At eight in the morning, all the students in the Special Class had arrived.
They were all curious about why Teacher Tai Bai had called them in so early.
After all, classes usually didn't start until nine.
When Taihua Tianji arrived in the classroom and concisely explained that he would be heading to Jinhua Mountain as a secret-realm consultant, an uproar broke out. The students were reluctant to see him go.
"The Flying Boat is already waiting outside. I'll leave after saying goodbye to you all, and I expect to be back in a month or two."
"While I'm away, Xiao Kong will serve as your temporary teacher."
"He's quite accomplished in Sword Qi Initial Understanding and the Tai Xu Nine Swords. Make sure you study hard with him."
The Special Class students naturally accepted Xiao Kong as their temporary teacher; it was only right, and no one objected.
Yet, for some reason, many of them felt a strange unease.
It was as if they'd skipped some plot while playing a game or reading a novel.
Normally, the position of temporary teacher should have sparked all sorts of competition among the Prodigies, shouldn't it?
So why hadn't Su Yuan jumped in to stir things up?
But before they could dwell on it, Taihua Tianji left, and Xiao Kong rose to the podium to begin the day's lesson.
The aloof young master Xiao held his own quite well. He didn't falter while teaching, and could answer most of the students' questions.
He simply wasn't as thorough as Taihua Tianji when explaining the various cultivation methods.
Time flew by, and soon it was five in the afternoon—the Special Class's usual dismissal time.
Xiao Kong kept an eye on the clock and announced the end of class.
But before he'd finished speaking, Su