In a blink of an eye, only one day was left until the start of school. On this day, Li Qing and his group, carrying some change of clothes, took a carriage to Ning Rongrong's family castle.
The castle resembled an ancient European castle, built with unknown white stone, looking quite luxurious.
Although Ning Rongrong and her family rarely stayed here, it was meticulously maintained by dedicated staff, showing no signs of neglect and giving one the illusion of being in a royal palace.
The castle was indeed very close to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, so close that one could even see the mountain where the academy was located.
With Li Qing's strength, if he ran at full speed, he could reach it in at most three minutes. For commuting to and from school, living here was indeed much more convenient than living in the city.
After a brief tour, Ning Rongrong led Li Qing and the others to the third floor to choose rooms.
There wasn't much worth mentioning about this process, except that Ye Lengleng chose a room adjacent to Li Qing's, while Dugu Yan chose to stay far away from them.
Otherwise, she feared she wouldn't be able to sleep at night.
At the same time, Tang San and his group also arrived outside Heaven Dou City, but the team, in addition to Yu Xiaogang, also included a group of Shrek teachers and students.
That's right, this was Yu Xiaogang's plan.
His strength was a major weakness; even if Heaven Dou Royal Academy accepted him out of respect for the Clear Sky Sect, it was impossible for them to let him teach a genius like Tang San.
However, with Flender and the others, it was different.
Three Spirit Saints and two Spirit Emperors—such a lineup was definitely top-tier even in Heaven Dou Royal Academy. What kind of genius were they not qualified to teach?
Moreover, in addition to Tang San, there were now three more geniuses: Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar.
Facing such an excellent team of teachers and students, his strength seemed somewhat insignificant. Heaven Dou Royal Academy would certainly not mind making an exception to recruit him, a Spirit Grandmaster.
And since he had enough say in this team, he could naturally continue to pursue his ambitions.
Furthermore, with three new geniuses, he could completely verify his theories through Dai Mubai and the other two, and then apply the results to Tang San.
This could also ease the relationship between him and his disciple, preventing Tang San from disowning him as a teacher once he grew up.
Compared to the overjoyed Yu Xiaogang, Tang San's mood was much lower, as he had already learned of his father's death from his Aunt and Uncle.
Losing Xiao Wu and his father in quick succession almost made him collapse.
Fortunately, in these past few years, under the meticulous care of Tang Yuehua and Tang Lu, Tang San experienced true kinship and eventually managed to pull himself together.
However, the seed of hatred had already been planted in his heart, and he vowed to destroy Spirit Hall to avenge his father.
Tang Yuehua and Tang Lu actually didn't want to tell him so early, but Yu Xiaogang was too unreliable, forcing them to bring Little San to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
And in this Heaven Dou imperial capital, it was only a matter of time before Tang San learned the truth.
Rather than letting him discover it himself, it was better to tell him in advance, lest he resent them later for not telling him, creating a rift between them.
Entering Heaven Dou City, Tang San looked around, his demeanor and attire severely mismatched.
Suddenly, as if sensing something, he looked in one direction, only to see a noble-looking young man and a middle-aged man watching them from a third-floor window of a building.
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The middle-aged guard was somewhat surprised by Tang San's keen perception.
Qian Renxue merely glanced at him indifferently, not paying much attention. She looked at Yu Xiaogang and asked the guard beside her, "Is that effeminate man Yu Xiaogang?"
Ever since she learned that Yu Xiaogang was that crazy woman's true love, she had been sending people to watch him.
Upon learning that he was heading towards Heaven Dou City, Qian Renxue wanted to see what kind of magic a person who could captivate that crazy woman to such an extent possessed.
Now that she saw him, she was greatly disappointed.
Leaving aside his talent and strength, which Qian Renxue already knew about, his appearance and demeanor also failed to show her any glimmer of brilliance.
That's it?
As for his so-called scholarship, she heard it was all plagiarized from their Spirit Hall, with only minor alterations, making him a complete hypocrite.
It was simply absurd that she would fall for such a person.
The guard nodded, "That's right, he is Yu Xiaogang. Your Highness, don't let his considerable fame in the Spirit Master's world deceive you; it's merely because no one is willing to expose him."
"After all, no matter what, he is Yu Yuanzhen's biological son."
"Of course, there's another reason: the petty cleverness he employs is indeed very precise. Those detailed data are impossible to verify or prove wrong."
Qian Renxue nodded, saying nothing more.
She knew their purpose in coming to Heaven Dou City and had a mind to disgust that crazy woman's true love, but as an undercover agent,
As the Heaven Dou Crown Prince, she couldn't do that.
"Aunt, Uncle!"
Tang San felt that the two people's gazes seemed a bit off, so he called out to Tang Yuehua and his Uncle, signaling them to look.
Tang Yuehua saw Qian Renxue and bowed slightly.
She was no longer the other party's teacher; she was merely an ordinary disciple of the Clear Sky Sect. Whether out of politeness or other reasons, she should bow and greet her.
Qian Renxue also returned the bow from a distance.
"Aunt, who is he?"
Tang San was curious about the other party's identity, seeing his Aunt actually bowing to him.
Tang Yuehua introduced, "His name is Xue Qinghe, he is the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, and he was also my student, though there likely isn't much affection between us."
She said this to remind Tang San not to take this relationship too seriously, as the person came from an imperial family.
Flender and the others, hearing that he was the Heaven Dou Crown Prince, all turned their gazes towards him, as their status simply did not allow them to come into contact with such a level of existence.
However, it was merely pure curiosity.
In the evening, after dinner.
Dugu Bo rubbed his old back and sighed, "As one gets older, this old back becomes less useful. One needs to move around more often."
Gu Rong smiled and stood up, "I think so too. Together?"
"Alright."
Dugu Bo readily agreed, then walked out of the castle with Bone Douluo. As they left, he said, "If we're going to exercise, we need to do it thoroughly. I think an hour should be about right."
Gu Rong said, "Reasonable."
Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong looked at each other, then both stood up in unison and said in chorus, "Uh, we're going back to our rooms to cultivate first."
Li Qing looked at Ye Lengleng.
She hadn't felt anything at first, but as soon as her eyes met Li Qing's, Ye Lengleng's small face immediately flushed red. She instinctively looked away and lowered her head.
Li Qing smiled, "What do you say? Want to come to my room and research Spirit Fusion Skills?"
"Mm."
Ye Lengleng stood up, her voice as faint as a mosquito. Li Qing then stood up and extended his left hand. Ye Lengleng obediently leaned into his embrace, and the two went upstairs together.