CHAPTER 91: CHAPTER 91: THINGS REMAIN, PEOPLE CHANGE

At this moment, a military vehicle sped towards them from a distance.

With a sudden brake, the tires screeched harshly against the ground.

Two or three dozen soldiers quickly jumped off the vehicle, some armed with guns on alert, others quickly checking on the soldiers lying in pools of blood, many of their guns were aimed at Chen Shouyi who stood holding a sword.

Fortunately, the misunderstanding was quickly resolved.

The leading officer, looking grimly at the numerous corpses, managed to pull himself together and shook hands firmly with Chen Shouyi, saying, "Thank you very much for your help."

"In such matters, I think no one would stand idly by. However, I came with my family to Dongning City this time, so I hope you can keep this confidential." Chen Shouyi said, recognizing that as the cult had not been completely eliminated, revealing his identity could invite retaliation.

"Of course!"

...

Chen Shouyi returned to the bus.

The bus was extremely quiet, and everyone looked at Chen Shouyi with awe and avoided his gaze.

Martial artists were distant and unfamiliar to ordinary people, almost like characters from the horizon.

No one could feel at ease in the presence of someone who could easily take lives. Especially since they had just witnessed a bloody slaughter.

Chen Shouyi sat back in his seat, and Mrs. Chen turned around and glared at him.

She wasn’t affected in the slightest, no matter how extraordinary her son was, he was still her son, could he defy the heavens?

Fortunately, perhaps influenced by the bus’s quiet atmosphere, she ended up saying nothing.

However, the peace didn’t last long; half an hour later, the bus finally arrived at a stop.

...

"Pa!"

"You’re getting more capable, huh?"

Chen Shouyi felt a pain at the back of his head and habitually shrunk his neck.

Mrs. Chen, angry beyond words, said, "You rushed towards such a dangerous situation; do you not value your life?"

She didn’t have such high awareness, for her, her son’s safety was the most important.

"Actually, it wasn’t that dangerous." Chen Shouyi attempted to justify, only to receive another slap on the back of his head.

Chen Xingyue was gloating on the side.

"Alright, alright! He’s already a martial artist; he’s not a child anymore. He’s not an ordinary person. I’m sure he knows what he’s doing," Chen Dawei advised.

"Knowing my ass! I think he’s just foolish, how did we have such a foolish son."

"Stop talking, a lot of people are watching!"

...

Dongning City was filled with police and soldiers, the place was heavily guarded, but people’s minds were relatively calm, most shops on both sides were open, and there were many pedestrians.

Instead of going home, they chose a hotel far from their home.

After all that had happened, even the most careless people have developed a basic sense of vigilance. After all, with the cult forces not fully eradicated, no one could guarantee if anyone was still watching here.

After checking into the hotel, Chen Shouyi returned to his room to put down his luggage.

He opened the window to check the surroundings; this place was in a bustling area, and there were several military police patrolling the street in front.

It seemed relatively safe.

He checked the time; it was only nine in the morning, still early for lunch.

He knocked on his parents’ door, made an excuse, grabbed his briefcase, and slipped out of the hotel.

...

Walking down the road, he passed by a primary school.

Seeing the little students on the playground taking a PE lesson.

Chen Shouyi suddenly realized that Dongning was back to school.

He couldn’t help but feel a ripple of emotion and quickly flagged down a taxi.

"Where to?" the driver asked.

"To Five Middle School!"

The driver looked at Chen Shouyi through the rearview mirror and asked, "Late for school?"

"In a hurry!" Chen Shouyi replied impatiently.

"Right away!" The driver smiled and quickly drove off.

Watching the scenery outside the window quickly fade away, his heart pounded.

A dozen minutes later, Chen Shouyi handed over a hundred-Yuan bill and got out of the car.

"I still need to give you change!"

"Don’t worry about it!"

Chen Shouyi hurriedly walked towards the school gates.

The original electric sliding door of the school had been dismantled, replaced by a massive iron gate with four security guards standing on both sides.

Evidently, during this period, the school had also strengthened its security.

Of course, that big iron gate was for school personnel and vehicle passage, while students used a small iron gate to pass through.

"Sir, please open the gate," Chen Shouyi knocked on the security room.

The guard carefully examined Chen Shouyi and hesitantly asked, "Who are you here for?"

This young man looked youthful but had a strong aura, giving a sense of pressure, making it hard to tell whether he was a student or an outsider.

"I’m Chen Shouyi from Class 7, Grade 3."

The guard, with a suspicious look, put on reading glasses, took the roster, and started searching, finally finding the name in Class 7, Grade 3.

Seeing this, Chen Shouyi also slightly breathed a sigh of relief, seemingly the student roster hadn’t been changed since he took time off, otherwise, he would have to climb in over the wall.

Seeing that he was a student, the guard’s attitude changed, and his authority came through:

"You see the time, you’re over an hour late. Come, fill in the register!"

Chen Shouyi had no choice but to sign his name.

...

Walking back into the campus, he had a sense of things that felt the same yet different.

The school was still the same, but he was no longer the same.

He quickly walked to the corridor of Class 7, peering through the window inside but did not see Zhang Xiaoyue. Thinking he had missed her, he looked over again...

It was still class time, and Teacher Cao Lili was buzzing with words on the podium.

"This month’s test, look at the grades you all scored?

Our Class 7 is almost at the bottom!

I’ve been teaching for six years, and this is my third graduating class.

You are the worst batch I’ve taught."

Seeing someone repeatedly looking outside, winking and motioning, Cao Lili couldn’t suppress the anger surging:

"Sun Xin, what’s so attractive outside? Stand up and tell us... You scored last in the class in the last monthly exam, and this time you didn’t fall further, stable results..."

Sun Xin, already indifferent, boldly said, "Reporting to the teacher, it’s Chen Shouyi affecting me!"

Cao Lili paused, opened the door, and was surprised to see the slightly unfamiliar-looking young man:

"Chen Shouyi!?"

Although not seeing Zhang Xiaoyue made him a bit unsettled, Chen Shouyi still mustered a smile, "Hello Teacher Cao!"

Cao Lili, in disbelief, said, "It’s really you. Are you here to reinstate your studies?"

"No, I just came to see my classmates," Chen Shouyi stated.

Then he added, "Also, I’ve already been certified as a Martial Artist Apprentice."

He refrained from mentioning the Martial Artist Certificate, as it was too shocking.

But even so, Cao Lili was astonished, her mouth agape, and the whole class was abuzz. Five Middle is just an ordinary high school; the number of students who achieve the Martial Arts Apprentice certificate annually is fewer than those entering prestigious universities.

"Teacher Cao, I’ll not disturb your class for now, I’ll come back after class!"

Feeling downcast, Chen Shouyi walked downstairs step by step and sat along the flowerbed, silently in a daze.

Zhang Xiaoyue hasn’t had anything happen to her, has she?

The more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt.

His mind was a mess!

Finally, the class bell rang.

Chen Shouyi got up and quickly returned to the class. He was immediately surrounded by a large group of people.

"You’ve changed so much, I didn’t even recognize you."

"Chen Shouyi, you really passed the Martial Artist Apprentice test?"

"Really envy you, finally free."

"Pity us because we still have to suffer through it."

After patiently dealing with the enthusiastic and curious classmates, Chen Shouyi pulled Sun Xin over to the corridor and asked, "Why didn’t I see the class monitor?"

"Wow, the first thing you ask about is the class monitor, do you two really have something going on? You really forget your friends when you have a lover!"

"Cut the nonsense, tell me quickly!"

Seeing Chen Shouyi’s impatient expression, Sun Xin felt an unexplainable pressure and quickly said,

"She transferred, I heard her father’s job was relocated, and she went to school somewhere else."

"Did she mention where?" Chen Shouyi hurriedly asked.

"She didn’t come personally, how would I know? It was what the class teacher said!"