A hint of sternness flashed in Su Bai's eyes; it seemed his small body had been tampered with long ago! Unfortunately, now that he had lost all his magical power, Divine Ability, and cultivation, he couldn't check what was wrong with his body.
With that thought, Su Bai didn't ponder further. Seizing the opportunity of contact with Jiang Ningyu, he slipped the pendant into her pocket. If he didn't, with Jiang Ningyu's personality, she probably wouldn't accept his gift.
As the final bell rang for class dismissal, Jiang Ningyu, who had finished organizing her teaching materials, let out a sigh of relief, stood up, and stretched lazily. Her languid posture and perfect curves made the eyes of several male teachers in the distance almost pop out.
A male teacher wearing gold-rimmed glasses mustered up his courage and stepped forward, "Jiang Teacher, how about we have dinner together? There's a new Western restaurant near the school entrance that seems pretty good."
Jiang Ningyu smiled politely, "No, thank you. I have some things to do tonight. Maybe next time!"
With that, she left the embarrassed male teacher and walked away with large strides.
Seeing the male teacher get rebuffed, the others in the office were already used to it; they had long understood Jiang Ningyu's aloof personality.
The community where Jiang Ningyu lived was only two streets away from the school, about a ten-minute walk.
"Hey, beautiful, where are you going? I'll give you a ride!" A man with a rooster comb hairstyle, driving a tall off-road Wrangler, stopped in front of Jiang Ningyu, his gaze brazenly sweeping back and forth over Jiang Ningyu's chest and thighs.
Jiang Ningyu's delicate brows furrowed slightly, her face openly showing disgust. She said coldly, "No need."
As soon as her words fell, the red light at the intersection finally turned green.
Jiang Ningyu was annoyed by the rooster comb man's gaze and didn't want to stay for a moment. The instant the green light appeared, she quickly walked away.
However, she didn't notice that behind the off-road vehicle, a modified black Toyota was already speeding towards her, seemingly completely oblivious to the red light at the intersection!
Jiang Ningyu, who had just walked a few steps, subconsciously turned her head. A black car front magnified infinitely in her pupils. As an unprecedented life-or-death crisis descended, her body instantly stiffened, her mind went blank, and she had no time to dodge.
Pedestrians on the roadside who saw this scene, some of the timid ones had already covered their eyes.
But the next moment's scene left everyone dumbfounded and unforgettable forever.
The black Toyota sedan, like an out-of-control beast, approached the stiff Jiang Ningyu.
"Bang"
A huge crashing sound slammed into everyone's hearts, but the imagined scene of flesh and blood splattering did not appear. The fiercely approaching black Toyota sedan, less than half a meter from Jiang Ningyu, seemed to have hit an invisible Qi wall. Its front end instantly twisted and crumpled into a pile of scrap metal, and the engine was completely destroyed!
Driven by immense inertia, the entire Toyota car flipped directly over Jiang Ningyu's head, and then, under everyone's horrified gaze, it slammed down onto the green belt by the roadside!
The scene fell into an eerie silence. After a full ten seconds, the passersby who came to their senses instantly exploded!
"Damn, am I seeing things? The car hit someone, and the car flipped?"
"What... what's going on? Am I dreaming? The car was sent flying by a person..."
"Oh my God!! Am I witnessing a miracle?" A Christian believer continuously made the sign of the cross on his chest.
Regardless of the noisy and astonished passersby, Jiang Ningyu's face finally regained a trace of color. She was helped to the side of the road and sat down, her mind still in a daze.
"Crack!"
Suddenly, she seemed to hear something cracking on her body. She subconsciously touched her pants pocket. The next moment, a small wooden pendant appeared in her palm, but the pendant was covered with fine cracks, as if it had suffered a heavy blow.
Su Bai, walking alone on his way home from school, suddenly paused. "I didn't expect it to be used so soon."
He had already sensed that the 'Spirit Guarding Array' he had set up had disappeared, which proved that Jiang Ningyu had safely survived this ordeal.
Without much thought, Su Bai was about to continue walking when he saw a tall, short-haired young man walking towards him. Behind him were two equally unruly-looking students, looking at Su Bai with mockery.
It was Li Gaoxiong and his two lackeys.
"Su Young Master, hold it!"
"Hehe..." Li Gaoxiong, with a fake smile, blocked Su Bai's path and threatened, "Let me remind you again, Tan Yuhan is the woman Li Gaoxiong fancies. From now on, when you see her, you better roll as far away as possible! Otherwise, it won't be as simple as just getting beaten, understand?"
Su Bai looked at the fierce-faced Li Gaoxiong and felt a wave of amusement. After fusing with his past life's memories, his mindset had undergone a tremendous change without him realizing it. He truly wasn't in the mood to fight over a girl with a bunch of young rascals.
"Oh, I know." Su Bai nodded faintly, looking at Li Gaoxiong blocking his path, and frowned, "Anything else?"
Li Gaoxiong was stunned for a moment and subconsciously shook his head.
"Then please move aside, you're blocking the way!"
Li Gaoxiong and the two others were all stunned. Is this kid that arrogant now?
Seeing the three of them motionless, Su Bai's brows furrowed deeper. He shook his head, preparing to go around them, but then saw Li Gaoxiong laugh in extreme anger and grab at his shoulder, "Kid, what did you just say? I didn't hear you, say it again!"
Su Bai looked at the large hand grabbing towards his shoulder, his brows furrowing into a 'river' shape. A hint of coldness flashed in his eyes. He disdained to bother with these petty individuals, but that didn't mean they had the right to provoke him! In his previous life, he had fought against myriad races, annihilating countless alien races. The prestige of Immortal Venerable Haotian was such that even the Old Ancestors of the major Immortal Sect Holy Lands dared not offend him in the slightest!
Just as Li Gaoxiong's hand was about to land on Su Bai's shoulder, Su Bai's shoulder imperceptibly trembled.
"Slap"
As a faint sound rang out, Li Gaoxiong stiffened in place with his arm raised, as if he had been electrocuted. He was sweating profusely from the pain but couldn't move an inch.
Su Bai's expression was indifferent. He didn't even look at Li Gaoxiong, walking straight past him.
"Brother Xiong, what's wrong?" The two younger brothers looked confused.
Li Gaoxiong gasped, gritting his teeth as he looked at Su Bai, and said viciously, "Don't mind me, quickly, kill him for me!"
Although the two were surprised, they didn't think much of it and darted forward to block Su Bai's path.
Su Bai's eyes were cold, and he was about to act, when suddenly a tall, slender girl with a cool demeanor and long hair walked over.
"Li Gaoxiong, Zhang Shuai, Zhou Wei, what are you doing?"
Zhang Shuai and Zhou Wei paused when they saw who it was, and both looked at Li Gaoxiong.
Li Gaoxiong glanced at the girl, then immediately forced a smile, "Oh, it's Class Monitor Mu, what a coincidence! We're just catching up with Su Brother, aren't we, Su Bai?"
The threat in his words was undisguised.
Mu Xiyu's father was the top official in Jiangzhou New District. His Li Family didn't want to provoke him, but this Su Bai, he had no qualms about.
Anyway, it was no secret that the Mu Family father and daughter disliked this abandoned young master from a wealthy family. If it weren't for the Mu Family's care, Su Bai wouldn't have had such a miserable time at school.
Mu Xiyu frowned, looking at Su Bai, and said indifferently, "Is that so, Su Bai?"
Su Bai knew that his arrogant cousin had always looked down on him, and he didn't plan to say much. He shrugged indifferently, "If he says so, then it is."
After hearing Su Bai's words, Mu Qingyu felt even more disappointed in Su Bai. Was he still so timid and weak? She didn't know why her mother was so good to him. Was it just because he was the child of her little aunt whom she had never met?
Mu Qingyu ignored Li Gaoxiong and the two others, and said faintly to Su Bai, "Let's go, Mom wants me to take you home early today."
Aunt!
Su Bai was slightly stunned. A gentle woman's face appeared before his eyes, and a slight ripple finally stirred in his otherwise calm heart.
After he was kicked out of the Su Family, Xue Wanyun, despite her family's objections, took him in under immense pressure. It could be said that she was the kindest person to him in this world, besides his sister Su Qingyao.
After Su Bai and the other person left, Zhou Wei said unhappily, "Damn, that good-for-nothing can only rely on women to protect him. But, Mu Xiyu never cared about that good-for-nothing's life before, did she? What's going on today?"
Li Gaoxiong grimaced, moving his sore and painful arm, and said coldly, "Mu Xiyu probably just happened to run into us this time and couldn't save face, so she stepped in! Damn it, he actually dared to scheme against me. Next time, I'll make sure he pays!"