Shi Quan, Please Teach Me

"Xiao Quan, this is Fury. He's the captain of the Iron Guard," Marde said after introducing Fury.

Shi Quan nodded and looked at the dense crowd of fifty or sixty people. "Captain Fu, there are so many of you..."

Fury said, "My lord, we are your guards. Wherever you go, we go. You don't need to worry about our food, lodging, or travel. We can handle it ourselves."

"This term ends in another half month. I plan to finish this term at the academy before making plans to go to Heaven Dou City."

Shi Quan laid out his original plan.

The reason he called it his original plan was mainly because the Iron Guard had made far too much of a spectacle. Word of his Thousand Year Spirit Ring had also spread, so Shi Quan was considering whether he should leave the academy even earlier.

After a brief discussion,

the Iron Guard soldiers temporarily stationed themselves at the academy's Back Mountain.

With such a huge commotion, how could the city lord's residence not know? City Lord Xiao hurriedly brought people to the academy to learn what had happened. Once he understood the reason, City Lord Xiao enthusiastically chatted with Shi Quan for an entire hour before finally leaving with a reluctant expression.

A large part of why Shi Quan was willing to sit and talk with City Lord Xiao was because of his status. After all, he was the city lord of Notting City. If they built a good relationship, then when Shi Quan was away from Stone Family Village in the future, he could ask him to look after his Parents a little.

Late at night.

"With such a big commotion, what if Tang Hao comes looking for trouble and refuses to be reasonable?" Shi Quan rubbed his head in frustration. Two soldiers were standing guard outside his door, and wherever he went now, Iron Guard soldiers followed him. It was starting to irritate him as well.

Plans could not keep up with changes. He had never expected the Iron Guard to make such a grand display. Shi Quan was not only worried about attracting Tang Hao's attention, but also Spirit Hall's. If Xue Qinghe had not yet settled things with Spirit Hall and Shi Quan was captured by them, then all his plans for the Immortal Herbs and the 100,000 Year Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Bone would be thrown into disarray. That would be a massive loss.

"I can't stay at Notting Academy anymore." Shi Quan kept shaking his head. He was genuinely afraid that if Tang Hao saw so many armored soldiers and something snapped in his head, he might go mad and hammer Shi Quan to death.

Shi Quan sighed. "I can only explain it to my teacher."

"A Quan, that Tang San is dreaming."

Shi Quan was just about to cultivate when Xiao Meng's voice suddenly rang out in his mind.

"Hm?" Shi Quan paused. Since he had never entered Tang San's dreams before, he had specifically asked Xiao Meng to keep watch over Tang San and notify him whenever he dreamed.

He had thought he no longer had the chance, but now that he was preparing to leave, Tang San had started dreaming. Since that was the case, he had to take a look.

Dream Entry!

Shi Quan's ethereal figure rode on Xiao Meng and silently flew out, passing through the door and walls before arriving at Dorm Seven on the first floor.

He flew straight into the white orb representing Tang San's dream.

"This is?" Shi Quan could not help smiling when he saw the scene in the dream. It was actually the scene from the day when he had revealed his spirit rings. It seemed that his Thousand Year Spirit Ring had left quite an impact on Tang San.

Shi Quan commanded, "A Meng, help me guide his dream toward forging."

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Before long, the dream scene became one of Tang San working in the Blacksmith Shop.

"A Meng, keep guiding it forward. It would be best if we can reach the time when he learned the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer."

Although the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer was useless to him, he could not help being curious.

Perhaps because Tang San also missed his father, Xiao Meng's guidance went exceptionally smoothly. Before long, the scene jumped directly to the Blacksmith Shop.

"Use your calves to exert force, connecting the power of your entire body into one whole. That is full strength..."

Watching everything unfold, Shi Quan was utterly engrossed. It had to be said that there was a reason the Clear Sky Sect regarded it as their strongest forging technique. It truly had its own unique qualities.

"A Meng, see if you can guide the dream into his memories of the Tang Sect from his previous life."

The dream environment began changing rapidly, racing past one scene after another. Only after a while did Xiao Meng's voice come. "No. What you mentioned should be the deepest secret in his heart. His subconscious is extremely wary of it. The moment it is stirred, he will immediately wake up."

Hearing Xiao Meng say this, Shi Quan could not help frowning. He continued, "Then can you guide out the part of his memories concerning Immortal Herbs?"

The memories of Immortal Herbs were what mattered most to Shi Quan. That was why he had asked Xiao Meng to keep watching Tang San.

The Nine Yin and Nine Yang Divine Art did not record any of that. If he could directly obtain all of Tang San's memories regarding Immortal Herbs, it would be an enormous windfall. Perhaps he could even find Immortal Herbs more suitable for himself from Tang San's memories.

If he could not, then his targets could only be the few Immortal Herbs that had appeared in the original story.

That had been Shi Quan's original plan before Xiao Meng appeared.

"I'll try." Xiao Meng's butterfly wings fluttered continuously, scattering countless specks of light into Tang San's dream. The scenes in the dream kept shifting, while the light specks seemed to be trying to fix one scene in place, yet they were never able to do so.

"That's enough, A Meng." Shi Quan could tell that Xiao Meng had already done her best. There was no helping it—his current strength was limited. Tang San had lived a second life, and his Soul Strength and Willpower were far tougher than those of ordinary people. Shi Quan was already satisfied to have seen the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer.

Whether or not he obtained the memories concerning Immortal Herbs was not actually that important, because he had detailed memories of the original story. The few Immortal Herbs from the original story would also be of considerable help to him.

Not getting them now did not mean he would have no chance later.

According to the original story, Tang San and Xiao Wu would remain at Notting Academy for another two years, only leaving after finishing sixth grade. Meanwhile, Shi Quan was preparing to leave early before even finishing his fourth term. He had more than two full years to go to Heaven Dou City. With that much time, Shi Quan refused to believe he could not obtain the Immortal Herbs.

When Tang San graduated and went to Shrek Academy, Shi Quan could sneak back, devour the Blue Silver Emperor, and absorb the 100,000 Year Blue Silver Emperor Spirit Bone. Just thinking about it felt wonderful...

The Rising Sun climbed into the sky.

Shi Quan spoke at length with Marde for the entire morning and told him of his concerns. Marde did not blame Shi Quan. He merely patted Shi Quan on the shoulder, earnestly gave him a few instructions, and told him to be careful in all things from now on.

After explaining everything to Marde, Shi Quan returned to his Dormitory to pack. Although he had the Treasure Bag, it would be difficult to explain if it suddenly appeared, so Shi Quan only placed some important items inside it. He packed most of his belongings into a bundle instead. Fortunately, he did not have much, and a single bundle was enough to hold it all.

"My lord, are you preparing to leave the academy?" Seeing the luggage in Shi Quan's hands, the soldier at the door asked.

"Yes. Go notify Captain Fu. Tell him I'm preparing to leave the academy early," Shi Quan said with a nod.

"My lord, please wait. I'll notify the captain." One of the soldiers turned and headed downstairs, while the other took Shi Quan's luggage. "My lord, let me carry that for you."

"It's so heavy?" The moment he took the luggage, the soldier felt its considerable weight.

Shi Quan smiled and explained, "There are a lot of books inside."

The soldier nodded in surprise. Shi Quan carried such heavy luggage without even blushing or panting. Just how great was his strength?

"My lord, you may rest for now. The guard may need some time to assemble for the march," the soldier reminded him.

"Let's wait at the Sports Field."

"No problem, my lord."

The soldier carried the luggage and followed behind Shi Quan.

Just after noon, there were quite a few people on the Sports Field. The moment Shi Quan appeared, he became everyone's focus. There was no helping it—the armored soldier beside him was too conspicuous.

Shi Quan walked to one side of the Sports Field. From his position, he could see the entire teaching building. His gaze turned toward its top floor, where the headmaster's office was located.

Perhaps because he was worried about the sorrow of parting, Marde had already agreed that morning not to see him off.

Shi Quan knew Marde must be watching him from the office now.

Since his teacher would not see him off, he would let him look at him a little longer.

Shi Quan stood quietly on the Sports Field, watching the students passing by, and sighed inwardly. If he had not possessed the system, perhaps he would have been just another one of these countless ordinary people.

"Shi Quan is leaving..."

"I just saw the soldiers at the Back Mountain starting to pack up..."

"He has two spirit rings. He must be applying to graduate early."

The surrounding students whispered among themselves.

Tang San's eyes, having just emerged from Dorm Seven, were fixed tightly on Shi Quan on the Sports Field. He had originally been preparing to go work at the Blacksmith Shop, but only noticed Shi Quan after hearing the discussions around him.

The past replayed vividly in his mind. He had not forgotten the sight of Shi Quan stepping on Xiao Wu and pinning her to the ground. If he did not avenge Xiao Wu now, who knew when he would have another chance? Yet he was deeply wary of those soldiers. Then he thought of Yu Xiaogang's dejected and confused appearance last night, and his expression gradually became resolute.

He had to help his teacher find the answer, and he also had to avenge Xiao Wu for that kick.

"Shi Quan!"

Tang San's loud shout interrupted Shi Quan's thoughts.

"What is it?"

Shi Quan looked at Tang San approaching him in surprise. Why was he calling Shi Quan instead of going to forge iron?

Tang San stared at Shi Quan and said as he approached, "I would like to ask for your guidance."

"My guidance?" Shi Quan glanced at the armored soldier beside him, then looked at Tang San with an ambiguous smile. "You want to cause me trouble again?"

Tang San shook his head and said calmly, neither arrogant nor servile, "Shi Quan, both your and my martial souls are Blue Silver Grass. Since you were able to absorb a Thousand Year Spirit Ring, you must have something unique about you. Therefore, I would like to ask for your guidance. I apologize for disturbing you and hope you can forgive me."

Tang San's words were exceedingly polite, but how could Shi Quan not understand Tang San's personality? Asking for guidance was merely a pretense. He was most likely trying to avenge Xiao Wu and teach Shi Quan a lesson.

Shi Quan waved a hand and bluntly said, "You know you're disturbing me, yet you still came? If I remember correctly, aren't you supposed to be working this afternoon? Are you that free? Hurry up and get to work..."