As soon as the call connected, Wei San's puzzled voice came through.
" Jiang Fan, what's the matter?"
Strange, wasn't Wei Jiu secretly protecting Jiang Fan? Why would he contact him if something happened?
Did the two of them have another fight?
As if on cue, Jiang Fan coldly said, "Please convey to Yan Shuai that I don't need anyone's protection, especially Wei Jiu. If this continues, I'm afraid he'll kill me."
That's serious!
Although Wei San had guessed that there might be a conflict between the two, he did not expect Jiang Fan to make such a serious statement.
What exactly happened?
"... That's how it is. Commander Wei Jiu was just about to contact Yan Shuai to punish me." Jiang Fan briefly recounted what had just happened.
Wei Jiu! You're so foolish!
Wei San exclaimed in exasperation, "This stubborn mule is so inflexible; you can't even use a chance!"
"Okay, I understand."
After hanging up the phone, Wei San immediately contacted Wei Jiu.
"I acted in accordance with the laws of the Great Xia. I did nothing wrong," Wei Jiu said.
Wei San rolled his eyes at the air. "Whether he did something wrong is for Yan Shuai to decide. You can come back now."
"Do you want me to take Jiang Fan back to face the consequences?" Wei Jiu asked.
"Fuck your sister!" Wei San finally lost his temper and blurted out some cheesy Chinese phrases.
He felt humiliated to Divine Wind Camp Battalion alongside such a brainless idiot.
At this moment, Yan Tianyang walked over unnoticed, snatched the phone from Wei San's hand, and whispered in his ear, "You're coming back to face your punishment, but not Jiang Fan, it's you."
"Yan-- Yan Shuai?!"
Wei Jiu was horrified and could not believe his ears.
"You are hereby punished to continue guarding the Heaven-Reaching Tower until the last layer of defense is breached."
Upon hearing this, Wei Jiu's face turned ashen, knowing that he had virtually no chance of turning things around.
After Wei Jiu left, Ye Qizhen couldn't wait to start sparring with Jiang Fan.
the next day.
In the cafeteria.
Lan Shengxue couldn't help but chuckle as she looked at Ye Qizhen.
Congratulations, you've got what you wanted!
Ye Qizhen slumped onto the dining table in annoyance, glaring at Jiang Fan with an incredibly resentful look.
"Hey Old Jiang, you went a bit too far! I've taken the Body Restoration Pill and I'm still not fully recovered."
"Didn't you say not to hold back and to unleash my full power?" Jiang Fan said, taking advantage of a break from eating.
"But you can't really go all out! You're Advanced Psychic, and I'm just Intermediate Psychic. Besides, our qi and blood are One Star apart!"
"You mean the difference between heaven and earth?" Jiang Fan teased.
"Hey you--"
"Don't be unconvinced. I didn't use my full strength yesterday; I only used a tiny fraction of my abilities."
Upon hearing this, Ye Qizhen's eyes widened as if they were copper bells.
"A drop in the ocean? Who do you think you are—"
Just as Ye Qizhen and Jiang Fan were exchanging barbs, familiar faces walked in from outside the cafeteria.
They were none other than the top senior students who had participated in the Five-School League with Jiang Fan a few days ago.
That's not the point. The point is that all of them looked tense, and their bodies seemed tense as well.
"Look! It's Zhao Zhidong Su Xiaoyan. They actually have the mood to come to the cafeteria to eat. They truly deserve to be the pride of this year's seniors. The other seniors are probably all holed up in their dorms, worried sick and unable to eat."
Hearing his classmates' chatter, Jiang Fan looked on with curiosity.
"Has something happened?"
Hearing Jiang Fan ask this, Ye Qizhen looked at him with an incredulous expression.
"Seriously? You're a student of Yuanwu, and you didn't know about something this big happened? I'm just an exchange student who just transferred here, and I know about it, okay?"
"Say it or don't, it's up to you." Jiang Fan was too lazy to continue the conversation and turned to look at Lan Shengxue.
Before he could even speak, Lan Shengxue very considerately began to explain.
"Your Yuanwu has a special rule: every graduating class of seniors must go to the Outer Wilderness Zone before graduation. This year it's earlier, but we don't know why."
Ye Qizhen opened her mouth, looked in the direction of the Heaven-Reaching Tower, but hesitated to speak.
"So that's how it is." Jiang Fan suddenly realized, and a look of deep envy appeared on his face.
Thinking back to Outer Wilderness Zone and amassed a fortune in points, I can't help but feel excited.
It just so happens that Instructor Wei and the others are currently resting and cannot go on missions for the time being. It would be great if they could go to the Outer Wilderness Zone with the senior students.
Without hesitation, Jiang Fan dialed the principal's number.
"Hey, Jiang Fan, why are you calling me so suddenly? Is something important?" Lu Chengjun asked, puzzled.
This guy never calls unless he needs something urgent; if he suddenly calls me, it must be something urgent.
"Do seniors have to go to the Outer Wilderness Zone early?"
"Um?"
Lu Chengjun was taken aback, clearly not expecting Jiang Fan to suddenly ask about this.
"That's how it is. Why are you asking this?"
"I want to go too, can I go with them?" Jiang Fan asked directly.
"What?!"
Lu Chengjun suddenly raised his voice, completely disbelieving his ears. He even picked at his ears with his hands, thinking they were blocked by earwax and he had misheard.
"I said I also want to go to the Outer Wilderness Zone," Jiang Fan said, slowing his speech.
hiss--
Lu Chengjun gasped, realizing he hadn't misheard and his ears weren't blocked by earwax.
However, the shock in my heart only increased.
Are you going to the Outer Wilderness Zone too?
As Lu Chengjun spoke, he leaned out to look at the bright sunlight, "It's the middle of the day, are you still asleep? What are you talking about in your sleep?"
Jiang Fan "..."
"Principal, I'm much more capable than those senior students. If they can go, so can I. Don't worry, just approve my application. Whether I live or die in the Outer Wilderness Zone is none of your business. If you're still worried, I can write you a guarantee beforehand. My life or death will have nothing to do with you, Principal."
Lu Chengjun realized that Jiang Fan wasn't still half asleep; he genuinely wanted to go.
"No, Jiang Fan, I just don't understand. That's the Outer Wilderness Zone! It's a nightmare for almost every Martial Artist from every country. Everyone avoids such a dangerous place that devours people without spitting out bones, especially those senior students who are about to graduate. These past two days, they haven't been able to eat or sleep because of going to the Outer Wilderness Zone. They're all extremely anxious and are secretly trying every means to bribe their way out of this trial. And you, on the other hand, are actually going to do it. What's wrong with your brain?"
No wonder they say the difference between genius and madness is just a thought; he's seen it for himself today.