Chapter 22: Departure to Lingfeng Academy
Ye Fei returned to Liuyun Pavilion and saw a young man in a black brocade robe standing under a tree as soon as she entered the courtyard.
"Look, I got a spot at Lingfeng Academy." Ye Fei waved the admission letter in front of Li Yuan. "You're not going to go back on our bet, are you?"
Li Yuan's indifferent gaze swept over the admission letter: "I keep my word."
“Then let’s set off for Lingfeng Academy together tomorrow.” Ye Fei put away her admission letter and went back to her room to pack her things.
Li Yuan stared at her thin back and suddenly said, "Why would you make such a bet with me? I'm being chased, shouldn't you be kicking me out?"
Ye Fei stopped and turned back with a smile: "It's precisely because you're being chased that I want you to come with me to Lingfeng Academy."
"You look about my age, and you've already fallen to the point of being hunted down at such a young age. I feel that you and I are in the same boat, which is why you made this decision. Besides, aren't you tempted by the prestigious advanced spiritual master academies in the human world?"
Li Yuan: "..."
Seeing that he didn't answer, Ye Fei raised an eyebrow, took a step forward, and slowly approached him: "You don't want to?"
The distance between the two was shrinking, and Li Yuan involuntarily took a step back, turning his face to the side somewhat awkwardly: "...I wouldn't stoop to doing something like going back on my word."
"Okay! Then we'll look after each other from now on!"
Ye Fei patted Li Yuan on the shoulder, then turned and went back to her room.
Li Yuan frowned slightly.
This wasn't the first time this girl had touched him so boldly.
If it were anyone else, their hand would have been broken long ago...
His eyes lowered, and a fleeting hint of annoyance, which he himself didn't even notice, flashed across his face.
*
The next day.
Ye Fei packed her things and asked Li Yuan to climb over the wall to find a place to wait for her in Guiyuan City. Then she carried her luggage to the palace alone.
Inside the hall, Ye Rui and Ye Jingyao sat in their seats.
Ye Fei glanced at Ye Jingyao, whose expression wasn't good, then waved to Ye Rui: "Old man, I'm about to leave. Is there anything else you want to tell me?"
Ye Rui's face darkened: "You brat, how dare you call your grandfather that?!"
"It's just a title. You know I don't like these superficial things."
Ye Fei casually picked up a teacup, took a sip of tea, and said with a smile, "I have no one to support me, my father doesn't care about me, and my mother is nowhere to be found. I'm used to being a carefree person. If you ask me to change, I really can't change in a short time."
A casual remark, however, took on a different meaning in Ye Rui's ears. He cursed Ye Jingyao for being an unfilial son, yet felt sorry for his little Fei'er: "Since no one cares about you, then Grandpa will care about you!"
As he spoke, Ye Rui took out a silk bag from his storage belt and stuffed it into Ye Fei's hand: "Little Fei'er, there are one hundred high-grade spirit stones in here. Take good care of yourself after you go to the academy."
Ye Jingyao clenched his fists, his eyes wide with anger!
One hundred high-grade spirit stones!
These one hundred high-grade spirit stones can be converted into a full one hundred thousand gold coins, which is more than enough to support a little girl like her!
Even he rarely gets that many high-grade spirit stones, yet Ye Fei alone…
Ye Jingyao was furious, so he snorted and got up to leave.
Ning'er is still lying in bed recovering from her injuries, while Ye Fei is about to depart for Lingfeng Academy... These honors should have belonged to Ning'er!
Ye Fei didn't look at Ye Jingyao, but instead weighed the silk bag in her hand.
When she saw the undisguised tenderness in Ye Rui's eyes, a warm feeling welled up in her heart.
She didn't refuse, she put away her frivolous attitude, knelt down and bowed to the old man: "Take good care of yourself after I'm gone. I will definitely come back to visit you when I have free time!"
Ye Rui's eyes welled up with tears: "Good child... go quickly, don't keep the academy teachers waiting too long."
...
Ye Fei arrived in Guiyuan City and saw Li Yuan in a weapon shop.
Seeing Li Yuan staring intently at the weapons in the cabinet, Ye Fei asked curiously, "Is there anything you want to buy?"
Li Yuan withdrew his gaze and said calmly, "There's nothing here that I like."
It wasn't arrogance or haughtiness; it was simply stating the facts in a very calm tone.
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