Chapter 107: Chapter 105: The Thought of Accepting a Disciple_1

"Swoosh—"

The Rhinoceros Horned Crane glided through the darkness of the night. A single flap of its giant ten-meter wide wings could cover the distance of several hundred meters.

The raging flames from the valley were dramatic, if night patroller, Dong Xuan, failed to notice then he was not doing his job.

He circled twice overhead on the Rhinoceros Horned Crane, confirmed that no students required his assistance, glanced down with a meaningful gaze, and then leisurely departed.

"Are there still a few Crawlers in the valley?"

Ling Biao sat on a rock by the stream, treating his wounds while laughing bitterly.

"Definitely!" Sun Houbing nodded.

"But the ten of us together, even if a fully matured Clay Body Crawler charged at us, it wouldn’t be able to harm us."

"If it were a young Crawler, it would be even easier, it wouldn’t stand a chance of getting away once it comes!"

"Sigh!"

Ling Biao sighed with exasperation, looking down at his naked body, rendered speechless.

"These Crawlers, are so troublesome!"

"In the forthcoming days, will I have to endure till the end of the trial wearing only my underwear?"

"If this got back to the academy... how embarrassing!"

"Fool, we can hunt some thick-skinned Fond Spirits, then you will have clothes to wear."

Shang Jie scolded Ling Biao, but his brows were even more furrowed than his.

This night, they had taken a hard fall!

Suffering serious injuries was the least of it, even the medicine and protection they had stored in their bags had been almost depleted.

However, the trial was only on its third day!

How were they going to survive the next four days?

Just thinking about this, Shang Jie, Ling Biao, and Sun Houbing felt dejected and were lost for words.

"Take this."

Wang Xinfei stood up, holding a delicate-looking medicine bottle in her hand.

She stepped forward, passing by her four team members one by one, dispensing a pill into each of their hands.

"Damn... Spirit-Nurturing Pills!"

Ling Biao, with a face full of disheartenment, was dumbfounded and left wide-eyed.

"Miss Xinfei is really generous, I heard that the raw materials for this elixir are extremely rare, ordinary people can’t buy it even if they have money, one must have connections..."

Wang Yue, who had barely recovered, held the dark green pill in her hands as if she had found a treasure, murmuring in awe.

"Your condition is too poor, as the team captain, I can’t turn a blind eye,"

Wang Xinfei spoke calmly, then walked past Team Six, amidst the stunned gazes, she equally handed a pill to each of them.

"You helped my team members, so those who helped, shall have their share. Take it."

"This..." Zhao Li, Su Mei, Huang Dengshan, Zhang Wu, immediately looking towards Ye Hanjun.

"Why are you looking at me? It’s a gift to you all."

Ye Hanjun grinned and popped his Spirit-Nurturing Pill directly into his mouth in front of Wang Xinfei.

All at once, a surge of coolness rushed into his brain, his soul, which was somewhat lethargic due to lack of sleep, quickly became full and robust.

"Not bad, very pure. It should be the work of a Rank 3 Alchemist..."

Wang Xinfei apparently didn’t expect Ye Hanjun to be so straightforward.

When she heard him speak, her somewhat condensed gaze melted away.

She responded lightly, showing no intention to continue the conversation.

She turned back to her team, patting the head of the Armored Horse, staying silent.

"Speaking of which, Assistant Han, is your contracted Fond Spirit truly the Desert Witch captured from the academy? Or is it some kind from somewhere else?"

After eating the Spirit-Nurturing Pill, Ling Biao didn’t feel much improvement in his physical condition.

However, his gradually recovering spirit awakened his suppressed curiosity, and he inquired hesitantly.

"So what if it is? What if it isn’t?"

With a slight smile, Ye Hanjun responded with a question.

"But I heard that the Grey Flash has no potential..."

"Its combat power is also weak compared to its peers, easily suppressed by any Fond Spirit..."

Ling Biao felt Huazhu’s gaze on him and realized that she understood human language. He started with an awkward smile, then plucked up the courage to explain.

"After what I saw today, she was quite formidable!"

"For a few times the Crawler attempted to kill, she was able to block it precisely, which is not quite like the rumors..."

"If rumors could be fully believed, they wouldn’t be called rumors."

Zhao Li had eaten the Spirit-Nourishing Pill and had her discomfort from lack of sleep greatly alleviated.

She frowned and said displeasedly:

"If someone told you that Master Han could kill a Crawler before you had seen it with your own eyes, would you believe it?"

Ling Biao sheepishly replied: "I probably... would have found it hard to believe!"

"Even if you had the opportunity to witness Assistant Han’s one-strike kill of the Red-eyed Meat-eating Rabbit."

"But that was a Clay-based Illusion, the Crawler of a higher level, and a species with greater advantages, not comparable."

"Isn’t that better?" Zhao Li snorted coldly, "These three days with Master Han, all four of us have benefited greatly."

"One of the ideas ingrained in our minds is ’Hearing is false, seeing is believing’."

"No matter what others say, what we see ourselves is more believable."

"That’s true!" Su Mei nodded affirmatively, "We are not in a position to evaluate Master Han’s Grey Flash or Dirty Bone Spirit."

"But it won’t be long before Master Han will rid himself of the title ’assistant’ and become the youngest official mentor of Canghai Pavilion!"

The girl’s firm declaration echoed through the trickling stream, and an abrupt silence fell upon the group.

Ling Biao scratched his head, disguising his awkwardness.

Wang Xinfei’s cold gaze slowly focused on Ye Hanjun’s face.

No one could see what she was thinking.

But everyone could see that neither the authority of ’Horse Racing Knight’ or the meticulously nurtured ’armored horse’ had any advantage when compared to Assistant Han.

In fact, all the people present - except for Wang Xinfei herself.

At this moment, the thought of comparison hardly even emerged.

Everyone had already accepted that Assistant Han was very special among the assistants.

As for Wang Xinfei, no matter how special she was, the stage for her to excel was only among the students.

Mentor and student, these are concepts of two different dimensions.

But...

Aren’t they about the same age?

Wang Xinfei’s breathing gradually became chaotic.

Her mind was filled with distractions, her eyes were naturally hollow.

Because she was looking down, no one noticed her strangeness immediately.

But Ye Hanjun didn’t need to look. The ten-meter distance covered a world that was as good as his absolute sensing domain.

What kind of troubles does this young lady have, really?

With a Dimensional Space Bag and a flawless grade Healing Orb, and still being the center of attention, she didn’t seem like she had lost her family’s favor.

So, for the sake of love? Probably not...

To prove herself, to win the approval or attention of certain people? That’s possible...

Ye Hanjun couldn’t confirm Wang Xinfei’s inconsistent motivations for now.

He was a little interested, but not much.

There were always powerful guardians around him.

It seems that the girl herself is not aware of this. Otherwise, why would she participate in battles so seriously and urgently?

Such a person would mean big trouble if she became a disciple.

Ye Hanjun - for his growth cycle of twenty years so far, has always kept his distance from particularly troublesome things.

Among the 29 students participating in the trial, only Li Jingming could make him think about taking on a disciple for now.

...

A night without words.

The remaining Crawlers did not come to attack.

Either the fire was too intense, scaring off the corpses;

Or the Rhinoceros Horned Crane that hovered over the valley took a couple of rounds. Since its dangerous aura far surpasses its level, it suppresses the Crawlers’ greed and thirst for human blood and forces them to flee.

In short, Team 3 and Team 6 made it through the night safely!

As the sun rose, Ling Biao, Zhao Li, and others breathed a sigh of relief.

"Let’s part ways here."

In Wang Xinfei’s eyes, the brilliant gold of the sun was reflected, and her silver armor shone brilliantly in the sunlight.

She pointed in the direction of the trial center, then at a winding mountain road. The meaning behind it didn’t need further explanation.

"No problem, good luck."

Ye Hanjun waved his hand, leaving a light-hearted blessing.

However, he led Team 6 down another rugged road, slipping away faster than Wang Xinfei.

This scene undeniably made Wang Xinfei, who was accustomed to being the focus of attention, frown.

She didn’t want to conduct the trials with so-called Assistant Han.

But it seemed that Assistant Han had similar ideas and perhaps... even more so!

She remained silent until Ye Hanjun’s figure completely disappeared from her sight, then Wang Xinfei snapped out of it.

She regained her aloof expression, held her long spear, and mounted her armored horse. As the team’s forerunner, she ventured in the decided direction to explore the unknown.

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