Double Moon - Chapter 55

The next day, Chi An and Nuwa Qianru set out toward the academy for registration. The academy had twelve gates, and these twelve gates had wolf statues on all of them. Also, the twelve gates were passages from the twelve islands.

Chi An and Nuwa Qianru walked side by side. However, there was no discussion between them. Chi An was mulling over his past and future journey. What will it be like from now on? He pondered.

Soon they got to the gate of Chongqing. On the big towering black gate, there were names inscribed on it. The writers divided the inscriptions into two segments. The first segment signified the top student of each city, and the second segment indicated the overall best students of twelve provinces in their order.

In the first segment, the name there was Nuwa Qianru.

In the second segment, names appeared according to their order of merit and strength. Such a system had never been a lie in competitive societies. People ascribe values to other people, hoping they become more productive. Therefore, in that spirit, competition is increased. As such, there had to be a reward to generate the right impact. People who appeared on the list are outstanding, and people who do not are only ordinary and nothing more. It was just like the celebrity world.

“What are these?” Chi An spoke for the first time.

Nuwa Qianru exuded her noble temperament, just like a phoenix. “These are names of the top students in the twelve regions. The first segment represented the best student in that region.” Nuwa Qianru explained. Chi An calmly nodded in understanding.

The administrative building was unique because the rooms were adequate and moderate with historical decoration. In one of these modest rooms, an aged man sat with an ancient pen and ink with an old scroll. His eyeglass had only one lens.

“Old Jian, I have brought a new student who wants to join us. Can you register him?” Nuwa Qianru smiled, making her more pure and charming.

“That will not be a problem.” The aged man said, his voice slightly hoarse. However, he concentrated on the lens. He seemed to be checking something on the record.

After a while, He turned to them and waved his hand for the two of them to sit. Chi An and Nuwa Qianru came to the two chairs closer to the table and sat. Nuwa Qianru offered her token. The man recorded some data.

“So, what is your name?” The aged man turned to Chi An.

“My name is Chi An,” Chi An answered calmly.

“Why are you starting now? Are you new here?” He asked with a suspicious gaze.

However, before Chi An could answer that, Nuwa Qianru had cut in. “He is the new apprentice of the old Fan.”

“Is that so.”

The aged man said with respect as he began to fill the detail without so much as clarification.

After all that, Chi An and the girl left the place. “Should we go eat somewhere?” Outside the office, Nuwa Qianru initiated a conversation.

“You are the one who is familiar with the place. So lead the way. However, I might as well remind you that I have no cash with me.” Chi An retorted calmly.

“Well, whatever. Let us go. You might as well use the opportunity to know a few people.” She exuded the air of nobility and superiority while repeating Chi An’s speech. However, that did not seem to bother Chi An at all.

Soon, they entered a cuisine. This place bubbled with people. Most of them were eating and drinking. In addition, other people talked loudly. Chi An followed Nuwa Qianru and sat in a convenient place. She called the attendant and ordered chicken meat and drinks.

Soon the ordered food arrived. However, as the two began to eat, an unknown visitor came.

A male with a jealous expression arrogantly walked towards Chi An and the Nuwa Qianru. He carried himself with pride.

“Guotin Hai, what do you want with me?”

Nuwa Qianru spoke to the visitor without even looking in his direction.

‘So he is one of the guys on the list of top students.’ Chi An thought to himself. He continued his food and drinking, uninterested in whatever those two were doing.

“Nuwa Qianru, shut up. You are beneath me. When you talk to me, face me with humility. That said, you are not the only one here. So you can’t say I came here for you.” Guotin Hai arrogantly spoke like everyone was below him. However, Nuwa Qianru maintained herself. She was still exuding her noble temperament.

“In that case, why did you come here to disturb my meal.” She spoke blandly.

“I saw you with a new bonny. I decided I should come and see the kind of person he is.”

“Is that so. Well, you don’t have to worry. This person is not my slave. To be precise, he might become someone special, closer to my heart.” She teased with a pure smile.

However, Chi An spooked his drink at the hearing of that information.

“He doesn’t dare. I will kill him and spread him out for sale.” He glared at Chi An. This statement made Chi An shake his head as he watched him closely again.

“You hate me and compete with me vigorously, and yet you announce to the world that you are begging me to be with you. What a hopeless man.”

“That is where you got the whole thing wrong. I don’t want to win you. It is safe to say, I want to crush you, and I want you to submit to me. For that, I don’t want a small egg as this person to get closer to you and mess with the flower.”

“Hahaha…flower, you say?” Nuwa Qianru laughed mockingly. Her eyes became hot as she pulled Chi An and kissed him. This kiss was very unexpected, and at this moment, everyone in the bar turned their attention on Chi An like he had committed a heinous crime.

“Isn’t this one of the things you want? However, you watch another man take them in front of you. What a shame.” She mocked Guotin Hai. At this moment, Guotin Hai howled in anger as he slapped the drink off Chi An’s hand. He was about to sip the wine before the kiss.

The drink spilled everywhere, including on Chi An’s body. He sighed deeply and neglected the man. He picked the chicken and was about to eat it. However, he swung his hand toward the meat.

Chi An stood up in abrupt anger, and the place vibrated. His eyes changed to silver color with a double moon inscribed on them. He hit from the left. However, his blow came from the right instead.. This blow sent Guotin Hai flying as he crashed to the ground.