Seven Days! Seven Days! Do You Know How I Spent These Seven Days?

Chapter 42: Seven days! Seven days! Do you have any idea how I've spent these past seven days?!

At dusk, Xiao Zhan led the entire upper echelon of the Xiao Clan to stand outside the main gate.

They were straining their eyes, waiting for the arrival of the person Xiao Ze had spoken of!

The high-ranking members of the Xiao Clan standing behind him still found it somewhat unbelievable!

A mentor from the prestigious Jia Nan Academy was actually going to stay at the Xiao Clan?

If these words hadn't come from Xiao Ze's own mouth, they likely wouldn't have believed it at all!

However, Xiao Ze's influence within the Xiao Clan was currently extremely high!

Xiao Zhan had not been idle during this period either.

Relying on the nine-star Dou Practitioner strength Xiao Ze had initially displayed!

And the way he had painted a brilliant future for the clan's youth during the conflict with the Grand Elder.

He had successfully solidified his position as Clan Head!

He had greatly weakened the power of the other elders and the upper echelons of the Xiao Clan!

Having witnessed Xiao Ze break through two major realms, Xiao Zhan's heart was set on passing the position of Clan Head to Xiao Ze!

Xiao Zhan had been secretly building momentum for Xiao Ze within the Xiao Clan!

Xiao Ze himself probably never imagined that his influence had even surpassed that of all the elders!

Amidst the anticipation of the masses, Xiao Yu returned to the Xiao Clan with Mentor Ruolin and a large group of female students.

Xiao Zhan's tense nerves finally relaxed, and he stepped forward to greet them with a joyful smile.

"You must be Mentor Ruolin. I am the Xiao Clan Head, Xiao Zhan."

"So you are Clan Head Xiao. A pleasure to meet you. Your son's talent is truly enviable."

Ruolin revealed a gentle smile and spoke politely; after all, this was Xiao Ze's father.

"I've brought a large group of students with me; I hope we aren't inconveniencing the Xiao Clan?"

"Of course not. It is the Xiao Clan's honor to host the talented students and esteemed mentors of Jia Nan. Our humble home is truly graced by your presence!"

Xiao Zhan enthusiastically escorted them toward the guest quarters.

Ever since Xiao Ze brought back the news, he had already ordered people to prepare the rooms.

They were ready for immediate occupancy.

Such thoughtful hospitality left Ruolin feeling quite satisfied.

Early the next morning, Xiao Ze stood on the mountaintop and noticed many carriages parked at the Xiao Clan's main gate.

The emblems on the carriages represented many of the top-tier powers in Wutan City!

"This single wave of interest exchanges should be enough to allow the Xiao Clan to develop rapidly for some time."

"As for heading to Jia Nan Academy next, the main priority is to improve my strength!"

After setting his short-term goals, Xiao Ze became even more reclusive than before.

It was as if he had already left the Xiao Clan and departed for Jia Nan Academy.

However, it was a pity that Jia Nan Academy had to stay in Wutan City for seven days.

They would only return to Jia Nan Academy with the newly recruited students after the enrollment ceremony was completely finished.

Time flew by, and seven days passed.

Xiao Ze sat cross-legged on a stone platform, his body glowing with a water-blue radiance, as vast as the ocean.

"Phew, three-star Dou Grandmaster. The progress is not bad at all!"

Xiao Ze felt the crystal within his Dou Qi vortex grow a bit larger and nodded in satisfaction.

In seven days, he had risen two stars!

At the Dou Grandmaster realm, unless one used medicinal pills, such progress was extremely difficult to achieve through ordinary cultivation.

Xiao Ze occasionally utilized the poisonous energy of Xiao Yi Xian, using the Woeful Poison Body to enhance his Dou Qi cultivation.

"Brother Xiao Ze, are you ready? Today is the day we leave."

Xiao Xun'er arrived at the mountaintop with Xiao Yi Xian. Feeling the aura that Xiao Ze had yet to fully dissipate, she couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

His talent and aptitude were already peerless, and when combined with the Woeful Poison Body—which allowed for rapid cultivation in the early stages!

A single day of his cultivation was enough to equal several years of someone else's!

"I'm ready. I don't have much to bring from the Xiao Clan, and I've already said my goodbyes. Appearing again now would just seem overly sentimental."

Xiao Ze stretched his limbs and completely retracted his aura, appearing once again like an ordinary youth.

"Let's go. We'll rendezvous with Mentor Ruolin!"

The three of them arrived at the main gate and found that Xiao Yu was already waiting there.

Seeing Xiao Ze and the others, she hurried over on her long legs.

"Finally, I get to see the three of you. For these past seven days, it was as if you had vanished into thin air; I couldn't find you at all!"

Xiao Yu spoke with exaggerated flair, though in truth, if she had really wanted to find them, she only needed to head toward the back mountain.

However, Xiao Yu was not so idle as to go looking for Xiao Ze and the others without reason.

"Haha, we were just immersed in our cultivation. Please don't take offense, Cousin Xiao Yu."

"You three have it easy, hiding away in peace and quiet, while I was press-ganged by Instructor Ruolin. I've been busy with new student registration for the past three days, sigh~"

As the group of four headed toward the plaza, Xiao Yu poured out her grievances to Xiao Ze and the others.

Xiao Ze wore a smile on his face, listening silently as Xiao Yu vented.

Approaching the plaza, Xiao Yu very sensibly shut her mouth.

"I thought you intended to keep pouring out your grievances all the way to the plaza, Cousin Xiao Yu."

Xiao Xun'er chuckled softly, causing Xiao Yu to roll her eyes and retort irritably.

"Instructor Ruolin may be gentle, but I can't complain in front of her, or my backside would be the one to suffer for it!"

The four arrived at the plaza and saw the recruitment team from Jia Nan Academy finishing up their final tasks.

Seeing the three of them finally appear, Ruolin let out a sigh of relief.

"You three have finally shown up! If you hadn't appeared, I would have thought you were going to break your promise!"

"Apologies, apologies, Instructor Ruolin. We have actually been staying in the back mountain of the Xiao Clan the whole time. As a sacred place for learning, how could we possibly break our promise to Jia Nan Academy?"

Hearing Xiao Ze's words, Ruolin's expression softened slightly.

Only now did Ruolin realize just how "quiet" the peace Xiao Ze had spoken of truly was!

She just hoped he wouldn't skip classes once they reached the academy.

Ruolin instructed them to go and help with the final wrap-up work.

Xiao Ze arrived at a spot to help when suddenly, a person with dark skin wearing an academy uniform jumped out and called his name.

"Xiao Ze!"

Xiao Ze asked in confusion, "This senior, do we know each other?"

Xiao Ze looked at this dark-skinned individual, wondering if he was a student recruited from the Tagor Desert.

Upon hearing this, visible anger appeared on the dark-skinned man's face!

"Seven days! Seven days! Do you have any idea how I spent these past seven days!"

Seven days, combined with this slightly familiar voice, made Xiao Ze recall who it was.

Was this not Senior Luo De?

Xiao Ze looked Luo De up and down; his skin was pitch black, and compared to the Luo De from seven days ago, he had practically undergone a complete transformation.

No wonder he hadn't recognized him at first.

He couldn't help but nod and say, "I see it now. You must have been baking in the sun for a full seven days, right?"

Hearing Xiao Ze's words, Luo De clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.

"And you know exactly what kind of life I've been living these past seven days!"

"Oh! And what if I do? Are you looking to settle the score with me?"

Xiao Ze said indifferently.

Given Luo De's inability to accept defeat and his attempt to use lethal force during their spar, he felt he had actually gone too easy on him before.

Hearing Xiao Ze's nonchalant tone, Luo De couldn't help but raise his fist.

"Sigh! Senior Luo De, you should consider the consequences of your actions. If you get seriously injured again, the long journey will make it much harder for your wounds to heal."

Hearing this, Luo De's body stiffened, and he swallowed hard.

Xiao Ze's words seemed to reawaken his injuries.

He felt a burning pain in his chest again; even though it had long since healed, why did it still hurt?!

"Senior Luo De, as I said before, it is a virtue for a person to know their own limitations."

Luo De sighed dejectedly and turned to leave.

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