Lu Mingfei, who had read Dragon Clan before slaying the dragon

Chen Wenwen cautiously glanced at Lu Mingfei from the corner of her eye. His face was hidden in the rising mist. The white milk swirled in Lu Mingfei's hands, creating ripples. The boy stared at the white vortex in the cup, as if thinking about something, his attention clearly not on her.

It turns out that she is not as attractive as a cup of hot milk. Chen Wenwen felt a little lonely for no reason.

She was the president of the literature club. During her three years there, countless men had desperately tried to join, but as president, she had only proactively invited two: Zhao Menghua and Lu Mingfei. However, the difference between these two, who were both called "Chu Zihang's successors," was that the former readily accepted, while the latter decisively declined.

When Zhao Menghua learned about this, he suddenly felt humiliated as if he had paid a high price to buy clothes that even his arch-enemy looked down upon, and he was completely unaware of it and treated them like treasures.

So Lu Mingfei naturally became the biggest thorn in Zhao Menghua's eyes.

The most frustrating thing was that the reason Lu Mingfei gave when he rejected Chen Wenwen left her stunned on the spot, unable to refute.

"I'm sorry, but I actually prefer books with a more literary quality, like 'The Shawshank Redemption' or 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'. Your literature club seems to prefer melancholic romances like 'The Lover'."

"I'm not disparaging either side. I'm just saying you're enough sentimental people. Someone has to take up the banner of developing literature and education. Otherwise, how can society progress and our country prosper? Isn't that right?"

Then Lu Mingfei left alone holding a thick copy of "The Count of Monte Cristo", leaving Chen Wenwen and a group of literary club members stunned and unable to tell whether he was serious or talking nonsense.

Are the male members of the literature club still secretly questioning whether Lu Mingfei is truly a normal man? Do people really join the literature club to explore philosophy and improve their literary literacy rather than to admire Chen Wenwen up close? Even a blind person wouldn't reject Chen Wenwen's beautiful, pure, and moving voice, right?

But that guy named Lu Mingfei not only refused, but also rejected her mercilessly and inhumanely! From then on, a saying spread throughout the class: "This boy has no heart!"

This was the first time Chen Wenwen tasted the bitterness of rejection. She thought that this was the unique bitterness of youth, but every time she glanced at the boy again, she couldn't help but feel a sweet aftertaste in her heart.

Perhaps some people are born unsatisfied. The more they cannot get something, the more they care about it. If emotions can be controlled, then the bootlickers would have become extinct and become an endangered species long ago!

It was from this moment on that the boy, seemingly ignorant of the ways of the world, became a seed planted deep in Chen Wenwen's heart. Every chance encounter was like a spring of sweet water, until its roots grew stronger and stronger, becoming indestructible in her heart, and the seed broke through the soil called "shyness" and burst out. Only then did Chen Wenwen realize that she really had fallen in love with Lu Mingfei.

But what Chen Wenwen didn't know was that Lu Mingfei had already planted a towering tree named "Huili" in his heart three years ago. It was full of flowers and lush branches and leaves, and there was no extra space to accommodate any other wild flowers.

Chapter 3: Feelings of Uncertainty

"Is Liu Miaomiao here?"

The door of the conference room was pushed open, and a tall and thin man in a dark green uniform walked out. The man had a conspicuous oriental face, and his white teeth were in stark contrast to his dark skin when he smiled while speaking.

The dark green uniform on the man looked very well made, with gold-stamped silk edges on the corners, and gold cufflinks and buttons all hand-sewn with silver thread. He wore a deep rose-red scarf, and on the chest was an embroidery of a giant, decaying tree.

Lu Mingfei knew that it was the emblem of Kassel Academy - Yggdrasil - the half-rotten world tree.

Although the dark green uniform had no brand logos and looked more like a custom-made school uniform, everyone present was a sharp-eyed elite. They could tell at a glance that the material and texture of the uniform were of high quality. Coupled with the examiner's extraordinary demeanor in his every move, one could not help but sigh that this inconspicuous Kassel Academy was indeed worthy of being an aristocratic and prestigious school that could have an alliance with the University of Chicago!

Known as the piano beauty, Liu Miaomiao stood up reflexively, like a new recruit suddenly called by the instructor during military training. She couldn't help but tremble in her simple answer, "Here!"

"I am Ye Sheng, your examiner this time. Come with me." After the man briefly introduced himself, Liu Miaomiao followed the man into the meeting room as obediently as a rabbit, and did not forget to turn around and close the door.

"Senior Ye Sheng..." Lu Mingfei muttered to himself as he stared at the tightly closed door.

"Senior? Lu Mingfei, do you know this examiner?" Chen Wenwen looked at Lu Mingfei in surprise.

"Not really acquaintance...right?" Lu Mingfei still stared at the tightly closed door.

"Lu Mingfei, when you call me senior, you don't think that your admission to Kassel College is a done deal, right?" Zhao Menghua looked at Lu Mingfei with a hint of provocation.

Lu Mingfei didn't even bother to give Zhao Menghua a look that said "look at you fool", but ignored the latter as if he were air.

After all, a big tree will not pay attention to a mayfly, and a giant dragon will not look down on an ant. In Lu Mingfei's eyes, Zhao Menghua at this moment is no different from the kindergarten kid downstairs who has snot and wears open-crotch pants and is swearing at each other for a lollipop.

If the child blows his snot at you, would you still insist on blowing it back?

Will it lose face?

Besides, Lu Mingfei had no intention of communicating or arguing with Chen Wenwen and Zhao Menghua who were right in front of him, because after seeing the familiar yet unfamiliar senior Ye Sheng, his thoughts had already flown to the ends of the earth.

At this moment, it shouldn't just be Senior Ye Sheng sitting in the conference room, separated from him by only a wall. Senior Jiude Aki should also be here, right?

According to the development, this couple who have not yet expressed their love will probably die in peace under the cold and dark Three Gorges Reservoir, embracing their passionate love.

Depressed, dull, and suffocated, the two of them were trapped under the dark waters of the Three Gorges, but they still wanted to burn the embers of life and bring the mission target back to the academy.

On that day, candles in the square of Kassel Academy were like stars and white doves flew up and down. The secret party not only lost a pair of beautiful women who were like a fairy couple, but also lost two brave and generous warriors!

This has always been a deep regret in Lu Mingfei's heart!

Perhaps this was the meaning of his dream, Lu Mingfei thought. He subconsciously clenched his fists, resting on his knees, veins popping out on the back of his hands. This was also the most important reason why he had been so obsessed with strength and diligently practicing kendo for the past three years.

He has seen himself doing nothing, like a stubborn and cowardly child who clings to his past and refuses to let go, making mistakes again and again, and never growing up!

Lu Mingfei didn't want to become like that and was also afraid of becoming like that.

This time, he will desperately rewrite those sorrowful and desolate elegies, and he will cut off those tragedies called regrets one by one!

"Next, Su Xiaoqiang." The door of the conference room was pushed open, and Ye Sheng politely escorted Liu Miaomiao out.

Everyone present looked up at the beautiful piano player who was the first to appear but only lasted ten minutes before Game Over. They thought that even if they couldn't pass the level, they must not give up so quickly.

Only Lu Mingfei looked at Ye Sheng, secretly thinking about earth-shaking and world-changing events.

Liu Miaomiao was already feeling a little aggrieved, and now everyone was staring at her like a silverback gorilla in a zoo. She could no longer hold back her embarrassment and loneliness, and with red eyes, she picked up her schoolbag and ran away without saying a word.

With the previous experience of Liu Miaomiao as a lesson, even the usually fearless little girl straightened up immediately after being called, and mechanically followed Ye Sheng into the meeting room. Except for Lu Mingfei, the four words "I'm nervous" were visibly written on the faces of everyone present.

"Lu Mingfei, aren't you nervous?" Chen Wenwen asked curiously, looking at Lu Mingfei who remained expressionless.

"Just keep a normal mind. This school in Kassel is a bit weird. Their selection criteria are quite... special. Whether you can get in has actually been written in the family tree. But for most people, not being able to get in is actually a good thing." Lu Mingfei said.

"You seem to know them very well." Chen Wenwen said curiously.

"Playing tricks!" Zhao Menghua sneered.

Just five minutes later, the little angel walked out of the door with an angry look on her face. She picked up her backpack, made a not-so-scary face at the polite Ye Sheng behind her, stomped her feet hard, and left.

"Zhao Menghua." Ye Shengnian said.

Before entering the room, Zhao Menghua gave Lu Mingfei a provocative look, the implication of which was probably: I know that you, Lu Mingfei, have been acting like you know everything and are in control in order to scare people, but in fact, you are scared to death yourself. This despicable trick has no effect on me, Zhao Menghua. Just wait, it's your turn to perform, Uncle Zhao!

Well... Zhao Menghua did give Lu Mingfei a very wonderful performance - face changing.

Uncle Zhao walked in with an arrogant attitude as if “If I, Zhao Menghua, couldn’t get the interview, no one else can even think about it”, and then less than three minutes later he came out with a look of despair on his face as if he had been struck by a bolt from the blue.

"This academy is toxic!" Zhao Menghua said this unwillingly and left with regret.

"Chen Wenwen." Ye Sheng read out the name of the next interviewee.

Chen Wenwen's heart skipped a beat and she stood up suddenly, her body stiff, like an imperial envoy whose name was suddenly called by the emperor at the morning court, not knowing whether the next second would be the honor of promotion or the death penalty of "dragged out and beheaded".

Watching her colleagues in the hall being killed one by one by the emperor, leaving only Lu Mingfei as a lifeline, Chen Wenwen looked back at Lu Mingfei helplessly, "Lu Mingfei, I'm a little scared."

An ordinary boy would be so frightened seeing Chen Wenwen's behavior that he would kneel down on the spot and kowtow to the emperor three times and nine times, begging him to show leniency. Otherwise, I will be executed together with Minister Chen!

But is Lu Mingfei just an ordinary minister?

He didn't say anything but just gave Chen Wenwen a smile as plain as water, but this smile was actually quite intriguing.

It was as if he was telling her: I, Prime Minister Lu, have long been a popular figure around the Emperor. I know all the inside stories! I, Old Lu, have seen everything. Minister Chen, stop pretending to be weak in front of me. You might as well die bravely. You'll die sooner or later anyway. If I say a few words of comfort, will you avoid dying?

In the end, Chen Wenwen persisted for fifteen minutes, and then walked out dejectedly. She looked at Lu Mingfei's face, which showed no tension at all, and wanted to say something several times but kept silent.

"How about I wait for you here?" Chen Wenwen finally asked Lu Mingfei.

"No need to wait for me, you can go first. I will stay in there for a long time." Lu Mingfei replied with a bright smile, but this smile was not directed at Chen Wenwen but at Ye Sheng.

Then he asked a question that left Ye Sheng scratching his head.

"Senior, are you ready?"

Chapter 4 Perfect Answer

"Do I need to prepare anything...?"

Ye Sheng was stunned by the question from the boy with a friendly smile in front of him, and muttered to himself.

Weird, why did this guy wearing knock-off Loro Piana ask if he was ready? Who is the interviewer and who is the student?

Chen Wenwen looked at Lu Mingfei's back in a daze. She found that although she had met him so many times and secretly glanced at him so many times, she seemed to have never really entered the heart of this big boy.

Countless times of intentional or unintentional encounters, and countless times of passing each other by; sometimes a simple "Hello, what a coincidence" would be considered a greeting, and sometimes he would just bury his head in a book or gaze into the distance.

She seemed to never be in his sight.

Lu Mingfei...

What answers are you searching for in books filled with philosophical meaning? Why do you unsheathe your sword so many times every day in the kendo gym? When you often gaze into the distance, for whom does the curve of your lips curve?

Chen Wenwen never knew the answer, so she could only stare at Lu Mingfei's back silently until he completely disappeared into the door, and then she left sadly.

……

There were only three people in the huge conference room at this time, Lu Mingfei, Ye Sheng, and a girl who was wearing the same uniform as Ye Sheng on the upper body and a dark green suit on the lower body.

The girl has white hair and red eyes, and her legs are long and white under her dress. She has a sweet smile, and when she smiles, two cute dimples appear on her cheeks, like a quietly blooming flower.

"Hello, my name is Shutoku Aki, and I'm one of the examiners this time. I'm mainly responsible for asking questions and taking notes." The girl stood up and bowed slightly to Lu Mingfei, which is a typical Japanese etiquette.

"Hello, Senior Aki." Lu Mingfei also responded with a bow.

"Your Japanese is so standard!" Shude Aki covered her mouth, her eyes widened with surprise. If she didn't know Lu Mingfei's resume, she would even think that he had studied in Japan.

“In fact, I have only taught myself the most basic 50 sounds and a few daily sentences, thinking that I might use them in the future.” Lu Mingfei said modestly with a smile, but the word “probably” was replaced by “definitely” in his mind.

"Do you have any plans to go to Japan in the future?" Shude Aki asked.

"I've been fascinated by it for a long time." Lu Mingfei nodded.

Aki Shude's intimacy with the boy suddenly increased a bit. She smiled and opened her notebook.

"Well, enough with the pleasantries, let's officially start the interview?" Aki Shude put away the friendly smile like the big sister next door on her face and replaced it with a serious face.

"Do you believe that there are aliens in the world?" Shude Aki asked softly.

It really wasn't the kind of question a carbon-based creature would ask! Lu Mingfei sneered inwardly.

Kassel Academy just likes to do this kind of "giant panda ordering takeout" thing - the bamboo shoots are here!

If he were facing this question in the past, he would probably be at a loss, his brain would freeze, and he would mutter some incomprehensible Martian language! He had no idea that even if he stared at Shutoku Aki and pretended to be dumb, Professor Guderian would probably say, "Really? He didn't say anything? That's perfect! Silence is the highest state of loneliness!" to shield him from admission.

Because this interview was essentially a smokescreen for Kassel College to lure him into the school!

However, Lu Mingfei is now different from before. Being well-versed in popular literature and philosophy, he actually has a "little" unique insight into this issue. Lu Mingfei does not mind having an in-depth discussion with the two examiners.

"Before answering this question, I would like to ask Senior Aki another question." Lu Mingfei looked extremely serious.

"What?" Shude Aki didn't react for a moment. Who was asking whom?

"Senior, do you believe in light?"

What kind of number is this?

Jude Aki was stunned for a moment, just like the student who was interviewed just now when she heard her ask the question about aliens. When she faced Lu Mingfei's question, a deep sense of absurdity surged in her mind.

It’s like the river god picked up an axe and asked a passing woodcutter, “Did you drop a golden axe or a silver axe?” He expected the woodcutter to answer truthfully, “I dropped an iron axe.” But the woodcutter asked him back, “How can you be the river god if you don’t even know which axe I dropped?” The river god was stunned and asked, “Why is this guy not playing by the rules at all?”

Jude Aki looked at Ye Sheng with a pleading look, but found that the latter also looked obviously shocked by this question.

"Are you teasing the examiner?" Ye Sheng asked uncertainly with a frown.

"I swear I absolutely didn't mean that. I was asking the question seriously." Lu Mingfei shook his head.

"I don't know if you've noticed, but the essence of these two questions actually coincide to some extent."

"The 'Do you believe in light?' meme originated from the story of Ultraman Tiga, who was resurrected after being transformed into light by the children's faith. So asking 'Do you believe in light?' is actually asking 'Do you believe in the existence of Ultraman in this world?'"

"If you ask an adult this question, they'll certainly think you're joking or teasing them, just like seniors do; but if you ask a child, they'll most likely shout out with confidence and excitement: I believe in light and I believe in Ultraman!"

"Why do they believe it? Because children naturally think that if there is no light, the world will be pitch black. And if there is no Ultraman, who will defeat the monsters?"

"For a child, what is a monster? It's a bad person, it's evil, it's the guy who took your lollipop from you when you were a child, it's the embodiment of all the evil in the world."

"Where there is evil, there must be justice; where there are monsters, there must be Ultraman; where there is darkness, there must be light!"

"So I think it would be more appropriate to change the question 'Do you believe in aliens?' to 'Are you willing to believe in aliens?'"

"Is there any difference?" asked Shude Aki in surprise.

"Of course!" Lu Mingfei hit the nail on the head, as if he had been waiting for this question.

"Because objectively speaking, aliens certainly exist. If humans can develop civilization to this level, there must be creatures capable of advancing civilization to even higher levels."

"I wonder if you've read The Three-Body Problem. In it, there's a device called the Sophon, a high-tech artificial intelligence used by the Trisolarans to limit human civilization. If the Trisolarans had used the Sophon against Earth civilization before being exposed, humanity would likely have remained in the dark until the day of their demise."

"It's more likely that the aliens have already reached a height far beyond the constraints of three-dimensional space. Just like us humans to ants, ants are two-dimensional creatures. When we stand in front of them, they will only think of us as a high wall and will not think that we are creatures of a higher level than them."

"So, is it possible that aliens are creatures at a higher dimension than humans, but humans are unable to explore them at this stage?"

"And subjectively, I am of course willing to believe in the existence of aliens, just like children believe in the existence of Ultraman."