Chapter 49
Although formal classes had already begun, the weekly rigorous training remained on the schedule. The teachers were still keen to tap into the students' "potential." As the sun finally began to set, the physical education teacher mercifully announced that the day's training was over.
At this time, the students were lying all over the ground, breathing more out than in.
"I have good news to announce to everyone. We will have three days off starting tomorrow. You can arrange your activities freely."
"Yeah..." A weak cheer.
"It's only been three days..."
"Hmm? From what you guys are saying, you don't want to take a holiday. Fine, then, I'll apply to add extra time for you tomorrow..."
Human potential is enormous. Before the physical education teacher uttered the last word, everyone, despite their aching muscles, leaped to their feet and cried out in unison, "Thank you, teacher! Thank you, school! Thank you, leaders! Long live the holiday!"
"Good, very energetic!" the PE teacher was very satisfied. "As usual, anyone who hasn't left the playground within ten minutes will stay and practice. Dismissed!"
So the students ran away in all kinds of strange postures.
"That's great. I actually have a day off tomorrow." Zhu Changan was a little excited.
"What are your plans for tomorrow?" Mo Xuanji looked at his companions, a subtle hint of anticipation in his eyes. Lately, he finally understood why his seniors were so keen on sparring. After all, fighting allowed them to consolidate their knowledge and experience, while also fostering closer ties with their classmates. So why not?
The system shook its head and sighed in its sea of consciousness: "I've been led astray without even realizing it, Jizi."
Shen Liuxue and Zhu Changan looked at each other with strange expressions.
"I, I plan to go to the library tomorrow." Zhu Changan's eyes were wandering and he moved his feet a little further away.
"I'm going to help out at the club tomorrow." Shen Liuxue crossed his arms with a smile on his face.
This meant a complete rejection. Although Mo Xuanji felt a little disappointed, she didn't force it. After all, her friends all had their own things to do.
"good."
"What are Xuanji's plans for tomorrow?" Shen Liuxue asked, and Zhu Changan beside her also cast a curious look.
Mo Xuanji didn't think much about it: "Let's go to the training room."
"Will you stay the full six hours?"
"Yeah." After all, I can only stay for six hours at most.
The usage time of the training room is limited. Each person can only apply once a day, and the usage time cannot exceed six hours.
At first, the students were puzzled by this. After all, such a stingy rule was not something a school could come up with. But as we all know, there is an outrageous story behind every strange rule.
It's said that a senior was tinkering with something in there and ended up blowing up the entire training room. Fortunately, it was class time, so not many people were using the training room. Those nearby were just startled.
From then on, the school established a rule: Beyond the six-hour usage limit, no finished or semi-finished items with large-scale lethality could be brought into the training room. Incidentally, six hours was exactly the time it would take to make such an item. As for that senior, it was said that he was still working part-time to pay off his school debts.
Arriving at the dormitory area, Shen Liuxue waved to them and left.
"Are there any important festivals recently?" Zhu Changan finally realized this belatedly.
"Tomorrow is Double Ninth Festival."
"Huh?" Zhu Changan, who had never celebrated the Double Ninth Festival since he was a child, made a confused sound.
Mo Xuanji was also a little puzzled. They had never had a Double Ninth Festival holiday in high school, let alone a three-day holiday. Could it be that Penglai Academy attached special importance to traditional festivals?
At this time, Ji Sheng was happily packing his belongings to take home. Hearing the two people's conversation, he poked his head out of the room and said, "Don't you know? Although it's just an ordinary festival for humans, it's very important to us demons!"
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The next day, Mo Xuanji entered the training room and focused his attention on Yu Heng. After Plan A, which was to spar with his friends, was abandoned, Mo Xuanji decided to implement Plan B—continue studying the spells on the bamboo slips.
Although the training room was only used briefly, it was good that we didn't have to worry about being disturbed by the outside world. A special mention must be made here to a certain senior student named Wang who was keen on climbing through the window instead of going through the main entrance.
When Liuliu saw his master open his eyes, he quickly jumped out of the bronze lamp and flew to Yuheng's hand.
"Chirp!" Someone is coming!
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a slow knock on the door, and the wind chimes on the door also made a few crisp sounds.
Mo Xuanji realized belatedly that since today was an important festival for the demon race, the authorities would probably send someone over.
He sighed resignedly and quickly got into the state.
Unexpectedly, the people who came this time were not official.
The young man, whom he had met once before, raised the gift box in his hand. He seemed a little embarrassed, his pale golden eyes meeting Yuheng's before quickly looking away, his head subconsciously tilted. Only then did Yuheng notice that he had a ruby earring in his right ear. As he turned his head, the gem reflected a fiery red light on his skin.
Like fire. For no apparent reason, this sentence suddenly popped up in her mind. Perhaps it was because the other person had a color she liked, Yu Heng inexplicably felt a little more favorable towards him.
"Hello." Yuheng gave him a gentle smile.
"...Hello. I'm You Lin." Perhaps out of nervousness, the young man lowered his head, not daring to look at him. His voice was a little weak at first, but after glancing at the gift box in his hand, he managed to gain some confidence: "I'm a clerk at Wanbaotang. Our boss sent this."
I see, so he's also a socially anxious person. Deep in Mo Xuanji's mind, a lightbulb suddenly lit up, and the look she gave You Lin became even more friendly.
"Is that Boss Yan?" Only those with social anxiety would understand the pain of it. Yuheng led him in sideways and then took the initiative to ask.
"It's not Yan...it's another boss." Sure enough, although he was still a little hesitant, You Lin was obviously relieved after coming in.
"Another boss?"
"Um."
Liuliu darted out from under their noses, rubbed against Youlin, and then dove headfirst into the incense burner beside him, with only a pair of round, beady eyes visible through the gap.
Yuheng poured the tea without stopping. After putting down the teapot, he tapped the lid of the incense burner with his fan and said, "Naughty."
“Chiu!”
You Lin's expression changed slightly, as if he was startled.
"I'm sorry, the child rarely sees strangers, so he was a little naughty for a while." Yuheng showed a helpless smile.
You Lin said nothing. He held the steaming cup of tea and drank it all in one gulp, as if he couldn't feel the heat. Yu Heng's hand froze in mid-air as he tried to stop him, then he calmly withdrew it.
Maybe people's physiques are different, and children may not be afraid of heat.
The next second, You Lin put down the teacup, his eyes filled with tears.
After all, you can still feel the heat!
We really don't have to fight to this extent, kid, it's okay if you let it cool down and drink it! Deep in his consciousness, Mo Xuanji, who empathized with his fellow socially anxious people, extended his hand to You Lin.
"Sorry, I should have come to say hello to you earlier." You Lin wiped away the tears caused by the burns without leaving a trace.
"Um?"
"After all, you are our boss too."
Yuheng gently shook the fan, but his heart was shocked.
What does it mean that "I" am also the owner? Whose owner? The owner of Wanbaotang? Who is the owner of whom? Is Yuheng the owner of Wanbaotang?
It's no wonder he reacted so strongly. It's as outrageous and shocking as if someone suddenly told you that you are a shareholder of the world's top 1 company.
System! What identity did you assign to Yuheng? Yuheng maintained a calm demeanor and frantically poked at the system in his sea of consciousness. However, the system seemed to be completely lost and remained silent.
"It's okay. Didn't we meet last time?" Yuheng smiled slightly while holding the teacup.
You Lin was stunned for a moment, then his cheeks flushed red as he realized what was happening. He knew what Yu Heng meant, of course. He had practically run away that time.
"I'm sorry. I was rude last time." He took out an exquisite food box from his storage container, placed it gently on the table, and lowered his head. "This is the Chongyang cake I made myself as an apology... I hope you don't mind."
Deep down, Mo Xuanji's hand trembled slightly as he held the water. He had intended to change the subject, to prevent You Lin from noticing something was amiss. After all, how could someone not know which industry they owned? He hadn't expected such a statement to give the child such a startling shock.
Look at this movement, it's so smooth. I guess he's rehearsed it in his mind many times.
"It's okay, I don't mind." Yuheng accepted the box of pastries while feeling his aching conscience.
For some reason, although the system was not here, its disdainful power seemed to have been passed on to Mo Xuanji. In addition, Yuheng had a bit of a disdainful nature to begin with, so after a brief moment of guilt, he quickly opened the door to a new world.
No wonder the system usually likes to tease him so much. Mo Xuanji gradually understood everything.
By the time he finally realized whether doing so was a bit unethical, You Lin's eyes were already red and he looked like he was about to cry.
"Sorry." Yuheng coughed lightly and covered half of his face with a fan.
It's hard to resist. If I tell you that I'm just teasing you, I'll definitely get beaten to death. Feeling guilty, Yuheng poured him another cup. To prevent the naive kid from guzzling it again, he quietly absorbed some of the heat.
Sure enough, You Lin picked up the teacup again and drank it all in one gulp, tears streaming down his face.
"Are you okay?" Yuheng showed a worried look. He raised his hand and conjured up a handkerchief and handed it to You Lin.
"I'm sorry, I drank too quickly and didn't pay attention to the temperature." You Lin took the handkerchief with both hands, tears falling from his eyes.
It's over, it's over, I really made him cry. Although You Lin said that he cried because of the heat, but how could Yu Heng not know whether the cup of tea was hot or not?
I deserve to die.
Not long after, You Lin said goodbye to Yu Heng. Before leaving, he looked at Yu Heng deeply and made a strange gesture, as if he was greeting her. "The weather has been bad recently, so please make sure to close the doors and windows."
Yuheng chuckled and nodded, and quickly realized that this was a reminder from Wanbaotang. He was afraid that some guys would make big moves recently.
"Huh? The person left so quickly?" The system suddenly popped up, almost scaring Mo Xuanji.
"system!"
"Hey, I didn't mean to. What was that guy doing here?"
"I'm here to give you a gift. Where have you been just now?" Mo Xuanji frowned, crossed his arms, and his whole body exuded an unhappy aura.
"Ahem, it's like this. It's a system upgrade. I didn't tell you in advance because I thought it wasn't a big deal."
"System upgrade?"
"That's right. But I can't tell you what's new now. You'll know later." The system said weakly, "Do you believe me?"
Mo Xuanji smiled faintly: "Do I believe it or not? I can't tell you now, you will know later."
The system burst into tears on the spot.
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