novelraw Chapter 525: Harmless
Chapter 525: Harmless
Ji You’s eyes sparkled: "In what way is Lin Lele really better than me?"
Speaking of which, Ji You really didn’t know much about Lin Lele, just that, like her, Lin Lele was also self-funded, paying for their school fees, and typically just there to get a diploma, not really loving to study at all.
Ji You had interacted with Lin Lele a few times, but even when close, she never felt her spiritual fluctuations, which proved that Lin Lele’s spiritual power level probably wasn’t all that great.
Why guess blindly when you can verify yourself?
Ji You directly called Sheng Qingyan.
After picking up, Sheng Qingyan showed an unhappy face: "What do you want? I’m squatting outside Green Glaze Master’s store... If it’s because of you that I miss the chance encounter with the Master, can you afford that responsibility?"
Ji You, after hearing this, was speechless: "Green Glaze Master has that much free time?"
Sheng Qingyan, with a frowning face, said: "That internet-famous Ah Da could be chosen by the Master to be a salesperson, why not me who is so outstanding and cute? I’m on lookout at the store because I want to self-recommend to the Master."
Ji You: "..."
Ji You couldn’t help but say: "Come on, the Master would be blind to see you, how could he possibly choose you to be a salesperson?"
Sheng Qingyan’s face showed unhappiness and denial, saying: "I’m not listening! I’m not listening! I’m not listening!" Mid-speech, Sheng Qingyan suddenly asked suspiciously: "Hey, poor dead, what do you actually want from me? Just to be clear, I won’t lend money, nor points, nor Soul Devices, nor..."
Ji You’s forehead throbbed: "Fine, fine, I don’t want to borrow anything! I’m asking you about that Lin Lele, what is her talent? How much is her spiritual power?"
Sheng Qingyan rolled her eyes unceremoniously: "Why didn’t you just say so... She’s just a Double B-level talent... weak as can be, I could crush her with one hand!"
Ji You: "..."
Ji You said exasperatedly: "Blowing your own trumpet without a draft, thanks!"
Saying that, she was about to hang up.
Sheng Qingyan suddenly asked: "Hey, poor dead, want to come with me to the chance encounter with Green Glaze Master? Maybe one of us could be the next salesperson..."
Ji You uninterestedly said: "My aspiration is the stars and the sea! Not to be a mere sales clerk; you go if you like, but don’t drag me into it."
With that, Ji You hung up directly.
Staring at the disconnected call, Sheng Qingyan muttered, "What a visionless one. If you clung to the Master’s thigh, you wouldn’t have to worry about travelling the stars and the sea?"
Of course, Ji You couldn’t hear this sentence.
Ji You pondered: "Lin Lele is B-level Physical Strength, B-level spiritual power, but—so weak! I can’t feel any threatening presence from her." It wasn’t just Sheng Qingyan, even Ji You herself felt that she could beat Lin Lele, not just with one hand, but easily with both hands.
Lin Lele was a typical case of having talent but lacking practice and any combat skills... Such an empty shell, mere show with no substance; just a little more strength would easily take her down.
Ji You recalled carefully about Lin Lele and her behavior when cleaning the rabbit shed, her eyes brightened, and she laughed: "I get it now. She has such low Spiritual Silk Cleaning Rate and basically doesn’t know how to use spiritual power, leading her effect on small animals to be completely harmless."
The rabbits couldn’t sense any danger, nor any fear or anomaly, and of course, they wouldn’t reject Lin Lele.
Xiao You nodded and added, "Sister, it should be like that. Your strands of Spiritual Silk are all too... too lively."
Originally, Xiao You wanted to say they were too horrible and too gluttonous... but after some thought, she chose a more euphemistic adjective.
Ji You was also a bit troubled and said, "With them being so lively, how am I supposed to control them? Make them look as pollution-free and harmless as Lin Lele’s?"
Xiao You: "Cough cough..."
Ji You chuckled and said, "Just joking, this feels really hard."
That’s because, even if Ji You bluntly threatened the Spiritual Silk, threatening to cut off their ration, the silks still couldn’t completely eliminate their intimidating power... it wasn’t that the Spiritual Silk was disobedient, but rather they were truly trying their best to contain the menace they naturally exuded...
Thinking of this, Ji You suddenly envied teachers like Mu Jianling and Principal Hong. These bigwig-like figures, their control over spiritual power was so effortless, to retract when they say retract, to release when they say release, especially Teacher Mu Jianling. Normally, during her time in the training room watching melodramatic TV series, she was just like a middle-aged auntie addicted to dramas, totally harmless... but once she gets angry, the entire training room could feel her pervasive Spiritual Pressure!
Ji You thought about it and envied: when can I achieve what Teacher Mu Jianling has?
Regarding this question, Xiao You was also a bit troubled: "Sis... Sister... I don’t understand it either. What should we do?"
Ji You waved her hand and said, "Let’s not worry about this for now; we can only experiment step by step." After all, for the foreseeable future, she’d be forced to clean the rabbit shed, where all the rabbits would be Ji You’s test subjects... cough cough! They were partners to play with.
Having said that, Ji You suddenly became very serious and said, "Xiao You, I’m planning to officially challenge Xu Siyu soon, what do you think?"
Xiao You was startled: "Ah?"
Ji You said solemnly and quietly, "We can’t delay this matter any longer. We don’t want to stir up more trouble at school, but from time to time, there are still rumors spreading about our past plagiarism. Behind this, it’s impossible that no one is fanning the flames. Whether it’s Xu Siyu or not, this person’s goal is certainly not to let me off easy. With that being the case, it’s time to completely eradicate this stain on our reputation."
Xiao You’s voice trembled lightly: "But... but Sister, we don’t have any evidence."
It’s because they had no evidence that they couldn’t clear their names, allowing things to escalate to an uncontrollable situation and... also leading Xiao You to despair, with no other option, to take the most cowardly way out.
Ji You pursed her lips and said, "If we don’t have evidence, then we’ll find it."
Xiao You’s heart quivered: "I... I don’t know where to find it."
Ji You frowned and asked, "Back then, when you shared your ideas with her, did you leave anything behind? Like manuscripts, concept sketches... or anything that can prove your idea came before hers?"
Xiao You’s face took on a bitter expression, curling up with her legs, burying her head between her arms, and said with a voice filled with bitterness, "I did. It was a manuscript. But... she borrowed it and never returned it to me."
Ji You asked, "Just the manuscript? Nothing else was left behind?"
Xiao You replied, "Mhm, only the manuscript, I didn’t keep anything else. She also knew I didn’t keep anything else, so she confidently slandered me."
Ji You’s brows furrowed:
This indeed made things a bit difficult.
However—