[What's with Lin Tianming, this faithless man? The first time he used Divine Hand, he should have accidentally hurt his future teacher!]
[Not good! The Purple Thunder is falling! Damn... why am I worried that this faithless man, who publicly humiliated me and killed my parents, will die?]
[No... it can't be! I just want to kill him with my own hands to resolve my Heart Demon! Letting him die like this is too easy for him! Yes... that's right, I can't possibly have any feelings for him!]
Her mind self-guided her to have only hatred for Lin Tianming and no feelings, yet as Ye Qingxue saw the Purple Thunder Shocking Sky drawing closer to Lin Tianming, her heartbeat also accelerated without cease.
[Could it be that this faithless man will die here because of the butterfly effect produced by my rebirth?]
[Don't... don't die... please! Faithless man, you can't die here!]
Although she was a reincarnator, Ye Qingxue was not yet grown strong, so she could do nothing but watch helplessly as the Purple Thunder from the sky struck towards Lin Tianming.
Seeing that the Purple Thunder was about to hit Lin Tianming, Ye Qingxue couldn't bear to watch Lin Tianming turn to ashes, so she covered her eyes with her jade hands.
Hot tears poured out as she cried, thinking that Lin Tianming was surely dead.
Lin Tianming, as her greatest Heart Demon, unexpectedly died here.
Ye Qingxue, who had complex feelings towards Lin Tianming, had to admit at this moment that she indeed still harbored some feelings for him.
However, the next second, Lin Tianming's voice thanking Teacher Jiang Han for his help pulled her back from her sorrow.
"Thank you, Teacher Jiang Han, for rescuing me. If not for you, Teacher Jiang Han, my first attempt at using the Duplicate Skill, which is not yet well-mastered, could have very well killed me!"
"There's no need for thanks; I simply didn't foresee that your SSS-grade Divine Hand Ability would be so contrary to natural order, being able to indiscriminately Duplicate my Super Position Level Forbidden Curse Purple Thunder Shocking Sky, and it's a perfect replication of the Super Position Forbidden Curse power without any weakening."
Listening to Lin Tianming and Jiang Han's conversation, Ye Qingxue moved her hands away, watching incredulously as Lin Tianming stood unscathed before her.
[He didn't get struck dead? Was it Jiang Han who saved Lin Tianming?]
Lin Tianming's desperate move was originally meant to target Jiang Han.
Unexpectedly, this move worked amazingly well, not only causing Jiang Han, who deeply hated him, to save him, stirring conflicting emotions, but it also impacted Ye Qingxue's mental state.
Truly killing two birds with one stone!
For the time being leaving Ye Qingxue aside, Lin Tianming insisted on expressing his gratitude for Jiang Han's lifesaving grace.
"Teacher Jiang Han, gratitude is a must. Your lifesaving grace, I, Lin Tian, will never forget! When I grow stronger in the future, I will protect you when Teacher Jiang Han is in need, to repay you for saving my life!"
[This bratty kid actually says he'll protect me in the future? Hmph, he should just be grateful if he doesn't kill me!]
Because she personally saved Lin Tianming, Jiang Han, who originally came to kill Lin Tianming today, was very conflicted.
Her mental state completely disturbed, she wanted to leave this place immediately.
"Lin Tianming, after my testing, your awakened Divine Hand Ability is indeed SSS-grade. Congratulations, you have been accepted as a guaranteed admission student at Imperial Great Emperor Academy for this year. When your summer holiday is over, come directly to the Great Emperor Academy to enroll. This is my contact information, make sure to add me as a friend!"
Given the assurance of being admitted into the Imperial Great Emperor Academy, and temporarily preventing Jiang Han from carrying through with her intention to kill him, Lin Tianming was naturally thrilled.
"Okay, Teacher Jiang Han!"
With the demeanor of an obedient student, Lin Tianming responded and took out his phone to add Jiang Han as a friend.
After adding Lin Tianming as a friend and ensuring he wouldn't flee, Jiang Han continued, "Child, I need to hurry back to the Great Emperor Academy to report your situation to the school leaders. During the summer holiday, if you need anything, you can contact me directly. If there's nothing else you want to ask me right now, I'll head back to the Great Emperor Academy first."
"No more questions for now, Teacher Jiang Han. If I have any inquiries, I'll be sure to contact you proactively!"
Lin Tianming also couldn't wait for Jiang Han to leave.
Seeing that Lin Tianming had no further questions and no longer wanted to stay, Jiang Han nodded slightly.
"Then I'll be on my way. Remember, you must show up on the first day of school for registration. Even with your reserved spot, you'll lose your chance to enter Imperial Academy if you are late."
Lin Tianming also nodded: "Yes, I'll be there on the enrollment day, Teacher Jiang Han!"
Having given her reminders, and fearing that staying longer might genuinely tempt her to end Lin Tianming's life, Jiang Han hastily made her exit.
As Jiang Han was driven away by the ruse that disrupted her mental state and risked his own life, Lin Tianming felt like a heavy stone in his heart had temporarily been lifted.
Turning to look at Ye Qingxue, whose face still bore traces of tears, and remembering how she had cried over him nearly getting struck dead earlier, Lin Tianming's thoughts shifted. He walked back to her side and held her in his arms.
"Qingxue, why are you crying?"
Ye Qingxue had barely managed to stabilize the emotional turmoil that Lin Tianming had stirred in her while he spoke with Jiang Han. Suddenly being embraced by Lin Tianming like this, her heart fluttered into disarray again.
[Damn faithless scoundrel, trying to use that trick specially designed to deceive naive young girls to make me feel for you!]
While inwardly cursing Lin Tianming as a faithless scoundrel, on the surface, Ye Qingxue vehemently denied it: "I... I wasn't crying!"
A trick to deceive naive young girls?
It seems you're pretty susceptible to that too!
Lin Tianming held back his laughter inwardly while continuing to embrace Ye Qingxue in the guise of a boyfriend.
"Still saying no? Qingxue, your eyes are swollen from crying, and your face is all streaked, like a tabby cat. Were you crying because I messed up duplicating Teacher Jiang Han's ability and almost got killed by a Super Position Forbidden Curse Level ability, out of worry for me, right?"
"Who... who's worried about you! Brother Tianming... stop it, there are too many people around..."
Ye Qingxue, her face flushed red with Lin Tianming's words, felt even more flustered.
She had admitted to herself, when she thought Lin Tianming was dead, that although she hated him, she still had a trace of feelings for him.
Now that Lin Tianming was alive, she denied it outright, unwilling to confront the most genuine part of her.
Torn between love and hate for Lin Tianming, at this moment her heart itched with resentment, yet she dared not lash out, for fear that Lin Tianming would discover the secret of her rebirth.
[I was once elevated to the status of the Ice God! You won't confuse my mind with this ruse! Once I find my destined opportunity earlier and embark on the fast track to growth, I will kill you!]
"What's the big deal? Qingxue, we're a couple. 'Adversity reveals true love,' what's so bad about embracing each other like this?"
[True love in adversity with you? Ah, I'm going to go mad! What's with this faithless scoundrel today, why is he not playing by the book?]
[Could it be that even after being reborn... I still can't escape this Heart Demon?]
Ye Qingxue's mind was driven to hysteria by Lin Tianming's manipulative behavior, but externally she still had to maintain the appearance of the naive young girl she was supposed to be.
Hearing Ye Qingxue's somewhat unhinged inner voice, Lin Tianming's lips curled up slightly.
This is just the appetizer, Qingxue!
Lin Tianming was confident that, with the ability to eavesdrop on her thoughts, he would make this tsundere school beauty girlfriend devoted to him once again!