The man in blue, Qin Yu, was stunned by the scolding. Looking at the middle-aged man's angry expression, he endured his stern gaze and retorted softly, "Master, even if you want a talented disciple, you can't distinguish reality from fantasy. Who can reach Great Spirit Master in a year? Even if you want it badly, you can't dream like that."
Hearing Qin Yu's words, the middle-aged man became even angrier and roared, "Impossible! How can it be impossible! It's precisely because you don't focus on cultivation that you can't achieve it! If you can't, are others not allowed to!"
Qin Yu felt wronged but dared not retort further. Seeing his master's furious face, he looked at Gu Yuan for help.
Gu Yuan coughed a few times and said, "Master, I think you should listen to that rumor."
Seeing Gu Yuan say this, the middle-aged man looked at him, his brows furrowed, but not in the same way he looked at Qin Yu.
Qin Yu felt even more wronged seeing his master's double standards.
As expected, they were a buy-one-get-one-free deal.
Gu Yuan was the purchased one, and he was the freebie.
"Master, there's a rumor going around that a supreme alchemist has appeared in Tianwu Kingdom."
"Tianwu Kingdom?!" Hearing the name, the middle-aged man seemed surprised.
Seeing this, Qin Yu asked curiously, "Master, do you know Tianwu Kingdom?"
The middle-aged man ignored him and said to Gu Yuan, "Gu Yuan, continue."
"Yes." Gu Yuan tidied himself up and stated the most important points, "Master, the outside world is rumored that this supreme alchemist is the eldest daughter of the Ling family in Tianwu Kingdom, Ling Luoyi, eighteen years old, and a fourth-grade alchemist."
Hearing this, the middle-aged man fell into thought.
Qin Yu said, "Master, your disciple thinks that Miss Ling wants to use you, so you must go and clarify. You can't let her use you to do things that damage your reputation!"
Gu Yuan, unlike the straightforward Qin Yu, seeing the middle-aged man in thought, added, "Master, according to the rumors, that eldest Miss Ling has been missing for ten years."
Seeing that the middle-aged man still hadn't reacted, Gu Yuan added, "Master, these rumors are all spreading from Yunyuan City."
Upon hearing this, the middle-aged man looked at Gu Yuan and asked seriously, "Gu Yuan, are you telling the truth?"
"Master, that's what the rumors say, but how would we know if it's true?" Qin Yu said.
The middle-aged man ignored him and murmured, "The name, age, time, country, and even family all match, but that girl isn't a fourth-grade."
Gu Yuan understood something from this and said, "Master, alchemy grades can be hidden."
"Oh, right." Hearing Gu Yuan's words, the middle-aged man broke free from his stubborn thoughts, suddenly slammed the stone table, and roared, "That damned girl, she's back and didn't tell me!!"
His voice was still echoing, but the middle-aged man had already disappeared.
Qin Yu looked at the stone table shattered by the palm, swallowed, and stammered, "It's... it's good it wasn't on me..."
Gu Yuan looked at the swaying branches around, it seemed that their junior sister really existed.
Gu Yuan suddenly felt someone place a hand on his shoulder. Before he could speak, he heard Qin Yu whisper, "Gu Yuan, judging by Master's words, this eldest Miss Ling is our junior sister. Look at Master's demeanor, he's going to see her. Why don't we go together?"
"Can you keep up with Master?"
"No, but we know where she is, and aren't you curious? The legendary junior sister!"
Gu Yuan was indeed curious, but, "Do you know where Tianwu Kingdom is?"
Qin Yu's body stiffened, and then he ran down the mountain with all his might. Gu Yuan could still hear Qin Yu's anxious voice echoing in the air.
"Master! Wait for me!! I want to go too!!!"
Gu Yuan lightly patted the non-existent dust on his clothes and strode towards the foot of the mountain. Although he was walking, his speed was very fast. In just three breaths, he caught up with Qin Yu.
The two arrived at the courtyard at the foot of the mountain in less than half an hour. They expected the middle-aged man to be gone, but instead, they saw their master...
Changing clothes!
The corners of their mouths twitched uncontrollably. Their master was the院长 of Gu Ling Academy, the strongest person on the Gu Ling Continent, and who would he need to change clothes for? It was others who wanted to see him and had to change clothes, so why was it the other way around now?
Wen Zonglin, the院长 of Gu Ling Academy and currently the strongest person on the Gu Ling Continent, after staring at his two disciples for half an hour, finally managed to choose an outfit and hastily put it on. He then tidied his hairstyle and beard. Finally, ignoring his two disciples, he summoned his contracted beast and leaped onto its back.
The contracted beast spread its wings and flew up rapidly, heading towards Tianwu Kingdom.
The speed was so fast that Qin Yu and Gu Yuan didn't even react before the giant contracted beast disappeared from sight.
"Are you still going?" Gu Yuan asked, looking at the stunned Qin Yu.
"Yes!" Qin Yu said decisively, "If we can't keep up with Master, we'll ask for directions slowly. We know where our junior sister is anyway."
"Then let's go. We can't summon contracted beasts within the academy; we have to do it outside."
"Let's go, let's go."
Qin Yu was very excited. It was the legendary junior sister! If they were on time, they would be the first people, besides their master, to see their junior sister's true face!
"Where are you two going?" Just as they were about to leave, a gentle voice came from behind them.
They looked and bowed in unison, "Eldest Senior Brother."
This person was Wen Zonglin's eldest disciple, Wen Ting'an.
Wen Ting'an glanced at the surrounding forest, which had been knocked askew by a flap of Wen Zonglin's contracted beast's wing, and asked, "What happened here? And where are you two going?"
"Eldest Senior Brother, we're going to find Master," Qin Yu's excitement hadn't diminished at all.
"Looking for Master? What happened to Master?" Wen Ting'an was a bit curious. With their master's strength, who could possibly be an opponent?
"Master is going to find our junior sister," Qin Yu said directly, hiding nothing.
"Junior sister?" Wen Ting'an sighed helplessly and said, "Don't make trouble with Master."
"Eldest Senior Brother, we're not making trouble. Do you remember the rumors?" They had heard them together, but because their master disliked rumors, Wen Ting'an had told them to just let it be.
"Master said rumors are unreliable," Wen Ting'an was very helpless with Qin Yu's personality, no matter how he taught him, it didn't change.
"But Eldest Senior Brother, that rumored eldest Miss Ling might be our junior sister whom we've never met!" Qin Yu became more excited as he spoke.
Wen Ting'an was startled and looked at Gu Yuan. Compared to Qin Yu, he trusted Gu Yuan more.
Gu Yuan nodded and said, "Eldest Senior Brother, it's very likely. Master left as soon as he knew, and it looks like he's going to find her."
Qin Yu added, "Eldest Senior Brother, we're going now, so we'll leave the academy to you."
After speaking, Qin Yu pulled Gu Yuan with one hand, and held a talisman in the other. The talisman was glowing, indicating that the formation on it had been activated.
Wen Ting'an watched the two disappear before him, then looked at the messy room beside him, thought about the affairs of the academy, and shook his head helplessly.
Having a master who didn't do his job properly, a junior brother who didn't like to talk or interact with people, and a boisterous junior brother, was he lucky or unlucky?
Never mind, he'd go find Fourth Junior Brother.
Compared to Second and Third Junior Brothers, Fourth Junior Brother could help him more.