Martial Academy

Su Hongxiu was feeling rather frustrated.

To be honest, she had given it some thought before agreeing to those old men's request to serve as Head Scholar to this year's New Students.

It was those three Exempt Students who had piqued her interest.

Ye Kang in particular. He was with the Three Prefectures Department, and they thought highly of him. She had even gone to ask a few of her former students about him.

Lin Lu and Feng Ju had given exactly the same assessment: Ye Kang was a rare talent!

A Fierce General born for the Three Prefectures Department. Given time, he would surely distinguish himself.

Su Hongxiu knew that he had Crossed Great Realm and used a trick to slay a Star Luo Realm martial artist. She also knew he was skilled in arrays. All these things had sparked her interest in this year's New Students, and led her to take on the Head Scholar's duties.

And Ye Kang hadn't disappointed her. In the very first trial, he had outshone everyone and displayed strength beyond compare.

Su Hongxiu had still been thinking about how to train this young student when Ye Kang turned around and pulled a real stunt on her.

He had been the very last to emerge from the Kirin Secret Cave.

Even Dai Zijun had managed to catch the blood ginseng in just two days. Why had Ye Kang taken so long?

Could there be something wrong with his intelligence? Had he failed to think outside the box?

It was only a blood ginseng. Couldn't he simply tempt it with a treasure?

Su Hongxiu turned it over in her mind, but couldn't make sense of it.

The old man guarding the entrance, however, took it in stride. He smiled and said, "Hongxiu, you were born