Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"Young Master Lu, please show mercy! I'm not here to cause you trouble...!"

The tall, thin young man also sensed the murderous aura in Lu Feng's eyes. He looked panicked and quickly waved his hand, seemingly not daring to offend the former.

After all, he was just a mere sixth-level Qi Opening Realm martial artist, while with Lu Feng's current cultivation and strength, even if he only used 10% of his power, he could easily crush him!

"What do you mean, kid?"

Seeing that the other party was not actively provoking him, Lu Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, seemingly somewhat surprised.

After all, his feud with the Five Spirits Society was well-known throughout the Falling Star Academy, and the tall, thin young man in front of him was not only a member of the Five Spirits Society, but also one of Liu Heng's henchmen in the past.

Therefore, upon seeing the tall, thin young man suddenly appear and block his way, Lu Feng instinctively decided to take action.

"Young Master Lu, your strength is not only enough to sweep through the entire North Academy, but even most of the students in the West Academy are no match for you. I was blind to your greatness in the past, but now I have learned my lesson and would never dare to oppose you again..."

Seeing the murderous aura in Lu Feng's eyes lessen slightly, the tall, thin young man secretly breathed a sigh of relief. However, his face was still full of tension as he said, "Actually, I came here on Sister Leng's orders, not intentionally to disturb Young Hero Lu. I hope you won't take offense..."

"Sister Leng? Are you referring to Leng Ying?"

"Exactly!"

The tall, thin young man cupped his hands in a respectful gesture, then took out a low-grade storage ring from his robes and handed it to Lu Feng. "Young Master Lu, this was personally entrusted to me by Sister Leng, who repeatedly instructed me to give it to you as a small token of apology. I hope you will accept it!"

"apologize?"

"Was it sent by Leng Ying again?"

Seeing this, Lu Feng was completely baffled, and his face was full of strange expressions.

This doesn't make sense, does it?

What an unexpected bonus?

Lu Feng never expected that after his battle with Leng Ying and the others, he would not only not suffer retaliation from the Five Spirits Society, but would instead receive an apology from them. This was a plot that seemed to only happen in a dream!

"Besides these, did Leng Ying give any other instructions?"

Although he was full of doubts, Lu Feng did not refuse this "windfall". He immediately raised his hand to accept the storage ring and then said.

As the saying goes, "If you don't take advantage of a good deal, you're a coward!"

Moreover, as one of the high-ranking members of the Five Spirits Society, Leng Ying's own cultivation and strength are not weak, and the apology he sends must be of considerable value. Given Lu Feng's personality and temperament, he naturally cannot let go of this opportunity to take advantage!

"It seems like that's all! Uh, no, there's one more sentence...!"

Faced with Lu Feng's questioning, the tall, thin young man first shook his head, then slapped his forehead and said weakly, "Sister Leng said that she didn't intentionally oppose you in the past. As for the grudges and conflicts between the Five Spirits Society and you, Young Hero Lu, it was all a misunderstanding. She hopes you won't take it to heart, and even more so, won't take action against other members of the Five Spirits Society because of it..."

"Not intentionally trying to be my enemy? And it's just a misunderstanding?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng's surprise deepened. "How strange, what exactly is this woman trying to do..."

After all, the person who had caused him trouble in the past was Leng Ying, and now the person who came to apologize was also Leng Ying. This development of the situation really made Lu Feng a little confused. He felt like he was being targeted.

"Heh heh, silly boy, how come you still don't understand?"

Just as Lu Feng was filled with doubt, Gu Canyang's voice slowly came from inside the treasure basin, his tone vaguely mocking, "It's obvious that little girl named Leng Ying wants to win you over, but because she's insignificant and can't change the minds of the others in the Five Spirits Society, she can only secretly send her underlings to find you and, incidentally, test your attitude..."

"I see...!"

"Old Gu, your analysis makes a lot of sense!"

Lu Feng stroked his chin, then revealed a thoughtful expression.

After all, women have always been eccentric creatures who say one thing and do another, and as Gu Canyang said, if Leng Ying hadn't been testing his thoughts, there would have been no need for him to secretly send someone to contact him.

"Young Master Lu, what you're saying makes sense...?"

Seeing Lu Feng talking to himself, the tall, thin young man next to him was also stunned for a moment, and said timidly.

"Cough cough cough, it's nothing...!"

Facing the questioning gaze from the tall, thin young man, Lu Feng coughed a few times to indicate that he was alright, then slowly said, "Go back and tell Leng Ying that I'll consider what happened in the past as me giving her face, and we can call it even, but..."

At this point, Lu Feng suddenly raised his voice and added, "My life-or-death duel with Cheng Xuyuan is a personal grudge. If she really wants to call it quits, she'd better not get involved. Otherwise, even if she's a woman, I won't show her any mercy!"

"Did you understand that, kid?"

After speaking, Lu Feng glanced at the tall, thin youth again, his words carrying a threatening tone. Clearly, it wasn't just a simple warning, but something he was serious about!

"Young Master Lu is right. I will certainly relay this to Sister Leng. I will take my leave now!"

Upon hearing this, the tall, thin young man's expression changed slightly. He immediately bowed and left without looking back, clearly realizing that Lu Feng was not joking.

After the tall, thin young man left, Lu Feng didn't think much of it. He immediately took out the low-level storage ring that Leng Ying had given him and then used his Yuan Power to scan it briefly.

"Five thousand mid-grade spirit stones?"

Upon discovering that the low-level storage ring contained no other treasures, only piles of glittering silver spirit stones, Lu Feng raised an eyebrow.

Although five thousand mid-grade spirit stones are nothing special and not a huge sum for Lu Feng, it's better than nothing!

After all, an ordinary student from the North Academy only receives 100 contribution points a month, which is equivalent to 100 mid-grade spirit stones. Even the seasoned veterans from the South Academy can only earn a maximum of 3,000 contribution points a month.

Leng Ying has just given away 5,000 mid-grade spirit stones as an apology, which is almost equivalent to two months' salary for him. This shows that the other party is indeed coming with sincerity.

"It seems the Five Spirits Society isn't all bullies as rumored; there are some sane and intelligent people among them..."

Thinking of this, Lu Feng couldn't help but smile inexplicably, and immediately put away the storage ring in his hand.

...

Meanwhile, in the very center of the giant training ground

Registration for this year's college competition is in full swing, with most participants being students from the South and West campuses, and only a small number of new students from the North campus registering.

As for the strongest but fewest elites from the East Academy, none of them have appeared at Lingtai Peak yet. It seems that these elite students from the East Academy have little interest in the academy competition held every three years.

Lu Feng was slightly puzzled by this strange phenomenon, but he didn't think much of it. After all, these things had nothing to do with him. Right now, he just wanted to get a good ranking in this year's academy competition and make a lot of money in rewards!

"Hello, I would like to register for the college competition."

Lu Feng leaped to the center of the training ground, bowed slightly to a middle-aged steward in charge of registration, and spoke in a neither humble nor arrogant tone.

"Hey! Aren't you Lu Feng...?"

Upon seeing that the visitor was Lu Feng, the middle-aged steward was initially taken aback, then his eyes widened in surprise. "I didn't expect you to actually come?!"