Two hours later.
After waking up, Zhao Fan, refreshed as usual, came to the kitchen to look for something to eat.
As a result, when I was about to arrive, I suddenly realized that something was not right in the atmosphere. Logically speaking, at this time, the daily training of the girls and the two beasts had not ended yet, so the noise in the yard should be very noisy, but now, it was... There was a silence, so quiet that even the sound of leaves falling could be clearly heard.
"Um?"
Zhao Fan felt an inexplicable tremor in his heart, and quickly walked out of the house, only to see the girls, Long Baobao, and Yingying all looking disappointed. They were sitting on the training ground in silence. Only Liang Rui was nowhere to be seen. .
"What happened? Where is the teacher?"
Zhao Fan cast an inquiring look at them without knowing why.
"elder brother."
When Ning Xiyu saw Zhao Fan coming out, she stood up and came to the former, took out a storage ring and handed it over, "Here, this is what the teacher left."
"The teacher left...?"
Zhao Fan's vast eyes suddenly flashed with a hint of panic. Could it be that something unexpected happened to Liang Rui just after taking a nap?
"The teacher also asked us to tell you." Ning Xiyu's eyes flashed with mist, and she almost cried, "Forgive him for leaving without saying goodbye."
"Farewell without saying goodbye."
When Zhao Fan heard this, he was relieved at first, as long as nothing happened, but then he realized what he was doing and stared at the storage ring held by Ning Xiyu's fingertips. Doesn't it mean that the person who has been with him day and night for a year has been deeply troubled? Is the teacher who nurtured me really gone? !
"No way, no way."
Zhao Fan shook his head repeatedly and did not pick up the storage ring left by Liang Rui because he could not accept this unexpected fact for a while.
Liang Rui, without even saying hello beforehand, actually left without saying goodbye!
In the courtyard, the depressive atmosphere became increasingly intense.
Finally, Zhao Fan sighed, reached out and picked up the storage ring from Ning Xiyu's hand, and said, "Wait for me for a while."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Fan opened the courtyard door and went to Dean Shangguan's house.
The other party, as if expecting his arrival, stood outside the gate.
"Dean Shangguan."
After Zhao Fan bowed, he asked impatiently: "Do you know where the teacher has gone?"
"I don't know."
Dean Shangguan looked up at the sky, shook his head and sighed: "I only know that Liang Rui has done something extremely important to him."
"Then when will you come back?"
Zhao Fan's heart sank, and he asked feebly as if his strength had been drained.
"The return date has not yet been determined."
Dean Shangguan said solemnly: "Maybe soon, maybe for a long time."
The only one who knew the inside story, what he didn't say was that the greater possibility was that he would never come back!
"oh."
Zhao Fan said no more, lowered his head and stroked the ring, then turned around and returned to his house.
Along the way, he forgot what he was feeling at that time. He just remembered that every step was extremely long. This feeling was like a young eagle being pushed up into the boundless sky by its powerful wings. It made him accustomed to it. Zhao Fan has a teacher who reminds him all the time and finds it difficult to adapt.
Scenes after ascending to the Yuan Realm until now, and every moment of getting along with the teacher with a paralyzed expression, emerged in Zhao Fan's mind...
Unknowingly, Zhao Fan's forehead hit the courtyard door. He suddenly came to his senses and whispered: "Teacher, take care."
…
When the girls and the two beasts saw Zhao Fan coming back, they all raised their heads and looked at him. After observing that his expression was normal, they no longer worried.
Zhao Fan smiled carelessly on the surface, "Are you done with today's training? If not, continue."
The girls and the two beasts stood up in unison and practiced individually, just like Liang Rui did at this moment.
Afterwards, Zhao Fan returned to the room alone, and with a thought, he refined the storage ring of the ownerless thing.
At this moment, there was a thick cloud of mystery in Zhao Fan's heart. He couldn't figure out why the teacher left so suddenly without saying goodbye. Before today, there was no sign.
After his soul alchemy skills had steadily reached the threshold of the prefectural level, the teacher chose to leave on this day. This showed that the other party had planned for a long time and was not a sudden decision.
The next moment.
Zhao Fan's life force swept into the space inside the ring, allowing him to perceive it completely at a glance.
There are white scrolls piled neatly in a pile. Some are yellowish in color as if they are old, some are still new, and some have cracked edges without affecting the fundamentals.
It's Danfang.
There are thirty-seven kinds in total, all of which are earth-grade elixirs. There is even a scroll recording the heaven-grade elixir prescriptions. There is an untouched seal on it. Even Liang Rui has not seen the truth of this scroll. face.
Next to it, there is also a stack of prescriptions, but they are handwritten.
The number is relatively much larger, almost hundreds of elixir recipes. Their levels pale in comparison with the first stack. They are all Yuan-level and Xuan-level elixir recipes.
An alchemist must not only master high-level alchemy formulas, but also the significance of low-level alchemy formulas is indispensable. This is equivalent to basic skills and is used most frequently.
After all, it's impossible for a financial sponsor to come to you every day to refine high-level elixirs.
If low-level elixirs are controlled to the extreme, wherever the people are, there will be a market.
In front of the two stacks of pill prescriptions, there was a letter lying quietly, "My disciple Zhao Fan personally opened it."
With a thought, Zhao Fan took the new letter from the storage ring into his hand and carefully opened the lacquer seal as if he regarded it as a treasure.
Just a few lines.
But Zhao Fan looked at it over and over again for an hour. Liang Rui's feelings and expectations for him were revealed between the lines...
As for the back of the paper, it is Liang Rui's tailor-made training plan for the girls and the two beasts, which will last for ten years before it becomes obsolete and abandoned.
It wasn't until Zhao Fan looked away from the letter that he realized that his eyes were moist.
Zhao Fan couldn't help but use his fingertips to squeeze the letter left by the teacher tightly. After a long time, he slowly loosened it, put it back in the envelope and put it in the Lingxiao Palace of Liusha Pagoda.
"Teacher, what happened to you that you didn't even mention to your disciples?"
Zhao Fan lay on the bed, looking up at the beams, puzzled. He had an intuition that the teacher had most likely walked into a huge whirlpool on his own initiative, and he knew that if he found out about his character, he would definitely get involved, so that was why he was like this.
Not only that, even the communication mark between Liang Rui and him was unilaterally lifted by the former. In other words, Zhao Fan's chance of contacting the teacher no longer exists...
…
Throughout the night, Zhao Fan did not leave the bedroom.
And in the early morning of the next day, he opened the door with a calm face and saw the women and the two beasts outside the corridor.
"Brother Fan...are you okay?" Xiao Diao asked softly and tentatively.
"Calm down."
Zhao Fan waved his hand and said with a smile: "However, don't think that if the teacher leaves, you won't have to endure the hardships like before. He specifically left a plan that is valid for ten years."
"ah?!"
"Valid for ten years?"
"It's over, it's over."
The girls and the two beasts thought they were out of the sea of suffering, but they did not expect that the training in hell mode would continue for ten years.
"When we go to the realm of Nirvana, I will give the training plan to Seventeen." Zhao Fan said while thinking: "Let her replace the teacher and keep an eye on you."
"Well……"
There was a cry in the corridor.
After breakfast, Zhao Fan asked the girls and the two beasts to train according to the plan, and even pretended to leave a wooden figure behind, which he called the surveillance eye. In fact, it was just an ordinary piece of wood. Its presence was like Zhao Fan's personal presence, and the women and the two beasts did not dare to be lazy.
Next, Zhao Fan left the house.
He transformed a soul mask on his face and came to the students' dormitory area as if nothing had happened. With the pass-like ring, he arrived at the dormitory that he had been away from for a long time.
After placing the key on the array ring and pushing the door open, Zhao Fan saw his bed, which was spotless and tidy, not even a speck of dust.
Xu Kun, on the other hand, was lying on the No. 2 bunk with his arms and legs spread out, snoring loudly.
It is worth mentioning that Xu Kun's handsome face was covered with a thick beard, and he had obviously experienced an all-out fight.
Zhao Fan didn't wake him up, so he just sat on the No. 1 bunk and waited patiently.
About to burn a stick of incense.
Xu Kun opened his eyes suddenly as if there was an alarm clock in his consciousness. After he got up, he saw the familiar figure at the first sight. He rubbed his eyes and asked in disbelief: "Everyone elder brother?"
"Kunzi, you are finally awake."
Zhao Fan smiled and said, "Do you have any classes today?"
"No." Xu Kun shook his head.
"I guess so, otherwise how could you have gotten up so late?" Zhao Fan slapped the other person's beard and said, "We haven't seen each other for a few days, who are you fighting again?"
"Ha ha."
Xu Kun laughed as if there was no one around and woke up some roommates who were still sleeping, but no one dared to protest. Now his status in the dormitory is that of the well-deserved eldest brother!
Zhao Fan asked in confusion: "Is there some happy event?"
"You can't guess." Xu Kun flipped his palm and took out a razor. He explained while shaving: "In the ranking competition, I made it to the top ten."
"Congratulations."
Zhao Fan smiled and nodded.
"If you want to participate, you will definitely knock out the first place." Xu Kun said thoughtfully: "What, do you want to give it a try? Then you can win the qualification for the core competition two days later and directly win the first place?"
"No."
Zhao Fan shrugged with no interest. Having experienced such storms as the Battle of the Tomb Palace and the Battle of Building Yezhou Palace, he looked back at the student competition at the Black Sand Academy as if it were a child's play.
If Zhao Fan really ends up participating in the competition, even if he doesn't use the soul method, he will be the leading one among the many students at the Ziyuan level based on his genuine late Xuan level!
"That's such a shame."
Xu Kun sighed regretfully, "Recently, Liu Jinghong has been in too much limelight. In addition to being a close relative of the domain lord, his rank has also jumped to the late Xuan level. I heard that this guy has already spoken out. I want to win the first place in the core competition and use the reward as a proposal gift for Chen Chuner..."
"Depend on!"
Zhao Fan said in a daze: "Is this Liu Jinghong not finished yet?"
"yes."
Xu Kun said helplessly: "I'm so angry. I challenged him in the Qingtian Tower, but in less than one move, I was crushed and unable to fight back. By the way, this core competition is different from the past. The biggest difference.”
"What's the difference?" Zhao Fan asked doubtfully.
"According to Liu Jinghong." Xu Kun said expectantly: "On that day, the Lord of the Luangu Territory will come to the academy in person to watch the competition. In addition to the Territory Lord, there are also many powerful people in the domain or He is a core figure."
"Can this courtyard-level core competition really attract a lot of big guys in the region?" Zhao Fan didn't quite believe it.
"Yeah, I'm confused too." Xu Kun shook his head.
"It would be interesting if it were true."
An intriguing smile appeared on Zhao Fan's lips, and he said with a smile: "Liu Jinghong wants to get this limelight, I'm afraid he is doomed to be disappointed."
"Oh? Brother Fan, have you finally changed your mind and decided to participate in the Core Competition?" Xu Kun excitedly grabbed the opponent's shoulders.
"No."
Zhao Fan disappeared in a flash, but his voice reached Xu Kun's ears, "Don't worry, the first place in this core competition is none other than Chun'er, and the second place is mine. I’ll make a reservation for you in advance!”
