Part 3
Yun Yingzhi immediately shook his head like a rattle. After repeatedly demanding that Yun Yinghui not bring the cubs or his friends to Fanse Academy, he quickened his pace and hurried out of the hospital.
He didn’t want to give Yun Yinghui any chance to find an excuse to go to Fanse Academy!
What Yun Yingzhi didn’t know was that as soon as he left, Emperor Arlyn and the Empress contacted Yun Yinghui.
To avoid causing an unnecessary commotion, the two had decided to enter Fanse Academy together with Yun Yinghui and the two cubs.
Also worried that their presence might cause the students to perform poorly, they didn’t intend to watch at the scene but rather via the arena’s live video feed.
Yun Yinghui arranged a time with the two.
Almost the instant the time was set, Nan Gongqing and the others contacted Yun Yinghui, saying they wanted to go with him to watch Yun Yingzhi’s combat today.
Yun Yinghui was stunned. He knew Jia Qingwan seemed interested, but he never expected Nan Gongqing and the others to be so interested as well.
Thinking of Yun Yingzhi’s instructions, Yun Yinghui tried to persuade them, but Nan Gongqing and the others wouldn’t listen.
What Yun Yinghui didn’t know was that Nan Gongqing and the others were now extremely curious about Yun Yingzhi. It was because his “persona” had been held so steadily for all these years.
Yun Yinghui then told them that Emperor Arlyn and the Empress would also be coming to watch.
Nan Gongqing and the others didn’t mind at all.
In the end, the three parties decided to go together.
At nine in the morning.
Yun Yinghui met up with the two cubs, Emperor Arlyn, the Empress, and Nan Gongqing’s group.
The moment the Empress saw the rabbit cub, she took him into her hands.
the rabbit cub pulled a long rabbit face and shook his fur, his face full of “life is meaningless” as he uttered a “da.”
The egg cub, meanwhile, pounced happily toward Jia Qingwan.
However, the egg cub’s happiness didn’t last long before he was caught in Emperor Arlyn’s hand, becoming a “life is meaningless” egg.
Nan Gongqing and the others immediately sensed something from this subtle atmosphere.
They each sent a private message to Yun Yinghui.
The aura around Yun Yinghui was sharp, and his gaze was cold. He replied: [The Emperor and Empress will keep this from the Crown Prince. You must also keep it from him.]
Jia Qingwan: [Alright, don’t worry.]
What Yun Yinghui didn’t know was that because of Yun Yingzhi’s matters, Jia Qingwan and the others had set up a small private group.
Yun Yinghui’s “filter” was too thick. No matter what oddity Yun Yingzhi displayed, he could always find countless excuses for him.
The group was already chatting away.
[Jin Taichu: Today’s battle should finally wake Yinghui up to the fact that Zhizhi isn’t as weak as he thinks and doesn’t need to be protected at every moment.]
[Nan Gongqing: I agree with Qingwan. I’m too curious about how Zhizhi does it.]
[Shan Junyu: Zhizhi didn’t awaken an ability talent, but we’ve all seen his constitution when he manufactures source weapons. His speed and strength are both quite good. Coupled with the buffs from the source weapons he makes, he’s definitely a very powerful warrior even without awakening an ability.]
[Jia Qingwan: Exactly.]
They were discussing how “badass” Yun Yingzhi truly was.
…
The group entered Fanse Academy.
The Dean of Fanse Academy personally received them and, according to Emperor Arlyn’s request, did not alert any other faculty or students.
Emperor Arlyn stated bluntly that he wanted to see the students’ most authentic state.
Under the Dean’s lead, the group entered the VIP room.
They arrived just in time.
In the front-most projection, the second-year students were beginning to enter. Everyone immediately searched for their target.
It had to be said that Yun Yingzhi was particularly conspicuous. Even in a video projection, he was still the most eye-catching existence.
Everyone present found him instantly.
It was just…
Jia Qingwan nudged Yun Yinghui.
The rabbit cub in the Empress’s hand was exceptionally excited. Seeing Yun Yingzhi in the projection, he kept “da-da-ing” and used his tiny body to try and pounce forward, but he was held firmly by the Empress and couldn’t move.
The rabbit cub got a bit angry. He struggled to turn around in the Empress’s hand and shouted at her: “Awoo!”
Rabbit cub: “Awoo awoo!”
Others might not be clear, but Nan Gongqing and the rest knew perfectly well: the cub said “da” when acting spoiled and “awoo” when angry.
Seeing the rabbit cub “awoo-ing” at the most noble person in the Empire, they almost couldn’t hold back their laughter.
They thought to themselves that even the Crown Prince probably wouldn’t dare treat the Empress this way; only the rabbit cub dared to be so unbridled.
The Empress rubbed the rabbit cub’s head, looked at Yun Yinghui, and asked, “Lord Yinghui, what is Jiaojiao saying?”
The rabbit cub turned half a circle in the Empress’s hand again and reached out his paws toward Yun Yinghui longingly. “Da!”
Yun Yinghui: “…”
Nan Gongqing and the others felt it was a bit strange. Why would the Empress ask Yun Yinghui such a question?
How could Yun Yinghui possibly understand the cub’s “Awoo-Da” language?
In fact, what they didn’t know was that Yun Yinghui did understand.
The rabbit cub’s first sentence to the Empress was: Don’t be ungrateful! Let me go! Papa is right there! If you don’t let me go, I’m going to call for Papa!
The second sentence to Yun Yinghui was: Hurry up and take me to Papa!
Yun Yinghui said, “Apologies, I didn’t understand what Jiaojiao was saying either.”
The Empress looked at Yun Yinghui with a suspicious gaze.
Rabbit cub: “Da da?”
Jia Qingwan nudged Yun Yinghui again.
Pretending not to understand the cub’s language, Yun Yinghui looked at Jia Qingwan and asked, “What’s wrong?”
Jia Qingwan said, “Did Zhizhi specifically dress up today?”
Yun Yinghui: “No…” He looked at Yun Yingzhi in the video projection, paused, and then added an uncertain word. “…Right?”
For most of those present, it wasn’t the first time they had seen Yun Yingzhi.
But, whether it was an illusion or not, even though today’s Yun Yingzhi was dressed just like the other students and his appearance hadn’t changed at all, he gave off the feeling of being the most fragile, breakable object in that moment.
Like a frost flower as thin as a cicada’s wing—one touch, and it would either melt or shatter.
For a split second, Nan Gongqing and the others actually believed that Yun Yingzhi was particularly soft and weak.
No!
Think of contestant A13167—that is Yun Yingzhi himself!
Yun Yingzhi wasn’t soft at all; that “fragile and breakable” vibe was all an illusion!
Jia Qingwan shook her head, refusing to be brainwashed by Yun Yingzhi’s appearance.
Jia Qingwan: “…”
She felt she was beginning to understand a little bit why Yun Yingzhi was able to maintain his “soft and weak” persona so unyieldingly.
At this moment, she was exceptionally curious about how Yun Yingzhi actually attended his practical combat classes at Fanse Academy.
Too curious.
The Empress suddenly said, “…I felt something was off before, and now I think I finally know what it is.”
Everyone looked at the Empress in confusion.
The Empress said, “…There are students constantly looking at Zhizhi.”
Yun Yinghui thought to himself that this was normal. No matter where he was, Yun Yingzhi was the center of attention, with countless eyes wishing they could stick to him.
The Empress added, “The way they look at Zhizhi… seems to be full of heartache.”
Yun Yinghui: “…”
Everyone present: “…”
Jia Qingwan: “It seems so?” Her voice was full of uncertainty.
The group observed more closely. They felt the Empress was right, but on careful thought, there didn’t seem to be a reason for it.
Why would those students look at Yun Yingzhi with heartache?
In the video projection, the students had already lined up, waiting for the 1v1 exams.
Yun Yingzhi entered the training hall with his classmates.
When he thought of Jia Qingwan saying she would come to watch, he couldn’t help but keep glancing around.
A group of students surrounded Yun Yingzhi, asking if his physical state was alright.
Yun Yingzhi wanted to tell them it didn’t matter, but he kept thinking about Jia Qingwan and was a bit distracted, which resulted in…
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