Shortly after Su Xinyi left, Ling Xian slowly opened his eyes.
He had only intended to rest briefly, never expecting to fall into such a deep sleep!
This unexpected sleep piqued his curiosity: how long had it been since he had truly slept?
Roughly estimating, he realized he had completely stopped sleeping around the age of three or four.
Of course, given his current cultivation realm, sleep was no longer essential; a short meditation session could instantly restore his energy.
For Ling Xian, the most comfortable environment was the Ling Family Chalet in the mountains. After all, he had lived there for sixteen years. Yet even there, he dared not fall asleep easily.
Ling Xian had always been exceptionally vigilant.
But in this environment... he had actually fallen asleep? A medical report his father had once shown him flashed through his mind: "If one can sleep in an unfamiliar environment, it indicates a sense of safety and familiarity."
...Bullsh*t! This is precisely the kind of situation that warrants caution!
He rubbed his eyes and sat up, relieved he hadn't fallen into a deeper sleep. The consequences would have been unimaginable...
Though he would never admit it, Ling Xian snored loudly when deeply asleep.
The force of his snores rivaled that of the Soviet Union's Tsar Bomba missile...
This suddenly reminded him of a nursery rhyme:
London Bridge is falling down~ falling down~ falling down~ London Bridge is falling down~ my fair lady~
But this "bridge" was the school... and it couldn't be rebuilt with gold or silver.
To others, this might seem like a joke.
But to Ling Xian, it was no joke...
...
During the afternoon exchange activity, the elderly teacher led the students out of the Teacher's Building to confirm some arrangements. However, he didn't venture far, as he was responsible for the students' safety.
The student exchange meeting, as its name suggested, was an event organized entirely by the students themselves. Alongside the elderly teacher, no other faculty members participated, allowing the students to interact freely.
Lianhua, Su Xinyi, and Xu Yutong arrived early, while the three male students arrived slightly later. Upon seeing familiar faces, their expressions were filled with irritation.
Dark clouds seemed to gather above Zunhao's head, Xie Zhenyu's head, Bai Ye Yunshen's head, and the Chen Brothers' heads. They were clearly not pleased.
After all, within less than a day, multiple pieces of their crucial equipment had exploded one after another. How could they possibly be happy?
In fact, before the exchange meeting, Zunhao had personally sought out Director Xie for a discussion, only to receive a stern scolding. Ling Xian felt that organizing such a meeting again was truly excessive...
In the supermedia classroom, which could accommodate three hundred students, Zunhao sat on the podium, right next to Vice Principal Xie Zhenyu.
The front row of VIP seats was reserved for Phoenix Ridge students who had volunteered to attend the hearing.
Starting from the second row, the seats were similarly allocated to Ziyang students attending the hearing.
As the crowd continued to surge in, the classroom was expanded to beyond its capacity. Ling Xian even spotted students using magical artifacts to float in mid-air or cling to the walls!
Seeing the room instantly expand tenfold, the dark clouds above his head grew even denser. "Zhenyu, what's going on here? Why are there so many people? This is a hearing, not the Grammy Awards!"
Xie Zhenyu shrugged. "They all volunteered..."
"Volunteered? Volunteered for what?" Zunhao asked, his face full of confusion.
When Scarlet No. 72 arrived, there wasn't a single living soul present! The situation was so dire that Director Xie had to hastily conscript seven classes to serve as background filler!
Xie Zhenyu glanced at Su Xinyi, who was seated in the front row. What other reason could there be? Of course, Su Xinyi likely played a role—the heiress of Qionghua Galaxy Corporation and the school's beauty. Precisely because of this, the Ziyang students had gone wild even before her arrival...
To put it bluntly, the school had never officially announced Phoenix Ridge's arrival time.
Otherwise, Xie Zhenyu would never have anticipated Zunhao's early completion of the archery test yesterday. So when students confirmed Su Xinyi's imminent arrival at school, the entirety of Ziyang students erupted in excitement.
This led to the chaotic scene unfolding before them...
"Su Xinyi, I want to marry you!"
"Su Xinyi, I'll be your future husband!"
"Want to grab a drink? My treat!"
"If I get the chance, I'll make all my fantasies come true—"
"Drag this disgusting sh*thead out of here!" Zunhao roared, his patience snapping. Have you no shame?!
Su Xinyi: "..."
Xie Zhenyu: "..."
Ling Xian: "..."
Ling Xian and the others were equally astonished by her overwhelming influence.
Even at Phoenix Ridge No. 73, Su Xinyi had reigned supreme as the beauty queen. Whenever she appeared in public, she would inevitably draw a surging crowd...
Dandan's advisor, Hao Zhen, had even coined a term for this phenomenon: the "Su Xinyi Effect."
As her classmates, Zhao Ming, Hao Zhen, Xu Yuntong, and Lianhua all felt a sense of pride...
"Students, quiet down..." The noise was so deafening it made his ears ring! He put on his headphones, but damn it! They were completely useless!
Fortunately, the microphone in his hand had astonishing volume, instantly filling every corner of the supermedia classroom.
The chaos persisted... Almost every male student in Ziyang High School was fantasizing about the best position in bed!
"Students, please be quiet!" He roared for the second time, as the dark cloud over his head rumbled with lightning strikes.
But this time, the situation remained out of control. Instead of quieting down, the noise in the classroom seemed to surge louder, as if someone had flipped a switch!
"..." F**k!
"All of you shut the f**k up!" He snapped, his voice dripping with warning.
This time, when the Vice Principal put on his headphones, the noise in the classroom did decrease slightly... only to immediately surge to a new peak! Damn it, it's actually getting louder!
Zunhao: "..." Calling them 'faggots' wouldn't be an exaggeration, would it?
"I'm begging you, shut the hell up!" Zunhao roared hoarsely. This has to stop now!
From Zunhao's desperate roar, Ling Xian concluded: This guy... is about to lose it.
...
...
Zhao Ming shook his head and sighed, "Damn... this is utterly humiliating!"
Hao Zhen agreed, "Isn't it? He can't even hold his own against the board..."
Lianhua: "I'm so worried... what if he doesn't make it in time?"
Xu Yutong: "Embarrassing? This is beyond embarrassing!"
Su Xinyi: "..."
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