Can a System Have Bad Intentions? - Chapter 145

Zhuang Yu had never been scolded with someone pointing at his nose like this in his entire life.

He was always the one scolding others; no one had ever dared to scold him, especially not a snot-nosed kid like this.

“What did you say? Do you have the guts to say it again? What did you call me?” Zhuang Yu swung his spear and approached Lu Tang.

“You are…”

System: “The host has detected the Champion Task. Please win the title of Argument Expert by winning this argument.”

Lu Tang:!

System: “Go for it, Host! Maybe the reward this time will be a detector!”

Lu Tang:…

Xu Shen, fearing Lu Tang might act rashly, immediately grabbed her. Lu Tang shook off Xu Shen’s hand, puffed out her chest, and faced Zhuang Yu.

She initially wanted to say, “You are my idol,” but instead, she said, “You are a fake, a scoundrel!”

“I’m a scoundrel? You call me a scoundrel? You barged into my home uninvited, and when I refused you, you started insulting me. What right do you have to call me a scoundrel? If I’m a scoundrel, what are you? The door wasn’t locked, so you think you can come in? Is that what a gentleman does? I don’t want to give you my novels, so you start cursing? Is that what a gentleman does?”

Lu Tang laughed and spat, “I never claimed to be a gentleman. I’m a rogue. Isn’t this how rogues behave? I lack manners and decency, but what about you? Do you lack manners and decency too?”

Zhuang Yu was so angry that he nearly lost his breath. He thrust his spear at Lu Tang, but Xu Shen quickly pulled her aside, and at the same time, Qin Mo grabbed the spear.

Neither Xu Shen nor Lu Tang expected to see Qin Mo here, and both were shocked.

After the initial shock, Lu Tang’s eyes reddened, and she burst into tears, “You actually came! I thought you didn’t want me anymore! Didn’t you leave?”

Xu Shen: Huh?

Zhuang Yu: What?

Song Qingzhan: Uh!

Qin Mo felt a pang of guilt, “I didn’t leave. How could I leave you? I was dealing with Huang Yunsheng.”

Lu Tang glared at him with teary eyes, “But you finished dealing with Huang Yunsheng, so why didn’t you come find me?”

Qin Mo, still holding the spear, was about to say he did look for her, but Zhuang Yu interrupted with a sneer, “Can predict and divine? Knew I wrote novels? Since when did you have this ability?”

Lu Tang turned and glared at Zhuang Yu.

“You can insult me, but you can’t insult him. We don’t need your novels. If I can’t provoke you, I’ll avoid you.”

With that, she grabbed Qin Mo and walked away.

Qin Mo didn’t expect Lu Tang to defend him so fiercely. He immediately let go of the spear and followed her without a word.

Xu Shen looked at Zhuang Yu, then at Qin Mo, and finally grabbed Lu Tang.

Lu Tang, her mind in chaos from Qin Mo’s sudden appearance, turned to Xu Shen, “What?”

Xu Shen pointed at Zhuang Yu, “He just said, can predict and divine, so he knows Qin Mo.”

Lu Tang:!

Finally realizing, she stopped and looked at Qin Mo.

Qin Mo: “He used to be an Imperial Censor; now he’s retired.”

Lu Tang was shocked. She stared at Zhuang Yu, incredulous, “An Imperial Censor talks like this? Aren’t Imperial Censors supposed to advise the Emperor? Do you talk to the Emperor like this? How did you manage to retire?”

Song Qingzhan burst out laughing.

Zhuang Yu glared at Song Qingzhan, “What are you laughing at!”

Song Qingzhan chuckled, “Laugh.”

Xu Shen originally wanted to apologize, but seeing Qin Mo and Song Qingzhan, he kept quiet.

This scene didn’t need him.

Zhuang Yu pulled his spear back from Qin Mo and, still wearing his lion mask, sneered at Lu Tang, “What? You rascals always rely on power to get what you can’t obtain yourself?”

Lu Tang:…

She realized another issue.

Qin Mo didn’t come here to find her; he came to find Zhuang Yu.

The joy that had just risen in her heart was quickly washed away. Moreover, Zhuang Yu was a former Imperial Censor, and Qin Mo was now a high-ranking official in the court. Their political ties wouldn’t end just because Zhuang Yu retired. The factions still existed.

Lu Tang pursed her lips and then said to Zhuang Yu, “I’m sorry.”

System: “Host, wake up, complete the task!”

“I’m awaiting the punishment task.”

Answering the system, Lu Tang said to Zhuang Yu, “I lied earlier. Qin Mo didn’t tell me about your novels.”

Lu Tang’s voice suddenly became low, and Qin Mo, realizing why she sounded so down, felt a bit panicked. He reached out and gently tugged on Lu Tang’s sleeve.

Lu Tang turned and smiled at him, “You have business with Elder Zhuang, right? I won’t disturb you.”

She then bowed to Zhuang Yu, “I apologize for my rudeness today. Please forgive me.”

She grabbed Xu Shen and left.

Xu Shen glanced at Qin Mo, said nothing, and followed Lu Tang.

Qin Mo, now anxious, was about to chase after her, but Zhuang Yu, seeing Qin Mo’s panic, frowned but didn’t stop Lu Tang.

Before Qin Mo could catch up, Lu Tang stopped again, turned to Zhuang Yu, and said, “I truly came to ask for your novels. It’s a pity I didn’t approach it the right way. If you’re willing to sell, could you give me a chance?”

She still wasn’t willing to give up completely.

Zhuang Yu waved dismissively, “Opportunities are earned, not given. I only play with people smarter than me. Get lost!”

Qin Mo couldn’t stand seeing Lu Tang being yelled at and holding back her tears. He was about to speak for her when Lu Tang raised an eyebrow, “Earned? You only play with smart people? You think you’re smart? Good, then I must be smarter than you.”

Xu Shen: Has she gone mad?

Song Qingzhan: Huh?

Qin Mo: What?

Zhuang Yu: “Nonsense!”

“You know the classic essays, but you might not understand what I know,” Lu Tang squatted and drew a right triangle on the ground. “One side is four meters long, another is three meters long. What’s the length of the hypotenuse?”

After drawing, she stood up slowly and posed the next question: Chickens and rabbits in the same cage.

Then, calmly, she said, “One more simple question. What do cacti like to do?”

“I randomly come up with questions. If Elder Zhuang is truly smart, he should be able to answer immediately. Of course, if you don’t know the answer, I won’t think you’re not smart. After all, people shouldn’t use their strengths to criticize others’ weaknesses and call it wisdom, don’t you think?”

She finished with a bright smile, thinking to herself: I really am a piece of work!