Just then.
Fatty Wang suddenly wore a suggestive expression.
He seemed to have thought of something.
He edged a little closer to Ye Xiao.
Then he asked in a low voice.
"Brother Xiao, did you and the campus beauty know each other before?"
"The campus beauty? Which one?"
"Brother Xiao, you don't have to play dumb with me! Of course I mean Su Muyun!"
Fatty Wang launched into an animated explanation.
"Su Muyun topped the Campus Beauty Index in just one day. Don't tell me you didn't know about that!"
Ye Xiao chuckled and shook his head.
"I really didn't."
Fatty Wang looked astonished.
"You didn't know? Do you never go online?"
"Our school's internal campus network has a Campus Beauty Index. It lists all the female students from freshman to senior year."
"Su Muyun made it to the top in just one day!"
Ye Xiao was surprised.
"That fast? Why?"
Fatty Wang explained.
"First, naturally, it's because of Su Muyun's looks. She's only a freshman, but she's already left the established campus beauties in the dust!"
"The second reason is that Su Muyun's grades and abilities are outstanding, too! She has the highest-grade class of any student at our school!"
"And, Brother Xiao, you probably don't know this yet, but didn't all the freshmen go through the Awakening Test Hall on the first day?"
Ye Xiao nodded.
"Yeah. Did something new happen?"
Fatty Wang said, his face lighting up with excitement.
"Yeah! Something new came up this morning!"
"There was a problem with Su Muyun's awakening test yesterday, so the school administrators arranged for her to take it again by herself this morning."
"Want to know what happened?"
Fatty Wang had completely hooked Ye Xiao's attention.
"What happened?"
Fatty Wang took a deep breath.
"Su Muyun didn't awaken as an S-Grade Azure Phoenix Sword Radiance this time."
"She evolved!"
"An SSS-Grade Azure Phoenix Sword God!"
Ye Xiao's eyes widened in shock.
"She went from an S-Grade class straight to an SSS-Grade class in a single day?"
The two classes might differ by only one character.
But the difference between them was enormous.
Fatty Wang nodded again and again, still amazed.
"Yeah! It's unbelievable. When I heard the news, I reacted exactly like you. I just couldn't believe it."
"Brother Xiao, do you think there's a chance your awakening test was wrong, too?"
"If you get another chance to take the awakening test, maybe you won't be an E-Grade Martialist after all?"
At Fatty Wang's last words, Ye Xiao shook his head, wearing a smile that showed he'd accepted things as they were.
"Even if I had another chance to take the awakening test, I wouldn't do it."
"Why not?"
"I think being a Martialist is pretty good."
"Why?"
"In my eyes, a class's strength is an external factor, and it's full of uncertainty. I'd rather put my faith in my own fists."
Ye Xiao spoke firmly, his goal clear.
"At least my fists won't lie to me. The more I train, the more power they'll give me."
Fatty Wang was completely convinced.
"That's my Brother Xiao!"
"I'll never catch up to that kind of outlook, not in this lifetime."
Ye Xiao chuckled.
"Stop flattering me. Either get back to washing dishes or go rest in the dorm."
Fatty Wang grinned.
"Sure, I'll quit teasing you."
"But, Brother Xiao, I'm still curious. Did you really know Su Muyun before?"
"I've heard lots of people at school gossiping about you and Su Muyun."
Ye Xiao looked helpless.
"They just like to make things up. Su Muyun and I didn't know each other before."
Fatty Wang looked unconvinced.
"No way!"
"Then why would Su Muyun give a book to a stranger she'd just met?"
"A girl giving you a book that looks really important."
"However you look at it, that's not normal, is it?"
"Can't you tell, Brother Xiao?"
Ye Xiao paused.
"Don't tell me Su Muyun has a crush on me?"
Fatty Wang couldn't hold back any longer and burst out laughing.
"Brother Xiao, you've got a sense of humor after all."
Ye Xiao laughed wryly.
He also thought it was unlikely that someone like him would appeal to Su Muyun.
Maybe Su Muyun just admires me, nothing more? Ye Xiao wondered.
Ye Xiao and Fatty Wang washed dishes for a little over an hour.
Once they'd finished their work.
The two left the cafeteria's back-of-house area.
Fatty Wang planned to attend his afternoon class on class cultivation, as scheduled.
Ye Xiao, on the other hand, didn't go to class.
The reason was simple.
The class on class cultivation wouldn't help a Martialist like him at all.
Ye Xiao didn't cultivate through methods like sitting in meditation or visualizing.
Nor could he absorb spiritual energy into his body.
Besides, given Ye Xiao's unusual status.
It looked as though the school had taken pity on him and given him a special admission opportunity.
In reality, they'd only given him the chance to sit in on classes.
Whether an auditing student attended or not wouldn't affect the class.
As for Ye Xiao's plan for the afternoon.
He was going back to the Gravity Training Tower.
It was currently the fastest place for Ye Xiao to improve his strength.
So he planned to spend all his time there, except when he needed to rest.
By the time Ye Xiao returned to the Gravity Training Tower.
He went to the end of the line.
Just then.
Ye Xiao paused. The person in line ahead of him was a young woman.
Her long hair fell to her waist, black as ink.
It hadn't been dyed or styled; it simply hung loose.
A dark blue ribbon loosely tied the ends, swaying gently as she moved.
That figure looks familiar, Ye Xiao thought to himself.
Could it be...
Just then.
The young woman in front of him turned around.
Bright sunlight fell across her breathtaking profile.
Ye Xiao's heart felt as if something had struck it hard.
So this is the girl who topped the Campus Beauty Index in just one day!
The person before him was none other than Su Muyun.
After recognizing Ye Xiao.
She greeted him first.
"Ye Xiao."
The young woman's beauty had momentarily stunned Ye Xiao, but he finally came back to his senses.
"Su Muyun, what are you doing here?"
Su Muyun's beautiful eyes swept over him.
"What? You're allowed to train here, but I'm not?"
Ye Xiao scratched his head awkwardly.
"That's not what I meant."
Su Muyun gave a soft huff.
"As if you'd have the nerve to say that."
Seeing Su Muyun act like this, Ye Xiao was completely taken aback.
The way Su Muyun had just acted and spoken.
It somehow sounded just like a girlfriend acting coy with her boyfriend.
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