Chapter 31 Extra~Celebration: The trees are full of morning sun, and the dew is shining.

The beautiful trees are bathed in the morning sun, and the dew is shining brightly.

The Theological Society's sea of hibiscus blossoms was festooned with lights and colorful ribbons dangling from the branches, swaying in the morning breeze. Within the sea of flowers, students from the College of Arts came and went, laughing and discussing something.

Li Yian, who had just handed over the big problem of Mu Yang to Li Xuan and rushed to the Theological Society for class, looked at the group of beautiful boys and girls in the College of Arts with a confused look on his face, not sure what holiday it was today.

Soon, she saw several classmates from the martial arts academy gnashing their teeth while peeping at the beauty from the arts academy behind the rockery.

The rough-hewn student from the martial arts academy waved Li Yian over as soon as he saw her. Li Yian pointed at herself, puzzled, and the student stamped his feet, nodded, and waved his hands even more vigorously to beckon her over.

Li Yian hurried over and saw the martial arts students looking at her solemnly, their eyes red and moist. They said to her solemnly, "Li Yian! Over the years, our martial arts students have never been included in the Theological Society's friendship celebrations. It's all because we are so ugly that those beautiful girls from the liberal arts school never even look at us. Now is the time to change the history of martial arts students being despised and marginalized! And this important task belongs to you!"

"Ah." Li Yian was a little confused. "What friendship celebration?"

One of the students from the martial arts academy, named Aquan, looked at Li Yian with a look of deep sorrow. "This is a friendship celebration unique to the Theological Society! It's a tradition that has been established by the High Priest for decades. It's held annually for students to exchange gifts, bond, and make new friends. Most people also treat this celebration as a courtship festival, giving gifts and expressing their feelings to the person they're attracted to."

After being reminded by Ah Quan, Li Yian suddenly remembered that the Liberal Arts College held a grand event like this every year. However, that event had nothing to do with the Martial Arts College, so Li Yian had never paid attention to it.

Ah Quan gritted his teeth as he stared at the beauty from the Arts Academy in the sea of flowers across from him. "This is clearly a celebration for the entire Theological Society. Why don't they invite anyone from our Martial Academy? Damn it!" He suddenly turned his gaze to Li Yian. "Li Yian, at least you're pretty. You must represent us in this year's celebration!"

"Huh?" Li Yian turned around and tried to leave after hearing this, but was grabbed by several classmates from the martial arts academy.

"Li Yian!" They were almost about to burst into tears. "You don't have to do anything, just dress up nicely and walk under the hibiscus tree for two hours. Even if you don't say anything, let those arrogant scholars from the literary academy hit you up. Then you can give them a hard look and tell them you're from the martial arts academy. Let them know that not all martial arts students are so ugly..."

When talking about this, the students from the martial arts academy shed tears of sadness.

Li Yian struggled continuously and finally shook them off. Just as he was about to run, they grabbed his legs and he had to limp forward, dragging his classmate who weighed several hundred pounds behind him.

"Li Yian! If you agree to participate, how about we take your shift tonight and help you take care of Mu Yang?"

Li Yian, who was running at full speed, suddenly stopped and asked, "Really?"

Several students from the martial arts academy jumped up, raised their hands, and promised, "A gentleman's word is as good as gold!"

"Deal!" Li Yian high-fived them without hesitation.

Thinking that she could get rid of Mu Yang for one night, even if she had to go to the Hibiscus Sea and be a log for two hours, it wouldn't matter! She hadn't been able to sleep well for several nights.

Every late night, Mu Yang always looked around looking for something. He was very energetic and had no desire to sleep at all. However, he couldn't find what he was looking for, so he went to the bookshelf to pick up a book to read. It would take another hour or two, and he would look around from time to time while reading.

Li Yian, who was hiding in the dark, felt so angry that he almost vomited blood.

He stayed up in the middle of the night, and that kept her awake too! People like Mu Yang should be taken to the target shooting range.

Several students from the martial arts academy looked at Li Yian, who was wearing a short black martial arts uniform, a high ponytail, and a headband, and shook their heads. "But you don't look good now. You're too rough."

Li Yian touched his face and asked, "What should I do?"

They pushed Li Yian to the edge of the rockery, and together took off her headband and untied her high ponytail. Suddenly, her long hair fell down like a waterfall, and her delicate facial features made her look a little weak and fragile.

Several students from the martial arts academy were stunned when they saw Li Yian's delicate and delicate appearance for the first time. However, Li Yian's stern and serious expression made them roll their eyes. "Li Yian, can you relax a little and smile a little? I'm not asking you to kill the enemy and attack the city."

"Oh." Li Yian straightened his face and forced a dry smile.

The students from the martial arts academy lit up their eyes and gave a thumbs-up. "Damn, if I looked like you, I'd walk sideways outside and not even close the door when I shower."

Ah Quan pinched his chin and looked at Li Yian. "But, you need to put some rouge on your lips to look more feminine. Li Yian, do you have any rouge?"

"No, no..." Li Yian was a little embarrassed by his question.

A few rough guys scratched their heads, looking around, planning to catch a beauty from the Academy of Literature and rob her of some rouge. Li Yian, seeing their bad intentions, quickly suggested, "Why don't you go to the kitchen and get some chili peppers to put on your lips? The spiciness will make them red."

Her words provoked a unanimous scorn from several martial arts academy students, "Stop it."

Finally, with no other options left, A Quan ran to the sea of flowers and plucked a hibiscus flower, bringing it to Li Yian and asking her to hold it. Dressed in black, with her long, flowing hair, Li Yian held a pink hibiscus flower in both hands. Her aloof demeanor was neutralized by the delicate pink of the flower, making her appear cool and delicate, even more beautiful than the flower.

Li Yian was pushed out of the rockery. She turned around to look at her martial arts school classmates, who kept clenching their fists to cheer her up, "Li Yian! Don't bring shame to our martial arts school!"

"Cough." Li Yian clenched his fist and put it to his mouth and coughed dryly. He straightened his face and walked quickly towards the sea of hibiscus flowers.

As someone with social anxiety, she was most terrified of large crowds. She kept a straight face as she made her way through the crowds, slowly skirting the sea of flowers. She could smell the fragrance everywhere: incense, flowers, and all sorts of delicate scents. Only those in the Academy of Arts would wear perfumed powder, a faint, alluring scent.

She could hear the people in the Arts School laughing and discussing gifts for their crushes. Along the way, she heard "Mu Yang" countless times. Had Mu Yang's Mary Sue charm reached the Theology Club? So many people wanted to give him gifts. Besides being a bit gentle, having good grades, and looking a bit handsome, what charm did he have?

Li Yian was secretly complaining in her heart, when she suddenly heard someone say behind her, "Classmate?"

Amidst the clamor, the voice was muffled and indistinct. Li Yian ignored it, thinking it was the boy behind her trying to flirt with someone, and continued walking forward.

"Classmate? Please wait a moment!" It was that voice again, and the voice was clear and sunny.

As Li Yian ignored him and continued walking forward, a young man in a white academy uniform with gold trim quickly walked up to Li Yian and handed her a small, beautifully wrapped box. He said sheepishly, "This is a gift for you."

Li Yian was startled and stepped back. She stared at the small gift box in front of her, her eyes slowly moving upwards, taking in the man's delicate Adam's apple and soft chin, then his handsome, sunny face. He wore a bright, yet slightly shy, smile, his lips rosy and his teeth white. His smile wasn't as beautiful, feminine, or androgynous as Mu Yang's, but his was warm as the sun.

The person standing in front of her was a tall young stranger.

Being stopped by a stranger for the first time, Li Yian looked back anxiously at the martial arts academy students on the other side of the rockery. They were busy bowing and urging her to hurry up. They were even mouthing, "Don't bring shame to the martial arts academy."

Li Yian swallowed silently, trying to calm himself down, and forced a dry smile, "Thank you." After that, he took the gift from the man, bowed respectfully, and then stood up.

She didn't know what to say for a moment, and her face flushed with nervousness. She turned stiffly and prepared to leave, but suddenly remembered something and said hurriedly, "I'm a student at the Martial Academy."

The man was stunned when he saw Li Yian bowing respectfully. Now when he heard her say that she was a student of the Martial Arts Academy, he couldn't help but be surprised, "A student of the Martial Arts Academy?"

"Yes," Li Yian replied seriously, "You are welcome to come and socialize with the students of the Martial Arts Academy."

After saying that, she turned around and left stiffly. She felt a little relieved that she hadn't lost face for the martial arts academy.

But then she heard the man behind her quicken his pace and walk towards her side by side. He looked at Li Yian with a smile and said, "I didn't expect there would be such a beautiful and elegant girl in the martial arts academy. My name is Cheng Qiu. We have a grand party here tonight. I really hope you can come."

Li Yian nodded at him and said, "Thank you. My name is Li Yian. I'll find time to come over. The students in our martial arts academy are always easygoing and easy to get along with."

Her serious words made Cheng Qiu laugh out loud, his laughter was hearty and his eyes were bright. He said, "I still have to organize some activities later, so I'll go get busy first. I look forward to seeing you tonight."

Li Yian nodded and bowed to him again.

Cheng Qiu smiled again, imitated her, bowed to her, and quickly left. However, because Li Yian was approached by Cheng Qiu, some students from the College of Arts noticed her. They saw that she had a cool temperament and delicate features. Even without makeup, she was still beautiful. Her long hair like a waterfall gave her a somewhat otherworldly temperament.

Several girls from the Arts College ran up and looked at Li Yian with bright eyes. "Classmate, I just heard you tell Brother Cheng Qiu that you are a student from the Martial Arts College, right?"

Since crossing over, Li Yian had never been approached by a girl and had always lived among rough men. Now surrounded by beautiful girls from the literary academy, he was a little flattered. "I am."

She quickly looked at her martial arts school classmates who were hiding behind the rockery. She saw those martial arts school classmates biting their hands, looking at her with tears in their eyes, and constantly signaling her with their eyes to not be timid and hurry up.

Li Yian retracted his gaze, cleared his throat, and said, "Welcome to the martial arts academy for a get-together. We are always easygoing and easy to get along with."

Several girls stared at her with bright eyes. "You're so cute!" They all thrust their gifts at Li Yian. Perhaps girls are always more friendly to other girls, as they grabbed her hands without restraint. "Are all the students at the martial arts academy as pretty as you?"

Li Yian's rough hands were grasped by soft and delicate hands. Her pretty face flushed instantly and she answered hesitantly, "Yes, yes, they all look... okay."

Several girls shouted excitedly again. Their bright and beautiful smiles infected Li Yian, causing him to curl his lips slightly.

Girls are indeed cute. No wonder those rough guys from the martial arts academy always hide behind the rockery to spy on the girls from the arts academy.

Mu Yang, who was not far away, stared blankly at Li Yian who was surrounded by several girls and boys. Her smile was shy and gentle, something he had never seen before.

In the vast sea of flowers, he could see Li Yian in the crowd at a glance. He originally wanted to go over and talk to her, but Li Yian never looked at him, and there were also boys and girls trying to talk to her.

"Mu Yang, this is a gift for you." "Mu Yang, can we be friends?" "Mu Yang..."

Surrounded by the crowd, Mu Yang withdrew his gaze and smiled as he thanked the girls in front of him one by one. Yuan Han, who was standing next to him, helped him hold the pile of gifts and muttered somewhat unwillingly, "Why didn't anyone give me a gift? Is it because I'm a child?"

Mu Yang thanked his classmates one by one and was about to go over to Li Yian, but when he looked up, she was gone. He looked around again and saw Li Yian walking towards the martial arts academy with an armful of gifts. Several martial arts students jumped out from the rockery, patted her shoulders and said something to her.

Mu Yang hurriedly handed the gift in his hand to Yuan Han and walked quickly towards the martial arts academy.

Beside the rockery, A Quan and the others looked at Li Yian, who had returned with a full load, and were so relieved that they almost cried. "Hey, Li Yian, I thought you'd be ridiculed by those arrogant, weaklings from the Academy of Literature when you went there, but I didn't expect you to actually bring honor to us."

Li Yian appears to be cold, doesn't like to smile, and can't speak. Despite having such a bad personality, why do those people with weird aesthetic tastes in the Academy of Literature unexpectedly like Li Yian?

Li Yian's heart was pounding because he was surrounded by a group of people from the School of Literature, and it hasn't calmed down yet.

She knew that the reason so many people noticed her later was largely due to Cheng Qiu. The name Cheng Qiu was unfamiliar, and it obviously didn't appear in the novel, but he seemed to be a well-liked leader of the College of Arts, similar to a student union cadre?

Being praised by A Quan and the others, Li Yian waved his hands guiltily, "I'm just lucky. I also did what you said and brought honor to the martial arts academy." After a pause, he put on a serious face, "Mu Yang is yours tonight, don't cheat."

Ah Quan and the others raised their hands quickly. "Don't worry. However, we won't fulfill our promise until the people from the Academy of Literature invite us to the celebration. We need to confirm whether you are really willing to bring honor to us."

Upon hearing this, Li Yian realized that he had been cheated. He was so angry that he pointed at them and shouted "you you you" a few times, but he couldn't utter any curse words.

Seeing her face flushed, Ah Quan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Forget it, forget it. With the way we look, they probably won't invite us. We'll help you take care of Mu Yang tonight."

Li Yian was stunned for a moment. Seeing their bitter smiles, he felt a little lost for a moment.

In fact, the men in the martial arts academy were not ugly, they were just average-looking. If they were on the street, they would be just average. But if they were in the theological society, they would be extremely low-level.

The men in the martial arts academy are no less attractive than the delicate beauties in the arts academy, but they have always been at the bottom of the theological society, despised and marginalized.

If she didn't have the appearance of the original owner Li Yian, she would probably be marginalized like A Quan and the others, right?

Although she didn't care about these things. She didn't care about other people's opinions or whether others liked her, but she knew that Aquan and the others cared about it.

"Hey, Li Yian, look at Mu Yang's mountain of gifts." A Quan's sudden voice woke Li Yian up.

Li Yian followed the direction Ah Quan pointed and looked towards a corner of the sea of flowers. There were piles of gifts, and people were still coming there to give gifts.

Ah Quan pointed at the dozen or so gift boxes that Li Yian had placed on the ground and said, "Li Yian, look at you..."

Ah Quan's vague sigh made veins pop out on Li Yian's forehead. The melancholy in his heart disappeared instantly, and he felt the same inferiority and gnashing of teeth as the men in the martial arts academy.

Charming, powerful and strong warriors like them have no one following them, while those weak and superficial people in the literary academy are fanatically admired. What a fucking world of appearance-obsession!

"Cousin!" A gentle, soft voice echoed from a distance. A handsome young man in white was looking at her with a charming smile, his eyebrows curved, and a beautiful smile. He held an exquisite gift box in his hands and was about to say something.

Li Yian glared at him and said, "It's no big deal to have a lot of gifts. Humph." After saying this sourly, he turned and left.

Mu Yang held the gift box in his hand in a daze, looking at Li Yian who was walking away in confusion. He then turned his head to look at several martial arts school classmates, "What did I do wrong?"

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