Once the founding of Pan Gate was settled, Xiao Fan had no intention of staying any longer and squeezed his way out of the crowd.
To his surprise, he had not gone far before Xiao Yan caught up from behind.
"Senior Brother, wait for me!"
Xiao Fan turned to look at Xiao Yan and smiled. "What, are you planning to be a hands-off Sect Master?"
Xiao Yan smiled and shrugged helplessly. "Ah, I'll leave things like organizing a faction to Xun'er and the others. I'm no good at that." Then he looked at Xiao Fan curiously. "Senior Brother, why didn't you take the position of Sect Master? These new students clearly trust you more."
At his words, Xiao Fan smiled, patted his shoulder, and said softly, "Junior Brother, I'm not interested in handling those things either. Too much trouble." He strode forward and said to Xiao Yan, "Come on, let's see what's so special about this Inner Academy!"
Watching Xiao Fan walk away, Xiao Yan smiled and said nothing more. In his eyes, it made no difference which of them became the Sect Master.
Xiao Fan: That makes all the difference! You're the protagonist, and I'm a supporting character!
Before long, they encountered plenty of Inner Academy students. Whenever a conflict arose, they would start dueling right where they stood, while spectators gathered around them. Along the way, the two saw no fewer than four or five such circles.
"Looks like fighting is an everyday occurrence in the Inner Academy!" Xiao Fan remarked thoughtfully as he looked at the surrounding spectators.
Xiao Yan nodded, then seemed to think of something. "Just like in the Black-Corner Region, except the fights here are smaller in scale, and there are academy rules to follow."
That was true. If students fought as ruthlessly as