Chapter 55: Clueless About a Woman's Heart

Lu Li had no idea what nonsense the comical fellow opposite was overthinking.

He simply took off his trench coat, intending to drape it over Xu Xiao.

Unexpectedly, Xu Xiao twisted away, a faint trace of resentment welling up in her eyes.

"Like going bare?"

Lu Li paused his hand, feeling slightly puzzled.

"You!"

Xu Xiao was so angry she bit her lip hard, holding it in for a long time before finally squeezing out two sentences:

"I don't need your hypocritical pity!"

"Today's favor repays the life you owed me. From now on, we have nothing to do with each other!"

Hearing this, Wang Chao and Ma Han exchanged glances and raised their eyebrows simultaneously.

The class monitor is—

She's jealous!

Lu Li frowned slightly, unable to understand what temper Xu Xiao was throwing.

However, since she had declared they were even, Lu Li was quite glad to be spared the trouble.

He nodded and looked toward Lin Qinfeng, saying:

"I'll have to trouble you to look after these three for a moment."

"No need!"

Xu Xiao took half a step forward, cutting in:

"I said, from now on, I have nothing whatsoever to do with you, Lu Li! I won't go with you, and you don't need to waste your effort worrying about my safety!"

"I will stay right here and face the hardships together with the survivors!"

As soon as these words fell, before Lu Li could reply, disgruntled voices rang out among the surrounding survivors:

"What nonsense about facing hardships together, we don't need you staying here at all!"

"That's right, if it weren't for you, our neighbors wouldn't have died for nothing. You jinx, you brought all this disaster upon us..."

"I used to think you were quite capable and a reliable partner, but it turns out you're just a vase that looks good for nothing!"

"Get lost, get lost, get lost, Sunshine Residential Area doesn't welcome you..."

"Leave the food behind before you get out, that's our property!"

A chorus of jeers and curses buzzed in the air.

Hearing this, tears welled up in the corners of Xu Xiao's eyes.

Clutching her chest, the girl shoved through the crowd and ran outward.

"Hey, hey, hey, Monitor, don't be like that. Let's talk things out..."

Ma Han immediately gave chase.

Wang Chao stood frozen in place, looking somewhat at a loss.

Seeing this, Lin Qinfeng sighed softly, took the trench coat from Lu Li's hand, and handed it to Wang Chao:

"Go persuade her. At least, make sure she puts on the coat."

"Oh, right!"

Wang Chao nodded honestly and hurried after Ma Han.

"It seems Mr. Lu is not very skilled at winning a girl's favor."

Lin Qinfeng's tone carried a hint of teasing.

Seeing that Lu Li didn't take the bait, she tactfully dropped the subject.

"By the way."

As if suddenly remembering something, Lu Li spoke up and asked:

"I saw your third sister, Lin Qinxue, using a sword. Is her talent of the 'Sharpness Type'?"

Just as Lin Qinfeng was about to answer, Lin Qinxue's gentle voice came over:

"No, Mr. Lu, my talent is of the 'Telekinesis Type', named [Heart of Frost]."

Lu Li was surprised.

Not because the talent was rare, but because of Lin Qinxue's voice.

He hadn't expected that this third sister of the Lin family, who had the fewest lines and the heaviest murderous intent,

would speak in such a pleasant voice.

"[Heart of Frost], I feel like I've heard that somewhere before..."

Lu Li muttered to himself:

"What is the talent grade?"

"Platinum."

"A Platinum-grade [Heart of Frost]...? 'Frost Domain'... Wait, are you the Frost Lord?!"

Lin Qinxue looked puzzled:

"Mr. Lu, what are you talking about? What Frost Lord?"

However, Lu Li was completely immersed in his memories at the moment and did not answer Lin Qinxue immediately.

"... No, the Frost Lord was a lecherous old man, the gender doesn't match at all."

"Could it just be a coincidence? That two people happened to have the same talent?"

"... The Zhao family engineered the destruction of the Lin family, and the Frost Domain is an affiliated territory of the Zhao family."

"There must be something fishy going on here!"

Thinking of this, Lu Li looked up and happened to meet Lin Qinxue's gentle gaze. Realizing he had spoken out of turn, he gave a dry cough to hide his embarrassment and said:

"Ahem, it's nothing. Your talent is quite good. Once the Zhao family is overthrown, you might be able to go even further."

Mentioning the Zhao family, a flash of hatred appeared in Lin Qinxue's eyes, but it quickly vanished, and she gave a soft, docile hum.

Just as Lu Li was planning to take Alissa and leave, Wang Chao ran back out of breath.

"Lu Li, the monitor is unwilling to come back."

"Skinny and I are worried something might happen to her if she's alone, so..."

Lu Li shrugged, said nothing, and simply shot a glance at Lin Qinfeng.

The latter instantly understood and said to Wang Chao:

"It's fine if she doesn't want to come back. Add me as a friend first, and if you encounter any difficulties, you can contact me directly."

"Okay!"

Wang Chao nodded gratefully, and then asked Lu Li with some embarrassment:

"Can I... ask you for a favor?"

"Go ahead."

"Could you look after Cheng Duoduo? She's a... good person."

As he spoke, Wang Chao looked toward the crowd.

Cheng Duoduo's injuries had already healed under the [Group Healing].

Yet, perhaps because the previous experience was too terrifying and left her with psychological trauma,

the girl was still kneeling on the ground, trembling all over.

"We're all classmates. Even if you didn't say it, I would help."

Lu Li affirmed.

"Thanks!"

Wang Chao gave an honest smile and turned to run back the way he came.

Lin Qinhua stepped forward two paces, helped Cheng Duoduo up from the ground, and said softly:

"Don't be afraid, you're safe now."

Lin Qinfeng sighed softly and asked once more:

"Then what about the remaining survivors?"

Lu Li stared at the trembling Cheng Duoduo, his voice not loud but exceptionally clear:

"In my opinion, kill them all."

"What?!"

Lin Qinfeng felt as though something was wrong with her ears.

While Lu Li could hardly be described as 'helpful to a fault', he certainly wouldn't 'kill the innocent indiscriminately'.

Otherwise, Lin Qinyue would have died a hundred times over by now.

Although the survivors of Sunshine Residential Area played the coward at the critical moment, being cowardly and afraid of death was, after all, human nature.

To kill people on those grounds...

Wasn't that a bit too cruel?

Lu Li slowly turned his head, his gaze cold and piercing:

"Traitors deserve to die."

"But..." Lu Li dragged out his tone, executing a conversational pivot:

"They didn't betray me, so it's not up to me to decide their life or death."

"I still need to purge the 'Demonic Energy Erosion', I'll take my leave first."

With that, Lu Li beckoned to Alissa and strode away.

Looking at the young man's retreating figure, Lin Qinfeng stood frozen, speechless.

It was only after Lu Li vanished from sight that a cold sweat broke out all over the back of this matriarch of the Lin family!

Lu Li's remark was a warning to her!

Using the betrayal of the survivors to allude to Lin Qinyue's backstabbing.

Lin Qinyue's actions had undoubtedly touched this powerhouse's bottom line.

Yet not only did Lu Li not hold it against her, but he had even promised to rescue her.

If this were a fair trade of mutual benefit and reciprocity,

what had the Lin family done for Lu Li?

Merely gathered gold and scouted for information.

While Lu Li had repeatedly risked his life to save the Lin family from the brink of disaster!

The contributions between the two sides were completely asymmetrical.

What was he even after?!

"Don't be a traitor... Does he want a loyal servant?" Lin Qinfeng muttered to herself.

Seeing Lin Qinfeng's expression shift unpredictably, Lin Qinhua asked with concern:

"Eldest Sister, what's wrong?"

"Nothing." Lin Qinfeng twitched the corners of her mouth into a rather bitter smile:

"Keep an eye on the [Global Trading Market] over the next couple of days and buy a Slave Contract."