CHAPTER 330: CHAPTER 164: STEAM PRINCESS QIN YAO! A WOMAN’S HEART! A NEEDLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA!_1

At this moment, in the gymnasium’s hall, everyone present had their minds filled with peculiar question marks.

All the onlookers, without exception, couldn’t immediately process what was happening.

What does "fabricated" even mean? So, you spewed all that nonsense, wasting so much of everyone’s time, only for it to be "fabricated" in the end? You’re so good at making up stories, why the hell don’t you write novels? Studying Evolutionary Science at Jing University is a waste of your talents; you should drop out and become a writer right now!

Many teachers and students present had grievances with Su Yan for suddenly pulling such a stunt. However, after witnessing his strength, none dared to openly criticize him. They could only inwardly rant about him.

On the stage, the dean of the Institute of Beast Taming looked at Su Yan with an embarrassed expression and said, "This student... he doesn’t seem very proper..."

He realized he might have accepted quite a remarkable student.

A student with such a temperament... I wonder if an honest fellow like myself can even manage him,

he thought. Sigh. Hopefully, I’m just overthinking things.

Meanwhile, Su Yan had unhurriedly walked off the stage. As he passed Zhang Fei, who was pinned to the ground and unable to move, he casually withdrew the Creature Pressure weighing on her.

Zhang Fei, having been suppressed on the ground for so long, finally regained her freedom and immediately sprang up. Her lips were pale, and she was gasping for breath. Clearly, being pinned down by Su Yan for such an extended period had almost suffocated her; she had been on the verge of asphyxiation.

Just as she was gasping for air, a boy silently approached and stopped beside her. He spoke softly, "Zhang Fei, how do you feel?"

Hearing the voice, Zhang Fei turned her head. Before her stood a tall, lanky boy who appeared somewhat frail.

It was Chen Ziyao! This year’s top scorer in the college entrance exam from Demon City! The recognized number one high school student of the 2021 cohort.

Zhang Fei didn’t know why Chen Ziyao had approached her. Is he here to mock me? Probably not. As the top high school student, he wouldn’t need to mock me to gain a sense of accomplishment.

Thinking this, Zhang Fei still regarded him with some caution and asked, "Why do you ask?"

"Nothing much. I just genuinely wanted to ask how you’re feeling," Chen Ziyao replied with a gentle smile.

His gentle demeanor at that moment didn’t quite fit the image one might have of Demon City’s top scorer. After all, most geniuses tended to be somewhat arrogant and wouldn’t speak so gently.

If Zhang Fei hadn’t been aware that her looks weren’t particularly captivating, she might have almost thought Chen Ziyao was interested in her.

Pushing aside her jumbled thoughts, Zhang Fei said, "It was an awful feeling, like thousands of mountains were pressing down on me. My body couldn’t move, and even breathing was difficult; I nearly suffocated. I estimate his Creature Level might have already reached the terrifying Half-step Epic Level Category."

Zhang Fei knew Chen Ziyao had come over to ask about her experience to gauge Su Yan’s strength indirectly, not to mock her. Therefore, instead of coldly refusing to answer, she honestly shared her feelings with him.

"Half-step Epic Level Category, hmm..." Chen Ziyao murmured thoughtfully, then smiled warmly again and said, "The Evolutionary Science college entrance exam in Demon City was a day earlier than Jingdou’s. I wonder, did you watch the national broadcast on TV, Zhang Fei?"

Zhang Fei frowned. Why is he suddenly asking me this? Is he bored and just trying to make small talk?

Although perplexed, out of respect for a strong individual, she answered, "I didn’t watch the qualifying rounds, but I watched every match of the top scorers’ competition. Especially your matches; I watched each one very carefully."

Zhang Fei’s words held no hidden meaning; she wasn’t expressing affection for Chen Ziyao, merely stating her focus on a strong competitor’s matches. Chen Ziyao understood this, so he found nothing amiss with her statement.

He then asked again, "Since you paid close attention to my matches, what do you think of my strength?"

"Very strong. At least much stronger than me," Zhang Fei said without hesitation, disregarding so-called self-esteem. She believed the world operated on survival of the fittest, where the strong preyed on the weak. Thus, she adhered to the principle that the strong should be revered. If someone was stronger than her, she wouldn’t resist, no matter how unreasonably they treated her.

Hearing Zhang Fei say he was much stronger than her, Chen Ziyao couldn’t help but show a pleasantly surprised expression. He then smiled and said, "You’re too modest, Zhang Fei. You’re Jingdou’s Top Third Student, incredibly powerful. I’m only a little stronger than you, at most."

Since Zhang Fei had praised him so, Chen Ziyao reciprocated with gentlemanly politeness, modestly downplaying his abilities.

However, Zhang Fei didn’t buy it at all; in fact, she found it somewhat repulsive. She was a straightforward person who disliked false modesty, finding it hypocritical. After all, as the saying goes, excessive humility is pride.

"Chen Ziyao, there’s no need for modesty."