Qiao Xueying's face flushed; this guy's skin was thicker than a city wall.

After swallowing the calming and tranquilizing pill, she felt a cool sensation gradually dissipate, and the heat in her body dissipated considerably. She looked at Ji Xiaoxi with delight and said, "Your father truly lives up to his reputation as a divine physician."

"You flatter me, sister," Ji Xiaoxi said with a shy smile.

Zuan grew increasingly disappointed and tried to find a topic to ease the awkwardness: "Um... I just looked at this stream and didn't see any trace of ferocious beasts. Why did such a big snake suddenly appear?"

Many of those students went to the river to wash their eyes before, and none of them were attacked.

Qiao Xueying thought for a moment and said, "It's probably the smell of blood on me that attracted it."

"The smell of blood?" Zu'an looked puzzled. "Are you menstruating?"

Qiao Xueying: "..."

Ji Xiaoxi: "..."

"I have blood on me because I was just injured. What's going on in your head all day long?!" Qiao Xueying glared at him resentfully.

Anger level from Qiao Xueying +250!

Zuan chuckled awkwardly, "I was just concerned about you."

At the same time, he secretly wondered if it was wrong to earn the anger of acquaintances in this way. He felt guilty about it, and it was much more satisfying to earn the anger of his enemies.

"Get away from me, I need to change my clothes." Qiao Xueying felt her strength gradually returning and hurriedly reached out to push him away. "Miss Ji is enough here."

"Okay, I'll go over there. Call me if you need anything." Zu An put her down to sit. In the current situation, his insistence on staying was too obvious.

After he left, Qiao Xueying began to dress, and whispered, "Miss Ji, about what just happened..."

Ji Xiaoxi smiled and said, "Sister Qiao, don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

"Thank you..." Qiao Xueying didn't know whether she meant not to tell others about her poisoning or not to tell others about being naked and being held by Zu An. She dared not ask such a question.

After quickly getting dressed, Qiao Xueying pulled Ji Xiaoxi aside to talk, ignoring Zu An, leaving him completely bewildered, wondering what he had done to offend this young lady.

After some time, Chu Chuyan returned. She hadn't actually gone too far; she just hadn't known how to face Zu An.

Hearing the commotion of the fight, he rushed back in fear that something had happened. He only breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that the giant red-scaled python was dead.

When asked what had just happened, neither Zu'an nor Qiao Xueying gave a clear answer. Even Ji Xiaoxi looked a bit strange, which aroused her suspicion. However, she was always a bit cold-hearted and didn't have much interest in digging deeper.

Over the next two days, some focused on healing their injuries while others cultivated, and soon the day came for the secret realm to end.

Zuan originally thought he would have to go back to the portal he came in through, and was wondering why the other students weren't coming back to gather. Chu Chuyan told him that when the time came, the secret realm would automatically send them out, and they wouldn't need to go through the portal they came in through.

Soon, the surrounding air began to distort, and a familiar feeling of weightlessness came over him. Zu An thought to himself that it was exactly the same feeling he had when he entered the Soul Suppressing Seal before. Could it be considered a secret realm within a secret realm?

When he came to his senses, he found himself in the back mountain of the academy. Chu Chuyan, Qiao Xueying, and Ji Xiaoxi were standing next to him, and people from other academies were also being teleported out one after another.

Zuan glanced around and suddenly noticed Shi Kun's figure. Old and new grudges surged in his heart, and he drew his Tai'a sword and slashed at him: "Shi, you'd better give me your life!"

Inside the room, the students were discussing their gains from the trip to the secret realm, while outside, the teachers were counting heads and assessing the losses. No one expected him to suddenly make a move.

Shi Kun was somewhat disoriented after being teleported out, and when he saw that Zu An was still alive, he was even more terrified. He only subconsciously drew his weapon to shield himself.

A crisp sound!

To everyone's disbelief, Shi Kun's longsword was cleaved in two!

How is that possible!

The same thought arose in everyone's mind: putting aside the fact that the young master of the Shi family's weapon was a divine weapon of the Earth level, even if he were just holding a wooden stick, with his fifth-rank cultivation, he should be able to crush Zu'an.

Little did they know that Zaun's strength and speed alone were now close to the fifth rank, and the Tai'a Sword was an ancient divine weapon, so even with its spirit damaged, it was now at least at the Heavenly level.

While he attacked with hatred, he was also extremely guilty. This imbalance caused Shi Kun's weapon to break instantly.

Shi Kun never expected such a turn of events. He watched helplessly as the other man's longsword pierced towards his chest. His body stiffened, and he couldn't react at all.

"How dare you, brat!" Just then, a loud shout came from the side, and a figure with a powerful aura attacked Zu An.

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Something came up, so the second update might be a little late.