Yu Xiaogang's face was filled with confusion.
He genuinely had no idea what had just happened.
Meanwhile, Bibi Dong carefully held Little Dragon in her arms, her eyes full of sympathy and heartache.
Ever since the banquet that day, when she and Yu Xiaogang had spent time talking alone on the balcony, Bibi Dong had secretly envied him greatly.
More specifically—
She envied the relationship between Yu Xiaogang and Little Dragon.
At the time, she had thought to herself that if she could also possess a separate beast spirit like that, perhaps she would never feel lonely again.
Even without friends, she could still talk, laugh, and spend time with her spirit.
That night, after returning to her room, Bibi Dong had even lain awake in bed for hours imagining what it would be like if she had a spirit companion like Little Dragon.
Would they eat together?
Study together?
Chat together?
Play together?
The more she imagined it, the more envious she became.
Especially after seeing how naturally Little Dragon interacted with Yu Xiaogang.
In Bibi Dong's eyes, Little Dragon was clearly extremely important to him.
And Yu Xiaogang also seemed to care for it very well.
That was why—
The scene she had just witnessed left her deeply shocked.
Little Dragon looked pitiful.
Wronged.
Miserable.
Yet Yu Xiaogang had actually raised a book as if he wanted to hit it!
At that moment, Bibi Dong truly felt disappointed.
"Little Dragon is already so sad and aggrieved…"
"And yet you were still planning to hit it!"
Bibi Dong hugged Little Dragon protectively while glaring at Yu Xiaogang with righteous indignation.
"I really misjudged you!"
Yu Xiaogang stared blankly at her for several seconds.
His expression became stranger and stranger.
Finally, unable to hold back anymore, he spoke slowly.
"Wait a second."
"Can you explain exactly where you saw me trying to hit it?"
"And also…"
Yu Xiaogang pointed toward the little dragon currently blinking innocently while sticking its tongue out behind Bibi Dong's back.
"You call that miserable and aggrieved?"
The moment Yu Xiaogang looked over, Little Dragon instantly withdrew its tongue and returned to its pitiful expression.
Yu Xiaogang nearly laughed from anger.
This little actor!
Meanwhile, Bibi Dong still looked completely justified.
"You were clearly about to hit Little Dragon with that book!"
"If I hadn't kicked you away in time, you definitely would've succeeded!"
Her tone was firm and full of confidence.
Yu Xiaogang fell silent briefly.
Then he rubbed his forehead helplessly.
"I was handing the book to it."
Honestly, he felt like laughing from sheer disbelief.
After a moment, he looked at Bibi Dong and sighed.
"You really should donate those eyes of yours to someone who actually needs them."
"Huh?"
Bibi Dong froze.
"You were… handing the book to Little Dragon?"
"Why would you hand it a book?"
Now it was her turn to look confused.
And after replaying the scene in her mind carefully, she suddenly realized that Yu Xiaogang's movement earlier did indeed resemble someone passing over an object.
Not attacking.
Could it really have been a misunderstanding?
Bibi Dong's heartbeat immediately skipped.
At the same time, Yu Xiaogang crossed his arms and explained calmly:
"Little Dragon has a special ability."
"Any knowledge it learns can be transferred directly into my mind once it returns to my body."
"Because of that, I can study far faster than ordinary people."
Then Yu Xiaogang glanced at her helplessly.
"Otherwise, how do you think I finished reading the entire collection of books inside the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect at such a young age and then came to Spirit Hall afterward to continue studying?"
The moment those words entered her ears, Bibi Dong's entire body stiffened.
"So… that's what happened?"
Her eyes slowly widened.
Then she subconsciously lowered her head and looked toward Little Dragon in her arms.
At that exact moment, the little fellow was secretly grinning happily.
The instant it noticed Bibi Dong looking at it, however—
Its expression changed instantly.
In one second, the cheerful dragon disappeared completely.
And the pitiful, wronged Little Dragon returned once more.
Bibi Dong: "…"
Seeing that dramatic face-changing performance firsthand, how could she still fail to understand the truth?
This little dragon had clearly been acting from the very beginning!
It was just pretending to look miserable!
At that realization, Bibi Dong's face instantly turned bright red.
"So Little Dragon's earlier expression…"
"Hmph."
Yu Xiaogang snorted softly.
"It's exactly like a child refusing to drink bitter medicine."
"Even though they know they still have to drink it, they still insist on throwing a tantrum first."
Then he looked toward Bibi Dong with obvious amusement in his eyes.
"So…"
"Miss Helpful Hero."
"Can you let go of Little Dragon now and allow it to continue its daily studies?"
"O-Okay…"
Bibi Dong released Little Dragon stiffly.
At that moment, her body felt completely frozen, as though she had been struck by a control-type spirit skill.
She wanted nothing more than to find a hole in the ground and crawl into it permanently.
After all—
She had interrupted the intimate interaction between a spirit master and his spirit.
And worse—
She had misunderstood the entire situation.
The awkwardness was so overwhelming that Bibi Dong genuinely felt like disappearing from the world for a while.
Her face remained burning hot.
Even after letting go of Little Dragon, she still stood there awkwardly without moving.
Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang glanced at her briefly before shaking his head slightly with a faint smile.
Then he handed the book toward Little Dragon once more.
This time, Bibi Dong watched carefully.
And indeed—
Little Dragon skillfully accepted the book and immediately began reading seriously.
Its expression instantly became focused and attentive.
Seeing that scene, Bibi Dong finally realized something important.
Little Dragon genuinely cared about studying.
Its earlier resistance had simply been playful complaining.
Thinking about it carefully, that made perfect sense.
As Yu Xiaogang's spirit, Little Dragon's future was directly tied to his own.
The two of them shared honor and loss together.
How could it truly reject Yu Xiaogang's plans?
At most, it merely liked acting spoiled occasionally.
The more Bibi Dong thought about it, the redder her face became.
She truly felt too embarrassed to face anyone.
Seeing that she still couldn't recover emotionally, Yu Xiaogang finally decided to help her out a little.
"Didn't you say earlier that you had some questions you wanted to ask me?"
"Do you want to ask them now?"
"Or later?"
Hearing his calm voice, Bibi Dong slowly looked up.
The moment her eyes met Yu Xiaogang's gaze, she unexpectedly felt her chaotic emotions calming down slightly.
For some reason, his eyes always seemed unusually steady and reassuring.
"L-Later…"
"I'll ask later."
"Alright."
Yu Xiaogang nodded casually.
"Then I'll continue reading for now."
After speaking, he lowered his head again and returned to his studies as though nothing unusual had happened.
Bibi Dong stood there awkwardly for a while longer before finally sitting back down slowly.
After taking several deep breaths, she gradually managed to calm herself.
Then she picked up her own book as well.
Silence soon filled the room.
Only the occasional sound of turning pages could be heard.
As she read, however, Bibi Dong couldn't help secretly glancing toward Yu Xiaogang from time to time.
And the more she looked…
The stranger her feelings became.
From beginning to end, Yu Xiaogang remained completely focused on studying.
His posture was upright and disciplined.
Sunlight streamed gently through the nearby window, falling across the tips of his hair.
Occasionally, his brows would furrow slightly whenever he encountered difficult or obscure passages.
Yet even then, he remained calm and patient.
Watching him quietly like this, Bibi Dong suddenly remembered something she had once overheard from the students of the Elite Class.
"A serious boy is always the most handsome."
Back then, Bibi Dong had secretly scoffed at such a statement.
In her mind, only powerful figures like her teacher deserved to be called impressive or handsome.
Strength.
Authority.
Power.
Those were the qualities she admired.
But now…
Looking at Yu Xiaogang sitting quietly beneath the sunlight while concentrating entirely on his studies—
Bibi Dong suddenly realized those students might actually have been right.
At that moment, Yu Xiaogang casually raised his hand to turn another page.
Then, perhaps sensing something, he suddenly looked up toward Bibi Dong.
Their eyes met instantly.
Bibi Dong panicked immediately and hurriedly lowered her head.
Her heartbeat sped up uncontrollably.
Yu Xiaogang tilted his head slightly, clearly confused by her reaction.
But after a moment, he simply ignored it and returned to reading again.
At the same time, he casually grabbed another book from beside him and handed it toward Little Dragon.
Apparently, the little fellow had already finished its first book and had secretly begun slacking off again.
"Awoo~!"
Little Dragon immediately let out a dissatisfied cry.
Its entire expression radiated grievance and resentment.
Clearly, it didn't want to continue studying.
Unfortunately, under Yu Xiaogang's calm gaze, it could only obediently accept the new book.
While reading, Little Dragon even wore an expression full of gritted-teeth frustration, as though it wanted to bite the book into pieces.
The sight nearly made Bibi Dong laugh.
After that, she no longer dared look directly at Yu Xiaogang again.
Instead, she focused on Little Dragon while pretending to read her own book.
At the same time, her thoughts became increasingly complicated.
Her teacher had given her a mission regarding Yu Xiaogang.
But even now…
Bibi Dong still hadn't decided whether she truly wanted to carry it out.
After a moment of silence, she quietly comforted herself inwardly.
"I'm only observing him for now."
"Yes."
"I'm just admiring his talent."
Definitely not anything else.
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