Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang went back to heat up the porridge. Today's classes had been moved to the afternoon, so they could calm down in the morning. When they calmed down and adjusted their state, the foothills were in chaos, which was sudden and inexplicable.

Ah Zhu, who couldn't find the canteen on the mountainside, was surrounded by people asking questions as soon as he came back to eat. This became the norm, but Ah Zhu sat in the crowd and kept silent, just eating. Fried duck leg rice, so delicious!

This was not the first time that this had happened. Wang Ling and his men wanted to know the situation on the mountainside, but Ah Zhu was the only one walking on the mountainside and the foothills every day. They could naturally ask their own teachers, but it was not a good idea to ask about Xia Xiao and Shu Shuang's private affairs. Therefore, Ah Zhu became the only target!

Because of the previous failures, Wang Ling cooked a big bowl of chicken soup for Ah Zhu this time. Even though he was a prince, it was difficult to have a special meal in the academy. This seemingly simple bowl of soup was his blood cost!

The uncle who served food in the cafeteria seemed simple and honest, but he was actually as cunning as a monkey. When he heard that Wang Ling wanted to make chicken soup, he asked for a thousand taels of gold, otherwise he would not do it. Wang Ling was stunned. A thousand taels of gold could only make a sea of ​​chicken soup, but he gritted his teeth, wrote him a letter, and pressed his fingerprints, so that he could go to the Southern Business Empire to withdraw money in the future. But if he still didn't get any news, he would be angry.

"Azhu, tell me quickly. As long as you tell me, the chicken soup will be yours."

Wang Ling's tone was like that of a trafficker, but Ah Zhu didn't say anything! Grandma said that girls should keep their legs together, control their mouths, and not cause trouble for themselves. No matter how dumb she was, she could see that Xia Xiao was better than Wang Ling now.

"No! Absolutely not!"

Ah Zhu took a bite of meat and chewed it like a hamster with puffed cheeks.

"Azhu, we can know these things even if you don't tell us, but the teacher is not here now, otherwise we wouldn't ask you. And this chicken soup with duck leg rice is simply the ideal in the world!"

When Ah Zhu heard this, her eyes turned green, and the duck leg rice in her mouth suddenly lost its fragrance. No, no, I can't hold on any longer! Ah Zhu picked up the plate and wanted to leave, but she was packed with people and couldn't get through, so she sat on the chair again. Her mouth was full of oil, and she didn't even wipe it off before she started to act like a spoiled child.

"Oh, I don't want to say it!"

"Just say one sentence. As long as you say it fast enough, Xia Xiao won't know it was you who said it."

What kind of logic is this? Do you think I'm a three-year-old? Ah Zhu snorted and smelled the aroma of chicken soup. These people are so cunning, since they deliberately opened the lid to let the aroma float out.

“I am a principled person.”

Ah Zhu wiped the oil from the corners of her mouth, looking quite serious, she would rather die than surrender. She stared at Wang Ling for a long time, the latter leaned over and whispered:

"Tell me quietly."

"Xia Xiao found his way to the top of the mountain."

Wang Ling was stunned when he heard this, and fear was revealed in his eyes. Logically, they should be at the foot of the mountain, and even the mountainside should be far away, but while he was busy walking up the mountainside, Xia Xiao had already taken steps towards the top of the mountain. If he remembered correctly, Xia Xiao was still in the middle stage of the young age of the Venerable Realm. This period of time should be extremely long. Did he advance? Or was there something else?

"Dispersed."

Wang Ling was a little depressed. He took a deep breath and exhaled after a long time. He was an arrogant person. He regarded Xia Xiao as his opponent and was determined to defeat him. But he didn't expect that in just a few months, he was really out of reach. Turning around, Wang Ling walked very slowly, as if he had lost his soul.

Many people didn't hear what Ah Zhu said. Although Ah Zhu didn't have any energy fluctuations, it was not something they could detect. But what kind of news could make their prince so depressed?

Several southern merchants looked back at Ah Zhu, but she just lowered her eyes and ate without saying a word. She couldn't drink the chicken soup today. Not to mention the chicken soup, the duck leg rice was tasteless, like chewing wax. Ah Zhu felt guilty for revealing the secret, as if she was going to be severely punished. She didn't want to say it, but those guys were too annoying.

The uncle who served the food was a little surprised to see Ah Zhu walking straight away. He took back the duck leg rice he was about to hand out and muttered:

"It's really strange today, since there's no extra rice."

Outside the cafeteria, a teacher was surrounded by many people, including Si Qingling and Su Huan from the Great Xia Dynasty. They had seen Wang Ling ask about Xia Xiao before, and they also wanted to know his current specific situation, so they came to find the teacher. Chuan Lian was very determined at first, but he couldn't stand these guys, so he told them. These are not secrets, so just tell them.

Upon hearing this, Ah Zhu's previous sense of guilt disappeared, so she turned back to the cafeteria and happily enjoyed the big bowl of chicken soup. Although she loved to eat, she was not greedy, but after thinking about it, she decided that she couldn't waste it. Even if the college was rich, wasting food was wrong.

After Ah Zhu had eaten and drunk his fill, Doudou, who had been scared and huddled in the corner, was also full. Although there was still a drizzle in the sky, it hid under the peach tree and waited for Ah Zhu to come back.

Ah Zhu went up the mountain, and her graceful figure attracted countless geniuses, including Wang Ling! This prince, whose reputation was just and aboveboard, had not been without setbacks. In the empire, he was often taught a lesson by his father or the elders, and the most common thing he was told was that as a prince and future heir to the throne, he had to be ruthless and ruthless, and even his confidants had to be selectively eliminated.

Wang Ling didn't think so. Although the people who knew him best knew his weaknesses and were most likely to put him to death, if he eliminated them, wouldn't he become a tyrant who didn't recognize his relatives? Once his thoughts were exposed, he was severely punished. But in terms of cultivation, no one dared to point fingers at him. In the huge Southern Business Empire, he was a first-class genius!

Coming to the academy is something to be proud of, but he never expected that Wang Ling would be so embarrassed by an unknown kid from Da Xia!

"Is it really possible that I can't do it?"

Wang Ling felt a little inferior. He was three years older than Xia Xiao, so even if he came from afar, he should have caught up with him. But he didn't catch up with him, and he couldn't even catch up with Xia Xiao's girlfriend Shu Shuang. This was a bit too much...

From the moment Wang Ling doubted himself, he really lost to Xia Xiao. His face was ugly, and the bearing of a future king was completely gone. There were many people who were not much different from him, and the most obvious one was Long Suihong!

People like Xie Yi and Yin Zhiping, although they are princes of a country, know the gap between their country and Daxia, and they are even more aware of the gap between themselves and Xia Xiao. They have been low-key from the beginning, and now they can accept it when they hear that Xia Xiao has reached such a height. But Long Suihong is different. He is the young president of the Adventurer's Guild, and his status is equivalent to the eldest son of the dean of the academy. This specialness makes him unwilling to be inferior to Xia Xiao.

In the past, when Wang Ling caused trouble, Xia Xiao would be in the spotlight, but he could ignore it, and it had nothing to do with him who was in the spotlight. But Xia Xiao left too quickly, and even made many people forget about him as the young president, which was not good!

Long Suihong was not one to feel inferior. He clenched his fists, thinking that no matter how bad he was, he would be able to reach the mountainside earlier than the people around him. He raised his sleeves and headed for the pond. Long Suihong and Qin Feng passed by each other. He and Mu Lin were inseparable, supervising and reminding each other.

Running into the blue-tiled building like the wind, the two returned to the dormitory on the right, almost yelling.

"Brother Xiao has found the way to the top of the mountain!"

Half a year of teaching had left them with some impression of this matter, but they were really excited that Xia Xiao had accomplished such an incredibly difficult task!

Tianming, who had just completed his mission, was changing his clothes, revealing an extremely exaggerated body of tendon meat that looked like it was made of metal, not flesh. He put on his clothes casually, and his face showed an expression of surprise that was even more surprising than seeing a sow climb a tree.

"Who said that?"

"Brother Chuanlian and Ah Zhu."

"Fuck!"

This word "simple" is one of the essences of human language. From the palace of the Great Elegant Emperor to the fields of mulberry ponds, it is uttered loudly or whispered. Now that Tianming has learned it, it is considered to have picked up a great wonderful language of mankind.

“We have to work harder!”

"We just..."

Before Mu Lin could finish his words, Tian Ming grabbed his neck and walked out of the dormitory.

"As long as you don't die from practicing, practice to death."

Xia Xiao always reminded them to be efficient, and that just piling up time was useless, but now that Tianming wanted to practice, they couldn't just sit around. Sitting in the open square, in the drizzle that was almost gone, Qin Feng and Mu Lin formed hand seals, and Tianming sat cross-legged, breathing in the energy of heaven and earth.

There are probably three types of people in the world who react differently to setbacks. One type becomes more courageous with each setback, and will complete their daily tasks and goals regardless of whether they can keep up with others. If they fall behind today, they will make up for it tomorrow to make progress. The second type gives up and becomes inferior, thinking that they are just like this, and that others may be strong, but they are not that lucky. The third type is not extreme, but is in between the two. They admire the strength of the strong and ridicule the weakness of the weak, but never reflect on themselves, and are even a little conceited, so they stagnate.

Three types of people perfectly display their different styles of doing things at the foot of the mountain. Some are busy practicing, start to find their own shortcomings, and even set foot on the mountain road again. Some sigh and sigh, fortunately go back to sleep and wait until tomorrow. But the majority is the third type, they are slightly inferior, but they don't admit it. They look up at the height of the mountainside and sigh at the lowness of the foot of the mountain, and they are entangled in this.

When night fell, Tianming took Qin Feng and Mu Lin to climb the mountain. Seeing that he had been by their side all day, the two couldn't help but feel curious.

"Don't you want to go find Feng Lu?"

"Women are always stumbling blocks on the road to success. Don't worry about it. She wants me to become stronger and she also wants me to accompany her. How can I have so much time?"

Mu Lin had his own thoughts and opinions, but he didn't say them out loud because Qin Feng spoke faster.

"That's not necessarily true. Look at Brother Xiao and Shu Shuang. They spend every day together and even go up the mountainside one after another."

"That's a minority after all. Have you ever seen a girl like that before you met Shu Shuang?"

As Tianming said, she is well-educated, gentle, considerate, hardworking, and all the positive words are related to her. Tianming would also be willing to have a girl who can do everything with him, but Fenglu is always cold, and she won't say anything even if she has something on her mind. He can't stand her weird look!

Qin Feng and Mu Lin reacted and shook their heads. They had never seen another girl like Shu Shuang, but they wanted her too. She was beautiful, had a good figure, and a good temper. She could do laundry and cooking, and fight and kill enemies. She was simply a perfect existence. But they were so stupid that they probably would never have a chance in their lifetime.

After walking around the peach forest twice and returning empty-handed, Qin Feng and Mu Lin were used to it. They stood at the foot of the mountain waiting for Tianming. He walked quite far but eventually came back. Tianming always thought he was getting closer and closer to the mountainside, but in fact he was still far away.