Paying no attention to the eyes on him, Gong Shenjun led the procession over to where Li Luo and Jiang Qing'e were. He smiled in a friendly manner.
"Junior Jiang, I was lost in cultivation and missed the Choosing today. But I heard that Junior Li Luo performed superbly and was chosen by Mentor Chi Chan."
He then turned to Li Luo. "My sincere congratulations on your splendid performance, Junior Li Luo," he said in a refreshing voice.
Li Luo thought about what his reply would be for a few brief moments. If it were too cold, he would be seen as petty and defensive. He returned the friendliness. "Senior Gong is too kind. It was nothing too splendid, just a bit of luck that Mentor Chi Chan took a liking to me."
Jiang Qing'e's face was neutral. "It was just the newcomers' choosing. Senior Gong praises him too highly."
"Haha! Junior Jiang, your standards are too high. Not everyone is a natural ninth-grade resonance cultivator like yourself. Even before you began your choosing, the Violet Vibrance mentors were fighting over you. We haven't seen that in Astral Sage College in a hundred years."
Gong Shenjun had a compelling charisma to him, made even more seductive by his charming manners. It was hard to bear him any ill will. Even though Jiang Qing'e might know his true thoughts, she could not call him out on it openly.
"Senior Gong, don't underestimate Jiang Qing'e's fiance. He might hide himself well, but dual resonances are just as rare as ninth-grade resonances." An unfriendly voice cut in. Duze Honglian.
She stalked over, tall and sultry. Her fiery-red lips featured in many of the guys' dreams.
"Duze Honglian." Jiang Qing'e acknowledged her mildly. "I seem to recall your performance was not as good as your brother's.
"Didn't you meet your first opponent, me, and then... lost?"
Duze Honglian looked ready to commit murder.
Gong Shenjun cut her off preemptively. "Honglian, the newcomers have just arrived today. Do us a favor and don't start anything here," he said with a bite of impatience.
Duze Honglian bit back her words. She looked at Gong Shenjun with softness in her eyes. He was indeed a wonderful guy in all aspects.
Jiang Qing'e had no interest in lingering here. After saying a quick farewell to Gong Shenjun, she led Yan Lingqing and Li Luo away.
Duze Beixuan sniffed and stomped away. Today had been infuriating. She had failed to cause trouble for Li Luo, getting the tables turned on her instead. Moreover, her brother had lost to Li Luo in the Choosing.
Gong Shenjun watched the two girls leave, then finally let a glimmer of emotion show on his face.
"Dual resonances... This House Luolan young lord is not as common as the rumors have made him out to be," he thought to himself.
"Your Highness, you're too reserved in your courting of Jiang Qing'e. Your greatness is definitely deserving of her," one of his followers said softly.
"Li Luo might have an engagement, but surely Your Highness has many ways of voiding it."
Gong Shenjun shook his head wryly. "You're too short-sighted. Someone like Jiang Qing'e would not be bound by just an engagement. Those that can see clearly know that the engagement has no actual meaning.
"What I want is Jiang Qing'e's heart. Someone like her cannot be rushed. I can only bide my time and wait for my chance.
"As for Li Luo...
"There's no need to target him. If I want to win Jiang Qing'e's heart, the more I attack him, the more she will hate me.
"So if I can, I will be on his side. Others do not see that getting close to Li Luo is truly the best way of getting close to Jiang Qing'e."
He smiled darkly. "It will be difficult to stomach, for sure. But until my goal is complete, some subterfuge is necessary.
"Victory belongs to he who lasts.
"As for my eligibility, I also believe that Jiang Qing'e will come around in time."
He waved a hand to close the topic.
"Let's go."
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