A Friendship-Building Meal

Dugu Yan sat down beside Ning Weiyang and asked with concern.

"It's nothing, Sister Yanzi."

Ning Weiyang smiled faintly and shook her head.

"I just heard that the academy seemed to be choosing a few people to become exchange students at Spirit Hall Academy, so I got lost in thought for a while."

"Exchange students?"

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling exchanged a glance.

They seemed to know about it already and were not surprised in the slightest.

Ning Weiyang looked at the two of them, waiting for them to speak.

After pondering for a moment, Ye Lingling asked, "Weiyang, you don't want to be an exchange student, do you?"

"???"

Ning Weiyang was full of question marks.

Did she look like she did not want to go?

"No, no."

Ning Weiyang hurriedly waved her hand.

"I'm just a little curious."

Although she wanted to go, she could not make it too obvious.

Otherwise, it would seem like she had too much of an agenda.

Curious?

Dugu Yan thought about it. Curiosity was normal enough.

She said, "Exchange students are really just students who go somewhere else to learn. Spirit Hall Academy is located in Spirit City, which isn't particularly far from Heaven Dou City. It's just that Heaven Dou Royal Academy's facilities are indeed a bit better than Spirit Hall Academy's."

"Besides, they're called exchange students, supposedly for peaceful exchange, but in reality, it's only going through the motions to show that the relationship between Spirit City and the Heaven Dou Empire isn't too bad."

"The exchange students who come here won't be taken seriously, and naturally, exchange students sent from here won't be taken seriously there either. That's why most people aren't willing to become exchange students."

"But the three members of the Education Committee have their own considerations. If they really choose someone to go, they'll pick the most suitable person—someone who knows how to read the room and has sufficient strength. In short, they won't choose someone who would bring shame to Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

As Ning Weiyang listened, she nodded to show that she understood.

If that was the case, then she could not be more suitable.

When class started tomorrow, she would go speak with the three members of the Education Committee about it and mention that her martial soul had evolved.

"Alright, this won't fall to us anyway, so we don't need to worry about it."

Dugu Yan placed her hand over Ning Weiyang's and gave her a gentle smile, signaling for her to relax.

Ning Weiyang returned her smile but said nothing.

After a while, Yu Tianheng and the others came over carrying the hot pot and all the ingredients for it.

Beef tripe, duck intestines, duck blood, chicken feet, beef, pork belly, bok choy, lotus root slices, ribs... there was every kind of ingredient imaginable.

Once the beef tallow hot pot began to boil, the air was filled with nothing but its mouthwatering fragrance.

Ning Weiyang nearly drooled at the smell.

It smelled so good!

She stared eagerly at the bubbling hot pot, promptly tossing the matter of exchange students to the back of her mind.

The most urgent matter was eating!

"Sit down and eat."

Dugu Yan called Yu Tianheng and the others over.

Then she introduced them to Ning Weiyang. "Weiyang, this is Tianheng, that's Osler, and you already know Yu Feng, so I won't introduce him. We're all classmates, and we're also expected to form a team together. If you run into any difficulties in the future, you can tell me or them. We'll help however we can."

"That's right, little sister Weiyang. If you need anything in the future, just say the word. I, Yu Feng, will brave fire and water for you without hesitation! Especially that Goreya—if he dares spout nonsense again and refuses to give up, I can be your muscle and beat him up!"

Before anyone else could speak, Yu Feng leaned in first.

He first declared his position, then began boasting grandly, looking every bit like a boy showing off in front of a girl he liked.

"Give it a rest. Don't end up unable to beat him and have to call Osler or Brother Tianheng to back you up again. How embarrassing."

Ye Lingling mercilessly exposed Yu Feng.

Among the few of them, aside from Ye Lingling, a Support System Soul Master who was not good at fighting, Yu Feng was the weakest.

It was not that Yu Feng was particularly bad. His martial soul simply was not as advantageous in a one-on-one fight. He did not have Yu Tianheng's powerful offense, nor did he have Osler's formidable assassination abilities.

He was stuck in an awkward middle ground.

Yu Feng let out a "Wuwu," pretending to cry. "Lingling, how could you say that about me!"

Ye Lingling kept a straight face. "Look at you."

As soon as she finished speaking, she placed a piece of meat into Yu Feng's bowl.

Yu Feng immediately stopped crying. "Awoo!"

He swallowed the meat in one bite, utterly satisfied.

"Eat some meat."

Dugu Yan placed some cooked meat into Ning Weiyang's bowl, smiling.

Ning Weiyang smiled back, warmth filling her heart. "Thank you, Sister Yanzi."

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With Dugu Yan's help, Ning Weiyang gradually became closer to Yu Tianheng and the others.

This meal could be considered a friendship-building meal between them.

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