C3 (1/2)
It was a rainy morning, so the color of the rain added a bit of charm to the ancient town. The morning sun slowly rose, bringing a brand-new day. The fresh air caressed his face, making the passersby feel even more comfortable.
However, there were also a few people who were not in the same group, such as Fan Mu. He was still frowning as he thought about how to find the Frigid Grass. At this moment, all sorts of shouts could be heard in the little town, but they did not enter Fan Mu's ears.
The noise pulled Fan Mu out of his thoughts. He raised his head and looked at the situation, ”This is …” He had no interest in the alleyway, but a familiar back made him suspicious, so he walked over, ”Fan Qing, what are you doing?”
Fan Qin was dressed in a blue outfit today, with his hair combed to look like an adult's. His straight hair made him even more spirited, and he was probably going to school today to dress up to hook up with girls.
At this moment, he was staring at the house in the crowd, and Fan Mu's greeting was ignored right next to his ears.
It was only when Fan Mu walked past him and lightly patted his shoulder that he reacted. ”Brother!”
”Hm? What are you reading? Why are you so focused? I usually see you reading books but you don't look like this.” Fan Mu didn't forget to spit on the ground.
”Uh, just watching the show. I heard that this house was robbed. The identity of the thief is not small!” The stolen house was the home of a famous wealthy merchant. The reason why it was famous was not because of wealth, but because of the craftiness of its business methods. It was famous throughout the Tong City, or even the entire land of the Nine Prefectures.
Fan Qin, as an inspirational businessman, was not used to it. He often said, ”The way of doing business is based on people.” After losing her humanity, the most advantageous thing was still the kind of situation where rats crossed the street and people started shouting about. Because of this, most of the people in the surrounding area came to watch the show.
”Then how do you know the identity of the thief? Did he leave a note saying my father was something or other? ” Fan Mu was speechless. He knew quite a few famous Jade Cultivators, but he had never heard of such a thing.
Brother, this is your ignorance, ”Fan Qing laughed out loud, pointing to Chen Ziluo's plaque.” Look, isn't there a peacock feather on the plaque, and the design on the tail should be like the wind, it should be the legendary wind, Xu Ruo Lin, the movement like thunder, the strange thief with a cold face like the shadows, not only does he have extraordinary thief skills, I heard that his cultivation in the spirit elements is also extremely high, and he once stole a treasure from the palace, but until now, nobody has seen him before, so he became a mystery.
Just as Fan Qin was excitedly explaining, a loud voice came from outside the crowd.
”Make way, make way, don't stand in the way. I'm talking about you, get lost!” A few people in official uniform walked over and tore a big hole in the crowd. Then, they said to a fat guy in the crowd, ”You are Chen Zihao, right? Did you report him as your official?” the leader asked.
That's right, that's right, my lord, you have to be my judge, ”Chen Zihao seemed to be very excited, as if he had met his savior, and hurriedly bowed twice to the leader, immediately beginning to recount the situation,” My lord, this morning, after my servant woke up and shouted loudly, he actually found that my safe had been stolen, that's why my lord came over to investigate.
”So, tell me, what did you drop?” The leader had an arrogant expression, giving off the impression that he wasn't afraid of the heavens or the earth, but he could only scare off the citizens who had never seen the world!
”Alright, alright, I was scared to death at that time. When I turned around and looked, my mother was already dead. My small bottle of Flower Dew Water is gone!” Fatty Chen scratched his head, looking extremely innocent and anxious.
”Ha ha-ha ha,” when they heard that the flower dew was gone, the surrounding people all laughed, ”What brand of flower dew is this? Could it be the legendary Eight Gods Flower Dew? ” Someone from the crowd jeered.
”You're not allowed to laugh, a group of people who have never seen the real world,” the leader said as he walked over, the others all shook their heads, then he continued, ”Chen Zihao, continue talking. Tell us more details, what are your flower dew water?”
”Yes, my dewdrops are priceless treasures!” The person next to her laughed again, ”My family has an epiphyllum forest, growing it every other day. This way, when the season comes to an end, there will be an epiphyllum flower that blooms every other night, but this little one collects the flower dew that appears every night, and even made a good jar for it using wood type jade. This kind of flower dew has the effect of prolonging the life of the flower after 600 days of collecting it, this little one has already collected it for 598 days, this little one's life is really bitter. ”Why? Why was it so close to being stolen?!”
”Why? What science can't solve, it's all a matter of character. ” Fan Qin laughed in the crowd.
”Luck?” What do you think of my character? When I saw that the old granny went to help me up, I saw that there were beggars along the way who went to pay the silver taels. My character is not good enough! ”Who are you!” Chen ZIhao was angry, he turned around and stared straight at Fan Qin who interrupted him.
”Alright, stop talking!” The leader interrupted Chen ZIhao, he wasn't here to listen to Chen ZIhao's nonsense, he sized up the people present and spoke in a stern voice, as if he was a famous detective, ”You guys check carefully to see if he left anything behind …”
”Oh, by the way, that person left a feather, I don't dare to take it down …” Chen ZIhao suddenly remembered something and said.
”What?!” Feather? But peacock feathers? ” When the leader heard this, he hurriedly started searching, hoping that it wasn't that person. Otherwise, he really wouldn't be able to find him!
”Yeah. It's right on the signboard. Did the lord not see it? ” Chen ZIhao was stunned for a moment, then pulled the leader outside. He pointed at the door plaque, which astonishingly displayed a peacock feather.
”Cough, cough …” The leader awkwardly coughed and said, ”Of course I saw it! I thought there were other feathers! ”
”Oh, oh.” Chen Zihao told the leader, and hurriedly answered. On the other hand, the surrounding spectators burst into laughter.
”Hehe, hehe, Chen Zihao, I can see that you are destined to never come back,” Fan Qing laughed in the crowd. Worry was forced out of his face, which made Fan Mu laugh as well, ”Let's not talk about the power of this thief who stole your item. ”Just look at this case, there's no hope at all.”
”What did you say!” The leader of the group could tell that Fan Qin was laughing at him, and his face was full of anger. If Fan Qin wasn't in the middle of the crowd and it wasn't convenient for him to drag him out, he would have already rushed over!
”Alright, alright, alright. Just pretend I didn't say anything. Bro, let's go. If you don't go to the academy now, you'll be late.” Fan Qin's fake begging caused everyone to laugh. He turned around and pulled Fan Mu along as he prepared to leave.
When they arrived at his house, Fan Mu remembered that he had to explain to his aunt why he was going to the pharmacy. He had no choice but to say that Cao Cao had arrived and that the Redbud had long since reached his door. He asked, ”Are you alright? Did your injuries worsen when you went to the pharmacy? Let me have a look.”
”Ah, it's nothing. Our teacher has been coughing for the past few days. He told me to bring some licorice for him. I'm fine!” An idea came to Fan Mu's mind.
”Then you …” Redbud wanted to ask why she didn't bring anything back. ”Mom, if we don't go to the academy now, I'll be late.” Fan Qin became a little impatient. Redbud thought about it for a moment before shaking her hand, ”It's all your fault for dawdling. Quickly eat and go to the academy.”
The school in Tong City was built in the mountains, and said that it could better grasp the power of the five elements in a natural environment. There was only a very narrow mountain road leading to the academy, and the dense branches were so crowded that only two people could walk side by side.
As he walked out of the woods, Fan Mu arrived at the mountain road leading to the academy. He saw that there was a subtle change in the silence on the mountain road today, the quiet was replaced by the rhythmic stomping of the ground, and Haohao Tang's Knights walked forward in neat steps. Fan Mu slapped his head, and finally understood that the annual student recruitment plan had started.
The road was narrow, so Fan Mu had no choice but to follow behind the procession. Thanks to their timely exit, they happened to enter the academy at the right time.
Amidst the ruckus, Fan Mu hurriedly returned to his seat. The moment he sat down, he saw Dean Ding Chen and his men enter. The two people next to him seemed to have quite a background.
He coughed twice and said, ”Quiet, the two standing on my right are the heads of the Nine Regions Royal Academy, this is the Great Lieutenant Xu Guang, and this is the Vice Principal of the Royal Academy, Liu Cheng. These days, they will be evaluating the overall situation of each student, deciding on the order of the test in the future, and finally, I announce that this year, the Nine Regions Royal Academy has decided to recruit three people from our academy.
After he finished speaking, the crowd went into an uproar. Some people grumbled that there were only three people who would be recruited by next year, while others discussed why the Vice Principal was so young and bustling with noise and excitement.
”Quiet, the teacher is here. You guys continue with the class. Don't affect the teacher because of the recruitment, or else you'll be served.” The principal had no choice but to speak up when he saw that the commotion was unbearable.
This was an elemental energy class. Usually, teachers would talk about some boring theories, but today was different. When Hou Jun walked into the classroom with his bags of stuff, the students' eyes shone with a strange light.