First, the alliance formed by Wang Haoran openly declared a challenge to the academy, and then the old five major forces suddenly emerged to compete with the academy. No matter which force, they are not to be underestimated, because they can destroy a country. The world of practitioners is bigger and smaller than what ordinary people see. It is big in the vastness of the world, not only the land, the sky and the sea, but also small in that many countries can be ignored, because the power gained from practice is the way of heaven.

But even in the face of pressure from both sides, the academy still managed to survive safely and even gained prestige. Moreover, it was not the academy teachers and leaders who impressed the five major forces this time, but a group of students. They defeated practitioners who had practiced for several years longer than themselves with the attitude of true genius, and more people knew about it.

Previously, many people paid attention to the dynamics of the college, and even wanted the college to lose so as to vent their emotions. There is no shortage of people in the world who care about things that have nothing to do with them even though they are thousands of miles away, and even argue with each other until their faces turn red. They care more about the college's affairs than whether their wives and children have enough to eat, but the college will not change at all because of their emotions. Instead, those people are filled with anger because of the college's prestige.

Even though some people think that the academy has been too popular recently and will collapse sooner or later, the academy still does its own thing. The teachers have fully explained the saying "Do not be happy with things or sad with yourself". The world is noisy, but the academy is quiet, allowing the returning students to recover from their injuries in peace.

Xie Yi, who had spent a whole month in Yu Valley, was almost recovered from his injuries. As long as he paid attention to his future practice, it would not be affected too much. But Xia Xiao was seriously injured and unconscious again, which made him secretly shake his head. Just like Xia Wan said, her brother was really worrying. If he didn't have such status and strength, he would probably have lost his life long ago. But then he thought again, if Xia Xiao didn't have such strength, he might not do such a risky thing if he cherished his life.

The college's messengers are former students. They have been doing this job for many years and have always felt that it is an easy job. There are only a few people who write letters throughout the year. People who come to the college all have a strong heart, practice day and night, and have no mood of missing their hometown. But there are always some exceptions, such as Xie Yi.

Because of him, the messenger was on the road almost every day for a month, or waiting for letters. He didn't know how they had so much to talk about. If it weren't for the strict rules, he really wanted to open the letter and take a look, but how could he, a person without a partner, understand the feeling of sharing?

Xia Xiao lay in bed, vaguely hearing the voices of Xie Yi and Xiao Ran talking to each other. As soon as he returned to the academy, it was Xiao Ran who took care of him, because the others, including Azhu, had their own cultivation tasks. But she would come to see him every day. Xia Xiao recovered very quickly, but he never woke up.

"The external injuries are all healed."

Ah Zhu muttered, feeling strange. He should have woken up at this time. It was boring to lie down every day without anyone arguing with him. However, Xia Xiao did not want to wake up, but the situation inside his body was a little bad, but his current condition could not be seen from the outside world.

Xiaoran pushed Azhu's shoulders with both hands and asked him to walk out of the room.

"I'll call you as soon as he wakes up, but now I have to go practice. Don't let Senior worry."

Ah Zhu usually has a good sense of time, but once she comes to Xia Xiao's room, she will look around and poke around, and forget that she has been there for a long time. When she goes out to see the sun at its zenith, her face turns green, and she runs to a place that suits her, makes a seal with both hands, and starts practicing. She has to work harder, so that Xia Xiao will look at her with new eyes when he wakes up. In another world, Xia Xiao frowns badly, and his expression is far less calm than that of the **.

In the blazing volcano, Xia Xiao stood on the altar. The big dog in front of him was listlessly slumped, with drooping ears, and it seemed as if something was missing in its eyes. The previously energetic Huo Dou now didn't even have the strength to stand up and call Xia Xiao a dog, which made him feel uneasy and thought he had been careless.

The state of the evil spirit at this time was a little strange. It had no injuries on its body, but it just couldn't stand up. Xia Xiao observed it many times, but he didn't notice anything unusual, and there was not even anything missing, but there was something missing in his eyes.

A fiery volcano shouldn't be so quiet, not even steam can come out. Xia Xiao was worried, thinking that she was too careless. She could only blame herself for the Huotou's behavior. Looking back, it was related to Luo Jing of the Nine-story Senran Tower. That day, she took away a trace of the Huotou's murderous intent. Xia Xiao thought it was a good thing. After all, the Huotou had a very violent temper. Without a little murderous intent, it might become quieter. She didn't expect something bad to happen.

It is said that existence is reasonable, and Huo Dou should not have lost that murderous intent. It was Xia Xiao's fault. Therefore, the first thing he did after waking up was to pack up and prepare to go find his senior.

In front of the bed, Ah Zhu was about to leave, but Xia Xiao suddenly sat up and asked Xiao Ran to get her clothes. The two girls were stunned and soon became happy.

"You've been in a coma for ten days this time. I'm going to get some food. Drink some water first."

Xiao Ran's voice was gentle, and she arranged everything in an orderly manner. Every day in the academy made him elegant and dependent, and the little bit of cowardice in his bones gradually disappeared, making him independent. Xiao Ran left, leaving only Xia Xiao and A Zhu. The latter helped him put on his clothes, and although he closed his eyes, his little mouth kept talking.

"I told you not to be so stubborn. Now you feel better now. You have slept for so long."

"Stop making sarcastic remarks."

Xia Xiao gulped down a lot of water. He could have woken up earlier, but his physical condition was not good. Ju Mang was seriously injured, Xiao Yu was also injured, and Huo Dou was in a strange situation, which affected Xia Xiao's mental state. Otherwise, he would not have wasted so much time on **.

Ah Zhu didn't know all this. He snorted and stuck out his tongue.

"You still don't want people to speak? I'll speak."

Seeing Xia Xiao frowning slightly, Ah Zhu stopped talking and just asked:

"Are you in such a bad mood?"

"I may have to go to the Nine-story Senran Tower. You will accompany me then."

It has become Xia Xiao's habit to take Ah Zhu with him when he goes out, just like he has not taken off the wristband on his wrist even after being back for so long.

"Why?"

"Why so many? Something happened to Huotou, and we need to take back the killing intent that Luo Jing took away."

"The murderous intent has become the bricks of that black tower. Can it be taken back?"

"No matter what, the worst that can happen is that we can just tear down the tower. If the evil spirits continue like this, I won't be able to recover."

Azhu answered Xia Xiao with a long "oh", feeling that there was nothing he couldn't do.

"By the way, after we leave the academy, I'll take you back to your grandma's house first."

"real?"

"When did I ever lie to you?"

Ah Zhu's eyes lit up, she danced with joy, and hugged Xia Xiao tightly. She was restless in his arms, and kept pushing around, as if she wanted to jump with him. In fact, on the way to Changbai Mountain, she passed by the small mountain village where she was raised. But because she had a mission at the time, she couldn't help, so she didn't want to hold everyone back and didn't say that she wanted to go home.

Ah Zhu has been away from the small mountain village for more than a year. Every time she was wronged or had a delicious meal, she would think of her grandmother who was alone at home. She wanted to go back to see her, but her ability was too low and she didn't dare to make any requests. Grandma once said that when we are in an organization but cannot contribute to the organization due to lack of ability, we should talk less, do more, and not be too nosy, which can also save the organization some worries.

Although Ah Zhu was always careless, she remembered everything her grandma said. If she could go back, she would be happy. She felt sad when she thought that she had delicious food every day, but her grandma could only eat coarse grains and pickles in the small mountain village. As she thought about it, her nose felt sore, her eyes turned red, and they became moist.

Ah Zhu looked up and said thank you to Xia Xiao, tears falling from the corners of her eyes. Xia Xiao looked at her, tenderness in her eyes, and wiped her tears. In fact, Xia Xiao had noticed Ah Zhu's mood changes a long time ago, and wanted to take her back after the competition, and even got approval from Senior Sun Zhonglei. Unexpectedly, she was injured so badly that she has been sleeping until now.

"Um... that..."

Xiao Ran was holding breakfast at the door, watching the intimate actions of Azhu and Xia Xiao, with a tangled face. At this time, she should have left, it would not be good to stay and be a light bulb, but she subconsciously rejected Xia Xiao and Azhu's behavior, so she spoke out. When Xia Xiao gently pushed Azhu away, the latter's face turned red. Although shy, she was still very happy and couldn't help jumping.

Today's breakfast was finished quickly. Xiaoran buried her head in drinking the porridge, but when she looked at Xia Xiao and Azhu, she felt secretly jealous of the latter's words.

"Why don't we take some things back? After Longgang disappeared, there's no place for grandma to buy things. Oh, Longgang disappeared! How did grandma survive the winter? That quilt is already very torn!"

Ah Zhu's reaction was too slow. Longgang disappeared last year. Xia Xiao said no, no need to bring anything. Ah Zhu refused. She was her grandmother, so of course she had to care about her. But what Xia Xiao said made Ah Zhu freeze in place. When she looked at his back, her eyes were full of admiration and worship.

"After I brought you to the academy, I wrote a letter and asked my family to send some things to the old lady and repair the earthen house. So don't worry, she is doing well."

Looking back, Xia Xiao shouted helplessly:

"Let's go!"

Ah Zhu followed Xia Xiao and Xiao Ran and asked him:

"Why are you so nice to me?"

"Is it not enough to be nice to you?"

“I’m not used to it.”

"Why don't you write to grandma?"

Xia Xiao asked casually, and Ah Zhu answered seriously:

"Grandma said that if I'm doing well, I don't need to write to her. I have to solve my worries and difficulties by myself and can't always rely on her."

Ah Zhu felt that he knew his grandmother very well, but he didn't understand why she did this, but it was normal. How could a child understand the thoughts of the elderly? Ah Zhu was only sixteen years old, not yet seventeen. But the grandmother was really good to Ah Zhu and hoped that she would never return to the small mountain village. It was just that the way she sent Ah Zhu away was a bit risky, making him dare not recall it, nor dare to imagine Ah Zhu's future. But what other choices did an octogenarian have under the circumstances at the time?

The three of them went to look for Hu Bugui, who seemed older than ever, with bags under his eyes that were swollen and drooping down his cheeks. Hu Bugui was as old as the oldest peach tree in the orchard. It had long been unable to bloom and bear fruit, and had few leaves. It sat there all year round, watching the younger generations bloom and bear fruit, enjoying their old age.

"Although the Nine-Storey Senran Tower is a little mysterious, it is a decent force just like the Qingtian Sect. When you go there, talk to them nicely and slowly. They shouldn't be unreasonable. But be careful when talking to a group of women."

Hu Bugui smiled as he spoke, but his face was full of fatigue, and his cloudy eyes seemed to be unable to see anything clearly, and he was close to the end of his life. His sudden aging was related to the battle he had experienced last year, but it didn't matter, life and death were normal, he could see clearly, and understood everything, so he felt indifferent.

"Senior, do you know where it is?"

"Go find Dimuli, he's free."

Xia Xiao suddenly felt that coming to Hu Bugui was a wrong decision, not because he couldn't help him, but because he disturbed his rest.

"Senior, once I have dealt with the current situation, I will come back to drink tea and wine with you."

"Okay, I'll wait for you."

Xia Xiao nodded and left with Xiaoran and Azhu. They all felt a little uncomfortable but didn't say it out loud because they knew they couldn't reverse this reality.

Dimuli was reading in the yard, and the lamb beside him was eating an apple. When he saw Xia Xiao and the others coming, he continued to eat, his mouth bulging, without stopping. Its bell rang crisply and pleasantly, and Xia Xiao finished telling the story. Dimuli only knew a general idea about the Nine-story Senran Tower. As for whether the killing intent could be taken back, he had to try to find out. As for the use of killing intent, it was their secret. If Dimuli knew it well, wouldn't he be able to build that black tower?

Dimuli knew the detailed address of the Nine-story Senran Tower, but the accompanying instructor this time was no longer the mysterious and powerful thirteen people in the academy, but Li Lunming. The academy was a little impetuous during this period, and many strong people should not have gone out, but now it has returned to normal.

Xia Xiao had seen Li Lunming before. In the east of the East China Sea, when Dimuli fought against the Great Emperor Qishi in the mist, it was he who resisted Wang Haoran's attack. Like other teachers, Li Lunming was powerful and had great abilities, and was worthy of respect.

Xia Xiao and the other two sat in Li Lunming's residence and talked about the Nine-story Senran Tower. They learned about it from some books. When Xia Xiao learned that she had taken off her black veil and was getting married, he realized that it was no wonder that Luo Jing had such an emotion that day. He originally thought that she was shy, but he didn't expect that this was the case. Then he had something to say when he went to the Nine-story Senran Tower this time.

There was not much recorded in the book, and it took only two hours to finish reading it. Then, Li Lunming asked:

"How about taking a rest for the next two days and setting off the day after tomorrow?"

"Senior, let's set off today. We will go somewhere first, and then go to the Nine-story Senran Tower."

"Alright, then go back and pack up, I'll come find you this afternoon."

"Thank you, senior."

Looking at Xia Xiao's back, Li Lunming crossed his legs, looking forward to it. He had never spent a long time with Xia Xiao in the company of few people, and wondered what kind of personality charm this guy had, since he could come from afar. Hearing that Xia Xiao had acted a little bit unrestrained at the Earth King Palace, he became even more curious. Sometimes he was humble and flawless, and sometimes he was a little arrogant. He was really a real guy. This trip was a good opportunity to get to know him, and he must not miss it!