My Pretty Campus Queen

"Where are you heading, dear guests?"

The innkeeper asked while pouring tea.

"Uh, we’re heading north to visit relatives, these are my siblings, the seven of us have been doing business outside for years, and now that we’ve achieved something, we want to return home to see our family."

Wu Guangzu was quick-thinking, swiftly made up a lie, and narrated it smoothly.

"Oh? Doing business?"

Upon hearing this, the innkeeper’s eyes gleamed, "Haha, business is good, makes money to spend."

"Haha, indeed, you see we have such a large family, if we didn’t do some business, we’d be drinking the northwest wind long ago," Wu Guangzu laughed along.

The innkeeper got what he wanted, so after finishing pouring the tea, he hurriedly left, leaving Wu Guangzu with a trace of suspicion: "This innkeeper seems a bit off."

But just then, the steaming hot dishes arrived; everyone was famished, and as soon as the dishes were set out, they began eating. Gu Yuxin was so hungry that she couldn’t care about her image, devouring the food.

Wu Guangzu found Gu Yuxin’s demeanor a bit amusing but didn’t show it; after eating for a while, suddenly Gu Yuxin raised her head to see Wu Guangzu staring blankly at her, which made her feel a bit embarrassed.

"Cough, cough, Guangzu, is there something on my face?" Gu Yuxin was a straightforward girl, though a bit shy, she wasn’t as bashful as Wu Mengting.

"Uh, no, it’s just that you look particularly cute when you eat."

Actually, Wu Guangzu wasn’t well-versed in matters of romance; he joined the Assassin Group at ten years old, where female disciples were few, and those who joined were solely to hone their skills without thoughts of romance.

Therefore, Wu Guangzu found Gu Yuxin cute and kept staring without much emotional undertone, unbeknownst to himself, he’d already started to like Gu Yuxin.

To trace this back to the battle with Power God Li Qianchou.

Back then, Wu Guangzu saw for the first time a woman who refused to give up on him, braving dangers to return and save him; though it was in a moment of crisis, thinking now, if it was any other woman, she’d have fled long ago, hence Wu Guangzu was moved from the heart and started to like Gu Yuxin.

However, Gu Yuxin indeed never harbored inappropriate desires for Wu Guangzu; at the time, she aided him solely to prevent harm to a friend.

Moreover, since Wu Guangzu was Chen Tianlong’s third senior brother, she knew that if anything happened to Wu Guangzu, Chen Tianlong would be heartbroken.

So overall, Gu Yuxin cared for Chen Tianlong and thus helped Wu Guangzu; poor Wu Guangzu, if he knew the truth, he wouldn’t know how to react.

"Ah?"

Gu Yuxin was startled by Wu Guangzu’s words, she never expected Wu Guangzu to say something like this, but looking at the other brothers, they seemed to have no reaction, so she thought, "Do the Assassin Group members really not know this is a flirtatious remark? No, then why does Chen Tianlong understand?"

Actually, when Chen Tianlong first came out, he didn’t even know about money; it was through his experiences with Mengting that he slowly understood love and learned to appreciate beauty. In the martial arts world, many pick up certain habits; as the saying goes, see enough and you’ll understand.

"Yu Xin, what’s wrong?"

Seeing Gu Yuxin’s surprised expression, Wu Guangzu asked curiously.

"Haha, nothing, nothing."

Gu Yuxin was utterly speechless; she now confirmed that few disciples in the Assassin Group understood relationships between men and women, so she relaxed.

She definitely didn’t want Wu Guangzu to truly fall for her; meeting Chen Tianlong would be so awkward, though Wu Mengting was Chen Tianlong’s official girlfriend, she believed that one day Chen Tianlong would see her strengths and fall for her. Thinking of this, a blush spread across Gu Yuxin’s face.

Wu Guangzu was still eating when he suddenly noticed Gu Yuxin’s face flushed red, he was startled and immediately went over, placing his hand on Gu Yuxin’s forehead, then compared it to his own, but found no difference, leaving him a bit perplexed.

"Hey! Wu, what are you doing?"

Gu Yuxin was startled by the sudden action; why had Wu Guangzu rushed over and touched her forehead? What was he trying to do?

Just as Gu Yuxin was thinking, Chen Tianlong chimed in, "Yu Xin, do you feel unwell?"

"No, why?"

Gu Yuxin asked, a bit puzzled.

"Oh? Weren’t you just flushed red? I thought you might have a fever, are you sure you’re alright?" Wu Guangzu asked concernedly.

Gu Yuxin was truly speechless now, Wu Guangzu who seemed astute usually was absolutely clueless about relationships between men and women.

Looks like she should consider educating him; lest he embarrass himself with Chen Tianlong present and struggle to explain.

"Uh, I’m really fine, it might have been too stuffy earlier; alright, you better sit back down," Gu Yuxin decided to teach Wu Guangzu some knowledge when the opportunity arises.

The farce ended abruptly, but in a corner, the innkeeper and his wife were drenched in sweat, previously unnoticed, now realizing these guests were sword-bearing swordsmen, clearly of a different caliber.

And earlier, hearing Wu Guangzu mention Gu Yuxin’s problem, they feared the drug-related mishap; was it acting too fast?

This kind of sedative wasn’t very potent, typically taking half an hour to take effect, so the couple and two servants, under the innkeeper’s mastermind, were awaiting the right moment.

The group ate swiftly and soon cleared the dishes, exchanging glances without words necessary.

"We sure can eat, haha, we’re all foodies."

Gu Yuxin remarked loudly, self-deprecatingly.

"Hehe, indeed, we’re all foodies."

Ru Nian and Ding Kong, seeing Gu Yuxin’s lively spirit, decided to be carefree too; they had shared hardships through the Assassin Group calamity, proving trust amongst themselves.

"Everyone’s done eating, right? Let me pour some tea for everyone to aid digestion."

Seeing everyone’s happiness, Gu Yuxin stood up to pour tea, but after two cups, she suddenly felt off balance and began to sway.

Wu Guangzu reacted first, noticing Gu Yuxin’s pale face; he knew trouble had come, hurriedly stood to steady her.

But the next moment, Wu Guangzu also felt his body floating, and before long, the other juniors fell unconscious onto the ground.