Chapter 1080: Chapter 1080: Star Era Guide (30)
After sitting down, Master Yin Er rubbed his hands together, “Hey, rich lady, if you really win the auction, could you sell Zhou Jue to me? I don’t have money right now, but once I gather enough, I’ll redeem it!”
“No.”
“Why not? You don’t have spiritual power, keeping it is useless for you.”
“I’m giving it to Jing Lan.”
“…”
Chuzheng’s words sounded way too natural.
Made Master Yin Er feel like he was hallucinating.
Give…to Jing Lan?
But thinking about how she didn’t even bat an eye when giving me a Cloud-Patterned Crystal worth a billion… it might not be impossible.
“Rich lady, you and Jing Lan…” What kind of relationship do you have?
Chuzheng was hard to define, but it didn’t hinder her from getting the outcome she wanted.
So…
“He can only be mine.”
Master Yin Er interpreted this statement: “You like him?”
“Hmm.”
Master Yin Er suddenly fell silent, mostly quiet throughout, only becoming slightly tense when Zhou Jue started the auction.
Just as Master Yin Er said, the moment Zhou Jue appeared, a crowd of people began bidding.
Master Yin Er glanced at Chuzheng next to him, who remained calm and collected, and for some reason, he relaxed.
Chuzheng only started bidding towards the end when fewer people were left.
By the time the final hammer fell, Master Yin Er wiped cold sweat off his brow.
It was finally bought.
Chuzheng went to handle the paperwork, and Master Yin Er followed her closely, seeming to have something to say, but he held it in even as she left.
–
The next day.
Two mechas were delivered to the exhibition, parked in the vast playground with many students gathered around.
One was Zhou Jue.
The well-known mecha of Empire Academy.
“Gosh, it’s really Zhou Jue! Yesterday I heard the final price was 1.3 billion!”
This news spread all over the Star Era net.
Zhou Jue is a custom mecha, so its actual price didn’t have a clear tag.
But with the current selling price, it’s definitely the highest among mechas.
“Jing Lan’s Zhou Jue…”
“Hey, why is it sent to the school?”
“Did Teacher Jing Lan buy it?”
“No way, I heard he’s broke.”
Some dark rumors speculated, “Could it be the buyer sent it to the school to disgust Teacher Jing Lan?”
These students addressed Jing Lan as “Teacher,” but there was little respect in their tone.
They held significant resentment towards Jing Lan at the Academy.
Someone willing to send others to death on the battlefield doesn’t deserve to be here.
However, the Empire Academy principal had great power, so their opinions were just opinions.
When Jing Lan got the news, the whole mecha was already completely dismantled, quietly parked on the playground.
He could see it clearly standing upstairs.
Jing Lan drank some alcohol and felt a little restless, a surge of anger rising continuously inside him.
Deep down, he wanted to destroy something.
But what to destroy, Jing Lan didn’t know.
His hand gripping the window edge stood tautly veined, his entire demeanor radiating low pressure.
Bang…
Jing Lan turned around abruptly.
His deep blue eyes surged with dark tides, a murderous aura as if it could obliterate everything.
Chuzheng stood one meter away, and at her feet slowly rolled away a piece of metal.
Jing Lan hastily diverted his gaze, his voice hoarse, “What do you want?”
His tone was unfriendly.
Chuzheng stepped forward.
“Don’t come closer, get lost!”
Chuzheng didn’t stop.
Jing Lan’s rebuke was ineffective, he stood by the window with nowhere to hide.
Chuzheng encircled his waist, her body pressing over, making Jing Lan slightly stiffen.
In the next second, he felt uncomfortable, as if something foreign had suddenly invaded his territory.
Instinctively he wanted to break free, but his wrist felt a chill.
A black bracelet snapped onto his wrist.
Jing Lan’s gaze swept over, suddenly frozen on the spot.
He was too familiar with this bracelet, it was integral to Zhou Jue…
Since the military tribunal’s ruling, this bracelet had not been with him.
He hadn’t… seen it for a long time.
The girl’s arm tightened around his waist, gradually pulling him closer. Her voice came softly, “Won’t you go down to have a look?”
“You… bought it?”
Jing Lan seemed unsure of how to talk, every word said slowly, his pronunciation was not particularly accurate.
“Hmm.” The girl hugging him spoke slowly, “It’s your thing.”
Determined yet natural tone.
As if saying that since it’s yours, then it should be yours.
“Give…”
Jing Lan found this statement redundant.
She had already fastened the activation bracelet on his wrist.
Such an obvious fact, is there really a need to say it?
A tremor went through Jing Lan’s heart, an indescribable emotion surged up, somewhat sour, somewhat painful.
The scenes of their past interactions, suddenly flashed before his eyes.
On the aircraft, she held his hand.
On that staircase, she walked ahead as they left the crime scene.
Here, she sat with him, listening to him lecture.
In the dormitory, she handed him breakfast…
Each scene suddenly became vivid.
Jing Lan raised his hand and brushed Chuzheng’s hand away.
Chuzheng let him go, leaned slightly to the side, but her fingers lightly rested on the hand he placed on the windowsill.
Jing Lan: “…”
Jing Lan thought she did it unintentionally, but the next moment she grasped it.
Jing Lan couldn’t deceive himself into thinking it was unintentional.
“What do you want?”
“Just giving you a little toy, nothing serious.”
Zhou ‘Little Toy’ Jue: “…”
Jing Lan glanced at the little toy surrounded by students, remaining silent for a long while, “The one beside it, is it also a gift from you?”
Chuzheng: “??”
Chuzheng looked towards the playground.
Next to the pitch-black Zhou Jue stood a silver-white mecha, significantly lighter than Zhou Jue, the two contrasting colors looking quite harmonious side by side.
Buy one get one free?
Of course, that was impossible.
“No.” Chuzheng shook her head.
–
Who sent Zhou Jue was unknown, but the second mecha was sent by the Wun Family.
Xie Wanwan heard the news and rushed to the playground at the first opportunity.
Her eyes shone slightly, this was the exact mecha she had her sights set on.
When she saw the price, she didn’t hold much hope in her heart.
Unexpectedly, she saw it here today.
Xie Wanwan felt a hidden excitement.
“Wanwan, it was sent by the Wun Family, didn’t you just return to them? Is it for you?”
Xie Wanwan’s companion beside her curiously asked.
“When did you return to the Wun Family?” Someone immediately inquired.
“Don’t speak nonsense.” Xie Wanwan hastily stopped her companion, seemingly not wanting anyone to know.
The companion however, revealed everything in a few words.
The Wun Family had been silent, Xie Wanwan naturally didn’t dare to spread it around.
The person speaking was her roommate, who had accidentally seen her information and discovered this matter.
Of course, this so-called accident…
It was deliberate on Xie Wanwan’s part.
“What’s there to hide, it’s good news.” The roommate said, “Didn’t you always want to find your family? Now that you’ve found them, why can’t you talk about it.”
People around Xie Wanwan echoed in agreement.
“So Wanwan is from the Wun Family, no wonder she has such talent.”
“Yeah, exactly.”
“So is this mecha a gift for Wanwan?”