"In that case, get some rest first, Brother Qin Ming. Recover your strength. I'm sure the other students will be delighted to see you tomorrow," Bai Heng said with a nod. He did not disturb Qin Ming any further and urged him to go rest.
"All right, I'll head back and rest," Qin Ming replied with a nod before returning straight to his room.
Early the next morning, Qin Ming and Bai Heng went straight to the Spirit Hall Academy's training field after breakfast.
By then, more than half of the thirty students who had taken part in the expedition to the Tianyang Mountain Range had arrived. They gathered in twos and threes, quietly discussing the day's award ceremony.
The two had barely stepped onto the field when a sharp-eyed student spotted Qin Ming. Delight immediately lit up his face, and he shouted, "Everyone, look! See who's back!"
That shout instantly cut through the chatter. Everyone turned in unison, and when they recognized Qin Ming walking slowly toward them, a wave of startled exclamations swept across the field.
"It's Qin Ming! Qin Ming's back!"
Moments later, the students had surrounded Qin Ming, while Bai Heng, with considerable foresight, had already stepped away from him.
"Qin Ming, how are your injuries?"
"Qin Ming, thank you for what you did in the Tianyang Mountain Range."
The students crowded around him, all talking at once. Their voices brimmed with genuine concern and gratitude, and their eyes were filled with admiration as they looked at him.
When they had faced certain death that day, Qin Ming had stepped forward despite being only a Soul Elder, leaving a deep impression on them.
After all, to them, Qin Ming was no different from their savior. Had he not thrown the Gangyang Flower at that moment, they