Chapter 156: The Fire Department Encounter

Originally, Ye Xingchen had planned to attend his alchemy class properly today. But judging by the situation, that was looking unlikely. On the very first day of elective courses, his female self had taken leave—as himself, he now had to make up the class for her. The thought that he had to tutor himself on the first day of electives was truly something.

Going to class with period cramps was pure torture. He subconsciously pressed his abdomen, as if that would somehow alleviate Su Liyue’s pain.

After their discussion, the group headed off to their respective classrooms. Liu Yuxuan didn’t care about any of that—he simply followed Ye Xingchen, sticking to him like a loyal sidekick. As for Mu Wanqing, she went to the Healing Department, since she now specialized in Water and Healing.

Li Yunxin suddenly stopped and turned to Ye Xingchen. “Wait, classmate Ye, isn’t this the direction to the combat training ground? Shouldn’t the Alchemy and Pharmacy classrooms be over there?”

Liu Yuxuan skidded to a halt, nearly crashing into Li Yunxin’s back. His eyes widened. “Yeah, Xingchen-ge! Those hot-tempered guys from the Fire Department are all at the training ground. Aren’t we just asking for trouble?”

Though he had seen Xingchen-ge’s eerie forest-white flames before, he had confirmed that they weren’t condensed from magic. As for what they were, he couldn’t say—Xingchen-ge had only mentioned that they seemed to be some kind of external force.

Ye Xingchen didn’t stop. Without turning back, he waved his hand. “I’m going to take notes for Liyue’s class. She took leave today, didn’t she? Someone has to help her make up the lessons.”

“Huh?!” Li Yunxin and Liu Yuxuan were both stunned. Him—a no-attribute dead last—going to the Fire Department to take notes for Su Liyue, even tutoring the top genius in her entire department? Were they misunderstanding something, or was Ye Xingchen so concerned that he’d lost his mind?

Li Yunxin: “…”

Should she say that Ye Xingchen was driven by hormones, or that he would go through fire and water for his hometown friend?

Liu Yuxuan rushed forward to block Ye Xingchen. “Xingchen-ge! Are you sure? With our level, going to the Fire Department is like lambs walking into a tiger’s den! Those hotheads will see the school’s public enemy number one and probably roast you into charcoal!”

Ye Xingchen weighed the newly completed magic gun in his hand. Its barrel gleamed coldly under the sunlight. “What’s there to panic about? We’ve got our ‘ace fighter’ here, don’t we? If worst comes to worst, let Xinxin take the front… and we’ll execute a strategic retreat~”

“You, Ye Daxingxing!” Li Yunxin planted her hands on her hips, her beautiful eyes wide. “Are you treating me like a free bodyguard? Do you want me to show you what a real strategic retreat feels like right now?”

Liu Yuxuan’s eyes lit up. He scurried over to Li Yunxin. “Xingchen-ge is right! Captain Yunxin leads the attack, and we’ll cheer you on from behind!” As he spoke, he struck a ridiculous cheering pose.

Before he finished, Li Yunxin shot him a glare that pinned him in place. “Ahem… I wonder who just said…” He deliberately mimicked her tone. “Need me to cover for you~? We can pretend to form a triangle~”

Li Yunxin’s face flushed crimson to her ears. Her raised hand froze in midair before she awkwardly pulled it back, gritting her teeth. “…Just you wait!”

And so, bickering all the way, they arrived at the entrance to the Fire Department classroom. The moment they pushed open the door, the previously noisy room fell silent. Every pair of eyes turned to the trio at the door.

For one thing, Li Yunxin—the suddenly famous dark horse prodigy mage—had been oddly close to third-year dead-lasts Ye Xingchen and Liu Yuxuan. But hadn’t those two chosen Alchemy and Pharmacology, which were humanities? Why were they suddenly at the Fire Department classroom? With their talents, had they really not come to the wrong room?

One student even double-checked if he was in the wrong room. After confirming he wasn’t, he stepped forward. “Classmates, this is the Fire Department classroom. Are you sure you haven’t come to the wrong place?”

Li Yunxin was still sulking over what had just happened. When this clueless fellow showed up, she narrowed her eyes. “Those two behind me are under my protection. Got a problem with that?”

The student was immediately intimidated by Li Yunxin’s presence. Rumors that she had single-handedly defeated the strongest gold-rank magical beast in third-year combat training had spread like wildfire. Everyone agreed she was currently the most likely rival to Su Liyue.

“N-no! Absolutely not!” The man shook his head frantically, nearly flinging his glasses off.

“Good. If you do, keep it to yourself.” Li Yunxin snorted. Her pink hair traced a graceful arc through the air as she tossed her head. She strode toward the back of the classroom with an arrogant swagger, Ye Xingchen and Liu Yuxuan following behind like two lackeys.

“Xinxin-sis was so cool just now!” Liu Yuxuan’s eyes sparkled, his voice trembling with excitement. “That turn, that look—she’s my perfect goddess!”

Ye Xingchen could only sigh silently to himself. So this is what they mean by ‘beauty is in the eye of the beholder’?

When Li Yunxin heard Liu Yuxuan call her ‘cool,’ she paused noticeably in her stride, a small smile tugging at her lips.

Under Li Yunxin’s imposing aura, the students in the classroom—led by Chixiao—automatically cleared a path. A few fire department boys even stood up unconsciously. Li Yunxin casually pulled out a seat in the back row, crossed her legs, and snapped open her folding fan with a ‘smack.’ It bore four large characters: “Strangers Keep Away.”

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