Fantasy, starting with a treasure bowl

"No, no, no! I'm not gay!"

An awkward explanation suddenly came from a corner of the bushes behind.

The next moment, a strong man in a beast-patterned robe leaped out. A hint of embarrassment crossed his slightly dark face. He was none other than Wu Yunran, the southern barbarian youth who had joined Falling Star Academy with Lu Feng.

However, compared to when she first entered the hospital, Wu Yunran's Yuan Power cultivation has greatly improved. She has now reached the third level of the Opening Meridian Realm, which is enough to make her rank among the middle class among the students in the West Academy, second only to Lu Xiaoxiang and Shen Tianzhong who entered the academy at the same time.

"It's only been a little over a month, and this kid's strength has increased quite a bit?"

Lu Feng also noticed that Wu Yunran's strength had increased significantly. He raised an eyebrow and couldn't help but think to himself, "As expected of the 'Rock Thousand Blade Body,' a Xuan Dao-level spiritual body, it's really not bad..."

After all, an innate spiritual body is a gift from heaven and cannot be controlled by acquired efforts.

And every martial artist who possesses an innate spiritual body, no matter how poor their aptitude, how low their comprehension, or even without any fortuitous encounters, will still achieve a decent level of immortality. At the very least, they can become a master of the Spirit Soul Realm!

It was precisely for this reason that, on the day of the recruitment assessment for the Sunset Academy, Wu Yunran was clearly unqualified in all aspects, but in the end, he was still exceptionally admitted by Elder Yin Baili of the Punishment Hall and even taken as a personal disciple.

"Brother Lu, I didn't expect your insight to remain so sharp even after several months..."

"But I'm really not gay! It's just that we haven't seen each other for so long, I wasn't sure if you had really returned to the academy, so I secretly followed you all the way here..."

Seeing that Lu Feng had already figured out his whereabouts, Wu Yunran scratched his head and then gave an embarrassed smile.

"Brother Wu, did you need something from me?"

Lu Feng glanced once more at Wu Yunran, whose face was full of awkward smiles, and then casually put Yelü Jue's bloody head into his storage ring, while probing in his tone.

"No, no, no! I'm fine...!"

"It's been so long since we last met, I thought I'd come and see you, Brother Lu...!"

Faced with Lu Feng's probing, Wu Yunran was only slightly taken aback before quickly shaking her head in denial.

"Brother Wu, although we're not exactly best friends, we're still fellow disciples. You don't need to be so polite in front of me, do you?"

After listening to Wu Yunran's explanation, Lu Feng also shook his head, then grinned, his tone becoming somewhat meaningful, "However, if Brother Wu really doesn't want to speak, then I won't force you. Let's part ways here."

After saying that, Lu Feng turned around and walked towards the main hall of the academy across the street without any hesitation.

"Brother Lu, please wait!"

Seeing that Lu Feng was really about to leave, Wu Yunran panicked and quickly called out to him, "Brother Lu, since you've already figured it out, then I won't hide it from you anymore...!"

"Brother Wu, please don't hesitate to ask if you need anything. If it's within my power, I will certainly lend a hand. There's no need to be polite."

Lu Feng waved his hand, his tone still calm and collected, as if he had already seen through everything.

After all, Wu Yunran was an honest and kind man, and his feelings were always written on his face.

With such poor acting skills, even Lin Nan, a former guest of the Lu family, couldn't compare, so naturally, he couldn't hide it from Lu Feng's eyes.

"Brother Lu, actually I didn't come here on any major occasion; I just wanted to say goodbye and depart!"

Taking a deep breath, Wu Yunran seemed to have finally made up her mind. She bowed to Lu Feng and said, "I will leave Falling Star Academy in about three days and then set off back to Wuyun Tribe....!"

"As for Master Yin, I also left a letter, and I don't think I'll be coming back anytime soon...!"

"What the heck?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng was taken aback for a moment, then a strange look appeared on his face. "Brother Wu, you're not joking with me, are you? You're leaving Falling Star Academy too?"

For some reason, he felt that the scene in front of him was somewhat familiar. It seemed that Lu Xiaoxiang had said the same thing half a month ago. Why were they lining up to be discharged from the hospital?

Could this be the legendary "discharge from the hospital" plot?

Lu Feng couldn't help but complain in his heart.

"Brother Lu, I'm not joking, I really have to go...!"

Faced with Lu Feng's astonishment, Wu Yunran merely shook her head, then her face gradually became solemn. "Actually, I didn't really want to leave. Master Yin was very good to me back then, but... eh!"

At this point, Wu Yunran sighed heavily again, "Just yesterday, I received a letter from the Wu Yun tribe saying that my father and mother had suddenly contracted an epidemic and were unable to get out of bed, and seemed to be very ill..."

"My younger sister is still very young and has no one to take care of her, so I have to go back to take care of them. If anything really happens to my parents and sister, I will never forgive myself for the rest of my life...!"

Wu Yunran looked determined, clearly having made up her mind.

Although he himself wanted to stay at Falling Star Academy to continue his cultivation, and at the same time enjoy drinking and chatting with Lu Feng and other fellow disciples, living a carefree life in the martial world, loyalty and filial piety have always been difficult to reconcile.

Faced with the choice between family and friendship, Wu Yunran ultimately chose family.

After all, his ability to leave the Southern Barbarian Lands and travel thousands of miles alone to Yuanfeng Realm to apply for the Falling Star Academy was inseparable from the support of his parents.

With his parents in dire straits, Wu Yunran, a kind and filial young man from the southern barbarians, naturally wouldn't stand idly by.

"I see...."

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng merely nodded slightly, offering no further advice or objection, seemingly understanding Wu Yunran's sudden decision to withdraw from the hospital.

After all, his parents were dying, and any normal person would want to go back and see them, let alone Wu Yunran, such a filial son.