Xiao Wangshu

The carriage was spacious and brightly lit, with a comfortable environment and wide seats.

Qin Yan noticed that the entire carriage was empty. Including him, there were only three students—two men and one woman.

He immediately understood. Today was the final day of registration, and most freshmen had already arrived early to familiarize themselves with the campus.

The train doors slowly closed. With barely any noise, the train smoothly accelerated, carrying the three last students to register toward the legendary Magic Capital Martial Arts University!

"Classmate, are you a freshman from this year as well?"

The man in the distance walked over behind Qin Yan and spoke.

"That's right. You too?" Since someone had taken the initiative to strike up a conversation, Qin Yan smiled back. He did not mind talking.

"Yes, I'm a freshman too. My name is Gao Ming, and I'm from Nanjiang Province."

"Why did you wait until the last day to come register?"

Gao Ming naturally took the empty seat beside Qin Yan.

"I couldn't bear to leave home. I wanted to spend more time with my family," Qin Yan answered honestly.

"Haha, then we're the same!"

"I also dawdled until the last day before setting out."

Gao Ming seemed to have found a kindred spirit and became chatty.

"My family practically wanted to throw my luggage out the door. They said that if I didn't leave soon, I'd miss registration."

And so, the two began chatting.

Through their conversation, Qin Yan learned that Gao Ming came from an ordinary, moderately well-off family.

After chatting for a while, Gao Ming seemed to hesitate, but he could not help asking, "Qin Yan, if you don't mind, what's your student ID number?"

The last two digits of a student ID represented one's admission ranking. This was public information among freshmen and an important basis for their initial assessment of one another's strength.

"20250702--59," Qin Yan answered calmly.

"59?!" Gao Ming's voice instantly rose, filled with stunned disbelief.

He widened his eyes and looked Qin Yan over again from head to toe, as though confirming whether he had heard wrong.

He had never expected that a seemingly mild and ordinary classmate he had casually met on the train would be a top-tier powerhouse ranked in the top sixty!

His own student ID was 599.

Although being admitted to Magic Capital Martial University already made him a one-in-a-hundred genius, before the terrifying Number 59, he was practically a nobody.

Still, he was not discouraged.

His family circumstances were merely a little worse, and he could not compare with those Martial Clans.

Once he reached Magic Capital Martial University, he believed that with the university's systematic training, guidance from excellent mentors, and the investment of vast resources, he would not fall behind anyone.

"Gao Ming, is that girl up front a freshman too?"

Qin Yan pointed at the lone figure seated in the very front row of the carriage.

From behind, she sat with a straight posture, dressed in simple sportswear, her long hair cascading like a waterfall.

"Mm... I'm not too sure about that either."

Gao Ming's expression turned strange as he lowered his voice.

"Just now, I tried to go over and say hello, but before I even got within three meters of her, the pressure from the blood and vitality she naturally emitted forced me back... That pressure was terrifying!"

"Qin Yan, I'd advise you not to provoke her either."

Even recalling that feeling now, Gao Ming still felt lingering fear.

Qin Yan's expression turned solemn at his words.

To be admitted to Magic Capital Martial University, Gao Ming's blood and vitality had to be at least 90 Cal. Yet he had been driven back by the unconscious pressure she emitted?

That strength... Qin Yan could almost be certain that the girl was a genuine Martial Artist!

If she was a freshman too... then she was definitely one of the strongest freshmen of this year.

Qin Yan silently pondered.

Half an hour later, the train gradually slowed and finally came to a stop.

A notification sounded, and the train doors slowly opened.

Qin Yan and Gao Ming got off the train together with their luggage.

At the same time, the girl in the front row rose to her feet and calmly walked toward the exit.

The moment she turned around, Qin Yan finally saw her face.

It was an exceptionally cold yet beautiful face. Her skin was fair, and her features were as exquisite as if they had been carved.

But the most eye-catching part was her eyes—within their deep pupils, there was faintly a pale silver crescent moon mark that glimmered with soft light!

It gave her entire being an air of mystery and nobility.

"What was that...?"

Qin Yan was deeply shocked, almost thinking that his eyes had deceived him.

When he instinctively focused and looked again, he found that her eyes had returned to normal.

They were still clear and cold, but that strange crescent moon mark had vanished without a trace, as though it had merely been an illusion.

"Qin Yan, what's wrong?"

Gao Ming noticed Qin Yan's unusual reaction and asked.

"Nothing. Maybe I'm a little tired and seeing things."

Qin Yan shook his head and suppressed the doubts in his heart.

"Let's go."

The two walked forward side by side, while the cold-looking girl followed behind them at an unhurried pace, keeping some distance.

"So this is Magic Capital Martial University... It's really impressive!"

Gao Ming stared ahead and exclaimed sincerely.

Before them stood a grand, modern-style gate.

The gate's arch was over ten meters high and more than a hundred meters wide. It was entirely made from some kind of dark silver metal.

Complex patterns were engraved upon it, along with the six vigorous characters: "Magic Capital Martial Arts University," which faintly contained the true meaning of martial arts.

The gates stood wide open, with people constantly entering and leaving.

Every one of them emitted blood and vitality fluctuations of varying strength, yet all far surpassed ordinary people. Not a single one was an ordinary person!

The three presented their admission notices, passed through the entrance without trouble, and stepped onto campus.

The instant they entered, Qin Yan caught sight of a corner of the admission notice unfolded in the girl's hand behind him.

Name: Xiao Wangshu

Student ID: 20250702--01

"01!"

Qin Yan's steps abruptly halted, and his heart gave a violent thump. She really was a freshman!

And she was the undisputed number one freshman of this year!

The 2025 in the student ID represented the year of admission, while the 01 after it was the ranking!

Even more shocking things followed.

Just a few steps after the girl named Xiao Wangshu entered the school gates, an elderly man dressed in an ancient black robe appeared before her.

A Golden Diamond Badge hung on the old man's chest.

The old man had a kind face. He chuckled at Xiao Wangshu and said something to her.

Then, with a light sweep of his sleeve, their figures seemed to merge into the air and vanished in an instant!

"Qin Yan... did you see the old man's clothing and badge just now?"

Gao Ming's voice trembled with utter disbelief.

"I saw them..."

Qin Yan took a deep breath and tried to calm the turmoil in his heart.

That black robe, that Golden Diamond Badge... He had seen pictures and descriptions of them in the school introduction included with the admission notice.

They were the identifying marks of a dean of Magic Capital Martial University!

"That's terrifying... I never expected there to be such an incredible person hiding on the train, taken away directly by someone at the dean level!"

Gao Ming patted his chest, feeling as though he had just awoken from a dream.