Dance Of The Phoenix
28. Of jealousy?

Lunch arrived after a long time Gu Yuena held the sound of rebels in her stomach asking for intake. From class, he hurriedly went to the cafeteria to see that there was anything there.

This is his first time to the cafeteria because it opened today. Yesterday he only ate the food left in his bag, then did not eat breakfast because he still felt full.

He arrived at a cafeteria separate from the classroom building. It is on the west side, where the cafeteria building is located. The food provided also differs according to price and menu. The ground floor is a free meal that is only bread, rice, and some types of vegetables and fruit. There is hardly any meat.

Upstairs is a luxurious cafeteria. The food there was more complete and nutritious, mostly coming from monster meat that was full of qi energy which was good for cultivation. Not to forget, the price of food there is in accordance with the quality. Very clear difference.

Actually Yuansu Academy only wanted to raise money from the sale of food, both for labor and development.

For Gu Yuena who did not bring too much money could only eat free food. If he just let go of his money like the 'Valentina' he used to be, in one day he would be poor. She is not that woman of lack of work anymore.

Gu Yuena went to take a meal. When it comes to a place where food is shared like in a party, the food that looks is not at all like party food.

Wheat bread, bacon, and boiled vegetables that lower Gu Yuena's appetite. Why would a big academy like this provide free food that seems like military food that only uses salt?

"Ck, boring." Gu Yuena clucked bitterly while in line. He could also hear some complaints behind him. The problem is, the food upstairs is very expensive.

When he got to the table where the food was clustered, he took whatever was there. The important thing is that he eats.

The food on his tray was so simple, different from when he was at the residence. A bowl of rice, some bacon and half-cooked vegetables, as well as a small amount of bread he took randomly to store.

He brought a tray towards the chair. Coinciding with that, he crossed paths with Mu Xinhuan who was also just finished taking food.

"Gu Yue, it turns out you're here." Mu Xinhuan directly approached Gu Yuena with vigor. The food he brought was no different from Gu Yuena's.

"What's wrong?" Gu Yuena asked. He did not remember them so close that he could say hello. Isn't this just the second meeting?

"Lin'er told me about you. I heard you were in mage class."

Gu Yuena nodded slowly. "Then?"

"Ah, are you alone? What if I join Lin'er and me? If you just go alone, inevitably you have to be alone with people you don't know. Not necessarily they're good people." It seemed like Mu Xinhuan did not have a good impression on everyone. Very visible.

Gu Yuena circulated a glance for a moment looking at the many disciples that were clustered at the dining table, then nodded in agreement. "No problem."

He thought Mu Xinhuan had a point as well. Rather than being approached by a brat who found him here and was bullied, it was better to join someone even if they were new to it.

They went to the place where Shen Jialin was waiting. The arrival of Gu Yuena made Shen Jialin even more shy and misbehaving. Gu Yuena did not care, but Mu Xinhuan saw it clearly so that made her put on a confused face.

Mu Xinhuan turned her gaze towards Gu Yuena, then allowed her to sit down. "Sit. Fellow new students, there's no need to be awkward."

"I'm not awkward, but it looks like someone will be awkward," Gu Yuena muttered glancing at the blushing Shen Jialin. He turned his eyes and sat down next to Mu Xinhuan. While Mu Xinhuan faced off against Shen Jialin.

Gu Yuena started eating in silence. When biting the bacon, his forehead wrinkled. His face became complicated, seeming to want to let out tears when forced to swallow the meat with a flat face.

The thing is, the meat is not ripe, it is still fishy and tasteless!

Gu Yuena swallowed the meat using water quickly as if eating a pill. He took boiled vegetables, but when he ate them ....

"I feel like I'm going to turn into a cow."

Gu Yuena's mutterings sounded Mu Xinhuan and Shen Jialin. They looked at Gu Yuena who was busy drinking her drink like a thirsty person.

"Is it that bad?" Mu Xinhuan had not tried it.

Shen Jialin continued, "I heard the food here is made half-cooked to keep the nutrients from being destroyed when cooked."

"I know." Gu Yuena found out after trying it. In the end he could only force himself to eat it all and use more rice to mask the bland flavor.

"If you don't like the food here, it's better upstairs. Take it easy, I'll pay."

That familiar voice made Gu Yuena, Mu Xinhuan, and Shen Jialin turn their heads spontaneously. They looked at the handsome man standing behind Gu Yuena with a brilliant smile that showed his hospitality. The uniform is white with a gold pattern. His white uniform showed that he was a courtyard disciple within the Qingyuan Division.

"Crown Prince!" Shen Jialin was shocked and was about to stand with the others, yet Huang Jingtian directly raised his palm.

"No need to be polite. I'm here as a student. You can call me senior or just name me."

"Then, Senior, you mean that ...." Mu Xinhuan glanced at Gu Yuena. Actually the Crown Prince said it only to Gu Yuena or the three of them?

"I saw Xiao Yue did not look comfortable, so offered her to eat upstairs. If you want, you can come. I'll pay."

Gu Yuena's red irises revealed suspicion. He looked at the man demanding. "I'm not short of money."

"It's not about money, it's friendship. If I may, I'd like to join you. It's possible that I can help you enter the inner courtyard smoothly."

Of course it's a tempting thing. But for Gu Yuena who had the experience of going in and out of the tiger cage intact did not believe Huang Jingtian's cliche reason.

"It looks like you're so lacking that you have to follow the inner courtyard disciple. Gu Yue, I don't think you'll be so poor." Luo Youzhe suddenly appeared pouring oil into the flames. His gaze directed at Gu Yuena looked mocking.

"It has nothing to do with you." Gu Yuena replied coldly.

"Just eat upstairs, what's the need to be someone's subordinate? Huang Jingtian, Gu Yue's self-esteem is very high, don't hurt her too much." Luo Youzhe quipped.

"It seems you misunderstood. Gu Yue must have understood my intentions as well. It's just a small matter, no need to exaggerate."

Luo Youzhe whispered something towards Huang Jingtian. "It was only a small matter, but a big problem for Gu Yue. You don't see his mood?"

Huang Jingtian ignored Luo Youzhe and turned to look at Gu Yuena. "Xiao Yue, do you mind?"

Gu Yuena looked at the two of them, as if woken up from a daydream. He laughed awkwardly, then glanced at Mu Xinhuan and the awkward-looking Shen Jialin. This situation is not right.

Suddenly Luo Youzhe sat down next to Gu Yuena and took her food with chopsticks. "I heard mountain beef has abundant qi and is good for growth, coincidentally cooked half-cooked. Gu Yue, you mustn't miss it. If it is sold in the market, the price will be very high. There's no difference eating upstairs and here."

"Are you actually being supportive or mocking?" Gu Yuena was astonished by the way Luo Youzhe thought.

"I'm helping." Luo Youzhe snorted. He pointed the chopsticks at Gu Yuena's mouth.

"I thought you were getting revenge." Gu Yuena retreated her body and looked at the meat in horror.

Luo Youzhe clucked bitterly. He whispered, "Then do you want to be teased by Huang Jingtian upstairs? You know, he's already aware of your identity."

"Then what's the deal with you?"

"Don't I tell you? I don't like it when there's another man's scent on your body." Luo Youzhe whispered, yet Huang Jingtian still heard him. At that very instant, Huang Jingtian saw Luo Youzhe as a rival.

While Gu Yuena was silent for a while. He looked at the meat, then aimed at Luo Youzhe and Huang Jingtian. If you can choose, it is better to run away from this place immediately and cook for yourself. At least, the food he cooked was much better.

"Bai Zhe, isn't it good to force Xiao Yue?" Huang Jingtian held back Luo Youzhe's hand that wanted to feed Gu Yuena.

Luo Youzhe snorted. "I'm helping him."

Just as Huang Jingtian was about to refute, Gu Yuena had already devoured the meat in the chopsticks that Luo Youzhe had proffered. Quickly, he chewed a little and drank water to be swallowed.

Gu Yuena stood up. "I'm full, I have to go." He glanced at Mu Xinhuan and Shen Jialin who were frozen from the start. "See you in class—if class."

Gu Yuena also brought the bread from the tray plate and ran from the stifling area. He doesn't want to care about them and doesn't want to think about them.

Those who saw Gu Yuena's departure were silent, while Luo Youzhe immediately went after her. Huang Jingtian put on a sour face.

Luo Youzhe found Gu Yuena who was about to return to the dormitory. He went straight up, then grabbed his arm and pulled him into the cafeteria again through another street.

But Gu Yuena immediately brushed it off. "Why are you?"

Luo Youzhe looked at Gu Yuena for a while. "Aren't you hungry?"

"You deaf?"

"Because I'm not deaf, then I can hear the worm's demonstration."

"It should have come from you."

Gu Yuena exhaled in annoyance. "You just said that my pride is too high to follow someone. You also said I was too poor to eat upstairs, and there should be no scent of another man in my body. It should be your scent, too, so I suggest you keep your distance."

"The word 'other man' has many exceptions."

"I hope you're not really jealous."

"I'm not jealous. What I did was to protect you based on Gu Yuan's mandate. While Huang Jingtian is not a good man even though he is your brother's friend." Luo Youzhe said seriously.

"I know, so I avoided it. To me, you're also one of the bad guys I should avoid."

"Here you go, do you want to eat or not? Don't feel bad, you've eaten my money before. No need to hide."

"To be honest, I don't like other people's cooking." Gu Yuena said frankly.

Luo Youzhe became astonished. "That time ...."

"It was because I wanted wine. If you buy me wine, then I will consider. But for regular food, I refuse."

There was too much caution in Gu Yuena's heart. His crisis of trust had reached such an extreme stage that it could not entrust his food to anyone. Even in the residence, he always saw the process of making his own food in the kitchen. It was because in the past, too many people had wanted to kill and poison him.

He made the exception of using wine, because the only thing he could not make was wine or a drink of some kind. In addition, he also used wine to pour anti-poison medicine, so whether there is poison or not in the food, he still ate it.

Anti-poison medicine himself he asked him from the healer and always took him at all times. The drug will only work when mixed with alcoholic beverages. For the food just now, he thought it was non-toxic because he himself took it.

Luo Youzhe did not know that, but he did not give up. "Then you choose not to eat until when?" The free food was not Gu Yuena's taste. Gu Yuena would only experience numbness and diarrhea if she continued to eat them.

"Why should I tell?"

"Because we're roommates." Luo Youzhe nodded.

Gu Yuena sighed. "All right, roommate. Since I can't hide it, I'll say it. I'll hunt and cook, whatever you think."

"Can you cook?" Luo Youzhe was shocked. Nobles like Gu Yuena can cook in the kitchen?

"Don't underestimate me. I'll make sure you don't get a part despite begging." Gu Yuena turned her eyeballs and left. He already knew there would be many who did not believe because of his identity, but it was all up to the opinion of others. He doesn't care.

The cooking ability is very good. He had followed the competence of the gourmet and won the champion. That is because his culinary taste is very high.

"Because there's no other business, you better not persuade me anymore. I won't eat in the cafeteria unless there's wine or wine." He also stepped away leaving Luo Youzhe who only saw him in silence.

After seeing Gu Yuena's departure getting further and further away, Luo Youzhe's countenance grew cold without emotion. He glanced at the other side as if realizing something, then went in the opposite direction without a care.

Luo Youzhe did not glance at the empty side for no reason. Behind the bushes that covered the gap of the building, a man froze in place after finding the cold gaze. It was as if his blood had been drained.

"What the fuck?" The man muttered in a low and hoarse tone.

At first he thought the man who was acting contrary and fighting directly in front of the Crown Prince was just a fool that was not worth paying attention to. Just one threat is enough.

But when he saw that cold gaze, he somehow felt fear as if his life had been threatened. Obviously, the man did nothing harmful.

"Of course, maybe it's just my feelings. How could he know where I am." It shows its previously transparent form. Out of the hiding place, then folded his hands towards the location of Gu Yuena's departure.

The small and weak young man could have the Crown Prince's support to enter the inner courtyard. Really sucks. Especially when he heard his haughty words.

As well as some remarks that show as if they are jealous lovers. He thought the two new students had a deeper relationship than just roommates.

"I think I should teach a little lesson." He smiled slanted.

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Gu Yuena crouched down by the lake looking at herself in the reflection of the water. He did not go to the dormitory because he was lazy to go up the stairs, so chose to wait for the next class while contemplating himself.

Xiao Hei appeared by his side like a ghost. He looked up while rubbing his head against Gu Yuena's feet, then rolling his body on the ground.

"Do I look too feminine?" Gu Yuena was still dizzy with her disguise. He didn't have the usual face-changing tools to disguise himself, so it was very difficult. If only he knew the face-changing spell.

"Miss, no matter how your face is changed, you're still beautiful." Xiao Hei was intent on worshipping, yet it made Gu Yuena even more moody.

"It's only right that person recognizes me so easily. Huang Jingtian did not know my true face, but could recognize me just like that. I should avoid it."

"But he came to you." Xiao Hei meowed, continuing his nonanya uneasiness.

"So what do you think? What am I supposed to do?"

Xiao Hei looked at his nonanya with his head tilted. "Miss, how about asking Luo Youzhe for help? I mean, if Miss wants to avoid Huang Jingtian, then have to use Luo Youzhe."

"But I suspect Luo Youzhe has many specific intentions. He just came to the academy already suspicious."

"Well, Luo Youzhe is indeed dangerous. If you want to avoid it, then Miss can only use Huang Jingtian. After all, Luo Youzhe could do nothing to Huang Jingtian, and vice versa. So Miss has to choose between the two."

Gu Yuena frowned. Why choose between the two? The reason he became a man was to avoid trouble, but who would have thought the existence of the two men to be the main problem in the closure of his identity. Now he is told to choose.

"I don't want to choose." Gu Yuena was pouting.

Xiao Hei sighed. "Actually I also don't want them to get close to Miss. Huang Jingtian clearly had other intentions on Miss, whereas Luo Youzhe was too dangerous. Miss can't be on either side. But to avoid one, you have to rely on the other. If you want to avoid both of them, Miss must quickly go to the inner courtyard and find a suitable teacher for Miss to occupy herself. This way, they'll be hard to bother you."

"Inner page test is held in 6 months. It's so boring."

"Miss, aren't you curious about the arena's ranking?"

"Ranking arenas are not open to the public. Before going through the 1 month period of outside yard training, I couldn't come there. Unless I take part in an arena fight."

"Miss will fight in the arena?"

"Yes, but I still have to see clearly the standard of strength of the person I challenge. I can't lose to shame."

"That means the one Miss is challenging is a senior with a power stronger than Miss. Speaking of which, Miss's strength right now is level 4 3-star, the person that Miss is challenging should be below or on par with Miss's cultivation."

"I think only new children have a level 4 cultivation."

"Miss, you will fight against the second Ye Suanwu!" Xiao Hei became hysterical.

"Ye Suanwu second is not bad." Gu Yuena nodded her head.

"Miss can't use phoenix blood anymore, nor can she use witch magic. How can Miss handle it?" Xiao Hei was worried.

Gu Yuena was silent for a while, seeming to think of something. "Xiao Hey, can I say something? My soul comes from another world. And in that world, I've become the most wanted murderer and spy. I practiced fencing as a child, then used a sword to kill many people. Although not as good as my friend, I can still use the sword."

"Fresh?"

"Sword."

"Miss can sword?" Xiao Hei was surprised.

"Little." Gu Yuena nodded. "Just calm down, I won't lose the sword against anyone else. Or ... I just use the fire whip? Or a flying knife?"

"Miss, it's better to use a flying knife." Xiao Hei was not confident that Gu Yuena who used to use long-range weapons became a swordsman.

"What if ... combination?" Gu Yuena smiled mysteriously. His sword technique was indeed not as good as that foolish woman, but he had never lost to anyone else either. Moreover, he could use his spiritual power and a bit of fire to create a heavier attack.

In the midst of thinking about how he combined three weapons in one attack, several men came over with annoying looks. Their condescending gazes looked like they were staring at a prey.

Their red uniforms indicated that they were the outer courtyard disciples of the Huoyuan Division. Their number was 6 people, with one of the men in the lead being the man who had previously eavesdropped on Gu Yuena and Luo Youzhe.

"I thought of a special man with extraordinary talent, it turned out to be just a young man whose aura was not even felt. If you weren't an academy student who passed the selection examination, I would think that you're just trash who can't cultivate and enter the academy through insider relations." The man pined in a shitty speech style. He looked at Gu Yuena's back with a condescending look.

Gu Yuena stood up from the spot carrying Xiao Hei. He turned around, looking at the 6 youths who displayed a strong aura of hostility. Even some of them carried sticks that were so thick. Looks like he'll be bullied .. again.