Chapter 126: Beauty without Soul

Chapter 126: Beauty without Soul

“Do you...” Gao Yang cautiously pondered every word. “Have it too?”

Qing Ling frowned. “Have what?”

Gao Yang paused. “Huh? Didn’t you say you knew what I was doing?”

Qing Ling was getting tired of Gao Yang’s cryptic response. “I know you were cultivating, but I don’t know what thing you’re talking about.”

Gao Yang relaxed. So it was a misunderstanding.

“Wait, give me a moment.” Gao Yang closed his eyes.

[Access granted.]

—System, why did Lie Detection go wrong?

[It did not.]

—What do you mean? Is it because you're meant to help me cultivate that Qing Ling was considered telling the truth?

[I am what I am.]

—Then Lie Detection was wrong!

[It was not wrong.]

—Wait, wait.

—I got it now. From Qing Ling’s perspective, she didn’t lie when she said she knew the truth because she truly believed I was cultivating.

[Correct.]

—Ah, I’ve been curious about this. Can I use Lie Detection on myself?

—For example, can I say, ‘I’m going to be safe today’, and the Talent will tell me that I told a lie, meaning I will run into danger today? Can I tell my fortune like that?

[The test will not work.]

[Lie Detection can only detect if the Target has said something they do not mean. It cannot be used to tell fortunes. The result of the test has no bearing to the objective truths.]

—Alright, I get it now. Even if a mad man claims to be God, Lie Detection will tell me that he didn’t lie as long as he truly believes so.

[Correct.]

—Ugh, there’s a reason the Talent is lower on the list.

—Fine. That’s it for now.

[Access ends.]

Gao Yang opened his eyes and saw Qing Ling staring at him with an irritated look. “Were you cultivating again?”

“No.” Gao Yang smiled. “Just resting with my eyes closed.”

Qing Ling wouldn’t let it go. “You haven’t been training recently, yet you’ve gotten a lot stronger. How do you explain that?”

“My Talent leveled up,” Gao Yang made an excuse. “People get stronger when their Talents level up.”

A cold glint flashed through Qing Ling’s eyes. She grabbed Gao Yang’s hand and tightened her grip.

“Go away,” the girl said in a coy tone. “I’m not gonna be in a world with only you!”

“Come on, follow me. There’s a place there...”

Their footsteps drew close.

Gao Yang’s heartbeat quickened, feeling unreasonably nervous.

This wasn’t a big deal. Worst-case scenario, he would be caught getting intimate with Qing Ling, which was not even worth mentioning compared to the real crises they had been through.

Then the footsteps and voices got even closer. There was only a cabinet separating them.

“Will we stay together in college?” The girl sounded sad all of a sudden.

“Of course.”

“I don’t believe you. My mom told me that the day a man can be trusted is the day a pig learns to fly.”

“I’m not those scums who go through girls like clothes.” The boy’s tone grew angry. “Do you know Gao Yang, from the next class?”

“I do.”

“He got together with Qing Ling immediately after his childhood friend died!”

“What, are you jealous?”

“Jealous? Why would I be?”

“Do you think I wouldn’t know? You had been pining after Qing Ling for the longest time and only turned to me because you knew you didn’t have a chance.”

“Who said that? That’s not true at all!”

“It is true! You always talk about her every time we chat...”

“What? I was talking about Gao Yang.”

“But then Qing Ling was brought up! I don’t get it. Why do all the boys like her? Yes, she’s pretty. Yes, she’s got a great body and fair skin. But underneath that beautiful appearance, there’s no soul!”

“Yes, yes, she doesn’t have a soul.”

“You boys only care about looks! I’m disappointed!”

“Enough already. Would you stop making something out of nothing?”

“Making something out of nothing? Fine, let’s break up! Go look for someone who won’t do this!”

“Hey, that’s not what I meant. Listen...”

The argument was followed by quick footsteps and then the sound of the door being slammed.

Soon, the lab room quieted again.

Qing Ling lifted the curtain and got up from Gao Yang’s arms, sorting her messy clothes and hair.

Gao Yang sat up too and awkwardly straightened his shirt.

“Um, don’t take it personally,” Gao Yang said just to have something to say. “You have a soul.”

“A soul will only slow down my blade.” Qing Ling straightened her posture and looked at him seriously. “Let’s pick up where we left off.”

“Pick up what?” Gao Yang was lost for a moment.

“Teach me the cultivation method.”

Gao Yang almost blacked out. She was still on that?!