Chapter 1068: Chapter 1068

Li Mengyao enthusiastically pulled Du You around, introducing him to the surrounding situation. Her enthusiastic spirit was almost too much for Du You to bear. It seemed like Li Mengyao’s behavior toward him had become increasingly different.

Still, Du You had some reservations; without sufficient strength, facing this kind of young lady, Du You truly wanted to keep his distance.

Looking at Xi Qianxue nearby, she seemed quite normal, only adding a few words occasionally.

Du You did not notice that behind him, his own team members were incredulous. Even their looks toward Xi Qianxue were more shocked. Normally, where would Xi Qianxue talk so much?

Usually, Xi Qianxue was like a huge ice block, only by Du You’s side would she behave this way. Although Du You could somewhat not tell, Lin Yucha and Lin Yushi, the two sisters, saw it more clearly.

But now in this situation, the two wouldn’t disrupt the scene but were prepared to foster good relationships with those two women’s team members. Even though the sisters were more powerful in terms of strength, in terms of real-world status, they still lacked behind a little.

After finishing their tour of the entire camp, Du You was ready to leave.

"The academy is planning to build our first territory here, but there is still a debate on which branch should manage it. Currently, the ones most eager to establish a territory here are the Main Branch of the Academy, the people from the Undead Research Branch of the Academy, and those from the Holy Light Research Branch of the Academy," Li Mengyao continued to explain beside Du You.

Looking at Li Mengyao, she was nearly clinging to Du You. Even the most obtuse person could feel Li Mengyao’s affection for him, but this was really unbearable.

The more powerful he became, the more Du You could understand the formidable strength behind Li Mengyao’s family. Without equal strength, walking together wouldn’t be good for anyone and might even bring great trouble to him.

But as for matters of the heart, the constantly pursued Du You also felt a tendency of being entrapped.

What to do about it all, Du You felt somewhat helpless. Adding his past life and current life, Du You was already quite old, so he wouldn’t rashly act on impulse like young people, jumping heedlessly into affairs. Du You was more rational, he knew what actions were better for him, and which could lead to serious consequences.

Now, all Du You could think of was to cool things down.

Surveying his surroundings, Du You suddenly spoke, "It’s getting late, we should get going."

Li Mengyao was about to say something when suddenly Xi Qianxue pulled her back. Xi Qianxue addressed Du You, "Yes, you should hurry and leave; we also need to quickly increase our strength."

Du You nodded, called out to the two sisters, and then Lin Yucha summoned the Platform Floating Cloud. The three of them rode on the clouds, flying away at a high speed toward the distance and vanished in a blink of an eye.

"Why wouldn’t you let me speak," Li Mengyao’s voice was somewhat icy.

Xi Qianxue, unperturbed, said, "What do you think following him would achieve? That would only hold him back. At our current levels, we are far behind him, not to mention now we are an entire tier below."

Xi Qianxue continued, "Rather than chasing after him, we should quickly enhance our own strength, striving to advance to the fourth tier during this period. Once we reach the fourth tier, we can then team up with him. His strength is indeed strong, but there are some worlds that are difficult to get through without a team, right?"

Xi Qianxue revealed a smile; in Li Mengyao’s eyes, for some reason, Xi Qianxue seemed like a little fox at that moment. Perhaps, it was just her overthinking, Li Mengyao shook her head.

Xi Qianxue was her rival, a fact in Li Mengyao’s heart that would not change. Unless Du You’s identity could surpass the families behind both of them, at most they could only have one, never both.

Whether or not Du You could reach a level that would cause their families to take another look was beyond their knowledge.

"Moreover, haven’t you noticed? Du You is still quite resistant toward us. If you continue this way, it will likely have the opposite effect. Didn’t your brother come to see you last week? It was probably because of this."

"Hmph, I don’t need them to manage my affairs; I trust my own judgment."

"I trust it too, my judgment isn’t bad either. But Du You has his own concerns; our family’s power is too strong, and his current status doesn’t match. Du You is someone who does not like being inferior. I can tell. Although he’s usually gentle, he would not agree to the additional terms proposed by our families," Xia Qianxue said.

"Then what do you say we do? Wait a minute, didn’t you say you weren’t interested in him?"

"Really? I wasn’t before, but later I was. Comparing him, in the entire academy, even the entire Capital, there isn’t anyone who can match him. Besides, we are very familiar with each other."

Li Mengyao’s eyes flashed with a dangerous look, but she quickly returned to normal. Until a winner was decided, the two remained friends, at least on the surface. They exchanged a glance, agreeing silently on their decision.

In reality, the two were still competing covertly, needing to determine who was superior. But with Du You’s emotional intelligence, he simply couldn’t see their subtle behaviors, and even most people wouldn’t be able to notice.

Du You was unaware of the two women discussing him behind his back. Having left Li Mengyao’s entanglement, Du You felt refreshed. Now, once again acting alone, absolutely not entangling with other academy’s people, this was Du You’s principle.

Of course, in this world, it was also necessary to act low-key. Follow current novᴇls on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝⚑𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖⚑𝕟𝕖𝕥

The academy had sent quite a few tier-four experts, not students, but a group trained from its own graduates, representing the academy’s own power, just like the special force in the Giant’s world last time.

This time, many tier-five instructors and Darkguards had also arrived, exploring this new world. Du You even heard that tier-six professors had entered this world in advance but had already ventured deep within.

Indeed, these people were the main force exploring this world. The primary reason for gathering students to explore such worlds wasn’t for exploration, but to train them.

As an academy, only by nurturing more and more powerful students could it find a sustainable path of development, otherwise, what’s the difference between it and other organizations? Maintaining the academy’s reputation and status depended heavily on the strength of its students. Du You didn’t choose the same path as these people but selected a secluded trail instead.