Fighting Soul Clan Demoness

Chapter 370 Xun'er's Collapse

At the same time, the two Frost Guardians, who were highly expected by the Soul-Strengthening Envoy, had already successfully infiltrated the academy and appeared openly in the core alchemy department.

"A fifth-grade, peak-level elixir. This kid is really getting more and more terrifying."

Looking at the young man who was skillfully refining the medicinal herbs, Elder Huo stroked his beard, with a subtle complexity in his eyes.

"In just a few years, he has already walked the path that took me decades to walk. When he truly becomes a sixth-grade alchemist, I'm afraid there will be nothing left for me to teach him."

"Grandpa Elder, this is not right."

Hearing this, Hun Ruoruo, who was also watching from the sidelines, smiled and said, "Ruoruo, remember, you complained to the other elders before about the gradual decline of the Alchemy Department. Now that a sixth-grade alchemist is about to emerge, why are you unhappy?"

"You little girl, you can't go a day without exposing my shortcomings. Can't you give me a little face?"

Elder Huo rolled his eyes and snorted, "This kid has indeed saved the academy's alchemy community from decline, but his improvement rate is too fast. Even I can't keep up. If he really breaks through to become a sixth-grade alchemist, won't he have to teach me in return?"

Although the words were sarcastically tinged with sourness, looking at the old man's flushed face, it was obvious that what he said before was not sincere.

After watching Xiao Yan's method of refining the medicinal liquid with the strange fire for a while, Elder Huo suddenly slapped his forehead and reminded him:
"By the way, girl, are you still unable to enter the Tianfen Refining Qi Tower?"

As early as when she first joined the academy, Hun Ruoruo was feared and targeted by many elders because of her great strength. She was not even allowed to use the Tianfen Refining Qi Tower, the core of the inner courtyard.

Although the concerns of many elders are not unreasonable, as a student, not even receiving the most basic treatment along with other students is undoubtedly something that makes Elder Huo extremely dissatisfied.

You know, even though Xiao Yan seems so popular outside, the student with the strongest cultivation level in the inner courtyard is not him at all!

"Come to think of it, it seems that we really can't enter yet."

As if recalling the previous constraints, Hun Ruoruo blinked and chuckled, "Could it be that the elder grandfather helped me get a place?"

"Huh, you're quite clever, girl."

Elder Huo extended his old hand from his sleeve, lightly tapped the ring, and quickly took out a thick contract from it.

"You keep saying I'm stubborn, but in my opinion, those stubborn old guys are the most stubborn. Now that you've been allowed to join Canaan College, what's the point of all those rules and regulations? They're totally unnecessary!"

While cursing and scolding several elders who were at odds with him, Elder Huo casually handed over the contract and placed it in front of the girl.
"Here, take a look. I have already talked it over with the Great Elder a while ago. Although the Sky Burning Qi Refining Tower may not be of much use to you given your strength and fighting spirit, it would be a good idea to go and take a look."

Hearing this, Hun Ruoruo looked carefully and saw the Canaan College logo and a powerful signature at the bottom of the contract.

"Great Elder, Su Qian."

Looking at the contract in her hand in amazement, Hun Ruoruo turned her head to look at the old man and said with a charming smile:

"Thank you, Grandpa Elder."

Hearing the girl's sweet voice, the wrinkles on Elder Huo's face seemed to relax. For the first time, he felt that the little witch-like girl in front of him was so well-behaved and obedient.

Well, if only another little girl could be so easy to coax
Putting the pale yellow paper aside, a cunning look flashed in Hun Ruoruo's eyes, and a smile appeared on her pink lips.

She looked at Xiao Yan who was concentrating on refining the elixir in the distance, and suddenly asked intentionally or unintentionally:
"But, Grandfather Elder, if Ruoruo goes to the Qi Refining Tower that day, I'm afraid there will be a lot of people watching. If we don't go to the bottom floor, we won't be able to cultivate effectively. If we go there, it will attract too much attention. Wouldn't that make both sides embarrassed?"

"You want to go to the bottom floor?"

Hearing this, Elder Huo was slightly startled, then he pondered and said: "With your strength, it is true that only the lowest level can have a certain effect."

"Forget it, go ahead and don't worry. Even if your strength is exposed, it shouldn't have much of an impact. Those little brats are all ready to fight."

"Oh?" Hearing this, Hun Ruoruo seemed to have some guesses in her mind, but she pretended to be confused and asked, "Why is that?"

Elder Huo smiled mysteriously, and words filled with gunpowder came out of his mouth word by word.

"Strong Ranking Competition!"

Dark clouds covered the sky. In the spacious pavilion, a young girl was mechanically fiddling with the window frames, and then closed and locked them all.

“It’s going to rain”

Coming to the familiar room again, the girl looked at the half-open door and her teeth began to squeak.

Sure enough, Brother Xiao Yan never returned to his room since that day.

even
Even the long-damaged door was not discovered.

Pushing open the door, Xun'er walked into the familiar yet empty room and couldn't help but collapse on the bed.

"Miss."

A dark shadow suddenly emerged from the darkness and said as a warning, "Given your status, it is not polite to barge into Young Master Xiao Yan's room."

Without replying to the other party, Xun'er just muttered to herself,
"That woman doesn't like Brother Xiao Yan, but she has been fulfilling her original promise. It is my willful actions that have led to the current situation. Elder Ling, don't you think this is ridiculous?"

"Miss, I don't know much about matters between men and women." After a moment's silence, Ling Ying responded with a stiff upper lip.

As a slave of the ancient clan and Xun'er's personal bodyguard, Ling Ying naturally has no emotional experience to speak of.

All he has to do is to offer his loyalty, even his life, when the other party needs it. Love between men and women will only become a hindrance and an obstacle.

"As expected."

After hearing the other party's reply, Xun'er did not show any surprise, but just nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Ling Ying sighed and said cautiously, "I don't know anything about love between men and women, but for you, young lady, wasting so much energy on this is probably not the right thing to do."

"But I don't know what else I can do."

Ling Ying frowned, "You are the daughter of the ancient clan, the clan leader's biological daughter. Looking across the entire Douqi Continent, there is hardly anyone as noble as you. How come you have nothing to do?"

"What about putting all this aside?"

"this--"

"Putting aside the identity my father gave me, putting aside the missions assigned by my clan, and even putting aside Brother Xiao Yan, what do I have left?"

Xun'er's eyes were filled with even more confusion, and she choked with sobs, almost trembling:
"Mr. Ling, I respect you as my elder. Can you tell me why I will be left with nothing if I leave these things?"

"I can't find what I like, I can't find my purpose. Even my so-called friends are just politeness, to avoid tarnishing the reputation of the ancient clan. I find that I have always lived only for others."

"Am I really that boring and monotonous?"

Xun'er's sobs were like a voiceless oriole, almost breaking, leaving Ling Ying speechless for a moment.

(End of this chapter)