When Earth Awakened, I Became a Sword Saintess

Chapter 99 : Someone Wants to See You

99: Someone Wants to See You

The final match of the first-year group’s top-eight battles was Yuyin’s turn, and she won with effortless ease and without any suspense.

Her opponent was a male student from the Swordsman Department ranked tenth in Academy Credits. As an internal battle within the Swordsman Department, it was less a match than a swordsmanship guidance session; every movement, technique, and response from Yuyin was textbook-perfect.

Though the male student was defeated, he benefited greatly from Yuyin’s guidance on swordsmanship and combat experience, and he was utterly convinced.

But the following matches in the second-year group were intense.

Wang Tieniu, eager to redeem himself, went all out. He had just removed his bandages to compete; it was said he had even competed in the preliminaries with his bandages still on, but he had fought his way into the finals with his own foundational strength.

After a fierce battle, Wang Tieniu ignored his bursting wounds and fought with all his might, winning a spot in the top four.

"Xia Yuyin, all of this is your doing!" Wang Tieniu, his head covered in blood, clenched his large fist as he was being bandaged, gritting his teeth. "You’ll definitely advance to next spring’s All-Academy Source Martial Tournament as one of the top three in the first-year group. When that time comes, you’d better pray you don’t run into me, otherwise, that will be when I, Wang Tieniu, restore my reputation before everyone’s eyes!"

"Xia Yuyin, I admit your leg techniques are formidable and your movements are more agile than mine. In unarmed combat, I might struggle to defeat you, but when it comes to weapon combat, that’s another story. My pair of broadaxes are best suited for dealing with the long swords of girls like you!"

The top-eight battles for both the first-year and second-year groups had concluded. Yuyin had advanced smoothly and was leaving the venue with Hua Qianyuan and Yingluo. Along the way, many students, whether she knew them or not, came to congratulate her.

At the venue entrance, Senior Sister Liu Xing was waiting. Seeing Yuyin and the others emerge, she walked over and called out, "Xia Yuyin."

"Senior Sister Liu Xing?"

"At seven o’clock in the evening, wait for me at the entrance to your dorm. Someone wants to see you."

"Today?"

"Yes." Liu Xing nodded affirmatively, not bothering to ask if Yuyin was free, and turned to leave on her own.

"Who could possibly want to see me?" Yuyin was a bit puzzled, but for Senior Sister Liu Xing, the number one in the Swordsman Department, to deliver the message in person, the person must be someone extraordinary.

After returning to take a shower, Yuyin changed into a white, soft silk dress and arrived at the villa dormitory entrance at seven. Liu Xing was also right on time.

Although Senior Sister Liu Xing was a bit rigid and strict, she had shown Yuyin great consideration regarding Yingluo’s matter. This issue, while not major, was not insignificant either. Let alone a female student from a cooperative brother academy, even a student from their own academy wouldn’t be allowed to casually stay in the lakeside villa dormitories.

Of course, this was also because of Yuyin’s special status. For example, Lan Lianyue was also a student, but she lived alone in a villa on the hillside.

At that moment, Liu Xing led Yuyin up the hillside, where the view of the lake was even more expansive and beautiful.

On the hillside, they arrived at the foot of a beautiful, white, standalone villa.

"What is this place?" Yuyin thought the villa was quite lovely.

"This villa belongs to the Student Council," Senior Sister Liu Xing said. "Follow me."

"The Student Council?" Yuyin knew that the Student Council of Lingdu Source Martial Academy was unlike that of an ordinary school; it held influence second only to the academy’s leadership and had real power. It managed the various dormitories, some venues, cultivation grounds, parts of the academy’s internal security, and some cultivation resources. It also meant that for formal matches between students, the presence of a teacher wasn’t required as long as a Student Council officer was present.

Yuyin followed Liu Xing into the villa. The interior was slightly dim, but everywhere revealed the style and elegance of a Haipai villa. Yuyin found the windows at the dimly lit corners, which revealed the bright mountain scenery outside, to be particularly atmospheric.

Ascending the wooden stairs to the end of the corridor, Liu Xing pushed open the doors to a large room that had the best view in the villa but was still slightly dim.

It looked like a study, filled with a faint, lavender-like fragrance.

A young woman stood at the bright window, her back to the light, revealing only her silhouette, which appeared slender and graceful, her long hair flowing.

"Senior Sister Lian, Xia Yuyin is here," Liu Xing said respectfully.

Yuyin was slightly surprised beside her. This was not the attitude between classmates; it was like a subordinate, no, even a servant. Moreover, Liu Xing didn’t seem the least bit ashamed; on the contrary, she seemed perfectly willing.

Senior Sister Lian, the Student Council’s mountain-view villa… Yuyin had a good idea of her identity.

"Xia Yuyin, come in," Lan Lianyue said, still looking out the window without turning her head.

Yuyin hesitated slightly but still walked into the study.

"Liu Xing, you can wait outside," Lan Lianyue said.

"Yes."

Senior Sister Liu Xing, the strongest in the Swordsman Department no less, and this Senior Sister Lian treated her just like a servant? Yuyin felt a bit displeased.

Only Yuyin and Lan Lianyue remained in the room.

Yuyin stood in the middle of the room and spoke, "Should I also call you Senior Sister Lian? Madam Student Council President."

In this academy, who else could make Liu Xing so respectful and obedient? This young woman was, of course, the Student Council President, and currently the strongest student in the academy: Lan Lianyue.

"Heh heh… It seems, Xia Yuyin, you not only possess a beautiful and healthy body but your mind isn’t too bad either. Very well, I permit it," Lan Lianyue said, turning around to lean against the window and look at Yuyin.

Her pair of phantom, deep blue eyes made Yuyin feel that meeting their gaze could blur the line between dream and reality.

This Senior Sister Lian was powerful.

Moreover, her pupils were not just beautiful; they likely possessed some ability to influence the souls of others.

Yuyin couldn’t help but take a cautious step back, focusing her mind.

"Hmm?" Lan Lianyue was slightly taken aback. She could faintly sense the effect of her pupils’ illusion from the very first glance? Although Lan Lianyue hadn’t actually cast an illusion, the secret method naturally exuding from her eyes was enough to bewitch the minds of ordinary students. But Yuyin’s mind was clearly extremely strong, naturally vigilant and sensitive.

"May I ask, Senior Sister Lian, what did you want to see me for?"

Lan Lianyue smiled faintly. "It’s nothing major. I just wanted to meet you. Although this is our first time meeting here, in reality, I’ve been paying attention to you for a while. Xia Yuyin, during the college entrance exam, you affected a junior from my affiliated high school, making a complete fool of him; he’s now repeating a year. Not long ago, you also took away a Direct Disciple position in my Student Council. Tell me, shouldn’t I meet you?"

"Senior Sister Lian, are you here to blame me?" Yuyin asked in return.

"Hee hee hee hee…" Lan Lianyue suddenly laughed, as charming as a night-blooming flower. She walked towards Yuyin with a graceful air, her sapphire-like high heels making her small feet appear exceptionally white and slender.

Her fingers, seeming to carry a trace of orchid fragrance, gently brushed across Yuyin’s shoulder. Just as they were about to slide toward her chest, she saw Yuyin’s defensive yet sensitive expression and withdrew her hand with an amused look.

"How could that be? Our Student Council isn’t so petty. That boy, Yuwen Wenzhi, didn’t have much skill and was still showing off everywhere. He brought it all on himself. That you could obtain a Direct Disciple position is due to your own strength and fate. For our academy to produce such a talented campus beauty, I, as the Student Council President, am of course delighted." Lan Lianyue’s gaze rippled gently as she looked at Yuyin.

This Lan Lianyue was truly unfathomable. The current Yuyin, even when standing beside Liu Xing, felt almost no pressure. But this Lan Lianyue’s pressure wasn’t from Primordial Energy; it was an influence on the soul that she unconsciously exuded. Yuyin had to focus her mind intently to resist it.

"May I ask, Senior Sister Lian, what is the real reason you wanted to see me?" Yuyin, controlling her mind, asked again.

Lan Lianyue moved gracefully to Yuyin’s side, gently hooking a strand of Yuyin’s long hair with her finger, then letting it fall as if playing with it. She said softly, "Would you like to join our Student Council?"