The outer campus of the Eastern Wilderness Academy in Black Dragon City.

In a secluded courtyard, a somewhat overweight man paced back and forth, while a man and a woman sitting beside him frowned deeply.

"Ling Yan, Han Sui is clearly doing this on purpose! How can you all sit idly by now!"

Enraged, Jin Yuanbao smashed the wooden table in front of him with a punch, his eyes blazing with fury.

“Yuanbao, don’t get angry at Lingyan. I know you’re worried because the boss’s life is uncertain, and so are we. But Han Sui has been transferred back to the inner courtyard. What can we do to him?”

The somewhat burly Mowen stepped forward and used his large hands to pin down the rampaging Jin Yuanbao, worried that he might overturn the entire courtyard in his current state.

“Yuanbao, you have finally regained your status as the heir of the Jin clan. If you make a mistake here at the Eastern Wilderness Academy, I'm afraid your clan members will try to deal with you again.”

Shangguan Lingyan no longer spoke with the same cold arrogance as before; there seemed to be some grievance in her eyes.

"Hmph! Those people are just worried that there will be no one to carry on the clan's lineage, so they want to make me a puppet."

"But are we just going to stand by and watch our boss get killed without doing anything? If it weren't for our boss's help, would we be where we are today?"

Jin Yuanbao didn't care at all about the identity of the so-called heir of the Jin clan. His questioning made Shangguan Lingyan and Mo Wen lower their heads. After entering the outer academy of the Eastern Wilderness Academy, they were assigned to the worst class. This meant that they would be eliminated from the outer academy after a few years of aimless wandering. However, thanks to Qin Xin's leadership, they were able to gain more points and their strength improved rapidly. In addition, after the confrontation with the Sword Gang, the Sword Gang has restrained itself a lot in the Weapon Martial Academy. The three of them have also accumulated a lot of prestige in the Weapon Martial Academy.

“We are aware of this, but Han Sui is a martial artist at the Yuanfu realm. He became a steward in the outer courtyard because he killed an inner courtyard disciple. Now he has returned to the inner courtyard as an elder. With our current strength, we would probably be killed by him!”

Shangguan Lingyan said with some concern, fearing that Jin Yuanbao might act impulsively. Then, she comforted him, saying, "Maybe the boss is alright now, but he's far from the Eastern Wilderness Academy and can't come back for a while."

"If our leader is really dead, even if Han Sui is an elder of the Inner Court, I will definitely avenge him!"

Upon hearing this, Jin Yuanbao's initial rage subsided somewhat. He slammed his fist into the ground, and ripples of true energy spread rapidly outwards.

Shangguan Lingyan and Mo Wen breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Jin Yuanbao had calmed down.

Just as the three of them lowered their heads in silence, the figure of a young man in black robes landed in the courtyard.

Looking at the familiar figure, Jin Yuanbao quickly rubbed his eyes and checked several times before stammering, "You...you're the boss..."

The black-robed youth was none other than Qin Xin. After returning to Black Dragon City, he learned that Han Sui had re-entered the inner courtyard and become an elder again. He couldn't understand why Han Sui would tamper with the Wind-Riding Eagle.

Before returning to the inner courtyard, he came specifically to find Jin Yuanbao and the others. He happened to hear the arguing in the courtyard, so he stopped and listened for a while. After the three of them calmed down, he went in.

Shangguan Lingyan and Mo Wen looked at Qin Xin, whose skin had become somewhat pale due to absorbing the Yang Fire Seed, and were momentarily unsure whether to believe it.

"See, I told you the eldest brother was killed by Han Sui! Now the eldest brother's ghost has returned, waah waah waah..." Jin Yuanbao was stunned for a moment, and then his wailing immediately filled the entire roof. It seemed that because he was fat, Jin Yuanbao's lung capacity was very large, and his crying grew louder and louder, "Eldest...eldest...slurp...just tell me if you need anything, and I'll burn it for you."

"Burn your grandma's head!"

Hearing Jin Yuanbao's mournful wails, Qin Xin felt a headache coming on and almost thought he was really gone. He stepped forward and kicked Jin Yuanbao's somewhat fat buttocks.

"Ouch...it hurts! It hurts? It's not a ghost, boss, you're okay, that's great!"

Jin Yuanbao, clutching his backside, jumped up to a height of ten feet. Realizing what had happened, he immediately ran towards Qin Xin.

Seeing Jin Yuanbao's face covered in snot and tears, and his expression of disgust, she quickly dodged away. For a moment, she even wondered how Shangguan Lingyan, who was quite pretty, could have fallen for this guy.

"But boss, you seem to have gotten even paler, like a pretty boy. I almost thought you were a ghost."

Jin Yuanbao didn't hug Qin Xin to avoid embarrassment, and instead put his hand on Mo Wen's shoulder. Of course, the latter was also quite disgusted, but he didn't dodge away like Qin Xin did.

"Something happened in the Nading Dynasty."

Qin Xin was quite helpless about his now pale skin. The Yang Fire Seed had made him feel like he had shed a layer of skin. Although he had been through a lot of killing in the Dead Leaf Forest, which gave his skin a slightly bronze color, he still looked pretty much like a pretty boy. He also remembered the strange look in Luo Lingyan's eyes when she looked at him.

"It's good that you're back, it's good that you're back. Let's go to Juxianlou for a good drink tonight, as a welcome back party for our boss. It's on me!" Mo Wen's simple and honest laughter came from the side.

"Boss, what exactly did Han Sui do to the Wind-Riding Eagle when you returned to the inner courtyard, causing it to go out of control? Did you offend him somewhere?"

Shangguan Lingyan quickly snapped out of her elation and inquired about Qin Xin's sudden disappearance.

How did you find out?

Qin Xin was somewhat surprised that Shangguan Lingyan and the others knew that Han Sui had tampered with his Wind-Riding Eagle.

"The day after you disappeared, Supervisor Rongling came out of the inner courtyard to investigate. Although he knew what drug Han Sui had given the Wind Eagle to make it go berserk, he had no evidence and could only let it go."

Shangguan Lingyan recounted in detail what happened after Qin Xin's disappearance, while Jin Yuanbao and Mo Wen nodded in agreement.

"Han Sui is truly insidious. He knows that the Eastern Wilderness Academy forbids harming fellow disciples, yet he resorts to such underhanded tactics!" Jin Yuanbao said indignantly from the side.

"By the way, Qin Xin, I heard that Han Yao of the Kun Sect is Han Sui's younger brother. You're also from the Kun Sect in the Inner Court, is that possible?"

Girls are generally more perceptive, and Shangguan Lingyan quickly noticed the clues.

"Han Yao, is that right?"

Qin Xin also recalled that when he went to the East Peak of Kunmen, he had been blocked by Han Yao, and perhaps that was why he held a grudge against him. He had no connection with Han Sui, so the only explanation for Han Sui's actions was Han Yao.

"By the way, Sister Qin Xue has come to the outer courtyard many times, all to inquire about your whereabouts. It seems that their Fan Hua Ge has recently encountered quite a bit of trouble."

Jin Yuanbao suddenly remembered something and said.

"Okay, I understand. Thank you."

Qin Xin nodded slightly, looking at the three people in front of him, and said with some gratitude in his heart, deeply feeling the truth that true friendship is revealed in times of adversity.

"Boss, why are you saying this? Good brothers are always in our hearts."

Jin Yuanbao, with a broad smile on his face, held Shangguan Lingyan's hand and scratched his head as he spoke.

"Yeah, let's go! Let's go for a drink!"

Qin Xin was in high spirits after reuniting with the others, and the sense of crisis he felt while on the run disappeared after returning to the Eastern Wilderness Academy.

The four of them walked out of Black Dragon City, chatting and laughing. Their destination was Juxian Tower. Along the way, someone seemed to recognize Qin Xin and quietly spread the news.