Chapter 64: Moonlit Night, Red Sleeves Beckon

  "What? Chen Wang and Chang Cheng were beaten up and are now lying in bed." Sun Yan suddenly stood up, his face icy cold, and asked: "Ling Xue, how badly are they hurt?"

  He was furious, he and Chen Wang were the best of friends, and also got along well with He Cheng. Suddenly hearing that his good friend had been beaten and was still in bed, he must have been seriously injured, Sun Yan could no longer remain calm.

  Feng Ling's eyes sparkled with amusement as she said, "Don't get angry, calm down. Those two were beaten in a duel with others, their skills weren't up to par, and they lost without any excuses. Besides, it was they who initiated the duel application, there's nothing to complain about."

  "Huh?" Sun Yan's eyes widened in confusion, "What's going on?"

  Listening to Feng Lingxue's slow explanation, Sun Yan and others finally understood.

  The elite division consists of Dong Huang, Qian Long and Xi Ao three institutes. Although the students of the three institutes all belong to the elite department, they have always been in a benign competition with each other, and it is not uncommon for them to secretly compare and compete with each other.

  This year's elite department freshmen, the overall strength of the Qianlong Academy is the strongest. Although the school has not yet determined the list of seed students, six students from the Qianlong Academy have already emerged and are considered to be among the top 100 most promising new students in the history of the Qianlong Academy.

  The list of the top 100 most promising freshmen in the three academies, and it's already a great achievement to have 1 or 2 people selected each year. However, this year, the Hidden Dragon Academy has as many as 6 people on the list, which shows that the overall strength of this year's freshmen is very strong, and there is a tendency to surpass the other two elite academies.

  On the first day of school, Chang Cheng's fighting spirit was high, and he dragged Chen Wang to find Pinyin Institute, wanting to challenge all the new students in the institute.

  Such a provocative behavior, the new students of Pudong Institute would not be polite. Two talented students, Bai Zuowu and Feng Zhiming, took up the challenge and defeated Chen Wang and Chang Cheng in less than ten moves.

  After hearing the whole story, Sun Yan's face turned black, and he secretly sighed. The two guys were indeed asking for trouble, no wonder Feng Ling Xue had been hiding it from them.

  "Bai Zu Wu, Feng Zhi Ming."

  Sun Yan silently remembered the names of these two students. Although Chen Wang and Chang Cheng were not as skilled, as a good friend, he would definitely find his place back in the future.

  "Feng Lingxue suddenly said: 'Starting tomorrow, it's the elite department's closed training. 10 days later, we'll head to Fengtuo Xing's Academy Trial Base for a 100-day special training session. I came over today to bid farewell to Ah Yan and all of you.'"

  "Oh, special training for elite department's excellent freshmen? Almost all the excellent students in the entire elite department will go, and only through competition can we make progress!"

  Uncle Iron Spoon obviously knew and smiled: "Feng classmate must work hard, students who perform outstandingly in special training can get at least 100 credits."

  Sun Yan was taken aback for a moment, and at this point, he finally understood the difference between the elite department and the ordinary department. Such excellent student training did not exist in the ordinary department.

  However, thinking of being separated from his three good friends for more than three months, Sun Yan still felt a bit reluctant. But he said with his mouth: "Let Chen Wang and Chang Cheng those two guys wait, when I come back I will definitely beat them until they are crying."

  The wind chime smiled and said in a soft voice: "Then I'll leave, Ah Yan, you have to work hard!"

  "Don't rush off, before we part ways, let's hug and kiss each other goodbye."

  "Get lost!"

  Feng Ling gave him a cold stare, stood up and left hand in hand with Shui Lian Qing. These two girls seemed to have hit it off immediately after meeting, often gathering together and always having plenty of topics to chat about.

  Mù Tóng hastily returned to the Academy of Science and Technology, and after entering the Emperor Feng College, this old friend shook off the decadence of his time at the South Eagle College. Here, there were too many like-minded technological geniuses, and a group of seniors guided him along the way, greatly igniting Mù Tóng's passion.

  Sun Yan sat for a while and then stood up to bid farewell to Uncle Tie Sheng.

  At this time, Li Er walked over and said awkwardly: "A Yan, can I live in your building from now on?"

  "Huh?" Sun Yan was taken aback, and asked in confusion: "Why not stay in the academy dorms? Don't you forget, the dorm area has a formation of battle scars, which is very helpful for cultivation."

  From Feng Ling Xue's words, Sun Yan already knew the benefits of living in a dormitory, but he couldn't understand why Li Er wanted to live in his building.

  Suddenly, Sun Yan reacted and his face turned pale, with goosebumps all over his body. He trembled with fear and said: "You can't be...can't be..."

  Is it glass? Thinking of Li Erping's usual shy behavior, Sun Yan was shocked and exclaimed, "Please, brother, I don't discriminate against this kind of relationship, but don't get me involved!"

  Uncle Tie Sheng said beside him, "A Yan, let Lian Er live in that building, it's his long-cherished wish."

  When Sun Yan heard Tie Sheng's serious tone, he was taken aback for a moment before nodding in agreement.

  Li Er became excited and laughed, saying repeatedly: "Thank you, thank you, A Yan! From now on, I'll take care of breakfast, and I'll also be in charge of cleaning. I'm going to pack my things right away."

  Looking at the tall and majestic back of the young man running away, Sun Yan asked in confusion: "Uncle Tie Sheng, why is Er Li so determined to move into that building?"

  "Because 10 years ago, the student who moved into No. 4444 Lingshi Street was Erji's older brother."

  "Lei Er's older brother." Sun Yan was startled and subconsciously asked: "Where is his older brother now?"

  Uncle Iron Spoon took a sip of wine and sighed: "I'm dead."

  "Is he dead?"

  Sun Yan fell silent and didn't say anything.

  Ding ding ding......

  At this moment, the wind chime on the door suddenly rang out, and the door was gently pulled open, revealing the beautiful figures of Feng Lingxue and Shui Bingqing, one elegant as an orchid, the other lovely and charming.

  Outside the door, a patch of cool moonlight spilled down, as if silver silk was draped over the fragrant shoulders of two girls, giving off a hazy and transparent feeling. The beauty under the moon walked in, like a breathtakingly beautiful painting.

  This scene, not only did Sun Yan stare blankly, but also Tie Sheng's uncle was holding a long pipe, losing his composure and forgetting to puff out smoke.

  Standing at the door, Feng Ling's beautiful eyes blinked and she complained: "A Yan, why are you standing there stupidly? It's so late, can't you let two girls go back safely?"

  "Uh, okay, I'll send you off." Sun Yan was stunned for a moment before quickly reacting and hastily agreeing.

  Behind him, Iron Spoon Uncle burst out laughing: "Haha, being young is great!" Upon hearing this, Sun Yan and Feng Lingxue seemed to have not heard it, but Shui Lianqing's face was thin, her cheeks involuntarily flushing with two red clouds, she fiercely glared at this uncle.

  ……

  The Luliu Street at night is brightly lit, but there are few pedestrians.

  The streets of Luliu Street are very wide, allowing twelve hover cars to run side by side. The road surface is a whole piece, as if it were a huge rock that had been ground and carved with an axe, making people even more convinced that the thousand-year-old academy was built by Wu Zong himself.

  Although it is midsummer, due to the altitude, walking on the streets does not feel a bit hot, the evening breeze blows gently, and the coolness is refreshing.

  As they walked out of Luliu Street, Sun Yan was sandwiched between Feng Lingxue and Shui Bianqing, the subtle scent of their bodies wafting over to him, swirling around his nostrils, making the young man's head spin, he lowered his head and didn't speak, lost in thought.

  Walking on either side of Sun Yan, the two girls seemed to treat him as an invisible person, chatting about various topics and occasionally bursting into pleasant and moving laughter.

  Suddenly, Shui Lianqing's voice rang out: "A Yan, what do you think? A Yan, A Yan..."

  After being called several times in a row, Sun Yan finally came back to his senses and said vaguely: "What? I have no opinion." He looked up and saw the two girls' slightly angry expressions.

  Feng Lingxue smiled without smiling: "A Yan, you say, between me and Ping Qing's feet, whose is more beautiful?"

  "They all look great!" Sun Yan blurted out, then immediately came to his senses and stopped himself, his face sweating profusely. He couldn't help but lament in his heart, a woman's sixth sense is indeed sharp! I just took a sneak peek at their little feet, and it was already noticed.

  "Hmph! Can't you be serious for once?" Feng Lingxue scolded.

  Sun Yan couldn't help but scratch his head, feeling somewhat helpless. To be honest, he wasn't really a lecher, and his attitude towards beautiful women was purely one of appreciation. Of course, if he said this out loud, no one would believe him.

  For a moment, all three of them were silent, walking quietly on the road, heading towards the direction of the elite department at a slow pace.

  After walking for a while, Feng Ling Xue suddenly said: "A Yan, do you know my father?"

  "Hmm, is Ling Xue your father?" Sun Yan was taken aback, then shook his head, "I don't know, is he the master of the Feng family or something?"

  Upon hearing this, Shui Lian Qing couldn't help but feel surprised: "You don't know? Xue Jie's father is Feng Zhen General, I heard from family members that within ten years, Feng Zhen General will likely be promoted to Major General, and he is one of the core members of the Fifth Group Army."

  "Major General? The core member of the Fifth Army Group?" Sun Yan was tongue-tied for a moment, then smiled and said: "Ling Xue, congratulations are in order, are you treating us to dinner?"

  Feng Ling's eyes widened slightly as she gazed at him, but a hint of a smile played on her lips. This young man was indeed one-of-a-kind, never belittling himself because of his friends' noble backgrounds, nor flaunting his superiority over those who were ordinary.

  "I'm not talking about this, I'm talking about what happened to Father in the past." Feng Lingxue shook her head gently, a look of reminiscence in her eyes, and murmured: "In the year I was four years old and began to remember things, Father took me and Mother back to the Wind family. From then on, an ordinary life also became distant from me. When we first entered the Wind family, Father was criticized by many people, some questioned his ability, some ridiculed his past, and some mocked my mother for being too ordinary. Those days were very difficult, every step was a struggle."

  "My father chose to join the army so that my mother and I wouldn't be disturbed, and we also moved out. However, this period of time didn't last long, three years later one day, my father was promoted to lieutenant colonel of the Fifth Army Corps, and exceptionally appointed as the acting commander of the 349th Division. From that day on, my life completely changed, the Feng family took me and my mother back home, half a year later, grandfather persuaded with emotion, and let my father take over the position of head of the Feng family..."

  Under the moonlight, the wind chime and snow whispered about past events. Sun Yan and Shui Lian Qing listened in a daze, their minds elsewhere. In front of them, the elite department was still far away.

  Stop in your tracks, the wind chime smiled faintly, as cold and clear as the first snow of winter night, "A Yan, you have to work harder!"

  The three of them fell silent at the same time, no one spoke, gazing at the girl's absolutely beautiful face. Sun Yan's heart surged with a wave of ripples, and he smiled: "Brother, I will become an extraordinary martial artist in the future, how can I be disturbed by these small things today."

  But, as it is said, Sun Yan knew that he would probably never forget these words and the good intentions behind them - if life didn't go through hardships, how could there be plum blossoms in bitter cold?

  Deeply gazing at the Wind Chime Snow, Sun Yan bid farewell in a soft voice and turned to leave with Shui Lian Qing.

  The moonlight spilled down, stretching the shadows of the young man and woman to great lengths. Gazing at the shadow of the youth on the ground, Feng Ling stretched out her slender hand, grasping slightly as if wanting to seize that long shadow, but ultimately letting go.

  Under the night sky, a faint sigh echoed, like a gentle wind chime, exuding a subtle sorrow...