TFHS: Chapter 88

Han Shu came out of the academy again and went directly to the inn where Feng Ming lived.

She secretly thought that it was worthy of 50 million. After coming to Lanshui City, he had to choose the best inn to stay at.

She also earned some money, but she couldn’t be as lavish as Feng Ming.

As an alchemist, there were many places to spend yuan crystals if she wanted to improve her alchemy skills.

Feng Ming wasn’t surprised that Han Shu came so quickly.

Sheng Duo followed Feng Ming, looking curiously at the female alchemist who was rumored to be ‘resurrected from the dead.’

“Was Senior Yu satisfied with my apprenticeship gift?”

Han Shu sweated. Her grandmaster wasn’t only satisfied with the apprenticeship gift but also this person. Everything was expected by this person.

“Satisfied. Grandmaster is naturally satisfied. He asked me to come over just to explain this. After I left, Grandmaster went to the dean to improve the admission quota. Once the quota is obtained, Fellow Daoist Feng can be admitted. Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Feng.”

Feng Ming raised an eyebrow, not surprised at all.

If even he was looked down upon, what type of talented disciple did Senior Yu want to recruit?

“This is all expected. When will Fellow Daoist Han plan to change your name for me?”

Sheng Duo immediately understood what Feng Ming said. He wanted to hear Han Shu call him ‘Junior Uncle.’ Sheng Duo covered his face.

Han Shu was speechless. Was this guy so impatient?

It was only a matter of time before she changed her title, but Han Shu didn’t want to fulfill Feng Ming’s wish so quickly. She said angrily, “Let’s wait until after the apprenticeship ceremony. Does Fellow Daoist Feng like being an elder so much? If that is the case, don’t forget to prepare a greeting gift for your juniors.”

“Huh? It is our first meeting. Shouldn’t I, as a newcomer, receive a welcome gift?”

Han Shu wanted to turn around and leave on the spot. This Feng Ming was too shameless for an elder. Did he still want to receive a meeting gift from his juniors?

Sheng Duo lowered his head, but his shoulders couldn’t help shaking.

Even though he was used to Feng Ming’s shamelessness, he still couldn’t help laughing.

Feng Ming waved his hand. “Forget it, I’m going to pick someone up now. Will Fellow Daoist Han go with me?”

Han Shu thought for a while before deciding to follow. After all, this was her future junior uncle. It was hard for her to refuse as a niece. “Let’s go together.”

“Let’s go.”

The three of them walked through the city. On the way to the rented cave, they heard passersby talking loudly about Senior Jiang and criticizing Geng Jiulang and the Wan family who protected Geng Jiulang. Senior Jiang attacked the Wan family, and everyone said the Wan family deserved it.

Han Shu thought that Feng Ming came from Gaoyang County, and asked, “Do you know what the Wan family did?”

Feng Ming asked curiously, “Don’t you know what happened with the Wan family?”

Han Shu was surprised. “Could it be that this matter is related to Fellow Daoist Feng?”

Sheng Duo immediately said, “Of course, it is related. The Wan family sent Geng Jiulang, a wicked man, to destroy everyone in the Feng family. If it wasn’t for Uncle Feng preparing in advance, perhaps Geng Jiulang would’ve succeeded. There would’ve been no way to catch him. I heard that this big villain’s escape ability is particularly powerful.”

Feng Ming explained, “The Wan family should’ve reached a tacit understanding with the Wu family in private. On the surface, the Wu family suppressed our family’s business and production, but secretly, it was Geng Jiulang’s actions.”

“The ambush was set up in advance. Two essence dan realm cultivators took action. It was only with the cooperation of other cultivators that the evil Geng Jiulang could be kept behind.”

“At that time, the body was handed over to the City Lord’s Mansion. Presumably, the authorities found evidence of the Wan family’s cover-up of Geng Jiulang and informed Senior Jiang.”

Han Shu was really shocked. She didn’t expect that there would be such a complicated inside story. She became more and more disgusted with Wu Yingyan.

“I didn’t expect that dog person to be responsible for this. He might be in the academy, but Fellow Daoist Feng doesn’t have to worry about him. His status in the academy isn’t that important. As long as he dares to make a mistake, the academy won’t keep him any longer. Unless the Wu family is willing to spend a lot of money for him, then the academy might reluctantly consider it.”

It used to be like this. But after Feng Ming and Bai Qiaomo joined the academy, the academy might have multiple concerns.

Feng Ming cast an appreciative glance at her. “Fellow Daoist Han really has vision. Isn’t he just a dog?”

If it didn’t involve himself, Feng Ming felt that Han Shu’s nicknames for others were too appropriate.

Han Shu waa a bit embarrassed by the praise because she had previously called Feng Ming by ‘Five Million.’

She had no impression of the name Feng Ming, but she knew who it was when five million was mentioned. Of course, it had risen to 50 million now.”

After all, Feng Ming was about to become her junior uncle. Han Shu helped him understand some of the ‘minor issues’ between the two fifth-grade alchemists.

In fact, in the final analysis, one was taking the upper-level route and making friends with powerful people. This was Cai Jinqiu.

The other was taking the lower-middle route, which was the lineage of her grandmaster Yu Xiao. He only devoted himself to alchemy, and there were no big problems with his character.

“My master is the third disciple of my grandmaster. She is also the third senior sister of Fellow Daoist Feng. In addition to my master, Fellow Daoist Feng has a fourth senior sister. The others are all senior brothers.”

“Among them, only the fifth senior uncle doesn’t have a simple background. However, my fifth senior uncle is a good person and protects us juniors.”

“Thanks to my grandmaster and fifth senior uncle, those guys don’t dare to do anything openly. They can only do little things behind the scenes.”

“For example, what happened in the Xuanyue secret realm this time?” Feng Ming guessed.

“Yes.” Han Shu didn’t refute it. Even though he hadn’t officially become a disciple, Feng Ming was already a member of their lineage. It was better to know these things.

“Fellow Daoist Feng should’ve already heard about it after coming to Lanshui City. The person who betrayed me was my friend of over ten years named He Wei. She must’ve been bribed by someone from their side. If something really happened to me in the secret realm, there would be no way to explain it clearly and no one would know that it was He Wei who did it. However, I was lucky enough to meet Fellow Daoist Feng and Fellow Daoist Bai. He Wei ended up suffering the consequences.”

Feng Ming said sincerely, “In fact, without us, this woman might not have been able to achieve her goal.”

Han Shu shook her head. “It isn’t like you said. Even if I could survive, I would’ve had to pay a heavy price.”

Feng Ming laughed. “Who let me see at a glance that you are my future niece? What should I do if I don’t save you?”

Han Shu couldn’t help being happy. It seemed that having such a junior uncle was also very interesting.

After arriving outside the cave where Bai Qiaomo was in retreat, Feng Ming and Han Shu discovered that the energy here was gathering into the cave.

There were other cultivators passing by, but they just raised their heads and glanced at the movement. Then they continued on their way.

It made people feel that breakthroughs and promotions here seemed to be commonplace, not surprising, and not worth stopping to watch.

Feng Ming’s face was full of joy. “It is better to come early than to come later. Brother Bai is in the process of promotion and will soon become an essence liquid realm cultivator.”

Han Shu’s mood was a bit complicated. She also thought about the essence liquid realm, but she was still far away from it. She was now in the middle stage of the qi gathering realm, only one small level higher than Feng Ming. Fortunately, she wasn’t far from advancing to the late stage after going through the secret realm.

She couldn’t help glancing at Feng Ming when thinking of this. This guy was the useless person who was rumored to be unable to cultivate.

However, this waste was actually in the early stage of the qi gathering realm. Did this have anything to do with the word ‘waste’?

If he was a waste, then the world would be full of wastes.

She thought to herself, ‘What type of vision do these cultivators have? They mistook a genius in cultivation and alchemy as a waste. Or did Feng Ming deliberately hide his talent?’

“What are you looking at, Fellow Daoist Han? Do you think I’m handsome?”

This narcissist. Han Shu turned her face away silently and said, “Fellow Daoist is a genius, and Fellow Daoist Feng is not inferior. How can there be rumors that Fellow Daoist is a waste?”

Sheng Duo looked over curiously. “Doesn’t Alchemist Han Shu know about Feng Ming’s previous situation? Those rumors are actually true. Feng Ming’s previous situation was really bad.”

Han Shu was taken aback. “Then where did his current cultivation come from?”

Sheng Duo crouched down in front of the cave. He held his chin with one hand and said, “This guy said that when he got married to Bai Qiaomo, his soul power suddenly awakened. Since then, everything was different. He told me that he awakened because he was happy to get married.”

“Pfft!” Han Shu couldn’t help laughing. The moment she heard this statement, she knew that Feng Ming was just teasing Sheng Duo. This guy wasn’t serious and his teasing had reached this level.

Han Shu was curious, but she didn’t continue to ask. Many cultivators had their own secrets. Sometimes asking too many secrets would bring trouble to herself.

Perhaps it was for Sheng Duo’s own good that Feng Ming didn’t tell him the truth.

Feng Ming and Sheng Duo crouched down side by side while Han Shu stood alone, feeling like they were different.

The cultivators who walked by didn’t pay attention to the breakthrough in the cave. Instead, they looked at the three people a few more times, thinking that their appearance really wasn’t that good.

The vital energy movement in the cave continued for a while. Then the gathered vital energy gradually dissipated. This meant that the breakthrough of the cultivator in retreat was about to end, and the person would come out soon.

At this moment, two cultivators quietly landed behind them.

Han Shu initially didn’t notice it, but Feng Ming noticed something strange. He suddenly turned his head and looked back. He saw one person looking at him with appraising eyes, and the other looking at the cave with relief. Feng Ming immediately guessed their identities.

The handsome old man looking at him with a gentle and elegant face must be the master he found for himself, Yu Xiao.

The middle-aged man next to him with a somewhat impatient expression should be the dean of the academy that Han Shu mentioned. It was because she said that her grandmaster went to the dean to ask for a quota.

These two people actually came here in person. It seemed that they attached more importance to him and Bai Qiaomo.

“Senior Yu? Dean Pei?”

Han Shu was startled. Of course, she knew the identity of the people coming and immediately saluted respectfully. “Dean Pei, Grandmaster.”

Sheng Duo cleverly hid behind Feng Ming. He was just a nobody. It was normal to be timid when seeing a bigshot.

Yu Xiao saw that his future disciple’s eyes were very flexible but also clear. This made him like his future disciple.

His temperament might be more lively, but it didn’t affect his mindset. He chose Yu Xiao between Yu Xiao and Cai Jinqiu. Yu Xiao knew that this future disciple’s behavior tendencies weren’t the same as Cai Jinqiu’s.

Yu Xiao joked. “Why? You don’t want to worship me as a teacher?”