Chapter 1 A Few Classes

After a few classes, Nie Yan found the courses quite simple. Some theories he couldn't understand in his past life were now easily resolved. Perhaps it was a change in his state of mind, or perhaps he was more mature, leading to an improved understanding.

Xu Yan pointed to the middle of the second group and said, "See that person? His name is Shan Yan. He only started attending classes recently. He's your strongest competitor, second in the class."

Nie Yan looked in the direction Xu Yan indicated. The guy named Shan Yan had the air of a pretty boy, fair-skinned and wearing a casual t-shirt, somewhat resembling a star on television. However, his muscles subtly hinted at explosive power.

Nie Yan smiled. He didn't take Shan Yan and his ilk seriously. His enemies were Cao Xu, Ang Yi Tian Shi, and Qin Han, not these students from the First Military Academy. Xu Yan probably didn't understand this, as they weren't on the same level.

Besides Shan Yan, there were still a few strong individuals in the command department.

The bell rang, signaling the end of class. Nie Yan was about to stand up when a figure stood in front of him, almost causing him to bump into them.

Nie Yan looked up. The person standing before him was their beautiful class monitor, Zhao Shiyu.

Nie Yan sized up Zhao Shiyu. She was wearing a pink tank top, revealing delicate shoulders, and a pair of shorts that reached the top of her thighs, complemented by black stockings that accentuated her long legs. Her charming eyes gave her a certain allure, making her quite attractive. People needed to be compared; Zhao Shiyu had a vibrant feel when standing alone, but if she were placed next to Xie Yao, she would immediately pale in comparison. Moreover, Nie Yan didn't particularly like the seductive aura that Zhao Shiyu exuded, which felt somewhat frivolous.

"Class Monitor, is there something you need?" Nie Yan asked with a calm tone.

"Nie Yan, tonight our class is holding a gathering in *Faith*. Are you interested in coming?" Zhao Shiyu's voice was soft and melodious, making Xu Yan and a few others nearby feel weak in the knees.

"Sorry, I have something on tonight and can't make it. You guys have fun. My level is too low anyway," Nie Yan declined politely, as maintaining harmony within the class was necessary.

Zhao Shiyu frowned slightly. This was the first time she had organized such a gathering, and everyone else in the class had readily agreed. Only Nie Yan had rejected her so bluntly, causing her to lose face. Nie Yan had the highest overall score entering the school, and his absence would detract from the gathering.

She believed she possessed some beauty, which was why she had been elected as class monitor by the male students. However, Nie Yan didn't even bother to glance at her, which annoyed her.

"Everyone else in our class is going, and you're the only one not coming. Aren't you being a bit too unconventional?" Zhao Shiyu said with some irritation.

"Class Monitor, I can vouch that he really has something on. Nie Yan will definitely attend the next gathering," Xu Yan quickly intervened to smooth things over, seeing the situation was turning unfavorable.

Hearing Xu Yan's words, Zhao Shiyu snorted. "If he doesn't want to come, then so be it. We don't need him."

Nie Yan coldly glanced at Zhao Shiyu. The conceited woman thought she could lord over others just because she was the class monitor. He had originally considered going to see what it was like, but now it seemed unnecessary. This kind of gathering probably wouldn't amount to anything anyway.

Nie Yan didn't bother to pay attention to the woman.

"Nie Yan, there's a beauty looking for you outside," a classmate shouted from the doorway.

Everyone's gaze turned towards the door. All eyes were fixed in a daze. The person who came was Jiang Yingyu. In terms of figure, Jiang Yingyu could definitely amaze the people in the command department. As for appearance, she was much prettier than Zhao Shiyu.

Many of the male students in the class swallowed, their gazes fixed on Jiang Yingyu's curvaceous figure.

"It's Jiang Yingyu!"

"Why is she here? She's specifically looking for Nie Yan. What's the relationship between her and Nie Yan?"

"I don't know. Could there be something going on between them?"

Jiang Yingyu had become famous as soon as she entered the school, and many male students regarded her as a goddess. Many coveted Jiang Yingyu's perfect figure, and few men could see Jiang Yingyu's alluring figure without having dirty thoughts. But now, this goddess had come specifically to find Nie Yan.

The male students in the class looked at Nie Yan with jealousy.

Nie Yan stood up. Zhao Shiyu was stunned and stepped aside. Seeing Jiang Yingyu standing at the door, she immediately felt inferior, and this feeling of inferiority made her feel ashamed and indignant.

Jiang Yingyu stood at the door, looking hesitant and uneasy. Her heart was pounding non-stop. Thinking about the awkwardness of seeing Nie Yan, she almost wanted to run away.

Nie Yan walked towards the door and asked Jiang Yingyu indifferently, "Is there something you need?"

"It's like this, there's a performance the day after tomorrow, would you like to come and see it? Here are some tickets, you can invite your friends," Jiang Yingyu said, summoning up her courage.

"I'll see then, I probably won't have time. If you don't mind, just give these tickets to me, a lot of people in the class should be interested," Nie Yan said after thinking for a moment. He never felt any affection for Jiang Yingyu. If they were limited to being ordinary friends, he wouldn't mind, after all, they were both from Hua Da Attached High School and could take care of each other in the First Military Academy.

"Okay, thank you." Seeing that Nie Yan didn't coldly reject her, Jiang Yingyu nodded heavily, revealing a happy smile.

Nie Yan was stunned for a moment. Who should be thanking whom? He took the tickets from Jiang Yingyu's hand. There were five tickets in total; she had prepared enough.

After giving him the tickets, Jiang Yingyu left.

As soon as Nie Yan entered the classroom, he noticed that all the male students in the class were looking at him, their eyes filled with naked jealousy.

Nie Yan smiled wryly in his heart. These people probably misunderstood, but even if he had ten mouths, he couldn't explain it clearly in this situation. Forget it, the pure are pure, and the impure are impure.

Zhao Shiyu went back feeling somewhat embarrassed. She felt that as soon as Jiang Yingyu appeared, her light was completely overshadowed, and Nie Yan's rejection made her feel like she had completely lost face. She had completely resented Nie Yan because of this incident.

"Nie Yan, what did that Jiang beauty want with you just now?" Xu Yan came up with a gossipy look on his face and hooked Nie Yan's neck.

"High school classmate, she gave me some tickets for a performance. If you want them, take them," Nie Yan gave the tickets to Xu Yan and the others.

"Damn, that's so cool, I can't even get these tickets no matter who I ask, Nie Yan is awesome, he got five tickets at once," Fei Zhe said excitedly when he saw the tickets in Nie Yan's hand.

"One for each person, don't fight," Xu Yan shouted loudly. The people around him immediately scrambled to snatch these tickets. Fortunately, he was quick and kept one.

Even Xia Tianyu, that reserved guy, was blushing as he snatched the tickets.

After getting the tickets, they were all very excited.

Nie Yan sweated a little when he saw this. He had no interest in such performances at all.

"Nie Yan, if you get any performance tickets in the future, remember me, bro," Fei Zhe smiled and patted Nie Yan on the back.

"Me too," Xu Yan added immediately.

"Speaking of which, your relationship with Jiang beauty shouldn't just be as classmates, right? Don't think we didn't see it, Jiang beauty looked so excited when she gave you the tickets, it made our bones go soft," Fei Zhe said from the side.

"Definitely not simple," Xu Yan nodded in agreement.

The topic of everyone's discussion suddenly shifted to Jiang Yingyu. Zhao Shiyu, who was sitting in her seat, felt the urge to smash the table when she heard the people next to her discussing Jiang Yingyu.

With twenty minutes before class started, Nie Yan prepared to go to the gym to exercise. Just as he left his seat, someone suddenly called out to him from behind.

Nie Yan turned around, and a person walked up from behind.

"Hello, my name is Zheng Xu," the person said, extending his right hand.

Nie Yan glanced at the person named Zheng Xu. Zheng Xu was about the same height as him and looked strong and powerful. His appearance could only be considered ordinary, but he was still decent-looking. He keenly sensed a trace of hostility in Zheng Xu's eyes. This guy was coming with ill intentions.

For some reason, his senses were much sharper than before, and he could feel subtle changes in the other person's expression.

He remembered that Zheng Xu seemed to be ranked third in the class, and his strength could be considered very strong. His score in the physical fitness section was not much worse than Nie Yan's. The leg strength, fist strength, etc. fluctuated around one or two hundred kilograms, all of which could be compensated by fighting skills. However, the current Nie Yan had improved a lot compared to when he took the First Military Academy exam. Zheng Xu was much worse compared to him.

"It's like this, I've recently reached a bottleneck in fighting, and I wanted to find someone to give me some pointers, so I thought of you. Do you mind sparring with me? We can improve each other," Zheng Xu said. He spoke very politely, with a subtle, almost imperceptible sneer on the corner of his lips.

Nie Yan felt that this guy was clearly hiding a knife behind his smile. Zheng Xu was so polite in asking him to give him pointers, he'd be criticized for coming down too hard. But if Zheng Xu got the upper hand, he was sure that this insidious guy would beat him to death.

Nie Yan glanced at Zhao Shiyu in the distance. Zhao Shiyu was pretending not to know anything and was reading a book.

Nie Yan snorted coldly. This little trick couldn't escape his eyes.

"Sure, I'll see you in the gym," Nie Yan nodded.

A hint of elation flashed across Zheng Xu's brows, but he didn't show it. "Okay, I'll see you in the gym."

Zheng Xu went to the gym.

Xu Yan walked up and said worriedly, "Nie Yan, don't fight that guy. That guy is very insidious, be careful he schemes against you."

"Yeah, that Zheng Xu is not a good person," Fei Zhe also said from the side.

"Nie Yan, I believe in you, teach him a lesson!" Xia Tianyu, who usually didn't talk much, clenched his fist and said.

Seeing their three tense expressions, Nie Yan was slightly touched. He could feel that they were sincere.

"Don't worry, it's fine," Nie Yan said with a confident smile. It had been a long time since he had sparred with someone, he hoped Zheng Xu could last a little longer.

He did not know who instigated them, but everyone in the class knew about Zheng Xu's challenge to Nie Yan. How could they miss this good show, they all flocked to the gym. This was the first time since the start of school, and they all wanted to see which of Zheng Xu and Nie Yan was more powerful, and whether Nie Yan's first place in the total score was just for show.