Free Web NovelChapter 27: Chapter 27: Yan Huoshui Is Living Yama
"What?"
Shi Lan’s eyes widened in disbelief. ’Those two as well?’
Jiang Xia was one thing, but in her impression, Yan Huoshui had always been a gentle, polite, and uncontroversial handsome man. In prison, aside from He Hanshi, he was the second person she found to be low-maintenance.
"You bet. Quite a few, in fact. And if you ask me, of the three, the most terrifying one is Yan Huoshui."
Jiang Yan slowly explained, "Jiang Xia is actually fine most of the time. He’s the second young master of the Jiang Family. Because he had poor health in the past, he spent most of his time at home, so his formidable reputation isn’t as widespread. There’s just one thing: he hates it when people call him short, cute, or anything like that. And he especially hates it when people compare his beast form to a house pet."
"Once, a male black bear Beastman provoked him by saying he looked like a house cat. He beat the guy to a pulp and pulled out all his teeth, one by one. Anyway, by the time he was sent to the medical center, it was a gruesome sight. There wasn’t an unbruised inch on his body."
"HISS!"
Just hearing about it made Shi Lan ache with phantom pain.
She couldn’t help but feel relieved that she had only dared to think he resembled a cat in her own mind. But then she remembered giving him a pet’s yarn ball last time. ’Thinking about it now,’ she mused, ’Jiang Xia just throwing a small tantrum at me was actually him being gentle.’
"Tsk. He’s one of the better ones, since someone else provoked him first. You could say the guy had it coming. But Yan Huoshui is a different story. He holds a grudge like no one else!"
"You’ve probably heard of the famous Teacher Yan at the school, right?"
’Teacher Yan?’
Shi Lan searched through the original owner’s memories. Indeed, there was such a person—a teacher at this school who specialized in the military training of male students. He was said to be brutal, with training that pushed students to their absolute limits. It was said that every one of his classes drew blood, earning him the nickname ’Living Yama.’
The original owner was female, and the curriculum for females was different from that of males. While some elective courses overlapped, the intense military training courses were only open to male students.
Therefore, in her memory, she had only heard of Teacher Yan’s ferocity but had never witnessed it herself.
’This Teacher Yan... couldn’t possibly be Yan Huoshui, could he?’
And Jiang Yan’s next words confirmed it. "That’s right. The Living Yama is Yan Huoshui."
"He didn’t get that title just from being a strict teacher. There was a male student who refused to be disciplined. He snuck into Yan Huoshui’s office and wrote the word ’death’ in his notebook. Yan Huoshui didn’t say a word at the time. Two months later, during the school’s official military exercise competition, he personally killed that student. Then, he took out the piece of paper with the word ’death’ written on it, stuck it to the corpse, and sent him off to the afterlife with a smile."
"Oh my god..."
Shi Lan was shocked. "He’s a teacher who killed a student. Wasn’t he punished?"
Jiang Yan shook her head. "That’s the most terrifying part. The military exercise competition simulates a real battlefield. Once you’re in, life and death are your own affair. Besides, as a teacher, he wasn’t even required to participate. That male student specifically called him out and even instigated a dozen other males to gang up on Yan Huoshui. Who would have known that Yan Huoshui was actually holding back during his usual classes? On the actual training ground, all dozen or so of them were taken down."
"However, he only killed that one male student."
What truly creeped Jiang Yan out was the fact that Yan Huoshui had been carrying that piece of paper with the word "death" on it the entire time. Perhaps he had been planning for that day all along.
At that thought, she patted Shi Lan’s shoulder and said with grave importance, "So, Lanlan, you have to be careful. Whatever you do, don’t provoke him..."
Shi Lan was in a daze. It was hard to reconcile the Living Yama from Jiang Yan’s stories with the man she had met in prison. The difference was just too great.
But she had indeed heard of this Teacher Yan’s fearsome reputation in the original owner’s memories.
After a long, stunned silence, she finally gave a slow nod under Jiang Yan’s worried gaze. freewebnσvel.cѳm
At that moment, far away on Black Star, Yan Huoshui suddenly sneezed. He narrowed his eyes, staring at the person he had just contacted on his chip, and his lips twitched. "Heh, I wonder if that old geezer is badmouthing me..."
「Capital Star.」
Jiang Yan was about to say more when her two Beast Husbands suddenly walked over, one after the other. Their eyes swept over the new male students in the cafeteria.
Less than two hours had passed, and they had already come looking for her. It was clear they were truly worried.
Still, Shi Lan could understand their feelings. After all, in this day and age, females could legally have many Beast Husbands. And with someone as outstanding as Jiang Yan, they naturally had to be on guard against love rivals.
She had gotten her fill of gossip and had a nice reunion with her friend. Not wanting to be a third wheel any longer, Shi Lan offered to leave first.
Jiang Yan gave her a reluctant hug. Shi Lan returned it, patting her on the shoulder. "Alright now, we’ll see each other tomorrow or the day after. You should focus on getting ready to be a bride."
"Alright."
Jiang Yan thought so too and let her go.
After they parted ways in the cafeteria, Shi Lan didn’t rush back to her dorm. It was still early, so she decided to take a proper tour of the school. Since she was already here, she might as well treat it like a sightseeing trip.
The Imperial Capital School was built on a vast campus with advanced, high-end facilities. An aura of high technology permeated everything, and Hovercars could be seen coming and going everywhere.
After wandering for a while and turning down a few male freshmen who were clearly unaware of her reputation, her legs began to feel sore. Shi Lan hailed an automated Hovercar and went to the library.
From the original owner’s memories, she knew that the Imperial Capital School’s library was said to have the most comprehensive collection of books, covering every imaginable genre.
Thinking of her green mushroom spirit body, she planned to find some relevant books to learn more about it.
When she arrived at the library, Shi Lan found it was very different from the quiet place she had imagined.
The space was divided into many independent, soundproofed reading areas, but noise was permitted in the outer common area, where some people were even eating snacks.
She gave the area a quick scan before her gaze landed on the librarian. She took out her student ID and said, "Hello, I’d like to check out a book."
The librarian was an elderly man. His hair was white, but his eyes were sharp, and he seemed very energetic.
He was slowly brewing himself some herbal tea, his chip engaged in a call. He chuckled, "That kid... The sun must be rising in the west. Hasn’t contacted me in two years, and the first thing he does is ask me to look after a female student..."
"Oh, a student is here. I’ll call you back."
Noticing Shi Lan, he quickly ended the call, put on his glasses, and offered a kindly smile. "What kind of book are you looking for, young lady?"
As he spoke, he took her student ID to scan it. After seeing the personal information displayed, his light brown eyes flickered.
Shi Lan didn’t notice his unusual reaction and stated her request, "I’d like to find books related to spirit bodies."
"Oh, spirit bodies, is it..."
The old man paused, tapped the library storage screen twice, and then said, "Go on into the book room. The shelves starting with F on the orange racks are what you’re looking for."
"If you have a specific book title, there’s a search screen on the shelves you can use, and it will be dispensed automatically."
"Okay, thank you."
Shi Lan’s lips curved into a smile as she followed the old man’s directions into the book room.
After she went inside, the old man clicked his tongue and immediately made a call with his chip.
"You rascal, trying to rob the cradle?"
The moment the call connected, before the other side could even reply, the old man eagerly spoke.
