Chapter 572: Chapter 572 Neighbors
To the left of the house Fu Yunhe had bought was a courtyard that was a bit quaint and antique in style.
At this moment, a person whose top of the head was the only visible part, was lying against a wall, ears big and long, with tips that were slightly pointed, listening intently to something.
As this person strained to listen, an unnoticed spiritual force attack struck his ears.
“Ah—”
“My ears!”
The icily spoken words of Fu Yunhe reached the eavesdropping neighbor’s ears.
“Next time, it will be your life.”
The neighbor, with no hint of jest in his words, hopped away from the wall, holding his ears.
Upon closer examination, he wasn’t tall, with disproportionately large feet, pointed ears, and a face full of fear, muttering, “The smell was too enticing.”
He had been drawn over by the aroma of Fu Yunhe’s morning dumplings, not intending to eavesdrop, though his recent actions did appear quite dubious.
“I won’t come again.”
The neighbor shouted loudly and left the area.
As he walked away, he kept rubbing his ears, mumbling under his breath: So ruthless!
On the other side, Fu Yunhe withdrew his spiritual power and said to the curious Nian Shutong, “It’s a Tanuki, a member of an Alien Clan with very sensitive ears.”
Very sensitive ears?
“We need to soundproof.”
“I can do that.”
Nian Shutong wasn’t worried and raised her hand towards Fu Yunhe saying, “Again.”
“Alright.”
Fu Yunhe wasn’t unwilling either, and the journey of being hit began anew.
Most importantly, he felt that Nian Shutong was finding the beating quite enjoyable, and Yangyang lay beside them, seemingly amused:
“Xiao He, keep it up, I’m rooting for you.”
Yangyang spoke with a clear look of schadenfreude in her eyes, even lifting one of her little hooves towards Fu Yunhe, “Don’t worry about getting beaten, I’ll heal you.”
“Master, keep it up.”
Nian Shutong responded with a nod, definitely determined to try her best.
Thus, the sound of thwacks and thuds was continuous, as Fu Yunhe was incessantly on the receiving end of the beating.
Actually, his reflexes were already quite good, honed on the battlefield, but under the cheat of Nian Shutong’s Divine Sense, he was still no match.
Nian Shutong could completely predict and saw all of Fu Yunhe’s movements in slow motion as if they were nothing in comparison.
When Fu Yunhe took a particularly severe beating, Yangyang stood up excitedly to heal him, then lay back down to continue watching the excitement.
This routine continued, with both of them casually munching on boxed meals for dinner, determined not to let it interfere with their training.
When the next morning came, Nian Shutong, looking at Fu Yunhe’s face swollen almost like a pig’s head, said, “I think you really need to protect that face of yours.”
“Even though I’m not too superficial, having such a face really does score you some points.”
After Nian Shutong finished speaking, Fu Yunhe’s gaze shot towards Yangyang, who was watching the excitement.
This sheep was really getting too clever.
All night long, Fu Yunhe was healed many times, but his swollen face was never completely cured, the condition preserving right until the morning, which was kind of unsightly.
Even though Nian Shutong said that, Fu Yunhe knew her well enough to understand that even if his face was truly ruined, Nian Shutong wouldn’t leave his side.
She wasn’t that kind of person, and he wouldn’t give up either.
“Time to eat.”
Nian Shutong, already out of the room, called out to Fu Yunhe behind her.
Fu Yunhe wanted to respond, but the swelling pain in his cheeks made it difficult to speak.
So, he could only squat in front of Yangyang, looking up in a silent plea.
“Yangyang has been rather myopic lately, not leaving me behind on purpose.”
In Fu Yunhe’s eyes clearly shone five words: I don’t believe you at all!
Under Yangyang’s treatment, Fu Yunhe’s appearance was restored to normal, showing no signs of being continually thrashed all night long.
Fu Yunhe walked out of the room, pondering about renovating it, when he got to the dining table, Nian Shutong was already seated, waiting for him.
“Hurry up, today we should head out earlier to avoid being like yesterday.”
Fu Yunhe took his seat and said, “Today is the unified exam, there’s no need to go over so early; we weren’t late yesterday either.”
“We weren’t late yesterday, but I waited for a long time,” Nian Shutong took a sip of porridge and said, “But since it’s the unified exam, there’s no rush to get there, otherwise I’ll have to wait a very long time.”
“We probably won’t need to today; the exam should go quickly.”
Fu Yunhe just mentioned it casually, but Nian Shutong asked, “How do you know? Have you taken it before? Do you know the answers?”
Fu Yunhe put down the bowl in his hand and shook his head.
“I haven’t, but I was the one who set the exam questions.”
“I was the one who set the exam questions.”
At those words, Nian Shutong’s eyes widened. Wasn’t this even easier than cheating?
“You’re amazing!”
Nian Shutong gave Fu Yunhe a thumbs-up and continued to eat.
After the two had finished their meal, there was no rush to go to the exam site. Based on yesterday’s situation, arriving early would only result in being gawked at by onlookers, so timing their arrival just right seemed good.
And just as they expected, at this moment, many people were standing at the entrance of the Imperial Military Academy.
“Is it this one?”
“No.”
“How about this one?”
“No.”
“What about this one then?”
“It’s still not.”
“Who exactly is it?”
“Leader, they haven’t arrived yet.”
Conversations like this could be heard among several groups of people.
If one looked carefully, they would see that in these groups, everyone’s Light Computer was activated, displaying a photo of Fu Yunhe prominently.
Today, many families had rushed over upon hearing the news, hoping to recruit Fu Yunhe first thing. Even if they couldn’t recruit him, making a good impression was also beneficial.
In fact, there was another underlying intent: to see what kind of person this SSS-level talent was.
Could he be of use to them? If he couldn’t be used by one family, then the best scenario would be that no one else could get him either.
People and families with this mindset were constantly waiting at the entrance.
“Only ten minutes left? Why haven’t they arrived yet?”
“There are still ten minutes, what’s the rush?”
Some were calm, others were not.
“Wow—-ah—”
A cheer went up, drawing many people’s eyes in that direction.
“Who’s that?”
“Family Head, it’s the Chi Family’s little genius, Chi Huan.”
Chi Huan?
The person called Family Head also knew this person, as well as Yu Mo.
However, Chi Huan and Wu Shan were not worth the effort to recruit, so the Family Head quickly withdrew his gaze.
“Has someone been sent to Yu Mo?”
“Back to the Family Head, yes, someone was sent, but Yu Mo refused to meet all of them.”
“Refused all?”
“Refused all.”
“Well then, that’s good.”
Having finished speaking, the Family Head checked his Light Computer—it was only two minutes left, and at this moment the entrance was completely empty.
“Why haven’t they come yet?”