"Teacher, you're here?!"
In the next moment, Xiao Yi Xian and Qing Lin hurriedly walked out from the inner room of the Clinic.
"Apologies everyone, we have matters to attend to today. The Clinic is closed."
Xiao Yi Xian gave a polite smile to those outside and then closed the door, paying no mind to the crowd outside who were just coming to their senses and buzzing with excitement.
It was believed that within a day, the news of Xiao Xue entering the Inner Academy would spread throughout the entire Inner Academy.
After all, in recent years, almost every Xiao Family Member who could enter the Inner Academy had become something of a legend.
Let's not even mention Xiao Yi Xian and Xun'er. In their first year after entering the Inner Academy, they had secured the second and third places on the strong ranking list respectively.
Qing Lin, Xiao Yi Xian's Junior Sister, was now a high-level Dou Ling, and there was no doubt she would challenge the top ten next time.
Therefore, the students within the Inner Academy naturally assumed:
Xun'er's beloved and Xiao Yi Xian's teacher could not possibly be ordinary people.
And Xiao Yan, who had entered the Inner Academy half a year ago, had once again proven this point.
Although, just before Xiao Yan was about to enter the Inner Academy, some had scoffed at his cultivation level.
After all, at that time, Xiao Yan was only at the Peak of the Eight-star Dou Master level.
But Xun'er had effortlessly taken the third place on the strong ranking list, and she hadn't even used her full strength, indicating she was at least a high-level Dou Ling.
When these two were compared, the gap immediately became apparent.
Therefore, Xun'er liking Xiao Yan seemed, no matter how you looked at it, like a beautiful flower stuck in a pile of cow dung.
Unlike the original story, where Xun'er rarely made a move, making the contrast less stark and obvious than it was now.
Consequently, many Dou Ling and even Great Dou Master students wanted to "exchange pointers" with Xiao Yan, hoping to make him back down.
—Xiao Xun Er had naturally heard about other Inner Academy students regarding Xiao Yan as her beloved.
And since the "Xiao Yan Support Club" had always been an underground organization, Xun'er hadn't paid it much mind.
It wasn't until Xiao Yan entered the Inner Academy and a large group of students went to "educate" him only to be educated in return that Xiao Xun Er realized the severity of the situation.
Xun'er had forgotten that she herself was also a stunning beauty with countless admirers.
She immediately clarified the matter publicly, stating that Xiao Yan already had a marriage arrangement with someone else and that there were no romantic feelings between the two of them.
Xiao Yan already had a marriage contract. If she didn't clarify, it wouldn't be good for either of them, and it would also hinder her future plans.
However, Xun'er did not reveal who she actually liked.
Although she was the Young Miss of the Gu Clan and her father was the Clan Chief, the Gu Clan was not a place where her father's word was absolute law.
Her current status within the Gu Clan was not low, but she didn't have much real say in matters.
If those thousand-year-old stubborn Elders in the clan found out, they would definitely not support her.
Even her father would find it difficult to stand on her side.
If she came out now, it would naturally cause a series of problems.
Moreover, Xun'er didn't know if Xiao Xue could accept it, so she naturally wasn't in a hurry to reveal herself.
These matters required her to gain control of the Gu Clan, or at least have a certain weight in her words within the clan, before she could plan for the long term.
Meanwhile, Xiao Yan's performance during the Fire Energy Hunting Competition, where he played several senior students like fiddles, made them realize they shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
Rank did not determine everything.
Although Xiao Yan was only an Eight-star Dou Master at the time, he wasn't afraid at all when facing a Great Dou Master.
As could be seen from the shocked reactions of everyone in the original story when Xiao Yan used the Earth Rank Dou Technique, Flame Splitting Tsunami Ruler, during the Strong Ranking Tournament;
For these young masters and misses from small families in the Central Plains, Earth Rank Cultivation Techniques and Dou Techniques were still extremely rare treasures.
The highest-level Cultivation Techniques and Dou Techniques they practiced were only at the Profound Tier High Grade level.
Under Yao Lao's guidance, Xiao Yan started with Profound Rank Dou Techniques, and his Cultivation Technique was comparable to a mid-tier Earth Rank fire attribute technique.
The gap between the Profound Rank and the Earth Rank was undeniably huge.
Therefore, at this current stage, even if he encountered an opponent a whole major Realm higher than himself, Xiao Yan could still put up a fight.
Not to mention anything else, Xiao Yan had long since cultivated two layers of hidden force in the Profound Tier High Grade Dou Technique, Eight Extremities Collapse.
If he used the hidden force to unleash the Green Lotus Core Flame and the Wind Fury Dragon Flame;
Even a Dou Ling hit by this, with the Different Flames entering their body, would be instantly severely injured.
And even if he couldn't win, Xiao Yan could escape using his Flying Combat Skill.
Now that Xiao Yan was a Great Dou Master, he could definitely go toe-to-toe with students on the strong ranking list.
With Xiao Yan's character of not holding grudges and valuing loyalty, after losing the "love rival" filter, he actually got along quite well within Jia Nan Academy.
Having witnessed Xiao Yan's monstrous abilities, everyone became even more curious about his sister, Xiao Yi Xian's teacher.
After all, there were plenty of well-informed people within the Inner Academy who could find out the information they wanted—
Xiao Yan's sister, Xiao Yi Xian's teacher, was the Alliance Leader of the Northwest Continent Alliance, and rumored to be a Sixth-Rank Alchemist.
Being a Sixth-Rank Alchemist at an age younger than Xiao Yan, less than twenty, could be said to be extremely Heaven-Defying.
But looking at the other equally Heaven-Defying Xiao Family Members—Xiao Yan who could fight an opponent a major Realm higher, Xun'er who was possibly already a Dou Wang, Xiao Yi Xian who was a Dou Wang and a Fourth-Grade Alchemist, Qing Lin who was a high-level Dou Ling at fifteen or sixteen...
So the credibility of this piece of information didn't seem that low.
Now that they had seen the real person, these students would naturally take action, especially some of the young masters and misses from Central Plains families.
After all, Alchemists were highly sought after wherever they went.
Jia Nan Academy was not just an academy; it contained people from various forces.
Even if Xiao Xue hadn't reached the Sixth-Rank, the fact that she was so respected by Xiao Yi Xian, a young Dou Wang and Fourth-Grade Alchemist, meant her strength was certainly not simple.
Such a person would be someone even some Family forces in the Central Plains would want to win over.
In fact, even earlier, some forces had sent their juniors to extend olive branches to Xiao Yi Xian, whose alchemy skills had already reached the Fourth-Grade level.
It was just that Xiao Yi Xian had politely declined.
Now, with Xiao Xue herself entering the Inner Academy, it was bound to cause a series of chain reactions.
Of course, no matter how turbulent the undercurrents were outside, it had nothing to do with Xiao Xue at the moment.
Inside the Clinic, it was still peaceful and harmonious.
Xiao Xue found a place to sit down in the Clinic, and Qing Lin immediately brought over a cup of tea at the perfect temperature, placing it by her hand.
Xiao Xue picked up the teacup, took a sip, and casually rubbed Qing Lin's head. "It's been almost two years. Qing Lin has grown into a young lady."
Then, Xiao Xue turned to look at Xiao Yi Xian. "It looks like you're doing quite well here."
"Yes, Teacher. I'm now a three-star Dou Wang, and Qing Lin is already a Seven-Star Dou Ling," Xiao Yi Xian replied.
"Then the Fallen Heart Flame shouldn't be of much use to you anymore," Xiao Xue nodded, taking out a storage ring and handing it to Xiao Yi Xian.
"This should be more suitable for you."
Xiao Yi Xian took the storage ring, her Soul Power probing inside to find a sleeping cat.
Wait, not a cat, but a mass of fire.
A... Fire Cat?
Xiao Yi Xian was slightly stunned but quickly understood.
She was also an Alchemist, so she naturally realized what this was.
"No, Teacher, I can't accept this. It's too precious..."
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