Seeing Jiang Yan's serious apology and his steady and solemn posture, Ouyang Xiuya said nothing. She just pointed at the audience casually and motioned for Jiang Yan to find a place to sit down first.
"Perfect performance."
Jiang Yan secretly admired, he felt that he had figured out the correct way to communicate with Ouyang Xiuya.
He strode to the hall, glanced around, and was suddenly startled. Jiang Yan actually saw the chief disciple Lan Xin in the hall.
Without hesitation, Jiang Yan walked over, sat down slowly next to Lan Xin, and smiled at her:
"Long time no see, senior sister!"
"I didn't expect you to also practice fire attribute cultivation methods."
Because of her previous embarrassing experience, Lan Xin was deeply impressed by Jiang Yan. She first glanced in the direction of Ouyang Xiuya, then lowered her head and whispered:
"No, today Teacher Ouyang is talking about the knowledge of making utensils, so I came to listen."
"Huh? It seems that I haven't seen you in the school for a long time?"
That's because I've never been here before, and of course you can't see me, Jiang Yan said silently.
After that, the two of them didn't speak anymore. Lan Xin was carefully absorbing the knowledge Ouyang Xiuya said with a focused expression, while Jiang Yan was trying to integrate into the atmosphere of the school.
But what confused him was that what Ouyang Xiuya taught him this time was the knowledge of "instrument master", and he had no foundation in this field at all.
But this does not prevent him from "acting" to listen carefully.
Jiang Yan straightened his back and leaned back slightly on the chair. His eyes were always fixed on Ouyang Xiuya.
In the quiet and silent hall of the school, Ouyang Xiuya's cold voice flowed slowly like a stream:
"The materials used to make the Hanshuang meditation pen include the lower limbs of the weird golden cicada, one liang of lead frost, two liang of sun ginseng liquid, half a liang of plum black, and three liang of brocade flower branches..."
"The production process requires warriors with a level of True Qi Realm or above, and coordination with the energy in the body..."
"The effect of the meditation pen is... after being activated, it can suffocate and disperse the spirit of living creatures within a range of three feet. It is an auxiliary weapon against enemies..."
Half an hour later, Ouyang Xiuya stopped imparting knowledge. She put away her belongings and turned to leave.
After she left, most people also left the lobby and walked in different directions, but some people exchanged today's knowledge here with a rigorous and serious attitude.
Jiang Yan stood up slowly. He waited for Lan Xin to pack her belongings and followed her out of the red and green building.
The breeze blew as the two walked on the bluestone road. Jiang Yan was not polite. He briefly explained his affairs and asked her about the recent changes in the school.
"You really...have such a good opportunity here."
Lan Xin's tone was suffocating. She didn't expect that after Jiang Yan passed the exam and entered the school, he didn't come to study for a day. In her opinion, Jiang Yan was a waste of resources here. The teachings of powerful warriors were also a kind of precious resources.
After a few breaths of silence, Lan Xin said:
"The school has indeed changed. The most important changes are two points. First, students are required to master and learn an auxiliary skill, such as making talismans, refining elixirs, growing medicinal materials, making utensils... These will also be assessed later. within range.”
"The second point is that the school has designed a minimum threshold for assessment. Those who cannot pass the assessment will be removed from the Baiyang School."
Assessment limits? Quit and leave?
Jiang Yan was silent for a few moments, digesting the meaning of Lan Xin's words. For him, the martial arts assessment was fine, but the so-called auxiliary skills were a bit painful.
"Did Senior Sister choose to learn the knowledge of 'instrument master'?"
"Yes." Lan Xin nodded slightly and said, "I am very interested in various instruments with mysterious abilities..."
The two of them walked and chatted. After talking about other things, they separated at a fork in the road. Jiang Yan silently watched Lan Xin's figure slowly disappear into a garden.
"Auxiliary skills? Instrument master?"
He stopped where he was, lost in thought.
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After leaving the school, Jiang Yan went to the nearby Tianyuan Pavilion and bought a batch of blood pills for Lu Lu. In addition, he also found Yaxing and proposed the intention of purchasing a large mansion.
After dealing with these trivial matters, it was already approaching dusk. Jiang Yan pondered for a moment, then turned and walked towards Ying Mansion. Taking advantage of this little time, he wanted to visit Ying Tianjiao.
After walking for two-quarters of an hour, Jiang Yan came to a huge black square. On the other side of the square, there was a huge group of gray-white buildings. When Jiang Yan looked up, he could clearly see a tall spire tower.
This is Yiluo Pagoda, a landmark building in Yingfu.
Jiang Yan carefully looked at this tall tower with the ancient style of his previous life for a while, then Weiran sighed softly and walked to the door of Yingfu.
After revealing his identity and purpose, someone soon led him into the interior of Ying Mansion. He walked along the white masonry road with red and blue patterns. After walking for a quarter of an hour, he saw Ying Ying in a large and spacious house. Genius.
"Did you...have your blood sucked?"
The Ying Tianjiao in front of him had a haggard figure, a pale face, saggy skin, and even a few clumps of white hair. Jiang Yan only knew that he had narrowly escaped death, but he did not expect that it would be so miserable.
He was previously worried that Ying Tianjiao would commit suicide again, but now it seems that he may not have this ability in the short term.
"It's more than just Qi and blood!"
Ying Tianjiao pointed to the chair and asked Jiang Yan to sit down. He coughed loudly and said weakly:
"Not only my energy and blood, but also my cultivation and lifespan have been absorbed."
It was so dangerous, but you still wanted to explore again afterwards. Jiang Yan silently complained that he had never noticed before that Ying Tianjiao actually had this kind of death-seeking trait.
"When will you recover?"
"About half a month." Ying Tianjiao said with a bitter smile, "Of course, only the energy and blood are restored. The cultivation level needs to be rebuilt, and the longevity cannot be replenished."
How miserable!
Jiang Yan shook his head slightly, considered carefully and said:
"Brother Ying, since that secret place is so dangerous, you'd better not go there. Although the opportunity is great, life is more important."
"Some things are not worth it."
When Ying Tianjiao heard this, he was silent for a while. After a while, he smiled bitterly in a low voice, "I know that in my current state, I can't go anywhere."
"Then what happened to you the past few days?" Jiang Yan was referring to Ying Tianjiao's invitation to continue exploring the secret place afterwards.
"Alas..." Ying Tian's face became even more bitter.
His pupils suddenly shrank, which was the body's natural stress response when recalling something terrifying.
"Brother Jiang, do you know...the evil god?" Ying Tianjiao suddenly asked.
"Brother Ying, are you referring to super-level weirdness? Could it be that the secret place you encountered this time is related to super-level?" Jiang Yan asked.
If this is the case, then Ying Tianjiao is really lucky.
"It should just be related to the super level." Ying Tianjiao's face turned pale, and he pursed his lips tightly, "Originally, I thought that what I encountered was an ancient evil spirit. After I escaped using equipment, the matter was settled."
"But I didn't expect that a month after this incident happened, I was possessed by an inexplicable force. First, my energy, blood, cultivation, and finally my longevity were all sucked away by this force."
"If my grandfather hadn't taken action in time, it would have been dangerous. Even so, I would still have to lie down for half a month!"
It turns out that there are so many follow-ups afterwards.
The two continued chatting for a while, and then the sky darkened. They declined Tianjiao's invitation to stay for a meal. Jiang Yan once again asked him to live a good life and cultivate himself, then stood up and left.
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