When Jun Yi returned to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the sun was about to set, and the sky was ablaze with sunset colors. Not only the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but the entire mountain and even the lake below it, and everything around it were tinged with a light red hue.
Seeing this beautiful scenery, Jun Yi was inspired to write poetry. He came to a hillside where he could see the sunset and the lake. Countless gorgeous words flooded his mind. After thinking for a long time, Jun Yi began to recite. "The sunset glows one after another, two, three, four, five pieces. Six, seven, eight, nine pieces, until the sun sets and they disappear."
"I really am a genius; every piece I casually create becomes a masterpiece for all time," Jun Yi exclaimed with self-satisfaction.
Just as Jun Yi was feeling smug, a soft laugh suddenly came from behind him. Although the voice was quiet, Jun Yi immediately recognized it as a girl's voice.
Jun Yi turned his head and saw a girl gently covering the mouth of the veiled leader and chuckling softly, her eyes crinkling, clearly amused by Jun Yi's earlier limerick.
Jun Yi carefully examined the girl. She was slender and slim, with long, flowing blue hair cascading down her back and deep blue eyes. She was dressed in black, and her face was covered by a black veil.
In the Douluo Continent, only one person dresses like this: Ye Lingling, who possesses one of only two Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul on the continent and is considered the strongest healer in the Douluo Continent by Jun Yi.
"Senior Lingling, are you here to see this beautiful sunset too?" Jun Yi walked up to Ye Lingling and greeted her.
Jun Yi walking towards her, she adjusted her emotions, regained her usual Iceburg beauty demeanor, and nodded.
"The sunset was truly beautiful; I've never seen anything like it before."
Jun Yi turned his head to look at the sunset again, gazing at the beautiful scene.
This scenery is quite common here.
Ye Lingling's voice was devoid of any emotional fluctuation, and her expression remained unchanged, as if the voice she had just heard was not hers at all.
"It's my ignorance; seeing such a scene inspired me to write a poem. I just composed one. Would Senior Lingling like to hear it?"
Jun Yi was clearly very satisfied with the poem she had just composed, Ye Lingling's expression became somewhat strange, the kind of expression that showed she was trying hard not to laugh.
"I already heard Jun's poem."
Ye Lingling suppressed a laugh and replied.
"What does Sister Lingling think?" Jun Yi pressed.
Jun Yi still wanted her to give her evaluation, Ye Lingling thought for a long time before giving her high emotional intelligence assessment.
"Easy to understand, logically sound, very good."
Jun Yi was very satisfied with Ye Lingling's evaluation, saying, "I think so too. My main point is to be unpretentious and straightforward; the simpler the verses, the more memorable they are."
Ye Lingling did not answer, remaining silent. The two watched the sun set, the evening glow fade, and the sky and earth plunge into darkness.
"The afterglow of the setting sun fades as the water reflects the sky, a scene of ethereal beauty. Such a beautiful sight, however, lasts only a moment. Lingling, I'm going back to rest now."
As the sun set and the beautiful scenery disappeared, Jun Yi bid farewell to Ye Lingling and returned to his new dormitory.
When Ye Lingling heard the poem Jun Yi recited before leaving, her eyes lit up. However, she did not make any move, but simply stood there quietly until Jun Yi left before returning to her dormitory.
"It's nice to relax and enjoy beautiful scenery occasionally, but it's just too time-consuming, so it's best to do it less often."
Back in his dormitory Jun Yi began meditative practice to stabilize his Soul Power and Divine Power.
Nothing happened that night. The next morning, three knocks came from Jun Yi's dormitory door, interrupting Jun Yi meditation practice.
"Huh? Why is someone knocking on the door? Did we come to the wrong place?"
Jun Yi got out of bed and curiously walked to the door. When he opened the door, he found that it was actually Teacher Qin Ming.
" Teacher Qin Ming, is there something you need from me?" Jun Yi asked curiously.
Qin Ming didn't answer Jun Yi's question. Instead, he asked Jun Yi, " Jun Yi, when do you plan to return to the Spirit Hall Academy?"
"It will probably take about 10 more days."
Jun Yi gave a vague answer: he planned to participate in the academy's exchange competition, but he didn't know the exact start date.
"Ten days is just enough time." Qin Ming nodded after hearing Jun Yi's answer and said, " Jun Yi, the academy is having an exchange competition soon, are you interested?"
"Teacher, let's go inside and talk. Could you tell me in detail what kind of exchange competition it is?"
Jun Yi inquired about specific details of the exchange competition from Qin Ming, as he had only learned some basic information from Dugu Yan.
Seeing that Jun Yi was interested, Qin Ming smiled, walked into Jun Yi's room, and sat down in a chair.
"Teacher, please have some tea." Jun Yi poured Qin Ming a cup of tea and handed it to him.
Qin Ming took the tea and placed it in front of him, then began to introduce the upcoming exchange competition to Jun Yi.
" The Heaven Dou Royal Academy holds an annual New Student Enrollment Exchange Tournament. The purpose is to allow freshmen and seniors to have a friendly exchange, and also to let freshmen see the strength of the students trained by our academy."
At this point, Qin Ming paused, his expression relaxing as he smiled at Jun Yi and said, "Actually, I haven't been to the academy for very long either, and I haven't seen this New Student Enrollment Exchange Tournament before. But I feel that this competition isn't really that meaningful."
"To be honest, I share the same view as my teacher," Jun Yi replied with a smile.
Jun Yi agreed with his point of view, Qin Ming nodded in satisfaction and said to Jun Yi, "Right? We agree. Our college doesn't have many students, so there's no need to hold this kind of competition. In previous years, I heard some older teachers say that it was just a formality, at best a performance competition."
"However, this year is a little different, because there are still about two and a half years until the next All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament. Xue Ye attaches great importance to this, so he instructed the Heaven Dou Royal Academy to prepare in advance and let the teams practice together beforehand."
Qin Ming picked up the teacup beside him, drank it all in one gulp, and then continued, "In order to comply with His Majesty's decree, after continuous discussions, the academy has decided to invite freshmen from other academies in Heaven Dou City, as well as the main players of their academy teams, to participate in this New Student Enrollment Exchange Tournament."
Upon hearing this, Jun Yi's lips twitched slightly; he hadn't expected such an unexpected gain.
" Teacher Qin, do you mean our competition has turned into a proper exchange competition?"
Qin Ming nodded and said, "Yes, that's why I was asking you if you want to represent the college's freshmen in this competition?"
(End of this chapter)