"With Sword Douluo protecting you, I feel much more at ease."
Xin said indifferently.
"Dean Xin, rest assured. Speaking of which, you are half a teacher to me in swordsmanship. Accompanying Dean Xin on this trip, even if Spirit City is a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, this old man will cut off dragon claws and tiger heads to protect the girls' safety."
Chen Xin's words carried a certain arrogance. At this point, his relationship with Xin was already that of both teacher and friend.
"Half a teacher?" Ning Rongrong's eyes widened as she looked at Chen Xin. This was the first time she had heard Grandpa Sword call someone else a teacher, and in swordsmanship at that.
What on earth did the Teacher do to Grandpa Sword?!
Grandpa Sword, where is your arrogance!
Xin actually only taught Chen Xin four words: "Supreme goodness is like water."
...
At night, under the starry sky, outside Heart of Fire.
A beautiful girl in a fiery red qipao looked left and right, hiding behind a large tree outside the garden, seemingly hesitating about something. Just as she took a deep breath, preparing to step out.
She saw a young man, also dressed in fiery red clothes, walking around, looking left and right, which startled the delicate red-haired girl. She quickly pulled the young man behind the large tree:
"Brother, what are you doing here?"
"Huo Wu, why is it you? What are you doing here? You wouldn't be..."
That young man was Huo Wushuang of Blazing Academy. After recognizing the red-haired girl, he looked surprised.
Huo Wu bit her lip, a little embarrassed, but still stubbornly said:
"I... I just finished the promotion rounds and came out for a walk. I unknowingly wandered here."
"Is that so? Actually, me too."
Huo Wushuang followed Huo Wu's words. The two smiled at each other, as if they understood something from each other's eyes, and said in unison:
"Alright, stop pretending. I'm your brother (sister), don't I know what you're here for? How about we go in together?"
"Let's go!"
As expected of siblings, they quickly reached an understanding.
But just then, from a large tree about ten meters away, a voice came:
"How about, you take me with you?"
The siblings looked up and saw a piece of green clothing and a grinning face peeking out from the large tree behind them:
"Feng Xiaotian, why are you here too?"
"Didn't we agree you wouldn't come? How did everyone end up here?"
"Can't there be more trust and sincerity between people?!"
"Hey, you guys—"
"Shh, it seems someone else is coming!"
The finals are about to begin. In the finals, Xin will overcome a mortal tribulation to achieve enlightenment, and after that, he will no longer wear his mask.