Physical mage, challenge me to a solo duel!

On the bullet train home, Qi Xiaohao kept telling Wang Yi about the things that had happened during Wang Yi's month and a half mission.

For example, the leaders of the admissions offices of the six top magic universities in China all came to Lanling Magic High School to participate in the year-end competition.

It's obvious that they all came for Wang Yi, but Wang Yi was busy supporting various interdimensional passages and didn't participate in the year-end competition at all.

However, these people didn't come for nothing. In this year-end competition, the first place was Wang Jiang, the second place was Jiang Yue, and the third place was an unknown senior high school student, a beginner mage. There's really nothing to say about that.

As for July and August, they ranked fourth and ninth respectively.

For a first-year high school student, this is an extremely rare achievement. Only Wang Jiang and Wang Yi's records were slightly better than theirs.

During this period, Wang Jiang has successfully advanced to the intermediate level of mage. Like Jiang Yue, he is a genius that top magic universities want to recruit internally.

As for the team competition, with Wang Yi gone, the remaining four members of the small group formed a team and signed up.

Then, without even playing a match, they won the championship.

After all, this team has two mid-level mages, who are the only two mid-level mages currently at Lanling Magic High School. So whether there are healers and support, or whether the configuration is reasonable, doesn't really matter. There's no need to rush in; just rely on luck to win.

Qi Xiaohao and Hu Lili won the team competition without any effort.

There are currently only three intermediate-level mages among the students of Lanling Magic High School, and they all come from this small group of second-year students.

It can only be said that this year's graduating class at Lanling High School is indeed not very promising.

At least in the last session, there was Gu Yi to keep things going.

Of course, the bad news is that the senior class of Lanling Magic High School had only average grades this year. The good news is that the senior class of Lanling Magic High School will be exceptionally strong next year, and may even be able to break the school's record since its founding.

Aside from these, there were just some other miscellaneous things.

For example, the reason why July and August did not come to pick up Wang Yi was because the siblings went to cultivate in the interdimensional passage as soon as they had a holiday.

Hu Lili, Wang Jiang, and Jiang Yue had arranged to meet at Qi Xiaohao's house to welcome Wang Yi.

At first, Wang Jiang and Jiang Yue were unaware of all that had happened. They only found out later after Wang Yi was captured by Xiao Ziru.

As they chatted, the topic eventually returned to Xiao Kunze.

"Brother E, Xiao Kunze was so arrogant back then, but you didn't even lift a finger. You made me worry for nothing," Qi Xiaohao said with a grin.

"What, do you think I'm the kind of guy whose brain is all muscles?" Wang Yi said with a hint of helplessness.

Qi Xiaohao thought about Wang Yi's current fighting style, and then thought about his childhood when he followed Wang Yi around, fighting from street to alley, taking down all the guys who mocked them. Then he nodded solemnly.

"Get lost, you asshole." Wang Yi grabbed Qi Xiaohao and squeezed him so hard that his eyes rolled back.

After a while of playful fighting, Wang Yi finally let go of Qi Xiaohao and said, "Besides, Xiao Kunze just doesn't want to apologize, so he's not that arrogant. And this guy is actually quite pitiful."

Qi Xiaohao immediately retorted, "He has money and a powerful father, and his father is even extraordinary. How is he miserable?"

"It's because he has this kind of father that he's so miserable." Wang Yi shook his head: "I originally thought that Xiao Ziru came to cause trouble because he was heartbroken that his son had been beaten. Although it was a bit like excessive pampering, it was still acceptable."

"Huh? Isn't that right?" Qi Xiaohao scratched his head.

"Of course not. Even you think that Xiao Kunze's visit makes it particularly easy for me to clash again. Do you think Xiao Ziru wouldn't have thought of that? Hu Jin probably thought the same thing when he came along, which is why he wanted to control Xiao Kunze and try to avoid a conflict. The bureau chief had roughly the same idea."

Qi Xiaohao stroked his chin with his right hand, looking thoughtful. After a while, he suddenly realized and said, "So, none of the people present wanted you to fight, only Xiao Ziru wanted you to fight."

Wang Yi nodded: "Yes, once the fight starts, Xiao Ziru will have a reason to keep me locked up, but to do that by letting his son get beaten is really cold-blooded."

Wang Yi sighed softly: "Looking at it now, Xiao Ziru is actually an extremely selfish person. When he came to see me before, he immediately tried to intimidate me because I hit 'his' son, not because I hit 'his' son. Do you understand?"

"I get it. It's because you hit Xiao Ziru's son and embarrassed him, not because he's upset that his son was beaten." Qi Xiaohao finally understood, then gritted his teeth and said indignantly, "What a fucking scumbag! What a piece of shit for a father!"

"So it's perfectly normal that Xiao Kunze and Xiao Ziru don't get along. It's easy to tell whether someone loves you or not. So it seems that Xiao Kunze's arrogant and stubborn personality is also related to his father." Wang Yi was quite calm.

"Pah, it's so unfair that such scum can become a transcendent mage." Qi Xiaohao spat.

"A mage's talent and strength are not related to their moral character," Wang Yi shook his head.

Having just witnessed the sacrifice of eight comrades, received two first-class merit medals, and fought his way through fifteen interdimensional passages, Wang Yi had no time to argue with Xiao Kunze anymore.

Given their different social standing, this little conflict was utterly pointless, especially since Wang Yi had already given Xiao Kunze a beating on behalf of Qi Xiaohao and the others.

Just as Wang Yi said, he and Xiao Kunze had already settled their differences long ago.

As for Xiao Ziru, if there were only some conflicts before, now Wang Yi feels a deep-seated disgust for this person.

However, the other party is, after all, a high-ranking extraordinary being, so we can discuss it later.

Besides, extraordinary mages aren't exactly unattainable.

Upon returning to Lanling City after a long absence, Qi Xiaohao hosted a banquet for Wang Yi, with two tables set up.

Wang Yi went home first. This time, he hadn't been home for more than two months. He wondered if Teacher Da Yu and Teacher Xiao Yu had starved to death.

Upon Wang Yi's return, both teachers, Mr. and Mrs. Yu, immediately extended their warm greetings to him (Physics).

A student who attends classes for a month and skips them for two months—you'd be hard-pressed to find a student like that even with a lantern.

Of course, Teachers Da Yu and Xiao Yu also knew that Wang Yi had been conscripted by the military and had no choice in the matter, so they did not make things too difficult for him.

However, if it weren't for the fact that there was a banquet in the evening, the two beautiful teachers would have insisted that Wang Yi hand in his homework on the spot.

Wang Yi felt ashamed. Apart from the initial period after he arrived, when he occasionally pursued self-study, he basically stopped doing so once he got busy.

It seems that he will have to make excuses, saying that the mission to cross the two worlds is too demanding and has already drained his energy.

That evening, Wang Yi and everyone had a lively dinner. During the banquet, they toasted and drank, and although it had only been two months since they last met, it felt like a lifetime had passed.

Wang Jiang has already become a mid-level mage and is gradually absorbing various divine-grade magics. He is in the stage of soaring combat power, so he made an appointment with Wang Yi to find an opportunity to spar.

Jiang Yue then told him mysteriously that he would introduce him to someone in a few days.

After drinking a few cups, Qi Xiaohao started making a ruckus and cursing Xiao Ziru.

Hu Lili hugged Wang Yi and cried for a while. It took Wang Yi a lot of effort to comfort her. After all, in Hu Lili's eyes, Wang Yi was arrested because he was standing up for them.

Teachers Da and Xiao Yu swept through the battlefield, making a frenzy of activity. They needed to be well-fed to have the energy, and they were even preparing to check Wang Yi's homework that evening.

Xu Jun smiled as he looked at the noisy banquet, several faces flashing before his eyes, and he felt a great sense of satisfaction.

The long-awaited reunion with his friends dispelled the gloom in Wang Yi's heart caused by the sacrifice of his comrades.

That night, Wang Yi finally got drunk for the first time.