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

Chapter 42: Seven Days! Seven Days! Do You Know How I Spent These Seven Days?!

At dusk, Xiao Zhan led the Xiao Clan's senior members and stood outside the gate.

They waited eagerly for the person Xiao Ze had mentioned to arrive!

Some of the senior members standing behind him still found it hard to believe.

A mentor from Jia Nan Academy, who had always held herself aloof, was actually going to stay at the Xiao Clan?

If those words hadn't come from Xiao Ze, they probably wouldn't have believed them!

But Xiao Ze now held great sway within the Xiao Clan!

Xiao Zhan hadn't been idle during this time, either.

He had Xiao Ze's Nine-Star Dou Zhe strength, which the boy had displayed from the very beginning,

and the glorious future he had painted for the Xiao Clan's younger generation during his clash with the Great Elder, as tantalizing as a pie in the sky.

Together, they had secured Xiao Zhan's position as clan leader!

The power of the other elders and senior clan members had been greatly weakened!

And after witnessing Xiao Ze break through major realms twice, Xiao Zhan had become even more determined to pass the position of clan leader on to him!

Behind the scenes, Xiao Zhan was building up Xiao Ze's reputation within the clan!

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

Amid everyone's eager anticipation, Xiao Yu returned to the Xiao Clan with Mentor Ruolin and a large group of female students.

The tension on Xiao Zhan's face finally eased. He greeted them with a delighted smile.

"You must be Mentor Ruolin. I'm Xiao Zhan, the clan leader of the Xiao Clan."

"So you're Clan Leader Xiao. It's a pleasure to meet you. Your son's talent is truly enviable."

Ruolin smiled gently and spoke politely. After all, this was Xiao Ze's father.

"I've brought a large group of students with me. I hope we won't inconvenience the Xiao Clan?"

"Of course not. It's a great honor for the Xiao Clan to host Jia Nan Academy's gifted students and powerful mentor. You do us proud!"

Xiao Zhan warmly welcomed them and led them to their guest rooms.

After Xiao Ze had sent word earlier, he had already ordered people to prepare the rooms.

They were ready for them to move in at any time.

Such thoughtful hospitality pleased Ruolin.

Early the next morning, Xiao Ze stood atop the mountain and noticed many carriages parked at the Xiao Clan's gates.

The emblems on the carriages belonged to many of the most prominent forces in Wutan City!

"With this round of mutually beneficial deals, the Xiao Clan should be able to develop rapidly for a while."

"Once I head to Jia Nan Academy, my main priority will be improving my strength!"

After setting himself a short-term goal, Xiao Ze became even more reclusive than before.

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

Unfortunately, Jia Nan Academy had to remain in Wutan City for seven days.

They would only return to the academy with their newly recruited students after the enrollment ceremony was completely finished.

In the blink of an eye, seven days passed.

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

"Whew, a three-star Da Dou Shi. Not bad progress!"

Feeling the crystal inside his Dou Qi Vortex grow slightly larger, Xiao Ze nodded with satisfaction.

Two stars in seven days!

At the Da Dou Shi realm, that was very difficult to achieve through ordinary cultivation unless one used pills.

Xiao Ze occasionally borrowed Xiao Yi Xian's poison energy to improve his Dou Qi cultivation with her Woeful Poison Body.

"Brother Xiao Ze, are you ready? We're leaving today."

Xiao Xun'er brought Xiao Yi Xian to the mountaintop. Feeling that Xiao Ze's aura had yet to fade, she couldn't help sighing inwardly.

He had already possessed exceptional talent and intelligence, and on top of that, the Woeful Poison Body's early cultivation progressed at an astonishing pace!

One day of cultivation was enough to equal several years of someone else's!

"I'm ready. There's nothing much for me to take from the Xiao Clan. I've already said my goodbyes, and showing my face again now would just seem sentimental."

Xiao Ze stretched his limbs and completely reined in his aura, looking just like an ordinary young man.

"Let's go meet up with Mentor Ruolin!"

The three of them went to the gate and saw that Xiao Yu was already waiting there.

When she saw Xiao Ze and the others, she hurried over, taking long strides.

"I can finally see you three! For the past seven days, you've been like you vanished off the face of the earth. I couldn't find you anywhere!"

Xiao Yu said with exaggerated emphasis. Really, all she had to do was head toward the back mountain.

But Xiao Yu wasn't bored enough to go looking for Xiao Ze and the others.

"Haha, we were absorbed in cultivation. I hope you don't mind, Cousin Xiao Yu."

"You three had it easy, hiding away somewhere quiet. Mentor Ruolin roped me into helping out. I've been busy registering the new students for three whole days. Sigh..."

The four of them headed for the plaza while Xiao Yu poured out her grievances to Xiao Ze and the others.

Xiao Ze wore a smile and quietly listened to Xiao Yu vent.

As they neared the plaza, Xiao Yu tactfully fell silent.

"I thought you were going to keep complaining all the way to the plaza, Cousin Xiao Yu."

Xiao Xun'er chuckled. Xiao Yu rolled her eyes and said in annoyance,

"Mentor Ruolin may be gentle, but I can't complain in front of her. Otherwise, my butt would be in trouble!"

When the four of them reached the plaza, they saw Jia Nan Academy's recruitment team wrapping up its final preparations.

When Ruolin finally saw the three of them appear, she breathed a sigh of relief.

"You three finally showed up. If you'd stayed away any longer, I would've thought you were going to stand us up!"

"Sorry, Mentor Ruolin. We were actually in the Xiao Clan's back mountain the whole time. Jia Nan Academy is a sacred place of learning. How could we possibly stand you up?"

Only after hearing Xiao Ze's words did Ruolin's expression relax a little.

Only now did Ruolin understand just how quiet a place Xiao Ze had meant when he said he wanted some peace and quiet!

She hoped he wouldn't skip classes once he got to the academy.

Ruolin had them help with the final preparations.

Xiao Ze went to help, but suddenly a dark-skinned person in an academy uniform rushed over and called his name.

"Xiao Ze!"

Xiao Ze looked at him in confusion. "Senior, do we know each other?"

Looking at the dark-skinned fellow, Xiao Ze wondered if he was a student recruited in the Tagor Desert.

At his words, the dark-skinned man's face filled with unmistakable anger!

"Seven days! Seven days! Do you know how I've spent these past seven days?"

The seven days, along with that somewhat familiar voice, brought Xiao Ze's memory back.

Wasn't this Senior Luo De?

Xiao Ze looked Luo De up and down. His skin was dark from head to toe. Compared with the Luo De of seven days ago, he looked like a completely different person.

No wonder Xiao Ze hadn't recognized him at first.

He nodded and said, "I can see that. You must have spent a full seven days out in the sun, right?"

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

"So you do know what kind of life I've had these past seven days!"

"Oh! So what if I can tell? You want to settle the score with me?"

Xiao Ze said indifferently.

Considering how Luo De couldn't take a loss and had even tried to kill him during their spar, Xiao Ze felt he had gone easy on him the first time.

Hearing Xiao Ze's casual reply, Luo De raised his fist.

"Hey! Senior Luo De, think carefully about the consequences. If you get badly injured this time, the long journey will only make it take that much longer to recover."

Hearing that, Luo De froze and swallowed nervously.

Xiao Ze's words seemed to awaken the memory of his injuries.

His chest suddenly felt burning hot again. He'd healed ages ago, so why did it still hurt?!

"Senior Luo De, I'll say it again: a wise man knows his own limits."

Luo De let out a dejected sigh and turned to leave.