Chapter 59 He Wasn’t on the Hero List!

“Big brother Wu Man, you can’t say something like that. Perhaps Li Muyang is really on the Hero List, right?”

“That’s right. At that time, Li Muyang will amaze all of us with his single, brilliant feat…”

“Hey, hey, how can you bully Li Muyang like this? You want him to be on the Hero List, but won’t it be harder than making a sow climb on a tree? Li Muyang, don’t listen to them. I believe that you can never get on the list.”

Li Sinian stepped in front of Li Muyang and glared menacingly at Wu Man, saying, “Bastard, do you want to get a beating again?”

To be frank, Wu Man was more or less afraid of Li Sinian. Last time, after the group of boys bullied Li Muyang, Li Sinian intercepted them on their way home. However, she was greeted by the group of ecstatic boys who were full of confidence and pride. At that time, Li Sinian was like a little white rabbit who actively threw itself at the mouths of a bunch of big bad wolves.

But as it happened, this little white rabbit badly battered the group of big bad wolves who then did not dare to show up in front of Li Muyang for many days.

“Li Sinian, I tell you what. We are in school. If you dare to lay your hands on us, the school will not let you go easily,” Wu Man threatened while staring at Li Sinian.

He then landed his eyes on Li Muyang’s face and said, “Li Muyang, do you want a girl to protect you throughout your life?”

Upon hearing that Li Sinian reached out again, intending to hit him, but Li Muyang stopped her.

Li Muyang stared at Wu Man and said, “She is my sister. Surely, she will always stick up for me.”

Wu Man burst out laughing and said, “Li Muyang, how can you say such shameless words?”

“Whenever she is bullied, I will do the same thing for her,” Li Muyang said with a smile, glancing at Li Sinian. Li Sinian responded with a sweet grin.

“But isn’t that funnier? Li Muyang, you can’t even protect yourself. Do you think you have the right to say that you can protect your sister?” Wu Man said with disdain.

“I’ve become very powerful now,” Li Muyang said seriously.

“Idiot.” Wu Man felt that he had seen a madman. Who would say that he himself had become mighty? “Dare you punch me?” Wu Man said.

Bang!

Li Muyang gave Wu Man a punch on the nose.

Crack!

The bridge of his nose made a crisp sound, and his face was covered with blood.

Wu Man was stunned, so were his friends.

They didn’t expect Li Muyang would dare to make a move. After all, when they pressed him on the ground and rode him as if he were a lamb, he hadn’t resisted at all.

“Li Muyang…” Wu Man finally realized what had happened. He put out his hand to cover his nose, and his blood kept dripping from the gaps between fingers. He shouted angrily, “How dare you hit me?”

Li Muyang shrugged. He looked at Wu Man and said, “But you asked me to do so…”

“Did you beat me only because I asked you to do so?”

“You have bullied me before, but still, I’d like to show you some respect.”

“Brothers, go beat him up!”

Li Sinian took one step ahead and stood before Li Muyang, shouting with anger, “Who dares?”

Every one of them took a step backward and stared vigilantly at Li Sinian, who was ready to make her move at any time.

“Let’s talk nicely, everybody…” one of the guys said.

“That’s right. How can you start a fight in a fit of temper?” another guy added.

“It’s extremely rude to fight at the school gate. Such behavior is absolutely disgraceful…” The third guy despised Li Sinian for resorting to force.

“Fools,” Li Sinian said and smiled coldly.

At this moment, the crowd suddenly became noisy.

Under the protection of the school guards, Lin Zheng’en, the school principal, strode toward the Hero Platform.

Everyone knew that he was going to post the Hero List.

“I know that you all are looking forward to seeing the list, as am I. You should be proud of yourselves. Beyond that, not only I but also your school is proud of you,” the school principal, Lin Zheng’en, announced loudly on the high platform, “I sincerely hope that every candidate of our school can get a good result and see their name on the Hero List!”

Loud applause exploded from the crowd.

The atmosphere at the scene was even more lively. Numerous candidates and their parents applauded and cheered, waiting excitedly for the announcement of the list.

Lin Zheng’en waved his hand and declared, “Open the Hero List!”

There was a sound of rustling.

A giant red silk banner that was more than ten meters long was unfolded and then was hung on the black wall.

When the Hero List was fastened to the wall, everyone looked up to see the names on the top of the list.

The names on the top of the list were the names of students being admitted to Xifeng University: Cui Xiaoxin, Li Haoming, and Zhang Bi.

Cui Xiaoxin, who was always the first of her grade on each exam, had always been the top student in the school. Her name had stayed at the top of the academic performance list for years, and almost no one could surpass her.

When Li Muyang saw that Cui Xiaoxin’s name was on the top of the Hero List as he had expected, he genuinely felt happy for her.

Everyone knew that she would undoubtedly be in such a position. Also, she had said that she would go to Xifeng University more than once. But Li Muyang still felt it was a happy moment when he finally saw her name on the Hero List.

Li Haoming had always been in second place in his grade, so it was expected that he would be admitted to Xifeng University.

The name “Zhang Bi” seemed to be a little strange to others, but Li Muyang knew that she was a very gentle girl who had always kept a low profile. In the past, she had never been in the top ten of her grade. She, who got such a great result, was a dark horse of the Liberal-arts Exam. Zhang Bi must have performed perfectly in the exam so that she could get such a great result which surprised everyone.

“Oh my god, I got into Xifeng University! I got into Xifeng University!”

“Ah, I have been admitted to Jiangnan University…”

“I can go to Shiling Academy!”

Wu Man was searching for his name on the list, his eyes sparkling.

Finally, he found his name in the middle part of the list. Regardless of his bleeding nose, he waved his arms and shouted, “I got into Southeast Academy! I got into Southeast Academy…”

Southeast Academy was also a good school. It seemed that Wu Man had also done a good job in the Liberal-arts Exam.

One after another, the people around screamed. Some of them were delighted because they got into their ideal universities. Some people cried out, feeling sad for their failure.

Li Muyang fixed his eyes on the top of the list. He wanted to go to Xifeng University, but his name was not on the admission list of Xifeng University.

This meant that he couldn’t go to Capital Heaven, and he couldn’t go to Xifeng University, either.

Li Muyang’s eyes were out of focus, and his face grew paler and paler.

“I failed to keep the appointment with her,” Li Muyang murmured.

“Brother, don’t worry.” Li Sinian’s face was full of anxiety. While comforting Li Muyang, she quickly searched for Li Muyang’s name on the huge list. “It doesn’t matter. Even if you can’t go to Xifeng University, you can go to other schools. You worked so hard and will get into an excellent university. You can go to Capital Heaven, and you can go to see Sister Xiaoxin…”

Li Muyang slightly shook his head and said with a smile, “Forget it. I’ve also thought about this result.”

Li Muyang knew that he couldn’t be sad, because then those who cared about him would become even sadder. Li Sinian would be more sorrowful, and so would his parents.

He rubbed his nose with his fingers and pretended that he didn’t care about the result at all. While smiling, he said, “It doesn’t matter if I failed to go to Xifeng University. Anyway, I have now obtained the ability to learn. I can take the exam again next year. Haven’t you said that I’d better review my lessons for one more year and go to Xifeng University with you next year? Is that okay?”

“Okay.” Li Sinian began to cry, large drops of tears falling down her cheeks silently. She knew that although her brother said so, he must be very sad in his heart.

He had always been like this. Since he was a child, he had always worried that he would become a burden to his family. But he was very unwilling to bring any trouble to them.

He had never mentioned to his family that he had been bullied by his classmates.

When he was beaten so badly that his head was bleeding, he would only tell them that he had accidentally bumped into a corner.

Li Muyang felt that he was born a burden, so he tried his best to let his family worry less about him.

To get into Xifeng University, he had made furious efforts, but still, he failed.

What was worse, Li Sinian had finished searching the whole Hero List, and she had not found her brother’s name.

That was to say, no famous university had accepted Li Muyang in the empire.

Li Muyang wasn’t on the Hero List!