Lu Siya cursed for a long time in the rain.
It was only then that she calmed down a little.
She cast Meng Chao a glance, and her lips curled up. She smiled and said, "Fortunately, I found you at that moment.
"To my surprise, you're the second person after Lin Chuan who isn't tempted by me.
"It's especially so when we were in the small cultivation cabin. Our thin cultivation clothes were drenched in gene medicine. At that time, I thought that no matter how calm you were, you would at least have … the most basic reaction to show your respect.
"But I carefully sensed the flow and speed of your blood, and I found that your blood didn't gather together at all.
"This made me realize that you're really not interested in my body."
"Wait —"
Meng Chao interrupted Lu Siya. "Big Sis Ya, are you saying that when we were cultivating together, you were paying attention to whether my blood was gathering together?"
"I'm sorry, I didn't want to. This is the pain of being a Spirit Sensor."
Lu Siya sighed. "That's why I usually wear special glasses made of crystals and monster bone powder. They can lower my senses and block off redundant information so that I'm a little slower.
"But when I was cultivating with you, I had to activate my spirit energy to the max. I couldn't just keep wearing those shielding glasses, right?
"Also, to adjust my vitality magnetic field to the same frequency as yours, I had to monitor your breathing, heartbeat, and a series of physiological parameters. At that time, you were monitoring my physiological parameters as well. I was just careless and monitored a little more than usual."
"That's not just a little," Meng Chao said.
"That's a lot more than usual!"
"In the beginning, I thought that you were the same as Lin Chuan and that you felt inferior in front of me. After all, your background is similar to Lin Chuan's, your talent and experiences are about the same, and you're also good friends who get along well with each other. I thought that you were just a mini Lin Chuan," Lu Siya continued.
"As I slowly observed you, I realized that you're far stronger than Lin Chuan. You're one hundred times stronger. Do you know how you're stronger than him?"
Meng Chao thought about it. "Fighting strength?"
His current fighting strength was indeed far greater than Lin Chuan's in the past.
"To an expert, battle prowess is indeed very important. However, it is definitely not the most crucial factor that determines an expert's strength."
Lu Siya stared into Meng Chao's eyes and enunciated each word clearly. "You're different from Lin Chuan, who has an incredibly low self-esteem. You're very proud. You're the proudest person I've ever seen in my life. In fact, you're the proudest existence among all the transmigrators from Earth!"
Meng Chao was stunned. He pointed at his nose and said, "Am I … proud?"
"Arrogance. You don't even realize it. Subconscious arrogance is true arrogance."
"Many people are deceived by your appearance and style. They think that you're an amiable person who has no desires and is a very casual person. Only a Spirit Sensor like me, who has been with you all the time, can sense the pride that comes from the depths of your bones.
"I don't know how I should describe this pride. It's as if you think that you have unique power or a shocking secret that no one knows about. You constantly give off the feeling that you're the only one who's sober while everyone else is a short-sighted idiot. You're the only one who has great foresight and is the smartest person in the world. In fact, you're even … the savior."
Meng Chao scratched his head. "Is it that obvious?"
"Others might not be able to tell, but in my eyes, it is," Lu Siya said.
"Do you remember the jewelry exhibition I brought you to last time? It's just for the nine great cultivation families. It's not open to the public, and people who don't have the same surname can only enter it with an invitation?"
"I remember," Meng Chao said.
"I was so bored. I wasted three hours just like that."
"That's one of the most high-end jewelry exhibitions in Dragon City. There are great scholars there, and there are no commoners there. The people who attend are all elites of high society. Naturally, they talk about contracts worth billions and the development of Dragon City in the next one hundred years. Normal outsiders aren't just flattered when they enter such an event. They don't even know what to do. They don't even know how to walk, so there's no room for them to butt in," Lu Siya said.
"I was worried that you wouldn't be used to it since it was your first time attending such a grand event, so I paid extra attention to you and was prepared to help you at any moment.
"But I noticed that when you looked at the rich people, you looked like you were looking at a bunch of clowns. In fact, you looked like you were looking at … a pile of bones in a grave!
"There are plenty of poor people who lose their composure when they face the rich people. They use a sharp stance to arm their fragile hearts and act arrogant.
"But I know that you're not like that.
"Not only did you not intentionally act arrogant, you even pretended to be low-key and slow to hide your true emotions to show me respect.
"But no matter how you tried to hide it, when you heard the rich people talk about Dragon City's future development, you couldn't hide the way they looked at you like they cared for a retarded child."
"…"
Meng Chao could only say, "You can't blame me for that. Your friends' predictions of the future are really … interesting."
"They're not my friends. I'm a very proud person, and not just any Tom, Dick, or Harry has the right to be my friend. I just didn't expect that you would be ten times more arrogant than I am," Lu Siya said.
"When the dazzling and incredibly beautiful jewels made of supreme-grade crystals were presented to us, even the rich people who have seen a lot of things could not help but hold their breaths. But I saw a hint of impatience in your eyes.
"Your gaze doesn't just say that you're not interested in these priceless treasures.
"There's also a strange confidence in you, as if you've seen even more dazzling jewels in the past, and as long as you're willing, you can get them easily."
Meng Chao felt a little awkward.
He had to admit that Big Sis Ya's senses were really sharp.
Based on the memories from his previous life, he did indeed know about some supreme-grade jewels scattered in the depths of the Other World.
That included the coordinates of the so-called ancient divine vessels.
He was also confident that before the other forces of power found him, he would be able to snatch those supreme treasures.
Compared to these supreme treasures that could shock the entire Other World, the jewels made of Dragon City were nothing.
"If you're just unreasonably arrogant, at most, it just means that you're just an arrogant person with wild fantasies," Lu Siya continued.
"But in just a short three years, you've indeed created a miracle that countless rich people can't create even if they work for thirty years.
"This is enough to prove that you have the right to be arrogant.
"This is also why I chose to work together with you and become the best partner.
"You have the right to be arrogant, but you're not interested in my body at all. This way, you can avoid a lot of trouble.
"You won't be blinded by your most primal desires and mix our business with laughable emotions. You'll end up messing things up badly.
"Because of this pride, you won't be so short-sighted and blinded by greed when our business has just started. You won't go back on your word.
"So, when Dragon City ended the Monster War and was about to enter a brand new period of strategic opportunities, we were forced to the heart of the struggle. We had to be even closer to each other so that we could protect each other and fight against our enemies together. The first person I thought of was you. I thought that since we're both prideful and rational, we would definitely be able to handle this relationship properly."
"Big Sis Ya, I …" Meng Chao said.
"Are you going to say that you have a girl you like?"
Lu Siya said with the ghost of a smile. "In the beginning, I thought the same thing. I thought that you just didn't like people like me. After all, everyone has their own preferences.
"I thought that you'd like someone like Young Miracle Doctor Su Mulian.
"Su Mulian is like a budding white lotus. She's indeed the polar opposite of me. If she likes people like that, it wouldn't be strange for her to be indifferent to me.
"Also, the subtle … telepathic interaction between you and Su Mulian, and the way she looks at you … it's a look that says she's afraid, but she can't help but get closer to you. It's very easy for others to misunderstand your relationship.
"Meng Chao, you know that I don't like making things difficult for my friends. If you really liked Su Mulian, I wouldn't have tossed out such an awkward deal.
"But based on my observations, even when Su Mulian used up her life force to heal you and your skin touched, the blood in your body didn't gather downwards. It was the same as when you were facing me."
"Wait, Big Sis Ya!"
Meng Chao could no longer tolerate it. "Why are you always paying attention to whether my blood is gathering downwards?!"
"… Everyone has a curious heart!"
Lu Siya pursed her lips and said nonchalantly, "I just want to know what sort of girl would you be attracted to when you're a proud person like me and Su Mulian can't attract you.
"I've been observing you for a long time, but I've noticed that no girl can attract you. You're not interested in women at all."
"No, it's not like that!"
Meng Chao coughed dryly for a long time before he gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, even though this is related to a shocking secret, since you've said it like this, I think I have to explain it to you."
"You don't have to explain. It's not a big deal."
Lu Siya's gaze looked over Meng Chao's shoulder and past the rising and falling mountains. She looked at the dark clouds tumbling about, the lightning flashing, and thunder rumbling in the night sky.
She opened her arms wide and basked in the storm and the rolling thunder.
Even if the storm was ten times stronger, it would not be able to extinguish the flames in her eyes. "There are too many interesting things in this world, too many touching things, and too many unbelievable things for us to explore, discover, and conquer.
"The Other World beyond Monster Mountain Range, the endless galaxy above the Other World, and the past and future that run through the endless galaxy are the things that are worthy of us pouring all our emotions, intelligence, and courage into. They're the most important things.
"As for the 'love' between two carbon-based lifeforms, due to the instinctive stimulation of transmitting their genes, it's something that's created in their brains to deceive themselves and others. It's not even worth mentioning. Meng Chao, you think the same, right?"
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