Insufficient balance

  After resting for three more days, Feng Wen and I finally left the infirmary and returned to class. All our classmates looked at us with a mixture of awe and reverence in their eyes. I couldn't help but secretly smile wryly to myself - starting school by getting hospitalized wasn't exactly an auspicious beginning.

  The class was talking about some basic things, I listened to a few sentences and remembered them completely, but in order to learn more solidly, I still listened carefully for a whole morning.

  After class in the afternoon, I went to the cafeteria with Fengwen and Huo brothers to replenish my energy. The school canteen is very large and can accommodate thousands of people for meals. Several windows sell different price ranges of food, we all bought medium-priced food, and because I have a big appetite, I bought two portions.

  Facing the fragrant dishes, I was eager to dig in and just sat down ready to start devouring, when suddenly I heard some noise behind me.

  I turned around with them and found that two beautiful women had come in, no wonder they caused such a commotion. The phrase "food, color, sex" is indeed true, the ancients were not deceiving me.

  One of them was the Zixue I rescued from Heilong's hoof at the beginning. The girl next to her was a bit taller than her, with golden long hair and a white suit that was exceptionally enchanting. Her skin was fair, and her big eyes sparkled with a hint of temptation. Compared to Zixue, her figure was more plump, truly a heavenly beauty with a devilish body.

  As soon as they entered the cafeteria, someone immediately gave up their seat to them, and some even brought food over for them. At this time, Feng Yun also arrived, squeezing in at our table. His eyes never left the two beauties, and a look of infatuation flashed across his face as he whispered: "The eight great beauties of the campus rarely come to the cafeteria to eat, how did two of them show up today?"

  Feng asked with a smile: "You little guy is simply an all-around expert, quickly introduce us."

  "Feng Yun immediately showed off his knowledge, smugly saying: "The one with purple hair is Purple Snow, ranked sixth among the eight beauties of the academy. Lei Xiang even saved her once! The other one is even more formidable, Jin Lili, ranked fourth among the eight beauties of the academy. Both she and Purple Snow are from noble families, plus they're peerless beauties, naturally becoming the objects of pursuit for most male students in the academy. Usually, the eight beauties of the academy go home to eat, rarely showing themselves off like this."

  Huǒ Xíng suddenly said: "Quickly look, Zǐ Xuě has arrived, Zǐ Xuě has arrived, she must be looking for me." As he spoke, he quickly struck a pose that he thought was very cool.

  As expected, Zixue walked over alone and indeed came to our table. Soon she was standing in front of me, saying: "Thank you for saving me last time."

  The Feng brothers and the Huo brothers suddenly looked disappointed, gazing at me with envy. I raised my head to glance at this little girl who was one year older than me, and coldly said: "No need, just don't go near the Black Dragon again in the future, I can't guarantee that you'll always meet me to protect you."

  Zi Xue's small face turned bright red as I spoke, and she said, "Sorry. Then I'll go." With that, she turned around and went back to her own desk.

  I immediately became the target of public criticism, with both the Feng brothers and the Huo brothers glaring at me in anger, clearly dissatisfied with my attitude. Feng Yun said: "Lei Xiang, how can you treat a beauty like this? She came to thank you sincerely, can't you just be a bit more polite?"

  I gave him a cold glance and said, "What's wrong with my attitude? Do I need to go coax her? You can go if you want. I don't care about the college or those four beauties."

  A clear and pleasant voice sounded behind me, "What are you dragging on, quickly apologize to Zixue, don't you feel ashamed for being so fierce to a girl?"

  I frowned and looked in the direction of the voice, it turned out to be Jin Lili speaking, her anger was so intense that she seemed to be about to pounce over. Zi Xue desperately pulled her back, repeatedly saying "Let it go, let it go, don't blame him."

  I snorted and said, "With a temper as big as yours, be careful you don't hurt your liver and end up with wrinkles. In the future, no one will want you."

  Jin Lili has always been the darling in everyone's heart, whether at home or in college, she has always been pampered and spoiled. With such humiliation, her fair skin turned green with rage, and she shouted loudly: "Who will help me teach him a lesson?"

  In an instant, the canteen was in an uproar, everyone was eager to try, Huo Xing said: "Lei Xiang, it's not that we don't want to help you, but who made you offend so many people? We'll go find the teacher first, you have to hold on." As soon as he finished speaking, the four of them ran away in a hurry. I let out a cold snort in my heart, this is what friends are like, when disaster strikes, everyone flies their separate ways, truly without any sense of justice.

  I sprang up with a sudden movement. My tall stature matched my resolute face, exuding an inexplicable aura of dominance. I coldly gazed at the boys surrounding me.

  "Those who want to die can come together. Women are all his troubles."

  My cool appearance made Jin Lili stunned, and a strange emotion surged in her heart.

  It's clear that most of the people surrounding me are nobles, each dressed in luxurious attire. That Hua Lun who had wanted to "teach me a lesson" back then was the first to rush out, sneering: "This little brat insulted our fellow student Zi Xue back then, let's beat him to death!" He charged over and threw a punch. It seems he didn't waste his three years of studying here after all.

  Seeing his arrogant face, I couldn't help but feel a deep disgust. I grabbed his fist and said coldly, "I don't know how you managed to get promoted to the third grade, but today I'll teach you and your fellow nobles who only know how to bully others."

  As soon as I said this sentence, it immediately made most of the civilian students feel much less hostile towards me. Normally they would be bullied by these nobles and most of them would dare to be angry but not dare to speak out.

  I exerted a bit of force, pulled backwards, and with a "crack" sound, I dislocated Warren's right arm. Taking advantage of the momentum, I kicked him out, and he crashed into a wooden table, crushing it to pieces. He lay amidst the debris, wailing in pain.

  I didn't expect a third-year student like him to be so useless, not even comparable to Fengyun and the others. I didn't know that these nobles came here to school just to get a diploma, to add some weight to their future official career, but few of them really cultivate hard, most of them rely on their family's power to dominate the academy.

  The nobles, seeing me hit Warrington, rushed up in a united effort. Only a few of them were able to pose a threat to me, and most were just novices who could give orders with their fingers but were far inferior in terms of martial arts.

  There were three people who could pose a threat to me, all of whom had gloomy faces and silently attacked me. In no time, I was hit with three punches and two kicks. Although I didn't suffer any injuries, their powerful strength still made me feel uncomfortable. The tables and chairs around us were scattered everywhere due to our fierce battle, causing quite a bit of damage.

  The burliest of the three bellowed: "You trash, you're disgracing our noble family, get out of the way and let us handle him."

  The seven nobles have already been knocked down by me, and this is still me holding back. If not, they would not die but peel off their skin. The crowd of waste immediately felt like they had been pardoned, and they all ran to the side to watch the excitement, leaving only three relatively powerful people surrounding me.

  I brought my Dark Energy and Thunderclap to their peak states, without any hindrance from others. The three of them let out a loud roar simultaneously and charged forward. I hastily unfolded my Frenzied Thunder Thirteen Fists to meet them head-on.

  The Thirteen Fists of Furious Thunder would indeed be an unbeatable boxing technique on the battlefield, but against these masters, it's not very useful at all, and can't even land a hit on them.

  The strongest one came with a punch, and I met him with a punch as well. He was shocked back three steps, but surprisingly unscathed. I was greatly astonished, he was the first person to take my direct punch without getting hurt. At the same time that I shocked him back, I also received punches and kicks from two other people.

  They truly deserve to be high-level students, under their relentless attacks, my whole body's blood and energy surged. And so, began the most arduous battle in my history.

  They all seem to be from the Martial Arts Department, and it's all about fighting spirit calling me. I took care of this side but couldn't take care of that side, blood threads flowing down my mouth corner, but I still stubbornly stood in the middle, doing my best to resist their attack.

  The thinner noble sneered: "Admit defeat, kid. If you kowtow to me three times, I'll spare your life." The three nobles burst into loud laughter simultaneously.

  There is indeed a gap in strength, am I really going to lose to these shameless people? Go berserk? No way, if someone recognizes my identity, I'll be exposed. And now I also can't control myself from going berserk. Sighing quietly, I'll just pretend to be a dark magic user again. I gritted my teeth and concentrated my mind to use dark magic for the first time. I whispered: "Great Dark God, with my soul as sacrifice, with my life as bridge, grant me your endless divine power, devour the enemy in front of me." This is the strongest dark magic attack I can use now - Dark Devouring Heaven. I've already staked everything on this one move. Dark Devouring Heaven has strong corrosive properties, if it hits completely, it will corrode the enemy to death.

  A black dense fog emerged from me and pounced on the three nobles under my command. The three were suddenly shocked, "What is this thing."

  Just as the three of us were at a loss for how to resist, a majestic voice rang out, "Who used such a vicious spell? God of Light, grant me power, use your sacred radiance to purify the endless dust in the world!" A golden light enveloped the dark mist produced by my Dark Magic: Devouring Heaven, and the black mist instantly dissipated like ice and snow meeting carbon. And I, the caster of the spell, felt a powerful pressure rush over me, the golden light flashed past, and my whole body felt warm and cozy, indescribably comfortable, and then I knew nothing more.

  When I woke up, I found myself in a medical room. Ah, no, this shouldn't be a medical room, the facilities are much more advanced than the one I stayed in last time, it should be a high-end medical room. It's all because of those two hospitals' flowers that harmed me, from now on I will stay away from them. This battle made me realize that my skills are still far behind, losing twice in a row, the feeling of having strength but being unable to use it is really unbearable. Once this injury heals, I must seize the time to cultivate and can't cause trouble again.

  My whole body is soft and weak, I can't even exert a bit of strength, my body doesn't have any painful feeling, unexpectedly, after coming to the Dragon God Empire, I didn't learn any knowledge but instead entered the infirmary twice.

  At this time a male doctor walked in, wearing a white coat, "You're awake."

  I nodded weakly and said: "Doctor, how did I end up here? Why can't I use any strength at all?"

  The doctor smiled and opened my eyelids to take a look, saying: "Young man, this is the hospital run by Tiandu College. You were hit by the vice president's holy light and didn't die, which means you're lucky. You're really strong, recovering so quickly in such a short time. Take good care of yourself, there's no major problem left, your body will slowly recover. When you're better, the vice president wants to ask you some questions. I'll leave first, a nurse will come to take care of you later." After finishing speaking, he turned and left.

  Looking for me to ask questions, has he already discovered my identity? It shouldn't be, I just used dark magic, and there are people on the mainland who use similar dark magic. Moreover, I have a human body after all, how can it be the same as the demon tribe? Then why did he find me, asking about the source of my magic? It should be. Never mind, no matter what, I must get through this difficulty, and I still want to continue studying in Tiandu.

  A nurse came over, she was young, her face was very pale, her eyes were big and round, looking very cute.

  She kindly asked: "Is there anything uncomfortable?"

  I shook my head.

  She smiled slightly and said: "I won't disturb your rest, if there's anything, just call me, I'll be at the door."

  Suddenly, I remembered something and shouted: "Nurse, can you come over here for a moment?"

  The nurse rushed over and asked, "What's wrong? Where are you uncomfortable?"

  I said: "Nothing is uncomfortable, it's just that I want to go back to school for a while."

  "She was taken aback and said: 'Return to the academy? What's the point of going back now, you should focus on recovering from your injuries first.'"

  I shook my head and said, "No way, I have something very important."

  "What's so important?" she asked.

  I snorted and said, "This has nothing to do with you, anyway I'm going back to the academy for a trip."

  The nurse frowned and said, "If you don't tell me why, I definitely won't let you go back." She was quite principled.

  I tried to muster up some energy, but neither the Tianmo Gong nor the Tianlei Xia Jia could be summoned. Now I'm no different from an ordinary person. When you're under someone else's roof, you have to lower your head. I let out a sigh and said, "Alright, I'll tell you. It's because my horse is back at the academy. Since I came here, I haven't fed it anything. It only eats food that I feed it myself. If I don't go back soon, it will starve to death."

  The nurse burst out laughing and said, "There's still such a horse that only eats what one person feeds it? I don't believe it."

  "I'm telling you the truth, just let me go back."

  The nurse hesitated for a moment and said, "You can't go back in this state. I'll go find a wheelchair, but you have to hurry back, no dawdling."

  The nurse was quite nice to talk to, I hastily and happily said: "Definitely, after feeding it, I'll immediately come back with you." Her accommodation couldn't help but give me a bit of a good feeling.

  She found a wheelchair from somewhere and helped me sit down on it.

  The hospital is very close to the college, and soon we entered the college. It's class time now, and there are not many people on the playground. Under my command, I quickly arrived at the horse shed. When I came to the horse shed, I found a small figure squatting there, sorting out the feed, and then throwing the feed to Hei Long through the wooden fence. The strangest thing is that Hei Long actually ate with relish. Well, it has become a traitor, eating what others feed it. I thought about it again, and I couldn't blame it either. It's probably starving, right?

  The nurse smiled and said, "That big fat horse that eats and drinks a lot, isn't it yours?" Her eyes sparkled with ridicule. She actually called the majestic black dragon a big fat horse, it's really laughable.

  I didn't respond, and with a gloomy face, I let her push me forward. It wasn't until we got closer that I realized it was actually Zixue who was feeding the horse. The sunlight at this time was abundant, and sweat kept dripping down from Zixue's forehead. Her laborious appearance made my heart inexplicably skip a beat. In a cold tone, I said: "Who told you to feed my horse."

  Zi Xue was startled, turned around and saw me, a look of surprise on her face, saying: "Are you okay? I'm really sorry about what happened that day, it's all because of me that you got hurt. You've been in the hospital for several days, I was worried that your horse would go hungry, so I came to feed it. At first, it didn't want to eat, but I coaxed it for half a day and it finally ate."

  I took the fodder from her hand and fed it to the black dragon, the black dragon saw me and let out a few happy cries, the nurse said: "It's quite pretty when you get close."

  The nurse looked at the black dragon and said excitedly: "Let me touch it, okay? Its fur is so shiny!"

  I had a mind to refuse her, but somehow I felt an inexplicable feeling, grabbed the reins of the black dragon, and whispered in its ear, "Let this sister touch you, she doesn't have any malicious intentions." Then I nodded at the nurse.

  The nurse happily stroked the black dragon's big head, although the black dragon did not resist, its eyes revealed a cautious expression...

  Zixue stood by, secretly hurt. She turned around gloomily and was about to leave, her small figure looking so lonely. Seeing her desolate appearance, my heart softened, "Wait a minute." I called out to Zixue.

  Zixue turned her head and forced a smile: "Is there anything else? Since you're back, I won't have to feed it from now on."

  I looked at her deeply and said, "Thank you for coming to feed the black dragon."

  Zi Xue's attitude towards me had obviously changed, and a look of surprise flashed in her eyes as she said softly, "It doesn't matter, if it wasn't for me, he wouldn't have gone hungry."

  "Anyway, it's already fed you, so I'll trouble you to help me feed it for a few more days. My injury isn't healed yet, and I might need to stay in the hospital for a while longer."

  "Hei Long, this one is also a friend, don't bully her from now on." After hearing what I said to Hei Long, Zi Xue also walked over and gently poked Hei Long twice. Seeing her excited and cheerful appearance, my heart suddenly felt a warmth.

  I turned to the nurse and said, "Let's go back."

  Zi Xue bowed to the nurse and said, "I'll have to trouble you to take good care of him."

  The nurse smiled slightly and said, "You really care about him, don't worry, this is what I'm supposed to do."

  Seeing Zi Xue like this, a ripple appeared on the surface of my heart lake.

  ……

  On the way back to the hospital, the nurse kept asking me who Zixue was and if she was my girlfriend.

  I glared at her impatiently, but it didn't work. She wore me down until I had no choice but to say: "She's a senior student from the year above mine. When I first arrived at the academy, she once tried to touch the Black Dragon and almost got trampled to death. I only saved her that one time."

  The nurse said: "Then why did she say you got hurt this time because of her?"

  "Are you annoying? Are all the nurses in your hospital asking patients like this?" I said bluntly.

  The nurse's eyes dimmed, and she silently pushed me back and forth, probably because of the injury. My heart softened, and I couldn't bear to see her like this, so I told her about my experience of getting injured this time.

  The nurse smiled and said, "It seems that this Zi Xue girl really likes you."

  I frowned and said, "Why are you making so much trouble? Can't you just let me be quiet for a while?"

  Finally returned to the hospital.

  I said to her, "I'm going to rest, you go ahead and do your thing. If I need anything, I'll call you." After that, I closed my eyes and ignored her. Finally, I could escape this annoying fly.

  It wasn't until I spent another whole day in the hospital that my strength basically recovered. During this time, the nurse came to keep me company and chat with me every day. Although I found her a bit annoying at first, it seemed like she opened up my gloomy heart, which was no longer so closed off. Later on, I even started looking forward to our conversations.

  After these days of recuperation, my injury has fully recovered, and I am going back to the academy. After this period of time and contact with the nurse, I will be leaving soon, and there is a hint of reluctance in my heart.

  The day I was discharged from the hospital, she saw me all the way to the gate of the hospital, with red eyes and said: "Will you remember me in the future?"

  I nodded without answering.

  "She said: 'You have to remember, I'm called Kelan, you must come visit me.'"

  I let out a soft sigh and said, "My name is Lei Xiang. If I have time, maybe I'll come back." After finishing speaking, I left the hospital with reluctance and nostalgia. I found that Zi Xue and Ke Lan had both left indelible marks on my heart. The beauty and gentleness of human women were fully embodied in them. They slowly opened up this young man's closed heart.

  As I walked into the classroom, surprisingly no one dared to talk to me. Since they ignored me, why should I bother with them? I walked to my own seat, and the guy next to me said, "Lei Xiang, are you okay?"

  I nodded.

  "Last time was really embarrassing, but we actually went to get reinforcements and even invited the deputy dean. It seems he still doesn't know that I'm the one who got beaten into the hospital by the deputy dean."

  I smiled wryly and said, "You're getting busier by the minute, I just asked Vice President to send a Holy Light to the hospital."

  Huoxing smiled awkwardly and said, "Ah, I'm really sorry about that. But you've also stood up for us commoners, now many first-year freshmen look up to you as an idol."

  I looked around and said, "How did I not notice that they didn't even greet me, yet they call me an idol."

  Huoxing whispered, "You don't know, since you beat up those nobles last time, they vowed to take revenge on you. Maybe your classmates are afraid of being implicated by you, so they don't dare to talk to you."

  I see, I just realized that those nobles won't let me off the hook after all. Hmph, I won't let them off either.

  At this time, Class Teacher Zhuang came in. She saw me at a glance, "Classmates go to self-study first, Lei Xiang come out for a moment."

  It seems she was also because of last time's matter. I followed Teacher Zhuang and walked out.

  She took me to the corridor, with a reproachful look in her eyes, and said: "You, you've only been studying for a few days, but you've already been to both the infirmary and the hospital. I heard that last time you used dark magic (actually it was dark magic), didn't you say you couldn't do magic?"

  I scratched my head and said, "Because isn't dark magic considered evil on the mainland? I was afraid of being misunderstood, so I didn't say anything. That day when I fought with those nobles, I only used it because there was no other way."

  Zhuang Jing sighed and said, "Forget it, never mind. You don't need to explain to me anymore. I'll take you to see the vice principal. Do you know that since you started school, you've already been to the infirmary once and the hospital once? Now you've become a problem student in other teachers' minds."

  I stared into her eyes and asked: "And what about you? Am I a problem student in your eyes?"

  Zhuang Jing's face turned red and she said: "Of course not, you are my student, how could I think of you like that? Besides, neither of these two times was your fault."

  I smiled slightly and said: "As long as you don't look at me like that, it's fine. Let others say what they want to say. Come on, I'll take you to see the deputy dean."

  "This is the first time I've seen you smile, young people should keep smiling often, or they will age quickly." After finishing speaking, she turned around and led the way in front. Her words made me stunned, could it be that my current state is really not good?

  I followed Professor Zhuang all the way to the top floor of the teaching building, which was also where the college leaders' high-end offices were located. She took me to a door and knocked on it, saying: "Deputy Dean, are you there?"

  A low male voice came from inside the room saying: "Come in."

  I and Teacher Zhuang walked into this spacious office, behind the central desk sat an old wizard with white hair and beard, seeing us come in, said: "Sit down, you're the student who used dark magic last time, right?"

  Before I could respond, Principal Zhuang hastily said: "Deputy Director, it was a misunderstanding last time..."

  The deputy dean raised his hand to stop her and said, "Alright, Teacher Zhuang, you can go back to class first. I'll ask him myself."

  Mr. Zhuang reluctantly stood up and before leaving, he still gave me a subtle glance of appeasement, which made me secretly grateful in my heart.

  After Director Zhuang left, the vice president signaled me to answer his previous question.

  I nodded and said, "Right, it was me who used dark magic last time."

  The vice president stared at me with his sharp eyes, and after a while, he said: "Do you know that dark magic is very dangerous? If something goes wrong, it can cost lives. Last time, if I hadn't arrived in time, who knows what kind of trouble would have occurred?"

  "I indignantly said: 'Last time they ganged up on me with so many people, if I hadn't used dark magic, perhaps I would have lost my life. I also only used it under the premise of protecting myself.'"

  The vice president smiled and said, "You're quite straightforward, actually. I also know that those noble students have been bullying commoner students in the academy for a long time. However, the academy can't control everything. From now on, if you fight with them again, you are not allowed to use dark magic, and you are not allowed to cripple or kill them. Do you hear me? They should be taught a lesson."

  I stared blankly at him, was he teaching me how to fight?

  He continued, "Your body is very strong, because now the people who use dark magic are very few, last time in the cafeteria I thought a spy from the demon clan had sneaked in to harm the academy, so I used such a big spell, you withstood it and only stayed in the hospital for over 10 days, truly beyond my expectations." Does he mean that I should be dead?

  "Who did you learn your dark magic from?" He's finally getting down to business and interrogating me.

  I said the response I had thought of beforehand, "I once went on an adventure in a mountain valley and picked up a book of dark magic by chance. Practicing dark magic is very difficult, and that day in the cafeteria was also my first time using it, I didn't know there would be such severe consequences."

  The vice president didn't pursue the matter further, saying: "Alright, no matter what the reason is, causing trouble in the academy is not right. From your eyes, I can also tell that you're not a demon clan member. This time is a good lesson for you, and next time be careful. For now, I'll give you a warning penalty, which will be lifted if you behave well within three months. Also, as punishment, you'll go to the top floor of the academy's library to face the wall for three months. Do you have any opinions?"

  What opinion can I have? Do you listen to my opinions? Can't attend classes again, when can I secretly learn kung fu. I shook my head and said: "I have no opinion, follow the arrangement of the college leaders."

  The deputy dean smiled and said, "Actually, facing the wall isn't a bad thing. You can browse through the books in the library at will. Three months of quiet retreat will only be beneficial to you. There's also no one there to disturb you."

  After hearing his words, I suddenly realized that the deputy dean might be helping me to get out of trouble. If I go to face the wall, I won't have to deal with the provocation of the nobles, which means I can smoothly lift the punishment that was just added to my body. It seems that this deputy dean is quite clever.

  I sincerely said: "Thank you, Deputy Director, I will try my best not to cause trouble in the future."

  The deputy dean and I exchanged a smile, he whispered: "After you finish your wall-facing, if any nobles provoke you, don't give me face, but remember what I just told you. By the way, I forgot to tell you that I'm also from a commoner background."

  He made me laugh. Finally resolved a crisis.

  "I asked: 'When will I start facing the wall.'"

  "He said: 'Let's start now, I'll take you to the library.'"

  The library is located in the northwest of the college, a magnificent high-rise building. I followed the deputy dean to the top floor. He instructed me: "From now on, you will face the wall. There are a few things you need to pay attention to. First, do not go below the 6th floor, and other students cannot come up to the upper three floors either. Second, do not damage the books on the upper three floors. Third, practicing your skills must not damage anything here. Three months later, I will come to let you out. Every day, someone will come to deliver food for you."

  Before he turned to leave, he said to me: "In the future, never use dark magic in the academy. If you must use it, wait until you're on the battlefield. You can learn other types of magic here. Good luck, kid."

  "I said: 'Thank you, Vice President. By the way, would you please tell second-year student Zixue to help me feed my three-month-old horse?'"

  "You still have a horse, okay, I'll go and talk to her."

  The deputy director left, and the eighth floor of the library was left with only me. I looked around and saw that it was surrounded by tall bookshelves with labels categorizing them. The floor was made of marble, and the whole library looked very classical. On my way up, I noticed that the floors below the sixth had windows, but these upper floors were completely sealed, relying on magic crystal stones for power to exchange air through a blower.

  Being confined here isn't bad, I just need to collect more data from here and I can achieve my goal of completing the task. At the same time, I can also improve my own strength, starting from there. The vice president said not to use dark magic, so I'll learn some other magic first.