I'm not a drama god

"Why……"

Why can't I catch it??

Li Leide's eyes were bloodshot. He roared and grabbed the head of a Jiangtian Cult member with his bare hand, twisting it off. Blood gushed out like a fountain!

slam-la-

Drops of blood spread across his British-style overcoat, splattering onto his sculpted features. He breathed heavily, his deep blue eyes filled only with resentment and anger.

Amidst the splattering blood, Chen Ling calmly watched the scene, her eyes slightly narrowed.

He didn't say anything.

But Chen Ling's silence only provoked Li Leide more. He clenched his fists and looked like a wild beast that had lost control.

Even without turning around, countless expressions of Chen Ling flashed through his mind in that instant. Perhaps disappointment, regret, indifference, or even contempt for her hopelessly stupidity had surfaced in those scarlet eyes...

Li Lai De no longer dared to look back. He was like a poor student desperately wanting to prove himself, but no matter how hard he tried, he just couldn't do anything right. He was afraid that if he turned around, Chen Ling's gaze would pierce through his last line of defense.

Li Laid frantically repeated the theft, all elegance and rationality vanished at this moment, leaving only absolute madness for stealing the power of the Red Star!

150, 170, 200, 230...

Li Laid had lost count of how many Jiangtian cultists he had killed. He seemed to have transformed into a ruthless killing beast. Just as he was about to reach the next Jiangtian cultist, a voice rang out from behind him:

"enough."

Lee Ryder's body jolted violently.

He froze on the spot, his heart seemingly stopping... In that moment, all his madness vanished, and he stood tense, waiting for Chen Ling's next words...

After a long pause, Chen Ling slowly uttered the second half of her sentence, "...It's time to eat."

Lee Laid's chapped lips pursed silently.

As Chen Ling took a step forward and disappeared into the prison, in the deathly darkness, Li Leide's pale face slowly lowered... He had never felt "defeat" so vividly.

From a young age, he was seen as a genius by others. His memory and intelligence were both excellent, and he was always among the top students in school. Otherwise, he would not have suffered so much malice from his classmates.

After embarking on the path of the God of Thieves, he grew at an astonishing speed. His arrogance and elegance were rooted in his absolute self-confidence... That is why setbacks were so difficult for him to accept.

He couldn't even sing the requiem properly, which was bad enough; now he couldn't even "steal the power of the Red Star's vow," which Chen Ling had placed high hopes on him.

Although Li Laide didn't say it, he had already realized that Chen Ling had gone to great lengths to eradicate the Jiangtian Sect so that he could learn how to steal the power of the Crimson Star. He could feel Chen Ling's expectations of him in this matter... After all, this was the reason why Chen Ling had taken him as her disciple in the first place.

But now he has killed half of the Jiangtian Cult members, yet he hasn't even reached the threshold.

Lee Ryder felt as if a volcano was about to erupt inside him; overwhelmed by intense resentment and anger, he could barely maintain his human form...

He suppressed the fire in his heart, took a deep breath, and stepped out as well.

He should go eat.

……

Ten minutes later.

Ning Ruyu, Luan Mei, Wenren You, and Mo Jiao exchanged glances as they looked at Chen Ling and Li Laide, who remained silent at the dining table…

The atmosphere at the dinner table today seemed particularly oppressive.

"Junior brother, have some fish." Ning Ruyu put a piece of meat in Chen Ling's bowl.

"Thank you, Senior Brother." Chen Ling smiled, stuffed the meat into her mouth in one bite, and began to chew slowly.

"Nephew, you should eat more too." Mo Jiao also picked up some food and put it into Li Laide's bowl.

Li Laide silently picked up his chopsticks, and when he saw Mo Jiao serving him food, he seemed to finally come to his senses. He also whispered, "Thank you, Uncle-Master," and then lowered his head, as if he had turned into a statue again.

Da da—

In the oppressive and somber atmosphere, Chen Ling gently tapped the table with her chopsticks.

Li Lede suddenly woke up, and then heard Chen Ling's calm voice, "Your senior uncle put food on your plate, why aren't you eating?"

Li Laide then picked up his chopsticks, mechanically lowered his head to finish the dishes he had picked up, and then slowly put rice into his mouth, his whole mind elsewhere.

broken,

Has something really happened?

The senior students exchanged glances, all seeing the seriousness in each other's eyes.

Even the clown who had finished eating early and was playing alone noticed that something was wrong. He tilted his head and thought for a while, then picked up two pebbles from the ground and ran between Chen Ling and Li Laide.

"Eeya! Eeya eea!"

He stretched out his two hands, palms open, revealing two round pebbles... those were his gifts to the two of them.

Chen Ling smiled as she took the pebble and patted the clown's head: "Thank you, senior brother."

"Thank you, Fifth Uncle."

Lee Layde also replied politely.

Chen Ling put the pebbles in her pocket, stood up, and said, "I'm finished eating. Senior brothers and sisters, please continue eating."

He turned and walked outside.

Li Lai De couldn't sit still any longer. He put down his chopsticks without a word and followed Chen Ling out...

Watching the two leave one after another, Luan Mei finally couldn't hold back any longer. She frowned and asked, "What should we do... should we try to mediate?"

"...No need." Ning Ruyu shook her head, looking in the direction they left with a complicated expression.

"Trust your junior brother."

……

After leaving his third senior brother's house, Li Laide headed straight for a certain direction.

"Where are you going?" Chen Ling's voice suddenly rang out.

Li Lai turned around and saw the figure in theatrical robes standing in the night, looking at him from afar... those ruby-like eyes were as deep as an abyss.

“Go back and keep practicing.” Li Laid took a deep breath. “I… I can do it.”

Chen Ling's eyes narrowed into long, narrow arcs, resembling two scarlet crescent moons under the starry night.

He just stared at Li Ryder for a long while, then slowly spoke...

"never mind……"

"You're not cut out for this."

These six words struck Lee Laid like a thunderclap. His mind went blank for a moment, and he stood frozen in place, like a statue.

The last shred of his mental defenses was shattered by that casual remark, and the volcano of resentment, anger, and discontent that he had suppressed in his heart was instantly ignited!

His eyes were fixed on Chen Ling, his body trembling, and he slowly asked through gritted teeth:

"What did you say??"

……

……

Everyone, Erjiu, along with Sanjiu, Yijiu, Lingjiu, Ji Qianming, Lin Qiye, and Chen Ling, are here to greet you all~

Happy New Year!