Chapter 5

The road down the mountain was indeed as the old man had said, taking about an hour to finally reach a small village.

The geographical environment seemed similar to what he knew on Earth, but the buildings were different. The small village here looked more modern, with rows of independent small villas, indicating a relatively wealthy area. However, it made sense, as the economy here had already surpassed that of the United States.

Ning Yi went to investigate and soon discovered a disheartening reality: this place was at least ten kilometers away from Nanling High School, where he was enrolled.

It seemed that after Ning Yi on the Water Blue Star was beaten to death, his body was specifically dumped here.

For the current Ning Yi, a ten-kilometer walk was not a problem, but the key issue was that he was starving. He hadn't eaten all day, and his stomach was already growling.

Worse still, when he asked for directions, he was too embarrassed to ask anyone for food.

Fortunately, a passing small truck driver felt sorry for him and let him ride along. Midway, the driver noticed Ning Yi staring at his bottle of mineral water and swallowing hard, so he gave it to him and then took him back to the city.

Nanling High School, where Ning Yi studied, was located in the Wenchang Park of Haizhong District in the Haixi Region. Haizhong District was the administrative center of the Haixi Region, equivalent to a provincial capital city in the past. However, in terms of scale, it surpassed what Ning Yi had known as a provincial capital city, being more akin to a city between a provincial capital and a municipality.

Haizhong District had a population of about five million, and Nanling High School was the best high school in the district, with a higher college admission rate than Haizhong No. 1 High School. The school also provided free cafeteria and dormitory services.

Many people wanted to attend such a school, but not everyone could get in. After all, with free cafeteria and dormitory services, plus the high-quality teaching staff, there were many people in society who wanted to enter.

Therefore, to get into Nanling High School, you either had to have excellent grades or sufficient economic power.

Logically, Ning Yi, with no background, no money, and poor grades, should not have had the qualifications to attend. However, in his memory, he was indeed a student at this school.

The only thing was, he couldn't remember how he got in. His memories before the age of fifteen were like a blank, and recalling them felt hazy, as if he had been brainwashed.

Fortunately, he could still remember that he was a student in Class 9, Grade 3 at Nanling High School.

Finally, he made it to the school, but it was still the first class of the afternoon, so the cafeteria was not open. Ning Yi was desperately looking for something to eat.

There was no choice; he was too hungry. However, he had no money on him, and even if he wanted to pawn something, he had nothing except the white jade ring given by the old man.

But he couldn't bring himself to pawn that thing.

In a daze, he arrived at the school's back gate.

Ning Yi had no friends at school; he was the kind of person everyone disliked. He even tried to be a lackey for the class bully, Xu Kun, but Xu Kun didn't want him. The only person he could talk to was a guy from the neighboring class, also a troublemaker, named Chen Liu.

Their common interest was skipping classes, occasionally bullying junior high students, or fighting together, and going to the internet cafe to play games. They were considered bad company.

That guy's family had some money, and he always paid for their internet cafe visits, so getting some food from him shouldn't be a problem.

Moreover, Ning Yi knew that Chen Liu had probably already skipped class. If everything went as usual, he would be at the small commodity street near the school's back gate, where they often went to the internet cafe.

Holding his stomach and hunching over, he was about to head to the internet cafe.

Suddenly, a sharp screech of brakes sounded beside him.

The smell of burning rubber from the tires even reached his nose.

Instinctively, he jumped to the side.

Then, a blue sports car screeched to a halt, stopping less than ten centimeters from where he had been standing. The wind from the sudden braking even blew onto Ning Yi.

Fortunately, he jumped in time; otherwise, he might have been hit. Given his weak physique, he would have fallen to the ground.

Ning Yi looked at the car, which was quite expensive. It was a limited-edition two-seater blue elf sports car produced by the Qivi Automotive Group, costing about 6 million Huayuan.

And it wasn't the kind of car you could buy just because you had money.

Rich people were so arrogant! Driving like that, they must have broken many traffic rules!

Ning Yi sighed inwardly and instinctively looked at the driver's seat.

Instantly, he felt as if he had been electrocuted, and his whole body froze!

A beauty! And an absolutely stunning one.

This was the most beautiful girl Ning Yi had ever seen, whether on Earth or on the Water Blue Star, with no exception.

She had a slanted fringe, long black hair with slightly curled ends, which seemed to be intentional. Under the black hair was a flawless oval face with fair skin. Even through the front windshield, he could feel the smooth texture of her skin.

Her beautiful eyes were slightly panicked, her nose was delicate, and her lips were slightly bitten by her teeth, perhaps out of fear of almost hitting someone. One hand was on the steering wheel, and the other was covering her chest, her fist slightly clenched, wearing a light blue school uniform...

After a moment, she seemed to realize Ning Yi was fine, and she pursed her lips, sticking out her tongue, and showed an apologetic expression.

Before she could speak, four security guards in uniforms rushed out from the school's back gate and stood between Ning Yi and the blue elf.

One of them pushed Ning Yi, "Hey, beggar, move aside."

Damn! Looking down on people!

Ning Yi looked down and realized he did look like a beggar!

He frowned, noticing that the security guards were there to protect the girl. Wait, wasn't that Feng Yingruo?

Although the正面照片 (front photos) on the internet were blurred, the basic outline was still recognizable, and the blue elf was one of Feng Yingruo's favorite cars.

Moreover, her face was only fitting for the legendary Nanling school beauty, the goddess Feng Ying.

So Ning Yi was almost certain it was Feng Yingruo.

"Hey, beggar, what are you looking at? Move away," the security guard said, seeing Ning Yi staring at Feng Yingruo, his face turning unfriendly.

Ning Yi didn't mind at first, but the guard's words stung him. He frowned and stared at the guard, "What, almost hit someone, and now you want to accuse them first?"

"Hey, you little punk, are you asking for a beating?" The guard was furious, raising his fist to teach Ning Yi a lesson.

However, before he could act, more screeching tires sounded, and two black Audis—yes, Audis—screeched to a halt next to the blue elf.

The car doors opened, and four men in black vertical-collar suits and a woman in a blue uniform got out.

The security guards instinctively lowered their fists and hurriedly greeted the woman in the blue uniform, "Miss Liu!"

The woman in the blue uniform nodded slightly, glanced at Ning Yi, then turned her gaze to Feng Yingruo in the blue elf. Her beautiful eyes showed a hint of helplessness, and she nodded slightly, "Hurry up and let Miss in."

"Okay! Alright!" The security guard nodded quickly and pressed the remote to open the school's back gate.

Feng Yingruo waved to the woman in the blue uniform, who quickly went over. They whispered to each other, and the woman in the blue uniform nodded.

Then, Feng Yingruo drove the car into the back gate.

The four black-suited bodyguards and the school security guards followed her in.

The woman in the blue uniform slowly walked over to Ning Yi.

As she approached, a message suddenly appeared in Ning Yi's mind: "Target, initial stage Orange-level Warrior."

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