C128 (1/2)
Until the end of the banquet, Hong Ling had not revealed his skills to the masses, which made the originally somewhat expectant Su Yu and Qingyao a little disappointed. In reality, Hong Ling did not know what performance he should be performing. Although he had the memories of Hong Fu and Na Luo, he didn't have the time to properly cultivate. From the moment he woke up in the Witch Clan Palace, he had been rushing over to the capital's Tianqi City. Right now, what he wanted to do the most was to hurry over to Jixia Academy and search for news regarding his father, the champion,.
The next morning, when Hong Ling woke up, he found Su Yu, Xiao Tao and Qingyao waiting for him in the hall. The youth hurriedly washed up. Following that, when everyone had eaten their well-prepared breakfast, Canfeng drove a luxurious carriage to bring them to Jixia Academy.
When Hong Ling saw the dilapidated palace in front of him, he was stunned. Jixia Academy, to his knowledge, should have been incomparably magnificent, yet was this old and dilapidated palace complex in front of him really the once famous Jixia Academy? When the carriage arrived at the Academy, he did not even see anyone midway. Hong Ling did not see anyone guarding the gates, nor did he see anyone sweeping the ground with fallen leaves.
”Hong Ling, is this really the Jixia Academy from the legends?” Su Yu asked in surprise.
”Look at that signboard, isn't that Jixia Academy!?” Hong Ling pointed to the plaque at the palace gate, and said to Su Yu helplessly. He himself was suspecting something, but this Jixia Academy, being so big, had no other name than this family.
Everyone got off the carriage, and Hong Ling called Canfeng to drive the carriage back. He, Su Yu and his servant prepared to enter the palace together with Qingyao. However, before they could even enter, a spatial ripple suddenly surged in the empty space in front of the entrance of the academy. Fang Qian held onto a jug of wine and drunkenly appeared in front of the door and burped.
”Kid, why did you just arrive today?” Fang Qian squinted as he looked at the white-clothed youth in front of him, his face filled with suspicion. With your innate talent and cultivation, you shouldn't have been stuck at the Shiwan Mountain of the Demonic Beast, why are you only here today? ”
”Senior Fang, I'm really sorry to have been delayed by something on the way here for more than half a year. That's why I'm late!” Hong Ling bowed to Fang Qian and said respectfully.
”Forget it, forget it. Since we're already here, let's hurry up and go in.” Speaking of which, among the heaven's pride experts that I have invited, you seem to be the one who arrived at the academy at the latest! ” Fang Qian poured a mouthful of wine into his mouth. Suddenly, he seemed to have realized something terrifying, and stared at Qingyao who was standing in front of him in shock. He seemed to feel that he was seeing things, and rubbed his eyes again. After confirming that the young girl in front of him was Qingyao, he turned and tremblingly ran back into the palace.
”Senior Fang Qian, where are you going?” Qingyao said sweetly.
Fang Qian, who was planning to escape, shivered when he heard this. He turned around stiffly with a smile on his face that was even uglier than crying.
”Qing, Miss Qingyao, why do you want to return to the academy to take a look?” Fang Qian asked with a sullen face.
”Didn't I say it before? When I find a rich husband, I will return to the academy and renovate it. ”Well, I found a rich boyfriend, so I brought him back for a look!” Qingyao smiled, ”But from the looks of it, Senior Brother Fang Qian, you seem to be unwilling, could it be that you do not wish to see me?”
Not only Fang Qian, even Hong Ling staggered. A rich boyfriend? Refurbishing Jixia Academy? Hong Ling's entire being did not even have time to think. Did Qingyao want to pass himself off as her boyfriend to tell others that she was rich and was preparing to renovate her old home?
”Boyfriend?” Junior Sister Qingyao, the boyfriend you're talking about, he can't be talking about this Sir Hong Ling, right? ” Fang Qian looked at Hong Ling, and said: ”But Junior Sister, this Young Master is actually one of the people I invited to our Academy's trial, and is also a candidate to participate in Heaven Assembly. Furthermore, Sir Hong Ling has already agreed to join my Jixia Academy! ”
”Isn't that even better? Since that's the case, we'll be family from now on!” Qingyao said without care, ”Forget it, stop standing at the door, let's go in and talk, we are tired standing!”
She casually took out a token and threw it forward. Immediately, golden lines began to appear on the door. Crack, crack, crack. The giant door slowly opened. Hong Ling and Su Yu, the master and servant, looked at the sparse shadows inside the palace and were speechless.
”Senior Fang Qian, I wonder how many people have truly decided to join the academy this time?” Hong Ling could not help but ask.
”In fact, apart from you, no one else has made it clear that they want to join the academy!” Fang Qian sighed and said.
”That little?” Hong Ling was startled, he had not expected that in Jixia Academy's name, it would be difficult to attract other geniuses. He thought for a bit, suddenly thought of something, and asked: ”Senior, may I ask if my companions in Tianhuang City have arrived yet?”
”Are you talking about Lian Chengyu and the other four?” Fang Qian thought for a while and said: ”They are here, but they are not in the academy now. That's right, the Huang Tao who had a grudge with you died in the Shiwan Mountain, and both Lian Chengyu and Zhihuo were heavily injured by the demon clan's Aohan. Qiu Yu suffered a light injury and is currently recuperating with Heaven Medicine Pavilion! ”