Female lead: No, it's me again??

Chapter 302 Pilgrimage Academy?

There was a small, clean, and clear pool of water next to the table.

"Ok?"

The water in this pool looks like drinkable water.

Why is it placed next to a persimmon tree?

Putting them together is one thing, but adding a stone table to it is just too strange.

Xuan Li sat down. The slender branches were laden with bright yellow persimmons, as if they were bent over by the weight of the fruit. They swayed in the wind in front of her and at her right side, almost touching the ground.

She casually picked a bright orange persimmon, washed it in the sink, and then took a bite.

The crisp persimmons have a great texture and are very sweet.

As she ate, Xuan Li belatedly realized something. Looking at the stone table in front of her, she tilted her head slightly and said, "Wasn't there supposed to be a reclining chair here?"

As the sun sets and a gentle evening breeze blows, a person on a deck chair with their eyes closed reaches out to pick a persimmon, washes it briefly in the nearby sink, and pops it into their mouth...

Without even thinking about it, it's easy to imagine that such a scene is leisurely and pleasant.

Xuan Li sighed, "The original owner of this place was also a thrifty person."

Feng Siyue was cleaning the room with a bucket of water. While changing the water, she remembered Qingqing, who was still in Feng Ning's courtyard, and called her over.

"Qingqing, you've gone to a lot of trouble to make this trip. Go to Fengning Courtyard and bring Yan Nanfei over."

"Row."

"Avoid people."

"understand!"

When the geese flew south, it was already evening.

Xuan Li's appearance puzzled her.

"Miss Ruan Ling, are you sick?"

Why do you seem to have been seriously ill after just one day apart?

Feng Siyue, who was sweeping the courtyard, looked up and heard Xuan Li say, "It's nothing, just a flare-up of my heart condition. Feng Siyue, why don't you go to Qingli Academy and see what the enrollment requirements are?"

Feng Siyue recounted what she had seen.

"Five people? Then we're still four short."

Xuan Li said while eating a persimmon.

Feng Siyue thought for a moment, "Ali, would you like to try your luck in the academy competition?"

If Qinghe Luozhou is the place where the catastrophe has struck, the source of the trouble can only be Qingli Academy. To know what will happen, one must get involved.

If one were to observe the game as an ordinary spectator, it would likely be impossible to get a close look.

Xuan Li's eyes widened slightly. "You can do it, but I can't!"

How could this person talk about it so casually?

"And you've forgotten?"

I have a heart condition!

Feng Siyue had already come up with a plan.

"You don't need to actually play; just fill in the numbers. I've checked, there are substitutes for this match."

Xuan Li frowned. "Didn't Manager Cai have two invitations? Can't we just go as auctioneers?"

Why make it so complicated?

Feng Siyue shook her head.

“The auction house’s identity is too conspicuous. If we leave the table, we’ll be watched by many eyes. If you’re bored and want to go out for dinner, it won’t be so easy.”

Xuan Li's desire to struggle gradually faded under Feng Siyue's persuasion. "Alright."

"If we include us, aren't we still two short?"

Feng Siyue seemed to think for a moment, then said, "You're right. How about we post notices to recruit people tomorrow?"

Xuan Li's lips twitched. "Isn't it a bit too unreliable to recruit people for the competition at the last minute?"

Feng Siyue, on the other hand, seemed indifferent.

"Do you have a better way?"

Xuan Li: "...No."

"That's it."

Xuan Li rolled his eyes. "Whoever makes the suggestion should carry it out. I'm not going."

She decided against hiring anyone.

We have nothing, how can we recruit anyone?

Then, the task fell to Yan Nanfei.

Upon hearing this, Yan Nanfei, who was meditating, was completely bewildered. "Recruiting people for the Pilgrimage Sect?"

Why can't she understand a few simple words when they're put together?

“A-Ling and I might not be able to play, so you need to find a few more teammates.”

Yan Nanfei was mentally prepared for Chu Han's inability to participate, after all, if the Bai family appeared in the Qinghe Luozhou Academy competition, there would probably be a lot of criticism.

However, what's rather embarrassing is that...

"Miss, how should I confess?"

One sentence stumped two people.

When it comes to fighting, Feng Siyue is skilled, but when it comes to recruiting people, she has never done it before.

So, the matter returned to Xuan Li.

Xuan Li listened to Feng Siyue's words expressionlessly, then gritted his teeth, "No, you didn't do it, but I did? Besides, I'm a patient!"

"How can they be enslaving patients? Does my brother know about this?"

Feng Siyue felt a little embarrassed, and then quickly said,

"Ah Ling, I've prepared the writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. There's a charcoal fire burning in the room, it's very warm... and there are also your favorite spirit fruits and pastries. You just need to think of a way..."

Xuan Li's eyes darted around.

That's a decent level of sincerity.

She scoffed, "That's more like it."

Yan Nanfei quietly added, "Miss Ling, when you write it, please change Pilgrimage Sect to Pilgrimage Academy."

Feng Siyue looked at her first and asked, "Didn't you say they were from the Pilgrimage Sect?"

The girl nodded, her voice low.

"Elder Chen is both the sect leader of the Pilgrimage Sect and the dean of the Pilgrimage Academy. He founded the academy first, and only after Xiao Hua and the others requested it did it acquire the name Pilgrimage Sect."

Yan Nanfei added,

"Xiaohua told me that Old Chen devoted his whole life to nurturing them into talents. The energy and time he put in left him no time to take care of himself, and he even fell into poverty."