After returning to Misty Rain Tower, Bi Zihan instructed Demon Scythe to pay close attention to the Fire Leopard Sect, then boarded a carriage with Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear, heading towards Nuoding City within the territory of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Inside the carriage, Bi Zihan played with the Misty Rain Token in his hand, leaning against the carriage and quietly closing his eyes to rest. Ghost Leopard and Demon Bear sat outside the carriage, driving it forward.
Looking at the road ahead, Ghost Leopard asked, " Zihan, are we going to the Heaven Dou Empire from the border, or are we going to cross the Star Dou Great Forest to reach the Heaven Dou Empire?"
"No rush, we can just go from the border. There's no need to cross the entire Star Dou Great Forest. Although the journey across the Star Dou Great Forest is shorter, we don't care about the time or the distance." Bi Zihan thought for a moment and decided not to let them cross the Star Dou Great Forest.
Others might not know, but Bi Zihan knew very well that the Emperor of the Star Dou Great Forest, the Sky Azure Bull Python, and the King, the Titan Giant Ape, were two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, who were at most just two gatekeepers.
The true ruler of the Star Dou Great Forest is the Silver Dragon King, Gu Yuena, who sleeps in the Lake of Life, and the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, Di Tian, who is the leader of the Ten Great Ferocious Beast.
As for the Sky Azure Bull Python, the Emperor of the Forest, Titan Giant Ape, the Forest King, they are merely gatekeepers in front of Gu Yuena Di Tian, though these two Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast are unaware of this.
Half a month later, in Nuoding City, Fasnuo Province, southwest of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Bi Zihan and his party's carriage traveled through the streets of Nuoding City.
" Fourth Enshrinement and Fifth Enshrinement, you two find a place to rest in Nuoding City. I'll wander around Nuoding City by myself." Bi Zihan lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked at the street outside.
" Zihan, should we follow you secretly, just in case anything unexpected happens?" Ghost Leopard suggested after thinking for a moment.
"No need. In a small Nuoding City, who could possibly hurt me? Besides, we've already arrived in the Heaven Dou Empire. Shouldn't the two elders take a proper rest?" Bi Zihan took out a mask and put it on his face, his voice calm.
"Haha, Zihan, we had no choice. We were just following orders. Besides, you're really unsettling to look at. If you were more ordinary-looking, we wouldn't have to keep an eye on you all the time." Demon Bear chuckled sheepishly, not really paying attention to Bi Zihan's words.
" Zihan, the two of us will wait for you at the Spirit Hall Branch. After you've finished exploring Nuoding City, come find us at the Spirit Hall Branch." Ghost Leopard thought for a moment, then stopped the carriage by the roadside and let Bi Zihan get off.
They had spent more than two years in the Star Luo Empire, so they knew Bi Zihan's personality quite well. Moreover, now that they were in the Heaven Dou Empire, there was no need to keep an eye on him all the time.
Bi Zihan stepped down from the carriage, pointed to the mask on his face with his finger, and felt quite helpless about what the Demon Bear had just said.
After all, looks are something you're born with, not something you can control. Even though I could easily make a living based on my appearance, I choose to rely on my abilities.
At the age of twelve, with Triple Martial Souls, one domain, and Soul Power Soul Ancestor of forty-eight, he had every reason to be proud. In fact, whether in terms of talent or strength, he was more than capable of sweeping aside all the younger generation on the continent.
Bi Zihan walked through the streets of Nuoding City and soon arrived at the gate of the Nuoding Academy.
He casually tossed a Gold Soul Coin to the gatekeeper and then walked straight into the Nuoding Academy, searching for the rabbit within the academy.
Walking through the Nuoding Academy, you can hear the students around you discussing the duel between the work-study students and the college's leader in the back mountain.
"Those work-study students are really overestimating themselves, daring to challenge Boss Xiao sixth-grader. I guess we won't see any work-study students tomorrow."
"You can't say that. The work-study students have their reasons for daring to challenge the little tyrant of our college. I heard that a new first-year student has joined the work-study program; she's a little girl, and she's very capable..."
After listening to their conversation, Bi Zihan thought for a moment and then headed towards the back of the mountain.
Whether the little rabbit I'm looking for is in the back mountain of the academy or not, I'll find out by going and taking a look. The academy isn't that big; as long as she's in the academy, I'll always be able to find her.
When Bi Zihan arrived at the back mountain, he saw two groups standing opposite each other, both dressed in the Nuoding Academy uniforms, and the leader of one of them was the little rabbit he was looking for.
The other person in charge looked vaguely familiar, but he couldn't quite place where he'd seen him before. He didn't pay much attention, figuring someone he couldn't remember couldn't be important.
Bi Zihan leaned against an ancient tree, toying with the Misty Rain Token in his hand, quietly watching the duel ahead.
Before him, each of the two teams sent out ten people to duel, but the work-study students were clearly not as strong, and they had already fallen into a disadvantageous position after just one exchange.
As time went by, Bi Zihan couldn't help but be a little surprised. This little rabbit seemed to be quite strong. With only the strength of One-Ring Soul Master, it was already fighting a ten-on-one battle.
Although eight out of the ten students didn't have Soul Ring, winning a ten-on-one battle was already quite an achievement. However, considering that the little rabbit was a 100,000-year-old Soul Beast, not a six-year-old girl, it wasn't surprising.
After the duel ended, Bi Zihan threw the Misty Rain Token in his hand towards Xiao Wu.
While Xiao Wu was receiving compliments from the students around her, she suddenly felt a strong gust of wind coming towards her. Without hesitation, she turned her body to the side and reached out to grab the unidentified object that was attacking her.
"Who dares to ambush your Sister Xiao Wu!" Xiao Wu turned her head towards the direction from which the strong wind came and saw Bi Zihan leaning against the ancient tree.
"Keep the Misty Rain Token safe. If you lose it again, there's no guarantee someone will bring it back to you," Bi Zihan said, then turned and walked towards the back of the mountain.
Xiao Wu was taken aback upon hearing this. She looked down at the Misty Rain Token in her hand, her eyes instantly lighting up. She quickly caught up with him, saying, "Wait, I need your help with something!"
"What's wrong? What is it?" Upon hearing this, Bi Zihan stopped in his tracks and turned to look at Xiao Wu, who had caught up with him.
Xiao Wu took out two Copper Soul Coin from her pocket and placed them in front of Bi Zihan, saying, "I have no money left. You once said that I could ask you to do three things with the Paper Rain Token, so this is my first request!"
"Sure, how much do you need?" Bi Zihan looked at Xiao Wu in front of him, not really paying attention to what she was saying.