All Things Are Contracts

Chapter 139: The Last Tranquility (1)

Soon after, Yu Xuanyi passed the examination and officially became a student of the First Academy, with the best scores of the year.

“Have you heard? A powerful figure has joined the academy, someone called Yu Xuanyi. Even the examiners couldn’t stop praising him. He seems to have broken many academy records,” two students chatted as they walked through the academy.

“Is he that impressive? I’ve subscribed to the Cicada Society’s newspaper. Have you read it? Let me see,” the other requested.

“I’ll just tell you. You want to know about this year’s top ten events, right? Only a few of them are truly significant. Yu Xuanyi made the list, ranking fourth. He single-handedly broke multiple entrance exam records, has a mysterious background, and is handsome. He’ll probably captivate many girls in the academy. The third-ranked event is Wind Lord Mumu Xingyun becoming the academy’s principal, which is widely known. The second-ranked event is Holy Maiden Lixi’s enrollment, though she rarely appears in public. As for the top-ranked event, it’s naturally that mysterious junior student’s record of reaching the eighteenth floor of the Boundless Tower, truly unprecedented. However, that mysterious student seems to have disappeared since then. Many speculate he’s been secretly protected by higher-ups.”

Yu Xuanyi was listening nearby. He had been at the academy for a while now, expecting to become the absolute star. However, everyone was constantly discussing the mysterious student who cleared the eighteenth floor of the Boundless Tower. In comparison, Yu Xuanyi’s achievements seemed lackluster.

“If I hadn’t entered the Profound Realm years ago, I’d go challenge it myself. What a pity,” Yu Xuanyi said reluctantly. Having been hailed as an unparalleled genius since childhood, he naturally wouldn’t admit inferiority to others.

“There’s an open lecture this afternoon. I heard Teacher Gong is giving it. Shall we go listen?” one student said.

“You want to listen to the lecture? I think you just want to see Teacher Gong,” the other exposed.

“Oh, what do you know? Though Teacher Gong teaches knowledge related to spirit contractors, and we’re not spirit contractors, we might face such enemies in the future. As they say, know your enemy and yourself, and you’ll win every battle. There’s no harm in learning more.”

After they left, Yu Xuanyi narrowed his eyes from nearby. “Teaching knowledge related to spirit contractors? The Holy Maiden is likely to attend. This could be a good opportunity to approach her.” With that, he turned and left.

At Tianhe Garden Villa, the Holy Maiden’s residence.

Zhanyue lay on a lounge chair eating grapes, admiring the beautiful figures of two women sparring before him, a feast for the eyes.

In the courtyard, MuMu Lixi was practicing with Nangong Weilai. The Holy Maiden was a Light Contractor, while Nangong Weilai’s contract object remained mysterious. At least until now, Zhanyue didn’t know what it was, and he didn’t feel it appropriate to ask.

The Holy Maiden’s speed was incredibly fast, too quick for Zhanyue to track with the naked eye. However, Nangong Weilai seemed to anticipate her moves, always managing to dodge the Holy Maiden’s attacks at just the right moment.

A ball of golden light gathered in the Holy Maiden’s hand. She pushed it towards Nangong Weilai, who smiled slightly and drew a circle in the air with her finger. The light ball’s trajectory changed, heading straight for where Zhanyue was lounging.

“Oh crap,” Zhanyue tossed aside his fruit and used earth escape to dodge. The light ball exploded with little force, but its blinding light would have caused temporary blindness if it had hit.

“Hey, you two can fight all you want, but why suddenly attack me?” Zhanyue emerged from the ground, quite exasperated.

“Hmph, that’s what you get for letting your eyes wander,” Nangong Weilai said disapprovingly. Over the past days, she had become quite familiar with Zhanyue, mostly because the Holy Maiden often visited Zhanyue’s courtyard.

“Eighth stage of Soul Control Realm now. It seems you’ll be able to enter the Profound Realm within a year at most,” Nangong Weilai said, looking at Zhanyue. He was curious – the treasure the principal gave him could even fool Gong Xiaoyu, preventing her from discerning his aura. But this girl from the Moon Reflection Pavilion could see through it at a glance. He really didn’t know what her ability was.

“Alright, let’s end today’s practice here. Sister Nangong, you’re truly impressive, even though you’re a few years younger than me,” MuMu Lixi sighed. Despite being a Light Contractor and having practiced longer than Nangong Weilai, she wasn’t necessarily a match for her.

“She’s from the Moon Reflection Pavilion, with countless cultivation techniques and battle skills at her disposal. She can even casually give me beast cultivation techniques. They’re really generous. MuMu Lixi, don’t be discouraged. Later, I’ll teach you two techniques,” Zhanyue comforted. With the Goddess’s approval, Zhanyue planned to teach MuMu Lixi the “Phantom Step” and “Phantom Sword Technique”. Since Wind Lord had already guessed something, there was no need to hide it anymore. If he asked, Zhanyue would still say it was from a dream visitation, whatever. These two battle techniques were already formidable in Zhanyue’s hands, and they would likely be even more powerful with the Holy Maiden.

“Isn’t this two of you ganging up on me? Shameless,” Nangong Weilai grumbled. She knew Zhanyue’s abilities and what battle techniques he planned to teach the Holy Maiden. If the Holy Maiden really learned them, she might truly be unable to defeat her anymore.

MuMu Lixi’s face turned red, but she nodded. Now she had top-tier cultivation techniques and sufficient cultivation level, but lacked suitable battle skills. Even Wind Lord’s extensive search hadn’t found particularly powerful battle techniques for her.

“Are you going to Sister Gong’s class this afternoon?” Nangong Weilai asked.

“Yes,” the Holy Maiden nodded. She came here to experience academy life, after all. Staying cooped up here wasn’t the point.

“Sister, when you go out, be mindful of your image, especially keep your distance from this guy,” Nangong Weilai reminded.

Holy Maiden Lixi shook her head, “What does it matter? Let them think what they want.”

Zhanyue felt that Gong Xiaoyu must have said something to this girl. MuMu Lixi now showed undisguised affection towards him. She wasn’t at all hesitant to appear intimate with him in public. Even Wind Lord had advised against it, but MuMu Lixi didn’t care. Over the years, this girl’s personality had changed quite a bit, completely different from the timid little girl she once was.

Time quickly passed to the afternoon.

Open lectures were an important part of the academy curriculum, and not everyone was qualified to give them. Gong Xiaoyu, receiving an enormous salary from the academy, felt somewhat guilty and applied to give a few open lectures, intending to do some work to justify her pay.

The huge venue could accommodate thousands of people, with a spacious central area for the teacher’s demonstrations. The venue was already packed, with students who hadn’t entered the Profound Realm, those who had, spirit contractors, weapon contractors, and other types of contractors all crowded in. Some were genuinely eager to learn, while others came to see the rumored most beautiful female teacher. Only a very few people with extraordinary backgrounds knew Gong Xiaoyu’s true identity.

Soon after, MuMu Lixi and her two companions entered. The crowd naturally parted to make way. There were reserved seats for the Holy Maiden in the front row.

Yu Xuanyi mingled in the crowd, his gaze fixed intently on MuMu Lixi’s back. He had been at the academy for so long but had found it difficult to find an opportunity to approach the Holy Maiden. Today presented a good chance to make an impression. However, who was that man beside the Holy Maiden, laughing and talking with her? Yu Xuanyi frowned, feeling a sense of unease.