Classmate in Danger!

"Hahahaha—"

Li Sinian laughed so hard she couldn't catch her breath.

She collapsed onto the hospital bed, looking up at Li Mu Yang, who was panting heavily, and asked, "Brother, what makes you—what makes you misunderstand yourself so deeply?"

Li Mu Yang's black face was wrapped in white gauze, making it impossible to see his actual skin tone. However, his eyes darted around as he reached out and roughly messed up Li Sinian's hair as retaliation, saying with no confidence, "I knew it, how could I possibly be a giant dragon? I don't look like one at all, okay?"

"Brother—" Li Sinian exclaimed coquettishly, but she let Li Mu Yang muss her hair. She blinked her innocent, clear eyes, devoid of any impurities, and asked Li Mu Yang with a delicate mind, "What happened? Why would you ask such a strange question?"

"It's nothing," Li Mu Yang shook his head with a wry smile. "I had a dream, I dreamt of a dragon. I wanted to see what that dragon looked like, but then I realized its eyes were the same as mine—so I wanted to ask, do I look like a giant dragon?"

Li Sinian began to feel a vague sense of worry. She had heard that every dream held a true hidden meaning. For example, dreaming of oneself becoming a powerful person or animal was due to deep-seated inferiority and lack of confidence.

Thus, Li Sinian tightened her grip on Li Mu Yang's hand and comforted him, saying, "Brother, in my heart, you are a giant dragon. You are currently a dragon in shallow waters. Because you were always sick as a child, you couldn't unleash your abilities and wisdom—once you recover, you will definitely be able to command clouds and rain, turn rivers and seas, and soar beyond the nine heavens like a giant dragon."

Li Mu Yang reached out and flicked Li Sinian's nose, saying dotingly, "Silly girl, are you being a life coach again? Don't I know my own situation? Your brother is a good-for-nothing now, and he'll definitely still be a good-for-nothing in the future, so I'll have to rely on you, my sister, to take care of me."

"Brother, don't worry. Your sister will provide food, shelter, and help you find a wife in the future," Li Sinian said, hugging Li Mu Yang's neck and giggling.

"I want two wives."

"That won't do."

"Why?"

"Just looking at one makes me angry. How can I possibly let you have two? I think about poisoning them to death every minute."

"—Then I won't marry anyone, okay?"

"That won't do either." Li Sinian refused. "If you don't get married, Mom and Dad will be very sad. If Mom and Dad are sad, I'll be sad too.—So, within the scope of my tolerance, there can only be one. You can only marry one wife, and you absolutely must marry one wife."

"—"

Li Mu Yang looked at the sky outside and asked, "How long have I slept?"

Li Sinian's expression turned somber, and she said, "Two days and two nights."

"What?" Li Mu Yang exclaimed in shock. "How could I have slept that long? Where's Cui Xiaoxin? Has she been here?"

Li Sinian's eyes sparkled, her gossipy fire burning fiercely, and she whispered, "Who is Cui Xiaoxin? What's your relationship with her?"

"Cui Xiaoxin is my classmate." Li Mu Yang recalled the conflict at the Beast-Faced Pavilion and didn't notice the change in Li Sinian's expression. At that time, he had punched the assassin in black flying and looked down at his bandaged fist, wondering how he had managed to do that.

Although Li Mu Yang was completely unfamiliar with the path of cultivation, he knew in his heart that the man in black was an expert.

He used a lightsaber and summoned crows through a void portal, looking incredibly impressive and intimidating.

Li Mu Yang sensed that something was wrong with him lately. He felt like a monster was trying to break free from his body.

He was easily provoked and prone to anger, and he possessed inexplicable strength—punching Zhang Chen flying during their lake excursion was a clear example.

Later, he heard someone shout, "Beast!" and a blinding light orb, as dazzling as the sun, appeared overhead.

After the crows dispersed and the light orb vanished, Cui Xiaoxin had also disappeared.

"What happened to Cui Xiaoxin? Was she rescued or kidnapped? Who was that person who shouted 'Beast'?"

Li Mu Yang was anxious. He desperately wanted to know the answers to these questions immediately.

"Of course, I know she's your classmate. I also know she's a famous beauty in our school, an all-around top student in the entire third year, ranking first in every subject—I, Li Sinian, have navigated the seas of academia for many years, and this is the first time I've found someone who can rival me. Brother, I heard you were sent here from the Beast-Faced Pavilion at the school entrance, and it was during class hours. Were you two—dating at the time?"

Li Mu Yang denied it, saying, "How could we be dating? Look at my face, could I possibly be worthy of anyone?"

Li Sinian shook her head, then nodded again, saying, "But I've heard people say that a good man has no good wife, and a scoundrel marries a beautiful wife—Brother, you shouldn't worry about being ugly; I'm just afraid Cui Xiaoxin isn't blind enough. Should I go poke her eyes out for you?"

"—"

Li Sinian shook her head and said, "Never mind. She might become my sister-in-law in the future, so I should still respect her."

Seeing Li Mu Yang's anxious look, Li Sinian stopped teasing him. "I haven't seen Cui Xiaoxin, but the Zhuge Medical Hall where you're staying now, and the famous doctor Old Mr. Zhuge who's treating you, were arranged by someone else. If I'm not mistaken, it should be that Cui Xiaoxin—after all, our family doesn't know any important people in Jiangnan City."

"Can you go to the school and inquire for me—see if she's attended class?" Li Mu Yang asked, grabbing his sister's hand and pleading in a low voice.

Li Sinian felt a pang of bitterness in her heart, as if a treasure that rightfully belonged to her was about to be snatched away. She pouted, her words laced with malice, "Oh, oh, oh, are you inseparable now?"

Li Mu Yang shook his head and said, "The situation was very dangerous at the time; I was worried about her safety."

"I understand," Li Sinian said, looking into Li Mu Yang's eyes. "I'll go to the school and inquire for you today."

"Thank you." Li Mu Yang grinned.

"Don't smile," Li Sinian said. "When you smile, you look like a big black bear; you can't see anything except your teeth—"

"—"

Li Mu Yang knew he had somehow angered this young lady again.

—

Creak—

A luxurious carriage, wrapped in brocade and adorned with peonies and birds, with beaded curtains, stopped at the entrance of the medical hall. Just as the young girl, dressed in a purple-patterned hibiscus-collared, cinched-waist long dress, was about to push the door open, the man in the green robe sitting in front stopped her, saying, "Miss, are you truly going to take this risk?"

"Risk?" The young girl raised her eyebrows slightly. "This is our Cui family's private medical hall; what risk is there? I just want to visit my classmate—and my savior."

"Miss, we have already arranged the best medical hall for him and invited the best doctors in Jiangnan City to diagnose him—even at your request, we have invited the most famous doctor from the Imperial Hospital in Tiandu to examine his brain and see how much damage the lightning strike in his childhood caused. He did save your life, and the Cui family will naturally repay this kindness—but, Miss, I think you shouldn't get involved any further."

"Are you worried about another assassination attempt?" The young girl raised her eyebrows slightly and said softly, "Don't you have you guarding me?"

"Miss, we worry that the real danger is the patient you're going to visit," the man in the green robe said, having hesitated all the way.

"Li Mu Yang?" the young girl frowned. She didn't like people speaking about her friend like that.

"Yes," the man in the green robe nodded. "The assassin who attacked you at the Beast-Faced Pavilion this time was Crow, one of the Empire's top twenty killers. His cultivation is unfathomable, and he's best at summoning various birds to attack. He's known in the underworld as the 'Bird King.' Yet, your classmate blocked his Cherry Blossom Slash twice, and the third time, he actually punched Crow away. Miss, your classmate is very dangerous."

Cui Xiaoxin chuckled, saying, "If he heard that assessment, he'd be incredibly happy, wouldn't he?"

"Miss—"

"Uncle Ning, I've thought about it. I know." The young girl interrupted the man in the green robe's further attempts to dissuade her. "But I can't selectively forget how, when the assassin attacked with his blade, he bravely charged forward and used his bare hands to catch the long saber in his palms, again and again—"

Crack—

Cui Xiaoxin pushed open the car door and got out, looking up at a small building hidden within a cluster of cherry blossom trees.

The crimson cherry blossoms bloomed like brocade, as vibrant as the blood that had flowed from Li Mu Yang's palm that day.