Chapter 623.1: Extraordinary Classmate
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After spending some time with Gu Yan, Gu Jiao went to the main room for breakfast and then went to the Tianqiong Academy with Gu Xiaoshun.
Tianqiong Academy had a total of twelve halls. Gu Jiao was assigned to the Mingxin Hall, while Gu Xiaoshun was assigned to the Mingyue Hall.
They first went to the designated small duty room at the academy to collect their books, and then went to their respective classrooms.
The academy uniforms were tailored to their sizes and would be ready in a few days.
Gu Jiao entered the classroom.
The classrooms in the State of Yan were somewhat different from those in the State of Zhao; they used low desks and small stools, with two students sitting at each desk.
There were four desks in each row, with a total of eight rows.
Most of the desks were occupied.
People were either studying with their heads down or chatting in small groups, and for a moment, no one noticed that a new student had entered the classroom.
Zhong Ding was also in the Mingxin Hall.
He sat in a seat near the inner wall in the third row, with no one beside him. He eagerly waved at Gu Jiao.
Gu Jiao was really fed up with his chatter. Pretending not to see him, she hugged her books and silently went to the empty desk in the last row near the back door.
Zhong Ding was quite disappointed, "Didn't you see me, Brother Xiao?!"
He stood up suddenly and shouted towards Gu Jiao!
Now, all the students in Mingxin Hall turned to look in Gu Jiao's direction.
Gu Jiao was dressed in a plain blue robe, with her hair arranged in a simple male bun tied with a green hairband. She had a clean and cold temperament, with eyes as clear as ice, but there was a noticeable birthmark on her young face.
Mingxin Hall suddenly fell silent.
Zhong Ding blinked in confusion, covered his mouth with his hand, and continued to converse with Gu Jiao across the room, "Brother Xiao... was my voice a bit too loud?"
Gu Jiao really wanted to knock him out with a stick.
What do you think?!
However, this collective scrutiny didn't last long. Suddenly, a young scholar rushed into the Mingxin Hall from outside, loudly announcing, "Young Master Qingchen is here for class!"
The previously quiet Mingxin Hall suddenly erupted into chatter.
"What? Young Master Qingchen?"
"Are you sure you didn't see it wrong?"
"How come Young Master Qingchen suddenly came to the academy?"
"Yeah, doesn't he never attend classes?"
"Come on, let's go see!"
But before everyone could rush out, the bell of the academy sounded.
Reluctantly, everyone returned to their seats.
Gu Jiao wasn't interested in seeing this Young Master Qingchen; she just felt that the name sounded strangely familiar.
As she pondered, suddenly she felt that everyone's gaze had once again turned sharply towards her.
Seriously, you guys, just look at your Young Master Qingchen. Why are you looking at me again?
The next moment, a young man dressed in sky-blue academy uniform walked straight to the back row and sat beside Gu Jiao without a word.
Gu Jiao: ...Why sit next to me? Can't you see all the empty seats in front?
Gu Jiao ignored him, not even giving him a proper glance. She just casually took out a book and pretended to flip through it.
Soon, the teacher entered the Mingxin Hall.
All students stood up, bowed respectfully, and greeted, "Good day, Teacher Jiang!"
Amidst the chorus of greetings, Gu Jiao heard the Young Master Qingchen beside her casually ask, "Is my fish token still usable?"
*Cough!*
Gu Jiao choked!
After kidnapping someone, it turned out to be his classmate! And she was even recognized by this classmate. This was, truly, an utterly embarrassing moment!
Gu Jiao couldn't understand how he recognized her.
Although she wasn't wearing a mask back then, she had smeared a pound of wall dust on her face; wasn’t that enough to cover her appearance?
More importantly, he never seemed to look up at her throughout the carriage ride.
"Take your seats."
Teacher Jiang said.
All students sat down.
Gu Jiao also sat down with her deskmate.
Gu Jiao finally understood where the familiarity with this Young Master Qingchen came from——wasn't the name written on the fish token last night ‘Mu Qingchen’?
"Where's my fish token?" Mu Qingchen asked, taking out a book.
"I threw it away." Gu Jiao answered.
That thing was evidence. She threw it away before leaving the inner city, otherwise, if she had been stopped and searched by the guards while leaving the city, would she have denied it or not?
"As expected." Mu Qingchen said.
Gu Jiao glanced at his waist and unsurprisingly saw a new fish token.
Gu Jiao didn't think it was the one she had thrown away because she had tossed it into the brothel's latrine. Someone of his status wouldn't likely retrieve something from a latrine.
He looked straight at the teacher without glancing sideways, "What? Want to snatch it again?"
Gu Jiao sat up straight obediently, looking like a good student, as if she hadn't heard what he said at all.
Gu Jiao felt him glancing at her a few times from the corner of his eye, but she adhered to the strong belief that if she didn't feel awkward, the awkwardness would be someone else's problem. She managed to maintain an air of righteous confidence throughout the entire class, not slacking off or acknowledging him.
However, thanks to this Young Master Qingchen, their desk became the focus of the entire Mingxin Hall. Even Teacher Jiang cast complex glances of surprise, joy, and gratification their way from time to time.
So, this guy probably rarely attended classes, causing such a sensation when he did show up.
Can't people have a basic principle to stick to? Since he didn’t come before, he should just never come at all. Why did he have to show up when she did?
Surely, he didn't recognize her yesterday in the carriage as a new student of Mingxin Hall and came today specifically to seek revenge on her?
After thinking about it carefully, Gu Jiao thought that the possibility of it was zero.
Yesterday on the carriage was their first meeting. It made sense that he remembered her and recognized her upon seeing her today, but to say that he had guessed her identity last night was too far-fetched.
He wasn’t some supernatural being after all.
The whole morning was Teacher Jiang's classes.
Gu Jiao was absolutely certain that neither she nor the Young Master Qingchen beside her had listened to a single word.
But both of them acted like model students.
After the morning classes ended, Mu Qingchen left amidst a wave of admiration and flattery.
Gu Jiao also planned to pack up and find Gu Xiaoshun, but just as she was about to get up, six of her classmates in their twenties surrounded her with malicious intent.
They stood very arrogantly in front of her, and one with a square face even lifted his foot, intending to step on her desk.
But perhaps realizing that this desk also belonged to Mu Qingchen, his foot awkwardly hung in the air for a while, then reluctantly came back down.
Square-face said arrogantly, "My surname is Wu, from the State of Yan. I heard you're from the State of Zhao. In this world today, even a lowly person from a lower state is qualified to sit next to Young Master Qingchen? Get out of that seat, now!"
"Yeah! Who do you think you are to sit with Young Master Qingchen!"
"Overestimating yourself!"
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In the suspenseful supernatural novel “Records of Mortals,” Jiang Baiyan, once a solitary and impoverished youth, finds refuge in the Shi family of Chang’an due to his extraordinary bloodline. With his clear and captivating peach blossom eyes, this seemingly innocent young man conceals a fanatical and malevolent lunatic within. Destined to succumb to darkness amidst hardship and degradation, he becomes a harbinger of chaos.
When Shi Dai suddenly transmigrates, she takes on the role of the Shi family’s young lady, the one who subjects him to countless trials, eventually leading to her demise.
The twist? She never got to finish reading the novel.
From what she knew of the plot, Jiang Baiyan was just a silent, timid, and often bullied pitiable character.
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Jiang Baiyan had never encountered someone like Shi Dai.
After he had slaughtered all the evil creatures in the garden, the blood-stained young man, exuding a murderous aura, approached her step by step, his lips curling into a malicious smile, "Scared?"
Shi Dai responded, “You’re really amazing! I applaud you until I spin like a spiral and fly around the moon three hundred times! And also——you have dimples when you smile!"
Jiang Baiyan: ...?
—
After seeing her at a lantern festival with another man, Jiang Baiyan lowered his eyes, his fingers twirling her hair. He said in a mocking and sinister tone, "The mansion in the western suburbs...if I hide you there, no one will find you, right?"
Shi Dai replied, "Does it come with meals and lodging? Can I sleep in everyday? Oh, and your cooking is the best!"
Jiang Baiyan: ...?
—
Jiang Baiyan was supposed to dislike her, even hate her, but as their separation drew near, his eyes turned red and he grabbed her sleeve, pleading, "Don't abandon me, alri—”
Shi Dai responded, "Alright, alright, I’ll only have you. Mwah."
Jiang Baiyan: ...?
He hasn't finished his lines yet though…