The Might of a Single Sword

"Zhang Jingjing?" Jiang Ran frowned and blurted out.

"What does Zhang Jingjing have to do with me?"

The ones who had come were all students from Classes One and Three. When something happened, everyone instinctively looked for the top scorer on the college entrance exam.

They had heard that Zhang Jingjing had been targeted by several "upperclassmen" at the reception and was now being held up in some private room.

"Jiang Ran, aren't you and Zhang Jingjing a couple?"

"Yeah, yeah. How could you say something like that?"

The students were somewhat indignant.

In the eyes of many students, Jiang Ran and Zhang Jingjing were an enviable academic power couple. Maybe they had not been before, but now that Jiang Ran was the top scorer on the college entrance exam, no one doubted it anymore.

"You may have misunderstood." Jiang Ran rubbed his brow.

"There's nothing between us. We're just ordinary friends."

In his view, it was perfectly normal for a pretty girl like Zhang Jingjing to be pursued by boys.

This really was not something he ought to interfere with.

"Oh, Jiang Ran, stop hiding it."

"Exactly. Forget whether you two are a couple or not. Zhang Jingjing is in trouble now. Are you really not going to do anything?"

Jiang Ran felt a headache coming on.

What repayment of a favor? I should've stayed on the boat and not come back...

"Student Jiang Ran!" A sharp, urgent voice rang out from the crowd.

It was Cheng Qian, the class monitor of Class Three.

Cheng Qian looked anxious. "Jiang Ran, I know you two may really just be friends."

"But please help her. Jingjing is in danger."

"Those upperclassmen are too strong. They used a spell to block the door, so we can't get in at all."

"Oh?" Jiang