Chapter 1713 - 1022: Bewitching Beauty

Any change has a reason; my granddaughter couldn’t possibly change her mindset suddenly. There must be external influence. After pondering this and getting nowhere with the ever-tight-lipped Zhi Xin, Zhi Wen could only pin his guesses on Sui Yi. Later, this was indeed confirmed by Wen Ji.

Zhi Wen turned his head to look at Sui Yi and couldn’t help but lavish praise on his own "foresight and wisdom."

Giving up an empty house of his nephew’s and finding such a great neighbor, it’s worth it!

Sui Yi felt Zhi Wen’s almost dripping gaze and instinctively touched the skin on her wrist while Wen Ji unceremoniously said, "Old man, what’s with that look? Sui doesn’t owe you money..."

Get lost!

Zhi Wen glared at Wen Ji and snorted, "This Zhao Yong is not the fool his brother is. Yesterday, after hearing the rumors, he even prepared a small gift to apologize to me. I secretly informed Purple Sky Academy, and yet this guy found out in no time. It’s imaginable that he has significant connections within the academy, even infiltrating the teachers’ level. Looking at him now chatting and laughing with other Chief Students, his level is not just a little higher."

Unlike the Zhi Tian Family, the Zhao Family has many people and is quite prosperous. With more people, surely among seven hundred amateurs, there will emerge a Zhuge Liang.

Zhao Yong is that bright pearl.

Although Zhi Wen still finds him uninteresting.

Wen Ji mostly doesn’t like these scions, while women are alright, mostly natured not brash, unlike the arrogant extravagance of the young masters. If you don’t like it, just don’t talk about it.

But....

"See, even though many Chief Students from Purple Sky Academy are here, the two most conspicuous ones didn’t come."

"Most conspicuous?"

Sui Yi’s puzzlement is not surprising, and Wen Ji chuckled, "Oh, I almost forgot, you’re from Ice Gleam... At Purple Sky Academy, naturally Academy Faction’s most beautiful Qin Yu and that grassroots yet cold as ice super genius Yun Liu are most conspicuous, neither of them come from noble families. However, Qin Yu has someone backing her, a very powerful person."

Regarding this person, Wen Ji and Zhi Wen tacitly skipped over, as if somewhat discreet, but regarding the cultivation talents and character of Yun Liu and Qin Yu, they praised highly.

"By the way, Sui, I heard your Ice Gleam also has several beauties.."

Wen Ji rubbed his chin, his smile sleazy, "Seems like it’s Du Zhi... The news of her going to Levitating Ice Palace spread into our Purple Sky, causing quite a stir back then. Later, someone secretly took her photo...but it was later confiscated by the administrative district over there, heard it was requested by Ice Gleam Administrative District. Of course, those who’ve seen it claim she’s a peerless beauty, just quite...um...aloof."

More than aloof.

Almost looks like frigidity.

Wen Ji internally thought this, while Sui Yi slightly smiled, "Du Zhi? I’ve seen her once or twice, indeed very beautiful... As for her temperament, since I’m just a temporary calligraphy teacher at Ice Gleam, still quite unfamiliar to these students, I cannot judge them based on this."

From brief interaction, Wen Ji and others could tell that Mr. Sui is not someone who casually critiques, or rather, someone with principles.

Thus, they believed her words, yet just as they believed, they found Mr. Sui being "slapped in the face."

When Han Feigong, who is usually calm and silent yet spirited, along with the charmingly beautiful Seo Xinyan came forth together.

"Teacher"

The two respectfully greeted.

Followed by Chang Jun and other Chief Students.

All were courteous and respectful.

Wen Ji smiled, teacher, what about being strangers?

"Hmm... Sui... are all the students at your school so polite?"

Wen Ji and Zhi Wen had wry smiles.

Sui Yi ignored their teasing, only looking towards Han Feigong and others.

When students are polite, teachers are naturally even more polite, so Mr. Sui used her always gentle, pleasant, and very soothing voice to ask...

"Just arrived?"

"Yes," Seo Xinyan smiled, saying, "Junior Yi is still behind. Should Xinyan call her over for the teacher?"

Uh... I didn’t intend to ask her.

Why are you all having such expressions?

Sui Yi smiled, "Hmm... Actually, I only wanted to ask... have you eaten?"

Have you eaten?

Uh.....

This greeting is really... very down-to-earth.

You might as well ask Miss Yi.

Wen Ji clearly saw the expressions of the three strong Chief Students all froze.

Then...

Seo Xinyan: "We have, thank you for the teacher’s concern."

Han Feigong: "Eaten... yes."

Chang Jun: "Me too."

Wen Ji and others: Why are you responding so earnestly! What happened to the high and cold aura of Ice Gleam?!!!!

The group of literati looked like they were struck by lightning.

But Yi arrived, accompanied by a man who made all academy students take notice.

Xie Han.

He bowed to Sui Yi, "Greetings, teacher."

Other students’ courtesy can be teacher-student etiquette, but if Xie Han is also respectful, it at least proves this female teacher indeed has considerable weight.

The other academy people all seem to be in thought.

And Sui Yi looked at Xie Han then towards Yi.

"Together?"

Here it comes!

Ice Gleam people pricked their ears.

Yi: "Who?"

Sui Yi: "You all, of course."

Yi frowned, turned her head to glance at Xie Han, and said lightly, "Met accidentally on the road, don’t you have other questions?"

"Have you eaten?"

"No, do you have food?"

"No."

"I didn’t bring money."

Then Mr. Sui stood up and took Yi to have breakfast.

Everyone: "....."

Clearly, breakfast had been eaten, yet served us a bowl of dog food.

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Even the tallest and most sophisticated place inevitably needs a down-to-earth spot—a restaurant.

A neatly decorated breakfast shop sits beside the water platform. Sui Yi brought Yi in and ordered her a bowl of congee and some small dishes.

The two sat down.

Sui Yi poured a cup of tea, took a sip, and said, "There are quite a few people from the academy."

"The rivalry among the academies is heating up," Yi said calmly.

It’s already affecting several academies.

This academy rivalry is likely to be intense... perhaps there will be unforeseen changes.

"The most troublesome part is still the internal conflict... fortunately, you’re in Ice Gleam, those few people are decent."

Sui Yi felt reassured by Han Feigong and the others; at least they wouldn’t stab Yi in the back, of course, Zhao Guan and those bandits weren’t worth worrying about.

Yi looked up at Sui Yi and said, "Xie Han has a problem."

"Hm?" Sui Yi was surprised.

Du Zhi already had issues, and if Xie Han had problems too... how troubled must Ice Venerable be.

"He seems to be constantly probing me, always asking inexplicable questions...."

Xie Han himself was very aloof; he rarely spoke to people like Han Feigong. Yet, he had been gravitating around her lately, saying vague things.

Yi felt this person had issues.

"So, you think he has a problem?"

"It’s my instinct."

"....."

Sui Yi silently watched Yi. Yi couldn’t finish her porridge, frowning, "What look is that?"

Sui Yi smirked slightly, "My family has a girl growing up, and all the young men of the world come to court."

Ha ha.

Yi, not understanding, wouldn’t be Chinese, so she retorted, "Unlike you, with every beauty wanting to come... marry you."

Court... marry...

Marry...

The weather is really nice.

Sui Yi laughed, "Then you’ve misunderstood me, no one’s ever courted me before."

The people around her, besides being dominating for eons... reviewing them, Shen Zhiyue’s feelings she only realized later, yet there was always a veil between them, advancing and retreating, then she understood, but they were already swords drawn at each other.

As for Jun Yuqing...

Sui Yi recalled the days together were mostly about state affairs, not romance.

In those nine lives... the clearest was Chu Yezui, with a marriage contract turning into a sacrificial text beside Upper River.

Courting for marriage?

Really, no.

As soon as Sui Yi said this.

"Teacher"

The two turned their heads and saw the solitary Du Zhi standing aside.

Uh...

Yi smiled knowingly.

Sui Yi smiled slightly, "Eating?"

Du Zhi looked at her, telling her in silence—of course.

"Want to sit?"

"No need, just came to say hello."

Then she left.

Truly solitary.

Why greet at all?

Sui Yi propped her chin, watching the person leave, suddenly hearing the people around discussing.

"Ice Gleam’s Du Zhi?"

"Heard she’s a dangerous potion specialist."

"Poisons? Come on, no matter how tough, can she compare to Poison Tooth from our academy?"

"Shh, don’t talk nonsense, don’t you see Golden Shine’s Iron Tower over there?"

Sui Yi shifted her gaze, noticing in a corner a very tall and sturdy young man, fitting his name, Iron Tower, with a table full of food. Eating neither hastily nor slowly, he quickly cleared the table, then got up...

Without a sound, disappeared.

"The academy rivalry, though childish, is perilous and unpredictable; it’s not like those college or high school battles back home..."

Sui Yi looked at Yi and said, "Each of the four academies has five seed candidates, totaling twenty."

Starshine: Poison Fang, Bei Dou, Krait, Bright Sun, Zhang Li

Ice Gleam: Xie Han, Du Zhi, Han Feigong, Seo Xinyan, Chang Jun.

Golden Shine: Iron Tower, Bai Mang, Xia Guang, Han Xun, Hai Yu

Purple Sky: Yun Liu, Zhao Yong, Qin Yu, Han Han, Wu Yong.

"If calculated by combat style, Poison Fang would be your most difficult opponent because of direct confrontation."

Yi nodded, "I know, we’ve already discussed these people before it started, Starshine’s Poison Fang, Ice Gleam’s Xie Han, Golden Shine’s Iron Tower, Purple Sky’s Yun Liu—these four are the strongest on the surface, with Poison Fang specifically countering me."

The people from the Pharmaceutics Department almost only counter others, unless it’s amongst each other.

"But I’m just a pawn, Poison Fang doesn’t need me to deal with her, someone else among those twenty will handle it."

Sui Yi: "Really?"

Yi: "Not really."

The two exchanged a smile.

Just a spectator?

Impossible.

She’s Yi, never content being behind others.

The two quickly finished eating and left.

As they left, Sui Yi glanced at a table of men and women, then walked away.

The men and women did not notice Sui Yi’s gaze, only seeing the two leave, and thereafter...

"Ice Gleam? Seems I’ve heard news of that female teacher before, a very mysterious person."

"But just a teacher, no matter how mysterious, irrelevant to the academy competition... Ah Xun, the one you need to be concerned with is that female student, as she’ll be your opponent."