Chapter 49: Meeting Old Friends

"Hey, Fourth, you aren't lying to us, are you? You really know Chen Jing, the beauty of our department?" Han Yu stared at Lingyun with a shocked expression.

Lingyun glanced at Han Yu: "What's so strange about that? Isn't she just a classmate?"

"Damn, Fourth, do you never check the school forum?" Liu Feng asked with a look of astonishment.

"Is it strange not to browse the forum?" Lingyun countered.

Huang Luo and the other two were speechless; this reason was excellent and powerful.

"Fourth, it seems you really don't know. Let me introduce her to you. Chen Jing, beauty of the Computer Department, ranked fourth on the school-wide beauty list. She has an outgoing personality and is an all-around athlete..." Han Yu began to introduce her to Lingyun in a ceaseless stream.

"Stop, stop, stop. You'd better tell me why it's strange that I know her!" Lingyun interrupted Han Yu.

"Alright, I'll get to the point. As everyone knows, our department beauty Chen, while she has many friends, only has a few male friends among them, and they are all extraordinary figures in our university. The most important point is that you, Fourth, are not among these boys, which is why we are so surprised!" Han Yu said.

"Is it that strange? I haven't been in contact with her since university started, so it's only natural you wouldn't know," Lingyun shrugged.

At this moment, Luo Yexi picked up her phone, took a look, and said: "Master, Sister Chen Jing just messaged me, saying she's coming over in a bit to discuss the performance details for the upcoming orientation party with me."

"Fourth, the moment of truth has arrived. The department beauty is coming over; you absolutely cannot drop the ball then," Huang Luo patted Lingyun's shoulder with a serious expression.

"Drop the ball? Drop what ball?" Lingyun looked at his roommates with a half-smile.

"Look, Fourth, you don't know this, but in the hearts of us freshmen, being able to say a single word to our department beauty Chen is a tremendous honor!" Han Yu said with a look of expectation.

Lingyun looked at his roommates with a headache: "Is it really that exaggerated?"

"Fourth, this is where a shut-in like you doesn't understand. Department beauty Chen's achievements in software are simply worship-worthy. Although she's only a freshman, in this month or so, she has already handled over five software development projects, and they were all relatively large-scale. After department beauty Chen joined, not only did the progress of these projects speed up, but the final software produced was praised by everyone. Do you know? Right now, department beauty Chen is the Goddess in our hearts!" Liu Feng replied with a look of longing.

"I didn't expect this little chili pepper to have such skills," Lingyun smiled inwardly.

"Mm, Sister Chen Jing and the others are already downstairs. I'll go pick them up." Luo Yexi opened the door and trotted downstairs.

Before long, Luo Yexi brought two girls into the room. One of these girls radiated the aura of youth, while the other possessed the full demeanor of a refined young lady.

"Master, these are the Sister Chen Jing and Sister Su Wanyue I mentioned before," Luo Yexi introduced them to Lingyun.

"Xiaojing, Wanyue, long time no see!" Lingyun greeted them with a smile.

"Yo, isn't this the great scholar Ling? It really has been a long time." Seeing Lingyun, Chen Jing's eyes lit up, and she greeted him with a smile. "You've come to Huaxia University to study too? But why haven't I heard of your reputation?"

"Lingyun, long time no see," Su Wanyue also greeted Lingyun with a smile.

"The great scholar Ling?" Huang Luo and the other two exchanged glances. Listening to Chen Jing's tone, their relationship didn't seem as simple as ordinary classmates.

"I didn't know you two were studying at Huaxia University either. If my roommate hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known about this," Lingyun spread his hands.

Chen Jing nodded: "Fine, fine, I understand. Our great scholar Ling really does 'turn a deaf ear to the world outside the window and focus only on reading holy books.' By the way, I heard you are also Yexi's guqin teacher?"

Upon mentioning this, Su Wanyue also became interested and looked at Lingyun with curiosity. Although she had already heard quite a bit about Lingyun from Chen Jing, it was clear that even Chen Jing didn't know Lingyun possessed the skill of playing the guqin.

"That's not wrong; Yexi's musical skill was indeed taught by me," Lingyun nodded.

"Uh, who are these?" Chen Jing's gaze suddenly fell upon Huang Luo and the others; only then did she notice there were other people in the living room.

Lingyun pointed at Huang Luo and his group: "These are my roommates, Huang Luo, Han Yu, and Liu Feng."

"Hello," Chen Jing and Su Wanyue said with a smile.

Huang Luo and the other two just nodded at the two women in a daze.

"This is my younger sister Alice, and this is Busujima Saeko. Mm, she can barely be considered my student," Lingyun pointed to Alice, who was watching TV, and Busujima Saeko, who was walking out of the kitchen.

"Hello," Busujima Saeko bowed to the two women.

"Hello, sisters," Alice also greeted them.

"Hello."

"Sister Yexi, let's go discuss the performance for the orientation party first," Chen Jing and Su Wanyue exchanged a look and spoke up.

"Mm, then let's go to my room," Luo Yexi said.

After Luo Yexi's door closed, Huang Luo and the others looked at Lingyun with expressions of "Big Brother, you're amazing": "I say, Fourth, you're really something. Not only do you know the department beauty Chen, but you also know the famous department beauty of the Literature Department, Su Wanyue. You really are hiding your true colors."

"Is there any need for that? They are just friends!" Lingyun shook his head at them.

"Look, Fourth, we're leaving first. We won't disturb you and the two department beauties," Han Yu suddenly remembered something and pulled Huang Luo and Liu Feng to leave.

"Hey, no, Second, what are you doing?" Huang Luo asked, somewhat confused.

Han Yu gave him a wink and then dragged the two of them away directly. Lingyun was also somewhat baffled by this.

"Damn, Second, what are you doing? Such a good opportunity to spend time with the department beauties, why did you drag us away?" Once they were out of the room, Huang Luo asked with some confusion.

"Boss, today we were able to see two of the most elusive department beauties and even greeted them. That's already a massive stroke of luck; it's used up all the good karma we've saved for years. You still want to get closer to them? Besides, didn't you see? The gazes of these two beauties were both fixed on our Fourth. If we don't leave, are we going to stay there and be lightbulbs?" Han Yu said with a look of depression. "You say this Fourth, usually he doesn't show anything, but once he shows his true ability, it's really something no one could have expected."

"No way, today I was able to see two department beauties at once; my luck must have exploded. I'm going back to buy a lottery ticket to try my luck," Liu Feng said with a serious expression.

After finishing the discussion about the orientation party performance with Luo Yexi, Chen Jing and the other girl said goodbye to Lingyun and left.

In the car, Chen Jing looked at Su Wanyue with a serious expression: "Wanyue, what do you think about those two girls who suddenly appeared by Lingyun's side, who are clearly not from Huaxia?"

"That child named Alice is nothing special; she's just an ordinary person. However, that one called Busujima Saeko is definitely someone we need to pay attention to. She gives me a very strange feeling, but there is no dark aura of a Ninja or Onmyoji about her," Su Wanyue frowned.

"No, after I go back, I will immediately have someone investigate information about this person. I absolutely will not allow any dangerous characters to appear by Lingyun's side! If that Busujima Saeko dares to do anything against Lingyun, I don't mind getting rid of her!" A dark glint flashed in Chen Jing's eyes.

"That's not the point. Relatively speaking, I'm more interested in that sister named Luo Yexi," Su Wanyue opened her phone.

"Why? She's just an ordinary person," Chen Jing asked, somewhat strangely.

"I have an intuition that this isn't the first time I've met her!" Su Wanyue put down her phone, a phantom image of a phoenix flashing in her eyes. When she first saw Luo Yexi, her intuition told her that there must have been an intersection between the two of them.

"I think everyone around Lingyun should be investigated; after all, they appeared too suddenly," Chen Jing said.

"Fine, I will have my people fully cooperate with you. If they really are dangerous elements, I don't believe the two of us working together can't get rid of them."

"Ling-kun, those two friends of yours are not simple at all. They should both be people with no small amount of strength," Busujima Saeko sat beside Lingyun, peeling an apple in her hand. "However, why did you activate the Seal Array inside my body? Is there something wrong?"

"Saeko, don't forget, this world is different from yours. There is quite a bit of bad blood between Huaxia and R Country. Think about it, if someone like you with such powerful strength appears by my side, what would my two friends think?" Lingyun explained.

"Bad blood between countries, huh?" Busujima Saeko raised an eyebrow. "But you can't keep the Seal Array activated all the time; that's very inconvenient for both you and me."

"You don't need to worry about that. Yexi will pass my Breath Concealment Art to you, and that will be able to mask your aura."

"Breath Concealment Art? Is this easy to use?"

"Rest assured, Master's Breath Concealment Art is absolutely top-tier. Why don't you try to see if you can sense Master's strength?" Luo Yexi looked at Busujima Saeko with a smile.

"This..." Busujima Saeko looked at Lingyun seriously and could not help but be shocked; she discovered that in her eyes, Lingyun was just an ordinary person.

"You see now, even though you are currently at the peak of the Mysterious Tier and Master is only at the peak of the Yellow Tier, relying on the Breath Concealment Art, you still cannot detect Master's strength. Now you understand how formidable Master is, right?"

"I have never doubted Ling-kun's strength! However, to what level must I cultivate my Breath Concealment Art?"

"You only need to cultivate it until you can suppress your aura to the level of someone who has just entered the Yellow Tier. After all, you still possess superb swordsmanship; suppressing it too much will only make people suspicious," Lingyun said. "Ye Xi, I will leave this matter to you."

"Alright, Master, you really are becoming lazier and lazier," Luo Yexi said with some helplessness.