Fengcheng Flying General

Chapter 1: Either Friend or Foe

Qiansi Academy.

A heavy snowfall in the dead of winter had just stopped, and as far as the eye could see, the mountains and fields were covered in a vast expanse of white, with thick icicles hanging from the tall pines and cypresses.

Qiansi Academy is located at the junction of three provinces in the mountains. It was originally unknown, but it became famous throughout the world because of the great Confucian scholar Zhu Liansheng. Although Zhu Liansheng was famous throughout the world, he did not live in seclusion. He only taught at Qiansi Academy.

"Qiansi Academy" was a semi-official institution with nearly a thousand students, all of whom were elites from across the country. The academy operated under a "headmaster responsibility system," with Zhu Liansheng serving as the headmaster. Below him were deputy headmasters, teaching assistants, lecturers, supervisors, administrators, dormitory heads, hall heads, and other management personnel. Each student's food, lodging, stipends, and writing materials were all provided by the academy.

The biggest difference between "Qiansi Academy" and other academies is that it not only teaches academic subjects but also martial arts. In prosperous times, it promotes physical fitness; in chaotic times, it teaches self-defense. It also encourages self-reflection three times a day. This is Zhu Liansheng's educational ideal.

The academy was divided into primary school and junior high school. Primary school was for young people aged 14 and above, while junior high school was for children under 14.

The academy has many teachers, who give lectures every seven days. The rest of the time, students primarily study independently. They can consult teachers or discuss problems with each other at any time. Students must record their daily reading progress in a "homework book," which is checked periodically by Mr. Zhu and several teaching assistants. In addition, the academy holds an annual examination and a major examination every three years to determine whether students can advance to a higher level of education.

Mr. Zhu and his teaching assistants usually only taught at the college, while primary school was mainly taught by a number of lecturers.

There is a large square in the academy. Three sides of the square are lined with tall pine and cypress trees, while the other side is covered with various vines that bloom in summer.

The morning classes had just ended when the elementary school children began their martial arts practice. After the children completed the basic content of the lesson, the instructor, seeing that there was still some time before noon and the weather was cold, instructed the children to disperse and have free time.

Upon hearing the order to disperse, the group of children, around ten years old, immediately cheered and ran off to play on their own.

"Meng Yuanjing, yesterday's snowball fight hasn't been decided yet, let's continue today..." A richly dressed boy of eleven or twelve strode over, surrounded by about a dozen children of similar age. Hearing him speak, the children immediately joined in the shouting, "Meng Yuanjing, do you still dare to compete?"

"Let's compete then, who's afraid of you, Zhu Yu?" This child named Meng Yuanjing was about the same age as the beautifully sculpted Zhu Yu, with sword-like eyebrows, bright eyes, and a clear, handsome appearance.

Zhu Yu glanced at Meng Yuanjing's companions and pointed at them one by one: "Sun Jia, Qin Xiaolou... Today I'm going to show you how powerful I am, so come at me all at once."

Sun Jia was a tall boy, while Qin Xiaolou was handsome. Both of them were already extremely dissatisfied with Zhu Yu's provocation and arrogance. Sun Jia glared at him and immediately said, "Fine, let's compete..."

Before he could finish speaking, a snowball suddenly smashed into his forehead, followed by Zhu Yu's loud laughter. It turned out that Zhu Yu had struck first.

Sun Jia was furious and immediately bent down to grab Xue Kuai. Soon, dozens of children were chasing each other in the academy's spacious square.

Meng Yuanjing grabbed a large clump of snow, squeezed it tightly, aimed at Zhu Yu who was running, and threw it. But Zhu Yu was running extremely fast and dodged it in an instant. It looked like the snow was about to hit a small boy coming straight at him.

Before Meng Yuanjing could tell him to get out of the way, he suddenly saw the little boy catch the snowball and look in his direction with a smile.

The children who had been playing all stopped at some point and stared intently at the handsome young boy in a blue robe with a beaming smile on his face on the snow.

The boy was exceptionally handsome, with bright and lustrous eyes like black jade.

Despite being a cold, snowy world, the children suddenly felt as if they were surrounded by bright sunshine, and the flowers in the world suddenly bloomed before their eyes.

Zhu Yu stared blankly at the ethereal little boy, unaware that the snowball in his hand had fallen to the ground. He opened his mouth, about to speak, when Meng Yuanjing ran up to him, grinning and greeting him with unusual enthusiasm: "What's your name? Welcome. My name is Meng Yuanjing, you can call me Yuanjing."

"Junyu, my name is Junyu!" The boy smiled, like a spring breeze blowing across a lake. From then on, they became best friends with this friendly-looking boy.

From that moment on, Zhu Yu suddenly felt an intense hatred for Meng Yuanjing and also loathed the young boy.

The snowball fight stopped abruptly because of the arrival of this unfamiliar boy. The children all rushed over, curiously looking him up and down, asking all at once, "How old are you?"

"where u from?"

Does it snow where you are?

"Are you also studying at the academy?"

"Where are you in your studies?"

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“I’m ten years old. It doesn’t snow where I’m from.” Junyu answered calmly, her smiling gaze sweeping over each person. Then, she turned around and suddenly saw a pair of eyes staring intently at her.

Jun Yu smiled amicably at those cold eyes, which immediately looked away after a glare. Meng Yuanjing said loudly, "This kid is called Zhu Yu, he's despicable, Jun Yu, don't pay him any attention."

Zhu Yu glared at him and was about to throw a punch when a big man suddenly ran up to him, panting, and whispered, "Young master, the ancient bow has been found."

Zhu Yu was overjoyed and no longer cared about Meng Yuanjing. He immediately took the small ancient bow from the big man's hands, but his steps faltered, showing that although the bow was small, it was very heavy. He reached out and pulled, and it was drawn easily.

Just then, a flock of snowbirds flew overhead. These snowbirds often fly low to and fro after a snowfall. Zhu Yu drew his bow, and the small arrow flew out with a "whoosh." A snowbird landed on the ground, and the dozen or so children around him immediately cheered.

Zhu Yu laughed triumphantly and looked at Meng Yuanjing: "You come here."

Meng Yuanjing snorted, took a few quick steps forward, drew his bow and nocked an arrow. With a "whoosh," the arrow flew out and fell to the ground.

The children took turns trying, but no one could draw the ancient bow anymore. Sun Jia could draw it, but he couldn't shoot down the bird.

Everyone except Junyu had already tried it. Qin Xiaolou, with her delicate features, asked curiously, "Junyu, do you want to try it?"

Meng Yuanjing said with a grin, "Jun Yu just arrived, so there's no need to try."

Zhu Yu also gave Jun Yu a cold look. He was almost twelve years old. Because he had heard Jun Yu say that he was ten years old, he said in a grand manner, "Little brat, you don't need to try."

Junyu smiled, said nothing, walked over, picked up the bow, and, though it was very difficult, managed to draw it.

Everyone was a little surprised to see her draw her bow. Junyu looked at the sky and smiled, "I'll shoot down three feathers from this bird..."

The moment the word "come" was uttered, the little arrow flew out. The children looked up and saw three snow-white feathers slowly drifting down from the sky. The startled snowbird had already flown far away in fright.

A burst of cheers erupted from all around. Zhu Yu's face turned extre

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