"Leave, leave the family?"
"Did I hear it wrong?!"
A cool breeze blew against their faces, and the air gradually became dense with water vapor. A circle of people sat on the ground, looking at each other in dismay. They all looked at the youth in the center with stunned gazes.
The sun was clearly not as hot as before, but for some reason, it made people break out in a cold sweat.
Everyone had the same thought — this was too absurd.
Looking at the incredulous expressions of the people, Guan Heng nodded in understanding, then shook his head.
"Look," the youth raised his index finger and pointed at the people sitting in the circle, sighing, "Why do I say you're not ruthless enough?"
"When I asked you to go to the wilderness to gain experience, you made all sorts of excuses; when I asked you to fight with mystical beasts, you also had a hundred excuses to refute. The family gave you too much protection, and the Central Academy is also a large greenhouse. You are all flowers in the greenhouse — if you ask me, you lack a sense of crisis. "
Someone buried his head in the crowd and angrily protested in a low voice, "We didn't! Our admission test was also held in Luo Ling … "
Guan Heng interrupted him, "But that was under the full protection of the seventh rank examiners!"
"Apart from that, when you went to gain experience on your own, it was also the same, right? The family sent out strong people to follow you from afar, not letting you encounter any real fatal danger — is that really a kind of experience? "
Guan Heng's eyes were slightly lowered. Everyone was sitting, and only he was standing straight. His gaze naturally fell from above, and a condescending aura shook everyone's hearts.
A few youths wanted to refute, but after looking around for a while, they hesitated and swallowed their words.
With the precedent of the previous person, they racked their brains, but couldn't make up their minds.
When they went to gain experience on their own, did the family send people to follow them or not?
"I can prove it to you."
Guan Heng's tone eased up once more, and his tone revealed an indiscernible hint of guidance as he said earnestly, "Think about it. Aren't the students of the academy who come from poor backgrounds generally better in terms of natural talent?"
The Central Academy recruited geniuses from all over the continent. Although there was no distinction between high and low, it was difficult for a poor family to provide all the resources for a cultivator's cultivation. Therefore, ninety percent of the students in the academy were either rich or respectable.
The surrounding students were shocked by his show of strength and his story to dispel their wariness. They were also shocked by the pressure of a high level cultivator. At this time, their heads were dizzy. After thinking for a long time, they suddenly realized that it seemed to make some sense.
On the eaves, Xie Ziyou also widened her eyes in shock. Half of her small head suddenly lifted up, knocking the branches above her head. The branches and leaves rustled, and a dark green color drifted down.
"Is what he said true?" Xie Ziyou secretly poked the system. "Is it true that people from humble backgrounds are more talented than those from aristocratic families?"
The System sighed helplessly. "You, are you listening to his nonsense too?"
In terms of combat power, the children of humble families could not compare to the machines of the aristocratic families.
However, in such a big academy, there were only a few people who were at the top. The general public was the majority of the students — in this group, the students from humble backgrounds had a crushing advantage.
This group of students was mostly forced into the Central Academy by the aristocratic families. Many of them had swallowed a large number of pills and herbs since they were young, or their potential had been forcibly stimulated by secret techniques at home. Although they were young and their cultivation was not low, they had overexerted their potential. As soon as they stepped into the academy, their momentum declined.
As for the students from humble backgrounds, they had almost never taken any pills or elixirs. After entering the academy, they received the resources granted by the academy. Of course, they were able to make full use of those elixirs.
"In addition, there is also the 'survivor effect'. The children from aristocratic families with slightly lower aptitudes can be forcibly promoted and enter the Central Academy. However, the children from humble backgrounds who can enter the Central Academy are all extraordinarily talented — those with ordinary aptitudes have already been screened out during the examination. "
"These students do not see the tears and blood of the children from humble backgrounds who have been screened out. They only look at the people around them, so they conclude that 'the children from humble backgrounds generally have better aptitudes than the children from aristocratic families'."
After listening to the system's explanation, Xie Ziyou suddenly understood and nodded his head.
He understood the 'survivor effect', but he didn't think about it in that direction for a while.
This Guan Heng … is really amazing.
Xie Ziyou slightly raised his head, his beautiful peach blossom eyes sparkling. His slender body leaned against the eaves, his long, ink-black hair falling on the glazed roof tiles like satin that was spread out and gently blown by the breeze, spreading out an elegant arc.
Xie Ziyou had seen all kinds of protagonists display their invincible prowess, but this time, he felt a faint sense of pride in his heart.
He crossed his legs and looked at Guan Heng's smile from afar. The corners of his mouth couldn't help but secretly curve upwards. The warm sunlight fell on his heart, as sweet as honey.
His heart began to beat uncontrollably again, thumping wildly.
I really like it …
At this moment, Guan Heng suddenly turned his head and looked in the direction of Xie Ziyou lying in the distance as if he sensed something!
Xie Ziyou trembled all over and hurriedly lowered his head. Xuan Li lost control for a moment and kicked the glazed roof tiles with his heel —
"Crash!"
Two pieces of brown tiles were crushed by his foot and fell to the ground with a crash.
That was close!
Xie Ziyou's whole body leaned against the eaves tightly, pretending that he was a beast with a spine.
After a long time, he carefully retracted his legs, his Fair Complexion right hand holding onto the eaves, he stealthily tried to raise his head —
Suddenly, he bumped into a pair of bright, obsidian-like eyes.
Guan Heng had been looking in this direction the whole time.
When he saw Xie Ziyou poking his head out, the smile on his lips immediately became brilliant, his eyes curved into a loving arc, his thin lips slightly opened, and he gently mouthed.
"You."
Xie Ziyou felt as if a breath of hot air was exhaled from his ear, immediately numbing half of his scalp. His ears were so red that they were dripping blood. Yingbai's cheeks revealed a slight blush, like a rosy cloud casting a soft light.
Xie Ziyou, whose face was flushed, could not stay on the wall any longer.
He immediately summoned his crystal blue Xuan Li, icicles floating around his body, and his white dress fluttering in the wind. He leaped a few meters away, as if he was escaping to his own courtyard.
As he escaped, Xie Ziyou complained to the System, "What is that guy doing?"
"There are so many people around him, but he still calls my name — he doesn't give me any face."
The System sighed for the umpteenth time today.
"You, your face has long been lost when you were smitten, smiling foolishly, and drooling with your chin propped up."
"What, what nonsense!"
Xie Ziyou's face turned red, and he pulled up his sleeves in a panic, "How can I drool when I look at Guan Heng?!"
"Then why are you wiping your mouth with your sleeves?"
"… Can't my mouth be itchy?"
The System did not know whether to laugh or cry.
"Alright, You," it said softly, "As long as you're happy … Eh?"
The bee hovered in the air for a moment, then suddenly changed direction, and flew west with the teenager who suddenly changed direction.
"You, where are you going?"
Didn't you say you were going back to the courtyard?
"… No, not yet."
Xie Ziyou flew swiftly in the air, the tip of his toes tapping on the curled eaves from time to time. When he leaped, his flowing dress fluttered in the wind, overflowing with colorful lights.
Tiny icicles floated around him, as clear as crystal, sparkling and translucent under the sunlight, resonating with the teenager's pure and lively ice-blue eyes, complementing his white skin even more.
"Let's go to the back of the mountain — there are still a thousand Sinister Butterfly Orchids."
Xie Ziyou's light voice floated in the wind. The teenager's unique voice was crisp and ethereal, like flying splashes of jade, like pearls falling on a jade plate.
Furthermore …
Xie Ziyou nimbly calculated a little abacus in his heart.
The blue sky stretched for thousands of miles, under the drifting clouds, verdant bamboo. Xie Ziyou looked at the gradually approaching Daise Mountain Range from afar, and Guan Heng's warm smile appeared in his mind. His nose was high, his eyes were deep, and the knife-like sharpness between his brows was dispersed by his gentle gaze, turning into the warm sun of March.
The corners of his mouth involuntarily rose again, but he suddenly realized that he didn't want to be ridiculed by the system again, so he coughed to cover it up.
Guan Heng, oh Guan Heng, you're really a genius to be able to think of this way to dispel the rumors.
But Wu Cong's influence in the academy is too great, so great that you can't imagine.
It's just a story, and after some hoodwinking … it's a bit unpresentable.
Since that's the case, why don't you let me, the titular "Xie Xiannu", give you a hand!
…
Of course, Guan Heng caught a glimpse of that clear figure.
Looking at the way Xie Ziyou fled quickly, Guan Heng was stunned, and he felt slightly vexed.
I should have pretended not to see it, the youth thought disappointedly. I scared You away again.
If I wasn't in prison and had so many troubles, perhaps I could have chased after her and confessed my feelings …
As he was thinking, Guan Heng's sharp ears suddenly caught a youth whispering to his companion beside him.
That person said dejectedly, "We wasted half a day — this guy's cultivation method is completely unsuitable for us!"
"Yes, yes." The other person felt the same and nodded repeatedly. "I think we should forget about it. Let's not think about it. Let's retreat."
"Wait a moment!"
Guan Heng suddenly turned around and smiled slightly.
He had deliberately exaggerated his words to provoke the rebellious hearts of these bystanders, which was to pave the way for this step of "advancing by retreating."
He said frankly, "I know that after saying so much, you might be even more confused. Don't worry, even if you don't leave your family, you can still go out to gain experience, right? "
When Guan Heng took half a step back, these people would find that the second step of "going out to gain experience" was not so difficult to accept.
Moreover, it was easy to be convinced, which allowed him to successfully lead the conversation astray.
At least now, the core of these students' debate was no longer whether Guan Heng cultivated demonic arts, but how to advance quickly like him.
But there were still people who were unwilling to accept it and complained, "You make it sound so easy!"
Guan Heng pressed down with both hands and said calmly, "Everyone, please calm down."
His hands touched his chest and suddenly, as if performing a magic trick, he took out two books.
The covers of the books were simple and unadorned. The spines of the books were densely strung with brown thread. The surface was very smooth, and the edges were curled with hairs. It was obvious that they were often touched and flipped through.
The youth rolled up the books in his hand and gently tapped his palm. His long and narrow eyes narrowed slightly, flashing with a bright light. The corners of his mouth rose into a sly arc.
The third step in dealing with the onlookers was to pull people into the water. After using new problems to cover the old problems, provide a visible solution to the new problems!
"This book, 《Encyclopedia of Spiritual Plants and Xuan Beasts》, is my experience of cultivating in the wilderness after living alone in Luo Ling for two years. My body was covered in scars and countless amounts of blood."
"Anyone who reads this book will have their survival ability increased by at least fifty percent when going out to gain experience. Moreover, you will definitely not miss out on any wild spiritual plants!"
Guan Heng held the book and raised three fingers. He said with confidence, "It contains one hundred points of knowledge on hunting in the forest, fifty tips on distinguishing between Xuan Beasts and Spiritual Plants, and three compulsory lessons for cultivators to survive in the wilderness …"
Guan Heng spoke endlessly, and the students around him listened with their mouths wide open in shock. Their eyes were focused on the small book in Guan Heng's hand. Their eyes were bright, and they were ready to move. Their attention was several times more focused than when Guan Heng was telling the story before.
A cool breeze swept past, and the thin pages of the book trembled slightly in the wind.
The hearts of the students were also at the apex of their hearts, swaying along with the pages in the wind, trembling non-stop.
Zhao Youcai was the first to break the silence.
The youth grinned and stretched out his hand to grab Guan Heng's book. As he pounced, he shouted, "Brother! You are my blood brother! Let me see this book — — "
Before he could get close to Guan Heng, someone suddenly rushed forward and pushed the youth to the side, "Get lost, let me see, let me see first!"
"I also want to see! I will pay, I will pay a hundred taels of gold! "
"Get lost, you bastard! We are all cultivators, who cares about that little bit of gold — — I will pay a thousand taels! "
"Get out of the way, get out of the way, I am Wu Zhengying! Do you know who my father is? Do you know who my brother is?! "
"Wait, wait." Guan Heng chuckled, and his footsteps changed, leaving behind afterimages.
The people who rushed forward only managed to grab the corner of his clothes. When they looked carefully, the youth had already retreated a few meters.
Under the blue sky, the youth stood tall and straight, looking incomparably handsome.
His slender fingers gently pushed against the book. His fingertips trembled slightly, and the book spun rapidly like a jade plate. The wind swept through the pages like falling leaves, and the sound of Shasha.
"This is the result of my many years of hard work, the experience that I exchanged with my life," Guan Heng said lightly.
"Now that we are in the academy, we are all fellow disciples; outside of the academy, we are all friends — — I, Guan Heng, like friends."
"So there is no need to pay any money, I am willing to share this experience with everyone."
He spoke sincerely, and a group of people immediately clapped their hands and cheered.
Seeing this, Guan Heng's smile became even brighter.
But after a moment, he seemed to have thought of something, and showed a slightly distressed expression.
"There are so many of us, but there is only one book, there should be a first come, first served order."
Someone immediately shouted, "Let's fight, the winner gets to see first!"
"No." Guan Heng shook his head, "A group fight in the academy will hurt the harmony of the students."
"How about this, I heard that the Sly Butterfly Orchid in the back of the mountain has matured, why don't we … … go pick the Sly Butterfly Orchid."
"Pick a hundred of them first, then bring them to me, and I will have the right to read the book first."
Under the bright sunlight, the youth with bright eyes held the book in his hand, smiling so widely that his eyes curved, living like a little fox that had stolen a fish.
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