CH 101

Chapter 101: Second Place in the Heart

Sitting in the luxury car specially sent to pick up Xiao Qingyang, Long Jingze looked at him and asked, "Have you been adjusting well at school these past two months?"

"It's been great, and my roommates are very nice," Xiao Qingyang replied with a smile.

This was his first time attending school, and many experiences were quite novel to him. Although he occasionally encountered one or two unpleasant individuals, overall, it was a fantastic experience. He truly enjoyed campus life.

"Oh?" Long Jingze raised an eyebrow upon hearing this and continued to ask with a hint of jealousy, "It seems that Yangyang is getting along well with his roommates. I'm sure you've already forgotten about me, as if I never existed. All those things you said before were just lies."

"I didn't lie to you. You're my favorite little dragon, how could I forget about you?" Xiao Qingyang hurriedly expressed his feelings, speaking the truth.

Although he had spent the same amount of time with his roommate as he did with Little Dragon, and they got along well, in his heart, Little Dragon held a special place that no one could replace.

Although Xiao Qingyang was not yet aware of the extent of his feelings for Long Jingze, he was clear that no one could take Little Dragon's place in his heart.

Long Jingze knew this as well, but he just wanted to hear Xiao Qingyang say that he missed him, that he was special to him. That would make him ecstatic, almost like flying to the sky.

Ever since Long Jingze realized his special feelings for Xiao Qingyang, he had no intention of hiding it. In his heart, Xiao Qingyang could only be his crown prince consort, and there wouldn't be a second possibility. It was just that Xiao Qingyang was a bit slow in catching on, even until now.

"Really?" Long Jingze heard this response and felt immense joy in his heart, although he maintained a spoiled tone, saying, "Of course, besides Grandpa Du, Little Dragon is the closest person to me."

Xiao Qingyang's smile became even brighter, clearly showing that his words were genuine.

Although he was ranked second after the old butler, Long Jingze was not in a hurry. Sooner or later, he would become the most important person in Yangyang's heart.

"Has anyone bullied you at school?" Long Jingze continued to ask, wishing he could know every single detail of Xiao Qingyang's past two months.

"I'm formidable. They dare not bully me," Xiao Qingyang proudly puffed out his chest and replied.

Because there was spiritual energy in the school, he had become much stronger than before. Even if someone were to bully him, he could defend himself.

"If anyone dares to bully you, just let me know, and I'll teach them a lesson," Long Jingze gently said as he ran his fingers through Xiao Qingyang's soft hair.

He merely listened when Xiao Qingyang claimed to be formidable. In his eyes, Yangyang was the most innocent and harmless. How could his Yangyang possibly engage in fights?

"Okay," Xiao Qingyang readily agreed.

He felt happy and touched to have someone who cared about him, especially when that person was Little Dragon, the one who had been with him since before his transformation.

The luxury car quickly arrived at Long Jingze's residence, where the old butler was waiting.

"Grandpa Du, I'm back!" Xiao Qingyang called out as soon as he got out of the car.

The old butler had received the news early on that the young master was coming back and instructed the servants to clean the residence thoroughly, eagerly awaiting the young master's return.

Hearing the young master's voice, the old butler's face, covered in wrinkles, immediately blossomed into a smile. He hurriedly walked out of the house with agile steps that did not match his age.

"Young master has lost weight. I suppose you haven't been eating properly these past two months. Grandpa Du has prepared a table of delicious food for you," the old butler said with concern, wishing he could pack himself as luggage and accompany the young master to school.

The young master used to love the meals the old butler prepared. Although the Royal Military Academy also provided natural food, how could those large pot meals compare to the carefully crafted dishes at home? The young master must have had a hard time getting used to it.

Otherwise, why would he have lost so much weight compared to two months ago? These days, the old butler had to make sure to properly nourish the young master.

"I miss the food you cook so much. Whenever I think about it, my mouth starts watering," Xiao Qingyang sweetly said, coaxing an even broader smile from the old butler.

"Then let's go and eat quickly. The young master must eat more and regain the weight you've lost," the old butler said, pulling Xiao Qingyang towards the dining room. Left alone, Long Jingze watched as the old butler and the young master gradually walked away, feeling a hint of sourness in his heart.

Although he claimed not to mind being ranked behind the old butler for now and believed that one day he would be at the forefront, seeing it happen still made him feel frustrated and jealous.

No, he had to accelerate his actions, "overtake" the old butler sooner, and become the first in Yangyang's heart, so that Yangyang could no longer ignore him.

"As expected, Grandpa Du's cooking is the most delicious," Xiao Qingyang commented with satisfaction as he tasted the dishes prepared by the old butler.

Although Xiaotian had some talent in cooking, he was still young and lacked experience compared to the old butler.

During the three-day holiday, Xiao Qingyang stayed at home and enjoyed three days of satisfying meals. He wished he had a few more stomachs to eat even more.

Nevertheless, even so, he felt that he could endure another two months at school.

After the three-day holiday came to an end, this time Long Jingze personally accompanied Xiao Qingyang back to school. He regretted not being able to personally send Xiao Qingyang to school when it started, but at that time, it couldn't be helped.

Now that everything had temporarily been resolved, he could personally accompany Yangyang to school.

"Xiao... Aze, how did you end up at the Royal Military Academy? How did you manage it?" Xiao Qingyang was about to call him Little Dragon, but remembering that for the past three days, Little Dragon had asked him to call him Aze, he immediately stopped and changed to calling him "Aze." It just took some getting used to.

However, he was very curious about how Aze became a student at the Royal Military Academy.

In his eyes, Long Jingze was a newly transformed demon cultivator, but not only did he adapt well to human life, he also acquired a residence and the identity of a student at the Royal Military Academy in such a short time. He was simply a model big shot among demon cultivators.

Every time a question related to reality came up, Long Jingze wanted to tell Xiao Qingyang the truth—that he was not the demon cultivator Xiao Qingyang believed him to be, but a genuine human, a superhuman with extraordinary abilities.

But Long Jingze worried that if he were to confess the truth, what if Yangyang thought he was deliberately deceiving him?

Moreover, he could clearly feel that the reason Yangyang was so close to him was because he was a "demon cultivator."

Although Long Jingze didn't know much about demon cultivators, his instinct for self-preservation made him choose to temporarily conceal his true identity. He would reveal the truth when Yangyang truly fell in love with him. By then, their relationship would be unbreakable, and he believed Yangyang wouldn't blame him.

But before that, he had to come up with a good reason to connect all of this together because once he returned to school, there would be many moments where he would slip up.

However, he didn't want to deceive Xiao Qingyang. It was truly a difficult problem.

"Yangyang, actually, when you met me, I was in an injured state and couldn't maintain my human form, so I transformed into a juvenile form. After you healed me, I regained my human form, and everything I have now is what I had before," Long Jingze explained. These words were all true, but he chose to reveal only half of the truth, leaving room for Xiao Qingyang's interpretation.

In Xiao Qingyang's preconceived understanding, Long Jingze was originally a successful transformed demon cultivator who had likely lived among humans for a long time, acquiring his own identity and wealth. However, for some unknown reason, his inner core was damaged, making it impossible for him to maintain his human form, which is why Xiao Qingyang found him.

He unintentionally healed Aze, and as a result, Aze regained his human form. This explanation easily accounted for everything he currently possessed.

Xiao Qingyang believed that he fully understood Long Jingze's words. When he looked at him, his eyes sparkled with admiration.

"Aze, you're amazing. As a demon cultivator, you can possess so much in the human world, including a legitimate human identity. You're really impressive," Xiao Qingyang exclaimed with admiration.

Although he was a human, he had also known some demon cultivators in the past, and he had a good relationship with them. He understood that it wasn't easy for demon cultivators to live in the human world.

However, there were exceptional demon cultivator big shots like Long Jingze who could seamlessly adapt to life in the human world, making it impossible to realize that the person in front of him was not human at all but a demon cultivator.

"It's nothing special," Long Jingze modestly replied.

"Yangyang, have you had a chance to explore the main and auxiliary campuses?" Long Jingze asked.

Xiao Qingyang shook his head. When he initially enrolled and reported for duty, he underwent a transfer assessment, and after it was over, the teachers took him straight to the new campus.

Once he arrived at the new campus, he headed directly to the dormitory without any time to explore the campus.

"In that case, let me take you on a tour. Our school has many great places," Long Jingze said with a smile.

He had originally planned to take Yangyang around the entire campus after the start of the semester, but he never expected that he would only drop him off at the school gate and hastily leave, leaving two months of missed opportunities.

Fortunately, he now had a chance to make up for it.

So, Long Jingze parked the car in the parking lot of the auxiliary campus and led Xiao Qingyang into the campus, explaining various information to him in detail as they went.