"Even Senior Brother Yang Jian can't do anything to Linlong!"
"Judging from Instructor Ye Hongyi's words, he must've noticed Linlong a long time ago."
"That's right. Otherwise, he wouldn't have known that Wu De only had himself to blame."
…
The crowd whispered amongst themselves. They'd thought that Linlong would definitely be taught a lesson by Yang Jian. Who would've thought that the tables would turn like this?
Naturally, they viewed Linlong in a new light.
Some of the people who'd wanted to teach Linlong a lesson in exchange for Yang Jian's favor immediately gave up on the idea.
On the other side, Ye Hongyi turned and walked over to Linlong and Murong Xue.
When she saw Ye Hongyi walk over, Murong Xue hurriedly said, "Thank you, Instructor Ye Hongyi."
Murong Xue knew that if it weren't for Ye Hongyi, she and Linlong would definitely have been injured by Yang Jian.
Ye Hongyi nodded, then focused his gaze on Linlong. After a few glances, he praised, "Linlong, you did well."
To tell the truth, when Ye Hongyi first heard about Linlong's exploits, he only thought that Linlong was a little special. However, after witnessing Linlong's fearlessness with his own eyes, he realized that he really wasn't an ordinary disciple.
After all, even he couldn't have remained so calm after Yang Jian's attack.
Of course, if he knew Linlong's true strength, he'd naturally understand why Linlong was so calm.
"Thank you for your praise, instructor." Linlong smiled calmly.
At that moment, Ye Hongyi's tone suddenly changed. "However, young people should sometimes keep a low profile. Let people off when possible."
Hearing Ye Hongyi's words, how could the crowd not tell that although Ye Hongyi was fair and just, he was actually biased towards his disciple, Yang Jian?
"Thank you for your guidance, instructor. Your disciple will engrave it in his heart," Linlong said indifferently.
As the former Emperor Wu, he could do whatever he wanted. He didn't need anyone's guidance. He'd only said that because he wanted to keep a low profile.
After all, before he obtained the spiritual fire, it was best not to cause trouble.
"As for you, Xue 'er, don't do something so stupid in the future. If I hadn't come out just now, wouldn't you have been injured? How would you explain this to your family? "Ye Hongyi turned to Murong Xue and reprimanded her.
Although his expression was serious, how could the others not hear the pampering in his tone?
He didn't know that Linlong had already noticed him and was planning to make a move.
Otherwise, Linlong wouldn't have let Murong Xue stand in front of him.
"I understand, Instructor Ye," Murong Xue stuck out her tongue and said obediently.
"You brat, if you don't cherish such a good girl, I'll break your legs."
With that, Ye Hongyi turned and left, leaving Murong Xue behind, her face completely red with anger.
Murong Xue instinctively wanted to deny it, but when she thought about how she was willing to do such a thing for Linlong's sake, wouldn't she be admitting that she was hiding something?
Therefore, she could only hold back her blushing face and stand on the spot.
"Don't worry, Instructor Ye. I, Linlong, won't let you down." Linlong's voice came from behind Ye Hongyi.
This matter passed just like that. In the following days, everything was peaceful. It seemed that because of this matter, no one came to cause trouble for Linlong.
Not only that, some people who didn't even greet Linlong before now took the initiative to greet him.
Just like that, the day of the semi-finals arrived.
On the day of the semi-finals, thousands of people gathered in the main peak's plaza.
Of course, most of them were here to watch. Only a thousand or so people were here to participate in the semi-finals. First, the martial arts disciples went through the semi-finals. After half a day, the final number of participants was decided. Then, it was the medicine disciples' turn.
"The semi-finals are not counted. Only when the last sixty participants are decided will the semi-finals end …" the instructor on the stage announced the rules.
"Oh, that's not right. You only have fifty-nine spots because Yang Jian has already taken one spot. Given his status as a fifth-tier medicine refiner, I'm sure no one will question him, right?" the instructor hurriedly explained.
"No," many people below the stage said in unison.
A fifth-tier medicine refiner's strength was clear for all to see. What could they possibly question?
"Since that's the case, everyone, begin your preparations. The competition will begin in the time it takes to finish a cup of tea."
As soon as the instructor made the announcement, the disciples all entered the examination grounds to choose their spots.
To some disciples, a spot was very important. If they stood next to a powerful person, they would have the opportunity to receive help from the other party. Sometimes, a single sentence from the other party could enlighten them.
Hence, those who were weaker would want to stand next to the powerful person.
Of course, this was only possible if they had a good relationship with the other party.
Linlong naturally did not need to deliberately choose anything. Hence, he directly chose the nearest table.
There were already refining materials on the table. With one look, Linlong knew that he was going to refine an ordinary elixir.
In other words, this round would not be difficult for a portion of the people.
It was also at this moment that a few arrogant people suddenly walked towards Linlong from the left.
Everywhere they passed, the disciples all moved aside.
"Heh, I didn't expect Senior Zhang Lei and the others to also return."
"This Senior Zhang Lei is a ruthless character. Moreover, he is Senior Yang Jian's best friend. It seems like he is definitely here to cause trouble for Linlong."
"Senior Zhang Lei seems to be a fourth-tier medicine refiner. I wonder how he is going to teach Linlong a lesson. This Linlong is going to be troublesome."
…
For a moment, whispers could be heard from the surrounding people.
Very quickly, a few people arrived beside Linlong. The skinny person in the lead directly slammed his palm on the table beside Linlong and arrogantly said, "You are Linlong?"
"Yes, why?" Linlong said indifferently.
He did not even look at the skinny person.
When had the skinny person ever been looked down upon like this? His expression immediately darkened.
"Brat, how dare you! Do you know who is talking to you? He is our academy's strongest alchemist, Senior Zhang Lei. "
"Senior Zhang Lei passed the Southern Region Alchemist Alliance's fourth-tier medicine refiner test."
The two people behind him immediately clamored.
They seemed to be asking Linlong if he was blind.
"So his name is Zhang Lei. I thought he was just a dog that only knows how to bark." Linlong smiled slightly.
"Brat, are you courting death?"
Hearing that Linlong actually dared to insult Zhang Lei, the few people who came with Zhang Lei immediately lost their cool. They had the intention to immediately teach Linlong a lesson.
However, Zhang Lei extended his hand and stopped them. He knew that if they dared to cause trouble in this kind of situation, they would definitely be kicked out of the academy.
"Brat, you are so arrogant. No wonder you dare to challenge Junior Yang Jian." Zhang Lei sneered and then changed the topic, "Since you are so arrogant, do you dare to bet with me in the semi-finals?"
"What kind of bet?" Linlong turned around and looked at Zhang Lei for the first time.
Zhang Lei did not reveal the contents of the bet. Instead, he directly said, "Not only will the loser have to kneel down and admit his mistake, he will also have to leave the academy. Do you dare to take the bet?"
Hearing Zhang Lei's words, the surrounding people could not help but feel that Zhang Lei was bullying others. After all, Zhang Lei already had the strength of a fourth-tier alchemist. How could the new disciple, Linlong, compare to him?
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