The third day after the assessment.
Eastsea Academy, playground.
The early morning sun shines on the empty field, and two figures are running desperately.
"I... I can't do it anymore..." Xie Xie's voice was weak, and his steps had begun to wander, "Teacher Wu... let me rest for a while..."
Wu Zhangkong stood at the edge of the runway, looking at him expressionlessly.
"Thirty laps to go."
Xie Xie's face turned green.
Zhang Yangzi caught up from behind, silently patted his shoulder, then passed him and continued running.
Xie Xie: "..."
You don't even say a word, just use actual actions to mock him, right?
He gritted his teeth, dragged his two legs that were about to be broken, and continued to run forward.
An hour later, the two finally completed the number of laps specified by Wu Zhangkong and collapsed directly on the grass, gasping for air.
Xie Xie looked up to the sky and said in a weak voice, "I... I will never be a prostitute again..."
Zhang Yangzi was lying next to him and rarely spoke, "You said the same thing last time."
Xie Xie choked.
It seems like... it is.
In the distance, Wu Zhangkong's figure had disappeared behind the teaching building. The two of them had a rare moment of respite.
Xie Xie turned his head and looked at Zhang Yangzi: "Tell me, how long will the 'special training' Teacher Long mentioned last? You won't have to spend the whole holiday like this, right?"
Zhang Yangzi was silent for a while. "It's possible."
Xie Xie wailed.
At this moment, a brisk voice came from the side.
"What are you doing?"
Xie Xie was startled, sat up suddenly, and looked at the sound.
A little girl with two light blue pigtails was standing not far away, looking at them curiously. Her eyes were bright and she had a timid smile on her face.
Xie Xie was stunned, feeling that this face looked familiar.
"You are... the one in Spirit Ascension Platform..."
"Xu Xiaoyan!" The little girl introduced herself shyly, "I... we have met before!"
Xie Xie remembered.
That little girl who is a little scared of strangers.
"Why are you here?" he asked.
Xu Xiaoyan blinked. "I will also be Class Zero's person from now on!"
Xie Xie: "..."
Zhang Yangzi: "..."
The two looked at each other and saw the confusion in each other's eyes.
Time goes back to one day ago.
Eastsea City, Xu Family.
Long Yuan is sitting in the living room, holding a cup of tea in his hand, sipping it slowly. Opposite him sits Xu Family, the head of the family, Xu Tianming, a middle-aged man in his fifties, with an elegant face but shrewd eyes.
"Dragon Tower Master came all the way and I apologize for the poor hospitality." Xu Tianming said with a smile.
Long Yuan put down the tea cup and got straight to the point. "No need, I know your purpose very well. It's for your little daughter."
Xu Tianming was stunned for a moment, then nodded. "It is indeed true. The little girl Xu Xiaoyan is nine years old this year. Martial Soul is indeed a little special. I think..."
"What do you want?"
Xu Tianming fiddled with the tea bowl for a while.
Naturally, what he wanted to do was to have Xu Xiaoyan worship Long Yuan as his disciple. In the three-thirds of an acre of Eastsea City, their Xu Family still had some status.
As for the disciple Long Yuan, of course he also knew that in his opinion, his daughter was not inferior to him.
However, such words cannot be said in person. After all, Long Yuan's identity and background are all there.
He didn't change his expression and answered without hesitation, "I want my little girl to join Class Zero."
Class Zero Of course he has heard of it - Eastsea Academy This special class is composed of the top students. Those who can enter that class are absolute geniuses.
"Oh?" Long Yuan smiled softly, "Then what if I take that girl as my disciple?"
"This..." Xu Tianming hesitated, "Xu Xiaoyan Although Martial Soul is special, his cultivation level is only one level, so he may not be worthy of the Dragon Tower Master's love..."
"Bang--"
Long Yuan placed the tea cup in his hand on the table next to him and made a crisp sound.
"Huh, I guess that's not what you think?"
Long Yuan's observation skills are so meticulous. You can see some of his little thoughts from Xu Tianming's silence just now.
Xu Tianming's expression changed drastically. He didn't know what to say for a moment and could only look at Xu Xiaoyu who was sitting beside him.
Xu Xiaoyu doesn't look good.
These words are really a bit harsh. If they were ordinary people, they would have driven them away long ago, but the one who spoke was Long Yuan...
"Okay, let's go back and let Xu Xiaoyan come to Class Zero to report."
Xu Tianming was silent for a moment and finally nodded.
"Then... please ask the Dragon Tower Master."
Long Yuan stood up and looked out the door.
A small figure was hiding behind the door, sticking half of his head out to peek.
Xu Xiaoyan met his gaze and shrank her neck, but soon showed a bright smile.
Long Yuan said expressionlessly, "No need to give it away."
Xu Tianming As the chief financial officer of Eastsea City, although he is considered to be in a high position and has great authority, after staying in this position for a long time, he has become more or less a businessman. If he doesn't take some measures, who knows what he will become in the future.
He doesn't want to cause trouble in the future.
The arrival of Xu Xiaoyan caused a small commotion in Class Zero.
Xie Xie circled around her several times, looking up and down, and marveled at her.
"Nine years old? One ring? What do Teacher Long think?"
Xu Xiaoyan blinked, not afraid of strangers at all. "I... well..."
Xu Xiaoyan's peripheral vision glanced at Lan Fozi and Gu Yuena standing aside.
She immediately seemed to have found a savior. She lowered her head and ran to the side of Gu Yuena, and asked as quietly as a gnat, "Sister, can I be friends with you?"
Gu Yuena looked down at her and was silent for a second.
Then, she nodded slightly.
"Okay, stop being curious, you two, hurry up and go to training!" Wu Zhangkong finally spoke, and Xie Xie and Zhang Yangzi were called to continue the special training.
Xie Xie ran and wailed. "Why don't the newcomers need special training! This is unfair!"
Wu Zhangkong said expressionlessly, "You can also choose to change with her."
Xie Xie glanced at Xu Xiaoyan who was talking to Gu Yuena, then thought about how many laps he had to run next, and honestly shut his mouth.
Zhang Yangzi ran past him silently and left a word.
"Resign yourself to your fate."
Xie Xie: "..."
The sun sets in the west, dyeing the entire playground a warm orange color.
Xu Xiaoyan stood on the sidelines, looking at the two figures running desperately, and tilted his head.
"They are so miserable."
Lan Fozi stood next to her and nodded in sympathy.
"Yeah."
Gu Yuena glanced at them but said nothing.
In the distance, the figure of Long Yuan appeared on the roof of the teaching building, watching all this quietly.
It wasn't until Xie Xie and Zhang Yangzi finished running and collapsed on the ground from exhaustion that he walked over and asked, "How was it, how did it feel on the first day of special training?"
"Teacher... I... I don't dare anymore! Please spare me!" Xie Xie cried and hugged Long Yuan's thigh, looking like he was crying.
"Hey, don't cry in a hurry. The vacation is still long. If you cry now, the tears won't be enough in the future." Long Yuan showed a dangerous smile, and then ignored the two Xie Xie who were about to become petrified, and announced to everyone, "We will have a basic test tomorrow, and then everyone except these two guys can have a vacation."