Chapter 13: Sudden Change at the Banquet

Yun Fuyu actually woke up when she heard a knock on the door. She was still half asleep and there was a slight mark on her left cheek from being pressed while sleeping, making her snow-white face look even softer.

The last time Lancelot saw Yun Fu Yu, he was still aggressively dragging Adrian into a bet, like a beautiful and sharp sword.

Now it seems... different.

The feeling of being difficult to approach is greatly weakened, adding a bit of softness.

Like a snow-white lamb.

Lancelot looked at the messy strands of hair on his head and his slightly hazy eyes.

"It seems I came too early."

Yun Fuyu's voice was still a little hoarse.

"I wasn't going. There was no way to refuse in the letter, and it just so happened that you came."

Lancelot: ...

He should have known that all the gentleness and lamb-likeness were illusions.

He gently reminded her, "You can consider it a must-attend event. Master Adrian has an important matter to discuss with you, and he probably doesn't want to see a rejection."

Yun Fuyu smiled.

Lancelot has dealt with many people. As the adjutant responsible for communicating and planning Adrian's complicated schedule and numerous tasks, he can be said to be very good at networking.

......Yun Fuyu’s smile is that kind of smile that is difficult to deal with.

No evidence, just intuition.

"Me? To discuss?" Yun Fuyu seemed to have heard something new. "I guess there are many things he doesn't want to see."

This reaction confirmed Lancelot's intuition.

Lancelot thought he was going to say something disrespectful to Master Adrian, but Yun Fuyu paused, changed the subject, and didn't say anything too extreme.

"But I'm just an ordinary civilian student from the outer courtyard," Yun Fuyu emphasized the word "outer courtyard".

"You don't want to be disturbed by ignorant civilians, right?"

Lancelot kept smiling: "Don't worry, I won't let that happen."

Yun Fuyu also put on a gentle smile, pretending to be very good, but in Lancelot's eyes, she was full of evil intentions.

"There are many nobles who come to trouble me. Do you think I would be stupid enough to attend a noble party?"

Lancelot's expression remained unchanged. "This dinner isn't just for the nobility. Other first-year students from non-noble backgrounds will also be attending. Receiving an invitation means you've earned Fenrir's approval."

Yun Fuyu certainly doesn't need the Fenrir family's approval.

Seeing Yun Fuyu remained indifferent, Lancelot added:

"If you refuse, Master Adrian might think that my invitation was not thoughtful enough. I will consider some new ways to invite you."

Yun Fuyu: "For example?"

Lancelot's smile remained unchanged, but with a hint of imperviousness: "I personally advise against trying it."

Yun Fuyu frowned slightly, the gentleness on his face just after waking up was gone, and the cold feeling reappeared.

"I don't like threats."

Lancelot seemed to be blind to the unhappy expression of the person in front of him and maintained a decent smile.

"Of course not. It's just a friendly invitation. If you're worried about not having anyone you know at the dinner, I can invite you and your friends, such as Zhou Bai and Lin Chaosheng."

Yun Fuyu's expression grew even colder, his distinct black and white eyes staring directly at Lancelot:

"They and I are just ordinary classmates."

Lancelot's smile deepened. Although the arc of his smile did not change, it revealed a sinister tone.

"Perhaps, but Fenrir always has some information channels of his own, don't you think?"

"Of course. The dinner party is just a normal one. You and your friends will be treated with due courtesy. There won't be anything for you to worry about."

The conversation ended with Yun Fuyu slamming the door.

Lancelot was frustrated, but he was in a good mood and turned away without caring.

He knew that he had convinced Yun Fuyu.

Yun Fuyu will attend the dinner no matter what.

*

Considering that the people from the Fenrir family had threatened Zhou Bai and Lin Chaosheng, Yun Fuyu decided to give them a reminder, but he had no intention of letting them accompany him to this dinner party that was suspected to have bad intentions.

Lin Chaosheng's reply didn't appear until about half a day later.

"Sorry, I was busy."

"These clubs are essentially branches of various towers set up on campus. To ensure their freshmen pass the joint military exercises smoothly, they will recruit outstanding civilian freshmen to attend dinners in advance and form teams together during the joint military exercises."

"Even if we're not teammates, we can still do favors. This way, we won't target each other during military exercises, and we can reduce casualties."

"That being said, there's no guarantee these nobles won't suddenly launch an attack. Don't let your guard down."

Zhou Bai said, "I also received an invitation from the Sun Chasing Tower Society, but I could have declined, so I didn't go. These nobles really have nothing better to do."

*

On Friday, someone from the Fenrir family came to deliver the dress.

This time it was not Lancelot who came, but a stranger who was dressed in black waiter's clothes.

After knocking on the door, the waiter handed Yun Fuyu a black gift box with dark gold patterns.

"Here's your dress for tonight."

In the other hand, she held a paper bag of the same color: "Here are your shoes for tonight."

Yun Fuyu opened the box.

The garment underneath was a burgundy silk shirt that felt smooth and cool to the touch, with layers of ruffles at the neckline.

There is a small and delicate burgundy embroidery on the inside of the sleeve, the color of which is hidden in the fabric of the same color.

Looking closer, it is the wolf head family emblem of the Fenrir family.

...What is this? Could this be the uniform of the Fenrir family?

But this clothes...Yun Fuyu picked it up.

The neckline is wide open, and the deep V goes from the chest to the back, connected only by complicated ribbons. It is extremely exquisite and gorgeous...but you can imagine how awkward it is to wear.

Not only would it be embarrassing, but it would also inevitably reveal the sinner's mark on Yun Fuyu's neck.

Yun Fuyu didn't even want to see what the pants looked like.

Yun Fuyu's expression is hard to describe.

"Is your dress decent?"

The waiter didn't expect Yun Fuyu to ask this.

"What do you mean?"

"I'm not going to wear it. Take the clothes back."

The waiter refused to do anything and left quickly in panic.

Yun Fuyu looked at each other with the gift box that the waiter had hurriedly left on the table, and finally took out the training clothes from the closet.

The black tight-fitting half-high collar can tightly block the sinner's brand.

Fits snugly, dries quickly, feels secure, perfect.

Most importantly, if revealing attire is required for the dinner, he might be kicked out if he enters in training clothes - which is exactly what Yun Fu Yu meant.

I didn't want to participate in the first place, so it would be great if I could be kicked out.

Before setting off, he fixed a finger-long bone dagger on the inside of his forearm and adjusted the position so that he could touch the handle with just a move of his hand.

Weapons are prohibited from entering school.

This dagger made of star beast bones was made by Zhou Bai after he brought the materials into the academy and slowly polished it for Yun Fuyu to use for self-defense.

The Star Beast Bone Blade is an excellent material for conducting offensive mental power, but Yun Fuyu, as an affinity-type mental power user, can only use its simplest cold weapon function, and its effect is greatly reduced.

But it's better than being unarmed.

*

"Spear of Fenrir", as its name suggests, is a club established by students of the Fenrir family at the First Military Academy. It accommodates the noble children of Fenrir's affiliated families and recruits outstanding civilians in the jurisdiction of Yuangu Tower and Yunya Tower.

A small portion of the club's funding comes from the First Military Academy. Of course, this "small portion" of unified funding is far more than the club funding of ordinary schools.

Most of it comes from the high supply from the Fenrir family, which is continuous and enough for the society to freely carry out any activities, even more than enough to support several top mercenary teams.

Therefore, many freshmen among the common people are willing to make friends with the nobles and join their associations.

Without a doubt, this is the fastest way to move up in rank.

There are many islands scattered around the main island of the First Military Academy.

The "Spear of Fenrir" society is located on one of the islands, surrounded by the sea and offering excellent scenery. The island is fully equipped with wind and wave protection, and is connected to the main island only by a floating bridge at sea level.

Unlike the artificial main island, this natural island is surrounded by soft white sand beaches. Many rare plants have been transplanted for scenery, mainly tropical plants.

Sometimes the owner will transplant plants from other climates on a whim.

Most of them are not suitable for survival in the center of the sapphire sea, but under the careful care of professional gardeners, they are still full of vitality and lush green.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the sky gradually darkened, the clear blue sea was calm, and a hint of lavender sunset remained on the horizon, transitioning from far to near into a rich deep blue.

The guild hall building in the center of the island was brightly lit, lighting up the night sky.

The first floor is where the dinner party is held.

The floor is more than ten meters high, and human figures are faintly visible through the arched floor-to-ceiling glass windows with intricate and exquisite carvings.

As soon as eight o'clock arrived, the light gradually dimmed, becoming soft and dim.

It's called a dinner party, but it's actually a cocktail party.

Waiters in black suits shuttled around carrying trays.

The entire wall next to the bar is filled with valuable liquors. The bartenders wipe the glasses quietly and only ask the guests in a low voice about their requests when the waiter comes over.

There are several dark sofa booths in the center of the banquet hall, arranged in a circle around the middle.

Just after eight o'clock, the place was almost full.

A guy with a crew cut and wearing a black jacket was sitting on the sofa.

He is tall, with a slightly dark complexion, well-defined bones, slightly raised eyebrows, and slightly droopy eyes.

He has an eyebrow pierced on the left side, which makes him look fierce.

He sat on the soft, sagging sofa, unable to stretch his arms and legs. Feeling a little annoyed, he kicked the person next to him, asking him to move up the higher sofa.

In fact, there was an empty sofa, but no one sat there.

Everyone knows who this position is reserved for.

"Is the boss not here yet?" the fierce-looking man with the pierced eyebrows spoke, his gangster-like air becoming even stronger.

Zheng Lianchuan, the man with glasses who followed Adrian at the beginning of the school year, put on a hypocritical smile when he heard this.

"Why don't you go and urge them?"

The man with the eyebrow nail instantly lost his momentum: "That's not a rush."

The guy with the eyebrow piercing is Cui Jue, one of the three people behind Adrian at the beginning of the school year.

The sixth of the ten laurel seats, he has a bad temper and few inner court students dare to mess with him.

The reason why he was reluctant to urge Adrian was simple - Adrian's temper was worse than his.

When they first met as children, Cui Jue was beaten black and blue for provoking Adrian. He returned to the Cui family in disgrace and never defeated Adrian in the next ten years.

But Cui Jue is a straightforward person who unconditionally worships the strong. So after repeated defeats, he has become obsessed with following Adrian's orders and is now considered one of Adrian's right-hand men.

Of course, as the self-appointed right-hand man, Adrian didn't really need anyone else to fight for him.

"It's already 8:15. What's that new student's name, Yun... uh... Yun Fuyu? He hasn't arrived yet? I want to see what time he arrives."

Cui Jue looked at his watch unhappily, then frowned and wondered,

"Why go to all this trouble? There's a gambling arrangement and a drinking party. I thought the boss would just beat him up, but he didn't? Has the boss been improving himself these past few years?"

Zheng Lianchuan pushed his glasses.

He was used to wearing a pair of plain glasses to hide his eyes. He could pretend to be smiling in front of others, but to Cui Jue, he looked sinister.

"Maybe it's because you're not as pretty as others."

Cui Jue became even more annoyed, and his fingers tapped impatiently on the armrest of the sofa.

When talking to Zheng Lianchuan, he would get choked nine out of ten sentences. Cui Jue would want to turn around and leave after saying just a few words.

But Cui Jue doesn't want to pay attention to people who are weaker than him.

Among the ten crowns, Zheng Lianchuan ranked fifth, and his overall score was slightly higher than Cui Jue.

Mainly in tactics.

The only person who is stronger than Cui Jue and willing to chat with him is probably Zheng Lianchuan, who is also Adrian's subordinate.

A boy with delicate and cute looks just took two cocktails from the waiter's tray, put one in front of himself, and was not in a hurry to drink it. Instead, he picked up the other one and handed it to Zheng Lianchuan.

The boy was dressed like a doll, his black overalls only reaching mid-thigh.

Zheng Lianchuan put his arms around his slender waist.

The boy leaned on Zheng Lianchuan's shoulder, held the cup and fed him wine.

Soon, the wine soaked his clothes.

Cui Jue watched them getting closer and closer, and said frantically:

"No, wait a minute? Is he of age?"

Zheng Lianchuan turned a deaf ear to him, took a sip of wine, grabbed the boy's hair on the back of his head and kissed him.

The boy's face quickly turned red after being given a sip of strong liquor.

Cui Jue's fierce face was about to crack: "Can't you find a place where there is no one???"

Breaking the kiss, the boy chuckled drunkenly, "Of course I'm an adult."

Cui Jue breathed a sigh of relief, but was not completely reassured.

Adrian has always been annoyed by nobles with chaotic private lives.

Sometimes when he's in a bad mood, he'll randomly beat someone up for something like this. If Adrian gets upset later, it's not impossible that he'll beat Cui Ju up too.

Normally, when the chief is present, Zheng Lianchuan is very restrained and will not let such shameful things happen in front of the chief. I don't know why he went crazy today.

The Zheng family is full of romantic scandals.

Adrian was unhappy and made the Zheng family suffer a lot.

But the current head of the family, Adrian's father, doesn't care much about these things and still relies heavily on the Zheng family.

It was purely because Zheng Lianchuan was clear-headed in his official duties, had some sense in his private life, was strong and loyal that he was able to gain Adrian's approval.

Zheng Lianchuan smiled: "It's okay, just playing around, I'm just a civilian."

After saying that, she casually pushed the boy aside as if the intimate behavior between the two of them just now was an illusion.

The boy was not angry. He continued to drink the glass of wine without any care and walked to the sofa on the other side and sat down with a smile.

Next to Shi Ling.

From just now on, Shi Ling felt uncomfortable all over.

The boy who kissed Zheng Lianchuan was also from a commoner family. Similar to Shi Ling, he was sent to the Zheng family by his parents because of his affinity-type mental talent, and was enrolled in school as a tutor.

The difference is that this boy is much more extraordinary than Shi Ling. He can be regarded as a socialite in the circle and has unclear relationships with many nobles.

The boy noticed Shi Ling's awkwardness and asked him with a smile, "Why, you haven't seen it before?"

Shi Ling was discovered by him and shook his head a little embarrassedly, with the temperature on his face still not subsiding.

Behind the embarrassment lies anxiety.

He was given to the Fenrir family as a gift by the Xie family. He is a "high-level counselor" who can provide spiritual counseling to Master Fenrir.

From the perspective of outsiders, Adrian always treated Shi Ling preferentially, taking him with him on everything, and they had a close relationship.

Only Shi Ling himself knew that, let alone spiritual counseling, Master Adrian was too lazy to respond even to ordinary greetings, and kept him at a distance.

This banquet was actually held by the Fenrir family to select a dedicated tutor for the young master.

There were many friendly psychics sitting scattered around the field, including nobles and commoners.

The head of the family had been urging him for many years, and Master Adrian had always refused, but this time he suddenly agreed.

Maybe he was annoyed by the urging.

The job of Young Master's tutor should have fallen firmly on Shi Ling's head, but -

Why was Yun Fuyu also invited?

Yun Fuyu, B-level, is completely different from Adrian, who is SSS-level. It is impossible to provide any mental counseling!

Could it be that Master Adrian really fell in love with him?

This is why Shi Ling has been anxious for several days.

Master Adrian is so unpredictable. He gives me special treatment that no one else has, but he never goes any further.

A friend comforted Shi Ling, "The other recommended counselors didn't even get superficial special treatment. You must be different in the eyes of the chief."

But if Master Adrian was suddenly snatched away by Yun Fuyu, how would the Xie and Fenrir families deal with me? Would I end up like the boy today...

No, no, I'm A-level!

It can't be... Master Adrian can't always be in need of mental counseling. I will still have a chance when the time comes.

Shi Ling could only comfort himself in this way.

*

The other side.

Yun Fuyu did not arrive late on purpose.

I have already agreed to attend the dinner, there is no point in procrastinating any further. It is best to resolve any issues quickly.

Unexpectedly, Yun Fuyu was stopped at the entrance of the island.

Several boys stood on one side of the floating bridge, turned their backs to look at the scenery, and seemed not to notice Yun Fuyu.

When they were two or three meters apart, they suddenly turned around and blocked Yun Fuyu's way.

He paused.

Yun Fuyu looked up at the four tall boys.

"What's up?"

The leading boy's expression changed, with a mixture of sadness and affection.

"You abandoned me just to be with Master Fenrir?"

Yun Fuyu never expected this to happen: "...You got the wrong person."

The boy's expression was quite embarrassed, showing the helplessness and sadness of wanting to say something but not being able to, feeling betrayed. However, his hands moved without hesitation and he quickly grabbed Yun Fuyu's arm.

"Okay, I'm no match for Adrian, so why are you playing bothersome and keeping me and my friend hooked? Are you being fair to us?"

Yun Fuyu had already realized something was wrong and tried to shake him off, her expression and voice becoming even colder.

"Get out of the way. I don't have time to act with you."

The "friend" next to him also stood up at the right time: "Don't deny it, weren't you the one who asked him to meet up during the day and sent me a message in the middle of the night?"

The other two people also interjected, with very real expressions of anger on their faces:

"You scumbag, don't you feel ashamed? You still refuse to admit it, do you really think you can hide it? If it weren't for my brother's love affair..."

The waiter in the distance noticed the commotion and thought it was an emotional entanglement between noble students, so he stayed away.

The boys were big and strong, and their hands were like iron clamps tightly holding Yun Fuyu's arms.

The situation is not good.

Yun Fuyu also reacted quickly and moved Adrian out to make full use of him.

"Who asked you to come? Don't you know that Chief Adrian specially invited me to the banquet? If I hadn't shown up, do you think he would have followed the clues and found out who was behind you... Ugh!"

The boy blocked Yun Fuyu's mouth with his knuckles and pinched her cheeks with his fingers. The pain made Yun Fuyu want to open her mouth and bite him, but her jaw was also pinched tightly.

The four of them easily dragged Yun Fuyu up and walked along the floating bridge trail towards the beach at the edge of the island.

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