Soul Land IV (Douluo Dalu) : Ultimate Fighting

Qiu Yuxin smiled faintly. “Of course it’s a good thing. I’ve got news that we will be starting an elite junior class next semester. We will be picking the most outstanding people from all the affiliated academies to join.

Lan Xuanyu was surprised. He then asked, “What is the elite junior class?”

“It is a special class for students with excellent character and learning, and this class would be more advanced compared to the usual curriculum. The class will be taught by the most outstanding teachers in the academy so it can also be called the gifted class. The criteria to enroll in the gifted class is to be ten years old and below and must be recommended by the affiliated schools themselves. The first, second and third graders in our academy have a chance to apply for it. You’re only eight years old, aren’t you? You’re just right for it. The assessment will be carried out in accordance to one’s overall quality. If you get in, it’s almost guaranteed that you’ll be enrolled in an advanced Spirit Masters academy. Also, you have an advantage because of your age. Your future is promising, therefore, you must not slack off during your holidays and must train hard. Then, when the time comes, you’ll have to showcase your overall quality. Once you’re accepted, it’ll be amazing, even I’m so envious of you,” Qiu Yuxin replied.

“Elite junior class! Thank you, Teacher Qiu. Can I tell my mother about this?” Lan Xuanyu asked.

“Of course, you may. You’ll also need her to get you ready. Anyway, you must remember that the better your overall quality, the higher the chance. There are a total of 10 applicants applying for the assessment and I’ve signed you up. Do your best!”

“Thank you, Teacher Qiu, I will definitely work hard.” Lan Xuanyu nodded firmly.

He was still a child, but after going through some things, he had clearly grown up much faster these past six months than before. At least now, he found a reason to work harder. Whether it was for his Teacher Nana or to protect his mother, it had left a deep impact in his heart.

Qiu Yuxin gave him a nod. “Alright, hurry go home then.”

The elite junior class was still in Lan Xuanyu’s mind even after he walked out of the classroom but at the second he stepped out of the door, a voice rang in his ears.

“Lan Xuanyu.”

Hearing someone calling him, Lan Xuanyu turned around quickly and he was shocked to see that the one calling him wasn’t someone else but that strong Ye Lingtong who kept bullying him.

“Ye Lingtong? You’re back?” Lan Xuanyu was surprised to see her.

Ye Lingtong’s bit her lips gently with her pearly white teeth and nodded toward Lan Xuanyu. Compared to the prior few months, she looked much paler and her eyes didn’t seem as bright as before.

“I came to find you.” Ye Lingtong walked to Lan Xuanyu.

“What for?” Lan Xuanyu asked curiously.

Ye Lingtong pursed her red lips. “I came to tell you that I will definitely find a way to defeat you. I will win against you for sure.”

Lan Xuanyu knitted his brows. “Oh, is there anything else? If not, I’ll take my leave.”

“Why didn’t you ask where I’ve been these few months? You’re so annoying.” Ye Lingtong appeared somewhat angry.

“Who’s the annoying one, huh? You’re the one provoking me all the time, you’re the annoying one. Why does it matter to me where you’ve been these past few months? I’m going home,” Lan Xuanyu said in an unpleasant tone before he turned around and walked away.

Ye Lingtong felt her nose stinging as she watched him stomping off and her tears were about to fall. She was really so unhappy these few months!

Actually, she didn’t go anywhere and had been at home the whole time. There were many people at her house and they said that they were there to protect the safety of her and her mother. Her dad didn’t return home at all.

The so-called “protection” ended only yesterday when his dad came home, but she saw an intense lethargy across Ye Feng’s face.

More importantly, the epaulet on her father’s shoulder changed; the original four stars became three. She didn’t know what happened but she saw her mother hugging her father and crying.

She could finally go to school today and she didn’t know why but the first thing she did was to look for Lan Xuanyu and say those things. She just wanted to look for someone to rant to and tell him how unhappy she had been these few months. However, her headstrong temperament made her say that she wanted to defeat him and that fella, that fella just walked away like that.

‘Am I really so annoying?’

If Lan Xuanyu heard Ye Lingtong’s question, he would definitely reply ‘Yes’ without hesitation. He really didn’t like Ye Lingtong but to be precise, he didn’t like people with such strong character.

Whether it was Lan Xiao, Nan Cheng and even Teacher Nana, they were all very gentle toward him. Lan Xuanyu was especially happy every time he was around them. Ye Lingtong stands out without a doubt, but he just doesn’t appreciate her kind of people.

“Lan Xuanyu, wait and see! I’m not done with you!”

…

“Lingtong, you’re finally back. Is everything alright at home? Oh right, Teacher Gong wants to ask you something. Next school term, our school will be opening an elite junior class… the slots are very limited and I heard that class one signed Lan Xuanyu up…”

Lan Xuanyu didn’t know that he was made an enemy of someone once again. Furthermore, it was Ye Lingtong who had never defeated him before and yet, she was clearly stronger than him.

“Mommy, I’m back!” Lan Xuanyu was very used to calling out when he reached home. It was Nan Cheng’s rest day that day so she should be at home…

But he didn’t get a response.

Lan Xuanyu got slightly anxious. He was worried about his mother leaving without saying goodbye just like his Teacher Nana so he quickly ran into his parents’ room and there he realized that Nan Cheng was just sitting by the bed, looking at the communication device around her wrist in a daze.

“Mommy, Mommy, what’s wrong? Why didn’t you reply to me!” Lan Xuanyu dashed over and buried himself into her embrace.

Seeing her son, a smile finally appeared on Nan Cheng’s face. She touched Lan Xuanyu’s head gently and mumbled, “Mommy is thinking how heartless your Daddy is; why hasn’t he called, it’s been almost 50 days since he sent his last message.”

“Is Mommy missing Daddy?” Lan Xuanyu blinked.

“En.” Nan Cheng wasn’t embarrassed about it because she really missed him so much.

“Can’t we call Daddy?” Lan Xuanyu asked.

Nan Cheng then said, “The signal isn’t very stable in space and it has to go through the communications satellite near the wormhole. We can only receive calls and we are unable to contact him.”

“Oh,” Lan Xuanyu replied. “Mommy, I miss Daddy too. But there’s nothing we can do! Mommy, I’m hungry.”

Nan Cheng sighed in her heart. She then carried her son and planted a kiss on his face. “You’ve become heavier again, Mommy won’t be able to carry you soon… Alright, Mommy will go cook something for you now.”

“Hooray, Mommy!” Lan Xuanyu cheered.

Nan Cheng smiled and got up — thankfully, she had her son by her side! She was now so glad that she adopted this child born out of an egg. Whenever Lan Xuanyu was by her side, she would always be happy.

Just as she was about to head to the kitchen, the communication device around her wrist rang all of a sudden.

Nan Cheng looked over instinctively and saw a communication number that had many numbers. ‘This…’

She answered almost immediately, “Hi, this is Nan Cheng.”

There was some rustling noise at first and after a moment, an extremely familiar voice that both the mother and son recognized came through.

“Nan Cheng, I finally managed to contact you.”

‘It’s him, it’s really him!’

Nan Cheng nearly slumped onto the bed. She wasn’t able to hold her feelings anymore so while still exasperated, she shouted, “You still know how to call back, huh! You still do, huh! 50 days, it’s almost 50 days. Do you know how anxious I was? You, you, when can you come home!? You… Xuanyu and I miss you so much…”

The tears that she had suppressed for days finally came flowing down uncontrollably that even her hands started shaking slightly.

“Don’t cry, don’t cry. It’s all my fault, it’s all my fault.” Lan Xiao’s voice came from the other end and he choked slightly.