Chapter 250 - 181: Brave Warrior (Part 2)

Chapter 250: Chapter 181: Brave Warrior (Part 2)

Yu Fei watched carefully from below the stage. His classmates were all incredibly skilled, and their weapons were a motley collection. He even saw someone using a Meteor Hammer. The guy was ridiculously muscular, and his strength looked to be no less than his own. Yu Fei silently made a mental note of him. ’There will be other opportunities. I’ll find a chance to copy that later.’

The most common weapons were sabers and swords, with spears coming in third.

As the competition was ending, Jiang Nianwei came over with a suggestion, inviting everyone to her residence for a get-together. She had already instructed her smart butler to prepare the ingredients. While they were discussing it, Tan Zhiyu returned with Zhang Xunyi. He was now full of energy and seemed to have completely recovered, but he still wore the bronze mask.

"You’re back just in time," Li Jueyin said, extending an invitation. "We’re going to Jiang Nianwei’s place for a little gathering later."

"Excellent!" As he spoke, Zhang Xunyi once again turned to the side, clasped his hands behind his back, and tilted his head up slightly, the very picture of arrogance.

The sight instantly gave Li Jueyin a figurative toothache. After a moment of thought, she said, "You should fight me first next time!"

Who would have thought Zhang Xunyi would haughtily reply, "You already lost today. Next month’s rules should be set by Yu Fei."

Li Jueyin was taken aback. She hadn’t considered that. Then, to her surprise, Zhang Xunyi added, "I can give you a chance. After these two on the stage finish their match, we can have a go. I’ve fully recovered from my injuries, while you’re not in top form. I can even give you a one-hand handicap."

Combined with his posture and demeanor, it was as if he were bestowing charity upon Li Jueyin.

Yu Fei watched as Li Jueyin suddenly flashed a brilliant smile. "No need. You’re too kind."

Zhang Xunyi waved his wide sleeve. "Think nothing of it. As a Sword Cultivator, I won’t hold back. You should be careful."

Li Jueyin’s smile suddenly turned somewhat chilling as she said softly, "Alright!"

The faint sound of a tide echoed in the air.

Yu Fei quickly grabbed Jiang Nianwei and started talking about some minor issues from the previous fight. Taking the hint, Jiang Nianwei chatted with Yu Fei as they moved farther and farther away.

Gao Shou also pulled Lin Zihao away to meet some other classmates. In an instant, the friends had cleared out, leaving an open space around the duo.

Yu Fei spoke earnestly, and Jiang Nianwei listened intently, but in reality, they were both watching the pair out of the corners of their eyes.

Suddenly, the match on the stage ended, and Zhang Xunyi flickered and drifted onto the platform.

"You two, if you please! Li Jueyin and I are about to fight. You can just watch from the side."

As he spoke, he pointed his longsword, and an extremely arrogant voice came from under the bronze mask: "Li Jueyin, come up here and die! Let me see what you’re made of."

With a single leap, Li Jueyin landed opposite Zhang Xunyi, gripping her longspear and sneering, "Alright then, please ’guide’ me a little!"

Below the stage, the crowd hurried to grab front-row seats for the show. Everyone could clearly see that the atmosphere between the two was not right.

Jiang Nianwei asked doubtfully, "Has he always been this brave?"

Lin Zihao: "I don’t know. Yu Fei, did you break his brain when you fought him just now?"

Yu Fei shook his head. "This is the style of us Sword Cultivators. You wouldn’t understand!"

Gao Shou wasn’t having it, retorting angrily, "What kind of Sword Cultivator style is that? Your Sword Intent is so sinister and bizarre, it makes my skin crawl just looking at it."

Yu Fei coughed. "Alright, cut it out. It’s about to start. Let’s watch the show!"

...

"BAM!... BAM BAM..."

"Tsk tsk, how tragic!" Jiang Nianwei’s brows furrowed as if she couldn’t bear to watch, but inwardly she was leaping for joy. ’For her, having Li Jueyin and Zhang Xunyi in the same class meant the harder they fought, the better.’

Yu Fei agreed. "I wouldn’t even dare to face Li Jueyin head-on. Brother Xunyi is a true warrior."

He had seen Li Jueyin’s talents. Although he didn’t know if he had finished copying them, based on the talents she had already revealed, her head-on combat ability was explosive.

And Zhang Xunyi, instead of opening with his ultimate move, had confidently charged in with a basic attack, only to be slapped and kicked around by Li Jueyin. He never even managed to get his footing, let alone find a chance to use the ultimate move of his perfected Void Wind Shadow Sword.

Lin Zihao: "Looks like Brother Xunyi won’t be making it to the party tonight..."

Gao Shou: "No way. His legs are broken. How’s he supposed to get there if he can’t walk?"

After ten minutes of such CLANGING and BANGING, Tan Zhiyu once again dragged Zhang Xunyi off to the infirmary to soak in a healing tank. When Li Jueyin came down from the stage, everyone shouted in unison, "Eldest Sister is mighty! Eldest Sister is invincible!"

Li Jueyin waved her hand, a beaming smile on her face. "Not at all. Zhang Xunyi insisted on ’guiding’ me. I just accidentally got a little heavy-handed."

Yu Fei: "It’s true. Zhang Xunyi went too far. He’s always bullying classmates. I’m a victim myself! Ever since the placement matches, he’s chased me down to fight four times..."

Jiang Nianwei: "He really has. Anyway, it’s getting late, and we’ve been fighting all day. We must be hungry. Let’s go to my place!"

Gao Shou: "Alright, then we’ll be imposing! Hahaha!"

Jiang Nianwei called out to everyone, "I’ve sent the location to your virtual mirrors. You can all head over on your own."

Yu Fei’s group, of course, didn’t need navigation. All the S-rank students lived in the same area; they just hadn’t been in touch before.

The residence Jiang Nianwei had chosen was named Cuiwei Residence.

It was a modern-style garden estate, covering a rather large area. The main building was a three-story villa with its own small garden and a separately constructed training ground.

Its style was vastly different from the Geometric Pyramid Realm.

Apart from the residences of the few S-rank students like Yu Fei, the housing for A-rank and B-rank students was completely different from this place.

A-rank residences were mostly in a standard villa district, which could be considered a smaller, simplified version of the S-rank homes.

B-rank students had uniform, single-family houses without the smart butler configuration.

What the A-rank and B-rank prodigies envied most was the fully automated kitchen operated by the smart butler. Even A-rank students didn’t have this privilege. They had to order from a unified 24-hour menu serviced by a separate delivery center, and B-rank students had a similar arrangement.

The envy grew especially strong when the menu was displayed, making Qin Hao and the others green with it.

"My god, these ingredients are so high-end!"

"Right? I’ve never even seen a lot of this stuff. Our delivery center doesn’t have it..."

"We have to eat our fill today. Let’s eat Jiang Nianwei out of house and home."

"Are you dumb? Meals are free for S-rank students!"

"Waaaah... Don’t ask me why I’m crying. It’s because these sour grapes are so delicious..."

"That settles it! I’m going to defeat Zhang Xunyi and become an S-rank!"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah! Defeat Zhang Xunyi, become an S-rank..."

Yu Fei found Jiang Nianwei. The young woman was networking with the members of the Yulin Army. Truly worthy of being the Yulin Army’s Commander.

"Mr. Yu, you were looking for me?"

Yu Fei pulled her aside and asked, "Does this dinner party cost extra merit points?"

He was thinking that with nearly one hundred and fifty people, the expense would be considerable, and the school might not be willing to cover the cost.

Jiang Nianwei smiled and said, "Don’t worry, Mr. Yu. I already spoke with Miss Shui. She submitted a request to our grade director, and the school is providing today’s ingredients for free!"

Yu Fei was taken aback. "’Miss Shui? Grade director?’ He couldn’t process it for a moment. ’There’s a person like that?’"

"It’s our counselor, Shui Yiqiu! Haven’t you noticed she disappeared?"

Hearing Jiang Nianwei say this, it finally clicked for him. He had indeed seen Shui Yiqiu at the beginning, but he hadn’t noticed when she left.

"So that’s how it is!"

"After Miss Shui made the arrangements, she left. She said she had other things to do, and with all three classes here, she wouldn’t be joining. But we’ve already agreed to have a separate get-together for just the Yulin Army another day."

Hearing this, Yu Fei was very pleased. ’Our Yulin Army Commander is just too capable.’

"Impressive!" Yu Fei gave her a thumbs-up.

Martial Artists are all big eaters. The group feasted until the moon and stars hung high in the sky, getting to know many new friends. They built a bonfire, and Li Jueyin unexpectedly performed a bewitchingly graceful dance. Yu Fei couldn’t put a name to it, but it felt similar to Latin dance from his previous life.

Who would have thought the incomparably fierce Li Jueyin also had such a charming and enchanting side? No one spoke; they just watched her intently, showing their respect.

Gao Shou produced a guitar from somewhere and played it quite well.

A quiet girl named Zhuang Shi picked a leaf from a tree and played a clear, natural melody on it, a tune that seemed to make one forget their troubles.

Qin Hao casually strolled over, sat down next to Yu Fei, and asked, "Mr. Yu, aren’t you going to join in? Why are you just sitting here?"

Yu Fei gave a wry smile. "My family was poor when I was young, so I never learned any talents. On top of that, I’m tone-deaf. Nothing to be done about it!"

This amused Qin Hao. "Seems your literary skills are pretty good, Mr. Yu. So, what were you good at? I mean, before you started learning martial arts."

Yu Fei thought for a moment. "Does fighting count?"

Qin Hao’s expression froze. "Er... A perfect fit for your major!"