Farewell, Wanhua High School (1st update)

The night was quiet.

Li Xianghua and Lu Guoping were so excited that they could not sleep all night. Lu Chenzhou told them not to tell their relatives and friends for now, to wait until he was certain he had entered Wuda before showing off.

Otherwise, if they bragged too much and he failed to get in, it would be awkward.

In a residential complex far away in the Inner City.

Shi Ruyu was also sharing her joy with her family.

But she came from a single-parent household, with only her mother depending on each other for survival.

On the night of her third birthday, her father encountered a Void Calamity while returning from work. He and his car plunged into the river, and he drowned alive. His corpse swelled up, and when the coroner dissected his stomach, it was full of rotting aquatic weeds.

Before her father's portrait, she stroked the Voidbreaker Glove.

"Ruyu, go to sleep."

"Okay, Mom."

"If your dad were still alive, he would definitely be happy for you. He loved watching the All-Nations Martial Arts Tournament. Back then, he believed that the Azure Heaven Dragon King would one day win the championship."

The next morning.

Wanhua High School, Class Nine of Grade One.

During morning self-study, some students bent over their desks solving problems, while others stood reading aloud. Qin Zheng, meanwhile, stared boredly at the empty seat in the first row.

"Where did Lu Chenzhou go? He's even skipping morning self-study? This guy has completely given up on cultural classes. What if he doesn't pass Pingjiang Martial University's special admissions exam?"

"Wait, why am I, a lousy student, worrying about him?"

Qin Zheng picked up his textbook and began reciting classical prose.

Meanwhile, in the homeroom teacher's office.

The math teacher suspected that his ears were playing tricks on him.

He looked at Lu Chenzhou standing before him and confirmed again.

"Chenzhou? You want to transfer schools?"

Lu Chenzhou nodded and solemnly took out a notice.

The math teacher opened it.

Lu Chenzhou of your school has passed the assessment of the Dragon City University of Martial Arts Review Committee. The committee has determined that he possesses greater potential in martial arts. In order not to delay his martial arts cultivation, and in accordance with relevant national laws, Lu Chenzhou is hereby permitted to transfer from Culture High School to the Su City Branch Campus of the Dragon City University of Martial Arts Affiliated High School. We hope your school will actively cooperate with the transfer procedures.

—Dragon City University of Martial Arts Comprehension Assessment Review Committee (Official Seal)

The math teacher read it three times over.

"Dragon City University of Martial Arts? It's really Dragon City University of Martial Arts?"

That official seal could not be faked. As the most important institutions for cultivating martial arts talent, Wuda held lofty status. The presidents of top Wuda stood at the pinnacle of society's pyramid, often concurrently serving as high-ranking officials in Great Xia's various departments. They were truly major figures!

Lu Chenzhou looked at the at-a-loss math teacher.

"Teacher, I'd like to complete the transfer procedures over the next few days."

The math teacher came back to his senses.

"Alright! I'll go find the principal right away... Oh, right, I need to make a copy of this notice as supporting documentation for your Hidden Dragon Scholarship application."

"Alright, thank you for the trouble, Teacher."

After leaving the office, Lu Chenzhou entered the classroom feeling light as a feather. To be honest, there were some girls in the class with such a low presence that he did not even know their names. Perhaps those girls did not know him either, only knowing that there was a "martial arts fanatic" in the class.

I'm leaving before I've even gotten to know everyone well.

With that thought, he sat down in his seat. After turning it over and over in his mind, he decided not to make a formal farewell. He would just leave quietly, without taking anything with him.

He did not need to show off in front of others to gain a sense of achievement.

Martial arts was his supreme pursuit, not a tool for seeking fame.

Lowering his head, Lu Chenzhou continued working on his final math problems.

"Attention, attention! The Academic Affairs Office has an early morning announcement! Lu Chenzhou of Class Nine of Grade One has been admitted to the Dragon City University of Martial Arts Affiliated High School! Let us congratulate Lu Chenzhou, an outstanding alumnus of Wanhua High School! We wish him a future as bright as brocade and great success in martial arts!"

The abrupt campus broadcast left Lu Chenzhou stunned.

"..."

Alright, it seemed he still had to give everyone a proper farewell.

He had still underestimated the influence and reputation of a top Wuda. Even though Wanhua High School was a cultural school, even though the teachers did everything they could to squeeze time out of martial arts classes... once a student became associated with a top Wuda, it had to be publicized. How many people in Su City got into Dragon City University of Martial Arts each year? This honor was no less than getting into Imperial Capital Culture University's top two schools—perhaps even greater!

The noisy morning self-study session instantly fell silent.

Pairs of eyes fixed on Lu Chenzhou.

Astonishment, shock, jealousy, envy, incomprehension, delight... all kinds of emotions intertwined and wrapped around Lu Chenzhou. At this moment, he was the protagonist.

The protagonist of Class Nine, and the protagonist of Wanhua High School.

After the silence, Qin Zheng's booming voice rang out.

"Holy shit, Chenzhou, when did you get into Dragon City University of Martial Arts?!"

He was the most shocked of all.

The other students did not pursue martial arts, so their understanding of top Wuda was not as deep as his. He knew best just how incredible this classmate he saw day in and day out had become!

The problem was, he had not known anything about it at all.

Lu Chenzhou explained.

"Not yet. I'm only transferring to the Dragon City University of Martial Arts Affiliated High School."

"That's still freaking awesome!"

Qin Zheng ran over. The other students also stopped caring about morning self-study discipline and gathered around Lu Chenzhou. Whether they were familiar with him or not, they began chatting all at once.

The math teacher walked in and did not stop them either.

Today was Lu Chenzhou's last day with his classmates.

No matter what, they had been classmates once. It was only right to celebrate!

He quietly walked out, his hands behind his back and his head held high.

The homeroom teacher from the neighboring class passed by, his eyes filled with surprise.

"That's right, my student is going to Dragon City."

"Not bad, Old Cui. They had you teaching math, and you produced a martial arts valedictorian?"

In Grade Three.

Li Linling's eyelashes trembled as she worked on problems.

"Junior Brother Lu... this practically counts as guaranteed admission to Dragon City University of Martial Arts."

She recalled the latter half of last year. Back then, her Second Stage junior brother had not even reached the Entry Stage. Time had changed, and now he was already Third Stage, had been accepted as a direct disciple, and had entered a martial arts school.

An indescribably complicated emotion filled her heart.

"Heaven will not disappoint anyone who relentlessly pursues their dreams."

She knew that she was destined not to have much affinity with martial arts in this lifetime.

Then she would study hard and rise above the crowd in another field.

Congratulations, Junior Brother Lu!

She took out her phone, then continued studying after sending the message.

That day.

Wherever Lu Chenzhou went, he was the focus of the school. Even the vice principal came to the math teacher's office, called him over, and spoke to him earnestly.

"Chenzhou, no matter how well you do in the future, don't forget that you're also one of us from Wanhua High School. Come back sometime to visit your classmates and Teacher Cui Yu. He's worried a great deal about you, you know. He's spent the entire day busy with your scholarship matters... On behalf of the school, I wish you become a Martial Artist as soon as possible!"

When that time came, he would have to put Lu Chenzhou up on the wall of honored alumni.

Afterward, the vice principal directly transferred a fifty-thousand-yuan scholarship into Lu Chenzhou's student aid account. The efficiency left Lu Chenzhou feeling rather unfamiliar.

Even the cafeteria aunties were discussing Lu Chenzhou.

"Eat more. You can't practice martial arts on an empty stomach."

The auntie's hand no longer shook as she piled huge chunks of braised pork onto Lu Chenzhou's plate.

"Auntie, that's enough. I can't eat any more."

After silently studying martial arts for over a decade, Lu Chenzhou deeply understood for the first time the importance of "fame." A person did not have to pursue it, but they could not be without it!

He strolled alone through the campus, where the spring breeze rippled.

Since that was the case, then he would work hard to become stronger.

The next day.

The outer city district.

At Fang Mountain Scenic Area beside Stone Lake, twenty-four small yet exquisite campuses were scattered amid the mountains and waters. Essentially, one building was one school.

They looked utterly unremarkable.

Yet every single one was a branch campus of a top Wuda's affiliated high school!

This was Su City's true land of elites. Generally speaking, only outstanding students with middling talent, or those from families with deep backgrounds, could enter.

Dragon City University of Martial Arts had only three classes in Su City.

Class One of Grade One, Grade Two, and Class Three of Grade Three.

Thirty students per class.

In the History of Martial Arts classroom of Class One of Grade One.

A broad-backed, bear-waisted male teacher wearing training clothes strode in with great sweeping steps. His momentum was like a rainbow, as still as an abyss and as towering as a mountain. He was someone who had achieved the Second Shackle Breakthrough.

A Martial Grandmaster, Shaking Mountain Bear—Yu Zheng!

Thirty pairs of eyes, each carrying at least the presence of Third Stage, examined the ordinary-looking short-haired youth beside Yu Zheng. Yu Zheng clapped his hands.

"Lu Chenzhou, introduce yourself."

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