At the Da Han Yi Academy enrollment point, it wouldn’t be accurate to say it was deserted at this time.
Compared to other colleges, there were indeed the fewest people here, with only a few making inquiries.
One thing was certain, over ninety percent of the students who came here ranked in the last hundred.
Therefore, the enrollment teachers were quite idle, knowing that the beginning isn’t the time for their college to start recruiting.
They had to wait until other colleges had almost finished their recruitment before it would finally be their turn.
"Are you Fang Chong, the student? Ai Xi?" The teacher responsible for recruitment at Da Han Yi Academy stood up in surprise when he saw Fang Chong and Ai Xi arrive.
These two students had placed fourth and fifth overall in the continuous four rounds of assessments.
Based on their results, they should have gone to True Universe Academy, so what brought them to Da Han Yi Academy?
"Yes, teacher, we both want to join the Da Han Yi Academy," Fang Chong said.
"Ah..." The recruitment teacher was stunned for a moment, then said with great joy, "Yes, yes, a warm welcome. I’ll get your intention forms right now..."
He was truly ecstatic. When had Da Han Yi Academy ever managed to recruit students ranked in the top five?
This time, not only had they managed that, but they had done so in pairs.
If they don’t give him a raise and promotion after he returns, it just wouldn’t make sense.
"Hey, isn’t that Fang Chong and Ai Xi?"
As Fang Chong and Ai Xi sat down to fill out the intention forms, many students noticed.
One ranked fourth overall in this assessment, and the other fifth. These two were actually filling out forms at Da Han Yi Academy, the last-ranked among the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges. Were they really planning to join Da Han Yi Academy?
This didn’t make any sense.
Immediately, busybodies came to check, and when they found that these two were indeed planning to join Da Han Yi Academy, they were stunned.
Could it be that Da Han Yi Academy concealed some profound martial arts? Or had Da Han Yi Academy developed an entirely new Genetic Potion?
Neither seemed likely, as Da Han Yi Academy mainly focused on Martial Arts, with the Genetic Potion as a supplement. It was because of this that their situation had been worsening year by year.
"Do you think Mr. Ding Huan might go to Da Han Yi Academy?" speculated some with vast imaginations, feeling as though they’d discovered a secret.
This remark exploded like a sudden thunderbolt, awakening everyone.
Right, if it wasn’t for Mr. Ding Huan’s move to Da Han Yi Academy, why else would Fang Chong and Ai Xi join?
"Impossible. If Mr. Ding Huan was transferring there, why would only Fang Chong be signing up? Where are Lv Zi and Li Wanran?" There were still rational voices in the crowd, raising this question.
"Heh, have you seen Lv Zi and Li Wanran signing up here? They might have been privately recruited already."
The crowd looked around; indeed, no one had seen Lv Zi and Li Wanran.
In fact, Qin Qiang and Zeng Yi hadn’t anticipated that by taking Li Wanran and Lv Zi away alone, it would cause such an effect.
Although a very small number of students had seen Lv Zi and Li Wanran leave with the two deans, no one was engaging in rational thought now.
Most people had come to a consensus that Mr. Ding Huan was about to make a move, and that move would be to Da Han Yi Academy.
Despite the Genetic Alliance currently pursuing Mr. Ding Huan, if he became a teacher at Da Han Yi Academy, the Genetic Alliance would have no right to continue their pursuit.
If they dared to continue, it would mean declaring war on Da Han Yi Academy.
Even though Da Han Yi Academy ranking was low, it was still one among the Ten Great Colleges of Blue Star, and the Genetic Alliance didn’t dare treat it lightly.
Then, the recruitment hall for dual selection became interesting, as hundreds of students swarmed towards Da Han Yi Academy.
The other colleges were stupefied. What was happening?
The recruitment teachers of Da Han Yi Academy were also dumbfounded. What’s going on?
Fortunately, they responded quickly, whatever the reason might be, they needed to recruit first.
"Zheng Jin? You’re the one who ranked sixth overall in this assessment?" The recruitment teacher from Da Han Yi Academy was struck by a new wave of surprise.
This time, students who ranked fourth, fifth, and sixth in the Blue Star Ten Great Colleges entrance examination were all pocketed by Da Han Yi Academy.
Then came the tenth, twelfth, fifteenth...
In the end, even the last student Da Han Yi Academy recruited ranked ninety-second.
Not to mention Da Han Yi Academy, even True Universe Academy under normal circumstances couldn’t possibly have managed to attract such high-quality students.
...
Ding Huan had no idea that his single suggestion to Fang Chong had triggered a small butterfly effect, resulting in a windfall for Da Han Yi Academy.
Any school that managed to attract strong enrollments would gradually become more formidable.
The True Universe Academy was a case in point; with each year attracting better students, it grew to be far stronger than the other nine among the Ten Great Colleges of Blue Star.
At this moment, Ding Huan had already entered Yiling City.
In Yiling City, the Qu Family was relatively famous, because the most notable aspect of the Qu Family was Cold Weapon forging.
Following the outbreak of Genetic Beasts, Cold Weapons became increasingly valued.
In Hua Xia, there were five renowned brands of Cold Weapons, and the Qu Family was one of them.
Qu Yi’s address was in the Xiu Lake District on Zhencong Road, Yiling City, a community mixed with high-rise buildings and villas.
The Qu family was not poor; they lived in the front row of the villa area.
Relative to the Qu family’s fortune, living here was quite modest.
Once Ding Huan entered the complex, he quickly found villa number 5.
"Fei Fei, Yi Yi has already gone, please stop crying," Qu Fei comforted a middle-aged woman, her eyes swollen red.
This woman was Qu Yi’s mother, Yan Quan, who deeply regretted her decision, for it was she who had agreed to let Qu Yi go to Pu Hai. If Qu Yi had not gone to Pu Hai, none of this would have happened.
"Fei Fei, is that Ding Huan from Lu River?" a slightly overweight middle-aged man asked.
He was Qu Yi’s father, Qu Yonghe.
"Yes, his identity is now known by many; his real name is Ding Xiaotu, the young head of the Baiyu Group. He was later driven out by Ding Baishan’s adopted son, Ding Jie, and that’s when he changed his name to Ding Huan," Qu Fei replied.
She had long ago asked someone to inquire in Heluo in search of Ding Huan.
Qu Yonghe went silent; it wasn’t just that they could not find Ding Huan now, but even if they did, they could not save Qu Yi anymore.
"Is Qu Yi here?" an abrupt voice came in, startling everyone in the room.
"Who is looking for Qu Yi and has come here?" Qu Yonghe stood up.
Could it be the Genetic Alliance? If it were the Genetic Alliance, the Qu family might not even be able to keep Qu Yi’s remains.
"I’ll go open the door." Wen Xing, who had always been protecting Qu Fei and Qu Yi, quickly walked to the door and opened it.
A young man with a blue backpack and some stubble on his face stood at the doorway.
"Who are you?" Wen Xing eyed the young man suspiciously and asked.
She quickly realized and exclaimed in surprise, "Are you Mr. Ding Huan?"
Ding Huan casually wiped off the stubble on his face, smiling as he said, "That’s right, I am Ding Huan, I specifically came to see Qu Yi. Is Qu Yi doing fine?"
At the mention of Qu Yi, Wen Xing’s excitement cooled down; no matter how capable Ding Huan was, he could not bring back Qu Yi who had already passed away.
"Is it Mr. Ding?" Qu Fei also heard what Wen Xing said and rushed out in a few steps.
When she saw it was truly Ding Huan, her eyes reddened as she said, "Mr. Ding, I am sorry, we should not have disbelieved you."
Ding Huan waved his hand, "Let me see Qu Yi."
Qu Fei shook her head, "It’s too late, Yi Yi is gone."
Ding Huan had no longing to talk further outside, rushing over to Qu Yi in just a few steps.
When Ding Huan saw those eyes again, his nose began to sting.
Those eyes, which had never been tainted by a speck of dust and were like a clear spring, were now dull and lightless, bearing a tinge of sadness and an indelible layer of grey.
The unshut eyes seemed to recount the filth of the human world and the torment of being alive.
They also seemed to speak of the insignificance of life and dignity in the face of the overwhelming power.
Ding Huan’s entire body trembled, his eyes blurred with sourness, and his whole being filled with rage.
In his previous life, those pure eyes dimmed before giving themselves to him. In this life, those clear eyes had once again become dull and without light.
Yet he was powerless to do anything.
He once thought that having another chance at life could change the things he had regretted all his life, but now he had returned to the starting point once again.
Perhaps he had changed, but he had not changed the fate of the woman who shone light on him.
What then was the point of his second chance? He would never forgive himself for his mistakes.
If Qu Yi’s eyes were merely dim, Ding Huan would have been willing, and even eager, to give his own eyes to Qu Yi.
But Qu Yi had perished, so what was the point of the ’thank you’ he had offered back in Anhe County?
Qu Yi lacked not his ’thank you,’ but something she longed for, something he could not give her.
Ding Huan collapsed to his knees in weakness; he was too late.
Gently holding Qu Yi’s cold, pale hands that quivered, it was not his body that was shaking, but his heart.
Seeing Ding Huan’s sorrowful state, Yan Quan’s tears fell once more; her daughter Yi Yi, what a wretched fate.
Qu Yonghe and Qu Fei, among others, were shocked as they watched Ding Huan. They did not understand what Qu Yi meant to Ding Huan or why her death affected him so deeply.
As they watched Ding Huan holding Qu Yi’s hand, his whole body trembling and tears silently rolling down, Qu Fei’s heart felt as if it were being twisted; she regretted once again that she had prevented Qu Yi and Ding Huan from meeting.
"Did my daughter hide that she had a boyfriend?" Qu Yonghe looked at the grieving Ding Huan in a daze.
As if feeling his hands being held by Ding Huan, Qu Yi’s eye began to seep dull blood, and then even the eyeball itself gradually melted away.
"No…" Ding Huan could no longer suppress the fear in his heart. He did not want Qu Yi’s eyes to disappear; he did not want Qu Yi to vanish.
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Because that would not only be the demise of Qu Yi, but also the beginning of the collapse of his own confidence and beliefs.
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