Jia Nan Academy

Lei Luo's successful pill refinement caused quite a stir at the Mittel Auction House.

Especially for Gu Ni.

The old man had been dealt a severe blow.

If Lei Luo had not casually made up a story about secretly seeking guidance from an Alchemist in the Imperial Capital, Gu Ni would probably have collapsed.

For the next two days, Lei Luo shut himself away in the pill refinement room.

Amid furnace explosion after furnace explosion, along with repeated successes, Lei Luo finally more or less mastered his third-tier alchemy.

By the time he emerged, Jia Nan Academy's recruitment had begun.

This recruitment was being held in a square west of Wutan City.

By the time Lei Luo and Ying Jia arrived, the square was already packed with people.

"Young Master, should I go speak to them?" Ying Jia asked somewhat uncertainly.

Lei Luo smiled bitterly and shook his head.

"Do you think Jia Nan Academy would care?"

Ying Jia scratched his head and gave a simple-minded chuckle before silently following beside Lei Luo.

Trying to use the Mittel Family name to get through the back door was clearly unrealistic.

Even if Hai Bo Dong were here, they might not give him that courtesy.

After all, the Black-Corner Region was a hundred thousand li away from the Jia Ma Empire. Influencing Jia Nan Academy was clearly impossible.

But Lei Luo obviously did not want to queue either, so he simply waited at the entrance to the square.

"Hope they get here in time, or we'll be waiting forever..."

At last, the Xiao Household people arrived.

From afar, Lei Luo watched the four Xiao Household members walking toward the square.

"Damn, there really are no ugly people on the Dou Qi Continent."

Lei Luo muttered.

Last time at Xiao Family Market, Lei Luo had not paid much attention to Xiao Yu and the others. Only now did he understand what beautiful legs were.

Though Xiao Yu and the others were still somewhat immature compared to Ya Fei, those straight, full, shapely legs really did make one's heart itch.

Then came Xiao Mei and Gu Xun'er.

Though Xiao Mei had her own charms compared to Xiao Yu, she still fell short beside Gu Xun'er.

Lei Luo looked toward the young woman and saw her dressed in a purple gown, her bearing cool and tranquil like a green lotus amid the mundane world.

But knowing the background of the young woman before him, Lei Luo had no desire to have anything to do with her.

After all, he was not Xiao Yan. The muddy waters behind this young woman were not something he could wade into.

At this moment, Xiao Yu was the first to notice Lei Luo.

"Little bastard, look! Isn't that the handsome young man who crippled Jia Lie'ao and Liu Xi at the market two days ago?"

At her words, Xiao Yan's body visibly trembled, and his gaze toward Lei Luo became somewhat unnatural.

Seeing this, a teasing smile curled Lei Luo's lips as he strode over.

"Well, if it isn't Young Master Xiao Yan. What a coincidence!"

When Lei Luo took the initiative to greet him, Xiao Yan's face darkened, and he could not help cursing inwardly.

Only Xiao Yu at the side asked curiously, "Handsome, you left in such a hurry last time that I never got to thank you. By the way, what's your name? Let's get acquainted!"

After glancing at Xiao Yan, Lei Luo replied courteously, "I am Mittel Lei Luo. Pleased to meet you."

Thanks to what had happened at the market last time, he easily blended into the Xiao Household group.

Xiao Yan, of course, was the exception.

"By the way, Young Master Lei Luo, why don't you come with us? It should save you quite a bit of trouble."

Xiao Yu said to Lei Luo.

Lei Luo asked knowingly, "Miss Xiao Yu has a way?"

Xiao Yu puffed out her chest. "Of course! My mentor, Ruo Lin, is in charge of recruitment in Wutan City this time, so naturally we can use a little back door!"

"Heh, then today I'll have to borrow Miss Xiao Yu's good fortune."

With that, Lei Luo led Ying Jia after Xiao Yu and the others.

Up ahead, Xiao Yan moved closer to Xiao Yu and muttered, "I'm saying, Sister Xiao Yu, have you got a crush on him?"

Before Xiao Yu could speak, Xiao Mei beside her stuck out her tongue.

"Cousin Xiao Yu did nothing wrong! No matter what, Brother Lei Luo helped us last time. Since we can repay the favor, of course we should!"

Seeing Xiao Mei speak for her, Xiao Yu raised her nose and huffed. "Little bastard, learn from her."

Even Xun'er at the side tugged Xiao Yan's arm and said affectionately, "Brother Xiao Yan, why are you being so petty today?"

With the three women united against him, Xiao Yan could only sigh helplessly and continue walking in silence.

Lei Luo was more than happy with this. Smiling, he stepped forward and slung an arm around Xiao Yan's shoulder.

"Brother Xiao, I've heard all about your affairs. You're simply a role model for our generation!"

"So many scenes that young men can only dream of, you've actually experienced them. Tsk tsk, in the words of storybooks, you're the protagonist!"

Lei Luo's enthusiasm clearly caught Xiao Yan off guard, and his face darkened further.

He even felt that he had never been this embarrassed in either this life or his previous one.

He practically wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.

In this strange atmosphere, the group circled more than half the enormous square before finally reaching its rear.

This place was surrounded two or three layers deep by a fully armed army, their gleaming weapons dazzling beneath the sunlight.

After glancing at the heavily guarded soldiers, Xiao Yu stepped forward alone, took out a green plaque, and began speaking with an officer.

Before long, Xiao Yu waved at them, signaling for them to come over.

The stern-looking middle-aged officer swept his cold gaze over Lei Luo and the others, finally stopping on Lei Luo.

After a long while, he withdrew his gaze, waved an arm, and shouted, "Let them through!"

As the middle-aged officer's shout fell, the tightly packed wall of armored men rang with the orderly clash of armor.

Soon, a narrow path just wide enough for one person to pass through slowly appeared.

Xiao Yu smiled gratefully at the middle-aged officer, put away the green plaque, and smugly lifted her chin at Xiao Yan and the others.

As they followed Xiao Yu inside in an orderly manner, a sense of pressure washed over them.

Smelling the bloodiness in the air, Lei Luo shook his head with a smile, completely unaffected.

Compared to Lei Luo, Xiao Yan and the others looked somewhat more disheveled.

But that was all.

After Xiao Yu exchanged a few pleasantries with the middle-aged officer, the group finally entered the square.

At its center stood an enormous tent. Jia Nan Academy's people were clearly inside.

Halfway there, a fragrant breeze swept past, and a beautiful red figure threw herself onto Xiao Yu.

She wrapped an arm around Xiao Yu's slender willow waist.

"Yu'er, let your big sister feel you up and see whether you've gained weight!"

Xiao Yu swatted at the young woman's hand and laughed as she scolded, "You female hooligan, get lost!"

After pushing the young woman away, Xiao Yu finally introduced her to the others.

"This little beauty is Xue Ni, my good sister. She's also a Four-Star Dou Practitioner!"

At her words, everyone's gaze fell upon Xue Ni.

She wore red, and a brilliant smile bloomed across her rather lovely face.

Her brown hair was casually tied into a ponytail, while the pair of full breasts on her chest could only be described as lavish.

With her slender waist and plump, perky, rounded backside, her looks might have been slightly inferior to Xiao Yu's, but that fiery, devilish figure was truly mouthwatering.

Looking at the four women beside him, Lei Luo could not help sighing inwardly:

"As everyone knows, transmigrating to the Dou Qi Continent is a blessing..."