6 Instructor Yu Xuan’s Suitor
The four girls were still cultivating, stabilizing their newly advanced Mystic Power. Only Instructor Yu Xuan was in the dining hall.
She had changed into a flowing, water-blue dress, the fabric soft and comfortable, perfectly complementing her gentle nature.
Compared to her instructor’s uniform, this dress was less formal and more youthful. After all, Instructor Yu Xuan was only in her mid-twenties.
At least in Yan Zhen’s eyes, this attire was much more attractive than before, a refreshing sight.
When Yan Zhen entered, Instructor Yu Xuan was placing two bowls of noodles on the table.
“Yan Zhen, you’re back. Come eat.”
The steaming noodles released an enticing aroma. Yan Zhen sat beside her, picked up his chopsticks, and began eating.
Seeing him enjoying the meal, Instructor Yu Xuan smiled and also started eating.
Yan Zhen quickly finished his large bowl of noodles, including the broth, and let out a satisfied burp.
Instructor Yu Xuan picked up a piece of dried beast meat and offered it to him. “Open wide~”
Yan Zhen obediently opened his mouth, accepting the offering from his instructor/girlfriend. As he ate, he said, “Instructor, with my current cultivation, staying in the Outer Academy isn’t very beneficial. Could you apply for the special examination for me so I can enter the Inner Academy sooner?”
Instructor Yu Xuan looked at him with surprise. In her previous life, she was the one who had suggested this. How did this freshman know the academy rules so well?
“I can, but it might not be that simple.”
“Why?”
“The special examination is managed by the Inner Academy Vice Dean, who is my aunt’s sworn enemy. Knowing that you’re my student, she definitely won’t approve your application easily.”
“Is there no other way?”
“Unfortunately, no. The Inner Academy is different from the Outer Academy. Student selection is extremely strict. Besides the annual Dragon Gate Selection, the only other way to advance is through the special examination.”
Yan Zhen thought for a moment. “What if I publicly defeat someone on the Rising Star List?”
The Rising Star List ranked the elite students of the Inner Academy. Only Mystic Generals were eligible, each a prodigy who had reached that realm before thirty.
Instructor Yu Xuan considered this. “If you could, they might make an exception. But no one will agree to fight you. There’s no benefit to winning, and losing means everything.”
That made sense.
Would he have to endure the month-long application process like in the script?
But his future wife was urging him, and he didn’t understand why.
As Yan Zhen pondered, Instructor Yu Xuan said, “Don’t worry, Yan Zhen. I’ll have my family intervene to ensure you enter the Inner Academy early.”
Yan Zhen blinked. “Will that be alright?”
“Of course. My family is very influential within the academy. If they want to guarantee your entry, even the Vice Dean wouldn’t dare object—the key is how to convince them to help.”
“Just tell them I’m practically the Yu family’s son-in-law already. Helping me is helping one of their own, hehe~”
“In your dreams.” Instructor Yu Xuan served him another piece of meat. “We should leverage your potential to persuade them. In other words, you need to prove yourself.”
“How?” Yan Zhen chewed and swallowed. “The people in the Outer Academy are weak. Defeating them wouldn’t be much of an accomplishment.”
“Don’t underestimate the Outer Academy. We have the ‘Nine Star List.’ Only Mystic Masters are eligible. Once the semester starts and your results are published, you’ll be on the list. Then you can challenge the others and prove your strength, impressing everyone, including my aunts. They’ll naturally intervene to get you into the Inner Academy quickly.”
Hmm… Yan Zhen considered this.
In the script, he stopped attending classes after a few sessions, cultivating alone and avoiding duels. He only intervened briefly when conflict arose between the East and West Districts, remaining low-key during his month in the Outer Academy.
He only began showcasing his true abilities after entering the Inner Academy, gradually gaining fame and recognition.
It seemed he couldn’t stay low-key. As the protagonist, he had to be more proactive.
Yan Zhen decided to deviate from the script.
—System, what do you think?
[Ding! The system agrees with the host’s idea. You may proceed.]
—Alright! Time to show my true skills!
However, before that, he still had to deal with Instructor Yu Xuan’s persistent suitor.
As described in the script, after their meal, they were about to leave for a walk when they encountered him.
Bai Yue, from a declining noble family in the Black Horn Empire, was Instructor Yu Xuan’s classmate. Though only thirty, he had already reached the one-star Mystic General realm and recently graduated from the Inner Academy, becoming a trainee instructor in the Outer Academy.
Throughout his time at the academy, he had relentlessly pursued Instructor Yu Xuan, undeterred by her rejections, almost like a lovesick puppy. He was also quite talented and stood out among her many suitors, even making it onto the Yu family’s list of potential sons-in-law.
Upon learning of Instructor Yu Xuan’s return, Bai Yue immediately came to see her, dressed impeccably, holding flowers, and wearing a charming smile, resembling a prince charming and attracting the attention of many female students.
However, both Yan Zhen and Instructor Yu Xuan knew that he was just a social climber, driven by ambition.
While he might have some genuine affection for her, his main goal was to marry into the powerful Yu family.
Moreover, he was extremely jealous. In the script, even the normal intimacy between Yan Zhen and Instructor Yu Xuan as student and teacher provoked his animosity. He constantly tried to sabotage Yan Zhen, even instigating a conflict between the East and West Districts to force Yan Zhen to intervene, thinking it would humiliate him. Instead, it only enhanced Yan Zhen’s reputation.
Yan Zhen remembered that in the script, after failing to win Instructor Yu Xuan, Bai Yue joined a rival faction and caused trouble, even participating in the Yu family’s husband selection ceremony, hoping to climb the social ladder again. During his duel with Yan Zhen, knowing he was outmatched, he resorted to dirty tricks but was swiftly defeated, his cultivation crippled, reducing him to a commoner.
Just from the script, Yan Zhen could tell that Bai Yue was possessive and obsessive, believing that anyone he set his sights on was his, and no one else could have them.
Now that Yan Zhen and Instructor Yu Xuan were lovers, he wouldn’t allow Bai Yue to pester her like in the script.
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