Hearing this, Huang Quan immediately jumped up. Holy crap, could this expulsion actually be aimed at him?
Indeed, it seemed like he was the only one in the entire school who hadn’t awakened yet.
Cold Snow continued, “You guessed right. This expulsion is aimed at you!”
Huang Quan looked at her with a face full of question marks. “Why?”
He usually kept a low profile, always scoring right at the class average on written exams, not even at the bottom of the class. How had he offended Su Ling?
“You’re not doing anything wrong by keeping your head down, but your identity doesn’t allow for it.”
“Identity?” Huang Quan was puzzled. What identity could he possibly have?
A beggar living in the slums, no parents, no family—what identity could he have?
But Cold Snow had already done her homework on Huang Quan and said directly, “Have you never considered that you were abandoned by some big family? Your parents are still alive, and you even have three very capable older sisters.”
Huang Quan found this hard to believe. “You know me this well? Did you learn this from before your rebirth too?”
Cold Snow nodded, then explained, “Actually, I haven’t been reborn just once. But every time, it’s ten years later—when the abyss monsters ignore all restraints, break through the rift barriers, and destroy the entire world. But it was only in my previous life that I had any contact with you!”
At this point, even the usually calm and wise Cold Snow showed some irritation. “I originally thought the whole class was perfectly ordinary. Who knew there was a hidden big shot like you among them!”
Hearing this, Huang Quan felt a bit embarrassed. “I think I’m pretty ordinary.”
“Ordinary? Would an ordinary person know how to set up mechanisms? Would an ordinary person know how to raise gu? Would an ordinary person know how to raise corpses?” Cold Snow said irritably.
There had long been rumors—an urban legend in Tianlan City. A mysterious merchant would appear in Tianlan City’s Abyss Rift, selling all kinds of goods.
Vanguard teams that encountered him could use human currency to buy supplements.
You have to understand, there were no supplements in the Abyss Rift. It was filled with danger everywhere, and you had to constantly watch out for abyss monsters.
Human trucks and any electronic devices would become contaminated upon entering the abyss, and so would food.
So after entering the Abyss Rift, supplies became absolutely critical.
“I just learned a little bit here and there. It’s also about preparing ahead of time. If I ever run into people who know how to play these tricks, I can handle myself, right?” Huang Quan shrugged.
Although he looked completely nonchalant on the surface, deep down he was full of contempt for the version of himself Cold Snow was describing. How could he just tell her everything?
At this moment, Cold Snow also voiced the doubt in her heart. “I remember you don’t enter the Abyss Rift. Those mysterious merchants are no different from ordinary people—they can even talk, and they don’t seem like puppets. How did you manage that?”
Hearing this, Huang Quan finally managed a slight smile. “Seems that version of me really did tell you everything.”
“Some things I discovered on my own. You hid yourself so deeply. If that accident hadn’t happened, I probably would have died in my last life still thinking you were an idiot.” Cold Snow let out a light snort. Every time she saw Huang Quan, she felt irritated, as if she had been played.
“Big sister, be reasonable. This world is dangerous everywhere. If I weren’t cautious, I would have died long ago.” Huang Quan spread his hands helplessly.
“So how did you make those mysterious merchants? If you lie to me again, I’ll let the other personality out.”
After saying that, Cold Snow added, “The two of us are already in this situation now. I’ve shown you my cards too. There’s no harm in telling me this small thing.”
In her previous life, Huang Quan had died before telling her some of these tricks.
“Small thing?!” Huang Quan rolled his eyes. But the two of them really should be honest with each other now, so he explained, “Those are zombies.”
“Zombies?!” Cold Snow was stunned, then looked at Huang Quan with suspicion. “Lying to me again?”
“What do you mean again? When have I ever lied to you?” Huang Quan looked utterly innocent.
“There are zombies in the Abyss Rift too, but those zombies have shriveled skin, dried faces, and fangs. They look terrifying. But the mysterious merchants you made have skin no different from ordinary people, and they can even talk. You’re saying they’re zombies? Who would believe that!”
Huang Quan’s lips curved up slightly. “That’s where you’re wrong. You just said it yourself—I raise gu, right? One of those gu worms is called the Jade Skin Gu. Anyone infected by this gu, even if they’re already sixty years old, will have skin as smooth and tender as a young person’s overnight.
After crushing this Jade Skin Gu, the liquid is quite popular among women in the black market. It can beautify and nourish the skin. I made huge profits from it.”
Hearing this, Cold Snow suddenly thought of something. She remembered that many of the wealthier female classmates used an ointment bought from the black market. “It’s not called Beauty Cream, is it?”
“Oh? People use it too?” Huang Quan was slightly surprised.
Cold Snow shook her head repeatedly. She was naturally beautiful and never did any maintenance. Her face was already great. “It’s just that my friend uses it. I just never expected its ingredient was actually gu worms…” Just thinking about it made her feel a bit disgusted.
“Why can those zombies talk? And there are both men and women!”
Huang Quan explained, “I also raise little ghosts. Those voices are made by stuffing ghosts into the zombies’ bodies, and then the ghosts produce the voices. How about that? Am I clever enough?”
After hearing Huang Quan’s explanation, Cold Snow’s mouth twitched slightly. “You really are quite cunning. So what other strange things have you raised?”
“That’s it?” Huang Quan shook his head directly.
Cold Snow stared at him, her face practically written with the word “unbelieving.”
“You really don’t trust me that much?”
“How many times have you lied to me?”
“How did I lie to you? The one who lied to you was the Huang Quan from your last life. What does that have to do with me?”
At this moment, Cold Snow glanced at the fruits Huang Quan had planted. “I’ve never seen these fruits before. What are they used for?”
“To replenish spiritual energy!”
Huang Quan said casually, but when he looked up, he found Cold Snow staring at him coldly. “What’s with that look?”
“These don’t replenish spiritual energy. Be honest—what are they for?” Cold Snow seemed to have seen through everything long ago.
“They’re for advancing companion weapons. Hundred Spirit Fruits!” Huang Quan hadn’t expected Cold Snow to be so knowledgeable. Thinking about how she had tasted one when she first arrived, he let it go.
“So what tier is your companion weapon now?” Cold Snow asked.
“Tier one.” Huang Quan answered without thinking.
Cold Snow took a deep breath. “Our relationship has already reached this level. At least give me a straight answer!”
Huang Quan waved his hand and explained, “Publicly, that’s what I say. But actually, I’m already tier two. That truck of mine can ram a tier-two abyss monster to death without any problem!”
Cold Snow said coldly, “Huang Quan, you still want to lie to me? You can send zombies into the Abyss Rift, and your companion weapon is only tier two?”
