Rêve de Jiangshan

Chapitre 45

"Really?" Yu Jue frowned, stopped in his tracks, and grabbed Ru Feng's arm.

Ru Feng was startled and asked urgently, "Brother Jue, what are you doing?"

“Ru Feng, you really…” Yu Jue couldn’t continue. Seeing Yu Xuan’s probing gaze, he had no choice but to give up. “Never mind, I won’t ask anymore.”

With that, he strode away. Yu Xuan stayed behind, glared at Ru Feng, and then walked away in a different direction from Yu Jue.

Ru Feng pouted; these two were truly inexplicable!

Rumors spread very quickly, especially with someone fanning the flames. Some people recalled that when Ru Feng first started school, it seemed that he entered Fengxian Academy because of the headmaster. Many people know this. Now that I think about it, there's no smoke without fire. Maybe this rumor is true?

That afternoon, Mu Tong received the news. He looked at his master, who was playing the zither, and hesitated, his expression showing a rare struggle.

After finishing his piece, Mu Wenchen casually plucked the strings and asked, "If you have something to say, then say it."

Mu Tong thought for a moment before whispering, "Master, there's a rumor circulating in the academy that concerns you."

"Haven't I had enough things to do with me? Didn't I tell you to ignore them?" Mu Wenchen said coldly, his face expressionless.

"Master, this rumor also involves Ru Feng," Mu Tong said, bowing her head. She realized it was her own meddling; she had intended to ignore it, but she had overheard it while buying groceries down the mountain. Afraid that her master would be slow to realize the truth, and also to warn him to be careful of Ru Feng, she decided to risk being glared at by her master and speak out.

Mu Wenchen was silent for a moment, then said, "Speak."

"Yes, Master! Someone said that Yuchi Rufeng likes you and wants to... to have a homosexual relationship with you." After saying this, he shrank his scalp, closed his eyes, and remained motionless for a long time. He couldn't help but laugh at himself. When had he ever seen his master angry? His master was the kind of person who would not change his expression even if Mount Tai collapsed in front of him. How could he possibly get angry over a mere word?

Mu Wenchen's slender fingers stopped moving as he looked thoughtfully at the academy below. After a while, he asked, "Where did the sound come from?"

Mu Tong answered softly, "It is said that Yuchi Rufeng said it himself." She chuckled inwardly. It seemed that Rufeng was definitely going to be turned away. She would see if he came to her door again and she would break his legs. How dare he covet her god-like master?

Mu Wenchen gave an "oh" and then fell silent. His fingers flew across the strings as he began to play again. This time, the piece was light and cheerful, making it very pleasant to listen to.

Mu Tong's eyebrows drooped, realizing that he wouldn't be able to deal with Ru Feng this time!

...

In Yun Tianze and Yu Jue's room.

Ru Feng was chatting with Yun Tianze, Yu Jue went out to read a book, and Xiao Qing was tidying up her things.

After a while, while Xiaoqing went out to do laundry, Yun Tianze seized the opportunity to ask, "Rufeng, I heard you like the headmaster?" His expression was tense.

Ru Feng looked at him in surprise: "I didn't expect you to have heard about it too. Sigh, it's all because of what happened last night. I mentioned it to Yu Xuan when I got back, but it got spread like wildfire and it became the rumor that I like the headmaster, and that I even want to be gay with him." Ru Feng was also helpless, thinking that life at the academy had returned to its monotonous and boring state. So now, whenever there's a rumor, especially a big one, she immediately gets active and spreads it like a paparazzi. Now everyone in the academy knows that she likes the headmaster.

"So what are your thoughts? Are you really... really gay?" Yun Tianze pressed on.

Ru Feng nodded: "It's certain that I like the headmaster. He's so handsome, so why can't I like him? As for being gay, that's just a joke." After saying that, she casually picked up an apple from the plate next to her. This was brought by Xiao Qing. Xiao Qing was especially nice to her today, otherwise Ru Feng wouldn't have dared to touch Yun Tianze's things.

Watching Ru Feng crunching away on her apple, Yun Tianze felt helpless. Seeing Yu Jue enter the room, he had no choice but to change the subject and talk about other things.

Soon, Yun Tianze's break time came. Ru Fengjian Yujue didn't seem very happy and didn't want to run into a wall, so he thought of going to find Mu Wenchen.

She acted on her idea immediately. Since she couldn't get in yesterday afternoon, Ru Feng didn't have much hope today. But to her surprise, she got in smoothly this time.

Although Mu Tong still had a gloomy face when he opened the door, Ru Feng was very happy. After finding Mu Wenchen, he said directly, "Where did you go yesterday? I couldn't get in."

Mu Wenchen was reading a book when he saw this, so he put down his book and replied, "Let's not talk about that for now. Rufeng, do you have something to do today?"

Ru Feng was surprised to see that Mu Wenchen's attitude was so much better than before. She couldn't help but feel flattered and said, "Headmaster, why are you being so nice to me today?"

Mu Wenchen didn't answer, but looked directly at Mu Tong beside him and instructed, "Go and get some of the pastries that Ru Feng likes to eat."

Upon hearing this, Ru Feng was even more surprised. Seeing Mu Wenchen's beautiful, jewel-like eyes staring at him, he couldn't help but feel a pang of panic as he thought of the rumor.

Mu Wenchen stared intently at Ru Feng and said, "Did you need something from me today?" A glint of blue light flashed in his eyes.

Ru Feng groped around on the table, then shook his head and said, "It's nothing, it's nothing."

Looking again at Mu Wenchen's eyes, he couldn't help but add, "Headmaster, your eyes can sometimes really see blue light."

This time, Mu Wenchen answered, not avoiding the past as he had done before: "My mother...my mother has a pair of blue eyes."

Ru Feng suddenly realized, "No wonder! You're mixed-race, no wonder you're so smart and good-looking!" He figured his mother must be from the Kingdom of Shinan, which is in the north of the Kingdom of Zilu. People there are generally tall with high noses and deep-set eyes, and their features are striking. There are also many people with blue eyes, but Ru Feng had never seen one before.

Looking at Ru Feng's fair and pretty face, Mu Wenchen thought that this little guy was truly beautiful. But then he thought again, and his face fell. Could it be that the little guy was only interested in him because of his face? With that thought, Mu Wenchen picked up his book again and started reading.

Seeing this, Ru Feng didn't take it to heart. Firstly, because Mu Wenchen often ignored her, and secondly, because Mu Tong soon brought over the pastries. So, Ru Feng continued to enjoy herself as usual.

That evening, Ru Feng had dinner with Mu Wenchen, and she told him about the events that had occurred at the academy in the past two days. Ru Feng left in a good mood. However, from beginning to end, neither she nor Mu Wenchen had forgotten about the time Mu Wenchen had asked Ru Feng to be his younger brother.

In the days that followed, Ru Feng would attend classes in the morning, chat with Yun Tianze in the afternoon, and then go to Mu Wenchen's place for dinner in the evening.

Gradually, Yun Tianze recovered from his illness and his health improved. Xiao Qing also went down the mountain, and the rumors gradually subsided due to the indifference of the parties involved.

During her holiday, Ru Feng went down the mountain and found Han Shan. She told him about the pen and then casually mentioned that she wanted to write her own novel. Han Shan then came up with a plan to open a bookstore. Ru Feng also helped to come up with ideas when she had some free time.

Soon after, Hanshan told Rufeng that the self-inking brush she had requested was ready, allowing her to write very small characters on paper, and that preparations for the bookstore were almost complete.

Ru Feng enthusiastically wrote down all the stories in his mind, and he never dozed off in class again, which pleased the teachers greatly, although they had to repeat themselves every time they asked Ru Feng to answer a question.

Chapter Sixty-One Holiday

On their way home from school, the four walked together. Although they were wearing clothes of the same color, each of them had their own unique beauty. Yu Jue was elegant and noble, Tian Ze was beautiful and gentle, Ru Feng was as handsome as Pan An, and Yu Xuan was charming and unruly. They dazzled everyone and were so captivated that even the surrounding scenery seemed to become more beautiful.

"Ru Feng, what have you been busy with lately? You're so focused in class!" Because Yu Jue and Yun Tianze sat in front of Ru Feng and Yu Xuan, Yu Jue rarely noticed what Ru Feng was doing in the back during class.

As if in a whim, she raised her eyebrows and said proudly, "I'm working on a creative project!"