Ling Yunxi paused for a moment; she had indeed never heard of anything that required to enter the Beast Academy.
It's possible that Xiao Chenzhao paid for it for her; judging from their tone, it could also be her mother.
"What kind of relationship do you have? Explain it to me clearly!" Ling Yunxi asked.
"Tch, do I need to say more? It's just..."
"Oh dear, let's go, let's go." At this moment, Jiang Yichuan, who was standing nearby, heard this and pulled the orc away, stopping him from continuing.
Why didn't you let me finish?
"Are you being stupid or just pretending?" Jiang Yichuan said after walking a distance. "This is still someone's mother's territory, after all."
"..."
After watching them walk away, Ling Yunxi looked down at the empty wooden tray in her hand.
Oh well, I'll just skip one meal and consider it a diet.
After putting the plate back, Ling Yunxi planned to return to the Beast Academy.
On the way, she asked herself, "007, besides the introductory school, what other ways are there to learn the animal script here?"
Not hearing a response from the system, Shu Ning asked again, "007?"
“Host, it will take a long time to learn this beast script,” 007 suddenly said.
"fine."
Ling Yunxi recalled that in order to learn firsthand knowledge from foreign countries, she learned the language of that country in just three months on her own.
“But host, don’t worry,” 007 said proudly, “I’ve already secured a method for you to quickly learn the beast script here.”
"Wow, 007, where is he?" Ling Yunxi asked as she sat down.
"Don't rush, host. To get the secret manual, you need to complete a side quest," 007 said mysteriously.
Ling Yunxi chuckled lightly, "As expected, there's no such thing as a free lunch. What's the mission? Tell me."
"Xuan Yize of the Merfolk, the male whose face was injured by the original owner, recently had his mother arrange a marriage for him."
"Isn't that a good thing?"
As Ling Yunxi spoke, she used her hand to recall the runes she had learned that morning on the table.
Those runes are winding and complex, and easy to forget; she needs to make the most of her time to review them.
"His mother was worried that he was too ugly, so while he was still young, she planned to marry him off to a female he didn't like. Just today, the merfolk sent someone to inform him..."
"etc."
Ling Yunxi stopped what she was doing, recalling how she had been amazed by his profile when she only caught a glimpse of him that morning, and said in disbelief, "He... is ugly?"
"Yes, among the merfolk, although only one side of the face was injured," 007 said.
Ling Yunxi's lips twitched, and she snorted.
"If you don't like it, just refuse." She continued drawing symbols on the table with her finger.
"Could we force them?"
“That’s right,” 007 said. “In the beast world, females are already scarce. In the merfolk, beauty is revered, and losing beauty is equivalent to losing one’s voice.”
"Even if he is the strongest beastman among the younger generation of the Merfolk and was selected to study with the Wolf Clan, he has no right to refuse."
Ling Yunxi sighed softly. Thinking that his face was caused by the original owner, she suddenly felt a chill down her spine. She turned around cautiously and looked back.
Thankfully, no one was there.
"He must want to kill me right now," she murmured, continuing to draw runes.
He then frowned, not expecting that even in this beast world, looks mattered so much. "So, do you want me to help him reject the marriage? Or help him heal the wounds on his face?"
"It would be best to restore his appearance," 007 said. "But right now, the urgent thing is to help him refuse the marriage proposal."
"Successfully rejecting the marriage will grant you the secret manual for translating animal language."
In the veterinary dormitory——
"That damned Ling Yunxi—!"
After watching the merfolk walk away, Xuan Yize could no longer hold back and started cursing.
“Yize, if all else fails, you should… run away,” the orc beside him said, frowning.
"escape?"
Xuan Yize snorted coldly, looking utterly hopeless, "Why should I run away?"
He ran his long, slender fingers lightly along the grotesque scar that stretched from his eye to his chin. His expression gradually darkened, a sinister glint flashing in his eyes. He gritted his teeth and said, "She's the one who should be running away..."
"Ling, Yun, Xi!"
Jiang Yichuan, who had just returned from outside, saw the few merfolk who had just gone out, and heard this angry voice as soon as he came in.
"What happened?"
Jiang Yichuan tossed the leftovers he had brought back into the bowl and fed them to his pet.
“My mother arranged a marriage for me.” Xuan Yize said, regaining his composure as he sat back down on his bed.
"oh?"
Jiang Yichuan wanted to offer his congratulations, since his handsome face had been shunned by the merfolk ever since Ling Yunxi injured it.
Therefore, he has always been troubled by the lack of female attention.
Seeing that his reaction just now was obviously abnormal, he looked up and asked, "Isn't that a good thing? Why do you look so worried?"
"If she were a normal female, it would be fine, but do you know, she's almost sixty years old!" Xuan Yize was furious at the thought of it and slammed his hand heavily on the bed.
Jiang Yichuan frowned. "Why would your mother introduce someone so much older than you? I remember your mother isn't even forty yet."
"Yeah! What do you think she was thinking, just because she gave birth to another little beastman recently?" Xuan Yize clenched his fist, the veins on the back of his hand bulging.
"puff…"
Jiang Yichuan suppressed a laugh, took a deep breath, composed himself, and asked solemnly, "So what are you thinking? Do you really want to be her next beastly husband?"
"How is that possible!"
Xuan Yize suddenly stood up, his eyes slightly red, his fists clenched tightly, his sharp nails digging into his palms, "I don't want to be partners with that old woman!"
“But I have no right to refuse…” He loosened his clenched fist, leaving several purple, blood-soaked finger marks, and sat back down on the edge of the bed.
“Sigh,” Jiang Yichuan said, after feeding his pet, he got up and patted him on the shoulder, comforting him, “Your mother was only doing this for your own good, at least she found you a female.”
“If she really cared about me, she shouldn’t have forced me to have a partner with a woman who is older than her!” he said with a hint of bitterness in his voice.
"If it weren't for that ugly bitch Ling Yunxi..." The thought of it ignited a nameless fire within him, "I would have loved to tear her to pieces..."
"If you ask me, it's because your merfolk clan values appearance too much. Why should ugly people not have the right to speak?" Jiang Yichuan said.
Xuan Yize, his sore spot touched, said with a dim look in his eyes, "And you talk about our Merfolk, don't you Fox Clan also value appearance?"
"We value appearances because we use them as weapons..."
"..."
"Clang clang clang... clang clang clang..."
"Alright, I'm not talking to you anymore, class is starting." Jiang Yichuan patted his shoulder. "Let's go."
"Go ahead, I don't want to go," Xuan Yize said as he lay down on the bed.
Seeing his despairing expression, Jiang Yichuan stopped trying to persuade him. "Alright then, you get some rest. This afternoon is my favorite class, so if you're not going, I will."
“Mm,” Xuan Yize replied.
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