"Xueqian, what are you waiting for? He's about to leave."
Seeing that Wei Yi was about to leave, Xu Jin hurriedly urged Zhao Xueqian on anxiously.
She had gone to such trouble to bring Zhao Xueqian here, naturally not just to watch the show, but in hopes of getting the two of them back together.
Now that Wei Yi was so powerful, if Zhao Xueqian reconciled with him, she would naturally benefit considerably as Zhao Xueqian's best friend.
"I... I..."
Zhao Xueqian looked hesitant, unsure what to say for a moment.
After all, she had been the one to break up with him and leave him. Now that she wanted to get back together with Wei Yi, she was simply too embarrassed to speak.
As she hesitated and Wei Yi was about to leave, Xu Jin grew anxious and called out on Zhao Xueqian's behalf, "Wei Yi, wait a moment. Xueqian has something to tell you."
As she spoke, she pushed Zhao Xueqian straight out in front.
"Hmm?"
Wei Yi had initially thought someone else was trying to stop him from leaving. When he turned to look, he couldn't help freezing slightly.
Zhao Xueqian?
Seeing that familiar face before him, Wei Yi was briefly lost in thought. Of course, it lasted only a moment.
The one who liked Zhao Xueqian was the old Wei Yi, not the current Wei Yi. Besides, even the old Wei Yi might not still like this woman after being abandoned and betrayed.
"Need something?"
Wei Yi asked coldly.
Though he disdained sneering and sarcasm, he showed no warmth or courtesy either.
"I..."
Zhao Xueqian parted her lips.
Just as Wei Yi knew her well, she knew Wei Yi equally well. After all, they were childhood sweethearts.
In truth, her feelings for Wei Yi had never changed. It was just that she was an ambitious person. When Wei Yi had been found to have severed meridians and was unable to cultivate, she hadn't wanted to spend her life with a good-for-nothing, so she had gritted her teeth and chosen to sever their relationship to avoid regretting it later.
But she had never expected Wei Yi to be able to rise again, so now she regretted it even more instead.
For the past two days, she had kept thinking: if only she hadn't done that back then...
Unfortunately, there were no ifs.
"If there's nothing, I'll be going."
Seeing that Zhao Xueqian couldn't get a single sentence out even after all this time, Wei Yi couldn't be bothered to keep waiting for her.
"Wait."
Seeing that Wei Yi really was about to leave, Zhao Xueqian hurriedly called out.
Wei Yi stopped once more and looked at her, his expression already showing a clear hint of impatience.
"The end-of-term assessment is coming soon. After it's over, would you like to go home together?"
"I did some things wrong before. I hope you can give me a chance to make amends."
Zhao Xueqian lightly bit her lower lip.
She had already made herself so clear that she believed Wei Yi could understand what she meant.
Of course Wei Yi understood what she meant.
He gave her a long look, but then smiled.
"Once some things are in the past, they're in the past."
Wei Yi gave an answer that did not address her question, then turned and left without the slightest dragging of his feet.
Clearly, Wei Yi's answer was not what Zhao Xueqian had wanted.
Watching his retreating figure, she stood frozen in place for a long time without reacting.
Without her realizing it, two trails of cold tears slid from the corners of her eyes. They were tears of regret...
Standing behind her, Xu Jin opened her mouth, wanting to comfort her but not knowing where to begin. Who could be blamed for this? Wei Yi? Probably no one but Zhao Xueqian herself.
"Wei Yi, you're back! We heard you went to the north campus and caused a huge commotion, and even fought Instructor Wu. Are you all right?"
Wei Yi had barely returned to the east campus when Zhu Ling'er and Yang Qingqing arrived together.
Seeing how worried the two girls looked, Wei Yi couldn't help feeling a trace of warmth in his heart.
"You're pretty well-informed, aren't you?"
"But you're so concerned about me-don't tell me you've fallen for me? I may have saved your lives, but there's no need to pledge yourselves to me," Wei Yi joked.
At these words, Zhu Ling'er and Yang Qingqing's pretty faces immediately flushed bright red.
"Pah! Who's fallen for you?"
"Exactly! You take our good intentions for a donkey's liver and lungs. And here we were worrying about you."
Both girls scolded him at once.
"Haha, I was only joking. But from what you're saying, has word already spread?" Wei Yi asked, taken aback for a moment.
"Of course. How else would we know? Instructor Hu is furious about it right now. She said you're a troublemaker who caused such a huge mess as soon as you joined our class, and now she has to wipe your backside for you. Hehe, you'd better figure out how you're going to explain yourself to Instructor Hu." At this, both girls laughed at his misfortune.
Wei Yi couldn't help smiling wryly as well.
With Wu Qiyun taking the matter to the academy, the academy naturally wouldn't come looking for him. They would only go to Instructor Hu, who was responsible for him.
Thinking of this, Wei Yi could imagine how annoyed Instructor Hu was right now.
"Ahem, well, I'd better lie low for a while."
"Don't tell anyone you've seen me."
As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Yi turned and left.
Under the circumstances, he didn't dare go to the training room and throw himself into the net. Otherwise, he would probably be forced to agree to some condition again, and Wei Yi didn't want that happening again.
"Hey, where are you going, then?"
"I'm going to have a look around the Martial Technique Pavilion."
Naturally, Wei Yi came to the Martial Technique Pavilion to buy martial techniques.
He still knew too few martial techniques: only the Azure Ape Fist Art, Storm Sword Technique, and Blackwater Movement Technique. Of these, the Azure Ape Fist Art was merely a low mortal grade martial technique, already inadequate for him now that he was at the Martial Master level.
A martial artist's strength depended not only on cultivation but also heavily on the martial techniques they knew. He now had nearly ten thousand taels of silver stored in his game system, enough to buy another high-grade martial technique.
"May I help you?"
As soon as Wei Yi entered the Martial Technique Pavilion, a short-haired female student with straight bangs came forward and asked him.
Wei Yi looked around and, not seeing Wang Zitao, couldn't help asking, "Where's Wang Zitao?"
"Wang Zitao resigned from his part-time sales assistant job this morning." The female student was taken aback for a moment, but still answered.
"That kid sure ran fast."
Wei Yi muttered this, but didn't take it to heart. He said directly, "I'd like to buy an unarmed martial technique, high mortal grade. Show me what you have."
"Certainly. Please follow me."
Hearing Wei Yi's words, the female student immediately brightened.
The more Wei Yi spent, the more commission she would receive, so naturally she was happy.
"Vajra Fist, a high mortal grade martial technique. Unmatched in ferocity, a strength-based martial technique. Priced at five thousand five hundred taels of silver."
"Stele Rubbing Hand, a high mortal grade martial technique. Thirty-six moves in total, suited to both offense and defense. Priced at five thousand taels of silver."
"Eighteen Consecutive Kicks, a high mortal grade martial technique. Fairly difficult to learn, a kicking technique. Priced at six thousand taels of silver."
The female student showed Wei Yi six or seven martial techniques in succession. All were high mortal grade, and none were too expensive.
After some selection, Wei Yi soon settled on a suitable one.
Heart-Crushing Palm, a high mortal grade martial technique. Its force was contained within, specifically targeting the internal organs. Once cultivated to perfection, even an ordinary Great Martial Master would struggle to withstand it. However, it was extraordinarily difficult to cultivate. Priced at seven thousand five hundred taels of silver.
Without a doubt, this was an extraordinarily powerful unorthodox martial technique, worthy of its price of seven thousand five hundred taels of silver.
As for its extraordinary cultivation difficulty, with the game system at his disposal, Wei Yi simply ignored that issue.