"Lin Ying, your challenge will start in an hour. How are you preparing?"

A clear voice suddenly sounded in Lin Ying's ears, and then he was hugged by a youthful and energetic body, with arms around his neck.

His name is Ye Yu, and he is one of Lin Ying’s best friends, but he is a student at the Equipment Refining Academy.

He had reached the fifth level of the Equipment Refining Academy exam a few days ago and had witnessed Gao Han and Hei Wu tie, so he was quite concerned about this match.

"Does Lin Ying still need to prepare? He is not Chen Siqin or Yuan Chenlin. In my opinion, Gao Han is quite strong, but he still has a long way to go to defeat Lin Ying."

The person who is speaking is Ding Jincun, a good friend of Lin Ying, and he is also in the same class.

Ding Jincun did not see the fight between Gao Han and Hei Wu with his own eyes, and did not know Gao Han's true strength, so he did not take it seriously.

"Jin Cun, don't underestimate any opponent. You may think that the opponent is not good enough, but he may make you look at him in a new light." Ye Yu didn't want him to keep this mentality.

Ding Jincun was about to answer that he knew, but suddenly he realized that Lin Ying was a little too quiet today, "Lin Ying, what's wrong with you?"

Lin Ying's face was pale, and there was a hint of anxiety in his eyes. He was afraid that his friends would worry about him, so he smiled stiffly and said, "Nothing."

"What are you talking about? Do you know how ugly your smile is? What happened? Is it related to the competition with Gao Han?" Ding Jincun exposed him without hesitation.

"no."

Lin Ying denied it too quickly, and Ding Jincun misunderstood it.

"Did someone threaten you to lose the game? Who is so bold? Doesn't the other party know that you are Dean Zhu's apprentice?"

Lin Ying didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Don't think too much. No one is threatening me. I'm like this because of my brother." He had to say it out loud because he was afraid that his friend would misunderstand him.

"What's wrong with your brother?" Ye Yu asked quickly.

Lin Ying's face darkened. "My brother is missing."

"Ah, I remember you talked about your brother before. It seemed like he was hiding from someone and didn't dare to meet you. He could only contact you secretly, right?" Ding Jincun and Ye Yu both remembered.

Lin Ying nodded. "Since he came back from the disaster area a month ago, he has been acting strange. I thought he just had some psychological problems, but now he won't even answer my calls. I suspect something may have happened to him."

Ding Jincun said: "Have you ever thought that maybe you are overthinking?"

"Yes, maybe Brother Lin is just busy and he will reply to you later." Ye Yu also felt that he might be thinking too much.

"Impossible!" Lin Ying denied their words without hesitation, with a trace of fatigue in his eyes. "In fact, I haven't told you that I haven't been able to contact my brother for two days. The last time I heard from my brother, he told me to go to my master if anyone bothered me. He must have anticipated something, so he said these words that sounded like instructions."

The two men's expressions changed at the same time.

It is basically impossible for him not to reply within two days because of something. Lin Ying and his brother's parents died early, and the two brothers depended on each other. Elder brother Lin cared about Lin Ying very much and never failed to reply to his younger brother for more than two days because he was afraid that Lin Ying would worry.

"Have you looked everywhere?" Ye Yu asked.

"I've looked for it. I've searched everywhere I could. Now there's only one place left. I plan to go check it out now." Lin Ying rubbed his temples, and when he looked up again, his eyes were even more determined.

"But your challenge starts in an hour. What will happen to the challenge if you leave?" Ye Yu said with a frown.

"I can't wait any longer. My brother's life or death is unknown. How can I have the mood to participate in the challenge match? I'll lose. There will be opportunities in the future." Lin Ying said as he made the decision.

Ye Yu wanted to persuade him but was stopped by Ding Jincun.

"Forget it, Ye Yu. Even if you let him participate in the challenge match now, he won't be able to play to his full potential in his current state. Besides, if something bad happens in the end because of this delay, Lin Ying will regret it for the rest of his life."

Ye Yu's shoulders drooped. "Okay, I won't persuade you anymore. Lin Ying, go if you want to."

"Thank you, Jincun. I'd like to trouble you to explain to my master on my side." Lin Ying was very grateful to his two friends for their understanding.

"Don't worry, we will, go ahead." Ding Jincun patted his shoulder.

Ye Yu also nodded.

An hour later, Gao Han won the challenge without a fight because Lin Ying did not show up.

The students of the Magical Instruments Academy didn't believe that Lin Ying would escape. They were all looking for Lin Ying, wanting to ask him why he didn't show up, and whether he was afraid of Gao Han and so didn't dare to show up, but they couldn't find him.

"What's going on with Lin Ying? Is he really afraid of losing and doesn't dare to show up?" Zhao Bin was confused.

"I have met Lin Ying. He is a man who dares to do and take responsibility. He doesn't seem like the kind of person who would evade. There may be other reasons behind this," said Ma Zechao.

Zhao Bin sighed, "Why didn't he show up? Even though Brother Han won, it's not legitimate. No one recognizes him as the top student in the Magical Instrument Academy."

Gao Han was not that interested in these false reputations. He had wanted to use the opportunity of the challenge competition to test his strength as the top student in the grade, but he did not expect this to happen.

"Brother Han, look, those two people seem to be Lin Ying's good friends Ding Jincun and Ye Yu. Why are they with the tutor? Where are they going?" Ma Zechao suddenly looked in one direction with his eyes widened.

Zhao Bin took a look and said, "That's the direction of Dean Zhu's office. Dean Zhu will definitely ask questions if his disciple is defeated without a fight."

Gao Han looked at their departing backs and noticed the sad expressions on Ding Jincun and Ye Yu's brows, as if something bad had happened.

Zhao Bin's eyes rolled. "Brother Han, do you want me to go and ask around? Otherwise, other people will say that you won unfairly and refuse to acknowledge your strength. It's obvious that Chen Siqin couldn't even last a few moves in your hands. Those people are really blind."

"Yeah." Gao Han responded.

Zhao Bin thought he had to persuade him a little more, but when he heard him say that, he immediately waved and ran in the direction where Ding Jincun and the others left, saying, "Wait for my good news."

Zhao Bin didn't let them wait too long and came back in less than an hour.

"Good news, good news. I found out. Let me have a drink of water first."

Dali immediately took out a bottle of water and threw it to him.

Zhao Bin gulped down a few mouthfuls and said, "We were almost discovered. Fortunately, I was smart and ran to meet Ding Jincun and Ye Yu. Lin Ying didn't flee without a fight. He heard that his brother was missing, so he was in a hurry to find him, so he didn't show up."

"I remember Lin Ying had an older brother, I think his name was Lin Yun." Ma Zechao seemed to have thought of something.

"How did you know?" everyone asked.

Ma Zechao said, "Don't you know that if Lin Ying is a genius, his brother is a loser. He applied for Penglai University five times and was rejected every time because of his poor qualifications. The reason why he is famous is because he has a very talented brother. Otherwise, there are many people like Lin Yun, and they would not attract everyone's attention."

"The relationship between the brothers should be very good." Gao Han said.

Ma Zechao nodded, "Yes, it's very good. The only time Lin Ying had a fight with someone after entering Penglai was when the other party scolded his brother in front of him. It's normal for Lin Ying to be anxious when his brother goes out this time."

Gao Han stood up and said, "Everyone, go away. You should prepare for the challenge."

The people from Class 9 signed up faster than Gao Han. Most of them signed up today like Gao Han, and they basically won the challenge. The only ones left were Ma Zechao and Zhao Bin. Their challenge was tomorrow morning. If they couldn't win, they would definitely be laughed at to death by others.

Although Ma Zechao and his colleagues were confident, they were also a little nervous. This not only affected the resources for the second half of the semester, but also their face.

After hearing Gao Han's words, they didn't dare to gossip about Lin Ying anymore and dispersed.

Gao Han also went to the Reiki training room, looking for an opportunity to break through.

He has not been idle during this period. After the breakthrough in refining equipment, his cultivation seems to have improved as well. In addition, with a good foundation, his cultivation has now reached the peak of the fifth level. It only takes time for him to break through.

Professor Fan did not treat him specially just because he had refined a quasi-spiritual weapon. His classmates didn't even know that Professor Fan was now his mentor.

Every day I still go to class as usual and practice as usual. There is no big change in my life in school. I am just waiting for the experience in the disaster area to come.

On the second day after Gao Han's retreat, Lin Ying came back, looking haggard, but with a strange determination in his eyes.

He decisively challenged Chen Siqin from Class 1, and Chen Siqin was defeated as expected.

Chen Siqin also had a chance to challenge, but she was hit too hard by Lin Ying, and her mentality became unbalanced. Even though she chose the weakest class, she still lost.

Gao Han only heard about this after he was released. By then, the reason why Lin Ying challenged Chen Siqin had spread throughout the campus.

Lin Ying's brother signed up for the Penglai University entrance examination with Lin Ying last year.

Because it was the fifth assessment, his reputation had already spread, and after being recognized, Lin Ying's brother was ridiculed in public by several people.

Chen Siqin was one of them, and Lin Ying always kept this in mind.

Because the accident did not occur this time, Lin Ying was transferred to Class 9 to replace Gao Han, which gave him a legitimate opportunity.

"It turns out it's not that there is no retribution, but that the time has not come yet." After hearing the whole story, everyone was stunned.

Later, a saying circulated in the school: Don’t be like Chen Siqin, otherwise you will end up like her.

With the end of the challenge, the day for training in the disaster area finally arrived.

Gao Han and Ma Zechao are no longer in the same class, but most of the people in Class Nine are in Class Five. They can form their own teams for training, so they spontaneously formed several teams. This is the first time they go to the disaster area for training, and they just want to be safe.