"Tianwu Academy?" Hearing this, Yuan Shanshan, Ouyang Ling, and Ouyang Shuang revealed puzzled expressions. This was especially so for Ouyang Ling and Yuan Shanshan. Both of them had surprised expressions on their faces.
"Shaofu, does your father know that you're going to Tianwu Academy?" Ouyang Ling asked Du Shaofu.
Du Shaofu looked at the puzzled expressions of the three and nodded. "This is my father's intention. My father hopes that I can go to Tianwu Academy."
Hearing this, Ouyang Ling and Yuan Shanshan looked at each other, their gazes fluctuating slightly. Then, Yuan Shanshan said to Du Shaofu, "Since that's the case, go to Tianwu Academy. I believe your father has his own plans. However, Shaofu, Aunt Shan doesn't want you to leave so soon. Why don't you stay with Aunt Shan for a few more days? Even though you've been in Lanling Residence, you've been running around and didn't spend time with Aunt Shan."
"Aunt Shan, I'll visit you often in the future."
Du Shaofu smiled. The warmth he experienced in the Lanling Residence during this period of time was enough to fill his heart with warmth every time he thought about it.
"Sister Shan, this brat wants to go to Tianwu Academy. If you keep him here for a few more days, I'm afraid his heart won't be here. Just let him go."
Ouyang Ling placed his hand lightly on Yuan Shanshan's shoulder and said to Ouyang Shuang, "Lass, it's time for you to return to Tianwu Academy. Why don't you go with Shaofu? You'll have a companion along the way."
"Me and him?"
Ouyang Shuang's expression changed slightly, her face filled with unwillingness. However, she seemed to have thought of something and a smile appeared on her face. She looked at Du Shaofu with an ambiguous smile and said, "Alright, I'll bring him to Tianwu Academy. It just so happens that the academy's new round of recruitment is about to begin."
"So you're from Tianwu Academy?" Du Shaofu was surprised. He didn't expect Ouyang Shuang to be from Tianwu Academy.
Seeing Du Shaofu's astonished expression, Yuan Shanshan chuckled, "Your Big Sister Shuang has been cultivating in Tianwu Academy for three years now. She is only back for four months to visit her family, so it's about time for her to head back."
"It's good to go to Tianwu Academy. There are many things to learn there. Your father and I both graduated from Tianwu Academy back then." Ouyang Ling looked at Du Shaofu and smiled.
"Uncle Ling and my father are both from Tianwu Academy?" Du Shaofu was astonished once more. He didn't expect his alcoholic father to be a student of Tianwu Academy as well.
"Your father and I entered Tianwu Academy at the same time. We cultivated and tempered ourselves together."
Ouyang Ling raised his gaze as he recalled the past. A smile appeared on his face as he looked at Du Shaofu with a strange gaze. A bitter smile appeared on his face as he said, "You have to be careful when you go to Tianwu Academy. You mustn't be careless. Otherwise, you might suffer."
"Why?" Du Shaofu looked at Ouyang Ling's strange gaze and felt that something was amiss.
"That's because your father has always been famous in Tianwu Academy. Over the past decade, he has been ranked second on the bounty board for a long time. Everyone in Tianwu Academy wants to find your father," Ouyang Shuang said to Du Shaofu with a spurious smile.
"What's the bounty board?" Du Shaofu asked meekly. He didn't understand the use of Tianwu Academy's bounty board.
For some reason, Ouyang Shuang was very attentive and patient. With a smile on her beautiful face, she explained to Du Shaofu, "On Tianwu Academy's bounty board, there are many unpardonable villains from the Stone Dragon Empire. There are also enemies who have killed our Tianwu Academy's students over the years. There are also people from powers who are hostile to our Tianwu Academy. As long as a Tianwu Academy student captures or kills a person on the board, he or she will be able to obtain the corresponding reward on the board."
"Then why is my father on the bounty board?"
Du Shaofu was getting more and more confused. So the bounty board was actually a wanted list? As a student of Tianwu Academy, how did his drunkard father end up on Tianwu Academy's wanted list? Not to mention, he was ranked second on the board.
Yuan Shanshan smiled and said, "Actually, it's nothing much. Your father took Tianwu Academy's treasure, 'Lightning Dragon', and never returned it to Tianwu Academy. Those fellows in Tianwu Academy are too stingy."
"Lightning Dragon, what a familiar name."
Du Shaofu frowned. Then, his gaze flickered as he recalled everything he saw in his realistic dream. His father's weapon was a spear named 'Lightning Dragon'. The spear possessed astonishing might, resembling a lightning dragon roaring in the sky. He didn't expect it to be Tianwu Academy's treasure.
"Mother, Uncle Du didn't just take Tianwu Academy's treasure, right? I heard that back then, Tianwu Academy's Talisman Department used all the spiritual herbs and natural treasures that Tianwu Academy had collected over countless years. Together with the combined efforts of all the experts in the Talisman Department, it took them three whole years to refine the 'Majestic Emperor Pill'. However, it was snatched away by Uncle Du in the end." Ouyang Shuang glanced at her mother. She didn't expect Tianwu Academy's treasure, the Lightning Dragon, to be a small matter in her mother's eyes. She was clearly too protective of Du Shaofu's family.
"This..."
Yuan Shanshan smiled bitterly as her jade-like skin flushed red. She glared at her daughter and said, "Aren't pills meant to be consumed by humans? It doesn't matter who consumes them."
Ouyang Shuang looked at her mother and rolled her eyes. She was completely speechless.
"I didn't expect Drunkard Dad to cause so much trouble."
Upon hearing Ouyang Shuang's words, Du Shaofu had a rough understanding of the situation. Suddenly, he wondered if it was a wise choice for him to enter Tianwu Academy. Raising his head slightly, he asked Ouyang Ling weakly, "Uncle Ling, since my father is on Tianwu Academy's bounty board, can I still enter Tianwu Academy?"
"This..."
Ouyang Ling frowned as well. Then, he said to Du Shaofu, "If you enter Tianwu Academy, no one will know that you're Du Tingxuan's son. As long as you don't say anything, no one will know."
"It seems like this is the only way."
Du Shaofu smiled bitterly. His Drunkard Dad had caused so much trouble in Tianwu Academy, yet he still wanted him to enter Tianwu Academy. Wasn't this clearly making things difficult for his son?
"The journey from Lanling Prefecture City to Tianwu Academy isn't short. However, with the King Scaled Demonic Tiger as your mount, it will be much faster. However, when you enter the Dark Forest, you won't be able to ride on the King Scaled Demonic Tiger and it will take some time. You will set off tomorrow, so be careful along the way." Ouyang Ling said.
"Why can't I ride on the King Scaled Demonic Tiger in the Dark Forest?" Du Shaofu asked.
"Stupid." Ouyang Shuang didn't hold back as she attacked Du Shaofu. "The Dark Forest is filled with experts. Once a Pulse Spirit Realm King Scaled Demonic Tiger enters, it will immediately attract the attention of some experts. At that time, it will either become someone's mount or have its mystic bones and blood essence dug out."
"Lass, you won't be escorted back to Tianwu Academy this time. You must be careful when you pass through the Dark Forest," Ouyang Ling said to Ouyang Shuang with a stern expression.
"I know. It's not my first time entering the Dark Forest." Ouyang Shuang nodded.
After chatting with Ouyang Ling and Aunt Shan for a while, Du Shaofu returned to his room.
Initially, Du Shaofu was excited that he was going to Tianwu Academy. However, after hearing about what his Drunkard Dad did in Tianwu Academy, he felt depressed. He had no idea why his Drunkard Dad wanted him to enter Tianwu Academy. If others found out that he was his son, the consequences would be unimaginable.
In the room, Du Shaofu pondered for a moment before muttering, "Since I'm going to Tianwu Academy, I can't lag behind in my cultivation. I have to raise my strength as soon as possible."
After finishing his words, Du Shaofu slowly raised his hand and a pill appeared in his palm.
"Hualala!"
The runes on the pill rippled as though energy was about to seep out from it. Even the calm space around him rippled when the pill appeared, as though a rock had been thrown into a lake. An alluring fragrance immediately spread out. It was the Gumai Soul Pill that Du Shaofu obtained from the Lanling Prefecture's Mansion Master Ouyang Ling a few days ago.
Du Shaofu's body moved and the tip of his foot pushed off the ground. His body immediately rose and sat cross-legged on the bed at a neither fast nor slow pace. The transformation in his hand condensed. After which, he looked at the Gumai Soul Pill in his palm and muttered softly, "Consume it and stabilize your cultivation."
Pinching the pill between his thumb and index finger, Du Shaofu opened his mouth slightly and flicked his index finger. Under the effect of a skillful force, the Gumai Soul Pill entered his mouth.
The pill melted as soon as it entered his mouth. Before Du Shaofu could react, the Gumai Soul Pill had already turned into pure energy that spread throughout his body.
This energy spread out like tens of thousands of energy threads and immediately surged into Du Shaofu's body.
The energy formed by the Gumai Soul Pill seemed to have intelligence. After entering his body, it immediately wrapped around the Martial Vein in Du Shaofu's body, which could be sensed but could not be explained with words. That mysterious feeling was extremely wonderful, causing Du Shaofu to feel that even his Martial Vein was being pulled.
"Just as Uncle Ling said, this Gumai Soul Pill is indeed extraordinary."
Du Shaofu was astonished. Then, he calmed his mind and formed a seal with his hand. He began to absorb the pure energy within the Gumai Soul Pill. His mind guided the pure energy in his body to wrap around his Martial Vein.
"Chi La La!"
As the pure energy wrapped around the Martial Vein in his body, Du Shaofu also gradually sank into a state of confusion.
A moment later, Du Shaofu's body suddenly trembled. It was as if something in his body had awakened in an instant. Suddenly, a large amount of mysterious light erupted from his body. Lines of mysterious light gradually leaped out from his body, accompanied by a terrifying power that spread out in an instant.
"Xiao Yu, continue to write." "..."
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