Chapter 125: Colliding Gazes
At the Heavenly One Academy, two Crimson Blood Horses appeared outside the academy gates.
This time, Lin Feng had traveled to Broken Blade City, and with the round trip and his stay there, over ten days had already passed. The academy's recruitment work had long since concluded.
People were moving about in front of the academy, and many cast their gazes toward the two riders on the Crimson Blood Iron Cavalry, unable to resist taking a few extra glances, especially when they saw Liu Fei.
"Heavenly One!" Liu Fei looked at the academy gates and asked Lin Feng, "What are you bringing me here for?"
"Naturally, for cultivation," Lin Feng said to Liu Fei. "Let's go in."
"I don't have a letter of recommendation, and even if I did, I wouldn't join Heavenly One," Liu Fei shot Lin Feng a glare. "You haven't forgotten the sect, have you?"
As the daughter of Liu Canglan, Liu Fei naturally knew about the Heavenly One Academy.
"I haven't joined Heavenly One either, and bringing you in doesn't require any letter of recommendation," Lin Feng shook his head. He understood the meaning behind Liu Fei's gaze well enough. So many elders and the sect leader of Cloud Sea Sect had given their lives for him; if he were to join another academy or faction so quickly, he would be betraying Cloud Sea.
"Don't forget, your father told you to listen to me," Lin Feng said, seeing that Liu Fei still showed no reaction. He had no choice but to use his trump card, then spurred his horse toward the Heavenly One Academy.
Liu Fei glared at the back of that bastard Lin Feng, then followed. To her surprise, she smoothly entered the Heavenly One Academy behind Lin Feng without encountering any obstacles.
"How did you manage that?" Liu Fei caught up and asked. She knew well that the Heavenly One Academy did not allow outsiders to set foot inside. Liu Fei didn't think she was anything special; the only explanation for her being able to walk in so easily was Lin Feng. Besides, he had just said himself that he could bring her in without a letter of recommendation.
"Don't you know whose woman I am?" Lin Feng teased, causing Liu Fei's beautiful eyes to widen as she glared fiercely at him.
"What are you glaring at? I wasn't referring to you. Don't flatter yourself."
Lin Feng gave Liu Fei a contemptuous look. This woman was overthinking things, wasn't she?
Hearing this, Liu Fei nearly choked with rage, cursing Lin Feng ten thousand times in her heart. This damned bastard...
Walking into Heavenly One for the first time, Liu Fei was also shocked by the buildings inside—majestic, awe-inspiring.
Lin Feng led her straight to the castle residence and asked, "You know about the three major factions of the Heavenly One Academy, right?"
"I do. In simple terms, they are the General Star System, the Aristocratic System, and the Assassination System. In Broken Blade City, among my father's troops, there are quite a few people from the General Star System and the Assassination System. They also graduated from the Heavenly One Academy and play a significant role on the battlefield. In fact, many of them have already become Crimson Blood Guards!"
Lin Feng looked surprised and said to Liu Fei, "Crimson Blood Guards? Uncle Liu let them infiltrate so easily?"
The Crimson Blood Guards were Liu Canglan's personal guard, his elite force. And the mastermind behind the Heavenly One Academy was no ordinary figure; it was likely someone from the imperial family. Who knew whether that mastermind had control over those academy disciples who had left?
Liu Fei looked at Lin Feng as if he were an idiot and said, "Do you think my father is that kind of person?"
Lin Feng smiled bitterly. She was right. Even if Liu Canglan knew this was a form of infiltration, he couldn't afford to ignore talent. On the battlefield, these people were elites who could make a huge difference.
"This is where the General Star System lives. Even though neither of us is technically a member of the Heavenly One Academy, at least we can undergo training with the General Star System just like everyone else."
Liu Fei was inwardly surprised. She didn't know how Lin Feng had managed this, but asking him about it would probably get her nowhere, so she decided not to bother and just nodded slightly.
As they reached the outside of his room, Yuan Shan and Duan Feng were chatting about something. Seeing Lin Feng and Liu Fei approach, they were momentarily stunned.
"Brother Lin!"
"Brother Lin Feng."
Both greeted him, then glanced at Liu Fei. Yuan Shan's gaze carried a hint of ambiguity. That Lin Feng guy was really something.
"Brother Lin, who is this sister?" Duan Feng was also full of admiration for Lin Feng. A woman as divine as a fairy like Meng Qing had willingly moved in with him, and now he had brought back another stunningly beautiful woman.
"Liu Fei!"
A voice came from behind Duan Feng. Jing Yun walked over and, seeing Lin Feng together with Liu Fei, a trace of complex emotion flickered in her eyes.
Back at Cloud Sea Sect, Liu Fei had been the most beautiful woman in the sect, pursued by countless admirers. After the sect was destroyed, she hadn't expected Liu Fei to still be alive, and now she was with Lin Feng...
But hadn't Lin Feng, after leaving those arrogant words at Snow Moon Holy Academy, left with Divine Archer Liu Canglan?
"Liu Fei, the daughter of the Divine Archer," Lin Feng said.
The gazes of the others sharpened.
So this beautiful woman was Liu Canglan's daughter. No wonder Lin Feng was with her.
Jing Yun was even more astonished. So Liu Fei was Liu Canglan's daughter.
"Hello." Yuan Shan's gaze toward Liu Fei became somewhat different, carrying a hint of respect. Divine Archer Liu Canglan, the God of the Army, had always been the person he respected most. It was a pity he had only seen him once. He wished he had followed Lin Feng back then. It wasn't just Yuan Shan; many in the General Star System idolized Liu Canglan.
Who was it that, with robes stained in blood, stood alone at the city wall, unyielding?
Who was it that, holding a divine bow, killed enemy commanders from a thousand miles away?
Liu Canglan's legend could make the blood of every passionate man boil.
Liu Fei. She was the daughter of Divine Archer Liu Canglan.
Seeing the fervor in Yuan Shan's eyes, Liu Fei felt a trace of sorrow in her heart. Everyone only saw Liu Canglan's heroic saga, but who could understand what her father had sacrificed for it? Who could comprehend Liu Canglan's grief?
"Lin Feng, I want to rest for a while."
Liu Fei said calmly, making Lin Feng sigh inwardly. It seemed this woman still hadn't recovered.
"There are many empty stone chambers here. Go pick one," Lin Feng said.
"No need. I'll rest in your place first."
Liu Fei said quietly, once again causing the others' gazes to sharpen.
Lin Feng was also speechless. The hardest thing to understand was a woman's heart.
Scratching his head, Lin Feng stammered, "That's not really appropriate. Why don't you find another stone chamber?"
"I don't mind. Why should you?" Liu Fei shot Lin Feng a look. "Where do you live?"
"There." Lin Feng had no choice but to point to his own dwelling.
Just then, Yuan Shan's body flashed, and he blocked the entrance to Lin Feng's stone chamber, shaking his head. "Better pick another place."
Lin Feng was taken aback to see Yuan Shan blocking his dwelling and looked puzzled. Meanwhile, Duan Feng and Jing Yun nodded in agreement beside him, also seeming to disapprove of Liu Fei resting in Lin Feng's stone chamber.
This scene not only confused Liu Fei but even Lin Feng felt something was off.
"No need. I'll just rest here."
Liu Fei stepped forward. Yuan Shan gave a bitter smile and moved aside, saying, "Brother Lin Feng, you'd better go in first."
"Alright." Lin Feng nodded suspiciously, pushed open the stone chamber door, and stepped inside, with Liu Fei following behind him.
"Who?"
At that moment, an icy aura rushed toward him, making Lin Feng feel as if his entire body would be frozen solid. The pressure was suffocating, and he couldn't help but shiver.
"So terrifyingly strong."
Lin Feng marveled inwardly. Now he understood why Yuan Shan had tried to stop Liu Fei. That bastard had let him go first. How disloyal.
"It's me."
Lin Feng called out, and the icy aura that had been pressing down on him vanished instantly.
Behind Lin Feng, Liu Fei was also shaken. Such formidable strength. That pressure alone would have been enough to crush her.
Outside the stone chamber, Yuan Shan smiled bitterly. Good thing it was Lin Feng. The last time he had gone in to ask if Lin Feng was back, he had been blasted out by that icy aura. He was still traumatized. That holy, fairy-like woman could only be handled by that guy Lin Feng.
"Why did it take you so long to come back?"
A faint voice sounded, and Meng Qing walked out from one of the rooms.
Dressed in white, with a light veil over her face, Meng Qing still carried that sacred, ethereal aura, untouched by the mundane world.
A woman. And a very beautiful one.
Seeing Meng Qing, Liu Fei's pupils constricted slightly.
At the same time, Meng Qing also saw Liu Fei. Her usually calm, rarely fluctuating eyes flickered, and even her brow twitched slightly!