Time flew by. By now, Qian Chongling, Bibi Dong, and the others had returned to Spirit City. Nothing else had happened on the return journey, but the round trip had still taken them nearly two months.
Meanwhile, Tang San, who had finally fulfilled Tang Richao's requirements a month earlier and successfully crafted his first hidden weapon, came to Nuoding City again with Old Jack.
Unlike last time, when he had come as a spectator, our Third Brother was here to attend school.
The two passed through Nuoding City's central square again, which they had visited once before. Dense crowds still packed the area outside the square.
Dozens of guards holding spears still stood around the square's edges, and the familiar Nuoding City Lord, Xiao Yu, still stood at its center.
"After six months of work, our Nuoding City's Nuoding Park has finally been completed in the west of the city! Now, let us invite our great City Lord to give us a speech!"
The Master of Ceremonies beside Xiao Yu, dressed in a tailcoat, spoke loudly.
Thunderous applause immediately erupted from the crowd. Amid that applause, City Lord Xiao Yu slowly stepped forward and began, "Residents of Nuoding City."
Just as Tang San wanted to hear what Xiao Yu would say, Old Jack pulled him away, saying he was worried that Tang San would be late to register.
Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy was located in western Nuoding City. Old Jack brought Tang San there with the ease of someone who knew the route well.
From a distance, they could see a towering archway twenty meters wide and roughly ten meters tall, built entirely of granite. In its center were four large characters: "Nuoding Academy."
Beneath the archway stood two barred gates made of refined iron. Through the bars, they