The Charm of a Powerful Woman Spreads Across the World

Chapter 15

"Hey, why do you smell so good, you're a grown man?" he finally couldn't help but say.

"Perhaps this is what you mean." Ru Feng took out a sachet she had prepared and handed it to Yu Xuan. She hadn't taken off her clothes to sleep that night; she had rushed to take a shower at the very end. She couldn't take it anymore. Thinking about how everyone had gone to the bathhouse with their friends tonight, she wondered if she could avoid it next time. It seemed she needed to find an excuse.

"Why didn't you take a bath with us tonight?" Yu Xuan couldn't help but ask. He refused to go no matter what everyone asked him tonight, so everyone became curious. Did he have some kind of secret illness?

Just as I feared, Feng sighed, "Alas, you don't know, I have been learning martial arts from my master since I was a child. It's been very hard. I often have old injuries that haven't healed before new ones come. I already have scars on my body. I won't be naked with you until they fade. Besides, I'm not used to taking a bath with other people."

"What a strange habit. He's not even a woman, so why is he so vain?" Yu Xuan muttered, thinking that this time when they shared a room, he would definitely teach this vain guy a lesson. Thinking of the competition when they were young, although he was no longer angry, the vow he made back then still echoed in his ears. Ru Feng was too arrogant, and he had to teach him a lesson.

Neither of them slept that night, and the next day they went to the cafeteria with huge dark circles under their eyes. Looking at the other people, they saw that everyone was in a similar situation, probably because they were all uncomfortable sleeping with others.

Ru Feng got up early to practice martial arts, so she was still quite energetic. However, the food in the cafeteria was so bad that it ruined her mood. She thought to herself that she must go out and get some extra nutrition someday. Little did Ru Feng know that this thought would later become her excuse for skipping classes frequently.

The first day passed in chaos. There were no classes; it was just a time for everyone to get to know each other and the environment.

At this time, Ru Feng sent a message to her junior brothers and sisters and her family, telling them about her situation.

That night, Ru Feng lay on his makeshift bed, wrapped in the quilt provided by the academy, and fell asleep peacefully.

Yu Xuan, lying on the large bed, couldn't fall asleep again that night.

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Chapter 30 Missed

The next day, classes officially began. The students all wore the same uniform: long white robes with wide sleeves that gave them a graceful and elegant appearance. A portion of their hair was tied into a bun and adorned with a hairpin. A strand of hair remained near their ears, and some hair was draped over their backs, a typical scholar's attire.

But upon closer inspection, the differences in their family circumstances become apparent.

For example, Bai Shaojun wore a white Suzhou brocade waist-cinching robe. This kind of fabric reflects tiny silver glints in the sunlight, making him look like an immortal in silver light, and he looked incredibly dashing walking down the street.

Of course, this is on the premise that the four of them, including Ru Feng, are to wear these clothes. With Bai Shaojun's burly physique and swaggering gait, it would look rather out of place and ruin the expensive clothes.

In contrast, Yu Jue, Yu Xuan, and Yun Tianze must come from wealthy families. Although their clothes are not as flashy as Bai Shaojun's, the simple and elegant patterns and the excellent quality of the fabrics make them even more beautiful and pleasing to the eye.

Now everyone is walking together on their way to class. Ru Feng sighs as he watches them. To match their clothes, they have used high-end hair rings inlaid with gemstones or jade to tie their hair, and even their belts are incredibly expensive.

However, looking at Yun Tianze, who was refined yet pale, Yu Jue, who was gentle yet confident, and Yu Xuan, who was imposing yet wicked, Ru Feng felt that all of this was worthwhile, as she had managed to bring out so many handsome men.

"Ru Feng, why are you sighing so early in the morning?" Yu Jue asked as he walked up to her.

"You three are really good-looking," Ru Feng said honestly.

Everyone was taken aback, while Yu Xuan laughed smugly, "Hehe, you only just realized that now? The other night someone was saying I wasn't good-looking."

Ru Feng added, "I meant your clothes."

Yu Xuan's smile froze as he glared angrily at Ru Feng's serious expression.

"Ru Feng, actually you are the most handsome among us. Looking at your attire, if I were a woman, I would definitely like you too." Yu Jue laughed, looking at the fresh and dashing Ru Feng. Although the clothes were not the best, they made Ru Feng look as handsome as Pan An and elegant. Countless people were stunned along the way.

"Hehe, really? Hehe, that's because I'm naturally beautiful." Ru Feng immediately became smug.

"Keep bragging! What's so great about that? You're shallow and only care about looks!" Yu Xuan said, seeking revenge for what he had just said.

Ru Feng stopped, looked at Yu Xuan for a while, narrowed his eyes and smiled, "You just wait and see. I'll find an ugly woman in front of you one day and see if you can still keep your composure and eat with any sense of style."

Yu Xuan looked at Ru Feng and said, "I'm sure I can."

"Okay, remember what you said." And so, the two made a bet amidst a fierce exchange of glances.

"Ru Feng, what material is your belt made of?" Yun Tianze, who had been silent all along, suddenly asked, breaking the silence.

Ru Feng touched his waist and laughed, "I don't know either, it was a gift from an elder."

"Oh," Yun Tianze responded and said nothing more.

Yujue and Yuxuan saw it too, but didn't ask anything. Yujue just affectionately patted Rufeng's head.

Ru Feng rolled her eyes: "Brother Jue, can you please stop touching my head? You know I'm sixteen years old now, you can't treat me like a child anymore."

“But I still think of you as the Rufeng I can carry on my back, and you’re the youngest among the students, so what’s wrong with treating you like a child?” Yujue said innocently.

Ru Feng sighed and quickened his pace. Why remember things from childhood so clearly?

Yu Jue chuckled to himself and quickened his pace, while Yun Tianze watched their retreating figures thoughtfully.

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Walking into the so-called classroom and looking at the neat rows of mahogany tables and chairs, Ru Feng sighed that he had to go back to class again. Sigh, people in modern times finally graduate.

Seats were assigned, and everyone sat with their roommates. The seating arrangement also revealed who came from which families. It seems Fengxian Academy truly is a place that values rules.

Ru Feng sat in the back because she insisted on switching seats; she didn't want to obediently follow the class. Since she wanted to switch, Yu Xuan naturally wanted to switch too, and Yun Tianze saw this and wanted to switch as well. In the end… in the end, everyone sat in the back row.

In class, everyone sat in their seats, holding a book in their hands, and followed the teacher, swaying their heads as they read.

This teacher was a scholar of classical studies, probably in his sixties, and was said to be a famous teacher throughout the country. But Ru Feng had no interest in this at all, so after reciting along for a while, his eyelids began to droop. Soon after, he used his long-accumulated sleeping skills, keeping his back very straight, holding the book very steadily, and closing his eyes tightly, and thus he fell asleep.

Because he was covered by books and the teacher was at the top lecturing on his own, no one noticed Ru Feng's condition. It wasn't until after class, when everyone had left, that Yu Xuan nudged Ru Feng, who then collapsed onto the table with a thud, continuing to sleep with saliva trickling from his mouth.

Yu Xuan, Yu Jue, and Yun Tianze looked at each other for a while, and finally resigned themselves to waiting for Ru Feng to wake up.

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"Why didn't you call me? Honestly, you made me miss lunch. What am I going to do? I'm so hungry now."

"Didn't you say that even pigs wouldn't eat the food at the academy? Then why are you complaining so much?" Yu Xuan retorted.

"But at least it's food! At least it keeps me from being hungry! Don't you know how uncomfortable it is to be hungry? I come to class in the morning so I can have lunch! Now that lunch is gone, can't I even say a few words?" Ru Feng continued to complain, quite self-righteously. "I have to stay at the academy for nine days before I can go out to play for one day. And during those nine days, I have to attend classes every day. Oh my god, why is my life so miserable? My youth, my time, are all wasted here." Ru Feng muttered all the way, looking sorrowful, as if she had suffered a great injustice.

The other three watched helplessly as she put on her own show, rubbing their stomachs as if they were genuinely hungry.

In fact, the academy only holds classes for half a day each day; the rest of the time is left to the students' own discretion.

That afternoon, the four of them gathered in Rufeng and Yuxuan's room, not in the mood to read, but because they were hungry. For the other three, going hungry was an unbelievable and extremely rare occurrence. Since the academy didn't allow them to cook on their own and the canteen was out of food, they couldn't think of a solution for the time being.

Ru Feng lay listlessly on Yu Xuan's bed. After thinking for a while, his eyes lit up and he called out, "Wait for me. I'll be back in half an hour, and then you'll have something to eat."

After saying that, he vanished like a gust of wind, leaving behind only their worried cries.

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Because recently many people have been asking me if I will be updating more often, I'll say it here. I usually update in the evening, and at this stage there will only be one update. If I don't update on a certain day, I will let you know in the comments section before 10 o'clock, is that okay?

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Chapter 31 Sharing Food

Ru Feng rushed to the academy's kitchen, grabbed some seasonings and ingredients, and headed straight for the back mountain.

Ru Feng was experienced and extremely fast, so he quickly caught a few pheasants on the other side of the mountain near the academy. He counted them and released two, leaving four plump pheasants behind.

After cleaning the pheasant by the stream, Ru Feng wrapped it tightly in a large leaf, covered it with a thick layer of wet yellow mud, rolled it into a large mud ball, and threw it into the newly lit fire. She then left it alone. After doing the same for the other three, Ru Feng kept adding firewood. Eventually, she wandered around, checking her surroundings. She found several traces of fire and chuckled to herself, guessing that someone else, like her, couldn't stand the hunger and had come out to hunt for food.

After estimating the time, Ru Feng used a twig to pull the mud ball containing the pheasant out of the fire, tapped it, listened to the sound, and then happily said, "Hehe, it's almost done!"

After waiting a while longer, everything was finally done. They used the stream water to put out the fire, took out a piece of rag they had prepared beforehand, wrapped everything up, and then happily walked back home.

After figuring out the location of his dormitory, Ru Feng put down his package, picked up a tree branch, and jumped onto the wall. Upon closer inspection, he saw that there was no one around, so he jumped down, picked up his package, quickly jumped back onto the wall, and then lightly landed on the ground.

Ru Feng revealed a smug smile. Now he was finally safe. According to the rules of Fengxian Academy, one of them was that people were not allowed to mess with the small animals in the back mountain, so it would be a bit troublesome if he were caught.

Ru Feng swaggered into the dormitory. As soon as he entered, he saw Yu Jue sitting upright on Yu Xuan's desk, Yun Tianze half-lying on Ru Feng's desk, and Yu Xuan lying on the bed with his eyes closed.

The dormitories at this academy are actually quite nice. Each room has a large bed that can fit two people, a mahogany desk for each person, a small window, and other space for activities, so Ru Feng thinks it's very good. Fengxian Academy truly lives up to its reputation as the best academy in the country; they're very wealthy!

As soon as Ru Feng pushed the door open and came in, the other three figures, who had been like statues, came to life again and looked at Ru Feng expectantly.

After closing the door, Ru Feng grinned and said, "Ta-da! Look what good stuff I brought back for you!"

The three quickly gathered around to take a look, watching with nervous anticipation as Ru Feng took out a package from behind his back. Yu Xuan snatched it and opened it, revealing four mud balls lying there obediently.

"Yuchi Rufeng, you're not planning to make us eat mud, are you? I'd rather starve than eat it." Yu Xuan looked at Rufeng angrily, realizing she had just been full of expectations for him.

The other three looked at Rufeng with suspicion, while Rufeng rolled her eyes at Yuxuan.

She picked up the largest lump of clay and slammed it heavily onto the clay with the inkstone. The clay shattered, revealing a dark green substance that emitted a strange fragrance.

All three were drawn by the strange fragrance of the hair. Yu Jue asked, "What is this fragrance?"

"Beggar's Chicken!" Ru Feng was still very patient with Yu Jue, but this answer left the three of them completely confused. Only then did Ru Feng realize that this name didn't seem to exist yet.

"Beggar's chicken is beggar's chicken, it's just that the cooking method is different." Ru Feng explained irresponsibly. She was hungry, so she quickly peeled off the lotus leaf to reveal the golden-orange pheasant. Immediately, a wonderful aroma wafted to everyone's nose, making their mouths water and almost bursting with saliva.

Ru Feng smiled contentedly, washed his hands, and without caring about the heat, tore off a piece and put it in his mouth, chewing it with satisfaction.

Seeing Ru Feng's expression, the other three swallowed hard. Yu Xuan's hand had already involuntarily reached for the chicken leg, and the others wanted to follow suit.

Ru Feng slapped Yu Xuan's hand with a loud crack and shouted, "This is mine, don't take it! Yours are over there!"

Immediately, the three mud lumps that had been ignored were grabbed by several hands. Yun Tianze had no martial arts skills, so he ended up taking the smallest one.

The three of them eagerly tore open the lotus leaves, washed their hands, and ate them without caring that they were too hot. In an instant, the whole room was filled with a wonderful fragrance.

The four men ate the pheasant with gusto, their faces and mouths covered in oil.

"Ah, there are mushrooms inside this chicken!" Yu Xuan exclaimed in surprise.

"You're only finding out now?" Ru Feng rolled her eyes at them.

Ignoring Ru Feng's eye roll, Yu Xuan grabbed the small mushroom and put it in his mouth. His eyes lit up immediately. He found the mushroom to be incredibly sweet and smooth, with a delicate fragrance and the savory flavor of chicken. He had never tasted mushrooms like this before.

Seeing his expression, the other two quickly picked up the mushrooms as well, and immediately cheered and looked at Ru Feng with admiration.

Of the four, only Ru Feng's movements were passable; the other three had never eaten with their hands before, so they were all a bit flustered and could hardly be described as elegant.