After dealing with the matter of Xinghui Country, Ye Wanqing and Jiang Xu also returned to Cangkong Academy. Since entering the academy, except for the first few days of training in the academy, they have been outside all the time.

They had just received a message from the dean saying that there was something important to announce.

"Qing Ye, Jiang Xu! Long time no see!"

Jiang Yuyan rushed forward and was about to hug Jiang Xu when he quickly retreated. He opened the folding fan in his hand and pressed it against Jiang Yuyan. He was dressed in red and was as flamboyant as before. "Men and women should not touch each other. Stay away from me, my young master."

Jiang Yuyan paused for a moment as she opened her hand and then lowered it again, "Tsk, if you don't want to hug me, then don't. Do you think I want to hug you? I want to hug Qingye."

"Don't do that. My master hates nothing more than contact and hugging with people."

Jiang Yuyan curled his lips, "Alright, let's get down to business. Have you guys finished dealing with everything? When my dad told me about this, I was almost scared silly. What a terrifying medicine man."

Jiang Xu subconsciously glanced at Ye Wanqing beside him. Seeing that her expression hadn't changed, he spoke calmly, "We can appear before you safely. Of course, we have already taken care of everything. Once we take action, we will know whether it is effective or not."

"But I heard it was the eldest daughter of the Ye family who rescued you. Oh, right! Jiang Xu, I heard that your Jiang family and the Ye family have a close relationship, and you have a good relationship with the eldest daughter of the Ye family as well. What is she like? Isn't she very beautiful and powerful? With our many years of relationship, can you help me get an autograph?"

Jiang Xu looked at Jiang Yuyan, whose expression was shining in front of him, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly. "Miss Ye doesn't have her signature, but I, Jiang Xu, have my signature. Do you want one? I can sign one for free on the spot."

"Tsk, who wants yours? Wait a minute, Qingye, you're Jiang Xu's master, and you have such a good relationship with him. The eldest daughter of the Ye family also has a good relationship with Jiang Xu, so do you know the eldest daughter of the Ye family? What is she like? Isn't she stunningly beautiful, bright and charming, graceful as a startled swan, and elegant as a swimming dragon?"

Jiang Yuyan looked at Ye Wanqing with eyes full of excitement and curiosity, his thick eyebrows and big eyes blinking.

Ye Wanqing pursed her lips, "I'll let you meet when there's a chance."

"Ah! Really? Thank you, thank you, thank you! You're definitely much better than that kid from the Jiang family!"

Jiang Xu's mouth twitched slightly, "Hey, hey, hey, is that the 'Jiang family kid' you can say?"

Ye Wanqing was too lazy to pay attention to the two people making noise behind her and walked towards the square on the other side which was already bustling with noise.

"Hey, Master, wait for me."

At this time, all the freshmen who were engaged in spiritual cultivation, elixirs, mystical weapons, and formations gathered in the square. This was the first time they had seen such a grand occasion since they started school.

"Hey, what do you think the academy is doing by gathering so many of us freshmen this time?"

"I don't know. You know, this is the first time since we started school that so many people have been gathered here. New students from every field, from formation strategists to elixirs, spiritual practitioners, and weapon refiners, are here. Just look at the flow of people."

"Hey, hey, hey, let me tell you, I know a senior brother from the inner sect, and he heard from the grapevine that the reason so many new students were gathered together this time is because Scarlet Cloud Academy has issued a new student challenge to Cang Qiong Academy!"

"Red Cloud Academy? Huh? Isn't there only Cang Qiong Academy in Cang Qiong Continent? And there's also Red Cloud Academy? How come I've never heard of it?"

"I'm telling you, I know about this Scarlet Cloud Academy. It's a recent academy, located in the southern border. I heard that it's been recruiting students in secret, so many people don't know about it."

"Ah? A newly opened academy? No wonder I didn't know about it. But it's a newly opened academy, located in that deserted southern region. Not many people even know about it. The students there must be rubbish. How dare they blindly challenge our Cang Qiong Academy?"

"Hey, don't look down on them. I heard that when their elder came to Cang Qiong Academy to challenge our dean, he politely declined. But then he attacked right away. And guess what? His spiritual cultivation level is on par with our dean, and the key is that he's just an ordinary elder of Scarlet Cloud Academy."

"Hiss—they're coming at us with such force, shouldn't we teach them a lesson?!"

Ye Wanqing listened to the entire conversation without saying a word, but a look of scrutiny flickered in her eyes.

Chiyun Academy in the southern border?

She knew about the southern border. It was a place even more desolate than the northern border. At least there were ice-type spiritual herbs growing in the northern border, but there was really nothing in the southern border. It was deserted and uninhabited, without even a single weed.

"Ahem, hello to all the new students of Cang Qiong Academy. I am Li Heng, the dean of Cang Qiong Academy. I believe that you have all heard some gossip, and today I will officially announce this matter."

"Red Cloud Academy is a rising star. They are planning to have a freshman competition with the freshmen of Cang Qiong Academy in half a month. The competition will focus on four areas: spiritual cultivation, formations, elixirs, and weapon refining."

"Everyone, please don't take it lightly. I can tell you very clearly that although Scarlet Cloud Academy has only been established for a few years, the strength of their disciples far exceeds that of ordinary people. On the battlefield, underestimating the enemy is the biggest mistake!"

"Yes, understand!"

Li Heng gave Jiang Li a hint with his eyes, and he nodded in understanding. "In the next half month, we will invite more professional elders to teach you. Five days before the official competition begins, we will select fifteen disciples from various fields to go through the trials."

Li Heng stroked his beard, but his eyes intentionally or unintentionally looked at Ye Wanqing who was leaning against a tree in the distance, and said mysteriously.

"Of course, if there are people who can cultivate dual, triple, or even quadruple cultivation, we welcome such talents to emerge, and we will also provide a certain degree of assistance."

"Hiss—I haven't heard of him, Si Xiu? Is there really such a genius in this world? Isn't the dean desperate and trying all sorts of methods?"

"That's right, if there really is such a genius, let alone an ordinary freshman at Cang Qiong Academy, the entire Cang Qiong Continent will go crazy for him!"

Jiang Xu's eyes flickered, and he used his spiritual sense, a voice that only the two of them could hear, to transmit his thoughts, "Master, I think the dean is trying to get you. You see, he keeps glancing at you. Could it be that he knows you're a fourth-level cultivator? Hiss—then could it be that he already knows you're Ye Wanqing?"

Ye Wanqing's lips curled slightly as she lowered her eyes. No one could see the expression in them. "Whether you know it or not makes no difference to me. I'm not interested in this so-called freshman competition."

Jiang Xu's eyes flickered slightly, "Hmm? Master, do you mean you don't intend to take it seriously?"

Ye Wanqing played with Ningyu in her hand, the corners of her lips curled slightly, "I can be serious, but it depends on what kind of help Cang Qiong Academy is willing to provide."

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