Chapter 441 I Will Never Forgive You!

"Your Highness is absolutely right. I will definitely not miss such an opportunity." He spoke in a firm tone, with a hint of sharpness in his eyes.

Prince Xuexing nodded with satisfaction, sat back at his desk, and waved his hand for Lu Yu to leave.

"Very good. Go back and prepare. I'll see you at the auction in three days."

Lu Yu bowed again, then turned and left the study. The moment he left the study, he gently stroked the VIP token with his fingers, thinking secretly in his heart.

The Tiandou Auction in three days will surely be a grand event. Hidden behind the scenes is not just the bidding and showing off of the rich and powerful, but also the undercurrents between various forces. In any case, he will never miss this opportunity.

The sunshine outside the palace was still bright. Lu Yu looked up at the blue sky with a deep and firm gaze.

The match had just ended, but the square was still bustling with people. The referee on the platform announced the winner, and the students watching the match were excited and talking about it. A hearty fight can always make people's blood boil, and the style of the winner is even more eye-catching. Lu Yu was dressed in black, and there was no extra emotion on his cold face, as if victory was just a matter of course for him.

Just as everyone was discussing his outstanding performance, a beautiful figure suddenly appeared beside him. Dugu Yan smiled, narrowed her charming phoenix eyes, approached him silently, and then hugged his arm.

"Oh, Lu Yu, what a surprise." Her voice was soft but playful, with a hint of ambiguity in her tone, "Your performance today is really impressive. I thought you only had a cold face and cold strength, but I didn't expect that you actually have some amazing qualities."

Lu Yu frowned slightly and looked down at the white and soft hand on his arm. He didn't like being touched so intimately, let alone in a crowd. The eyes around him quickly focused on him, and he could faintly hear some students whispering.

"Dugu Yan? How did she get together with Lu Yu?"

"Are the two of them related?"

"No way, a cold person like Lu Yu would be favored by Dugu Yan?"

Dugu Yan didn't seem to care about these looks at all, instead she smiled even more. She turned slightly to the side and tightly wrapped her arms around Lu Yu, her movements were so intimate that it seemed as if they had already known each other for a long time.

"Let go." Lu Yu's voice was low, with obvious indifference in his tone.

"Hey, why are you so cold?" Dugu Yan pouted in a wronged manner, "After all, we are from the same school, so we should be closer, right? You won so beautifully today, and I came here specially to congratulate you."

Lu Yu did not respond, his face still expressionless, he just stared at her with cold eyes.

Dugu Yan was not affected by his attitude at all. Instead, she pulled his arm and shook it, saying with a smile, "Don't be so unkind! Today is such a happy day, why don't you celebrate with me? Have a meal and chat, it's so relaxing."

"No need." Lu Yu refused directly, his tone stiff and decisive.

"Oh, don't be so quick to refuse." Dugu Yan blinked and spoke in a lingering tone, "It will be so boring for you to go back alone. How about this, if you accompany me for dinner, tonight I will... well, how should I put it, I will give you a little 'extra reward'." She deliberately pronounced the word "reward" in an ambiguous way, not loudly, but loudly enough for people around to hear.

Suddenly, the surroundings became even quieter. The students who were originally discussing quietly looked at the two of them in astonishment as if struck by lightning.

"What?! Dugu Yan actually said such a thing?"

"Is she serious? This is too direct!"

"Will Lu Yu agree? But to be honest, I really want to know what the 'reward' she mentioned is..."

Duguyan seemed to have not heard these discussions at all. Her smile was still bright, but there was a bit of mischief and pride in her eyes. She looked at Lu Yu, as if waiting for his response.

Lu Yu frowned even deeper, obviously impatient with Dugu Yan's blatant teasing. His tone was cold, and his voice was even lower: "I said, no need."

"Oh, so boring." Dugu Yan pouted, but had no intention of letting him go. "You are just too cold, no wonder you have few friends. If you always reject others like this, be careful that you will end up alone for the rest of your life."

"It's none of your business."

"Okay, okay, it's none of my business." Dugu Yan shrugged, still smiling, "But if you really reject me, don't blame me for pestering you tonight. How about it, do you want to consider it? It's just a meal, I won't eat you."

She deliberately emphasized the words "eat you" in an ambiguous tone, as if she was hinting at something. The students around were stunned and looked at them in disbelief.

"Lu Yu won't really agree, right?"

"Dugu Yan is so persistent, he won't be able to withstand the pressure, right?"

"I think... Dugu Yan seems to have done this on purpose. She always likes to see others in distress. The more indifferent Lu Yu is, the more excited she becomes."

Lu Yu raised his eyes and scanned the surrounding eyes, obviously realizing that if he continued to stalemate like this, it would only attract more attention. He said coldly: "Whatever you think, I won't agree to it."

"Oh, this is so boring." Duguyan grumbled, but a triumphant smile flashed in her eyes. She moved closer to Lu Yu and whispered in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "The more you refuse like this, the more I want to see how long you can stay cold. Don't worry, I will make you agree today."

"Then you can try." Lu Yu's tone remained calm, as if he didn't take her provocation to heart at all.

"Okay, let's wait and see." Dugu Yan let go of his arm and took a step back, still smiling brightly, "Anyway, I have plenty of time today, let's see who can outlast who."

After saying that, she patted Lu Yu's shoulder gently, then turned and left, but did not go far. Instead, she stood on the steps not far away, playing with a long green vine in her hand, looking at him thoughtfully.

Lu Yu ignored her and turned around to leave. But after taking a few steps, he heard Dugu Yan's voice coming from behind him: "Lu Yu, remember, you must promise me tonight. I promise."

He stopped, turned his head slightly, glanced at her, and said coldly: "You think too much."

Dugu Yan just smiled, not caring about his attitude at all, and even threw him a wink: "Then wait and see."

The students who were watching the scene couldn't help but whisper again.

"What on earth is Dugu Yan planning?"

"She shouldn't really be interested in Lu Yu, right?"

"It's hard to say. Who can guess what Dugu Yan is thinking? But Lu Yu is really cold. If it were someone else, they would have been unable to handle it long ago."

As the crowd gradually dispersed, Lu Yu left the square, while Dugu Yan followed him leisurely, keeping a distance from him. Obviously, this "chase" had just begun.

The night was dark and the stars twinkled. Duguyan pushed open the door of the dormitory and walked in hurriedly. Lu Yu was standing at the table, sorting the herbs he had just brought back from the Xingdou Great Forest. He turned around and saw Duguyan's frosty face and deep eyes, and he knew that she was not here with good intentions.

"Yan'er, why don't you rest so late?" Lu Yu asked tentatively, his tone normal, as if the other party was just chatting with him as usual.

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Dugu Yan snorted coldly, without any intention of answering. She walked straight to Lu Yu, folded her arms, looked up and stared at him coldly.

"Lu Yu, don't you think you should explain something?" She spoke, her voice cold and oppressive.

Lu Yu was slightly startled, but soon regained his composure and asked in confusion, "What do you want to explain? Why don't I understand?"

Dugu Yan's eyes became even colder, like a sharp knife piercing Lu Yu's heart.

"You're pretending quite well." She sneered, "Weren't you very happy with your deception in the Star Forest? Tell me, what is your purpose?"

Lu Yu blinked his eyes, a little puzzled, then frowned and said: "Yan'er, I really don't know what you are talking about. I lied to you? How can I say that?"

Dugu Yan slammed the table and asked angrily: "Do you think I'm a three-year-old child? From the day we entered the Xingdou Great Forest, your every move was full of flaws. It's a pity that I was deceived by your serious appearance at that time."

Lu Yu pretended to be calm, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, revealing a smile: "Yan'er, did you misunderstand something? If you have any questions, you can just ask me directly, there is no need to be so excited, right?"

Dugu Yan was not dispelled by his calm appearance, but became even more angry. She stared at Lu Yu with a hint of sarcasm in her tone: "Okay, then let me ask you, did you deliberately hide something? For example, when we were deep in the Xingdou Great Forest, why were you so familiar with the reactions of those poisonous creatures, and even able to distinguish their types and characteristics one by one? Do ordinary soul masters have such abilities?"

Lu Yu remained calm and said calmly: "Hasn't this been mentioned before? I just have some research on poisons. This is not a big deal, right?"

Dugu Yan sneered and pressed on: "Research? Lu Yu, do you think I really believe your lies? Well, let me ask you again, why were you able to come up with the antidote so quickly when I was poisoned? That is a more sophisticated method than my grandfather Dugu Bo's antidote method! Where did you learn these things from?"

Lu Yu was silent for a moment this time, his brows slightly furrowed, but his face did not show any panic. He slowly said: "Yan'er, I admit that I do know a lot about poisons, but this does not mean that I lied to you, right? These things are all obtained by my own years of study and research."

"You learned it yourself?" Dugu Yan's eyes were sharp, and she directly exposed his lie. "Okay, then I'll ask you one last question. My grandfather Dugu Bo has been following us in secret since we entered the Xingdou Great Forest. He is a Titled Douluo, capable of detecting any movement. But you didn't notice him at all? Do you think this makes sense?"

Lu Yu's expression finally changed slightly when he heard this, and he pretended to be shocked and asked: "Senior Dugu Bo... has been following us? This... I didn't even notice it."

Duguyan smiled coldly, and seeing Lu Yu's expression, she became more certain. She suddenly took a step closer to Lu Yu, and her tone was as sharp as a knife: "Lu Yu, stop pretending! Who are you? Why do you want to get close to me? Have you been planning something from the beginning?"

Facing Dugu Yan's questioning, Lu Yu's heart was in turmoil, but he remained calm on the surface. He sighed slowly and said helplessly: "Yan'er, you really misunderstood me. I never approached you for any other purpose. As for Senior Dugu... since he has been following us, I can only say that he hid too deeply and I really didn't notice him."

Dugu Yan's eyes flashed with mockery, and her tone became even colder: "Hide it well? Lu Yu, you really are good at lying with open eyes. Do you think I don't know? Grandfather has told me in person that he saw something wrong with you from the beginning. He said that you are definitely not as simple as you appear. Even in front of him, a Titled Douluo, you can hide your strength as if nothing happened."

Hearing this, Lu Yu's eyes finally flashed with a hint of complex emotions, but he quickly concealed it. He shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Yan'er, I don't know what you heard, nor do I know what Senior Dugu thinks. But you have to believe that I absolutely have no intention of harming you."

Dugu Yan was not moved at all. She crossed her arms and looked at me with a cold look. "You didn't hurt me? Then do you dare to tell me why you always appear at the right time every time I'm in danger? Lu Yu, who are you? Why did you approach me?"

Lu Yu sighed and whispered, "Yan'er, my identity is indeed a bit complicated, but I can assure you that I have absolutely no ill will towards you. As for other things, it is not the time to tell you yet."

When Duguyan heard this, she laughed out of anger: "What a 'It's not the time to tell me yet'! Lu Yu, do you really think you can keep it a secret from me forever?"

Lu Yu raised his head and looked directly into Dugu Yan's eyes. His voice was low but firm: "Yan'er, there are some things I can't tell you because it involves too many things, not because I don't trust you. If you really want to know, I will tell you everything when the time comes."

After hearing this, Dugu Yan stared at Lu Yu for a moment, her eyes full of complexities. She finally snorted coldly, turned around, and said with disappointment and anger: "Lu Yu, you'd better not let me find out that you are using me. Otherwise, I will never forgive you."

After saying that, she strode out of the dormitory and slammed the door.

Lu Yu stood there, his brows furrowed, his eyes revealing a bit of helplessness and self-blame. He looked towards the door and whispered to himself: "Yan'er, I'm sorry... One day, you will understand."