Chapter 169: Jade feet, hissing, Zhang Lexuan: I paid for the tuition myself? (6,000 words) (Ch 169)

The Royal Academy of the Sun and Moon Empire.
In an office.
Zhang Lexuan sat on the sofa with a calm expression, and from time to time she looked at Xu Cheng who was sitting opposite her.
After a long moment of hesitation, she opened her red lips and said, “You asked me to come…”
“Do you know why I call you aunt?” Xu Cheng took a sip of tea with a complicated expression.
Zhang Lexuan trembled all over, her throat rolled, and her beautiful eyes stared at Xu Cheng.
If Xu Cheng simply called her “little aunt”, it might be understood as appearance, but the fusion of martial souls could not be faked. Generally, only blood relatives, or a true couple made in heaven, could perform it.
Then the answer becomes somewhat clear.
These days, she has been deliberately not letting herself think about that, but today, it seems that she can’t avoid it anymore…
“…”
Zhang Lexuan seemed to resist with silence.
But Xu Cheng didn’t care, and said softly: “I call you little aunt because you look exactly like my little aunt, and her martial soul is also the moon…”
“Can I meet her?” Zhang Lexuan said after a moment’s hesitation.
“She is dead.” Xu Cheng put down the teacup and looked at the gentle beauty.
The aunt he mentioned was not a direct blood relative, but a daughter of a royal family. Although she was not from Xu Baili or his father’s family, but belonged to a side branch, he had met her once at a palace gathering when he was a child. Coincidentally, her eyebrows and eyes were about 60% similar to Zhang Lexuan.
He had an average relationship with the so-called aunt-in-law, and they had never even spoken to each other, but that did not prevent him from using this opportunity to get closer to Zhang Lexuan.
“Sorry…” Zhang Lexuan waved her hands and apologized, somewhat at a loss. “But… your bloodline martial spirit is the sun, isn’t it?”
“Our royal bloodline consists of two veins, the sun and the moon. For example, the pillar of the empire, Master Kong, has the moon spirit.” Xu Cheng said.
Zhang Lexuan’s beautiful eyes widened and she stood there in a daze.
According to Shrek’s records, the royal martial spirit of the Sun-Moon Empire is the sun. Many martial spirits have been transformed, but they are also somewhat related to the sun. However, the moon martial spirit…
“Give me your hand.”
Xu Cheng stretched out his hand and placed it in front of Zhang Lexuan.
“Ah…” Zhang Lexuan subconsciously put her hand on it. When she felt the strange touch, a blush flashed across her pretty face. She struggled slightly and turned her head away.
“…”
The soft and boneless fingers, as white and tender as the tips of scallions, each slender and white, clasped Xu Cheng’s hands, but he did not take the opportunity to take advantage of her, but instead started to practice his martial arts.
Zhang Lexuan felt the soul power slowly boiling in her body, and seemed to be cheering and looking forward to the entry of Xu Cheng’s soul power. The two merged perfectly. After a circle of soul power circulated in their bodies, it faintly grew stronger…
Xu Cheng gently let go of the beauty’s hand, “I checked the family tree last night. Thirty years ago, there was a prince named Xu Baili who had a child at the age of sixty. But when the baby girl was one year old, for some unknown reason, she got lost. Prince Baili searched for her for more than two months, turning Jiangming City upside down, but still failed to find her.”
Zhang Lexuan felt her hand being released and the soul power connection was interrupted, and she felt a little empty in her heart for a moment.
But when he heard what Xu Cheng said, he was stunned.
She raised her head and stared at Xu Cheng with her beautiful eyes in panic, as if she was trying to find some trace of a lie, but Xu Cheng just stared at her sincerely with a calm expression.
“But I…”
Zhang Lexuan said in a panic, “Although I was not born and raised in Shrek Academy, I was born into a noble family in the Heavenly Soul Empire. I was persecuted by another noble, which led to the massacre of my entire family, leaving only me…”
“So do you have any memories before the age of one?” Xu Cheng asked softly.
“I…” Zhang Lexuan stood there in a daze, muttering to herself.
“I will keep this a secret.” Xu Cheng said silently, looking at Zhang Lexuan with a complicated expression: “The relationship between Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Empire is tense, I won’t make it difficult for you.”
Zhang Lexuan: “…”
Although her expression was still gentle and elegant, her heart was boiling with turmoil.
The two of them were supposed to be enemies, fighting each other. Before she came to the Sun Moon Empire, she was quite wary of this place, but now…
“Can we practice together?” Xu Cheng returned to his previous indifference.
But Zhang Lexuan noticed that his voice was trembling a little.
Zhang Lexuan, who originally wanted to refuse, suddenly felt softened.
A mysterious, powerful, and terrifying genius who makes countless geniuses afraid. Old Mu once said that he was an existence that crushed an era, but at this moment he revealed a trace of “true feelings” in front of her, which was really too destructive.
“Then, can I come sit over here?”
“……Yeah.” Zhang Lexuan bit her red lips lightly.
The chairs in the office are not very spacious and can barely accommodate two people.
Even if Zhang Lexuan moved to the right, she could still clearly feel Xu Cheng’s body, which was as warm as a furnace, beside her.
Wenwan’s pretty face turned red, spreading all the way to her earlobes.
Damn it, how could I agree to him…
“But, I, we are too crowded like this, and our soul power can’t be circulated.”
Xu Cheng looked at Zhang Lexuan’s beautiful face. The senior sister who was usually as beautiful as an iceberg was so nervous that she stuttered. He smiled lightly and put his hand on her soft and slender waist. “Is it crowded? Then go to the bed. It’s spacious there.”
Zhang Lexuan’s face turned red instantly, and her brain went blank like a steamy girl.
He even forgot to refute Xu Cheng.
Xu Cheng leaned sideways, one hand gently holding the beauty’s slender waist, and the other hand quickly grabbed the bottom and picked up Zhang Lexuan, who was standing there in a daze and blushing, in a princess hug.
“You…don’t.”
The moment the bastard Xu Cheng grabbed the beauty’s waist, he activated the soul power in his body, causing Zhang Lexuan’s already weak will to become even weaker.
Her pretty face blushed, and her slender little hands gently pushed Xu Cheng’s chest, but the strength was like no strength at all.
“Don’t go out…”
Zhang Lexuan’s pretty face was flushed with a hint of red, and she stared at Xu Cheng with a dazed look.
“There’s a bed over there.” Xu Cheng walked to the corner of the office. There was a small bed here, which was usually used for rest. He had Lin Jiayi prepare it before the Shrek exchange student came, for today…
Xu Cheng gently placed Zhang Lexuan on the bed.
She took off her shoes and socks, revealing her beautiful feet, with a slender arch, a perfect curve, and long and round toes. She didn’t wear any nail polish, but her toes looked crystal clear.
Hiss…
“Do I need to take off my shoes to practice?” Zhang Lexuan grabbed the bed sheet with her delicate hands and stared at Xu Cheng with a shameful and angry look on her face.
But Xu Cheng knew clearly that Zhang Lexuan had obviously been tricked at this time.
If the eldest senior sister is really angry, she will directly use her martial spirit to fight her way out from here.
Zhang Lexuan has a very gentle and yet very tough personality. She is gentle to her own people, always with a warm and gentle face, like the older sister next door. But she is tough to her enemies and outsiders, like an icy queen.
Melt the iceberg, and you’ll find sweet, sticky candy inside…
Almost there…
Xu Cheng said softly. “My mother died when I was young. Because I had no maternal family to rely on, many princes bullied me. Even the palace was used to seeing the faces of the superiors and didn’t give me food. At that time, I was helpless. I lay on the broken wooden board with wind leaking from all sides, always thinking that I would sleep, and I wouldn’t be hungry if I fell asleep.”
Zhang Lexuan: “…”
Her anger paused for a moment, and she asked weakly, “So, what does this have to do with taking off your shoes?”
Looking into Xu Cheng’s eyes, he sighed for a long time: “Okay, take it off…”
Xu Cheng also took off his shoes and socks and sat cross-legged in front of Zhang Lexuan.
“It’s finally about to begin.” Zhang Lexuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She was afraid that this boy would do something out of line. Should she refuse, or…
But she was stretching out her hands, ready to practice.
But he was hugged into his arms.
Zhang Lexuan: ???
“You… um…”
“This way, the training speed will be faster…”
“but……”
“Aunt…”
“…”
The word “little aunt” instantly struck Zhang Lexuan to the core. Her body froze. After a long while, when the soul power of both of them completed a cycle, her body slowly softened.
“My enemy…”
She gently stroked her black hair and sighed helplessly.
Although they were both sitting cross-legged, they were hugging each other tightly. The room slowly lit up with a mixture of gold and silver light, wrapping the two of them like a cocoon…
a long time.
Xu Cheng slowly opened his eyes.
Looking at Zhang Lexuan who was sleeping soundly in his arms.
Although nothing happened and their clothes were still tidy, they changed from sitting cross-legged to lying on their sides, and Zhang Lexuan was lying obediently in his arms, with the warm breathing sound coming from her lips, making her look even more beautiful.
“You… let me go.” After watching for a long time, Zhang Lexuan suddenly opened her eyes. She was stunned at first, looked around, and then her pretty face flushed.
Xu Cheng hugged him tightly, and the latter’s eyes were filled with resentment.
“I’m afraid that if I let you go, I’ll never see you again…” Xu Cheng said, staring into Zhang Lexuan’s eyes.
“How could that be? I will come tomorrow…” Zhang Lexuan said angrily before she realized she had fallen into Xu Cheng’s trap. “I won’t be able to come tomorrow! Never!”
As she said this, she turned over and got out of bed, put on her shoes and socks in two quick steps, and walked straight out with her long legs.
But when he reached the door, he glanced behind him.
In her sight, Xu Cheng had his back to her, like an abandoned puppy.
“Damn it! Don’t be soft-hearted, Zhang Lexuan!” “He’s so pitiful. He just wants to be truly cared for. What’s wrong with him?”
Two voices were arguing in my heart.
After a long time, Zhang Lexuan sighed lightly, turned around and left.
…
The next day.
Qian Duoduo’s face was rosy, as if with a hint of joy.
Dozens of teachers and students from the Soul Guidance Academy were also gathered in the experimental area with excitement.
Here, they were about to witness the academy’s soul guide technology open a new chapter. Most people did not know where the design drawings came from, so they were encouraged to believe that this must have been developed by Dean Qian himself.
The eternal honor of our Shrek!
“Start!” Qian Duoduo stood at the front and said.
At the same time, a soul guidance teacher pressed the button.
The huge metal object surrounded by the crowd rose up with a bang and quickly disappeared from everyone’s sight.
“And then, Old Qian…” Yan Shaozhe put his arm around Qian Duoduo’s shoulder with a hint of joy on his face.
“Just wait and see how ignorant you are.” Qian Duoduo said proudly.
But his joy didn’t last long.
The metal object in the sky fell down with a loud bang. Fortunately, Yan Shaozhe stopped it in time, otherwise there would be another big hole on the ground.
“How could it be…” Qian Duoduo looked surprised and suspicious.
“I built it according to his design drawings. The cores of the formations, big and small, are all exactly the same. I…”
“Old Qian, what the hell did you make?” Yan Shaozhe complained.
“The metal shell of the Sun-Moon Empire can span nearly 10,000 kilometers. It appeared above Shrek Academy when we were completely unprepared, and we couldn’t feel any soul power fluctuations at all. But yours is much worse. It’s only equipped with a level 7 fixed-type soul guide cannon, and the soul power fluctuations can hardly be covered up, not to mention the level 9 fixed-type soul guide cannon shells. Most importantly, what does it mean to fall down halfway?”
“I…” Qian Duoduo wanted to cry but couldn’t. “If that’s the case, the highest level of fixed soul guide cannon in our Shrek Academy is only level eight. Even if it is fully loaded, the deterrent power is far less than that of the Sun Moon Empire. Are they going to stuff you in there and use you as a deterrent?”
“Mr. Sai Xuan, I’m too weak…” Yan Shaozhe whispered.
“What did you say?” Xuan Zi was gnawing on a chicken leg. As soon as he appeared, he saw two people whispering about something.
“Ahem, we are summarizing the reasons for our failure.” Yan Shaozhe coughed twice awkwardly.
“Okay, Mr. Mu wants to see you.” Xuan Zi glanced at the two of them suspiciously, then took a bite of the chicken leg and slowly disappeared.
“Let’s go.” Yan Shaozhe was somewhat gloating.
Shrek allocated more than 200 million yuan to Qian Duoduo for this project. Because the materials mentioned in the design drawings were almost all extremely precious, Qian Duoduo made careful calculations and barely built it. But this was a complete failure the first time…
I’m afraid the blow to Shrek Academy, let alone the Soul Guidance Department, is unspeakable.
…
“I suspect that the one Le Xuan stole is fake.” Qian Duoduo slammed the table and said angrily.
“sit down!”
Before he could finish his words, Xuan Zi slapped him in the face. He sat back in his seat, holding the back of his head and crying.
“Duoduo, the academy has invested 200 million gold soul coins in this project. This cost is comparable to the academy’s annual income. Can’t it even make a splash?” Old Lin asked, hunching over and frowning slightly.
She is the head of Jubao Pavilion, controlling the economic lifeline of Shrek. It is with her support that Qian Duoduo feels more confident.
“It’s difficult, Elder Lin.” Qian Duoduo wanted to cry but had no tears. “I swear, I didn’t touch a single copper soul coin in here. I calculated the design drawings carefully and spent every gold soul coin on the blade. Including the so-called link formation cores, I polished and forged them one by one by myself. But when they are assembled together, why is it…”
As an eighth-level soul engineer, he is already the highest-level one in the entire academy. Xian Lin’er is simply a hands-off boss. Apart from competing with Yan Shaozhe for people, she has no talent in the soul guidance department. Most of the other teachers in the soul guidance department are temporary transfers, and there are only a few sixth- and seventh-level soul engineers.
The only person he trusted was Fan Yu, but unfortunately Fan Yu was exchanged to the Sun Moon Empire…
In fact, he couldn’t quite understand the design drawing. After all, asking a “graduate student” to understand the world’s most cutting-edge research, labeling everything on a drawing and copying it was fine, but studying the principles behind it… that was pure nonsense.
Besides, graduate students can look up information, so where can he go?
It’s already pretty good that he can create these link formations…
“Okay, don’t make things difficult for me.” Moon coughed twice and spoke.
His voice was much deeper than before.
“It’s not his fault.”
“Mr. Mu!” Qian Duoduo almost cried: “I suspect the drawings Le Xuan got are fake.”
Moon pondered for a moment, “It may not be fake. It may also be… the first draft of the Sun-Moon Empire’s blueprints, but we just happened to get them. After all, how could they be so lax about the final version of the blueprints…”
“The first generation blueprint?!!” Yan Shaozhe’s mouth twitched.
Doesn’t that mean that all their money was wasted?
Although I don’t understand it, I know that the research on soul guides requires updating generations and optimizing them generation after generation. The final result is the finished product, and the initial result… I’m afraid it’s not even garbage.
“After all, Duoduo can’t understand it either…” Moon said lightly.
Qian Duoduo: “…”
“You dare to create it even though you don’t understand it!” Yan Shaozhe will not miss any opportunity to trample on the Soul Guidance System.
“……” Qian Duoduo lowered his head, obviously he was also hit hard.
“Alright, alright. Isn’t this a very normal thing? Without absolute certainty, if you take too big a step, it’s easy to tear your crotch. I think these two hundred million are worth it…” Moon tapped his fingers lightly, his voice gentle.
“The Sun-Moon Empire has accumulated thousands of years of soul guide technology. Do you think this is a joke? I bet that they may only have three or four level nine soul guides, but in fact there are definitely more than ten! If we talk about pure research level nine soul guides alone, there are also three or four. As for us, only Duoduo and Fanyu have level eight soul guides, and there is only one pure research level eight, Fanyu. So what do you think we can surpass in terms of soul guides?”
“Then Mr. Mu…” Qian Duoduo said hesitantly.
“So, we have to start training from the students. Soon, in less than fifty years, they will grow from seedlings into thriving trees. This is why I want to send our martial arts students to the Sun-Moon Empire. What if, what if one of them is interested in this?”
“Those children are our real cornerstone…”
Moon’s voice was deep, as if he was about to fall asleep, but he suddenly woke up and looked at Yan Shaozhe: “That’s why we must treat those exchange students who come to Shrek Academy with caution. We must teach them everything we should teach them. Don’t be stingy and send Zhou Yi…”
“Yes…” Yan Shaozhe’s expression looked a little unnatural.
…
“The so-called first-level soul guide array core…”
“Mobilize your mental strength, don’t be distracted, and remember it with your heart…”
“Yes, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and Ning Tian have all completed their first-level soul guide ray core formation very well. It is estimated that in another half a year, they will be able to fully meet the standards of first-level soul guides.”
“Half a year?” Wang Dong was shocked.
“The soul instructor standards of the Sun-Moon Empire are generally higher than those of other empires. You can become a first-level soul instructor here, which is comparable to the second-level soul instructor among Shrek students…” Xu Cheng smiled.
“And Mo Xuan has made good progress as well. Auxiliary soul masters are actually more suitable for the research and development of soul guides. Like He Caitou next door, he has made up for a large part of his disadvantage of insufficient combat power through soul guides. On the field, although he cannot provide soft support to his teammates, he can still provide certain hard support (soul guide cannon fire support), which is equivalent to the combat power of an additional soul master of the same level.”
Mo Xuan nodded excitedly. In the Shrek inner courtyard, he always had to hide at the back. Apart from throwing out two spirit skills and waiting for them to cool down, he could only watch his teammates fight.
So this point really touched his heart.
And that’s besides the point.
Zhang Lexuan was the only one left in the classroom.
The rest ran to the Soul Guidance System next door and had a lot of fun.
“Your core formation…” Xu Cheng placed the formation in front of Zhang Lexuan, and a hint of embarrassed blush finally appeared on that gentle and indifferent face.
“Alas…” Xu Cheng shook his head helplessly and turned away.
Zhang Lexuan blushed when she heard the sigh.
Others can do it, why can’t she, Zhang Lexuan?
So, wait until after class.
She followed Xu Cheng all the way to his office.
…
“You are…”
Xu Cheng was a little surprised to see the beauty hurriedly closing the door as soon as she entered.
Seeing Zhang Lexuan walking straight towards him, she bent down slightly, put her hands on the armrests of his chair, pressed him down on the chair, and gritted her teeth: “Give me extra lessons!”
Xu Cheng: “…”
…
“Got it?”
Xu Cheng and Zhang Lexuan squeezed onto a small sofa, holding the beauties in their arms and teaching them step by step.
“I understand…” Zhang Lexuan’s pretty face flushed slightly. She had just said yesterday that she would never enter this office again, but today she sneaked in again and said that she wanted to make up for the missed lessons…
There was a first-level core formation on the table. Although it was a bit crude, it was barely successful. The only difference was that the explosion rate was a bit high. Generally, they were defective products kept in the Sun and Moon Military Department and were destroyed at one time so that they would not flow out.
But this is a big step forward for Zhang Lexuan.
As expected, Xu Cheng taught me step by step, and I learned quickly.
“Okay then. I’ll go first.” Zhang Lexuan said as she was about to stand up.
But Xu Cheng pulled her into his arms and said, “You want to leave? Have you paid the tuition fee?”
“Make up for the tuition fees?” Zhang Lexuan widened her beautiful eyes, stuttering and trembling, staring at Xu Cheng in disbelief, “You haven’t asked this before.”
“It seems that you don’t have much money, why don’t you use your own money to pay it off?” Xu Cheng looked at Zhang Lexuan seriously.
“Promise yourself to me?” Zhang Lexuan was incredulous.
“Um……”
Xu Cheng activated his soul power, and Zhang Lexuan’s body suddenly stopped responding to his commands. She collapsed in Xu Cheng’s arms, watching him lay her on the bed. Her heart was pounding, and she didn’t know what to do.
“Hmm…”
The beauty closed her eyes gently.
Xu Cheng only felt a warm touch between his lips and teeth, and his blood vessels gradually boiled. The fragrant, soft and tender beauty in his arms was the icy beauty of Shrek’s eldest sister just a few hours ago.
This contrast…
Unable to bear it any longer, he pounced on it like a hungry tiger pouncing on its food.
The clothes were taken off one by one.
The atmosphere became increasingly tense.
After a while.
Zhang Lexuan stared at Xu Cheng who was working hard with her beautiful eyes.
Why did it turn out like this?
I took a make-up class, but why did I end up getting myself into trouble…