Chapter 54

Yet she allowed her own protégé to suffer such torment.

Si Kui closed her eyes briefly, and when she opened them again, she had made up her mind.

Her voice echoed in Li Yang Feng Yiqiao's Spirit Sea: "I will be going into seclusion for a while. Li Yang, please move to the small courtyard at the foot of the mountain first."

Chapter 54

Feng Yiqiao had already gone on stage. She was worried about Li Yang's physical condition, but she was clearly taken aback when she heard Si Kui's voice.

Meanwhile, Li Yang was already shouting in his Spirit Sea: "Teacher, why the sudden decision to go into seclusion? You're not planning to break through to the Ninth Grade, are you? Is that safe? Don't be impulsive! Half-Step Supreme is already amazing. Let's proceed step by step..."

As they talked, Li Yang realized that Si Kui had severed the connection with her Spirit Sea.

Si Kui always left a wisp of "will" in Li Yang's Spirit Sea.

This wisp of will does not actively investigate Li Yang's situation; it is merely like a mobile phone number that can be dialed at any time, only connecting automatically when Li Yang calls her or certain specific conditions are triggered.

Li Yang could always sense this tiny "will," and she not only didn't dislike it, but also felt at ease with it.

A Half-Step Supreme Being was watching closely.

Only then could she be free and unrestrained in the Zhongdu Military Academy.

Now that her will has broken, she feels empty.

Li Yang sat up and said, "I'll go back and take a look."

Feng Yiqiao grabbed her arm and said, "Don't worry, once you reach the level of a master, you'll go into seclusion from time to time."

Li Yang understood.

Let alone a teacher who is Half-Step Supreme, even a Sixth Grade Realm Star Wielders often needs to go into seclusion for a year or two to break through to a higher realm. I heard that there is a professor in the Spirit Department who has been in seclusion for more than 20 years, saying that he will not come out of seclusion until he breaks through to the Master level.

But Li Yang felt uneasy, though she couldn't quite put her finger on why; she could only attribute it to her intuition.

"Anyway, the match is over," Li Yang still said, "I'll go back and take a look, I might be back soon."

Feng Yiqiao tried to pull her back, but Li Yang "Frenzy," and with the speed surging, he couldn't hold her back anymore.

He Song and others also came over, wanting to celebrate Li Yang's victory together.

Bro Wala looked around and asked, "Where did Xiao Li go?"

Not only He Song and the others, but all the top twelve came up. Fang Chuyun also asked, "Where is Li Yang?"

Feng Yiqiao could only explain, "Well... the teacher needed to talk to her, so she went back to the Agronomy Department first."

A group of people gathered around, Feng Yiqiao's words, they became even more curious.

At this moment, Zhong Kun pondered and said, "Half-Step Supreme is looking for her, we should hurry back. Getting first place in a minor monthly exam is really nothing."

His words, spoken so fluently and naturally, stunned the students who had gathered to watch the spectacle.

Someone immediately spoke up, "What? Half-step... what?"

"Li Yang's teacher is a Half-Step Supreme?!"

"How could that be? That's just a small Agronomy Department..."

This was news that ordinary students would never know, but the scions of prominent families present had already inquired about it.

Ying Qi and Lin Zhaoqin, who were particularly interested in Li Yang, had already thoroughly investigated the situation of the Department of the Agronomy Department.

Lin Zhaoqin deliberately said, "Maizi, do you think if I go to the Agronomy Department now, I might run into that Half-Step Supreme who once single-handedly killed two Ninth-Grade Supreme?"

She appeared to be speaking to Sun Mairan, but her voice was actually very loud, ensuring that all the freshmen present could hear her clearly.

This surprised not only the freshmen at the scene, but also the seniors in the live broadcast room.

The live stream hadn't stopped, and they weren't in a hurry to log off, when they unexpectedly heard this explosive news.

"Holy crap, what the hell? The Dean of the Agronomy Department is a Half-Step Supreme?"

"The deans of the three major departments are only at the Seventh Grade, right? How could the Agronomy Department have a dean Half-Step Supreme!"

"If I remember correctly, our school doesn't even have Eighth Grade besides the Ninth Grade, who's a ninth-rank person..."

"The highest level is held by the deans of the three major departments, who are only at the Seventh Grade Peak!"

Don't be fooled by the fact that there's only one major realm difference between the Seventh Grade and Eighth Grade.

The difference in their strength is enormous.

Let their battle record in the Astral Realm speak for itself—a Peak Eighth Grade can instantly kill dozens of the Seventh Grade Realm!

The fact that the dean of the Agronomy Department is Half-Step Supreme is, in Li Yang's world, equivalent to the school cafeteria aunt being a Nobel Prize scientific research giant.

Even Li Yang winning first place in the monthly exam wasn't as shocking as this news!

Many students went back and asked their advisors.

However, most students' mentors were only at the Fourth Grade or Fifth Grade Realm. Even if there was a Sixth Grade Realm mentor, the teacher would just raise an eyebrow, slap them, and say, "Have you improved your physique? Have you tempered your spirit? Have you finished your missions? Have you earned enough merit points? If you don't have any money, how will you break through, how will you advance, how will you graduate! Mind your own business and cultivate more! That's the way to survive, understand?!"

Actually, there's no need to ask; the answer is obvious.

The disciples from the aristocratic families all seemed to have known this all along, and considering how much they valued Li Yang, it seemed even more certain.

"Ah, no wonder Li Yang is so strong!"

"With a Half-Step Supreme guiding her, getting first place in the monthly exam is a piece of cake for her, isn't it?"

"It's as if Lin Zhaoxia, Zhong Qian, Shen Shangchi... don't have Ninth-Grade Supreme in their family."

"Li Yang's victory wasn't easy, but... it made much more sense!"

The live stream chat exploded, and the school forum was even more abuzz.

Someone dug up Li Yang's old post from when he was choosing his major and brought up all the posts mocking Li Yang as an idiot. The posts were concise and brutal, consisting of just a "clown" meme.

Some even started an analysis thread. "A brief discussion on whether Li Yang is the illegitimate daughter of Half-Step Supreme."

"An in-depth analysis of Li Yang's past and present life Half-Step Supreme in the Agronomy Department."

Click to see some things that Li Yang had to say about the Dean of the Department of the Agronomy Department.

A flood of posts came one after another, making Niu Qianqian from the Academic Affairs Office sweat profusely.

"Truly, a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger! Thirty years ago, who would dare to post something like this?!"

"Oh, back then they didn't have this crappy school app."

Niu Qianqian shouted immediately, "What are you standing there for! Delete the post! Block! Ban! Add restricted words!"

As a result, these posts disappeared in less than half a second, and the students who wanted to make a quick buck were banned and given warning signs.

The students also discovered new limiting words--

Si Kui.

Dean of the Department of the Agronomy Department.

Half-Step Supreme.

These restrictive words are like a stamp of confirmation.

The teachers in the Academic Affairs Office responsible for transferring departments were extremely busy, one after another saying, "Director Niu, a bunch of people are applying to transfer to the Agronomy Department..."

Niu Qianqian stated bluntly, "Temporarily close the transfer channel!"

Now it was quiet.

But that didn't stop everyone from getting even more excited!

The Department of the Agronomy Department, which had been largely ignored for over twenty years, is now a highly sought-after department that people are desperate to get into.

"Holy crap, what's up with Yu Hongyuan? How did he get into the Agronomy Department?!"

"Because he was Li Yang's classmate, and I heard his mother even sponsored Li Yang..."

"That's not right, Yu Hongyuan isn't that capable... he doesn't seem any better than me."

After hearing this, everyone's frenzied enthusiasm for changing majors cooled down considerably.

Not only Yu Hongyuan unremarkable, but the Agronomy Department also had a holdout and three long-standing problems.

Seeing the four of them, the students gradually calmed down.

Li Yang is an exception.

Even if they transfer to the Agronomy Department, they'll probably still end up farming and making Steam Mantou.

That's enough...

The conditions for Half-Step Supreme to accept a personal disciple must be extremely high; ordinary people would never even catch her eye.

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Li Yang ran all the way back to the Agronomy Department. It usually takes her ten minutes to run back, but this time it only took her three minutes.

"Teacher!" Li Yang rushed to the mountainside and started shouting at the top of her lungs.

The courtyard gate was tightly shut. The wooden door, which would normally open automatically for her, wouldn't open no matter how much she knocked.

Knowing that Si Kui could hear her, Li Yang simply shouted those words again through the door.

Before she could finish speaking, Si Kui appeared in front of her. "All done."

Li Yang's eyes lit up, and she said, "Teacher, you're not going to do something bad secretly, are you? I'm feeling a little uneasy."

Si Kui glared at her. "What bad things could I possibly do?"

"Your disciple is foolish and cannot guess."

"You really dare to guess!"

"No, no, teacher," Li Yang rushed over and hugged her arm, blinking her eyes as she said, "I got first place in the monthly exam!"

"Um."

"Our plan has taken a major step forward."

"Um."

"Why do you seem so downcast..." Li Yang thought for a moment and then added, "That's true, a mere monthly exam isn't much. But teacher, please don't rush into seclusion. I'm currently busy entertaining people. If everyone comes back, how will you take on apprentices after you go into seclusion? I've spotted several promising talents!"

Si Kui said, "If they are truly interested in becoming disciples, there's no rush within these ten days or half a month."

Upon hearing this, Li Yang breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, the teacher only went into seclusion for ten to fifteen days; it shouldn't be to advance to the Ninth Grade.

Li Yang said, "Alright, then you can go into seclusion for ten days, right? By then, my cultivation will be almost ready too."

"Who told you it's only ten days?"

Li Yang gritted her teeth and said, "At most half a month! No longer than that."

Si Kui: "..."

Li Yang had already figured out Lady Sunflower's weakness, and sweetly coaxed, "Teacher, I feel very uneasy when your 'will' is not there. If I feel uneasy, I will definitely have sleepless nights. You said I'm only at the Second Grade Realm, if I can't sleep every day, how can I cultivate, improve, or grow taller!"

Si Kui: "You're eighteen already."

Li Yang retorted confidently, "What's wrong with eighteen? You can still grow taller at twenty-eight!"