Chapter 55: Attention, About Face

"Ah, President!"

"Lord President!"

The others spoke respectfully. Although Jun Wushuang had taken their opportunity, no one complained. Jun Wushuang was a born leader; he was the kind of person who made his subordinates willing to step aside for him!

"General Xing, two junior schoolmates, and uncle and aunt, this way, please!" Jun Wushuang faced Xing Haotian with a calm and confident demeanor. He was a scion of an arcane arts aristocratic family, and there were quite a few formidable figures within such families, including one or two at the S-rank level like Xing Haotian—only they weren't as young as Xing Haotian.

However, youth was capital. From the time Xing Haotian awakened his arcane core until now, only ten years had passed. Others had to spend more than fifty years of cultivation to reach Xing Haotian's current level. One could easily imagine what kind of heights Xing Haotian would reach in another fifty years.

Jun Wushuang's speech was witty and humorous, and he was thoroughly familiar with the origins of all the buildings at First Academy. Unknowingly, the group followed his footsteps and toured all the way through.

"This is the library of First Academy. You can usually come here to study all kinds of knowledge, and there are also various reading materials!" This was a tower-shaped building with a full twenty floors. The top seven floors were the smallest, yet they exuded a powerful runic aura.

"The top seven floors are the Arcane Rune Library of First Academy, housing a total of nearly ten thousand collections of arcane arts books and rune books. It is the largest arcane rune library in the entire country!"

Wei Zi looked toward that library, her icy eyes growing fiery at this moment. The Imperial First Academy Library—this was her purpose for coming here this time!

"However, books on arcane runes require contribution points in order to be read. There are also quiet rooms inside that can enhance one's comprehension of arcane runes, because comprehending arcane runes also requires a quiet environment! Furthermore, the arcane arts library on the top floor is an extremely precious resource, and very few people are ever able to enter," Jun Wushuang explained.

Seemingly finding Wei Zi's gaze too intense, Xing Haotian, who constantly kept his eyes on her, naturally noticed it as well.

"Wei Zi, do you want to enter the library?" Xing Haotian asked. Although entering required contribution points, he certainly had the ability to go in and borrow a few books on arcane runes for Wei Zi to read!

"I will get in," Wei Zi said. She would definitely get in; a treasure she needed was right inside there!

Seeing Wei Zi withdraw her gaze, Jun Wushuang led them forward again, continuing his introduction to First Academy. By the time they reached the female dormitory, they still felt somewhat unsatisfied. Looking at the time, they realized that without them noticing, half an hour had passed!

This Jun Wushuang truly possessed extraordinary charm!

"I won't escort the two junior schoolmates upstairs. However, today is freshmen registration day, so parents are allowed to go up—it's not that strict. From now on, males are strictly prohibited from entering the female dormitory!" Jun Wushuang said, casting a pointed glance at Xing Haotian with a good-natured smile before waving his hand and turning away.

Seeing Jun Wushuang leave, Zhou Xiaoya finally recovered her wits and exclaimed with deep emotion, "Senior Jun is simply too handsome!"

Wei Zi felt a vein twitch on her forehead as she remarked, "Is there any guy you don't think is handsome?"

Chen Ziming, Xing Haotian, and now another Jun Wushuang—Zhou Xiaoya was simply too infatuated!

"Hmph, anyway, I know he's not mine, but looking at him isn't against the law!" Zhou Xiaoya said with a beaming smile, not caring at all about being labeled as infatuated by Wei Zi. Of course, she only ever acted this straightforwardly in front of Wei Zi.

The two girls walked in front, followed by Zhou's father, Zhou's mother, and Xing Haotian as guardians, as they ascended to the female dormitory.

The dormitory was bustling with activity now; everyone was busy unpacking their luggage. There were about 50 female students reporting to First Academy in this cohort. By this time, more than half had already checked into the dormitory, chatting and talking in groups. Just at that moment, a female student let out a sharp scream in the corridor. Instantly, everyone else, including the parents, stuck their heads out from their dormitories to look toward the source of the scream.

Amidst the crowd, Xing Haotian's height of 1.9 meters, his outstanding looks, and his gorgeously ornate military dress uniform made him stand out far too much from the rest.

The gaze of the screaming female student was so intense it looked as if it were about to burst into flames.

"Ge-Ge-General Xing!" The female student's tongue tied in her excitement, and it took her quite a while to find the words she wanted to say. "General Xing, can you give me an autograph?"

"Sorry, I cannot!" Xing Haotian replied with a stern expression, involuntarily emanating an overwhelming aura. The girl, who had originally been so excited she wanted to lunge forward, subconsciously shuddered and did not dare to make any overstepping moves.

However, her yearning heart for Xing Haotian remained unchanged, and she quickly added, "Ah, I'm sorry, General Xing! You aren't a celebrity, so asking you for an autograph is really presumptuous, but could I take a photo with you?"

"General Xing, please take a picture with me!"

"Ah!! I want one too! I want one too!"

A large group of female students shrieked and rushed over, instantly squeezing Zhou's parents, Wei Zi, and Zhou Xiaoya off to the side.

Wei Zi shielded Zhou Xiaoya, her eyes blazing with fury. As expected, Xing Haotian was nothing but a hindrance.

Just as Xing Haotian was about to be swallowed up by the sea of people, he let out a loud, crisp shout: "Attention!"

Swish!

This sound seemed to possess an eerie magic, instantly causing the panicked female students to straighten their postures in silence and stand at full attention.

Those young girls who had once idolized Xing Haotian—which of them hadn't seen Xing Haotian organizing the reporting performance on the video screens? Xing Haotian's command was like the snap of a hypnotist's fingers, instantly compelling their bodies to react.

"About face!"

With a swish, the young girls turned around. Of course, their turning was naturally far from harmonious; some turned left, some turned right, looking precisely like dumplings being dumped into a pot.

"Forward march!"

This clumsy "dumpling-in-a-pot" about-face finally snapped some of the girls back to their senses, and they turned their heads back to look at Xing Haotian.

"General, where are we supposed to march?"

"Yeah, General Xing, we haven't taken our photo yet!"

"What nonsense are you babbling about? Return to your dormitories and tidy up your quarters! What time is it now, and you still have time to wander around?" Xing Haotian bellowed sternly, scaring the young girls into shrinking their necks. Yet deep in their hearts, they felt the distinct sensation of being disciplined by a commanding officer, inexplicably feeling as though Xing Haotian's tone resembled that of a drill instructor!

Could General Xing possibly be the drill instructor for their military training this time?

These young girls completed their own mental leaps and happily scurried back to their dormitories, excitedly sharing the news with their parents.

Meanwhile, Xing Haotian hurriedly pulled Wei Zi along, while Wei Zi dragged Zhou Xiaoya, quickly locating Dormitory 319.

At this moment, right outside the door of Dormitory 319, a stiff-bodied man and woman—one old, one young—were staring wide-eyed at this group of people.

"Major General Xing!" The old man snapped to attention and executed a military salute toward Xing Haotian.

"Chief of Staff Sheng!" Xing Haotian returned the salute, after which both relaxed and shook hands.

"Major General Xing, what a coincidence! Are you dropping off a relative?" Chief of Staff Sheng said warmly, never expecting that when he brought his granddaughter to school, he would actually run into General Xing.

His gaze sized up Wei Zi and Zhou Xiaoya, mentally forming an evaluation that they were entirely hothouse flowers incomparable to his granddaughter. He figured he would probably have to tell his granddaughter to look out for these two before he left.