“I don't know, I just sensed an unusual soul fluctuation. Wait a moment, I'll go check.”
“Then hurry up.” That female Educated Youth’s voice sounded very panicked.
As those two voices quieted, a fluctuation spread outward centered on that female Educated Youth.
Su Jiaojiao closed her eyes and felt it carefully.
It wasn't like a soul fluctuation, but rather like an energy fluctuation, or something like light; it was very strange.
Just as Su Jiaojiao was wondering what that thing was, a scream from the System came into her mind.
“Host, Host, look quickly! It’s that new female Educated Youth, the one wearing the white shirt. Her Luck Value is so high! Host, absorb her! You must find a way to absorb her! Heavens~ She isn't the Luck Child of this world, so why is her Luck Value so high?”
As soon as the System finished speaking, Su Jiaojiao suppressed the terrifying killing intent surging in her heart, afraid of alerting the other party and letting the System discover her intentions. She looked at the Village Chief scolding people without showing any change in expression.
That thing actually absorbs Luck? And it wants to absorb *her* Luck?
Here, perhaps no one besides that System could understand better than she what Luck means for an individual, for Cultivators, and even for this world.
Then how does it absorb her Luck? If it absorbs directly, then she should capture it. Uncertain things are only safe when held in one's own hands.
At the same time, Su Jiaojiao felt a gaze of scrutiny and calculation directed at her.
Tsk~
Su Jiaojiao’s lips curled up; she was almost amused to the point of anger.
Fine then~ Let’s see who can outplay whom?
When Su Jiaojiao turned to look, Yu Meiya and Cao Jianguo had already taken down their luggage. They had also helped take down Su Jiaojiao’s luggage.
Su Jiaojiao quickly walked over to Thank: “Thank you, Educated Youth Yu, Educated Youth Cao.”
Yu Meiya just nodded faintly without speaking, but Cao Jianguo came closer and smiled, “You’re too polite, it was just a small effort.”
Su Jiaojiao: …
After the Village Chief finished scolding, he finally made a decision: “You all settle in first. After the Double Harvest, we’ll build two more rooms behind this Educated Youth Dormitory. What are you all fighting about every day?”
Those two female Educated Youths glared at each other in defiance, but neither said anything.
“The two new female Educated Youths will go stay in the room meant for three people first.” As soon as the Village Chief finished speaking, the female Educated Youth wearing the Army Green clothes opened her mouth as if to object. After being glared at fiercely by the Village Chief, she settled down.
“Educated Youth Liu, don’t object. That room up front has one extra person, so what’s wrong with your room having one extra person this time? I already said we’ll build two more rooms after the Double Harvest.” After glaring at several onlookers among the older Educated Youths, he said with disappointment, “Are you all just going to watch them fight like this? You knew new people were coming today, yet you didn’t stop them at all. Aren’t you afraid of scaring the newcomers?”
Especially the male Educated Youths, who looked somewhat sheepish upon hearing this. One of them muttered in a low voice, unconvinced, “They are female Educated Youths fighting; it’s not appropriate for us men to jump in and break it up, right?”
The Village Chief glared fiercely at the male Educated Youth who spoke again. They were all such troublesome people! “Have the rooms for you male Educated Youths been arranged?”
The male Educated Youth shrank his neck under the glare: “It’s arranged; the large communal sleeping area can fit one more. If more come in the future, I don’t know.”
The Village Chief ignored his pointed implication. What could he do? He couldn't decide how many Educated Youths would arrive. If he could decide, he wouldn't want any of them.
“Educated Youth Sun, you are in charge of this Educated Youth Dormitory. Arrange all this, and I’ll be leaving now.” He truly didn't want to stay here for another moment.
After making the arrangements, the Village Chief turned and walked toward the entrance of the Educated Youth Dormitory without looking back.
When he walked past the three of them, he glanced at Su Jiaojiao before leaving.
Su Jiaojiao lowered her gaze slightly, the corner of her mouth curving up faintly.
“Follow me.” While Su Jiaojiao was still thinking with her head down, a gentle voice came from above her head.
Su Jiaojiao looked up and saw that, without her realizing when, the person had moved to her side, already bent down, picked up one of her bags of luggage, and was walking toward the Educated Youth Dormitory.
Oh~ So this is the person who wants to absorb her Luck.
Seeing this, Su Jiaojiao also raised a sweet smile and Thank: “Thank you.”
She glanced at Yu Meiya again, giving her a look, signaling her to follow.
It’s all an act anyway, who can’t act?
Hearing Su Jiaojiao Thank her, she couldn't help but let out a light chuckle: “You’re too polite. My surname is Song; my name is Song Zhiwei. You can just call me Educated Youth Song.”
Song Zhiwei smiled very gently, easily making people feel favorably toward her, because she looked like a very gentle person.
But who knew that at this moment, she was frantically calling out in her mind: “System, System? She smiled at me! Quickly check if her Favorability toward me has increased! You said her Luck Value is high; if it increases even a little, let’s see how much I can absorb?”
Upon hearing this, Su Jiaojiao immediately restrained all her emotions toward her, including her killing intent.
Just as she adjusted her emotions, she heard the System’s broadcast!
Favorability Value: 0
“Huh??? Did you get it wrong? How can it be zero?” When people interact, it’s either positive or negative. How could it be zero?
Su Jiaojiao almost laughed out loud when she heard this. So, she needs to gain her Favorability Value before she can absorb my Luck~
This isn't hard to handle! Now her heart truly settled in her stomach.
The smile on her face became a bit more genuine!
Song Zhiwei looked at Su Jiaojiao’s genuinely smiling face, her eyes filled with complexity.
“Hmph! You’re the only one who knows how to act like a good person.” The female Educated Youth wearing the Army Green clothes glared fiercely at Song Zhiwei, then turned and ran back into her room.
The Educated Youth wearing blue clothes, like a rooster that had won a fight, also snorted and entered another room.
Su Jiaojiao and the others...
“Actually… Educated Youth Liu and Educated Youth Qian aren't usually like this…” Song Zhiwei said hesitantly while explaining to the three of them.
Su Jiaojiao nodded noncommittally, while Yu Meiya showed no reaction at all.
Seeing that the female Educated Youths had gone to help carry things, a few of the male Educated Youths felt awkward just sitting there, so a few came over to help.
This included the Educated Youth Dormitory supervisor, Educated Youth Sun, who was called out by the Village Chief! Those female Educated Youths would be lucky if they didn't throw their luggage out, so there was no hope of them helping.
Su Jiaojiao, carrying her Píxiāng and Thermos in one hand and a Sack of luggage in the other, saw three Cabinets and two built-in Wardrobes in the small Courtyard upon entering the room. There were also many things piled on the floor… It truly was cramped~ No wonder people fought.
Educated Youth Liu, who had originally been sitting by the kang tidying her hair, glared at the group again after seeing Educated Youth Song lead the two of them in. She then took off her shoes and burrowed into the thin quilt, turning her back to everyone, intending to ignore everyone.
Song Zhiwei smiled apologetically at the two of them before saying to Su Jiaojiao: