Free Web NovelChapter 1564: Chapter 1573: Academy Tournament (Part 1)
The unfortunate thing is, the students at Yu Guangzhong Academy are not interested in this image of Xiao Bai Hua.
Or rather, they lack the noble tradition of pitying the weak, and once you show any sign of weakness, the ill-natured bullies have an even stronger desire to bully you.
Yun Jieyu isn’t having a good time here at all.
The only person she dared to approach was Su Li, who also always treated her with indifference.
The more Yun Jieyu thought about it, the more aggrieved she felt, and the more she thought about it, the more violently her shoulders shook.
She couldn’t understand why the elegant and noble Su Li, who seemed to have a good education and appeared to be of the same upper class as herself, could get along so well with these terrifying and ruthless bullies.
Wasn’t she afraid?
The boys’ always malicious glances were as sinister as venomous snakes, while the girls’ faces were full of hatred, twisted with jealousy and malice.
This was an suffocating hell that was hard to accept.
She didn’t want to stay here even for a moment longer.
"Su, Su Li... can you help me?"
"Please help me." After she uttered the first sentence smoothly, the rest of the words came out easily.
Yun Jieyu: "I will repay you. If you are willing, I can also take you away from this barren star, as long as you can help me contact my father. He loves me the most."
It’s not that she didn’t want it, but after all this time, when her father hadn’t come to find her, she knew something was wrong. Those two bitches must have used some means to keep her father from finding her.
The more Yun Jieyu spoke, the more excited she became, even automatically ignoring Su Li’s cold face, reaching for her sleeve.
The rough, poor-quality texture of the clothing slipped through her palm. Yun Jieyu’s aggrieved eyes couldn’t help but reveal a trace of disgust.
This kind of inferior material, even being used as a foot wipe for her in the past, would have made her feel uncomfortable.
Yun Jieyu couldn’t help but bring her dark thoughts to speculate about Su Li; perhaps she was in the same situation, insulted by a stepmother or elder sister, or worse, maybe she was exiled by her family or fell into disgrace, forced into such circumstances.
At least she still had hope of returning, her father loved her deeply, but Su Li...
Just thinking this way made Yun Jieyu feel taller in stature before Su Li.
"You should be the one who understands me the most." Yun Jieyu felt she had grasped Su Li’s weakness and eagerly promised, "Don’t worry, as long as you help me contact my father, I will definitely take you to Central Star."
"It’s incomparable to this barren, underdeveloped place. There are various salons and gatherings every day, talents from Central Academy and Military Political Academy are always in sight..." Yun Jieyu said slowly, convinced that no woman could refuse such a huge temptation.
Throughout the Federation Empire, the most outstanding, those standing at the pinnacle of power and wealth, were all concentrated on Central Star.
This was one of the fundamental reasons why Yun Jieyu was desperate to return.
Su Li, speechless, avoided Yun Jieyu’s overly forceful grip, slightly tilting her head, eyes always dull but revealing a clear sign of doubt, said: "Why exactly do you think I would agree to you, have you forgotten... the little trick you pulled when we first met?"
Though Su Li was leaning back on the recliner gazing upward, Yun Jieyu was standing, looking slightly down to see Su Li, from a height advantage, clearly she was in a position of authority, yet she felt a sense of being overwhelmingly oppressed.
Yun Jieyu’s tears fell even more fiercely, crying and hiccuping, pitifully, yet no one appreciated her pitiful stance, her tears seemingly shed in vain.
"How are her eyes made, how can she cry so fiercely without swelling?"
"Why doesn’t snot run down her nose when she cries, how does she manage it? Why do my tears and snot mix into a mess when I cry?"
"Don’t ask, because it’s a skill."
.....
Yun Jieyu had been heartbroken and physically tortured by this bizarre group for a while, her body and mind both suffering.
Why are their points of focus always entangled in the technical aspects, shouldn’t they be more focused on emotions, the delicate feelings....
"I want to see her cry even more."
"Same here, want to see."_
"Why don’t I give her a few taps, it might speed up the effect, this soft, small, pitiful thing always makes me want to break it."
"....Break, break it? What wolfish words are these."
The whispers, though not small, openly drifted into Yun Jieyu’s ears, making her shiver all over, the sound of her sobbing sharply decreased until it was barely audible, her expression quickly shifted to lofty and inviolable.
Yun Jieyu left the encounter with Su Li, clearly carrying a strong sense of unwillingness, but threatened by the pack of ravenous wolves on the other side, she had to temporarily give up.
Su Li’s thoughts lingered momentarily on Yun Jieyu, silently finding it strange: The girl was deathly afraid of Jingang Minglan and the others, everyone in the academy seemed like monsters to her, yet... she wasn’t afraid of her, even hiding a thick layer of resentment towards Su Li deeply in her eyes, truly bizarre and peculiar.
Logically, the girl capable of taming these wolves should be the most terrifying presence.
Soon, Su Li let it go. Her thoughts circled a few more times in her mind, trying to grasp the fleeting, almost grasped insight, but the more she wanted to seize it, the less she could, ultimately giving up.
At this time, the long unused loudspeaker at the academy timely announced a broadcast: All students please assemble at the Great Hall.
Speaking of this hall, one cannot help but mention the unique architectural style of Yu Guangzhong Academy, different from other academies.
Compared to other buildings with more interstellar characteristics of reinforced alloy structures, the further you go from the front two big buildings of Yu Guangzhong Academy, the more retro and low-rise the style becomes.
The Great Hall was built in accordance with ancient rituals thousands of years ago, used as a sacred place for students to receive edification and read important announcements.
However, it has never been used, nearly nine out of ten of the school’s buildings beyond the foremost circular building and two other buildings were abandoned.
The Great Hall was the same.
Therefore, the broadcast’s request for all students to assemble in the Great Hall felt very strange.
Had it been a few months ago, their first instinct would have been to deliberately oppose it.
However now... it seems the current one values subtle and genteel demeanor more, even Ming Lan would pretend to speak elegantly with an orchid finger.
Jingang Minglan and the others may be unaware in the situation themselves, but from an outsider’s perspective, it’s clear that they subconsciously imitate Su Li’s every word and action, every gesture.
Various eyes converged simultaneously on Su Li, seeming to wait for her to speak.
Su Li: "Then let’s go take a look together."
