Chapter 172 She is in great danger
“I know a little bit. What Cong Lie told me is that Teng Ying’s face is very easy to attract attention. He said it’s because she’s so beautiful that as soon as she’s shown, someone will take a picture and upload it to the interstellar network, and she will be recognized by those people. So he has always made Teng Ying wear this kind of very tight veil to cover her face.”
"I see." Shu Qingqing understood, her eyes filled with curiosity. "Then do you think she'll take off her veil when she lives with us?"
The dormitory they lived in had excellent privacy, was a lake-view room, and even had built-in anti-peeping features. Neither of them would take pictures of Teng Ying, so even if she removed her veil, it wouldn't have a big impact.
Qiao Mei wasn't sure: "It depends on her. If she's deliberately avoiding you, Qingqing, don't do anything rash."
Shu Qingqing nodded vigorously: "Of course, of course, I'm not someone who likes to pry into other people's privacy!"
"Tch, you wicked woman, don't you find it funny to say that?" Shang Duojin said, mimicking Shu Qingqing's sarcastic tone, "And I'm not exactly someone who likes to pry into other people's privacy."
"Do you even realize that your eyes are practically screaming 'gossip'? And you're still pretending!"
"Shang Duojin, are you asking for a beating?!"
Seeing that the two were arguing again, Qiao Mei knew that it was useless to persuade them. She had learned her lesson and simply stopped trying to persuade them. Instead, she turned on her smart bracelet and checked her afternoon classes.
As she watched, she saw Gong Jing's name appear again, and suddenly remembered the somewhat strange look Gong Jing had given Teng Ying during class, which made her feel uneasy.
After thinking for a while, I searched for and found Gongjing's personal computer ID in a large group chat with teachers and students, and sent him a friend request.
I originally thought that a teacher like Miyazaki, who also teaches math, would be very busy and wouldn't agree quickly.
Just as Qiao Mei was about to turn off her smart bracelet, she received a message saying that Gong Jing had accepted her friend request.
"......."
Isn't this a bit too fast?
Just then, a message came from the palace.
[Miyako, the teacher of the Mecha Manufacturing class (who occasionally teaches other courses)]: "Is there something you need, Qiao?"
[Qiao Mei, freshman of Beast Taming major, Class of 2043]: "Hello, Teacher Gong. Actually, I have a few questions that I don't quite understand and would like to ask you again."
Qiao Mei couldn't directly bring up Teng Ying's matter, so she could only try to alleviate Gong Jing's suspicions about her in this way.
Gong Jing told her that he was on his way to the cafeteria to eat and was very hungry, and that if she was in a hurry, she could go directly to him.
"I need to take a nap at noon and prepare lessons, and then I have a whole afternoon of classes. If you don't come to see me, I guess I'll have to wait until the evening. Do you think you can wait?"
There's no telling what will happen to Teng Ying later; the capital might make some moves. Qiao Mei didn't dare to gamble, so after thinking for a moment, she asked him where he was.
Afterwards, she told Shang Duojin and the others that she couldn't have lunch with them at noon because she was going to ask Gong Jing a few questions from class.
Shu Qingqing and the others saw that Qiao Mei was very attentive in class, but they didn't think much of it and let her go.
As a teacher, Miyako ate in the cafeteria, but she also had some privileges as a teacher, including a private room for meals.
When Qiao Mei found a place to go inside, he was secretly pouring water into a thermos...
milk tea? !
During her class, she noticed him drinking frequently and assumed it was tea.
Furthermore, the person Gongjing didn't seem like the type to like milk tea, which was strangely endearing.
Just then, she saw Gong Jing look at her with a bit of surprise. Then, she quickly tightened the lid of the thermos full of iced milk tea, coughed lightly, and said something that was hard to tell whether it was true or not.
"My familiar beast likes to drink, so this is prepared for it."
Qiao Mei had almost believed him, but after walking a little further, she noticed a trace of milk tea residue on his lips, and then she realized the truth.
However, she didn't expose Gongjing, but felt that at this moment, Gongjing seemed much more approachable.
This eased my nervousness a bit, and I sat down opposite him.
At the Federal Academy's cafeteria, you don't have to carry your food yourself. You just need to select what you want to eat at the ordering table, and you can quickly get your portion from the center of the table through a mechanism that lifts and lowers the food.
It's somewhat similar to the vending machines Qiao Mei used in modern times, but much more advanced.
She came over to have dinner with her teacher, Gong Jing. Of course, Gong Jing wouldn't let her pay. After saying he would treat her, Qiao Mei, as usual, chose a light meal and talked to him about some questions she didn't understand.
After Gong Jing answered her questions and the food was served, Qiao Mei hesitated for a moment before looking up at his green hair, which was tied in a small braid and fell to one side of his shoulder, and asked him, "Teacher Gong, about the familiar supernatural ability class this morning, you..."
Before she could finish speaking, Gong Jing interrupted her directly: "You've brought it up just in time. I was just about to ask you, why are you holding back? Would using your full strength get you into any trouble?"
Qiao Mei had originally intended to ask Teng Ying about her, but when Gong Jing suddenly shifted the topic to her, she was taken aback and initially wanted to lie to avoid the issue.
But before she could speak, she saw Gong Jing's gaze fixed on her face, and she simply didn't know how to continue.
He could only nod: "That's right. Teacher Gong should also know that I used to be a member of the royal family, right? The Crown Prince and the Eighth Princess Qiao Yingying are also in this academy. I have now left the royal family, so it's not good to show off my talents. That's why I've been hiding my true abilities a little bit."
By saying this, Qiao Mei neither revealed her true abilities nor failed to answer Gong Jing's question.
Seeing that he was about to say something more, she interrupted him and brought up Teng Ying's matter again.
"Oh, right, I just remembered that I felt the way you looked at Teng Ying was a bit meaningful. She's about to move into the dorm room that Shu Qingqing and I share. Is there something wrong with her?"
The implication is that, if there is a reason, she will consider whether to continue agreeing to let Teng Ying move in.
Gong Jing gave Qiao Mei a deep look, but couldn't detect anything amiss in her red eyes.
After thinking for a moment, he picked up a piece of green vegetable with his chopsticks and placed it on top of the white rice, truthfully replying, "There are some problems; her talent is a bit too overwhelming."
"Too powerful? Professor Gong, would you mind explaining it more clearly?"
Gong Jing nodded and continued, "Ordinary Awakeners can only feel that powerful energy fluctuation at a relatively high level, that is, at least when they reach the level of Saint Beast Venerable or Beast Taming Venerable. It's normal that you can't feel it, but I definitely sensed it at that time."
"Teng Ying's foundation is very weak, and if she also has such strong abilities, it's extremely dangerous!"
Qiao Mei: Teacher Gong has two faces too! (doge emoji)
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