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"Shi Quan, this is Frey. He is the Captain of the Iron Guards," Marde said after introducing Frey.
Shi Quan nodded, looking at the fifty or sixty people gathered in a dense crowd. "Captain Frey, so many of you…"
Frey replied, "Master Shi, we are your guards. Wherever you are, we will be. You don't need to worry about our food, lodging, or travel; we can take care of ourselves."
"This semester still has half a month left. I plan to finish this semester at the Academy before making plans to go to Heaven Dou City."
Shi Quan stated his original intention.
The reason he said "original" was mainly because the Iron Guards's movements were quite large, and the matter of his thousand-year spirit ring had also spread.
Therefore, Shi Quan was considering whether to leave the Academy even earlier.
After a brief discussion, the Iron Guards soldiers temporarily stationed themselves in the Academy's back mountain.
With such a commotion, how could the people from the City Lord's Mansion not know? City Lord Xiao immediately brought people to the Academy to understand the situation. After grasping the reason for the matter, City Lord Xiao enthusiastically chatted with Shi Quan for an hour before reluctantly departing.
A large part of the reason Shi Quan was willing to chat with City Lord Xiao was because of his identity. After all, he was the City Lord of Nuoding City. If they built a good relationship, he could ask him to help look after his parents when he was not in Shi Family Village.
Late at night.
"With such a big commotion, what if that guy Tang Hao comes looking for trouble unreasonably?" Shi Quan rubbed his head, aching. There were still two soldiers guarding his door. Now, no matter where he went, the Iron Guards soldiers would follow, which made him a bit annoyed.
Plans couldn't keep up with changes. He hadn't expected the Iron Guards to make such a grand display. Shi Quan was not only worried about attracting Tang Hao's attention but also Spirit Hall's.
If Xue Qinghe hadn't finalized things with Spirit Hall yet, and he were to be captured by Spirit Hall, then all his plans for the Immortal Herb and the 100,000 Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone would be disrupted. That would truly be a huge loss.
"There's no way I can stay at Nuoding Academy," Shi Quan shook his head. He was genuinely afraid that if Tang Hao saw so many armored soldiers, and if something in his mind snapped, he might go crazy and hammer him.
Shi Quan sighed, "I can only explain it to Teacher."
"A Quan, that Tang San is dreaming."
Shi Quan was about to Cultivate when he suddenly heard Xiao Meng's voice in his mind.
"Hmm?" Shi Quan paused his movements. Since he had never entered Tang San's dreams before, he had asked Xiao Meng to specifically monitor Tang San and alert him whenever he dreamed.
He had thought there would be no chance, but now that he was preparing to leave, Tang San was dreaming. Since that was the case, he had to go and see.
Dream entry!
Shi Quan's ethereal figure, carried by Xiao Meng, gently flew out, passing through the door and walls, arriving at Dormitory Seven on the first floor.
He flew directly into the white light cluster representing Tang San's dream.
"This is?" Seeing the scene in the dream, Shi Quan couldn't help but smile. It was actually the scene from earlier in the day when he revealed his spirit ring. It seemed his thousand-year spirit ring had quite an impact on him.
Shi Quan instructed, "A Meng, help me guide his dream towards forging."
Clang! Clang! Clang!
In a short while, the dream scene changed to Tang San working in the blacksmith shop.
"A Meng, continue guiding forward, preferably to when he learned the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique."
Although Rampaging Wind was useless to him, he was still inevitably curious.
Perhaps because Tang San also missed his father, Xiao Meng's guidance was exceptionally smooth. In no time, the scene directly jumped to the blacksmith shop.
"Using the calf to exert force, connecting the power of one's body into a whole, is to use full power…"
Watching the various scenes, Shi Quan watched with great interest. It had to be said that to be revered as the strongest forging technique by the Clear Sky Sect, it certainly had its unique aspects.
"A Meng, can you try to guide the dream to his memories of the Tang Sect in his previous life?"
The environment within the dream began to change rapidly, traversing quickly. After a while, Xiao Meng's voice came, "No, the content you mentioned should be his deepest secret. His subconscious is extremely vigilant about it. If it's triggered, he will immediately wake up."
Hearing Xiao Meng say this, Shi Quan's brows furrowed. He continued to ask, "Then can you guide out the part of his memory about the Immortal Herb in his mind?"
The memory of the Immortal Herb was the most important to Shi Quan, which was why Shi Quan had Xiao Meng keep an eye on Tang San.
The Nine Yin and Nine Yang Scriptures did not record these things. If he could directly obtain all memories about the Immortal Herb from Tang San's mind, that would be a huge leap, and perhaps he could obtain an Immortal Herb more suitable for him from Tang San's memories.
If not, then his goal could only be placed on the few Immortal Herbs that appeared in the original work.
This was Shi Quan's original plan before Xiao Meng appeared.
"I'll try." Xiao Meng's butterfly wings continuously flapped, and a large number of light spots scattered into Tang San's dream. The scenes in the dream constantly changed. The light spots seemed to want to fix a certain scene but were always unable to do so.
"That's enough, A Meng." Shi Quan saw that Xiao Meng had done her best. There was nothing he could do. His current strength was limited. Tang San had Rebirth in this life, and his Soul strength and willpower were much tougher than ordinary people. Shi Quan was already very satisfied to see the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique.
Whether he obtained the memories of the Immortal Herb or not was not that important, because he had detailed memories of the original work, and those few Immortal Herbs in the original work would also be of considerable help to him.
Not obtaining it now didn't mean there wouldn't be a chance later.
According to the original plot, Tang San and Xiao Wu would stay at Nuoding Academy for two more years, leaving the Academy only after the end of their sixth year. He was now preparing to leave early before the end of his fourth semester. He had a full two years to go to Heaven Dou City. With such a long time, Shi Quan didn't believe he couldn't obtain the Immortal Herb.
When Tang San graduates and goes to Shrek Academy, he would quietly return, devour the Blue Silver Emperor, and absorb the 100,000 Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone. Just thinking about it felt wonderful…
The sun rose in the east.
Shi Quan had a detailed discussion with Marde for a whole morning and told Marde about his concerns. Marde did not blame Shi Quan, but just patted Shi Quan's shoulder, earnestly admonishing him to always be careful in the future.
After explaining everything to Marde, Shi Quan returned to his dormitory to pack his things. Although he had a hundred treasure pouch, it would be difficult to explain its sudden appearance, so Shi Quan only put some important things into the hundred treasure pouch. Most of his belongings were still packed in a parcel. Fortunately, he didn't have many things, and one parcel was enough to pack everything.
"Master Shi, are you preparing to leave the Academy?" The soldier at the door asked, looking at the luggage in Shi Quan's hand.
"Yes, go and inform Captain Frey. Tell him I'm preparing to leave the Academy early." Shi Quan nodded.
"Master Shi, please wait a moment. I'll go inform the Captain." One of the soldiers said, turning and walking down the dormitory building, while the other took the luggage from Shi Quan's hand. "Master Shi, give me your luggage."
"So heavy?" As soon as the soldier took the luggage, he felt its considerable weight.
Shi Quan smiled and explained, "There are many books inside."
The soldier nodded in surprise. Shi Quan picked up such heavy luggage without his face turning red or his muscles becoming strained. How strong must he be then?
"Master Shi, you can rest for a while. It might take some time for the guard to march and assemble." The soldier reminded him.
"Let's wait on the training ground."
"No problem, Master Shi."
The soldier carried the luggage and followed behind Shi Quan.
It was just past noon, and there were quite a few people on the training ground. As soon as Shi Quan appeared, he became the focus of everyone's attention. There was no way around it; the armored soldiers beside him were too conspicuous.
Shi Quan walked to one side of the training ground. His position allowed him to see the entire teaching building. Shi Quan's gaze went to the very top floor of the teaching building, which was the Dean's office.
Perhaps to avoid the sadness of parting, Marde had already agreed with Shi Quan in the morning not to see him off.
Shi Quan knew that Marde must be watching him from the office now.
Since there was no farewell, then let Teacher look at him a little longer.
Shi Quan stood quietly on the training ground, watching the students coming and going, sighing inwardly. If he didn't have the System, perhaps he would also be one of these ordinary people.
"Shi Quan is leaving…"
"I just saw the soldiers in the back mountain starting to pack their things…"
"He has two spirit rings, so he must have applied for early graduation."
The surrounding students whispered among themselves.
Tang San, who had just walked out of Dormitory Seven, stared intently at Shi Quan on the training ground. He was originally preparing to go to work at the blacksmith shop when he suddenly heard the discussions around him, which made him notice Shi Quan on the training ground.
Past events came vividly to mind. He hadn't forgotten the scene when Shi Quan stomped Xiao Wu to the ground. If he didn't avenge Xiao Wu now, he wouldn't know when he could. But he was very wary of those soldiers. Yet, he also thought of Yu Xiaogang's dejected and confused appearance last night, and his expression gradually became resolute.
He wanted to find the answer for Teacher and also avenge Xiao Wu for that kick.
"Shi Quan!"
Tang San's loud shout interrupted Shi Quan's thoughts.
"Something wrong?"
Shi Quan looked at Tang San walking towards him in surprise. Why was he calling him instead of going to forge his iron?
Tang San stared at Shi Quan, saying as he approached, "I'd like to ask for your guidance."
"Guidance?" Shi Quan looked at the armored soldiers beside him, then looked at Tang San with a half-smile, "Are you trying to find trouble with me again?"
Tang San shook his head and said calmly, "Shi Quan, your Martial Spirit and mine are both Blue Silver Grass. You were able to absorb a thousand-year spirit ring, so you must have your unique insights. Therefore, I would like to ask for your guidance. I apologize for the disturbance, and I hope you will forgive me."
Tang San's words could be said to be very polite, but how could Shi Quan not understand Tang San's character? Guidance was false; he was probably trying to avenge Xiao Wu and teach him a lesson.
Shi Quan waved his hand and said unceremoniously, "You know it's a disturbance, and you still come? If I'm not mistaken, aren't you supposed to go to work this afternoon? Are you that free? You should hurry up and go to your job…"