Chapter 32

Ji Ruo Feng was very curious.

Who exactly was this suddenly appearing Academy Second Master?

Southern Jue Sword Immortal Yu Sheng Mo?

Western Chu Confucian Immortal Gu Chen?

Or someone else?

"Hall Master, we did find out, but..."

The man suddenly hesitated.

Ji Ruo Feng turned around, his expression grave. "Who is it?"

"It's... the very person you asked us to investigate just now."

"The Bookstall Owner, Jiang Mu Ming!"

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It was him?!

Ji Ruo Feng's heart jolted. He never would have imagined it.

This suddenly emerging Academy Second Master turned out to be Jiang Mu Ming!

Could it be that the person who had that earth-shattering duel with Li Changsheng last night...

Was him?

But that was absolutely impossible!

Although they hadn't uncovered Jiang Mu Ming's true identity or background, his age couldn't be faked.

He clearly looked like a youth!

Having reached the Carefree Heaven Realm was already astonishing enough—how could he be the one who fought Li Changsheng?

That terrifying sword intent alone was enough to make his heart tremble!

Ji Ruo Feng felt as if a veil of mist hung before his eyes, obscuring his vision.

Everything seemed shrouded in a web of mystery.

Yet Ji Ruo Feng had a premonition—the key to unraveling this entire puzzle lay with this man, Jiang Mu Ming!

"How exciting this is getting..."

Jixia Academy.

"Greetings, Academy Second Master!"

A throng of students bowed in unison, their voices like crashing waves.

Among them were the famed Eight Princes of Northern Li.

This suddenly appeared Academy Second Master was no ordinary teacher.

Even their master, Li Changsheng, had instructed them not to treat him lightly.

He had even said: "If you can learn even a sliver from him, it will benefit you for the rest of your lives."

Clearly, Li Changsheng regarded this Academy Second Master as an equal to himself.

And it was precisely this high regard from Li Changsheng

that made the Eight Princes of Northern Li curious about who this mysterious Academy Second Master really was.

Now, it seemed, was the moment for him to reveal himself!

Inside the academy, a blue-robed youth stepped forward slowly, a book in hand.

His movements were graceful and effortless.

A warm, jade-like smile graced his face, instantly winning the goodwill of all who saw him.

Yet that very face

sent a shock through the Eight Princes of Northern Li.

"It's him?!"

"It really is him?!"

"So it is him!"

Different thoughts arose in different minds.

Young Master Liu Yue, Young Master Mochen, and Young Master Qingge—who had all seen Jiang Mu Ming in Chai Sang City of the Southwest Dao—

That was the first thought.

Though they had only met a few times, they would never forget.

Back at Gu Manor, when Jiang Mu Ming executed the Heavenly Stream God Finger, the scene had stunned everyone present.

He was absolutely at the Carefree Heaven Realm!

But... this was the Academy Second Master! The very Second Master for whom Li Changsheng was willing to humble himself and stand as an equal!

How could a youth of the Carefree Heaven Realm bear such a heavy responsibility?

Could it be that there was something they didn't know?

Shock filled their hearts, but even more so, confusion.

The second thought came from Young Master Fenghua Xiao Ruofeng, who had personally witnessed Jiang Mu Ming's overwhelming power.

Composing a poem in seven steps.

Slaying the two envoys of Lawless and Unrestrained.

What a sight!

He was undoubtedly a master above the Profound Spirit Realm!

And Jiang Mu Ming had once said he would go to Tian Qi City to study and teach.

So Xiao Ruofeng had long harbored a faint suspicion.

Could this mysterious Academy Second Master be the same Jiang Mu Ming he had met that day in the small courtyard of Confucian Immortal Gu Chen?

Now, seeing this—

It confirmed his guess!

Still... Xiao Ruofeng sighed inwardly. With such a powerful Second Master, the Academy's strength had naturally increased greatly.

Xiao Ruofeng truly couldn't think of anyone in the world who could withstand the combined might of Li Changsheng and Jiang Mu Ming.

But this matter—for the imperial court, for the royal family, for Northern Li—