Zhao Cang's expression grew slightly grave, and he said solemnly, "How are we supposed to train the students' combat skills if there's no danger at all? Rest assured, everyone. I'll be going personally this time to ensure their safety."
Hearing that Zhao Cang would accompany them in person eased much of the instructors' concern.
After all, Zhao Cang was an expert at the peak of the Grandmaster Realm. With him overseeing things, the students' safety should be assured.
Yun Che, however, remained wary. Powerful as Zhao Cang was, he couldn't possibly keep an eye on everything.
What puzzled him most was that just over a hundred students would be going on this outing-exactly matching the number involved in the student disappearances.
But after thinking it over, Yun Che felt that was unlikely. This was an activity personally organized by the vice dean, after all. Surely there shouldn't be anything shady about it.
Besides, those hundred-odd students weren't all girls, so this probably had little to do with the disappearances of women in the original plot.
Maybe I'm overthinking things. Surely the vice dean of an academy wouldn't be that deranged!
Despite telling himself that, Yun Che still began to guard against the vice dean.
He had reminded himself more than once that this was no longer a game scenario running on a fixed program. This was a real world of flesh and blood, where people's motives were inscrutable and any unforeseen development could occur.
As the meeting drew to a close, Yun Che began using Divine Hand. Naturally, his first target was the elusive vice dean.
Ding! Grab successful. Congratulations! You obtained one banana. Ding! Congratulations! Divine Blessing triggered. An ordinary banana mutated into a Guaranteed-Fall Banana Peel.
Once again-and again, and again-Yun Che was stunned. He hadn't expected Divine Hand to trigger Divine Blessing in addition to Divine Turnaround!
This server-exclusive SSS-rank talent he had obtained truly was full of astonishing, unexpected surprises!
Yun Che forced down the corners of his mouth before they could curl upward, then quietly opened his inventory to check the mutated banana peel's attributes.
[Guaranteed-Fall Banana Peel (single-use treasure): Simply toss it within three meters of the target. Guaranteed to be stepped on, guaranteed to cause a fall, guaranteed to throw the target off balance.]
Yun Che was floored. This was a goddamn god-tier crowd-control skill!
Used well, it might even let him trap and kill an Innate Realm expert.
Not bad. A fine treasure. Better stash it away.
He had thought his grab was a dud, only for it to turn into a jackpot right out of the gate. What an incredible windfall!
Next, Yun Che continued using Divine Hand on the instructors in the meeting room. Innate Realm instructors were rarely seen, yet a full eight of them had gathered today. He had to milk this opportunity for all it was worth.
Ding! Grab successful. Congratulations! You obtained 2 Constitution points. Ding! Grab successful. Congratulations! You obtained 100 experience points. Ding! Grab successful. Congratulations! You obtained one vial of Anal Loosening Fluid. Ding! Grab successful. Congratulations! You obtained the mid-grade combat technique, Nine-Force Mountain River Fist. Ding! Grab successful. Congratulations! You obtained one drop of Hundred-Blossom Dew. Ding! Grab successful. Congratulations! You obtained 4 Spirit points. Ding! Grab successful. Congratulations! You obtained the low-grade combat technique, Hundred-Spiral Slash. Ding! Grab successful. Congratulations! You obtained 3 Endurance points. Ding! Grab successful. Congratulations! You obtained one piece of Rong Silk Soft Armor.
There were thirty-nine instructors present, and Yun Che had 210 spiritual energy points-just enough to make one grab from every one of them.
Although eight Innate Realm experts were present, he had only obtained experience points from one of them. That was rather a pity.
If he could get 700 experience points in one go, he could advance straight to the late Acquired Realm.
Still, there was no hurry. He could usually see them at mealtimes, so sooner or later he would grab a large chunk of experience from them.
And then there was their esteemed vice dean. If he managed to grab experience points from him just once, he could probably advance straight to the late Acquired Realm!
Right, I should find an excuse to visit the Qin Prince's Residence soon. I can't just leave that big King Realm cash cow sitting there forever.
As Yun Che's thoughts wandered, the vice dean went over a few more details before declaring the meeting concluded.
For this outing, the vice dean required at least two instructors to accompany the students.
But Class Nine had few instructors, with only two martial instructors, and one of them-a woman who had taken leave to visit her family-had yet to return.
Thus, Yun Che, an academic instructor, had no choice but to accompany them to the Wuxia Mountains.
At noon, Yun Che saw all of Class Nine's students together for the first time. There were only about fifty of them.
After explaining what the outing entailed, the martial instructor Wei Hong encouraged everyone to volunteer.
In the end, however, only seven students volunteered. Wei Hong personally selected another five, forming a twelve-person team for the outing.
Notably, one of those seven volunteers was the sweet, adorably clueless Ruan Caocao.
When Ruan Caocao noticed Yun Che looking at her, she gave him a sweet smile.
Yun Che nodded slightly. She was the only student willing to listen to his lectures, so he had to keep her safe.
At around two in the afternoon, the selected teachers and students left Falling Moon Academy and set off on foot toward the Wuxia Mountains.
As one of Class One's top students, his sister-in-law Qin Yelan naturally took part in the outing as well.
When Qin Yelan saw her brother-in-law Yun Che among the accompanying instructors, her lovely brows drew together slightly.
It wasn't that she looked down on Yun Che. That was simply how things were. What the hell could a mere academic instructor contribute by tagging along?
Yun Che noticed her gaze too. He shrugged helplessly, as though saying, I don't want to be here either, but Class Nine doesn't have enough instructors!
Qin Yelan gave a soft snort and turned her head away, paying no further attention to her useless brother-in-law.
Yun Che didn't mind. After a brief hesitation, he used Divine Hand on his sister-in-law for the third time, praying fervently.
He was almost traumatized by his grabs. Getting the same kind of result twice in a row was even less likely than winning the lottery jackpot.
Heavens above! Please don't let me grab her underwear again!
Ding! Grab successful. Congratulations! You obtained the high-grade combat technique, Frost Heaven Severing Sword.
Fortunately, heaven was kind this time and didn't disappoint Yun Che.
He let out a small sigh of relief and thought, That's my sister-in-law for you. She really has the goods! Either she gives me nothing worthwhile, or she drops an incredible ultimate move!
Just then, Ruan Caocao caught up with Yun Che and asked, looking worried and at a loss, "Instructor Yun, I feel like I'm cultivating much faster now. It seems I'm about to break through to the Acquired Realm. Is something wrong with me?"
Yun Che guessed that her restricted martial root had recovered. With a high-grade martial root and talent comparable to Qin Yelan of Class One, she would have a hard time not getting stronger!
He smiled. "Go ahead and cultivate without worrying. You're showing no signs of cultivation deviation."
With his reassurance, Ruan Caocao felt a little of her anxiety fade.
Although she had only attended two of Instructor Yun's lessons, she trusted him deeply.
There was no other reason for it: Instructor Yun never held anything back. Despite being an academic instructor, he knew even more than the martial instructors.
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