Hu Ruoyun said softly, "We part only so we can reunite all the better. Changming, keep it up."
"I will."
"According to the rules of the various High Martial Academies, you must report before October first. There's one other thing you must pay particular attention to: on this journey, the students must travel alone. No family members may escort you!"
"The roads to the various High Martial Academies aren't smooth paths ordinary people can travel. They're fraught with danger, with countless traps, both man-made and natural, countless dense forests and treacherous slopes, countless Star Beasts and monsters... and you must face all of this yourselves."
"Students heading for the same destination may form teams on their own, but anyone discovered receiving help or an escort from their Lineage will immediately have their admission revoked!"
Hu Ruoyun said softly, "You must be prepared."
"All right."
"Once you enter a High Martial Academy for further study, it's the same as entering a battlefield of life and death. In fact... High Martial students are even allowed to fight one another to the death. Every High Martial Academy actually sends students to various battlefields for trials every month..."
"Do you understand now? Once you leave a Martial School at our level, you'll have stepped across the line between life and death. How far you ultimately fight your way in the future will depend entirely on your own fate and fortune. We won't be able to safeguard you anymore."
As Hu Ruoyun spoke, the sorrow in her words became impossible to hide.
She forced a smile. "Children, work hard. Don't make us worry, and don't disappoint us or the Former Principal."
"We'll remember."
"Xiao Duo, you're planning to go to Hidden Dragon, aren't you?"
"Yes, Teacher Hu."
"Then I'll feel a little more at ease