Chapter 51
All disciplinary actions, punishments, and rewards in the academy were made public to ensure fairness.
The official notice demanding Yan He leave Bestia within a week was posted quietly, but students discovered it immediately. The forum was once again captivated by Yan He.
[Did anyone see the news on the academy’s internal network? My charming Yan-bao is being officially expelled! Did they discover he’s the first person in the academy to truly achieve the academy’s philosophy?]
[Being obsessed with Yan He is as easy as breathing. I admire strength, and he is my strength. Since stepping into Bestia, I never expected to walk out again.]
[I checked the academy records. Those who can delay graduation are all top-tier outstanding students. The total number of graduates doesn’t exceed a hundred. Is Yan He the first person to graduate early?]
Many of Yan He’s fanboys were frantically endorsing him on the forum, waving flags and shouting slogans. Especially Xiao Tu, the Gossip King, who even arranged his own water army to speak for Yan He.
At Bestia, grades in other subjects always gave way to a lower transformation rate.
But some raised doubts: [Why do I feel something’s wrong? What outstanding graduate graduates in less than a semester? That’s too exaggerated.]
[Uh, did you guys notice? That doesn’t look like the academy’s reward page; it’s a notice from the Discipline Room… so what the hell is going on?]
[This is a disciplinary punishment? When did academy punishments become so considerate? Unless… holy crap, I have a theory.]
[I’m a monkey, so actually Yan He and I are the same kind, we’re all primates? Hahaha]
#Yan He is an ordinary human?#
This was the hottest thread on the academy forum that day.
If it wasn’t an early graduation reward but a punishment, then this was the only possibility.
No wonder Yan He could surpass F4’s Young Master He to become number one in the academy—because he was an ordinary human and couldn’t transform at all!
This news caused a massive uproar.
Humans are more powerful than beasts because they can tame beasts, and Yan He had tamed the vast majority of students in the academy.
Yun Xiao was stunned when he saw the news. “What? Yan He is human?”
He remembered when he was still living at home, Yan He had ingratiatingly told him that he was a dog, Yun Shao’s dog.
Yun Xiao immediately called home, sternly questioning what was going on with Yan He.
His cheap dad, Father Yan, felt his heart skip a beat. Exposed? He could only stammer, “Young Master, it was all my bad idea. Don’t blame Little He… I, I’ll bring him back in a couple of days. You won’t be angry if you don’t see him.”
He admitted it by default!
Everyone was dazed. Yan He really was an ordinary human.
All that husky nonsense was just Yan He making things up.
A flash of pain crossed Shen Xianqing’s shrewd face. “So I gave up my exchange student life for the next two months, and Yan He is leaving school anyway?”
Should he not have come back? That way he could still meet Yan He outside the school.
Xu Xingchuan chuckled lightly. “Does it matter if he’s human or a husky?”
Yun Xiao retorted loudly, eyes red, “Of course it matters! He, he’s just an ordinary person, so… so he can never step into Bestia again…”
If he were an outstanding graduate, he could occasionally come back to visit during holidays. If he were an ordinary person, there would be no chance to meet again.
He would never see Yan He again.
Yun Xiao’s eyes began to fill with blood. He let out a mournful bird cry, transformed into a golden eagle, and flew out of the lounge area, searching frantically for Yan He in the sky.
“You, are human?” He Ting stared at Yan He, asking solemnly.
For the first time, Yan He felt so terrible inside.
In a week, he would have to leave Bestia. From then on, the people he knew here and the things that happened here would all become memories, like The Peach Blossom Spring.
Others might have the chance to graduate and leave the academy, meeting again outside in the future, but He Ting couldn’t. After he left, there would be no chance to see him again.
Yan He hummed an “Mm,” admitting it.
The soaring bird overhead had locked onto its target and was diving down.
But at that moment, Yan He felt his uniform being bitten. He was dragged half-flying into the air and landed on a furry back. The Siberian tiger beneath him sprinted through the academy woods. Because of the speed, Yan He could only grip its back fur.
With the cover of the forest and mountains, they easily shook off the golden eagle.
“He Ting, where are you taking me?”
This didn’t look like the direction of the F4 common lounge, nor the villa area.
Weaving through the mountain forest, stepping over snow-covered rocks and pine, he finally saw the destination on He Ting’s back—
A private villa hidden deep in the mountains.
Carved beams and painted rafters, yet seemingly integrated with the mountains and wilds.
Yan He realized immediately, “This is your lair?”
The F4 cared so much about their private territory; he had only ever known Yun Xiao’s private villa. Even He Ting had only come to the villa area to be his neighbor. He thought He Ting wouldn’t tell him.
The Siberian tiger roughly smashed open the gate, leading Yan He into this territory filled with the Tiger King’s scent.
Hiding him away—this was another instinctive thought of a beast after obtaining prey, besides eating it.
It retracted its barbs, and the huge, hot tiger tongue landed on Yan He’s face. The licking motion seemed exceptionally gentle, until Yan He dazedly realized the tiger had quietly transformed into a handsome man, pinning him to the floor.
At this moment, he was cupping his face, a trace of hesitation remaining after being bewitched, but finally, his lips landed gently on Yan He’s.
Yan He trembled uncontrollably.
The Forest King’s breath invaded his lips and teeth domineeringly, forcefully occupying and devouring his breath, dyeing him entirely with He Ting’s scent, as if branding Yan He with a permanent mark.
It turned out his lips were so soft.
Straight or not, Yan He was now incredibly certain that he liked this touch, and even wanted more.
He Ting pulled away reluctantly, rolling over to sit aside with one long leg propped up, suppressing his panting voice to say, “Yan He, you are free.”
Yan He’s pupils suddenly shrank. He grabbed He Ting’s tensed muscular arm and said, “What do you mean? You’re letting me… leave the academy?”
Yan He had never been in love in his past or present life, but he instinctively wanted to be close.
Yan He said somewhat incoherently, “I’ve thought about it. I can apply to the academy to work in the cafeteria. Restaurant No. 10 welcomes me, and Uncle Niu in Cafeteria No. 1 likes me even more as a part-time helper…”
And he had attended college and worked in his previous life, so there was no lack of education.
Working at Bestia was actually very good, equivalent to an academy position, with excellent benefits.
He Ting suddenly reached out and gently touched Yan He’s head. His trembling voice spilled out along with his bobbing Adam’s apple: “Yan He, love is beautiful but not necessarily long-lasting. I don’t want you to regret it later.”
He had always stayed in this cage of Bestia. Yan He was like a gift thrown from the sky by the Beast God. He could cherish him like a treasure, carefully collecting him, but this treasure had its own thoughts; he could laugh and play.
Not everyone can firmly say they never regret a decision made years ago.
The world outside is beautiful and free; he can have more choices.
Yan He opened his mouth, at a loss for words.
“The internet society is very developed now.”
They were inside the academy, but they knew everything happening outside like the back of their hands.
Even as the heir to the He family, He Ting had long used the internet to handle many family affairs.
Even if Yan He left Bestia, he had the ability to protect him.
Yan He was quite confused. “Ah? Just video chatting every day? The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl could meet once a year, and you want to have an online relationship with me every day?”
Even online dating leads to meeting in real life! You refuse to meet, are you running a telecom scam?!
He Ting sat there, looking at Yan He dejectedly. After half a minute, he suddenly reached out again, pulling Yan He into his naked but fiery embrace, his voice hoarse: “Don’t leave these few days.”
Yan He heard a wildly beating heart and for a moment didn’t know if it was his or his own.
“Mm.”
The entire academy was buzzing with rumors. Since the academy announced Yan He’s punishment, Yan He had skipped class for three days without leave.
The spotted hyena and the others searched every corner of the academy but still couldn’t find a trace of Yan He, so they could only contact him by phone.
The students gradually accepted the fact that Yan He was human. After all, if it were a rumor, he would have come out to clarify it long ago.
At Bestia, humans who never transformed again were actually their ultimate goal.
Except for the academy officials who couldn’t tolerate ordinary humans mingling in the academy, the students’ acceptance level was very high.
Yan He didn’t leave He Ting’s private villa until three days later.
He had not only He Ting in the academy but also other friends—Yun Xiao, Bai Yuzhou, Pan Ze, and others. He had to at least say goodbye before leaving.
The snow on the mountain was much heavier this year. On his way to the villa area, Yan He was attracted by a familiar figure.
A black and white sticky rice ball nestled in the snow, like a big, round dumpling.
Snow particles falling from the sky still clung to its fur.
It was Xu Xingchuan.
As if he had come specifically to wait for him.
The beast’s powerful sense of smell allowed Xu Xingchuan to smell the mixed scent of the Siberian tiger on Yan He. That scent wasn’t easily stained, but a scent mingled from the deepest part of the body.
The giant panda sat in the snow, holding a Snickers bar, looking at Yan He.
Even though Xu Xingchuan’s attitude had changed greatly, Yan He actually didn’t want to have much contact with him. But seeing the giant panda holding a Snickers bar, he could only rush over and snatch it away. “Xu Shao, giant pandas can’t eat Snickers, have you forgotten?”
Xu Xingchuan certainly hadn’t forgotten. He still remembered the Snickers bar Yan He handed him at the Thirteen Peaks Zoo.
He didn’t take it.
He had always been praying for Lord Beast God to favor him again. His wish came true, but the compassionate deity wouldn’t satisfy only his wish.
Xu Xingchuan sat in the snow, just like when he was a child curling up in a corner hugging his legs to give himself a sense of security. He pulled the corners of his mouth into a smile and spoke: “Little Sprout He, I have a way.”
Yan He’s footsteps stopped instantly. He turned to look at Xu Xingchuan, seeing snow particles falling on his naked human shoulder, silently melting into water and rolling down his muscles.
Yan He asked somewhat urgently, “What way can make the academy officials change their decision?”
Xu Xingchuan was the Student Council President. Could connections influence the higher-ups?
Xu Xingchuan shook his head. “The academy officials’ decision won’t change. You will still leave Bestia.”
Yan He didn’t quite understand Xu Xingchuan’s meaning, but saw Xu Xingchuan hook his lips, speaking with utmost piety: “My Lord Beast God, please wait for your believers, wait for us to follow in your footsteps and walk out of this cage.”
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