"Does the clan leader know this young man?" Upon hearing this, the Bai Household members were all taken aback.
"You are... Luo Xue's father?" Jianxin asked, frowning.
"Yes, that's right. You came here to find Luo Xue?" Bai Zhenyue asked with a smile.
Jianxin remained silent, his hands clenched tightly, his heart filled with resentment.
" Luo Xue told me how monstrous and powerful you are. I didn't believe it at first, but after seeing you today, I believe it. Thank you for not killing my Bai Household's eldest elder just now." Bai Zhenyue smiled slightly, his tone kind.
Jianxin frowned, a hint of confusion flashing in his eyes.
"Come into the main hall with me and let's talk," Bai Zhenyue said.
Jianxin remained silent for a moment, then nodded and followed Bai Zhenyue to the main hall.
"What! You're saying Luo Xue isn't married?" Jianxin Xin exclaimed excitedly.
"That's right, Luo Xue has been waiting for you for decades, but you haven't shown up," Bai Zhenyue said.
"I..." Jianxin's face showed a hint of guilt. He knew that he had made Bai Luo Xue wait for too long. He would definitely apologize to her properly when he saw Luo Xue later.
"Where is Luo Xue now?" Jianxin asked, raising his eyes.
"Several years ago, she went to the Yingtian Academy, originally to find your master and ask why you didn't go to see her. Your master said that you had obtained a great fortuitous opportunity and couldn't leave for a while, so he let Luo Xue stay at the Yingtian Academy to cultivate," Bai Zhenyue explained.
" Luo Xue is not married." Jianxin was stunned upon hearing this.
"Who told you that Luo Xue got married?" Bai Zhenyue asked with a puzzled expression. He then briefly recounted how Su Chen had taken the initiative to find him and go to the Star Radiance Holy Land to avenge him back then.
"Master..." Upon hearing this, Jianxin's eyes instantly reddened, and tears involuntarily streamed down his face. He had never imagined that his master had done so much for him behind the scenes.
At first, he harbored some resentment, hating Su Chen for not appearing to help him. But after decades, he realized that he couldn't blame his master; he was simply too weak. If he had been strong, Bai Luo Xue wouldn't have been forcibly taken away back then.
Now, upon hearing what Su Chen had done for him, Jianxin felt immense guilt and remorse, feeling that he would never have the face to see his master again.
"Master and Luo Xue are at the Yingtian Academy, right?" Jianxin suddenly asked.
"Hmm." Bai Zhenyue nodded.
"I apologize, I shouldn't have attacked the Bai Household earlier." Jianxin stood up and bowed respectfully to Bai Zhenyue.
"That's just how young people are, it's nothing to worry about," Bai Zhenyue said with a smile.
"Then I'll head to the Yingtian Academy first. Farewell!" Jianxin nodded, then turned and left. Right now, all he wanted was to see Su Chen and Bai Luo Xue as soon as possible and apologize to them in person.
"This boy's future achievements will only be greater, not less. I'm relieved to have Luo Xue in his care," Bai Zhenyue said with a smile, watching Jianxin's retreating figure.
"Is this Yingtian Academy?" After several days of travel, Jianxin finally arrived at the gate of the Yingtian Academy. Looking at the vast Yingtian Academy before him, Jianxin's eyes were filled with curiosity.
These past few days, he had heard many things about the Yingtian Academy, and each one of them shocked him greatly.
"Who are you?" Suddenly, two disciples from the Yingtian Academy appeared in front of Jianxin, frowning as they sized Jianxin up, their eyes filled with wariness.
"I've come to see my master." Jianxin bowed to the two of them.
"Your master?" The two disciples of the Yingtian Academy raised their eyebrows.
"It's your dean," Jianxin said.
"Huh?" Upon hearing this, both disciples of the Yingtian Academy were taken aback. The Dean's disciple? Doesn't the Dean only have one disciple, Senior Brother Lin Fan? How come there's another one? Could it be an imposter? Or is it a new disciple the Dean recently accepted?
The two disciples of the Yingtian Academy were caught in a dilemma. They didn't know if what Jianxin said was true. At this moment, a voice suddenly rang in their ears. Upon hearing the voice and its contents, the two disciples' expressions changed. They looked at Jianxin with a mixture of curiosity and respect.
"We didn't know you were Senior Brother Jianxin, please forgive us." The two disciples clasped their hands in a gesture of respect.
Jianxin paused for a moment, then smiled. "It's alright, may I go in?"
"Please come in." The two disciples dared not stop them and made way for them.
"Thank you." Jianxin nodded, about to enter Yingtian Academy, but then seemed to remember something and looked at the two academy disciples, "May I ask if you two could tell me the location of our master?"
"Senior brother, you're too kind. The dean is in the bamboo forest behind the mountain." The two academy disciples nodded. One of them pointed, and a beam of light instantly merged into Jianxin's brow. "This is the route to the bamboo forest behind the mountain."
"Thank you." Jianxin nodded, then hesitated for a moment, "Junior brothers, do you know a woman named Bai Luo Xue?"
"Senior Sister Luo Xue?" The two academy disciples were stunned, then said, "Senior Sister Luo Xue is one of the top ten geniuses in our academy, of course we know her. Senior Brother, do you know Senior Sister Luo Xue?"
"Yes, could you tell me her location? I'd like to see her." Jianxin nodded and said.
"Senior Sister Luo Xue's location isn't fixed, but we heard that she likes to attend Vice Dean Xue Ya's classes. You can go and see if she's there. This is the location for the Literary Institute..." the two academy disciples said.
"Thank you both for informing me!" Jianxin bowed to the two men, then turned and walked into the academy without further hesitation.
"To be our dean's disciple, this Senior Brother Jianxin must be quite extraordinary," someone remarked, watching Jianxin's departing figure.
"Absolutely! I believe that Jianxin Brother Jianxin will shine brightly in the Genius Battle!" another person said.
Following the directions given to him by the two academy disciples, Jianxin arrived at the Literary Institute. At that moment, Xue Ya was giving a lesson. Jianxin stood outside, his eyes scanning the room. Suddenly, his gaze fell on a woman, and a hint of excitement appeared on his face.
The woman possessed a face of unparalleled beauty, with delicate skin that radiated a warm glow, and a graceful figure, like a fairy who had mistakenly descended to the mortal realm.
And this woman was none other than Bai Luo Xue!
Bai Luo Xue was listening attentively to the lesson and had no idea that Jianxin was outside.
"Who are you? I've never seen you before." However, Xue Ya noticed Jianxin, looked at him, and asked, a hint of surprise rising in her heart, because she discovered that Jianxin was actually a monstrous genius at the ninth level of the Immortal Sovereign Ninth Layer!
She would definitely recognize such a prodigy in the academy, but she had no recollection of Jianxin, which puzzled her.
The disciples who were listening to the lecture were all taken aback, and then followed Xue Ya's gaze, including Bai Luo Xue!