If Nothing Goes Wrong, Something Is Bound to Go Wrong

Because he was going through the proper procedures, Han Li encountered no obstacles in enrolling at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

As he listened to the staff member walking beside him give a nonstop introduction, Han Li's understanding of Heaven Dou Royal Academy gradually replaced the words in his memories with the real scene before his eyes.

It was not as if Han Li had never visited an academy before. Not to mention that he had often freely come and gone from Notting Academy in the past, even after arriving in Spirit City, he had visited Spirit Hall Academy. Whether it was a junior academy or an advanced academy, neither could compare to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy before him in terms of environment alone.

Rather than calling the place before him an academy, it would be more accurate to call it an enormous garden, one comparable to a scenic tourist destination. Compared to the layout of Spirit Hall Academy, where every facility had been arranged to maximize efficiency... well, there was simply no comparison.

Han Li's visit did not attract much attention. Visitors like him appeared once or twice every month. Then, someday in the future, the academy's students would discover that one of those visitors had become their classmate. As students of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, they were already used to it.

Most students who saw this merely sighed that the academy would soon have another handsome guy with a decent temperament. That was all.

Of course, Han Li thought the same. Though those young ladies might be disappointed.

Since it was his first visit, he did not immediately ask the staff member to take him to find someone. That would have been too direct.

So, toward the end of the tour, a small pouch of Gold Soul Coins quietly appeared in his hand and was accidentally left in the staff member's hand.

As the staff member stared in astonishment, Han Li somewhat embarrassedly said that he wanted to witness the academy's geniuses for himself and asked whether he could watch from afar. He promised not to disturb anyone or spread rumors afterward.

After three seconds of intense internal struggle, the staff member said Han Li could only look from a great distance away. Han Li nodded, and the two happily came to an agreement.

Under the staff member's continued guidance, they turned this way and that before arriving at a building close to the training grounds and entering a room.

"This is the place. You can see the training grounds through this window, but you can only stay here for ten minutes. Is that alright?" the staff member asked Han Li, who was already standing by the window.

"Thank you. That's enough. I only want to take a look at my future companions."

A trace of arrogance flashed across Han Li's face as he answered unhurriedly.

"Alright, take a look, then. I won't disturb you."

The staff member said nothing else and sat in a chair behind him, not responding to Han Li's remark.

Another proud brat. He had seen plenty of arrogant youths like this. After all, no one thought they were inferior to others, especially when they had some talent. The staff member silently thought to himself, I just hope he won't suffer a blow after enrolling.

Meanwhile, Han Li, standing in front of the window, had somehow lit up his right eye as he looked at the group in the field, who were either training or fooling around.

That was right. In his eyes, those people fighting were simply fooling around. Compared to his own combat training, the quality was far too low. Even Xiu'er was better than them.

He had already obtained portraits of the relevant people from Salas, so there was no chance of confusing one person for another. Besides, the people he wanted to observe had particularly obvious traits.

Hmm, it seemed he was not too late. That purple-haired girl clearly did not care much for that big idiot. Han Li watched the situation in the field and silently thought to himself.

That girl wearing black gauze had quite a nice temperament too. Mm, so this was the healing ability of the Nine Heart Begonia. It was even a little stronger than his personal healing Soul Master. Very good. He liked it.

After observing for a while longer, Han Li turned around of his own accord, looked at the relaxed staff member, and said, "Alright, let's go. They are qualified to be my teammates."

Looking at his calm expression, the staff member could not tell for a moment whether this guy was bragging or genuinely confident.

"There's still time left. Are you sure? Let me make this clear first: there will be no refund. You're the one asking to end this early." The staff member emphasized the word "you."

"Mm, let's go. This is enough." Han Li nodded in confirmation.

"Alright. I hope I'll see you on the training grounds in the future."

The staff member let out a breath and offered his blessing for the sake of the Gold Soul Coins.

"I will."

Han Li answered with a serious face, silently adding the latter half in his heart: Like hell I will.

The staff member smiled without replying, then left the room first and led him toward the academy gates.

On the way to the gates, the staff member returned to work mode and continued talking to him about Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Han Li could tell that whenever he spoke of these things, he was genuinely proud to be part of it.

Of course, the man had also accepted the money very readily earlier. That was undeniably true too, and it made Han Li want to laugh.

The return journey was much faster, since they had already visited many of the places before.

The academy gates were already in sight, and just as Han Li thought today's trip would end peacefully...

Several people appeared at the academy entrance. At their head was a young man holding a girl's hand, with four or five guards following behind them. They looked quite imposing.

"You're lucky to have run into the Crown Prince. And the one beside him is the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Remember those two faces well. Whatever you do, don't offend them."

Perhaps for the sake of the Gold Soul Coins, the staff member took the initiative to give him a reminder. He pulled Han Li aside and did not immediately approach.

"Mm, thank you for the reminder. I understand."

Han Li nodded and began observing the two people at the front.

The Heaven Dou Crown Prince, Xue Qinghe. Among the portraits Salas had provided earlier, perhaps for safety's sake, there had been one of him as well.

Han Li studied him for a few moments and found that he truly looked as depicted in the portrait: utterly unremarkable.

His appearance seemed to have no distinctive features and leaned somewhat androgynous. Still, his temperament was indeed excellent. He appeared refined and gentle, less like the crown prince of a nation and more like a scholar.

More or less as described in his memories, Han Li evaluated. Qian Renxue's disguise was actually quite good, because this was Xue Qinghe's original personality.

He then shifted his gaze to the girl. Her short brown hair, fair skin, and light green dress made her look adorable. Yet even while Xue Qinghe held her hand, her eyes were far from well-behaved, constantly sneaking glances at the surroundings and the people nearby, as though she were plotting something in her heart.

Mm, she looked quite cute, with a mischievous air about her. Perhaps Ning Fengzhi had not yet forced her to learn all those tedious noble etiquettes because of her age? Or maybe this was her home ground, so she had not bothered disguising herself at all? Han Li silently guessed.

Just as he withdrew his gaze and obediently stood to the side with the staff member to wait, the pair and their guards had already passed through the academy gates.

Then, almost at the same time, everyone in the group turned their gaze toward him.

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