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The news of Xiao Lin's return to the Jia Nan Academy spread throughout the school before long.
Because of this, many people came to challenge the Trial Grounds he had opened during this period. Of course, since Xiao Lin had returned to the Jia Nan Academy, he would naturally refine the Trial Grounds even further.
Thus, Xiao Lin added dozens of more formations into the Trial Grounds...
In the current Trial Grounds, there were likely around thirty formations of varying sizes, ranging from Rank 1 to Rank 2. Similarly, Xiao Lin also entered the Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower to inspect the Spirit Gathering Formation he had previously established.
Only after finding that there were no issues did Xiao Lin finally put his heart at ease. It wasn't that Xiao Lin was worrying unnecessarily; rather, as a member of the Jia Nan Academy, there were certain responsibilities he had to uphold, wasn't that so?
Particularly after becoming the Clan Leader of the Xiao Clan, Xiao Lin understood the meaning of the word "responsibility" even more!
About half a month after Xiao Lin returned to the Jia Nan Academy, Headmaster Mang Tianchi announced a piece of news to the entire academy: Lin Xiao was officially promoted to the position of Guardian of the academy, with a status equal to that of Qian Mu and Bai Lie.
With this, the Jia Nan Academy welcomed its third Guardian!
From now on, when the teachers, students, and other elders of the Jia Nan Academy met Xiao Lin, they would have to address him as Guardian Lin!
Xiao Lin did not refuse his promotion to the position of Grand Elder of the Jia Nan Academy. After all, given his previous contributions to the Jia Nan Academy plus his current strength, an ordinary Elder's position was indeed no longer worthy of his status.
Furthermore, to be honest, before Headmaster Mang Tianchi returned, Grand Elder Su Qian had already entertained this thought for a long time. However, the position of Grand Elder was a matter of great importance.
Only Mang Tianchi, as the Headmaster, had the authority to make such an appointment.
This was why it had been delayed until now.
During their interactions over the past half month, Mang Tianchi had gained a good understanding of Xiao Lin.
Naturally, he took the opportunity to promote Xiao Lin to the rank of Grand Elder of the academy. It could be said that from this day forward, Xiao Lin's status within the Jia Nan Academy was truly second only to Headmaster Mang Tianchi.
This was something Xiao Lin had rightfully earned.
Oh, right—Zi Yan, that little devil incarnate, had already woken up several years ago. While her strength had advanced to the Dou Ling level, her appearance had also grown to that of an eleven or twelve-year-old.
The baby fat on her original small face had vanished.
After she learned that Xiao Lin had returned to the Jia Nan Academy, while she was inwardly joyful, she put on a display of being angry for a very long time!
The source of this anger was, of course, the fact that Xiao Lin had left the Jia Nan Academy without saying goodbye while she was in her deep slumber. To fix this, Xiao Lin had to coax this little ancestor for a long time before he finally managed to appease her.
Then, the two of them proceeded to wreak havoc among the Elders of the academy once more. This time, even Grand Elder Su Qian and the two Guardians, Qian Mu and Bai Lie, failed to escape their clutches.
However, this time, Zi Yan seemed to have vaguely guessed something. After "stealing" various precious medicinal herbs from the academy's Elders, she didn't immediately munch them down; instead, she stored them away.
Seeing this, Xiao Lin felt quite helpless.
Indeed, although he had returned to the Jia Nan Academy this time, he obviously wouldn't be staying for very long.
The little girl, Zi Yan, must have sensed this point.
Therefore, she didn't want to immediately consume these precious herbs, fearing that Xiao Lin would leave the Jia Nan Academy without saying goodbye again while she was sleeping.
Although Zi Yan wouldn't go as far as to stop Xiao Lin from leaving the Jia Nan Academy, with her current strength, she wouldn't force Xiao Lin to take her to the Central Plains to play either.
However, she thought that, at the very least, she would wait to see Xiao Lin off before entering her deep sleep this time. It was clear that even after several years apart, the affection this girl, Zi Yan, held for Xiao Lin remained deep and unchanged.
As for Xiao Lin, he hadn't planned on staying here for more than half a year upon his return.
After all, the current Blazing Sky Qi Refining Tower no longer had much effect on his cultivation. Or rather, in the entire Northwestern Region, there was nothing left that could rapidly increase his strength.
Only the Central Plains could serve as his true stage!
Regarding this point, Grand Elder Su Qian and the others could also see it clearly. Thus, after staying at the Jia Nan Academy for three or four months, Xiao Lin felt the urge to depart. However, before leaving, there was one thing he had always wanted to do.
On this day, Xiao Lin pushed open the door to the Headmaster's office.
"Oh? Our Guardian Lin, how do you have the time to come find me today?"
Looking at the entering Xiao Lin, Mang Tianchi joked with a smile.
While speaking, Mang Tianchi casually picked up a piece of dessert next to him and stuffed it into his mouth. Don't be fooled by the fact that Mang Tianchi had stayed in the Headmaster's office all day and night since returning to the academy.
In reality, his time in the office was spent purely on slacking off!
If he wasn't eating, he was on his way to find more food!
This caused a certain person to involuntarily pop into Xiao Lin's mind.
It was the "Slacking Vice Admiral" Garp from One Piece.
After spending a long time together, Xiao Lin found that Mang Tianchi and Garp were practically cut from the same cloth. Therefore, his visit to Mang Tianchi today was actually for the purpose of stretching his limbs a bit.
Of course, before that, upon entering the office, he naturally snatched a piece of dessert from Mang Tianchi's hand and, mimicking the other's movements, stuffed it into his mouth.
"Headmaster, you really know how to enjoy life! Su Qian, on the other hand, is busy to death!"
Ignoring Mang Tianchi's bared teeth at him, Xiao Lin sat down across from him with great familiarity.
When dealing with someone like Mang Tianchi, being a bit casual actually earned his favor. If you acted stiff and serious all the time, he would likely kick you out without a second thought. One could only say that most people with a free-spirited personality were like this.
"What kind of talk is that? I am giving him the opportunity to give full play to his strengths!"
Mang Tianchi said these words with a tone that was bold, even if the logic was weak!
Immediately, before Xiao Lin's hand could reach for the sweets again, Mang Tianchi quickly hid them away.
"Stingy..." Xiao Lin muttered.
"Tch, if you want to eat, buy it yourself! Anyway, what exactly is your business with me today?"
After snapping back at Xiao Lin, Mang Tianchi asked again.
Hearing Mang Tianchi's question, Xiao Lin's expression became serious.
Similarly, seeing the sudden change in Xiao Lin's face, Mang Tianchi's expression became slightly more solemn as well.
"Actually, it's nothing major. It's just that... I'd like the Headmaster to give me some pointers."
Xiao Lin spoke very modestly.
As Xiao Lin's words fell, a curve hooked at the corner of Mang Tianchi's mouth.
"What? You finally can't hold back anymore? I thought you were going to keep dragging it out."
Mang Tianchi looked at Xiao Lin with a half-smile.
It wasn't hard to tell from his words that he had long guessed Xiao Lin would eventually do this.
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