Chapter 55: First-rate Elite Academy?

  The difficult pass of the Wan family has passed. Wan Qi Chen was in high spirits all day, and although the Wan family did not take over Wu's industry like the Pang family, they would also get a share. The era of the three major families of Cang Feng City is gone forever. Wan Qi De didn't know how to express his gratitude. But all this, Zhuge Mingyue didn't care about it.

  Wan Qi Chen went to school at the academy every day, and the four of them returned to their previous routine. Every morning, Ling Fei Yang accompanied Zhu Ge Ming Yue to the academy, and after school, the four of them would go to Zhu Ge Ming Yue's house. Xue Zi Hao taught Duan Mu Xuan archery, Ling Fei Yang practiced sword fighting, and Wan Qi Chen practiced his summoning technique. Unbeknownst to them, they had already become an inseparable group.

  On the weekend, a cluster of chrysanthemum flowers in Zhuge Mingyue's courtyard bloomed slowly, emitting a faint fragrance. The warm sunshine felt especially comfortable on her skin.

  "Ah, Ah." Wan Xi Chen intentionally flicked his hair and struck a pose that he thought was very cool, running to the front of Zhuge Mingyue.

  "What's up?" Zhuge Mingyue was in a great mood, and she had been practicing the secret manual given by Wei Hong. The ancient body technique, actually, Zhuge Mingyue thought it was a kind of martial art that was different from any she had ever seen, and also different from swordsmanship. It could stimulate people's potential, strength, speed, and senses all rose. She was also thinking about when to have a match with Ling Feiyang to see what her current strength was like.

  "Look, the exciting moment is about to arrive." Wan Xi Chen stood firm and began to chant. Soon, the familiar figure of his Earth Shield Beast appeared before their eyes. After several battles side by side, the Earth Shield Beast recognized Zhuge Mingyue and did not show any hostility, nor did it sense Wan Xi Chen's battle intent. Instead, it affectionately rubbed its head against Zhuge Mingyue's feet, then flipped over and started rubbing its back on the ground with great force, basking in the sun with a very enjoyable expression.

  "Is that thrilling moment when you show us your turtle's tricks?" Ling Feiyang said coolly.

  "Not this, it's not the point!" Wan Xi Chen glared at the unimpressive Earth Elemental Beast. This guy should have made a more handsome entrance. Like Ming Yue's parrot... Wait! As soon as Wan Xi Chen thought of the parrot's chattering voice, he felt that was not a good idea after all. Being low-key is the most awesome way to show off.

  "Chubby, you've leveled up! You're now an intermediate summoner!" Xue Zi Hao, who was instructing Tong Mu Xuan in archery, turned his head to look over here, took a closer look, and exclaimed in surprise.

  "Heh heh, not bad." Wan Xi Chen smiled complacently and tossed his head.

  Zhuge Mingyue looked at the Di Jia beast in the courtyard, and found that its body had grown larger, and its scales seemed to be shining brighter. Compared to before, the strength of these scales also seemed to have increased.

  "By the way, Fatty, now that you've been promoted to intermediate level, why don't you change your magical pet?" Xue Zi Hao asked in confusion.

  "It's a bit reluctant to part with it, and besides, it's not weak, why bother changing it back and forth." Wan Xi Chen looked at the Earth Beast, his eyes revealing a familiarity and trust as if looking at a close relative.

  "Oh, right. Even if it's just a mid-tier demonic beast, its defense might not be weaker than that." Zhuge Mingyue said after some thought. As the summoner advances in level, the original demonic beasts' strength will also increase accordingly. The Earthshaker Beast was originally known for its strong defense, and even after being strengthened, it wouldn't be much weaker compared to many high-tier demonic beasts, so there's indeed no need to replace it.

  In fact, there are many summoners in the world who will change their magic pets after promotion, but there are also many summoners who will not easily replace them after summoning suitable magic pets.

  Zhuge Mingyue completely understood Wan Xizhen's psychology. She was the same, Fei Yu and Fengbao were no longer just demonic pets that helped her fight. Between them, there was already a deep emotional bond.

  Wan Qi Chen upgraded to become an intermediate summoner, and Xue Zihao's pressure increased. His current strength was not enough to practice the secret book of Zhuge Mingyue obtained by Wu Kaiyuan. So now he practiced even more diligently every day, he couldn't fall behind Wan Qi Chen.

  ……

  In the city of Cang Feng, two carriages stopped in front of the White Feather Academy. The carriages did not look luxurious from the outside, and might even be less impressive than those of wealthy families in Cang Feng City, but if one looked closely, they could discover their unusual elegance from the intricate carvings and delicate ornaments.

  At noon, in the cafeteria of Baiyu Academy, Zhuge Mingyue sat in the corner of the cafeteria. Xue Zihao and Ling Feiyang went to buy food, but Wan Qichen had not arrived yet. When Ling Feiyang and Xue Zihao each carried two portions of lunch back, Wan Qichen still hadn't come.

  "What's Fatso up to? He's always been enthusiastic about eating." Xue Zihao looked towards the canteen door.

  "Here comes, here comes." Zhuge Mingyue looked towards the door.

  Wan Qi ran over with a smile and sat down opposite Zhuge Mingyue.

  "What are you smiling at?" Zhuge Mingyue started moving her chopsticks, picking up a piece of braised pork from Wan Xi Zhen's plate and asking disdainfully.

  "Just now, there were a lot of people gathered around the teaching building. I thought something was going on. It turned out to be...” Wan Qichen lowered his head and looked at his own plate, then picked up his chopsticks and snuck food from Xue Zihao's plate next to him. Xue Zihao was quick-witted and swift-handed, stretching out his chopsticks to intercept Wan Qichen's chopsticks.

  "There are people from Zi Yun Academy." Wan Xi Chen saw that there was no way to snatch food, so he could only reluctantly eat the food on his own plate.

  Ziyun Academy?

  Zi Yun Academy is a college in the capital of Danling Country, along with Northwest Crazy War Academy, known as one of the two top elite colleges in Danling Country. Due to its location at the heart of the country, Zi Yun Academy's status far surpasses that of Crazy War Academy and it is not an exaggeration to call it the number one elite college in Danling Country.

  Of course, as a world-renowned top-notch academy, the admission requirements are also notoriously strict. Only the most outstanding and promising students under the age of 18 from various local academies have the opportunity to be selected to join Ziyun Academy and receive professional guidance. Note that this is only an opportunity, meaning that no matter how excellent or promising you are, if the admissions teacher doesn't like you, you won't have a chance either.

  "Are you here to recruit?" Ling Fei raised an eyebrow.

  "Oh, I forgot, Ling Shao is a graduate of Purple Cloud Academy too." Zhuge Mingyue said with a smile, "Okay, fatty, you continue speaking."

  "It's really come to recruit students." Wan Xi Chen nodded, chewing his food.

  "Do you want to go?" Zhuge Mingyue asked Wan Qi Chen.

  "It's just a thought, but I don't have the qualifications. Besides, even if I could go, none of you would go, and I wouldn't go by myself either." Wan Xi smiled to himself, this was his innermost thoughts.

  "I think Mingyue is qualified." Xue Zihao put down the chopsticks in his hand, "Mingyue is now a senior summoner. And previously defeated the exchange student."

  "If you can go, then go, Mingyue. The strong people in the Purple Cloud Academy are as numerous as clouds, and what you learn there will definitely be different. The best summoning teacher in the White Feather Academy is only at the Earth level, and if you advance one more level, he won't have much to teach you anymore. Now you can still rely on your own understanding to advance. What about in the future? Cangfeng City is too small after all." Wan Qi Chen lowered his voice, but his tone was very sincere.

  Zhu Ge Mingyue lowered her head and picked up the rice and dishes on her plate with chopsticks. Zi Yun Academy... is in the capital. The Zhu Ge family is also in the capital. Although attending Zi Yun Academy can be boarded, or you can rent a house outside, buy a house to live in. However, after all, it's in one place, and it's inevitable to meet people from the Zhu Ge family. She didn't want to have any dealings with the Zhu Ge family.

  "Never mind, let's talk about it later, let's eat first." Ling Feiyang noticed the discomfort in Zhuge Mingyue's heart and spoke up.

  Wan Qichen and Xue Zihao also thought of this, and after exchanging a glance, they both felt somewhat guilty. Zhuge Mingyue was an illegitimate daughter who had been banished from the capital to Cangfeng City by the Zhuge family, but for a moment, they had all forgotten this fact.

  ……

  In the afternoon, Zhuge Mingyue walked into the classroom. The originally dull and lifeless classroom was suddenly bustling with activity. Even those classmates who usually didn't bother to say a few words were gathered in twos and threes, enthusiastically discussing the same topic as Wan Zichen earlier. Zhuge Mingyue wasn't interested, so she opened up yesterday's notes and started reading. Ling Feiyang was sitting right next to her, dozing off. The teachers had long gotten used to Ling Feiyang's presence, anyway no one dared to bother him. Besides, Ling Feiyang was just sitting in the classroom listening in, he hadn't disrupted the order before.

  The bell rang for class, but the teacher didn't show up for a long time. The classroom was quiet at first, then it became noisy. It's really strange, what happened, no teacher came to teach, and nobody notified us either.

  Before long, a teacher came running in, panting, and stood at the door, looking at Zhuge Mingyue: "Zhuge Mingyue, go to the Competitive Martial Arts Arena, the principal has something to find you. Go participate in the assessment of Ziyun Academy." The classroom suddenly fell silent, with all eyes fixed on Zhuge Mingyue. Admiration, jealousy, surprise, disdain - all sorts of gazes were directed at her. Many people understood that it wasn't strange for the principal to recommend Zhuge Mingyue. She was now a high-level summoner, with a Cloud Patterned Wind Leopard as her magical pet, and had even defeated the powerful and arrogant exchange student last time. In short, Zhuge Mingyue was now a celebrity in the academy.

  Zhuge Mingyue was stunned, the assessment of the Purple Cloud Academy? Is it recommended by the academy? Zhuge Mingyue didn't move, she just raised her head and said faintly: "I don't want to go."

  "What?" The teacher standing at the door couldn't believe his ears. Doesn't want to go? Doesn't want to go? Did he hear that wrong? The classroom erupted again. Someone actually said they didn't want to go to Ziyun Academy!

  "You don't want to go to Ziyun Academy, but I hope you can take the entrance exam of Ziyun Academy." A low and dull voice suddenly sounded behind the teacher.

  Zhu Ge Mingyue stared at the principal who appeared behind the teacher, stunned. How did the principal come here?

  "Zhuge Mingyue, I hope you can go take the assessment. Two exchange students have already passed the assessment, but no one from our college has yet. I hope you'll go, at least for the sake of our college." The dean looked at Zhuge Mingyue with a tone that was somewhat pleading.

  The relationship between them was immediately understood by those present. Not a single student from White Feather Academy had passed the assessment! Only two exchange students had made it through. It's embarrassing to say this out loud. For a moment, everyone in the classroom looked at Zhuge Mingyue with eager eyes. The students of White Feather Academy often fought and competed with each other, but when facing students from other schools, they were unusually united. Especially Baili and Que Liao, these two people's arrogance at first had made all the students of White Feather Academy dislike them.

  "Good." Zhuge Mingyue stood up.

  "Zhuge, you must get through."

  "Yes, Zhuge, don't let those two exchange students get complacent."

  Everyone in the classroom was talking at once.

  "Alright, stop arguing, I'll let you all go watch the competition." The principal waved his hand generously, causing a burst of cheers in the classroom as everyone stood up and crowded around Zhuge Mingyue, heading towards the arena.

  Digression

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