Many students on the mountainside felt that their days in the academy were getting shorter and shorter, so they cherished it especially and took in every moment of the academy. They were reluctant to leave, but they had to make a decision. At this time, most of them already had the answer in their hearts. Going or staying was no longer a secret in their hearts. However, ending with a spectacular battle also satisfied their wishes and made this class different from the past.

As the only student who entered the school midway through the term, Ah Zhu never thought of leaving. She always regarded the school as her second home, where she had three meals a day, which was particularly free and comfortable. She liked to eat in the cafeteria, and it was even more pleasant to have an extra meal for herself occasionally. She did not have too much sadness and regret, and her figure running around brought more life to the long-silent town.

Early in the morning, Ah Zhu got up, washed, and ran to the canteen to eat. On normal days, she would rush out of the town, but today she headed to a small alley that she rarely went to.

At the alley entrance, Ah Zhu ran into two familiar people and waved happily:

"Brother Tianming, Sister Fenglu!"

The two who were thinking about the problem were suddenly startled and looked over quickly. Ah Zhu's aura had been hidden all the time. It was indeed a very strong ability. She could appear and disappear mysteriously no matter where she was. But why did she come?

"Did you see Xia Xiao yesterday?"

"Yes, he has returned to Daxia from the Dark Path. I am planning to find a senior, hoping that he will let me leave the academy. What about you?"

"We may have to go back to the big forest."

Tianming said it easily, but his eyes were full of disappointment. He didn't want to leave either. He still had two months to stay in the academy to watch the peach blossoms bloom and fall like rain. The peach blossoms in the academy bloom longer than anywhere else in the world. Unfortunately, it was difficult for them to see them all off in their fourth year at the academy.

Ah Zhu knew why they were leaving and noticed their melancholy, so he asked innocently:

“Is this war really going to break out?”

"Not only will it explode, but it will also determine the winner. This time is different from the last time. Brother Wang must have made full preparations. Either the wild beasts will perish, or humanity will decline."

"So we are going to be enemies?"

Ah Zhu's face was full of disbelief. She didn't want to be enemies with Brother Tianming and Sister Fenglu. They gave her a lot of delicious food and drank wine together. At the same time, this was also the thing that Tianming didn't want to face the most. In those deep and sharp eyes, there was a unique texture of the gold element's vitality, but at this time it was a little dim.

Tianming knew that as one of the five major forces in the Great Wilderness, Ningshen Academy would hold a supreme position in this war. In peacetime, the academy turned a deaf ear to worldly affairs and focused on reading sage books. But when war came, the academy of Crouching Tigers and Hidden Dragons would show its amazing side, and they would definitely suppress the beast tide. When they met again, it would be a fight to the death.

This is what it means to be helpless. Tianming nodded and said no more to Ah Zhu. He just put one hand on her shoulder and pushed her into the alley.

"Let's go together."

Ah Zhu agreed, and said:

"Please help me to plead for mercy. I want to go find Xia Xiao."

"OK!"

Dimuli said he would let Azhu go, but she always felt that it wouldn't be that easy, and he didn't say a specific time, which was really annoying.

Tianming's thoughts were different from Ah Zhu's. He knew that the senior would definitely let them leave. He just needed to say something before leaving. This seemingly simple farewell was too difficult for Tianming to die. It tortured him, but this day would eventually come, and he had to speak and say what he didn't want to say.

Caring about a person probably means caring about his opinion of you. Tianming didn't want the teachers to use him as a counterexample, so he told his future juniors that there was a black dragon from the Great Forest named Tianming. After completing his studies, he returned to the Great Forest and turned against humans. He wanted to leave a good impression on many teachers and future students in the academy, so he was troubled for a long time, and he was still a little uneasy when he stood in front of Dimuli's house.

"It's okay, Senior wouldn't do that."

Feng Lu whispered to comfort Tianming, he nodded, calmed down his anxiety, and knocked on the door.

"Enter."

There was a hint of fatigue in Dimuli's voice. When he saw the three people pushing the door open, his face was as calm as usual, except that his eye bags were slightly red and swollen, and it was obvious that he didn't get enough rest last night.

Sitting in front of the hall door facing the courtyard gate, Dimuli chewed an apple like every morning. The lamb on the green field beside him also buried its head in eating, and the bell on its neck made a crisp sound as it lowered and raised its head. Like Dimuli, it saw people coming, took a big bite of the apple and looked away, with only its mouth moving.

There are too many shepherds in the world. The morning is a busy time. The first thing they do is to count their sheep to see if there are any missing. After that, they have to take care of them without feeding themselves. But Demuli only has one sheep, so he has a lot of free time. He has time to move his hips and waist in the morning, and then chew apples in the sun.

"Come together? That's great."

There were three apples on the plate beside Dimuli, which looked very good, bright red and sweet. He waved his hand, and a round table made of vines and four chairs appeared in the yard. He asked the three to sit down, then took a bite of the sweet apple and signaled them to help themselves.

"Take it all and eat it. If you come half an hour later, you won't get this treatment."

The three of them all reached out their hands, not being polite, but only Ah Zhu held it with both hands and took a small bite, while Tian Ming and Feng Lu held it in their hands, reluctant to part with it. They were always thankful that they had not been treated differently by their predecessors, which made them believe that humans and wild beasts could really live in peace. Therefore, as long as they were in the academy for one day, they would be grateful for one day, and they would still be grateful when they recalled it in the future.

"You go first."

Ah Zhu said in a low voice, and then he said:

"Senior, we are ready to return to the Great Forest. Although it is a bit abrupt, we have thought about it for a long time. Before the racial conflict, we decided to go back. After all, our roots are there."

"Well, I understand. When are you planning to leave?"

"We have already visited most corners of the college. Let's do it today. If we get approval, we will leave soon."

"It's a bit urgent, but it's time to go back."

Dimuli's frown made Tianming feel uncomfortable, and he was prepared for the senior's next words, but what he said made Tianming and the other two stunned.

"I will ask Sun Zhonglei to open the talisman formation later and send you back. That road is probably going to be blocked, but it should be passable now. Even if it doesn't work, we can build a temporary one. Anyway, you have to go back in glory. You are going home from the academy, you can't go back in disgrace."

Tianming was inexplicably moved and stood up to pay his respects. Fenglu did the same, leaving Ahzhu stunned.

"After this separation, it will be difficult for us to meet again. Please give me some advice, Senior."

"There's nothing much to say. I believe that the students my school has educated are already different from others. You have successfully graduated. Although it's a pity that we can't fight side by side, the moon waxes and wanes, and people have joys and sorrows. We must face everything and cannot avoid it. I expected you to come, but why didn't you bring others with you?"

"I don't want to disturb you, so I..."

Seeing that Tianming felt somewhat guilty, Dimulli said:

"It's okay, I'll take you there later."

"Thank you, senior."

"Just sit down and talk, don't stand. You don't owe me anything."

Although Tianming and the other two did as they were told, they really felt that they owed the academy. They had been in the academy for four years, and the academy had never charged them anything. But the fact that they had chosen a different camp from the academy was a huge irony, especially with Dimuli's current attitude, which made them feel a little ashamed.

Seeing the two of them looking dejected, Dimuli couldn't bear it anymore and broke the temporary silence.

"Tianming, my teacher taught me the importance of self-confidence. I still remember it. What about you?"

“I always remember that, too.”

"Then don't be so sad. The academy didn't use principles and rules to bind you, so you should be grateful. But being grateful doesn't mean you should always feel sorry for the academy. You will leave eventually, just like everyone else. But after returning to the forest, what should you do? That's what you should focus on, not being depressed. The academy may have washed away your animal nature, but it has never made you restrain your bloodiness."

After Dimuli finished speaking, Tianming looked at him, raised his lips after a moment, and said:

"Thank you, senior."

"Your last lesson is about making choices and believing that the path you are on is the right one. And I want to tell you one thing, and I hope you understand my intention."

Dimuli's words immediately attracted the attention of Tianming and Fenglu. Under their gazes, the former said softly:

"The human race and the beast race will never be able to determine the winner. Now the beast race has risen up in resistance, which is indeed the trend of history, but the human side has made a plan, which is to build a defense line with the forbidden wall to trap all the wild beasts inside. Is this war a change in the nature of people? The war between beasts is actually a struggle between light and darkness, so don't push the beast race into the abyss. The existence of the South Sea has been confirmed to be the wild beast king Quedan 30,000 years ago!"

"His possession by the devil and the strengthening of Heihuang of the Qingtian Sect both mean that the bloodline of the black dragon, the royal family of wild beasts, will be changed. The bloodline of the dragon clan is the foundation of the great forest. Once it moves, the entire beast clan will be doomed! Therefore, the rise of the beast clan cannot be saved by the darkness of the devil. They have their own ambitions and are not for the beast clan at all. Even Heihuang will be deceived by Quedan. Remember not to be self-righteous. You are standing in the light, and you should see this matter clearly and thoroughly."

"Senior, who is Hei Huang?"

"Bai Dun is the leader of the Qingtian Sect, and she is from the same clan as you. She can draw gold from herself and transform into a human. Hei Huang is her sister, and she is also the biggest demon in the world besides Que Dan. She has already devoured the former, and her strength has been further improved."

"Can I still draw money from the bank?"

Tianming felt a little unbelievable and a little insecure, because he certainly didn't know as much as his predecessors. Behind Dimuli was the entire academy, and beside the academy were the major forces in the world. In comparison, his vision was small and narrow.

"The best explanation is that he drew the gold from himself. Although we don't know the method, both the vice president and Qing Xunzi said that Bai Dun had a faint gold energy, but overall it was pure energy, which was quite special. They didn't pursue it much at the time. After all, the Qingtian Sect has always been mysterious, and the method of cultivation cannot be revealed casually."

"Senior, but no one from my dragon clan has gone out for nearly a hundred years..."

"Bai Dun and Hei Huang left the Great Forest a thousand years ago. The situation back then was different from what it is now. This is the news Xia Xiao brought back after entering the Demonic Path and Darkness. The history books of the Adventurer's Guild also record that a dragon girl appeared in the Qingtian Sect a thousand years ago. However, this was not a rare thing for the first sect to accept wild beasts as disciples, so no one paid attention to it, and no one noticed the dragon girl's next move."