Yellow Dragon Temple, audience room.
This was the place where Fan Xinglou usually handled her work. As the Student Council President of Jie Long Seventh Institute, Fan Xinglou had a fair share of responsibilities. While they were mostly mundane tasks, Fan Xinglou found great joy in them.
At this moment, in the audience room, there was already someone waiting for her.
It was a student dressed in Jie Long Seventh Institute's uniform. Despite his slightly petite stature, he had soft and delicate features, long hair, and a charming appearance that made him look like a cute girl.
However, this student was undeniably male and even held the title of "Qilin Child."
— Zhao Hufeng.
Also known as "Tenka Musou," he was ranked fifth in the sequence of Jie Long Seventh Institute. He was Fan Xinglou's third disciple, and despite his petite appearance, he possessed considerable strength.
In the War Academy City, Zhao Hufeng was renowned for having the fastest speed among the students.
Furthermore, Fan Xinglou's disciples were generally divided into two factions.
One faction focused on Taijutsu, known as the Wood Faction.
The other concentrated on Seisenjutsu in their practice, referred to as the Water Faction.
Zhao Hufeng led the Wood Faction and, among Fan Xinglou's disciples, aside from the number one disciple, he was considered the strongest in Taijutsu. He often stood in for Fan Xinglou, guiding the disciples of the Wood Faction, and held a high position in Jie Long Seventh Institute.
As a result, within Jie Long Seventh Institute, Zhao Hufeng was usually in charge of Fan Xinglou's secretarial work. He approached it with great seriousness and didn't mind dealing with his master's occasional capriciousness.
In such a context, Zhao Hufeng quietly waited in the audience room for Fan Xinglou's arrival.
Not long after, Fan Xinglou finally arrived, albeit a bit late.
"Master."
Zhao Hufeng immediately knelt on one knee and offered a respectful Chinese-style salute.
"Oh, Hufeng, are you already here?" Fan Xinglou, with her innocent smile, said, "I'm sorry, sorry, I'm late."
"I've already heard," Zhao Hufeng said with a respectful tone. "Master seems to have accepted the challenges of some students who wish to become disciples, right?"
"That's right, that's right," Fan Xinglou nodded as if it were only natural. "Today is the first day of school, and there are quite a few new students. Among them, there might be some good materials. Thinking about this, I couldn't wait to spread the news and let the new students come and challenge."
"But no matter what, new students who have just enrolled are unlikely to succeed in the challenges, right?" Zhao Hufeng remarked. "Even senior students rarely pass the challenges. For new students who have just entered, the chances of encountering Master are incredibly slim."
As Fan Xinglou's third disciple, and being known as the fastest student in the six academies, Zhao Hufeng admitted that if Fan Xinglou were to take things seriously, he might not even have a chance to challenge her.
Let alone the rest, Fan Xinglou possessed a spell called "Ground Shrink" and could distort space to some extent. If she truly went all out, Zhao Hufeng wouldn't stand a chance against her.
Precisely because of this, Fan Xinglou's disciples numbered around fifty, a mere fraction compared to the vast student population of Jie Long Seventh Institute, the largest academy among the six.
However, without a doubt, those who became Fan Xinglou's disciples were all rare talents. Each of them shone brilliantly after a certain amount of training.
To this end, those who wished to challenge Fan Xinglou had been constant, but almost none had succeeded. In three years, there had been only around fifty individuals who made it, a testament to how challenging it was.
So, Zhao Hufeng had grown accustomed to the results of all challengers failing.
However, after Zhao Hufeng made his statement, Fan Xinglou displayed a joyful smile.
"No, this time, someone passed."
"Someone passed?" Zhao Hufeng was first puzzled, then surprised as he said, "In other words, Master has taken on a new disciple?"
"That's right." Fan Xinglou happily walked up to the throne-like chair in the audience room. With a leap, she sat down and said with a cheerful smile, "But it's quite a peculiar talent. With some good training, he might even catch up to Xiaofei."
"What…?!" Zhao Hufeng couldn't help but show astonishment.
This was impossible.
That was Zhao Hufeng's initial thought.
The reason was simple. As Fan Xinglou's disciple, Zhao Hufeng knew exactly who Fan Xinglou was talking about.
— Wu Xiaofei.
Fan Xinglou's number one disciple.
Within Jie Long Seventh Institute, there was only one person who could be considered Fan Xinglou's sparring partner.
Even Zhao Hufeng didn't believe he could win against his First Senior Brother.
Naturally, no one else could either.
Apart from Fan Xinglou, there was no one in Jie Long Seventh Institute who could match Wu Xiaofei.
"To catch up to First Senior Brother?" Zhao Hufeng asked hastily, "Could it be that he's an extraordinary genius?"
Fan Xinglou shook her head at this. "No, that kid can't be called a genius."
"Eh?" Zhao Hufeng was stunned once again.
In such a situation, Fan Xinglou grinned and said, "His natural talent is quite average, and his constitution isn't exceptional either. While his abilities aren't low, they're rather mediocre. Even if he trains for ten or twenty years, he won't surpass you, let alone catch up to Xiaofei."
"Then… why did Master accept him as a disciple?" Zhao Hufeng was getting confused. Shortly after, he shook his head and said, "No, wait, it's even more peculiar that someone with such average natural talent could pass Master's challenge."
"That's the strange part." Fan Xinglou said with interest. "Clearly, his natural talent is quite average, but his physical condition is surprisingly excellent. His Prana control technique is chaotic, yet the quantity of Prana in his body is remarkably dense. Especially his speed, it's outstanding. He might even be faster than you, Hufeng."
"Faster than me?" Zhao Hufeng raised an eyebrow.
Fan Xinglou continued her explanation, unabated. "What's even more peculiar is his body techniques. It seems like he has mastered some incredibly sophisticated Assassination Techniques. Normally, someone with such average natural talent shouldn't be able to excel in it, but he uses it almost like second nature, it's as if he was born for it."
"If he were to focus on martial arts, he'd probably never achieve anything remarkable in his lifetime," Fan Xinglou summarized.
"But if it comes to Assassination Skills alone, he's a prodigy of the highest order."
After less than an hour of meeting and without even a direct confrontation, Fan Xinglou had completely unraveled Fang Li's secrets.
"I'm really looking forward to this," Fan Xinglou said with excitement. "Just how far can my disciple go?"
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