Chapter 128: Fate Brought Us Together (2)
"Not here?" Liu He did not mind. He said, "A high-high student has appeared in Nanyuan this year. He is Su Yu, an outstanding student Assistant Bai Feng had accepted in advance.
"A genius like this will easily rise to prominence in the academy. It won't take him long to reach the Skysoar Realm.
"I heard that a high-high student from Nanyuan is much stronger than the so-called freaks from the capital. Why? Because that is someone from Nanyuan.
"When he arrives, everyone should learn more from him. I'll be waiting for him at the Top 100 Ranking. I hope he can surpass me quickly. Otherwise, others will think that Assistant Bai is blind.
"Assistant Bai is very strong. I hope that Student Su Yu doesn't disappoint either."
He then turned and stepped through the side door. The crowd stirred after hearing those words.
High-high genius? Student of a genius teaching assistant? Even stronger than the freaks? They naturally understood the meaning behind Liu He's words. He sounded like he was praising Bai Feng, but he was actually insulting Bai Feng in an indirect manner.
Back then, Bai Feng had refused to accept him. Now, Bai Feng had finally accepted a student. He would be waiting for that student in the Top 100 Ranking. Could that student even enter the ranking?
By saying those words, he could both insult Bai Feng and attract some trouble for Su Yu. After all, he was a Nanyuan genius. He was better than the freaks of the capital. Could he shoulder such a praise?
Beside Liu He, a young man smiled and said, "Big Brother Liu, why bother? He's just a new student. Those fellows from the Xia and Hu Families won't even bother. Be careful lest they come looking for you instead..."
Liu He calmly said, "I'm not worried about those new students. If they really come after me, I'll teach them a good lesson.
"As for that Su Yu, I don't care how good he is or how talented he is. I just don't want everyone to keep comparing the two of us."
He was Liu He, a student in the Top 100 Ranking. A student rejected by Bai Feng. And Su Yu was a student accepted by Bai Feng. Thus, a lot of people had been comparing him with Su Yu, using him as a prop to boost Su Yu's reputation. He was very unhappy about that.
That was basically the same case as his elder brother Liu Hong and Bai Feng, with his elder brother being the one used as a prop to showcase Bai Feng's talent. It didn't matter if those two were geniuses. But why must Liu Hong and Liu He be their stepping stones?
Liu He did not say anything else. In truth, he didn't really care that much about Su Yu. He had only said all those words earlier because his elder brother had said that they should humiliate Bai Feng any chance they could get.
Since Bai Feng was not willing to show them any respect, they would do the same to him. It wasn't like it was a secret that Liu Hong and Bai Feng were rivals. Everyone knew the two disliked each other.
After a while, he suddenly spoke, "Su Yu is only a new student. He is not worth our attention. Don't waste too much effort on him. Just put him in his place if you happen to see him. Your actual priority is to get into the Top 100 Ranking as soon as possible. The more people we can get in the ranking, the more stable our position would be in the academy."
"Don't worry, Big Brother Liu. We will try to get into the ranking in one year."
"I hope so."
Liu He didn't really have much hope that these people could really do that. They were all new students. Not everyone was like him, capable of getting into the Top 100 Ranking in one year.
Many of these people were high-tier students, but the academy would accept over 100 students like them each year. If the Top 100 Ranking was so easy to get on, that wouldn't be the goal of so many students.
...
At the same time.
Zhou Hui and the students in their group looked at Su Yu in astonishment. Su Yu from Nanyuan! Was that him?
Zhou Hui and Liu Ke were able to guess Su Yu's identity, but the other students in their group were still clueless. The two were looking at Su Yu with odd gazes.
Liu Ke asked worriedly, "Su Yu, are you the same Su Yu he was referring to?"
Su Yu nodded with a smile.
"Then...you..." Liu Ke did not know what to say. She whispered, "You've offended him greatly!"
Su Yu smiled and said, "I don't even know him. How did I offend him?"
Liu Ke said, "After those words, those freaks will start targeting you..."
Su Yu laughed and said, "They'll come after me just because of those words? In that case, these people wouldn't be freaks. They would be fools. And against fools...I still believe in my ability to deal with fools."
Su Yu shook his head and continued, "The true freaks wouldn't target me because of those words. Instead, they would look for Liu He.
"The further you can see, the higher you can reach. If they really come after me because of this, they aren't true freaks. At most, they are people with a good starting line. I am not afraid of people like them."
He was serious. If those people would really target a student with a lower score than them in the entrance examination just because of those words, were they really freaks? Or were they fools?
People that were so rash and impatient were truly not worth fearing. If someone tried inciting him by saying that a high-middle student was much better than him, would he go after the high-middle student? Unless that high-middle student was the one looking for him, he wouldn't.
Beside him, Zhou Hui looked at him with a deep gaze before saying with a smile, "Junior Brother Su, you're very impressive. Even I was worried for you earlier when Liu He spoke, but you seem completely unbothered."
A look of anticipation covered her face as she asked, "Junior Brother, are you really a high-high student?"
"Yeah."
"I heard...cough, cough, I heard that the Mark of Culture was damaged during your test. Is that true?"
"I guess."
"Then..." Zhou Hui asked curiously, "Are you really weaker than a true high-high student?"
The other students in the group also looked at Su Yu curiously.
Su Yu smiled and said, "It's pointless to ask me that. You should ask the proctors. But..."
After a slight pause, Su Yu continued, "I believe that my exam result is quite good. I shouldn't be that far off from the high-high evaluation. If anyone believes they can do better, they are free to try me."
Su Yu sounded indifferent, but he was actually quite angry as well. Did everyone really think that he was only a high-high student because of luck?
Hu Zongji believed that. The others believed that as well. They all thought that they would have gotten a high-high evaluation if they had taken the same test.
Dream on!
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Wu Lan was a genius, right? But even she had only barely gotten a high-high evaluation at Nanyuan. Prior to that, she was already a high-middle student in the capital.
"I'll keep a low profile for a bit. After reaching the Great Strength Realm and Mental Tempering Stage, I'll challenge the Top 100 Ranking. Liu He...hmph. You will be my next target after Lin Qing!"
Su Yu was gnashing his teeth in anger. No matter what, he was still 18. He couldn't avoid feeling angry after having his ability questioned so many times.
He had stayed silent when Liu He was looking for him earlier. Since he was still weak, he would only humiliate himself if he stepped out. It was completely pointless for him to carry out a verbal spar with Liu He either.
After all, a dog that bites would not bark—cough, cough. A low profile individual would not waste his breath with empty words. He would wait until he was strong enough before stepping on the face of his opponent. That was what a real man should do!
"Hu Zongji, Liu He...I'll remember this."
Su Yu noted the two names down. He only needed to teach Hu Zongji a small lesson. As for Liu He, he needed to be taught an even bigger lesson.
"There's also Zhou Tianqi and his friends...
"There's also Liu Hong...after I beat up Liu junior, maybe Liu senior would show up...
"Would Hu Youhui take part as well?"
Su Yu sank into thought. He wondered if he should start keeping a diary like Chen Hao and note down the names of the ones who had wronged him. In the future, he would take his revenge on them one by one.
Chen Hao's dream was to take revenge on his father by emptying his father's pocket one day. As for Su Yu, he was far more ambitious. He wanted to empty the pockets of all those fellows!
...
As Su Yu contemplated in silence, the others thought that he did not wish to continue the topic. Thus, they stopped asking. Even so, they were starting to pay him more attention. After all, he was a high-high student.
…
At the same time.
Deep in the academy, within a research center, Bai Feng answered a call and spoke while yawning, "A new semester is starting? That’s fast. Liu He said some harsh words at the gate?"
Bai Feng blanked out. "Who's Liu He?"
...
The other person on the line blanked out as well. After a while, he said, "Liu Hong's little brother."
"Ohhh, I see." Bai Feng complained, "Can you stop mentioning these unknown names to me? Just say he's Liu Hong's little brother. I'm very busy. I don't have the time to remember all those names.
"Remember. If it's someone from the Xia Family, just say Xia Yuwen's nephew or brother or grandson or anything. The same goes for those from the Hu Family. Just don't mention their names. I won't know who they are.
"Su Yu is already here, right? Did that kid show himself earlier?"
...
"No?" Bai Feng muttered, "Is he this patient? It's not good to act like an old man when you're a young man. He should declare war against Liu Hong's little brother! What is he afraid of? Just challenge him to a duel three months later. The loser will shut his mouth. That is how a real man should act!"
The other person on the line was really tired of speaking with Bai Feng. He said, "Bai Feng, he's a new student. Liu He has been in the academy for a year. He's also in the Top 100 Ranking."
"Top 100 Ranking?" Bai Feng was indifferent. "So what? It's not like he's in the top 10. Everyone below that is worthless. Only those in the top 10 are worth noting. Everyone else is worthless. I won’t change my opinion on that."
"He's a new student!" The other person emphasized. He was starting to get angry. Did Bai Feng understand his words?
"Oh, yeah, you're right. It's fine. He can wait a few months before beating that little brother up then. Beat him until he can't walk...
"Fine. Help me observe him. I'll come out in a few days. Remember, don't let anyone steal him. If anyone tries to poach him, go tell Su Yu that I can help him get into the Top 100 Ranking in three months."
"Can you stop bluffing?"
"What's there to fear? He won't know I'm bluffing. If he can't do it in three months, he can only blame himself for being useless. Would he be shameless enough to say that I'm a bad teacher?
"Alright. That's all. I'm almost done with my research. If Su Yu dares to go somewhere else, I'll break his leg. If it wasn't for him, would I need to stay in this lab for months?"
"That's your fault!"
The other person was furious. If Bai Feng had not incited their teacher to leave the academy, they wouldn’t have to face all these troubles. This was a hole Bai Feng had dug for himself.
Bai Feng couldn't be bothered to argue and ended the call. He then muttered to himself, "This won't do. I need to give that kid a simple lesson after a few days before bringing him to the research center. He can do some odd jobs in the research center or something. I'm so busy I don't even have enough time to sleep. Can his body withstand 20 hours of work per day?"
He made a short calculation and decided that four hours of sleep per day was enough. A genius needed to temper himself properly. Four hours of sleep per day was enough to keep Su Yu alive.
"Many people dream of entering this research center. You should be happy to be given the opportunity to enter, kid."