormitory.
Yan Shouyi frowned.
His hearing was exceptionally sharp, and the sound just now was clearly not made by Long Feicheng.
So he quietly turned off the shower, wrapped a towel around his lower body, and tiptoed out of the bathroom.
In the dormitory, a figure stood with his back to him, seemingly rummaging through Yan Shouyi's backpack.
Yan Shouyi approached the person from behind and suddenly lunged, locking his grip around the person's neck!
"Who are you!" he said with a cold snort.
The other person struggled wildly, managing to emit a sound, "It's me... it's me... Luo Ning!"
Hearing that it was Luo Ning, Yan Shouyi quickly released his grip.
Luo Ning turned around, clutching her neck and coughing for a long time.
"It really is you!" Yan Shouyi asked, "What are you doing sneaking into my dorm in the middle of the night?"
Luo Ning glared at Yan Shouyi impatiently, then noticed that he was not wearing any clothes.
Luo Ning, who always enjoyed teasing Yan Shouyi, felt a bit embarrassed.
Her eyes darted away, but she kept glancing at Yan Shouyi's physique from the corner of her eye.
"I... I heard you were back, and I was eager to get the corpse-stitching technique from you?" Luo Ning said, blushing.
"You still can't just go through someone's bag!"
"You were showering, and your bag was on the bed. I just took it and left," Luo Ning retorted stubbornly.
"But the corpse-stitching technique isn't in the bag either."
Yan Shouyi took his bag and turned to retrieve a stack of handwritten manuscripts from his dorm bed, which were the corpse-stitching techniques he had written down a few days ago.
Luo Ning took the corpse-stitching techniques, still unable to calm her emotions.
Her small chest heaved continuously.
Yan Shouyi also realized his situation and quickly said:
"Wait a moment, I'll go change clothes!"
Luo Ning, being mischievous, immediately said cheekily:
"I, a woman, don't care. What are you afraid of? I won't eat you, will I?"
"It's still a bit inconvenient."
Yan Shouyi returned to the bathroom awkwardly and changed into clean clothes.
When he came out, Luo Ning was playing with the wooden bird Sanyuan that Yan Shouyi had placed on the table.
Sanyuan knew that Luo Ning was not an ordinary person, so it stopped pretending to be dead and flapped lively on Luo Ning's shoulder.
"You've got the corpse-stitching technique. Have you been keeping an eye on the Li family these past few days?" Yan Shouyi asked.
Luo Ning replied casually, "Of course. And I've also made some significant discoveries."
"What discoveries?"
"More and more strange individuals have been following the Li family recently."
"Do you know their identities?"
"They're naturally sent by the Bai family. When my master and I were working under Bai Yusheng, I saw some of these people."
Before "submitting" to Yan Shouyi, Luo Ning and Zhong Qi were Bai Yusheng's capable assistants.
Yan Shouyi thought of this and couldn't help but say, "I met Bai Yusheng today."
"Oh? Did he say anything?" Luo Ning smiled. "Bai Yusheng is just a spoiled rich kid. His methods are indeed good, but he's nothing special himself."
Yan Shouyi really didn't know how to evaluate Bai Yusheng.
After all, a commoner's rage might lead to five steps of bloodshed, but a scholar's rage could shake mountains and rivers.
If Bai Yusheng were truly intelligent, even if he himself wasn't powerful, Yan Shouyi wouldn't dare to underestimate him.
He thought for a moment and asked:
"Does the Bai family have a lot of unusual individuals like you under them?"
Luo Ning nodded. "Speaking of which, I find this strange too. The Bai family inexplicably has some minor followers who are not as good as us, but much stronger than ordinary people. I don't know where they got so many people."
Yan Shouyi suspected that these people were lent to the Bai family by the Lu Shan Sect.
Otherwise, where could so many extraordinary individuals be found in this world?
"Last time I went to the Liu family in Guling, I heard a name, Fang Qiu of Si Xiang Mountain. Have you heard of him?"
Luo Ning paused her movements, a thoughtful expression on her face, and then said, "I think I've heard of that person, but I've never met him."
"If the Bai family makes a move on the Li family, Fang Qiu will certainly show up. You need to pay close attention to this person in the next few days," Yan Shouyi reminded her.
Luo Ning smiled, "Are you worried about me? If Lin Zitong finds out, will she be jealous?"
"She won't," Yan Shouyi bared his white teeth.
"Aren't you two too confident in yourselves? Or rather, are you looking down on me?"
Luo Ning seemed a bit annoyed. Not being comparable to Lin Zitong was her biggest regret.
As if to prove Yan Shouyi wrong, Luo Ning deliberately lifted her short shorts to her thighs:
"Are my legs not as good as Lin Zitong's?"
Yan Shouyi's expression changed, and he quickly looked away. "My dear lady, it's not that serious."
"Hehe!"
Seeing Yan Shouyi's reaction, Luo Ning immediately became smug again.
She put down Sanyuan, picked up the corpse-stitching techniques, and left Yan Shouyi's dormitory with satisfaction.
"This woman is truly..."
Yan Shouyi was speechless. Just as he was about to close the door, Long Feicheng walked in from outside.
Although Long Feicheng's body had entered, his head was still outside, stretching his neck to look at something.
Only when Yan Shouyi patted Long Feicheng's shoulder did he retract his neck and look at Yan Shouyi with a lecherous smile.
"What's with that look?" Yan Shouyi asked.
"Was that Luo Ning who just left?"
"So what if it was?"
Long Feicheng cupped his fists towards Yan Shouyi and said loudly:
"I always thought that my title as the White Dragon of the Waves in Rongcheng was unmatched. Now I realize that Brother Yan is the role model of our generation, truly able to walk through a field of flowers without a single petal sticking to him! As the saying goes, the red flag does not fall outside while the colorful flags flutter inside. Brother Yan, I won't learn the Luban Book anymore. Teach me your skill of having one foot in two boats!"
Yan Shouyi said irritably:
"Don't talk nonsense. Luo Ning came to see me about something important just now."
"I understand, I understand!" Long Feicheng laughed. "I'm also sincerely seeking guidance from Brother Yan!"
"Get lost!"
"Alright!"
Long Feicheng walked into the dormitory with a wicked grin.
Yan Shouyi rubbed his temples.
He found that Luo Ning was indeed no simple woman.
Even though he himself acted upright and did things properly, others would always misunderstand.
He had to deal with Luo Ning in a different way.
Thinking of how he came out wrapped in a towel just now, which made Luo Ning blush, Yan Shouyi suddenly understood.
Luo Ning was just putting on a brave front!
Deep down, she was still a woman who cared about her chastity.
Next time Luo Ning tried to seduce him, he would simply go along with her wishes and accompany her to the end.
Then they would see who couldn't handle it!