Chapter 25 I'm a person of equal skill (Bonus chapter with 8k nutrient solution)
Yu Sui's basic course still has three days left to finish.
After washing up and changing her clothes, she prepared to go out to the Yin-Yang School's No. 3 Study Hall.
As soon as Yu Sui opened the door, she saw Li Jinshuang come out as well. Li Jinshuang paused for a moment when she saw Yu Sui, then turned her gaze away and walked straight out.
"Shall we go to the study hall together?" Yu Sui asked.
Li Jinshuang did not answer and quickly left.
Yu Sui followed slowly behind. She was in a good mood and didn't feel any "urgency" or "anxiety" at all.
She used the Wind Listening Ruler on the way to scavenge information about today's "Leveling Challenge" from Taiyi's communication array.
The Wind-Listening Ruler has captured a lot of information, with all sorts of things said, but the most numerous are requests for blessings from various ancestral masters to ensure a smooth level-up and successful challenge.
Today's leveling challenge can be from D to C, from C to B, and from B to A.
It covers all disciples in the academy, once every two months, but does not include students who have just joined the academy for less than two months.
Because there were too many and too varied messages, Yu Sui extracted new key points and added the monitoring of "martial arts," which led to the following messages being seen:
"Brothers, tell me quickly, who are the martial arts arena disciples who are advancing to the top tier today?"
"Nine companies are included. There are too many people. We need to wait for a list."
"I only know Nian Qiuyan from Fangji's family, and Cang Shu from the farmer's family."
"Who is the military strategist?"
"I know who the military strategist is, it's Kong Yiyi!"
"What about the Yin-Yang School?"
"No, which martial arts practitioner would want to pursue a career in martial arts?"
“Even the wild geese of autumn can only guard other people’s homes; they can’t even guard their own.”
"Isn't that obvious? Nobody can protect their own home, but if you run into Nian Qiuyan, you're just out of luck."
"Brothers, I have some bad news. Mei Liangyu from the Ghost Dao family is also a martial arts arena disciple who is advancing to the top rank today."
"That's it, those who run into Mei Liangyu and Nian Qiuyan are all doomed."
"These two really don't hold back when they fight!"
"Weren't those two here to stop Wei Kun today?"
"Half of the disciples from the nine families came to stop Wei Kun today. He's the most unlucky one."
Yu Sui looked for a long time, memorizing the names and information of some people. She was a little surprised at what this Yin Yang School disciple Wei Kun had done to offend half of the disciples of the Nine Schools, who all rushed to stop him from leveling up today, as well as her senior brother who seemed to have a bad temper.
At this moment, Yu Sui felt a little regretful. He should have placed a Five Elements Light Core with Gu Gan so that Gu Gan could help him assess Mei Liangyu's strength.
As Yu Sui sat in the study hall listening to the lecture, he rested his chin on his hand and looked out the window, thinking, "If only we could capture images with a communication array. We can use stars to locate and transmit sound, so why can't we transmit images?"
The bi-monthly level-up challenge is divided into three categories: "Sunday Test" (Cantonese singing), "Martial Arts," and "Five Elements Life Techniques."
Simply put, the first weekly test is prepared for students who are not strong in combat. Some of the nine-level techniques may not be strong in combat, but they are exceptionally powerful in certain aspects.
For example, communication arrays, mechanical arts, and armored formations, although not strong in individual combat, are beneficial to the daily life and development of various industries in the six kingdoms, and are indispensable at present.
The Five Elements Genesis Technique relies on self-creation and surpassing a certain known technique to be considered successful. Most practitioners of this technique are physicians and farmers, followed by practitioners of esoteric arts and masters.
As for martial arts, that is the forte of the Yin-Yang School and the Military School, followed by the Taoist School, the Legalist School, and the Ghost School.
Students who want to advance from Ding to Bing only need to pass one level, students who want to advance from Bing to Yi need to pass two levels, and students who want to advance to Jia level need to pass all three levels.
At this moment, the martial arts arena is still preparing for the draw, and students are arriving one after another. There are thirteenth-realm experts on site, responsible for scoring and arranging the contestants for the arena.
The martial arts arena building is predominantly red, with a huge circular arena in the middle of the tall building. The viewing platforms that rise up are surrounded by red fences. At this moment, those waiting on the third floor are the disciples who are going to compete for the title and defend their place.
The vermilion lacquered wood was covered with black Yin-Yang incantations, which illuminated the entire martial arts arena.
Leaning against the fence, Kong Yiyi turned her head to look at the main entrance on the first floor. She could see a dense crowd of people. Searching for her target among them, she raised her eyebrows and chuckled, "Could it be that Wei Kun is too scared to come?"
"He will come."
The white-clad man standing next to him, arms crossed and leaning against a pillar, smiled gently.
He had three black wooden sticks of different lengths tied around his waist, which were the symbol of a disciple of the Fangji family.
Kong Yiyi looked at Nian Qiuyan curiously: "Will Wei Kun also go to the Fang family for help to break the deadlock?"
“No.” Nian Qiuyan tilted her head toward Mei Liangyu, who was standing on the other side. “Those in Fangji’s family who have the power won’t help him, and those who don’t have the power, it’s useless for him to ask them.”
"To break this deadlock, he has no choice but to seek help from the Ghost Daoists. Do you want to ask the person next to me if he agrees?"
Mei Liangyu said casually, "I'm not as good as you at divination. Which family can he possibly match with the lot he draws?"
“It must be one of the five schools,” Nian Qiuyan said with a slight smile. “The School of Martial Arts, the School of Ghosts, the School of Military Strategists, the School of Agriculture, and the School of Taoism.”
He said, "Wei Kun is a disciple of the Yin-Yang School. Even if he draws a Yin-Yang School character, he will change his character."
"Hmph." Kong Yiyi cracked her knuckles and stretched her neck, making a clicking sound all over her body. "He had better be in my hands."
Pale and sickly, Cang Shu, who looked like he hadn't woken up yet, slowly came out of the entrance and walked towards the three of them. When he reached the fence, he said to the people downstairs, "You're here."
The first batch of disciples who passed the lottery were allowed into the martial arts arena. After Mei Liangyu and the others scanned them, they slowly turned to look at Cang Shu.
Cang Shu rubbed his eyes and said weakly, "Oh, no, it's not him."
"Hey!" Kong Yiyi clenched her fist and was about to swing it when Nian Qiuyan stopped her with a smile, "Wake up before you speak!"
Mei Liangyu didn't see Wei Kun down there, but unexpectedly saw Gu Gan and the others.
The martial arts arena can host five matches simultaneously, with five barriers separating the matches so they won't interfere with each other, thus speeding up the challenge.
The students' entrance at this point signifies the start of the activity.
Yu Sui was in a good mood today and listened attentively to Jing Yunkui's explanation of the sixty-four hexagrams' generating techniques.
Even as the basic course comes to an end, it's not just about listening without doing anything.
Today, Jing Yun Kui said to the hundreds of students in the study hall: "Next, you will each form a group of four and go to the Yin Yang Five Elements Field. Complete the first trial before the start of classes tomorrow. If you do, you will have passed the one-month basic course. Otherwise, you will continue to complete the last two days of classes and two points will be deducted."
Upon hearing this, the students gasped in shock. The newly arrived students in the "D" grade already had very few points; if they were to lose even more, they would be expelled from the academy.
Some people didn't want to lose points, and others didn't want to waste any more time on basic courses. They wanted to enter their own academy to cultivate as soon as possible, so they acted quickly and soon formed a team to head to the Yin-Yang Five Elements Field.
Yu Sui looked around and saw that the people around her had spontaneously formed a group and tacitly avoided her.
Even people I knew in Qingyang acted as if they didn't see Yu Sui. Those with higher emotional intelligence would ask Yu Sui if she had chosen a team yet, or if she wanted me to help her find one, since my team was already full.
No one wants to team up with Yu Sui, a person skilled in mediocre arts. It's troublesome, and they might be dragged down. Nobody knows what the trial at the Yin-Yang Five Elements Field is. If they don't complete it before class starts tomorrow, they'll lose two points.
Two points!
Yu Sui remained seated. When no one spoke to her, she looked down at the Listening Wind Ruler. She asked Elder Yan to keep an eye on Zhong Li Que, as Nangong Ming's conflicts with Zhong Li Ci had gradually increased over the past two years.
She even suspected that when Nangong Ming and Zhongli Ci were about to completely break off relations, Nangong Ming would send a message asking her to find a way to kick Zhongli Shan out of Taiyi Academy.
Or perhaps Nangong Ming is already having others do it.
If the news that Yu Sui could cultivate and possess the Five Elements Light Core reaches Nangong Ming's ears, the things Nangong Ming asks him to do will become increasingly difficult.
Yu Sui tapped the Wind Listening Ruler and saw the message sent by Blackbeard.
She had previously asked Blackbeard to investigate Mei Liangyu's information, and Blackbeard only just sent it over.
Blackbeard thought this was the first task the princess had given him, and he had to take it seriously and do it well. But when he went to investigate Mei Liangyu, he found that things were not so simple.
I can't find anything.
There was nothing about her birth registration, age, place of residence, nationality, date of birth, family and friends, etc.
I don't know who he was, where he came from, or what happened to him.
Blackbeard refused to believe it and used all his power, even secretly bribing people at the academy's return office.
The place of registration is where information about the academy's disciples is recorded. No matter how many years ago, as long as a disciple has ever entered Taiyi Academy, there will be a record kept.
But Mei Liangyu's information remained so clean that it brought tears to Blackbeard's eyes.
Aside from his name, there's no information about his age, his household registration is blank, his nationality is unknown, and the only person recorded in connection with him is:
Master, Chang Gen.
Since they couldn't find out about Mei Liangyu's past, Blackbeard tolerated it and instead investigated his recent news.
The message Blackbeard sent contained mostly information that Yu Sui already knew, except for the part about Mei Liangyu's Nine Schools of Arts.
According to the message sent by Blackbeard, Mei Liangyu was a mysterious, cold, bad-tempered, and even somewhat "bad" person.
Blackbeard specifically highlighted the important points for Yu Sui:
It is known that he killed sixteen people in the outer city.
Within Taiyi Academy, everyone is equal regardless of background, class, or social status. Personal grudges among students are restricted, and life and death in battles are controlled.
Once outside Taiyi Academy, as long as one is in the outer city, the academy will no longer impose any restrictions on its disciples.
He would settle scores and avenge any wrongs, regardless of life or death.
Of the sixteen people Mei Liangyu killed in the outer city, six were students from the academy, while the remaining ten were hooligans, gamblers, drug dealers, men, women, and children from all walks of life in the outer city.
Before him, it seemed that "all beings are equal," with no object of favoritism or hatred.
He had made many enemies in the outer city, and people from several factions warned them not to see Mei Liangyu in their own territory in the outer city, or they would not return alive.
But Mei Liangyu was very skilled. As a ninth-level sorcerer, he possessed extraordinary abilities and techniques. Although he was a disciple of the Ghost Daoist School, he had studied all the courses of other schools and knew a little bit about everything.
While others' methods of generating techniques from the Bagua are fixed, Mei Liangyu can generate techniques from any school of thought within the Bagua.
That's why he's still alive and can often wander around the outer city without being killed.
After sending the message to Yu Sui, Blackbeard was filled with anxiety, fearing that the other party would be dissatisfied and think that his work ability was really that bad. Just as he was sighing, he received a reply from Yu Sui: "What conflict does my senior brother have with Wei Kun?"
Wei Kun? Blackbeard slapped his forehead, overjoyed, and quickly pressed the crossword puzzle. Finally, there was one thing he knew!
“Wei Kun is a disciple of the Yin-Yang School and has a grudge against Mei Liangyu. This incident happened right in our restaurant. I still remember that day.”
"Six months ago, Wei Kun killed someone in our restaurant. That person was also a student of Taiyi Academy and a disciple of Yin Yang School. Although we don't know what conflict they had, everyone knows that the grudges between students of Taiyi Academy are resolved in the outer city. At that time, we didn't interfere in their fight."
"After this disciple of the Yin-Yang School died, it was Mei Liangyu who came to take him away."
"Wei Kun probably killed his friend. He used to be a regular visitor to the outer city, but we haven't seen him come out for a long time."
He was probably afraid that if he went to the outer city and Mei Liangyu and the others found out, his death would be imminent, so he stayed in the academy and didn't leave.
Yu Sui looked on thoughtfully.
Blackbeard asked, "By the way, Princess, the Prince's reply to you has arrived. Would you like to come and see it, or should I deliver it to the academy?"
Yu Sui replied, "I'm coming over."
After Yu Sui finished dealing with the news about the Listening Wind Ruler, she suddenly found that the noisy environment had become quiet. She looked up and saw that the study hall, which had been full of people before, was now empty, with only a few people still in their seats.
Yu Sui looked around and noticed Li Jinshuang standing up in front of her. Further ahead, she saw Xue Mushi sitting in his seat, lost in thought.
The last person was Wei Ren, who was standing against the wall, playing with a scorpion in his hand.
Yu Sui rested her chin on her hand, her bright almond-shaped eyes reflecting Li Jinshuang's figure walking towards the door.
Where there are many people, there are bound to be conflicts, especially when it involves a group of young people in their adolescence, from different parts of six countries that are already competing with each other, and with different goals.
Jealousy, inferiority complex, pride, and the tendency to form cliques among teenagers become even more pronounced in places like academies.
Although the academy advocates equality for all and disregards nationality and social class, the most vulnerable people, the Yan people, are still subjected to contempt and humiliation from other students.
Secondly, there is Li Jinshuang, who was isolated by both the male and female groups.
He was considered a freak and a shameless person. Anyone who stood next to her or had any interaction with her would be scrutinized by others, as if they were saying, "Don't you find her dirty?" or "So you and she are the same kind of people."
Once the first person angrily yells at Li Jinshuang, there will be a second, a third, and so on, scaring away those who try to approach her. People who don't want to cause trouble pretend they didn't see her and subconsciously keep their distance from Li Jinshuang.
According to Yu Sui's observation, Li Jinshuang has been going alone this month, occasionally following Xun Zhiya, but because of Shu Chujun, Li Jinshuang is always being scolded.
Yu Sui couldn't help but sigh. Even if Li Jinshuang knew the Nine Streams Technique, there was nothing he could do. After all, who around them didn't know it? In Li Jinshuang's case, the strength of the weak couldn't overcome the large number of people.
At times like these, the only people who can stand with Li Jinshuang without being looked at strangely, pointed at, or scorned by others are those kinds of people.
"Hey." Wei Ren, who was standing against the wall, called out lightly, flicking his fingertips, and the bright red scorpion in his hand flew towards Li Jinshuang, who was about to walk to the door.
Li Jinshuang didn't seem to think Wei Ren was calling her, but she sensed danger. Behind her, a scorpion flicked its tail, its stinger like a crescent moon. Yu Sui saw a flash of silver light, its speed surprising even her.
The crisp sound of a sword ringing out echoed in the now empty study hall, waking Xue Mushi from his daze and shattering the flying scorpion.
Li Jinshuang sheathed her sword and looked calmly at Wei Ren.
"Heh." Wei Ren shrugged and laughed, "I just wanted to call you back, don't be so nervous."
A guy who spends all his time with treacherous and poisonous creatures and often goes out to scare people is someone no one wants to associate with, and people think he's so wicked.
Some people have berated Wei Ren for the scorpion crawling around, cursing him until his face turned red and his neck bulged, even going so far as to curse his ancestors for eighteen generations. But Wei Ren just smiled at them, shrugged, and said, "It's that serious? Should we go to the outer city and have a final showdown?"
As a result, the others dared not curse in front of Wei Ren anymore.
Wei Ren pointed to the people still in the study hall, his gaze sweeping over Yu Sui, who was propping his face up with one hand, and Xue Mushi, who was staring blankly at the table, before finally stopping on Li Jinshuang. He raised an eyebrow and said, "It just so happens that there are only the four of us left. I see that no one has invited you. Why don't you join the three of us and team up to complete this trial?"
Xue Mushi scratched his head. If he hadn't argued with his cousin Xue Jiayue, no one would have invited him to team up. Actually, there were some invitations, but he was lost in his own thoughts and didn't respond, so they left.
When he was awakened by the sound of the sword's cry and came to his senses, there were only three people left.
Yu Sui, who was resting her chin on one hand, tilted her head and looked at Xue Mushi.
This person is quite famous.
The most exciting thing in Taiyuan Kingdom recently is that the Holy Maiden of the Yin-Yang School personally went to the declining Xue family to annul their engagement, causing the Xue family to lose face in Taiyuan and shut their doors to the authorities for several months.
Xue Mushi was the unlucky guy who was sent to Taiyi Academy by his family overnight after his engagement was broken off.
He seemed like a mild-mannered person, even a bit dull, always keeping his head down and lost in his own world. When Xue Mushi's roommates heard that he had been jilted by the Yin-Yang School's Holy Maiden, they expressed their sympathy, offered Xue Mushi comfort, and angrily cursed the Yin-Yang School's Holy Maiden as a scoundrel.
Then he was severely beaten by Xue Mushi.
The man who had been beaten was stunned. After recovering, he cursed Xue Mushi for being ungrateful and broke off all ties with him. When this got out, everyone laughed at Xue Mushi for being spineless, lacking self-respect, and obsessed with the Holy Maiden of the Yin Yang School. They said he wasn't a real man at all and was just a dog to his ex-fiancée.
Xue Mushi did not refute, letting his roommates target him.
No one would be surprised or concerned if someone like that walked with Li Jinshuang and Wei Ren.
As for her
Yu Sui tapped the table with her fingers, making a dull sound, and said lazily, "Are you sure you want to take me? I'm a member of the Ping Shu sect, you know."
"Of course I'll take her. Why wouldn't I? It's not like I can't carry her." Wei Ren slightly raised his chin at Li Jinshuang, a half-smile on his face. "Li Jinshuang, you're a fifth-realm sorcerer, a beginner trial cultivator, surely you can carry her?"
Li Jinshuang remained silent for a long time, then silently sheathed her sword without saying a word or leaving.
[Author's Note]
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
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