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    Ye Qingyun: “…”

    Not hitting him, just exploiting his knowledge?

    Truly, knowledge changes destiny. Gu Shenyuan won’t even lay a hand on an educated person!

    After finishing today’s lesson, Ye Qingyun quickly left. When he opened the door, he even saw Pu Tian still lying unconscious on the floor.

    Ye Qingyun stepped on Pu Tian once, then left feeling satisfied.

    The moment Ye Qingyun’s figure disappeared from view, Gu Shenyuan lowered his gaze and pursed his lips.

    He had acted impulsively, which was highly inappropriate.

    Gu Shenyuan didn’t consider himself someone who liked to meddle, but seeing Pu Tian trample Ye Qingyun’s sincere feelings still caused him a wave of displeasure.

    Pu Tian was weak in strength, low in character, ordinary in appearance, and frivolous in nature. He was also promiscuous and unfaithful in relationships—essentially useless. Gu Shenyuan couldn’t fathom what Ye Qingyun saw in him.

    Gu Shenyuan closed the book, frowning.

    With Pu Tian around, Ye Qingyun couldn’t focus on academics, and Pu Tian was always trying to sow discord, making Ye Qingyun treat him poorly.

    Staying here was not a good choice. The initiative lay with Pu Tian. If one day Pu Tian decided he didn’t want Ye Qingyun to continue teaching him, and Ye Qingyun left the ship, then he might never see Ye Qingyun again.

    Gu Shenyuan’s frown deepened.

    Remaining here was not a good choice. He had to find an opportunity to take Ye Qingyun away from this place.

    Ye Qingyun closely monitored Pu Tian’s movements after he woke up, afraid that Pu Tian might become enraged and try to secretly attack Gu Shenyuan.

    But he seemed to have overestimated Pu Tian’s combat strength. After being beaten once, whenever Pu Tian saw Gu Shenyuan, he wore an expression of suppressed anger mixed with love and hate.

    Ye Qingyun: “…” This Scum Gong is truly weak, completely lacking in dominance, not even half as imposing as Gu Shenyuan.

    Seeing Ye Qingyun, Pu Tian seemed to remember something and said fiercely, “You! You are forbidden from going to teach Gu Shenyuan ever again!”

    Ye Qingyun readily agreed.

    However, less than two days later, Pu Tian found him with a bruised face, demanding in an even harsher tone that he go teach Gu Shenyuan.

    Ye Qingyun: “…” This weakling must have been beaten again.

    Ye Qingyun felt no sympathy for Pu Tian. He conducted his class as usual, and Gu Shenyuan faced him like an honest student, showing no signs of violence, which temporarily eased Ye Qingyun’s mind.

    After another period of time, the stolen treasures were tallied. Pu Tian decided to land on a certain planet to sell the remaining portion and replenish the ship’s supplies.

    Of course, there was another purpose for this trip.

    Gu Shenyuan had angered him, and he needed to teach him a lesson, to let Gu Shenyuan know that he wasn’t someone to be trifled with, and that only by obediently listening to him could—

    Pu Tian recalled that day, the dual pressure of Ability and Mental Strength emanating from Gu Shenyuan, suffocating him, making him feel like he would be crushed the next second. Even though he was already quite powerful, he was instantly knocked unconscious.

    No one could face that kind of pressure without fear, and he was no exception.

    Pu Tian gritted his teeth bitterly, feeling deeply mocked by Gu Shenyuan.

    Damn it. Since Gu Shenyuan valued Ye Qingyun, he would take Ye Qingyun away, make Ye Qingyun suffer miserably, and then frame Gu Shenyuan for everything, making Ye Qingyun hate Gu Shenyuan to the bone, so much so that even under duress, he would rather die than speak another word to Gu Shenyuan!

    Pu Tian imagined the scene, laughing triumphantly.

    Moreover, Ye Qingyun, after experiencing such treatment, would surely become aloof and distant, not easily letting anyone close.

    That would be… truly delicious.

    With various plans proceeding rapidly, Pu Tian finally completed all preparations.

    Ye Qingyun was delighted to hear they were going to sell treasures and also land on a planet for some fun.

    He hadn’t been out to play in a long time, having been diligently studying and preparing for the plot. This time, he was determined to enjoy himself fully!

    Pu Tian arranged for everyone to disembark in batches, ensuring that someone was always guarding the ship, and also ensuring that Gu Shenyuan and Ye Qingyun did not appear in the same place simultaneously, so his grand scheme of framing could proceed smoothly.

    He planned to use a disguise potion to impersonate Gu Shenyuan, and under Gu Shenyuan’s identity, sell Ye Qingyun to a friendly Star Pirate Crew he had already contacted.

    He refused to believe that this wouldn’t make Ye Qingyun hate Gu Shenyuan to the core!

    Ye Qingyun happily disembarked with the crew members in his batch. However, those crew members immediately flocked to certain establishments of ill repute. Ye Qingyun didn’t want to go to such places, so he started wandering alone.

    Fortunately, this planet had a beautiful environment and good security, so even walking alone wasn’t boring or scary.

    Ye Qingyun avoided secluded paths, sticking only to safe main roads. He bought a strangely shaped alien candy from a roadside vendor and was happily eating it as he walked when he heard a familiar voice call his name from behind.

    Ye Qingyun turned and saw Gu Shenyuan not far behind him.

    Ye Qingyun was confused. He had checked the schedule, and Gu Shenyuan was definitely not on the list of people allowed to disembark.

    It made sense. Pu Tian was currently in the middle of the forced possession plotline with Gu Shenyuan; how could he possibly arrange for Gu Shenyuan to go out for fresh air, only for him to leave and never return?

    Although, given Gu Shenyuan’s strength, leaving would be a matter of minutes, Gu Shenyuan was currently showing a very positive attitude towards attending his lessons, so he shouldn’t be planning to seize this opportunity to leave yet.

    Moreover, Gu Shenyuan preferred quiet and didn’t like wandering around.

    So what was Gu Shenyuan doing out here?

    Ye Qingyun felt puzzled. He looked at Gu Shenyuan, who spoke first.

    “Want to go play in the east?” Gu Shenyuan asked.

    Ye Qingyun: “?”

    Why was Gu Shenyuan talking like that? Did he take the wrong medicine?

    Seeing Ye Qingyun not respond, Gu Shenyuan frowned and continued, “I don’t have much money. Lend me some.”

    Ye Qingyun: “???”

    Who was he trying to fool? He had read the original novel; Gu Shenyuan never lacked money.

    Ye Qingyun felt that this Gu Shenyuan was very strange, so he said, “What a coincidence, I don’t have any money either.”

    Gu Shenyuan was silent for a moment, then walked closer to Ye Qingyun. He seemed excited by Ye Qingyun’s refusal, and his eyes held a strange look.

    Ye Qingyun frowned and retreated several steps.

    He was sometimes afraid of Gu Shenyuan, but he never thought Gu Shenyuan was a bad person. However, the Gu Shenyuan in front of him made him feel inexplicably… disgusted.

    As they spoke, several people walked past Ye Qingyun, cleverly isolating him from the outside world.

    Ye Qingyun looked up at them and saw several tall men, along with a glamorous young man who looked experienced in certain matters.

    They walked forward casually, and Gu Shenyuan looked at the young man, his eyes lighting up. He called out, “Wait a moment!”

    The people turned back. Gu Shenyuan grabbed Ye Qingyun’s arm and said to them, “I’ve taken a liking to your plaything. I’ll trade you this one for him. Deal?”

    Ye Qingyun snapped his head back.

    No, this person couldn’t be Gu Shenyuan!

    Inside the Star Pirate ship.

    Gu Shenyuan pushed open Ye Qingyun’s slightly ajar cabin door and found it empty.

    Gu Shenyuan frowned.

    He had come here intending to go out with Ye Qingyun, to prevent Pu Tian from taking Ye Qingyun away, never to return.

    It wasn’t even Ye Qingyun’s scheduled time to disembark yet. Where could he be?

    A piece of paper lay on the desk in the corner. Gu Shenyuan walked over and picked it up, finding it was the disembarkation schedule.

    It stated that Ye Qingyun’s shore leave time had been an hour ago.

    Gu Shenyuan’s expression immediately darkened.

    The information sheet he had received stated that Ye Qingyun’s shore leave time was two hours from now.

    These people had hidden it from him… they had secretly taken Ye Qingyun away.

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