Chapter 50: It's Over, Meng is Going to Fly with a Genius sent from Heaven (2500 words)
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"Teacher Xu Sheng, is that boy's appearance particularly outstanding?" Xiao Hongchen asked seriously, hoping for a negative answer from the other party.
Unfortunately, no.
Xu Sheng thought about it: "Although my focus is mostly on Yuhao's talent, his appearance can indeed leave a deep impression on people."
He was not good at describing a person's appearance, so he gave a rough description.
"Yuhao's appearance is quite good, and his skin is also very fair, but his body looks thin and weak; it is estimated that it will easily attract those rich girls."
"What do you young men and women call this? Oh, yes, training."
Xu Sheng spoke according to his first impression of Huo Yuhao and gave some personal insights.
Xiao Hongchen listened attentively, and the more he listened, the more uncomfortable he felt. A rich little girl? Doesn't that mean a little rich woman?
Combined with the financial strength of their Illustrious Virtue Hall, which is rich and powerful, his sister just fits the label of a little rich woman perfectly.
It's over; the cabbage is about to grow legs.
Xiao Hongchen suddenly felt that things were getting bad and fell into a brief contemplation. How could his sister withstand such a test?
"Master, when will Yuhao be arranged to enroll?"
Xu Sheng asked; he felt that he should carefully consider the choice of teachers.
Like Xuan Ziwen, he is a sixth-grade Soul Engineer. Students with good talents can pass the assessment and enter his laboratory, where he will personally lead this part of the students to study the research and development of soul guidance devices.
In principle, they will not lead lower-grade classes. After all, they are already eighth-level Soul Engineers. To avoid wasting talents, talent allocation should be in the right position.
However, special cases require special treatment. Senior teachers like Xu Sheng can be transferred down to lead Huo Yuhao's class.
Jing Hongchen laughed and said without hesitation: "After Yuhao wakes up and recovers, arrange a transfer test for him and then process his admission immediately."
Xu Sheng hesitated: "Master, Yuhao's training is a big deal. I'm afraid the teacher can't be too careless."
Jing Hongchen waved his hand, telling him not to worry.
"Jiayi and I have discussed this. In addition to you, I will also transfer a teacher from the sixth grade to assist you."
While the two were talking, they made general arrangements for Huo Yuhao's future training and growth.
Xiao Hongchen, who was standing aside, had already started brainstorming, looking down and thinking about how to guard against Huo Yuhao, who was "a genius sent from heaven" to steal cabbages.
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When Huo Yuhao woke up, he found himself lying on a soft bed.
Piles of vernacular novels and illustrated comics were stacked high on the bookshelf beside the bed, and there were some exquisite wallpapers on the wall.
One could faintly smell the faint scent of ink from the paper, and the cozy atmosphere filled the whole room with a relaxing ambiance of life.
Huo Yuhao woke up from his coma, and while he was in a daze, a small ice-blue toad jumped onto the back of his hand.
He instinctively shuddered and quickly shook the toad away: "How could a toad appear in such a warm and carefree room?"
He subconsciously released cold air, and the toad that was about to jump away instantly froze in mid-air, turning into a crystal ice sculpture.
At this time, a crisp female voice came.
"Oh, how come my pet I've kept for a long time has turned into an ice cube? It was fine just now; why did it suddenly die?"
Huo Yuhao looked up and saw a girl with a silver ponytail. Seeing her beloved pet die, her blue eyes were filled with sadness.
The girl walked into the boudoir quickly and held the frozen toad in her palm, looking distressed.
"Miss, it's not dead yet." Huo Yuhao was about to use the Seal of Life to rescue the other party's pet.
The girl heard Huo Yuhao's voice and suddenly looked at the bed. Her blue eyes lit up, and she said happily: "Great, you finally woke up!"
She decisively dropped the ice cube in her hand.
She briskly walked to the bed and stared at Huo Yuhao's white and moist cheeks carefully.
After staring at him for nearly ten seconds, she couldn't help but praise him: "Wow, your eyes are so beautiful, like water waves swirling around them. They look prettier than girls' eyes."
Huo Yuhao smiled: "Miss, your eyes are also beautiful."
"My martial soul is the spirit eye, so my eyes are a little different from others."
Meng Hongchen was initially surprised by his original martial soul and then returned her focus to Huo Yuhao's appearance.
"Little brother, you are so handsome, much more handsome than that guy, Xiao..."
Huo Yuhao pursed his lips. He had been taken by Xuan Ziwen and Xu Sheng before he fell asleep, so he must be in the Sun and Moon Empire now.
Combined with the girl's performance just now and her concern for appearance, along with the mention of that guy, Xiao, he already guessed in his heart.
The girl blinked her big blue eyes, her eyes bright, and smiled at the corners of her mouth as she generously introduced herself.
"Hehe, hello little brother, my name is Meng Hongchen. What's your name?"
"My name is Huo Yuhao."
Huo Yuhao smiled and responded, then got out of bed and put on his coat.
With a thought, the coldness surrounding the frozen toad dissipated, and the ice melted away.
Then the Seal of Life on his forehead appeared, and a breath of life was injected into the toad's body. Not long after, the toad recovered and jumped out of the door.
Meng Hongchen's love for the little pet had greatly decreased at this time, as it was enough to see that it could still jump.
Then she took out some nourishing food from her storage ring: "Yuhao, eat quickly. This is what Grandpa asked me to prepare for you."
Huo Yuhao did not refuse and took the food. Some of the special dishes melted in his mouth, and he could feel the coolness in his mind; his mental strength was slightly restored.
At this time, there was a knock on the door.
"Meng, I'm your brother. Can I come into your room now?" Xiao Hongchen wanted to see what Huo Yuhao looked like at that moment.
Meng Hongchen thought about it, took out a soul guidance device, and pressed it. The door opened automatically.
"Brother, what's the matter?"
Xiao Hongchen didn't have time to answer and strode to Huo Yuhao, getting close to him and putting his hands on his shoulders.
He stared at Huo Yuhao fiercely.
Looking at his handsome white cheeks with almost no flaws, Xiao Hongchen's heart suddenly sank.
Xiao Hongchen himself was also quite good-looking and could be called a handsome guy with unparalleled beauty.
Therefore, his aesthetic taste for appearance was naturally very high. However, even with his harsh scrutiny, the only flaw he found in Huo Yuhao was that he was angry and could beat two people with one punch.
However, his sister just happens to easily like and prefer this type.
Xiao Hongchen felt a chill in his heart. The cabbage he had protected for more than ten years might fly away this time.
Huo Yuhao frowned slightly when he saw the other party staring at him and pushing down on his shoulder; he was a little unhappy.
He did not say directly: "Brother, this should be the first time we meet. Isn't your reaction a bit presumptuous toward me?"
Meng Hongchen spoke in a tone that was half reproachful and half confused: "Brother, what are you doing? Let Yuhao go."
She felt that Huo Yuhao had not yet entered school and had not shown any strong talent, so Xiao Hongchen had no reason to embarrass him. So what was the reason...?
Xiao Hongchen heard that his sister was already speaking for the other party. He sighed silently in his heart and slowly released his hands from Huo Yuhao's shoulders.
"My name is Xiao Hongchen, and I'm Meng's brother."
Huo Yuhao saw that the other party's attitude was not bad and smiled back: "Hello, Brother Xiao. My name is Huo Yuhao."
Xiao Hongchen nodded: "Meng, Grandpa said that when he wakes up, he will be taken to the meeting hall. Let's go now."
The three walked out of Meng Hongchen's room. On the way, Meng Hongchen briefly told Huo Yuhao about the basic situation at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
"Yuhao, the place we are in now is Illustrious Virtue Hall, and the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy is the main source of talent for our Illustrious Virtue Hall."
"My grandfather is both the head of Illustrious Virtue Hall and the dean of the school, so he will give you the most suitable arrangement."
A few minutes later, after Meng Hongchen's explanation, Huo Yuhao had a basic understanding of this school.
Compared with Shrek Academy, the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy does not have the rigid requirement that "before the age of twelve, the soul power must reach level 15."
You only need to reach level 10 and have a soul ring; the admission standard is five levels higher. For most soul masters with a little talent, having a hand is enough.
After successfully enrolling, the six grades are divided according to the level of soul engineering—the entry stage (from zero to level 1 Soul Engineer) consists entirely of first-year students.
If you reach the level of a level 1 Soul Engineer, you can enter the second grade; if you reach the level of a level 2 Soul Engineer, you can enter the third grade, and so on.
After finishing, Meng Hongchen smiled and said: "Yuhao, I am fourteen years old this year; I am already a level 4 Soul Engineer and I am in the fifth grade."
"If you encounter any problems in school later, you can come to me. As long as you are in school, I can support you."
Huo Yuhao smiled and nodded: "Okay, thank you, Sister Meng."
Sure enough, looking good has privileges here for face control.
Of course, the requirements for appearance are not ordinary. As the daughter of Illustrious Virtue Hall, Meng Hongchen will see a lot of handsome faces, but it is not to the extent that she will look at them more.
After all, she had been looking at Xiao Hongchen's face since she was a child, which greatly raised her aesthetic standards for appearance.
Therefore, ordinary appearances (those not as handsome as Xiao Hongchen) are completely unattractive to Meng Hongchen. If someone wants to be favored and liked by her, the minimum requirement is to be more handsome than Xiao Hongchen.
In the original novel, only Wang Dong, who was dressed as a man, had a high appearance setting so that he could have a harem in Shrek, which made Meng Hongchen fall in love with him at first sight.
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Illustrious Virtue Hall, meeting hall.
"Grandpa, we are here."
Xiao Hongchen knocked on the door, took out a crystal card, and swiped it on the fluorescent screen on the door.
The door opened automatically, and the three walked in.
Meng Hongchen whispered to Huo Yuhao: "Yuhao, the one next to Teacher Xu Sheng is my grandfather."
Huo Yuhao nodded slightly. There were only three people in the hall. In addition to Jing Hongchen and Xu Sheng, there was another teacher he didn't know.
Moreover, the other party seemed extremely cold and arrogant. He was reading a book from beginning to end, and his eyes never lingered on Huo Yuhao.
When Jing Hongchen saw Huo Yuhao coming in, he immediately put on a bright smile: "Come on, Yuhao, come and sit down."
Led by Meng Hongchen, Huo Yuhao found a seat in front of the conference table, and the two were about to sit down.
"Wait a minute!"
Xiao Hongchen shouted to stop him and said unintentionally: "Yuhao, come and sit next to me."
Jing Hongchen felt a little puzzled and frowned slightly: "Xiao, don't make trouble, or Grandpa will sit next to you."
"Oh, forget it."
Xiao Hongchen walked to the other side of Huo Yuhao and sat down, moving his chair closer to Huo Yuhao.
After seeing that several people were seated, Jing Hongchen said with a pleasant face: "Yuhao, can you tell me some basic information? For example, age, martial soul, etc."
Of course, age is secondary; the main thing is the martial soul.
"Yes, sure."
Huo Yuhao nodded. Since he had decided to study at this academy, he had no intention of hiding his second martial soul. He could just show off his twin martial soul talents.
"I am eleven years old this year. I have twin martial souls. My first martial soul is the Spirit Eyes, and my second martial soul is this special flame."
As he spoke, Huo Yuhao stretched out his right hand. A wisp of white flame emerged from his palm; it was the Chilling Bone Flame his second martial soul.
Because Xu Sheng had seen him use the Flame Lotus before, his real second martial soul, the constantly evolving Origin Ice, did not contain fire attributes. It was possible that the appearance of the Origin Ice would change in the later stages.
The Chilling Bone Flame would explain it better.
"I call it the Chilling Bone Flame, which has both ice and fire attributes."
Feeling the two extreme attributes, Jing Hongchen and Xu Sheng gasped. The shock in their hearts could not be expressed in words.
Xiao Hongchen's face changed the most.
He suddenly leaned over to Huo Yuhao's palm, staring at the ball of white flame, his eyes full of disbelief. Such a violent impact made him unable to accept it for a while.
I am afraid that in the future, the words "invincible among peers" will have to be prefixed with a caveat—except Yuhao.
Xiao Hongchen comforted himself: "He just has good martial soul aptitude; his understanding of soul guidance devices may not be strong."
"And he's not a first-level Soul Engineer. I am a fourth-level Soul Engineer, and I am far ahead of him. I still have a huge advantage."
After being surprised, Meng Hongchen always had a smile on her lips. These are all plus points besides appearance, and the plus points are superabundant.
Xu Sheng suddenly said: "No wonder you can not only release the lotus of the fire attribute but also master the cold air of the ice attribute. That's it."
The arrogant teacher just now trembled with his hands, and his book fell to the table.
"100 Ways to Avoid Death"—written by Xuan Ziwen, Xu Sheng, and Jia Xu.
Jing Hongchen introduced the teacher to Huo Yuhao: "Yuhao, his name is Jia Xu."
"Like Xu Sheng, he is one of our Illustrious Virtue Hall special researchers, and also your future substitute teacher."
Huo Yuhao's eyes were completely attracted to his book.
Jing Hongchen smiled and explained: "Jia Xu mainly studies some defensive and evasive soul guidance devices that are often used to avoid disasters, which is why he wrote this book."
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