Doppel-Box-Schallplatte

Kapitel 32

Yun Tianze glanced at her briefly, and Xiao Qing fell silent. *Waaah… Young Master’s cold gaze is so terrifying!*

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Ru Feng didn't represent Fengxian Academy this time for several reasons. First, she was busy coordinating with various parties and fulfilling her duties. Second, she felt she had been too prominent at the academy and wanted to give other students a chance, since she wouldn't be pursuing an official career anyway. Third, she understood her own limitations. While she had a good memory and had been forced by her grandmother to memorize many ancient poems as a child, she wasn't good at original works. She worried that she might embarrass herself if she couldn't remember the poems or didn't have the corresponding verses when asked to answer a question.

Even though Ru Feng had memorized a wide range of poems, she wasn't sure if she would be stumped, so she simply decided not to sign up.

However, out of interest in "books", Ru Feng still paid special attention to the competition. She then learned that there were six judges, all of whom were from well-known scholarly families in Xiangzhou City or other places. One of them was Mu Wenchen, which Ru Feng did not expect. She did not expect Mu Wenchen to have such high literary attainments.

Moreover, the rules of this competition are that all eight academies will participate, each occupying one side. Each academy can send a representative, and there is no limit to the number of people. The judges will give a question, and each team will write down a poem. The judges will then judge the merits and the losing side will be eliminated. This will continue until only two teams are left. Whoever laughs last will be the winner.

Ru Feng was still confident in his academy; with so many people going, they were sure to win.

As Ru Feng was explaining the rules to the etiquette team members, Yu Xuan walked over, patted Ru Feng on the shoulder, and said, "Hey, I'm going to participate in the 'painting' competition too. Why don't you say anything to me? You told Yun Tianze and you told my brother, so why are you ignoring me?"

Ru Feng looked uncomfortably at the large hand on her shoulder, and thinking of the scene of him naked last night, he suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. He quickly turned to the side and shook off his hand, saying, "Don't touch me like that."

Yu Xuan felt wronged: "Why? We were like this before, why didn't you say anything then?"

Ru Feng herself felt wronged. Wasn't it because Yu Jue's words last night made her uncomfortable? But before she could say anything, she saw the strange look on the face of the etiquette team member in front of her.

Ru Feng asked in bewilderment, "Why does your face look so strange?"

The team member stammered, "It's nothing." But the excitement, agitation, and disdain on his face were clearly visible.

Chapter 54 Saving the Day

The excitement was one thing, but what was with this disdain? Ru Feng was very puzzled.

Yu Xuan didn't notice the teammate's expression, but looked at Ru Feng with a wronged expression: "Ru Feng, are you going to watch me draw later? I'm waiting to avenge myself!"

Ru Feng glared at him impatiently: "I have to take care of the whole game later, how can I just watch your game? Okay, if I can go watch it, I will definitely go. Also, can you stop bringing up things from when you were a kid? It's been so long, and you still remember it. You're so indecisive."

Yu Xuan was also a little annoyed: "I don't care, you have to go and take a look later."

"Alright, alright, I'll definitely go, okay?" Ru Feng nodded perfunctorily, thus dismissing Yu Xuan.

He turned around and stared sternly at the team member: "Tell me, why did your expression look so strange just now?"

"Zhaizhang, it's nothing, nothing at all." The team member quickly took a step back as Rufeng approached, his face tense.

Ru Feng didn't believe it, so she moved closer and whispered, "Then why did everyone look at me so strangely today?" Don't think Ru Feng is oblivious. As soon as she appeared in public today, she noticed that everyone's expressions towards her were a bit off. At first, she didn't pay much attention and thought she was being too sensitive. But now that even the person who always followed her was like this, she had no choice but to try to find out.

"Master...Master, it's not that I don't want to say it, it's just that...sigh!" He sighed, looking helpless, but still ran away.

Ru Feng raised an eyebrow, looking at the figure that ran faster than a rabbit. She turned her head and glanced around. She saw that everyone who came into her line of sight quickly turned away and whispered among themselves as she turned away.

Ru Feng was speechless, feeling like her heart was being scratched by a cat, itchy and full of curiosity, but no one was kind enough to answer her questions.

Ru Feng had a bad feeling, especially after meeting Murong Yinghe's sorrowful and angry gaze, which aroused his curiosity to the extreme. However, now that the competition had started, he couldn't find anyone he wanted to talk to, and everyone was evasive and hesitant. So, by the end, Ru Feng was already burning with anger.

Ru Feng organized the materials on the bulletin board, then looked around the venue and saw that everyone was in their places. He then sat down on a stool and looked at the series of messages he had received that morning via carrier pigeon.

This is a family letter. Grandpa still complains that Rufeng did not choose Luolin Academy. Father is very happy. After learning that Rufeng became the head of Fengxian Academy, he praised Rufeng repeatedly. If it weren't for Rufeng stopping him last time, Yuchi Song would probably have come to the academy to see Rufeng.

Lin Yilan then spoke subtly, the meaning of which Ru Feng understood: she was telling Ru Feng to think carefully about her future. After all, she was a girl, and dressing as a boy was only a temporary measure. She would eventually have to face reality, so she needed to think about her future path now.

Thinking about this made Ru Feng feel upset. Every time, her mother would write to her when she thought she was a man, and then a single sentence would shatter her delusions.

Looking at her sister's letter, it was very short. It only expressed her longing for her and then complained that someone from the family had come to propose marriage again, but she didn't like any of them, and the ones she liked didn't come.

Ru Feng frowned. Despite her repeated attempts to probe, Ru Xue refused to reveal the man's name. She was so indecisive, so unlike her sister from her previous life. Sigh—it's so hard to guess what's on a young woman's mind.

Before they knew it, time had passed, and Aunt Lan brought food to Rufeng.

"Sister Lan, thank you." Ru Feng was very surprised, not expecting her to bring him food.

"It's nothing, I was just bored. People are so enthusiastic today. In previous years, people wouldn't eat lunch at this time. Look, everyone's so engrossed in the competition, who even remembers to eat?" Aunt Lan plopped down next to Ru Feng, her movements swift yet exuding a carefree air.

Ru Feng laughed and said, "Sister, if I didn't know you didn't know martial arts, I would have thought you did. Your movements were so swift."

Aunt Lan just chuckled and glanced at the square, where four large groups of people were gathered, looking quite lively.

"By the way, among the boys around you, who do you like the most?" Aunt Lan asked casually, gazing into the distance.

Ru Feng, engrossed in eating, paused for a moment upon hearing this: "Sister, why do you say that? Of course I like them all!"

"Oh, there isn't anyone you particularly like?" she asked with a smile, her eyes fixed on Ru Feng's eyes.

"Your smile is strange," Ru Feng said, swallowing his food, without directly answering her question.

Aunt Lan chuckled and said, "Little one, you're still too green." Then she left, just as suddenly as she had arrived.

As Ru Feng watched her retreating figure, he felt that everyone was acting strangely today, and he was the only one who seemed normal.

After finishing her meal, Ru Feng even took a short nap. Under the shade of the trees, a gentle breeze caressed her, and the green grass smelled sweet. How wonderful it was to steal a nap while resting her hands on the table! Especially when everyone else was busy.

When I woke up, the competition was still going strong, and it was getting more and more lively. The zither competition was filled with melodious music, the chess competition was quiet with only whispers among the crowd, the calligraphy competition was filled with cheers, and the painting competition was also relatively quiet.

Ru Feng thought for a moment, stretched, and decided to go and take a look, lest people say that he, as the head of the dormitory, was irresponsible and didn't even care about the competition.

First, they went to the chess tournament area and saw that there were two teams competing, and it seemed that the final two would be decided soon. Ru Feng saw Yun Tianze, who was playing with considerable ease. White pieces occupied most of the board, and although he was sweating a lot, Xiao Qing was taking care of him, so there were no major problems.

His opponent, on the other hand, was pale and covered in cold sweat.

Ru Feng stood quietly behind the crowd, overhearing their whispers.

"Look, that young master Yun Tianze from Fengxian Academy is so impressive. He wiped out his opponent in the last round, and he could have won this time much earlier, but he's deliberately torturing him slowly. I guess he wants to kill him completely." A woman's voice, sounding very professional.