Battle Through the Heavens: Beauties Abound Starting with Yunlan and Her Disciples

305: Section 305Han Yue was truly a leader capable of running a female faction effectively within the law-of-the-jungle environment of the Inner Academy.

She was by no means a dullard who only knew how to bury herself in cultivation; she also possessed an extremely sharp instinct for commercial operations.

”Competitions between students are the primary way for the strong in the Inner Academy to earn Fire Energy.”

Her speaking speed unconsciously quickened a little.

”And precisely because of this, the industrial chain that has emerged around these competitions is the most profitable business in the entire Inner Academy!”

”Things like the Qi Recovery Pills that can quickly restore Dou Qi during battle, or the Instant Healing Pills that can heal wounds in a critical moment—these are the hard currency that those battle-hungry individuals need the most!”

”If you, Junior Sister Xiao Yan, happen to have the pill formulas for these types of pills, then our Moon Spirit can completely rely on your powerful assistance as a high-level Alchemist to forcefully snatch a piece of fat meat from that giant cake that the Medicine Gang has already locked down!”

”As for the remuneration, Junior Sister, you can rest assured!”

Han Yue took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the excitement in her heart, and promised with extreme solemnity, ”All raw materials needed for alchemy will be borne entirely by us, Moon Spirit! We will split the final profits fifty-fifty!”

Xiao Yan merely waved her hand indifferently: ”Remuneration and such are easy to discuss. Senior Sister, just arrange it as you see fit; as long as my daily cultivation needs are met, that will do.”

”This… how can this be?!”

Han Yue was stunned upon hearing this and hurriedly said, ”Junior Sister, you are providing both the people and the effort; how can we, Moon Spirit, take such a huge advantage of you?!”

Her generosity and lack of concern for personal gain actually made Han Yue feel a bit embarrassed.

”Oh, Senior Sister Han Yue, don’t stand on ceremony with her.”

Just at this moment, Nalan Yanran, who was sitting to the side sipping fragrant tea from a teacup, suddenly put down her cup and rolled her eyes at Han Yue with an incredibly elegant yet teasing expression.

”Our Yaner has already come to regard you as her own sister. So, you don’t need to say such polite things to us.”

”However...”

She changed the subject, a strange curve appearing in her bright, moving eyes, ”Verbal thanks, in the end, still seem a bit too pale. In my opinion, Senior Sister Han Yue, you might as well... provide something practical.”

”For example, why don’t you give my husband a kiss right now?”

”Pfft—!”

Once these words were spoken, it was no different from a thunderclap on a clear day!

Not only Han Yue, but even the surrounding Moon Spirit Young ladies, who had been struggling to play the part of ”dignified ladies,” all instantly broke character!

Several of them with weaker composure immediately sprayed out all the fragrant tea they had not yet managed to swallow!

Han Yue’s cold, pretty face, which was already slightly flushed from excitement, suddenly ”boomed” like a lit fuse, instantly turning bright red!

Her two cherry lips, which were usually quite rosy, were now uncontrollably trembling slightly.

She opened her mouth for a long time, but could not utter a single complete word.

Her gaze subconsciously darted like a frightened deer, secretly glancing at the young man in white sitting beside her.

Yun Xiancheng remained in his usual calm and indifferent manner.

He just sat there quietly, holding the small purple clay teacup in his hand, with that gentle and faint curve on his face, neither objecting nor supporting, as if he were merely an interesting bystander detached from the situation.

His clear eyes were just quietly watching her.

Han Yue could even clearly see her own flustered and shy reflection, with a face so red it looked like it was about to drip blood, within his deep pupils.

And the surrounding Moon Spirit Young ladies, who had just recovered from their shock, after a brief moment of confusion, instantly became excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood!

”Right, right, right! That’s how it should be! That’s how it should be!”

”Kiss him! Kiss him!”

”Leader! This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity! You absolutely must not miss it!”

For a moment, the entire inner hall was completely submerged by this cheerful wave of gossip and teasing!

Han Yue looked at her group of ”good sisters” who, instead of stepping forward to help her out at the first moment, were actually fanning the flames crazily at such a critical time.

Her heart was filled with anger and annoyance, and yet... a faint, inexplicable joy that she didn’t want to admit even to herself flashed through her.

Kiss... kiss him?

This thought was so absurd, so... bold, yet it carried a fatal temptation that was enough to make one’s heart race.

Various contradictory and complex emotions were crazily intertwining, colliding, and overlapping in her heart.

In the end, this usually cold and arrogant ice Beauty could only half-heartedly put on a helpless expression that said, ”Oh my, I really can’t do anything with you all,” unable to withstand the passionate enthusiasm of the crowd.

However, that swallow of saliva she unconsciously and secretly took still exposed the most real, longing-filled nervousness in her heart at this moment.

She slowly stood up, then, moving her long legs which were already feeling a bit weak, walked step by step to Yun Xiancheng’s side.

The cheers of the Moon Spirit Young ladies became even more intense, even more... deafening at this moment!

But Han Yue could no longer hear anything.

In her eyes, in her world, at this moment, there was only the young man in white clothes as snowy as the clouds before her, and... his deep eyes that contained the entire universe of stars.

Yun Xiancheng’s gaze remained as calm and gentle as ever.

However, just as Han Yue’s slender, graceful figure leaned down slightly, about to get close to him, a warm and powerful hand suddenly wrapped around her slender, willow-like waist.

Han Yue’s body trembled violently; her entire being felt as if it had been electrified, and she instantly froze on the spot!

An indescribable, intense tingling sensation surged crazily from her waist, where his palm touched her, throughout her entire body!

She only felt that her brain had completely gone blank at this moment.

In the end, relying only on the last bit of her already tottering reason, she murmured a whisper filled with girlish shyness from her slightly trembling cherry lips, so softly that even she could barely hear it.

”Th-this is my first kiss...”

Before her voice had fully faded, a gentle yet slightly aggressive masculine scent rushed towards her.

Yun Xiancheng took the initiative to pull her soft, slightly trembling body into his embrace.

Then, under the gaze of Han Yue’s suddenly widened phoenix eyes, which were filled with shock and disbelief, he lowered his head.

He kissed her two cool, soft cherry lips, which he had long coveted, with perfect precision.

The young girl was completely stunned by this sudden, gentle, yet domineering action.

She could only let him lead her as they both indulged in this unique, wonderful sensation—filled with sweetness and innocence—that belonged only to the two of them.

327 Shy Han Yue

The commotion in the inner hall finally came to a temporary pause amidst Han Yue’s shy and angry rebukes and the satisfied giggles of the Young ladies.

Yun Xiancheng and his group, led by Xue Ni, left the Moon Spirit courtyard and headed towards the most famous and chaotic arena in the Inner Academy.

As for Han Yue, the absolute protagonist of the event, she immediately turned and slipped back into her boudoir after everyone left.

She slammed the door shut, as if to cut off all external sounds and gazes, and then threw herself into the soft bed.

She buried her face deep into the goose-down pillow that emitted a faint, clean fragrance; her warm breath hit the fabric, reflecting that scorching heat back onto her own skin.

Her pair of beautifully curved, snow-white bare feet were kicking rapidly and chaotically in the air due to the extreme unrest in their owner’s heart, betraying all her emotions.

”Ahhhhhh, so embarrassing!”

She let out a muffled groan that only she could hear, twisting and rubbing her body on the bed.

The smooth silk quilt was messed up by her, and she was almost curled into a ball.

”Those girls are really something, making such a fuss at a time like that!” She muttered angrily in her heart.

”And myself—why did I actually lean in like that? Ahhhhh, will he... will he think I’m a very frivolous woman!?”

Han Yue’s beautiful phoenix eyes were now filled with deep worry.

This was exactly what she was most worried about; if Yun Xiancheng were to suspect her of being an unchaste woman because of this, then everything would be ruined.

For so many years, she had held onto her own bottom line, living with a heart as still as stagnant water.

Yet, thinking back on her behavior in front of Yun Xiancheng today, it was simply a complete mess.

She hadn’t displayed a single shred of her own unique charm!

That cold, aloof nature, that composure and dignity as the leader of the Moon Spirit—it had all been thrown to the nine heavens!

If things went on like this, how would she be any different from those sisters in the Moon Spirit who acted all flustered the moment they saw Yun Xiancheng!?

Han Yue punched the mattress in a fit of half-annoyance.

The mattress emitted a dull sound, but she had held back her strength, leaving her palm tingling from the impact.

Calm, composed, sensible.

These words rolled repeatedly through her mind.

A rash person would definitely lose favor!

A wave of helpless fury surged in her heart, but since the wood was already carved into a boat, she had to keep trying.

Wooing a man who already had a wife—for the twenty-one or twenty-two-year-old Han Yue, this was truly too exciting.

However—her fair fingers unconsciously touched her lips lightly.

The impression left by Yun Xiancheng’s kiss was too profound.

It was not a simple touch, but a kind of gentle encroachment.

His lips were soft, carrying a slightly cool, crisp scent that belonged solely to him, along with the elegant lingering fragrance of that immortal tea.

His movements were light, yet carried a force that controlled everything, making it impossible for her to even conceive of resisting, leaving her to let him take whatever he wanted.

That feeling—at first, it was tart and stimulating, with countless tiny bubbles bursting on the tip of her tongue, bringing a shiver.

But immediately after, came an endless aftertaste of sweetness, spreading from her throat to the depths of her heart, making her feel dizzy and causing her whole body to feel light as air.

As she thought about it, the blush on Han Yue’s face not only failed to fade but grew even deeper.

She let out another unintelligible whimper and buried her face deeper into the pillow.

The Jia Nan Academy arena was located in the central area of the Inner Academy, a massive circular building capable of holding thousands of people.

Yun Xiancheng and his group followed behind the Moon Spirit senior, threading through the bustling crowd, and arrived at a spot with a wide view in the spectator stands.

”The Jia Nan Academy arena is the fastest and most efficient place for many combat-adept students to earn Fire Energy.”

Xue Ni stood before the railing, looking down at the massive sparring stage below, her words tinged with complex emotions. ”However—I never dared to come here before, and I don’t know much about it—”

As a former bottom-tier ”temp,” she had spent every day struggling for a living; naturally, she had neither the ability nor the spare money to come to a place like this for recreation or competition.

The layout of this arena reminded Yun Xiancheng of the Roman Colosseum from his past life’s memories.

The towering spectator stands formed a ring, firmly enclosing the vast combat field in the center, which was paved with hard black stone.

At this moment, two Jia Nan Academy students were fighting fiercely on the sparring stage.

The air was filled with the scent of dust and sweat, along with the scorching heat generated by the collision of Dou Qi.

Both of them were at the peak of the Great Dou Master level and were skilled punchers; every move carried a whistling force, and they were fighting quite impressively in the center of the stage, making for a good show.

What was even more interesting was that the surrounding onlookers were clearly shrewd experts with sharp eyes.

While watching the battle with great interest, they would unceremoniously and loudly point out the techniques and immediate flaws of both sides.

”The one on the left, don’t just use brute force! His right flank is wide open; a single punch could take him down!”

”You idiot on the right, why are you retreating! That’s a feint; you’ve been tricked!”

These constant ”pointers” made this already fierce battle full of more variables and surprises compared to an ordinary private sparring match.

Nalan Yanran rested her hands on the railing, watching the battle below with interest. After a moment, she pouted slightly and commented, ”I have to say, their level is still a bit stronger than the Cloud Mist Sect disciples of the same period, excluding us.”

Her words were full of confidence. Being stronger than other Cloud Mist Sect disciples naturally implied that they were far inferior to her and Yun Xiancheng.

The young lady’s bright eyes were now filled with an eager spirit.

”I just don’t know what the level of the Dou Ling here is like. However, if it’s not much different from what I guessed, I should still be able to easily win a few rounds of Fire Energy here.”

Beside them, Xiao Mei had already found a comfortable spot to stand next to Yun Xiancheng.

Taking advantage of everyone’s attention being on the stage, she proactively and skillfully took his free hand, then poked her little head out, curiously watching the lively scene around them.

Her lively, large eyes darted around for a while, searching for something.

Soon, Yun Xiancheng used his other free hand to gently tap her little head. ”Hmm, Mei’er,” Yun Xiancheng asked with a smile, ”Are you looking for the bookie setting up bets?”

Xiao Mei’s little scheme was exposed, and she stuck out her tongue in embarrassment, then giggled, ”I thought there would be bets for this kind of sparring match, like wagering on who wins or loses? So I wanted to see if anyone was setting up a game.”

Yun Xiancheng indulgently reached out, rubbed her smooth cheek, and explained slowly, ”Although the Inner Academy is quite autonomous, it is still a school after all, and won’t allow gambling to be set up so openly.”

It wouldn’t be done openly, which meant there might be underground, secret betting games.

However, since it was underground, it certainly wouldn’t be easy for them, a group of freshmen who had only arrived on their first day, to discover.

”Ah, that’s a pity,” Nalan Yanran heard their conversation and poked her head out from the other side of Yun Xiancheng, saying with some regret, ”If there were bets, you must take out more Fire Energy and bet on me to win.”

Yun Xiancheng smiled upon hearing this and said to her, ”Yan Ran, don’t limit your focus to the outcomes of these few small battles. Doesn’t the Inner Academy have a strong ranking list? Just follow that list and climb your way up; wouldn’t that be better?”

Their conversation, though not loud, successfully attracted the attention of a young lady nearby, who had already noticed this group of ”rare specimens.”

That young lady wore a valuable, snow-white, exquisite fox fur around her neck, and a wide cloak completely covered the clothing beneath her shoulders.

Her expression was exquisite and flamboyant, somewhat resembling Xiao Mei from three years ago, but in those beautiful eyes and brows, there was a sense of restraint that didn’t belong to her age.

She was similar in height to Xiao Mei, both belonging to the relatively petite and delicate type.

Yet, in her hand, she held an ancient, simple folding fan that didn’t quite match her petite figure, and she insisted on projecting an image of being capable and efficient.

A strange sense of contrast appeared on her.

”Hmm? These people—are they the freshmen who arrived this year?”

Liu Fei raised her hand, snapped her folding fan open with a ”clack,” covering half of her face, revealing only a pair of lively eyes filled with intense curiosity.

She had heard a few days ago that among this year’s freshmen, there was a batch of incredible talents.

The temperament and appearance of the people before her perfectly matched the rumors she had heard.

When that crisp, melodious ”Hmm?” with a hint of inquiry rang out, Xiao Mei was observing the excited spectators around her with great interest.

She turned her head toward the source of the sound, and her gaze fell upon a young lady with a petite figure but a quite unique temperament.

The young lady was walking slowly toward them, a snow-white fox fur cloak wrapping around her delicate curves, making her neck look even more slender and her skin as white as snow.

She lightly swayed an ancient, elegant folding fan in her hand, but her gait revealed a worldly competence that didn’t quite match her delicate and pretty appearance.

Her face was flamboyant and willful, yet her brows exuded restraint; this unique sense of contrast gave her a distinct charm.

”That’s right, exactly, we are this year’s freshmen,” Xiao Mei’s lively eyes lit up, and a warm, familiar smile immediately spread across her face.

She moved with light steps, approaching Liu Fei without any sense of estrangement, and said affectionately, ”This beautiful sister must be our senior, right?”

Interesting, very interesting. Xiao Mei calculated secretly in her heart.

The young lady before her, although her appearance was completely different from her own, had that deep-seated, slightly willful streak that made her feel an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Although she couldn’t be willful in front of Yun Xiancheng, she naturally felt that she should belong to this personality type.

Hmm, I must find a way to trick her into becoming a concubine for my husband.