Chapter 55: Chapter 55: Married Orchid Fairy, Are You Xiao Yao Celestial Venerable?
"Latest news today: Dozens of ordinary people across the country have exhibited strange symptoms. They were originally in their twenties or thirties, but in the blink of an eye, they’ve turned into elderly people, with greatly reduced physical functions. The specific situation is still under investigation."
"According to insiders, these people who turned into old people were all disrespectful to the Great Emperor Xiao Yao and had posted multiple topics online that morally coerced the Great Emperor Xiao Yao and insulted Mr. Chen Mingyuan. It’s highly possible they’ve received divine punishment!"
Chen Lan pushed open the door to the dormitory and heard the sound coming from Luo Tao’s phone.
The report is quite fast; it hasn’t even been ten minutes, and they’ve found out so much.
"This is so satisfying; these people deserve it. They don’t have many days left to live now!" Luo Tao looked at the news on his phone and exclaimed excitedly.
Their bodily functions won’t last for many days, and they can only watch themselves die with their aging bodies.
No one dares to save them because they’ve offended the Great Emperor Xiao Yao.
This method of making life worse than death is truly vindicating!
Celestial Venerable Xiao Yao, well done!
"Oh, you’re back. Principal Yan is looking for you. She seems to have something important to discuss with you, so you should go to the principal’s office." Luo Tao looked up at Chen Lan and said.
"Looking for me?" Chen Lan was taken aback, took out his phone, and found that Yan Yu had indeed sent him quite a few messages.
All were asking him to go to the principal’s office for an important discussion.
In an instant, Chen Lan disappeared.
...
The principal’s office.
Yan Yu sat inside. Although she was a deputy minister, she was also the principal. The task given by Li Zhen was to manage the school well and to cultivate more cultivators as soon as possible.
Now that elixirs have manifested, the state has purchased some at a high price to nurture gifted ordinary people.
Before long, Chen Lan appeared out of thin air in the office, startling Yan Yu.
"You scared me. Can’t you just knock?" Yan Yu patted her chest, her breathing noticeably faster.
"Next time for sure. So, what’s up?" Chen Lan said blandly.
Seeing Chen Lan’s calm expression, Yan Yu couldn’t help but feel puzzled.
Could it be that this person isn’t afraid of her?
She was a Tribulation Stage, and Chen Lan was just a Nascent Soul, yet he showed no reaction.
Had it been another Nascent Soul, they would have been very respectful by now.
But Yan Yu didn’t like these formalities and didn’t mind.
"The elixirs have been distributed. I’ve given you a batch, and later you’ll give it to three classes of students—half of them have already done Body Refining, and the other half are still ordinary. Help them improve their strength."
"Sure," Chen Lan nodded in agreement.
Since he has nothing else to do, he’ll let the students train on their own then.
"Also, this afternoon, there will be a large-scale manifestation of Demon Beasts below Nascent Soul. This is considered the real start of the game. Do you have the time to take people to train?"
"Alright."
"That’s good. I appreciate you. You’re the most outstanding young man in the school. This ultimate Houtian Supreme Treasure is your reward. You probably don’t have any good Magical Treasures, right?"
Yan Yu took an ultimate Houtian Supreme Treasure out of a Storage Ring and placed it on the table.
She thought Chen Lan, being just a Nascent Soul Stage, shouldn’t have many powerful Magical Treasures.
But it was different for her. Celestial Venerable Xiao Yao had given her many Magical Treasures, which she couldn’t use, so it was better to give a few to outstanding people to win over their loyalty.
Looking at the ultimate Houtian Supreme Treasure on the table, Chen Lan’s lips twitched slightly.
It felt like the Magical Treasure he sent out had finally returned to his own hands,
"What, don’t you want it?" Yan Yu’s face turned a bit gloomy. She felt that Chen Lan’s emotionless expression meant he looked down on her Magical Treasure.
This was a gift from Celestial Venerable Xiao Yao, and Chen Lan was actually disdainful.
If he hadn’t helped the school a lot and was a promising young person, she wouldn’t bother giving it to him.
"No, I’m just so happy I don’t know what to say. Thank you," Chen Lan smiled and accepted the Magical Treasure.
"Good, that’s better. This is an ultimate Houtian Supreme Treasure, not many people can have such a Treasure; you should cherish it."
"Alright," Chen Lan nodded obediently, though inside he felt quite helpless.
He had a mountain full of such Treasures!
"And the elixirs," Yan Yu gestured grandly, and twenty bottles of elixirs appeared on the floor, "These are Body Refining Pills and some first-grade Spiritual Qi Pills for you to use with the students."
"Alright," Chen Lan waved his hand and collected all the elixirs.
"By the way, there’s one last thing. Various schools are preparing for a school martial arts competition. There will be rewards, and both teachers and students need to participate. I’ve decided to send you to lead the team."
This competition was decided some time ago to help students from various schools see the gap between themselves and others.
This would stimulate their fighting spirit and potential. Often only through competition can someone improve the fastest.
If there is no goal, a person will become like a salted fish.
"Ah? Me?" Chen Lan was stunned, pointing at himself.
Sending him would be like sending him to bully amateurs.
Even if he suppressed his level to Nascent Soul, he guessed that not even a Divinity Transformation, let alone a Mahayana, would be his match.
Because he had mastered five great paths.
"Yes, you. It can only be arranged for those below Nascent Soul, so it’s only you."
If it weren’t just below Nascent Soul, Yan Yu would probably participate personally.
Currently, Chen Lan was the strongest in the entire school; the others are either Golden Core or Foundation Establishment levels.
"Who is organizing this competition?" Chen Lan asked.
"The counselor from the Maintenance Department headquarters, Li Long, is organizing it. I think it’s a good idea."
"And who are the judges?"
"The principals from various schools. I will also be present. I heard they even invited the Orchid Fairy, who claims to be the Dao Companion of Celestial Venerable Xiao Yao."
When saying the latter part, Yan Yu’s tone was full of bitterness, as if she was a bit jealous.
And Chen Lan was left dumbfounded.
Orchid Fairy?
He knew who this Dao Companion was. He had seen her with his Divine Sense in Shangdu City before.
But wasn’t this Orchid Fairy already married?
He remembered seeing her being affectionate with another man then.
This was normal since online Dao Companions are not real-life couples, especially after ten years.
Currently, among all Dao Companions, only three are still single, and the others either have partners or families, and this Orchid Fairy is one of them.
What puzzled Chen Lan was why this Orchid Fairy was claiming to be his Dao Companion despite being married. Wasn’t she ashamed?
"I heard that Orchid Fairy is already married," Chen Lan asked in confusion.
He hadn’t paid much attention to Orchid Fairy.
"They divorced yesterday. She said she is already Celestial Venerable Xiao Yao’s person, so she divorced her husband. She even claimed to be single and not divorced, hoping to find Celestial Venerable Xiao Yao and hoping he liked married women."
As she spoke, Yan Yu’s face was filled with disgust.
Celestial Venerable Xiao Yao couldn’t possibly like this kind of woman; that Orchid Fairy was delusional!
Hearing this, Chen Lan was somewhat speechless.
He didn’t expect the plot to be so melodramatic, leading to her divorcing her husband over this.
This Orchid Fairy really had a big worldview!
"Oh, by the way," Yan Yu turned her focus to Chen Lan:
"The other day, what were you doing on the rooftop? Did you see Celestial Venerable Xiao Yao?"
"Or are you Celestial Venerable Xiao Yao?"