The Charm of a Powerful Woman Spreads Across the World

Chapter 89

The following days passed peacefully. Thanks to Zuiyue's acupuncture and continuous exercise, Rufeng's hand has almost recovered. However, she still cannot exert too much force for the time being, so Rufeng can only exercise her left hand.

She's still staying with Mu Wenchen, but she's started taking classes.

The classroom atmosphere is different now than before. Everyone knows that of the four great talents of Fengxian Academy, three have left, leaving only Rufeng. Therefore, people always have a subtle way of looking at Rufeng.

Their identities were not revealed. When people pressed them about why they dropped out of school, Ru Feng simply said that there were family matters to attend to. Eventually, no one asked anymore.

Strangely, after the three of them left, Ru Feng became even more popular than before, with countless people greeting her. Although Ru Feng didn't understand why, she didn't delve into it; she had more things to do now. She no longer slept in class; instead, she studied diligently, earning frequent nods of approval from the teachers.

Furthermore, an atmosphere of excitement and panic permeated the entire academy.

"Ru Feng, Ru Feng—" After school, someone was calling out Ru Feng loudly.

Ru Feng stopped, holding the book in his left hand, turned to look at the person who had come, and asked, "Is there something you need?"

The person who came was a very handsome young man. He nodded shyly and said, "Ru Feng, I have a question for you."

Ru Feng smiled and nodded, "Yang Wei, go ahead and ask." But inwardly, she couldn't help but chuckle mischievously. Yang Wei? How did his parents name him?

"Ru Feng, are you going to join the army?" As soon as these words were spoken, Ru Feng noticed that the students walking on the road all paused in unison, and some even stopped openly.

"Why do you ask that?" Ru Feng smiled slightly, the sunlight shining directly on her face, making her skin appear even whiter and more like jade.

Yang Wei was stunned for a moment before replying, "You are General Yuchi's grandson. Are you really not going to join the army? I know you are very good at archery and horsemanship, and your martial arts skills are also very high, but everyone says that you will become a civil official in the future, so you will not join the army."

At this moment, another classmate chimed in, saying, "Yes, you're General Yuchi's only grandson, and the most prestigious descendant of the Yuchi family's generals. If you don't go, then your family will have no one to carry on the family line..."

Ru Feng slightly extended her right hand to interrupt him: "Remember, the position of general does not belong to my Yuchi family, and it is not hereditary, so I may not be able to become a general. Everyone depends on their own abilities, and those who are capable will be promoted."

The classmate was stunned for a moment and didn't say anything more, but before he knew it, a large group of people had surrounded Ru Feng.

Yang Wei then said, "The imperial court has started conscripting soldiers in various places. I'm planning to give up my studies and go to the battlefield to kill the enemy. Damn it, the Spring Ivy Kingdom is saying that we injured something of theirs and demanding compensation. They've brought up all the old grievances. I think this war is inevitable. So I must join the army!" He then clenched his fist and waved it in the air.

Ru Feng frowned, and after a while asked, "Does your family agree to you going to the battlefield?" As far as Ru Feng knew, the classmate in front of him was the youngest son of a second-rank official in the imperial court.

Yang Wei was taken aback, lowered his fist, and said, "A real man should serve his country. It's a matter of course. Why do I need my family's consent?"

"Aren't you afraid your family will worry?" Ru Feng asked again.

Yang Wei said firmly, "I have older brothers at home, so they can take care of me. As a citizen of the Violet Kingdom, why should I allow the people of the Spring Vine Kingdom to bully the people on our border? Besides, although I, Yang Wei, do not have any earth-shattering talents, I can still serve my country!"

He spoke with great passion and fervor, and the students around him were infected by his tone, each clenching their fists as if they were about to rush into battle to kill the enemy.

Ru Feng smiled slightly and said, "Then it's fine as long as you can handle your family relationships. I'm leaving now; it's time to have lunch."

Yang Wei quickly grabbed Ru Feng's sleeve and said, "You still haven't said whether you're going to join the army or not."

Ru Feng twisted his body, and somehow managed to break free from Yang Wei's grasp. Ru Feng chuckled and said, "Of course I'll go."

Some people were stunned, but Yang Wei was very happy and followed after them, saying, "Then I'll go with you."

To Ru Feng's surprise, the news spread quickly, and people kept coming to ask him about it. Ru Feng wondered, was it really such a surprising thing that everyone was surprised by his joining the army?

Then, Rong Yiying, whom they hadn't seen for several months, also appeared.

In the Shiweitian medicinal cuisine restaurant, Rufeng and he sat facing each other.

"I heard you're going to join the army? What about your studies?" Rong Yiying asked.

Instead of answering, Ru Feng asked, "And you? What have you been busy with lately? Sigh, they've all left, and you haven't even had a chance to see them."

Rong Yiying glanced at Ru Feng and said, "I knew long ago that they and I are not the same type of people. They are not ordinary people, so we will separate sooner or later."

Ru Feng looked at his simple clothes and then at his elegant manners, shook her head, and said, "You are not an ordinary person either."

Rong Yiying smiled slightly: "I am just an ordinary person, except that I have an extraordinary master."

Ru Feng didn't ask any further, but Rong Yiying continued, "I'm going to join the army. When are you leaving? Do we want to go together?"

Ru Feng looked at him and said, "I might not go for more than a month." Because there are still some things to do.

Rong Yiying nodded: "I'll wait for you."

Ru Feng nodded in agreement. Things had really changed. He remembered that not long ago he was having dinner with the three of them in this room. He never expected that they would all leave so soon, taking everything with them and leaving him only with memories.

Rong Yiying looked at Ru Fan's dazed expression and said in a low voice, "Many people from our academy will join the army."

Ru Feng was pulled back to reality by his words and couldn't help but ask, "What about your studies?"

Rong Yiying glanced at Ru Feng strangely and said, "We are not Fengxian Academy. Most of the people who come to Luolin Academy want to join the army and become military officers in the future. Now that there is a war, everyone will naturally lend a hand, which is also good for their future."

Ru Feng nodded in understanding.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh," in the courtyard, Ru Feng kept drawing her bow and shooting at the target more than a hundred paces away. Behind her was a bag of arrows, which were now lying obediently on the green grass. Behind that was a stone table with a pot of boiled water and a blue and white porcelain bowl on it.

The targets in the distance were obviously made of straw. Several targets were randomly stuck in the ground. The targets were all different in shape and height. The only thing they had in common was that the bullseye was hollow. Although arrows were shot continuously like the wind, not a single arrow was stuck in the target.

He drew the bow again, aimed, and released the arrow... several arrows struck the hollow center.

Ru Feng smiled slightly, put down the bow in her hand, walked to the stone table behind her, poured a bowl of water, raised her head and drank it down. After wiping the corner of her mouth with her sleeve, she found Mu Wenchen standing to the side watching her with a deep and unfathomable gaze.

Ru Feng was taken aback and said, "Weren't you reading in the study? Did I disturb you?" In Ru Feng's eyes, Mu Wenchen's life was very regular, but extremely boring, because he spent all his free time reading, playing chess and playing the zither, and rarely went out. He was more like a proper young lady than a real lady from a wealthy family. Of course, Ru Feng dared not say this to him.

Mu Wenchen stared at Rufeng for a long time before saying, "I heard you're really going to join the army? What about your studies? Are you giving them up?"

Ru Feng wiped his sweat and said, "I'm going. Didn't I tell you? I have my own way of handling my studies. I don't want to continue studying."