No Vacation? Old Man Medicine Elder, Help Me Show Off

"Hiss..."

The moment Xiao Yu finished speaking, sounds of sharp breaths rang out through the tent, rising and falling one after another. Gazes turned toward Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yan, all of them shaken by the two boys' talent.

No matter how gifted a genius was, if they began cultivating at four years old, it would take at least seven or eight years to step into the Dou Zhe realm. Yet these two had completed that entire major stage in just one year. In this world, it would probably be hard to find even a few such monsters.

In the corner, Luo Bu swallowed hard. At that moment, a surge of regret welled up in his heart, and a trace of terror appeared in his expression.

He still remembered what Lin Qingyun had said to him. Now, those words were like a Life Reaping curse, chanting endlessly beside his ears.

Narrowing her eyes slightly, Instructor Ruo Lin slowly exhaled. Then she gently opened her eyes, her beautiful gaze fixed on the two youths as she said softly, "I didn't expect that you two quiet little fellows were actually the most terrifying geniuses. If Xun'er hadn't spoken up, you really would have slipped past us this time."

Under that half-smiling gaze, Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yan looked at each other, then both shrugged helplessly.

It was not that Lin Qingyun did not want to be high-profile. He just felt that sometimes, letting things take their course was quite good too. He did not want to be mocked as the king of showing off.

"Hehe, today's registration will end here. We will remain here for another seven days. To the new students registered today, congratulations. From now on, you are members of Jia Nan Academy. I hope all of you can prepare everything within these seven days. Seven days later, Jia Nan Academy's flying convoy will arrive in Wutan City. At that time, we will be able to fly directly to the academy." Instructor Ruo Lin slowly rolled up the parchment in her hand and smiled gently.

Hearing this, everyone in the tent instantly wore faces full of joy.

Looking at the smiling Instructor Ruo Lin, Lin Qingyun suddenly stood up, while Xiao Yan had already taken a step forward and said with a dry laugh, "Instructor Ruo Lin, I still have something..."

"Oh? Little genius Xiao Yan, is there something else you want to tell your instructor?" Instructor Ruo Lin lifted her beautiful face, a hint of charm appearing on it as she smiled.

That awkward form of address made Xiao Yan laugh sheepishly. He scratched his head and asked tentatively, "Well... I think I might not be able to go to Jia Nan Academy with you, because there is still something important I need to complete. Instructor Ruo Lin, I wonder if I can ask for some leave?"

"Ask for leave?" Instructor Ruo Lin was slightly startled. Her dark brows knitted faintly as she said softly, "According to the rules, aside from certain designated holidays, new students do not have any other leave."

"But I really do have something to do." Xiao Yan shrugged. At the end, he added solemnly, "It is very important. It has even reached the point where I absolutely must go."

Beside him, Xiao Xun'er heard Xiao Yan's words, and her exquisite face dimmed considerably. Her small hand aimlessly toyed with her black hair. The mood that had originally been slightly buoyant because she could go to Jia Nan Academy immediately turned somewhat dispirited.

Looking at Xiao Yan's solemn expression, Instructor Ruo Lin frowned and pondered for quite a while before she gently nodded and said softly, "All right! How much leave do you need? If it is not too long, with my authority, I can still help you fight for it."

At that moment, Lin Qingyun also walked over and stood beside Xiao Yan. Xiao Yan let out a breath of relief and took half a step back. Taking over Xiao Yan's words, Lin Qingyun said, "We need one year of leave."

"...Are you joking with me?" Instructor Ruo Lin blinked her long lashes and froze, her blank expression seeming as if she had not heard clearly, or something of the sort...

Very quickly, Instructor Ruo Lin said, "Qingyun, don't tell me you also want to take leave like Xiao Yan? One year of leave? That is absolutely impossible. That is already equivalent to one-third of your study time. This matter is absolutely impossible."

Instructor Ruo Lin's expression was firm, and there was even some suspicion in her gaze. Were these two little fellows in front of her making fun of her?

Xiao Yan spread his hands helplessly and said, "We are discussing this with you very seriously, Instructor."

"I am also telling you very seriously." Instructor Ruo Lin's dark brows knitted slightly, but she could also tell that the two little fellows were not joking. She sighed, shook her head, and only then said earnestly, "This leave is truly too long. I cannot make that decision. Moreover, with your potential, you will definitely receive the best cultivation in the academy. Why waste your own time because of certain matters?"

"Instructor, I don't agree with that. Who says you can definitely receive the best cultivation in the academy?" Lin Qingyun said with a light laugh.

The words shocked everyone. Inside the tent, everyone suddenly fell silent, staring at Lin Qingyun as if they were looking at a monster.

One might not necessarily receive the best cultivation in Jia Nan Academy?

If those words spread, the person who said them would definitely be beaten to death with random sticks.

In the hearts of countless people, Jia Nan Academy was revered as a Sacred Land of cultivation, a place countless younger-generation members yearned for. Others could not obtain entry even if they begged for it, yet someone was here saying it was not good enough?

The smile on Instructor Ruo Lin's face withdrew slightly, and her voice became somewhat low as she said, "Qingyun, please take back those words."

In her heart, Jia Nan Academy was sacred and inviolable. It was the place that had nurtured her, and she would not allow anyone to say it was not good enough.

"Am I wrong? Jia Nan Academy is divided into the Inner Courtyard and Outer Courtyard. When we first enter, we will only stay in the Outer Courtyard. And in the Outer Courtyard, will there be a Sixth-grade Alchemist Master to cultivate us?" Lin Qingyun met Instructor Ruo Lin's gaze and said without the slightest courtesy.

"Naturally, that is impossible, but with your talent, it is not impossible for you to receive guidance from the Outer Courtyard elders, or even the Outer Courtyard head." Ruo Lin's expression stiffened, but she quickly spoke.

"Yu'er, is this person from your family... crazy? He isn't deliberately making up nonsense because he doesn't want to go to Jia Nan Academy, is he?" Xue Ni stared at Lin Qingyun, dumbfounded, and said to Xiao Yu in astonishment.

A Sixth-grade Alchemist Master?

How could he even say that?

One would not even dare think like that, all right!

Xiao Yu smiled bitterly and shook her head. She likewise could not quite figure out what these two were up to.

"...But we have a Sixth-grade Alchemist Master teaching us. Just on this point alone, it is something Jia Nan Academy cannot give us," Lin Qingyun said.

Seeing the hint of astonished disbelief on Instructor Ruo Lin's face, Lin Qingyun did not wait for her to speak. He raised his head and looked at the top of the tent, speaking to a patch of empty air, "Teacher, we can't get this leave! What do you think we should do?"

"Hehe, if you can call out that Sixth-grade Alchemist Master you speak of, I will grant you this one-year leave." Instructor Ruo Lin laughed in anger as she spoke, her jade hand pressing against her chest to calm its constant rise and fall.

"Teacher, did you hear that?"

Lin Qingyun once again raised his head and spoke to a patch of empty air.

And just as Lin Qingyun's voice fell, streams of air suddenly gathered inside the tent. A wind that came from who knew where lifted the clothes of many people.

Everyone in the tent looked toward the tall tent roof in horror.

A wisp of dim light suddenly lit up. Space seemed to ripple slightly, and a person shrouded entirely beneath a black robe appeared as if they had walked out from another space-time.

In that instant, an invisible, majestic, and vast aura caused the entire tent to swell outward.

Instructor Ruo Lin's expression changed slightly. She looked in uncertainty at the Black-robed person who had suddenly appeared in an extremely bizarre manner.

In her perception, that Black-robed person was like a mass of nothingness, formless and intangible, yet they gave her a feeling that she was powerless to resist. She had only ever felt this from the elders and the academy head.

This person's strength is at least above Dou Emperor. As she thought this, Instructor Ruo Lin already felt somewhat certain. When she looked at Lin Qingyun again, there was already a touch of sighing admiration in her eyes.

"May I ask if Your Excellency is a Sixth-grade Alchemist Master?" With a trace of respect, Instructor Ruo Lin's tone lowered a great deal as she spoke.

"If you believe it, then I am. If you do not, then I am not." A faint aged voice came from within the black robe.

The voice seemed to contain a kind of mysterious power, and everyone present was filled with solemn respect. Of course, the only exceptions were Lin Qingyun, Xiao Yan, and the other one.

"Naturally, I believe the words of the alchemist lord. It is just that this one-year leave truly puts this junior in a difficult position!" Her tone carried a trace of respect, but when she thought about so easily letting go of two little fellows whose talent could be called monstrous, there was still a little unwillingness in her heart.

"I have arranged tasks for these two little fellows, and this one-year leave is precisely to complete those assigned tasks." The Black-robed person remained unmoved, still speaking in an extremely calm tone.

Instructor Ruo Lin's expression changed. She could hear the implication in the Black-robed person's words: either give the leave or do not. If she did not give it, he would directly take them away.

This was clearly not what she wanted. Such monstrous genius students—she did not want to let them go just like this.

After Instructor Ruo Lin stayed silent for a while, she suddenly narrowed her beautiful eyes slightly, looked at Lin Qingyun, and said faintly, "Since your master has spoken, I can grant this one-year leave. However..."

Seeing Instructor Ruo Lin suddenly become calm, Lin Qingyun's heart tightened, and he sighed softly: What has to come still comes. There's no avoiding it!

He exchanged a glance with Xiao Yan. Clearly, the latter had also sensed that something was off. However, at this moment, Xiao Yan could only brace himself, swallow, laugh dryly, and nod.

As Lin Qingyun also nodded, Instructor Ruo Lin slowly exhaled. The full, upright peaks before her chest instantly rippled in a somewhat soul-stirring arc.

A faint, extremely enchanting smile also appeared on her exquisite face as she said calmly, "If you want leave, then last twenty exchanges against me. The two of you may come together. As long as you can endure twenty exchanges, your instructor will help you settle any issues with the academy."

"Alchemist lord, what do you think of this?" After speaking, Ruo Lin slightly restrained her expression, lowered her head slightly, and spoke to the Black-robed person.

"Allowed!"

The Black-robed person said.

Only, just as the words fell, space rippled slightly, and that black robe dissolved into the air.

This ghostly, unpredictable method made Instructor Ruo Lin's heart tremble somewhat, but she quickly calmed her emotions and looked smilingly at Lin Qingyun and Xiao Yan.

"Well? Are you ready?"

Xiao Yan lowered his head slightly, and an imperceptible teasing glint flashed through his dark eyes.

At that moment, Lin Qingyun also smiled faintly and said,

"Instructor, please."

Hearing this, the smile on Instructor Ruo Lin's pretty face became even more beautiful and moving, and at the same time... even more dangerous.