"Senior sister, greetings!" All the disciples in the courtyard knelt on one knee, clasped their hands in a fist, and shouted respectfully to the purple figure standing on Su Baiyi's shoulders. Even Xie Yuling, who was always cold and proud, was no exception. Only Feng Zuojun still yelled, "Senior sister, have a look at this guy. Is he possessed or what?" The woman in purple lightly flicked her sleeve and jumped down from Su Baiyi's shoulders. She bent down slightly and looked at Su Baiyi's pupils. She asked, "What did you do to him?" Xu Zhe immediately ran over and said, "We only used some sleeping bone incense on him." "Sleeping bone incense? Shouldn't that make him fall asleep? How did he become this inhuman and ghostly in appearance?" The woman in purple stretched out her slender finger and gently pinched Su Baiyi's chin. "His pupils are light blue..." "They were fire red at first." Feng Zuojun reminded. "Should we call Master Zhou Zheng over?" Xie Yuling asked. "Is there an antidote for sleeping bone incense?" The woman in purple asked. "Yes, yes." Xu Zhe suddenly realized and took out a medicine bottle from his chest. He opened the cork. "This is Zhengshen  incense. A sniff of this will cure him." As the cork was opened, an indescribable stench spread throughout the yard. All the disciples covered their noses. Feng Zuojun covered his nose too and cursed, "Xu Zhe, what is this thing? I'm about to faint from the smell." With a smile, Xu Zhe ran over to the woman…

Feng Zuojun suddenly stood up, holding his bamboo sword over his head, his voice filled with a bit of pride, "You're giving up so easily, Xie Yuling?" Xie Yuling tried to suppress the turbulent true energy in his chest. "Weren't you the one who surrendered first?" "We have always been considered the strongest two disciples of this generation in the Academy, but this Su Baiyi only entered the school for one day and he beat us down one after another. Isn't that too humiliating?" Feng Zuojun laughed. Xie Yuling frowned slightly, "What are you trying to say?" Feng Zuojun waved his bamboo sword, "My idea is, why don't we team up?" Xie Yuling was stunned, "Isn't that even more shameful?" "My father once said a word, no matter what, it's always more honourable to win." Feng Zuojun lowered his bamboo sword, and around him, sand began to float in the air. "I'll go first, you follow up. Don't use any of those acupoint techniques anymore, use the most vicious ones! The strongest ones! The most barbaric ones! Just like me!" "Are you crazy?" Xie Yuling exclaimed. "My surname is Feng, the same as in fengliu (romantic), fengdu (elegant), and also fengzi (madman)!" Feng Zuojun laughed loudly, rushing towards Su Baiyi. He swung his right hand with the bamboo sword, then grabbed the hilt with his left hand as well, clearly using the method of a heavy blade. "Great Wind Blade Technique - Sorrow of Ten Thousand Miles!" Su Baiyi turned slightly, reaching out to grab the bamboo sword in Feng…

Following Xie Yulin, Lan Yuzhe appeared, leading several disciples of the Blood Cherry Sect into the western courtyard. Lan Yuzhe opened his folding fan and covered his mouth with a smile. “It’s quite lively in your guest house tonight, Master Feng Zuojun.” Feng Zuojun sat down cross-legged and ignored Lan Yuzhe’s mockery. He began to regulate his internal energy that had been disrupted by Su Baiyi earlier, and said to Xie Yuling, “He is very fast and very strong, faster than normal and stronger than usual. I’ll give you a piece of advice, since you saved me just now. There is something wrong with Su Baiyi. You should call teachers to deal with him.” “I heard that this Su Baiyi, you met him before in Twilight City. Was he the one who rescued Qing Yilang?” Xie Yuling asked. “So that’s why you came here.” Feng Zuojun realized, “That’s right. He was the one who took away your big brother. That’s why I’m so annoyed by him. But you won’t get anything out of him now. He has lost his mind and hasn’t said a word since then. I suspect he has gone mad or been poisoned by something strange.” “Then let’s knock some sense into him first.” Xie Yuling said coldly. “That’s not a good idea. After all, Su Baiyi is only… enjoying the moon right now.” Feng Zuojun looked at Su Baiyi who was standing not far away. Su Baiyi had been motionless since he punched Feng Zuojun away. He was looking up at the full moon in the…

After a short while, the west wing of the academy. A string of curses erupted! "Xu Zhe, are you sick? You sneaked a person into my room in the middle of the night. If it was a beautiful woman, I would have accepted it. At worst, people would say that I'm a libertine, which would match my Feng family's reputation in martial world. My father would even praise me a few words. But you brought me a big man. Do you want me to be laughed to death by Xie Yuling and his gang?" Feng Zuojun sat up from the bed in his light clothes, his hair messy like a bird's nest. He scratched his hair in annoyance and glared at Xu Zhe. But Xu Zhe still smiled, "Boss, I saw how much you hated this kid. You were still nagging about him at dinner. So I caught him for you. I have thirty-six kinds of deadly poisons with me. They are specially used by my Xu family to torture prisoners. I don't believe that this Su guy won't submit to our Extreme Evil Gang tonight." "What?" Feng Zuojun grabbed a pillow and threw it over. "Today I was scolded for being brainless. I think you are the ones who are really brainless. Such a low and despicable method, how could you think of it!" Xu Zhe scratched his head, "But aren't we... doing all kinds of evil..." "Today, the teacher's words enlightened me." Feng Zuojun yawned. "If we do all kinds of evil, then we will really become evil…

Although this Zhou Zheng gentleman seemed strange, his words did have some weight. After leaving that courtyard, no more students from the academy came to bother him. Only Li Kui was waiting for him outside, his expression was originally worried, but he showed a smile when he saw Su Baiyi unharmed. "It's good that nothing happened, I was afraid you would be bullied." Su Baiyi took off the Junyu sword from his waist and handed it to Li Kui. "I don't trust this sword with anyone else, you can help me keep it for a few days. Also, this academy is not quite the same as what you said, the place where the literary spirit of the world gathers... and these fools?" "Lower your voice, lower your voice, don't let anyone hear you." Li Kui hurriedly pulled Su Baiyi to the side, walking and talking, "The academy is indeed the place where the literary spirit of the world gathers, there is the Confucian sage who is known as the first in learning in the world, there are the nine gentlemen who have both moral character and talent, there are three hundred scholars who have read poetry and books. But because of this, all the factions are eager to send their young masters from their families to this place for a bit of cultivation, to feel the atmosphere of the academy, and when they return to their own families, they will give a different impression to others, those who should inherit the family head position will inherit the family head position,…

Zhou Zheng let out a soft sigh, picked up the teacup before him and gently blew the hot steam. The students understood that this was a sign that Zhou Zheng was about to start teaching them, and they all became serious. "Feng Zuojun, how long have you been studying here?" Zhou Zheng finished the hot tea in his cup and put it on the table. Feng Zuojun thought for a moment and replied, "I enrolled at the end of last autumn, and it has been more than half a year." "More than half a year, and you only learned one word ‘cool’ from the four gentlemen's teachings? Can't you... say a few more words?" Zhou Zheng asked again. Feng Zuojun scratched his head, not knowing how to answer. It was Lan Yuzhe who laughed and said, "Master Zhou, you might not know this, but in the nine months since Young Master Feng enrolled, he spent the first eight months sleeping.  It wasn't until he met you that he started fighting for a whole month. It's no wonder he can't think of anything else to say except 'cool'." "Oh? Then tell me more about where this 'cool' comes from." Zhou Zheng's expression did not change, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry. Feng Zuojun cleared his throat, "Since the teacher wants me to say it, I will say it openly. I, Feng Zuojun, am destined to inherit the Heavenly Dawn Cloud Realm. I have been living freely since I was young. I can drink with my…

"I've heard that the Academy is the best place to learn in the world, and I thought you all read the classics and studied every day. Who would have guessed that you also love to read novels about heroes and adventures? But the Blood Cherry Sect and the Extremely Evil Gang, one is rebellious and the other is wicked, these titles are really..." Su Baiyi stopped mid-sentence. A folding fan pressed against his chest. "Really what are you saying?" The leader of the Blood Cherry Sect had somehow appeared in front of Su Baiyi, his voice cold. "Xie Yuling, get away, don't you know the rule of first come first serve?" Feng Zuojun raised his bamboo sword and swung it at Xie Yuling, the leader of the Blood Cherry Sect. Xie Yuling opened his fan in an instant, and it had the words "don’t rebel against superiors" written on it. He dodged to the side and lifted his fan to block the bamboo sword. "We've fought thirteen times and ended in a draw every time. I'm sick of it. Today we'll settle this once and for all." Feng Zuojun increased his strength and swung again, forcing Xie Yuling to retreat and land on the wall of the courtyard. "Fine." Xie Yuling waved his hand and opened his fan again. At the same time, cherry blossoms fell from the sky, and one landed on Su Baiyi's hand. "How interesting, there are cherry blossoms in this season?" Su Baiyi looked up and saw two members of the Blood Cherry Sect standing beside…

"Waters gleam, mountains rise, a tranquil gaze on far horizons. Home again, I rest beside my window, thoughts adrift. Uncaring, the spring wind blows, oblivious to Jiangnan's showers. I smile, observing the rain-slick lanes where wanderers explore." Five days have passed since Su Baiyi left Apricot Blossom Village. Now their carriage finally entered Qiantang City, into the heart of the Shili Langdang Mountains, famed as the most verdant in Jiangnan. Su Baiyi pulled open the curtain of the carriage and looked at the scenery outside the window, and couldn't help but recite the poem his master often murmured when drunk. "They say the south of the Yangtze is a land of wine, where travelers drown their sorrows in a cup. But I know the south of the Yangtze has no wine, I only smile and see the spring breeze carry the fragrance for ten miles." The short and sturdy man who was driving the carriage also laughed and continued. "Oh, you know this poem too, Li Kui." Su Baiyi teased. After five days of traveling together, Su Baiyi had become quite familiar with the academy's carriage driver, Li Kui. Though Li Kui initially appeared cold and stern, Su Baiyi soon discovered his kind and warm heart. The man's outward aloofness was merely due to his somewhat wooden personality, making communication a challenge. But Su Baiyi was good at communicating with people. He could chat for three days and nights even with a block of wood. But even so, Li Kui still felt that Su Baiyi was bragging when he said…

"It's like seeing flowers through the mist. You couldn't see that flower clearly then, and you still can't see it clearly now." Xie Kanhua tilted his head and took a sip of wine, then looked up. On top of the courtyard wall, a man had appeared at some point. He was wearing a dark green robe that fluttered in the air as if there was a strong wind blowing, even though there was none. His face looked about the same age as Xie Kanhua, but unlike Xie's scholarly elegance, this person's eyes were filled with arrogance, a disdainful pride that seemed to look down upon the entire world. He gazed down at Xie Kanhua and uttered softly, "Seeing Flowers in the Mist?" "Spring breeze is triumphant." Xie Kanhua tilted his head and drank more wine. Su Baiyi murmured under his breath, "This wine... wasn't it meant for me?" Xie Kanhua put down the wine jar, smiling faintly as he tossed it back to Su Baiyi's feet. "Disciple, I'll leave the rest to you. Otherwise, even if I don't drink it, it will be snatched by this dear friend in front of me, right? The owner of the Spring Breeze Tower, Helian Xiyue." Su Baiyi scratched his head, "You never mentioned this name before, master." "Seeing flowers in the mist, the spring breeze is triumphant. We used to be called the two marvels of Shanglin, and we were always equally famous. The stories of wandering the world that I told you, at least half of them were actually Helian Xiyue's stories. That's why you…

"Master!" Su Baiyi feigned composure, accompanying his master in "waiting" for barely a moment before wailing in despair, "You said you stole their treasure back then, causing them to search for over a decade. Now that they've caught you, won't they flay you alive..." "Composure." Mr. Xie emphasized. Su Baiyi could only suppress his grimace and said helplessly, "A gentleman does not suffer losses before his eyes." "That's a hero." Mr. Xie corrected. "Master, what about that treasure you stole back then?" Su Baiyi naturally changed the topic. "Why don't you return it and apologize?" "I don't have that treasure anymore, I gave it to you a long time ago." Mr. Xie suddenly smiled slyly. Su Baiyi was stunned, "How come I don't know?" "It's a martial art that you practice." Mr. Xie said softly. "What, that's what you stole?" Su Baiyi was shocked. Mr. Xie nodded, "And I burned the manuscript, so the only one who remembers that martial art is you. You are the treasure." Su Baiyi pressed his hand to his forehead. "Master, you are truly too kind to your disciple. Qing Yilang turned out like that after practicing just three pages. I've practiced half the book; won't my fate be even worse? What kind of treasure is this? Can't I just refuse it?" "He was too impatient." Mr. Xie walked outside, "Don't worry, my disciple, we won't have any trouble. In a while, I will let them take me away on the condition that they let you leave. After I return to Shanglin Heavenly Palace, I…