Chapter 22: Fateful People

Chapter XXII

Due to an accident during the practical test, the entrance ceremony was delayed for a longer period of time than usual.

Even so, the specifications for organizing the event remain similar to those of previous years.

However, to the school's surprise, Mu Hang had once again accepted their invitation for this entrance ceremony.

That's odd.

Until this time, the university had sent invitations to Mu Hang's office every year, but they had not agreed once.

They're all used to it.

However, this year, it was already a rare surprise to have Mu Hang invited as a practical training instructor, but the other party actually agreed to be invited to the entrance ceremony?

The school authorities could hardly believe it.

What's the situation?

Is Mu Hang this easy to talk to this year?

After a round of private discussion, they were still confused and couldn't guess the reason, so they had to put up a lot of spirit to organize the entrance ceremony.

Above the top, in the viewing gallery.

Mu Hang sat at the right hand end of the old principal, his eyes idly drooping as he calmly listened to the master of ceremonies reading the school rules not far away.

The principal of the Ableist Academy was surnamed Pei, and he was nearly three hundred years old this year.

Due to his advanced age, he has largely withdrawn from the school administration and is rarely seen at the school except for major ceremonies.

Today, most of the senior combat members of the Administration are former students of his, and he has a long list of students to look forward to.

Only Mu Hang is a wild card.

He hadn't entered any academy, but came from the famous ancient family, the Mu Family.

Although the Mu family was in decline and the population was dying, the ten thousand years of heritage was still incomparable to other families, and the number of rare and unique books in the private library was even comparable to the internal advanced library of the Ableist Academy.

In addition, Mu Hang himself is a rare combat genius, who has waded through countless dangerous and extreme battlefields, and has been honed by a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

He's the only non-academic among the strongest of those who call themselves by name right now.

However, even though he was not a student of the other party, Mu Hang still had a lot of respect for Mr. Bui.

Old Principal Pei smilingly turned his head to Mu Hang, who was sitting on his right side, and said:

"I've heard about the accident that happened in the previous practical test, thanks to Officer Mu's help, this matter could be resolved in time before it became irreparable, thank you very much."

Mu Hang shook his head, "I wouldn't dare."

He really wasn't being modest.

The role he played in this incident was really limited, and the disappearance of the Eye of the Abyss was so inexplicable that the cause could only be attributed to that one and only variable, the gargoyle.

Elder Principal Pei smilingly continued to ask:

"Speaking of which, I heard that you agreed to become a mentor for the practical test in the first place?"

Mu Hang nodded slightly.

"Well? Did you see any good seedlings?" Old Principal Pei asked.

Mu Hang paused and replied politely:

"All your students are fine."

Old Principal Pei laughed out loud, "What are you still talking about this in front of the old man me for?"

He coughed twice and continued, "It's been many years since I've paid attention to the incoming freshmen, but I did hear something interesting this year-"

Mu Hang lifted his eyes, and his eyes as calm as a lake looked fixedly at the other party:

"Oh?"

Elder Principal Pei narrowed his eyes slightly, the creases on his face stretching as he said in a rather profound manner, "It's said that one of this year's freshmen solved the additional questions I came up with."

Mu Hang was stunned.

It was something he really hadn't expected.

Although he hadn't been enrolled in the Abilities Academy, he had heard about the additional question that no new student could solve, the question was given by Old Principal Pei himself, using an ancient language that had now been lost, and there were very few old scholars who knew the language, let alone new students who had only just enrolled in the school.

"Luck? Strength? Or cheating?" Old Headmaster Pei stroked his beard and mumbled to himself with a smile on his face, "But it doesn't matter, when time passes, the truth will naturally surface."

He looked over at Mu Hang, his eyes hidden behind his lenses extremely deep:

"Officer Mu, I wonder if you're interested in teaching students?"

Before Mu Hang could say anything, Old Principal Pei waved his hand and laughed:

"Of course, I know you have a busy schedule, but the university can follow your schedule and accommodate all your treatment needs, so I hope you'll consider it, and more importantly ......"

Old Principal Pei winked at Mu Hang, a hint of childishness spreading across his old face:

"You don't have to turn me down now."

Mu Hang sips the amber-colored liquid in his glass and replies, "Yes, I'll think about it."

At this point, the emcee finally finished reading the school rules and turned to exit the stage.

Below the high platform, among the group of students attending the ceremony.

Lin Yanming immovably nudged Shi An, who was dozing beside him, and lowered his voice: "Hey, wake up."

Shi An's head snapped a little, seemingly awakening from her sleep, opening a pair of hazel eyes towards Lin Yanming beside her, and letting out a vague questioning sound, "...... Hmm?"

Lin Yanming was a bit helpless, "I really didn't think that you could still fall asleep on such an occasion."

He sighed and continued, "The principal will be speaking soon, and when he's done he'll leave, and then he'll announce the results of the class divisions, so don't go to sleep yet."

Shi An rubbed her neck and whispered, "Oh."

I don't know why, but since he changed his pillow, although the quality of his sleep has improved significantly, his neck gets sore and achy when he wakes up.

Strange, obviously he didn't used to be like this when he was lying in a pile of treasure.

As the principal spoke, Mu Hang lowered his eyes and swept them wordlessly downward.

Suddenly, his gaze paused slightly.

Although separated by a heavy crowd, he caught a familiar figure.

It was as if there was some kind of inexplicable magnetism in the other man's body that held his gaze firmly.

The dark-haired teenager had his head half-lowered, as if he had just been dozing off, and was currently rubbing his eyes sleepily and sneaking in what he thought was an inconspicuous yawn.

From his angle, he was able to see the small half of the back of the other man's exposed neck, thin and white, looking fragile and breakable.

For some reason, Mu Hang suddenly remembered what he had seen in the cave that day.

His eyes fluttered and he subconsciously tried to look away.

In the next second, the teenager not far away suddenly raised his eyelashes without any warning, and his quiet line of sight cut straight through the crowd, like a straight and sharp arrow, looking impartially in this direction.

Mu Hang was startled.

In that moment, it was as if his heart stopped slightly and involuntarily.

He didn't expect that this not-so-young teenager actually had such a keen sense of perception that he could actually feel the gaze of others from such a distance.

Shi An scratches her head and looks around the room a bit puzzled.

Eh? Strange, is it an illusion?

Why did he feel like someone was just watching him?

Shi An pushed that strange feeling aside and let out another small yawn, blinking away the tears that welled up in the corners of her eyes.

It was at this point that he saw the man sitting next to the old principal who was speaking.

Ah! It's him!

own future collections!

Shi An's eyes lit up and she instantly came to her senses.

The dragon's predatory and collector's fetish kicked in, eager eyes locked on the other, already fantasizing in his mind about how he could preserve the bright glitter not far away forever and make it his own.

Which is the best place to place it when the time comes?

Near the tip of the tail? That way you can circle your tail even when you are sleeping.

On top of the high platform, Mu Hang's eyes were hanging down, his fingertips subconsciously tapping on the tabletop.

Even without looking up, he could still feel Shi An's existential line of sight, passionate and focused, like a small ignition point that brought a distinct burning sensation.

The familiar feeling of annoyance rose again.

Soon after, the principal's speech ended.

He stroked his chest-length white beard and clutched his cane aside with pale, wrinkled fingers, then turned slowly and walked backward.

Mu Hang turned back from his distracted state.

He followed suit and stood up, "I'll see you off."

Shi An was a little disappointed to see her collection leave with the old principal.

He knows that his current ability is afraid that there is no way to snatch the bright shiny human into a collection, but ...... just look at it isn t it okay!

Lin Yanming beside him touched Shi An with his elbow and lowered his voice, "Don't wander off."

Only to see the head of the practical test walk up to the stage, he cleared his throat and said:

"I understand that you have been very much looking forward to this placement, however, there is no denying the incidents and accidents that occurred during the testing session this time, it more than just affected our counts, but also caused some degree of equipment failure, so after a collective discussion among the instructors, we have decided that, this time around, there will be no more placement for the first academic year."

The freshmen on stage were in an uproar.

Although they knew that this accident would definitely affect the third round of testing, but to actually stop splitting classes in the first school year?

This was literally the first time since the Ability Academy was founded.

"Of course-" the man in charge raised his voice, overpowering the whispers below:

"After the end of the current school year, the school year assessment will still be conducted in accordance with the usual practice, and the routine will be resumed in the second school year."

The Ability Academy is a six-academic-year program.

Over the age of 16, eligible students are enrolled only after a screening process.

At the beginning of the enrollment, the students will go through three rounds of tests to decide the class placement for the first academic year, but this class placement is not fixed, before the beginning of each academic year, there will be another assessment, and the results will be used to re-arrange and class placement again.

Now it is only that there is no longer any class division in the first academic year, and the previous system will still be restored in the second academic year after the examination.

The freshmen were relieved.

The changes are there, but they're not too drastic and are still acceptable.

On the stage, the person in charge was also relieved.

This time, the problem really put them in a dilemma. Whether they add or don't add the actual grades, it is unfair to some students, so they can only solve the problem by using the method of delaying the placement of classes.

Just take another test at the end of the year anyway!

--The next one won't be an accident!

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Mu Hang escorted the old principal outside the auditorium and watched as the other man was shakily assisted to his car.

Suddenly, he thought of something and spoke, "Right ......"

Principal Pei stopped moving and twisted his head back, "Hmm?"

Mu Hang: "Who was the student who solved your additional question?"

"Oh, that one." Elder Principal Pei smiled, "Speaking of which, you and he are quite destined to be together."

At those words, Mu Hang could not help but be taken aback.

Principal Pei: "That's the kid you personally rescued from the contaminated area, Shi An."