Above the Galaxy
Chapter 199 - 144, The Hardest Thing is to Fail to Repay the Favor of a Beauty! _3

Chapter 199: Chapter 144, The Hardest Thing is to Fail to Repay the Favor of a Beauty! _3

"Just like this competition, without the avalanche, it wouldn’t have been easy for you to defeat all your opponents..."

"Besides, acquiring the ’Heart of the Death God’... I always thought it was some kind of treasure, but it turned out to be about becoming the Death God yourself, and then obtaining your own heart... Who could have imagined your own heart would be the Death God’s Heart?"

"I couldn’t have imagined it," Little Fatty giggled foolishly, very supportive.

"Exactly, like for someone like Little Fatty... Although powerful, if not clever enough, it would be hard to find the Heart of the Death God..."

"Have I been admitted to White Crane Academy?" Tang Fei asked.

"I don’t know," Ran Ran admitted honestly.

"You don’t know?" Tang Fei was taken aback.

"Until the official results are announced, no one can guarantee it... After all, there have been students who got ’Not Virtuous’ remarks because they used extreme methods during the assessment, and were kicked out. They admitted the second place instead..."

"..."

Tang Fei wanted to curse.

These bastards can’t possibly be thinking of manipulating the results, can they?

The head of White Crane Academy is Xuanyuan Mingjing, and Shen Xinglan is Xuanyuan Mingjing’s close disciple.

What if Shen Xinglan bad-mouthed him in front of Xuanyuan Mingjing? Wouldn’t all his efforts be in vain?

Seeing the shocked expression on Tang Fei’s face, Ran Ran spoke to comfort him, "But don’t worry too much. Such cases are very rare, and they usually admit the top candidate... You can’t say your spot is guaranteed, but it’s very likely to be secure..."

Ran Ran didn’t have the heart to say that if Phoenix hadn’t competed with him...

If Phoenix wanted the spot, probably no one could snatch it from her.

Of course, judging by Phoenix’s performance in the last challenge, she seemed happy to let Tang Fei have it.

These two...

There’s something going on between them.

"Let’s hope so," Tang Fei said weakly.

He knew, if Shen Xinglan wanted to sabotage him, even a nailed deal could be ruined.

Of course, he couldn’t explain the inner workings of it to Ran Ran.

"When will the results be announced?"

"Within a week," Ran Ran said. "White Crane Academy isn’t only recruiting at our school but also from other famous schools and clubs... They will announce it all together. They’re not just recruiting you."

"I understand," Tang Fei nodded. "If there’s nothing else, can I go back and rest now?"

"Go on. Hurry back and rest well. Recharge during this time... Why don’t you just skip school until the admission notice comes out? By the time we meet again, you might already be a student of White Crane Academy."

Tang Fei looked at Ran Ran seriously, and said, "Whether or not I get admitted by White Crane, you will always be my teacher... My getting this first place is inseparable from your hard work during this time."

"You’ll always be my best student," Ran Ran patted Tang Fei on the shoulder, somewhat emotionally, "In such a short time? I never imagined you’d grow this much..."

"If I’d known you’d grow like this, then I wouldn’t have trained you so hard. I trained you well, and then you just ran off..."

"Would we have been able to spend more time as teacher and student if I’d slacked off?"

"..."

"Alright, go on then," Ran Ran finally said. "Do you need a ride? Should I drive you back?"

"No need," Tang Fei declined. He wanted to quickly get rid of Teacher Ran Ran, otherwise she’d keep nagging on the way. He said, "There’s an autonomous taxi at the gate."

"Alright then. Go and rest well."

After bidding farewell to Teacher Ran Ran, Tang Fei and Little Fatty hailed an autonomous taxi. Once in the car, Tang Fei immediately called Phoenix.

Thinking she might not be able to take the call at that time, so he sent her a text instead: Where are you? I want to see you.

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When Phoenix regained consciousness, she was met with Sheng Xinhua’s sinister smile.

"Well, well, our Little Princess is awake? I thought it would take a kiss from Prince Charming to wake you," observed Sheng Xinhua as she looked Phoenix up and down. "Such a courageous Little Princess, ready to die for love. Watching from the sidelines, I almost shed tears..."

"Congratulations, Tang Fei, my dear... Oh, so bitter! One would think you two were having a life and death separation..."

"How do you feel? When we used to watch movies together, you always wanted to empathize with the heroine... Today, you are the heroine. How does it feel to step into her shoes?"

Phoenix couldn’t be bothered to respond to this madwoman’s taunting, not even with a shy expression.

If she saw you blush, she would only say more embarrassing things.

"Did Tang Fei rank first?" Phoenix suddenly asked. "Did she get admitted to White Crane Academy?"

This was the first question she asked upon waking up, and her utmost concern.

"Your eyes aren’t even fully open yet, and you’re already worrying about this?" Sheng Xinhua said irritably. "Rest assured. Tang Fei came first. After you committed suicide in front of everyone, how could she not be?"

This calmed Phoenix down. "As you know, she has just arrived at New Star and has not been at the school for long... I was worried she wouldn’t secure the top rank without a little help from me..."

"I know. How could I not? When you told me that you were going to take the exam, I knew you had this idea..." Sheng Xinhua replied. "But wasn’t that a bit too risky?"

"Risky?" Phoenix squinted and smiled. "If Tang Fei could get into White Crane, perhaps it would actually be safer."

"A disciple from White Crane Academy can’t marry the Little Princess of the Empire," Sheng Xinhua couldn’t help throwing cold water on her hope.

For an ordinary girl, marrying a disciple from the White Crane Academy would be considered a success in life.

Unfortunately, Phoenix was the Princess of the Empire, and the man she would marry...

Is probably not a mere disciple of White Crane Academy.

Sheng Xinhua knew that saying such things was only annoying, but if she didn’t say it now...

Wouldn’t it be even more painful when the day actually came?

She had to give Phoenix a preemptive warning.

Even though she knew it was useless...

"I know," Phoenix said, her expression somber, her voice low. "But it’s a rare opportunity, and he really wanted to get in..."

"Alright, alright, save your explanations for your father. Although Tang Fei laid some groundwork, deceiving your dad, that old fox, is not going to be easy," Sheng Xinhua sighed deeply. "It’s just a pity for those students you buried alive in the exam... What did they do wrong? Did they just become sacrificial items to your love story? A truly undignified end indeed."

"..."

"Where is this?" Phoenix changed the subject, looking around and asking: "Is this Phoenix Palace?"

"As soon as the exam was over, your father had people bring you back here. They just fished you out of the Recovery Cabin... It’s understandable, though. What father would feel good seeing his little daughter act out a tragic love drama?" Sheng Xinhua said with a hearty laugh.

Phoenix quietly got out of bed and tidied up her appearance.

"What are you doing?" Sheng Xinhua asked.

"Did he say to come see him once I woke up?" Phoenix inquired.

Looking at Phoenix with sympathy, Sheng Xinhua nodded and replied, "I wanted to cheer you up for a bit longer... Yes, he said to meet him once you woke up."

"It’s either a blessing or a curse, but a curse that cannot be avoided. I knew there would be such an outcome since I signed up for the exam..." Phoenix spoke calmly, her expression unchanged: "Ultimately, I have to give them an explanation."

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