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The next day, Lu Yunshi, sporting dark circles under his eyes, arrived at the classroom where Shangguan Yue was teaching elite middle-level students, his mind filled with countless thoughts. He had spent the entire night studying cultivation techniques and combat skills.

To Lu Yunshi's surprise, the classroom wasn't very big, and he only saw four people inside—three men and one woman. But now, with Lu Yunshi added, it was four men and one woman.

"Look, junior brother is here!" A pretty girl's eyes lit up when she saw Lu Yun, and she called out to the other three male students.

"So this is our junior brother. He is indeed a handsome young man. No wonder our teacher took a liking to him."

"Of course he's handsome. If he weren't good-looking, how would he dare to pursue Lu Yunxi for three years?"

"What are you talking about? Junior Brother was chosen because he has a talent for alchemy. There's no such thing as a secret."

The others looked at each other with goodwill, and even the person who said that Lu Yunshi was pursuing Lu Yunxi only spoke with a hint of teasing.

'The atmosphere seems pretty good. But then again, with a teacher like Shangguan Yue, her students should naturally have good temperaments.'

'But no one came up to taunt me, which really makes the story feel a bit off.'

Lu Yunshi muttered a few complaints to himself in his heart, then gave the four people in front of him a hearty smile.

"Although you must already know, I'll still say it anyway. Hello, senior sisters and brothers, I am Lu Yunshi, and I am Teacher Shangguan's new student."

The four exchanged glances upon hearing this, and finally the senior sister smiled and spoke.

"Lin Min, you can call me Sister Min or Senior Sister Lin, I'm the eldest senior sister."

As soon as Lin Min finished speaking, the remaining three male students also said their names.

"Li Hu."

"Tang Busan".

"Zhao Han".

After giving his name, Li Hu immediately grabbed Lu Yunshi's arm and led him to sit down at a brand-new desk. Then, with a hint of mockery, he asked...

"Junior brother, tell me honestly, you must have been very happy when Teacher Shangguan chose you, right? Did you feel...?"

Li Hu didn't finish his last sentence, but winked at Lu Yunshi, giving him a knowing look that left the other three speechless.

Lu Yunshi looked at the other person with an innocent expression, scratched his head and smiled.

"I am naturally very happy that Teacher Shangguan chose me. Otherwise, look at my dark circles, they haven't cleared up in two days. But I didn't think too much about it. She is Teacher Shangguan, and I should respect her."

Li Hu laughed twice upon hearing this. "Haha, don't worry, even if you really think too much, no one will say anything. After all, that's Teacher Shangguan Yue. Not only does she look like a fairy, but she's also very gentle and kind. Who wouldn't have some thoughts about her? I had a lot of thoughts before I became her student, but since I became her student, those thoughts have disappeared. Instead, I've become more interested in alchemy."

After saying that, Li Hong patted Lu Yunshi's shoulder twice.

"But I can tell that what you're saying is true. That's the right way. It won't affect your cultivation. Remember to keep it up."

As Li Hu finished speaking, a familiar and pleasant voice came from behind him.

"I don't know if he'll keep his job, but you seem to be having too much free time lately. Should I give you some more homework?"

Upon hearing this voice, Li Hu tensed up completely, not even daring to turn around.

Seeing this, Shangguan Yue sighed helplessly. "Go stand at the back."

After speaking, Shangguan Yue gently waved her hand, sealing most of Li Hu's spiritual energy and blood, and at the same time, some golden rings appeared on his body.

Wearing the gold ring, Li Hu seemed to feel an immense weight, and he almost collapsed to the ground. He looked at Shangguan Yue with a very aggrieved expression, and finally walked step by step with difficulty to the back of the classroom.

At this moment, Lin Min seemed to notice the surprise in Lu Yunshi's eyes, smiled twice, and then explained.

"That golden ring can seal ninety percent of the spiritual energy and blood of cultivators below the Mountain Moving Realm, and its weight can increase according to the wearer's strength. So if you don't want to be crushed, you can only carefully use your remaining spiritual energy and blood to hold on. If you can't hold on... the weight will crush you in an instant, and you'll probably have to lie down for several days."

"Oh? In that case, wouldn't this thing be perfect for cultivation?" Lu Yunshi pondered for a moment after hearing this.

“That’s true. So someone must be really eager to cultivate, which is why they’re always so proactive.” Lin Min said, covering her mouth and chuckling twice. “Just between you and me, this is the tenth time this guy has worn this thing this month.”

"You don't need to whisper it, you might as well just say it directly," Li Hu shouted from behind, having overheard everything.

"Why are you yelling so loudly? You heard me, so what?" Lin Min wasn't as gentle as she looked; after being yelled at, she immediately turned around and shouted back.

"Alright, go back to your seats and start class." Seeing these lively students bickering and playing around, Shangguan Yue couldn't help but sigh and walked to the front of the classroom to sit down.

Seeing that Lu Yunshi and the other three had returned to their seats, Shangguan Yue took out a book about alchemy with a slight smile.

"Considering that our new students already have some basic knowledge of alchemy, let's continue with the previous lesson. As for the rest, Lin Min, you can copy your notes and give them to Yun Shi later. He can understand them. If there's anything you don't understand, Yun Shi, just come to me."

"Okay!" Lu Yunshi nodded upon hearing this, and then joined the others in listening to the lesson.

Unlike Lu Yunshi, Lin Min and the other three genuinely hoped to become skilled alchemists, so they listened with exceptional care. Even Li Hu, who was standing at the back of the classroom and seemed to be struggling, was working very hard.

As for Lu Yunshi? Of course he was also very serious. Although he had some thoughts of slacking off, he did not miss a single note. Shangguan Yue was not Mr. Li, and would not turn a blind eye to his behavior.

Of course, anyone who knows Lu Yun knows that when he takes something to heart, he doesn't take it to heart completely.

For example, right now, he's spending half his time listening to lectures and taking notes, while the other half is focused on his main task of doing homework, which has left him with two big dark circles under his eyes.

That Thunderclap Shadow Step is really quite powerful.

I wasted an entire night, and I still... have absolutely no clue.

Heh! Heh! Heh!

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