His voice was low and slow, as if he was deliberately hiding something.
Fang Han's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly understood Qiao Qianshan's concerns.
He knew that he had been expelled from the Dragon Abyss Sword Sect, and according to the sect's rules, he would probably no longer be able to openly revisit the Dragon Abyss Sword Palace.
But Qiao Qianshan, now a gatekeeper at the Sword Manor, was still willing to take the risk to create this opportunity for him.
This sentiment warmed Fang Han's heart and moved him even more.
“Instructor Qiao, I’m not here today to revisit this place. I’m here to find Zhao Ziyi. Back then, I was mentally impaired because this woman drugged me. I’m determined to settle this score with her.”
Fang Han's voice was filled with murderous intent.
He paused, then continued, "However, seeing that you are injured, it's more important to heal you first. After you're healed, I'll go find Zhao Ziyi."
A look of shock flashed across Qiao Qianshan's eyes as he asked, "You...you came here for Zhao Ziyi? Back then, when you were mentally impaired, was it really because she drugged you?"
Fang Han nodded: "That's right, it's her."
Qiao Qianshan's expression instantly turned tense, and he hurriedly said, "You probably don't know yet, but she has already been accepted as a closed-door disciple by Elder Jianchi. Generally speaking, students from the Longyuan Sword Academy can only become outer disciples when selected to enter the Longyuan Sword Sect, because most of these students are only at the Martial Grandmaster level. But Zhao Ziyi is different. She is likely already at the high-level Martial Grandmaster level. In the Longyuan Sword Academy, she was the Sword Master, and upon entering the Longyuan Sword Sect, she directly became an inner disciple. Now, she is someone you can't afford to offend. You'd better leave quickly. As for my injuries, they are beyond cure, so don't waste your energy."
It was easy to tell from his tone that he felt Fang Han, even if he wasn't mentally impaired now, would be courting death if he met Zhao Ziyi.
Moreover, both the Dragon Abyss Sword Mansion and the Dragon Abyss Sword Sect now attach great importance to Zhao Ziyi and will definitely stand on her side without hesitation.
Little did he know that Fang Han and Xiang Wantang, the top expert of the Longyuan Sword Sect, had long been sworn brothers, and Fang Han's current strength was enough to guide Xiang Wantang. Moreover, Zhao Ziyi's master, the Sword Maniac, was Xiang Wantang's grand-disciple.
"Instructor Qiao..."
Just as Fang Han was about to say something to Qiao Qianshan, several students from the Dragon Abyss Sword Academy walked by.
Fang Han turned his head and looked over the faces, some familiar and some unfamiliar, and couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.
One of them turned out to be his classmate, Xie Tiangou.
Several years have passed, and this guy is still studying Yin at the Dragon Abyss Sword Academy.
Xie Tiangou was dressed in the uniform of a student from the Longyuan Sword Academy, but his walking posture lacked the vigor and uprightness that a student should have; it was crooked and sloppy.
Xie Tiangou spotted Fang Han standing next to Qiao Qianshan at a glance. He first looked Fang Han up and down, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes. Then he turned his gaze to Qiao Qianshan, a disdainful and mocking smile appearing on his lips. He shouted at the top of his lungs, "Watchdog, who is this? You let people into the Dragon Abyss Sword Mansion like this. If Dean Meng Kai finds out, you're dead."
Then he uttered such insulting words. In his eyes, Qiao Qianshan was nothing more than a gatekeeper servant, someone whose dignity could be bullied and trampled on at will.
Upon hearing Xie Tiangou's words, Qiao Qianshan's body trembled slightly, and his already somewhat hunched back seemed to bend even more.
His head drooped even lower, a hint of pain and helplessness flashing in his eyes. His lips moved, but he ultimately didn't utter a word.
Over the years, he had suffered too many scornful looks and neglect in the Dragon Abyss Sword Mansion. He had heard such words countless times, and each time they were like a heavy hammer, hitting his heart hard.
Fang Han's face instantly darkened, a flash of anger appearing in his eyes: "Xie Tiangou, what are you saying? I remember you succeeded in body tempering by taking Instructor Qiao's pills, right? And now you're humiliating him like this?"
"Who the hell do you think you are? Since you know the name of our Brother Tian Gou, how dare you spout nonsense here? This Qiao Qianshan is nothing but a piece of trash. What else is he but a watchdog?"
Before Xie Tiangou could speak, another Sword Academy student glared at Fang Han.
"That's right!"
Another student chimed in, his face full of contempt, and continued, "I don't know what possessed Qiao Qianshan back then, but he wasted a lot of energy on a good-for-nothing idiot named Fang Han, and even specially refined a body-tempering pill. Fang Han did succeed in tempering his body, but Qiao Qianshan himself injured his meridians in the process. Afterwards, his injuries worsened, and he became a complete cripple. If it weren't for Dean Meng Kai taking pity on him and making him a watchdog here, he would probably have starved to death on the streets long ago, and he wouldn't be alive now!"
Upon hearing these words, Fang Han felt as if he had been struck hard by a heavy hammer, experiencing a tremendous shock.
He only knew that Qiao Qianshan had used countless rare medicinal herbs and devoted unimaginable effort to refining that special body-tempering pill for him, but he never expected that Qiao Qianshan would be injured as a result.
In an instant, Fang Han felt a deep sense of guilt and self-reproach.
He then realized that Qiao Qianshan's fall from a respected alchemist to a gatekeeper was entirely due to his own actions.
However, when Qiao Qianshan saw him just now, he didn't mention it at all, but silently endured it all.
Fang Han made a decision in an instant: he must repay Qiao Qianshan properly.
He wanted to at least make Qiao Qianshan a Yuan Dan realm expert, a respected giant in Tianyuan County.
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