38: Chapter 38 The Man Waiting for Su Mu in Front of the Villa

The Freshman Competition of Modu Ability University was scheduled for the third day after the start of the semester.

Su Mu, who had originally planned to give himself a break, never dreamed that simply taking his younger sister to the High School Entrance Examination could lead to such trouble.

He led Lin Ruoxi out of Modu Ability University and arrived at the flower shop.

Leng Jing's flower shop had opened three days ago, but Su Mu had been out in the wilderness hunting fierce beasts at that time.

Ding-ling!

The familiar sound of the bell rang out, pulling Su Mu's memories back to two years ago.

Back then, when Leng Jing's flower shop had just opened, Su Mu had meticulously selected a bell to hang on the door.

"I didn't expect Sister Leng to bring this bell along too!"

Leng Jing gave a faint, sweet smile.

"Of course. Since it was a gift from Little Mu, I naturally have to take good care of it."

Su Mu pulled a gift box out of his storage ring and handed it to Leng Jing with a grin.

Leng Jing's expression was one of pleasant surprise when she saw the exquisite gift box Su Mu produced.

"This is?"

"An opening day gift for Sister Leng!"

Leng Jing took the gift; for the two who had depended on each other for survival, there was no need for redundant pleasantries.

"Thank you, Little Mu!"

As she spoke, she took the beautifully wrapped gift to the front counter.

The shop assistant, who was tending to the flowers nearby, also leaned in, looking up at the gift with curiosity.

Leng Jing carefully unwrapped the gift, making sure not even the cardboard box was damaged.

Soon, an object made of transparent crystal appeared before everyone.

It was a tulip-shaped glass piece; the glass petals curled slightly outward, and at the base where they gathered were slender glass stems.

A wind chime!

Leng Jing was delighted; her favorite flower was the tulip.

She picked up the wind chime and gave it a gentle shake.

The 'ding-ling-ling' sound echoed through the flower shop.

That crisp sound seemed as if it could pierce through one's heart, yet it also felt like it could soothe emotions, bringing an inexplicable sense of peace.

Leng Jing hung the string of wind chimes in front of the flower shop window.

From time to time, it would let out a 'ding-ling-ling' chime.

Meanwhile, inside Villa No. 1 of the Modu Ability University freshman campus.

Three boys were exchanging information about their respective abilities.

Based on the numbering of the villas assigned by the school, one could basically determine the overall strength of the residents.

In previous years, Villa No. 1 was the default residence for the strongest individuals in the entire grade.

The subsequent top students would then be divided into villas based on gender.

For example, if the first place was a boy, then Villa No. 1 would be a male residence.

But if the person ranked second was a girl, then Villa No. 2 would be a female residence.

The remaining students were assigned dorms according to their ranking, though only the top 100 were eligible to live three to a villa.

Students ranked after 100th were assigned single rooms.

"Zhixun! You must be the strongest freshman of our year!"

The person called Zhixun was this year's Ability College Entrance Examination Top Scholar for Guangdong Province, song own, who had also broken the previous years' exam records.

He had originally thought that with a score of 1087, he could easily secure the title of National Top Scholar and break all previous records.

What he didn't expect was that while 1087 did indeed break the historical records, it wasn't enough to take the National Top Scholar title.

'That freak with 1888 points who's gone viral online! It seems he didn't come to Modu Ability University.'

The boy who had just spoken to song own continued to praise his strength.

"Alright, Li Lan! Actually, I'm still far from it! At least, I can't compare to that 1888-point genius."

song own's face was full of helplessness.

Li Lan, however, had a look of disdain; he clearly knew about Su Mu's situation.

"It was just a bit of good luck! If he had taken the exam somewhere else, there's no way he would have gotten such a high score.

In the cities where you and I took the exam, there were more than just one or two people capable of killing fierce beasts in the core zones.

In the end, several teams were all scrambling to kill the beasts in the core zone. Only the final BOSS might require a bit of cooperation."

Actually, Li Lan wasn't wrong; in Jianglan City, there really wasn't anyone competing with Su Mu for fierce beasts.

However, Li Lan was also dead wrong. He hadn't considered how much talent Su Mu must have to grow into a National Top Scholar in a place like Jianglan City, which lagged far behind developed cities.

Furthermore, he hadn't considered that Su Mu had solo-killed the core zone BOSS.

song own didn't say anything more. That point was true; if no one had been competing with him, he certainly could have pushed his score even higher.

"Amitabha!"

Luo Zhenyue, who hadn't said a word the whole time, stood up and walked out of the villa.

That's right, Luo Zhenyue had also been assigned to Villa No. 1.

After leaving the villa, Luo Zhenyue asked everyone he met,

"Amitabha! May I ask, benefactor, do you know Su Mu?"

Many students of Modu Ability University looked on in bewilderment, unable to help but wonder.

'When did the school get a monk?'

At this moment, Luo Zhenyue was wearing Buddhist robes, looking just like a monk out begging for alms.

A beauty with wavy hair wearing red athletic gear hurried past Luo Zhenyue.

"Amitabha! This benefactor!" Luo Zhenyue stopped the beauty and gave a slight bow.

This beauty was none other than Su Mu's senior sister, Mu Feng.

She returned the bow. "Eminent monk, is there something you need?"

She looked somewhat playful.

"May I ask if you know a student named Su Mu?"

Mu Feng was stunned for a moment, then she revealed a mischievous smile.

"I do indeed know a student named Su Mu, but I don't know if it's the same person you're talking about."

Luo Zhenyue was very excited and immediately described Su Mu's appearance.

Mu Feng pretended not to fully understand.

"I feel like the Su Mu I know should be the same one you know!"

"Could you take me to find Su Mu?"

As he spoke, he gave Mu Feng another deep bow.

Mu Feng revealed a little devil's smile. She was currently on her way to the Spear Technique Club to instruct the members.

But she lacked a sparring partner; none of the students in the club were willing to practice with her.

Now, she had a free sparring partner.

Mu Feng said with a troubled look,

"I could take you to find Su Mu, but I have urgent business right now. I'm afraid I don't have time to take you at the moment."

The excitement on Little Monk Luo Zhenyue's face vanished instantly.

But Mu Feng's eyes darted around as she continued, "If you can help me finish my business, then it's not impossible for me to take you to Su Mu."

And so, the poor Little Monk was led away by the wicked senior sister.

Su Mu was still at the flower shop accompanying his sister and Leng Jing.

On one hand, because of the exam incident today, Lin Ruoxi still had a knot in her heart; Su Mu wanted her to understand that she still had family and wasn't an orphan.

On the other hand, Su Mu also wanted to spend some quality time with the two of them.

Tomorrow was the Freshman Competition, and after that would be a busy academic life; Su Mu had already planned it all out.

He intended to study hard in any subject that could improve his combat power.

On weekends when there were no classes, he also planned to go to the wilderness to hunt fierce beasts.

One could say there wouldn't be many leisurely times like this in the future.

It wasn't until evening that the three of them locked the flower shop door and walked toward Modu Ability University.

Summer nights were much more refreshing after all, and the three of them strolled through the campus.

There was quite a lot to see within Modu Ability University, and Su Mu enjoyed a rare moment of leisure.

The little knot that had formed in Lin Ruoxi's heart today also vanished without a trace.

But just as the three reached the front of the villa, they found a bald man standing there.