43: 43. The Man Under the Bridge

In his dream, a poor small city, streets covered in stains, Lu Feng hawked and smiled at the passersby... The street twisted, becoming resplendent.

Crystal chandeliers sparkled with colorful light, the aroma of wine permeated the air, and Lu Feng, hand in hand with beautiful female companions, was immersed in the extravagant revelry of the banquet... Suddenly, the female companions' laughter turned shrill and cold, and the sound of police sirens and crashes continuously rang out from the entrance.

Lu Feng frantically fled through the window, dashing through the jungle in the dark night... This tension constantly stimulated Lu Feng. He felt some resistance, and the next moment, a sense of detachment appeared, like an out-of-body experience. Lu Feng found himself detached from the first person, standing alone in the jungle.

And before his eyes, that man was still frantically running for his life through the jungle.

Seemingly sensing something, the man suddenly turned his head and looked in Lu Feng's direction. In the darkness, he only saw a blurry silhouette and, terrified, he growled in a low voice, “Who is it?”

Lu Feng suddenly opened his eyes.

The sunlight from outside shone through the window onto his face. Lu Feng got up and found that it was already late morning.

“That man just now could see me?”

Lu Feng frowned slightly, then unconsciously smiled.

It seemed that as his dream entries became more frequent, his mastery of his abilities had deepened a step further, and at the same time, he had unlocked new abilities.

Now, when he entered a dream, he could detach himself from the first person and fully appear in the other person's dream.

Interesting, interesting!

Although the evolution of his abilities was somewhat sudden, it also brought more possibilities!

Lu Feng stretched, yawned, and got up. Pushing open the door, he saw his mother's loving smile: “You're awake? It's almost noon, you must be hungry, right? Go wash up quickly, I made your favorite beef noodles for lunch today.”

Next to him, Lu Zezhou sat on the sofa, holding a cigarette and sniffing it under his nose, then smacked his lips regretfully and put it down, saying, “Young people sure can sleep, but son, you also need to exercise more. Your body is your capital.”

Lu Feng smiled, “I know.”

Lu Feng quickly washed up and sat at the dining table. A bowl of glistening, reddish beef noodles was already placed there. Lu Feng was indeed very hungry, and he didn't stand on ceremony, picking it up and eating.

This was his mother's specialty, and also Lu Feng's favorite.

While eating his noodles, he took out his phone to scroll through short videos, and then he saw many media accounts forwarding the press conference of the education department. Almost every video went viral, and the comment section was even more lively.

While everyone marveled at how awesome Lu Feng was, they also mocked the whistleblower.

Lu Feng also carefully looked at the photo of the person named Liao Sunan and found that he indeed didn't know him, which was quite speechless. He was inexplicably stabbed in the back. If it weren't for his cautious personality, even meticulously preparing for the college entrance examination, he really might have failed.

And the next video also made Lu Feng laugh dumbfounded.

The video of him speaking English with two foreigners at the hospital was actually widely imitated by netizens, turning into the #TopStudentOralEnglishChallenge#.

The imitators were mainly college students, and the result was no surprise: they couldn't even achieve one-tenth of his fluency.

Some English majors among the netizens tried to analyze Lu Feng's English proficiency from this short video and were ultimately shocked to find that Lu Feng's level was at least CET-6.

This was just a high school student!

At this moment, his phone rang. It was Zhou Wenmei calling. She was in a very good mood and said, “Xiao Lu, you don't have to worry about other people's gossip anymore. This morning, the education department has already cleared your name.”

Lu Feng grinned and said, “I wasn't worried, but I still thank Teacher Zhou for speaking up for me.”

Zhou Wenmei waved her hand: “It's only right for a teacher to speak up for her students. You've also made me very proud, bringing honor to me.”

With a top student like Lu Feng under her, her bonus also increased significantly.

Thinking of the bonus, she suddenly said, “Oh, by the way, the principal is preparing a 500,000 yuan bonus for you. If you can't come, arrangements can be made to transfer it to you. Give me your bank card.”

Lu Feng didn't stand on ceremony and gave her his bank card number.

Zhou Wenmei said, “By the way, Xiao Lu, are you really sure you want to apply to Jiangcheng University?”

“Yes, why?”

“Nothing, Shuiqing University's engineering and technology fields are top-notch nationwide, Northern University has a profound humanities and social sciences background, and Jiangcheng University's strengths are concentrated in medicine and life sciences. Are you choosing Jiangcheng University because you plan to apply for a medical major?” Zhou Wenmei explained.

Lu Feng thought for a moment and smiled, “I do have that in mind. I plan to apply for... a psychology major.”

“? Ah??” Zhou Wenmei was stunned.

She never expected Lu Feng to choose this major. This was a very unpopular major, and with his grades, he could clearly do better.

“Xiao Lu, you need to be careful. This major... the employment prospects aren't great. Even graduates from prestigious universities might struggle, especially since there's still some prejudice against psychology in Xia Country, with people thinking it's no better than charlatanism.”

Lu Feng understood perfectly, but with his abilities, he wasn't worried about employment issues. Moreover, he wasn't relying on this major for employment; it was just a cover.

So he explained, “Don't worry, Teacher, I know what I'm doing.”

“You child, you're comforting me instead.” Zhou Wenmei shook her head and chuckled.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Feng finished his noodles, let out a satisfied burp, got up, and washed the dishes and chopsticks before heading out.

He still had important things to do today.

Lu Feng didn't ride his bike but strolled along the old streets. This area was densely populated, full of life, and exuded the unique charm of the old city.

Passing by the wet market, Lu Feng saw a pork hock rice shop, fragrant with aroma, so he conveniently packed a portion and carried it as he walked towards the distant Riverside Bridge.

It was noon, and the sun was scorching. Lu Feng walked for half an hour before arriving.

There were many fishermen on the bridge, but underneath the bridge, it was another scene entirely.

The space under the bridge was surrounded by dense vegetation, and usually no one would walk in because the foul odor could be smelled from afar, and there was garbage everywhere, making it daunting.

But Lu Feng ignored it, carrying the pork hock rice, he crossed the grass and garbage to reach under the bridge. His footsteps even startled a large group of flies.

Here was a dirty, square tent made of cardboard. By the river not far from the tent, stood a disheveled beggar in ragged clothes, staring blankly at the river.

He was just a step away from the rushing river and was about to take a step forward.

Suddenly hearing footsteps behind him, he sharply turned his head, vigilantly looking at the newcomer, and found it was a young man.

Usually, passersby would avoid him with disgust, or even retreat in fear, but the young man before him had clear, bright eyes and met his gaze without flinching.

“You...”

His words were cut short before he could finish.

“Yu Tianxiong, don't be in such a hurry to die. There's pork hock rice here, do you want some?”

The young man's words were very casual, as if asking a friend if they wanted to eat.

But it made Yu Tianxiong's pupils constrict sharply, and his body tensed. He gritted his teeth, his voice a low growl like a wild beast: “Are you sent by them?!”

Lu Feng shook his head: “No, I'm just a student who just finished the college entrance examination.”

Yu Tianxiong sneered, clearly not believing him. He roared, picked up a glass bottle from the ground, and charged at Lu Feng, raising his hand to smash it down forcefully.

“Then let's die together! Ahhh!”

The glass bottle cut through the air, creating a whistling sound. Lu Feng frowned slightly, dodged to the side, twisted his hips, and delivered a whip kick that landed squarely on Yu Tianxiong's stomach.

Although Lu Feng's strength wasn't great, it was enough to make Yu Tianxiong clutch his stomach, sweating profusely from the pain.

Lu Feng placed the bag of pork hock rice on the ground and then said, “Eat some pork hock rice and calm down. Do you think if I had ill intentions, I would still stop you from jumping into the river? With how turbulent the river is right now, you would have been dead long ago if you went in.”

Yu Tianxiong also came to his senses, but his eyes remained fierce, staring at Lu Feng without speaking.

He couldn't believe an ordinary student would know his name.