Chapter 65: Bei Ao Feng / Tail
"It's the school flower ranking. You're seventh! The description below each school flower also says that this is because you're too young, otherwise you would definitely be first. Yun Chenyi and Ye Dage are also on the list, Yun Chenyi is tenth and Ye Dage is first. Wow, among the top ten school flowers, there's my best friend, and among the top ten school grasses, two of them are my friends, one of whom is even the first school grass." Tang Xin became more and more excited as she spoke, her voice getting louder and louder, until she was reminded by someone else that the class bell had rung.
Xuan Gege being on the list didn't surprise her, but when she saw that her brother was also on the list, she was shocked. It's said that in previous years, the youngest school flower was at least 10 years old, while boys were usually around 13 or 14 due to their late development. However, Yun Chenyi had been practicing martial arts since he was young and mostly ate food from her space, as well as taking her medicinal pills. To others, he already looked like a 12- or 13-year-old boy, and with his originally handsome appearance, he looked even more exceptional than in his previous life. It wasn't strange that he made it onto the list.
After class, He Lianyang also came over to visit. As soon as he entered, he rushed to Yun Qingran's desk: "Qingran, don't be sad. Dad said not to intervene rashly, so I'm here to ask if there's anything you need help with. Whatever you say, we'll do our best to help." For He Lian and his wife, their daughter is everything. Yun Qingran not only saved their daughter but also became her mentor and friend, so they wanted to repay her kindness in any way they could.
Yun Qingran was moved in her heart, and she smiled and shook her head towards her: "It's okay, it's already been resolved." This matter had been mentioned by Old Master Wang at the beginning, and he also asked if help was needed. She refused, only saying that she wanted to solve it herself and would ask for their help when needed.
"Oh, that's good." He Lianyang was not suspicious of Yun Qingran's words at all, so she also put her mind at ease. With this stone removed from her heart, her attention began to wander again, and her drifting gaze was attracted by the English original book that Yun Qingran had casually placed on one side: "Qingran, you're reading such difficult books in class, how come you only came to read third grade? Don't you find classes boring?" She had been struggling to keep up with some courses after a period of supplementary lessons, but English was as simple as eating and drinking for her, because she used to live in the United States and now goes back every year during holidays, so taking English classes felt extremely boring to her.
"Being in the third grade is just a transition." Yun Qingran smiled and looked at Tang Xin, who was listening on the side. The three of them also perked up their ears as she explained, "I plan to skip one grade per semester."
"Ah?" The four of them were shocked, their jaws almost dropping to the table. Jin Se's skip-level exam was notoriously abnormal, as her curriculum not only included regular cultural courses but also fixed quality expansion courses and electives for each grade. Students who wanted to skip a level had to learn not only the various courses of their current level but also the next level's courses on their own, unless they went to audit classes, if they had time. After studying, of course, came the skip-level exam, which required passing both the current and next year's exams with at least 250 points to advance. So, a phrase circulated among teachers and students in C City: "Experimental geniuses skip levels, Jin Se skips levels like a ghost." The difficulty was imaginable.
"What's wrong?" Yun Qingran was somewhat unclear about the rumors that had been circulating privately, and found it strange that the four of them looked so shocked, as if they had seen a ghost.
"Nothing!" The four of them said in unison. Not to mention the two perverts, even their math teacher was stumped by her, they could only be defeated.
After saying that, Tang Xin withdrew her usual demeanor and started acting cute and pitiful. Her big round beautiful eyes were filled with tears as she looked at Ran Ran, her hands still grasping Ran Ran's sleeves: "Ran Ran, you're leaving, how can I survive here all alone?"
Why does this sound so awkward? It feels like she's going to abandon her. Yun Qingran turned her face away, pretending not to hear. However, since then, she often saw the four of them holding a book for fourth grade and looking at it, thinking that they wanted to skip grades with her.
Watching them study so hard, she also takes time every day to answer their questions and extend her knowledge. If they want to follow her to skip grades in the future, it's not enough like this. Finally, she made a summary of key points for them. Moreover, in order for them to learn more efficiently, she took out various fruits from space in her backpack every day and distributed them among everyone. The fruits from space contain abundant spiritual energy, which is beneficial to everyone's brain and body. She also prepared one portion for Liang Mingxuan, letting Ji Yanbin deliver it to him every day.
The morning passed quietly, except for the sympathetic or gloating glances from her classmates towards Yun Qingran, which made her uncomfortable. After class, Liang Mingyue came over to mock her, but before she could react, Tang Xin, who was acting like an elder sister, shut her down with just a few words, leaving her red-faced and speechless. Liang Mingxuan also coldly told her to leave.
As soon as they left the school gate at noon, Yun Qingran saw Chen Chen's car and his driver standing by the side of the road not far away. He waved to the six people who followed him to the small apartment for a free meal, and the three of them walked over.
"Hey, Wei Shu, is there any news from home that you're bringing to us?" Since the car was empty and it wasn't possible for someone to come pick them up, it could only be a messenger. Yun Qinglan felt helpless; these days without mobile phones were really troublesome! But she also couldn't give each person a cell phone, and even if she did, there wouldn't be any signal available at this time.
"Director Chen asked me to tell you that Cloud Ge has already called to report his safety, but they still need him to assist with the investigation over there, so he won't be back for a few more days. Last night, the higher-ups took away some officials, and this morning they took away some more, including that one from the Liang family." The driver said respectfully, although he didn't know why he was telling these things in detail to three small children, he just followed orders. Director Chen and Miss were his benefactors, if it weren't for Director Chen, how could he have afforded the 100,000 yuan medical fee for his mother? If it weren't for Miss, how could he have met Director Chen, how could he have become Director Chen's driver?
"I know, you can go back." Yun Qingran instructed lightly, seeing the obvious relief on Yun Chenyi's face. He was still a child, although he had matured more than before, he still didn't know how to control his facial expressions.
"Bang." The sound of a heavy object hitting the ground, accompanied by a loud crash, an ancient yet luxurious telephone lay on the floor in pieces, quietly weeping, with its accompanying pen and paper lying beside it. At this moment, the grand study seemed even more oppressive, behind the large dark brown wooden desk stood a middle-aged man with a gloomy expression and a face as black as coal, he was glaring furiously at his subordinate who was trembling with fear in front of him.
"Bastard! Damn it! Not a single one of us in the C city government has been spared?" The man shouted loudly, his contained anger making his already pale-faced subordinate even more bloodless.
The subordinate's head hung even lower, his body trembling so much that he could hardly speak: "Elder... elder brother. There are still a few... several small... small clerks below."
"Bang." The loud noise was followed by the middle-aged man's furious outburst, as he slammed his hand heavily on the table, creating a large hole in the thick wooden surface: "Damn it, Cloud and Night families! How dare you destroy my power. Go and bring me that little girl from the Cloud family and that little devil from the Night family. I'll see if you want those two little devils to live or my people to die."
They have completely let go of the matter, and Yun Qingran and the others have returned to their normal school life. In the afternoon's quality expansion class, Yun Qingran has already obtained exemption qualifications, while Ye Ningxuan, as a junior high school student, had cultural classes in periods one and two. Although he was already proficient, it wasn't good for him to openly skip class. Yun Qingran refused the suggestion of resting in the apartment, so Ye Ningxuan could only send her all the way to the small woods they often visited, watching her walk in before turning around and heading towards the classroom.
The two people in the forest had already discovered that every time he came, he would be lying asleep on the branches of a larger tree deep in the forest. However, since he didn't come out, they tacitly pretended not to have seen him. It was still those two sturdy trees, with white silk flying out and tied between them, flipping over and lying down on the soft silk that was just wide enough for one person. Since discovering this place, she would almost every day in the afternoons of school days come here, either closing her eyes to meditate, emptying her mind, or holding a thick book, gently swaying with the breeze.
Having calculated the time for two classes, it was almost time to get off class. Yun Qingran put her book into a backpack hanging from a tree and jumped down onto the soft fallen leaves. The snow-white silk scarf seemed to be pulled back by an invisible thread into her wide sleeves.
Just as I finished picking up things, the hurried footsteps came to the outside of the small woods, and in the next moment they would be treading on those soft fallen leaves.
"Cloud Light, come out!" A sharp and urgent shout came, startling Cloud Light who was already displeased at the disturbance of the quiet little woods. Was someone looking for her? But she didn't recognize the voice.
She followed the sound and walked out, seeing four 13- or 14-year-old girls outside the woods. The leader of them was quite good-looking, but her face was heavily made up, making her look a bit gaudy. At this time, jealousy added three points to her ferocity.
Jealous? Why would you have such an expression towards her? Yun Qingran furrowed his brow, looking at the person in front of him who was proudly raising his head: "Who are you?"
"Who am I? You don't even recognize me? Let me tell you, I'm Lin Xin, one of the top ten school flowers in Jin Se High School. Today, I came to see..."
"Get out!" Lin Xin's voice was cut off by a rough male voice before she could even finish speaking. Yun Qingran turned her head to look back, and had already noticed the person who had been slowly moving towards the outside since Lin Xin arrived. The newcomer leaned casually against the tree trunk, with his red hair messy, and his handsome face with two sword-like eyebrows slanting into his temples, his brow furrowed in displeasure, his whole face full of impatience, his ripped jeans exuding a lazy air, but his entire body radiating an aura of dominance from deep within.
"Ah! It's Bei Ao Feng!" How did he end up here? One of the girls exclaimed, and then they all thought to themselves, their faces turning pale the next moment. Bei Ao Feng, the second place in this year's school grass ranking, was squeezed out of the top spot by the newcomer Ye Ningxuan. Originally, such a handsome boy should have been very popular among girls, but because he extremely disliked girls, no one dared to approach him, and the small forest was even more off-limits, not allowing anyone to get close. It was said that there was once a girl who came over to confess to him despite being fearless, but he waved his hand and broke one of her fingers. This time, the four people heard that Yun Qingran would come here every day, and thought Bei Ao Feng was no longer around, so they swaggered over to look for trouble, only to see this evil spirit.
"Haven't you left yet? Do you want me to personally throw you out?" Bei Ao Feng's furrowed brow tightened even more as he was woken up from his sleep, emitting a thick aura of anger. The four people were scared stiff and when they came back to their senses, they heard this sentence and were so frightened that they turned around and ran away at a speed that made Yun Qing Ran click her tongue in amazement. What talent, it's really a pity he didn't participate in the 100-meter dash.
"Why don't you leave?" Seeing Yun Lian still watching the four people's backs as they walked away with interest, Bei Ao Feng's already relaxed eyebrows furrowed again, and he said coldly. However, he himself seemed to be unaware of it, and subconsciously, his voice softened.
Yun Qingran suddenly realized this and turned her head to glance at him before leaving. At the corner, Ye Ningxuan's figure appeared just in time.
Who sent the tail? The two had just left school and hadn't walked a few steps when they discovered that there were more than ten people behind them, their eyes fixed on them. Yun Qingran slightly raised the corner of his mouth, with an evil charm, while Ye Ningxuan's smile flashed by in an instant, but unfortunately, only Yun Qingran was lucky enough to see it, and the people following behind felt a chill on their backs, muttering: Is this really just the autumn weather getting colder?
"Brother, aren't you eager to buy some pancakes to eat? The weather is nice today, we'll accompany you!" Yun Qingran suddenly said as they walked to the entrance of a small alley.
Yun Chenyi looked at Yun Qingran with a puzzled expression, what's wrong with his sister? Before, no matter how he asked her, she was not willing to accompany him, but today she actually brought it up on her own initiative. Just as he was thinking about this, he saw her gaze sweep the back of her head in an almost imperceptible manner, and subconsciously he also wanted to follow her gaze, but was stopped by Yun Qingran.
"Don't look back!" Yun Qingyan lowered her voice and whispered, seeing Yun Chenyi about to ask a question, she hastily stopped him, "Don't ask why now, there's no time to explain, just take action."
Yun Chenyi's martial arts skills were not weak, but he lacked actual experience. After Yun Qingran's reminder, he discovered that there were more than a dozen people following closely behind them. Having had an experience before, he knew that Yun Qingran must have some plan in mind, and all he needed to do was cooperate well. Once he understood this point, he immediately became excited and loudly cheered: "Great! Sister, you're finally willing to go with me!"
The streets and alleys of City C, Ye Ningxuan had already brought Yun Qing to explore at night, and now they both remembered them clearly. This was a habit the two had developed from their past lives, in the bloody life they had cultivated, being familiar with the terrain was not only for better planning various firefights strategies, but also for understanding escape routes, in order to better ensure the safety of their subordinates and their own lives.
Digression
Sweat, that's all for today! Got to go to class!