Chapter 27 Where Did the Help Come From?
Lu Jinlan was taken aback for a moment, "Did I say I bought it? I said I'd take it."
Xiang Ruzhen said urgently, "You are a top student of the Royal Academy, you can't..."
Lu Jinlan laughed and said, "Just kidding. I'll leave the money behind when I take it. I'm leaving now."
With that, Lu Jinlan waved his hand and quickly disappeared into the night.
Actually, leaving school without permission is a serious crime, and it can be very difficult to deal with if caught. But fortunately, the elderly women on duty at the school are all quite old, and with the dean away these past few days, they've become even lazier, patrolling only a few times a night, making them less likely to be discovered.
Before dawn, Lu Jinlan quietly returned to the school and woke up Lin Cheng, who was dozing in the kitchen.
"Look, aren't they exactly the same?"
Rin nodded happily, "This is it."
He put the earthenware pot back, and Lu Jinlan handed him a hot brown paper package.
Rin Cheng opened it and found it was a freshly baked pork guokui. It was not only piping hot but also oozing oil. The outer skin was crispy, the filling was juicy, and it crumbled with every bite.
Lu Jinlan said, "It's still early. Let's eat and then go back for a nap."
Lin Cheng hurriedly asked, "Have you eaten?"
“Of course.” Lu Jinlan proudly shook her heavy sleeve. “This place tastes good. I brought the whole pot back to feed the few mouths in the dorm.”
Since the falling out with the student council, Room 106 has become a lawless zone, and no one dares to check the dorms. But Lu Jinlan hardly went back all night, which is quite rare.
People who practice martial arts have naturally keen hearing. When she pushed the door open, almost everyone propped themselves up to take a look.
Lu Jinlan coughed, "I brought breakfast for everyone. Don't tell anyone after you eat it."
She gave each of them two guokui (a type of flatbread) to shut them up. The remaining stack was left for Ruzhen and Wuxin.
As if by magic, Lu Jinlan produced a bag of steamed buns and two fried dough sticks.
"It's burning hot! Eat it while it's hot, and then rest quickly. We have a riding and archery test today."
The three of them barely slept all night, squeezing onto one bed with their eyes closed, and falling asleep while eating.
Luckily, they're young and full of energy. Sixteen or seventeen-year-olds have no idea what it means to feel powerless.
I slept for less than an hour, and when I opened my eyes I went straight to the archery range. Once I got on the horse, I was like a madman.
Although it was just a small test, based on their usual performance, the top tier has basically been established.
Lu Jinlan once thought that if this were a talent show, like "Produce 100" or "You Are the One," then all the popular contestants in their dormitory 106 would definitely be able to sweep all the debut spots.
These eight people, number 106, are all highly competitive, each with their own strengths and pride. They all earn respect through their abilities.
In this quiz, the eight students automatically stood together. It was a game of skill, and no one wanted to be dragged down by someone with poor grades, so the result was unsurprisingly first place.
At the end of the day, I wasn't tired at all. On the way back to the dormitory, I even sang a triumphant song, feeling extremely excited.
However, the moment they pushed open the door, all eight of them were dumbfounded.
The bedding was all thrown on the ground, trampled and filthy. The trunks were smashed and overturned, and the clothes were torn to shreds. All the household items were smashed to pieces, even the bed was pushed askew, with several planks falling off, as if it had just experienced a major disaster.
Everyone stood there, stunned, as if in a dream.
Yan Wuxin caught a whiff of wine and instantly woke up. "Oh no! My secret stash of fine wine!"
She crawled under the bed, sobbing as she pulled out half of a broken jar. "Oh dear, I went through so much trouble to bring this in. I was just thinking we'd drink it tonight to celebrate. Who was the heartless person who smashed the whole jar? Most of the good wine is ruined."
Everyone rushed to their boxes, and the room was filled with wails.
"My snacks!"
"My jade pendant!"
"This cup of mine is a top-quality imperial porcelain piece, how did it end up shattered into pieces?"
Xiang Ruzhen angrily picked up a tattered outer robe, her brows furrowed with regret. "This is the winter coat my father sewed for me when I left Mianzhou. The fur on the collar is from a silver fox that my mother hunted. Winter hasn't even arrived yet, but I can't wear this coat."
Lu Jinlan patted her shoulder reassuringly, "Don't be sad, we must avenge this."
Yan Wuxin sniffed and said angrily, "It must be those people from the student council."
Lu Jinlan nodded. "Of course we learned it. Besides the student council, who else would dare? Besides the student council, who else would hate us so much?"
Yan Yu stared at the broken jade pendant in his hand and said in a muffled voice, "I heard that the student council members were injured last night and most of them took sick leave today. Only they have time. But we have no evidence, and I'm afraid they won't admit it even if we go to them."
Ling Zhaoren kicked over the crooked chair, yelling, "If you don't acknowledge me, then hit me!"
Lu Jinlan frowned. "Calm down, let me think. Let's go see if the other dorms have been affected. One of the people who protested with us last time was named Xiao Huangque. She also took sick leave today. I'll go ask her."
Xiang Ruzhen: "I'll go with you."
As soon as the two turned around, dozens of classmates rushed up and blocked the dormitory door, chattering, "Our dormitory was smashed! It was the student council who did it!"
Lu Jinlan took a look and recognized them as the people who had walked out of the auditorium with them that day.
She hurriedly asked, "Has anyone seen it?"
Little Yellow Magpie squeezed through the crowd. "I saw it. The student council president and vice president personally led the group to do it. I just went up to ask a question, and Han Li slapped me. I'm waiting for you to come back and stand up for me."
The crowd looked at her swollen face and couldn't help but feel indignant.
Chu Yishu rolled up her sleeves. "Damn it, this is going too far! What do you suggest we do?"
Lu Jinlan gritted her teeth, "It seems the student council's underhanded tactics failed, so they're coming out in the open. They're going to settle accounts with us today, and we can't back down. Let's go! Let's settle accounts with the student council too!"
"Walk!"
The call was met with immediate and enthusiastic support. Everyone was eager to call upon their friends and companions, with some shouting all the way, "Let's go! Hurry up and keep up!"
"Stop tidying up, let's go settle accounts with the student council!"
"Come on, all of you! Anyone who backs down is a son of a bitch!"
Today's situation is vastly different from the day we first arrived. We're in a class of one hundred, and after seven or eight days of classes together, we've all gotten to know each other well. Class 106 is widely recognized as a gathering place for the strong; when people encounter problems, they instinctively follow in the footsteps of the strong.
Moreover, Lu Jinlan was exceptionally talented, Xiang Ruzhen was upright, and Yan Wuxin was easygoing and humorous. The three of them were very popular and highly respected in the class.
The group emerged from the freshmen dormitory area; it wasn't forty-odd people, but over sixty. Those who hadn't followed them out of the auditorium last time had come to help this time.
Lu Jinlan walked at the front, with Xiang Ruzhen and Yan Wuxin on either side. Yan Wuxin was also holding her beloved half-jar of wine in her arms.
Lu Jinlan: "Why are you holding it?"
Yan Wuxin said angrily, "I'm going to personally slam this broken jar onto Jin Yihuai's head, and then I'll make her drink it!"
As more and more people followed, Xiang Ruzhen couldn't help but whisper, "With so many people, if they start fighting, the world will really descend into chaos."
Lu Jinlan said in a deep voice, "It's good that things are in chaos. Anyway, the student council has been all-powerful in our academy for a long time, and I've been fed up with it for a long time. If things aren't chaotic, we'll just get bullied. It's good that things are in chaos, so we can set new rules!"
The group crossed the long bridge with great momentum and arrived at the student union dormitory area.
Seeing that they were up to no good, the upperclassmen quickly dodged. Chu Yishu grabbed one of them, "Where are the student council guys?"
The man quickly replied, "They went to eat together. I'm not in the student council, so it has nothing to do with me."
Xiang Ruzhen: "Let her go, we won't implicate innocent people."
Lu Jinlan sneered, "They went to eat? They still have the appetite to eat. But this gives us time to get our revenge."
Lu Jinlan kicked open Jin Yihuai's door and flipped over her bed to find the student council roster, which listed names, dormitories, and bed numbers.
Lu Jinlan licked her lips. "Classmates, let's give them a taste of their own medicine. Smash this list!"
Everyone shouted in unison, "Smash it! Smash it hard!"
Everyone had been holding back for days and was really getting worked up. This time, they didn't have to hold back anymore and smashed the student council's dormitory to pieces, making it even worse than their own dormitory. They finally got their revenge.
After Yan Wuxin smashed the wine jar, Xiang Ruzhen picked up her half of the jar again. She washed her hands in the jar and said to Lu Jinlan, "We've settled this score. Why don't we hold back when we see them? I'll talk to them, and we can all just let it go."
Lu Jinlan remained noncommittal, saying, "Let's talk face to face. I don't think these student council members understand human language at all."
I don't know when these people will come back, but they'll definitely come knocking on my door when they do.
So Lu Jinlan said, "Let's go back first and wait for them to come looking for us."
The group was in a hurry to head back home when, by sheer coincidence, they ran into the student council members returning from dinner as they crossed the long bridge.
It was already dark by then, and from a distance, they could only see a dark shadow. The person in front of them was carrying a lantern, and they only realized it was each other when they got closer.
The two sides were like sworn enemies, their eyes blazing with hatred; the air thick with tension. They were practically ready to fight.
Xiang Ruzhen quickly stepped in front, "Don't make a move, listen to me first. You smashed our dorms, so we'll smash yours. We'll call it even, and then we won't interfere with each other anymore, okay?"
Jin Yihuai's eyes widened in surprise. "What? You guys smashed up our dorm room?"
Xiang Ruzhen argued, "You smashed our things first, so it's not unreasonable for us to return the favor, is it?"
Han Li: "Stop wasting time talking to them, everyone attack together!"
Xiang Ruzhen grabbed Han Li's raised fist. "Don't fight! Can't we reason with each other first?"
Yan Wuxin stepped forward, holding the jar, and said, "Jin Yihuai, come here right now!"
Xiang Ruzhen was holding one person on each side, trying to calm things down, when Jin Yihuai stepped forward and kicked Yan Wuxin.
Xiang Ruzhen took a deep breath, "Are you deaf? I'll let you reason with me first!"
Enraged, Xiang Ruzhen swung her fist and punched Jin Yihuai squarely in the face, sending him sprawling to the ground. With a crack, half a wine jar followed and slammed down on top of him.
The two sides immediately engaged in a chaotic battle, turning a wooden bridge less than fifty meters long into a fighting arena. About a hundred people were fighting fiercely on it.
Lu Jinlan's side had more people and quickly gained the upper hand. The water flowing under the bridge was the moat, and people were falling in with a splash, like dumplings being dropped into a pot.
The freshmen overwhelmed the enemy and were almost at the other side of the bridge when Lu Jinlan suddenly heard Chu Yishu say, "The student council is coming to help! Everyone be careful!"
The group rushed forward and started punching him. Lu Jinlan was secretly surprised: Helpers? Where did the student council get helpers? Do so many people enjoy aiding and abetting evil?
Yan Wuxin grabbed Lu Jinlan and whispered, "Oh no, we've hit the wrong person!"
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